The fervor around the upcoming Metal Gear Solid 3 remake is a great reminder that once upon a time, we were drowning in iconic stealth franchises. Over the years, some series have dwindled or transformed into whole other things, but one of them has kept kicking and found even greater success as of late, and that’s the…
The fervor around the upcoming Metal Gear Solid 3 remake is a great reminder that once upon a time, we were drowning in iconic stealth franchises. Over the years, some series have dwindled or transformed into whole other things, but one of them has kept kicking and found even greater success as of late, and that’s the…
Dustborn is kind of like the people-pleasing friend you know means well but runs ragged trying to accommodate so many people’s needs. Red Thread Games’ adventure/rhythm/beat-em-up hybrid has its strengths, and when it’s functioning as a socially conscious, modern version of a Telltale Games adventure, the lives of its…
Dustborn is kind of like the people-pleasing friend you know means well but runs ragged trying to accommodate so many people’s needs. Red Thread Games’ adventure/rhythm/beat-em-up hybrid has its strengths, and when it’s functioning as a socially conscious, modern version of a Telltale Games adventure, the lives of its…
Hell hath no fury like fans who lose a brilliant show before its time. Such is the case with Evil, the supernatural series unlike anything else on screens. When word came down from on high that Evil would end with the conclusion of its fourth season, fans rallied online to save the show from cancelation, with the show’s brilliant star, Katja Herbers, leading the charge. Herber’s enthusiasm for the series is inspiring, with the actress championing the show’s continuation at every turn, signaling to networks and streamers that Team Evil is ready and willing to continue the show’s unique spin on the all but extinct and nostalgic monster-of-the-week formula. Helping to add fuel to Herbers’ fire is the Master of Horror himself, Stephen King, who recently sang Evil’s praises during a PBS News interview. With such a ringing endorsement from one of entertainment’s most sought-after creators, surely platforms will take notice. At least, that’s what we’re hoping for.
“There’s a show called Evil on Paramount+ that I like,” King said in an interview on PBS News. “It’s great. It’s funny and it’s witty and it’s very, very sharp.”
Flattered and energized by King’s assessment of the show, Herbers shared the clip of King’s interview with her fanbase, saying, “Okay, can we do the pick up now? Thank you, Stephen King.”
King then doubled down on his sentiments by reposting Herbers’ call for action, writing, “Smart, thought-provoking, occasionally VERY scary. Plus, the chemistry between the three evil-hunters is strong and…to quote Kamala…joyful.”
Smart, thought-provoking, occasionally VERY scary. Plus, the chemistry between the three evil-hunters is strong and…to quote Kamala…joyful. https://t.co/WPT4ZEkjAo
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) August 27, 2024
Co-created by Robert King and Michelle King, Evil is a psychological mystery starring Katja Herbers as forensic psychologist Dr. Kristen Bouchard, Mike Colter as the priest-in-training with a checkered past David Acosta, Aasif Mandvi as the skeptic Ben Shakir, and Michael Emerson as Leland Townsend, a manipulative and meddling demon hoping to bring about a new kind of Satanic Panic into the world. Evil knows how to have fun and use its many strengths to deliver a delightfully twisted, often absurdist take on supernatural horror with a comedic edge. We don’t get many shows like Evil anymore, so the call to renew the series is worth shouting about.
Mr. King commenting on #Evil. Such an honor. https://t.co/kMQCQ57b78
— Robert King (@RKing618) August 28, 2024
Herbers, Robert King, and others associated with the show have made it crystal clear there’s still more gas in the tank for Evil, with primary cast members and crew ready to return if a renewal happens. The energy surrounding Evil‘s potential continuation is infectious, with fans consistently pointing toward the show’s stellar numbers as one of many reasons to continue the story. Could Stephen King’s endorsement of Evil turn the tide? We certainly hope so.
For more about the final season of Evil, check out my interview with Katja Herbers, Mike Colter, and Aasif Mandvi here.
Best of luck, Team Evil! I’m rooting for you!
