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Two works from the early queer literary canon will see audiobook release this June, narrated by actor Emile Hirsch.

Both were authored by Fritz Peters, an overlooked trailblazer in the 1950s who wrote frank and intimate depictions of homosexuality, spirituality and mental health struggles. The books are the novel “Finistère” and the memoir “Boyhood With Gurdjieff,” hitting audio platforms in time for global pride celebrations.

The recordings mark Hirsch’s first in the space, save voicing a character in “Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans,” the animated film from Guillermo del Toro. Known for films like “Into the Wild” and “Milk,” he will next appear in the holocaust film “‘Bau, Artist at War.”

Despite selling big in his time, Peters’ catalogue had fallen into relative obscurity compared to literati peers like Gore Vidal, Henry Miller and Eudora Welty. Production company Hirsch Giovanni acquired the author’s complete works two years ago and serve as re-release publishers.

Back in March 2023, the news broke that filmmaker Guillermo del Toro was in the midst of casting a new film version of "Frankenstein" that he was slated to write and direct. At the time, it was said that Oscar Isaac and Mia Goth were set to star and that Andrew Garfield was to play the Monster. According to actor Doug Jones (who has worked with del Toro on several feature films), the director had long been at work on a "Frankenstein" movie that was meant to visually resemble Bernie Wrightson's "Frankenstein," a heavily illustrated printing of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel made by Marvel Comics back in 1983. At the time of Jones' comments, however, he was slated to play the Monster himself, as the actor commented on what "my look" would have been. That Wrightson-inspired version eventually evolved into the version mentioned above, which is being produced for Netflix.

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Paul Walter Hauser as Dark and Jacob Tremblay as Orion – DreamWorks Animation © 2023

We’re just weeks away from getting to watch the brand new DreamWorks Animation movie that features a script written by Charlie Kauffman. In anticipation of its release, Netflix has confirmed the full cast lineup for Orion and the Dark plus released a new trailer and stills.

Announced last year at the Annecy Film Festival, this will mark DreamWorks Animation’s second major Netflix Original movie for the streamer following Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans from Guillermo del Toro.

Based on the book by Emma Yarlett, the movie comes from director Sean Charmatz and is about a young elementary school kid who is afraid of everything, including bees, the ocean, clowns, and countless other things. Amongst the biggest things he’s afraid of is the dark, which comes alive and whisks Orion away on an adventure.

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Netflix is bringing Frankenstein to the popular streaming service.

Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro will adapt Mary Shelley’s classic tale of Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist who brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.

Jacob Elordi, Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained) and Felix Kammerer (All Quiet on the Western Front) join Oscar Isaac and Mia Goth in Frankenstein. Lars Mikkelsen (The Witcher), David Bradley (Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio) and Christian Convery (Sweet Tooth) also join the ensemble.

Frankenstein continues Netflix’s partnership with del Toro, including the Oscar winner for Best Animated Feature Film, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, the anthology series Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities, and the animated films Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans and Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia.

Jacob Elordi is alive! The actor will portray Frankenstein in director Guillermo del Toro’s adaptation of the classic monster tale.

Elordi is taking over the role from Andrew Garfield, who departed the Netflix project due to strike-related scheduling conflicts. He will join the previously announced ensemble of Oscar Isaac, who is portraying Victor Frankenstein, as well as Mia Goth and Christoph Waltz.

Del Toro, the Oscar-winning filmmaker of “The Shape of Water,” is writing, directing and producing “Frankenstein.” It’s based on Mary Shelley’s novel about the brilliant but egotistical scientist Victor Frankenstein, who brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment.

“Frankenstein” continues Netflix’s partnership with del Toro, including the Academy Award-winning “Pinocchio,” the anthology series “Cabinet of Curiosities,” and the animated films “Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans” and “Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia.”

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Jacob Elordi is expanding his auteur collaborations and will star in Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming “Frankenstein” as the titular monster.

After starring in Sofia Coppola’s “Priscilla,” Emerald Fennell’s “Saltburn,” and Paul Schrader’s new film “Oh, Canada,” Elordi is replacing Andrew Garfield in del Toro’s Netflix movie, as Netflix announced and IndieWire confirmed.

Garfield was originally cast; due to the SAG-AFTRA strike, the star exited the project following scheduling conflicts.

