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Wonder Woman's origin story has changed several times over the years, but her newest in Absolute Wonder Woman #1 makes the most sense. The story has adjusted her upbringing, which provides a new layer to her heroism. It also makes more sense for her character based on the roles of the Greek gods and goddesses in terms of influence and punishment.

Absolute Wonder Woman #1 has the creative team of Kelly Thompson, Hayden Sherman, Jordie Bellaire, and Becca Carey. DC's Absolute line has been reinventing iconic heroes like Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman. In the case of the Amazonian warrior, her origin has taken a major turn, forcing her to grow up without her usual mother, Hippolyta and her home of Themyscira. While there have been instances where she has been banished from her home as a result of leaving, the place she was raised doesn't tend to change very much.

Warning: This article contains Spoilers for The Lincoln Lawyer season 3!

Actor Tania Raymonde plays a role in The Lincoln Lawyer's season 3, which provides a surprising follow-up to an Amazon legal drama that ran from 2016 to 2021. The Netflix original show follows defense attorney Mickey Haller as he takes on new clients whose crimes vary from theft to first-degree murder. In The Lincoln Lawyer season 3, Mickey Haller faces his biggest test yet when he has to solve the murder of his friend and former client Gloria Dayton, aka Glory Days.

Glory Days murder is far from straightforward, and many aspects of the character are only revealed by her colleagues Kendall Roberts and Trina Rafferty in The Lincoln Lawyer. Tania Raymondes Trina Rafferty is one of the most clever and street-smart characters in The Lincoln Lawyer season 3, which is one of the many similarities to another role the actor played only three years earlier.

Warning: Contains Potential Spoilers for Absolute Wonder Woman #`1!There's no denying that Wonder Woman in the main DC Universe is highly accomplished, holding titles like Princess of Themyscira, Champion of the Amazons, and Champion of Peace. However, when it comes to sheer badassery, Absolute Wonder Woman officially surpasses the original with an extensive list of honors that even put Game of Thrones Daenerys Targaryen's impressive array of titles to shame.

...a collection of titles that reflect Absolute Wonder Woman's incredible journey as an underdog who rises to greatness against all odds.

Kelly Thompson, Hayden Sherman, Jordie Bellaire, and Becca Careys Absolute Wonder Woman #1 has already set the stage for one of the most groundbreaking Wonder Woman stories in recent memory. This series reimagines Diana of Themyscira in a way that feels both fresh and fiercely badass, pushing her character to a whole new level.

A big part of this edge...

Before Edward Bluemel made a splash as the spunky romantic lead Guildford Dudley in Amazon Prime Video's My Lady Jane, he starred as vampire turned Oxford lab research assistant Marcus Whitford in the Sky One Supernatural Drama A Discovery of Witches creating a surprising connection between the shows and making them ideal companion pieces. While very different projects, Edward Bluemel's roles in both shows feel linked through his characters' secrecy and inner conflict.

Since My Lady Jane was canceled by Prime Video, fans of the show are rallying behind a petition to save the Tudor dramedy from cancelation. In the meantime, Bluemel's previous work in A Discovery of Witches is finding a new audience after its arrival on Netflix. The show is the perfect post-My Lady Jane watch, as it offers a more dramatic look at a fantasy-history storyline with a dash of star-crossed lovers.

My Lady Jane's...

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Sauron has returned. Cast out by Galadriel, without army or ally, the rising Dark Lord must now rely on his own cunning to rebuild his strength and oversee the creation of the Rings of Power, which will allow him to bind all the peoples of Middle-earth to his sinister will. Building on Season 1s epic scope and ambition, Season 2 of Amazons The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power plunges even its most beloved and vulnerable characters into a rising tide of darkness, challenging each to find their place in a world that is increasingly on the brink of calamity. Elves and dwarves, orcs and men, wizards and Harfoots as friendships are strained and kingdoms begin to fracture, the forces of good will struggle ever more valiantly to hold on to what matters to them most of all each other.

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Sauron has returned. Cast out by Galadriel, without army or ally, the rising Dark Lord must now rely on his own cunning to rebuild his strength and oversee the creation of the Rings of Power, which will allow him to bind all the peoples of Middle-earth to his sinister will. Building on Season 1s epic scope and ambition, Season 2 of Amazons The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power plunges even its most beloved and vulnerable characters into a rising tide of darkness, challenging each to find their place in a world that is increasingly on the brink of calamity. Elves and dwarves, orcs and men, wizards and Harfoots as friendships are strained and kingdoms begin to fracture, the forces of good will struggle ever more valiantly to hold on to what matters to them most of all each other.

Warning: Spoilers for Mr. & Mrs. Smith season 1.

Francesca Sloane clarifies reports about Donald Glover and Maya Erskine leaving Mr. & Mrs. Smith. Sloane and Glover laughed at reports, noting they worked hard on a cliffhanger for the show. Sloane mentions season 2 hasn't even been written yet.

Mr. & Mrs. Smith showrunner Francesa Sloane clarifies reports that Donald Glover and Maya Erskine are leaving the show. The series, co-created by Atlanta writer Sloane and Donald Glover, centers on Glover and PEN15 star Maya Erskine as two spies paired together to pose as a married couple while carrying out missions. It was confirmed earlier this month, after positive reviews from both audiences and critics, in addition to strong viewership, that Mr. & Mrs. Smith season 2 would happen. However, some reports indicated that Glover and Erskine would not return to reprise their roles.

