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James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DC Studios slate promises Gods and Monsters

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The DC Extended Universe is dead (sort of)! Long live the new DC Universe (and standalone DC Elseworlds projects)! Yes, some three months on from the surprise news that Guardians of the Galaxy and The Suicide Squad director James Gunn would be teaming with Aquaman producer Peter Safran to head up the newly-revamped DC Studios, […]

The Last of Us second episode ratings up 22% from premiere

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Following last week’s impressive debut, The Last of Us has jumped 22% for a record-breaking second-week viewership of 5.7M viewers on Sunday night. The videogame adaptation got off to a strong start, drawing HBO’s second largest figures for a debut since 2010 with 4.7 million across linear and HBO Max, which has grown to 18 […]

The Last of Us trailer teases what lies ahead for Joel and Ellie

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Following its series premiere this past Sunday, HBO has released a trailer for its video game adaptation The Last of Us, which teases what to expect in the weeks ahead as the series takes us through Joel and Ellie’s perilous journey. Watch it below… The Last of Us story takes place twenty years after modern […]

The Last of Us featurette takes us onto the set of HBO’s video game adaptation

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With a little over a week to go until The Last of Us premieres on HBO Max, a new featurette has been released for the hotly-anticipated video game adaptation which goes behind the scenes of the series and includes interviews with stars Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal, and members of the creative team; watch it […]

The Last of Us won’t overstay its welcome, promising only a limited run

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If you were worried The Last of Us would stretch itself too thin, fear not, as the creators say the HBO series will stay true to the games. Game creator Neil Druckmann and one of the minds behind the HBO series Craig Mazin dove into where they see the story heading after adapting The Last […]

James Marsden speaks about Westworld cancellation: “We had plans to finish it the way we wanted to”

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At the end of last year HBO announced that they would be closing the gates to Westworld forever and removing the show from their streaming services, leaving viewers who were hoping for a fifth and final season that would answer the multitude of questions posed by showrunners Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan, extremely disappointed.  Well, […]

HBO’s The Last of Us will be less violent than the video games

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If you’re familiar with The Last of Us, the brutality is often a selling point. The games are pretty violent, but it’s all in service to the story and often ups the emotional weight. But for many, it’s a bit gratuitous at times. That’s why the creators behind HBO’s adaptation of The Last of Us […]

4K Ultra HD Review – House of the Dragon: The Complete First Season

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Ricky Church reviews the 4K Ultra HD release of House of the Dragon: The Complete First Season… As the first spin-0ff in HBO’s massive and successful Game of Thrones franchise, House of the Dragon had a lot to live up to – especially in the wake of the bitter taste Game of Thrones‘ conclusion left for many audiences. Fortunately, House of […]

Jensen Ackles says he petitioned to play Joel in HBO’s The Last of Us

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While Pedro Pascal is undoubtedly a beloved actor and will give his all in playing Joel from The Last of Us, in an alternate world we could have had another fan-favorite performer in the role as Jensen Ackles let fans know he wanted the part in the HBO adaptation. During a recent Supernatural convention, Ackles […]