In a story from Variety, Ricky Gervais and HBO are teaming up for the animated series, The Ricky Gervais Show, The show is based on a popular series of podcasts that Gervais made with his longtime creative partner, Stephen Merchant. It is based on their friend Karl Pilkington. Originally, the show was on the radio in London. In 2005 it became a podcast and that’s when Karl Pilkington got involved. Soon, the show was revolving around him....
With the release of the trailer for Obi Wan Kenobi, the new limited series for Disney+, Star Wars is back at the top of trending topics. The Skywalker Saga continues to expand in a variety of mediums. Whether through novels, television series, and spin-off tales, each of the official nine Star Wars episodes live on for new and old audiences. To think that this adventure began 45 years ago is astonishing....
Young Carl Grimes (Chandler Riggs) leads two zombies away from his new home in the first clip from The Walking Dead’s Season 4 midseason premiere, “After”, airing Sunday, February 9 at 9 PM ET on AMC. After the attack at the prison, the group has become separated, with Carl and Rick (Andrew Lincoln) on their own, forced to fend for themselves. We already saw hints from the trailer earlier this week that Carl is emerging into a leader, with Rick becoming more and more unglued, as teased by showrunner Scott M....
The Walking Dead may not be the ratings monster that it once was. Be that as it may, AMC still thinks highly of the zombie-centric franchise and the various shows are among the most-watched on cable. As such, AMC’s Chief Operating Officer Ed Carroll wasn’t shy about making a lofty comparison to Game of Thrones recently. That, in turn, could lead to a major streaming deal down the line. AMC recently reported its third-quarter earnings....
Another seven days has come and gone, and has brought us a new slew of movie news, box office figures, new official sites for upcoming flicks and new trailers. I’ve been pretty busy over here lately so I didn’t even get around to watching any movies this week, so lets get this column started with this week’s Notables. NOTABLES “Christian Bale and Javier Bardem to Star in Killing Pablo” - Monday, October 1:...
One of the latest storylines of the HBO Max series Titans is centered around Garfield Logan, also known as Beast Boy, and this plot line introduces the concept of a mystic force known as “The Red.” While Beast Boy has previously struggled with his powers, initially only capable of assuming the form of a Tiger, he has recently begun tapping into this force to change into various animal forms, albeit while losing control at times....
Within the murky, crocodile-infested waters of the James Bond film series and all the arguments over if they are still culturally kosher, one example emerges from Q’s laboratory with its head held firm to stomp on the bygone ways of an Asian Sean Connery or JW Pepper before it. Released in the heady days of 1997, Tomorrow Never Dies was the second outing for Pierce Brosnan’s Bond incarnation. As a British navy vessel is sunk and a Chinese fighter jet is destroyed, the two nations are pitted against one another believing that their counterpart is to blame....
A brand new full-length trailer for True Detective season 3 has made its way online. HBO struck gold with the first season of the anthology crime series, which starred Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson as the co-leads in what is generally considered to be one of the high points of modern television. But season 2 took a very big step in the wrong direction, leading many to wonder if we’d ever see more....
HBO has renewed the comedy series Veep for a fifth season and Silicon Valley for a third season, it was announced today by Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming. The announcement comes just one day after the Season 4 premiere of Veep and the Season 2 debut of Silicon Valley. Here’s what HBO’s Michael Lombardo had to say in a statement. Created by Armando Iannucci, Veep stars Emmy and Screen Actors Guild Award winner Julia Louis-Dreyfus as new President Selina Meyer, for whom even the most banal action can have unexpected and far-reaching consequences....
Deadline New York recently ran a piece detailing the new levels of secrecy some film productions are undertaking with their scripts, and, ironically, the piece revealed the full title of the Wachowski siblings’ new film CN9, which is actually titled Cobalt Neutral 9. The film is currently in the midst of the casting process and, as the Deadline New York story reveals, actors aren’t being allowed access to the entire script for auditions....
