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Podcasts hosted by Conan O’Brien; Ashley Flowers; Jay Shetty and the trio of Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes received the most nominations for the 2023 iHeartRadio Podcast Awards.
In the fan-voted podcast of the year category, returning nominees like Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend, Crime Junkie and SmartLess will compete against newcomers like Love and Noraebang, a narrative fiction series that blends elements of Korean dramas and telenovelas and stars Randall Park, Justin H. Min and Francia Raísa. Fly on the Wall, co-hosted by Saturday Night Live alums Dana Carvey and David Spade, is also nominated in the podcast of the year category alongside Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers’ Las Culturistas, Michael Hobbes and Aubrey Gordon’s Maintenance Phase, Alaina Urquhart and Ashleigh Kelley’s Morbid, Jay Shetty’s On Purpose and Laci Mosley’s Scam Goddess.
This year, iHeartRadio has...
Podcasts hosted by Conan O’Brien; Ashley Flowers; Jay Shetty and the trio of Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes received the most nominations for the 2023 iHeartRadio Podcast Awards.
In the fan-voted podcast of the year category, returning nominees like Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend, Crime Junkie and SmartLess will compete against newcomers like Love and Noraebang, a narrative fiction series that blends elements of Korean dramas and telenovelas and stars Randall Park, Justin H. Min and Francia Raísa. Fly on the Wall, co-hosted by Saturday Night Live alums Dana Carvey and David Spade, is also nominated in the podcast of the year category alongside Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers’ Las Culturistas, Michael Hobbes and Aubrey Gordon’s Maintenance Phase, Alaina Urquhart and Ashleigh Kelley’s Morbid, Jay Shetty’s On Purpose and Laci Mosley’s Scam Goddess.
This year, iHeartRadio has...
- 12/15/2022
- by J. Clara Chan
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Plot: Set in an elven world 1200 years before the world of The Witcher, Blood Origin will tell a story lost to time – the creation of the first prototype Witcher, and the events that lead to the pivotal conjunction of the spheres, when the planets of monsters, men, and elves merged to become one.
Review: The appeal of The Witcher has been, at least for me, the performance of Henry Cavill. Having read the novels that inspired the video game and television series, seeing Geralt of Rivia embodied by an actor with as much presence as Cavill elevated the series from a pulpy distraction to destination viewing. Before Cavill’s third and final season as Geralt premieres in mid-2023, the first live-action spin-off series arrives on Christmas to tell the tale of how the Witchers came to be. Blood Origin, a four-episode prequel set twelve centuries before the main series, is...
Review: The appeal of The Witcher has been, at least for me, the performance of Henry Cavill. Having read the novels that inspired the video game and television series, seeing Geralt of Rivia embodied by an actor with as much presence as Cavill elevated the series from a pulpy distraction to destination viewing. Before Cavill’s third and final season as Geralt premieres in mid-2023, the first live-action spin-off series arrives on Christmas to tell the tale of how the Witchers came to be. Blood Origin, a four-episode prequel set twelve centuries before the main series, is...
- 12/12/2022
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
Nuns, the wrongfully interned and supernatural forces converge on an asylum, playing duelling protagonists, in “Auxilio,” the latest film from Argentina’s multi-faceted genre darling, Tamae Garateguy (“She Wolf”). Del Toro Films has provided Variety with sometimes exclusive, behind-the-scenes stills from the project, currently in the final phases of post-production.
In true Garateguy fashion, the film promises a thrilling dose of psychological distress alongside its gore, and benefits from the keen gaze of its director, highly-female cast and production crew.
Set in Buenos Aires during the first military coup, the film takes an uneasy glance at a myriad of taboos, knocking its moral compass loose to ensure the distress hops off-screen; to stick with its audience long after they’ve left the theater.
Stills show Tamae alongside the cast and crew, her neon-pink hair in stark contrast to the drab, moody grounds of the infirmary and the dark hues of the carefully-curated wardrobe.
In true Garateguy fashion, the film promises a thrilling dose of psychological distress alongside its gore, and benefits from the keen gaze of its director, highly-female cast and production crew.
Set in Buenos Aires during the first military coup, the film takes an uneasy glance at a myriad of taboos, knocking its moral compass loose to ensure the distress hops off-screen; to stick with its audience long after they’ve left the theater.
Stills show Tamae alongside the cast and crew, her neon-pink hair in stark contrast to the drab, moody grounds of the infirmary and the dark hues of the carefully-curated wardrobe.
- 12/3/2022
- by Holly Jones
- Variety Film + TV
Buenos Aires — Tinta Oscura winner Juan Bernardo Sánchez Mejía, Netflix awardee “Convince Me,” Argentine art film “León,” animated series “Choco” and the Shudder-coproduced “When Evil Lurks” walked off with some of the biggest prizes on Dec. 2 at a multitudinous Ventana Sur prize ceremony whose whooped applause at each and every winner attested also to the youth of Latin America’s film and TV industries.
The 47 allotted prizes also underscore just how broadly Ventana Sur has diversified from its art pic base into a building gamut of carefully targeted growth sectors for Latin America. Following, a breakdown of prize highlights in a fast-paced ceremony – winners basically made it to the stage for a just a photo – which still lasted the best of two hours.
Tinta Oscura: ‘Warrior’ Supercharged by Ventana Sur Jackpot
The big one. A 25,000 cash prize – a record for Ventana Sur – for the winning screenwriter, backed by Guadalajara’s Agavia Studios,...
The 47 allotted prizes also underscore just how broadly Ventana Sur has diversified from its art pic base into a building gamut of carefully targeted growth sectors for Latin America. Following, a breakdown of prize highlights in a fast-paced ceremony – winners basically made it to the stage for a just a photo – which still lasted the best of two hours.
Tinta Oscura: ‘Warrior’ Supercharged by Ventana Sur Jackpot
The big one. A 25,000 cash prize – a record for Ventana Sur – for the winning screenwriter, backed by Guadalajara’s Agavia Studios,...
- 12/3/2022
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Matty Healy is lying on a leather couch, smoking a cigarette and running his hand feverishly across his naked chest and onto his crotch. That might sound like quite odd behaviour in front of a stadium full of people, but if you’ve been paying any attention whatsoever to The 1975’s ongoing tour, it’s all par for the course.
The Manchester-formed band are currently in the US, supporting their fifth studio album Being Funny in a Foreign Language with their At Their Very Best live shows. These performances have produced myriad viral social media clips, as Healy blurs the lines between “black pill performance art” (his words) and a pop-rock show. Fans have watched as the frontman bites chunks out of a supposedly raw steak, snogs fans from the audience, and feigns masturbation. At a sold-out Kia Forum in Los Angeles, in front of the influencers, the TikTokers, Kendall Jenner and Halsey,...
The Manchester-formed band are currently in the US, supporting their fifth studio album Being Funny in a Foreign Language with their At Their Very Best live shows. These performances have produced myriad viral social media clips, as Healy blurs the lines between “black pill performance art” (his words) and a pop-rock show. Fans have watched as the frontman bites chunks out of a supposedly raw steak, snogs fans from the audience, and feigns masturbation. At a sold-out Kia Forum in Los Angeles, in front of the influencers, the TikTokers, Kendall Jenner and Halsey,...
- 11/30/2022
- by Tom Murray
- The Independent - Music
International rights available on all projects at Buenos Aires showcase.
Seven titles with Spanish lead producers comprise the works in progress slate that is being presented under the auspices of Spanish Screenings on Tour at Ventana Sur, which kicked off on Monday in Buenos Aires.
Produced by Fábrica Naranja de Películas, Malandra Films and Germany’s Inselfilm Produktion, Paloma Zapata’s Finding La Singla is a documentary feature about the renowned flamenco dancer Antoñita Singla. Born deaf in the suburbs of Barcelona in 1948, Singla learned to dance without listening to music and used flamenco as a form of therapy.
Sultana...
Seven titles with Spanish lead producers comprise the works in progress slate that is being presented under the auspices of Spanish Screenings on Tour at Ventana Sur, which kicked off on Monday in Buenos Aires.
Produced by Fábrica Naranja de Películas, Malandra Films and Germany’s Inselfilm Produktion, Paloma Zapata’s Finding La Singla is a documentary feature about the renowned flamenco dancer Antoñita Singla. Born deaf in the suburbs of Barcelona in 1948, Singla learned to dance without listening to music and used flamenco as a form of therapy.
Sultana...
