Whatever your take on Game of Thrones’ penultimate season, there’s no downplaying a dragon-sized leap in battle VFX. Experience the movie magic for yourself with an extensive breakdown of all Jon and Dany’s adventures “Beyond The Wall,” chock-full of wights, dragons and more.
Game of Thrones is no stranger to musician cameos, though it’s hard to argue singer Ed Sheeran’s “Dragonstone” cameo felt less subtle than usual. Fans didn’t take kindly to the intrusion, and reportedly chased Sheeran off Twitter with their criticism.
Were you born in Game of Thrones’ Westeros, chances are you will not survive to a ripe old age. That doesn’t keep the cast of HBO’s fantasy epic from dreaming, however, as an impressive new parody strings together Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive” with the entire crew.
HBO seems to have bounced back from its string of disappointments with Westworld, but don’t expect True Detective to be granted another shot just yet. If it is, at least Season 1 star Matthew McConaughey is all-in to return for another round with creator Nic Pizzolatto.
Chances are, you or someone you know either shares their Netflix and HBO Go passwords or benefits from using someone else’s account. It’s such a common occurrence that, when asked about it, even the CEO of HBO was like, “No big deal,” then he tipped his shades and sent out a memo with a shrug emoticon — okay, I made that last part up, but if even that guy doesn’t care, then what’s the problem? Oh, just a little something called Federal Law.
Trailer-crafting can prove every much an art as filmmaking itself, and whether or not Suicide Squad manages to right the course of DC movies, the David Ayer villain thriller will have given us several great promos. So great, in fact, that even your aversion to mash-up trailers wouldn’t dare extend to this pretty spectacular pairing with Game of Thrones.
Marvel TV series are rapidly spreading beyond their ABC and Netflix homes, between FOX, Freeform and more, so might HBO be next? Jessica Jones co-creator Brian Michael Bendis seems to have confirmed as much, developing Marvel Icon imprint Scarlet for a live-action series with the prestige cabler.
American Horror Story may not incorporate meme monster Slenderman into its coming sixth season, but that won’t stop cable from taking a deeper dive into internet horror. HBO will air a new documentary Beware the Slenderman, the first poster of which is already RIGHT BEHIND YOU.