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“The Gilded Age” seems like a show that had a ton of hype going into the first season but seemed to fade a little once it debuted. Reviews have been solid, and there’s an incredible cast.

HBO Max‘s And Just Like That… is coming back for a third season, the streaming platform has confirmed.Last night (August 22), HBO Max confirmed the news via social media, sharing a clip of Sarah Jessica Parker’s Carrie Bradshaw saying “If it feels right, and it does, why slow it down?” before clips of the show’s cast are flashed across the screen.Cosmos are in order

And Just Like That has received a resounding vote of confidence with its renewal for a third season on Max. This exciting announcement was made public shortly before the finale of season two, which is scheduled to premiere on the streamer (formerly known as HBO Max) on August 24.While the return of the show has been met with immediate enthusiasm from super fans of the program, details about the timeline for the third season remain shrouded in mystery.

WARNING: This story contains spoilers from this week’s episode of “And Just Like That.”All happy families are alike, but each unhappy family is crazy in its own way. At least, that’s the lesson you’d learn from “And Just Like That” in its second season’s 10th episode, ominously titled “The Last Supper Part One: Appetizer.” Everyone is struggling with their loved ones this week, whether single, dating, amicably divorced or not-so-amicably divorced.

HBO‘s hit live-TV adaptation of The Last Of Us could last around four seasons, according to showrunner Craig Mazin.Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Mazin teased that his and The Last Of Us creator Neil Druckmann’s vision for the HBO series could see it last anywhere between three to five seasons, though he thinks “four seems like a good number”.“It can end up being three or five. But four seems like a good number.

posted on Facebook. “His parents and best friend by his side. Our thoughts and love are with his family in this difficult time.“Darren was not only a talented actor, director and writer, he was truly one of the kindest people I have ever had the pleasure of meeting,” continued the post.

Dwayne Johnson takes on the role of a retired NFL player in HBO series Ballers.Created by Stephen Levinson (Entourage), the sports comedy drama follows Spencer Strasmore (Johnson) as he navigates his new career as a financial manager for other NFL players following his retirement from the sport.Other cast members include Rob Corddry, John David Washington, Omar Miller, Troy Garity, London Brown and Jazmyn Simon.The show first premiered on HBO in 2015 and concluded after five seasons in October 2019.Johnson first announced Ballers was ending in August 2019 on Instagram, ahead of the season five premiere.While HBO never explicitly stated the reason behind its cancellation, the show’s ratings had dropped significantly in its later seasons. The season one finale achieved a viewership of 1.4million in the US, which had dropped to 0.6million by the season four finale.A post shared by Dwayne Johnson (@therock)The declining interest was also reflected in the show’s critical reception.

There has been an unfortunate trend this year for biopics about big business. First up came future dad movie classic Air and the slightly less entertaining Blackberry, but the mini-genre soon descended into parody with the arrivals of Tetris and Flamin' Hot.

Euphoria star Angus Cloud has shared his first audition tape on social media.The actor, who played Fezco in the hit HBO series, passed away on July 31 at the age of 25, just weeks after he suffered the loss of his father.To commemorate the young star, Cloud’s mother Lisa shared a clip of his very first auditon tape for his role in Euphoria.Lisa captioned the post: “After this was seen by the creators of Euphoria, he was asked to read for Fezco. It really captures my son’s extraordinary spirit.”In the tape, Angus describes himself as “goofy” and “engaging in any random spontaneous activity”.Cloud says that he likes “all good music” but mainly listens to hip-hop and tells the Euphoria casting team his “favourite artists are [his] friends”.This was just sent to me by Jennifer Venditti who scouted Angus in Brooklyn.

Euphoria director Sam Levinson over the show’s sexually explicit scenes.Euphoria has won nine Emmys – two of them for its lead, Zendaya – and has made Sweeney a star. But its depiction of sex in a show about high schoolers has turned Levinson into a controversial figure.

We’ve already reached a point in the evolution of superhero filmmaking where the tropes of the genre have been deconstructed with projects like “The Boys” and “Watchmen.” Now, the very process of making superhero films is being dissected in the upcoming series, “The Franchise.” READ MORE: ‘The Franchise’: Sam Mendes’ Superhero Satire HBO Pilot Adds Billy Magnussen, Daniel Brühl, Jessica Hynes, Richard E.