- 11/28/2022
- by Emilio Mayorga
- ScreenDaily
A snappily directed debut from frequent Rian Johnson collaborator Noah Segan about a teenage girl looking for a father figure in a flighty vampire
From Let the Right One In to What We Do in the Shadows, the domesticated wing of the vampire genre is getting overcrowded. So frequent Rian Johnson collaborator Noah Segan has done well to wangle himself a few inches of elbow room in his directorial debut with a surprisingly gentle, ruminative and haunted film concerned with family and belonging. Focused on an estranged father and daughter on the road played by Segan himself and Victoria Moroles, it almost plays out like an undead Paper Moon.
Blood Relatives starts with a Near Dark-like glower, as Segan’s biker-jacketed drifter Francis makes a convenience store stop-off for carb gaskets and haemoglobin. When he checks into a motel to escape daylight, he’s collared by obstinate teenager Jane (Moroles...
From Let the Right One In to What We Do in the Shadows, the domesticated wing of the vampire genre is getting overcrowded. So frequent Rian Johnson collaborator Noah Segan has done well to wangle himself a few inches of elbow room in his directorial debut with a surprisingly gentle, ruminative and haunted film concerned with family and belonging. Focused on an estranged father and daughter on the road played by Segan himself and Victoria Moroles, it almost plays out like an undead Paper Moon.
Blood Relatives starts with a Near Dark-like glower, as Segan’s biker-jacketed drifter Francis makes a convenience store stop-off for carb gaskets and haemoglobin. When he checks into a motel to escape daylight, he’s collared by obstinate teenager Jane (Moroles...
- 11/22/2022
- by Phil Hoad
- The Guardian - Film News
If there’s one word that could effectively capture actor Noah Segan’s feature directorial debut, Blood Relatives, it’d likely be earnestness.
The charming horror-comedy sees writer/director Segan starring as Francis, an old vampire whose nomadic lifestyle gets upended by the arrival of Jane (Victoria Moroles), the teen daughter he never knew he had. Francis and Jane embark on a bloodsucking road trip that’ll test their new family bonds.
Blood Relatives is a personal story for Segan. Ahead of its release on Shudder, just in time for Thanksgiving on November 22, 2022, Bloody Disgusting spoke with the filmmaker about the horror-comedy’s charming sincerity, Jewish vampires, and the touching origin story behind Francis’s ultra-cool 1969 Barracuda Fastback.
It becomes apparent from the outset that Francis’s identity is intertwined with not just his vampirism but his Jewish heritage. When horror often explores Judaism through demonic possession, Blood Relatives offers a refreshing departure.
The charming horror-comedy sees writer/director Segan starring as Francis, an old vampire whose nomadic lifestyle gets upended by the arrival of Jane (Victoria Moroles), the teen daughter he never knew he had. Francis and Jane embark on a bloodsucking road trip that’ll test their new family bonds.
Blood Relatives is a personal story for Segan. Ahead of its release on Shudder, just in time for Thanksgiving on November 22, 2022, Bloody Disgusting spoke with the filmmaker about the horror-comedy’s charming sincerity, Jewish vampires, and the touching origin story behind Francis’s ultra-cool 1969 Barracuda Fastback.
It becomes apparent from the outset that Francis’s identity is intertwined with not just his vampirism but his Jewish heritage. When horror often explores Judaism through demonic possession, Blood Relatives offers a refreshing departure.
- 11/17/2022
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Saban Films will be giving the Jason Momoa Western The Last Manhunt a theatrical and VOD release this Friday, November 18th, and in anticipation of that date we’re proud to share an Exclusive clip from the film that gives a preview of how badass Momoa’s character is. You can watch it in the embed above.
In addition to starring in The Last Manhunt, Momoa also served as an executive producer and crafted the story with screenwriter Thomas Pa’a Sibbett, drawing inspiration from the oral history of the Chemehuevi tribe of California. The film has the following synopsis:
In 1909, amidst the dying old west, Willie Boy, a long distance Desert Runner by Chemehuevi tradition, falls in love with young native beauty, Carlota. Carlota’s father, a Chemehuevi shaman and local tribal leader, refuses to let the young couple be together. In a fatal confrontation, Carlota’s father falls dead...
In addition to starring in The Last Manhunt, Momoa also served as an executive producer and crafted the story with screenwriter Thomas Pa’a Sibbett, drawing inspiration from the oral history of the Chemehuevi tribe of California. The film has the following synopsis:
In 1909, amidst the dying old west, Willie Boy, a long distance Desert Runner by Chemehuevi tradition, falls in love with young native beauty, Carlota. Carlota’s father, a Chemehuevi shaman and local tribal leader, refuses to let the young couple be together. In a fatal confrontation, Carlota’s father falls dead...
- 11/15/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Screambox is getting even crazier having acquired North American rights to Lukas Rinker‘s bonkers black comedy Holy Shit! from The Playmaker Munich out of this year’s American Film Market.
Cinedigm will release Holy Shit! on the company’s Bloody Disgusting-powered Screambox streaming platform in early 2023.
Scriptwriter and director Lukas Rinker has created an ultimate worst-case scenario that feels relatable yet unimaginable at the same time when Architect Frank awakens bloodily trapped inside a portable toilet standing on a construction site.
“Architect Frank (Thomas Niehaus) regains consciousness in a locked portable toilet on a construction site where a detonation is being prepared. As he desperately tries to find ways of escaping this „prison” before potentially being blown to smithereens, he realizes who has put him into this predicament: none other than the corrupt and lecherous mayor Horst (Gedeon Burkhard) who also has designs on Frank‘s pregnant girlfriend Marie...
Cinedigm will release Holy Shit! on the company’s Bloody Disgusting-powered Screambox streaming platform in early 2023.
Scriptwriter and director Lukas Rinker has created an ultimate worst-case scenario that feels relatable yet unimaginable at the same time when Architect Frank awakens bloodily trapped inside a portable toilet standing on a construction site.
“Architect Frank (Thomas Niehaus) regains consciousness in a locked portable toilet on a construction site where a detonation is being prepared. As he desperately tries to find ways of escaping this „prison” before potentially being blown to smithereens, he realizes who has put him into this predicament: none other than the corrupt and lecherous mayor Horst (Gedeon Burkhard) who also has designs on Frank‘s pregnant girlfriend Marie...
- 11/10/2022
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Photo: ‘House of The Dragon’ After the eighth and final season of ‘Game of Thrones’ completed its six-episode run on HBO, fans were largely left disappointed by what they felt was a subpar conclusion to a show which they have invested hours of their time into. So it was to be expected that when a prequel series that would eventually become ‘House of The Dragon’ was announced, fans still felt that the world of Westeros needed to redeem itself to win them back. Fans were also understandably questioning why they should be interested in a series set two hundred years before the events of ‘Game of Thrones’ where many of their favorite characters from the original series would be absent. Based on George R. R. Martin’s historical documentation of the Targaryen lineage ‘Fire & Blood,’ the first season follows the events leading up to the infamous Targaryen civil war, better...
- 11/10/2022
- by Nader Chamas
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
The one-minute teaser trailer for Netflix’s The Witcher: Blood Origin reveals the world of elves before the events of The Witcher. The teaser for the four-part prequel was accompanied by new posters featuring the characters Scían (Michelle Yeoh), Fjall (Laurence O’Fuarain), and Éile (Sophia Brown).
The event series’ cast also includes Minnie Driver as Seanchaí, Mirren Mack as Merwyn, Lenny Henry as Balor, Jacob Collins Levy as Eredin, and Lizzie Annis as Zacaré. Huw Novelli plays Callan “Brother Death”, Francesca Mills is Meldof, Amy Murray is Fenrik, Nathaniel Curtis stars as Brían, Zach Wyatt is Syndril, Dylan Moran is Uthrok One-Nut, and Joey Batey is Jaskier.
Declan de Barra created the series and serves as showrunner and executive producer. Additional executive producers include Lauren Hissrich, Matt O’Toole, Tomek Baginski and Jarek Sawko (Platige Films), and Jason Brown & Sean Daniel (Hivemind Content). Sarah O’Gorman and Vicky Jewson directed the prequel.
The event series’ cast also includes Minnie Driver as Seanchaí, Mirren Mack as Merwyn, Lenny Henry as Balor, Jacob Collins Levy as Eredin, and Lizzie Annis as Zacaré. Huw Novelli plays Callan “Brother Death”, Francesca Mills is Meldof, Amy Murray is Fenrik, Nathaniel Curtis stars as Brían, Zach Wyatt is Syndril, Dylan Moran is Uthrok One-Nut, and Joey Batey is Jaskier.
