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Exactly 35 years after the Menéndez Brothers shot their parents inside their Beverly Hills mansion, Netflix has released a teaser for Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennen’s upcoming series chronicling the murders.

The quick clip for Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, out Sept. 19, features the brothers arriving in the Beverly Hills driveway on that August evening, entering their home seconds before they shot their parents. A gunshot rings out as the screen goes black.

The Menéndez Brothers were convicted of murdering José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menéndez in 1996 and...

Adam Sandler is teaming up with his Uncut Gems director Josh Safdie on a new comedy special for Netflix.

The project is the second comedy special from Sandler and the streamer following 2018’s 100% Fresh, directed by Steven Brill with contributions from Paul Thomas Anderson, the latter of which directed Sandler in Punch-Drunk Love.

Sandler’s longtime deal with Netflix has also included multiple films: Leo, You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah, Hustle, Murder Mystery, Murder Mystery 2, Hubie Halloween, Sandy Wexler, The Week Of, The Do-Over and The Ridiculous 6. Additionally, his production banner Happy Madison has produced Father of the Year, The Wrong Missy and The Out-laws.

Sandler’s career began with roles in the TV show The Cosby Show and a year later with his film debut in Going Overboard, before hitting the stand-up comedy circuit where he was discovered by Dennis Miller. Miller recommended Sandler to...

Exclusive: Just ahead of the 20th anniversary of Elephant, the Palme d’Or-winning Gus Van Sant pic that marked his breakout role, actor Alex Frost has signed with Brave Artists Management for representation. He’ll be repped by Luna Wise, who came over to Bam at the start of the year.

In Van Sant’s critically acclaimed psychological thriller released in October 2003, Frost portrayed teenage pianist and sketch artist Alex, who with his friend Eric (Eric Deulen), moves to orchestrate a school shooting. He’s otherwise perhaps best known for starring alongside Owen Wilson, Josh Peck and more in the Steven Brill-helmed coming-of-age comedy Drillbit Taylor, which Paramount released in 2008. Kristofor Brown and Seth Rogen scripted that title, which hailed from Judd Apatow’s Apatow Productions.

Frost has also been seen over the years in such notable features as Kimberly Peirce’s Iraq War drama Stop-Loss, Lee Toland Krieger...

New Delhi, Aug 16 (Ians) OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard — the two leading generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools — are willingly producing news-related falsehoods and misinformation, a new report has revealed.

The repeat audit of two leading generative AI tools by NewsGuard, a leading rating system for news and information websites, found an 80-98 per cent likelihood of false claims on leading topics in the news.

The analysts prompted ChatGPT and Bard with a random sample of 100 myths from NewsGuard’s database of prominent false narratives.

ChatGPT generated 98 out of the 100 myths, while Bard produced 80 out of 100.

In May, the White House announced a large-scale testing of the trust and safety of the large generative AI models at the Def Con 31 conference beginning August 10 to “allow these models to be evaluated thoroughly by thousands of community partners and AI experts” and through this independent exercise “enable AI companies and developers...

Donald Trump’s election conspiracy case may be billed as the trial of the century, but as things stand, the public won’t have any way of seeing or hearing it — save for going to the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse in Washington, D.C., waiting in line and hoping for a seat.

Federal criminal courts long have prohibited cameras or recording devices of any kind, but the momentous nature of the Trump case already has seen Capitol Hill lawmakers argue for an exception, and a coalition of major news organizations is expected to make some sort of appeal to the judicial branch.

Yet as unlikely as Depp/Heard-like live coverage of Trump’s federal case seems, given futile efforts so far to secure camera or audio of the proceedings, legal experts say that there are other options that would at least expand what is available.

Other options include:

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Network: Disney+

Episodes: 20 (hour)

Seasons: Two

TV show dates: March 26, 2021 -- November 30, 2022

Series status: Cancelled

Performers include: Lauren Graham, Emilio Estevez, Josh Duhamel, Brady Noon, Maxwell Simkins, Swayam Bhatia, Luke Islam, Kiefer O’Reilly, Taegen Burns, and DJ Watts.

TV show description:

A comedy-drama continuation of The Mighty Ducks feature film series of the 1990s, The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers TV show was created by Steven Brill (writer of the original movie), Josh Goldsmith, and Cathy Yuspa.

Set in present-day Minnesota, the Mighty Ducks youth hockey team has evolved from scrappy underdogs to an ultra-competitive, powerhouse team.