Oscar Isaac is set to play scientist Victor Frankenstein, with Mia Goth, Christoph Watlz, Felix Kammerer, Lars Mikkelsen, David Bradley, and Christian Convery rounding out the cast.

Academy Award winner del Toro is writing, directing, and producing “Frankenstein,” along with producer J. Miles Dale. The official logline reads: “Guillermo del Toro adapts Mary Shelley’s classic tale of Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist who brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment...

Disney films are the ones to beat at the 49th annual Annie Awards, whose nominations were announced Tuesday morning. Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Raya and the Last Dragon and Encanto scored a leading 10 and nine noms, respectively, followed by Pixar’s Luca with eight.

Sony & Netflix’s The Mitchells vs. the Machines also landed eight noms and will vie for the marquee Best Feature prize with those Disney titles and Illumination’s Sing 2, which scored just the one nom.

Gkids distributes three of the four pics up for Best Indie feature: Belle, Pompo the Cinephile and Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko. They will battle against Flee, which is Denmark’s official entry for the International Feature Oscar, and Netflix’s The Summit of the Gods.

For the list of the nominees in all 36 categories, click here.

“In spite of everything or maybe because of what we and the world around...

In a week that saw three theatrical releases debut on Premium VOD, “The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard” (Lionsgate/$19.99) won the battle. The ensemble action comedy sequel took first place on all four charts we follow, despite competition from “The Forever Purge” (Universal/$19.99) and “The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It” (Warner Bros./$19.99).

Meanwhile, “Black Widow” (Disney/$29.99) announced an all-digital platform release for August 10. The unusual aspect is it will be offered as a digital download rather than a rental, with extras including additional scenes and bloopers.

More significantly, “Hitman’s” displaced “A Quiet Place Part II” (Paramount/$19.99) after just one week as top film. That’s a bit of a surprise; John Krasinski’s hit grossed as much as “Purge,” Conjuring,” and “Hitman’s” combined, and “Hitman’s” grossed the least with $37 million.

That also may mean that the “Hitman’s” audience wasn’t as thoroughly tapped. The audience demo...

How much of the journey is worth it when you’re scratching your head at the destination? That’s the question one must confront in Guillermo del Toro’s Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans.

Originating from the book series created by del Toro and Daniel Kaus, 2016 series Trollhunters kicked off Tales of Arcadia as part of Netflix’s quest to produce original animation for children. You don’t go into Trollhunters and its two series successors, 3Below and Wizards, expecting form-breaking storytelling for Western children’s cartoons, but each series had plenty to offer: Del Toro’s colorful realms with their own mythology, slapstick one-liners in the midst of swordplay, and colorful creatures from lovable Aaarrrgghh (Fred Tatasciore) to the paternal Blinky (Kelsey Grammar) with his teacher bravado.

All set in the sleepy town of Arcadia, Trollhunters explored the mounting responsibilities of a Chosen-One mantle held by a human boy...

Academy Award®-winning filmmaker and executive producer of the multiple Emmy® Award-winning Tales of Arcadia series Guillermo del Toro, shared the first few minutes of Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans, the epic feature film finale of the saga premiering July 21 on Netflix globally.

In the clip, as Douxie (Colin O’Donoghue) attempts to hide Nari (Angel Lin) from the evil Bellroc (Kay Bess) and Skrael (Piotr Michael), a war between magic and mankind is unleashed.

Following the events of the Tales of Arcadia trilogy, the heroes of Arcadia from the hit series Trollhunters, 3Below, and Wizards must band together in their most epic adventure yet to protect humanity from the evil Arcane Order, who wield their dark and uncontrollable magic to summon ancient titans that threaten to destroy the world. On the surface, Arcadia appears to be a slice of timeless Americana, but it is no ordinary town. It lies at...

By the power of Grayskull, Netflix’s list of new releases for July 2021 is here!

As you may have been able to tell by that clever opening, July is the month that Masters of the Universe: Revelation arrives on Netflix. This animated series from Kevin Smith continues the classic stories of He-Man and his buff friends. If nostalgia not be what ye seek, Netflix has plenty other original series this month as well. The amazingly hilarious sketch series I Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson returns for season 2 on July 6. Also returning for a second season are Beastars, Never Have I Ever (both on July 15), and Outer Banks (July 30).

Netflix’s movie offerings are pretty thick this month since July marks the real beginning of the summer blockbuster season. The streamer is bringing not one, but three Fear Street films based on R.L. Stine’s classic book series. They...

