Season 3 of The Man in the High Castle Greenlit

Amazon Studios has greenlit a third season of The Man in the High Castle, which is due for release later this year.

This news comes via Variety, which reports Eric Overmyer will be taking over from Frank Spotnitz as showrunner and executive producer. Overmyer has worked on the likes of Bosch, and also has writing and producing credits on shows such as Law & Order and The Wire.

Season 2 of Man in the High Castle premiered on December 16 last year, and Amazon says the most viewers registered over its debut weekend than all of its other original shows so far.

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Robin Williams Was Turned Down for a Role in Harry Potter

Legendary comedian Robin Williams was turned down for the role of Rubeus Hagrid in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone because of a stipulation that all actors in the film must be British.

Speaking to The Huffington Post, casting director Janet Hirshenson explained that Williams had wanted the role of the half-giant Hogwarts groundskeeper.

“Robin

had called

 because he really wanted to be in the movie," she explained, "but it was a British-only edict, and once he said no to Robin, he wasn’t going to say yes to anybody else, that’s for sure."

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Robin Williams Was Turned Down for a Role in Harry Potter

Legendary comedian Robin Williams was turned down for the role of Rubeus Hagrid in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone because of a stipulation that all actors in the film must be British.

Speaking to The Huffington Post, casting director Janet Hirshenson explained that Williams had wanted the role of the half-giant Hogwarts groundskeeper.

“Robin

had called

 because he really wanted to be in the movie," she explained, "but it was a British-only edict, and once he said no to Robin, he wasn’t going to say yes to anybody else, that’s for sure."

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Dr. Strange May Play a Large Role in Thor: Ragnarok

Benedict Cumberbatch's Doctor Strange may play a more substantial role in Thor: Ragnarok than originally expected.

While set photos and the post-credits sequence for the Doctor Strange solo film had indicated that the Sorceror Supreme would appear in the upcoming Thor sequel, a new plot synopsis on official Disney fansite, D23 suggests that he may be more central to the film than a simple cameo:

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Dr. Strange May Play a Large Role in Thor: Ragnarok

Benedict Cumberbatch's Doctor Strange may play a more substantial role in Thor: Ragnarok than originally expected.

While set photos and the post-credits sequence for the Doctor Strange solo film had indicated that the Sorceror Supreme would appear in the upcoming Thor sequel, a new plot synopsis on official Disney fansite, D23 suggests that he may be more central to the film than a simple cameo:

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Nintendo Releases New Zelda: Breath of the Wild Art

Nintendo really wants you to know that its latest Zelda is drawing on the first Zelda. Not content with releasing a whole blog post about the similarities between The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and plain-old The Legend of Zelda, it has now released new artwork for the game that harks back to the 1986 original.

Released to celebrate New Year's Day, Nintendo of America tweeted the new art, showing the new game's blue-shirted Link looking across a cartoon horizon:

Nintendo Releases New Zelda: Breath of the Wild Art

Nintendo really wants you to know that its latest Zelda is drawing on the first Zelda. Not content with releasing a whole blog post about the similarities between The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and plain-old The Legend of Zelda, it has now released new artwork for the game that harks back to the 1986 original.

Released to celebrate New Year's Day, Nintendo of America tweeted the new art, showing the new game's blue-shirted Link looking across a cartoon horizon:

New Mass Effect: Andromeda Gameplay Coming Tomorrow

New Mass Effect: Andromeda footage will be revealed at tomorrow's CES conference.

According to a recent tweet from the official Mass Effect Twitter account, GPU manufacturer Nvidia will be showcasing new "Mass Effect: Andromeda environments and gameplay" as part of the keynote presentation.

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