Tag Archives: Historical

Gentleman Jack creator Sally Wainwright says she’s “gutted” the show has been canceled by HBO – but promises that all hope for season 3 is not lost, as the BBC looks into finding a new partner. Last week, the US channel confirmed it would not be moving forward with the …

Baz Luhrmann’s Australia is getting a small-screen re-release, with the extended cut of the movie becoming a six-part miniseries set to stream on Hulu in the US and Disney Plus internationally.  The show, which is officially named Faraway Downs, will follow the same story as the 2008 film, but feature …

A24 is lining up its next star-studded movie – The Governesses will feature Lily-Rose Depp, Squid Game’s Hoyeon, and The Worst Person in the World’s Renate Reinsve.  The movie is set to center around three rebellious governesses who turn both the bohemian household they work in and the minds of …

Director Alfonso Cuarón has seen The Northman, Robert Eggers’ upcoming Viking revenge epic, and he seems impressed.  “Every single frame is charged with all the thematic elements of the whole film,” Cuarón told The New Yorker (opens in new tab). “I have to say, it is very complex, it is …

Peaky Blinders has paid tribute to the late actor Helen McCrory, who played Aunt Polly in the hit BBC series. The Peaky Blinders season 6 premiere, “Black Day,” ended with a message accompanied by birdsong that read, “Dedicated to the memory of Helen McCrory OBE ‘Polly Gray’” So pleased that …

Vikings: Valhalla creator and writer Jeb Stuart has shared the advice given to him by original series creator Michael Hirst. In an interview with Polygon (opens in new tab), Stuart said that Hirst wanted Valhalla to feel nostalgic of the franchise’s entire period, which charts at least a century from …

Patty Jenkins will no longer direct Gal Gadot in Paramount’s upcoming Cleopatra movie, Deadline (opens in new tab) reports. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier helmer Kari Skogland is now in the director’s chair, while Jenkins moves into a producing role so she can focus on two other projects – Wonder …

Emily Blunt is the latest star to join Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan’s next movie, Deadline (opens in new tab) reports.  The movie will focus on J. Robert Oppenheimer, played by Cillian Murphy, the man who developed the atom bomb. Blunt will play his wife, Katherine. Oppenheimer was an American theoretical physicist …

Call of Duty: Vanguard Zombies mode will act as a prequel to the storyline currently playing out in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War.  Activision revealed the news during a press event for Call of Duty: Vanguard, as well as confirming that Black Ops Cold War developer Treyarch is …

Aside from Marvel’s Thor, what other properties out there offer regular access to beefcake Vikings? Exactly: far too few. The original Vikings series wrapped up its six-season run on The History Channel leaving its hordes of loyal fans desperate for more.  On the cards for some time, the show’s sequel …