Declan de Barra created the series and serves as showrunner and executive producer. Additional executive producers include Lauren Hissrich, Matt O’Toole, Tomek Baginski and Jarek Sawko (Platige Films), and Jason Brown & Sean Daniel (Hivemind Content). Sarah O’Gorman and Vicky Jewson directed the prequel.
- 11/10/2022
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Bloody Disgusting has learned that after an incredible 12 months with Ocn Distribution (Vinegar Syndrome), Terror Vision is leaving that nest to start distributing their own home video releases directly via Graveface Distribution (both companies are owned by Ryan Graveface).
“Terror Vision has 36 home video releases locked down and in production and will be spread throughout the next couple of years,” Bloody Disgusting was told this week.
Launching in late 2022, The Terror Vision Video Club (Tvvc) is set to be Terror Vision’s brand new subscription service model for home video releases.
“The premise is simple: You can join at Any Time and receive the next 10 Terror Vision home video titles as they are released.”
Here’s the breakdown of how this works…
You will pay a discounted amount instead of the regular retail price for the Blu-rays/UHDs. You will be guaranteed a slipcover of each release. You will receive...
“Terror Vision has 36 home video releases locked down and in production and will be spread throughout the next couple of years,” Bloody Disgusting was told this week.
Launching in late 2022, The Terror Vision Video Club (Tvvc) is set to be Terror Vision’s brand new subscription service model for home video releases.
“The premise is simple: You can join at Any Time and receive the next 10 Terror Vision home video titles as they are released.”
Here’s the breakdown of how this works…
You will pay a discounted amount instead of the regular retail price for the Blu-rays/UHDs. You will be guaranteed a slipcover of each release. You will receive...
- 11/10/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
After this past August‘s “Children of the Worm” expansion, Turtle Rock Studios are back at it with the third expansion for Back 4 Blood. Officially titled “River of Blood”, the upcoming expansion is scheduled to release on December 6 as part of the Back 4 Blood Annual Pass or via standalone purchase.
Featuring a brand-new story campaign with an enthralling five-map mission, “River of Blood” will have players travelling upriver, stopping at different points along the way to collect supplies and take on new enemy threats. Players will also be introduced to a new Cleaner in Tala, a former cultist outcast now turned Cleaner who is accompanied by a Ridden companion named Jeff, a friendly Tallboy that can be summoned to assist the team. Jeff can be called upon via whistle by Tala or other Cleaners on her team.
“River of Blood” will also include eight exclusive character skins and 12 exclusive weapon skins,...
Featuring a brand-new story campaign with an enthralling five-map mission, “River of Blood” will have players travelling upriver, stopping at different points along the way to collect supplies and take on new enemy threats. Players will also be introduced to a new Cleaner in Tala, a former cultist outcast now turned Cleaner who is accompanied by a Ridden companion named Jeff, a friendly Tallboy that can be summoned to assist the team. Jeff can be called upon via whistle by Tala or other Cleaners on her team.
“River of Blood” will also include eight exclusive character skins and 12 exclusive weapon skins,...
- 11/8/2022
- by Mike Wilson
- bloody-disgusting.com
There may be no "Bad Blood" after all following a new development in Apple TV's forthcoming movie about Elizabeth Holmes. Jennifer Lawrence has long been slated to star as the Theranos founder in Adam McKay's take on the company's scandal, but during an interview with New York Times reporter Kyle Buchanan, published on Nov. 2, the actor said there was no need for another retelling of how Holmes's brand failed.
"Jennifer Lawrence will no longer star as Elizabeth Holmes in Adam McKay's Bad Blood, she told me," Buchanan tweeted on Nov. 2. "She came to that conclusion after watching Amanda Seyfried play Holmes in 'The Dropout': "I thought she was terrific. I was like, 'Yeah, we don't need to redo that.' She did it."
Seyfried portrayed Holmes in Hulu's "The Dropout," which aired in March. Her performance netted her an Emmy for best actress in a limited series.
"Jennifer Lawrence will no longer star as Elizabeth Holmes in Adam McKay's Bad Blood, she told me," Buchanan tweeted on Nov. 2. "She came to that conclusion after watching Amanda Seyfried play Holmes in 'The Dropout': "I thought she was terrific. I was like, 'Yeah, we don't need to redo that.' She did it."
Seyfried portrayed Holmes in Hulu's "The Dropout," which aired in March. Her performance netted her an Emmy for best actress in a limited series.
- 11/2/2022
- by Alicia Geigel
- Popsugar.com
This article contains spoilers for Thor: Ragnarok and House of the Dragon
It’s hard to believe it’s been five years since Taika Waititi twirled Mjolnir and made his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut with Thor: Ragnarok. While we’ve since had Thor: Love and Thunder, most agree Ragnarok is the God of Thunder’s best. More recently, we’ve become obsessed with HBO’s House of the Dragon and a fight for a more painful throne than the one in Asgard. It might be hard to connect the dots to Westeros, but on another viewing, Thor: Ragnarok is Marvel’s answer to House of the Dragon – just with fewer dragons and no Jeff Goldblum.
Succession is the name of the game in both the Nine Realms and the Seven Kingdoms, with the crux of House of the Dragon season 1 being about who will take over from King Viserys Targaryen...
It’s hard to believe it’s been five years since Taika Waititi twirled Mjolnir and made his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut with Thor: Ragnarok. While we’ve since had Thor: Love and Thunder, most agree Ragnarok is the God of Thunder’s best. More recently, we’ve become obsessed with HBO’s House of the Dragon and a fight for a more painful throne than the one in Asgard. It might be hard to connect the dots to Westeros, but on another viewing, Thor: Ragnarok is Marvel’s answer to House of the Dragon – just with fewer dragons and no Jeff Goldblum.
Succession is the name of the game in both the Nine Realms and the Seven Kingdoms, with the crux of House of the Dragon season 1 being about who will take over from King Viserys Targaryen...
- 11/2/2022
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
Conventional vampires may not be native to classic Japanese folklore, but they eventually entered modern culture starting in the early 20th century. And today these creatures of the night have become fairly common in the media, often eclipsing actual endemic monsters or ghosts of legend. Vintage depictions of Japanese vampires (kyūketsuki) patterned themselves after Dracula and his ilk. Where these bloodsuckers began to feel more distinctly Japanese was incidentally in and around the golden age of anime, or to be more specific, the 1980s and 1990s. From Vampire Hunter D to Vampire Princess Miyu, Japanese vamps were finally stepping out of their Western counterparts’ shadows and developing their own unique origins and stories.
Looking back, the vampire’s growing popularity in Japanese culture can be interpreted as a fear of Western encroachment. That’s not to say Japan is the only place where vampires were a manifestation of cultural panic...
Looking back, the vampire’s growing popularity in Japanese culture can be interpreted as a fear of Western encroachment. That’s not to say Japan is the only place where vampires were a manifestation of cultural panic...
- 10/28/2022
- by Paul Lê
- bloody-disgusting.com
We’ve had flesh eaters populating so many cinema screens, it’s sometimes difficult for zombie movies to portray a world wherein zombie movies don’t exist. MexZombies, a horror comedy out of Mexico taking its festival tour now to the Toronto After Dark Film Fest, doesn’t ever try to ignore zombie movies, but instead, treats them as important information for the characters. MexZombies plays to those of us who made our contingency plans after consuming zombie media and maybe kind of secretly hoped we’d be validated when the monsters showed up, making our movie geekdom suddenly incredibly cool and tough.
Tavo (Iñaki Godoy) lives on the other side of the gate. His friends are residents of the private community, Sierra Linda, a polished little slice of land patrolled by guards in golf carts. Here lives his best pal, Jacob, his crush, Ana (Roberta Damián), and of course,...
Tavo (Iñaki Godoy) lives on the other side of the gate. His friends are residents of the private community, Sierra Linda, a polished little slice of land patrolled by guards in golf carts. Here lives his best pal, Jacob, his crush, Ana (Roberta Damián), and of course,...
- 10/26/2022
- by Lindsay Traves
- DailyDead
The dust and dragon scales have barely settled on “House of the Dragon” Season 1, but fans are already clamoring for Season 2 while staring down their first free Sunday night in months. HBO’s “Game of Thrones” prequel is already renewed for a second season, but how exactly will the war amid House Targaryen play out? Who will live? Who will die? Will viewers ever see a baby dragon?
Here’s everything we hope to see in “House of the Dragon” Season 2.
1. Lucerys Avenged
Sweet, strong (sorry) Lucerys Velaryon died horribly and too young, a pawn in the war against his mother and an indescribable loss for her. His is the first major death in the war and the series and will undoubtedly lead to massive repercussions for both sides. The Blacks may come for Aemond directly, or for Vhagar, or for the entirety of Aegon’s family as they avenge...
