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Watchmen was the big winner in the limited series and TV movie categories at the 2020 Emmy Awards!

The HBO show took home the award for Outstanding Limited Series and 10 other awards this year from 26 nominations.

On Sunday (September 20), during the Primetime Emmys, the show also won Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for Regina King and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.

Earlier in the week, the Creative Arts Emmys ceremonies handed out awards in the creative fields.

Watchmen won for Outstanding Casting for a Limited Series, Movie or Special, Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie, Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes, Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special, Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or Movie, Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special, and Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or Movie.

FYI: Yahya is wearing Louis Vuitton.

Netflix has released the trailer for the highly anticipated new movie The Trial of the Chicago 7!

The movie based on a true story, directed and written by Aaron Sorkin, will be released on October 16.

Here’s the synopsis: “What was intended to be a peaceful protest at the 1968 Democratic National Convention turned into a violent clash with police and the National Guard. The organizers of the protest – including Abbie Hoffman (Sacha Baron Cohen), Jerry Rubin (Jeremy Strong), Tom Hayden (Eddie Redmayne) and Bobby Seale (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) – were charged with conspiracy to incite a riot and the trial that followed was one of the most notorious in history.”

The film also stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Keaton, Frank Langella, John Carroll Lynch, Mark Rylance, Alex Sharp, Noah Robbins, Danny Flaherty, Ben Shenkman, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Caitlin Fitzgerald, Alice Kremelberg, John Doman, J.C. MacKenzie, Damien Young, Wayne Duvall, and C.J. Wilson.

Jordan Peele‘s new horror Candyman is getting a brand new release date due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

The reboot of the classic 1992 slasher film was supposed to be released on June 12 and will now hit theaters on Sept. 25, 2020.

Jordan Peele co-wrote the Candyman remake with Win Rosenfeld and DaCosta. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Teyonah Parris star in the movie from Universal Pictures and MGM.

Universal’s film Praise This, previously set for release on Sept. 25, is now without a release date and will be scheduled at a later time (Variety reports).

Universal has already pushed three major movies, including Minions: Rise of Gru, Fast & Furious entry F9 and Sing 2, in addition removing Wicked from the release calendar.

It looks like Jordan Peele is going to deliver ANOTHER hit horror film! The trailer for Candyman just debuted and it does not disappoint! He wrote the film alongside Win Rosenfeld and Nia DaCosta. Nia directed the movie.

Here’s a synopsis: For as long as residents can remember, the housing projects of Chicago’s Cabrini Green neighborhood were terrorized by a word-of-mouth ghost story about a supernatural killer with a hook for a hand, easily summoned by those daring to repeat his name five times into a mirror. In present day, a decade after the last of the Cabrini towers were torn down, visual artist Anthony McCoy (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) and his girlfriend, gallery director Brianna Cartwright (Teyonah Parris), move into a luxury loft condo in Cabrini, now gentrified beyond recognition and inhabited by upwardly mobile millennials.

With Anthony’s painting career on the brink of stalling, a chance encounter with a Cabrini Green old-timer (Colman Domingo) exposes Anthony to the tragically horrific nature of the true story behind Candyman. Anxious to maintain his status in the Chicago art world, Anthony begins to explore these macabre details in his studio as fresh grist for paintings, unknowingly opening a door to a complex past that unravels his own sanity and unleashes a terrifyingly viral wave of violence that puts him on a collision course with destiny.

The film will hit theaters on June 12!

Jordan Peele is teasing fans ahead of the release of Candyman!

The 41-year-old writer and producer took to Twitter on Tuesday (February 25) to offer a sneak peek at the film.

“I dare you to say his name,” Jordan wrote along with a brief clip. “Click below to tweet #Candyman 5 times in one post. @CandymanMovie will haunt your feed with an exclusive first look. See the trailer on Thursday.”

Here’s the synopsis: “A ‘spiritual sequel’ to the 1992 horror film Candyman that returns to the now-gentrified Chicago neighborhood where the legend began.”

Directed by Nia DaCosta, the movie stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, and Colman Domingo.

Candyman is set to hit theaters on June 12!

Watch the teaser and check out the new poster now.

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Michael B. Jordan, Brie Larson, and Jamie Foxx are celebrating their movie’s big night!

The stars’ movie Just Mercy took home the award for Best Movie at the 2020 NAACP Image Awards on Saturday (February 22) at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, Calif.

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Michael and Jamie also won Best Led Actor and Best Supporting Actor, respectively, at the awards show.

Other stars in attendance included Us stars Winston Duke, Shahadi Wright Joseph, and Evan Alex along with model Jasmine Tookes, Watchmen actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and If Beale Street Could Talk actress KiKi Layne.

FYI: Brie is wearing a Rodarte dress. Shahadi is wearing a Pantora Noir gown. KiKi is wearing Oscar de la Renta. Jasmine is wearing Vanleles, Le Vian and Noudar jewelry with Stella Luna heels.

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Robert De Niro and Al Pacino hit the stage at the 2020 Producers Guild Awards Saturday evening (January 18) at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles.

The Irishman co-stars took to the stage to present an award together.

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Other stars stepping out for the awards show included Knives Out actor Don Johnson, Jimmy Kimmel, Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood director Quentin Tarantino, Jojo Rabbit director and star Taika Waititi, Big Mouth co-creator and star Nick Kroll, Watchmen actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and Chernobyl actor Jared Harris with wife Allegra Riggio.

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