HBO’s ‘Lovecraft Country’ Gets Companion Social VR Experience ‘Sanctum’

HBO’s felt a little more fabulous than usual, it may have had something to do with an appearance by esteemed drag queen Shangela, who opens up to ET about serving Lena Horne realness and acting alongside some of Hollywood’s biggest names. In what was the hit horror series’ most ambitious and provocative episode yet, Shangela (also known as D.J.

, starring Jonathan Majors and Jurnee Smollett, is HBO’s ambitious series adapted from the novel of the same name, flipping the horror genre and H.P. Lovecraft’s creations on its head.

Lovecraft Country star Jonathan Majors has joined Ant-Man 3, and will be playing the villain in the upcoming sequel.The role, which is still being kept under wraps, will see Major star opposite Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lily in the next phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.There are rumours that Majors could be playing Kang the Conquerer, a time-travelling super villain, according to Variety.Majors made his screen debut in A24 film The Last Black Man In San Francisco in 2019, and also starred

Lovecraft Country was an important one for Montrose Freeman (Michael K. Williams).

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticSPOILER ALERT: This article contains details of tonight’s Lovecraft County episode ‘A History of Violence’ on HBO. Tread carefully.EXCLUSIVE: “There was an operative sentence that came to me at the beginning, and it had to do with Jurnee Smollett calling me on a Saturday early early early in the morning,” explains director Victoria Mahoney of how she came to direct tonight’s ‘A History of Violence’ episode of Lovecraft Country.“She said a sentence

Lovecraft Country…well, get on it. The HBO series, which airs Sunday nights at 9 p.m., stars Jurnee Smollett and Jonathan Majors in a twisty sci-fi drama set in 1950s Jim Crow America.

Jurnee Smollett) tag along. On their road trip, the trio encounters the real racial terrors of Jim Crow America, along with more fantastical ones.

[This story contains spoilers for the second episode of HBO's Lovecraft Country, "Whitey's on the Moon."] "You're darker than I expected." Those are the words Samuel Braithwhite (Tony Goldwyn) greets Tic (Jonathan Majors) with upon their first meeting in "Whitey's on the Moon," the second episode of HBO's Lovecraft Country — and it's a line that immediately informed Goldwyn's interpretation of the Order of the Ancient Dawn cult leader.

[This story contains spoilers for the second episode of HBO's Lovecraft Country, "Whitey's on the Moon."] With an opening scored to Ja'Net DuBois' "Movin' On Up," best known as the theme song for television's The Jeffersons, the first few minutes of Lovecraft Country's second episode suggest things are indeed moving on up for Tic (Jonathan Majors), Leti (Jurnee Smollett) and George (Courtney B.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorIn HBO’s “Lovecraft Country,” Atticus Freeman, played by Jonathan Majors, is in 1950s America, in the era of Jim Crow laws, driving on a quest to find his missing father.Cars play a vital role in the series, as production designer Kalina Ivanov points out, “Black people used cars in the ’50s as a means to survive.” And as we see in the first episode, Atticus finds himself encountering a racist sheriff played by Jamie Harris, who reminds Atticus he’s driving through a

Lovecraft Country, HBO's genre-melding new horror drama, has a predominately Black cast, which is rare to see in mainstream horror, sci-fi or any of the the other pulp genres the series operates in. Showrunner Misha Green, using author Matt Ruff's book as a template, consciously put her flag down for Black people on the cosmic horror subgenre of 1900s horror writer H.P.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorHBO’s “Lovecraft Country” has already made history for its entirely online orchestral score, co-composed by Laura Karpman and Raphael Saadiq.But for noted musical multitasker Saadiq – with a resume that includes a Grammy (and 15 nominations), a 2018 Oscar nom, nine studio albums (five as a solo act, four with previous group Tony! Toni! Toné!) and countless hits as a writer/producer for artists like D’Angelo, Solange, Mary J.

Angelique Jackson Jonathan Majors is relishing his opportunity to play a new brand of hero on HBO’s “Lovecraft Country,” where the actor stars as Atticus “Tic” Freeman, a Korean war veteran whose love of sci-fi and fantasy novels turns (maybe a bit too) realistic after he returns home to look for his missing father.From the HBO series’ opening sequence — which Majors says “blew his mind” when watching it on-screen —  it was clear that Atticus and Majors had stepped into a brave new world.“The

HBO’s “Lovecraft Country” is believed to be the first-ever series scored from start to finish by musicians recording remotely from their homes.

Will Thorne Staff WriterThe series premiere of “Lovecraft Country” scared up decent numbers for HBO.“Lovecraft Country” premiered to 760,000 total viewers in its 9 p.m. linear slot on the premium cabler, which isn’t too far behind the premiere of “Watchmen,” which drew 800,000 viewers.

Also Read: 'Lovecraft Country' Star Jonathan Majors on Premiere's Ardham Twist: 'S- Is About to Get Funky'“Lovecraft Country” drew 766,000 viewers for its 9 p.m. debut that aired on the HBO TV channel Sunday night.Based on Matt Ruff’s novel of the same name, “Lovecraft Country” follows Atticus Freeman (Jonathan Majors) as he journeys with his childhood friend Letitia (Jurnee Smollett) and his uncle George (Courtney B.