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In a couple of weeks, a new Lord of the Rings movie is coming to theaters: The War of the Rohirrim is an animated feature set over 100 years before The Lord of the Rings proper, about a conflict that leads to the construction of Helm's Deep, the fortress for the people of Rohan memorably featured in Peter Jackson's movie The Two Towers. It's a fairly obscure bit of lore, so why did producer Philippa Boyens, who also wrote the original Lord of the Rings movie trilogy alongside Jackson and Fran Walsh, think it was a good candidate to turn into a movie?

"Rohirrim was us testing the waters for ourselves," Boyens explained in the new issue of SFX Magazine. "Can we go back to Middle-earth? Should we go back? And it's been a joy to go back. I've fallen back in love with the whole story and the world,...

It is an exciting time for fans of DC comics for James Gunn’s Dcu has been coming along nicely, with the first film, Superman, expected to release next year. Full of several new characters and new faces in familiar roles, it stars Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Superman/Clark Kent’s one true love.

Bitsie Tulloch and Tyler Hoechlin in Superman & Lois | Credits: The CW

While it is exciting to have new actors redefine familiar characters and add to the legacy, there is one thing that even Gunn’s Dcu can’t do that Bitsie Tulloch did in Superman & Lois.

Bitsie Tulloch’s Never Seen Before Record on Superman & Lois Bitsie Tulloch as Lois Lane | Credits: The CW

Lois Lane is a character often found in the many versions of Superman mythos, and in fact, without Lane, the Kryptonian superhero’s story might remain unfinished in a lot of iterations.

Despite shows like The Bear and Succession making the cut, the decline of entertainment is evident. Streaming has put an end to the reign of television, and Breaking Bad perhaps stands as one of the last original series to have come out of a network studio. In such desperate times, when every project lives under the threat of being scrapped or canceled on a whim, do we really need another reminder of the gross blunder committed by Game of Thrones?

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Since the advent of modern television, shows have faced controversy and backlash due to their bad endings. How I Met Your Mother, Lost, Dexter, The X-Files, and Ozark remain etched in the halls of TV history for their horrifically bad, non-committal, or poorly scripted finales. By the look of things, Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone may be spiraling down the same path.

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Still trying to figure out what “Severance” was all about? Worried that you won’t keep up once Season 2 finally starts in the new year? Have no fear because, as with many popular shows of this era, the hit Apple TV+ sci-fi series is getting its own companion podcast.

“The Severance Podcast with Ben Stiller and Adam Scott” will dive into all the crazy reveals and dangling plotlines, providing in-depth examination and personal background from the director and star of the show themselves. The podcast launches January 7 with two episodes and will release new episodes every week day covering Season 1 of “Severance” until January 16. Once Season 2 premieres on Apple TV+ on January 17, new episodes will be released weekly on Fridays.

In a joint statement, Stiller and Scott said: “We have severed ourselves from the world for five years making this show. While we have no memory of what happened during that time,...

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Hiam Abbass (“Succession”), Abderrahmane Sissako (“Black Tea”), Zar Amir Ebrahimi (“Holy Spider”), Adam Bessa (“Ghost Trail”), Yumna Marwan (“The Veil”) and “Anatomy of a Fall” producer Marie-Ange Luciani will join “The Bikeriders” director Jeff Nichols as mentors at this year’s Atlas Workshops.

Running from Dec. 1 – 5 as part of the Marrakech Film Festival, this seventh edition will more than double in duration, welcoming the filmmakers and producers behind 27 projects for an extra day of in-person workshops after four days of online session earlier this month. By the time the filmmakers hit the ground for pitches in Marrakech, they have benefited from co-production panels, acquisition and distribution trend analysis, green production coaching and presentations from international film funds and A-list festivals.

“We’re creating a new dynamic,” says Atlas Workshops director Hédi Zardi. “In order to assist and make known a young generation – to get them into festivals and onto the...

Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.

Beatles ’64 (David Tedeschi)

While Andrei Ujică’s Twst / Things We Said Today, which premiered on the fall festival circuit this year, took a more avant-garde approach to Beatlemania in the United States, the David Tedeschi-directed, Martin Scorsese-produced Beatles ’64 is a far more straightforward and therefore fan-pleasing documentary about the Fab Four. Capturing their February 7, 1964 descent upon NYC, the neatly-assembled, restored archival footage shot by Albert and David Maysles is the finest part of the documentary, while present-day talking heads memories from Paul McCartney (speaking on how their lyrics attempted to make a universal yet personal connection), Ringo Starr, and especially David Lynch provide welcome context. The Mulholland Dr. director remarked about seeing Beatles in a boxing ring, waxing poetic about...

