‘Foundation’ Shakeup: David S. Goyer Stepping Back From Duties Amid Budget Clash
There’s a shakeup going on behind the scenes at Apple TV+’s lavish sci-fi drama Foundation. Co-creator David S. Goyer is stepping back from his showrunner duties ahead of production resuming on the show’s upcoming third season. Goyer (Blade, The Dark Knight) will still be creatively involved with the show, contributing scripts from Los Angeles, while […]
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‘Game of Thrones’ Spinoff ‘The Hedge Knight’ Gets 2025 Release Date
Dunk and Egg keep journeying closer to their HBO debut. On Friday, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav gave an update on the next Game of Thrones spinoff series: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight (a title that seems destined to be changed to something that doesn’t have “Knight” twice). “[Creator and […]
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BBC Defends Cringe Andrew Scott Interview About Naked Barry Keoghan
BBC News released a detailed statement about that viral red carpet interview where a reporter continually pressed Andrew Scott about Barry Keoghan’s nudity in Saltburn. For those who missed it (video below), the BBC’s Colin Paterson, covering the BAFTAs red carpet, pressed Scott — who was supporting his film All of Us Strangers — about […]
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Troy Kotsur Joins Apple TV+’s ‘Foundation’ Season 3 Cast
Oscar-winning actor Troy Kotsur has joined the cast of Foundation season three. The CODA star will play Preem Palver, the leader of a planet of psychics in the sci-fi epic. Based on Issac Asimov’s novels, Foundation is from showrunner David S. Goyer and stars Lee Pace and Jared Harris. Here’s the official description of the most recent […]
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Kelsey Grammer’s ‘Frasier’ Renewed for Season 2 at Paramount+
The revival of Frasier is getting a second season. Paramount+ has renewed the sitcom — which stars Kelsey Grammer picking up his curmudgeonly character first introduced in NBC’s Cheers — for another round. “Kelsey made a triumphant return as one of the most iconic and beloved characters on television,” said Jeff Grossman, executive vp programming […]
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‘Leave the World Behind’ Trending Amid Nationwide Cellular Outrage
Get to your bunker and stay away from those Teslas, because we’re apparently living in the opening act of Netflix’s Leave the World Behind. A nationwide cellphone outage struck the United States on Thursday morning and impacted more than 70,000 customers. The issue apparently started with AT&T’s network, but has affected customers who use Verizon […]
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‘Civil War’ Trailer: New Footage of Alex Garland’s American Apocalypse
The second trailer for the highly anticipated action-drama Civil War has been released. The A24 film from writer-director Alex Garland (Ex Machina) depicts a near-future United States where 19 states have seceded from the Union, while much of the rest of the country is ruled by a tyrannical three-term president (Nick Offerman), who has ordered […]
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Jon Stewart Reacts to ‘Daily Show’ Backlash: “I Have Sinned Against You”
Nope, Jon Stewart isn’t walking back his criticism of President Joe Biden last week during his Daily Show return. If anything, Stewart kind of doubled down during his second episode Monday night, before spending the bulk of his opening segment tearing into Tucker Carlson’s Russia propaganda tour. Stewart opened his second show back on the […]
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Inside Sony’s ‘Madame Web’ Collapse: Forget About a New Franchise
The trailer buzz was worrisome, advance ticket sales anemic. Then last week, the critic reviews for Madame Web were posted, and they stung deepest of all — Sony’s Spider-Man spinoff received the lowest average Rotten Tomatoes score (13 percent) of any major superhero film in nearly a decade. “On Wednesday night, you could actually watch […]
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Some Critics Actually Liked ‘Madame Web’: Here’s What They’re Saying
On Valentine’s Day, we get reminded of the reassuring phrase, “There is someone out there for everyone.” Well, when it comes to movies, the same is true: For every film, there’s at least some who genuinely like it — even Madame Web, which opened nationally on the romantic holiday to scathing reviews and a modest […]
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Christopher Nolan Says He Wants to Make a Horror Movie
A Christopher Nolan horror film? The Oppenheimer director says he “would love” to make that happen. During a conversation with the British Film Institute on Thursday, Nolan said that doing an outright horror picture was something he’d eventually like to tackle — and he broke down precisely why the genre appeals to him. “I think […]
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‘Dune 2’ First Reactions From the Premiere: “Jaw-Dropping Masterpiece”
The first reactions are in for the first hugely anticipated movie of 2024: Dune 2. The long-delayed sequel from director Denis Villeneuve continues the story of author Frank Herbert’s space epic and the initial reactions are extremely enthusiastic, with many calling the film a masterpiece of cinema that is even better than Dune. Dune: Part […]
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