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Carrie-Anne Moss Joins Star Wars Spinoff Series The Acolyte

Abby Jones — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 20:15:01 +0000

The upcoming Disney+ series The Acolyte continues to unfold, as the Star Wars spinoff has added Carrie-Anne Moss, best known as Trinity in The Matrix franchise. Other newly-revealed cast members include Manny Jacinto, Dafne Keen, and Jodie Turner-Smith. This latest score of actors joins the previously-announced leads Lee Jung-Jae, who became a household name with Netflix’s Squid Game, and The Hate…

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Carrie-Anne Moss Joins Star Wars Spinoff Series The Acolyte
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Mark Rylance and Trudie Styler on AI Audio Drama Spark Hunter and Elon Musk

Consequence Staff — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 17:42:54 +0000

Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Actor Mark Rylance and director/activist Trudie Styler sit down with Kyle Meredith to talk about Spark Hunter. The new audio drama from Realm centers on the world’s most advanced AI having dinner with her maker over a philosophical discussion to determine if she…

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Mark Rylance and Trudie Styler on AI Audio Drama Spark Hunter and Elon Musk
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Clint Worthington’s Favorite Films of the Last 15 Years

Clint Worthington — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 13:00:11 +0000

It’s Consequence’s 15th anniversary, and all September long we’ll be publishing a series of retrospective pieces encompassing our publication’s own history — and the entertainment landscape in general. Today, Senior Writer Clint Worthington runs down his favorite movies of the last 15 years. As I write this, it’s the day after…

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Clint Worthington’s Favorite Films of the Last 15 Years
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Liz Shannon Miller’s Favorite TV Shows of the Last 15 Years

Liz Shannon Miller — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 12:30:58 +0000

It’s Consequence’s 15th anniversary, and all September long we’ll be publishing a series of retrospective pieces encompassing our publication’s own history — and the entertainment landscape in general. Today, Senior Entertainment Editor Liz Shannon Miller runs down her favorite television shows of the last 15 years. I enjoy all forms of…

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Liz Shannon Miller’s Favorite TV Shows of the Last 15 Years
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Squid Game Star Lee Jung-Jae Joins Cast of New Star Wars Series The Acolyte

Abby Jones — Thu, 08 Sep 2022 21:12:56 +0000

The cast of the upcoming Disney+ series The Acolyte is growing, and Lee Jung-Jae is the latest big name addition. The Squid Game star will play the male lead in the Star Wars spinoff, Variety reports. Lee will share the screen with fellow lead Amandla Stenberg, and this will mark his first major role post-Squid…

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Squid Game Star Lee Jung-Jae Joins Cast of New Star Wars Series The Acolyte
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Ashes of Nichelle Nichols, Gene Roddenberry to Rest in Space

Wren Graves — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 18:54:41 +0000

Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry and actor Nichelle “Uhara” Nichols are set to boldly go where few humans — living or dead — have gone before. As Universe Today reports, portions of their ashes will be launched into space on the “Enterprise” memorial mission on a rocket ship dubbed the Vulcan…

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Ashes of Nichelle Nichols, Gene Roddenberry to Rest in Space
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Avatar Is Getting a Theatrical Re-Release in 4K

Abby Jones — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 18:39:56 +0000

Buckle up (again), because James Cameron’s 2009 film Avatar is coming back to theaters. The sci-fi phenomenon is returning to the big screen on September 23rd, now in 4K High Dynamic Range (that’s four times the pixel amount of HD). Along with today’s news also comes an updated trailer, which…

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Avatar Is Getting a Theatrical Re-Release in 4K
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Jurassic World Began as a Video Game, Xbox Creator Seamus Blackley Says

Carys Anderson — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 21:12:00 +0000

Jurassic World resuscitated Steven Spielberg’s beloved dinosaur franchise and spawned two blockbuster sequels, but according to Xbox creator Seamus Blackley, the film began as a video game. In a Twitter thread that began on July 22nd, Blackley explained that in 2012 he began developing a new Jurassic Park video game at the…

