We’re only a few weeks away from the long-awaited release of The Last of Us HBO series, and audiences are eager to see if it will join the short list of good video game adaptations - or the long list of bad ones. Casting, however, is something fans shouldn’t have to worry about, according to one of the showrunners, Craig Mazin. He talked with SFX magazine about the casting process for Ellie, where he watched over 100 auditions:...
Aang won everybody’s hearts in the early 2000s. Avatar: The Last Airbender was undeniably one of Nickelodeon’s most successful cartoons. The upcoming live-action of this series by Netflix is evident to say that this cartoon is something that we cannot get rid of easily simply due to its incomparable nature. Following the end of Avatar: The Last Airbender, fans were deeply missing the world of the benders. Hence, its sequel, The Legend of Korra was released in 2012....
The Office (U.S.) is truly a generational show by all measures. Nearly a decade after the final season was aired, its grip on society is nearly second to none, evidenced by its presence in internet reaction images and GIFs. Now, NBC has used the show’s popularity to buoy their streaming platform Peacock, slowly releasing extended versions of the series season by season dubbed as “Superfan episodes.” Something about the outrageous characters, exclusion of a laugh track, and episodic comedy make The Office the ultimate comfort show, first capitalizing on everybody’s hatred for their own job and coworkers to now playing off of their nostalgia and the severe lack of a comparable sitcom to continually do numbers, according to Cord Cutters News....
The TV show Money Heist, also known as La Casa de Papel, is a Spanish crime drama that premiered on Antena 3 in 2017. After an unsuccessful initial run, the show was acquired by Netflix and has since become a global phenomenon. Money Heist went on to become Netflix’s most-watched non-English language show and has even won an Emmy award. And now, the show is ending with its fifth and final season....
“Promises Broken”, the latest episode of The Walking Dead, continues with Maggie’s group escaping into the woods. Negan wants to turn back after Daryl’s (Norman Reedus) warning. Maggie and Father Gabriel (Seth Gilliam) refuse to return empty handed. Negan knows they need him. He’ll help them with a new tactic if Maggie promises not to kill him. She begrudgingly accepts the truce. They see walkers approaching that were previously their friends....
Another seven days has come and gone, and brought us another slew of movie news, box office info, new official websites for upcoming movies and new trailers. So lets get right into it with this week’s Notables. NOTABLES “M. Night Shyamalan Looking For The Green Effect” - Monday, January 29: It sure does seem a lot longer than 7 and a half years since The Sixth Sense made the world remember the name M....
The upcoming Marvel sequel, Thor: Love and Thunder, will add some incredibly famous faces to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with Oscar-winner and Gladiator star Russell Crowe chief among them. The Academy Award winner, who will be joined in the comic book movie outing by fellow Oscar winner Christian Bale, will join the MCU as Zeus. And Thor actor Chris Hemsworth had nothing but praise for the actor and his divine debut....
TiVo is entering the world of High Definition. In a story from Variety, the company is going to offer the Series 3 TiVo. This new box will record in HD, but it will also offer consumers the chance to record two shows at the same time, “THX-certified audio and video, and an LED display with information on programs being watched.” Sadly, the price for this box and subscription fees could cost consumers somewhere in the neighborhood of $1,000....
The CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men has found a way to bring back Charlie Sheen’s deceased character Charlie Harper in an upcoming episode. Actress Kathy Bates will guest star as Charlie Harper’s ghost in a Two and a Half Men episode airing April 30. Take a look at the network’s brief announcement below. Kathy Bates currently stars on the NBC legal series Harry’s Law, and it isn’t known if the door is open for the actress to return as Charlie Harper’s ghost....
The first trailer for multi-hyphenate demagogue Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds has arrived, and as predicted, the man’s name is all over it. Writer, director, actor, craft services. If you’ve gone too long without your Tyler Perry fix, we have what ails you in the clip below. “Good Afternoon!” Indeed. A successful, wealthy businessman, Wesley Deeds (Tyler Perry) has always done what’s expected of him, whether it’s assuming the helm of his father’s company, tolerating his brother’s misbehavior at the office or planning to marry his beautiful but restless fiancee, Natalie....
