The main thing about cinema in a week: the failure of the series "The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power", the film adaptation of Horizon Zero Dawn and more
Miscellaneous / / September 04, 2022
All the most interesting from the world of films and series over the past seven days.
The first two episodes of The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power are out
On September 2, the first two episodes of The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power aired on Amazon Prime Video. It is based on the novels by J. R. Tolkien and takes you to the Second Age of Middle-earth - thousands of years before the events of the films with Frodo and Bilbo Baggins.
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The film adaptation of Horizon Zero Dawn has found showrunners
Steve Blackman, showrunnerUmbrella Academy”, in an interview with Netflix Tudum confirmed that he will become the showrunner of the video game series based on Horizon Zero Dawn. At the same time, Blackman revealed his colleague on the series: this is Michelle Loveretta, who is responsible for the scripts for The Umbrella Academy, Call of Blood, and The Secret Circle. The two of them will act as showrunners and writers.
Details about the plot of the film adaptation are not yet available. It is only known that the main character will be Aloy - as in the games Horizon Zero Dawn and Forbidden West. True, the release is still far away: now Blackman is busy working on the fourth and concurrently final season of Umbrella.
The first episode of "House of the Dragon" is now available to watch on YouTube
Following the huge success of House of the Dragon, HBO Max decided to publish the first episode of the series on its official YouTube channel for everyone to see.
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“All Quiet on the Western Front” and the sequel “Knives Out”: Netflix revealed the schedule of the main premieres until the end of 2022
Netflix has shared a list of major movie releases on the site that can be expected before the end of the year. We are waiting for the sequels to Knives Out and Enola Holmes, a film about Marilyn Monroe, Pinocchio Guillermo del Toro, as well as some anime and book adaptations.
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The authors of "Rick and Morty" promised to release a season a year - perhaps indefinitely
During an interview with The Wrap, series creators Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland said that there will be no more two-year breaks between seasons: new episodes will be released annually. They also noted that theoretically the animated series could last at least 20 seasons - like The Simpsons. There would be a desire for a channel and decent views.
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Premieres of the week🎬
- How did "Samaritan" turn out - a film where Stallone became a superhero from comics
- Huge budget and boring dialogue: The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power won't appeal to everyone, but the show should be given a chance
Cover: footage from the animated series "Rick and Morty" and the series "House of the Dragon", promo for the game Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition