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Beast Mode Trailer Throws Back to the 80s for a Bonkers Horror Comedy

Bloodthirsty, shape-shifting, ferocious beasts are invading Los Angeles in Beast Mode.

The Mandalorian Director Carl Weathers Weighs in on Snoke Connection in Season 2

While the Star Wars sequel trilogy never properly explained Snoke’s mysterious origins, The Mandalorian is finally shelling out answers.

Read About Rasputin’s Story in HELLBOY UNIVERSE: THE SECRET HISTORIES

Dark Horse is really working on that Hellboy IP. The comic book publisher recently announced Hellboy Universe: The Secret Histories. This is a hardcover collection of three different stories: “Rasputin: The Voice of the Dragon,” “Sledgehammer 44,” and “The Visitor: How and Why He Stayed.” This book is sure to be a real treat for fans. Editor Katii O’Brien said:

We have so many corners of this world that are unexplored in Hellboy’s main story. In these volumes, we pull at some of those threads. These aren’t just origin stories meant to explain a mystery or fill in a hole, these are rich stories on their own that show how varied and colorful this world is.

The Secret Histories is set to hit local comic stores on June 2, 2021, and bookstores on June 15, 2021, with an MSRP of $39.99. You can pre-order your copy of the 420-page book now from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or your local comic shop now. The cover will feature all-new art from Mike Mignola and colors from Dave Stewart, and the stories come from Stewart, John Arcudi, Chris Roberson, Laurence Campbell, Christopher Mitten, and more.

Ed Murray Dies, Bill’s Oldest Brother & Caddyshack Inspiration Was 76

The Murrays are in mourning as Caddyshack inspiration and eldest brother Ed has passed away.

UFO Sightings Surged in 2020, Will We Make First Contact Before New Year’s Eve?

The Mutual UFO Network says that UFO sightings have gone up considerably in 2020, but why has this occurred?

Monster Hunter Director Paul W.S. Anderson Will Chat Live with Fans on December 2nd

The Monster Hunter director is ready to take questions from fans about the adaptation of Capcom’s global bestselling video game.

The Most Highly Anticipated Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books of December 2020 According to Goodreads Members

We’re almost to December and Goodreads has shared with us a list of books that fans are excited for. Goodreads members have rated the following books as the most anticipated Sci-fi and Fantasy titles for the entire month of December. What are you most excited to be reading?

Crosshairs

By Catherine Hernandez
Publication Date: December 8th

Set in a terrifyingly familiar near-future, with massive floods leading to rampant homelessness and devastation, a government-sanctioned regime called The Boots seizes on the opportunity to round up communities of color, the disabled, and the LGBTQ+ into labor camps.

In the shadows, a new hero emerges. After he loses his livelihood as a drag queen and the love of his life, Kay joins the resistance alongside Bahadur, a transmasculine refugee, and Firuzeh, a headstrong social worker. Guiding them in the use of weapons and close-quarters combat is Beck, a rogue army officer, who helps them plan an uprising at a major televised international event.

With her signature “raw yet beautiful, disturbing yet hopeful” (Booklist) prose, Catherine Hernandez creates a vision of the future that is all the more frightening because it is very possible. A cautionary tale filled with fierce and vibrant characters, Crosshairs explores the universal desire to thrive, love, and be loved for being your true self.

The Ambergris Trilogy

By Jeff VanderMeer
Publication Date: December 1st

Before Area X, there was Ambergris. Jeff VanderMeer conceived what would become his first cult classic series of speculative works: the Ambergris Trilogy. Now, for the first time ever, the story of the sprawling metropolis of Ambergris is collected into a single volume, including City of Saints and Madmen, Shriek: An Afterword, and Finch.

When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain

By Nghi Vo
Publication Date: December 8th

The cleric Chih finds themself and their companions at the mercy of a band of fierce tigers who ache with hunger. To stay alive until the mammoths can save them, Chih must unwind the intricate, layered story of the tiger and her scholar lover—a woman of courage, intelligence, and beauty—and discover how truth can survive becoming history.

