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My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
Focus Features has set a September 8th global release date for the third “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” film, the title set to light up the post-Labor Day box office as the family reunites Greece.

Nia Vardalos pens and directs the new entry along with starring alongside John Corbett, Louis Mandylor, Elena Kampouris, Maria Vacratsis, Andrea Martin, Elias Kacavas, Gia Carides, Joey Fatone and Melina Kotselou. [Source: Deadline]

Sex Education
Jodie Turner-Smith has confirmed that she’s joining the fourth season of Netflix’s “Sex Education” with the show’s co-star Ncuti Gatwa inviting her to join the show and the pair will share scenes in the new run. Gatwa will leave after the fourth season due to his “Doctor Who” commitments.

Simone Ashley, Tanya Reynolds, Patricia Allison and Rakhee Thakrar all exited the series before production of the new season, whilst Emma Mackey has confirmed she will be leaving after the upcoming fourth season which she just finished filming last week. [Source: Variety]

Cocaine Bear
Ahead of its release this Friday, a new clip is out from the early scenes of Elizabeth Banks’ “Cocaine Bear,” a darkly comic reimagining of a real-life event that happened in 1985 when an American black bear ingested a duffel bag full of cocaine.

The clip features two EMTs (Scott Seiss and Kahyun Kim) helping an injured officer (Margo Martindale) with the trio then having to hoof it to outrun the bear in question. Keri Russell, Brooklynn Prince, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Alden Ehrenreich, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and more star in the film which opens Friday.

Dungeon and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Another clip today, this one for the upcoming “Dungeon and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves which hits cinemas on March 31st. “Game Night” helmers Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley’s comedy chops are on display in the clip.

The movie follows a band of thieves who “helped the wrong person steal the wrong thing” and now embark on a quest to retrieve a long-lost relic to correct their mistake. Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Rege-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis and Hugh Grant co-star.