News Brief: AVENGERS: ENDGAME Returns to Theaters, Disney gets SOUL, YELLOWSTONE Renewed for Season 3, & More

News Brief: Avengers: Endgame, Disney’s Soul Releases Next Summer, Yellowstone Renewed for Season 3, and More

In brief, new movie news and television show news has broken. Below you will find a succinct rundown on all that news and their most significant segments, distilled down to the most salient information.

TV Show News

Yellowstone Renewed for Season Three by Paramount Network

Yellowstone has been renewed for Season 3 by Paramount Network ahead of its Season 2 premiere this evening. Josh Holloway has also been added to the Season 3 cast as Roarke Carter, a “handsome, charming, shaggy-haired hedge fund manager with ambitious plans in Montana.”

Game of Thrones Prequel Pilot Episode Begins Production

The pilot episode for a potential Game of Thrones prequel TV series has begun production in Northern Ireland.

Y: The Last Man TV Show Has Found a New Showrunner

Eliza Clark has been hired as the new showrunner for the TV adaptation of Y: The Last Man entitled Y. Clark will produce and write screenplays for the TV series as well.

Another Life Premiere Date Revealed by Netflix

Science-fiction TV series Another Life will premiere on Netflix on July 25, 2019.

Queer Eye Renewed for Season Five by Netflix

Queer Eye has been renewed for a fifth season by Netflix. Season Five will debut in 2020.

I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson Renewed for Season Two by Netflix

I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson has been renewed for a second season by Netflix. Season Two will debut in 2020.

Dear White People Season Three Premiere Date Revealed by Netflix

The third season of Dear White People will premiere on Netflix on August 2, 2019.

Chambers Cancelled by Netflix after One Season

Horror TV drama Chambers, starring Uma Thurman, has been cancelled after one season by Netflix.

Starz Acquires Six New Films and TV Mini-series For Distribution on Their Channel

Starz has acquired six new projects. Five are films and one is a TV mini-series.

The description and and air date of each film and TV mini-series:

MotherFatherSon – June 21, 2019

Max (Gere) owns one of the world’s most influential media empires. Information is his trade: he holds dark secrets on everyone, and uses his power ruthlessly. His son Caden (Billy Howle) is editor of Max’s mouthpiece, The National newspaper. But Caden is crumbling under the pressure of his father’s expectation, numbing his pain with cocaine and intense anonymous sex. When Caden’s excess causes a massive stroke, he’s left like a helpless child. For Kathryn (Helen McCrory) – Max’s estranged wife – this is a chance to reconnect with the sensitive boy Max ripped away from her. As Max and Kathryn fight for the soul of their son, another fight is about to begin, a fight for the heart of the nation. Because Caden knows secrets that could bring Max’s empire crashing down. And Caden’s silence can’t be bought.

The Great Mother aka “La Gran Madre” – July 22, 2019

This documentary follows Nora Sandigo, legal guardian to more than 2,000 US-citizen children of undocumented immigrants, as she sacrifices everything to keep American-born children with their undocumented parents.

Kleptocrats – August 5, 2019

It is the world’s biggest white-collar heist involving government corruption at the highest level, abuse of power and international money laundering. A hot-shot financier embezzles $3.5 billion from Malaysia’s wealth fund 1MDB (1Malaysia Development Berhad). Money from the audacious scam flows into New York and Hollywood where the thieves court A-list celebrities and even finance Leonardo DiCaprio’s passion project The Wolf of Wall Street. But when investigative journalists from the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and the Hollywood Reporter trace the money trail and unravel the scheme, the US Department of Justice gets involved, the Prime Minister and his inner circle are implicated, assets are frozen, money is seized and the Malaysian people fight back.

A Boy. A Girl. A Dream – August 6, 2019

A Boy. A Girl. A Dream is a one-night, one-take journey through Los Angeles with club promoter Cass (Omari Hardwick) and Midwestern visitor Frida (Meagan Good) on the night of the 2016 Presidential election. As election returns begin to come in and moods begin to drop, Cass and Frida learn that they share a lot in common – despite their different backgrounds and experiences.

Out of Omaha – September 9, 2019

Out of Omaha is an intimate portrait of twin brothers Darcell and Darrell Trotter, two young black men coming of age in the racially and economically-divided Midwestern city of Omaha, Nebraska. Director Clay Tweel (Gleason, Finders Keepers, The Innocent Man) met the Trotters when they were 17 and filmed them over a period of eight years. By intimately portraying the twins’ hopes and struggles – and the love and help they give and get along the way – the film examines how much it takes to overcome disadvantages rooted in historic injustice. Out of Omaha is executive produced by multiple platinum hip-hop recording artist J. Cole, the first artist in history to debut three singles on the Billboard Hot 100. The film made its world premiere in New York City at the esteemed DocNYC documentary film festival in November 2018 and won the festival’s coveted Audience Award.

Drunk Parents – September 21, 2019

Meet Frank (Baldwin) and Nancy (Hayek), a showy upper-class couple with champagne taste on a beer budget. After their only daughter goes away to a private university, a visit by the repo man leaves them scrambling to make ends meet. Committed to getting their daughter through school, Frank and Nancy try to hide their evaporating net worth from friends and family in an ever-increasing downward spiral of elaborate neighborhood schemes.

Movie News

Avengers: Endgame is Being Re-released in Theaters with New Footage

Avengers: Endgame is being re-released into theaters with additional footage to get the film over the box office goal line of $2.788 billion attained by Avatar.

Details on the additional footage from Marvel Studio President Kevin Feige: “Not an extended cut, but there will be a version going into theaters with a bit of a marketing push with a few new things at the end of the movie. If you stay and watch the movie, after the credits, there’ll be a deleted scene, a little tribute, and a few surprises. Which will be next weekend.”

Soul is Pixar and Walt Disney’s New Theatrical Animated Film for Next Summer

Next summer the new animated film Soul will be released by Pixar and Walt Disney Pictures. Soul will be directed by Peter Docter and will be released on June 19, 2020.

Soul‘s tagline: “Ever wonder where your passion, your dreams, and your interests come from? What is it that makes you… YOU?” The movie will take you on a journey from the streets of New York City to the cosmic realms to discover the answers to life’s most important questions.”

The Title for the Third Kingsman’s Theatrical Film has been Revealed

20th Century Fox has revealed that the title for the third Kingman‘s film, a prequel, will be The King’s Man. The King’s Man will be directed by Matthew Vaughn and released in February of 2020.

The King’s Man’s plot synopsis: “As a collection of history’s worst tyrants and criminal masterminds gather to plot a war to wipe out millions, one man must race against time to stop them.”

A New Paranormal Activity film is Being Produced by Paramount Pictures

The supernatural film franchise Paranormal Activity will be getting a new entry from Paramount Pictures. The new film is officially being produced. Jason Blum and his Blumhouse Pictures are producing the film.

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