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When the TV series based on the popular video game franchise Twisted Metal made its premiere on the Peacock streaming service back in July, it quickly became one of Peacock’s top five original series, racking up 400 million viewing minutes in its first weekend and earning the honor of being the streamer’s “most-binged” premiere. Now season 2 is speeding ahead and is currently in production. A couple of months ago, it was announced that Richard de Klerk (A Teenage Prophet), Patty Guggenheim (She-Hulk: Attorney at Law), and Tiana Okoye (Mrs. Davis) had joined the cast in unspecified recurring guest roles. Now Deadline reveals that Saylor Bell Curda of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series; Michael James Shaw, who was seen wearing the pumpkin-colored amor of the character Mercer in the final season of The Walking Dead; and Lisa Gilroy of Interior Chinatown have also joined the cast, playing unspecified recurring roles.
Based on an original take by Deadpool and Zombieland screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, this adaptation of the Twisted Metal franchise centers on a motor-mouthed outsider who is offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. With the help of a trigger-happy car thief, he’ll face savage marauders driving vehicles of destruction and other dangers of the open road, including a deranged clown who drives an all too familiar ice cream truck.
Anthony Mackie (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier) stars in the series as John Doe, “a smart-ass milkman who talks as fast as he drives. With no memory of his past, John gets a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make his wish of finding community come true, but only if he can survive an onslaught of savage vehicular combat.” Neve Campbell (Scream) plays a character named Raven, Thomas Haden Church (Wings) is Agent Stone, “a cold and unyielding post-apocalyptic highway patrolman who rules the roads with a silver tongue and a twisted iron fist, prosecuting even the smallest crimes with the harshest of judgements. Agent Stone will stop at nothing to bring law and order back to the Divided States of America, and will kill anyone in his path who defies his power”; and Stephanie Beatriz (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) is Quiet, “a ferocious, badass car thief who acts purely on instinct – you couldn’t stop her any more than a manhole could stop a volcano. Coming from a community that oppressed her into silence, Quiet’s wish is to find her place in this dark, chaotic world. But when she becomes clouded by her need for revenge, Quiet forms an unlikely, antagonistic bond with John Doe”.
Also in the cast are Mike Mitchell (The Tomorrow War) and Tahj Vaughans (P-Valley) as buddies Stu and Mike, “the Rosencrantz & Guildenstern of this world, and together often find themselves to be more followers than fighters”; Lou Beatty Jr. (A Million Little Things) as Tommy, “a grizzled and weathered cartographer who knows the dangers of the Wild Midwest”; and Richard Cabral (Mayans M.C.) as Quiet’s overprotective brother Loud. AEW wrestler Joe Seanoa, a.k.a Samoa Joe, plays iconic video game character Sweet Tooth, with Will Arnett (Arrested Development) providing the character’s voice.
In addition to the actors mentioned in the first paragraph, another new addition to the cast for Twisted Metal season 2 is Anthony Carrigan of the HBO series Barry, who will be playing the video game character Calypso. Calypso is “the mysterious, charismatic host and creator of a dangerous demolition derby tournament, who invites all assassins, vigilantes, mercenaries and joyriders to participate. To the winner, he offers the prize of making their greatest wish come true, but with Calypso there’s always a twist.“
Michael Jonathan Smith (who also happens to be a writer on Cobra Kai) is the Twisted Metal showrunner. Mackie, Smith, Arnett, Reese, and Wernick executive produce the Twisted Metal series alongside director Kitao Sakurai and Marc Forman of Electric Avenue, Jason Spire of Inspire Entertainment, Peter Principato of Artists First, Asad Qizilbash and Carter Swan from PlayStation Productions, and Hermen Hulst, Head of PlayStation Studios. The series is co-produced by Sony Pictures Television, Playstation Productions, and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.
What do you think of Saylor Bell Curda, Michael James Shaw, and Lisa Gilroy joining the cast of Twisted Metal season 2? Will you be watching this new batch of episodes on Peacock? Let us know by leaving a comment below.
