Tag: Fantasy
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...
Read MoreDungeons & Dragons Movie Writers Tease “Emasculating” Men
Does it count as “subverting expectations” when you do something everyone expects? In an interview with Variety, John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein talked about their upcoming movie Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. The final question (which is more of an observation, as they s...
Read MoreREVIEW: Carnival Row – Season 2, Episodes 5 and 6, “Reckoning” and “Original Sins”
***SPOILERS*** In “Reckoning,” Vignette stands trial in a human court, surrounded by jeers and insults, as Philo recruits Kaine to rescue her. Winetrout informs the Chancellor of Sophie’s machinations. The Pactish ambassador continues to question Millworthy’s intentions. Tour...
Read MoreWarner 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...
Read MoreREVIEW: Carnival Row – Season 2, Episodes 3 and 4, “The Martyr’s Hand” and “An Unkindness of Raven”
***SPOILERS*** “The Martyr’s Hand” opens on Tourmaline as he learns Dahlia’s fate. The police arrive at the scene and merely mock the victims, insinuating they deserved it. Millworthy asks Philo to hold off on his plan while he enacts one of his own, seeing weakness in the Ch...
Read MoreWarner Bros. Will Make More Lord of the Rings Movies
Shadowfax, show us the meaning of haste! Today, news broke that more Middle Earth-set films are on the way at Warner Bros., New Line Cinema, and Embracer Group AB’s Middle-Earth Enterprises. Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav announced this on today’s earnings call. Check out some statement...
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