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly's Awardist podcast, Sloane directly addressed those reports.

Warning: Spoilers for Amazons Attack #6!

The new villain Asylum serves as a dark mirror image of Wonder Woman, believing Amazons should exist only to serve men. Asylum's anti-feminist rhetoric justifies disempowering women under the guise of a savior complex. Wonder Woman's mission to empower women is crucial in a world still determined to weaken them.

The importance of Wonder Woman's mission is emphasized through the newest enemy of the Amazon population. Wonder Woman represents many things, but ultimately is a symbol that exists to empower women, both within the DC Universe and in reality. Past villains have challenged everything Wonder Woman stands for (including her new villain the Sovereign), but none quite like the newest threat to the Amazons: Asylum.

Asylum makes it clear in Amazons Attack #6 by Josie Campbell and Vasco Georgiev that the villain exists to defile Wonder Woman's mission and set back Amazons (and women in general) in the process.

Warning: Major spoilers for Mr. & Mrs. Smith season 1 below!

Mr. & Mrs. Smith follows John and Jane, spies who are allowed only 3 mission fails before getting "finalized" by their employers. The couple's first mission fail is for accidentally killing a target, and the second is due to losing a target in the woods. The Smiths' third and final mission fail occurs when they let a rival agent called Bev escape, leading them to be marked for death by employer "Hihi."

The title characters in Mr. & Mrs. Smith are allowed a limited number of mission fails before they get "finalized," with the duo's complicated romance often being the cause of each failure. Amazon's Mr. & Mrs. Smith cast Maya Erskine and Donald Glover - who also co-created the show with Francesca Sloane - as John and Jane Smith, two spies paired together by a mysterious agency. Their professional relationship...

DC has retconned Themyscira's origins, revealing a darker history for Wonder Woman's home, impacting ongoing storylines. The revelation about Themyscira's origin deviates from previous canon surrounding Paradise Island. The ongoing conflict between Amazons and humans in the Amazons Attack storyline mirrors past events, potentially leading to the creation of a new Amazon territory born from fear and hate.

Warning: Potential spoilers for Amazons Attack #3!

DC has officially retconned the origins of Themyscira, bestowing Wonder Woman's home with a darker origin than previously known. This newfound revelation carries severe implications that could potentially impact the ongoing Wonder Woman and Amazons Attack storylines.

Amazons Attack #3 by Josie Campbell and Vasco Georgiev continues to follow Queen Nubia, Wonder Girl Yara, Faruka, and Mary Marvel as they fight to restore peaceful cohabitation between the Amazons and humans. Amid the ever-evolving situation, DC has taken a step back to shed light on a facet of Themyscira,...

Megaera, the Goddess of Vengeance, rises in Birds of Prey #4, posing a threat to Themyscira and the Amazons, as well as the DC Universe as a whole. The Birds of Prey fail in their mission to rescue Sin, leading to the awakening of Megaera and the threatened destruction of Themyscira. The Birds of Prey are now the last hope to avert an apocalyptic ending for Themyscira and potentially the entire DC Universe.

Warning: Spoilers for Birds of Prey #4!

The DC equivalent of Ragnarok just fell upon its universe, as Wonder Woman and the Amazons of Themyscira have inadvertently unleashed a vicious goddess intent on bringing destruction. In classic mythology, Megaera is the Goddess of Vengeance, and in the Birds of Prey series, she's forewarned as a bringer of an ancient apocalypse that will doom Themyscira.

Birds of Prey #4 by Kelly Thompson, Leonardo Romero, Jordie Bellaire, and Clayton Cowles – finds Wonder...

Wonder Woman's latest series is off to a promising start, as it finds her unraveling the mystery behind an Amazon's aggressive actions on U.S. soil, set against the backdrop of an increasingly hostile American government. This premise does more than kickstart a new chapter of Wonder Woman's story, however: its many parallels to 2007's Amazons Attack! storyline suggest this new series seeks to correct the many missteps of its predecessor.

Amazons Attack! – by Will Pfeifer, Pete Woods, and Brad Anderson – was a six-issue storyline from 2007, in which a recently resurrected Hippolyta, under Circe's spell, declares war on the United States and launches a brutal assault on Washington, D.C.

The arc was controversial at the time, and reception of it has not grown warmer in subsequent years.

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Wonder Woman's Latest Series Is A Direct Foil to Amazons Attack!

"Historia: The Amazons", a "Wonder Woman" comic book story written by Kelly Sue DeConnick and illustrated by Phil Jimenez, Gene Ha and Nicola Scott for DC Comics' Black Label, was originally pitched as nine 64-page issues (576 pages in total) published as three graphic novels, now available as a hardcover edition:

"...a 'Homeric' epic of the lost history of the 'Amazons' and the rise to power of 'Queen Hippolyta', features monsters and myths, in a three-book saga.

"Millennia ago, 'Queen Hera' and the goddesses of the 'Olympian' pantheon grew greatly dissatisfied with their male counterparts…and far from their sight, they put a plan into action. A new society was born, one never before seen on Earth, capable of wondrous and terrible things…but their existence could not stay secret for long.