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Plot: Having long enjoyed his status as King of The Gods, Zeus’ reign has never been truly threatened. That is until he wakes up one morning and discovers a wrinkle on his forehead. Believing it to be the harbinger of an ancient prophecy which foretells his destruction, neurosis sets in: Zeus becomes convinced his fall is coming. As his paranoia takes hold, the God of Gods – seeing signs everywhere – starts to dangerously self-destruct. And he’s right to be worried. Zeus’ one time friend and now prisoner, Prometheus, is orchestrating a plan to bring him down. The plan involves three disparate humans, all of whom are totally unaware of their cosmic significance or the part they must play in saving the world. No pressure. (Some pressure).
Review: As a kid, I was obsessed with mythology. I consumed everything I could about Greek and Roman myths, including movies like Clash of the Titans and Jason and the Argonauts. In recent years, we have gotten modernized takes like The Odyssey, Percy Jackson and the Olympians and Immortals that have used cutting-edge special effects to bring the spectacle of ancient gods and goddesses to the silver screen. While superheroes have become the modern avenue for presenting myths on screen, the timeless genre has been ripe for a unique perspective. Charlie Covell’s Kaos transforms the Olympian deities from all-powerful beings to flawed idols. Echoing the tone of series like American Gods and The Boys, Kaos is a brilliant satire of ancient myths told through the lens of contemporary society. Chock full of sex, violence, and humor, Kaos is a blast from start to finish.
Set in modern-day Greece, Kaos finds the human population still worshipping the gods of Olympia. Led by Zeus (Jeff Goldblum), the gods guide the day-to-day existence of mankind, including their deaths and beyond. On the island of Crete, the populace is divided between believers and those who deny the gods their power. Zeus feels his power slipping and decides to take action. With his sister/wife Hera (Janet McTeer), brothers Poseidon (Cliff Curtis) and Hades (David Thewlis), and his son Dionysus (Nabhaan Rizwan), Zeus orchestrates plagues and disasters upon mankind. At the same time, prophecies may hold the key to Zeus’ downfall, which involves Riddy (Aurora Perrineau) and Caneus (Misia Butler), along with others from the canon of Greek mythology, including the Fates, Furies, the Minotaur, Charon, and more. The eight-episode series chronicles multiple storylines that adapt and reinvent familiar myths in a whole new way, including updated interpretations woven across a diverse and eclectic ensemble cast.
Each chapter of Kaos combines multiple storylines, most narrated by a fourth-wall-breaking Prometheus (Stephen Dillane) still secured to a rock and having his liver eaten daily by a bird. The updated setting brings in modern conveniences like computers and mobile phones, yachts and limousines, rock concerts, and tracksuits to show a decadent divide between the common humans and their immortal rulers. The tone of Kaos is a balance between the satire of the rich seen in Succession, the hidden lives of idols from The Boys, and the reverent inclusion of mythos from American Gods. Altogether, these gods are beyond bad as they use their powers to torture and play with humanity for their own enjoyment, including creepy elements from tales of Zeus bedding humans, Hera turning people into animals, and all-around manipulation for their own pleasure. At the same time, the human side of the story adapts characters like Orpheus (Killian Scott) and his quest to rescue Eurydice from the Underworld, Ariadne (Leila Farzad) and her father King Minos (Stanley Townsend), and the Labyrinth created by Icarus’ father, Daedalus.
The stories are all brilliantly woven together to include Theseus, Medusa (Debi Mazar), Cassandra (Billie Piper), Persephone, Amazonians like Hippolyta (Suanne Braun), Trojan warriors, and many more. The stories all carry the structure of the myths we learned as kids but do not think for one minute that they will end similarly. There is a core narrative about Zeus and his fear of losing absolute power, played to perfection by Jeff Goldblum. Goldblum brings his trademark energy to the character, but at no point does he feel like a joke or a caricature. This Zeus is masterful and frightening, giving the story’s stakes even more heft. The gods are all shown as powerful, omnipotent, and immortal, but there is always a twist that could foretell their doom. The title of the series, Kaos, is uttered throughout the series, gaining meaning as the series reaches the finale.
