Monthly Archives: October 2019
HBO’s Watchmen Premiere Ratings Revealed
HBO has revealed that 1.5 million people tuned in to the debut of Watchmen.
As reported by Variety, Watchmen's premiere was "up 21% in linear on last week’s “Succession” season finale, and up 20% from the 1.2 million multi-platform figure posted by the “Succession” season 2 premiere."
It was, however, down almost 30% compared to the season 2 premiere of Westworld that drew in 2.1 million viewers.
Watch our spoiler-filled discussion/review of the first episode of HBO's Watchmen!
For comparison, Watchmen was well behind the phenomenon that was Game of Thrones, which saw 17.4 million tune in for the first episode of the eighth and final season earlier this year.
The Last Jedi Director Rian Johnson Reacts to The Rise of Skywalker Trailer
Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson has taken to Twitter to express his excitement and love for Star Wars following the release of the final trailer for The Rise of Skywalker.
In a few short words and with one emoji, Johnson has summed up the emotion and sentiments that millions around the world must be feeling, simply stating "Oh my god I <3 Star Wars"
Johnson directed Star Wars: The Last Jedi, but he passed the director chair back to Star Wars: The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams for Episode IX and the conclusion of the Skywalker Saga. However, Johnson is hardly done with Star Wars as he will be working on a new trilogy that will move "beyond the legacy characters."
Rise of Skywalker: Palpatine’s Throne Resembles Unused ROTJ Design
The final trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker included many cool and curious images in it, not the least of which is a shot of Emperor Palpatine's throne.
As Phil Szostak -- Lucasfilm creative art manager, cineaste & author of The Art of The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, Solo: A Star Wars Story and The Rise of Skywalker -- pointed out on Twitter after the trailer dropped, the throne seen in the final trailer resembles concept art for The Return of the Jedi.
Szostak tweeted images comparing the Rise of Skywalker's throne with 1981 artwork by conceptual artist Ralph McQuarrie depicting Palpatine and Darth Vader.
The Rise of Skywalker Sets Record for Most First Hour Sales on Atom Tickets
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker tickets have officially gone on sale, and it has already broken the record of first hour pre-sales on Atom Tickets that was previously held by Avengers: Endgame.
Atom Tickets has reported that Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has already "sold 45% more tickets on Atom in the first hour of pre-sales than Avengers: Endgame did earlier this year."
Behind Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and Avengers: Endgame, for first hour ticket sales, sits Avengers: Infinity War, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and then Star Wars: Rogue One.
Watch the final trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker!
This achievement for Star Wars arrives on the same night as the final trailer for not only The Rise of Skywalker, but also the Skywalker Saga.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker New Poster, 15 New Images Released
In addition to the final Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker trailer, Disney has released a new poster and 15 new images from the upcoming final movie in the Skywalker Saga.
Check out the new poster below:
Update: The Rise of Skywalker Won’t Be the Longest Star Wars Film
UPDATE: J.J. Abrams has revealed that the Rise of Skywalker run time will actually be around 141 minutes, but notes that it could change by a minute or two depending on how the final credits work out.
Announced on EWLive, Abrams has confirmed that The Last Jedi will remain the longest Star Wars film to date. Rise of the Skywalker will still have a pretty solid run time though, coming in at around 2 hours and 21 minutes, but it won't surpass the 2017 title.
ORIGINAL STORY: Tickets for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker are officially on sale, and along with the showtimes, the launch reveals that TROS will officially become the longest Star Wars film ever at 155 minutes, or 2 hours and 35 minutes in length.
Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Casts Game of Thrones Star as Villain
Joseph Mawle, the actor behind Game of Thrones’ Benjen Stark, has been cast in Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings series, with reports indicating that Mawle may play the series’ villain.
LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 18: Joseph Mawle attends the Rakuten TV EMPIRE Awards 2018 at The Roundhouse on March 18, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage)
According to Deadline, Mawle has been cast as a lead character opposite of Will Poulter, who is playing series protagonist Beldor and Markella Kavenagh’s character Tyra.
Why Watchmen Used That Real Historical Event to Open the Show
Spoilers follow for the first episode of HBO’s Watchmen.
The first episode of HBO’s Watchmen opens with a horrific scene. In Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1921, a race riot rages as white residents attack black residents, murdering many along the way. It’s shocking and painful to watch, and it turns out, it’s also an actual part of United States history, albeit not one that has been given much attention in the decades since.
If you were someone who learned about this horrific chapter of American history for the first time during Sunday’s broadcast, don’t feel alone. Even Watchmen creator, showrunner, and executive producer Damon Lindelof acknowledges that he had never heard of the incident -- also known as the Black Wall Street Massacre or the Greenwood Massacre -- until a few years ago.
Bloodshot Movie Explained: Who Is the Vin Diesel Superhero?
Because Hollywood can never have too many superhero characters, superhuman assassin Bloodshot is headed to the big screen in 2020. Vin Diesel is bringing the popular hero to life, as he makes the jump from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to Valiant's first stab at building a cinematic universe. (Watch the Bloodshot trailer with Vin Diesel.)
But who is Bloodshot, and why is his movie debut such a big deal? Read on for everything you need to know about the character and how the movie is drawing from the comics.
These are the topics we'll be covering here:
- Who Is Bloodshot?
Billie Lourd Posts Beautiful 63rd Birthday Tribute to Mom Carrie Fisher
Billie Lourd, actress and daughter of the late Carrie Fisher, posted a touching musical tribute to celebrate her mother’s 63rd birthday on October 21.
In a post to her Instagram and Instagram TV profile, Lourd sang a tribute in the form of Tom Petty’s “American Girl” with assistance from two other musicians.
“Happy birthday Momby,” the caption on Lourd’s post reads. “Today would have been my Momby’s 63rd birthday. Not that I’m some kind of grief expert by any means, but on milestones (or whatever you want to call them) like this, I like to celebrate her by doing things that she loved to do. So here’s a little video of me singing one of her favorite songs (American girl by Tom petty) in one of her favorite places (her bathtub of course). I’ll probably have a pint of vanilla haggen daaz and a Coca Cola for dinner.”