"When a despairing woman named 'Hippolyta' crossed the path of the 'Amazons', a series of events was...

DC is relaunching the Birds of Prey team this fall, and they will be facing off against Wonder Woman. Specific plot details have yet to be announced. A number of covers for Birds of Prey #3 and #4 show the team standing off against Wonder Woman, suggesting a major conflict. The new Birds of Prey series will feature Black Canary, Big Barda, Batgirl Cassandra Cain, Harley Quinn, and Zealot.

DC is relaunching and revamping the fan-favorite Birds of Prey team this fall, and new cover art is making it clear they'll be facing off against one of the DC Universe's major powerhouses: Wonder Woman. Plot details for these issues have yet to be announced, but fans can start speculating from these covers alone.

In an interview with Cbr, writer Kelly Thompson discussed what's to come for the Birds of Prey when the team's new series launches this coming September. Though Thompson...

DC is releasing a Return of Superman 30th anniversary special this fall, celebrating the four Supermen who replaced Kal-El after his death. The special brings back writers, artists, and characters from the original event, focusing on Superboy, Steel, Cyborg Superman, and the Eradicator. The four replacement superheroes have left an impact on the Superman mythos, with Steel and Superboy currently having their own comic book series. The special will be set in current continuity.

It's been 30 years since the death and subsequent return of Superman, and DC is celebrating the "reign of the Supermen" who took over in his absence. Announced at San Diego Comic-Con, DC will release a Return of Superman 30th anniversary special, bringing back the four Supermen who operated in Kal-El's stead following the character's tragic death.

The Return of Superman 30th anniversary special was revealed at Friday's Jim Lee & Friends panel at San Diego Comic-Con. Much...

A gorgeous new cover for Wonder Woman #800 from artist Bilquis Everly and colorist Matheus Lopes depicts Princess Diana, the iconic Wonder Woman, as a cosmic hero among the stars. The piece of art honors both her relationship with godhood and her destiny as a beacon of hope for all.

Wonder Woman #800 - from writers Becky Cloonan, Tom King, and Michael Conrad and artists Todd Nauck, Joëlle Jones, and Jen Bartel - will be an oversized issue ending Cloonan's epic run and leading into Wonder Woman #1 from King. It will also introduce Diana's daughter "Trinity" in a story set 20 years in the future.

Bilquis Evely's mind-blowing portrait of Diana is a truly special way to honor the impressive 800th issue milestone for one of DC Comics' most beloved heroes. The team of Evely and Lopes - the artist and colorist behind the acclaimed Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow series - perfectly highlights the strength,...

Thomas Bangalter — one half of the duo Daft Punk, who announced their split in 2021 — has released the first track, “L’Accouchement” from Mythologies, his upcoming debut solo album. It arrives on April 7 via Erato/Warner Classics.

Bangalter’s orchestral composition — along with the rest of Mythologies — is performed by the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine under the direction of conductor Romain Dumas.

The work was initially commissioned by choreographer Angelin Preljocaj for a ballet for which the album is named. According to a statement, the project began in 2019 when Preljocaj asked...

Thomas Bangalter, who made up half of the electronic duo Daft Punk, is releasing a solo album.

The French musician, who announced the split of Daft Punk with fellow member Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo in 2021, has also unveiled an illustration of his face for the first time, obtained by Variety as part of the announcement.

Since the early days of their career, the two have concealed their identities by continuously wearing lavish futuristic-looking helmets during musical performances and other public appearances.

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Bangalter’s first orchestral solo album titled Mythologies will arrive on April 7 on Warner Classics and Erato.

The project initially was developed back in the fall of 2019 when it was commissioned by choreographer Angelin Preljocaj for the ballet of the same name. It was premiered by the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine under the direction of Romain Dumas.

“As a substantial lyrical work,...

Sony Pictures’ “The Woman King,” starring Viola Davis, is now playing in theaters, and much like past historical actioners like “Braveheart” or “Gladiator,” those who venture out to see the film will likely be wondering how much of it is rooted in fact.

John Boyega, Lashana Lynch, Thuso Mbedu, Sheila Atim, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Adrienne Warren and others star alongside Davis in the story of West African women warriors who take no husbands and serve in their positions for a lifetime to protect their nation.

Davis’ character is based on a real life historic figure named General Nanisca, and in the film she trains new recruits alongside Izogie (Lynch) and Amenza (Atim). Headstrong new recruit Nawi (Mbedu) and her peers Fumbe (Masali Baduza) and Ode (Adrienne Warren) challenge their elder superiors with new battle tactics, thoughts and principles.

So is “The Woman King” a true story? The short answer is yes,...

The white men speak in subtitled Portuguese, while the proud members of various African tribes express themselves in English in “The Woman King,” a clear sign of where our allegiances belong in director Gina Prince-Bythewood’s sweeping early-19th-century war movie. It’s an Africa-set epic of the kind not seen since “Zulu,” only this time, the task of defending the Mother Continent rightfully falls to the locals, not their enslavers. This side of the story is long overdue, recasting Western civilization’s greatest shame as the atrocity that it was while celebrating those who opposed it. Modern as that sounds, the movie embraces the codes of mid-20th-century costume dramas: It’s stirring but slightly stodgy, designed to stand the test of time.

