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The FSB has arrested eight people over the Crimean bridge attack while revealing an X-ray of what it says was the bomb that caused the blast. 

Moscow’s spies say the men – five Russians and three people from Ukraine and Armenia – worked with a Ukrainian agent named ‘Ivan Ivanovic’ to ship the 23-ton device through four countries over two months before it detonated on the bridge.

They say the bomb – disguised as industrial plastic sheeting – began its journey in Odesa, in southern Ukraine, before going via Bulgaria to Armenia, then across Georgia and into Russia before it was diverted to Simferopol, in Crimea. 

At some point a truck carrying the device was X-rayed. The FSB says accompanying paperwork was changed at least twice to conceal its origins, under the direct orders of Ukrainian security service chief Kirill Budanov. 

Ukraine has called the FSB’s allegations ‘nonsense’ and has not claimed responsibility for the blast, which partially crippled the main road and rail link between Russia and occupied Crimea.

Russia’s FSB spy agency has revealed a X-ray that they claim shows a 23-ton bomb disguised as industrial plastic sheeting which blew up the Crimean Bridge

The FSB claims the bomb began its journey in Odesa and was then shipped across four countries over the course of two months before blowing up on the bridge

The FSB claims the bomb began its journey in Odesa and was then shipped across four countries over the course of two months before blowing up on the bridge

An image released by the Russian FSB of a truck they say transported the bomb across Georgia and into Russia, which seems to match the X-ray image

An image released by the Russian FSB of a truck they say transported the bomb across Georgia and into Russia, which seems to match the X-ray image

Pro-Ukraine accounts on social media suggested the X-ray was fake because it does not match the truck seen crossing the bridge on CCTV.

However, the FSB did release images of another truck it says carried the bomb from Georgia into Russia which is a closer match. 

FSB agents also released images of two separate sets of paperwork they say relate to the same cargo as proof they were changed.  

But Giorgi Kakauridze, Georgia’s deputy finance minister, flat-out denied that any truck carrying explosives had crossed the borders of his country.

‘I don’t think I have to make excuses. I know that it did not cross the customs border,’ he told Russian business publication RBC.

But Nikolai Vdovin, a retired major-general in the Russian armed forces, theorised that the plastic sheeting could have helped disguise the bomb from scanners.

Speaking to state media outlet TASS, he alleged that special ‘sensors’ could also have been used to deceive bomb-detecting equipment.

Though Ukrainian officials celebrated the bridge’s demise at the weekend, Kyiv has not accepted responsibility for it.

A CCTV image of the truck which Russia claims carried the bomb on to the bridge, where it blew up - taking down part of the road and damaging a nearby rail line

A CCTV image of the truck which Russia claims carried the bomb on to the bridge, where it blew up – taking down part of the road and damaging a nearby rail line

Russian claims that a truck bomb was responsible for the blast have also been questioned.

CCTV of the blast is inconclusive. While it does show a truck and overtaking car heading along the bridge before the explosion, the moment of the blast itself is nothing more than a white flash – making it impossible to say where it came from.

Some have pointed to an alternative CCTV showing underneath the bridge, that appears to capture a small wave just before the bridge comes down.

Given there were no such waves under other parts of the bridge, analysts say it could indicate that some kind of aquatic drone was involved.

Just days before the explosion, a mysterious craft that appeared to be some kind of unmanned boat had washed up in Crimea – with analysts concluding it may have been a Ukrainian drone. 

Molfar, a global open-source intelligence community, has published a report pointing to a lack of damage on the road surface itself as another reason to doubt the Russian theory while postulating: ‘The bridge could be blown up from below.’

‘This may be the result of the operation of an air or water drone,’ the report said.

Two lanes of the bridge roadway collapsed into the ocean after the bridge  was hit, while fuel trucks on a nearby train also caught fire (right)

Two lanes of the bridge roadway collapsed into the ocean after the bridge  was hit, while fuel trucks on a nearby train also caught fire (right)

An aerial image of the bridge shows how the roadway collapsed in two places, while a nearby train transporting fuel was also ignited

An aerial image of the bridge shows how the roadway collapsed in two places, while a nearby train transporting fuel was also ignited

Russia claims the bridge partially reopened after the attack, but it is unclear how functional it is after fire appeared to cause damage to the rail lines - important for supplying troops

Russia claims the bridge partially reopened after the attack, but it is unclear how functional it is after fire appeared to cause damage to the rail lines – important for supplying troops

The explosion could also have been caused by an aerial drone, it added.

Whatever or whoever caused the explosion, the sheer fact that it was able to happen at all speaks to a high level of planning and sophistication.

The bridge was a big, obvious, important target that Ukraine’s supporters had been talking about striking since early in the war.

Russia claimed it was protected by 20 layers of defence, including anti-air, scanners, checkpoints, radar and even combat dolphins beneath the waves.

Putin had invested a lot of personal capital in the bridge, holding it up as a permanent symbol of his 2014 annexation of Crimea and of Russia’s economic success under his leadership.

The road and rail link was the longest bridge in Europe, the longest that Russia had  ever built, and was a key supply route for Putin’s forces in the south of Ukraine.

Destroying it was a huge propaganda blow for Putin, and puts his army at risk of suffering further battlefield losses.

He has since retaliated by unleashing a huge missile barrage on Ukraine targeting power and water supplies, that killed at least 19 people and wounded scores more. 

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UTA will increase its investments into creator economy and Web3 startups as part of a new partnership with investment firm Investcorp, the agency said on Wednesday.

Known as UTA.VC, the partnership has already resulted in investments into companies like the data analytics firm Antenna, blockchain tech company ConsenSys, the influencer marking platform Bounty, the fitness app FitOn and the NFT companies Percs and Danvas.

Investcorp’s Anand Radhakrishnan and UTA’s Caroline Jacobs, Clinton Foy and Sam Wick will serve as managing directors and senior leaders overseeing investments for UTA.VC. The partnership will also serve as an extension of UTA’s ongoing early-stage investment work carried out through the agency’s UTA Ventures division, which has made investments into companies like Emma Chamberlain’s Chamberlain Coffee, the podcast tech company Art19 and the celebrity video marketplace Cameo.

UTA and Investcorp’s investments into the creator economy come during a time when 40 percent of consumers in the U.S. say they have paid creators directly for content, while 49 percent of those consumers spending at least $25 a month, according to an Oct. 2021 UTA study. The agency estimates that the creator industry has a minimum market size of $9.8 billion and could reach $18 billion in the near future.

The pact with Investcorp also comes after the alternative investment firm sold its stake in UTA in July to the private equity firm EQT Partners, which is now the largest outside investor in the company.

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When “Devotion” star and executive producer Glen Powell recruited Jonathan Majors to join him in telling the true story of two Korean War-era fighter pilots who became some of the Navy’s most celebrated wingmen, the pitch took place in an unusual location.

“When I first sat down with Jonathan, he insisted I meet him at a Russian bathhouse in New York, and I pitched him the entire movie in the hottest sauna, as my brain was cooking,” Powell shared during an interview in Variety’s TIFF Studio, presented by King’s Hawaiian, where the movie made its world premiere ahead of its planned theatrical release on Nov. 23.

The quirky encounter makes for a memorable anecdote — and earned a hearty chuckle from Majors, “Devotion” director J.D. Dillard and their co-stars Joe Jonas, Christina Jackson and Thomas Sadoski — but the bond the two actors needed to form in order for this relationship to feel real needed to be forged in fire.

By the time Powell approached Majors to play Jesse Brown (known to the world as the Navy’s first African American aviator) opposite his portrayal of Tom Hudner (the Korean War fighter pilot’s wingman), he’d been living with this project for a few years and realized casting was key to its success.

“I’ve never had anything so close to my heart before. I made promises to families to do this right,” Powell explained. “The beauty of this movie is that everyone has to come together for this thing to be what it is. I’m so proud of what we made together, because it’s a rare thing, a movie of this scale, with this amount of heart.”

Based on the book, “Devotion: An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship, and Sacrifice” by Adam Makos, Dillard’s film spotlights Brown and Hudner, as they train along their fellow fighter pilots during the Korean War, becoming brothers as well as heroes. Jonas portrays Marty Goode, another pilot in their squadron, while Sadoski is their division leader Dick Cevoli. Jackson portrays Brown’s beloved wife, Daisy.

Tapping into that husband-wife relationship was imperative as Majors explored what made Brown tick. “The huge key to who Jesse was, and is, is that devotion to his wife and that idea of sanctuary,” Majors explained. “The man that Jesse is in the world, he gets filled up by her; she is his fuel and motivation. How he operates outside is essentially from the GPS of his partner, best friend and wife.”

Later in the conversation, Majors got emotional recounting Brown’s final letter to his wife and how those words related to his experience filming the high-flying film (which saw the actors take flight in real vintage warplanes).

“The last thing we shot and last thing that Jesse writers to Daisy is ‘I’ll love you forever,’ I think that’s the difference for our picture. It’s not ‘I love you, baby.’ It’s, ‘I’ll love you forever.’ That’s devotion,” the actor shared, holding back tears. “That’s the responsibility.”

Behind the scenes, Jonas also took on additional responsibility, contributing an original song to the movie, teaming up with Khalid, Ryan Tedder and Bernard Harvey to write “Not Alone,” which plays over the end credits.

Jonas was inspired by the brotherhood bond shared between Majors and Powell as Jesse and Tom, as well as the deep love between Jesse and Daisy. “That mentality of being there for somebody forever, that line really stuck with me,” Jonas explained. “Trying to find a marriage between how I think a lot of military and Navy families feel when they’re away from their partners, that we can all feel on the smallest scale as performers — when we travel, we’re away from the people we love constantly – but also putting myself in the smallest bit of what Jesse Brown’s shoes would’ve been like. That became ‘Not Alone.’”

Not allowing Jonas to be too modest, Dillard chimed in to add his point of view.

“The process of making this movie is filled with so many magical moments,” he said, recalling when he screened a version of the film for Tedder, Jonas and his wife, actor Sophie Turner. “To watch the movie cut to black and the credits start and [Ryan and Joe] just go to the piano and basically find it right there. It was so odd and like cosmically overwhelming to hear the spirit of how this movie can end. That was really special.

Watch the full conversation above.

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Entertaintment

Stephanie Hollman of The Real Housewives of Dallas is shutting down rumors that she is part of a reboot of the Bravo series franchise. The reality television personality shared on Instagram that she is not involved in a possible comeback of the Dallas-based show.

“I do not know where the rumors started with this or if it’s true at all. I only know my truth,” Hollman replied to a fan on her Instagram Stories about a possible RHOD reboot. “I am super appreciative of my time on the show and to everyone at Bravo (they have all treated me so well and I have no complaints).”

Hollman also noted that she was not attending BravoCon or traveling to NYC for the event adding, “I have personally not talked to them about a reboot and promise that if things change then you will know because it’s hard to hide film crews in Dallas.”

RELATED: Jamie Lee Curtis Joins ‘The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills’ Cast In A Surprise Appearance At The Reunion

The housewife ended her message by thanking all of her fans “for the super sweet messages of support.”

Hollman was one of the OG stars of RHOD since the reality series made its debut on Bravo in 2016 and remained on the show through its 5-season run on the network. The show was put on pause in 2021 following Season 5 of the franchise.

Rumors on social media mentioned that a RHOD reboot would be announced at BravoCon this weekend, the convention in NYC around the Bravo network. As of now, Bravo has not confirmed it is going to produce a new season of the franchise.

Deadline has reached out to Bravo for comment and will update the story if we hear back from them.

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While Evangeline Lilly was initially happy with the writing for her character, Kate, on Lost, she became dissatisfied as the show went on. “I felt like she became more and more predictable and obnoxious. I felt like my character went from being autonomous — really having her own story and her own journey and her own agendas — to chasing two men around the island. And that irritated the shit out of me,” she said on The Lost Boys podcast. She even admitted to throwing scripts across the room.

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Sam Witwer only played a minor character on Riverdale (his character died after inexplicably jumping out a window…it’s explained much later, long after Witwer left the show), but that didn’t stop him from having some strong feelings about the writing on the show. “As for why that character jumps out a window, I have no idea. But I read the script and laughed. I was like, ‘Right, of course. Of course he does,'” Witwer said. “I’d love to say I had deep thoughts about the whole thing, but I don’t think that’s really the way they work over there.”

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A few other members of the Riverdale cast have made some shady comments as well — notably Cole Sprouse, who plays Jughead. In particular, he disliked his infamous “I’m a weirdo” scene. “Jughead definitely has his cringe-boy moments,” he told BuzzFeed. “Juggy deserves the flak. Glad that scene resonated with the audience the same way it resonated with me as the actor reading those lines.”

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Shailene Woodley was not a fan of the writing for her character on Secret Life of the American Teenager. She didn’t say the quality was bad, but she didn’t like the messages it gave: “Towards the end, morally, the things that we were preaching on that show weren’t really aligned with my own integrity. So that was a bit hard to show up to work every day knowing that we were going to project all of these themes to thousands — millions — of young adults across the country, when, in fact, they weren’t what I would like to be sending out,” she said after her time on the show was done.

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Angus T. Jones similarly didn’t like the moral content of his show Two and a Half Men. “It was difficult for me to be on the show and be part of something that was making light of topics in our world where there are really problems for a lot of people,” he said. “I was a paid hypocrite because I wasn’t OK with it and I was still doing it.” A year before, he had said his character “means nothing” and compared watching the show to “filling your head with filth.”

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Ian Harding also seemed to suggest he was not a fan of the way Pretty Little Liars presented his character Ezra’s relationship with his student, 16-year-old Aria. He once called Ezra “America’s most beloved pedophile,” though he said he tried to play it as a love story. But when an advertiser dropped out early on, Harding believed it was because of his character’s illegal relationship — only to find out it was actually Emily’s lesbian relationship. “So I could be seen as a statutory rapist, and people are like, ‘I know, but love knows no bounds, as long as there is a penis and a vagina involved,’” he said dryly.

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Penn Badgley was pretty critical of the writers’ decision to make his character, Dan, Gossip Girl in the series finale of the eponymous show. “It doesn’t make sense at all. It wouldn’t have made sense for anybody. Gossip Girl doesn’t make sense!”

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Isaac Hempstead Wright was a little less obvious, but he threw a bit of shade at the Game of Thrones writers after the disastrous last season, which ended with his character, Bran, becoming king. “I genuinely thought it was a joke script and that [showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss] sent to everyone a script with their own character [ending] up on the Iron Throne,” he said. “‘Yeah, good one, guys. Oh s–t, it’s actually real?'”

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Katherine Heigl also subtly shaded Grey’s Anatomy over the writing decisions, saying she wasn’t a huge fan of the storyline where her character, Izzie, sleeps with ghost-Denny. She also pretty famously withdrew herself from Emmy consideration in 2008, saying, “I did not feel I was given the material this season to warrant a nomination,” although she’s since expressed regret over this, saying that it was between her and the writers, and a lot of it was about her own performance.

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Ed Harris, like Heigl with Grey’s, was not a fan of a particular storyline on Westworld. Specifically, he disliked Season 3. “You do what you gotta do. I mean, I signed on to play the Man in Black. I didn’t sign on to play the Man in White. So it wasn’t the most joyous season for me, I gotta say.” He also didn’t like how he didn’t know where his character’s arc was heading.

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And Sarah Michelle Gellar had a hard time with her character’s trajectory in Season 6 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. “I’ve always said that Season 6 was not my favorite. I felt it betrayed who she was,” Gellar said. The season notably featured her character entering a sexual relationship with the soulless vampire Spike.

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Alexander Siddig was also upset with a later version of his character when he played Dr. Bassir on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. When his character was revealed to be genetically modified, Siddig actively rebelled against acting “Data-esque,” as the producers wanted him to, messing up lines on purpose until eventually they changed the character back a bit. He also distanced himself from the Star Trek universe after the show was over.

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And Denise Crosby, who played Tasha Yar on Star Trek: The Next Generation, was also not fond of what her character was given to do. “I was struggling with not being able to do much with the character. I had all these ideas and couldn’t do them. I was just stage dressing. I chose to leave instead of just being satisfied with that,” she said. Her character was killed off at the end of the first season to accommodate her. “I couldn’t wait to get off that show,” she said in another interview. “I didn’t want to spend the next six years going, ‘Aye, aye, Captain,’ and standing there, in the same uniform, in the same position on the bridge.”

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Johnny Depp compared starring on his show 21 Jump Street in later years to being “in a prison creatively,” saying, “It started to get a little showboat-y, you know what I mean? It just started to become false. It started to become this action-packed can of soup, you know? You just market it and send it out.”

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Nick Jonas didn’t technically call the scripts for his show Jonas L.A. bad, but he did say he regretted doing the second season. “We shouldn’t have done that. It really stunted our growth, you know? I feel like it was just a bad move,” Jonas admitted. “It was just not the time. Literally, we couldn’t evolve because of it.”

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His brother and costar Joe Jonas also called the show “not good,” and Kevin Jonas agreed that the second season especially was not a fit for them, saying it fed into people seeing them as a joke.

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Jennette McCurdy similarly called her time on iCarly and Sam & Cat “cheesy [and] embarrassing” and said she was ashamed.

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Jean Yoon had issues with some of the storylines on Kim’s Convenience and said that they were “overtly racist.” She says the cast came together to express their concerns, and most of the racist jokes and scenes were taken out. She also felt that her character getting multiple sclerosis was unrealistic, and said she was told she “doesn’t understand comedy” when she expressed concerns.

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Glee’s Jenna Ushkowitz and Kevin McHale expressed on a YouTube show that some of the cast hated being on the series, though they didn’t name names. For their part, they did say that they hit a breaking point with the show when they performed “What Does the Fox Say,” and that Season 5 was rough. Ushkowitz also exhibited clear discomfort with having to do the rap in “Gangnam Style,” and both Ushkowitz and McHale agreed with the interviewer’s sentiment about how insensitive the show could be.

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Warning: SPOILERS for One Piece #1062Chapter #1062 of One Piece confirms what fans have been suspecting since Dr. Vegapunk‘s first official appearance: that the woman that the Straw Hats met is not, in fact, the scientist’s original body.


