Fred Armisen & Samba Schutte Board HBO Max Pirate Comedy ‘Our Flag Means Death’ As Recurring

Gossip Girl taking another turn on the steps of the Met.HBO Max has renewed the update for a second season, it was announced Thursday.

HBO Max is set to launch in a number of countries across Europe but there are no plans for a UK platform yet.The service will be available in six countries from October 26 – Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Andorra – before expanding to a following 14 in 2022.Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, and Slovenia will all receive HBO Max next year, while there’s no news on any plans

Angelique Jackson WarnerMedia OneFifty and HBO Max have partnered to acquire the independent feature “This Is Not a War Story” from director Talia Lugacy and executive producer Rosario Dawson.Lunacy wrote, directed, edited, produced and starred in the film, which also features Sam Adegoke, Danny Ramirez, Brian Delate and Frances Fisher.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefStreaming service HBO Max this week committed to the first steps in its European rollout and is already looking over the horizon to expansion in Asia.

Nick Cave, Taika Waititi and Olivia Colman are among the star names set to make an appearance in new biopic The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain.The film, which follows the story of eccentric artist Louis Wain, features Benedict Cumberbatch in the titular role, as well as Claire Foy, Andrea Riseborough, Toby Jones, Sophia Di Martino, Asim Chaudhry, Hayley Squires, Julian Barratt and more.Colman, who previously worked with the film’s director Will Sharpe on Channel 4 comedy drama Flowers, is on hand

FX’s “Reservation Dogs” is becoming a must-watch new comedy series focusing on a group of indigenous kids co-created by Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi.

The Fiery Furnaces have announce their first set of tour dates in over ten years.The sibling duo made up of Eleanor and Matthew Friedberger will tour the US this autumn, with dates in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles.

HBO Max’s female-identifying talent are joining forces for their Women’s Equality Day campaign, “So She Did”.

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Surprise, surprise, Steven Soderbergh is making yet another project.

Rita Ora, 30, looked incredibly chic when she was seen rocking a little black dress and snakeskin boots on a date night with Taika Waititi, 46. The couple stepped out just one week after making their official red carpet debut, and put on a very loved-up display.

Rita Ora and Taika Waititi are enjoying a night out!

Yesterday, it was announced by WarnerMedia that they’d added two more cast members to their cast of “Our Flag Means Death,” a pirate comedy series at HBO Max that will be led by New Zealand comedian Rhys Darby and Taika Waititi as history’s most notorious pirate, Blackbeard.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla The HBO Max pirate comedy series “Our Flag Means Death” has added recurring guest stars Fred Armisen (“Portlandia,” “Los Espookys,” “Documentary Now!”) and Samba Schutte (“Sunnyside,” “9-1-1” and “The Tiger Hunter”). The show hails from writer, showrunner, and executive producer David Jenkins.

Taika Waititi had a party to remember!

Gallery: Let them drink milk! The celebrity moms fighting the breast-feeding stigma (BANG Showbiz)The 'Hot Right Now' hitmaker also posted some snaps of herself alongside Taika at the party, including one of them with a birthday cake. The celebrity duo are currently living in Los Angeles together, and an insider recently claimed that they're likely to remain in the city for the foreseeable future.

What could be a better birthday party surprise than a Twilight cast reunion? In honor of Taika Waititi’s 46th birthday, girlfriend Rita Ora threw her beau a massive, star-studded affair to celebrate — and two former Twilight stars were among the famous faces who attended.

Rita Ora helped new boyfriend Taika Waititi celebrate his 46th birthday with celebrity friends Cara Delevinge and Kristen Stewart. The singer, 30, wore a sheer black dress to the bash attended by a host of stars including Rami Malek, Ashley Benson, Paris Jackson, Ashley Benson and Kate Beckinsale.

Taika Waititi rang in his 46th b-day with a star-studded bash, and his girlfriend, Rita Ora, gave fans a glimpse of the festivities.As seen in Ora's slideshow of candid snapshots, which she posted to Instagram on Wednesday, no expense was sparred when it came to giving Waititi a party to truly remember.From a big cake to a mariachi band to golden balloons spelling out his name — not to mention other balloons featuring his face — the party was truly all about celebrating the Oscar winner.The