Here’s everything we hope to see in “House of the Dragon” Season 2.
1. Lucerys Avenged
Sweet, strong (sorry) Lucerys Velaryon died horribly and too young, a pawn in the war against his mother and an indescribable loss for her. His is the first major death in the war and the series and will undoubtedly lead to massive repercussions for both sides. The Blacks may come for Aemond directly, or for Vhagar, or for the entirety of Aegon’s family as they avenge...
- 10/25/2022
- by Proma Khosla
- Indiewire
The king is dead! At long last, the king is dead. In House of the Dragon, HBO’s slow-building Game of Thrones prequel, Viserys finally succumbs to the leprotic illness that cost him fingers and toes, half of his face and who knows what more over the course of his reign. Is all of Westeros worse off without him? Absolutely. He may have been a broken, sentimental man, but at least he was a man. It’s a qualification that – when reinforced with a rumbling of dragons – is enough to rest a fictional continent’s whole peace on. But for the sake of House of the Dragon’s dramatic potential, the diminished king’s death couldn’t have arrived soon enough.
In the dying moments of Sunday night’s finale, the series shoves its steely heroine Rhaenyra to her breaking point, thereby ending a season of TV that mostly served as prologue.
In the dying moments of Sunday night’s finale, the series shoves its steely heroine Rhaenyra to her breaking point, thereby ending a season of TV that mostly served as prologue.
- 10/25/2022
- by Amanda Whiting
- The Independent - TV
The king is dead! At long last, the king is dead. In House of the Dragon, HBO’s slow-building Game of Thrones prequel, Viserys finally succumbs to the leprotic illness that cost him fingers and toes, half of his face and who knows what more over the course of his reign. Is all of Westeros worse off without him? Absolutely. He may have been a broken, sentimental man, but at least he was a man. It’s a qualification that – when reinforced with a rumbling of dragons – is enough to rest a fictional continent’s whole peace on. But for the sake of House of the Dragon’s dramatic potential, the diminished king’s death couldn’t have arrived soon enough.
In the dying moments of Sunday night’s finale, the series shoves its steely heroine Rhaenyra to her breaking point, thereby ending a season of TV that mostly served as prologue.
In the dying moments of Sunday night’s finale, the series shoves its steely heroine Rhaenyra to her breaking point, thereby ending a season of TV that mostly served as prologue.
- 10/24/2022
- by Amanda Whiting
- The Independent - TV
This post contains spoilers for the "House of the Dragon" finale.
"House of the Dragon" has made quite a few changes from its source material, "Fire & Blood." George R.R. Martin's book lacks singular character perspectives and only reveals an outsider's experience of events that led to the division and eventual fall of House Targaryen. Understandably, "House of the Dragon" co-showrunners Ryan Condal and Miguel Sapochnik needed to make some changes to facilitate nuance and create a complex and gripping narrative that doesn't just feel like a trailer of historical occurrences.
In the penultimate episode of the series, we see how Queen Alicent (Olivia Cooke) misinterprets her dying husband's last words — his desire for Aegon the Conqueror's dream to be taken seriously — as a desire for their son, also named Aegon, to be crowned king. Alicent then becomes complicit in the small council's quest to usurp Rhaenyra's (Emma D'Arcy) throne.
"House of the Dragon" has made quite a few changes from its source material, "Fire & Blood." George R.R. Martin's book lacks singular character perspectives and only reveals an outsider's experience of events that led to the division and eventual fall of House Targaryen. Understandably, "House of the Dragon" co-showrunners Ryan Condal and Miguel Sapochnik needed to make some changes to facilitate nuance and create a complex and gripping narrative that doesn't just feel like a trailer of historical occurrences.
In the penultimate episode of the series, we see how Queen Alicent (Olivia Cooke) misinterprets her dying husband's last words — his desire for Aegon the Conqueror's dream to be taken seriously — as a desire for their son, also named Aegon, to be crowned king. Alicent then becomes complicit in the small council's quest to usurp Rhaenyra's (Emma D'Arcy) throne.
- 10/24/2022
- by Fatemeh Mirjalili
- Slash Film
This post contains spoilers for the first season of House of the Dragon, which is now streaming in its entirety on HBO Max.
“The Black Queen” was the season finale of House of the Dragon Season One, and its climax appropriately summed up nearly everything about the show, good and bad.
As the cocky, sadistic Prince Aemond (Ewan Mitchell) chased his anxious nephew Prince Luke (Elliot Grihault) through a stormy sky, pitting his massive dragon against Luke’s comparatively tiny one, it was impossible to not be impressed by the visual splendor,...
“The Black Queen” was the season finale of House of the Dragon Season One, and its climax appropriately summed up nearly everything about the show, good and bad.
As the cocky, sadistic Prince Aemond (Ewan Mitchell) chased his anxious nephew Prince Luke (Elliot Grihault) through a stormy sky, pitting his massive dragon against Luke’s comparatively tiny one, it was impossible to not be impressed by the visual splendor,...
- 10/24/2022
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
Early during season 1 of “House of the Dragon”, HBO renewed the “Game of Thrones” prequel, confirming that the series would return for a second season. Based on George R.R. Martin’s novel, “Fire & Blood”, which is a history book recounting notable events in Westeros in the 200 years before the original series, “Hotd” will continue to explore the in-fighting and intrigue surrounding House Targaryen.
With season 1 ending in dramatic fashion, with everyone in Westeros seemingly taking sides in the newfound battle between the Black Council and Green Council, here’s what we know about what’s to come in season 2.
Plot and Timeline
After spending most of season 1 establishing the main players in the battle of succession to follow the death of King Viserys, season 2 will inch the series closer and closer to war.
“We will get to the spectacle,” co-creator and showrunner Ryan Condal told The Times. (His co-showrunner Miguel Sapochnik...
With season 1 ending in dramatic fashion, with everyone in Westeros seemingly taking sides in the newfound battle between the Black Council and Green Council, here’s what we know about what’s to come in season 2.
Plot and Timeline
After spending most of season 1 establishing the main players in the battle of succession to follow the death of King Viserys, season 2 will inch the series closer and closer to war.
“We will get to the spectacle,” co-creator and showrunner Ryan Condal told The Times. (His co-showrunner Miguel Sapochnik...
- 10/24/2022
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
House of the Dragon foreshadowed the finale’s climactic scene back in episode one.
The HBO series’s first season drew to a close on Sunday (23 October), ending with a plot twist with repercussions that will ricochet through the episodes to come.
*Spoilers follow – you have been warned*
In the hopes of recruiting allies and maintaining support from people who believe her to be the rightful heir to the throne, Rhaneyra (Emma D’Arcy) sends her son Lucerys (Elliot Grihault) to Storm’s End with his dragon Arrax.
Rhaenyra urges him to act as a diplomat. When he arrives, however, something is amiss and he notices Aemond (Ewan Mitchell) is already there doing the bidding for his newly crowned brother.
Aemond has long been seeking revenge on Lucerys, who cut his eye out years before. When he loses his cool and goes for Lucerys, Borros Baratheon (Roger Evans) tells him not to fight on his land.
The HBO series’s first season drew to a close on Sunday (23 October), ending with a plot twist with repercussions that will ricochet through the episodes to come.
*Spoilers follow – you have been warned*
In the hopes of recruiting allies and maintaining support from people who believe her to be the rightful heir to the throne, Rhaneyra (Emma D’Arcy) sends her son Lucerys (Elliot Grihault) to Storm’s End with his dragon Arrax.
Rhaenyra urges him to act as a diplomat. When he arrives, however, something is amiss and he notices Aemond (Ewan Mitchell) is already there doing the bidding for his newly crowned brother.
Aemond has long been seeking revenge on Lucerys, who cut his eye out years before. When he loses his cool and goes for Lucerys, Borros Baratheon (Roger Evans) tells him not to fight on his land.
- 10/24/2022
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - TV
House of the Dragon showrunner Ryan Condal has defended a character following their actions in the finale.
Episode 10, which served as the last instalment of season one, was broadcast on Sunday (23 October), and set the wheels in motion for a showdown to come.
*Spoilers follow – you have been warned*
In the hopes of recruiting allies and maintaining support from people who believe her to be the rightful heir to the throne, Rhaneyra (Emma D’Arcy) sends her son Lucerys (Elliot Grihault) to Storm’s End with his dragon Arrax.
