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One of the more surprising announcements to come from this year’s Sundance Film Festival was that HBO purchased A24’s Native Son, a reimagining of Richard Wright’s 1940 book. Visual artist Rashid Johnson was at the helm for his first film, and it stars Ashton Sanders (of Moonlight fame), as well as Margaret Qualley (The Leftovers), KiKi Layne (If Beale Street Could Talk), […]
Die-hard Game of Thrones fans know that the forces behind the series made a pilot that never aired well before the hit show debuted on HBO. Given that showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss agree that the original episode is irredeemable, it’s unlikely that it will ever see the light of day. However, the original pilot […]
Michael Jackson‘s estate is pressuring HBO to cancel its broadcast of Leaving Neverland—a two-part documentary that explores the sexual abuse allegations against the late artist. The estate’s attorney, Howard Weitzman, composed a scathing 10-page letter that refers to the film as a “one-sided, sensationalist program” that violates journalistic ethics and norms. The letter, addressed to HBO’s chief executive Richard Plepler, did not […]
Kit Harington’s wife and former co-star Rose Leslie didn’t know what she was getting into when she asked her husband to spill the details on the Game of Thrones series finale. While appearing on the U.K. radio station KISS FM, Harington told hosts Daisy Maskell and Tom Green that he made the mistake of revealing what happens […]
Bill Maher added another entry to the list of his wildly racist television comments. Maher made a reference to Popeyes chicken during a talk with Congressman Will Hurd, the congressional Republican who represents a district on the U.S.-Mexico border. The remark came during a heated discussion of why Hurd, who is African-American and a former […]
We may be mere months away from the debut of Apple‘s long-rumored Netflix-esque streaming service. That’s the latest public whispering from The Information, which stayed true to its namesake with the delivery of some new info on Apple’s new streaming service earlier this week. Tim Cook and company have reportedly nudged multiple studios to let them know […]
HBO has officially given a series order for a half-hour sketch show, set to be executive produced by Issa Rae and Robin Thede, called A Black Lady Sketch Show. In addition to that EP role, Thede is also slated to be the program’s star. Deadline reports that Thede (who also gets credits as the show’s […]
Bill Maher isn’t backing down from his disparaging comments about comic book culture. Back in November, the TV host/political commentator published an op-ed that criticized the medium’s adult fans. He shared the essay just days after Stan Lee died at 92, suggesting the comic legend was not only overrated, but that he also contributed to the dumbing down […]
HBO has picked up the film adaptation of Richard Wright’s seminal novel Native Son. The deal was confirmed by Deadline on Thursday night, shortly before the movie’s premiere at Sundance. Visual artist Rashid Johnson directed the drama, which has been described as a “modern re-imagining” of Wright’s 1940 book. Native Son will star Ashton Sanders (Moonlight) as Bigger […]
It’s confirmed. Michael Gandolfini will star in The Many Saints of Newark, a prequel to the hit HBO TV series The Sopranos. According to Deadline, Michael will portray a younger version of Tony Soprano, the fictional crime boss originally played by his late father, James Gandolfini. “It’s a profound honor to continue my dad’s legacy while stepping […]
