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As Genndy Tartakovsky’s critically acclaimed show is nearing the premiere of its second season, the veteran animator is nowhere close to done. Earlier this week, he sat down with Entertainment Weekly to talk about what comes next. From his answers, Tartakovsky has some promising stuff coming our way! Almost two years after season one finished, season two of Primal is finally coming this month! The show will premiere its first two episodes July 21st on Adult Swim, and will be available for streaming on HBO Max the next day....

The clash between mainstream media and government has been a cornerstone of American society since its conception. The media’s role as a watchdog has helped to shape society and brought common sense when policy has gone dangerously awry. “Good Night, and Good Luck” is the story of such an event. McCarthyism, the ‘Red Scare’ of the early 1950’s, pit legendary newsman Edward R. Murrow against the rabid anti-communist senator from Wisconsin, Joseph McCarthy....

Fox will double down on its plans to further expand its slate of animated originals with an early renewal for the upcoming series Grimsburg. Deadline reports that the network has officially renewed Grimsburg for season 2 months before the show will have its series premiere aired in 2023. The series, featuring Jon Hamm voicing the lead character, was first announced in October 2021. “I am very excited to be involved in the Fox animation universe,” Hamm said at the time....

Horror genre favorite Danielle Harris is a major player in the Halloween franchise, having appeared in four separate films across two different timelines. She made her debut in the franchise as a child star when she appeared in the 1988 sequel, Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers. Because Jamie Lee Curtis was not ready to return to the series yet for the fourth film, a new protagonist was needed, which was the cue for Harris to enter the fray as young but resilient survivor Jamie Lloyd....

ABC Family continues to be the television destination for all Harry Potter fans, this time by airing the U.S. premiere of the new Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 trailer on Wednesday, April 27th. The trailer will air during a showing of Happy Gilmore, which airs 7:00 - 9:00 PM ET/PT. The premiere of the new trailer will give fans a glimpse at the epic finale of the Harry Potter film series, including moments from such scenes as Harry, Ron and Hermione escaping from Gringotts bank, the Room of Requirement fire storm, Mrs....

With the massive success of HBO’s Game of Thrones, it shouldn’t come as a huge surprise to learn that the network is considering developing a prequel series from the novellas of author George R.R. Martin. The writer revealed that he is in early discussions with the network for a Game of Thrones prequel series, set 100 years before the show, following two characters in Westeros named Dunk and Egg. Here’s what the author had to say....

The marketing for HBO’s The Last of Us series is beginning to ramp up, with a new poster officially released. The show, set to premiere in 2023, stars Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey in the lead roles as they venture into the world of a zombie apocalypse. The series is based on the video games of the same name, created by Neil Druckmann and Naughty Dog, with Druckmann returning as the creator, writer, and executive producer for the television show....

Spoilers: House of the Dragon Season OneHouse of the Dragon left viewers with quite an ending to its initial season, which saw the death of Lucerys Valyrian (Elliot Grihault) and his dragon, Arrax, in a fairly dramatic fashion. While leaving Storm’s End, home to House Baratheon, he’s followed and taunted by his bully of an uncle, Aemond Targaryen (Ewan Mitchell). Ultimately Aemond’s dragon, Vhagar takes matters into his own claws, murdering both Lucerys and Arrax....

Don Quixote, by Miguel Cervantes, is one of the most famous (and popular) books of all time. Published in the early 1600s, and widely considered to be the first modern novel, Don Quixote follows the adventures of its titular character Don Quixote, along with his loyal sidekick Sancho Panza, as they adventure through the Spanish countryside, attempting to revive knighthood and the values of chivalry and heroism. The book has had a massive influence on literature and popular culture, inspiring writers such as Alexandre Dumas and Mark Twain, along with the creation of new words such as “quixotic” and “lothario....

Before Hugh Jackman became a household name with his role of Wolverine in 2000’s X-Men, the Australian actor auditioned opposite Sandra Bullock for a role in Miss Congeniality. Speaking about the audition for the first time to Variety for a recent cover story, Jackman says he was still a “nobody” when reading for the romantic comedy, and it was the first time he had ever tested with another actor. “No one knew X-Men yet....