Vegapunk made his long-awaited first appearance in chapter #1061 of the manga, causing a huge reaction among fans who expected the scientist to be an old man. Vegapunk is the greatest scientist in the One Piece world. Originally, he was part of a group of genius scientists called MADS, and after that was disbanded by the World Government, Vegapunk went to work for the most powerful organization in the One Piece world. Despite being mentioned as early as chapter #433, fans of the manga only knew Vegapunk from his inventions until now, which include One Piece’s Pacifista cyborgs, the Seastone element that can nullify Devil Fruit powers,, and other dangerous weapons that play a big role in the World Government in power.

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When Vegapunk appeared as a young woman, many fans believed that this could actually be a clone or a robotic body, based on the “Punk 02” label on her jacket. Chapter #1062 of One Piece confirms this suspicion was true. The Vegapunk who stands in front of the Straw Hats is “Lilith”, one of six bodies that the scientist created in order to be able to follow the incredible amount of scientific work he is busy with. It appears that each of the six bodies is associated with an emotion, and, in fact, the two who appear in this chapter show very different behavior and personalities. Lilith is associated with “evil“, while Atlas, who meets Luffy, Jewerly Bonney, Chopper, and Jinbe on Egghead Island, is “wrath“.


There Are Actually Seven Different Vegapunk

It is still unclear what these six Vegapunks actually are. According to the information shared by CP0 at the end of the chapter, the original Dr. Vegapunk split up into six people. Kaku, a CP0 agent, calls them “Satellites“, which gives the impression that they are remotely controlled by the original Vegapunk, however he also states that all of them “are also Dr. Vegapunk“, leaving the mystery open. Remote control would also not explain how each has its own personality and independent behavior, so it’s more likely that they are some kind of clones, considering that Vegapunk is the person who cracked the secrets of DNA in the One Piece world.

There was a huge debate among fans when Vegapunk made his debut in a female body. Some believed that to be the real deal, and that One Piece‘s author Eiichiro Oda had simply fooled his fans by making them believe Vegapunk was a man. Chapter #1062 proved otherwise, but One Piece is never predictable, so let’s not dismiss any options until the actual appearance of Dr. Vegapunk‘s original body is finally revealed.

Next: One Piece’s Next Chapter Promises to Finally Reveal The Void Century

The latest chapter of One Piece is available through Viz Media.

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So you’re worried about which political party is going to control the House, Senate, and Governorships after the midterm elections, but you don’t know how to make a difference outside of your district. Maybe there are no Senate elections in your state this year, but you want to make sure there’s a pro-choice Senate majority so that Senator Lindsey Graham doesn’t follow through on his plan for a nationwide abortion ban. Or maybe the governor of Texas keeps luring legal asylum seekers to your state without warning, where you have no infrastructure or preparation to aid them, and you would like that to change.

The outcome of the midterms this year is going to affect everybody in every state. Even if you can’t vote outside the district where you live, you can still help the outside candidates you’re passionate about.

Donating to and volunteering for candidates:

If you’ve ever even thought about a political election or party, chances are you’re already being inundated with texts and emails from campaigns across the country asking for you to throw them a buck. And you can donate to whomever you want no matter where you live. So if you want to throw a few bones to John Fetterman, Dr. Oz’s Democratic challenger in Pennsylvania’s Senate race, but you live in California, go right ahead! Any candidate you like will have a donate button front and center on their campaign website.

If you want to take a more active role and volunteer for a campaign, there are plenty of ways to do so from out of state as well. You may not be able to canvass in person by knocking on doors, but you can certainly volunteer for text or phone banking and online organizing. Campaigns are always looking for more help, so if you have a candidate in mind, the best place to start is that person’s campaign website.

Candidates in swing states that could really use your help include:

Georgia

Stacey Abrams

Raphael Warnock

Florida

Val Demings

North Carolina

Cheri Beasley

Nevada

Catherine Cortez Mastro

Arizona

Katie Hobbs

Kansas

Laura Kelly

Volunteering by issue: 

If you’re especially concerned about a particular issue rather than a particular candidate, there are organizations devoted to finding and promoting candidates focused on what you care about most.

Abortion:

Emily’s List

Gun Control:

Gun Sense Voter

Climate Change:

League of Conservation Voters

For more of Glamour’s coverage of the 2022 midterm elections, click here. To find out if you’re registered to vote, click here.

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Marvel is bringing major holiday special events back into the mainstream. One has to believe it is only a matter of time before DC follows in their footsteps, whether in their live-action space or in one of their many animated projects. While we’ve seen “The Long Halloween” story arc split into two films, that was really just a year-long mystery and not a true Halloween special.


Here we will look at different characters from the pages of DC Comics that may or may not have already seen exposure on screens big and small. We will briefly discuss their role in the comics and what possible storylines we could see them encounter in a DC Halloween Special. Prepare for plenty of scares because, as is so often the case, DC tends to get a bit darker than Marvel.

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7/7 Madame Xanadu

Once a magical being of near omnipotent power, Madame Xanadu has had most of her magical abilities stripped from her by her former lover, Merlin. Yes, the very same Merlin from the tales of Camelot. Maintaining her abilities as a seer, Xanadu is often seen advising other magic users on how to best proceed. Recent retcons have allowed Xanadu to become more involved in defending the realm than in previous entries.

A Halloween special doesn’t necessarily need to focus on one character, and should DC take an anthology approach, Madame Xanadu could play the narrator, appearing at the beginning of each story and speaking to both the characters who are bound to a tragic adventure, as well as to the audience at home.

6/7 Swamp Thing

The tale of the Swamp Thing is filled with plenty of tragedy and mystery. Alec Holland was a scientist who had died amidst a chemical fire in the swamps of Louisiana. What emerged from these boggy waters was not a man, but a creature made of moss, algae, and other forms of plant life. This Swamp Thing would believe itself to be the mutated form of Alec Holland until such a day would come that it was revealed he was merely an elemental being that had contained the memories and consciousness of Alec Holland.

A special focused on this character could follow this sad origin to the letter and prove to be a psychological thriller for audiences everywhere. Seeing this creature fall in love with Abigail Arcane and seek answers on how to become human once again, only to discover that it had never truly been human to begin with, could show the gothic side of horror in the DC Universe.

5/7 John Constantine

Where John Constantine goes, doom follows. Such is the warning for any fool who would dare call themselves a friend of the dark sorcerer. When one reads a tale of Constantine’s adventures, one often finds themselves asking if John is truly a hero or just a selfish figure who happens to save the day because his own life is at risk.

A special could see John trying to relax in a pub when demons begin to haunt the night, and John tries to walk away from it all. Then an ensemble of colorful characters can convince him to help save the day, but, as is often the case, this group would face graphic deaths, all so John can live to see another dawn. Graphic, dark, and some classic one-liners delivered in that strong English accent are the ingredients for making a Hellblazer Halloween Special.

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4/7 Solomon Grundy

Solomon Grundy would be the perfect showcase of zombie folklore in the DC Universe. Cyrus Gold, a known criminal, had died in the bog of Slaughter Swamp just outside of Gotham City and would reanimate as a hulking brute, taking the moniker of Solomon Grundy after remembering that he was born on a Monday. This character is notable for being an enemy of multiple heroes in the DC Universe, having fights with Green Lantern, Batman, Superman, & The Flash.

A special could focus on Grundy as more of a gentle monster as he has been depicted in the comics as such before. Seeing him go about town like Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein’s Monster would make for a beautiful DC Comics parody of a classic tale told around the campfire and autumn leaves.

3/7 Raven

Raven is often associated with the super team, the Teen Titans. Known as the mystical sorceress and the daughter of Trigon, Raven maintains her composure with meditation as her emotions can help fuel her magical powers. In modern stories, Raven’s empathic powers are leaned on more heavily, allowing her to access the memories and hidden emotions of friends and enemies alike.

This special could focus on Raven’s constant internal struggle to not lose control. With the call of her father constantly nagging at her, Raven can set out to seek peace from the evil urges and, during this adventure, discover that the good inside of her outweighs the bad. Saving innocent lives, battling demons, and potentially featuring cameo appearances from her teammates could make for a compelling special focused on Raven.

2/7 Etrigan the Demon

Long ago, Jason Blood and Etrigan the Demon were bound together in a magical spell, thus taming the rhyming demon’s rage as he would only be allowed to enter the mortal plane to fight in Jason’s stead when called upon. Jason Blood is a powerful sorcerer, but even he recognizes some situations require Etrigan’s brute strength and hellfire powers.

Imagine Jason Blood attempting to lead a group of apprentices on a quest to prove themselves as capable sorcerers when the group gets into more trouble than they had planned. Jason would then call upon the demon, and as the demon’s name rings out, the transformation would amaze audiences and leave them awestruck. The power of Etrigan and his rhymes would give nostalgic vibes of classic Halloween specials and leave plenty of chills, as the difference between a helpful ally and a destructive force is the spell attaching Etrigan to Jason Blood.

Related: Halloween 2022 Specials: What to Watch This Spooky Season

1/7 Frankenstein

Frankenstein’s Monster, taking on his creator’s name, appears as a recurring character in DC Comics, working as a member of the Justice League Dark, the Seven Soldiers. Also, as part of the Super Human Advanced Defense Executive or S.H.A.D.E. Throughout his adventures, he would prove to be an integral ally as the fact that he is already dead makes him to be the most enduring.

Focusing on Frank’s time in S.H.A.D.E could see the undead monster teaming with and leading his fellow monsters on dangerous adventures, taking on monsters in covert missions so as not to alert humanity to the evils that dwell within our very planet. And given Frank’s patchwork body, we could see limbs get severed and reattached at the director’s heart’s content.

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As belt-tightening continues at Warner Bros. Discovery, WB’s TV Group suffers layoffs, closes workshops, and shutters studio Stage 13.

Warner Bros. Television Group has eliminated 125 jobs, IndieWire has learned. That tally includes 82 employees laid off across the scripted, unscripted, and animation divisions as well as 43 open positions that will go unfilled.

The 125 jobs represent a loss of 26 percent of the current and vacant positions at the company. The layoffs alone comprise 19 percent of the current WBTV workforce.

Parent corporation Warner Bros. Discovery has been cutting costs in all sorts of ways, including previous rounds of layoffs and the scrubbing of completed films and television series. The most notable example of the content write offs came when David Zaslav chose to wholly delete “Batgirl” ahead of its release. Zaslav and his consigliere CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels have tasked themselves with finding $3 billion in cost savings.

Tuesday was Warner Bros. TV’s turn to take one for the team (that team being the shareholders). Among those laid off today were both newer employees and others with more than a decade of service to Warner Bros. Television Group, we’re told. The highest-profile executive to leave is Brooke Karzen, head of Warner Horizon Unscripted Television; the “Bachelor”-universe boss has been with the company since 2000. Bridgette Theriault and Dan Sacks will now lead Warner Horizon.

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Mike Darnell will continue to oversee Warner Bros. Television Group’s unscripted studios: Warner Horizon, Telepictures, and Shed Media. David McGuire will continue to lead Telepictures; Lisa Shannon and Dan Peirson will continue to run Shed Media. Creative development and programming teams at Warner Horizon and Telepictures are being combined, although their labels will remain separate to continue the separation of union (Warner Horizon) and non-union (Telepictures) programming. The physical production, business affairs, and finance teams for unscripted programming were already combined in a 2020 reorg.

In addition to “The Bachelor” and its many spinoffs, Warner Horizon produces “The Voice” for NBC. Telepictures recently launched Jennifer Hudson’s syndicated daytime talk show. Shed Media is probably best known for “The Real Housewives of New York.”

Brett Paul will continue to run Warner Bros. TV’s scripted side, which is not seeing a major structural change but will close two key initiatives: Stage 13 and the Warner Bros. Television Workshop. Founded in 2017, the Stage 13 studio was formed to create original short-form programming for digital platforms, which Warner Bros. believed could be the future of entertainment content. They were sort of right — but executives had missed the part where it would all be user-generated and free on platforms like Tik Tok. Stage 13, which produced “Two Sentence Horror Stories” for The CW, has a few projects still in development; those will shift to the scripted group.

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The Warner Bros. Television Workshop for emerging writers and directors will wrap with the 2022-23 class. The workshops were key to discovering and cultivating talent from underrepresented groups, a mission the studios and leadership say it plans to continue.

Finally, Sam Register will continue to oversee animation from Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios, and Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe. Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios will combine their development and main production teams. Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe will continue operating largely on its own due to geography and the varying business practices in the different locations. Cartoon Network Studios does the original artist-driven animation; Warner Bros. Animation is the Bugs Bunny and other IP.

Warner Bros. Television Group chief Channing Dungey informed her staff of the layoffs and restructuring today. IndieWire has obtained the email she sent to staff, below.

Team,

Today I write to you with sad news and a heavy heart. As many of you have already learned, some of our treasured colleagues will be leaving the company because of restructuring and realignment within our group. This was strictly a business decision, made as thoughtfully and compassionately as possible by studio leadership. But understanding that doesn’t make this moment any easier. These colleagues are more than just people with whom we’ve worked, they are part of our work family. We spend more time together than we do with most other people in our lives. Because of that, this loss is painful and difficult. For those impacted by the changes, I want you to know how grateful I am for your contributions – in some cases, spanning decades – and how deeply sorry I am.

There are a few changes happening within WBTVG that I would like to make specific note of here:
As part of the strategic realignment on the unscripted side, run by Mike Darnell, President, Warner Bros. Unscripted Television, we are making some changes aimed at finding synergies within the group, which includes Warner Horizon Unscripted Television, Telepictures, and Shed Media.

As you may have read yesterday, Brooke Karzen, head of Warner Horizon Unscripted Television, informed us in the last few weeks that she would like to try something new with her career after a highly successful 22-year run at the company. Brooke has been synonymous with “The Bachelor” brand for more than 20 years, overseeing the original show and developing “The Bachelorette,” “Bachelor in Paradise,” and many other extensions that have propelled “The Bachelor” into a global hit franchise. Her other successes include Emmy winner “The Voice,” “Ellen’s Game of Games,” and the “Friends” and “Harry Potter” reunion specials, to name just a few. Please join me in saluting Brooke for her tremendous accomplishments and wishing her the best in the future.

As a result of Brooke’s departure, Bridgette Theriault and Dan Sacks will now be leading Warner Horizon. We are combining some creative development and programming roles to work across both Warner Horizon and Telepictures, with David McGuire continuing to lead Telepictures. Lisa Shannon and Dan Peirson will continue to run Shed Media.

Working across all three unscripted divisions, Kevin Fortson continues to lead all aspects of physical production (including budgeting, scheduling, staffing, and more), and Matt Matzkin maintains oversight of all business affairs, legal, and finance for unscripted series.

In Animation, run by Sam Register, President, Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios, we are implementing a new streamlined structure in which the development and main production teams will now work across both Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios. The kids and family series development team will be led by Audrey Diehl, adult animation development will be led by Peter Girardi, and animated longform series development will be led by Sammy Perlmutter, with Bobbie Page leading main production. This is an extension of the cross-studio teams that have already been in place for current programming, casting, legal and business affairs, and artist relations. Ed Adams will continue as Executive Vice President and General Manager.

On the scripted side, run by Brett Paul, President, Warner Bros. Television, our senior creative leadership team remains in place. Clancy Collins White continues to head up development, with Vicki Dummer as head of current programming. Adam Glick continues to serve as head of business affairs, Sue Palladino as head of production, and Mele Nagler as head of casting.

We will be closing Stage 13, which was founded in 2017 under the former Warner Bros. Digital Networks division as a studio for original digital shortform programming and has produced past series such as “Special” and “It’s Bruno!” for Netflix, “Two Sentence Horror Stories” for The CW/Netflix, and more. WBTV has already been supervising Stage 13 development and programming since 2020. Any existing Stage 13 projects in development will be absorbed within WBTV, which continues to be committed to finding new voices and providing opportunities for its richly diverse creative collaborators to tell authentic stories. I want to thank Diana Mogollón for her passionate leadership of Stage 13 and for the groundbreaking series that she and her team produced.

Also, following the conclusion of the current 2022–23 edition of the Warner Bros. Writers’ Workshop in April, we will be closing the Warner Bros. Television Workshop program, which includes both the Writers’ Workshop and the Directors’ Workshop. Both workshops have been instrumental in training the next generation of creative talent in the industry. While we will no longer have these formalized programs in place, we remain committed to developing and mentoring emerging talent and preparing them for careers in television.

As of this writing, all the impact conversations for WBTVG are complete. Out of respect to our colleagues, we will not be distributing a list of those impacted. Your direct managers will provide you with information about roles changing within specific groups. Your P&C partner will be available as well to address any questions or concerns. During this period of transition, please support each other, and be gentle with one another.

These are challenging times in the world at large, and a tumultuous time in our industry. For this kind of change to hit so close to home is incredibly difficult. But my hope is that these changes, made with an eye to a more focused business strategy, will strengthen and stabilize our company, maintain our great creative output, and better position us for continued future success.

Yet today we are losing members of our work family that we love, whose hard work has helped make our success possible, and for that I am truly sorry. I want everyone who is leaving to know that your contributions mattered, and the shows that you helped bring to life will always be part of the Warner Bros. Television Group legacy. Thank you for being part of our story.

With the deepest gratitude,

Channing

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On last year’s fuzz-slathered pop ripper “Into,” Abi Ooze bluntly told a lover they’re not the one; now she’s the person facing rejection. “Cry Alone,” her latest single, taps into that streak of Ramones-era punk that filters ’60s girl groups’ sugarcane melodies through tough vocals and fast, scuzzy guitars. Drums and power chords throw muscle behind Ooze as she recounts the bullshit of being stood up and spending the weekend sobbing on the floor. Then, after two top-tier guitar solos, she tries to save face by saying that crying is what she’d rather be doing anyway. Abi Ooze is one of the best hook writers in Northwest Indiana’s stacked underground punk scene, and it’s hard to balance indignance toward her situation—who would do her dirty like this?—with excitement for another great song.

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A police officer has been killed and another has been wounded after a shooting in Innisfil, Ont., sources tell Global News.

According to the sources, police attended a call on Tuesday evening at a residence when shots were fired. At least two officers were struck by bullets.

South Simcoe Police issued a statement shortly before 11 p.m., confirming the province’s police watchdog was investigating.

“The province’s Special Investigations Unit has invoked its mandate following a serious incident in Innisfil,” the statement said. “As a result, the South Simcoe Police Service is unable to comment.”