We have a new exclusive clip from the finale of When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions, which airs on the Discovery Channell on Sunday June 22 at 10 PM ET. Click below to get a special glimpse at this NASA documentary program. One of the most complex instruments ever built, the Hubble Space Telescope is expected to transform our understanding of the Universe. But once it is in orbit, NASA discovers a serious problem, a defective main mirror that leaves Hubble short-sighted....
It’s been reported that Amblin’s classic film Arachnophobia is soon getting the remake treatment. Frank Marshall’s 1990 horror-comedy about an outbreak of deadly spiders is the latest beloved title to have a competitor version from filmmaker Christopher Landon with producer James Wan. While the film is in development, perhaps there is still time for it to transition into a sequel before moving into production. The term “remake” is triggering for many cinema enthusiasts, especially when it comes to universally loved films....
Voice Actor John Kassir tells you everything you’ve ever wanted to know about this character As the voice of the Crypt Keeper from the legendary horror anthology show Tales from the Crypt, John Kassir certainly made a name for himself. Before each episode he would set the stage for the terror (often mixed with comedy) that would follow. Then once the tale had played itself out (oftentimes with moral and gruesome consequences), the Crypt Keeper would reappear to put everything in perspective....
NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV in Chicago reports: Mayor Richard Daley announced Wednesday that The Dark Knight, the next installment of Warner Bros. Pictures’ Batman movie series, is doing six days of pre-production filming in the city starting Wednesday afternoon. “I am very excited that Warner Bros. has decided to return to Chicago. And the city, through the efforts of our Chicago Film Office, is ready to assist in making sure production runs smoothly with little to no inconvenience to our residents,” Daley said in a release....
Lifetime’s upcoming movie inspired by Gabby Petito’s murder is currently shooting in Utah, and video footage recorded from the set shows the filming of a heated scene between Petito and her killer, Brian Laundrie. Previously, it was announced that Lifetime was developing a movie called The Gabby Petito Story with Thora Birch attached to direct. Per TMZ, new footage has emerged from an outdoor set near Salt Lake City that reveals a first look at the film and its Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie actors....
The trailer for the long-awaited HBO original series, The Last of Us, has finally been released. The series, starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, is set for release sometime in 2023. The pair play Joel and Ellie, a duo connected through the harshness of the world they live in, as they are forced to endure brutal circumstances and ruthless killers on a trek across post-pandemic America. The HBO show is based on the video game created by Neil Druckmann, Naughty Dog, and PlayStation Studios, which won Game of the Year, Best Design, and Best Narrative at the 14th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards....
TIME Magazine’s Josh Quittner saw brand new footage from James Cameron’s highly-anticipated Avatar, which 20th Century Fox plans to release on December 18. Here are some excepts from the article: The sci-fi action-adventure stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez, Giovanni Ribisi, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Peter Mensah, Laz Alonso, Wes Studi, Stephen Lang and Matt Gerald. More than a thousand people have worked on it, at a cost in excess of $300 million, and it represents digital filmmaking’s bleeding edge....
FXX’s hit comedy series The League will return for its Season 6 on Wednesday, September 3 at 10:00 PM ET/PT. FXX will air 13 all new episodes during The League Season 6 followed by nine new episodes of comedy series Ali G Rezurection at 10:30 PM ET/PT. The League follows a group of old friends in a fantasy football league who care deeply about one another - so deeply that they use every opportunity to make each other’s lives miserable....
Nearly five years after going off the air following nine successful seasons, NBC is eyeing a revival of The Office, which could be ready for the 2018-2019 fall TV season. This isn’t terribly surprising, since a report from August hinted that the network was eyeing both an Office revival and a 30 Rock revival, and while there is no word yet if a 30 Rock revival is still happening, it seems The Office may in fact come back....
Pro wrestling fans worldwide are in mourning after the death of WWE legend Scott “Razor Ramon” Hall. Along with the fans, many of Hall’s colleagues from the industry have also been feeling the pain of the loss, and there has been an outpouring of tributes posted for the late WWE Hall of Famer. Among those commenting on the news is Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who went toe to toe with Hall in the wrestling ring before transitioning to Hollywood movie star....
