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Paapa Essiedu Eyed to Play Snape in the ‘Harry Potter’ TV Series

(Left) Paapa Essiedu in ‘May Destroy You’. Credit: Photograph by Courtesy of HBO. (Right) Alan Rickman in ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’. Photo: Warner Bros. There have been rumors about development on a ‘Harry Potter’ TV series since before Warner Bros. and Discovery merged, with The Hollywood Reporter’s sources alerting it to the existence … Read more

TV Review: ‘Dune: Prophecy’ | Moviefone

Jihae as Reverend Mother Kasha in ‘Dune: Prophecy’. Photo: Courtesy of HBO. Launching on HBO and Max on Sunday, November 17th with its first episode, this six-episode new series is set in the recognizable portrayal of ‘Dune’ as established by director Denis Villeneuve with his two epic movies. Yet it’s also different enough –– partly … Read more

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‘Game of Thrones’ Movie in Early Development

HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones.’ Photo: HBO. Preview: Warner Bros. is developing a ‘Game of Thrones’ movie. So far, it’s only at the discussions stage. Novelist George R.R. Martin has previously speculated on a film based on his sprawling story. Running between 2011 and 2019, ‘Game of Thrones’ was massive pop cultural hit, spawning a giant … Read more

Aaron Pierre to play John Stewart in DC TV Series ‘Lanterns’

(Left) Aaron Pierre as Terry Richmond in ‘Rebel Ridge’. Photo: Allyson Riggs/Netflix © 2024. (Right) DC Comics’ Green Lantern John Stewart. Photo: DC Comics. Preview: Aaron Pierre is joining the DC Studios TV series ‘Lanterns.’ The show adapts the ‘Green Lantern’ comics. Damon Lindelof and Chris Mundy are among the producers of the new show. … Read more

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Kyle Chandler in Talks for Hal Jordan Role in DC’s ‘Lanterns’

(Left) Kyle Chandler in ‘Friday Night Lights’. Photo: Universal Television. (Left) DC Comics’ Green Lantern. Photo: DC Comics. Preview: Kyle Chandler is in talks to play Hal Jordan in DC’s ‘Lanterns’ series. Josh Brolin was previously offered the role. Damon Lindelof and Chris Mundy are among the producers of the new show. Josh Brolin may … Read more

TV Review: ‘The Penguin’ | Moviefone

Colin Farrell as Oswald “Oz” Cobb in Max’s ‘The Penguin.’ Photo: Macall Polay/HBO. Launching on HBO and Max with its first episode on September 19th, ‘The Penguin’ marks the first (and so far only) series to continue the story of Matt Reeves’ 2022 superhero movie ‘The Batman.’ Switching the focus from the suited vigilante played … Read more

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Jeffrey Wright to Appear in ‘The Last of Us’

(Left) Jeffrey Wright attends the Los Angeles Premiere of MGM’s ‘American Fiction’ at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on December 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Photo by Stewart Cook/Getty Images for MGM. (RIght) HBO Max’s ‘The Last of Us.’ Photo: Warner Media. Preview: Jeffrey Wright is joining ‘The Last of Us’ Season 2. He’ll … Read more

Bill Skarsgård to Play Pennywise for ‘It’ TV Prequel

Bill Skarsgård in 2017’s ‘It’. Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures. Preview: Bill Skarsgård is slapping on his Pennywise make-up again. He’ll appear in the ‘It’ prequel series on Max. Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo and Chris Chalk are among the cast. Given the success of the two ‘It’ movie adaptations, it was somehow inevitable that the story … Read more