David Jonsson, the fast-rising British star of “Alien: Romulus,” “Rye Lane” and “Industry,” has joined Phoebe Arnstein’s short film “If You’re Happy” as executive producer.

Starring “The Crown” alumnus Erin Doherty (soon to be seen in Disney+ series “A Thousand Blows”), “If You’re Happy” follows Lotte (Doherty) as she navigates the daunting challenges and demands of early motherhood. Seeking connection, she attends a local baby group led by a bizarre teacher (Jo Hartley). Lotte is further displaced by the surreal environment and uses a childish game to vent her fury, sparking an unexpected, primal outpouring of emotions amongst the other mothers.

“All the things about British cinema. Shot in my hometown — honest, complex simplicity. A story of our time,” said Jonsson, who was recently unveiled as one of Variety‘s 10 actors to watch in 2024.

“’If You’re Happy’ is about the importance of meaningful human connection in a time of crisis,...

Sarah Snook portrayed the role of Brian Cox’s daughter in the Emmy-winning drama Succession. And while starring in the show the actress witnessed the occasional explosive “diabetic rage” of the 78-year-old actor, who portrayed the family patriarch, Logan Roy throughout the show’s four seasons.

Brian Cox and Sarah Snook | Credit: HBO

While these outbursts were integral to his character on-screen, Snook later revealed that Cox’s on-set eruptions, likely influenced by his diabetes, were likely to energize the atmosphere during filming and reflected in his portrayal of Logan Roy.

Sarah Snook Revealed Brian Cox’s “Diabetic Rage” on Succession Set

In an interview with Times Radio, the Succession star Sarah Snook reflected on her co-star Brian Cox’s occasional outbursts on set. She revealed that the actor would sometimes experience a “diabetic rage,” triggered by his Type 2 Diabetes diagnosis.

Sarah Snook in Succession | Credit: HBO

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Thanksgiving break gets messy in this Max original movie.

Rom-coms are back in a big way – and Max is jumping on the love-train with their original film, “Sweethearts,” which premieres on Thanksgiving - Thursday, Nov. 28. And that makes sense when you realize the story follows two college freshmen who make a bold pact to dump their high school loves over Thanksgiving break. What starts as a simple plan unravels into a wild, unpredictable night in their hometown, pushing their friendship to the brink. Starring Kiernan Shipka and Nico Hiraga, you can watch “Sweethearts” with a subscription to Max.

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When “Severance” returns for Season 2 on Jan. 17, its mysteries and cliffhangers will surely leave fans with plenty of burning questions. Enter “The Severance Podcast With Ben Stiller and Adam Scott,” a companion podcast to the sci-fi series that will provide analysis and weekly insights from the show’s star and director.

The podcast will launch with two episodes focused on Season 1 of “Severance” on Jan. 7. The following Season 1 episodes will be released daily on weekdays through Jan. 16, before the podcast begins to cover Season 2 when it premieres on Apple TV+ on Jan. 17. New episodes will be released weekly on Fridays throughout Season 2 of “Severance.”

Guests on the podcast will include “Severance” creator Dan Erickson; executive producer Jackie Cohn; and stars Zach Cherry (Dylan), John Turturro (Irving) and Britt Lower (Helly). Celebrity superfans of the show, like Jon Stewart, will also make appearances.

Stiller executive produces and directs “Severance,” which stars Scott as Mark Scout,...

The Variety Faith and Spirituality in Entertainment Honors presented by the Coalition for Faith and Media will be celebrated Dec. 4. The honorees are individuals who are supporting the frequently underrepresented theme of faith in entertainment storytelling. This class of 2024 Visionary Awards presented by Cfam represents diverse portrayals of faith and spirituality that are broadly compelling and nuanced.

“Bob Marley: One Love”

Bob Marley’s fans have long been brought together by joyous songs, but his revolutionary ideas are sometimes overlooked because the music is so uplifting. His son Ziggy Marley says, “In order to better understand Bob’s message you have to look past the legend and see the human being, his struggles, emotionally, spiritually and physically.” The film “Bob Marley: One Love” does just that. It reminds us ofMarley’s courage in pursuit of his mission (dare we call it a vocation?), showing him performing days after an assassination attempt,...