Rhaenyra urges him to act as a diplomat. When he arrives, though, something is amiss and he notices Aemond (Ewan Mitchell) is already there doing the bidding for his newly crowned brother. Aemond has long been seeking revenge on Lucerys, who cut his eye out years before. When he loses his cool and goes for Lucerys, Borros Baratheon (Roger Evans) tells him...
Episode 10, which served as the last instalment of season one, was broadcast on Sunday (23 October), and set the wheels in motion for a showdown to come.
*Spoilers follow – you have been warned*
In the hopes of recruiting allies and maintaining support from people who believe her to be the rightful heir to the throne, Rhaneyra (Emma D’Arcy) sends her son Lucerys (Elliot Grihault) to Storm’s End with his dragon Arrax.
Rhaenyra urges him to act as a diplomat. When he arrives, though, something is amiss and he notices Aemond (Ewan Mitchell) is already there doing the bidding for his newly crowned brother. Aemond has long been seeking revenge on Lucerys, who cut his eye out years before. When he loses his cool and goes for Lucerys, Borros Baratheon (Roger Evans) tells him...
- 10/24/2022
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - TV
House of the Dragon featured yet another “traumatising” birth scene in its season one finale.
When the series began, the showrunners. Ryan Condal and Miguel Sapochnik, said they would not “shy away” from several births that take place in George Rr Martin’s source material, Fire & Blood.
One such scene featured in the opening episode, and ended in the death of Queen Aemma (Sian Brooke). A second followed in episode six, when Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) gives birth to Joffrey.
*Spoilers follow – you have been warned*
In episode 10, Rhaenyra, shortly after learning her father King Viserys (Paddy Considine) has died, goes into early labour, which leads to her baby being stillborn. Viewers struggled to watch the scene, and expressed their distress on social media.
“House of Dragon overdid it with the child birth scenes this season,” one fan wrote, with another saying they felt they were “going to faint” in the...
When the series began, the showrunners. Ryan Condal and Miguel Sapochnik, said they would not “shy away” from several births that take place in George Rr Martin’s source material, Fire & Blood.
One such scene featured in the opening episode, and ended in the death of Queen Aemma (Sian Brooke). A second followed in episode six, when Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) gives birth to Joffrey.
*Spoilers follow – you have been warned*
In episode 10, Rhaenyra, shortly after learning her father King Viserys (Paddy Considine) has died, goes into early labour, which leads to her baby being stillborn. Viewers struggled to watch the scene, and expressed their distress on social media.
“House of Dragon overdid it with the child birth scenes this season,” one fan wrote, with another saying they felt they were “going to faint” in the...
- 10/24/2022
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - TV
House of the Dragon featured yet another “traumatising” birth scene in its season one finale.
When the series began, showrunners Ryan Condal and Miguel Sapochnik said they would not “shy away” from several births that take place in George Rr Martin’s source material, Fire & Blood.
One such scene featured in the opening episode, and ended in the death of Queen Aemma (Sian Brooke). A second followed in episode six, when Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) gives birth to Joffrey.
*Spoilers follow – you have been warned*
In episode 10, Rhaenyra, shortly after learning her father King Viserys (Paddy Considine) has died, goes into early labour, which leads to her baby being stillborn. Viewers struggled to watch the scene, which was accompanied by a disturbing detail, and expressed their distress on social media.
“House of Dragon overdid it with the child birth scenes this season,” one fan wrote, with another saying they felt they...
When the series began, showrunners Ryan Condal and Miguel Sapochnik said they would not “shy away” from several births that take place in George Rr Martin’s source material, Fire & Blood.
One such scene featured in the opening episode, and ended in the death of Queen Aemma (Sian Brooke). A second followed in episode six, when Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) gives birth to Joffrey.
*Spoilers follow – you have been warned*
In episode 10, Rhaenyra, shortly after learning her father King Viserys (Paddy Considine) has died, goes into early labour, which leads to her baby being stillborn. Viewers struggled to watch the scene, which was accompanied by a disturbing detail, and expressed their distress on social media.
“House of Dragon overdid it with the child birth scenes this season,” one fan wrote, with another saying they felt they...
- 10/24/2022
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - TV
This article contains light spoilers for House of the Dragon episode 10 and some future events in Fire & Blood.
Peace was never an option for Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) and Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke).
It was always obvious that a civil war between the Blacks and the Greens was coming on House of the Dragon. Stories about happy mixed families who learn to co-exist with one another is not really George R.R. Martin’s whole vibe. Not only that but the show’s producers were upfront that the series would be covering the event know as the “Dance of the Dragons” before the first episode even aired. Now, as of episodes 9 and 10, the war is finally here and it’s already proven to be a costly one.
The loss of life seen in House of the Dragon season 1’s final act is just an appetizer for the real carnage to come.
Peace was never an option for Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) and Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke).
It was always obvious that a civil war between the Blacks and the Greens was coming on House of the Dragon. Stories about happy mixed families who learn to co-exist with one another is not really George R.R. Martin’s whole vibe. Not only that but the show’s producers were upfront that the series would be covering the event know as the “Dance of the Dragons” before the first episode even aired. Now, as of episodes 9 and 10, the war is finally here and it’s already proven to be a costly one.
The loss of life seen in House of the Dragon season 1’s final act is just an appetizer for the real carnage to come.
- 10/24/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
“House of the Dragon” Season 1 concludes on Sunday (October 23), and will surely end in reconciliation, laughter, joy, and general warm fuzzies.
Or not.
The “Game of Thrones” prequel series is guaranteed to finish the season with heartbreak, bloodshed, and agonizing cliffhangers, because, well, that’s what we all signed up for. In anticipation of the Season 1 finale (and the long wait for Season 2), here are 10 burning questions we have leading up to Episode 10.
1. Is Corlys Ok?
Corlys Velaryon, Lord of the Tides, has apparently been at war in the Stepstones for six years and suffered a severe injury and fever of late. The Sea Snake is down two children and a brother, but most importantly he is awesome and we had hoped to see more of him. With Viserys gone, the realm needs a king, but it also needs a daddy. Here’s hoping Corlys makes an epic entrance during...
Or not.
The “Game of Thrones” prequel series is guaranteed to finish the season with heartbreak, bloodshed, and agonizing cliffhangers, because, well, that’s what we all signed up for. In anticipation of the Season 1 finale (and the long wait for Season 2), here are 10 burning questions we have leading up to Episode 10.
1. Is Corlys Ok?
Corlys Velaryon, Lord of the Tides, has apparently been at war in the Stepstones for six years and suffered a severe injury and fever of late. The Sea Snake is down two children and a brother, but most importantly he is awesome and we had hoped to see more of him. With Viserys gone, the realm needs a king, but it also needs a daddy. Here’s hoping Corlys makes an epic entrance during...
- 10/21/2022
- by Proma Khosla
- Indiewire
Michelle Monaghan has signed on to co-star alongside Mark Wahlberg in Apple and Skydance’s new action-comedy film “The Family Plan.”
Wahlberg is set to produce through his Municipal Pictures banner, with Simon Cellan Jones directing from a script by David Coggeshall. The film follows a suburban father who goes on the run with his family when his past catches up to him.
“The Family Plan” is also produced by Municipal Pictures’ Stephen Levinson, along with Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger.
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“The Family Plan” marks the second collaboration between Wahlberg and Jones after “Arthur the King,” currently in post-production at Lionsgate. Coggeshall is also at work on “Matchbox” for Skydance and Mattel.
Monaghan most recently starred in the Sundance prizewinner “Nanny” and Netflix thriller series “Echoes,” which claimed the No. 1 spot on...
Wahlberg is set to produce through his Municipal Pictures banner, with Simon Cellan Jones directing from a script by David Coggeshall. The film follows a suburban father who goes on the run with his family when his past catches up to him.
“The Family Plan” is also produced by Municipal Pictures’ Stephen Levinson, along with Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger.
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“The Family Plan” marks the second collaboration between Wahlberg and Jones after “Arthur the King,” currently in post-production at Lionsgate. Coggeshall is also at work on “Matchbox” for Skydance and Mattel.
Monaghan most recently starred in the Sundance prizewinner “Nanny” and Netflix thriller series “Echoes,” which claimed the No. 1 spot on...
- 10/19/2022
- by Harper Lambert
- The Wrap
John Cale, the ever-inventive Welsh musician and former member of the Velvet Underground, has announced his first new album of all new material in 10 years, Mercy, out Jan. 20, 2023 via Double Six/Domino.
The album announcement is accompanied by a new song, “Story of Blood,” which features vocals from Weyes Blood’s Natalie Mering. There’s also a music video, steeped in spiritual and religious imagery, directed by Emmy-winning director Jethro Waters.
