Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss are back as Neo and Trinity in a new poster for the upcoming film The Matrix Resurrections. Co-stars include Jada Pinkett-Smith reprising her role as Niobe, Priyanka Chopra, Christina Ricci, Jonathan Groff, Jessica Henwick, Brian J. Smith, Telma Hopkins, Eréndira Ibarra, Max Riemelt and Toby Onwumere.

In the poster released on social media, Neo extends his hand outward and is joined by Trinity and a younger Morpheus (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) alongside other new characters.  Neo and the others are all wearing sunglasses and donning trench coats.  The tagline reads: “Return to the source.”

The Matrix Resurrections is coming to theaters and HBO Max on Dec. 22. Lana Wachowski, who previously helmed the three previous Matrix films with her sister, Lilly Wachowski, is the director of The Matrix Resurrections.  Lana Wachowski also penned the script with David Mitchell and Aleksander Hemon.

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Netflix shared a teaser and first-look photos for Season 4 of Ozark. The teaser features moments from the show in reverse, as Marty Byrde (Jason Bateman) reflects on the “snowball effect” of ones actions.  He says in the trailer: “Human beings make decisions, they commit acts and that makes things happen. It creates a snowball effect — cause other people to make decisions. The cycle continues and the snowball keeps rolling.”

The first-look photos ask viewers to “look closely” at the images, which include a shot of Marty (Bateman) kneeling before a person with a gun. Ozark also stars Laura Linney, Sofia Hublitz, Skylar Gaertner and Julia Garner. The series follows Marty and his family as they relocate to the Lake of the Ozarks region of Missouri after a money laundering scheme gone wrong.

Ozark will return for its fourth and final season in 2022.  Season 4 will be split into two parts, with Season 4, Part 1 set for release Jan. 21.

https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/ozark-season-4-trailer-tease-netflix-streaming/

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As seen on social media platforms, Kanye West and Drake’s years-long feud seems to have ended. Kanye posted an image of both the rappers together alongside J Prince; and Drake and West each shared a clip of Dave Chappelle sharing how they decided to make up.

West—who has officially changed his name to Ye—visited Drake at his home in Toronto and posted a snap on social media with a white dove emoji, suggesting they have made peace with one and other. Ye’s friend J. Prince is also featured in the photo. Drake also posted a series of videos on his own Instagram that shows him and Ye hanging out together along with comedian Dave Chappelle.

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Singer-songwriter Summer Walker has earned her first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with her sophomore album, Still Over It, smashing her own record for the highest one-week streams for a female-identifying R&B artist. Still Over It pulled 201.1 million streams in its debut week, which breaks Summer’s own record and puts her in the company of artists including Ariana Grande, Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift and Cardi B.

Still Over It tops the Billboard 200 with 166,000 units, the biggest week for a R&B female act since Beyonce’s Lemonade in 2016, and makes Summer the first female R&B singer to debut at No. 1 on the chart since Solange’s A Seat at The Table in 2016.

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Spider-Man faces multiple villains who have arrived from different universes in the latest trailer for Sony and Marvel’s Spider-Man: No Way Home.  In the trailer (seen here), Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) explains to Spider-Man (Tom Holland) that visitors from other universes are arriving due to him botching a spell that would have made Peter Parker’s secret identity secret once again.

Spider-Man battles Doctor Octopus (Alfred Molina, reprising his role from 2004’s Spider-Man 2, which starred Tobey Maguire as Spider-Man).  Spider-Man is also confronted by Willem Dafoe’s Green Goblin from 2002’s Spider-Man, Thomas Haden Church’s Sandman from 2007’s Spider-Man 3, Rhys Ifans’ The Lizard from 2012’s The Amazing Spider-Man and Jamie Foxx’s Electro from 2014’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Andrew Garfield portrayed Spider-Man in The Amazing Spider-Man movies. The inclusion of villains from past franchises has led many to believe that Maguire and Garfield will be returning in Spider-Man: Far From Home, though these rumors have not been confirmed.

Spider-Man: Far From Home, directed by Jon Watts, debuts in theaters on Dec. 17.

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Focus Features shared a teaser trailer for the upcoming new film Downton Abbey: A New Era, featuring Maggie Smith as Violet Crawley, the Dowager Countess of Grantham.