The Sopranos may just be one of the most celebrated shows on earth. With its explosive plot, chaotically charged characters, blinding betrayals, and divisive ending, the HBO show easily ranks high among an elite group of shows fit for kings. However, despite the fancy ratings and the golden reviews, the behind-the-scenes account of the making of the show was most troubling.

The Sopranos [Credit: HBO]

The Sopranos was not the average HBO project. It marked the beginning of a revolution that radically changed the face of the television industry for the better. The mob crime drama not only dramatically altered the narrative structure of television projects but also had an impact on their tone, dialogue, cinematography, and grounded realism. Meanwhile, something else about the cast stood out in The Sopranos, too.

The Sopranos Cast Draws Inspiration from Real-Life Tony Sirico as Paulie in The Sopranos [Credit: HBO]

Considering the level of charisma, devotion, and...

What do you mean TV insults are not the reason for the season? Family gatherings throughout the holidays are not always bastions of constructive thought and civilized conversation!

Well, maybe they are for some. But where is the fun in that? If you’re anything like me, you have a relatively dysfunctional family that hurls as many insults as compliments.

In that situation, it pays to be on your toes and keep your wits about you.

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While this list is all about defending oneself from familial onslaughts, it’s not about making enemies of your own blood. Well, maybe the in-laws, but that’s just the way the cookie crumbles all too often.

Try to avoid creating a massive rift in the family by slinging an ill-timed Family Guy joke in front of grandma.

Of course, some of the best insults come from the raunchiest shows and characters.

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Older brother Macaulay Culkin brought fame to the family name with his “Home Alone” antics, but younger brother Kieran Culkin has slowly crept out from that shadow, and his acting ventures have led to an award-winning career. Scroll through our photo gallery above (or click here for direct access) as Gold Derby reexamines the 10 best Kieran Culkin movies and TV shows, ranked

Culkin was born September 30, 1982, as the fourth of seven children. He made his film debut as a child, as the cousin to Macaulay’s character in “Home Alone” in 1990, and has worked steadily since.

After continuing to appear as in comedies such as “Father of the Bride” (1995), Culkin graduated to coming-of-age films, portraying conflicted youths in films like “The Cider House Rules” (1999), “The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys” (2002), and “Igby Goes Down” (2002), for which he was honored with his first Golden Globe nomination.

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Plaintiffs in the suit say the company intentionally misled them about the harm that the departure of the NBA would have.

There’s not much time left to watch the NBA on TNT or Max — relatively speaking, anyway. Live NBA games will officially depart from TNT and Max in the United States starting with the 2025 regular season, after Wbd settled a last-ditch lawsuit intended to claw back one of the three broadcast and streaming rights packages the league sold earlier this year. Now, however, the company faces a lawsuit from investors who claim that it misled them about the hit the company’s value would take if it lost live NBA games.

Key Details: Richard Collura seeks class-action status for his suit, claiming that Wbd willfully misled investors about the impacts of losing the NBA. The complaint says Wbd execs made “materially false and misleading statements regarding the company’s business.

Older brother Macaulay Culkin brought fame to the family name with his “Home Alone” antics, but younger brother Kieran Culkin has slowly crept out from that shadow, and his acting ventures have led to an award-winning career. Scroll through our photo gallery below as Gold Derby reexamines the 10 best Kieran Culkin movies and TV shows, ranked

Culkin was born September 30, 1982, as the fourth of seven children. He made his film debut as a child, as the cousin to Macaulay’s character in “Home Alone” in 1990, and has worked steadily since.

After continuing to appear as in comedies such as “Father of the Bride” (1995), Culkin graduated to coming-of-age films, portraying conflicted youths in films like “The Cider House Rules” (1999), “The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys” (2002), and “Igby Goes Down” (2002), for which he was honored with his first Golden Globe nomination.

He has become known for making offbeat, snarky characters likable, often...

This year is all about Richard Curtis’ career firsts. The rom-com titan has now made his music-video directorial debut ahead of the premiere of his first animated film, “That Christmas.”

Curtis directs Ed Sheeran and “Bridgerton” actress Claudia Jessie in the “Under The Tree” video. The original song is featured in “That Christmas.”

The video stars Sheeran, who previously acted in rom-com “Yesterday,” as a lovelorn soul missing an ex, played by Jessie. Sheeran and Curtis have been trying to collaborate for years, with Sheeran saying in a press statement that he got an early cut of “That Christmas” to make “Under The Tree.”