In a statement, Cale said he thought of Weyes Blood and Mering’s “puritanical vocals” while making “Story of Blood,...
The album announcement is accompanied by a new song, “Story of Blood,” which features vocals from Weyes Blood’s Natalie Mering. There’s also a music video, steeped in spiritual and religious imagery, directed by Emmy-winning director Jethro Waters.
In a statement, Cale said he thought of Weyes Blood and Mering’s “puritanical vocals” while making “Story of Blood,...
- 10/19/2022
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
This article contains spoilers for House of the Dragon episode 9.
There’s a new bastard in King’s Landing for House of the Dragon, and no, we don’t mean Rhaenyra’s illegitimate offspring with Harwin Strong. In a show that’s already painted the likes of Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith) and Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke) as villains in the race to the Iron Throne, Matthew Needham’s Larys Strong is giving Aegon II (Tom Glynn-Carney) a run for his money as the show’s most loathsome hate figure.
Larys is already being called the show’s very own Petyr “Littlefinger” Baelish (Aiden Gillen) with just a dash of Varys (Conleth Hill). Ironic that his name sounds like a hybrid of the pair. Known as Larys “Clubfoot” Strong, he’s the current Lord of Harrenhal, Master of Whispers, and Lord Confessor for the Greens. As his title suggests, the Master...
There’s a new bastard in King’s Landing for House of the Dragon, and no, we don’t mean Rhaenyra’s illegitimate offspring with Harwin Strong. In a show that’s already painted the likes of Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith) and Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke) as villains in the race to the Iron Throne, Matthew Needham’s Larys Strong is giving Aegon II (Tom Glynn-Carney) a run for his money as the show’s most loathsome hate figure.
Larys is already being called the show’s very own Petyr “Littlefinger” Baelish (Aiden Gillen) with just a dash of Varys (Conleth Hill). Ironic that his name sounds like a hybrid of the pair. Known as Larys “Clubfoot” Strong, he’s the current Lord of Harrenhal, Master of Whispers, and Lord Confessor for the Greens. As his title suggests, the Master...
- 10/18/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
This post contains spoilers for the latest episode of "House of the Dragon."
There was lots of movement and maneuvering in episode nine of "House of the Dragon" -- a king died, a coup was plotted, a new ruler was crowned. With all those fast-paced political machinations in play, certain moments in the episode may not have gotten the attention they were due. One moment that perhaps did not receive its deserved ceremony was the moment the source material, "Fire and Blood," referred to as "the first blood shed in the Dance of the Dragons."
Lord Lyman Beesbury, the monotonous Master of Coin of Viserys' Small Council, was killed in the opening minutes of the episode. After he expresses his dissent to the idea of anointing Aegon as king, and questions whether Alicent is telling the truth about her father's dying wish to put Aegon on the throne, he is...
There was lots of movement and maneuvering in episode nine of "House of the Dragon" -- a king died, a coup was plotted, a new ruler was crowned. With all those fast-paced political machinations in play, certain moments in the episode may not have gotten the attention they were due. One moment that perhaps did not receive its deserved ceremony was the moment the source material, "Fire and Blood," referred to as "the first blood shed in the Dance of the Dragons."
Lord Lyman Beesbury, the monotonous Master of Coin of Viserys' Small Council, was killed in the opening minutes of the episode. After he expresses his dissent to the idea of anointing Aegon as king, and questions whether Alicent is telling the truth about her father's dying wish to put Aegon on the throne, he is...
- 10/17/2022
- by Matt Rainis
- Slash Film
In true “Game of Thrones” fashion, “House of the Dragon” Episode 9 packs a helluva punch.
“The Green Council,” written by Sara Hess and directed by Claire Kilner, picks up right after the death of Viserys Targaryen (Paddy Considine), with his wife and council planning how to pass the crown to son Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney) instead of his named heir Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy). All of this roughly follows George R.R. Martin’s “Fire & Blood,” which tells the history of House Targaryen, but at least two major scenes are unique to the show.
The first of those is early in the episode, when Queen Alicent (Olivia Cooke) speaks with Larys Strong (Matthew Needham) about events transpiring in the castle and the capitol at that very moment. Larys loves his whispers (like Varys in “Game of Thrones”) and loves drama, so he’s already feasting in this scene — but it gets worse.
Watching...
“The Green Council,” written by Sara Hess and directed by Claire Kilner, picks up right after the death of Viserys Targaryen (Paddy Considine), with his wife and council planning how to pass the crown to son Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney) instead of his named heir Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy). All of this roughly follows George R.R. Martin’s “Fire & Blood,” which tells the history of House Targaryen, but at least two major scenes are unique to the show.
The first of those is early in the episode, when Queen Alicent (Olivia Cooke) speaks with Larys Strong (Matthew Needham) about events transpiring in the castle and the capitol at that very moment. Larys loves his whispers (like Varys in “Game of Thrones”) and loves drama, so he’s already feasting in this scene — but it gets worse.
Watching...
- 10/17/2022
- by Proma Khosla
- Indiewire
George Rr Martin has cleared up a character absence in House of the Dragon.
The author of the show’s source material, Fire & Blood, recently praised the HBO series, the first season of which was overseen by Ryan Condal and Miguel Sapochnik.
In a blog post, he addressed the fact there is a substantial time jump between each episode, something that has divided fans since the series began in August.
Martin wrote about when TV shows used to have 39 and 22 episodes in a seasons, adding: “Cable shrunk that even further. The Sopranos had 13 episodes per season, but just a few years later, Game of Thrones had only 10.”
He stated: “If House of the Dragon had 13 episodes per season, maybe we could have shown all the things we had to ‘time jump’ over… though that would have risked having some viewers complain that the show was too ‘slow,’ that ‘nothing happened.
The author of the show’s source material, Fire & Blood, recently praised the HBO series, the first season of which was overseen by Ryan Condal and Miguel Sapochnik.
In a blog post, he addressed the fact there is a substantial time jump between each episode, something that has divided fans since the series began in August.
Martin wrote about when TV shows used to have 39 and 22 episodes in a seasons, adding: “Cable shrunk that even further. The Sopranos had 13 episodes per season, but just a few years later, Game of Thrones had only 10.”
He stated: “If House of the Dragon had 13 episodes per season, maybe we could have shown all the things we had to ‘time jump’ over… though that would have risked having some viewers complain that the show was too ‘slow,’ that ‘nothing happened.
- 10/17/2022
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - TV
Fans of Jasozz Games’ Blood-inspired shooter Cultic can finally get their hands on the first chapter of the game. Available now on Steam for 9.99, Chapter One also includes Survival Mode, a replayable wave-based mode inspired by Resident Evil 4‘s Mercenaries and Tripwire Interactive’s Killing Floor.
Revealed last year with plans for the game to head to consoles once all chapters on the PC version have been released, Cultic is described as a “horror-flavored retro shooter, with a focus on tight gunplay, open-ended combat, and environmental interactivity.” The story sees you as a disgraced detective who dug too deeply into a string of grisly crimes. Rising from your grave for revenge against hatchet-wielding cultists, you’re armed with an arsenal of mid-century firearms and explosives. Set against fast-paced combat, you’ll be having to run, slide, and dodge your way to avoid dying all over again.
According to developer Jasozz Games’ brief Faq,...
Revealed last year with plans for the game to head to consoles once all chapters on the PC version have been released, Cultic is described as a “horror-flavored retro shooter, with a focus on tight gunplay, open-ended combat, and environmental interactivity.” The story sees you as a disgraced detective who dug too deeply into a string of grisly crimes. Rising from your grave for revenge against hatchet-wielding cultists, you’re armed with an arsenal of mid-century firearms and explosives. Set against fast-paced combat, you’ll be having to run, slide, and dodge your way to avoid dying all over again.
According to developer Jasozz Games’ brief Faq,...
- 10/14/2022
- by Mike Wilson
- bloody-disgusting.com
Molly Parker (“Lost in Space”) and Brian J. Smith (“Treadstone”) have been cast in upcoming Canadian ITV Studios drama “Essex County.”
Joining them as lead cast are Stephen McHattie (“October Faction”), Finlay Wojtak-Hissong (“Blood”) and Kevin Durand (“Pantheon”). Christina Piovesan, executive producer and CEO of First Generation Films unveiled the casting.
The five-episode series is based on Jeff Lemire’s graphic novel of the same name, which explores themes of loss, betrayal, trauma and redemption via two families living in a rural community. Lemire is also writing and showrunning the series, which is directed by Andrew Cividino (“Schitt’s Creek”). Eilis Kirwan is co-writing and exec producing.