Trollhunters Rise Of The Titans Trailer — Guillermo del Toro‘s Trollhunters: Rise Of The Titans (2021) movie trailer has been released by Netflix. The Trollhunters Rise Of The Titans trailer stars Kelsey Grammer, Emile Hirsch, Charlie Saxton, Nick Offerman, Steven Yeun, Diego Luna, Nick Frost, Alfred Molina, Cheryl Hines, and Lexi Medrano. Crew Marc Guggenheim, Dan Hageman, [...]

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"Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans" is a new CG-animated feature based on the "Trollhunters" series created by Guillermo del Toro, directed by Johane Matte, Franciso Ruiz Velasco and Andrew L. Schmidt, produced by DreamWorks Animation with Double Dare You, streaming on Netflix  July 21, 2021:

"...'Arcadia' may look like an ordinary town, but it lies at the center of magical and mystical lines that makes it a nexus for many battles among otherworldly creatures including 'trolls', 'aliens' and 'wizards'.

"Now, the heroes from 'Trollhunters', '3 Below' and 'Wizards' team-up in their most epic adventure yet where they must fight the 'Arcane Order' for control over the magic that binds them all..." 

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The Tales of Arcadia series, which features Trollhunters, 3Below, and Wizards, will come to an end this summer with the release of Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans. The animated film brings together characters from all three Arcadia titles for one final adventure, and the trailer is finally here. The series hails from Guillermo del Toro, who here serves […]

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"We're facing the end of the world..." "So what do we do?" Netflix has unveiled the first official trailer for the animated movie Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans, a full-length feature film continuing the popular animated series "Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia". Made by DreamWorks Animation, and executive produced / co-written by Guillermo del Toro, who has been directly involved from the start in creating "Trollhunters" (originally premiered in 2016 based on a novel by GdT and Daniel Kraus). The heroes from the Trollhunters series team-up on an epic adventure to fight the Arcane Order for control over the magic that binds them all. This movie features an epic voice cast including: Emile Hirsch, Lexi Medrano, Charlie Saxton, Kelsey Grammer, Alfred Molina, Steven Yeun, Nick Frost, Colin O'Donoghue, Diego Luna, Tatiana Maslany, Cole Sand, Nick Offerman, Fred Tatasciore, Brian Blessed, and Cheryl Hines. This all seems especially entertaining because it looks like the...

Creator Guillermo del Toro introduced the new trailer and several clips of Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans, the upcoming animated feature based on his Emmy-winning Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia trilogy series, during a Tuesday panel as part of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival.

The fantasy film is in production at DreamWorks Animation, which also produced the series and will released next month on Netflix. The first Trollhunters series ran on Netflix from 2016-18, followed by 3Below from 2018-19 and Wizards in 2020.

“Originally I pitched the series as a live-action series taking place in the ’80s. It was very different,” del Toro said. ‘It was about making it ...

Creator Guillermo del Toro introduced the new trailer and several clips of Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans, the upcoming animated feature based on his Emmy-winning Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia trilogy series, during a Tuesday panel as part of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival.

The fantasy film is in production at DreamWorks Animation, which also produced the series and will released next month on Netflix. The first Trollhunters series ran on Netflix from 2016-18, followed by 3Below from 2018-19 and Wizards in 2020.

“Originally I pitched the series as a live-action series taking place in the ’80s. It was very different,” del Toro said. ‘It was about making it ...

In 2016, Oscar-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro first announced his plans with DreamWorks to produce the animated series “Trollhunters” in a presentation at the Annecy Animation Festival. Now, five years later, he returns – although virtually – to discuss the franchise’s feature film finale “Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans,” and share a trailer ahead of its July 21 Netflix premiere.

In a pre-recorded Dreamworks Studio Focus presentation posted on Tuesday morning, Del Toro was joined by producer Chad Hammes and directors Francisco Ruiz Velasco, Johane Matte and Andrew L. Schmidt for a nearly hour-long discussion about the history of the “Tales of Arcadia” franchise and its Netflix-bound feature film conclusion.

Hammes kicked off the talk by asking Del Toro how he felt closing the five-year circle at this year’s Annecy.

“It’s a relief,” he admitted before casting his memory back to the 2016 announcement. “It was great because we were going to...