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The team has been benched. Disney+ has cancelled The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers series so viewers won't be seeing a third season.

A comedy-drama continuation of the 1990s movies, The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers TV show was developed by film creator Steve Brill, Josh Goldsmith, and Cathy Yuspa. The show stars Lauren Graham, Emilio Estevez, Josh Duhamel, Brady Noon, Maxwell Simkins, Swayam Bhatia, Julee Cerda, Luke Islam, Bella Higginbotham, Taegen Burns, Kiefer O'Reilly, De'Jon Watts, Naveen Paddock, and Josh Duhamel. Set in present-day Minnesota, the Mighty Ducks youth hockey team has evolved from scrappy underdogs to an ultra-competitive, powerhouse team. After 12-year-old Evan Morrow (Noon) is unceremoniously cut from the Ducks, he and his mom, Alex (Graham), and friend Nick Gaines (Simkins) set out to build their own team of misfits -- to challenge the cutthroat, win-at-all-costs culture...

Disney+ has canceled the John Stamos-led original series “Big Shot” and sequel series “The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers” after two seasons at the streamer.

From co-creator David E. Kelley, the dramedy “Big Shot” starred Stamos as men’s basketball coach Marvyn Korn, who found himself ousted from the NCAA and picking up a new job coaching a girls team at a private high school. The cast also featured Jessalyn Gilsig, Yvette Nicole Brown, Richard Robichaux, Sophia Mitri Schloss, Nell Verlaque, Tiana Le, Monique Green, Tisha Custodio and Cricket Wampler.

Kelley served as executive producer alongside co-creators Dean Lorey and Brad Garrett, along with Bill D’Elia. The show premiered in April 2021 and returned for a second season in October 2022.

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Disney+ has canceled the John Stamos-led sports comedy-drama Big Shot, as well as The Mighty Ducks: Changers, both after two seasons, Deadline has confirmed.

Created by David E. Kelley, Dean Lorey and Brad Garrett, with Lorey serving as showrunner, Big Shot centered on Marvyn Korn (Stamos). After he is ousted from his position as head coach for an NCAA basketball team, he is given a chance at redemption with a coaching position at Westbrook, an elite private high school for girls, and soon learns that the teenage players require empathy and vulnerability – foreign concepts for the stoic Coach Korn.

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Disney+ has canceled two series: “Big Shot” and “The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers.”

From David E. Kelley, comedy-drama series “Big Shot” starred John Stamos as Marvyn Korn, a men’s basketball coach whose temperamental nature has him ousted from the NCAA and ends up coaching girls at an elite private high school. The cast also included Yvette Nicole Brown, Jessalyn Gilsig, Richard Robichaux, Sophia Mitri Schloss, Nell Verlaque, Tiana Le, Monique Green, Tisha Custodio and Cricket Wampler.

Kelley co-created “Big Shot” with Dean Lorey and Brad Garrett, and all three served as executive producers along with Bill D’Elia. The series premiered in April 2021, followed by the debut of Season 2 in October of 2022.

“The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers” served as a follow-up to Steve Brill’s 1992 film “The Mighty Ducks.” The series was set in present day Minnesota, where the Mighty Ducks had evolved from scrappy underdogs to an ultra-competitive youth hockey team.

Anchors and TV-news producers have long looked to Nielsen ratings to measure the success of their programs. What if another yardstick became available?

NewsGuard, a company that got its start examining the veracity of news content on digital sites and the ways in which it is produced, is making a move to gauge the quality of TV news programing as well. After licensing its reports exclusively to Interpublic Group’s Magna, a large ad-buying firm, for 2022, the company now is in talks with other big Madison Avenue media agencies and advertisers about using its services to determine how accurate and informative big news programs ranging from “CBS Evening News” to “Morning Joe” really are. NewsGuard’s brand safety ratings for 140 cable, streaming, and network television shows and networks will be available to advertising agencies, marketers, and others starting January 2, 2023.

The news genre “has gotten complicated in a way that it...

"The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers" brought a new generation of peewee hockey players to Disney+ last spring. In the show's first season, 12-year-old Evan Morrow (Brady Noon) was cut from the titular team, which had turned into an ultra-competitive powerhouse. His mother, Alex (Lauren Graham), formed a new team of ragtag underdogs called the Don't Bothers, and she even got some reluctant but much needed help from former Mighty Ducks coach and hockey player Gordon Bombay (Emilio Estevez), who had since become the owner of a low level ice rink.

