EXCLUSIVE: Alicia Coppola (Empire), Marwan Salama (Lethal Weapon) and Marisela Zumbado (The Affair) are set for recurring roles on HBO Max’s Lena Dunham-produced half-hour dramedy, Generation.
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Peter White Television EditorAva DuVernay and Roberto Patino’s DMZ has been handed a series order by HBO Max.The streamer has ordered four episodes of the limited series, a futuristic drama set amid a second American civil war and is based on the DC Comics series.Production on the series is scheduled to begin in 2021.DMZ stars Briarpatch’s Rosario Dawson and Law & Order’s Benjamin Bratt in the lead roles, alongside Hoon Lee (Warrior), Freddy Miyares (When They See Us) and Jordan Preston Carter
.EXCLUSIVE: Alicia Coppola (Empire), Marwan Salama (Lethal Weapon) and Marisela Zumbado (The Affair) are set for recurring roles on HBO Max’s Lena Dunham-produced half-hour dramedy, Generation.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe HBO Max comedy pilot “Minx” is rounding out its cast.Idara Victor, Oscar Montoya, Jessica Lowe, Lennon Parham, and Michael Angarano have all been cast in series regular roles, with Jake Johnson attached to guest star.
As you’ve heard by now, Warner Bros.’ game-changing seismic decision to put all their 2021 films out on HBO Max simultaneously with whatever theaters are open next year, not only shocked and angered people in Hollywood, it actually blindsided many actors, directors, and talents too. We’ve already heard that Legendary Pictures were so appalled with the decision they’re threatening to sue Warner Bros.
When the news was announced that WarnerMedia planned on releasing its entire Warner Bros. 2021 film slate simultaneously on HBO Max and in theaters, people were shocked.
Unless you have been avoiding all film news over the past couple of days, you probably already know that WarnerMedia has publicly announced the company’s decision to simultaneously release its entire 2021 Warner Bros. film slate day-and-date in theaters and on HBO Max.
A metaphorical bomb was dropped yesterday in the world of the film industry. Though the bomb was not a real explosive, there has already been significant real-world damage to theater chains such as AMC Theatres, Regal Cinemas, and more, as WarnerMedia announced plans to release its entire 2021 Warner Bros.
Ava DuVernay is doubling down on DC Comics IP for her latest television project – an adaptation of teen superhero story Naomi.
announced Thursday that all 17 films on its 2021 slate will launch on HBO Max the same day they hit theaters — a model that was previously announced for the release of “Wonder Woman 1984.” In a statement, WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar doubled down on the fact that this was a necessary response to the COVID-19 pandemic, saying, “We see an opportunity to do something firmly focused on the fans, which is to provide choice.
The doom and gloom exhibitors and theaters must feel about their industry thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic must be feeling worse right now. “Wonder Woman 1984” is heading to HBO Max on Christmas Day (though it will open in whatever theaters are open at that time), and now, the word is Warner Bros.
There is rumblings tonight that Legendary’s fourthquel Godzilla vs. Kong, scheduled to be released by Warner Bros on the big screen, is in talks to head to HBO Max. Surprise, surprise.
HBO Max is making power moves to get attention: “Wonder Woman 1984” making its premiere in streaming premiere in December, HBO’s “Industry” is becoming entirely bingeable on November 27 and now, following its successful upgrade last year—moving from TBS to HBO Max—the beloved comedy thriller “Search Party” will return to HBO Max for its fourth season in January 2021.
The Streaming Wars, they have begun. HBO Max is starting to get aggressive.
November, among other things, is Trans Awareness Month and it probably goes without saying, unfortunately, that anybody who wanted to celebrate that by watching trans stories would have a hard time finding more than a handful of them.
Peter White Television EditorHBO has given a series order to The Last of Us, the adaptation of the Playstation video game, from Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin, video game creator Neil Druckmann and Game of Thrones exec producer Carolyn Strauss.The series is a co-production with Sony Pictures Television in association with PlayStation Productions, Word Games, and Naughty Dog.
Also Read: Can 'Wonder Woman 1984' Still Lasso Big Revenues With a Simultaneous HBO Max Release?“I couldn’t be more thrilled to bring this epic to the screen with my boundary-pushing partners at WBTV and HBO Max, a sublime cast led by Rosario and Benjamin, and my partner and friend, the inimitable and ever-inspiring Ava DuVernay,” said Patino. “‘DMZ’ offers up an explosive playground which, more than anything else, exalts the resilience of community and the human spirit.
Will Thorne Staff WriterAva DuVernay is officially making her first show at HBO Max.The WarnerMedia streamer has handed a series order to four-part limited drama “DMZ,” which hails from DuVernay and “Westworld” writer Roberto Patino. Both are under overall deals with Warner Bros.
Last night, it was revealed that Warner Bros. has made the incredibly bold decision to release “Wonder Woman 1984” in theaters and on HBO Max on the same day, December 25.
, Warner Bros. has committed to releasing the movie — even if you have to watch from your home.On Wednesday, the studio announced that will be released in U.S.
What’s going to happen to “Wonder Woman 1984?” That was the million, err, billion-dollar question. The plan, up until recently, was two options: 1) a summer 2021 theatrical release or 2) stick with December 25, 2020, theatrical release — minimal, of course, given the way COVID-19 is spiking across the U.S.