“Richard Curtis made my fav Christmas film, and TV special. He came round my house in 2021 and showed me a rough of his new one, then asked me to make a song for it. How could I resist,” Sheeran said. “Having kids, I struggle to find...

Exclusive: Longtime talent agent Jonathan Weinstein has transitioned to management at Anonymous Content, Deadline can reveal.

Based out of the company’s Los Angeles office, Weinstein joins from United Talent Agency, where he has spent his entire career to date. Over his 17-year tenure at UTA, he worked with a diverse roster of film and television actors including Emmy, SAG Award, and Golden Globe nominee Margaret Qualley (Maid), Emmy nominee Nicholas Braun (Succession), Emmy and Golden Globe winners Jennifer Coolidge (The White Lotus) and Ewan McGregor (Obi-Wan Kenobi), Emmy winner Tony Hale, and Independent Spirit Award winner Molly Shannon (Only Murders in the Building).

While Weinstein’s roster is still sorting itself out, he’ll continue to work with Qualley in his new role. One of the town’s most in-demand, up-and-coming talents, Qualley is coming off the best marks of her career for her starring...

The sequel to the 1988 comedy is headed to Max soon, and we’ll give you all the details you need to know first here.

Don’t say that name! Everyone’s favorite, foul-mouthed bio-exorcist is back for another adventure in “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” which is coming to streaming on Max in mere days. If you’re not caught up on the film, need a reminder of what happened in the first movie, or just want to know more about the sequel before diving in, I’ve compiled a list of important details to know before you flip it on below!

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We’ll cover all the details publicly available about ‘Peacemaker’ Season 2 here.

John Cena is itching to make his return to the small screen. He’ll do just that in the new season of “Peacemaker,” the live-action series based on the DC Comics character of the same name. The show is due to return to Max in the coming months, and we’ll give you the lowdown on all the latest news about the series, including casting announcements, the release date and more below.

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If you’ve yet to catch up on blockbusters like Dune and Barbie, hit series such as Succession and Curb Your Enthusiasm; or the popular Quiet on Set docuseries, you may want to take advantage of Max‘s Black Friday streaming deal.

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Max with Ads subscribers can stream on two devices at once and watch in HD video resolution. Other subscriptions include the ad-free tier starting at $16.99 monthly and the Ultimate Ad-Free plan that includes streaming in 4K Ultra HD and Dolby Atmos at $20.99 per month.

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Spearheading a new strategy to grow an international slate, Israel-based Yes Studios has picked up “Haze,” an Icelandic crime series produced and created by Sigurjón Kjartansson.

The eight-part drama stars Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, whose acting credits include “Succession” and “Game of Thrones.”

Produced by Kjartansson’s banner S800, “Haze” has already been commissioned by Icelandic broadcaster Ruv. Filming will begin this Summer for an expected delivery in 2026.

Yes Studios has boarded international distribution rights for the series and also holds rights for the scripted format. The company will formally launch the series to buyers at next week’s Content London where it’s expected to kick off pre-sales.

Kjartansson previously co-wrote and executive produced some of Iceland’s biggest titles, “Trapped” and “Katla,” both helmed by Baltasar Kormákur. For “Haze,” he has assembled a topnotch creative team, including producer Erlinger Jack Gudmundsson, writers Gagga Jonsdottir (“Trapped”) and David Mar Stefansson...

Plot: Estranged cousins David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) join a holocaust tour in Poland to fulfill the dying request of their late grandmother.

Review: A Real Pain is Jesse Eisenberg’s second film as a director and marks a substantial leap in quality since his pleasant – but minor – first effort, When You Finish Saving the World. With a tight running time, evocative location shooting, and two terrific performances at its heart, it’s no wonder this scored one of Sundance’s biggest deals, with Searchlight shelling out a cool $10 million for it.

At its heart, the film is a character study, allowing Jesse Eisenberg’s David and Kieran Culkin’s Benji to spar over eighty minutes without making their holiday too earth-shattering an event, with characters ending the film just as broken (or not) as the movie began. It’s one of the few films I’ve seen...

The English comedian analyzes his relationship with comedy and heckling in his first HBO special.

James Acaster has always been an expert at analyzing his audiences; now, he’s letting the audience analyze back in real time. The English comedian takes his audience on a new flight of fancy in his latest tour and special, looking at his love-hate relationship with standup as he welcomes in a healthy dose of heckling. The HBO Original comedy special “James Acaster: Hecklers Welcome,” his first for the cabler, will premiere on Saturday, Nov. 23 on HBO and will also be available to stream on Max. Watch with a subscription to Max.