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“NCIS: LA” viewers were alarmed this week when the Season 14 premiere of the CBS procedural did not include Linda Hunt’s Hetty, the character whose last known location was Syria. In the episode, the team received word that a body had been a body found in Syria. By the end, they learn that it was a child’s body but they had Hetty’s IDs attached to them — likely because she wanted to stage her own death.

While it hasn’t been determined what exactly she’s up to, there are plans for her to return to the show this season, confirms executive producer R. Scott Gemmill, especially with Callen (Chris O’Donnell) and Anna’s (Bar Paly) nuptials.

“Hetty has been an integral force within the agency and an especially important part of Callen’s past,” Gemmill told Variety in a statement on Tuesday. “As Callen starts thinking about his upcoming wedding to Anna, he would want Hetty present. The plan is to go and rescue her at some point and find out what she’s gotten herself into in Syria, but we’re just trying to figure out when we can pull it off. The goal is to make it happen this season.”

Hunt last appeared in the Season 13 premiere, titled “Subject 17,” which aired in October 2021. Gemmill confirmed last year that, amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Hunt’s role was made smaller in order to keep the 77-year-old actor safe.

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Starring Jane Fonda as the titular space explorer, this 1968 sci-fi favorite from Roger Vadim has enjoyed remake rumblings before.

(Left to right): Sydney Sweeney at HBO Emmy's Party 2022; and Jane Fonda as the titular "Barbarella"

(Left to right): Sydney Sweeney at HBO Emmy’s Party 2022; and Jane Fonda as the titular “Barbarella”

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Rumors of a “Barbarella” remake have orbited studios for years, but it seems Sony Pictures may have finally found an actress up to the challenge of filling Jane Fonda’s shiny space boots. On Tuesday, Deadline reported that two-time Emmy nominee Sydney Sweeney, known for HBO’s “The White Lotus” and “Euphoria” among other projects, would star in and executive produce a reimagining of Roger Vadim’s 1968 space adventure.

The news comes on the heels of announcements confirming Sweeney’s involvement in two other Sony films. She’ll play an undisclosed role opposite Dakota Johnson in “Madame Web” and both star in and executive produce an adaptation of Madison Lawson’s thriller novel “The Registration.”

As with the original sci-fi flick, the early-stages “Barbarella” remake would reportedly adapt Jean-Claude Forest’s comic series, which ran as a serialized strip for the French publication V Magazine in early 1962 before getting published as a book in 1964. Although not an immediate critical or box office success, Vadim’s big screen spin has earned a cult following in the decades since it hit theaters.

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The film follows the titular Barbarella — an intergalactic explorer from the 41st century and a representative for a United Earth (ha!) — as she hunts down the villainous scientist Durand Durand and the dangerous laser technology that human intelligence suspects he has developed. Along her journey, Barbarella encounters a variety of strange beings who challenge her innocence and pure vision of the galaxy.

The campy film explores themes of sexual liberation and, though its success within that arena is debatable, it remains remarkable for a unique visual style, its highly inventive character and set designs, and a prolific, period-appropriate appreciation for the good ol’ Lynda Carter bodysuit and boots combo audiences would see plenty of in the ’70s. Fonda’s performance as Barbarella is divisive among critics, with some arguing her character’s sexless naivety played more spaced-out than satirical and others saying Fonda was the one who made the rest of the strangely slow film watchable.

Among the numerous remakes rumored over the years, Rose McGowan was previously expected to play “Barbarella” in a project the actor was developing with then-fiancé Robert Rodriguez.

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Warner Bros. Television Group handed out pink slips to 82 staffers on Tuesday, representing 19% of the studio’s workforce, across its scripted, unscripted and animation divisions. Additionally, it has opted not to fill 43 additional vacant positions — making for a total elimination of 125 jobs (or 26% of an approximately 481 headcount).

Warner Bros. TV Group declined comment, but it’s understood that chairman Channing Dungey detailed to staff a series of changes that included various levels of consolidation in unscripted and animation. Also, as reported Tuesday afternoon, the company has closed Stage 13, a shingle focused on diverse shortform programming (leading to the exit of Stage 13 head Diana Mogollón), and will end the Warner Bros. Television Workshop, which had existed for decades as a training ground for new creative talent in both writing and directing.

The layoffs were expected as the latest cost cutting move inside Warner Bros. Discovery, which merged in April and since then has attempted to make good on its mission to cut costs by $3 billion. It also comes just two years after a previous round of layoffs, under the WarnerMedia banner, had already cut into Warner Bros.’ workforce by at least 650 people.

More recently, in August, WBD eliminated around 70 jobs, or 14% of the workforce, from HBO and HBO Max, as the company prepares to merge HBO Max and Discovery+ into one streamer.  Unscripted programming, scripted children’s and family fare, casting, international and acquisitions were hardest hit. And in September, WBD let go of 100 employees as part of the downsizing of the company’s ad sales departments.

As outlined on Tuesday, Dungey’s direct reports remain, as do the umbrella divisions that fall under the Warner Bros. TV Group banner — but more consolidation has occurred.

In the non-fiction space, Mike Darnell remains as president of Warner Bros. Unscripted Television and continues to report to Dungey; Warner Horizon Unscripted Television, Telepictures and Shed Media will continue as separate shingles under Darnell’s domain.

But with the announcement Monday that Warner Horizon Unscripted TV head Brooke Karzen was departing, some creative development and programming oversight will now be combined between Warner Horizon and Telepictures. (Warner Horizon productions fall under union work, while Telepictures is generally not under union rules.) With Karzen’s exit, Bridgette Theriault and Dan Sacks will now lead Warner Horizon, while David McGuire continues to lead Telepictures, and Lisa Shannon and Dan Peirson continue to run Shed Media.

Physical production, business affairs, and finance teams for unscripted programming had already been consolidated between Warner Horizon, Telepictures and Shed Media following the 2020 cuts.

With the Warner Bros. Discovery merger, Shed Media is expected to develop and produce more content for the Discovery networks, while overall Warner Bros.’ unscripted units will continue to sell to external platforms and create formats for international as well.

In animation, Sam Register will continue to oversee Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios and Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe. Those three labels will continue to exist, but development and main production teams for Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios will now merge (while Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe will maintain a separate team). The three shingles had already shared the same current programming, casting, legal/business affairs and artist relations teams.

Under the new setup, a kids and family series development team will be led by Audrey Diehl, adult animation development will be led by Peter Girardi, and animated longform series development will be led by Sammy Perlmutter, with Bobbie Page leading main production.

Despite the changes, output will remain the same as Cartoon Network Studios continues to produce original animated fare for internal outlets including Cartoon Network, Adult Swim and HBO Max. And with HBO Max moving away from adult animation, there will be a renewed push for producing for third-party networks and outside platforms as well. Warner Bros. Animation focuses on more pre-existing characters and IP.

Also under Dungey’s direct report, Warner Bros. TV president Brett Paul continues on the scripted side with no major structural changes beyond the closure of Stage 13 (which comes as the company decides to no longer invest in short-form production). The biggest change to scripted came back in 2020, when Warner Bros. TV and Warner Horizon Scripted TV were merged.

Meanwhile, as broadcasters pull back on their number of series and pilots — as it appears more likely that networks may reduce their primetime hours, and The CW shifts its focus under new ownership — Warner Bros. TV will likely reduce its roster in terms of writer deals as well.

Nonetheless, Warner Bros. TV is still aiming to be a major supplier of programming, first for its own sister platforms (the studio has 15 scripted and unscripted series currently with HBO Max, plus more than 20 animated shows) in addition to outside entities. Warner Bros. recently scored Emmys for “Ted Lasso,” which it produces for Apple TV+, and “Abbott Elementary,” which it produces for ABC. Warner Bros.’ scripted, unscripted and animated divisions count more than 120 shows in production for more than 20 different platforms.

Here is the memo distributed to staffers this afternoon by Dungey:

Team,

Today I write to you with sad news and a heavy heart. As many of you have already learned, some of our treasured colleagues will be leaving the company because of restructuring and realignment within our group. This was strictly a business decision, made as thoughtfully and compassionately as possible by studio leadership. But understanding that doesn’t make this moment any easier. These colleagues are more than just people with whom we’ve worked, they are part of our work family. We spend more time together than we do with most other people in our lives. Because of that, this loss is painful and difficult. For those impacted by the changes, I want you to know how grateful I am for your contributions – in some cases, spanning decades – and how deeply sorry I am.

There are a few changes happening within WBTVG that I would like to make specific note of here:

As part of the strategic realignment on the unscripted side, run by Mike Darnell, President, Warner Bros. Unscripted Television, we are making some changes aimed at finding synergies within the group, which includes Warner Horizon Unscripted Television, Telepictures, and Shed Media.

As you may have read yesterday, Brooke Karzen, head of Warner Horizon Unscripted Television, informed us in the last few weeks that she would like to try something new with her career after a highly successful 22-year run at the company. Brooke has been synonymous with The Bachelor brand for more than 20 years, overseeing the original show and developing The Bachelorette, Bachelor in Paradise, and many other extensions that have propelled The Bachelor into a global hit franchise. Her other successes include Emmy winner The Voice, Ellen’s Game of Games, and the Friends and Harry Potter reunion specials, to name just a few. Please join me in saluting Brooke for her tremendous accomplishments and wishing her the best in the future.

As a result of Brooke’s departure, Bridgette Theriault and Dan Sacks will now be leading Warner Horizon. We are combining some creative development and programming roles to work across both Warner Horizon and Telepictures, with David McGuire continuing to lead Telepictures. Lisa Shannon and Dan Peirson will continue to run Shed Media.

Working across all three unscripted divisions, Kevin Fortson continues to lead all aspects of physical production (including budgeting, scheduling, staffing, and more), and Matt Matzkin maintains oversight of all business affairs, legal, and finance for unscripted series.

In Animation, run by Sam Register, President, Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios, we are implementing a new streamlined structure in which the development and main production teams will now work across both Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios. The kids and family series development team will be led by Audrey Diehl, adult animation development will be led by Peter Girardi, and animated longform series development will be led by Sammy Perlmutter, with Bobbie Page leading main production. This is an extension of the cross-studio teams that have already been in place for current programming, casting, legal and business affairs, and artist relations. Ed Adams will continue as Executive Vice President and General Manager.

On the scripted side, run by Brett Paul, President, Warner Bros. Television, our senior creative leadership team remains in place. Clancy Collins White continues to head up development, with Vicki Dummer as head of current programming. Adam Glick continues to serve as head of business affairs, Sue Palladino as head of production, and Mele Nagler as head of casting.

We will be closing Stage 13, which was founded in 2017 under the former Warner Bros. Digital Networks division as a studio for original digital shortform programming and has produced past series such as Special and It’s Bruno! for Netflix, Two Sentence Horror Stories for The CW/Netflix, and more. WBTV has already been supervising Stage 13 development and programming since 2020. Any existing Stage 13 projects in development will be absorbed within WBTV, which continues to be committed to finding new voices and providing opportunities for its richly diverse creative collaborators to tell authentic stories. I want to thank Diana Mogollón for her passionate leadership of Stage 13 and for the groundbreaking series that she and her team produced.

Also, following the conclusion of the current 2022–23 edition of the Warner Bros. Writers’ Workshop in April, we will be closing the Warner Bros. Television Workshop program, which includes both the Writers’ Workshop and the Directors’ Workshop. Both workshops have been instrumental in training the next generation of creative talent in the industry. While we will no longer have these formalized programs in place, we remain committed to developing and mentoring emerging talent and preparing them for careers in television.

As of this writing, all the impact conversations for WBTVG are complete. Out of respect to our colleagues, we will not be distributing a list of those impacted. Your direct managers will provide you with information about roles changing within specific groups. Your P&C partner will be available as well to address any questions or concerns. During this period of transition, please support each other, and be gentle with one another.

These are challenging times in the world at large, and a tumultuous time in our industry. For this kind of change to hit so close to home is incredibly difficult. But my hope is that these changes, made with an eye to a more focused business strategy, will strengthen and stabilize our company, maintain our great creative output, and better position us for continued future success.

Yet today we are losing members of our work family that we love, whose hard work has helped make our success possible, and for that I am truly sorry. I want everyone who is leaving to know that your contributions mattered, and the shows that you helped bring to life will always be part of the Warner Bros. Television Group legacy. Thank you for being part of our story.

With the deepest gratitude,

Channing

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Last Updated: February 27, 2021, 09:20 IST

1962: The War in The Hills
Cast: Abhay Deol, Sumeet Vyas, Mahie Gill, Anup Soni
Director: Mahesh Manjrekar

For the characters to be throwing around words like ‘the army’ and ‘war’ so often, 1962: The War in The Hills barely has any convincingly choreographed battle scenes to live up to the reputation of its projected theme. Most of the episodes are set in the countryside, where personal relationships of returning officers and their girlfriends take precedence. It evokes empathy but only to a certain extent as the dialogues are expository in nature and you can’t relate to the situations at play.

Not only do such scenes appear as terrible add-ons to the screenplay, they are dragged with unnecessary conversations that has no role to play in the larger scheme of things. Digression, and too much of it, weighs down the show as insincere performances keep mounting to the woes.

The War in the Hills has its battlefield scenes moulded on similar movies and shows that precede it. Sad part is some of the soldiers are made out to be unthinking and even brazenly unintelligent. For instance, one army man is shown to be killed while taking a toilet break as his team marches on, searching for the enemy. There is not much novelty in the battle scenes as well as the production looks shoddy and inspired.

Frankly, there’s not much in the show to take you beyond a couple of episodes. But if you dare watch it still, be it. Abhay Deol, the lead hero, is as unconvincing an army person as there can be. He keeps floating in and out of the scenes, with confused expressions and voice modulation.

The War in The Hills does great disservice to content creation on OTT.

Rating: 1/5

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What role you remember first when you think of Angela Lansbury speaks to how old you are — with an extraordinary career spanning more than 80 years, Lansbury brought indelible performances to generations of filmgoers, stage fans, and TV watchers.

Perhaps your go-to is Jessica Fletcher, the TV sleuth she played from 1984-1996. Or maybe you get a shiver of delight thinking of her Broadway turns as the madcap Mame Dennis of “Mame” or the duplicitous Mrs. Lovett of “Sweeney Todd.” Some fans embrace her as the loving mother-turned-teapot in the animated “Beauty and the Beast” while others get a cold sweat recalling her ruthless mommy in the original “The Manchurian Candidate.”

There are no wrong answers here; for most of the 20th century and a decent chunk of the 21st, Angela Lansbury did it all — drama, comedy, musical, stage, screen, warm, terrifying — and she did it brilliantly.

Born in London in 1925, she fled the Blitz in 1940 and came to New York to study acting. By 1942, she’d signed with MGM in Los Angeles and immediately appeared in three films that remain classics to this day: “Gaslight” and “The Picture of Dorian Gray” (both of which earned her Oscar nominations) as well as “National Velvet.” She was anything but sweetness and light during her years at the studio, playing the yin to Judy Garland’s sweet yang in “The Harvey Girls” as well as the unfaithful Queen Anne in “The Three Musketeers” (1948), but she ultimately felt disappointed in the roles offered her and dissolved her contract in 1952.

The rest of the decade involved having children, doing some stage and TV work, as well as roles in a smattering of films, the most memorable being “The Court Jester,” “The Long Hot Summer” and “The Reluctant Debutante.” But Lansbury’s screen career burned hot anew in the 1960s, since her level of poise and intensity made her a favorite for filmmakers who cast her as characters older than she was. In 1962 alone, John Frankenheimer cast the then 37-year-old Lansbury as the mother of 25-year-old Warren Beatty (in “All Fall Down”) and the mother of 34-year-old Laurence Harvey (in “The Manchurian Candidate”).

That latter performance earned Lansbury her third and final Academy Award nomination (she earned an honorary Oscar in 2014) and remains one of the cinema’s all-time terrifying mothers. Eleanor Iselin is grasping and withholding, brashly condescending and manipulative, bigoted yet brilliant — and that’s before the plot twist. And because Lansbury embraced playing older women at a relatively young age, she didn’t have to worry about the difficult transition many screen ingenues have faced when moving into more mature roles in the notoriously sexist film industry.

The 1960s also saw Lansbury’s stage career take off; she played the lead in Stephen Sondheim’s 1964 “Anyone Can Whistle” (it flopped then but is beloved now) and most famously dazzled in the title role of Jerry Herman’s “Mame” in 1966, a role that made her a huge Broadway star (and a Tony winner) at the age of 41. She would find later success with Sondheim, first in a 1973 revival of “Gypsy” and then originating the role of Mrs. Lovett in 1979’s “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.”

Angela Lansbury Remembered by Hollywood for ‘Stardom, Irreplaceable Joy’

She would continue to move back and forth between the stage and the cinema, and while 1980’s “The Mirror Crack’d” wasn’t a game-changer in the pantheon of Agatha Christie adaptations, Lansbury’s turn as legendary sleuth Miss Marple was clearly an a-ha moment for the actress, who would soon sign on for “Murder, She Wrote,” a cozy mystery series created by Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson and William Link. (Levinson and Link had previously created “Columbo.”) As the somewhat Marple-esque novelist Jessica Fletcher, constantly discovering corpses and solving murders in the quaint village of Cabot Cove, Maine, Lansbury hit upon a winning formula that tapped into her ability to play sympathetic and shrewd while also providing lots of special-guest-star opportunities for fellow veterans of Hollywood’s golden age.

A long-running series would have provided the perfect golden parachute for retirement, but Lansbury never seemed to slow down. In 1999, she joined the cast of the animated “Beauty and the Beast” — singing the title song for good measure — and spent the early part of the 2000s still working in film (including “Nanny McPhee,” “Mr. Popper’s Penguins” and “Mary Poppins Returns”), stage (earning acclaim for her Broadway work in “Deuce” and “Blithe Spirit,” and having to drop out of “The Grand Budapest Hotel” because of her commitment to an Australian revival of “Driving Miss Daisy” opposite James Earl Jones) and television (she earned an Emmy nomination for a 2005 “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” appearance, delivered a moving turn in the 2004 Hallmark Hall of Fame adaptation of Colm Tóibín’s “The Blackwater Lightship” and made her final small-screen appearance in the BBC’s 2017 production of “Little Women”).

