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• ‘The Witcher’ Season 2 Teaser: Netflix’s Fantasy Sets December Return with First Look The premiere of the sophomore season of “The Witcher,” Netflix’s popular fantasy adventure series, is only a few months away. Netflix dropped the first trailer for the Henry Cavil-led show’s Season 2 on Friday. “The Witcher,” adapted from Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski’s book series, follows the adventures of monster-hunter Geralt of Rivia (Henry Cavill), sorceress Yennefer (Anya Chalotra), and princess Ciri (Freya Allan). While much of Season 1 was episodic and jumped across multiple timelines, the season ended with Geralt…
• Quentin Tarantino Battled Harvey Weinstein Over Cutting ‘Reservoir Dogs’ Torture Scene Quentin Tarantino revealed during his appearance on “The Joe Rogan Experience” this week that his working relationship with Harvey Weinstein got off to a rocky start once Miramax became the distributor of his feature directorial debut “Reservoir Dogs.” Weinstein allegedly wanted to remove the film’s torture scene, which Tarantino admitted always led to walkouts during “Reservoir Dogs” film festival screenings. The scene, in which Mr. Blonde (Michael Madsen) tortures a police officer (Kark Baltz) by slashing his face and cutting…
• Larry David Probably Only Has ‘One More’ Season of ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ in Him, Says Jeff Garlin “Curb Your Enthusiasm” fans have been eagerly awaiting a new season since the 10th outing aired its finale in March 2020, with Larry David’s spite store Latte Larry’s burning to the ground. But it’s not unusual for fans to wait a long time between seasons. (The ninth, for example, concluded in December 2017, and the eighth wrapped up in 2011.) The wait will soon be over, with filming on Season 11 already underway this year after the show was renewed…
• 6 Richard Donner Movies That Should Be in Your Blu-ray Collection All products and services featured by IndieWire are independently selected by IndieWire editors. However, IndieWire may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. If you’re a fan of ‘80s cinema, you’ve seen at least one Richard Donner movie. The Bronx-born director, who died July 5 at the age of 91, got his start directing off-Broadway plays and TV shows before transitioning into film. After working on…
• Top 3 GoPro Cameras to Buy for Summer All products and services featured by IndieWire are independently selected by IndieWire editors. However, IndieWire may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. After more than a year of revolving lockdowns, action cameras are a great way to capture the moment this summer. GoPro cameras are the go-tos; they’re pint-sized, waterproof devices designed to perform on the go, whether you’re heading out on a road trip,…
• ‘The North Water’ Trailer: Colin Farrell Hunts Whales in AMC’s Arctic Limited Series It’s summer time and sometimes the only means of keeping cool is vicariously via television. If the first trailer for AMC’s new limited series “The North Water” is any indication, viewers might soon be freezing. Here’s the synopsis, courtesy of AMC: Set in Hull, England, and on the ice floes of the Arctic in the late 1850s, the series follows the story of Patrick Sumner (Jack O’Connell), a disgraced ex-army surgeon who signs up as the ship’s doctor on a whaling…
• Julianne Moore: It’s ‘Totally Sexist’ to Say a Woman Is ‘Aging Gracefully’ Academy Award winner Julianne Moore has hit out against the term “aging gracefully” as it applies to women. The star of Apple and Stephen King’s “Lisey’s Story” and the upcoming musical “Dear Evan Hansen” spoke candidly on the subject in a cover story from As If magazine. (Via People.) The actress, in the interview, deemed the term “totally sexist.” “There’s so much judgment inherent in the term ‘aging gracefully,'” she said. “Is there an ungraceful way to age? We don’t…
• Zack Snyder to Direct Netflix Movie Inspired by Akira Kurosawa and ‘Star Wars’ Zack Snyder is following up on “Army of the Dead” with “Rebel Moon,” an original sci-fi film that the director said is inspired by Akira Kurosawa movies and “Star Wars.” Per an exclusive in The Hollywood Reporter, Snyder, who will co-write and direct the upcoming film, has set the movie at Netflix, which was also home to the director’s zombie action-adventure film, “Army of the Dead.” Snyder has long had an interest in creating a film inspired by Kurosawa and…
• ‘Loki’ Debuts in Third Place in Nielsen’s Streaming Ratings, but Things Are Looking Up Loki is burdened with glorious purpose in the comic book character’s eponymous television show, which debuted June 9 on Disney+. Plenty of viewers streamed the show’s premiere episode, but its viewership wasn’t glorious enough to outpace Netflix’s most popular titles. Nielsen’s latest report on the most viewed streaming television shows stated that the “Loki” debut episode was viewed for 731 million minutes, making it the third most-viewed streaming show during the week of its premiere. “Loki” trailed behind “Sweet Tooth,”…
• ‘The Boys’ Debuts Satirical Vought News Videos to Fill in Story Gaps Before Season 3 “The Boys,” Amazon’s superhero series and TV’s most in-your-face (and bloodiest) satire, is teasing its upcoming third season with a parody newscast from the show’s villainous Vought International corporation. The newscast recaps several of the key plot developments from the show’s sophomore season and details what some of its key characters have been up to in between Season 2 and 3; Homelander (Antony Starr) has been secluded inside Vought Tower, while Hughie (Jack Quaid) has become a senior analyst for…