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Deadpool and Wolverine star Ryan Reynolds has shared a new video to Instagram, and while we can't actually hear what he's saying, the fact that he's suited-up as the Merc With a Mouth in a Yuletide setting would certainly appear to confirm that a new Special Presentation is on the way.

Last month, Reynolds shared some behind-the-scenes photos of himself alongside Blind Al actress Leslie Uggams, and the Christmas decorations visible in the background led to speculation that they were shooting new scenes for a Holiday Special.

More recently, a rumor did the rounds that a new Marvel Studios-produced Deadpool (and Wolverine?) Special was indeed in the works, though no other details or a potential premiere date were disclosed.

There's a chance this is simply for some kind of Holiday-themed ad campaign, but with Deadpool and Wolverine already available on Disney+ and Blu-ray, we'd say a new Special is more likely.

Variety will host the inaugural Faith and Spirituality in Entertainment Honors, presented by the Coalition for Faith & Media on December 4 in Los Angeles. The evening ceremony will celebrate individuals who are supporting often underrepresented themes of faith in storytelling and entertainment. These awards will celebrate diverse portrayals of faith and spirituality that are broadly compelling and nuanced.

The class of 2024 Visionary Honorees include:

Viola Davis and Julius Tennon, founders, JuVee Productions “Bob Marley: One Love,” accepted by Ziggy Marley, humanitarian, producer and musician, with an introduction by the Coalition for Faith and Media Erica Lipez, executive producer, writer and showrunner, “We Were the Lucky Ones” Jessica Matten, actor producer and philanthropist Arian Moayed, actor,, EP of “Motherland” and co-founder, Waterwell Sheryl Lee Ralph, Emmy-Winning Actor, “Abbott Elementary” Jay Shetty, best-selling author, Podcast Host, “On Purpose”

“The Global Faith & Media Study identified an important data point — 82% of the world identifies as religious,...

The first Babe (1995) was a family-friendly megahit. So for the sequel, why did director George Miller thrust his sweet porcine hero into a family-unfriendly nightmare? Host Rico Gagliano takes a trot down the mean streets of Babe: Pig in the City (1998), telling the story of its rise and box-office fall with the help of guests including Farmer Hoggett himself, James Cromwell, and voice of Babe, E. G. Daily.The latest season of the Mubi Podcast, Box Office Poison, dives into six visionary films...that were also notorious flops. Inspired by the new book of the same name by Tim Robey, film critic for The Telegraph, each episode takes a wild ride through a great movie’s rise, fall, and rise.Listen to episode two below or wherever you get your podcasts:Apple PodcastsSpotifyMore...

Gareth Neame, whose Carnival Films shepherded “Downton Abbey” to international success, “could not have anticipated” that the British period drama would not only become a worldwide hit, but launch a successful film franchise, with a third film due September 2025.

But Carnival’s success isn’t limited to the moonshot of “Downton”: The British powerhouse, which sold to NBCUniversal in 2008, just launched “The Day of the Jackal” with Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch for Sky/Peacock and has the upcoming dramas “Lockerbie: A Search for Truth,” starring Colin Firth, and the hotly anticipated “All Her Fault,” Sarah Snook’s first series since “Succession” wrapped.

Neame talked to TheWrap about how his series’ successes have changed the landscape for other U.K.-based productions and how Carnival still feels like a “boutique” studio despite being part of one of the biggest media corporations on the planet.

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The hunt for the serial killer continues on episode eight, the season one finale of Fox’s Murder in a Small Town. “Sleep While I Sing” guest starring Noah Reid (Schitt’s Creek) airs on Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at 8pm Et/Pt.

Rossif Sutherland stars as Karl Alberg and Kristin Kreuk plays Cassandra Lee. Recurring guest stars include Mya Lowe (My Life with the Walter Boys) as Corporal Edwina Yen, Savonna Spracklin (Two-Spirit Odyssey) as Isabella Harbud, Aaron Douglas (Battlestar Galactica) as Sergeant Sid Sokolowski, and Fritzy-Klevans Destine (Superman & Lois) as Constable Andy Kendrick. Special season one guest stars include James Cromwell (Succession), Stana Katic (Castle), Paula Patton (Sacrifice), and Noah Reid (Schitt’s Creek).

“Sleep While I Sing” Plot: The investigation to find a possible serial killer in Gibsons continues. Alberg and his team piece together clues and discover an unusual pattern that relates back to familiar works of art. The unsettlement...

