Janelle Monae Horror Film ‘Antebellum’ Scraps August Release

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorPhoenix have released their first new song since 2017, “Identical,” which is featured in Sofia Coppola’s forthcoming film “On the Rocks,” which reunites the director with “Lost in Translation” star Bill Murray as well as Rashida Jones and Marlon Wayans.The song, the band’s first release since 2017’s album “Ti Amo,” can also be heard in the new trailer for the upcoming Original Films and A24 film.

Without a doubt, Claire Denis is one of the best filmmakers working today. Over the decades, she has continuously created some of the most interesting and unique features to grace the big screen, including her most recent film, “High Life,” starring Robert Pattinson.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorMondo.NYC, the music and tech conference created by the founders of CMJ Music Marathon, has announced the initial speakers for its fifth annual edition, taking place virtually Oct. 13-16.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefChinese war action film “The Eight Hundred” will open in theaters in North America, Australia and New Zealand at the end of the month, a week after it becomes the biggest local film this year to open in Chinese cinemas..Handled by Huayi Bros., the controversial film will release in China on Aug. 28.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorAnother Lionsgate film bites the dust, and skips theatrical. We can confirm that the Sarah Paulson horror movie Run is moving off the theatrical release schedule and heading to Hulu.The streamer has acquired domestic rights from Lionsgate.

Janelle Monáe has always fought for social justice, but now she’s making it her main focus.

“La La Land” director Damien Chazelle has released a short film titled “The Stunt Double”, shot entirely in vertical display on an iPhone 11 Pro.

Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: ABC gameshow The $100,000 Pyramid is returning to the studio in the last week of August.The Michael Strahan-hosted series shoots in New York and it is thought that it is one of the first major non-scripted entertainment shows to return to the studio in New York, where Strahan films Good Morning America.It comes after The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon moved back into 30 Rock a couple of weeks ago with The Late Show with Stephen Colbert planning to

Dade Hayes Finance EditorLionsgate film chief Joe Drake said the decision to skip theaters and make horror movie Antebellum a premium video-on-demand release does not mean theaters are fading from the scene.“I would love to see every one of our movies released theatrically,” the motion picture group chairman said during Lionsgate’s quarterly earnings call with Wall Street analysts.

Janelle Monáe’s upcoming film Antebellum is getting a digital release this September.Lionsgate, the company behind the film release, revealed that the upcoming horror movie will by-pass cinemas next month and head straight to digital release as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic continues.Written and directed by Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz, Monáe portrays successful author Veronica Henley, who is kidnapped and forced to live out a horrifying reality in which she is an enslaved woman.Monáe’s

debuting on Disney Plus for a premium price. Other movies, such as “Bill & Ted Face the Music” with Keanu Reeves, Andy Samberg’s romantic comedy “Palm Springs” and the next “SpongeBob” sequel, have moved to streaming services or digital rental platforms.In “Antebellum,” Monáe portrays a successful author who finds herself trapped during the American Slavery period and must find a way to escape from the horrifying reality.

The COVID-19 pandemic dominoes keep following. While Christopher Nolan and Warner Bros.

The upcoming movie Antebellum, starring Janelle Monae, will be skipping a theatrical release and it will debut on Premium Video On Demand instead.

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Rebecca Rubin News Editor, Online“Antebellum,” a time-bending horror film starring Janelle Monáe, is the latest movie to premiere on digital rental platforms in lieu of its planned theatrical release as coronavirus cases continue to spike.Written and directed by Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz, the film was initially expected to debut in theaters in August.

Also Read: Janelle Monae Horror Film 'Antebellum' Scraps August Release“While the theatrical experience will always be the heart of our business, we are thrilled that we are able to seize the opportunity to match Gerard and Chris’s urgent and immediate film with a release strategy befitting this moment of extraordinary change,” said Lionsgate Motion Picture Group Chairman Joe Drake.

Big Brother: All-Stars edition was finally revealed during the live move-in premiere on Wednesday, August 5, after weeks and weeks of speculation.Season 22, which is the 20th anniversary of the series hosted by Julie Chen, officially includes seasons 6 and 7 favorite Kaysar Ridha; seasons 6, 7 and 14 legend Janelle Pierzina; season 8 runner-up and season 13 returnee Daniele Donato; season 10’s Keesha Smith and runner-up Memphis Garrett; season 11’s Kevin Campbell; season 12’s Enzo Palumbo; seaso

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorLionsgate has taken the Janelle Monáe horror movie Antebellum off its theatrical release schedule for the time being as big exhibition reorganizes itself during COVID-19.Previously, the Gerard Bush-Christopher Renz directed and written movie was dated for Aug.

Also Read: 'Soul' Teaser Celebrates Black Voices and Music in Pixar's Latest Film (Video)The studio released “Onward” theatrically on March 6, 2020, but the movie was made available to stream on Disney+ two weeks later due to theater closures amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.“Soul” — about a jazz singer whose soul finds its way to “The Great Before” — is slated to open November 20, 2020.