Nghi Vo returns to the empire of Ahn and The Singing Hills Cycle in this mesmerizing, lush standalone follow-up to The Empress of Salt and Fortune

Hollow Empire

By Sam Hawke
Publication Date: December 1st

Poison was only the beginning…. The deadly siege of Silasta woke the ancient spirits, and now the city-state must find its place in this new world of magic. But people and politics are always treacherous, and it will take all of Jovan and Kalina’s skills as proofer and spy to save their country when witches and assassins turn their sights to domination.

Threshold of Annihilation

By T.A. White
Publication Date: December 15th

When her most closely guarded secrets are laid bare, how will Kira survive the inevitable fall out—and will anybody be standing beside her in the end?

Traveling to the planet of Jettie in the hopes of finding safe harbor for her niece, Kira arrives only to find their destination host to the quorum—a series of dangerous contests that hold the power to decide the fate of empires.

With little choice but to participate, it doesn’t take long for Kira to find herself knee deep in enemies. Surrounded on all sides, Kira will have to face her worst fear. Trusting others with the truth.

Because it’s becoming clear the tsavitee are no longer content to exist in the shadows. War is coming—and everything Kira thought she once knew is about to change.

Defending the Galaxy

By Maria V. Snyder
Publication Date: December 2nd

Year 2522. Oh. My. Stars.

Junior Officer Ara Lawrence here, reporting for duty. Again. It’s situation critical for the security team and everyone in the base – including my parents – with a new attack from the looters imminent, a possible galaxy-wide crime conspiracy and an unstoppable alien threat. But this all pales in the face of my mind-blowing discovery about the Q-net. Of course, no one believes me. I’m not sure I believe me. It could just be a stress-induced delusion. That’s what my parents seem to believe…

Their concern for me is hampering my ability to do my job. I know they love me, but with the Q-net in my corner, I’m the only one who can help the security team beat the shadowy aliens from the pits we discovered. We’re holding them at bay, for now, but the entire Milky Way Galaxy is in danger of being overrun.

With battles on too many fronts, it’s looking dire. But one thing I’ve learned is when people I love are in jeopardy, I’ll never give up trying to save them. Not until my dying breath. Which could very well be today…

God’s Eye: Awakening: A Labyrinth World Novel

By Aleron Kong
Publication Date: December 1st

Telos is a world at the center of the Universe. A bright jewel wrapped in a Lattice of realities. It is a world that gods and demons call home at the beginning of a new age. Remy is a newly risen deity, struggling to survive in a Battle Royale where the consequences are worse than death and last longer than damnation.

He will find that he cannot live without his tribe of worshipers. Their strength is his, and his is theirs. Other tribes want nothing more than to feast upon their flesh and consume their power. It is a deadly race of technology and power, faith and corruption, of commoners and legends.

Gods of ancient pantheons and demons of forbidden nightmares compete in a timeless game where the stakes are the souls of every living being. These old forces will come to fear a newly risen god.

His name will become a curse on their lips. His name will be a chant in the mouths of the faithful. His name will be carved in time.

Zero Fell, Zero Fell, ZERO FELL!

Black Canary: Breaking Silence

By Alexandra Monir
Publication Date: December 29th

Dinah Lance was seven years old when she overheard the impossible: the sound of a girl singing. It was something she was never meant to hear—not in her lifetime, and not in Gotham City, taken over by the Court of Owls. The sinister organization rules Gotham as a patriarchal dictatorship, all the while spreading their influence like a virus across the globe.

Now seventeen, Dinah can’t forget that haunting sound, and she’s beginning to discover that her own voice is just as powerful. But singing is forbidden—a one-way stop to a certain death sentence. Can she balance her father’s desire to keep her safe, a blossoming romance with mysterious new student Oliver Queen, and her own desire to help other women and girls rise up and finally be heard? And will her voice be powerful enough to destroy the Court of Owls once and for all?