Plot: Follows the elite students of Manchester College, a Washington, D.C.-adjacent university, where reputation means everything, fraternities and sororities are the gold standard, and two ruthless step-siblings, Caroline Merteuil and Lucien Belmont, will do anything to stay on top of the cutthroat social hierarchy. After a brutal hazing incident threatens the entire Greek Life system, they’ll do whatever is necessary to preserve their power and reputation – even if that means seducing Annie Grover, the daughter of the Vice President of the United States. Hearts will be broken, loyalties will be tested, and secrets will be revealed in this modern-day royal court that is Manchester College.

Review: Since the 1988 film version of Dangerous Liaisons starring Glenn Close, Michelle Pfieffer, John Malkovich, and Uma Thurman, there have been ten adaptations of the eighteenth-century bestseller by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos including a 2022 series that aired on Starz. The most popular...

Jane Featherstone, co-founder and chief commercial officer at UK high-end TV production company Sister, senses that the TV market is shifting back to days of old, with big budget shows featuring Hollywood talent on the way out, and comfy long-form returning series making a comeback.

“We’re back to where we were. The names have changed, but everything feels like we’re reversing, not necessarily in a bad or a good way,” said Featherstone while speaking at the British Screen Forum, held yesterday (November 21) in London. She has been in the industry for around 30 years, with credits ranging from ITV...

J.K. Rowling is the creator of the Harry Potter franchise, but in recent years, she’s gotten a lot more press for her views on transgender people. As Warner Bros. is currently developing a Harry Potter TV series, there was a question of how involved Rowling would be. Turns out, she’ll be involved quite a bit. At a recent press event, HBO chief Casey Bloy said Rowling was “very, very involved in the process selecting the writer and the director,” and her statements on transgender people “haven’t affected the casting or hiring of writers or production staff.“

In a further statement to Variety, HBO said Warner Bros. has “been working with J.K. Rowling and in the Harry Potter business for over 20 years” and “her contribution has been invaluable.” The statement continued, “We are proud to once again tell the story of Harry Potter — the heartwarming books that speak to power of friendship,...

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Landman is a neo-Western drama series created by Taylor Sheridan and Christian Wallace. Based on the podcast Boomtown by Imperative Entertainment Texas Monthly, the Paramount+ series is set in West Texas within the world of oil rigs and it follows Tommy Norris, a crisis executive at a fictional oil company who handles the chaotic day-to-day job of the oil rigs while also dealing with his unhinged family. Landman stars Billy Bob Thornton, Ali Larter, Jacob Lofland, Michelle Randolph, Paulina Chávez, Kayla Wallace, Jon Hamm, Demi Moore, and James Jordan. So, if you loved Landman’s chaotic drama, thrilling story, and compelling characters, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Yellowstone is a neo-Western family drama series created by Taylor Sheridan and John Linson. The Paramount Network series...

The beloved classics in the Criterion Collection fit perfectly on Max, and will continue to stream there going forward.

The Criterion Collection is jam-packed with classic movies, arthouse flicks, and titles that true cinephiles consume non-stop. Having a reliable streaming partner for the Criterion Collection is a must for true movie lovers, and a new deal between it and Warner Bros. Discovery will secure that streaming future for multiple years to come. The two companies announced on Tuesday that they had extended their licensing deal, allowing Max to continue streaming Criterion Collection films.

Key Details: The new deal extension between Max and the Criterion Collection runs for multiple years. Classics like “Seven Samurai,” Charlie Chaplin’s “Modern Times,” and more are available. Max also offers Warner Bros. movies, A24 and Studio Ghibli films, and much more. Sign Up $9.99+ / month max via prime video

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Early this year, it was announced that Zac Efron (The Iron Claw) had signed on to star in the A24 thriller Famous for director Jody Hill, and it was revealed that he’ll be playing dual roles in the film, which is based on a novel by Blake Crouch. Phoebe Dynevor (Bridgerton) has since joined the cast, and now that production is underway in Los Angeles, a press release confirms that Nicholas Braun (Succession), Stephanie Koenig (Lessons in Chemistry), Debby Ryan (Insatiable), Mekki Leeper (Jury Duty), and Cory Michael Smith (Saturday Night) also have roles in the film.

Scripted by Chad Hodge, who created the short-lived, Crouch-inspired TV series Wayward Pines back in 2015, Famous has the following synopsis: Lance Dunkquist has one asset that’s about to change his life – he has the face of a movie star. And not just any movie star – Lance is the spitting image of a Hollywood icon,...