The preview shows Violet (Smith) share with her family that she once had a romance with a man before her son Robert (Hugh Bonneville) was born. Violet has now inherited a villa in the French Riviera. The Crawley family is seen visiting France, with Charlie Carson (Jim Carter) joking, “They better be warned the British are coming.” Also starring in the film is Elizabeth McGovern as Cora Crawley, with Michelle Dockery as Mary Crawley, Laura Carmichael as Edith Crawley, Sophie McShera as Daisy and Lesley Nichol as Mrs. Patmore.

Downton Abbey: A New Era is the sequel to the ITV series Downtown Abbey, which aired for six seasons from 2010 to 2015, and to the 2019 film Downton Abbey.   The film opens in theaters March 18.

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Law enforcement sources confirmed that rapper Young Dolph was shot and killed in Memphis on Wednesday, Nov. 17th at age 36. The incident is said to have occurred outside a local business called Makeda’s Butter Cookies on Airways Blvd. in South Memphis.  Maurice Hill, the owner of Makeda’s, told the outlet that the rapper had entered his place of business to buy cookies when a vehicle approached and someone fired the fatal shot, killing the rapper around 1 p.m. on Wednesday.

Young Dolph (né Adolph Robert Thornton Jr.) is perhaps best known for his feature on the 2015 O.T. Genasis hit “Cut It”. He launched his solo career in 2016 with his debut album King of Memphis.  His latest project, a collaboration with his cousin Key Glock called Dum and Dummer 2, was released in March as a follow-up to 2019’s Dum and Dummer, which peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.  Late last month, Dolph performed during Rolling Loud New York 2021 at Citi Field in Queens.

Dolph was previously shot and critically wounded in September 2017 after three men confronted him outside Memphis’ Loews Hollywood hotel. That shooting was the second in 2017 involving Dolph; in February 2017, Dolph’s SUV was barraged with bullets in Charlotte, NC, prompting the rapper to get custom bulletproof panels for his vehicle.

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Maxwell announced he will release his new album titled blacksummers’NIGHT in Spring 2022. The album is the third in a trilogy that started with 2009’s BLACKsummers’night. The singer also released his new single, “Off” on his official YouTube channel, alongside footage of the moon. The track is also available through Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora and Tidal.

The 48-year-old Maxwell will be supporting the new album with a 2022 North American tour where he will be joined by Anthony Hamilton and Joe. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Nov. 29. He will also be honored with the Legend Award at the 2021 Soul Train Awards, which will air Nov. 28 at 8 p.m. EST onBET and BET Her.

Maxwell Returns to Release Lush Single “Off,” Announces 2022 Tour

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HBO Max announced that the cast of the eight Harry Potter films — including Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley), and Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) — will take part in the ‘Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts” reunion special.  Filmmaker Chris Columbus and cast members Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Ralph Fiennes, Jason Isaacs, Gary Oldman, Imelda Staunton, Tom Felton, James Phelps, Oliver Phelps, Bonnie Wright, Matthew Lewis and Evanna Lynch will also take part in the special event.

Return to Hogwarts will celebrate the anniversary of the first film, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, which opened in theaters 20 years ago on November 16th, 2001.  Warner Bros. said in a statement that the special will “tell an enchanting making-of story through all-new, in-depth interviews and cast conversations. This retrospective is a tribute to everyone whose lives were touched by this cultural phenomenon — from the talented cast and crew who poured their heart and soul into this extraordinary film franchise to the passionate fans who continue to keep the Wizarding World spirit alive 20 years later.” 

The Harry Potter films are based on the J.K. Rowling fantasy book series and were released between 2001 and 2011.  Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts will premiere Jan. 1, 2022, on HBO Max.

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Netflix has shared a trailer for the sci-fi black comedy “Don’t Look Up” featuring Leonardo DiCaprio as astronomer and professor Dr. Randall Mindy, and Jennifer Lawrence as Randall’s former student Kate Dibiasky. The preview shows Randall (DiCaprio) and Kate (Lawrence) try to warn the world a comet on a collision course with Earth. The pair struggle to convince anyone of the impending disaster, including President Janie Orlean (Meryl Streep) and pop star Riley Bina (Ariana Grande).

Don’t Look Up is written and directed by Adam McKay (Anchorman, The Big Short) and also stars Rob Morgan, Jonah Hill, Timothée Chalamet, Mark Rylance, Tyler Perry, Ron Perlman and Cate Blanchett.

Don’t Look Up opens in select theaters Dec. 10 before its release Dec. 24 on Netflix. You can check out the trailer – here.

It’s the End of the World and No One Cares in Trailer for Don’t Look Up Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence: Watch

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