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Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings cost $465 million for one season, will be “the largest television series ever made”

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The first season of Amazon’s highly-anticipated fantasy series Lord of the Rings has reportedly cost the streaming service roughly NZ$650 million – which translates to $465 million in U.S. dollars.“What I can tell you is Amazon is going to spend about $650 million in season one alone,” Stuart Nash, the country’s Minister for Economic Development and Tourism, told […]

HBO Max’s Legendary offers up first look at its second season

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Reality competition shows don’t get any fiercer than Legendary. The first season of the HBO Max Original Series dazzled fans with its impressive dips, flips, and stunts. Now, season two promises to be even more over-the-top, shaping up to be quite the carry.Legendary offers a look at the ballroom scene, a sub-culture in the queer […]

Netflix’s Castlevania to end with season 4, first teaser released

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Castlevania, the Netflix anime series that won over fans with its brutality and camp, will come to a close in season four – although it does seem like Netflix will likely expand on this universe with a spinoff show set in the same universe. Along with the announcement of the final season, the horror-inspired anime […]

R.I.P. Helen McCrory (1968 – 2021)

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Some rather sad news this evening as it has been announced that Harry Potter and Peaky Blinders actress Helen McCrory has passed away aged just 52 after losing a battle with cancer. The announcement was made by her husband Damian Lewis, who posted the following to Twitter: pic.twitter.com/gSx8ib9PY9 — Damian Lewis (@lewis_damian) April 16, 2021London-born […]

Marvel’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Episode 5 Review – ‘Truth’

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Martin Carr reviews the fifth episode of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier…For those who feel short changed by this series, episode five brings something substantial to the table. Wyatt Russell finally steps out of the shadows, taking ownership of John Walker in all his tarnished glory. Brandishing that shield and kneeling like a penitent […]

Gabriel Luna to play Pedro Pascal’s brother in The Last of Us series

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A dream team has been formed for HBO’s The Last of Us series. Gabriel Luna will play opposite Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey in the upcoming series from Chernobyl creators Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann. The series is an adaptation of the award-winning and best-selling Playstation video game.Luna (Terminator: Dark Fate, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) stars […]

Warrior renewed for third season, moving to HBO Max

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HBO’s Chief Content Officer Casey Bloys has announced that its hit martial arts crime drama series Warrior has been renewed for a third season, but will be moving from Cinemax to the HBO Max streaming service.Based on a concept and treatment by martial arts icon Bruce Lee, Warrior takes place during the brutal Tong Wars […]

Barry Jenkins’ The Underground Railroad gets a new trailer from Amazon

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With just a month to go until it premieres on Amazon Prime Video, a new trailer has been released for Moonlight and If Beale Street Could Talk director Barry Jenkins’ adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Underground Railroad which follows Cora Randall (Thuso Mbedu) as she makes a desperate bid for freedom, […]

Wakanda’s Dora Milaje showcased in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier featurette

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Marvel Entertainment has released a new featurette for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, which focuses on Wakanda’s fierce warriors the Dora Milaje and includes interviews with director Kari Skogland, and stars Florence Kasumba (Ayo), Anthony Mackie (Sam Wilson), Wyatt Russell (John Walker), and Sebastian Stan (Bucky Barnes); watch it here…SEE ALSO: The Falcon and […]