Game Of Thrones actor Liam Cunningham revealed that he reached out to his co-star Kit Harington about the possibility of bringing back his character Ser Davos Seaworth in the Jon Snow spin-off.Last year, an unnamed spin-off series was announced by HBO, with Thrones star Emilia Clarke then seemingly confirming that Harington will reprise his role as Jon Snow for the sequel.However, back in May a HBO executive shared doubts over whether the show – provisionally named Snow – could “go all the way” to air.But Cunningham has still expressed his enthusiasm at the possibility of the new show, revealing in an interview with Den Of Geekthat he hinted at a return for his own character.“I did send [Kit] a text saying, ‘Better Call Davos,’” Cunningham said, referencing the hit Breaking Bad spin-off Better Call Saul.“I haven’t heard anything back. You probably know more than I do.

Donald Trump MAGA hats.Last year, the Euphoria and White Lotus star faced backlash after photos from her mother’s 60th birthday party seemingly showed guests wearing MAGA (Make American Great Again) merch in support of the controversial former president and Blue Lives Matter T-shirts, a countermovement to Black Lives Matter in the US.The red caps were later revealed to read “Make Sixty Great Again”.Sweeney addressed the fall-out last year in an interview with GQ, sharing: “It’s been turning into a wildfire and nothing I can say will take it back to the correct track.”She also wrote in a tweet that “an innocent celebration” had “turned into an absurd political statement, which was not the intention”.You guys this is wild. An innocent celebration for my moms milestone 60th birthday has turned into an absurd political statement, which was not the intention.

We’ve already reached a point in the evolution of superhero filmmaking where the tropes of the genre have been deconstructed with projects like “The Boys” and “Watchmen.” Now, the very process of making superhero films is being dissected in the upcoming series, “The Franchise.” READ MORE: ‘The Franchise’: Sam Mendes’ Superhero Satire HBO Pilot Adds Billy Magnussen, Daniel Brühl, Jessica Hynes, Richard E.

Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens actor Bowen Yang has said that he “almost died” in a production mishap when a horse that he was riding bucked in fear.Yang revealed on his Las Culturistas podcast recently that the incident happened while shooting season three of the sitcom in Iceland.“Actually, [it’s] not fun to be on a horse,” Yang said. “[I’ve] ridden a horse for camera.

Billie Eilish has dedicated her performance of ‘Never Felt So Alone’ to late Euphoria star, Angus Cloud while at Lollapalooza – check out footage of the moment below.Cloud – who was most widely recognised for his role as Fezco on the hit HBO show – died last Monday (July 31) at the age of 25. The news of his death came just weeks after he suffered the loss of his father.Now, Eilish has become the latest star to come forward to pay tribute to the late actor, and dedicated her song ‘Never Felt So Alone’ to him during her set at this year’s Lollapalooza.Released earlier this year, the track comes from her recent collaboration with Labrinth, and features prominently on the latest season of the Euphoria.

shared in his Instagram Story on Tuesday that he is giving away six of his vintage, eco-modified dream cars in a competition anyone can enter. Downey Jr., 58, is collaborating with the Edward Charles Foundation to raise money for his climate tech venture capital company FootPrint Coalition.

Four years on and one spin-off later, fans of HBO‘s “Game Of Thrones” still haven’t forgiven David Benioff and D.B. Weiss for botching the show’s final episodes.

Succession star Sarah Snook has explained what she believed prompted Shiv to vote against Jeremy Strong’s Kendall in the HBO show’s series finale.In an interview with Variety, the actor suggested that Shiv decided to sabotage Kendall’s chances of taking control of media conglomerate Waystar Royco after seeing her brother put his feet up on the desk of their late father, Logan (Brian Cox).Shiv’s decision ultimately left the company in the hands of Alexander Skarsgård’s tech mogul Lukas Matsson, while her husband and the father of her unborn child, Tom Wambsgans (Matthew Macfadyen), assumed the role of CEO.“I’ve spoken with friends of mine who love the show, and I quite like being able to dissect it with them,” said Snook in the interview. “I have heard that people thought that Shiv was thinking 10 steps ahead, and that if Tom’s going to get the CEO-ship and she’s got a kid with Tom, then the closest she can be to it is by saying ‘No’ [to Kendall] in this moment.“But I think it’s just pure instinct,” she continued.