In her fiercest role yet, Viola Davis leads an army of elite women warriors, called the Agojie, who protect the kingdom of Dahomey from outside threat.

Exclusive: French industry execs Naomi Denamur and Julie Billy are launching Paris-based independent production company June Films with a bustling film and TV slate. Scroll down for the company’s current lineup.

After meeting at Celluloid Dreams 15 years ago, the duo have been putting together their first slate over the past 18 months and are now making movies with talent including Clémence Poésy (The Tunnel), Ariane Labed (Mary Magdalene) and Hafsia Herzi (Good Mother). The idea is to be director-driven and genre agnostic and the company will leverage the duo’s extensive experience in production and international distribution to elevate the prospects for their projects. Billy previously worked at Haut et Court where she produced more than a dozen films including Cannes 2020 title Gagarine, Jonas Carpignano’s Cannes Directors’ Fortnight movie A Chiara and The Night Eats The World by Dominique Rocher. Denamur is known for her work in international sales and in acquisitions for distribution companies such as Ad Vitam in France and Elastica in Spain. As a producer, the company is largely working on female-fronted French and English-language projects, but the company will also look to do co-productions with foreign directors. Both Denamur and Billy are fluent English speakers. June’s lineup includes five features as lead producer: Hafsia Herzi’s third feature, after Good Mother (Un Certain Regard 2021) and You Deserve A Lover (Critics’ Week 2019), is adapted from La Petite Dernière (The Last One) by Fatima Daas. Shooting is planned for Q2, 2023. The 2021 novel, which generated much conversation in France, charts the travails of a lesbian Muslim woman who grows up in a banlieue [suburb] outside of Paris. She not only encounters institutional racism and misogyny but must also contend with a family which wanted a son instead of a daughter. Amazons, directed by Emma Benestan (Fragiles), is an elevated genre film which will shoot in the ranches and wide open spaces of the Camargue region, exploring the world of bull racing. The three following films are being co-developed with Haut et Court:

Actress Clémence Poésy’s English-language directorial debut, co-written by Georgia Oakley (Blue Jean), is adapted from Anna Hope’s well-received novel Expectation, which was translated into 20 languages. The well-received 2019 novel charts the dreams and disappointments of a group of East London women. The film is a co-production between June, Haut et Court and Andrea Calderwood and Gail Egan’s UK banner Potboiler, whose credits include The Last King Of Scotland and The Constant Gardener.

Gagarine directors Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh’s are working with June on a French language feature which is being co-written by Amélie, I Lost My Body and Big Bug writer Guillaume Laurent; and an English-language film with a U.S. producing partner, whose details are being kept under wraps. June’s co-production slate also comprises two features which are due to shoot before year’s end:

Carlo Sironi’s second feature after Sole, produced by Giovanni Pompili, co-producer of Alcarras;

And actress Ariane Labed’s debut feature Sisters, an English-language genre film produced by The Favourite outfit Element Pictures in Ireland. The Souvenir, Mary Magdalene and The Lobster actress Labed directed short Olla which won best first fiction at Clermont-Ferrand in 2020. June is also working on TV projects. The outfit is developing a limited series, adapted from The Mythomaniac Of The Bataclan by Alexander Kauffmann (who will also co-write the series), alongside The Prayer writers Fanny Burdino and Samuel Doux. Developed alongside Studiofact, the series has already generated strong interest from potential buyers. The plot follows a woman who falsely claimed to be a victim of a terrorist attack. Billy and Denamur told us: “June brings together a family of filmmakers we’ve met over the years. We will foster the emergence of new talent, while offering a modern production model. The company aims to protect the vision of its filmmakers, while guiding them in the international market, and our line-up focuses on director-driven cinema which puts forward a diverse range of views of the world.” The continued: “The pandemic has shown that there will always be a need for new content. At a moment when streamers, studios and financiers are seeking exciting European filmmakers, our talent relationships and access to emerging voices put us in an opportune position in the market.”...

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs), essentially digital versions of physical collectibles like baseball cards, are the swag du jour for Hollywood franchises looking to gin up fan excitement.

WarnerMedia’s DC announced that will give away — for free — NFTs of comic-book covers (in three different levels of rarity) for superheroes including Batman, Superman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman and Harley Quinn. The Nft drop, set for Oct. 5, is designed to drive signups for the DC FanDome event: Users who register for FanDome at dcfandome.com (which takes place Oct. 16) can receive one free Nft, which is allocated randomly, and can unlock a second free collectible if they share their first Nft on social media.

For example, fans of the Princess of Themyscira (aka Wonder Woman) can collect Nft covers designated as “common” (1987’s Wonder Woman No. 1 by George Peréz), “rare” (2021’s Nubia and the Amazons No. 1 by Alitha Martinez), and/or “legendary...

After the breakout success of 2017's Wonder Woman, filmmaker Patty Jenkins was given full freedom by Warner Bros. to make the next movie in the series completely according to her personal vision. The result wasWonder Woman 1984, which was released at the end of 2020 on HBO Max after a spate of delays, to mostly mixed reviews. Connie Nielsen, who played the role of Queen of the Amazons Hippolyta in the film, opined in a recent interview that the fact that Wonder Woman 1984 could not open in theaters put unfair pressure on the project.

