Game of Thrones Showrunner Says He Deliberately Didn’t Listen to Fan Feedback
Game of Thrones creators/showrunners D.B. Weiss and David Benioff sat for a Q&A session at the Austin Film Festival this weekend, revealing, according to some who were live-tweeting the event, that they didn't place any particular weight to fan feedback or criticisms throughout their journey making the series.
As documented by Needle and Pen on Twitter, Weiss didn't see the value of considering other people’s reactions.
Were you listening to the feedback to your fans as things went along?
Dan: “We really did not.”
Dan doesn’t see the value of considering other people’s reactions.
Joker is Number One at the Box Office Again
It was another landmark week for Todd Phillips' Joker, as not only did the it become the number one R-rated film of all time, but it also eked out a win over Maleficent: Mistress of Evil to once again rule the box office.
In a close race, per Variety, Joker brought in an estimated $18.9 million while the Maleficent sequel scooped up $18.5 million. Again, this is a tight margin so the rankings could change by tomorrow.
Overwatch 2 Details Leaked, Features New PvE Missions, New Mode
Blizzard will reveal new details about the next iteration of Overwatch at BlizzCon next week, according to a report from ESPN. “Overwatch 2” will feature a new logo for the franchise, new game modes, maps, heroes, PvE features, and seemingly revised hero abilities for that PvE experience. ESPN obtained the information via a source at BlizzCon as well as a training document for the event.
The new logo sports the same circular design as the original Overwatch logo, but with an orange “2” added to its right side.
Netflix’s Daybreak: Ending Explained
Warning: Full spoilers for all of Netflix's Daybreak: Season 1 follow...
If you've manage to binge all 10 episodes of Netflix's new nuclear meltdown mayhem series Daybreak (check out our full Netflix's Daybreak review here), you're now fully prepped to dive into the ending with us and analyze how the series is being set up for a Season 2.
Daybreak, loosely based on the comic series by Brian Ralph, imagines a world where most of humanity is wiped out by biological nukes, leaving behind the teens and zombifying the adults. The leftover youths from Glendale High School then divide the west San Gabriel Valley up into clique zones, warring with one another for wasteland supremacy. But why does the world only seem to be filled with... these teenagers?
Martin Scorsese Now Says Marvel Movies are a “New Art Form”
Ever since Martin Scorsese stated his opinion that Marvel movies were "not cinema," people like James Gunn, Natalie Portman, Samuel L. Jackson, and Disney CEO Bob Iger have leapt to the films' defense (while Francis Ford Coppola doubled down and called them "despicable").
Watchmen: Damon Lindelof Shares Jeremy Irons Scene Pages from Pilot Script
On the heels of Damon Lindelof's well-received Watchmen sequel series' debut on HBO -- which pulled in 1.5 million viewers -- Lindelof decided to release four pages from the the pilot script he penned, showing us all how the cryptic scene featuring Jeremy Irons, as THAT character, looked on paper.
"I have received a number of queries relating to the interlude from our premiere featuring the tremendous Mr. Irons," Lindelof posted on Instagram. "The gist of said queries, “Uh... cool... but what the f*** was THAT?” These script pages will shed almost no light, but as you are 24 hours from seeing what The Blonde Man is writing, I thought it only fair to show you a bit of my own."
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SNL: Game of Thrones’ Jason Momoa Pops Up as a Scheming Gigolo
Saturday Night Live got a taste of the smolder as Game of Thrones' Jason Momoa, who can soon be seen on the Apple TV+ series See, popped in as a smarmy "lover of the elderly."
During sketch called First Impressions Court, featuring host Chance the Rapper as Judge Barry, who renders 10-second verdicts based on sketchy appearances alone, Momoa stopped by as gigolo Apollo Benz.
You can watch Momoa's part, as well as what he does with a pair of chandelier earrings, here...
Oh, he's definitely guilty. #ChanceOnSNL pic.twitter.com/BAblTN7kJn
SNL: Chance the Rapper Reports on League of Legends Tournament
Saturday Night Live host (and musical guest) Chance the Rapper brought back his clueless New York Knicks reporter character, Lazlo Holmes, who was last seen in November of 2017 trying his best to cover a hockey game.
This time around, Lazlo was thrown into the deep end of an esports event featuring arena battler League of Legends. Naturally, Lazlo was baffled by just about everything - from being asked his opinion on "Team Echo’s attack strategy" to the amount of female fans flocking to meet iconic player S3X PANDA 99.
You can watch a snippet of the sketch here...
Struggling to describe some of the Legends footage, Holmes, befuddled, states "This game looks like how a seizure feels."Lazlo Holmes reporting live from...
— Saturday Night Live - SNL (@nbcsnl) October 27, 2019
an eSports tournament? #ChanceOnSNL pic.twitter.com/N9h7Gb2wle
Game of Thrones Reunion: Daenerys Brings Jon Snow and Khal Drogo Together
Khal Drogo and Jon Snow never crossed paths (or even climates) on Game of Thrones, but both of them fell in love with "Moon of My Life/Queen" Daenerys.
In real life though, actors Jason Momoa and Kit Harington were on hand to help fellow Thrones alum Emilia Clark celebrate her 33rd birthday.
The actress posted this reunion pic to her Instagram, marking the first time Dany's posed with both of her (human) loves...