James Bond was first conceptualized by British author Ian Fleming, who featured the dashing spy in a dozen novels and two collections of short stories. As if that weren’t enough to cement the character in pop culture history forever, eight other novelists also penned stories for Bond after Fleming’s death in 1964. The famed 007 has also been adapted for a slew of TV and film projects from 1962 until present day, making the James Bond franchise one of the most successful in movie history....

Variety reports that James Cameron has tapped Laeta Kalogridis, who is co-writing Battle Angel with him, to write The Dive, the true, tragic love story of freediver Francisco “Pipin” Ferraras and his wife Audrey Mestre. He plans to direct the film for 20th Century Fox and Lightstorm Entertainment. The Dive won’t be the next directing effort for Cameron, who hasn’t helmed a feature since the 1997 Oscar-winning Titanic. Instead, he will next direct a film he’s calling Project 880, with speculation rife that it is either Avatar or Battle Angel....

Deviant cinema scrounge Harmony Korine is following up his recent short film Lotus Community Workshop, which stars Val Kilmer as a motivation speaker, with the dark comedy Spring Breakers. James Franco has signed onto play one of the leads, while Emma Roberts is also considering a role. In true Harmony Korine fashion, the movie will be a twisted take on the sex romp and spring break comedies of the 80s. The story revolves around a group of girls who decided to rob a bank to fund their vacation in Florida, only to be arrested upon arrival....

Actor James Franco is looking to direct two upcoming adaptations, As I Lay Dying and Blood Meridian. Franco adapted the screenplay As I Lay Dying from the William Faulkner novel and is in talks to direct for Fox Searchlight. It seems the project is close to moving forward, with James hoping to get started as early as this spring. The novel centers around the Bundren family as they travel into town to bury their dead mother....

It’s been well over a year since DreamWorks acquired two books centering on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for a biopic about the controversial “journalist.” Today, we have word that actor Jeremy Renner and director Bill Condon are circling the studio’s Untitled WikiLeaks/DreamWorks Project. Nothing is set in stone yet, although DreamWorks has met with both the actor and director. Jeremy Renner is reportedly, “looking hard” at portraying Julian Assange. DreamWorks also needs to find a screenwriter to adapt the books Inside WikiLeaks: My Time with Julian Assange at the World’s Most Dangerous Website by former WikiLeaks employee Daniel Domscheit-Berg, and WikiLeaks: Inside Julian Assange’s War on Secrecy, by David Leigh and Luke Harding, reporters for The Guardian newspaper....

As the Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard trial continues, the former Pirates of the Caribbean star is set to take the stand. Deadline reports that Depp will testify on Tuesday in the bitter courtroom battle that has had cameras recording the proceedings and streaming them live every step of the way. The embattled actor will tell his side of the story about his ex-wife Amber Heard’s allegations that he’d abused her during their marriage, alleging that Heard fabricated stories of domestic abuse that have had a detrimental effect on Depp’s career....

Swinger Jon Favreau has once again updated his myspace page with information regarding his highly anticipated comic book adaptation. To check out the update CLICK HERE “I’m exhausted. I could never have imagined how overwhelming of an experience a movie like this is. I could not be happier with the way the movie is turning out or the reactions we are getting to both the official and unofficial images that are floating out there in cyberspace....

Jordan Peele is one of the industry’s most creative and original directors, and he hopes to wow audiences with his upcoming film, Nope. With three feature film directorial credits to his name, audiences are curious where Peele will go next. The director spoke with Deadline at the premiere of Nope, teasing what is still to come. Peele gave us a big show with Get Out in 2017, a massive success. The film was nominated for four Oscars, including Best Picture, and would win Best Original Screenplay....

The Weinstein Company has acquired North American theatrical rights from Pathé to Julian Schnabel’s latest film Miral. The film chronicles Hind Husseini’s efforts to establish an orphanage in Jerusalem after the 1948 partition of Palestine and the creation of the state of Israel. Miral is based on a novel by Rula Jebreal, who also wrote the screenplay, stars Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire) and is produced by Jon Kilik (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Before Night Falls, Babel, Dead Man Walking, Malcolm X)....

A quirky Minnesota teen took over the home video world this past week. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Oscar-nominated Juno topped both the national sales and rental DVD charts for the week ending April 20. Right on Juno’s heels, though, was Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem, which finished second in both charts. The top seller for the past two weeks, Alvin and the Chipmunks, slipped to third place this week and another newcomer, In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale took the fourth spot in sales....