The eight-episode series is directed by Georgi Banks-Davies (episodes 1,2,3,5 and 8) and Runyararo Mapfumo (episodes 4,6 and 7). Series creator Charlie Covell scripted the entire series with Georgia Christou credited on the sixth chapter. This decadent series is wickedly fun but also plays with deeply emotional material. Covell has created a story as timeless as the myths it is based on but perfectly updated to the twenty-first century. The soundtrack is chock full of familiar songs from the last thirty years; all cued at just the right moments. There is also a cool visual difference between the world of the living, Mount Olympus, and the Underworld, which helps orient the viewer to where each scene occurs. The production values are also quite good, blending real-world elements with this fictionalized country that looks like a slight variation of our own.
Kaos is a darkly funny update of ancient myths that fit the perception of society and class warfare. It takes the fights we see on Yellowstone and Succession and puts them to shame. The eighth episode leaves room for Kaos to become an ongoing series that further draws the battle lines between gods and mankind and between the gods. With many Olympians not yet glimpsed, there is room to mine even more legendary characters in subsequent seasons, with Kaos in a position to become the next Game of Thrones-style hit from Netflix. Be forewarned that this serious is sacrilegious in the best way possible, and you will be left wanting to brush up on your gods, nymphs, oracles, and all other manners of mythological beings.
Kaos premieres on August 29th on Netflix.
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Are you ready to be transported back to one of the most influential periods in music history? Kevin Macdonald (The Last Kind of Scotland, The Mauritanian) is willing to take you there, and he’s bringing John Lennon and Yoko Ono along for the wild ride. Macdonald’s upcoming documentary One to One: John & Yoko brings audiences back to John Lennon’s only headlining show after leaving The Beatles before he was shot and killed by Mark David Chapman, a disturbed fan who took the life of a legend far too soon. Today’s One to One: John & Yoko teaser trailer set to John Lennon’s “New York City” is a rush of memories and footage from Lennon and Ono’s collaborative relationship. As history pushes the world into unforgiving times, the legendary couple strives to share their gift of music with eager ears to influence the voices of change.
Here’s the official synopsis for Kevin Macdonald’s One to One: John & Yoko:
On August 30, 1972, in New York City, John Lennon played his only full-length show after leaving The Beatles, the One to One Benefit Concert, a rollicking, dazzling performance from him and Yoko Ono. Director Kevin Macdonald’s riveting documentary ONE TO ONE: JOHN & YOKO takes that epic musical event and uses it as the starting point to recreate eighteen defining months in the lives of John and Yoko. By 1971 the couple was newly arrived in the United States— living in a tiny apartment in Greenwich Village and watching a huge amount of American television. The film uses a riotous mélange of American TV to conjure the era through what the two would have been seeing on the tube: the Vietnam War, The Price is Right, Nixon, Coca-Cola ads, Cronkite, The Waltons. As they experience a year of love and transformation in the US, John and Yoko begin to change their approach to protest — ultimately leading to the One to One concert, which was inspired by a Geraldo Rivera exposé they watched on TV. Filmed in a meticulously faithful reproduction of the NYC apartment the duo shared, ONE TO ONE: JOHN & YOKO also includes a wealth of never-before-seen material, including home movies and numerous phone call recordings of John and Yoko to offer a unique take on a seminal time in the lives of one of music’s most famous couples.
Whether or not you think John Lennon’s relationship with Yoko Ono changed the trajectory of his music for better or worse, there’s no denying the couple helped shape a generation of rascals in a time of political and emotional upheaval. Macdonald’s One to One: John & Yoko teaser trailer is a taste of the bone-shaking, cannabis-powered, peace-loving mayhem to come for a truly unique concert film.
What do you think about the One to One: John & Yoko teaser trailer? Are you a fan of John and Yoko’s music? Let us know in the comments section below.
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We finally have a title, plot, and official screenshots from the next Jurassic Park sequel. Hold on to your butts, because Jurassic World: Rebirth arrives in July 2025.
We finally have a title, plot, and official screenshots from the next Jurassic Park sequel. Hold on to your butts, because Jurassic World: Rebirth arrives in July 2025.