Yellowstone returned earlier this month with a polarizing twist that killed its leading man, John Dutton (Kevin Costner).

While John’s death perfectly set up the final episodes of Yellowstone Season 5, it was driven by Costner’s departure from the mega-hit drama amid unrest behind the scenes.

The series will now proceed without its lead, which has compelled many fans to draw some comparisons to HBO’s Succession.

The Brian Cox-fronted drama wrapped its four-season run in 2023, but its leading man was written out early in the season after his character, Logan Roy, died of a heart attack.

The aftermath focused on Logan’s children’s quest to take over the family business and outmaneuver everyone in their way.

Yellowstone seems to have a similar path forward, with vultures circling at every corner to take control of John’s land.

Fans think the similarities are now uncanny

“So Yellowstone is doing a Succession?...

Netflix has debuted the teaser trailer for the limited series Apple Cider Vinegar, a true-ish story based on a lie about the rise and fall of a wellness empire, the culture that built it up, and the people who tore it down.

Set at the birth of Instagram, the series follows two young women who set out to cure their life-threatening illnesses through health and wellness, influencing their global online communities along the way. All of which would be incredibly inspiring if it were all true.

Directed by Jeffrey Walker, the cast includes Kaitlyn Dever, Alycia Debnam-Carey Aisha Dee, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Ashley Zukerman (Succession), Mark Coles Smith (Mystery Road: Origin).

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A host of new names have been added to the cast of dark comedy The Gallerist, joining the already-announced Natalie Portman and Jenna Ortega.

Details regarding filmmaker Cathy Yan’s The Gallerist are being kept mostly under wraps, but here’s what we do know so far: the dark comedy is set to enter production next month in France and has been written by the Birds Of Prey director alongside James Pederson. Yan will direct with the story said to ‘focus on a desperate gallerist who conspires to sell a dead guy at Art Basel Miami’ – the latter being an upscale art show where tickets are around $85 per person (though kids get in for $10).

The project has already cast Natalie Portman and Jenna Ortega. Thanks to World Of Reel, we’ve picked now up details regarding the supporting cast for The Gallerist – and it’s quite an ensemble.

Da’vine Joy Randolph,...

AI has been haunting the film industry for some time, but has become a particularly pressing topic in the last year or so. One of the central issues at the heart of the 2023 writers' and actors' strikes, the rise of generative AI has proven to be truly a contentious development, and not just with writers looking to make sure their work isn't used to train some machine to emulate their work.

Until very recently, the threat of AI seemed to belong to a distant future when something akin to Skynet would become self-aware and we'd all find ourselves in some sort of post-apocalyptic nightmare world battling chrome skeleton robots with human teeth. Such a development would, in real-world terms, be thought of as the arrival of Artificial General Intelligence (Agi) — the type of AI that can adapt to multiple tasks just like a human. But the opposite, so-called Narrow AI,...

Netflix has shared a first look at Apple Cider Vinegar, which is a true-ish story based on a lie about the rise and fall of a wellness empire, the culture that built it up, and the people who tore it down.

Set at the birth of Instagram, Apple Cider Vinegar follows two young women who set out to cure their life-threatening illnesses through health and wellness, influencing their global online communities along the way. All of which would be incredibly inspiring if it were all true.

Directed by Jeffrey Walker, the true crime series was inspired by The Woman Who Fooled The World: Belle Gibson’s Cancer Con, and the Darkness at the Heart of the Wellness Industry by Beau Donelly and Nick Toscano.

Samantha Strauss, Anya Beyersdorf, and Angela Betzien (Total Control) are the writers of the series.

The cast includes Kaitlyn Dever, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Aisha Dee, Tilda Cobham-Hervey,...

Are you hooked on gritty true crime series but wish they could occasionally be more colorful, female and fun? Well, Netflix might just have the next show for you.

The streamer is revealing a sneak peek Tuesday of its forthcoming Australian limited series Apple Cider Vinegar, a playfully fictionalized take on the story of Belle Gibson, the Australian single mother who launched a wellness empire by convincing the world she had brain cancer but was successfully curing herself with an all-natural lifestyle.

“This is a true-ish story based on a lie, about the rise and fall of a wellness empire; the culture that built it up and the people who tore it down,” Netflix’s official summary reads.