Day One

By Kelly deVos
Publication Date: December 1st

In the sequel to Day Zero, stepsisters Jinx and MacKenna must put aside their enmity and work together to rescue their little brother…and possibly save the world. A nonstop whirlwind of a read for fans of Marie Lu, Rick Yancey and Alexandra Bracken.

RULE ONE: THOSE WHO PANIC DON’T SURVIVE

IT’S AS TRUE NOW AS IT WAS THE DAY OUR WORLD EXPLODED INTO CHAOS

Jinx

Three months ago, all I wanted was to stay up late playing video games and pretending things were fine. But with my parents’ role in a massive political conspiracy exposed, I ended up on the run, desperate to rescue my little brother, Charles, from the clutches of The Opposition.

I used to hate my father’s obsession with disaster prepping. But as I fight my way across a war-torn country and into a secret military research facility with only my stepsister to count on, I realize that following Dr. Doomsday’s Guide for Ultimate Survival might be our only hope of surviving to see Charles again.

MacKenna

Once, I had it all. The right backstory. The right qualifications. But my life as a student journalist was destroyed forever in the explosions that triggered the country’s meltdown. Now I’m determined to help Jinx get our little brother back. But we also have to find our own reasons to survive. Somehow, I’ve become the first reporter of the new civil war. In a world where your story is your ultimate weapon, I have to become the toughest freedom fighter of all.

CS Video: The Christmas Chronicles 2 Interview With Columbus

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CS Video: The Christmas Chronicles 2 interview with Columbus

With the heartwarming Netflix sequel bringing some early Christmas cheer to viewers, ComingSoon.net got the opportunity to chat with co-writer/director Chris Columbus to discuss bringing The Christmas Chronicles 2 to life in the director’s chair after solely producing the 2018 holiday movie hit! Our interview can be viewed in the player below!

It’s been two years since siblings Kate (Darby Camp) and Teddy Pierce (Judah Lewis) saved Christmas, and a lot has changed. Kate, now a cynical teenager, is reluctantly spending Christmas in Cancun with her mom’s new boyfriend and his son Jack (Jahzir Bruno). Unwilling to accept this new version of her family, Kate decides to run away. But when a mysterious, magical troublemaker named Belsnickel threatens to destroy the North Pole and end Christmas for good, Kate and Jack are unexpectedly pulled into a new adventure with Santa Claus (Kurt Russell). Written and directed by Chris Columbus (Home Alone, Harry Potter) and co-starring Goldie Hawn, The Christmas Chronicles 2 is an action-packed adventure for the whole family that’s full of heart, humor, and holiday spirit.

Also returning are Darby Camp as Kate, Kimberly Williams Paisley as Claire and Judah Lewis as Teddy. New additions to the cast include Julian Dennison as Belsnickel and Jahzir Bruno as Jack. Chris Columbus will direct and produce, alongside Mark Radcliffe and Michael Barnathan. The script is written by Matt Lieberman and Columbus.

The Christmas Chronicles, a holiday adventure from producer Chris Columbus (Home Alone, Harry Potter) and director Clay Kaytis (The Angry Birds Movie), tells the story of sister and brother, Kate (Darby Camp) and Teddy Pierce (Judah Lewis), whose Christmas Eve plan to catch Santa Claus (Kurt Russell) on camera turns into an unexpected journey that most kids could only dream about. After staking out Santa’s arrival, they sneak into his sleigh, cause it to crash and nearly derail Christmas. As their wild night unfolds, Kate and Teddy work together with Santa – as you’ve never seen him before – and his loyal Elves to save Christmas before it’s too late.

The Christmas Chronicles 2 is now available to stream on Netflix!

