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Danny Jun 16th, 2015

Stephen King’s Dark Tower Set for Film and TV

Stephen King’s The Dark Tower film has been floating around development hell for quite some time, but it seems there might actually be light at the end of the tunnel. It has been announced that Sony and MRC are teaming up to bring the much loved fantasy series to not just film, but television as well. The plans include bringing the books to the silver screen in a film series as well as a complimentary TV show to accompany the movies.

The dark tower - From Stephen KingThe Dark Tower series is a series of book by famous horror writer Stephen King, the book blends multiple genres in what King himself describes as his finest work. It combines fantasy, science fiction, horror and Western in a series that follows a ‘gunslinger’ on his quest towards a tower. The series comprises of eight novels focussing on the protagonist Roland Deschain, a character King has revealed to be majorly influenced by Clint Eastwood’s “Man With No Name” from Sergio Leone’s acclaimed Western ‘Dollar’ trilogy. Other inspirations for the series have come from J. R. R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings’ vast fictional world, as well as Arthurian legend.

Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Erica Huggins and Akiva Goldsman are set to produce, who have collectively tried to get the project up and running for almost 10 years. The first film will be based on the very first novel, The Gunslinger, which was written back in 1982. Akiva Goldsman has been joined by Jeff Pinkner to co-write the script, and will be a completely different version to what has previously been written. Now all that is left is for a director to be bought onboard and production can begin.

The Dark Tower adaptations have been in the works for quite some time, but due to the sheer scope and size of the world in which the Gunslinger exists, potential budgets have been far too big for studios to take a risk on. Even though the books themselves have received critical acclaim, studios are reluctant in taking on a project of this scale without assurances that it will succeed. The project went through two major studios before landing with MRC and Sony. Universal Studios picked up the property back in 2007 and initially announced JJ Abrams was connected to direct a trilogy but soon removed himself from the project. Universal eventually pulled the plug after budget issues and a contract breakdown with director Ron Howard. Dark Tower then jumped ship over to Warner Bros. but again due to financial concerns, they also passed.

Stephen King himself is excited that his series has finally been given the greenlight as he recently stated that having Akiva Goldsman Jeff Pinkner onboard to write the adaptations is a brilliant and creative approach to his books. The Dark Tower will be the latest Stephen King novel to receive the silver screen treatment, which comes after countless critically acclaimed and successful film versions of his books have been released over the years. Such films include The Shawshank Redemption, It, The Green Mile, The Shining, Stand By Me and Carrie have all been hugely successful.

The Dark Tower has no release date for now, but after a decade of sitting in development hell, there finally seems to be some hope for the Gunslinger to make his way to television and the big screen.

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Danny Apr 7th, 2015

Why the Film Industry Are Wrong About Piracy

Piracy has been around as long as the entertainment industry itself. Before the internet, if you wanted a song but you didn’t want to pay for it you could just record it straight off the radio onto a cassette tape. Something the music industry were not too fond of. Then in the mid-nineties the internet took the world by storm and allowed the free sharing of anything digital. The rise of Napster, the file sharing company that at its peak had over 80 million registered users, came against fierce criticism from the music industry.

Piracy - is it wrong?A lawsuit they eventually lost and the company was shut down in July 2001. Nowadays, piracy is as popular as ever, with internet speeds as fast as they are, anyone can download an entire high-definition film in less than five minutes. So what are the film and TV industry doing to combat piracy? And what are the actual effects of piracy?

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Tinaya Mar 19th, 2015

HBO is Launching New Streaming Service This April

Cable cord-cutting seems to be getting bigger and bigger and now HBO has recently announced the start of its standalone streaming service. Finally, after about five months of talking and planning, the new HBO Now video streaming service is becoming a reality.

HBO Now new streaming serviceThis goes to show that within a world that is fragmented by “digital technology,” ultimately, the will of the consumer reigns supreme.