Of course, by the end of the first season this team of misfits and their mismatched coaches banded together, and in an unofficial but crucial game with a high stakes bet, the Don't Bothers defeated the elite Mighty Ducks and took the team name for themselves. But in the upcoming second season of "Game Changers," the Ducks will be out...

The Mighty Ducks are stepping back onto the ice — this time under the watchful eye of Josh Duhamel’s Colin Cole, a former NHL player and intensive summer camp coach.

“The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers” Season 2 trailer sees the ragtag bunch, led by coach Alex Morrow (Lauren Graham), head to a California-based summer hockey camp.

The Disney Branded Television series, produced by ABC Signature, picks up after the Mighty Ducks team name was restored in Season 1. Led by their ever-encouraging coach Alex, the team takes to the road to attend a boot-camp-like institute run by the charismatic yet hardcore Colin.

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But just as the new environment offers a place for the kids to excel at hockey without school to get in the way, the Ducks must triumph amid super-competitive stakes. In the meantime, Alex and Colin engage in...

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The Movie: "Heavyweights"

Where You Can Stream It: Disney+

The Pitch: Teenager Gerry Garner (Aaron Schwartz) is excited to hang out with his friends and enjoy his summer vacation, only to come home from the last day of school to an intervention from his parents regarding his weight. Without his knowledge or consent, Gerry is being sent off to Camp Hope, a weight loss camp for boys run by The Bushkins (Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara). Gerry is initially against the idea, but after meeting veteran camper Roy (Kenan Thompson) and the enthusiastic camp counselor Pat Finley (Tom McGowan), Gerry thinks this summer might not be so bad after all. 

Unfortunately, all of that changes when the Bushkins announce that...

Disney+ has set a fall premiere date for Season 2 of The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers. Lauren Graham and the “squad with heart” will return to the streamer on Wednesday, September 28. The date was announced today during the Disney+ presentation at the TCA summer press tour.

In Season 2, after winning back the Mighty Ducks team name last year, the squad-with-heart and their coach Alex Morrow (Graham) take to the road to attend an intense summer hockey institute in California run by charming yet hardcore former NHL player, Colin Cole (Josh Duhamel). It’s a place for kids to get excellent at hockey — without school to get in the way. As our Ducks try to survive in this super-competitive environment, they’re faced with the question: Can you win summer?

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In addition to Graham and Duhamel, the series also stars Brady Noon, Maxwell Simkins,...

Of the many, many, Many reboots and revivals hitting streaming services, "The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers" is a standout. The return of Emilio Estevez as Coach Gordon Bombay in the original "Mighty Ducks" trilogy, alongside original screenwriter Steven Brill, helped the series keep the same spirit as the original films. Plus, there's the ingenious twist of making the peewee Ducks organization the villains of the story, having grown into a hyper-competitive, elitist sports team, allowing Lauren Graham to step up as coach of a new team of underdogs called the Don't Bothers, with a little help from Coach Bombay.

In the spirit of other revivals,...

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Disney+ has set Josh Duhamel as the new lead for the net season of ‘Mighty Ducks: Game Changers.’

Instead of taking over the role of the departing Emilio Estevez, Duhamel will take on the new character of a former NHL player turned coach, Gavin Cole. Cole is described as inspirational, charming and hardcore as he is big on the hockey metaphor that applies to life. He runs the super-intense summer hockey institute were the Mighty Ducks land for season two.

Estevez departed the show after a contract dispute rumours quickly emerged that he failed to comply with the mandatory Covid vaccine proof but swiftly went on to state it was down to creative differences.

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Cathy Yuspa and Josh Goldsmith return as showrunners for season two and co-created the series alongside the film’s Steven Brill. James Griffiths and Michael Spiller exec produce,...

Disney+ will quack again.

The streamer has handed out a second-season renewal for its revival of The Mighty Ducks. Production on Game Changers will begin in early 2022. A return date has not yet been determined.

The brainchild of original trilogy screenwriter Steven Brill, who pitched the revival to Disney execs back before Disney+ even had a name, the series revolves around a new Mighty Ducks powerhouse team. After a 12-year-old (Brady Noon, Good Boys) is cut from the Ducks, he and his mom (Gilmore Girls favorite Lauren Graham) build their own team of misfits to challenge the win-at-all-costs culture of youth ...

Disney+ will quack again.

The streamer has handed out a second-season renewal for its revival of The Mighty Ducks. Production on Game Changers will begin in early 2022. A return date has not yet been determined.