Perhaps her “Sweeney Todd” co-star Len Cariou best summed up Lansbury’s extraordinary longevity when he noted, in 2012, “Ange is classy and elegant, warm and generous, but she’s also tough and expects everyone around her to give their all. As far as she is concerned, there is no challenge that can’t be at least partially met with a ‘cuppa’ very strong Yorkshire Gold. Working on the stage keeps her vibrant. A healthy regimen keeps her beautiful. What keeps her ageless is her immense curiosity, her exuberance for life, and her tremendous gift for holding on to joy.”

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Starz announced the return of several fan-favorite “Outlander” cast members today, in addition to five new cast members joining the popular time-traveling series for its upcoming seventh season, which is filming now in Scotland.

Loyal fans will recognize Graham McTavish (“House of the Dragon,” The Hobbit) reprising his role as “Dougal MacKenzie,” Jamie’s uncle whom he killed just before the battle of Culloden; Nell Hudson (“Victoria”) as “Laoghaire Fraser,” Jamie’s ex-wife and Marsali’s mother; Steven Cree (“A Discovery of Witches” Outlaw King) as “Old Ian Murray,” Young Ian’s father and Jamie’s brother-in-law; Andrew Whipp (“Shetland”) as “Brian Fraser,” Jamie’s father; Layla Burns (She Will) as “Joan MacKimmie,” Marsali’s sister and Jamie’s stepdaughter; and Lotte Verbeek (The Fault in Our Stars) as “Geillis Duncan,” Claire’s former friend-turned-enemy and a fellow time traveler from the 1960s.

Several new actors will be joining the cast for season seven, including Gloria Obianyo (Dune) as “Mercy Woodcock,” a free Black woman navigating the hardships of life in Colonial America; Rod Hallett (“The Last Kingdom”) as “Benedict Arnold,” the notorious Revolutionary soldier turned traitor; Chris Fulton (“Bridgerton”) as “Rob Cameron,” a new acquaintance of Roger and Brianna; Diarmaid Murtagh (“Vikings”) as “Buck MacKenzie,” the illegitimate son of Dougal MacKenzie and Geillis Duncan, and Roger’s ancestor, a role previously played by Graham McTavish in season five, and Kristin Atherton (“Shakespeare & Hathaway”) as “Jenny Murray,” Jamie’s sister and Young Ian’s mother, a role originated by Laura Donnelly in seasons one through three.

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This rich list of talent joins the previously announced new additions to the “Outlander” family, Charles Vandervaart, as “William Ransom,” Izzy Meikle-Small, as “Rachel Hunter” and Joey Phillips, as “Denzell Hunter,” as well as returning fan-favorites Caitríona Balfe, “Claire Fraser,” Sam Heughan, “Jamie Fraser,” Sophie Skelton, “Brianna MacKenzie,” Richard Rankin, “Roger MacKenzie,” David Berry “Lord John Grey”, John Bell, “Young Ian,” Caitlin O’Ryan, “Lizzie Beardsley” and Paul Gorman in both roles as the Beardsley twins, “Josiah” and “Keziah.”

“One of the many joys of our epic story is the element of time travel which allows us to revisit some of our favorite characters in different times and places, and we’re thrilled to welcome back so many familiar faces for season seven,” says Matthew B. Roberts, showrunner, writer and executive producer. “In addition to our returning cast, we’re also excited to welcome several new actors to the ‘Outlander’ family and cannot wait to introduce them to fans in our extended season.”

The “Outlander” television series is inspired by Diana Gabaldon’s international best-selling books, which have sold an estimated 50 million copies worldwide, with all nine of the books gracing the New York Times best-seller list. The “Outlander” television series has become a worldwide success with audiences, spanning the genres of history, science fiction, romance and adventure in one amazing tale.

Matthew B. Roberts, Ronald D. Moore, Maril Davis, Toni Graphia, Luke Schelhaas, Andy Harries, Jim Kohlberg, Caitríona Balfe and Sam Heughan executive produce. “Outlander” is produced by Tall Ship Productions, Left Bank Pictures and Story Mining & Supply Company, in association with Sony Pictures Television.

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Today’s trailer roundup includes Love is Blind Season 3 and Slumberland, Prime Video’s Run Sweetheart Run, Disney+’s Limitless with Chris Hemsworth and Apple TV+’s Causeway.

Love is Blind Season 3 premieres on Netflix October 19 with four new episodes and weekly episodes on Wednesdays. Singles who want to be loved for who they are have signed up for a less conventional approach to modern dating in Dallas, and will choose someone to marry without ever meeting them. Over several weeks, the newly engaged couples will move in together, plan their wedding and find out if their physical connection matches their strong emotional bond developed in the Pods. When their wedding day arrives, will real-world realities and external factors push them apart, or will they marry the person they fell blindly in love with?

Jason Momoa stars in Slumberland, coming to Netflix November 18. After her father Peter (Kyle Chandler) is unexpectedly lost at sea, young Nemo’s  (Marlow Barkley) idyllic Pacific Northwest existence is completely upended when she is sent to live in the city with her well-meaning but deeply awkward uncle Phillip (Chris O’Dowd). Her new school and new routine are challenging by day but at night, a secret map to the fantastical world of Slumberland connects Nemo to Flip (Momoa), a rough-around-the-edges but lovable outlaw who quickly becomes her partner and guide.

Run Sweetheart Run streams on Prime Video October 28. Single mom Cherie (Ella Balinska) is relieved and excited when she meets charismatic Ethan (Pilou Asbæk). The influential businessman defies expectations and sweeps Cherie off her feet. But at the end of the night, when the two are alone together, he reveals his true, violent nature. Battered and terrified, she flees for her life, beginning a relentless game of cat-and-mouse with a bloodthirsty assailant hell-bent on her utter destruction.

Limitless with Chris Hemworth comes to Disney+ November 16. Part global scientific adventure, part personal journey, each episode of the series follows Chris as he takes up a gauntlet of physical and mental feats designed by world-class experts, scientists and doctors to unlock different aspects of the aging process. Each meticulously crafted challenge is rooted in game-changing science, drawing on new research and long-held traditions. Chris’ mission is to understand the limits of the human body better and discover ways we can all extend health and happiness into old age.

Jennifer Lawrence and Brian Tyree Henry star in Causeway on Apple TV+ November 4. Lawrence plays Lynsey, a military engineer who has returned to the States from Afghanistan with a debilitating brain injury after an IED explosion. It’s a painful and slow recovery as she relearns to walk and re-trains her memory, aided by a chatty but tender caretaker (Jayne Houdyshell). But when she returns home to New Orleans she has to face memories even more aching and formative than those she had in service: a reckoning with her childhood.

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The Winchesters

Writing a pre-coverage article about the up-and-coming Supernatural prequel, The Winchesters, set to premiere on The CW this Tuesday October 11th at 8pm should be a simple enough task, right?  Well, to get started, I knew there was no way I could write this without first paying homage to all that lends itself as a legacy, a canon, a history, and an era that is Supernatural.  I was tempted to use the past tense [was Supernatural] but alas, even though the show ended its reign in 2020, Supernatural is no has-been.  There is nothing Bijou about this fine lady.

Supernatural has often been referred to as a modest affair.  A little show that came from a small network (The CW), by comparative analysis with the big boys, like ABC, CBS, Fox, etc.  Viewership and ratings are relative in that regard so while the show is a success, many called Supernatural the “little engine that could” as it kept chugging along year after year.

So, one might think that The Winchesters is a new show that comes from humble beginnings.  Well, other than the lead actors Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles, there is nothing humble about Supernatural.

Affectionately, The Mothership

The CW-Supernatural PosterHere are some facts that not only display Supernatural in the best possible light but will offer up this writer’s bold prediction that The Winchesters will turn out, like the mothership that launched her, to be more successful and eminently more tenacious than she looks to be at first glance.

This Girl’s got Street Cred

  • Supernatural can boast some of the industries’ most prolific creators, writers, directors and producers including the original showrunner, Eric Kripke who is currently at the helm of The Boys on Prime Video.
  • She survived the tragic loss of their beloved Kim Manners, who was a director, mentor, patriarch, and friend.
  • The show lasted through network regime changes, timeslot changes and night-of-the-week changes.
  • It ran for 15 years and produced 327 episodes.
  • Its success resided firmly on the shoulders of it’s two lead actors, (Jared and Jensen) who appeared in all 327 episodes, solidifying their dogged work-ethic, grim persistence, dedication, and enduring love for the show.
  • Misha Collins joined the monster-hunting duo in season four and became an immediate fan favorite.
  • Part of the ever-winning formula that elevated Supernatural, was it’s band of much-loved supporting characters, which are too numerous to mention here, but check out the list.
  • It survived the paradigm shift in television as it evolved from linear viewing to the rise and dominance of streaming platforms and the birth of binge-watching.
  • The show continuously delights new and veteran viewers alike with its moving performances, great writing, robust storytelling, awesome music, visual effects, and a kick-ass car.
  • The show was unafraid to swing-for-the-fences and produced episodes that challenged the boundaries of storytelling and eagerly made fun of itself, resulting in a well-awarded (37 wins, 126 nominations) show.
  • And above all, Supernatural became the longest-running sci-fi/genre series in the history of American broadcast television.

The Fandom

  • When you compare Supernatural to other beginnings; YouTube (2005), Twitter (2006), First iPhone (2007), Tumblr (2007), Instagram (2010); you can see that Supernatural has survived evolutionary changes in social media, which is now the mainstay of communication and connection for a fandom that is a Titan among fandoms.
  • Supernatural got so big that it made its mark on San Diego Comic Con when Warner Bros announced a Supernatural panel in the coveted Hall H in 2016. Hall H, Comic-Con’s largest convention room, that can hold 6500 people, is typically reserved for huge movie reveals.
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FS Netflix Life-SPN SDCC

  • Supernatural’s fandom is knowledgeable, dedicated, supportive and fiercely protective of all things SPN and continuously participates in its own dedicated convention circuit powered by Creation Entertainment.   A fandom big enough to warrant its own convention circuit.
  • A fandom that has generated a multitude of writers, artists, photographers, YouTubers, website developers, charitable efforts, business ventures and a sense of family, connection, and inclusivity for its diverse and ever-growing members from around the globe.
  • Paying homage to the mothership and her fans could not be done without landing in the loving arms of all things Supernatural, her very own Wiki.
  • And amongst its most endearing accomplishments, the SPN Family, along with the show’s cast and crew, have touched millions of lives in ways that have championed mental health awareness, (Always Keep Fighting, You Are Not Alone), raised an immeasurable sum of resources for the needy (Random Acts, GISHWES) and strive always, to elevate kindness on a daily basis.

So yeah, I wouldn’t call Supernatural “humble beginnings.”  She is a juggernaut.  She is a success story destined to launch new, exciting, and long-awaited content that our SPN fandom can sink their teeth into.  So, lets do this!  Here comes The Winchesters!

Synopsis

Before Dean and Sam, there were their parents, John and Mary. Told from the perspective of narrator Dean Winchester, The Winchesters is the epic, untold love story of how John Winchester met Mary Campbell and put it all on the line to not only save their love, but the entire world. When John returns home from fighting in Vietnam, a mysterious encounter sparks a new mission to trace his father’s past. In his journey, he crosses paths with 19-year-old demon hunter Mary, who is also searching for answers after the disappearance of her own father. The two join forces with young hunter-in-training Latika and easygoing hunter Carlos to uncover the hidden truths about both their families.

Leadership

In October 2020, it was announced that Jensen and Danneel Ackles had formed a new production company called Chaos Machine Productions and signed a multi-year deal with Warner Bros. Television.  The following year, Chaos Machine declared their role as executive producers of The Winchesters.

The head of development for Chaos Machine is Renee Reiff, who previously worked as a creative executive with DC Entertainment.  Impressively, she is also a founding member of Out In Hollywood, an organization dedicated to advancing the representation of the queer community both in the content produced on screen and by the executives working behind the scenes in the entertainment industry.

Canon

When news about The Winchesters started to surface, there was a collective shifting-in-our-seats-discomfort about a prequel that put John Winchester in the monster-hunting realm, when in Supernatural, John knew nothing of the hunter-life until after Mary’s death.  Upon closer introspection, and after some Q&A with our very own Jensen Ackles, the realization dropped that no one would know more about, or have a greater reverence for Supernatural canon, then him.

So, for those of us who care about whether or not canon will be served, I think it’s safe to say that we can all take solace in the fact that Mr. Ackles will circumnavigate known lore and in partnership with all the other talent working on The Winchesters, ensure that the storytelling honors the mothership in every way possible.

A Culture Shift

Supernatural, while it was bold in playing with form and out-of-the box storytelling, it was no vanguard in social movements promoting an ever-evolving milieu of diversity and inclusiveness.  In fact, if I may be so bold, I think it’s safe to describe Supernatural as a guy’s-guy, machismo, male centric show.  I think The Winchesters will represent a cultural shift and bring to audiences, a fresh perspective.  For starters, The Winchesters has a female at the head of the call sheet.  And they have a nonbinary actor Jojo Fleites as Carlos Cervantez, but I’m getting ahead of myself.  Let’s move on to the players.

The Players

The CW-John, Meg, Latika, Carlos

The CW-John, Meg, Latika, Carlos

The Winchesters sees Jensen Ackles reprise his role as Dean Winchester, who narrates.  At this point it is unknown about the depth and breadth of his on-screen and/or in-story involvement.

Taking over the reins as John Winchester is Drake Rodger.  While he clearly seems capable to personify a younger version of Jeffery Dean Morgan, he was also affectionately described as a combination of Dean Winchester, Sam Winchester and Jared Padalecki by Danneel and Jensen Ackles during the recent NYCC interview.

Meg Donnelly plays Mary Campbell, Dean and Sam’s mother and the daughter of Samuel Campbell.  Mary is an experienced demon hunter, who clearly is the bridge for John to enter the monster realm and become a hunter.  Though Mary tends to work alone, she also works with other hunters, including trainee Latika (Nida Khurshid) and the easygoing Carlos (Jojo Fleites). Together, the foursome work together to battle supernatural threats, including a centuries-old demonic force hell-bent on destruction.

The Winchesters also stars Bianca Kajlich as John’s mother Millie, who is determined to protect her son from a dangerous life of demon hunting, and Demetria McKinney as Ada, a bookstore owner whose interest in the occult proves instrumental in solving the mystery of Mary and John’s disappearing fathers.

Beyond the main cast, Tom Welling will play Mary’s father Samuel Campbell, who was played in Supernatural by Mitch Pileggi.

Premiere

The Winchesters is to premiere on Tuesday October 11/22 on The CW at 8:00 pm.

I personally am very excited to see this story unfold and watch these fine young actors grow and evolve along with these characters.

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The details of the encounter between Bill Murray and a production staffer that led Disney’s Searchlight unit to abruptly shut down production of Aziz Ansari’s directorial debut “Being Mortal” in April have been revealed in a report from Puck.

Murray, 72, had become “particularly friendly” with a much younger woman on the production staff — not actress Kate Palmer, as some speculated — and believed she was flirting with him, the report said. At one point, when they were near a bed that was used on the set, Murray started kissing her body and straddling her, Puck revealed.

Both were wearing masks due to Covid protocols, the story said.

The legendary funnyman has publicly maintained that he intended the encounter as a joke. “I did something I thought was funny, and it wasn’t taken that way,” he told CNBC a few days after filming was shuttered. “The world’s different than it was when I was a little kid.”

The woman did not find any humor in the situation, and instead viewed it as entirely sexual, Puck reported, stating, “She was horrified.”

She made a complaint, backed up by a second staff member on the production who witnessed the incident and also reported it.

Filming on “Being Mortal” was shut down a few days later after the complaint made its way to executives at Disney. Murray reportedly paid settlement of “just north of $100,000” to the woman.

5 Years After #MeToo, 4 Hollywood Men Face Trials This Month, From Harvey Weinstein to Kevin Spacey

“Notably, the deal included another component besides a non-disclosure agreement: The woman agreed to waive any legal claims she might make against the producers of “Being Mortal,” including Searchlight and Disney,” Puck reported.

The details of the allegation came to light days before the fifth anniversary of the #MeToo movement, and as disgraced Hollywood titan and convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein faces a new trial in Los Angeles for 11 counts of sexual assault stemming from allegations by five women. At the same time, the civil trial of Kevin Spacey on accusations brought by Anthony Rapp has entered its second week in London.

Murray reportedly “felt terrible” that his actions sent the film into limbo and cost his co-workers to essentially lose their jobs.

Meanwhile, “Being Mortal has languished in purgatory,” Puck reported, “and neither Searchlight nor Ansari has said whether the under-$20 million film will move forward.”

The film, based on Atul Gawande’s nonfiction book “Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End,” was slated for release in 2023.

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During his time away from the group, DeLonge has continued recording with Angels & Airwaves. He has notably committed much of his time to the study of aliens, UFOs, and conspiracy theories. He founded the company To the Stars Academy of Arts & Sciences in 2015 and was the executive producer behind the History Channel series Unidentified: Inside America’s UFO Investigation. In 2020, the Pentagon declassified UFO videos that DeLonge’s company had previously shared.

In the recent past, Barker has become something of an omnipresent cultural and tabloid figure. He has collaborated with Post Malone, Machine Gun Kelly, Willow, and XXXTentacion, to name a few. In May 2022, he married Kourtney Kardashian.

Since 2019, Hoppus has been hosting the Apple Music 1 radio show After School Radio. In 2021, he revealed that he was diagnosed with cancer; later that year, he said he was cancer free. In an August 2022 interview with People, Hoppus revealed that DeLonge and Barker visited him before he started chemotherapy. “It was the first time that all three of us were in the same room in, like, five years,” Hoppus said. “It’s actually better than it used to be. There was no agenda. There were no lingering grudges. It felt very back to what it should be: three friends sitting in a room.… Everybody’s in a really great place right now.”

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Fox Nation is reopening the 1977 case of three young Girl Scouts who were murdered during a camping trip outside Tulsa, OK, just months after Hulu examined it in a documentary miniseries.