Exclusive: Here’s the first full trailer for the Guillermo del Toro-executive produced and co-written Trollhunters: Rise Of The Titans. As previously revealed by del Toro, the Netflix/DreamWorks Animation movie will be released on the service July 21. Check out the trailer above, and scroll below for new images.

The movie is set in the world created by del Toro in his epic Emmy-winning Tales Of Arcadia trilogy. In the animated fantasy adventure, Arcadia may look like an ordinary town but it lies at the center of magical and mystical lines that makes it a nexus for many battles among otherworldly creatures including trolls, aliens and wizards. Now, the heroes from the Trollhunters series team up in their most epic adventure yet, where they must fight the Arcane Order for control over the magic that binds them all.

The trailer release comes as del Toro, executive producer Chad Hammes,...

DreamWorks Animation comes to the Annecy Animation Festival again on a wave of success: last spring, despite the pandemic and theater closures, “Trolls World Tour” hit a limited number of venues but really hit big on-demand, while “Croods: A New Age” reaped pent-up demand at theaters in the fall and winter as venues opened around the world. Its TV animation unit boasts buzzy hits such as “Trollhunters,” “Tales of Arcadia: Wizards” and “3Below: Tales of Arcadia” from Guillermo del Toro, “Voltron Legendary Defender,” “She-Ra,” “Spirit Riding Free” as well as spinoffs from “Madagascar,” “Fast and Furious,” “Kung Fu Panda” and ‘How to Train Your Dragon.”

This year at Annecy, DreamWorks is showcasing “Spirit Untamed,” “The Boss Baby: Family Business” and “Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans.” All works will be the focus of panels at Annecy, with del Toro leading the “Titans.”

“We’ve been going to Annecy for years,” says DreamWorks Animation president Margie Cohn,...

The Tales of Arcadia saga is coming to an end. Guillermo del Toro‘s pet project under DreamWorks and Netflix has spanned three series and 5 years, winning several Emmy and Annie Awards as well as critical acclaim. And now it’s all culminating in Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans, an animated feature film set to end the saga. Watch […]

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Two-time The Shape of Water Oscar winner Guillermo del Toro handed out a special treat Tuesday on Twitter, revealing the release date and first teaser for his Netflix-DreamWorks Animation movie Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans. Executive produced by del Toro, the pic will hit the service July 21.

The movie is set in the world created by del Toro in his epic Tales of Arcadia trilogy. Arcadia may look like an ordinary town but it lies at the center of magical and mystical lines that makes it a nexus for many battles among otherworldly creatures including trolls, aliens and wizards. Now the heroes from the Trollhunters series team up in their most epic adventure yet where they must fight the Arcane Order for control over the magic that binds them all.

The movie features the voices of Emile Hirsch, Lexi Medrano, Charlie Saxton, Kelsey Grammer, Alfred Molina, Steven Yeun,...

With romantic comedies, action-packed thrillers and buzzy documentaries, Netflix’s upcoming summer film slate has a little something for every movie lover.

The streaming service on Tuesday released a preview of its 2021 popcorn season offerings, a list that includes the final chapter in the “The Kissing Booth” trilogy, Kevin Hart’s touching drama “Fatherhood,” “Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed” and Zack Snyder’s zombie heist adventure “Army of the Dead.”

The schedule kicks off with “Things Heard and Seen,” a horror movie starring Amanda Seyfried, on April 29, followed by “The Mitchells vs. the Machines,” an animated comedy from “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, on April 30.

May will see the debut of the Amy Adams-led “The Woman in the Window,” a highly anticipated adaptation about an agoraphobe that has renewed relevance after a year-long pandemic, as well as “Monster,” an intimate drama starring John David Washington...

Netflix has released the preview for their summer 2021 movie slate, with new movies premiering each week on the streaming platform between late April and August.

The schedule kicks off with Things Heard & Seen (April 29th), the Berman/Pulcini horror film starring Amanda Seyfried; and The Mitchells vs. the Machines (April 30th), the latest animated comedy produced by The Lego Movie filmmakers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, featuring an all-star cast that includes Abbi Jacobson, Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph, Eric Andre, Fred Armisen, Beck Bennett, Conan O’Brien, Charlyne Yi, Sasheer Zamata,...

