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A Horse Has Died on the Set of The Rings of Power

Jed | Hollywood Scholar | Mar 31, 2023 | 0

On March 21st, Amazon released a statement confirming the tragic passing of a horse on the set of their production of The Rings of Power. Very little information regarding this death has been released, with the exception of the initial report that cardiac arrest was to blame. In a public release fro...

Witcher S3 to Deviate More from the Books Despite Previous Claims

Jed | Hollywood Scholar | Mar 8, 2023 | 0

It was only a few short months ago when Netflix’s Witcher showrunner, Lauren Hissrich, claimed that season 3 would be “the closest thing that we’ve done as a one-to-one adaptation of the books.” Such wild claims had been made about every new season of the main series as well as at the releas...

Warner Bros. vs. Amazon – The Battle for Lord of the Rings

Jed | Hollywood Scholar | Mar 3, 2023 | 0

Despite the best efforts of both Warner Bros. and Amazon, the Tolkien fanbase is still strong, the books fueling a passion unrivaled by any other franchise. While the fans of the books and the world have been consistently strong, the quality of the live-action interpretations of this literary univer...

Netflix’s Witcher Universe Expansion Reconfirmed with Riff Raff

Jed | Hollywood Scholar | Feb 13, 2023 | 0

After the universally panned atrocity that was The Witcher: Blood Origin and the backlash to Henry Cavill’s recasting, the future of Netflix’s Witcher universe was thrown into question, rightfully so. Many commentators theorized that the spin-offs would be canceled and the series would only endu...

Netflix Lied About the Witcher: Blood Origin Viewership

Jed | Hollywood Scholar | Jan 25, 2023 | 0

The Witcher: Blood Origin was a universally panned disaster that perfectly closed out one of the worst TV and film years in history while simultaneously ruining many people’s Christmases. It was broken at every conceivable level, from characters, writing, continuity, and worldbuilding to ada...

Witcher Season 3 Cast Additions Compiled

Jed | Hollywood Scholar | Jan 19, 2023 | 0

The Witcher: Blood Origin has gone down in history as one of the worst television shows of all time, irrespective of its adaptation integrity. The failure of Blood Origin even throws into question the viability of future Witcher spin-offs like Rats. This, coupled with Henry Cavill’s recasting, has...