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Ahead of the premiere of the Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon, the series has already landed HBO’s biggest marketing spending spree ever. Deadline reports HBO spent over $100 million on House of the Dragon’s marketing campaign, with the majority of that money comprised of a combination of ad spot value and actual cash shelled out. Pia Barlow, […]

Sorority recruitment week at the University of Alabama, which has been captured by the Bama Rush trend on TikTok, is becoming the topic of a documentary from Vice Studios and HBO Max. Rachel Fleit, director of 2021’s critically acclaimed doc Introducing, Selma Blair, will helm the project, which has begun production in Tuscaloosa. “This film is a thoughtful and compassionate […]

Warner Bros. Discovery has announced plans to combine HBO Max and Discovery+ into a single streaming service, Variety reports. Warner CEO David Zaslav confirmed the news during a second-quarter earnings call on Thursday. The media corporation hasn’t announced the name of the forthcoming platform, but said it will launch in the U.S. next summer. “One of the most important items […]

Leslie Grace has weighed in on the abrupt and unexpected shelving of HBO Max’s Batgirl movie, expressing her thanks and pride at what she and the “incredible cast and tireless crew” created. “Querida familia!” the 27-year-old Dominican American star of In the Heights captioned an Instagram post containing behind-the-scenes videos and photos. “On the heels […]

Batgirl, the DC film that was scheduled to be released on HBO Max later this year, has been shelved.  The Wrap reports Warner Bros. Discovery will no longer be releasing the Leslie Grace-starring feature, which was directed by Bad Boys for Life filmmakers Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, who also just turned in excellent work on Ms. Marvel. The announcement […]

After House of the Dragon showrunners/executive producers Ryan Condal and Miguel Sapochnik said the Game of Thrones prequel series won’t “shy away” from sexual violence, the former has clarified the comments and suggested they were taken out of context. In an interview with Complex News’ Natasha Martinez at the premiere, Condal stressed there isn’t “much” sexual violence in the […]

During his After Hours Til Dawn Tour stop at MetLife Stadium on Saturday, The Weeknd debuted the teaser for his forthcoming HBO Max series The Idol. Co-created by The Weeknd, Reza Fahim and Euphoria creator Sam Levinson, the six-episode drama is “set against the backdrop of the music industry and centers on a self-help guru and leader […]

Rap Sh!t, a new half-hour comedy series which last February received a series order from HBO Max, unveiled its official trailer on Tuesday. “Are y’all ready for the next big, must-see, fun show this summer?” Issa Rae, who serves as executive producer on the new series, said when introducing the trailer. Rae also wrote the first […]

Nearly three years after it was first announced as being in development, HBO Max has dropped the teaser trailer for Issa Rae’s new series Rap Sh!t. Premiering on July 21, the eight-episode half-hour comedy, which was developed from Rae’s original Insecure script, will focus on the challenges facing women trying to break into the male-dominated hip-hop […]

Mike Hagerty, a longtime character actor best known for his work on NBC’s Friends and HBO Max’s Somebody Somewhere, has passed away. He was 67. His cause of death has not been disclosed. Bridget Everett, who played Hagerty’s daughter on Somebody Somewhere, confirmed the news Friday afternoon by posting a tribute on Instagram. “With great sadness, the family of […]