No Daily Show for John Oliver; HBO Show Renewed
HBO has renewed Last Week Tonight With John Oliver for two more seasons.
Both the third and fourth seasons will consist of 35 shows each, and will run on HBO in 2016 and 2017.
Comedian John Oliver was a regular correspondent on The Daily Show and hosted while Jon Stewart was away shooting his film Rosewater. Oliver left The Daily Show in 2014 to host Last Week Tonight - a comedic, satirical look at the week in news, politics, and current events. Its first season in 2014 covered topics such as net neutrality, Miss America, Uganda's anti-LGBT laws, and climate change.
No Daily Show for John Oliver; HBO Show Renewed
HBO has renewed Last Week Tonight With John Oliver for two more seasons.
Both the third and fourth seasons will consist of 35 shows each, and will run on HBO in 2016 and 2017.
Comedian John Oliver was a regular correspondent on The Daily Show and hosted while Jon Stewart was away shooting his film Rosewater. Oliver left The Daily Show in 2014 to host Last Week Tonight - a comedic, satirical look at the week in news, politics, and current events. Its first season in 2014 covered topics such as net neutrality, Miss America, Uganda's anti-LGBT laws, and climate change.
First Casting for Guardians of the Galaxy Animated Series Revealed
Disney has begun announcing the voice cast for its Guardians of the Galaxy TV series.
Groot will be played by Kevin Michael Richardson, the company announced today. Richardson has already played a few Marvel animated characters, having voiced various characters for the Ultimate Spider-Man series, and Bishop in Wolverine and the X-Men. He's even voiced Groot for a number of series, including Avengers Assemble and Ultimate Spider-Man.
Rocket Raccoon will be played by Trevor Devall. He has similarly played Marvel characters before, like Cyclops and Captain America. He's also voiced Rocket in in the Ultimate Spider-Man series, so this is turning out to be something of a reunion for the Guardians from that series.
First Casting for Guardians of the Galaxy Animated Series Revealed
Disney has begun announcing the voice cast for its Guardians of the Galaxy TV series.
Groot will be played by Kevin Michael Richardson, the company announced today. Richardson has already played a few Marvel animated characters, having voiced various characters for the Ultimate Spider-Man series, and Bishop in Wolverine and the X-Men. He's even voiced Groot for a number of series, including Avengers Assemble and Ultimate Spider-Man.
Rocket Raccoon will be played by Trevor Devall. He has similarly played Marvel characters before, like Cyclops and Captain America. He's also voiced Rocket in in the Ultimate Spider-Man series, so this is turning out to be something of a reunion for the Guardians from that series.
Out This Week: February 17, 2015
With so many new games and movies coming out, it can be hard to keep up. Lucky for you, IGN is here to help with a weekly round-up of the biggest releases each and every week. Check out the latest releases for this week, and be sure to come back next Monday for a new update.
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Out This Week: February 17, 2015
With so many new games and movies coming out, it can be hard to keep up. Lucky for you, IGN is here to help with a weekly round-up of the biggest releases each and every week. Check out the latest releases for this week, and be sure to come back next Monday for a new update.
Note: The prices and deals compiled below are accurate at the time we published this story, but all are subject to change.
Wrestling Wrap Up: Massive Reigns/Bryan Brawl
Nevermind how we actually got here (fans booing the s*** out of Roman Reigns) or how the WWE says we got here (Daniel Bryan never got a title rematch/Reigns had The Rock "help him win the Rumble"), I'm loving the Reigns/Bryan feud.
Of course there are certain ways I'd like to see the Fastlane main event go (and end), but I'm totally sold on this feud. Mostly because I'm sure Roman "No Chill" Reigns, on some real level, truly does resent all of the backlash he's been receiving. Again, none of it wholly his fault, but instead the fault of the booking that practically set him up to fail.
Wrestling Wrap Up: Massive Reigns/Bryan Brawl
Nevermind how we actually got here (fans booing the s*** out of Roman Reigns) or how the WWE says we got here (Daniel Bryan never got a title rematch/Reigns had The Rock "help him win the Rumble"), I'm loving the Reigns/Bryan feud.
Of course there are certain ways I'd like to see the Fastlane main event go (and end), but I'm totally sold on this feud. Mostly because I'm sure Roman "No Chill" Reigns, on some real level, truly does resent all of the backlash he's been receiving. Again, none of it wholly his fault, but instead the fault of the booking that practically set him up to fail.
Why Didn’t Battle of the Five Armies Make $1B?
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is a blockbuster hit that was expected to break $1 billion worldwide as the trilogy's first installment did in 2012. But even though international attendance didn't dip from the past two Hobbit movies, The Battle of the Five Armies will now make $90 million less than had been expected. So what happened?
It turns out The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, and its distributor Warner Bros., are the victims of declining global exchange rates. According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Battle of the Five Armies had grossed north of $620 million offshore as of Jan. 29 for a worldwide total of $867 million. Were it not for the exchange-rate debacle, the film could have crossed $1 billion."
Why Didn’t Battle of the Five Armies Make $1B?
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is a blockbuster hit that was expected to break $1 billion worldwide as the trilogy's first installment did in 2012. But even though international attendance didn't dip from the past two Hobbit movies, The Battle of the Five Armies will now make $90 million less than had been expected. So what happened?
It turns out The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, and its distributor Warner Bros., are the victims of declining global exchange rates. According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Battle of the Five Armies had grossed north of $620 million offshore as of Jan. 29 for a worldwide total of $867 million. Were it not for the exchange-rate debacle, the film could have crossed $1 billion."