"I think that Patty has this extraordinary vision. And it must have been incredibly painful to not be able to have a normal release and to have your release shuffled over and over, feeling this enormous weight on your shoulders for a pretty big blockbuster film, that you're supposed to be bringing the bacon back to the company,...

The SAG Awards are unveiling nominations Thursday morning, with Lily Collins and Daveed Diggs doing the honors beginning at 8 a.m. Pt/11 a.m. Et.

The announcement is being streamed live exclusively on the SAG Awards’ Instagram page beginning at 7:50 a.m. Pt/10:50 a.m. Et with an introduction by SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris and nominations for the SAG Awards’ stunt honors — Outstanding Action Performances by Television and Film ensembles. The main noms will follow.

The list of 15 total categories honoring the best in film and TV acting over the past year includes the guild’s marquee Ensemble film and TV honors. Last year, Parasite won the film ensemble award, one of the big drumbeats on its road to the eventual Best Picture Oscar. On the TV side, Netflix’s The Crown, this week’s most nominated Golden Globe TV show, was named Best Ensemble Drama, while Amazon...

The royal family of Zamunda are back, and they're just as hilarious as ever! The latest trailer for Coming 2 America dropped on Feb. 3, and it's good to see Akeem (Eddie Murphy) and his trusted confidante Semmi (Arsenio Hall) again. The sequel picks up years after the iconic 1988 film and sees the newly crowned King Akeem heading back to Queens after he learns that he fathered a son with another woman (Leslie Jones). Although Akeem has a daughter, Meeka (Kiki Layne), his father's dying wish is for him to seek out his long-lost son, Lavelle (Jermaine Fowler), and groom him to take the throne as his heir.

The sequel boasts a star-studded cast, much like the first film. Along with the actors reprising their original roles like Hall, Shari Headley, James Earl Jones, John Amos, Paul Bates, and Garcelle Beauvais, Coming 2 America includes Wesley Snipes, Tracy Morgan, and Nomzamo Mbatha.

It is the end of an era at Amazon. Jeff Bezos, the founder of the wildly successful online marketplace, is stepping down as CEO. He will, instead, take on a role as Executive Chair at the company beginning in the third quarter of this year. Bezos will hand the keys over to Andy Jassy, who will become the new Chief Executive Officer of one of the largest companies in the world.

The announcement came as Amazon reported its financial results for the final quarter of 2021. Amazon had a stellar quarter, with net sales increasing 44 percent to $125.6 billion in the fourth quarter, compared with $87.4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2019. But even the impressive financial results were overshadowed by the announcement that Jeff Bezos will be taking a step back. Bezos had this to say about it in a statement.

"Amazon is what it is because of invention. We do crazy...

Mollywood The film is slated to hit cinemas on August 12, 2021.Digital NativeThe much-awaited first look poster of the Mohanlal-starrer, Aaraattu, has been released by the star himself on his social media handle on Monday. Sharing poster the star took to his Twitter and wrote, "#Aaraattu Official Poster (sic)." #Aaraattu Official Poster@unnikrishnanb pic.twitter.com/qd8uodthhX — Mohanlal (@Mohanlal) February 1, 2021 The poster features Mohanlal can be seen in a fierce look, ready to take his enemies head-on. His car can be seen in the background. From the poster, it is evident that Mohanlal will be playing a mass role in this flick. The film is slated to hit cinemas on August 12, 2021. Directed by B Unnikrishnan, the film has Mohanlal playing the role of Neyyattinkara Gopante Aaraattu. The film has been scripted by Udyakrishna. Aaraattu, which is being shot primarily in Palakkad, is being made on a budget of Rs...

Morgan Freeman, Anne Hathaway and Helen Mirren are among eight cast members to join “Solos,” a dramatic anthology series coming to Amazon.

“Solos,” from “Hunters” creator David Weil, is described as “a dramatic and thought-provoking seven-part anthology series that explores the deeper meaning of human connection, as explored through the lens of the individual.” The series will tell unique character-driven stories, each from a different perspective and moment in time, that illuminate that even during our most seemingly isolated moments, in the most disparate of circumstances, we are all connected through the human experience.

The rest of the cast includes Uzo Aduba, Nicole Beharie, Anthony Mackie, Dan Stevens and Constance Wu.

“I am beyond thrilled to be bringing ‘Solos’ to life alongside this group of artists who I so deeply admire,” Weil said. “I created this piece with a desire to capture stories about connection, hope and the search for...

‘The Drifters’ Lands Distribution

Exclusive: Starcross Entertainment’s latest feature The Drifters has been boarded for international sales by Media Luna and UK distribution by Central City Media. The film will have a virtual cinema release on April 3 and will be on demand from April 5. Streamer Urbanflix will release in the U.S.. The movie had its world premiere at the Sao Paulo International Film Festival. It is written and directed by Benjamin Bond and stars Lucie Bourdeu and Jonathan Ajayi in a love story about identity and place in a post-Brexit United Kingdom. Iona Sweeney produced. Executive producers include Andy Brunskill, Elinor Day, Paul Ashton, Evan Leighton-Davis, Ben Thompson and Patrick Milling-Smith.

