HBO: Last News

Alien: Romulus director Fede Álvarez has confirmed that a character in the film was heavily inspired by Naughty Dog‘s The Last Of Us Part II video game – find out more below.Álvarez, who also directed 2013’s Evil Dead and the Don’t Breathe franchise, took to social media over the weekend to share that the character of Kay in Alien: Romulus – played by Isabela Merced – was partially inspired by The Last Of Us Part II‘s Dina.In The Last Of Us Part II, Dina is pregnant, adding another layer of intensity and seriousness into the apocalyptic game’s setting. This prompted Álvarez to decide that Kay should be pregnant as well.He wrote on X (formerly Twitter): “Fun fact: I was playing The Last Of Us 2 while writing Alien: Romulus.

HBO have announced a documentary telling the story behind the acclaimed mob drama The Sopranos and its creator David Chase.Director by Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney, the two-part documentary, Wise Guy: David Chase and the Sopranos, will air on the network on September 7, with both parts airing consecutively. They will also be available to stream on HBO Max.The synopsis reads: “25 years after the show first debuted, HBO’s paradigm-shifting series The Sopranos remains a cultural phenomenon and a touchstone for prestige television.

“The White Lotus” creator Mike White and offered to play a sex worker on the Emmy winning HBO series. The comedian and former talk show host, 61, recalled his hilarious pitch during a recent episode of his “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” podcast.“Before you guys started shooting ‘The White Lotus,’ ran into none other than Mike White in a restaurant,” O’Brien told his guest, Walton Goggins, who will star in “The White Lotus” Season 3.O’Brien continued, “We start chatting because we’ve met each other once or twice before and he’s a very funny, cool guy.

Kaitlyn Dever allegedly required extra security when filming “The Last of Us” because of how much fans hate her character.It was announced in January that Dever, 27, would be joining the second season of the popular HBO show based on a video game of the same name. Also coming aboard the series would be Isabela Merced, 23.Merced was cast to play a love interest to Bella Ramsey’s character Ellie, whereas Dever signed on to play Abby, an antagonist to both Ellie and Joel, as played by Pablo Pascal.

HBO and BBC’s investment bank drama Industry is here – but how can fans in the UK watch the new episodes?Industry follows the lives of a group of bankers working in the London office of the fictional company Pierpoint & Co, focusing on a group of recent graduates as well as their mentors.The third season of the drama series was officially commissioned in October 2022, just weeks after the premiere of season two.A statement from HBO vice president of programming Kathleen McCaffrey said: “Industry reached new heights in season two, cementing its status as a buzzy hit with addictive storytelling, layered characters, a breakneck pace, and keen observations about contemporary workplace dynamics.”In a review of the first season of the show, NME said of Industry: ”It makes the world of banking look deeply unappealing, but makes it very fun to watch others suffer through it.”The show has proved to be a launching pad for a number of its stars, with Marisa Abela, who plays the wealthy graduate Yasmin, having recently portrayed Amy Winehouse in the biopic Back To Black.Myha’la Herrold has gone on to star in films Bodies Bodies Bodies and Leave The World Behind since first appearing on the show, and Harry Lawtey is set to play Harvey Dent in the upcoming Joker: Folie à Deux.It was also recently confirmed that joining the cast for this third season will be Game Of Thrones’ Kit Harrington, who will play the British aristocrat Lord Henry Much, described as “the embodiment of ‘old money’ privilege”.Industry is a co-production between HBO in the US and the BBC in the UK, with the previous two seasons airing on the respective platforms.The first episode of season three of the show aired in the US on HBO on Sunday (August 11), with the

Kit Harington has suggested that there were “mistakes made, story-wise” at the end of Game Of Thrones.The hit HBO fantasy series wrapped up its eight-season run in 2019, though the final episodes sparked a backlash from fans, with a petition to re-write the season attracting over 1 million signatures.Harington, who played Jon Snow in the series, has now reflected on the final season, admitting that “everyone is entitled to their opinion”.“I think there were mistakes made, story-wise, towards the end maybe,” he told GQ. “I think there were some interesting choices that didn’t quite work.”The actor also looked back on how he felt around the time they made the last season, admitting that the cast “were all so fucking tired”.“I think if there was any fault with the end of Thrones, is that we were all so fucking tired, we couldn’t have gone on longer,” he said.“And so I understand some people thought it was rushed and I might agree with them.

GQ Hype that he “backed out” of the “Game of Thrones” sequel series that would’ve been centered on his beloved character.“I don’t really want to say, because it starts a whole thing,” Harington said in his interview published Monday, when he was first asked about the shelved show.He explained: “What I can tell you is it was HBO that came to me and said, ‘Would you consider this?’ My first reaction was no. And then I thought there could be an interesting and important story about the soldier after the war. I felt that there might be something left to say and a story left to tell in a pretty limited way.”“We spent a couple of years back and forth developing it,” Harington said.

“Game of Thrones” — the series where the couple met and fell in love.“I don’t think they’ll wanna watch ‘Game of Thrones,’ ” the 37-year-old actor told “E! News” at the Season 3 premiere of his HBO show “Industry” in New York on Tuesday. “I absolutely guarantee you they’ll probably never wanna see that show,” he added.Harington played Jon Snow on the hit fantasy TV series, which ran from 2011 to 2019.The show introduced him to Leslie, 37, who played the wildling Ygritte. The character was killed off during Season 4.

Game Of Thrones spin-off House Of The Dragon was watched by fewer people than some season one episodes.According to IndieWire, the latest episode of the HBO show earned 8.9million viewers in the US last Sunday (August 4) when the season came to a close. It compares to 7.8million viewers for the first episode of the season.However, this didn’t compare well to four season one episodes, which earned higher viewing figures.

