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Sam Neill, whose film and TV credits include My Brilliant Career, The Sullivans, Possession, Ivanhoe, Reilly: Ace of Spies, The Hunt for the Red October, Death in Brunswick, Memoirs of an Invisible Man, The Piano, Jurassic Park franchise, Country Life, Merlin, Bicentennial Man, The Dish, Doctor Zhivago, Jessica, To the Ends of the Earth, Merlin's Apprentice, The Tudors, Crusoe, Happy Town, Alcatraz, Peaky Blinders, 2015's And Then There Were None, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Peter Rabbit, The Fox, and The Twelve, has passed away.

Our condolences to Neill's family, friends, and fans.

Black Tides: The Curse of Blackbeard Announcement Trailer

TeamKill Media's Black Tides: The Curse of Blackbeard follows Edward Teach Jr., son of the famed pirate Blackbeard. A map reveals that Blackbeard survived the battle that supposedly killed him, and so Edward seized command of a ship to find his father and uncover a powerful treasure. Meanwhile, other pirate captains seek to claim Blackbeard's legacy while British naval officers Admiral Blackwood and Vice Admiral Maynard are doing all they can to crush freedom in the New World.

The story-driven game features an open world set in the Caribbean Sea with dynamic weather, naval battles, ship customization, treasure hunting (complete with shoveling), climbing, sword combat, firearm combat, environmental puzzles, bounty hunting, taverns, ruins, and rum.

The Whisper Man Trailer

A widowed crime novelist asks his estranged father, a retired police detective, for help after his son is kidnapped. The investigation uncovers a connection with a convicted serial killer that the detective put behind bars decades ago.

Based on the novel by Alex North, Netflix's The Whisper Man stars Robert De Nero, Michelle Monaghan, and Adam Scott. The film is directed by James Ashcroft from a screenplay by Ben Jacoby and Chase Palmer.

Mayday Trailer

An ex-KGB agent helps a downed American pilot escape Russia during the Cold War.

Mayday stars Ryan Reynolds, Kenneth Branagh, Marcin Doroncinski, Maria Bakalova, and David Morse. The film is directed and written by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley

Crystal Lake Teaser

A prequel to the Friday the Thirteenth films, Crystal Lake follows Pam Voorhees after the drowning of her son at the camp.

Crystal Lake stars Linda Cardellini, William Catlett, Cameron Scoggins, Gwendolyn Sundstrom, Danielle Kotch, Daniel Stewart Sherman, Bernadette Quigley, Joy Suprano, and Callum Vinson. The series was developed by showrunnner Brad Caleb Kane.

Digger Trailer

An incredibly wealthy man triggers a catastrophic disaster and races to "prove he is humanity's savior" ... or at least control the narrative.

Digger stars Tom Cruise, Riz Ahmed, John Goodman, Sandra Hüller, Michael Stuhlbarg, Jesse Plemons, Robert John Burke, Emma D’Arcy, Burn Gorman, and Sophie Wilde. The film is directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu from a screenplay by Iñárritu, Alexander Dinelaris & Nicolás Giacobone, and Sabina Berman. The story is by Iñárritu and Berman.

Ghost of Tsushima Legends Anime Teaser

Based on Sucker Punch's PlayStation game, Ghost of Tsushima Legends follows one of the last samurai left on this island of Tsushima as he defends his home against the invading Mongol Empire. The animation is by Kamikaze Douga. Takanobu Mizuno is directing from a script by Gen Urobuchi and Satoshi Maejima. Urobuchi is also in charge of series composition. Character designs are by Takashi Okazaki. The anime is produced by HAYATE Inc. in association with PlayStation Productions.

The Nacelle Company, Oni Press, and Rebellion have teamed up on a crossover that wasn't on anyone's BINGO sheet - Judge Dredd and The Biker Mice From Mars. Judge Dredd / Biker Mice From Mars hails from writers Dan Watters and Ryan O'Sullivan and artist Jordi Tarragona.

"Across the frayed cordons of space-time, the greed-fueled oligarchs Limburger and Karbunkle have identified a strange new world to plunder, but they never anticipated that Throttle, Vinnie, and Modo – the extraterrestrial anti-heroes known as the BIKER MICE FROM MARS – would dare to foil their latest cross-dimensional conquest: the smog-clogged metropolis known as Mega-City One. 

Now, the Martian brothers and their bikes are stranded between blocks in Mega-City's endless, chaotic sprawl ... alongside 400 million citizens who want them dead and the one man committed to delivering them to justice at any cost: the unforgiving JUDGE DREDD! The law has no place for vermin on Mega-City One's streets ... but when the Biker Mice's otherworldly abilities draw the gaze of the inhuman entity called​ Judge Death, man and mouse alike will be caught in the crosshairs". (Oni Press)

Judge Dredd / Biker Mice From Mars #1 (of 2) goes on sale in December 2026. Covers are by David Finch, Karl Kerschl, Andre Krahnke, and more.