Tom Felton To Host BIFAs

Former Harry Potter star Tom Felton will host this year’s British Independent Film Awards virtual ceremony, which will take place on February 18 with a live-streamed event from Wales, where the actor...

Nicole Salazar earns 2021 Sundance Institute | Amazon Studios Producers Award for Nonfiction Filmmaking

Natalie Qasabian has been awarded the 2021 Sundance Institute / Amazon Studios Producers Award for Fiction Filmmaking for her film Run.

The award honours bold vision and a commitment to continuing work as a creative producer in the independent space. Qasabian’s husband and partner Sev Ohanian won the award two years ago for his work on Searching, which they produced together.

Qasabian produced Run with Sev Ohanian for Lionsgate and the film premiered on Hulu last autumn. Qasabian wrote the screenplay with Aneesh Chaganty, who presented the award in a virtual ceremony.

India will allow 100% occupancy in cinemas from Feb. 1, the country’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting announced on Saturday. Cinemas began reopening in October 2020 with 50% occupancy.

“Seating arrangement inside the auditorium of the cinemas/theatres/multiplexes is to be allowed upto 100% seating capacity,” read a statement from the Ministry.

Exhibition of films, however, will not be allowed in places designated as Covid-19 containment zones.

The ministry has also released a list of standard operating procedures to prevent the spread of Covid-19, which visitors and cinema workers are required to adhere to at all times.

Within cinemas, physical distancing of at least six feet is required outside the auditoriums, common areas and waiting areas at all times, and the use of face covers/masks are mandatory. Spitting is strictly prohibited and the use of the ‘arogya setu,’ the government’s track and trace app, is advised.

Thermal screening of visitors and...

Yoko Ono and Janie Hendrix are among the principals behind new music channel, the Coda Collection, which will stream exclusively via Amazon Prime Video. The channel is named after the new multimedia company Ono and Hendrix cofounded with CEO Jim Spinello, director/producer John McDermott, and veteran entertainment lawyer Jonas Herbsman. Sony Music Entertainment is an equity partner. The channel launches on February 18th.

“John [Lennon] was always on the cutting edge of music and culture,” Ono said in a statement about the new venture. “The Coda Collection will be a...

Amazon Prime Video released the trailer for “Tell Me Your Secrets” Wednesday, a thriller series that follows a serious game of cat and mouse between Lily Rabe and Amy Brenneman’s characters: Emma, a woman who is trying to run and hide, and Mary, the woman who is convinced Emma killed her daughter.

Per its official description, “Tell Me Your Secrets” revolves around a trio of characters, each with a mysterious and troubling past. Emma (Rabe) is a young woman who once looked into the eyes of a dangerous killer, John (Hamish Linklater) is a former serial predator desperate to find redemption and Mary (Brenneman) is a grieving mother obsessed with finding her missing daughter. As each of them is pushed to the edge, the truth about their pasts and motives grows ever murkier, blurring the lines between victim and perpetrator.

The series, which was originally ordered and produced at...

Madrid-based international TV powerhouse The Mediapro Studio has sold banner series “The Head” to HBO Max for the U.S. as it powers into English-language production, partnering with John Turturro, “Casualty” writers Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, U.K. producer Big Talk and London-based director Guillem Morales.

The drive into U.S. and now most especially U.K. production marks the latest strategic growth in one of the fastest ramp-ups in drama series production in Europe, spearheaded by Laura Fernández Espeso, appointed The Mediapro corporate director in October 2019 and chief executive last month.

“We are making a large bet on fortifying our position in the U.S., U.K. and Latin America, and feature film production, and are proud to be working with a huge range of high-caliber partners,” Fernández-Espeso told Variety.

Underscoring her point, she noted four U.S. projects now in development; a production alliance with Erik Barmack,...

Sacha Baron Cohen is a Hollywood actor unlike any other. While other performers work on movie sets with tightly controlled environments, Cohen made his name playing "undercover" characters like Ali G and Borat, to film himself taking part in real-world, frequently disturbing events. In a recent interview with CBS This Morning, the actor declared that his days of playing undercover characters are past, and that Borat 2 is his final one.

"Uh, no. I can't do it again. I was lucky to make it out of [the Borat sequel] fully intact. So... no."

While Tom Cruise is often lauded for putting his life on the line to pull off daring movie stunts in real life, what Sacha Baron Cohen does is arguably much more dangerous. In his various disguises, Cohen has frequently been in the middle of bloodthirsty crowds baying for his insides, such as when he found himself inside a caged wrestling...

BollywoodThe film also stars Aparshakti Khurana and Khushali Kumar. Digital NativeDigital NativeThere were reports of Madhavan and Khushali Kumar starring in a Hindi film called Dahi Chinni, but this project was put on the back burner for various reasons. Now, reports have emerged that the two will be starring in a fresh project that is yet to be titled. Also, the same cast that was signed up for Dahi Chinni has been retained for this project. To be directed by Kookie Gulati, the film will have Aparshakti Khurana and Darshan Kumaar in pivotal roles. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Aparshakti Khurana (@aparshakti_khurana) Madhavan was last seen in the Hindi movie Zero, in which he made a cameo appearance. The film, released in 2018, was directed by Aanand L Rai and starred Shah Rukh Khan, with Anushka Sharma and Katrina Kaif playing the female leads. Zero was...