The brainchild of original trilogy screenwriter Steven Brill, who pitched the revival to Disney execs back before Disney+ even had a name, the series revolves around a new Mighty Ducks powerhouse team. After a 12-year-old (Brady Noon, Good Boys) is cut from the Ducks, he and his mom (Gilmore Girls favorite Lauren Graham) build their own team of misfits to challenge the win-at-all-costs culture of youth ...

The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers digs back into the nostalgia of the original franchise in the biggest way yet with today’s new episode, titled “Spirit of the Ducks.” When a gala is planned to celebrate the legacy of the peewee hockey team, some of the original teammates get back together with Coach Gordon Bombay (Emilio […]

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Our faithful captain was nowhere to be seen as the original Ducks returned to town

(Warning: Slight spoilers ahead for this week’s episode of “The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers”)

This week’s episode of “The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers” gave those who grew up on the films exactly what they were looking for — the return of the original Ducks. Well, most of them at least. And, as great as it was seeing the former Ducks we did get, there was a notable absence: Charlie.

The episode brought the return of six original Ducks: Fulton Reed (Elden Henson), Adam Banks (Vinny La Russo), Kenny Wu (Justin Wong), Averman (Matt Doherty), Connie (Marguerite Moreau) and Guy (Garret Henson). They were all back to town for the Spirit of the Ducks gala, celebrating the history of the team.

Charlie Conway, played by Joshua Jackson, was the original captain of the Mighty Ducks.

Maybe more than anything, “The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers” is a feat of casting. Yes, the Disney+ revival is a continuation of a beloved film series that helped birth not just a generation of fans but an NHL franchise (and an animated spinoff with a theme song still lodged in the subconscious of every kid that watched more than one episode).

But all of that previous success would never have happened if the youth hockey team that helped get the whole thing started almost 30 years ago didn’t feel like an actual team. So even though this new “Mighty Ducks” TV show finds the Ducks as a junior hockey powerhouse made up of heartless bullies, the new ragtag squad that forms in its wake is a club that’s instantly worth rooting for.

When Evan (Brady Noon) gets cut from the overbearing Ducks as the supposed weak link, his mom...

Get this: a new series based on an existing film franchise is hitting a streaming service this month. Shocking, right? With the streaming wars in full effect and beloved, existing intellectual property coveted by media conglomerates more than ever, it’s safe to assume that reboots, reimaginings, and retreads will be hitting Netflix, HBO Max, and Disney+ until the end of time. Everything old is new again. And again. And again. And again.

Disney deciding to dust off The Mighty Ducks franchise is not the least bit surprising. If anything, it’s surprising that a reboot has taken this long. Perhaps the most well-remembered of the ‘90s underdog sports movies geared at kids, The Mighty Ducks followed a familiar format of a disinterested coach (played by Emilio Estevez) leading a group of ragtag kids that he eventually embraces and teaches to win. Unlike the other movies listed above, the success...

This will give you a reason to quack! On Thursday, March 18, The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers creator Steven Brill, who wrote the original Mighty Ducks franchise, announced that some of the Og stars will be appearing in episode six of the Disney+ series. As Brill told EW, former cast members Elden Henson, Matt Doherty, Vincent Larusso, Marguerite Moreau, Garette Henson and Justin Wong will all be reprising their roles. "It starts with a fun encounter Coach Bombay (Emilio Estevez) has with Fulton (Henson)—they have an interesting run-in on the street reminiscent of ways they used to meet each other back in the early days," Brill said. "This chance meeting between Bombay and Fulton leads to a...

The Ducks are flying again! The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, premiering Friday, March 26 on Disney+, is assembling the Og film cast for a special reunion episode.

According to EW.com, Episode 6 will see the return of several former Ducks including Elden Henson as Fulton along with Matt Doherty as Averman, Vinny Larusso as Adam Banks, Marguerite Moreau as Connie, Garret Henson as Guy and Justin Wong as Kenny Wu.

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The Ducks will fly again in The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, premiering Friday, March 26 on Disney+. With Emilio Estevez reprising his film role as coach Gordon Bombay in the 10-episode first season, that raises questions about whether or not other former Ducks will lace back up— like maybe Charlie Conway (played by Joshua Jackson), Connie (Marguerite Moreau) or Adam Banks aka Cake Eater (Vincent Larusso)?

