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| Disney+ teases 'Proud Family Wizmas' stop-motion holiday special | The Proud family will return in the musical Disney+ holiday special A Proud Family Wizmas. The streaming service shared a trailer for the animated stop-motion holiday special Wednesday, which will premiere Nov. 14 ahead of Christmas. A Proud Family Wizmas is based on the Disney Channel animated series The Proud Family, which aired from 2001 to 2005, and its Disney+ revival, The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder, which ran from 2022 to June of this year. Kyla Pratt returns to voice Penny Proud, the teenage daughter of Oscar (Tommy Davidson) and Trudy Proud (Paula Jai Parker). |
| Nicolas Cage, Bill Skarsgard face off in 'Lords of War' teaser trailer | Vertical is giving a glimpse of the new film Lords of War. The studio shared a teaser trailer for the movie Wednesday featuring Nicolas Cage and It star Bill Skarsgard. Lords of War is a sequel to Cage's 2005 crime drama Lord of War, starring the actor as Yuri Orlov, a Ukrainian-American arms trafficker working in the '80s and '90s amid the dissolution of the Soviet Union. In the new film, Yuri (Cage) faces off with Skarsgard's character, a mercenary intent on "destroying his legacy, thrusting them into a blood-soaked and bullet-riddled battle to the death," an official synopsis reads. Other cast members include Laura Harrier, Sylvia Hoeks and Greg Tarzan Davis. |
| 'Lenni': Toni Collette comedy-drama series coming to Apple TV | Toni Collette will star in the new Apple TV comedy-drama series Lenni. The Hereditary and United States of Tara actress, 54, will play the title character, Lenni, "a divorced social worker who, after a family tragedy, tries to protect her loved ones from the rough-and-tumble of life," an official synopsis reads. Lenni is an English-language reimagining of the Norwegian show Pernille. Sarah Scheller wrote the adaptation, which is directed by Dearbhla Walsh (Bad Sisters, Margo's Got Money Troubles). Other cast members include Ciaran Hinds, Dan Wyllie, Josh McKenzie, Celeste Barber, Genevieve Hegney, Arka Das and Wayne Blair. |
| Movie review: 'Godzilla Minus Zero' is a towering IMAX achievement | Godzilla Minus One was a new wartime allegory for the Toho Godzilla franchise. Godzilla Minus Zero, in theaters Friday, is a classic Godzilla Vs. sequel. The film begins not with Godzilla but with another monster attacking a city. This monster will be recognizable to Godzilla fans, and when they name him, even novices will have heard its name. Two years after Godzilla emerged from the ravages of World War II, Japan has established an entire department of its weather service for Godzilla sightings. Chief Nado (Hidetaka Yoshioka) runs the bureau and Dr. Aoyama (Masami Nagasawa) has established herself with keen predictions. |
| '12 Days of Snoopy' trailer introduces new 'Peanuts' holiday special | Apple TV will release a new Peanuts holiday special in November. The streaming service shared a trailer for Snoopy Presents: 12 Days of Snoopy on Wednesday. 12 Days of Snoopy is an animated special set in the world of Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts comic strip that finds Snoopy, the beloved pet dog of Charlie Brown, placed on Santa's naughty list. "With just 12 days until Christmas, [Snoopy] sets out to prove he's not such a bad beagle after all, discovering along the way that the season is about more than gifts," an official synopsis reads. The special features a score by Jeff Morrow and original music from John Legend, Kamasi Washington and Laufey. 12 Days of Snoopy premieres Nov. 13 on Apple TV ahead of Christmas. |