Dominic Fike reflected on the death of his Euphoria co-star Angus Cloud during a recent live show in Houston.The Florida-born singer-songwriter and actor was performing at the 713 Music Hall in the Texas city on Tuesday night (August 1).Midway through the set, Fike – who played the role of Elliot in season two of Euphoria – took a moment to speak about his former colleague following an acoustic rendition of ‘Dark’ from his new album ‘Sunburn’.Cloud, who portrayed Fezco “Fez” O’Neill in the HBO series, passed away the day before (July 31) aged 25. The cause of death has not yet been confirmed.“I guess I lost a friend of mine recently. He died the other night, which is wild to say because I don’t deal with grief often,” Fike said to the audience (via Stereogum).

Euphoria’s cast have shared tributes to Angus Cloud, who died earlier this week.Cloud, who starred in the hit HBO series as Fez, was 25. The actor’s death was confirmed in a statement from his family on Monday (July 31), which came just weeks after the death of his father.“It is with the heaviest heart that we had to say goodbye to an incredible human today,” the statement read. “As an artist, a friend, a brother and a son, Angus was special to all of us in so many ways.

House Of The Dragon Season 2 would be bringing back a very iconic location from Game Of Thrones. Based on the novel Fire and Blood by George R.R. Martine, HOTD takes place over a century before the events of GOT.

Succession actor Sarah Snook has spoken about one scene that was cut from the hit show’s finale. Spoilers below.In season four, episode 10 of the HBO drama, titled ‘With Open Eyes’, the show reaches a dramatic climax when the Roy siblings – Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Roman (Kieran Culkin) and Shiv – participate in a board vote which will determine the leadership and future of Waystar Royco.Moments before Snook’s character, Shiv, is about to vote for her brother Kendall as the new CEO and her late father’s successor, she gets cold feet and exits the room mid-meeting.An explosive argument with the siblings ensues, during which she tells her brother: “I love you, but I can’t fucking stomach you.” She also tells Kendall that she can’t vote for him because he’s killed someone, referring to the moment in the season one finale when he gets into a car accident with a waiter from Shiv’s wedding.Shiv leaves the confrontation and votes against her brother, which means that Lukas Matsson’s (Alexander Skarsgård) GoJo deal goes ahead and Shiv’s husband Tom Wambsgans (Matthew Macfadyen) becomes the new CEO.In a new interview with Variety, Snook revealed one extra scene was filmed twice that depicted her character returning to the conference room to cast her vote, rather than it lingering on the two brothers after the argument becomes physical.She explained: “The way that [director] Mark Mylod runs the scenes, he will let it run.

Scenes From A Marriage.Based on the 1973 Swedish series of the same name, the HBO remake examines the break-up between married couple Jonathan Levy (Isaac) and Mira Phillips (Chastain). It marked an on-screen reunion for the pair, who previously starred together in 2014 film A Most Violent Year.Speaking in an interview with Vanity Fair, Chastain described how shooting the series had an impact on her friendship with Isaac. “I mean, Scenes From A Marriage was very tough,” she said.

Euphoria co-star Angus Cloud following his death aged 25.The actor’s death was confirmed in a statement from his family on Monday (July 31), which came just weeks after the death of his father.“It is with the heaviest heart that we had to say goodbye to an incredible human today,” the statement read. “As an artist, a friend, a brother and a son, Angus was special to all of us in so many ways.

Angus Cloud’s death.“Words are not enough to describe the infinite beauty that is Angus (Conor),” the 26-year-old captioned a photo of Cloud to Instagram on Tuesday. “I’m so grateful I got the chance to know him in this life, to call him a brother, to see his warm kind eyes and bright smile, or hear his infectious cackle of a laugh (I’m smiling now just thinking of it) I know people use this expression often when talking about folks they love…’they could light up any room they entered’ but boy let me tell you, he was the best at it.

bicep kiss heard round the world.When Oscar Isaac, 44, planted his lips on the left arm of his “Scenes From a Marriage” co-star Jessica Chastain, 46, on the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival in 2021, he appeared to have shed the baggage of their fictional broken marriage.But in a new Vanity Fair profile, Chastain revealed filming the gut-wrenching HBO miniseries took a toll on her longtime friendship with Isaac.“‘Scenes From a Marriage’ was very tough,” Chastain told the outlet in a story published Tuesday. “And I love Oscar, but the reality is, our friendship has never quite been the same.”The Oscar winner‘s relationship with the other Oscar dates back to the turn of the century, when they were classmates at Juilliard.

died at the young age of 25 on Monday.Just days before his untimely death, he was photographed with friends at an event and appeared to be in good spirits, his pals said.On Friday, he was seen hanging out at an album launch party for the rap band MacArthur Maze, smiling with his friends and the group’s photographer, Josh Kennedy.Cloud’s pals told the Sun that he attended the party “for a few hours and did not show any sign of a personal struggle.”“We grew up together. It’s been tough today.

