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HBO Max is still scheduled to launch this May says CEO

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HBO Max is still on course to launch this May according to Warner Media’s new CEO.The streaming service landscape is increasingly crowded and the next heavyweight to enter the fray is HBO Max, a platform planning original content such as the Gossip Girl reboot, Freinds reunion, and DC’s Green Lantern series.The platform has been scheduled […]

Better Call Saul creator tells fans to watch next few episodes immediately

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Peter Gould, co-creator of Better Call Saul, has warned fans to watch the next few episodes of season five as soon as possible due to spoilers.Better Call Saul season five is hurtling towards its conclusion with just three episodes left. This is the penultimate season of the show and so far things couldn’t be tenser […]

Rey choosing the Skywalker name dates back to before Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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It has been revealed that the concept of Rey choosing the Skywalker name in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker dates back to before The Force Awakens.At the end of The Rise of Skywalker, after our hero defeats Palpatine, we see Rey on Tattooine, burying the Skywalker lightsabers and choosing the family name as her […]

George R.R. Martin wanted to “die horribly” in Game of Thrones’ Red Wedding

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George R.R. Martin, the author behind the Game of Thrones books, says that he wanted to have a part and be killed off in the show’s depiction of the Red Wedding.The Red Wedding was one of Game of Thrones‘ most memorable and shocking moments. Fans of the books knew what was coming but for those […]

Tenet’s Michael Caine jokes Christopher Nolan has to cast him in movies even if there are no parts for him

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Michael Caine has joked that Christopher Nolan has to find a place for him in his films even if there aren’t any obvious ones available.Over the years, acting legend Michael Caine has become a regular fixture of Christoper Nolan’s films, appearing (in some form or another) in every of the director’s movies since Batman Begins. […]

Colin Trevorrow is working on Jurassic World: Dominion from home

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Colin Trevorrow, the director of Jurassic World: Dominion, isn’t letting the global shutdown stop him from working on the movie, as he has set up shop at home.As the devastating global health crisis has much of Hollywood in a state of paralysis right now, many of the biggest blockbusters have had to halt production, delaying […]

Netflix schedule won’t be negatively impacted by the global shutdowns until later this year

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Ted Sarandos, the chief content officer at Netflix, has revealed that its new releases won’t be impacted until later this year by the current shutdowns.All across the board, films and TV shows are being suspended and postponed due to the current global health crisis and subsequent shutdowns.Netflix hasn’t been immune to this either but their […]

Disney chairman Bob Iger to forgo salary and other execs take pay cuts due to global health crisis

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Bob Iger, the chairman of Disney is giving up his salary due to the impacts of the global health crisis. Disney’s new CEO is also taking a pay cut.Hollywood, like the rest of the world, is reeling from the impacts of the global health crisis and the resulting shutdowns. With films being delayed and cinemas […]

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker writer reveals the lengths he went to find the right balance with the script

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Chris Terrio, the writer of the Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, has spoken about how difficult it is to find the right balance when it comes to Star Wars’ screenplays.Making a Star Wars film is never easy and the pressure was even bigger when it came to finishing off the entire saga with The […]