While Netflix draws so much awards attention each year because of its robust slate of movies from top-tier directors, it was Amazon Prime Video that actually became the first streaming platform to ever win an Oscar for a narrative feature. Back at the 2017 ceremony, Amazon won three Academy Awards — two for “Manchester by the Sea” (Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay) and one for the international feature “The Salesman.” (Netflix won its first Oscar that year for the documentary short “White Helmets.”)

Netflix has dominated the conversation in the years since — last year, the service received 24 Oscar nominations, the most for any studio — but Amazon is back again this season with a major Best Picture contender in “One Night in Miami” and several other potential nominees.

Ahead, the new movies on Amazon Prime Video in January that are serious awards contenders.

January 2021

“One Night In Miami” (January 15)

The feature directorial...

The long-awaited Succession Season 3 has added Sanaa Lathan, Linda Emond and South Korean singer and actress Jihae — one of whom will play a character with ties to the White House.

As reported by our sister site Variety, Lathan — whose previous TV credits include The Affair and Shots Fired — has been cast as Lisa Arthur, a well-connected New York lawyer.

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Emond (Lodge 49, Madam Secretary), meanwhile,...

Are you ready for thrills and mystery once again because Manoj Bajpayee returns as The Family Man.

Amazon Prime Video earlier launched an intriguing teaser of Amazon Original Series The Family Man. Amidst heightened anticipation, many of the super-fans of The Family Man actually managed to decode the launch date of the new season, from a clue hidden within the teaser.

Here it is Icymi

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Putting an end to the speculation of fans who have been eagerly, eagerly awaiting the final confirmation on the launch date, Amazon Prime Video has announced 12 February 2021 as the launch date for the new season of its award-winning show, The Family Man 2.

With a multi-layered narrative, the sequel of the action spy thriller marks the return of India’s favourite Family Man, Srikant Tiwari, played brilliantly by Manoj Bajpayee. The Family Man is edgy with a touch...

Amyra Dastur features in the upcoming multistarrer series Tandav starring Saif Ali Khan in a pivotal role. She says Saif made her feel special and that touched her, as a budding actress.

"I have worked with Saif sir in 'Kaalakaandi' and during the script reading session (of Tandav) I met him again. I was just reading my script, sitting there along with everyone, thinking Saif sir wouldn't remember me. So, I could not even say 'hello' to him. Suddenly, Saif sir, from across the table, said, 'Hey you, you were with me in 'Kaalakaandi' right, what's up? how are you?'" recalled Amyra, while opening up to Ians.

"He recognised me!! That was a starstruck moment for me! I called my mother and told her what just happened. It feels so special when someone like Saif Ali Khan, an actor of that caliber remembers you. It is special!

One Night In Miami director Regina King has said that she has no problem with British actors playing iconic U.S. characters as long as they invest in the part.

Speaking during a BAFTA Masterclass in London last night (Jan 12), King said: “If I was moved by a performance, I really don’t care where a person’s from.”

In reference to British actor Kingsley Ben-Adir, who portrays Malcolm X in her feature directorial debut, and Canadian actor Eli Goree, who portrays a young Muhammad Ali, King explained:

“As an audience member, to me they truly understood what they were doing, what they were embodying. After Kingsley’s first audition, I wanted to give him some notes. I wanted to just talk to him and get to know him and get to know what his relationship was to Malcolm. He said all the things that I needed to hear him...

Amazon Prime Video today dropped a teaser video of the new season of the much-awaited Amazon Original Series, 'The Family Man'. The intriguing teaser video shows us how the family and colleagues of Srikant Tiwari, played by Manoj Bajpayee, are searching for him and wondering where he has gone. While the family, including Srikant’s wife and his daughter, is finding him so that they can resolve their personal issues, his colleagues at Tasc are hoping for his return to take on a bigger and the deadlier mission than before.

The video leaves us with many questions - Where did Srikant disappear? Is Srikant going to come back? Is he too far off from his calling? What happened after the cliffhanger seen at the end of Season 1 that left us spellbound?

The new season of the show will see Manoj Bajpayee reprise his character as Srikant Tiwari, along with Sharib Hashmi,...

To celebrate the release of One Night in Miami, the new film coming to Amazon Prime later this week, we have the pleasure of sitting down with two of its ensemble cast to chat about the already critically-acclaimed drama.

One Night in Miami is a fictional account of one incredible night where icons Muhammad Ali (Eli Goree), Malcolm X (Kingsley Ben-Abir), Sam Cooke (Leslie Odom Jnr), and Jim Brown (Aldis Hodge) gathered discussing their roles in the civil rights movement and cultural upheaval of the 60s.

Directed by Oscar Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk) and written by Kemp Powers, based on his play, One Night In Miami is a stirring, powerful and joyous film that delves into the history of America and the world, the power of dialogue and talking, the importance of democracy and a celebration of four men who helped change the world – and still are.

A new year has arrived but Amazon Prime is looking to the past.

That’s not a bad thing mind you, as for its list of new releases in January 2021, Amazon is bringing back some classic movies and TV shows for its host of subscribers. We’ll get to the Amazon originals in a moment but for now, feast your eyes on January’s impressive library additions for the streamer.