Executive producer Steven Brill, who wrote all three Mighty Ducks films, addressed the possibility of familiar faces appearing in the streaming series, telling reporters on Wednesday at the Television Critics Association winter press tour, “We...

In the least surprising piece of news you’ll read today, one of the ten most-watched movies on Netflix at the moment stars Adam Sandler. The actor is a regular fixture on the streaming service’s viewing charts, so much so that subscribers have spent a collective total of well over 200,000 years consuming his content and lapping up the derivative comedies that turned him into a critically bulletproof megastar.

Without fail, every single Sandler vehicle that gets added to the Netflix library will crack the Top 10, and if it doesn’t, then hell has probably frozen over. In a coincidental segue, Little Nicky is the one drawing the eyeballs of viewers around the world today, sitting at number 10 on the chart. Among the Happy Madison head honcho’s fans, it generally tends to be held up as one of his better and more beloved efforts, but those not so enamored...

Stars: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Julie Bowen, Ray Liotta, Steve Buscemi, Rob Schneider, Maya Rudolph, Tim Meadows, June Squibb, Michael Chiklis, George Wallace, Kenan Thompson, Ben Stiller, Shaquille O’Neal, Jackie Sandler | Written by Tim Herlihy, Adam Sandler | Directed by Steven Brill

Hubie Halloween tells the story of Hubie Dubois, a Salem native who’s devoted to his hometown and in particular the celebration of Halloween that takes place there every year. Unfortunately the rest of Salem, part from handful of folks, think of Hubie as a loser – often making a mockery of him and his peculiar mannerisms. However this years Halloween celebration is marred by something… spooky. An escaped mental patient and a possible werewolf next door mean that Hubie’s work to protect his town is cut out for him; especially when people start to go missing!

For longtime fans of Sandler’s oeuvre – and I consider myself as...

Working on an Adam Sandler movie doesn’t appear to be the most taxing endeavor, with the Happy Madison Productions head honcho gathering together a bunch of his friends to head off to various locations around the world to have a good time and churn out a series of disposable comedies that will never garner much in the way of critical acclaim, but always draw in a huge audience.

Sandler’s latest effort, Hubie Halloween, is no different, with the holiday film rocketing to the #1 spot on Netflix’s Top 10 most-watched list just 24 hours after it was released despite another tepid response that sees it holding a steadfastly mediocre Rotten Tomatoes score of 51%, while we gave it a bang average review ourselves.

Director Steven Brill, writer Tim Herlihy and stars Kevin James, Steve Buscemi and Rob Schneider are all back for their umpteenth collaboration with the leading man, and James...

You really do usually know what you’re getting with a new Adam Sandler comedy on Netflix. After all, the actor and comedian has been consistently putting his movies on to the streaming service for years, being one of the first to commit to them. Obviously, last year’s turn in Uncut Gems is an exception, but lately, Sandler has been content to have a good time and ignore those claiming he’s phoning it in. The days of his funny flicks being well liked by audiences and at least decently regarded by critics have largely disappeared. Now, Hubie Halloween comes along and actually harkens back to those days. It’s not Big Daddy, but now playing on Netflix, it’s almost certainly his most overall successful work for the streamer. The film is a comedy with some slight horror elements to it, though at its core it’s just another Happy Madison production.

Adam Sandler has to be one of the most infuriating actors in Hollywood. After all, there’s very clearly a talented individual lurking just underneath the surface, one that made a welcome showing in last year’s Uncut Gems, but he consistently falls back on lazy and uninspired comedies where he seems content to just put in the minimum amount of work required to collect his paycheck.

Such is the case with his latest Netflix exclusive, Hubie Halloween. Is it the worst movie he’s ever made? Far from it. In fact, it isn’t even close to being Sandler’s weakest effort, an honor that surely belongs to either Jack and Jill or The Ridiculous 6. That being said, it follows the Happy Madison Productions template to a tee, with the end result being a painfully generic, completely uninspired and utterly disposable piece of work.

Hubie Halloween will certainly appeal...

Silly, overstuffed and as sweet as anything Adam Sandler has done, Hubie Halloween is a full jack-o’-lantern in which the chocolates you hoped for far outnumber the butterscotch tooth-breakers. Co-written by Tim Herlihy and directed by Steven Brill, both of whom have participated in some of the star/co-writer’s cinematic high points and his very low ones, it’s a picture recalling the man-child goodwill of Sandler’s SNL years that behaves as if the meaner, cruder Grown Ups period never happened. Those choosing to stay at home instead of trick-or-treating during this year of unfunny horrors could do much worse than ...