Netflix unveiled a batch of first-look images and a teaser video this morning featuring star Kaitlyn Dever (Booksmart, Dopesick, Unbelievable) as Belle during various stages of her improbable journey from anonymous striver to globally disgraced grifter.

Ben Affleck is not worried about AI taking over Hollywood. Speaking to “Squawk on the Street” co-anchor David Faber during a recent interview at this month’s 2024 CNBC Delivering Alpha investor summit, Affleck declared that “movies will be one of the last things, if everything gets replaced, to be replaced by AI.”

“AI can write you excellent imitative verse that sounds Elizabethan. It cannot write you Shakespeare,” Affleck explained after Faber asked if AI is a benefit or a threat to Hollywood creatives.

“The function of having two actors or three or four actors in a room and the taste to discern and construct… that is something that currently entirely alludes AI’s capability and I think will for a meaningful period of time,” Affleck said. “What AI is going to do is dis-intermediate the more laborious, less creative, and more costly aspects of filmmaking that will allow costs to be brought down,...

Playing Donald Trump’s mentor Roy Cohn in Ali Abbasi’s The Apprentice is not the first time Jeremy Strong has tackled recent American history. Before the actor became synonymous with Kendall Roy in Succession, he played parts in The Big Short, Selma and Parkland. While the actor feels a slight discomfort discussing acting choices for a film whose main subject “poses such a clear and present danger to you and I,” Strong is no less proud of the work. “I am happy with how it turned out and happy that I went for it,” he says. “I almost didn’t.”

Deadline: What made you run toward this role and this film?

Jeremy Strong: You run toward it, because it’s so dangerous. Because it’s been done before brilliantly. It was done by Al Pacino [in Angels in America] in a really definitive way, that had such an impact on me.

Live games will move off TNT in 2025, but a creative settlement allows Wbd to save some face.

The NBA has one less headache on its plate. The league has agreed to a settlement deal with Warner Bros. Discovery, putting an end to a desperate effort by the company to keep its hands on a package of live NBA games past the end of the 2024-25 season. Those games are officially moving on to Amazon’s streaming service Prime Video, but Wbd did win a few concessions in the settlement, and as part of another deal have made an arrangement to keep the beloved “Inside the NBA” studio show alive.

Key Details: Wbd will continue to distribute NBA games in areas like Latin America and Northern Europe. “Inside the NBA” will be licensed to ABC and ESPN in a separate deal. Wbd will get the rights to some Big 12 college football...

Return to a time before sandworms and spice, to a period of galactic exploration and expansion that is nearly unknown in “Dune: Prophecy,” the new series that debuts on Max on Sunday, Nov. 17 at 9 p.m. Et. The show explores the roots of the mysterious Bene Gesserit order, which uses its extraordinary powers to help shape the future of humanity. You can stream the series premiere with a subscription to Max.

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There’s a specific kind of mischief that HBO’s Harry Potter series will need to manage as production gets underway, and that’s the offscreen aging of its young stars.

In September, the network launched a casting call for its TV adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s novels, seeking children who, by April 2025, will be 9 to 11 years old and can feasibly play kid wizards Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. But in recent years, it’s become quite common for cable and streaming series to put two (or even three) years between seasons; in the case of shows like Netflix’s Stranger Things,...

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While Max (formerly known as HBO Max) is in no way the success story that Netflix is and even if it doesn’t have the vast library that Netflix has you can’t deny the sheer quality of shows that Max has. With some of the greatest stories ever told in the world of television, Max completely justifies its premium subscription price. So, today we are listing the best shows you can check out on Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming service.

Succession Credit – HBO

Succession is a satirical dark comedy-drama series created by Jesse Armstrong. The HBO series follows the Roy family who own and operate one of the biggest global media and entertainment conglomerates, Waystar Royco. When the patriarch of the family, Logan Roy suddenly decides to step down, a succession battle between the Roy siblings ensues to get the top job.

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In this golden age of television, at any given moment we have thousands and thousands of options of brilliant and entertaining TV shows but there are only a few TV shows that will stay with you long after you have finished watching. You will think about their characters, their stories, and in some cases their endings. So, today we thought of making a list of a few shows that you must watch (because of their brilliance) before you die.

Fleabag (Prime Video) Credit – Prime Video

Fleabag is a British dark comedy-drama series created by Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Based on Waller-Bridge’s one-woman show of the same name, the Prime Video series follows a dry-witted young woman in London as she navigates through the complexities of love and life without any life while dealing with a tragedy. Fleabag stars Phoebe Waller-Bridge,...