Fox Nation’s “Girl Scout Murders” will examine new revelations about the case that have recently surfaced due to Faith Phillips, an author who has written a book about the crime. In June of 1977, the bodies of three young girls, Lori Lee Farmer, 8; Michelle Guse, 9; and Doris Denise Milner, 10, of Tulsa, were discovered after they had been abducted from their tent during the night. Two different men have been identified as the potential killer over the years, but one was acquitted and the other was never found guilty by trial

Hulu examined the case in “Keeper of the Ashes,” a four-part docuseries that debuted in May, hosted by Kristin Chenoweth. The Fox Nation series will nod to the previous effort, in which a law-enforcement official suggests the case is nearly closed.

The Fox Nation series was produced in collaboration with Texas Crew, a production company. “Girl Scout Murders” debuts Monday , October 10 on Fox Nation. Phillips’ efforts to chronicle the case, and get evidence she believes is relevant to be considered by authorities, will play a role in the Fox Nation series’ storyline.

The subscription-based streaming service has increasingly focused on lifestyle programming, true crime serials and documentaries and new projects from celebrities who ran afoul of public opinion.

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Amazon Prime Video unveiled a slate of six new Australian originals for 2023 at a showcase in Sydney tonight, along with first looks at three Australian scripted dramas that the streamer has already announced. 

Described as part of a drive to increase investment into Australian-produced content, Amazon confirmed four docuseries and documentary features, one 90-minute live special and a series of stand-up specials from comedians including Dave Hughes, Tommy Little and Lizzy Hoo. 

Docuseries include a second season of The Test, featuring the Australian men’s cricket team and filmed in the run-up the first Ashes Test match, with Pat Cummins taking on the captaincy in the wake of Tim Paine’s decision to resign. Amazon Studios produced the four-part series with Cricket Australia and Whooshka Media.

Feature-length doc, Hot Potato: The Story Of The Wiggles, tells the story of global sensation The Wiggles, the children’s entertainment group that had a new lease of life amusing locked-down tots during the pandemic. Produced by Augusto, Frog Productions and SAM Content, the show is billed as “both a celebration and exploration of more than thirty years of The Wiggles phenomenon and their re-emergence into the cultural zeitgeist in 2022.”

Australian dance institution Brent Street is given the docuseries treatment in Dance Life, following aspiring dancers striving for fame. Produced by EQMedia, Biscuit Tin and Creative Bubble, the five-part documentary series is currently shooting in Sydney. 

The Defenders tells the story of Hakeem al-Araibi, a Bahraini footballer turned political refugee, who was arrested while on honeymoon in Thailand under an invalid Interpol warrant. The feature-length doc is produced by Sweetshop & Green. 

The slate of new originals also includes Princess Pictures’ Hugh van Cuylenburg G.E.M, a 90-minute live special by the best-selling author of The Resilience Project on positive mental health strategies. The comedy specials include Dave Hughes: Ridiculous, Tommy Little: Pretty Fly For A Dickhead, Lizzy Hoo: Hoo Cares, Joel Creasey: Queen Of The Outback, and Rhys Nicholson’s Big Queer Comedy Concert.

“Prime Video is proud to announce that 2023 will be its biggest year for launching Australian content to local and international customers, with a record nine new Australian Amazon Originals launching next year,” said Hushidar Kharas, head of Prime Video Australia and New Zealand. 

Tyler Bern, head of content, Prime Video Australia, New Zealand and Canada, added that the streamer has announced 23 Australian Original commissions since 2019. “We have been actively developing, commissioning, and acquiring local projects, and we are thrilled that our Australian customers are connecting with our local content.” 

Amazon also presented first looks of previously announced scripted shows Class Of ’07, about a tidal wave hitting the 10-year reunion of an all-girls college and produced by Matchbox Pictures; crime series Deadloch, written and executive produced by Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan; and novel adaptation The Lost Flowers Of Alice Hart, produced by Made Up Stories, Amazon Studios and Fifth Season, and starring Sigourney Weaver. 

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Austin Stoker, a Trinidadian American actor best known as the star of John Carpenter’s highly influential 1976 thriller “assault on Precinct 13,” died Oct. 7, his wife announced on Monday. He was 92.

“The love of my life,” Stoker’s wife, Robin Stoker, wrote on Facebook Monday when she announced his death. He was being treated for renal failure at Cedars-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles when he died.

Stoker was born October 7, 1930 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. He moved to the United States in his 20s and began his acting career in theater. He began acting on film in the late 60s and in the 1970s became a known for roles in action movies, Blaxsploitation and science fiction films, often playing law enforcement officers.

His roles include Bruce MacDonald in “Battle for the Planet of the Apes” (1973), Det. Potter in “Abby” (1974) and Brick Williams in “Sheba, Baby” (1975), among many others. He also frequently appeared on television, most notably Virgil Harvey in “Roots,” and roles on “Lou Grant,” “Trapper John, M.D.” and “Falcon Crest,” to name just a few.

But he’s best known for John Carpenter’s independent thriller “Assault on Precinct 13,” in which he starred as Ethan Bishop, a police officer forced to defend a shut-down station from a vicious gang seeking revenge against LAPD. A minor hit at the time, it’s now recognized as one of the most important action films of the 1970s and among Carpenter’s best films.

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All YouTube users will soon get a new way of identifying themselves. The company announced today that @name handles will be used across the platform, a convention that’s common elsewhere on the internet but a departure for YouTube.

Every YouTube user will have a unique handle that applies across the platform, from channel pages to Shorts, YouTube’s TikTok competitor. Users can use a handle to mention others in comments, video descriptions, titles, and more, which YouTube says will make it easier for creators to reach audiences and increase visibility.

“We want to ensure creators can craft an identity as unique as their content, while giving viewers the confidence that they are interacting with their favorite creators,” YouTube says in its blog. Creators will still have a channel name, but handles will be unique, potentially cutting down on impersonator accounts.

Handles will appear across YouTube surfaces, including Shorts.
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YouTube will be rolling out handles gradually starting this week by notifying users when it’s their turn to pick a handle, meaning some people will get to claim theirs before others. If a user has already created a personalized URL for their channel, that will be their default handle (they’ll have the option to change it once it’s their turn).

YouTube says it will roll out notifications based on factors like overall presence on the platform, subscriber count, and whether the channel is active. Claiming a handle could also be the push needed for creators who aren’t on YouTube to join the platform or tend to their account — users typically need 100 or more subscribers to create a custom URL (a notice says choosing, modifying, and deleting URLs is currently on pause).

A YouTube page showing confirmation after claiming a handle. Custom URLs will become the default handle in most cases.

YouTube will notify creators when it’s their turn to claim their handle.
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The addition of handles brings YouTube further in line with TikTok just as the company doubles down on its investment into Shorts. Last month, YouTube announced it would bring monetization to Shorts, letting creators keep 45 percent of the ad revenue. It’s also added updates like watermarks to Shorts reposted elsewhere and tools to use longer videos in short-form clips over the last few months as it takes on TikTok.

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A 21-year-old woman was shot to death on a sidewalk on the south side of Dallas last week after a dispute at a pickup basketball game went horribly wrong.

Asia Womack (pictured above) was found severely wounded last Monday night on Hamilton Avenue in the Texas city. She had been playing pickup basketball with friends at T.G. Terry Park when she was shot. According to Fox 4, she was “just steps from her home” when she was struck, and she was found there bleeding to death.

Paramedics rushed to the scene and transported her to the hospital. Sadly, Womack was pronounced dead at the hospital late on Monday night. Now, in the week since the tragedy, police in Dallas have begun to piece together what happened in the awful incident.

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According to cops, Womack was a well-known athlete in the area. She had been a star player on the women’s basketball team at James Madison High School in recent years. On Monday, she was playing a pickup game with friends when the game devolved into a bitter argument.

A press release from the Dallas Police Department claims the alleged shooter — who has since been identified by police as 31-year-old Cameron Hogg (above, lower center) — apparently got into some kind of altercation with Womack at the park after losing to her. Mad about the loss, Hogg allegedly drove his children and brother home before returning to the park alone.

When he got back, Fox 4 first reported late last week, he allegedly shot Asia five times. Then, he fled from the scene before first responders could reach the scene. Cops say a surveillance camera footage in the area allegedly captured Hogg’s car driving away from the scene.

As of Sunday night, per Local 12, Hogg is still on the run. Police have already issued an arrest warrant for him. DPD spokesperson Kristin Lowman told Fox 4 about the investigation:

“Detectives are still working the case. No one is in custody at this time. They’ve been working it since Monday night, trying to find justice for Miss Womack.”

Asia’s mother also spoke to the news outlet about the senseless tragedy. Andrea Womack explained how Asia had known the alleged shooter well prior to things going horribly wrong last week:

“This was supposed to be a friend of Asia’s. She’s eaten with the man. She’s fed him, and he turned on her and killed her in a vicious way.”

Local pastor John Delley summed up the awful situation in the simplest — and most heartbreaking — way:

“This is so senseless. You become embarrassed, basically, because a female beat you in basketball.”

So bleak.

Now, Asia’s mourning family is desperate for justice after her murder. The deceased woman’s aunt, Juanita Smith, told NBC 5 News (below):

“I believe in forgiveness, but justice needs to be served.”

We strongly agree with that.

Related: Two VERY Strange Updates In Georgia Mom Debbie Collier’s Murder Case

Here is more on the investigation into Womack’s murder, and the search for Hogg, from CBSDFW (below):

According to Fox 4, Crime Stoppers is now offering a $5,000 award for information that leads to Hogg’s whereabouts and arrest. Police are asking witnesses to call 214-373-TIPS (8477) with leads.

Such a terrible situation. And over a basketball game?? Sickening. We send our condolences to Asia’s friends, family, and loved ones.

R.I.P.

[Image via Dallas Police Department/CBSDFW/YouTube]

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Child actor Rahul Koli, who played a vital role in India’s official Oscar entry Chhello Show (The Last Show), passed away. The 10-year-old child star was reportedly battling cancer. He died on October 2 and the funeral took place in his hometown in Hapa village near Jamnagar. Chhello Show is slated to release this weekend, October 14.

His father, Ramu Koli confirmed the news. Ramu, who drives an auto for a living, told The Times of India, “He was so happy and would often tell me that our lives would change after October 14 (the release date of the movie). But he left us before that.”

(This is a developing story.)

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If you’re a Rebecca Welton looking for your Sam Obisanya, you might be in luck.

Bantr, the fictional dating app from “Ted Lasso” that allows people to have anonymous conversations without seeing pictures of each other, is coming to life courtesy of a new branded experience on Bumble (via Variety). Beginning this Thursday, October 13, Bumble will host weekly “Bantr Live” experiences in the app’s Date Mode section. The free experience, which begins at 7 p.m. ET, allows users to simulate the app that launched Sam and Rebecca’s twisty romance (and that many other AFC Richmond players endorsed as social media influencers).

Users who choose to try the Bantr Live experience will be randomly paired with another user and allowed to chat anonymously for three minutes. If both users are still interested at the end of the allotted time, they will appear in each other’s matches and be able to continue interacting through the normal Bumble app. The feature allows users to focus on personal chemistry before learning what their potential match looks like, but it also comes with another benefit: You’ll know that you’re talking to someone who shares your taste in sitcoms.

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And even if the romantic connections don’t work out, the experience won’t be a complete waste of anyone’s time: Users will be eligible to redeem a free two-month subscription to Apple TV+.

“As huge fans of ‘Ted Lasso,’ we were so excited to bring the Bantr Live experience to our community,” said Olivia Yu, Bumble’s global VP of partnerships. “Bantr Live enables our community to connect with someone unexpected and learn more about a person before seeing them. We look forward to people on Bumble having fun with Bantr Live and connecting and dating in a new and exciting way.”

As “Ted Lasso” prepares for what may be its final season, the series has partnered with a variety of digital media and entertainment brands to promote the show on a variety of platforms. In addition to the Bumble partnership, Ted Lasso and his friends will also be included as playable characters in the upcoming EA Sports soccer video game “FIFA 23.”

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The Man Who Fell to Earth will not be back on Showtime.

Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that the Paramount Global-backed premium cable network has declined to renew the series for a second season. The news comes as showrunners Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet had originally conceived the drama as a closed-ended limited series but changed course as they were halfway through making the first season. Sources say execs were very pleased with the show’s creative and felt the season came to a natural and fitting conclusion.

“Our thanks to the extraordinary Alex Kurtzman, Jenny Lumet, John Hlavin and Sarah Timberman who did a great job of turning the David Bowie film into such a resonant tale for our times,” a Showtime spokesperson said in a statement to THR. “And kudos to a wondrous cast led by Chiwetel Ejiofor, Naomie Harris and Bill Nighy for bringing it to life. Alex and Jenny originally intended The Man Who Fell To Earth to be a close-ended story. While we flirted with the idea of expanding it into a second season, we all ultimately decided to embrace it as a one season story well told.”

Originally ordered to series for CBS All Access (now Paramount+) in 2019, The Man Who Fell to Earth was based on a 1963 novel by Walter Tevis (The Queen’s Gambit), which was adapted as a 1976 movie starring David Bowie. Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave) starred in the drama and played a new alien who lands on our planet in a role that was crafted so as not to be compared to the one made famous by the late rocker. Harris, Nighy, Jimmi Simpson and Kate Mulgrew also starred in the series, which was moved to Paramount+ corporate sibling Showtime in March 2021 as the drama better suited the cabler’s roster of premium programming.

Kurtzman and Lumet (Star Trek: Discovery) served as co-showrunners along with Hlavin (Shooter). They executive produced with Sarah Timberman, Carl Beverly, Heather Kadin and Rola Bauer and Françoise Guyonnet of Studiocanal.

CBS Studios produced the drama along with Timberman/Beverly and Kurtzman’s Secret Hideout. Studiocanal owns rights to Tevis’ novel and a 1976 movie starring David Bowie based on the book.

The decision to not move forward with more Man Who Fell to Earth, sources say, also predates the recent executive change at Showtime parent Paramount Global in which David Nevins — who led a portfolio that included Showtime — departed and oversight of the cabler was given to Chris McCarthy. It’s worth noting that premium scripted fare has not been a focus for McCarthy, a rising star at the former Viacom. McCarthy oversees a suite of networks including MTV, VH1, Comedy Central and Paramount Network. (McCarthy’s lieutenant, Keith Cox, is the gatekeeper for all of Taylor Sheridan’s shows on linear and streaming.) During McCarthy’s tenure, he has largely taken Comedy Central and other networks out of the premium scripted space.

Showtime’s scripted roster includes the recently launched Let the Right One In and American Gigolo as well as Billions, The Chi, City on a Hill, The L Word, Yellowjackets and Your Honor, among others.

Kurtzman and Lumet, meanwhile, continue to have overall deals with CBS Studios and have multiple other shows in the works for both Paramount+ and Showtime, including the Star Trek franchise.

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Join comedian Richard Ayoade as he explores tourist destinations around the world, accompanied by a different celebrity friend in each city.

 

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Top Gun: Maverick, The Batman, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Dune are among the movies that received multiple HPA (Hollywood Professional Association) Award nominations. The annual HPA Awards recognizes postproduction talent in areas including color grading, editing, sound and visual effects.

The voting period runs from September to September, meaning that some of last year’s award season films will compete against this year’s contenders.

The awards will be handed out Nov. 17 at the Hollywood Legion Theater.

The complete list of nominees follow:

Outstanding Color Grading – Theatrical Feature

Top Gun: Maverick

Stefan Sonnenfeld, Adam Nazarenko / Company 3

Dune

David Cole / FotoKem

Nightmare Alley

Stefan Sonnenfeld, Adam Nazarenko / Company 3

The Batman

David Cole / FotoKem

No Time to Die

Matt Wallach / Company 3

 Outstanding Color Grading – Episode or Non-Theatrical Feature

“1883 – 1883”

Mitch Paulson // Company 3

“Better Call Saul – Carrot and Stick”

Keith Shaw // Keep Me Posted

“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?”

Steven Bodner // Picture Shop

“Yellowstone – Half the Money”

Bob Festa // Company 3

“Billy the Kid – The Rattler”

Mark Kueper // Picture Shop

Outstanding Color Grading – Documentary/Nonfiction

“The Rescue”

Stefan Sonnenfeld, Andrew Geary // Company 3

“DIO: Dreamers Never Die”

Frederik Bokkenheuser // Picture Shop

“Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts”

John Persichetti // Picture Shop

“Our Great National Parks – A World of Wonder”

Dan Gill // Picture Shop

“Billie Eilish: Happier Than Ever”

Natasha Leonnet // Company 3

Outstanding Color Grading – Commercial

Zara – “Man Spring/Summer 2022”

Tim Masick // Company 3

Qantas – “I Still Call Australia Home”

Mark Gethin // TRAFIK

Amazon – “Kindness, the greatest gift”

Damien Vandercruyssen // Harbor 

Mango – “A Mediterranean Dream”

Joseph Bicknell // Company 3

O2 – “The Everyhome”

Fernando Lui // Marla Colour Grading

Outstanding Editing – Theatrical Feature

“Belfast”

Úna Ní Dhonghaíle, ACE

“No Time to Die”

Tom Cross, ACE, Elliot Graham, ACE

“Tick, Tick… Boom!”

