Tag: Mr. Robot
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‘Battlestar Galactica’ Reboot Might Be Set In Same Universe as Last ‘Battlestar Galactica’ Reboot
There’s a new Battlestar Galactica reboot in the works, and it might end up being more familiar than expected. Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail is developing the new Battlestar for the upcoming NBC streaming service Peacock, and according to Ronald D. Moore, who created the previous Battlestar reboot, Esmail’s series might be set in the…
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TV Business Roundup: Peacock Unfurls and WarnerMedia Spends, Yep, Big for ‘Big Bang’
Today in streaming news: NBCUniversal announced the name and initial content slate for its upcoming streaming service, and WarnerMedia reportedly shelled out at least several hundred million dollars to secure the exclusive streaming rights to “The Big Bang Theory” on HBO Max. Bazinga!But first, the NBCUniversal streaming service. Its name is Peacock, and the ad-supported…
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‘Mr. Robot’ Season 4 Will Be One Long Christmas Special, Says Sam Esmail
We still don’t know when the fourth and final season of “Mr. Robot” will premiere, but we do know when it will be set. At the Tribeca Film Festival today, series creator Sam Esmail asked a question before answering one that many fans have had for some time now. “Is anybody here a fan of…
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Bond 25: Lea Seydoux Returning to Franchise
With its spring shoot fast approaching, Eon and MGM have begun bringing back familiar faces for the next James Bond film as Lea Seydoux is set to reprise her “Spectre” role as psychologist Madeleine Swann, a source confirmed to Variety.Daniel Craig is already on board to return, with Cary Joji Fukunaga writing and directing the…
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Rami Malek Eyed for Bond 25 Villain, but ‘Mr. Robot’ Could Get in the Way
Rami Malek is currently in the middle of the Oscar race with his acclaimed performance in “Bohemian Rhasody,” and he might be spinning that breakthrough movie role into a spot in one of film’s most enduring franchises. According to a report from Variety, sources close to the production of Bond 25 say producers are eyeing…
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‘Homecoming’: Julia Roberts and Sam Esmail Break Down Those Aspect Ratios, Long Takes, and Other Crazy Shots
On the set of Amazon thriller “Homecoming,” Julia Roberts had one goal: Make “mad scientist” Sam Esmail happy. The “Mr. Robot” creator loves working with lots of moving parts, which included long takes that left Roberts watching her step.“Just in terms of personal safety, I had to be pretty aware when they take the stairs…
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‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ on song in $122.5m global debut
Queen musical drama soars like a rocket ship in 64 markets.Fox’s Bohemian Rhapsody soared to the top of the global box office at the weekend thanks to an estimated $122.5m haul that included $72.5m from 64 international markets.Disney’s Keira Knightley family fantasy The Nutcracker And The Four Realms debuted on $38.5m, while Universal’s horror hit…
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Rami Malek Hits Back at ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Critics, Film Doesn’t Ignore Mercury’s Sexuality and AIDS Diagnosis
Rami Malek is taking critics to task over backlash to his new movie, the Freddie Mercury drama “Bohemian Rhapsody.” Following the May 15 debut of the movie’s first trailer, distributor 20th Century Fox received complaints from Mercury fans that the film was overlooking both the rock legend’s sexuality and AIDS diagnosis. Even “Pushing Daises” and…
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Daily Podcast: Who Should Direct Bond 25? Should Blumhouse Reboot The Dark Universe? Kevin Smith, Star Wars, Mr. Robot
On the August 21, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by managing editor Jacob Hall, and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk the latest film and tv news, including Bond 25 director changes, Kevin Smith’s Hit-Girl comic, Star Wars Resistance, Mr. Robot’s last season and Blumhouse eyeing Dark…
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Frank Doubleday, Villain in John Carpenter’s ‘Escape From New York,’ Dies at 73
Frank Doubleday, a specialist in portraying villains who turned in a pair of especially creepy performances in the John Carpenter films Assault on Precinct 13 and Escape From New York, has died. He was 73.Doubleday died March 3 of complications from esophageal cancer at his home in Los Angeles, his wife and companion of 40…