Euphoria actor Angus Cloud called emergency services to report her son’s “possible overdose”, it’s been reported.TMZ writes that the Oakland Police and Fire Deptartment responded to a 911 call made at around 11.30am local time yesterday (July 31) by Cloud’s mother. She reported a “possible overdose,” and said that he didn’t have a pulse.Cloud was eventually pronounced dead on the scene.

actor following his death Monday. “There was no one quite like Angus.

Euphoria star Angus Cloud had died, aged 25.The news was first announced by TMZ, with a statement of confirmation from his family. “It is with the heaviest heart that we had to say goodbye to an incredible human today. As an artist, a friend, a brother and a son, Angus was special to all of us in so many ways,” his family told TMZ.They continue: “Last week he buried his father and intensely struggled with this loss.

Co-creators Max Borenstein and Jim Hecht’s “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” was a delight for basketball fans in Season 1, a rare look at a specific sports era that’s not part of a “30 for 30” ESPN documentary nor in a two-hour movie. And because the series was about as precious with historical details as it was keeping a consistent visual style—that is, not so much—we got to have fun imaging how legends like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Solomon Hughes) and Earvin “Magic” Johnson (Quincy Isaiah) would have butt heads in the locker room.

engineering student Arthur Medici was boogie-boarding in the waters off Wellfleet, Massachusetts — one of the most sought-after addresses on Cape Cod — when he was attacked by a great white shark.The stealth-wealth seasonal retreat has yet to recover from the traumatic event, according to locals interviewed in a new HBO documentary “After the Bite,” premiering Wednesday, July 26 (10 p.m.). “I saw the blood … I went in [to the water]. A wave came up over Arthur’s face, I got underneath and pulled him up on top of me,” town resident Mitzi Riley told interviewers.

Oscar De La Hoya is laying it all out on the line and opening up about his story, the glories and failures. Directed by Fernando Villena and produced by Mark Wahlberg,  aims to tell the meteoric rise of an East Los Angeles hero who got thrust into the spotlight after bringing home the gold medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.De La Hoya would go on to struggle with fame and fortune, all of which is magically captured in this two-part documentary.  «peels back the layers of this celebrated yet complicated figure, exploring his triumphs and turmoil to reveal a man struggling to come to terms with lifelong demons and the impossible burden of a nickname he couldn't live up to.»The doc features interviews with De La Hoya's family members, including father Joel De La Hoya Sr., sister Cecilia De La Hoya, brother Joel De La Hoya Jr., and children Atiana, Jacob and Devon. Former fiancee Shanna Moakler, childhood friend/business partner Eric Gomez, ex-trainer Jesus Rivero, boxing promoter Bob Arum, boxing legend Bernard Hopkins and former mistress Milana Dravnel also participate.Here are the 10 biggest bombshells revealed in the tell-all documentary.Oscar said for years and years that it was his mother, Cecilia Gonzalez De La Hoya's, dying wish that he go and win the 1992 Olympic gold medal in Barcelona.

No one captures the world quite like John Wilson. For three seasons now, the filmmaker has begun his HBO documentary series “How To With John Wilson” with the greeting “Hey, New Yorkers!” But as the show reaches its natural endpoint with the latest six-episode run, it’s clear that its wide, deep, strange scope goes far beyond the boundaries of the city Wilson calls home.

Oscar De La Hoya is done running from his haunted past. He is done hiding behind the «golden» facade and he is done lying. No longer feeling pressured to maintain what is left of his once unblemished «Golden Boy» image, De La Hoya feels «liberated,» a byproduct of unshackling himself from a self-made prison rooted in — by his own admission — lies he peddled for years. Decades, actually.Now calling himself «an open book,» the 1992 Olympic gold medalist is finally ready to talk -- without discomfort or an ounce of awkwardness — about some of his darkest moments.