Myron Kerstein, ACE, Andy Weisblum, ACE

“Top Gun: Maverick”

Eddie Hamilton, ACE

“Encanto”

Jeremy Milton, ACE

Outstanding Editing – Documentary/Nonfiction – Theatrical Feature

“Navalny”

Langdon Page, Maya Daisy Hawke

“The Janes”

Kristen Huntley

“Flee”

Janus Billeskov Jansen

“Summer of Soul”

Joshua L. Pearson

“Lucy And Desi”

Robert A. Martinez

“How to Survive a Pandemic”

Tyler H. Walk, Adam Evans 

Outstanding Editing – Episode or Non-Theatrical Feature (30 Minutes and Under)

“Fast Foodies – Nikki Glaser”

Jason Le, Nathan Belt 

“Barry – starting now”

Ali Greer 

“Before Dawn, Kabul Time”

Shannon Albrink 

“Hacks – The One, The Only”

John Daigle

“Barry – 710N”

Franky Guttman

Outstanding Editing – Episode or Non-Theatrical Feature (Over 30 Minutes)

“Black Bird – The Place I Lie”

Rob Bonz 

“Severance – The We We Are”

Geoffrey Richman, ACE

“Stranger Things – Chapter Four: Dear Billy”

Dean Zimmerman, ACE, Casey Cichocki

“Succession – The Disruption”

Brian Kates

“Moon Knight – The Goldfish Problem”

Cedric Nairn-Smith

Outstanding Editing: Documentary/Nonfiction – Episode or Non-Theatrical Feature

“Spring Awakening: Those You’ve Known”

Joshua L. Pearson

“Dean Martin: King of Cool”

Tom Donahue 

“Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts”

Simon Bryant, Jim Clark, Will Gilbey, Jacob Proctor, Pablo Noé, Lior Linevitz-Matthews, James Collett, Bill DeRonde, Asaf Eisenberg, Tim Perniciaro

“Prehistoric Planet – Coasts”

Richard Ketteridge 

“Selena + Chef – Kwame Onwuachi”

James Ciccarello, Blake Maddox

 Outstanding Sound – Theatrical Feature 

“The Batman”

William Files, Douglas Murray, Lee Gilmore, Chris Terhune // Pacific Standard Sound

Andy Nelson // Warner Bros. Post Production Services

“Encanto”

Shannon Mills, Nia Hansen, David E. Fluhr, CAS, Gabriel Guy, CAS Paul McGrath, CAS // Walt Disney Animation Studios

“Elvis”

Wayne Pashley, Jamieson Shaw, David Lee // Big Bang Sound Design

Andy Nelson, Michael Keller // Warner Bros. Post Production Services

“Dune”

Mark Mangini, Theo Green, Doug Hemphill, Ron Bartlett, Mac Ruth // Formosa Group

“The Matrix Resurrections”

Dane Davis, Stephanie L. Flack, Lars Ginzel, Matthias Lempert, Frank Kruse, Barry O’Sullivan // Warner Bros. Post Production Services

Outstanding Sound – Episode or Non-Theatrical Feature

“Euphoria – Stand Still Like the Hummingbird”

Wylie Stateman, Anne Jimkes-Root, Austin Roth, Beso Kacharava, Bryant Fuhrman // 247SND

“The Sandman – 24/7”

Aaron Glascock, Christopher S. Aud, Curt Schulkey, Albert Gasser, Walter Spencer // Warner Bros. Post Production Services

“Candy – The Fight”

Mark Binder, Elliot Hartley, Trevor Cress // IMN Creative

“Barry – 710N”

Sean Heissinger, Matthew E. Taylor, Rickley Dumm // Warner Bros. Post Production Services

Elmo Ponsdomenech, Teddy Salas // Sony Pictures Entertainment

“Baymax! – Kiko”

Shannon Mills, Cameron Barker, David E. Fluhr, CAS, Paul McGrath, CAS Kendall Demarest // Walt Disney Animation Studios

Outstanding Sound – Documentary/Nonfiction

“Endangered”

Lewis Goldstein, Bennett Kerr, Jerell Suelto, Linzy Elliott, Alfred DeGrand // Parabolic

“Becoming Cousteau”

Tony Volante, Daniel Timmons // Harbor

“Prehistoric Planet – Freshwater”

Richard Lambert // Films at 59

“The Princess”

Andrew Stirk, Jack Cheetham, Simon Gershon, Mike Grimes // The Project Post Ltd

“The Biggest Little Farm: The Return”

Sue Gamsaragan Cahill, Keith Rogers, Steve Bucino, Johanna Turner, Jane Boegel-Koch // NBCUniversal StudioPost

Outstanding Visual Effects – Theatrical or Non-Theatrical Feature

“Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness”

Julian Foddy, Jan Maroske, Koen Hofmeester, Sally Wilson, John Seru // Industrial Light & Magic

“Encanto”

Scott Kersavage, Erin V. Ramos, David Hutchins, Christopher Hendryx // Walt Disney Animation Studios

“No Time to Die”

Mark Bakowski, Bruno Baron, Rob Shears, Steve Ellis, Denis Scolan // Industrial Light & Magic

“Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness”
Joel Behrens, Alexandre Millet, Kazuki Takahashi, Juan Pablo Allgeier, Bryan Smeall // Digital Domain

“The Batman”

Dan Lemmon, Russell Earl, Anthony Smith, Malcolm Humphreys, Michael James Allen // Industrial Light & Magic

Outstanding Visual Effects – Episode or Series Season

“Foundation – Season One”
Danilo Ivanisevic, Anthony Mimoz, Matthieu Bidault, Maxime Laroche, Lee Brunet // Rodeo FX, Inc.

“Prehistoric Planet – Deserts”

Elliot Newman, Kirstin Hall, Seng Lu, Matt Marshall, Andy Hargreaves // MPC

“The Book of Boba Fett – Complete Season”
Richard Bluff, Abbigail Keller, Paul Kavanagh, Peter Demarest // Industrial Light & Magic

Bobo Skipper // Important Looking Pirates VFX

“Stranger Things – Season Four”

Julien Hery, Antoine Sitruk, François Couette Karim El-Masry, Philip Harris-Genois // Rodeo FX, Inc.

“Foundation – Season One”
Adica Manis, Chris MacLean, Mike Enriquez // Apple TV+

Chris Keller, Jess Brown // DNEG

“Obi-Wan Kenobi – Complete Season”
Patrick Tubach, Pablo Helman, Eddie Pasquarello, David Shirk, Christopher Balog // Industrial Light & Magic

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects – Episode or Series Season

“Severance – Season One”
Vadim Turchin, Nicole Melius, David Piombino, David Rouxel, Sean R. Findley // The Mill

“The Morning Show – My Least Favorite Year”
Zsolt Poczos, Gary Romey, Jeremy Renteria, Sean Roth, Chris Stark // FuseFX

“See – Rock-a-Bye”

Chris Wright, Parker Chehak, Scott Riopelle
Javier Roca // El Ranchito

Tristan Zerafa // Pixomondo

“Love, Death & Robots – Night of the Mini Dead”

Thomas Hullin, Josianne Côté, Tim Emeis, José Maximiano // Rodeo FX, Inc.

“The Terminal List – Transience”

Jon Massey, Anthony Ceccomancini, Tom Reeder // Amazon Studios

Josephine Noh // FuseFX

Lawson Deming // Barnstorm VFX

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Alex O’Connor of Rex Orange County has reportedly been charged with six counts of sexual assault in the U.K., stemming from incidents that took place this past June.

According to The Sun, O’Connor pleaded not guilty to the charges when he appeared at Southwark Crown Court in London today (Oct. 10). Prosecutors accused him of assaulting a woman twice in the West End on June 1. The following day, he also allegedly assaulted the same woman in a taxi and then three more times in Notting Hill.

“Alex is shocked by the allegations which he denies and looks forward to clearing his name in court. He is unable to make any further comment because of the ongoing proceedings,” a representative for Alex O’Connor said to SPIN.

O’Connor was released on unconditional bail and his trial is scheduled to begin on Jan. 3, 2023.

The artist’s fourth studio album, WHO CARES?, was released in March.

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Ukrainians sent a defiant message to Vladimir Putin today after Russia hit the country with nationwide missile strikes.

Social media networks were flooded with videos of resistance in the wake of the attacks, as people in bomb shelters and in the Kyiv subway network sung the national anthem and other patriotic anthems – even as bombs fell.

The footage came as Putin‘s military blitzed Ukraine with missile strikes this morning, hitting the capital Kyiv and several other cities and killing civilians as revenge for an explosion which crippled the Crimea Bridge on Saturday.

At least eight people were killed and 24 were injured in just one of the Kyiv strikes.

Summing up the mood in Ukraine, the country’s defence ministry tweeted: ‘So, russkies, you really think you can compensate for your impotence on the battlefield with missile strikes on peaceful cities? You just don’t get it do you – your terrorist strikes only make us stronger. We are coming after you.’

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Social media networks were flooded with videos of resistance in the wake of the attacks, as people in bomb shelters and in the Kyiv subway network sung the national anthem and other patriotic anthems. Pictured: People sing together in a Kyiv Metro station on Monday

Footage from a shelter shows children gathered around tables covered in school work singing the Ukrainian national anthem

It appears a make-shift classroom has been set up in the shelter to allow the children to keep learning while being safe from Putin's missiles

Footage from a shelter shows children gathered around tables covered in school work singing the Ukrainian national anthem. It appears a make-shift classroom has been set up in the shelter to allow the children to keep learning while being safe from Putin’s missiles

Inna Sovsun, a member of Ukraine’s parliament, shared a video on Monday morning from a Metro station in Kyiv showing a crowd of people sitting on the steps.

Posting the video to her Twitter account, she wrote: ‘Metro station in Kyiv where I am with my son now. Very crowded, lots of kids. People are calm, no panic.’

As the camera panned around, the video showed the crowd of people taking shelter stretched all the way down a long tunnel. The same crowd were later shown in a second clip singing together.

Footage from another shelter showed children gathered around tables covered in school work, also singing the Ukrainian national anthem.

The anthem is known by its name ‘The glory and freedom of Ukraine has not yet perished’, or by its shortened name: ‘Ukraine has not yet perished’. 

From the video, it appeared a make-shift classroom had been set up in the shelter to allow the children to keep learning while being safe from Putin’s missiles. 

In yet another clip from a Metro station, a huge crowd stretching all the way down a tunnel can be seen taking shelter. As with the first station and the children, the crowd is heard singing beautifully in the clip – in defiance of Putin’s attacks.

The missiles hit the capital at around 8am on Monday morning, a busy time for the city as people commute to work, and children head in to school.

Blasts were reported in the city’s Shevchenko district, a large area in the centre of Kyiv that includes the historic old town as well as several government offices, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.

Pictured: Video shows more citizens in Kyiv taking shelter following several missile strikes

Pictured: Video shows more citizens in Kyiv taking shelter following several missile strikes

Lesia Vasylenko, a member of Ukraine’s parliament, posted a photo on Twitter showing that at least one explosion occurred near the main building of the Kyiv National University in central Kyiv – tallying with the video from the young woman.

After the first early morning strikes in Kyiv, more loud explosions were heard later in an intensification of Russia’s attack that could spell a major escalation in the war.

At least 83 rockets were fired at Ukraine, the military said, half of which were shot down but the other half of which slammed into cities across the country. This number was increased from an earlier figure of 75. 

‘The terrorist country, Russia, has carried out massive missile and air strikes on the territory of Ukraine, also using attack drones.

‘In the morning, the aggressor launched 75 missiles. 41 of them were shot down by our air defence,’ General Valeriy Zaluzhny said on social media.

Air raid sirens sounded in every region of Ukraine, except Russia-annexed Crimea. The sirens lasted for four straight hours.

President Zelensky said a mixture of rockets and suicide drones had attacked the cities of Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia in southern Ukraine, northern Kharkiv and Sumy, central Zhytomyr and Vinnytsia, and even far-western Ternopil and Lviv.

Speaking on the streets of Kyiv even as the attacks continued, Zelensky said the Russians were targeting power stations and civilians aiming to ‘sow panic and chaos’. Russia ‘is trying to wipe us off the face of the earth’, he added, while vowing that such tactics would not succeed.

Adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said the strikes showed ‘the Kremlin’s terrorist inadequacy’ after a string of embarrassing battlefield defeats.

Oleksii Reznikov, the defence minister, said Ukraine’s courage would never be broken and ‘that the only thing they demolish is the future of [Russia] – a future of a globally despised rogue terrorist state.’ 

KYIV: Cars burn on the streets of the Ukrainian capital this morning after multiple missiles struck the city - the first time in months that it has been hit, and as Putin plots his revenge for strikes on the Kerch Bridge

KYIV: Cars burn on the streets of the Ukrainian capital this morning after multiple missiles struck the city – the first time in months that it has been hit, and as Putin plots his revenge for strikes on the Kerch Bridge

KYIV: A dead body lies in the streets after Russian missiles hit the Ukrainian capital for the first time in months, torching cars and blowing up a park in a residential area

KYIV: A dead body lies in the streets after Russian missiles hit the Ukrainian capital for the first time in months, torching cars and blowing up a park in a residential area

KYIV: Firefighters extinguish a burning vehicle as a dead body lies on the street (bottom right) following Russian missile strikes that targeted civilian areas and power station

KYIV: Firefighters extinguish a burning vehicle as a dead body lies on the street (bottom right) following Russian missile strikes that targeted civilian areas and power station

83 Russian missiles were launched at Ukraine this morning in combination with Iranian drones, striking power stations, water supplies and civilians across the country - killing eight and wounding 24 in Kyiv alone

83 Russian missiles were launched at Ukraine this morning in combination with Iranian drones, striking power stations, water supplies and civilians across the country – killing eight and wounding 24 in Kyiv alone

Videos and pictures from the Ukrainian capital showed burning cars and bodies in the streets as officials said the rockets had hit close to a well-known memorial to a famous statesman, near a children’s play area in a park, and a pedestrian bridge. More footage showed an apartment block in Dnipro in flames. 

Though Russia gave no immediate justification for the strikes, it is almost certainly intended as a display of might after a huge explosion crippled the Kerch Bridge.

Putin called the explosion on the huge bridge connecting Russia to its annexed territory of Crimea a ‘terrorist act’ masterminded by Ukrainian special services. 

The Russian despot is due to meet with his security cabinet today to plot his revenge amid demands from hardliners within the Russian elite that he declare full war and resort to nuclear weapons.

Dmitry Peskov, Putin’s spokesman, denied on Sunday that the atomic option was on the table – but having already annexed occupied regions of Ukraine and mustered hundreds of thousands of men into the army, Putin is running out of options for how to escalate the war further. He has shown no sign of backing down.

Journalists in the center of Dnipro city saw the bodies of multiple people killed at an industrial site on the city’s outskirts. Windows in the area had been blown out and glass littered the street.

Ukrainian media also reported explosions in a number of other locations, including the western city of Lviv that has been a refuge for many people fleeing the fighting in the east, as well as Kharkiv, Ternopil, Khmelnytskyi, Zhytomyr and Kropyvnytskyi.

Kharkiv was hit three times, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said. The strikes knocked out the electricity and water supply. Energy infrastructure was also hit in Lviv, Regional Governor Maksym Kozytskyi said.

The multiple strikes came a few hours before Russian President Vladimir Putin was due to hold a meeting with his security council, as Moscow’s war in Ukraine approaches its eight-month milestone.

The Kremlin is reeling from humiliating battlefield setbacks in areas it is trying to annex amid a Ukrainian counteroffensive in recent weeks.

A day earlier, Putin had called the attack on the Kerch Bridge to Crimea a terrorist act carried out by Ukrainian special services. In a meeting Sunday with the chairman of Russia’s Investigative Committee, Putin said ‘there’s no doubt it was a terrorist act directed at the destruction of critically important civilian infrastructure.’ 

DNIPRO: Bodies lie covered in blankets after Russia missiles struck the city of Dnipro, in south-central Ukraine

DNIPRO: Bodies lie covered in blankets after Russia missiles struck the city of Dnipro, in south-central Ukraine

ZAPORIZHZHIA: Rescuers attempt to extinguish the remains of an apartment building in southern Ukraine which was hit by a Russian missile overnight

ZAPORIZHZHIA: Rescuers attempt to extinguish the remains of an apartment building in southern Ukraine which was hit by a Russian missile overnight

LVIV: Smoke rises over the city in far-western Ukraine that has been largely spared the worst effects of the war after Putin unleashed a barrage of strikes in revenge for the Crimea bridge being hit

LVIV: Smoke rises over the city in far-western Ukraine that has been largely spared the worst effects of the war after Putin unleashed a barrage of strikes in revenge for the Crimea bridge being hit

The Kerch Bridge is important to Russia strategically, as a military supply line to its forces in Ukraine, and symbolically, as an emblem of its claims on Crimea.

No one has claimed responsibility for damaging the 12-mile-long bridge, the longest in Europe.

Amid the onslaught, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on his Telegram account that Russia is ‘trying to destroy us and wipe us off the face of the earth.’

‘Please do not leave (bomb) shelters,’ he wrote. ‘Let’s hold on and be strong.’

Following the strikes on Kyiv, several residents were seen on the streets with blood on their clothes and hands. A young man wearing a blue jacket sat on the ground as a medic wrapped a bandage around his head.

A woman with bandages wrapped around her head had blood all over the front of her blouse. Several cars were also damaged or completely destroyed.

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The fourth season of the Max Original series DOOM PATROL debuts with two episodes Thursday, December 8 on HBO Max, followed by one episode weekly through January 5. An additional six new episodes from season four will be released in 2023.

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DOOM PATROL reimagines one of DC’s most beloved groups of superheroes: “Robotman” aka Cliff Steele (Brendan Fraser), “Negative Man” aka Larry Trainor (Matt Bomer), “Elasti-Woman” aka Rita Farr (April Bowlby), “Crazy Jane” (Diane Guerrero), “Cyborg” aka Victor Stone (Joivan Wade), joined by former super villain “Madame Rouge” aka Laura de Mille (Michelle Gomez).

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Each member of the Doom Patrol suffered a horrible accident that gave them superhuman abilities, but also left them scarred and disfigured. Part support group, part Super Hero team, the Doom Patrol is a band of superpowered freaks who fight for a world that wants nothing to do with them.

Season Four opens with the team unexpectedly traveling to the future to find an unwelcome surprise. Faced with their imminent demise, the Doom Patrol must decide once and for all which is more important: their own happiness or the fate of the world?

Check out the NYCC teaser trailer for Season 4 Part 1 below:

Doom Patrol is produced by Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television with showrunner Jeremy Carver, Geoff Johns, Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Chris Dingess and Tamara Becher-Wilkinson serving as executive producers. The series is based on characters created for DC by Arnold Drake, Bob Haney and Bruno Premiani.

Season four stars Brendan Fraser, Matt Bomer, Diane Guerrero, April Bowlby, Joivan Wade, Michelle Gomez, Skye Roberts, Riley Shanahan, and Matthew Zuk.

The new season, season four part one, of Doom Patrol will be available on HBO/HBO Max starting December 8th.

*All prior seasons are available to stream on HBO/HBO Max (as well as other streaming platforms).

 

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New York Comic Con was buzzing with excitement for Dark Web. The audience at the Marvel Comics: Next Big Thing Panel witnessed the level of havoc Madelyne Pryor and Ben Reilly will unleash on the Marvel Universe this holiday season in the all-new Dark Web trailer. The two spurned clones will team up as Goblin Queen and Chasm to reignite the embers of Inferno in a saga starring the X-Men, Spider-Man, Venom, Ms. Marvel, and more.