Jan. 1 marks the arrival of all eight seasons of Dexter…roughly four and a half of which are great! Dexter will be receiving its own Michael C. Hall-approved revival later this year and thanks to Amazon you can catch up with the first run again. Speaking of show’s with disappointing conclusions, all nine seasons of How I Met Your Mother will come to Amazon on Jan. 19. Some movies of note arriving on Jan. 1 include Dr. Strangelove, The Truman Show,...

MollywoodThe teaser of the film was released by Mohanlal on Facebook on January 1.Tnm StaffThe sequel of the blockbuster Malayalam thriller Drishyam, Drishyam 2 will be released on Amazon Prime Video, lead actor of the film Mohanlal announced on Facebook. He also released the teaser of the film which is expected to soon hit screens. “Georgekutty and his family are coming soon on Amazon Prime Video,” Mohanlal wrote on Facebook, sharing the teaser. The teaser shows Georgekutty, the character played by Mohanlal, delivering a dialogue to a police officer from the previous film. “I have never seen police officers as fools. Rather I see them as protectors of people. That is why I believe that sir and this police station will protect me,” he is seen saying. The teaser hints that the sequel will also be as gripping as the first movie. “Some secrets are meant to stay hidden forever. But...

Roasts, in their standard form, thrive on chaos. They give speakers the green light to share the unfiltered truth of the night’s subject — or, more often, an exaggerated interpretation — leading to story after story, joke after joke, screed after screed that crosses the boundaries of accepted social mores. But, despite certain selections for Comedy Central’s (in)famous televised events, roasts typically work best when the roastee is well-liked. After all, it’s supposed to be an honor. Sure, taking a jackass to task can be fun, but there’s added excitement to peeking behind the curtain of an everyman’s gracious public image, just as there’s an added challenge for comedians to hit a not-so-easy target.

“Yearly Departed,” Amazon Prime Video’s end-of-year comedy special that says goodbye to “the year we love to hate,” is not officially a roast. It’s a wake. Speakers Tiffany Haddish,...

After a year-long wait, History Channel is finally bringing an end to its Norseman saga, “Vikings.” Except that when the historical drama premieres its final 10 episodes, they won’t be on History — but on Amazon’s Prime Video, where all the episodes will drop on Dec. 30. The A+E Networks cable channel is taking an unconventional route to close out its first scripted series on Prime Video before airing on a weekly basis on History next year. The series, which stars Alexander Ludwig, Peter Franzen and Alex Høgh Andersen, was originally set to wrap up its run with a 20-episode sixth and final season split into two parts on History Channel. The first half of the final season debuted last December. “Vikings” showrunner Michael Hirst told TheWrap that the decision was out of his hands. “Nobody told me anything about it. I was told about it as a fait accompli,” he said.

Giving the fans of The Family Man a reason to rejoice, Amazon Prime Video today dropped the first poster of the Season 2 of the Amazon Original. The intriguing teaser poster shows us a picture of a time bomb with the time saying 2021. The New Year will see Srikant Tiwari (Manoj Bajpayee) and Sharib Hashmi (Jk Talpade) taking on a bigger and deadlier mission. Along with keeping up with a high-pressure job and keeping his country safe, Srikant Tiwari will also be seen juggling between his role as a father and a husband.

The Family Man, an edgy, action-drama series, tells the story of a middle-class man, Srikant Tiwari, who works for a special cell of the National Investigation Agency. The series plots Srikant's tight-rope walk as he struggles to strike a balance between his secretive low-paying, high-pressure, high-stakes job and being a husband and father. This is as much a...

Update 9 Pm: Amazon’s Prime Video has responded to complaints on social media about technical difficulties while streaming today’s NFL game between the San Francisco 49ers and Arizona Cardinals.

“Our data shows that millions of Prime Video customers enjoyed a high quality and reliable streaming experience for the 49ers-Cardinals game,” a Prime Video spokesperson said in a statement. “There were reports of isolated local connectivity and broadband issues, which were unrelated to the Prime Video broadcast.”

Some of the frustration expressed by football fans online stemmed from the fact that the game was not available on TV. This marked the second time ever that the NFL gave a game’s exclusive rights to a streamer.

Deadline co-editor in chief Mike Fleming was one of those unable to watch the game. Fleming said he viewed the earlier Bucs-Lions game and late Dolphins-Raiders game, each with a pristine signal. In between,...

Christmas is the giving season, and one person who gave back in a big way this year was Sacha Baron Cohen. Following the premiere of the comedian’s blockbuster comedy “Borat Subsequent Movie Film” in late October, the internet rallied around Jeanise Jones, an unknowing participant in the film who is hired as a babysitter for Maria Bakalova’s Tutar. Jones’ virtuous personality made her a breakout star and the recipient of over $100,000 via a crowdfunding campaign that went viral after word got out that Jones was not properly compensated for starring in “Borat 2.” Baron Cohen himself made an additional $100,000 donation to Jones, the specifics of which he detailed for the first time in a Guild interview this month with IndieWire’s own Eric Kohn.

“I think this has been the hardest year in living memory for most people,” Baron Cohen said. “Jeanise is this incredible figure in the movie.