Silly, overstuffed and as sweet as anything Adam Sandler has done, Hubie Halloween is a full jack-o’-lantern in which the chocolates you hoped for far outnumber the butterscotch tooth-breakers. Co-written by Tim Herlihy and directed by Steven Brill, both of whom have participated in some of the star/co-writer’s cinematic high points and his very low ones, it’s a picture recalling the man-child goodwill of Sandler’s SNL years that behaves as if the meaner, cruder Grown Ups period never happened. Those choosing to stay at home instead of trick-or-treating during this year of unfunny horrors could do much worse than ...

There are very few actors afforded the opportunity to steer the direction of their own careers without making any compromises, and Adam Sandler is one of the names on that exclusive list. His Happy Madison Productions outfit is responsible for the overwhelming majority of his output, and as a result, the 54 year-old essentially has carte blanche to do whatever he wants.

Outside of his rare forays into more dramatic territory, Sandler’s movies generally feature his established roster of supporting players that includes the likes of Kevin James, Rob Schneider, David Spade, Steve Buscemi, Chris Rock, Peter Dante and Allen Covert to name but a small few. Even the crew largely remains the same, with writer Tim Herlihy scripting twelve of the actor’s star vehicles while directors Steven Brill, Dennis Dugan and Frank Coraci are responsible for helming a combined total of eighteen Happy Madison features.

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Halloween is a lot of people’s favorite holiday and Adam Sandler is one of Netflix’s biggest draws, so when you put the two together, success is virtually a foregone conclusion. Indeed, every single Sandler vehicle that arrives on the streaming service inevitably cracks the Top 10 most-watched list, and his last effort Murder Mystery became one of the platform’s most popular original movies ever, with Hubie Halloween looking to follow suit when it lands next week.

None of his output ever receives much in the way of critical acclaim, of course, but when it comes to convincing subscribers to watch his latest comedy, Sandler on Netflix is virtually bulletproof. Although some folks are wary that Hubie Halloween could see the 54 year-old make good on his threat to produce the worst movie in history if his dramatic turn in Uncut Gems was snubbed at the Academy Awards, millions of...

Adam Sandler plays a Salem resident determined to save his town from the supernatural in the upcoming horror comedy Hubie Halloween, and following the official trailer back in September, a new teaser video and key art have been revealed ahead of the film's October 7th release on Netflix.

Directed by Steven Brill from a screenplay by Tim Herlihy and Adam Sandler, Hubie Halloween stars Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Julie Bowen, Ray Liotta, Rob Schneider, June Squibb, Kenan Thompson, Shaquille O'Neal, Michael Chiklis, Tim Meadows, Karan Brar, George Wallace, Noah Schnapp, Paris Berelc, and China Anne McClain, with Steve Buscemi and Maya Rudolph.

Synopsis: "Hubie Dubois (Adam Sandler) thanklessly spends every Halloween making sure the residents of his hometown, Salem, celebrate safely and play by the rules. But this year, an escaped criminal and a mysterious new neighbor have Hubie on high alert. When people start disappearing, it’s up to...

"Hubie Halloween" is the new comedy feature, directed by Steven Brill, co-produced, co-written and starring Adam Sandler. streaming October 7, 2020 on Netflix:

"...good-natured, eccentric community volunteer 'Hubie DuBois' (Sandler) finds himself at the center of a real murder case on 'Halloween' night. 

"Despite his devotion to his hometown of Salem, Massachusetts (and its legendary Halloween celebration), Hubie is a figure of mockery for kids and adults alike..."

Cast also includes Kevin James, Julie Bowen, Maya Rudolph, Ray Liotta, Steve Buscemi, Rob Schneider, Michael Chiklis, Kenan Thompson, China Anne McClain, Paris Berelc...

...Tim Meadows, Colin Quinn, June Squibb, Shaquille O'Neal, Karan Brar, Noah Schnapp, Mikey Day, Melissa Villaseñor, Kym Whitley, Lavell Crawford, Betsy Sodaro, George Wallace and Blake Clark.

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Adam Sandler and Netflix are throwing a Halloween party this October with Hubie Halloween, a comedy-horror film directed by Little Nicky filmmaker Steven Brill. Hubie Halloween will be unleashed on October 7, with Sandler starring as Hubie Dubois, the “class clown” of Salem, Massachusetts who may be the only one who can save the town from monsters on Halloween night. Find a brand new […]...