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Courtesy of Marvel

The crossover will officially start this December in Zeb Wells and Adam Kubert’s Dark Web #1 and then dramatically unfold across ongoing titles Amazing Spider-man and Venom as well as limited series Dark Web: X-Men, Dark Web: Ms. Marvel, Mary Jane & Black Cat and Gold Goblin.

NYCC Premieres Trailer for Red Goblin

The exhilarating trailer provided a never-before-seen sneak peek at all the action to come including Chasm and Goblin Queen’s opening attack, the demonic invasion of New York City, an amazing friends team-up, and so much more.

This far-reaching epic promises to leave a scar on the Spidey and X-Men mythologies and that’s not all! Dark Web’s impact will also result in two just announced series: Red Goblin and Hallows’ Eve.

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Courtesy of Marvel

An all-new symbiotic saga begins in Alex Paknadel and Jan Bazaldua’s Red Goblin Spinning out of the pages of both Dark Web and Al Ewing, Ram V, and Bryan Hitch’s VENOM, this new ongoing series will see Normie Osborn receive his own symbiote at last! As a new Red Goblin, will Normie fulfill his destiny as an Osborn – or will he and his symbiote be able to make a difference for the better?

Making her devilish debut in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #14, new villain Hallows’ Eve is set to play a major role in Dark Web. And as the event comes to a close, Spider-Man will discover this is one baddie that is sticking around! The newest addition to Spidey’s unmatched rogues gallery will star in her very own limited series this March by writer Erica Schultz and artist Michael Dowling. Stay tuned for more information!

Check out the trailer now and embrace the chaos of Dark Web below:

Comic’s Release Dates:

On Sale 12/6

DARK WEB #1 – 75960620464900111

Written by ZEB WELLS
Art and Cover by ADAM KUBERT

On Sale 2/8

RED GOBLIN #1

Written by ALEX PAKNADEL
Art by JAN BAZALDUA
Cover by INHYUK LEE

March 2023

HALLOWS’ EVE #1
Written by ERICA SCHULTZ
Art by MICHAEL DOWNLING

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The Reboot series continues to tell a fascinating, very funny, and sometimes even dramatic story. It’s a story about the real life of actors who are trying to reboot their relationships and solve their problems with the help of the show. It would seem that this show is comedic and everything is quite predictable. But no! The creators of the show always go a step further. They decided to show the audience not only scenes where there are only jokes and but also those that reveal the characters and their inner experiences. In simple terms, they are trying to show us what are they doing in the “shadows” while no one is watching. Fascinating, isn’t it?

SOME POSITIVE VIBES OR NOT…

After Hannah’s loud statement in the last episode, it seems that the relationship between father and daughter has noticeably improved. They smile all the time and communicate very nicely. Hannah praises Gordon for making significant changes to the script (WOW!). But Gordon spoils this wonderful moment. Really?! Reed tries to reach out to Gordon. He wants to discuss the script and make a couple of edits but Gordon just runs away. He’s playing a little trick with a pen – “Wait. I’ll just grab a pen and come back…” Naturally, he doesn’t come back.

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Hannah is trying to prove to her father that he can’t run away all the time. It is necessary to listen to their experiences and try to help. Gordon explains to her that this is not how it works in this area. And the actors are like bottomless pits of need, constantly whining and dissatisfied with something. Zack suddenly appears and says he has a little problem. Moreover, he really hopes he’ll get some help. Of course, Hannah wants to help solve this little issue. (she’ll regret it later). What is hiding in the shadows of his problems?

Zack tells a very nice story about how he can’t reach an agreement with his ex-girlfriend about the custody of his dog. Hannah listens carefully to Zaсk and Gordon, as always, escapes. But Hannah doesn’t give up… She agrees that he was right about the actors and it is simply impossible to please everyone. She suggests dinner at a restaurant (the one that Gordon loves so much) in order to discuss it all. To share experiences, so to speak. After all, Gordon has been in this business longer than she has. Of course, he agrees. However this is not just a dinner, but a little ploy from Hannah (that’s a twist!).

WHAT AN EVENING OF REVELATIONS!

Gordon comes to the restaurant and hopes for a pleasant evening in the company of his daughter. But instead he sees Reed. They realize that Hannah arranges this on purpose so that they could finally talk. And even pre-orders them drinks (how thoughtful!). It seems that the evening has already gone wrong. But what is each of them hiding in the “shadows” of their problems? After drinking enough cocktails, they finally begin to open up to each other (really?!). Gordon admits that Reed has a unique acting gift, but for some reason does not use it. He can make people laugh out loud. But instead, he is constantly trying to complicate everything and is always unhappy.

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Reed is amazed by such words and here he also decides to tell the truth about Gordon, which he has been hiding for a long time. He says that he has always considered Gordon to be very smart, quick and that he is right person to be the showrunner. But that’s why this fact upsets him even more. Instead of writing a really brilliant script, Gordon squanders his talent on second-rate jokes. But he really can do more and always could.

The evening really takes an unexpected turn! Both have fun and come home together (quite tipsy). And then Gordon notices on the walk of fame the Hollywood star of his old enemy Chuck Lorre who stole all the airtime and attention from him in the past (this is interesting!). Gordon decides to take revenge on his old enemy – he tries to pee on that star. But, unfortunately, he does not succeed. Then Reed offers him help in this “difficult matter” but the police arrest him.

WHAT THEY DO IN THE “SHADOWS”?

While Reed and Gordon are having an evening of conversations, Hannah and Zack go to his ex-girlfriend. They are going to have a very serious conversation… (yeah, right!) Of course, the issue of their dog needs to be resolved. But as soon as he crosses the threshold of her house, they start arguing and can’t stop. Hannah decides to help solve this problem (I wish she hadn’t done that!). Oddly enough, they quickly come to an agreement. Even more, Hannah agrees to look after the dog while Zach is at rehearsals. But when she sees a “cute dog”, she really regrets that she agreed to this.

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The storylines of all the characters are developing very rapidly. But things are even more interesting for Bree and Clay. They are involved in their mini-adventure. Is something really interesting? Bree is in search of herself, so she goes to a party at an unfamiliar place with people she doesn’t know (sounds intimidating!). Clay warns Bree that she has to be careful with her “new friends”. But everything is not going according to plan. Bree calls Clay and says she’s high and on mushrooms.

Of course, Clay can’t leave her like this. He’s trying to figure out where she is. Thank God she has Siri on her phone. Clay barely manages to get Bree into the car and calm her down. He is late for an important meeting and asks Bree to stay in the car and wait for him (after all, this is a dangerous area!). But Bree can’t sit still and breaks into an AA meeting. It turns out that Clay has not been drinking for 30 days (this is really an achievement!).

IS THAT ALL?

The next day, everyone returns to the studio, but something has changed… The relationship between Bree and Clay has warmed up noticeably and has definitely moved to a new level. They seem to have switched places – Clay is sober and leading a healthy lifestyle (at least, he is trying!), and Bree goes full “breaking bad”. Both admit that they have changed and definitely for the better. And maybe it could have worked out (in a romantic way) for them 15 years ago – if they had both been high, then for sure!

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Gordon and Hannah are also making great progress in their relationship. She’s trying to apologize for setting up this meeting at the restaurant. But Gordon is even grateful to her for what she did. Otherwise, neither he nor Reed would have found out what they had been hiding all this time. But he adds that they promised the policeman could participate in the show. Hannah says she won’t ask anything. But she also tells Gordon that he was right about getting involved in actors’ lives – Hannah can’t solve all their problems.

Gordon says that he and Hannah can spend time at his favorite restaurant like any daughter and father. It seems that there really is progress in their relationship. And, of course, the creators of the show decide to end the series on a very cheerful note. One of the studio employees approaches Hannah and says that Zach said she could help solve his problem (poor thing!). Naturally, Hannah can’t refuse him and asks him to go to her office. But the office is occupied by a cute dog (not cute at all!), which she is now looking after…

IT’S A SHOW ABOUT PEOPLE!

In this episode the creators of the project do not just show us a funny story, but reveal in detail each of the characters of this show. They ask a very important question at the very beginning of the series – What we do in the “shadows”? And the answer to this question is revealed throughout the episode.

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Each of the characters reveals what they have been hiding for so long and could not talk about it in any way. But this series becomes their starting point towards a new life. As one of the heroes said, they were definitely given a second chance to reboot their own lives, and they must not miss it.

And with each episode, the creators of the show convince us that these heroes deserve their place in the sun. After all, each of them made a mistake, fell, but got up again and walked. No doubt, they deserve a second chance like everyone else. And what awaits them next on the way to this complete reboot? We’ll see in the next episode.

To view reviews for the other episodes, click here: Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4

Check out the show on Hulu.

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Releasing on October 14th, TILL recounts the true story of Mamie Till-Mobley’s search for justice for the lynching of her 14 year old son, Emmett Till. She became an educator and activist in the Civil Rights Movement after her son’s death in 1955. He was visiting cousins in Money, Mississippi. He whistled at a white woman (Carolyn Bryant) which is what led to his death at the hands of a white supremacist.

Statement from Director Chinonye Chukwu

“When I was approached to write and direct a story about Emmett Till, I found myself drawn to a singular figure at the center of his orbit. I saw an opportunity to… approach the narrative through another lens – from the maternal point of view of Mamie Till-Mobley. Had it not been for Mamie, her son’s memory would have evaporated into thin air. She was the catalyst for a modern day civil rights movement. I felt compelled to champion Mamie’s legacy and center her in the spotlight where she rightfully belongs.

Mamie’s Humanity

Mamie’s untold story is one of resilience and courage in the face of adversity and unspeakable devastation. The opportunity to focus the film on Mamie, a multi-faceted Black woman… was a tall order I accepted with deep respect and responsibility. On the daily, Mamie combatted racism, sexism, and misogyny, which was exponentially heightened in the wake of Emmett’s murder. Mamie did not cower… [she] helped me to understand and shape my own similar journey in activism. And as a filmmaker, showing Mamie in all her complex humanity was of utmost importance.”

“… At its core, TILL is a love story.”

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“The crux of this story is not about the traumatic, physical violence inflicted upon Emmett – which is why I refused to depict such brutality in the film – but it is about Mamie’s remarkable journey in the aftermath. She is grounded by the love for her child, for at its core, TILL is a love story. Amidst the inherent pain and heartbreak, it was critical for me to ground their affection throughout the film.”

Tone and Theme throughout “TILL”

“The cinematic language and tone of TILL was deeply rooted in the balance between loss in the absence of love; the inconsolable grief in the absence of joy; and the embrace of Black life alongside the heart wrenching loss of a child. I hope viewers will empathize with the humanities on screen and see our present cultural and political realities within this film. And I hope that Mamie’s story helps us all to realize the power within ourselves to continue to fight for the change we want to see in the world, just as she did.”

Orion Pictures Presents
an EON Production / A Frederick Zollo Production
in Association with Whoop, Inc.
A Film by Chinonye Chukwu

In Select Theaters October 14th
Everywhere October 28th
Till is a profoundly emotional and cinematic film about the true story of Mamie Till Mobley’s relentless pursuit of justice for her 14 year old son, Emmett Till, who, in 1955, was lynched while visiting his cousins in Mississippi. In Mamie’s poignant journey of grief turned to action, we see the universal power of a mother’s ability to change the world.
Directed by: Chinonye Chukwu
Written by: Michael Reilly & Keith Beauchamp and Chinonye Chukwu
Producers: Keith Beauchamp, p.g.a., Barbara Broccoli, p.g.a., Whoopi Goldberg, Thomas Levine, Michael Reilly, Frederick Zollo, p.g.a.
Executive Producers: Preston Holmes, Chinonye Chukwu
Cast: Danielle Deadwyler, Jalyn Hall, Frankie Faison, Haley Bennett, and Whoopi Goldberg
Genre: Drama

Rating: PG-13 for thematic content involving racism, strong disturbing images and racial slurs

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The sequel to Marvel’s Black Panther (2018), after a four year break between movies, will release globally on November 11th. Marvel dropped the first trailer at San Diego Comic-Con in July, where the president of Marvel Studios, Kevin Feige, announced that Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will be the final feature film in MCU’s Phase 4. This November release takes the place of The Marvels, which will release in July 2023.

Familiar Faces, New Nemeses, & Anticipated Allies

Ryan Coogler, director of the first movie, is bringing Marvel’s Black Panther to our screens once again. Joining him are returning cast members Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’o, Angela Bassett, Winston Duke, Danai Gurira, Florence Kusumba, and Martin Freeman, reprising their roles.

While the nation of Wakanda is mourning the loss of their king—after the tragic loss of actor Chadwick Boseman in August 2020–they will face new conflicts and gain allies. Dominique Thorne will be entering the MCU as RiRi Williams, also known as Ironheart, and Tenoch Huerta will be bringing Namor the Submariner to life. Joining Namor as a warrior from the same civilization, Alex Livinalli will be portraying the character of Attuma.

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“Intertwined History”: Wakanda & Atlantis

Production Weekly (as referenced on CBR) reveals some of the plot details: “Both Wakanda and Atlantis are hidden civilizations with advanced technology and increased militaristic abilities that decided to separate themselves from the rest of the world for their own safety, and in a way, out of fear… And yet their fears escalate even further when these two once-hidden nations clash with each other. Wakanda and Atlantis have a shockingly intertwined history. Wakanda is the only county in the world with access to vibranium. However, rumors of its power spread throughout the world, and Namor’s human father was sent searching for this rare material in Antartica…”

In a departure from Namor’s Atlantean roots from the comics, this film chose to have him originate from the underwater city of Tlālōcān (Talokan) as depicted in earlier Teotihuacan culture. His character has significant influence from the Aztec and Mayan cultures for a few reasons: Aztecs ruled Central America and Mayans bordered the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, and the Atlantic Ocean, and they won’t confuse Namor with the DCEU character of “Aquaman.” The Tlālōcān influence on Namor’s character and origin makes sense geographically and culturally.

Marvel’s Future

While we will not find out who will take up the mantle of Black Panther until the film releases in November, the trailer as well as the comics suggest that Shuri will become the new Black Panther. Several new characters will be make their debuts, further setting up plots for future MCU productions.

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Deadpool co-star T.J. Miller has said he will never work with Ryan Reynolds again because of the actor’s alleged cruel behavior while in character on production. The actor announced his absence from Deadpool 3 in a new interview for the Adam Corolla Show podcast because of a bizarre incident that occurred on the set of Deadpool 2.

Can I see myself working with him again? Miller, who played Deadpool’s best pal, Weasel, said, “No, I would not work with him again.”

Host Adam Corolla inquired as to whether or not Miller, 41, and Reynolds, 45, stayed friendly after starring in the 2016 hit and its 2018 sequel, and the comic stated that the first film’s popularity “affected” his former co-star.

Miller said, “I got along with Ryan a lot better on the original ‘Deadpool’ because he wasn’t a great, huge movie star.” Despite this, Miller said he still admired Reynolds as a comedian.

The former Silicon Valley star continued by saying that Reynolds is “sort of an insecure person” and “it’s weird that he hates me” before explaining the tense scene that supposedly occurred on set.

Let’s do one more take, he urged, and it was an extraordinary moment for Deadpool. Then, in character, he was extremely cruel to me, treating me like I was Weasel. After that, he said, “You know what’s amazing about you, Weasel?” Miller supposedly remarked, “You’re not the star, but you do just enough exposition so that it’s entertaining, and then we can leave and get back to the real movie.”

He subsequently said, “It was not a nice experience for me,” and he recalled that the team didn’t know how to react.

Miller made it obvious he didn’t plan to return to the franchise alone, but the actor gave the impression that he wasn’t even asked to return.

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Life imitates art in a new promotional deal between “Ted Lasso” and dating app Bumble.

Bumble, the women-focused dating and social networking app, announced a pact with Apple TV+’s hit comedy to let members experience Bantr, the fictitious dating app featured on “Ted Lasso.” Launching this Thursday (Oct. 13) at 7 p.m. local time, a weekly “Bantr Live” experience will be available free in Bumble’s Date Mode, letting two users connect via chat without seeing the other person’s photos — similar to the Bantr app in “Ted Lasso.”

In “Ted Lasso,” Bantr requires users to chat without seeing any pictures of the other person to connect over the written word. That drives a key plot point in Season 2, when Rebecca Welton (owner of the AFC Richmond soccer club) makes a mysterious love connection on Bantr.

On Bumble, the “Ted Lasso”-branded experience within the Bumble app will mimic the Bantr format by “putting personality first and connecting people in a fun, pressure-free way,” according to Bumble. The Bantr Live experience will let two users, randomly paired together, DM for three minutes. At that point, each person will be asked if they would like to continue the conversation. If both Bumblers choose to match, their chat will live in their Date Mode queue and their profiles will then be available to view.

Bantr Live will be available in the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and Australia through the end of 2022. Bumble members can RSVP to each weekly event and will be reminded in the app when it’s about to go live. Additionally, Bumble users will be able to redeem a free two-month subscription to Apple TV+.

“As huge fans of ‘Ted Lasso,’ we were so excited to bring the Bantr Live experience to our community,” said Olivia Yu, Global VP of Partnerships. “Bantr Live enables our community to connect with someone unexpected and learn more about a person before seeing them. We look forward to people on Bumble having fun with Bantr Live and connecting and dating in a new and exciting way.”

In another recent “Ted Lasso” promotional tie-up, EA Sports’ “FIFA 23” added AFC Richmond as a playable team in an update to the popular soccer video game.

Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso” has won 11 Emmys, including back-to-back wins in 2021 and 2022 for comedy series, actor in a comedy series (Jason Sudeikis) and supporting actor in a comedy series (Brett Goldstein). Apple has ordered a third season of the show.

Pictured above: Toheeb Jimoh (Sam Obisanya) and Hannah Waddingham (Rebecca Welton) in “Ted Lasso” Season 2, when their characters meet up on a blind date through Bantr.

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Jennifer Garner attends “The Adam Project” New York Premiere – Picture: Michael Loccisano/WireImage/Getty Images.

Jennifer Garner is gearing up for her next major Netflix project in the form of Family Leave, a new family comedy movie that’ll finally enter production by the end of 2022.