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CS Video: Uncle Frank Interview With Judy Greer & Lois Smith

Just before its arrival on the streaming platform, ComingSoon.net got the opportunity to chat with stars Judy Greer and Lois Smith to discuss their roles in Amazon Prime Video’s powerful coming-of-age gay family dramedy Uncle Frank! Our interview can be viewed in the player below!

In 1973, teenaged Beth Bledsoe (Sophia Lillis, It: Chapter Two) leaves her rural Southern hometown to study at New York University where her beloved Uncle Frank (Paul Bettany, WandaVision) is a revered literature professor. She soon discovers that Frank is gay, and living with his longtime partner Walid “Wally” Nadeem (Peter Macdissi, Here and Now) — an arrangement that he has kept secret for years. After the sudden death of Frank’s father — Beth’s grandfather — Frank is forced to reluctantly return home for the funeral with Beth in tow, and to finally face a long-buried trauma that he has spent his entire adult life running away from.

Click here to watch the emotional movie!

The movie, written and directed by Oscar winner Alan Ball (American Beauty), also stars Greer (Archer, Ant-Man and the Wasp), Steve Zahn (The Good Lord Bird, War for the Planet of the Apes), Smith (The Nice Guys, East of Eden) with Margo Martindale (BoJack Horseman, Impeachment: American Crime Story) and Stephen Root (Get Out, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story).

Uncle Frank is produced by Bill Block, Michael Costigan, Jay Van Hoy, Stephanie Meurer, Peter Macdissi, and Ball. Executive producers include Bob Osher, Andrew Golov, Christopher Tricarico, Josh Peters, and Isaac Ericson.

The heartwarming family dramedy is now available to stream on Amazon Prime Video!

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BritBox Unveils What’s Coming to the Streamer in December 2020

BritBox Unveils What's Coming to the Streamer in December 2020

BritBox Unveils What’s Coming to the Streamer in December 2020

BritBox, the subscription streaming service from BBC Studios and ITV offering the biggest collection of streaming British television in North America, has unveiled its December slate! Next month, the lineup includes the premiere of Lennon’s Last Weekend, a documentary revealing the last-ever interview with John Lennon, as well as award-winning titles such as Tess of the D’Urbervilles and Great Expectations starring Golden Globe Award-winning actress Gillian Anderson (The Fall, The Crown) and BAFTA nominee David Suchet (Agatha Christie’s Poirot, David Suchet on the Orient Express). You can check out the full December lineup!

December Highlights include:

Available December 1

North & South (2004) | New to BritBox | 4 X 60

A powerful adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell’s feisty and passionate love story starring Richard Armitage (The Hobbit, MI-5) and Daniela Denby-Ashe (Mum, Waterloo Road) set in the changing world of Victorian industrial society. Margaret Hale is one of literature’s most original heroines: a southerner from a country vicarage newly settled in the industrial northern town of Milton. In the shock of her move, she misjudges charismatic cotton mill-owner John Thornton, whose strength of purpose and passion are a match for her own pride and willfulness.

Available December 3

The Body Farm | New to BritBox | 6 X 50

A spin-off from Waking the Dead, this procedural crime series follows a team of forensic scientists who have traded in the world of academia for the brutal world of criminal forensics. Following budget cuts, the team, led by Eve Lockhart (Tara Fitzgerald, Jane Eyre, Game of Thrones) partners up with a London Cold Case unit to perform research into the many ways murder can be committed and concealed. Though Eve has had experience in the field, Rosa (Wunmi Mosaku, Vera, Luther), Mike (Mark Bazeley, The Queen, Broadchurch), and Oggy (Finlay Robertson, How Not to Live Your Life) find themselves unexpectedly thrust into the new world of murder detection.

