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John Wick’ Sequel Series in the Works at Lionsgate Television

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By Joe Otterson According To The variety) A TV series followup to the “John Wick” films is currently in development at Lionsgate Television, Variety has confirmed. No network or streaming service is attached, with Lionsgate currently shopping the project. The series, titled “John Wick: Under the High Table,” would pick up immediately after the events of “John Wick: Chapter 4.” The official logline states, “John Wick has left the world of the High Table in a tenuous position and a collection of new characters will look to make a name for themselves while some of the franchise stalwart characters remain committed to the old-world order. The series will combine new and old and thrust the Wick universe into a new age.” Keanu Reeves will executive produce t...

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Zac Efron Says He Is ‘Happy and Healthy’ After Brief Hospitalization for Swimming Incident in Spain

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By Jack Dunn According To The variety) Zac Efron shared a message on his Instagram story on Sunday after news broke that he was hospitalized for a swimming incident in Spain a few days earlier. “Happy and healthy,” Efron wrote. “Thanks for the well wishes.” The actor had a “minor swimming incident” on Friday night while using the pool at a villa in Ibiza, a representative for Efron confirmed to People. Efron was taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure and was released on Saturday morning. “He is fine,” the rep told People. Efron’s reps did not respond to Variety’s request for comment. TMZ was the first to report Efron’s hospitalization. While vacationing in Spain, the “Iron Claw” star attended DJ Martin Garrix’s concert at the Ush...

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The Last of Us’ Season 2 Gets First Footage, Plus ‘White Lotus’ Season 3, ‘Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,’ ‘Welcome to Derry’ and More

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By Diego Ramos Bechara, Jordan Moreau According To The variety) HBO released a first look at several major series coming in 2025, including “The Last of Us” Season 2, “White Lotus” Season 3, the “Game of Thrones” spinoff “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” and more. The teaser was released shortly before the Season 2 finale of “House of the Dragon” on Sunday night. It previewed all of the upcoming series in 2024 and a quick look at what’s to come next year. Some of the big shows yet to debut in 2024 include “The Penguin,” a spinoff series from Matt Reeves’ “The Batman”; “Dune: Prophecy,” a prequel series following the Bene Gesserit from Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” movies; Season 3 of “Industry,” Season 3 of “The Sex Lives of College Girls”; Season 5 of “Harley Quinn”; and Ja...

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The ‘House of the Dragon’ Finale Was Anticlimactic — and That’s the Point: TV Review

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By Alison Herman According To The variety) SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers for HBO’s “House of the Dragon” Season 2 finale, titled “The Queen Who Ever Was,” now streaming on Max. “The Queen Who Ever Was,” the Season 2 finale of HBO’s “House of the Dragon,” is an episode of television largely defined by what doesn’t happen in its nearly 70-minute runtime. There are no major battles between the Greens and the Blacks, the two Targaryen family factions currently vying for the Iron Throne. Nor are there any major deaths — unlike last season’s conclusion, in which aspiring queen Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) lost her young son Lucerys (Elliot Grihault) to the vengeful impulse of her half-brother Aemond (Ewan Mitchell). “House of the Dragon” differs from “...

Aug42024 by cineverseNo Comments

Box Office: ‘Trap’ Chops Up $6.7 Million Opening Day, ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Reigning Again With Massive Second Weekend

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By J. Kim Murphy According To The variety) The self-proclaimed Marvel Jesus is in for a big second coming. “Deadpool & Wolverine” is dominating the charts again after earning $28.3 million on Friday. As the Ryan Reynolds-Hugh Jackman superhero two-hander enters its sophomore frame, it has already surpassed a $300 million domestic total and now ranks as the second-highest-grossing domestic release of the year so far, surging past “Despicable Me 4” and “Dune: Part Two.” What’s more, “Deadpool & Wolverine” seems primed to put up a much stronger hold than the average comic book adaptation. Superhero blockbusters can often see big drops in their second weekends after the first surge of fans have rushed to see the film. Rivals are putting the Disney release at a 55% drop thou...

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Vince Vaughn Says R-Rated Comedies Aren’t Made Anymore Because the ‘People in Charge Don’t Want to Get Fired’: They ‘Overthink It’

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By Michaela Zee According To The variety) Vince Vaughn believes Hollywood execs are too cautious nowadays when it comes to financing the type of R-rated comedies that launched his career. Vaughn — known for comedy films such as “Swingers,” “Old School” and “Wedding Crashers” — shared his thoughts on the decline of raunchy R-rated comedies during a recent appearance on “Hot Ones.” “They just overthink it,” Vaughn said. “And it’s like, it’s crazy, you get these rules, like, if you did geometry, and you said 87 degrees was a right angle, then all your answers are messed up, instead of 90 degrees. So there became some idea or concept, like, they would say something like, ‘You have to have an IP.’” Vaughn used the board game Battleship, which inspired the 2012 film o...

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Extra Kissed by Francis Ford Coppola in ‘Megalopolis’ Set Video Breaks Silence: ‘I Was in Shock’

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By Tatiana Siegel, Brent Lang According To The variety) An extra on the set of Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis” has come forward to describe the “shock” she felt after the director kissed her during the filming of a scene. Her comments come a week after Variety published videos of the Oscar-winning filmmaker milling through a crowd while stopping to kiss female background actors. One of the women in the video, Lauren Pagone, who appeared in multiple scenes in “Megalopolis” as an extra, says she was dancing in the middle of a live take of a nightclub sequence when Coppola approached her and pulled her toward him. He then hugged and kissed her. “I was in shock. I didn’t expect him to kiss and hug me like that. I was caught off guard. And I can...