Netflix released a preview of its summer slate Tuesday, including finalized release dates, footage, photos, and other announcements from a range of films. Among the highlights: details from the animated revisionist history “America: the Motion Picture” from the “Archer” team and first-look photos from Paul Weitz’ Kevin Hart-starrer “Fatherhood” and the Melissa McCarthy-produced documentary “Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed.”

Below find Netflix’s summer movie preview sizzle, featuring some of the highlights from the nearly three-dozen films the streamer is set to release between April and the end of August. Included in the video are clips from Zack Snyder’s “Army of the Dead,” “Fatherhood,” the Jason Momoa-starring “Sweet Girl,” the Amy Adams agoraphobia thriller “The Woman in the Window,” and more.

Netflix set a release date, announced the full cast, and revealed a first-look photo from “America: the Motion Picture,” a project that has been quiet...

Exclusive: Emmy Award-winning animation writer/producers Kevin and Dan Hageman, creators, executive producers and showrunners of the upcoming Star Trek: Prodigy, have signed an exclusive overall deal with CBS Studios, the studio behind the Paramount+/Nickelodeon animated series. Under the significant, multi-year pact, the Hagemans will continue on Star Trek: Prodigy and exclusively create and develop new television content for the studio.

Currently, the brothers are writing the feature film sequel to their 2019 Guillermo del Toro horror film Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, and a live-action feature adaptation of the classic arcade game Dragon’s Lair for Netflix with Ryan Reynolds attached to star.

Most recently, the Hagemans co-wrote the Golden Globe-nominated film The Croods: A New Age for DreamWorks Animation. They also were co-executive producers and showrunners of the Emmy-winning animated series Trollhunters for Del Toro and Dwa. The brothers won an Emmy for Outstanding Writing in an...

Amazon Prime Video continues its splash into adult animated series with “Invincible,” created by Robert Kirkman, the co-creator of “The Walking Dead.” Based on the Skybound/Image comic of the same name by Kirkman, Cory Walker, and Ryan Ottley, “Invincible” is an hour-long episodic series that centers on 17-year-old Mark Grayson (Steven Yeun), who’s just like every other guy his age — except for the fact that his father is only the most powerful superhero on the planet, Omni-Man (J.K. Simmons). But as Mark develops powers of his own, he discovers that his father’s legacy may not be as heroic as it seems. Watch the latest trailer below.

The first three episodes of “Invincible” debut on Friday, March 26, with hour-long installments unveiling every Friday up through the finale on April 30. “Invincible” boasts quite a cast of voice talent, including Sandra Oh (“Killing Eve”), Seth Rogen (“This Is the End”), Gillian Jacobs (“Community”), Andrew Rannells,...

Netflix has made good on its high-profile promise to deliver new movies every week.

Teased last October in national commercial spots, the streaming monolith is guaranteeing its roughly 193 million subscribers unseen features every week in 2021. Largely consisting of original productions as well as some splashy acquisitions, the slate has 71 titles across genres — from musicals to action, romantic comedies to family animation.

Dwayne Johnson, Melissa McCarthy, Halle Berry, Jason Momoa, Amy Adams, Ryan Reynolds, Chris Hemsworth and Lin-Manuel Miranda are among those featured in sizzle reel released Tuesday (watch below) showcasing their respective projects, which will roll out over the next 12 months.

Highlights include the mega-budgeted heist film “Red Notice,” starring Gal Gadot, Johnson, and Reynolds; the Western “The Harder They Fall” with Regina King, Idris Elba and “Lovecraft County” breakout Jonathan Majors; Adams’ “The Woman in The Window”; Zach Snyder’s “Army of the Dead”; Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Tick, Tick … Boom!

Never short on fresh content, Netflix regularly release original films either co-produced or fully made by themselves, and 2021 isn’t looking any different. We’re already getting a fairly good idea of what’s on the streamer’s list for next year, which will see the company reportedly commit to a new movie every few weeks, and at least six animated titles. What, then, can we look forward to from Netflix in 2021?

Well, highlights include the animated comedy America: The Motion Picture, which focuses on George Washington, and Richard Linklater’s 1969-set Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Adventure. Elsewhere, Zack Snyder, who also has his cut of Justice League coming to HBO Max, is helming Army of the Dead for streaming, while Andrew Dominik is working on Blonde, a Marilyn Monroe biopic with Ana de Armas. Another big name project, Bruised, comes from Halle Berry, who directs and stars as an Mma fighter.