Available December 7

Sense and Sensibility (2008) | New to BritBox | 3 X 60

From acclaimed writer Andrew Davies (Pride and Prejudice, Bleak House) comes this enchanting adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel about love and marriage. Marianne Dashwood (Charity Wakefield, Casualty 1900s) wears her heart on her sleeve when she falls in love with the charming but unsuitable John Willoughby (Dominic Cooper, Mamma Mia!), ignoring her sister Elinor’s warning that her impulsive behaviour leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. With a star-studded cast including Mark Williams (Harry Potter, Father Brown) and Mark Gatiss (Sherlock, The League of Gentlemen), watch this beloved story as you’ve never seen it before.

Available December 8

Lennon’s Last Weekend |BritBox Original, North American Premiere, Exclusive | 1 X 60

In recognition of the 40th anniversary of the British icon’s tragic passing, this documentary reveals the last in person interview with John Lennon. Featuring footage from this BBC Radio interview with broadcaster Andy Peebles, Lennon spoke about everything from producing his solo albums to The Beatles break-up. In this exclusive documentary, Peebles travels to New York to relive the story and re-visit some of the iconic locations that illuminate the details of the last two days of Lennon’s life.

Available December 2020

Celebrity Mastermind Season 15 | New to BritBox, Premiere | 10 X 28 Daily Release

Hosted by John Humphrys, celebrities take on the legendary quiz that sets the toughest questions on television. Each episode features four famous guests competing against one another in tests of general knowledge in a ‘specialist subject’ category of their choice.

Available December 22

The Lights Before Christmas: Radiance by Rail | BritBox Original, North American Premiere, Exclusive | 1 X 60

With the sights of a classic English landscape in the chill of winter, this BritBox original special takes viewers on an illuminated journey filled with unforgettable views, Christmas lights and festive cheer. Beginning at the Victorian-built Hampton Loade Railway station, climb aboard JK Rowling’s original choice for the Hogwarts Express, an eight-carriage 1940’s vintage train shimmering with twinkling lights. With illuminated displays at passing stations, a magical snowfall and views of the timeless landscape of Shropshire in the heart of rural England, The Lights Before Christmas: Radiance by Rail is sure to get anyone in the holiday spirit.

Available December 24

Carols from King’s 2020 | Exclusive, North American Premiere, New to BritBox | 1 X 75

An annual worldwide broadcasting phenomenon that takes place at the medieval chapel of King’s College, Cambridge, Carols from King’s is a beloved British celebration of Christmas. Every year, the King’s College Chapel Choir performs a carol service that always opens with ‘Once in Royal David’s City” and followed later on by a new, specially commissioned carol for each year.

Available December 25

Queen’s Christmas Message 2020 | New to BritBox

Every year on Christmas Day, Queen Elizabeth addresses the public in a broadcast in which she shares a chronicle of the year’s major events and personal milestones.

Available December 25

The Vicar of Dibley Christmas Special (2004-2006) | New to BritBox, Exclusive | 2 X 50, 2 X 55

Known as one of the most successful British programmes, BritBox is expanding the current collection of The Vicar of Dibley to include a collection of Christmas specials. Set in Dibley, a small fictional Oxfordshire village, the first special marks Geraldine’s (Dawn French, Harry Potter) 10th Christmas at Dibley. To celebrate this anniversary they hold a competition to see who can write the best Christmas Carol.

Available December 25

Mrs. Brown’s Boys Christmas Special 2020 | U.S. Premiere, Exclusive | 1 X 30

Celebrate the holiday season with the loudest, proudest mother in Ireland, who likes nothing more than meddling in the affairs of her friends and family. Mrs. Brown (Brendan O’Carroll) and her boys are ready to celebrate with their annual Christmas special, which is often the most-watched British television event of the season.

Full period drama listings include:

BritBox is available for $6.99 per month—after an introductory free trial period—on Roku, Apple TV 4th Gen, Samsung, and all iOS and Android devices, AirPlay, Chromecast, and online at https://www.britbox.com/us/. BritBox is also available on Amazon Channels for Prime members and on Apple TV Channels on supported devices.

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