First announced in February 2021 (just ahead of the release of Yes Day on Netflix), Jennifer Garner would be playing the lead in a new family movie from Grey Matter Productions, About it Productions, and Linden Entertainment.

This will mark Garner’s fourth major title for Netflix following her voice role in Llama Llama, Yes Day, and 2022’s The Adam Project, where she starred alongside Ryan Reynolds and Mark Ruffalo.

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Jennifer Garner in The Adam Project alongside Ryan Reynolds – Picture: Netflix

Victoria Strouse serves as the writer on the movie adaptation.  Strouse is best known for working on Pixar’s Finding Dory, ABC’s October Road, and Disney’s Tink.

This marks the writer’s second major Netflix movie following 2019’s Let It Snow starring Isabela Merced and Shameik Moore.

Justine Baddeley Arteta and Kim Davis-Wagner serve as casting directors on the feature film. Lawrence Grey, Ben Everard, Nicole King, and Jason Brian Rosenthal serve as producers.

What is Family Leave about?

Per Netflix’s initial announcement, here’s what you can expect:

“The Brenners wake up to a full family body switch, they quickly realize the same thing has happened to a family on the other side of the world; they must unite with this group of strangers and determine how to undo the body switch.”

The movie is based on the book Bedtime for Mommy written by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and illustrated by LeUyen Pham. The 32-page children’s book was released in 2010.

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When will production start on Netflix’s Family Leave?

Following its long development since the initial announcement, we’ve learned that the movie will begin filming in December 2022 (although earlier reporting suggested filming would get underway in October 2022).

Filming on Family Leave will be taking place in Los Angeles, California with the project also receiving a tax grant from the California Film Commission back in February 2022.

Jennifer Garner speaking about the tax credit, said, “As an actor, producer and mother, it’s impossible to overstate what shooting locally means to me and other families in this industry. I’ve been lucky to work with some of the greatest crew members of my career here in California, and I’m looking forward to reconnecting with some of my home team friends on this project.”

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Oscar-winners Christian Bale and Robert De Niro are among the star-studded list of actors who dove deep into their roles in David O. Russell’s latest feature, “Amsterdam.”

Written and directed by Russell, “Amsterdam,” is set in the ‘30s and follows close friends Dr. Burt Berendsen (Christian Bale), attorney Harold Woodman (John David Washington) and artist Valerie Voze (Margot Robbie) who formed a close bond during wartime in Amsterdam. Years later, they all find themselves at the centre of one of the most shocking secret plots in American history.

For Bale, this is the third collaboration with the director – he won an Oscar for his performance in Russell’s 2010 feature “The Fighter” and then starred in 2013’s “American Hustle.”

They began the process at a diner in Santa Monica and kept meeting up to find the right character for the method actor in a story that they felt had to have a great friendship at the heart of it.

Bale, 48, plays an injured World War 1 veteran who returns to New York and devotes his life as a doctor to helping other veterans.

Bale also produced the film and saw more of the editing process than he had ever had access to in his life. He said it was satisfying seeing something from it’s inception and watching Russell gradually build Burt’s story.

“David and I were putting this together for six years and we both have a real love for underdogs and outsiders. We just wanted to create a character that we wanted to hang out with, that we wanted to watch and that we were in awe of in terms of somebody who should have been crushed by what life has thrown at him, but actually has become more joyous, more optimistic, because he refuses to resort to the alternative of cynicism and going numb,” Bale said in a virtual interview with the Star.

The film stars Chris Rock, Anya Taylor-Joy, Zoe Saldana, Mike Myers, Matthias Schoenaerts, Rami Malek, Michael Shannon, Timothy Olyphant and Andrea Riseborough. Bale said it was “absolutely incredible that we got a wealth of such talented actors who came and joined us for this film; we were blessed.”

He also said that working with Robert De Niro was “a dream come true.” De Niro, is known for being extremely meticulous when constructing characters and always striving to do something he’s never done before.

When asked what that looked like for this role, De Niro said in a joint virtual interview with Bale, “I just tried my best with the time that I had. David was trying to get me to get involved in it and I wanted to, of course, anything that he did, I’d want to be involved with, but I wasn’t sure and finally he made me aware of who this character was, Smedley Butler and so slowly, things came together.”

De Niro’s General Gil Dillenbeck was inspired by Butler, whose actions helped change the course of history.

“I was not aware that there was this type of person ever, especially at that time in American history. I did as much research on him as I could, watched videos, read material on him, his speeches and stories about him,” he said.

The 79-year-old actor earned an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of an explosive family patriarch in Russell’s 2012 film “Silver Linings Playbook” and returned to work with the director in “American Hustle” and 2015’s “Joy.”

Russell has seen several actors return to collaborate with him on multiple projects — something De Niro and Bale chalk up to a uniqueness in his projects.

“With David, every time that you work with him, you know it’s going to be a special film. Special things will happen that will be spontaneous. Or maybe not, but they’re great, in the planning, and so on. So that’s an easy one to say, ‘Look, I’ll be part of this. I’ll make my best effort to be a part of this film,’” De Niro said of working with the five-time Oscar-nominee.

Bale chimed in: “All great directors have a very unique way of working; what makes them great directors is that they’ve got a unique and singular vision. And David, oh, man, totally different the way he works than anybody else. And I love it. As Bob was saying, there’s kind of a beautiful chaos about the way he works, and it creates a real sense of life on film.”

The Welsh-born English actor recounted filming during the pandemic. “In the first two days, David was calling out to me from another room and that’s not how David works,” he laughed. “He’s usually under the chair as you’re working or he’s hiding under the tablecloth or he’s right behind the cameraman. He’s feeding your lines and he’s running around trying to get out of our shot, but he’s very present, always.”

“We did the first two days and David always had this hat on, his mask and a visor as well … the whole time all I saw was his eyes. But on the first day I said, ‘David, dude, this ain’t you! You can’t be out in another room’ … then he was like, ‘Alright, yeah.’ Then he came back, curled up on the floor and then I felt like, ‘Alright, here we go. This is the David that we all love to work with.’”

Amsterdam is in theatres everywhere Oct. 7

Marriska Fernandes is a Toronto-based entertainment reporter and film critic. She is a freelance contributor for the Star’s Culture section. Follow her on Twitter: @marrs_fers

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Great American Family is back with even more for its original Christmas movie lineup for the holidays.

With autumn upon us, we’re even closer to the holiday season and the channel, Great American Family, is getting ready to kick off its annual event titled “Great American Christmas”, which features original Christmas movies premiering every weekend. In addition to this, Christmas films will be on the air, “24/7 throughout the end of the year.” In its second year, it has increased by 50%.

Every weekend will feature a new film, and there look to be numerous choices and a variety of stories to fit every person’s taste. All new film premieres will air at 8 p.m. ET.

First up, on October 22, there’s Destined at Christmas. The characters of Kim and Theo meet with a spark during Black Friday shopping, but after they get separated following a power outage, it’ll take, “a little Christmas magic and destiny to bring them back together.” Many can relate to the idea of meeting someone amazing by happenstance and losing touch with them, so this film sure looks to be one to garner attention for its relatable quality.

There’s Catering Christmas on October 29 where the character of Molly Frost gets a gig that can help her struggling catering career by working for the annual Christmas Gala dinner for the Harrison Foundation. Frost soon develops feelings for Carson, the nephew of Jean Harrison, director of the Harrison Foundation, who is assigned in making sure all goes well with the dinner, leading to a more complicated situation. Any film when things get complicated is always one to grab one’s attention.

A Royal Christmas on Ice on November 5 has a prince coming to the United States and falling for a former Olympic ice skater and Love At the Christmas Contest on November 6 has a woman reluctant to celebrate the holidays after losing her mother and soon looking to the annual tree decorating contest to honor her memory, but things get tricky when her high school sweetheart and his daughter are also in the contest. From the inclusion of an athletic woman to seeing how much has changed with the passage of time since high school, both films look to have storylines that warm the heart.

A Merry Christmas Wish on November 12 has an advertising executive from NYC selling her hometown family farm which soon becomes the site for the annual Winter Wonderland in the town, an event she’s running with a childhood friend. This is a film that can relate to anyone who returns home after being born and raised in a small town and moving away to the big city.

My Best Friend’s Christmas on November 13 features a woman who has her best friend masquerade as her fake boyfriend after her former partner has moved on and Christmas at Pine Valley on November 19 features a woman who must convince a magazine reporter profiling her farm and home goods store that it is a family-run business as opposed to only run by her and family friends. Movies, where things are presented to not be as they really are, are relatable and a good option for captivating audiences.

November 20 has My Favorite Christmas Tree which has the character of Kyla and her sister going to the town of Conifer to help figure out her family history whereas November 25 has Christmas at the Drive-In, which has a property lawyer fighting to keep the local Drive In Theater open for the holidays, all while finding romance with the person trying to sell the theater.

I’m Glad It’s Christmas on November 26 has an aspiring Broadway singer choose between her professional dreams and love. The film’s cast includes Jessica Lowndes, Paul Greene, and the legendary Gladys Knight.

Candace Cameron Brue Presents A Christmas…Present on November 27 follows Maggie and Eric, who, “are busy parents of teenagers who embark on a trip to the home of Maggie’s widowed brother to celebrate Christmas.”

Christmas on Candy Cane Lane on December 3 is a comedy/mystery following Ivy, who, “struggles with the long shadow cast by her late mother, Muriel, the darling of Icicle Falls; head of the Candy Cane Lane Lights Extravaganza, owner of The Christmas Haus, and a former TV star known adoringly as the “’Christmas Maven.’” Each film shows how different holiday celebrations can be with different families, towns, and situations.

B&B Merry on December 4 has a luxury travel blogger who covers a small town learn all experiences can be five-star, “when shared with kindred spirits,” while Big Box Christmas on December 9 has two former partners stuck together after being stranded in a superstore before Christmas with no cell service.

A Prince for the Holidays on December 10 has an aspiring musician’s joke about dating a prince going too far and her having a friend impersonate the prince, while unbeknownst to her, he has a royal secret. Different circumstances can easily change how one can view a particular holiday season, as these films show.

December 11 has A Belgian Chocolate Christmas, which has a photographer replacing her friend’s spot at a Belgian culinary school but complications arise as with this different identity, validity is challenged when she falls for the chocolatier who leads the class.

A Brush with Christmas Romance on December 17 has a struggling artist toss away an art piece that is soon discovered and submitted to the Christmas art festival, thus beginning a search from a visiting artist to find who painted the piece.

The holiday movies wrap up with The Art of Christmas on December 18, where a new career choice in education for an artist leads to her discovering a new positive sense of purpose. As these films showcase, some things are meant to happen for a reason.

With so many movies, there looks to be plenty for audiences to enjoy, all with films that are positive for the entire family.

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EXCLUSIVE: James Reed, director of Oscar-winning Netflix documentary My Octopus Teacher, has struck a one-year development partnership with BBC Studios.

Under the terms of the deal, Reed and his company Underdog Films will work with the BBC’s commercial producer-distributor over the next 12 months, adding to its pipeline of natural history feature docs. Reed will be joined by his Underdog creative partner Matt Houghton.

The news has been unveiled as the UK’s Wildscreen Festival gets underway, the respected natural history TV festival, and Reed is due to speak on a panel later today.

He achieved worldwide acclaim with Netflix 2020 doc My Octopus Teacher, about a South African filmmaker who forges an unexpected friendship with an octopus, which went on to win the Best Documentary Feature award at the Oscars. Reed’s past credits include Jago – A Life Underwater and Rise of the Warrior Apes and he founded Underdog in 2015.

BBC Studios Natural History Unit (NHU) Head Jonny Keeling said: “Character and emotional storytelling are at the heart of filmmaking both at the NHU and Underdog Films, so we look forward to developing a number of original, ambitious and compelling natural history features.”

Reed praised the NHU for being “at the forefront of natural history film-making for decades and their further growth in the feature doc market will be a fantastic development for the industry as a whole.”

The NHU has had a hugely successful couple of years, winning commissions from the likes of Netflix, Apple TV+, NBC and HBO and also prepping the likes of Blue Planet III for the BBC.

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It’s time to recap the week where we saw 19 new movies and 16 new series added to Netflix in the United States. Here’s the complete recap of new titles and what’s been trending in the top 10s.

Quick housekeeping before we progress to every new addition. If you want to see what Netflix has in store over the next 7 days, check out our preview.

New Releases on Netflix This Weekend

Missing Link (2019)

Rating: PG
Language: English
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Director: Chris Butler
Cast: Hugh Jackman, David Walliams, Stephen Fry
Writer: Chris Butler
Runtime: 93 min / 1h 33m

Missing Link from Laika dropped on Netflix today. They’re the studio behind titles like Caroline, ParaNorman, and Kubo and the Two Strings.

Here’s what you can expect if you’ve never seen the movie before:

“To help him find his relatives in a hidden kingdom, a fabled yeti agrees to let an explorer — desperate for a win — prove to his peers that he exists.”

The movie is certified fresh on RottenTomatoes with an 88% rating and was nominated for an Oscar.

When the film was released, Chris Hunneysett from the Daily Mirror said Missing Link was a “delightful animated comedy full of family fun and excitement.”

Bad Guys (Season 1)

Rating: TV-MA
Language: Thai
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Director: Piyapan Choopetch
Cast: Surasak Vongthai, Jirayu Tantrakul, Kawinrath Yotamornsunthorn, Napath Vikairungroj, Chanya McClory, Thun Tanakorn
Runtime: 60 mins

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Added to Netflix on Saturday was the Thai crime thriller, Bad Guys.

Here’s what you can expect from the 12-episode series:

“A detective returns from suspension and pulls together an unorthodox special investigation team in order to capture a serial killer.”

Full List of New Releases on Netflix This Week (October 2nd – 9th, 2022)

For an expanded version of this list, visit our new on Netflix guide for daily recaps and titles with all the new movies and shows with trailers, details on actors, directors, and more.

19 New Movies Added This Week

  • Doll House (2022) Netflix Original
  • Dongalunnaru Jagratha (2022)
  • Hasan Minhaj: The King’s Jester (2022) Netflix Original
  • I Love You, Man (2009)
  • Jexi (2019)
  • Jumping from High Places (2022) Netflix Original
  • Kev Adams: The Real Me (2022) Netflix Original
  • Laal Singh Chaddha (2022)
  • Luckiest Girl Alive (2022) Netflix Original
  • Missing Home (2022)
  • Missing Link (2019)
  • Mr. Harrigan’s Phone (2022) Netflix Original
  • Old People (2022) Netflix Original
  • Oru Thekkan Thallu Case (2022)
  • Ranga Ranga Vaibhavanga (2022)
  • The Joys and Sorrows of Young Yuguo (2022) Netflix Original
  • The Redeem Team (2022) Netflix Original
  • The Trapped 13: How We Survived The Thai Cave (2022) Netflix Original
  • Togo (2022) Netflix Original

16 New TV Series Added This Week

  • Aftershock: Everest and the Nepal Earthquake (Season 1) Netflix Original
  • Bad Guys (Season 1)
  • Bling Empire (Season 3) Netflix Original
  • Chip and Potato (Season 4) Netflix Original
  • Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes (Limited Series) Netflix Original
  • Derry Girls (Season 3) Netflix Original
  • Forever Queens (Season 1) Netflix Original
  • Glitch (Season 1) Netflix Original
  • High Water (Season 1) Netflix Original
  • Man on Pause (Season 1) Netflix Original
  • Nailed It! (Season 7) Netflix Original
  • Oddballs (Season 1) Netflix Original
  • The Blacklist (Season 9)
  • The Fight for Justice: Paolo Guerrero (Season 1) Netflix Original
  • The Midnight Club (Season 1) Netflix Original
  • The Mole (Season 1) Netflix Original

Most Popular Movies on Netflix US This Week

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Last Seen Alive – Picture: Voltage Pictures / Vertical Entertainment

Netflix US had 29 movies featured in the top 10s this week, a new record based on our data. Thanks no doubt to the fact that we got a big refresh of movies on the first of the month, licensed titles dominated the movie charts this week.

  1. Last Seen Alive (67 points)
  2. Inheritance (57 points)
  3. Rush Hour (44 points)
  4. Blonde (43 points)
  5. Mr. & Mrs. Smith (41 points)
  6. Mr. Harrigan’s Phone (28 points)
  7. Lou (25 points)
  8. Robin Hood (21 points)
  9. Jexi (15 points)
  10. Rush Hour 2 (10 points)
  11. Luckiest Girl Alive (10 points)
  12. Marauders (10 points)
  13. The Hunt (8 points)
  14. Land of the Lost (8 points)
  15. A Jazzman’s Blues (8 points)
  16. The Redeem Team (7 points)
  17. Harriet (6 points)
  18. The Munsters (5 points)
  19. The Ruins (5 points)
  20. Don’t Let Go (4 points)
  21. Father Stu (3 points)
  22. Sing 2 (3 points)
  23. The Boss Baby (3 points)
  24. Walking Tall (2 points)
  25. Emma (2 points)
  26. Rush Hour 3 (2 points)
  27. Trial by Fire (1 point)
  28. Megamind (1 point)
  29. Elysium (1 point)

Most Popular Series on Netflix US This Week

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DAHMER – Picture: Netflix

Falling in line with the rest of the world, DAHMER took home top points all week in the United States.

Elsewhere, we saw two great performances by non-English language series, with the Netflix Original The Empress taking home 65 points and the licensed El Rey, Vicente Fernández taking home 42.

  1. Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (80 points)
  2. The Empress (65 points)
  3. El Rey, Vicente Fernández (42 points)
  4. Dynasty (37 points)
  5. Cobra Kai (27 points)
  6. Wielka woda (27 points)
  7. Bling Empire (25 points)
  8. Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes (22 points)
  9. The Blacklist (21 points)
  10. Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes (18 points)
  11. In the Dark (16 points)
  12. The Great British Bake Off (14 points)
  13. Malverde: The Patron Saint (11 points)
  14. The Midnight Club (10 points)
  15. Nailed It! (9 points)
  16. Fate: The Winx Saga (6 points)
  17. Oddballs (6 points)
  18. CoComelon (3 points)
  19. Bling Ring: Hollywood Heist (1 point)

What are you watching on Netflix this week? Let us know in the comments down below.

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