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Netflix’s new film Chupa has a bit of an E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial ring to it: a kid discovers a fantastical creature, bonds with it, then enlists his friends to help protect it from sinister grown-ups. But Chupa has some distinctive qualities, too—not only is it set in Mexico, but the titular monster is freaking adorable.The latter is not up for debate. Watch the new trailer for Chupa, which is short for “chupacabra,” and see for yourself.CHUPA | Official Trailer | NetflixYes, that’s Willow’s Christian Slater as the…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeDirector Alfonso Cuarón has spoken out about his dislike of dubbing non-English language films rather than using subtitles.The Roma director is the producer on Le Pupille, an Italian children’s film that has been nominated for Best Live Action Short at this year’s Academy Awards.On Disney Plus, the film automatically plays with an English-language dub. In a new interview, Cuarón…

Mexican filmmaker Jonás Cuarón has signed on as director for the Marvel/Sony Pictures offering El Muerto, which will star Bad Bunny in the lead role.Per the Hollywood Reporter, Cuarón will be working with a script by Blue Beetle writer Gareth Dunnet Alcocer. The story will follow a wrestler with superpowers passed down to him from previous generations of his family. The project is in the early development stages, and will be the first live-action Marvel movie headed by a Latino character.Originally a character from the …

Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images for CTAOP Oscar winners Charlize Theron and Alfonso Cuarón are set to team up for an Amazon feature project, Jane. The project is based on the famous science fiction author Philip K. Dick, and will be an alternate reality of the author’s own life, with his daughter Isa Hackett also set to produce. The project is based on Philip K. Dick’s twin sister Jane, who died only six weeks after birth, something that reportedly deeply affected the author. According to Hackett, Jane was an…