The trailer for Netflix' horror-comedy Hubie Halloween is out now.

The streaming giant shared the first official trailer on Thursday featuring Adam Sandler as Hubie DuBois, a Halloween-loving community volunteer living in Salem, Massachusetts.

Hubie Halloween follows the story of Hubie Dubois (Sandler) a good-natured but weird man who spends every Halloween making sure the residents of his hometown, celebrate the holiday safely, and play by the rules. But this year, an escaped criminal and a mysterious new neighbor have Hubie on high alert.

The problem is he’s something of a laughing stock across Salem to both adults and children alike. Hubie, kind of has a problem of crying wolf to the local police whenever he thinks something spooky is afoot.

The official synopsis for 'Hubie Halloween' reads, “Hubie Dubois (Adam Sandler) thanklessly spends every Halloween making sure the residents of his hometown, Salem, celebrate safely and play by the rules.

Hubie Halloween Trailer — Steven Brill‘s Hubie Halloween (2020) movie trailer has been released by Netflix and stars Adam Sandler, Julie Bowen, Kevin James, Ray Liotta, and Noah Schnapp. Plot Synopsis Hubie Halloween‘s plot synopsis: “Hubie Dubois (Adam Sandler) thanklessly spends every Halloween making sure the residents of his hometown, Salem, celebrate safely and play [...]

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Netflix has debuted a new trailer for its Adam Sandler family comedy ‘Hubie Halloween’

Hubie Dubois (Adam Sandler) thanklessly spends every Halloween making sure the residents of his hometown, Salem, celebrate safely and play by the rules. But this year, an escaped criminal and a mysterious new neighbour have Hubie on high alert. When people start disappearing, it’s up to Hubie to convince the police and townsfolk that the monsters are real, and only he can stop them.

Kevin James as Sgt. Steve Downing and Adam Sandler as Hubie Dubois. Cr. Scott Yamano/Netflix © 2020

Directed by Steven Brill, the film stars Julie Bowen, Ray Liotta, Noah Schnapp, Steve Buscemi and Maya Rudolph.

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The film premieres on Netflix October 7th

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Salem is besieged by something supernatural on All Hallows' Eve in the official trailer for Hubie Halloween, a new family-friendly horror comedy starring Adam Sandler and directed by Steven Brill.

Below, you can check out the official trailer and key art for Hubie Halloween ahead of its October 7th release on Netflix:

Synopsis: "Hubie Dubois (Adam Sandler) thanklessly spends every Halloween making sure the residents of his hometown, Salem, celebrate safely and play by the rules. But this year, an escaped criminal and a mysterious new neighbor have Hubie on high alert. When people start disappearing, it’s up to Hubie to convince the police and townsfolk that the monsters are real, and only he can stop them. Hubie Halloween is a hilarious family film about an unlikely hero with an all-star cast including Julie Bowen, Ray Liotta, Noah Schnapp, Steve Buscemi and Maya Rudolph, produced by Happy Madison.

"Hubie Halloween" is the new comedy feature, directed by Steven Brill, co-produced, co-written and starring Adam Sandler. streaming October 7, 2020 on Netflix:

"...good-natured, eccentric community volunteer 'Hubie DuBois' (Sandler) finds himself at the center of a real murder case on 'Halloween' night. 

"Despite his devotion to his hometown of Salem, Massachusetts (and its legendary Halloween celebration), Hubie is a figure of mockery for kids and adults alike..."

Cast also includes Kevin James, Julie Bowen, Maya Rudolph, Ray Liotta, Steve Buscemi, Rob Schneider, Michael Chiklis, Kenan Thompson, China Anne McClain, Paris Berelc...

...Tim Meadows, Colin Quinn, June Squibb, Shaquille O'Neal, Karan Brar, Noah Schnapp, Mikey Day, Melissa Villaseñor, Kym Whitley, Lavell Crawford, Betsy Sodaro, George Wallace and Blake Clark.

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Hubie Halloween, the next Adam Sandler-headlined Netflix film in fulfillment of the actor’s lucrative deal with the streaming giant, is imminently arriving on the streaming platform. Interestingly, the comedy not only provides vicarious celebration for a 2020 Halloween season likely to be squelched by the health crisis, but also showcases Sandler revisiting his character well of lovable imbeciles with quixotic missions, as teased in the first trailer

Appropriately set in the witchy hamlet of Salem, Massachusetts, the film centers on Sandler’s character, Hubie Dubois, a kind-but-eccentric local Halloween enthusiast, whose self-appointed role as a nebby safety patroller as earned him some derision. However, the threat of an escaped criminal and unexplained—seemingly supernatural—disappearances has turned this year’s fall holiday into an ordeal for the ever-vigilant Hubie, even in the face of incredulous authorities.