Best Buy and Universal Pictures will give away up to $15 million in tickets to the March 30 weekend’s nationwide theatrical release of Sobini Films’ Peaceful Warrior. The innovative offer was announced by Adam Fogelson, president of marketing, Universal Pictures, and Jill Hamburger, vice president of entertainment, Best Buy. Tickets for the first weekend’s showings of the inspirational film adaptation of Dan Millman’s perennial best-selling novel, Way of the Peaceful Warrior, will be given away through a dedicated web portal, www....
With the final season of the critically-acclaimed drama Justified currently airing on FX, star Walton Goggins has found his next TV gig, signing on to star in HBO’s comedy series Vice Principals. We first reported on the series back in May, when HBO gave an 18-episode order to the series starring Danny McBride, with Shea Whigham (Boardwalk Empire, Marvel’s Agent Carter) also joining the cast. The series centers on Neal Gamby (Danny McBride) and Lee Russell (Walton Goggins), two vice principals who “almost run” a local high school....
Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who is coming to theaters on March 14. Over the weekend, Fox ran a unique contest where cities all across the country were turned into “Who-villes.” These cities held gatherings where people would scream “We are here!” (the line from the film) and the city that recorded the highest decibels will win a hometown screening of the movie. We’ve been provided with a video featurette from this loud event....
Watchmen fans, it’s official. You have your movie back! According to The Hollywood Reporter, Fox and Warner Bros. have settled their dispute out of court regarding the upcoming Watchmen film. The studios are set to present their settlement to U.S. District Court Judge Gary Feess on Friday morning and ask that the case be dismissed. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed, but it was believed that Fox were to receive a large cash payment from Warner, plus a percentage of the box office receipts....
You can own the DVD that owns the night on DVD and Blu-Ray. We Own the Night has been slated for a DVD release on February 12. The disc will be available in the standard and Blu-Ray formats. The standard version is priced at $28.95 SRP while the Blu-Ray disc will go for $38.96. The film stars Mark Wahlberg, Joaquin Phoneix, Eva Mendes and Robert Duvall. Bobby Green (Joaquin Phoenix) has turned his back on the family business....
Goth as a brand usually means a person who prefers black clothing, is simultaneously antisocial and outspoken, stands up for what they believe in, and is typically into darker interests, with aspects of nihilism, fatalism, or pessimism. Initially, that description doesn’t seem to fit the traditional idea of a hero, or someone who has others’ best intentions at heart or is fighting to save rather than harm others. However, there have been some great intersections of the two, resulting in a handful of great gothic heroes....
The Phineas and Ferb revival is officially on the way with 40 episodes ordered to span two seasons. Created by Dan Povenmire and Jeff “Swampy” Marsh, Phineas and Ferb follows two stepbrothers who strive to make their summer vacation the best, most adventurous one possible. Every day their adventures involve building extremely ambitious and elaborate construction projects, which irritates Phineas’ older sister Candace who strives to reveal their projects to their mother whenever she can....
To a gang of five street-raised youths with boxed minds, the stark and hard-hitting realities of growing up in Medellín, Colombia are all but just a stone’s throw away from living a better life. The combination of them not only trying to detach from their home but subconsciously mature in the process bring unfathomable events into their lives that break down everything they once knew. With a Netflix film releasing on January 4 titled The Kings of The World, preteens by the name of Ra, Culebro, Sere, Winny, and Nao all quickly come to the harshest of truths....
You can watch three popular horror films in high-definition this July. The Exorcism of Emily Rose, I Know What You Did Last Summer and Urban Legend are all getting a Blu-Ray upgrade on July 22. Each disc will be priced at $28.95 SRP. Details on each disc can be found below. The Exorcism of Emily Rose Attorney Erin Bruner (Linney) takes on both church and state when she is assigned to defend a priest (Wilkinson) in court....
Earlier this month, Netflix announced all of its upcoming new shows, trailers and premiere dates, including a Castlevania animated series, a new Bill Nye talk show and much, much more. It seems that the streaming service left one of their returning shows off the list, with Netflix debuting a new trailer for The Get Down Part Two today. The drama returns to continue the first season on April 7. Told through the lives and music of a ragtag crew of South Bronx teens, The Get Down is a mythic saga of the transformation of 1970s New York City....