The new HBO Now streaming service is more than just a way for the huge movie company to bring its movies and TV series and to the over 10 million consumers who choose to pay for broadband internet service from cable TV providers, but do not get the TV channels. Its also provides a way to further its “competition” against Netflix for the most ground-breaking Television service in the world.

HBO’s new standalone service is also the latest step towards forcing the huge cable TV industry into something it claims it cannot afford to do, specifically, giving cable subscribers the choice of choosing smaller “chunks” of television channels for less money.

Richard Plepler, the CEO of HBO announced the particulars of the new HBO Now service at an Apple product launching event that took place in San Francisco, CA.

The new streaming service offers its subscribers access to new HBO programming with no need for a cable subscriptions for the first time ever. The service will be offered at a price of $14.99 per month.

Once a consumer subscribes to the service, they can access all HBO material. This includes new shows, archives of older movies, shows, sports, documentaries and more. The HBO Now service is due for its official launch early next month, right before its Game of Thrones series returns on April 12th.

Shilpa Lama Mar 6th, 2015

For Whom the Bell Tolls: Is Cable TV Nearing Extinction Due to the Ever Expanding Market Reach of Streaming TV?

Last year in October, HBO made it clear that the company plans to enter the lucrative and ever expanding streaming TV market by rolling out its own standalone streaming service at some point in 2015. Quite predictably, the market was abuzz with all sorts of speculations within hours – with some even going to the extent that this could well be the end of cable television as we know it.

Internet TV streamingAdding more to these speculations, CBS announced only a day later that it too was preparing to join the bandwagon by launching a proprietary streaming service. Similar announcement came from Showtime, CBS’s flagship entertainment channel.

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Danny Feb 3rd, 2015

Game of Thrones Season 5 Trailer Has Been released

Game of Thrones is finally returning to the screens with season 5 in April. The highly anticipated trailer has finally been released and is available to watch in selected iMax theatres across the USA. Along with the new trailer, two different episodes will be available to watch in the iMax theatres as well. ‘The Watchers on the Wall’ and ‘The Children’ will be the selected episodes on the big screen, maybe hinting at future episodes being available at cinemas, fitting for the cinematic quality the show produces.

Game of ThronesSeason 5 will follow in parts, the fourth and fifth books of George RR Martin’s epic fantasy series ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’, but if the show keeps moving through the books at the current rate, the show will catch up to George RR Martin, which obviously would   cause problems. Joining the cast this season will be Alexander Siddig, Toby Sebastian, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Nell Tiger Free Jessica Henwick, Rosabell Laurenti Sellers, DeObia Oparei, Jonathan Pryce, Enzo Cilenti, Michael Condron, and Hannah Waddingham. As is the case with Game of Thrones, there is just no telling how long these characters will last. The season premiere will take place on April 12 on HBO at 9pm.

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Mishka Jan 18th, 2015

HBO releasing Kurt Cobain Documentary featuring never-before-seen videos and music

The Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain may have left the world behind more than 20 years ago, but we are still hearing new music from him.

Kurt CobainHBO is releasing a documentary on the controversial figure called “Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck”, premiering on May 4. It will feature “previously unheard originals” from Kurt Cobain himself.

The documentary is to be directed by Oscar-nominated Brett Morgen, known for hit movies like “The Kid Stays in the Picture” and “Crossfire Hurricane”.

HBO has announced that the film will comprise of unseen home videos, recordings, artwork and other media not seen by the public ever before. They are sure to keep fans of the musician on edge awaiting the premiere.

Due to widespread access from Cobain’s family, Morgen has billed the upcoming documentary as “the first fully-authorized documentary about the iconic leader of Nirvana.”

The title of the documentary, Montage of Heck, is in connection to a mixtape of the same name, made by Niravana’s deceased frontman that was widely circulated last year online.

Frances Bean Cobain, Kurt Cobain’s daughter, serves as executive producer on the film.

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