Following the death of his mother, 11-year-old Lester (Wojtak-Hissong) moves in with his uncle Ken (Smith), a stoic farmer, who must raise Lester while coping with his own grief. Lester soon turns to Jimmy (Durand) as a surrogate father although Jimmy can barely look after himself.
Joining them as lead cast are Stephen McHattie (“October Faction”), Finlay Wojtak-Hissong (“Blood”) and Kevin Durand (“Pantheon”). Christina Piovesan, executive producer and CEO of First Generation Films unveiled the casting.
The five-episode series is based on Jeff Lemire’s graphic novel of the same name, which explores themes of loss, betrayal, trauma and redemption via two families living in a rural community. Lemire is also writing and showrunning the series, which is directed by Andrew Cividino (“Schitt’s Creek”). Eilis Kirwan is co-writing and exec producing.
Following the death of his mother, 11-year-old Lester (Wojtak-Hissong) moves in with his uncle Ken (Smith), a stoic farmer, who must raise Lester while coping with his own grief. Lester soon turns to Jimmy (Durand) as a surrogate father although Jimmy can barely look after himself.
- 10/13/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Joe Manganiello will have to empty his Bag of Holding to make room for all the gold pieces Dungeons & Dragons fans will throw his way in 2024. The True Blood alum and official Dungeons & Dragons ambassador is co-directing a Dungeons & Dragons documentary brought to you by Hasbro and eOne. The project is “the definitive documentary feature about the world’s greatest roleplaying game,” and is timed for the classic RPG’s 50th anniversary in 2024.
In addition to getting behind the camera with the feature’s other director, Kyle Newman, Manganiello will produce alongside his brother Nick Manganiello, Anthony Savini, and Cecily Tyler. Tara Long and Geno McDermott executive produce through eOne with D&d scholar Jon Peterson, Adam F. Goldberg, and Newman.
“I couldn’t be more proud and excited to get back behind the camera for another documentary, this time with the D&d dream team of Jon,...
In addition to getting behind the camera with the feature’s other director, Kyle Newman, Manganiello will produce alongside his brother Nick Manganiello, Anthony Savini, and Cecily Tyler. Tara Long and Geno McDermott executive produce through eOne with D&d scholar Jon Peterson, Adam F. Goldberg, and Newman.
“I couldn’t be more proud and excited to get back behind the camera for another documentary, this time with the D&d dream team of Jon,...
- 10/12/2022
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Joe Manganiello, the actor who moonlights as a “Dungeons & Dragons” official ambassador, will direct a documentary about the popular tabletop fantasy game with Kyle Newman. The film, backed by Hasbro and eOne, is billed as “the definitive documentary feature about the world’s greatest roleplaying game” and is timed to the 50th anniversary of “Dungeons & Dragons” in 2024.
In addition to co-directing the untitled film, Manganiello will serve as a producer with his brother Nick Manganiello, Anthony Savini and Cecily Tyler. Tara Long and Geno McDermott are executive producing for eOne alongside leading “Dungeons & Dragons” scholar Jon Peterson, Adam F. Goldberg and Newman.
“I couldn’t be more proud and excited to get back behind the camera for another documentary, this time with the D&d dream team of Jon, Kyle and my brother and producing partner Nick. I lived through the rise and fall and rise again of...
In addition to co-directing the untitled film, Manganiello will serve as a producer with his brother Nick Manganiello, Anthony Savini and Cecily Tyler. Tara Long and Geno McDermott are executive producing for eOne alongside leading “Dungeons & Dragons” scholar Jon Peterson, Adam F. Goldberg and Newman.
“I couldn’t be more proud and excited to get back behind the camera for another documentary, this time with the D&d dream team of Jon, Kyle and my brother and producing partner Nick. I lived through the rise and fall and rise again of...
- 10/12/2022
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
George Rr Martin has cleared up a character absence in House of the Dragon.
The author of the show’s source material, Fire & Blood, has praised the HBO series, the first season of which was overseen by Ryan Condal and Miguel Sapochnik.
In a new blog post, he addressed the fact there is a substantial time jump between each episode, something that has divided fans since the series began in August.
Martin wrote about when TV shows used to have 39 and 22 episodes in a seasons, adding: “Cable shrunk that even further. The Sopranos had 13 episodes per season, but just a few years later, Game of Thrones had only 10.”
He stated: “If House of the Dragon had 13 episodes per season, maybe we could have shown all the things we had to ‘time jump’ over… though that would have risked having some viewers complain that the show was too ‘slow,’ that ‘nothing happened.
The author of the show’s source material, Fire & Blood, has praised the HBO series, the first season of which was overseen by Ryan Condal and Miguel Sapochnik.
In a new blog post, he addressed the fact there is a substantial time jump between each episode, something that has divided fans since the series began in August.
Martin wrote about when TV shows used to have 39 and 22 episodes in a seasons, adding: “Cable shrunk that even further. The Sopranos had 13 episodes per season, but just a few years later, Game of Thrones had only 10.”
He stated: “If House of the Dragon had 13 episodes per season, maybe we could have shown all the things we had to ‘time jump’ over… though that would have risked having some viewers complain that the show was too ‘slow,’ that ‘nothing happened.
- 10/12/2022
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - TV
It’s hard to imagine a more fan-pleasing experience than House of the Dragon.
The first season of HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel has done right by both fans of the original series and George R.R. Martin’s novel’s. The show has faithfully adapted everything that it can from Martin’s Fire & Blood (which is written as a historical text and therefore leaves much up to interpretation) while also introducing some genuine surprises and alterations.
Still, for as fan-friendly as House of the Dragon has been thus far, a handful of Fire & Blood die-hards have pointed out that a major character appears to be missing. Daeron Targaryen, King Viserys’s third son and fourth overall child with Queen Alicent, has not yet appeared on the show.
Where's Daeron the Daring.. The Gentle Prince.. The Rider of Tessarion.. pic.twitter.com/SoSTVeGJMz
— OMk Omkar Anavkar (@omk4real) October 3, 2022
During...
The first season of HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel has done right by both fans of the original series and George R.R. Martin’s novel’s. The show has faithfully adapted everything that it can from Martin’s Fire & Blood (which is written as a historical text and therefore leaves much up to interpretation) while also introducing some genuine surprises and alterations.
Still, for as fan-friendly as House of the Dragon has been thus far, a handful of Fire & Blood die-hards have pointed out that a major character appears to be missing. Daeron Targaryen, King Viserys’s third son and fourth overall child with Queen Alicent, has not yet appeared on the show.
Where's Daeron the Daring.. The Gentle Prince.. The Rider of Tessarion.. pic.twitter.com/SoSTVeGJMz
— OMk Omkar Anavkar (@omk4real) October 3, 2022
During...
- 10/12/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
The Game of Throne TV series was incredibly successful for HBO, but the series finale soured many people on the saga. Can a prequel lure disappointed viewers back to Westeros? Will House of the Dragon be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned. *Status update below.
A fantasy series, the House of the Dragon TV show is based on George R.R. Martin’s Fire & Blood novel and is a prequel to Game of Thrones. It stars Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Fabien Frankel, Sonoya Mizuno, and Rhys Ifans. Additional cast includes Milly Alcock, Bethany Antonia, Phoebe Campbell, Emily Carey, Harry Collett, Ryan Corr, Tom Glynn-Carney, Jefferson Hall, David Horovitch, Wil Johnson, John Macmillan, Graham McTavish, Ewan Mitchell, Theo Nate, Matthew Needham, Bill Paterson, Phia Saban, Gavin Spokes, and Savannah Steyn. The series...
A fantasy series, the House of the Dragon TV show is based on George R.R. Martin’s Fire & Blood novel and is a prequel to Game of Thrones. It stars Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Fabien Frankel, Sonoya Mizuno, and Rhys Ifans. Additional cast includes Milly Alcock, Bethany Antonia, Phoebe Campbell, Emily Carey, Harry Collett, Ryan Corr, Tom Glynn-Carney, Jefferson Hall, David Horovitch, Wil Johnson, John Macmillan, Graham McTavish, Ewan Mitchell, Theo Nate, Matthew Needham, Bill Paterson, Phia Saban, Gavin Spokes, and Savannah Steyn. The series...
- 10/11/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
This article contains House of the Dragon spoilers through episode 8 and some light spoilers for Fire & Blood.
In House of the Dragon‘s fifth episode “We Light the Way,” the beleaguered king of the Seven Kingdoms Viserys I Targaryen (Paddy Considine) poses a question to his Lord Hand Lyonel Strong (Gavin Spokes).