On that note, check out the Hubie Halloween trailer just below.

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Netflix and Happy Madison have scared up a real treat for Adam Sandler fans on Thursday by debuting a trailer for Hubie Halloween, the Saturday Night Live veteran's upcoming holiday-themed feature. Directed by Disney's Heavyweights director Steven Brill, the film casts Sandler in the role of a goodly-natured nuisance whose long history of crying wolf to the authorities has labeled him…...

Netflix has dropped the first trailer for its upcoming Halloween-themed Adam Sandler comedy Hubie Halloween.

Sandler re-teams with his Little Nicky and Mr. Deeds director Steven Brill for the new film, which features a host of Hollywood cameos. During the more than three-minute trailer, Kevin James, Maya Rudolph, Ray Liotta, Steve Buscemi, Kenan Thompson, Shaquille O’Neal and Tim Meadows all make appearances alongside Stranger Things’ Noah Schnapp and Sandler’s Happy Gilmore co-star Julie Bowen, who plays the Hubie Halloween star’s romantic interest.

In the first film since Sandler’s award-winning turn in Uncut Gems, the actor-comedian plays the well-meaning and good-natured, if not ...

Netflix has dropped the first trailer for its upcoming Halloween-themed Adam Sandler comedy Hubie Halloween.

Sandler re-teams with his Little Nicky and Mr. Deeds director Steven Brill for the new film, which features a host of Hollywood cameos. During the more than three-minute trailer, Kevin James, Maya Rudolph, Ray Liotta, Steve Buscemi, Kenan Thompson, Shaquille O’Neal and Tim Meadows all make appearances alongside Stranger Things’ Noah Schnapp and Sandler’s Happy Gilmore co-star Julie Bowen, who plays the Hubie Halloween star’s romantic interest.

In the first film since Sandler’s award-winning turn in Uncut Gems, the actor-comedian plays the well-meaning and good-natured, if not ...

Having renewed their fruitful partnership earlier this year for a hefty $275 million, Netflix and Adam Sandler‘s Happy Madison Productions show no signs of slowing down their output, with the actor’s work – be it whether he stars in the films or just produces them – almost always proving to be amongst the streaming service’s most reliable titles when it comes to drawing in viewers.

Indeed, it truly does seem like every Sandler vehicle old or new cracks the platform’s Top 10 most-watched list, which is certainly impressive. The 53 year-old’s last two collaborations with Netflix, in particular, show just how important he is to their business, with Murder Mystery becoming the streaming site’s fifth most-watched original movie ever and The Wrong Missy landing in eighth spot on the list, despite Sandler only acting as producer on the latter.

Next up for Adam Sandler and Netflix is Hubie Halloween.

Having only renewed their working relationship at the beginning of the year for the tidy sum of $275 million, Netflix and Adam Sandler‘s Happy Madison Productions are already said to be hammering out a new deal after the actor has continued to prove his worth as one of the streaming service’s most reliable drawing cards.

It seems like every Sandler vehicle old or new that appears on Netflix manages to crack the Top 10 most-watched list, which is undeniably impressive but worrying when you consider that subscribers have spent well over two billion hours streaming his content despite the overwhelming majority of it being terrible.

The 53 year-old’s last two collaborations with Netflix only reinforce how pivotal he is to their lineup though with Murder Mystery their fifth most-watched original movie ever and The Wrong Missy taking eighth spot, despite Sandler only producing the latter. We live in a world...

An underrated Adam Sandler movie, Mr. Deeds, has been in the Netflix Top 10 most-watched films list for almost a full week now, proving that subscribers just can’t get enough of the actor, even if it’s via digging through his back catalogue.

For those of you who aren’t familiar with the pic, Mr. Deeds follows a benevolent small-town guy who inherits a major stake in a corrupt and evil media conglomerate. At first, his rural morality clashes with the urban values of his fellow businessmen. Slowly but surely, however, Sandler’s character changes the company’s work culture for the better.

The film, which first released in 2002, was directed by Steven Brill and based a script by Robert Riskin, which was in turn based on a short story written by Clarence Budington Kelland. The basic plot should be familiar to all, as country mouse versus city cat remains one of the oldest,...