This past Sunday’s episode of The Simpsons featured a parody of The Smiths singer Morrissey, and his manager is having none of it. His manager, Peter Katsis, lashed out at The Simpsons across a series of Facebook posts, calling the show “unapologetically hurtful and racist” and wondering if actor Benedict …
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The Academy Awards are back with the iconic awards show’s first ceremony since COVID-19 changed everything about live events. While the Oscars have been pushing to get back to something resembling the pre-pandemic norm, the ceremony will still be quite different to years past. Here’s how you can watch it …
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English actor and martial artist Lewis Tan has been cast in the leading role in the upcoming adaptation of the David Ignatius novel Quantum Spy, according to Variety. No production start date or other casting announcements for the project have yet been made, but given that the adaptation was previously …
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The penultimate episode of Falcon and The Winter Soldier snuck a massive cameo into the mix: Emmy Award winning actor and TV icon Julia Louis-Dreyfus made her surprise MCU debut as Val, or, Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine. And though she had only one very mysterious scene in the episode, …
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Sharon Tal Yguado, a former executive at Amazon Studios, has responded to the recent news about The Lord of the Rings TV show’s astronomical season 1 budget. Posting on Twitter, Yguado laughed at the $465 million number for season 1, saying, “Imagine if you actually had the correct numbers and …
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Actor and writer-director John Cameron Mitchell has been cast in the title role of NBC’s upcoming Joe Exotic series, according to Entertainment Weekly. Mitchell first came to mainstream prominence on the strength of his 2001 feature-length rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and has since been steadily proven himself …
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The first trailer for Love Death + Robots Volume 2 has been released. The second season of the animated sci-fi anthology series hits Netflix on May 14. The series is produced by David Fincher (Mindhunter, Zodiac, Mank) and Tim Miller (Deadpool, Terminator: Dark Fate). As with the first season, this …
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New Zealand’s government is giving Amazon additional tax breaks to film its The Lord of the Rings series in the country. Economic and Regional Development Minister Stuart Nash said on April 16 that the government will give Amazon an extra 5% rebate from New Zealand’s Screen Production Grant, which is …
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Production has officially begun on Netflix’s heartfelt drama After Life, which was created by Ricky Gervais. Gervais, who stars in the show in the lead role, made the announcement on social media on Monday with a photo of himself smiling ear to ear with the caption, “Action!” It’s also revealed …
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The Dota animated show has been out less than a month, and the series’ official Twitter account has already confirmed that Season 2 is happening. “Book 2 is coming! The second season of DOTA: Dragon’s Blood is in the works,” reads the tweet, fired off Monday morning. Dota: Dragon’s Blood …
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