“Will I be remembered as a good king, Lyonel?” Viserys asks.
The time to answer that question is perhaps not in that moment. Viserys is sickly and tired after his journey back to King’s Landing from Driftmark. Lyonel, ever the faithful friend and confidante, seems to recognize as such and deflects the query. The quality of any given monarch cannot be properly assessed until their reign is over and the various maesters and historians get their learned hands around their story. No one will know if you’re a good king until you’re dead and gone.
In House of the Dragon‘s fifth episode “We Light the Way,” the beleaguered king of the Seven Kingdoms Viserys I Targaryen (Paddy Considine) poses a question to his Lord Hand Lyonel Strong (Gavin Spokes).
“Will I be remembered as a good king, Lyonel?” Viserys asks.
The time to answer that question is perhaps not in that moment. Viserys is sickly and tired after his journey back to King’s Landing from Driftmark. Lyonel, ever the faithful friend and confidante, seems to recognize as such and deflects the query. The quality of any given monarch cannot be properly assessed until their reign is over and the various maesters and historians get their learned hands around their story. No one will know if you’re a good king until you’re dead and gone.
- 10/11/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
DC's live-action "Titans" series is returning to HBO Max early next month, and in tandem with New York Comic-Con this past weekend, the streamer has released an official teaser and clip giving fans a taste of some new villains who are coming to the show in season 4. Developed by Akiva Goldsman, Geoff Johns, and Greg Berlanti, "Titans" is going the route of many a streaming series and splitting this season up so that it's only part 1 of season 4 that is coming your way next month.
Let's start by looking at the teaser, which you can see below.
Watch The Titans Season 4 Teaser
The teaser doesn't show much, just arcane symbols and a hand rising out of a vat of blood while chanting goes on in the background. The chanting sounds similar to what we heard a decade ago in "The Dark Knight Rises," but of course, this ain't a Batman movie,...
Let's start by looking at the teaser, which you can see below.
Watch The Titans Season 4 Teaser
The teaser doesn't show much, just arcane symbols and a hand rising out of a vat of blood while chanting goes on in the background. The chanting sounds similar to what we heard a decade ago in "The Dark Knight Rises," but of course, this ain't a Batman movie,...
- 10/10/2022
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
The mention of “The Song Of Ice And Fire” as a prophecy in the first episode of House Of The Dragon came as something of a surprise to book readers. Not because they were unfamiliar with the concept, but because it doesn’t appear anywhere in Fire And Blood, the book that serves as inspiration for the series. At first,…...
- 10/10/2022
- by Cindy White
- avclub.com
Warning: contains spoilers for House of the Dragon episode 8 ‘The Lord of the Tides’.
In the three centuries between Aegon the Conqueror and Aegon ‘the artist formerly known as Jon Snow’, there are a total of nine Aegons in the Targaryen family tree. That’s standard practice for a royal name (the English got stuck in an Edward and Henry rut for a good few centuries), but clearly impractical when it comes to deathbed wishes and ancient prophecies, as we shall see.
In House of the Dragon episode eight ‘The Lord of the Tides’ something catastrophic happens to the Targaryens. It’s not caused by greed or pride or somebody getting their head surprise-sliced in half; it’s a genuine and regrettable mistake. On his deathbed, King Viserys mistakes the person he’s talking to, and – due to the multiple Aegons situation – they mistake the person he’s talking about.
In the three centuries between Aegon the Conqueror and Aegon ‘the artist formerly known as Jon Snow’, there are a total of nine Aegons in the Targaryen family tree. That’s standard practice for a royal name (the English got stuck in an Edward and Henry rut for a good few centuries), but clearly impractical when it comes to deathbed wishes and ancient prophecies, as we shall see.
In House of the Dragon episode eight ‘The Lord of the Tides’ something catastrophic happens to the Targaryens. It’s not caused by greed or pride or somebody getting their head surprise-sliced in half; it’s a genuine and regrettable mistake. On his deathbed, King Viserys mistakes the person he’s talking to, and – due to the multiple Aegons situation – they mistake the person he’s talking about.
- 10/10/2022
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Every October, New York Comic Con transforms the humble Javits Center into an epic gathering place for cosplayers, stars, authors, and fans. But any New Yorker can tell you that the city is possessed by magic year-round—some secrets found tucked into corners or beneath bridges, or sparkling in plain sight across the five boroughs.
These 10 novels span New York’s mythical past, alternate present, and potential future. Attend Jay Gatsby’s endless parties out on Long Island, or put your ear to the walls of the Bramford to catch an occult ceremony. Seek out the entradas to the underworld in Prospect Park, or listen for the Old Ones beneath the Gowanus. But more than the place, it’s the people who give the city its spark: musicians and magicians, assassins and jinn, brujas and avatars and even humble office workers.
Here are the best horror and fantasy novels set...
These 10 novels span New York’s mythical past, alternate present, and potential future. Attend Jay Gatsby’s endless parties out on Long Island, or put your ear to the walls of the Bramford to catch an occult ceremony. Seek out the entradas to the underworld in Prospect Park, or listen for the Old Ones beneath the Gowanus. But more than the place, it’s the people who give the city its spark: musicians and magicians, assassins and jinn, brujas and avatars and even humble office workers.
Here are the best horror and fantasy novels set...
- 10/6/2022
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
House of the Dragon viewers are convinced that David Tennant’s son, who plays Aegon II, looks exactly like another actor.
Twenty-year-old Ty Tennant made his debut on the HBO show in episode six, which was broadcast last weekend.
He made his return in the latest instalment, the seventh episode, as Prince Aegon Targaryen II, and fans have been quick to point out he looks exactly like another actor: Finn Wolfhard.
Fans have been comparing Tennant, who is the son of Doctor Who actor, David, to the Stranger Things star, who plays Mike Wheeler in the Netflix show.
“Still not buying Aegon II not being Finn Wolfhard in a wig,” one viewer wrote, with another adding: “Whoever called Aegon ‘Mike Targaryen’ bc he looks like Finn Wolfhard ruined my life.”
“Aegon looks like Finn Wolfhard in a bad wig and I can’t get past it,” another waded in, while...
Twenty-year-old Ty Tennant made his debut on the HBO show in episode six, which was broadcast last weekend.
He made his return in the latest instalment, the seventh episode, as Prince Aegon Targaryen II, and fans have been quick to point out he looks exactly like another actor: Finn Wolfhard.
Fans have been comparing Tennant, who is the son of Doctor Who actor, David, to the Stranger Things star, who plays Mike Wheeler in the Netflix show.
“Still not buying Aegon II not being Finn Wolfhard in a wig,” one viewer wrote, with another adding: “Whoever called Aegon ‘Mike Targaryen’ bc he looks like Finn Wolfhard ruined my life.”
“Aegon looks like Finn Wolfhard in a bad wig and I can’t get past it,” another waded in, while...
- 10/5/2022
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - TV
House of the Dragon viewers are convinced that David Tennant’s son, who plays Aegon II, looks exactly like another actor.
Twenty-year-old Ty Tennant made his debut on the HBO show in episode six, which was broadcast last weekend.
He made his return in the latest instalment, the seventh episode, as Prince Aegon Targaryen II, and fans have been quick to point out he looks exactly like another actor: Finn Wolfhard.
Fans have been comparing Tennant, who is the son of Doctor Who actor, David, to the Stranger Things star, who plays Mike Wheeler in the Netflix show.
“Still not buying Aegon II not being Finn Wolfhard in a wig,” one viewer wrote, with another adding: “Whoever called Aegon ‘Mike Targaryen’ bc he looks like Finn Wolfhard ruined my life.”
“Aegon looks like Finn Wolfhard in a bad wig and I can’t get past it,” another waded in, while...
Twenty-year-old Ty Tennant made his debut on the HBO show in episode six, which was broadcast last weekend.
He made his return in the latest instalment, the seventh episode, as Prince Aegon Targaryen II, and fans have been quick to point out he looks exactly like another actor: Finn Wolfhard.
Fans have been comparing Tennant, who is the son of Doctor Who actor, David, to the Stranger Things star, who plays Mike Wheeler in the Netflix show.
“Still not buying Aegon II not being Finn Wolfhard in a wig,” one viewer wrote, with another adding: “Whoever called Aegon ‘Mike Targaryen’ bc he looks like Finn Wolfhard ruined my life.”
“Aegon looks like Finn Wolfhard in a bad wig and I can’t get past it,” another waded in, while...
- 10/5/2022
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - TV
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