Sara Ramirez has reached a settlement in their divorce from their spouse, Ryan Debolt, according to a new report. The pair have allegedly “settled all issues” and agreed that neither party will receive spousal report, per court documents obtained by TMZ. A judge still has to sign off on the paperwork.

the series finale. “Larry was honestly totally surprised by the positive force of the response,” he told the Hollywood Reporter in a recent interview. “He was blown away by how much people got it and enjoyed it.

nearly 9 million viewers. Geeta Vasant Patel, who directed the Season 2 finale, told The Post that because she’s a fan, “I know that in the [‘House of the Dragon’ and ‘Game of Thrones’] universe, a season finale is the go-to. You have a bunch of dragons fighting in the sky.

House of the Dragon have expressed their disappointment at the lack of narrative progress in the finale of the show’s second season.The eighth and final episode aired on HBO last night (August 4), although numerous scenes from it did leak online several days earlier.Titled ‘The Queen Who Ever Was’, it saw Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) finally take back her throne, with her husband Daemon (Matt Smith) at her side.After the episode, fans of the show took to social media to share their thoughts, with some stating that they felt underwhelmed by the climax and its lack of narrative closure.”We all just watched a 66 minute trailer for S3”, wrote one X user.we all just watched a 66 minute trailer for S3 #HouseOfTheDragon #HOTD pic.twitter.com/cCRFSEnCS3— ⚡ (@UTDCJ_) August 5, 2024“House of the Dragon Season 2 successfully replacing GOT season 8 as the most disappointing and poorly executed seasons of television,” said another.House of the Dragon Season 2 successfully replacing GOT season 8 as the most disappointing and poorly executed seasons of television. #HOTD #HOTDS2 pic.twitter.com/zWG8OnDlIS— The Bravo Watcher (@TheBravoWatcher) August 5, 2024See some further reactions below:This amazing build up and now we have to wait 2 years for Season 3 #HouseOfTheDragon #HotD #HoTDS2 pic.twitter.com/vTm1D3j5YL— Tyler Calvert (@ItsTylerCalvert) August 5, 2024No dragon fights, no battles, no squabbles, no casualties.

HBO’s The White Lotus.The clip was released as part of a showreel of HBO Max’s upcoming new season for 2024-25, which also included first glimpses of The Last of Us season two, The Penguin, Dune: Prophecy and Game of Thrones spin-off A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.See the showreel below:New luxuries await you in Thailand. Season 3 of the @HBO Original Series #TheWhiteLotus is coming soon to Max.

Fire and Blood,” is set nearly 200 years before the action of the main series and follows the decline of House Targaryen, who once united and ruled the Seven Kingdoms. RELATED: “House of the Dragon” Season 2, Episode 7 Ending ExplainedBelow, we’ve compiled everything you need to know to tune into “House of the Dragon” Season 2, Episode 8, from a premiere time, to how you can score a discount to stream on Max.The “House of the Dragon” Season 2 finale airs tonight, Sunday, August 4, at 9:00 p.m. ET on HBO and Max.

“Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes” which premiered Aug. 3, features interviews that the late movie star had with journalist Richard Meryman from 1964 to 1965.Taylor called her marriage to Fisher “one big friggin’ awful mistake” in one of the interview tapes.“Eddie made sure that I felt lonely.

“House of the Dragon” leaked online Tuesday night, five days before it airs on HBO and Max on Sunday, August 4. The episode spread like dragon fire on TikTok, forcing HBO to release a statement.“We are aware that clips from the ‘House of the Dragon’ season finale have surfaced across social media platforms,” a spokesperson for the network told Entertainment Weekly.“The clips were posted after an unintentional release from an international third-party distributor,” the statement continued.

HBO‘s House Of The Dragon has leaked online – find out more below. NME will not be posting spoilers or sharing the leaks.According to a report from Variety, numerous scenes from the House Of The Dragon season 2 finale have made their way online ahead of its official release next week (August 4).

House Of The Dragon has teased a huge battle to come in the trailer for the season two finale.The Game Of Thrones prequel will wrap up its second run next weekend (August 4), with a new preview giving fans a taste of what’s to come.“The dragons dance, and men are like dust under their feet,” Ser Criston Cole declares at the start. “We march now towards our annihilation.”We then see Alicent warn Aemond of “ruin and death”, while Aemond later promises that they “will answer outrage with outrage”.“For every one of us who falls, a hundred of them, there will be no mercy,” a voice later shouts, suggesting the finale will get very bloody.In other news, a recent House Of The Dragon episode which featured a same-sex kiss between Queen Rhaenyra and Lady Mysaria was subjected to review bombing from some fans.Star Sonoya Mizuno revealed that the kiss wasn’t in the original script, explaining to TheWrap: “I think it was scripted as … there’s just breath between them or something, and then whatever happens is interrupted.”Mizuno added: “Because we were separate in the room…[and] Mysaria has told this story, [D’Arcy] felt the instinct to hold her, to comfort her.

Kit Harington has made his return to the world of Game Of Thrones, by way of an ad for new mobile game Legends.Game Of Thrones: Legends is a mobile puzzle game from Zynga Inc. that sees players recruiting a number of famous Game Of Thrones and House Of The Dragon characters to fight for their Westeros house.

Fire and Blood,” is set nearly 200 years before the action of the main series and follows the decline of House Targaryen, who once united and ruled the Seven Kingdoms. RELATED: “House of the Dragon” Season 2, Episode 6 Ending ExplainedOf course, as we head toward the season finale next week, more drama continues to unfold in both Black and Green factions of House Targaryen. Key elements in the series continue to diverge from the plot of the book, while elsewhere in Westeros, things are heating up between Rhaenyra and her estranged husband’s ex-lover.