Snoopy Presents: There's No Place Like Home, Snoopy Trailer

Sally sells Snoopy's doghouse during a yard sale. Charlie Brown and Snoopy go on a quest to find Snoopy's home.

Snoopy Presents: There's No Place Life Home, Snoopy is based on the Peanuts comics by Charles M. Schultz and directed by Ridd Sorensen. The film stars the voice talents of Riley Vargas (Charlie Brown), Terry McGurrin (Snoopy), Rob Tinkler (Woodstock), Kitai O’Garro (Franklin), Grace Nicolaou-Wood (Sally), Jo-Hannah Atchison (Lucy), Lexi Perri (Peppermint Patty), Athan Giazitzidis (Linus), Josephine Nisbett (Marcie), and Diego Whalen.

The Gentleman Thief Trailer

Master thief Mason Goddard comes out of retirement help his impulsive brother steal from a ruthless kingpin.

The Gentleman Thief stars John Travolta, Lukas Haas, Sam Asghari, DJ Khaled, and Quavo. The film is directed by Randall Emmett from a screenplay by Chris Sivertson.

Sterling Point Trailer

Annie's life is thrown upside down when she and her brother inherit an island in Canada from their estranged grandfather.

Sterling Point is created by Megan Park. The series stars Ella Rubin, Amélie Hoeferle, Jacob Whiteduck-Lavoie, Keen Ruffalo, Bo Bragason, and Daniel Quinn-Toye.

Hope Trailer

A mysterious creature is wreaking havoc on the remote South Korean village of Hope Harbor. A police chief and an officer are called in. Meanwhile, a group of hunters in the forest are also tracking the creature, and find themselves being hunted. "But all is not as it seems, and perceptions can be misleading. What begins as ignorance plants the seed of disaster, escalating through human conflict into a tragedy of cosmic proportions." (Neon)

Hope stars Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-sung, Hoyeon, Taylor Russell, Cameron Britton, Alicia Vikander, and Michael Fassbender. The film is written and directed by Na Hong-jin.

Dune: Part Three Trailer

The third of Denis Villeneuve's Dune films takes place 17 years after the events of the second film and is based on Frank Herbert's Dune: Messiah. Paul Atreides has "seized control of the Imperium. Now a ruthless Emperor, Paul must face the consequences of his reign as old allies return, terrifying new threats emerge, and betrayal lurks in every shadow. Haunted by visions of Imperial collapse and the reappearance of his long-lost love, Paul is drawn into a sweeping conspiracy, with Chani at the heart of its unfolding mystery. As rebellion brews and enemies close in, Paul must confront the true cost of power and the fate of those he loves the most." (Warner Bros.)

Dune: Part Three stars Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Florence Pugh, Rebecca Ferguson, Isaach De Bankolé, Charlotte Rampling, Anya Taylor-Joy, Robert Pattinson, Javier Bardem, Nakoa-Wolf Momoa, and Ida Brooke. The film is directed by Denis Villeneuve from a screenplay by Villeneuve and Brian K. Vaughan.

Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Again? Teaser

Marcus and Angela's daughter is getting married. As the couples all reunite the question comes up "Why did we get married again?"

Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Again? is a sequel to 2007's Why Did I Get Married? and 2010's Why Did I Get Married Too?. The film stars Tyler Perry, Taraji P. Henson, Jill Scott, Richard T. Jones, Tasha Smith, Michael Jai White, Sharon Leal, Lamman Rucker, Da’Vinchi, and Armani Greer. Perry also serves as writer, director, and a producer.

Geek Cave Podcast 190.3 | MOVIES | We Have a Ghost, the Thin Blue Lne, and Supergirl

This month, Darrin gives his thoughts on Supergirl, Chad reviews We Have a Ghost, Justin takes a step along The Thin Blue Line, and we all get traumatized remembering Optimus Prime's first death. 

Also, a weird connection between E.T. and Poltergeist.

Download and listen today on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart, Amazon, Stitcher, Goodpods, and more of your favorite podcast services! 

Support our Extra Life effort for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals and maybe win yourself a big prize! Details: https://dd.extra-life.org/teams/73355 

The Final Problem Trailer

In 1959 off the coast of Mallorca, thirteen guests find themselves trapped in an island hotel due to a storm. One of the guests, Elisa Mander, is found dead and everyone is a suspect. The person best suited to solve the crime is Mr. Basil, a retired actor who portrayed Sherlock Holmes.

Based on the novel by Arturo Pérez-Reverte, The Final Problem stars José Coronado, Maribel Verdú, María Valverde, and Martiño Rivas.