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Amy Adams stars in the final trailer for her highly anticipated upcoming sci-fi drama Arrival.

Here’s a synopsis of the film: When mysterious spacecraft touch down across the globe, an elite team – lead by expert linguist Louise Banks (Adams) – are brought together to investigate. As mankind teeters on the verge of global war, Banks and the team race against time for answers – and to find them, she will take a chance that could threaten her life, and quite possibly humanity.

Jeremy Renner and Forest Whitaker also star in the film, in theaters on November 11.

Forest Whitaker has joined the cast of Marvel’s upcoming flick Black Panther, according to Variety.

The 55-year-old actor joins newly announced cast members Daniel Kaluuya and Florence Kasumba.

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The film’s all-star cast also includes Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o and Danai Gurir and will be directed by Ryan Coogler.

Black Panther follows the prince of the African nation of Wakanda, who takes over the throne after his father’s murder.

It’s set to hit theaters on February 16, 2018.

Olivia Wilde shows off her growing baby bump while arriving at the 2016 Global Citizen Festival held in Central Park on Saturday night (September 24) in New York City.

The 32-year-old pregnant actress was joined by her fiance Jason Sudeikis, as well as Salma Hayek, Hugh Jackman, Bridget Moynahan, Chelsea Handler, Danai Gurira, Ellie Goulding, Forest Whitaker, Jada Pinkett Smith, Malin Akerman, Neil Patrick Harris, Taryn Manning, and Pete Wentz.

That same day, Jason and Olivia announced that they are expecting a baby girl!

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A brand new trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story aired during the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics and the final moment gave a tease of Darth Vader’s appearance in the movie!

The movie takes place before the events in A New Hope and it follows a group of unlikely heroes who band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire’s ultimate weapon of destruction.

Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Riz Ahmed, and Forest Whitaker lead the cast of the film, set to hit theaters on December 16.

Amy Adams is sent to an alien spacecraft to communicate in the first teaser trailer for Arrival.

Here’s a synopsis: When mysterious spacecrafts touch down across the globe, an elite team – lead by expert linguist Louise Banks (Adams) – is brought together to investigate. As mankind teeters on the verge of global war, Banks and the team race against time for answers – and to find them, she will take a chance that could threaten her life, and quite possibly humanity.

Jeremy Renner and Forest Whitaker also star in the film, which will hit theaters on November 11.

The Death Star rises on the new teaser poster for the upcoming movie Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which is set to hit theaters on December 16.

The poster was unveiled alongside a behind-the-scenes sizzle reel during the Star Wars celebration held on Friday (July 15) in London, England.

The cast of the movie – Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, Riz Ahmed, Jiang Wen, Forest Whitaker, and John Knoll – along with director Gareth Edwards and producer Kathleen Kennedy chatted with fans about the highly anticipated movie.

“Jyn is not a character who’s asking, ‘Where am I and where do I come from?’” Felicity said about her character. “We know where she comes from and that fact is what propels the story.”

She added that Jyn’s journey is “to find her reason and her cause.”

The Force Awakens star Gwendoline Christie was on hand to moderate the panel!

The 2016 remake of the Roots mini-series premiered on History Channel tonight and you can meet the full cast right here.

Malachi Kirby was introduced to the world in the first night of the mini-series as the important character Kunta Kinte.

Other stars who will be featured in the four episodes include Forest Whitaker, Laurence Fishburne, Anna Paquin, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anika Noni Rose, and more!

Roots is a historical portrait of American slavery recounting the journey of one family’s will to survive, endure and ultimately carry on their legacy despite enormous hardship and inhumanity. Spanning multiple generations, the lineage begins with young Kunta Kinte who is captured in his homeland in The Gambia and transported in brutal conditions to colonial America where he’s sold into slavery. Throughout the series, the family continues to face adversity while bearing witness and contributing to notable events in U.S. history – including the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, slave uprisings and eventual emancipation.

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