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Harry Potter HBO Show Finds Its Dobby, Tom Riddle, and New Ginny Weasley
HBO is already assembling the cast for the second season of Harry Potter, months before audiences have even seen Harry’s first year at Hogwarts.
Lanterns Ratings Show First Sign of Trouble Despite Warner Bros. Claiming Viewership Growth
Warner Bros. Discovery has been celebrating the apparent ratings success of DC Studios’ Lanterns, but an independent measurement of the series’ performance is painting a somewhat different picture. According to Cosmic Book News, Lanterns dropped from No. 2 to No. 4 on...
Lanterns Continues to Attract Big Viewership For HBO Max Despite Controversies
Despite generating significant controversy among longtime DC fans and casual viewers, HBO Max’s Lanterns appears to be holding—and even growing—its audience.
Lanterns Cast and Crew Defend and Praise John Stewart’s Mother as a “Super Hero Without The Cape”
For more than eight decades, Green Lantern comics have told stories of cosmic adventure centered on heroes chosen for their extraordinary willpower and ability to overcome fear.
New HBO Harry Potter Trailer Reveals Sorting Hat, Hogwarts, and More Snape
With just a few months until its Christmas Day release, HBO is ramping up the marketing for its new Harry Potter series.
Lanterns Writer Claims Green Lantern Ring Is “Sexist” and John Stewart’s Mother is More Deserving
The Green Lantern power ring is one of the most powerful weapons in the DC Universe. It can fly across galaxies, translate alien languages, create constructs limited largely by the imagination of its bearer, and seek out individuals capable of overcoming great fear....
DC Studios Podcast Host Tells Fan Hal Jordan Is ‘Racist’ and Suggests DC ‘May Not Be for You’
The controversy surrounding Lanterns and its treatment of Hal Jordan just took an extraordinary turn. Frankey Smith, better known online as Fantastic Frankeym one of the hosts of DC Studios Showcase: The Official Podcast, entered a Green Lantern fan’s private messages...
Lanterns Writer Uses HBO’s Watchmen to Dismiss Fan Backlash of Episode 3
The writer behind one of Lanterns’ most controversial episodes was preparing for backlash before it even aired. Vanessa Baden Kelly, who wrote Lanterns Episode 3, “OutKast,” told TheWrap that she spent the morning of her interview reading negative Reddit reactions to...
Howard Stern Signs Big Deal With Warner Bros. After Decimating Staff With Layoffs
Howard Stern is bringing The Howard Stern Show to HBO Max, giving the veteran broadcaster the worldwide television platform that once would have appeared incompatible with his outsider identity. Beginning September 17, HBO Max will release weekly filmed adaptations of...
Kit Harington Replaces Nicholas Hoult as Gilderoy Lockhart in HBO Harry Potter Series — Was Activist Backlash to Blame?
HBO’s Harry Potter series has already made a significant change to its second-season cast, with Game of Thrones star Kit Harington replacing Nicholas Hoult as Gilderoy Lockhart less than two weeks after Hoult was officially announced for the role. Deadline reports...
Puck Investigates Warner Bros. Takedowns of Lanterns Spoilers
Warner Bros. Discovery’s controversial attempt to suppress discussion of Lanterns spoilers is receiving new scrutiny from one of Hollywood’s industry publications.
Matthew McConaughey Nearly Played Joel in HBO’s The Last of Us
Matthew McConaughey nearly traded the plains of Texas for the post-apocalyptic wasteland of HBO’s The Last of Us.