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Jurassic World Began as a Video Game, Xbox Creator Seamus Blackley Says
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Somewhere in Indiana, Stranger Things Pays Tribute to Eddie Munson with Crop Art: Watch

Carys Anderson — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 23:04:17 +0000

Eddie Munson may have been the breakout character of Stranger Things Season 4, a point proven by Netflix’s latest piece of marketing, a huge crop art installation the streaming service commissioned in his image. A new video, shot in a field “somewhere in Indiana,” shows a huge piece of crop art…

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Somewhere in Indiana, Stranger Things Pays Tribute to Eddie Munson with Crop Art: Watch
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Duffer Brothers Plan to “Pass the Baton” for Stranger Things Spinoff

Carys Anderson — Tue, 05 Jul 2022 21:35:56 +0000

Stranger Things just dropped its penultimate season, so binge-watching fanatics are likely already itching for more content. Fortunately, a Stranger Things spinoff is on the horizon, but it might not have that Duffer Brothers touch, since the show creators say they plan to “pass the baton” to a new creative…

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Duffer Brothers Plan to “Pass the Baton” for Stranger Things Spinoff
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Ali Wong Meets Her 12-Year-Old Self in Official Teaser for Paper Girls: Watch

Abby Jones — Tue, 05 Jul 2022 19:48:50 +0000

The good old days have never looked as appealing as they do in the official teaser for Paper Girls, the forthcoming sci-fi series based on the best-selling graphic novels written by Brian K. Vaughan and illustrated by Cliff Chiang. Starring Ali Wong alongside newcomers Camryn Jones, Riley Lai Nelet, Sofia Rosinsky,…

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Ali Wong Meets Her 12-Year-Old Self in Official Teaser for Paper Girls: Watch
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Jordan Peele Pulls Back the Curtain on Nope in Final Trailer: Watch

Eddie Fu — Thu, 09 Jun 2022 14:44:01 +0000

Ahead of its release in theaters next month, Jordan Peele has finally pulled back the curtain on his latest film, Nope, with an extended trailer revealing it to be a supernatural thriller that naturally has a twisted sense of humor. Fans who want to be left completely in the dark can…

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Jordan Peele Pulls Back the Curtain on Nope in Final Trailer: Watch
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Chris Hemsworth Turns Up the Heat on Miles Teller in First Look at Netflix’s Spiderhead: Watch

Carys Anderson — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 17:11:30 +0000

Chris Hemsworth administers mind-altering substances at a correctional facility in Netflix’s upcoming film Spiderhead, and in new first look footage for the thriller, Miles Teller and Tess Haubrich are feeling the drugs’ effects. Watch the steamy new clip below. In the preview, Dr. Steve Abnesti (Hemsworth) asks Jeff (Teller) and…

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Chris Hemsworth Turns Up the Heat on Miles Teller in First Look at Netflix’s Spiderhead: Watch
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Moses Ingram Responds to Hateful Comments After Obi-Wan Kenobi Premiere

Abby Jones — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 02:47:21 +0000

In a galaxy not so far, far away, Moses Ingram is boldly speaking out in the wake of hateful and racist comments made at her expense since the premiere of Obi-Wan Kenobi. In a series of videos posted to her Instagram story, the actress — who plays Reva, aka Third…

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Moses Ingram Responds to Hateful Comments After Obi-Wan Kenobi Premiere
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Stranger Things Shot Season 4 in a Nazi Prison and You Can Stay There for Some Reason

Carys Anderson — Tue, 31 May 2022 17:51:24 +0000

If you’re looking for a vacation destination that will leave a bad taste in your mouth, the Lukiškės Prison in Vilnius, Lithuania has you covered. After the Stranger Things crew shot part of Season 4 there, the former jail has been converted into an Airbnb decorated after the show. The Lukiškės…

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Stranger Things Shot Season 4 in a Nazi Prison and You Can Stay There for Some Reason
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