Tag: Game of Thrones
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Finding the Perfect Murder-Mystery Home for Rian Johnson’s ‘Knives Out’
Rian Johnson’s “Knives Out” stars Jamie Lee Curtis, Chris Evans, Don Johnson, and Toni Collette as a family of suspects under investigation by Daniel Craig’s Detective Benoit Blanc, who is convinced that patriarch and wealthy crime novelist Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer) didn’t commit suicide.The setting is the grand Thrombey Estate, a character in itself. Its…
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Emilia Clarke: ‘I didn’t want people to think of me as sick’
As she stars in this year’s Christmas feelgood movie, Emilia Clarke talks about the intense scrutiny of Game of Thrones, how she coped with the brain haemorrhage that almost killed her – and why we all need to escape reality sometimesEmilia Clarke had a headache. It was 2011, just before Valentine’s Day and just after…
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First ‘1917’ Reactions Peg Sam Mendes WWI Epic as Awards Season Frontrunner
The first reactions to Sam Mendes’ latest film, 1917, have begun pouring in from critics who’ve seen early screenings of the Universal Pictures release. This is Mendes’ first feature film since the 2015 James Bond flick Spectre. The film stars Dean-Charles Chapman (Game of Thrones) and George MacKay (Captain Fantastic) as two young soldiers fighting…
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‘His Dark Materials’ Thickens the Plot in the Exposition-Heavy “The Spies”
It took long enough, but it finally feels like we’ve gotten to the plot of His Dark Materials. It was partly on the fault of the series, for taking the Game of Thrones approach that unwisely split up our disparate storylines to give the impression of an epic, sprawling saga. But for the first time,…
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Sean Bean Set to Join Cast of ‘Snowpiercer’ Season 2
What’s this? Sean Bean is actually making it to the second season of a prestige television drama? In this case, he’s sliding in on a technicality. After shattering our hearts into tiny pieces with his brief role on Game of Thrones, Bean will be joining the cast of TNT’s Snowpiercer as a Season 2 series…
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Movie Adaptation of ‘Dampyr’ Comic Sets Cast, Starts Production (Exclusive)
Cameras are rolling on “Dampyr,” the live-action movie adaptation of the popular independent comic book franchise. Wade Briggs (“Please Like Me”) will play Harlan, the Dampyr, in the $12 million fantasy action thriller, which is being helmed by Riccardo Chemello.Stuart Martin (“Jamestown) has signed on to play Emil Kurjak, and Frida Gustavasson (“Arne Dahl”) plays…
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‘Twist’: Michael Caine, Lena Headey, Rita Ora & Raff Law Lead Cast In Sky Movie Update Of Charles Dickens Classic
Two-time Oscar winner Michael Caine, Game Of Thrones star Lena Headey and singer Rita Ora are among cast for Sky movie Twist, an update on the classic Charles Dickens story Oliver Twist.Also starring will be David Walliams (Little Britain), Franz Drameh (Legends of Tomorrow), Sophie Simnett (Daybreak) and newcomer Raff Law — son of Jude…
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‘Stranger Things’ Gets Season 4, Its Creators Get a Deal, and Netflix Faces the Content Conundrum
Today, Netflix announced that “Stranger Things” creators Matt and Ross Duffer signed a multi-year overall deal (terms not disclosed) to create films and television series for Netflix, with “Stranger Things” Season 4 being the first. Netflix dropped a teaser for that season alongside the announcement of the Duffer Brothers deal, but it doesn’t say much…
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‘The Wolf Hour’ Trailer: Naomi Watts Is A Paranoid Shut-In During The Summer Of Sam
Most years are kind to Naomi Watts, and 2019 is no real exception. The actress has been in the hit Sundance film “Luce,” and she was cast as the lead in one of HBO’s “Game Of Thrones” spin-offs, although you won’t see that one until 2020 at the earliest. But she’s also been in one…
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Jason Bateman In Talks to Direct and Star In ‘Clue’ Remake with Ryan Reynolds
In what can only be described as a direct affront to humanity’s only perfect creation, there is a Clue remake headed down the pipeline, and the creative team is actually coming together. Deadline reports that Jason Bateman, who just upset Game of Thrones‘ final season to take home the Best Directing Emmy for Ozark, is…