The Europe’s Margrethe Vestager, one of the world’s most powerful and proactive regulators, has made Europe a first mover in checking big tech for the public good and in the interest of competition.
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In April 2023, HBO announced it had ordered another Game of Thrones prequel titled A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight. Ordered to series in April 2023, the prequel is based on novellas written by George R.R. Martin. During the Warner Bros. Discovery February, 2024 earnings call, CEO David Zaslov revealed the prequel is currently in preproduction.
What is A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight about?
“A century before the events of Game of Thrones, two unlikely heroes wandered Westeros… a young, naïve but courageous knight, Ser Duncan the Tall, and his diminutive squire, Egg,” reads the logline. “Set in an age when the Targaryen line still holds the Iron Throne and the memory of the last dragon has not yet passed from living memory, great destinies, powerful foes, and dangerous exploits all await these improbable and incomparable friends.”
How is A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight related to Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon?
Chronologically, it is set about 72 years after House of the Dragon and about 100 years before GOT.
Is A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight based on a book by George R.R. Martin?
Yes. There are three Dunk & Egg fantasy novellas, as they are known to fans. The Hedge Knight is the first of them.
Why isn’t the TV series called Dunk & Egg?
Martin explained that: “I love Dunk and I love Egg, and I know that fans refer to my novellas as “the Dunk & Egg stories,” sure, but there are millions of people out there who do not know the stories and the title needs to intrigue them too. If you don’t know the characters, Dunk & Egg sounds like a sitcom. Laverne & Shirley. Abbott & Costello. Beavis & Butthead. So, no. We want “knight” in the title.
The Europe’s Margrethe Vestager, one of the world’s most powerful and proactive regulators, has made Europe a first mover in checking big tech for the public good and in the interest of competition.
Greg Rutherford, the star of ITV's Dancing On Ice, has broken his silence after he was forced to withdraw from the final after sustaining a serious injury.The Olympic athlete, 37, was set to compete with his professional skating partner Vanessa James for the 2024 championship title against other contestants Ryan Thomas, Adele Roberts and Miles Nazaire. But just hours before the final, a picture was posted on Instagram by Vanessa, 36, revealing that they were going to the hospital as Greg was injured during rehearsals. Vanessa wrote: "Unfortunately Greg has sustained a significant injury this morning at rehearsals and won't be able to perform tonight.
Last week The G screened at Glasgow Film Festival. The film, which stars Dale Dickey, took viewers by surprise, offering them something not often seen – a story about an elderly woman seeking revenge on men who harmed her. Written and directed by Karl.
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CONCACAF W Gold Cup has its semi finalists. After games kicked off on late February, four teams have emerged victorious: Brazil, Mexico, Canada and The US. The upcoming matches will take place within the next couple of days, paving the way for the winners of the W Gold Cup, the first tournament of its kind in the sports’ history.
Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory, and inspired by the recent Timothée Chalamet movie, Wonka, went viral last week.What appeared to be an immersive, Wonka-themed attraction, disappointed many members of the Glasgow public as it was revealed to be in an abandoned warehouse, using cheap props and costumes and an AI-generated script.One element of the experience which circulated the internet was a silver-faced character called The Unknown, who appears from behind a mirror, intended to frighten the guests.Now, a movie based on the wigged character is in development. The Unknown was announced yesterday (March 4) by Scotland film production company Kaledonia Pictures.they charged $45 for this pic.twitter.com/0Nlk0IMJkj— Chris Alsikkan (@AlsikkanTV) February 26, 2024According to Bloody Disgusting, the production house said: “We are excited to begin production and look forward to sharing more with you as soon as possible.
Jimmy Kimmel is hosting the Oscars this year for the fourth time. Other than Bob Hope (19 times), Billy Crystal (nine) and Johnny Carson (five), no solo host has done it more. (Whoopi did it 4 times as well.) But it is a good bet that among those hosts, no one has seen as many of the nominated films. Kimmel is a self-described movie fan, and as I learned from our conversation he not only spends weeks, months even, prepping his monologue, but he also might be one of the few in the room at the Dolby Theater who actually has seen everything. And I mean everything.
There’s a lot of talk about Noah Cyrus, her mom Tish Cyrus, and her mom’s husband Dominic Purcell.
Austin Butler and Timothée Chalamet have opened up about their obsessions with Radiohead and The Beatles.The two Dune co-stars sat down with NME to discuss Dune: Part 2. The actors were asked if there were any current albums that they were currently obsessed with at the moment to which Butler replied with Radiohead’s ‘In Rainbows’ and Chalamet with The Beatles’ 2023 reissue of the ‘Blue’ album.“It’s an old faithful that I have listened to more than any other album. But ‘In Rainbows’ by Radiohead.
“Argylle” may be 2024’s first box-office dud, but that’s not stopping Matthew Vaughn from prepping the next film in his new “Kick-Ass” movies. Variety reports that the second movie in the upcoming trilogy, which culminates in a “Kick-Ass” reboot, is already in production in England, with stunt man-turned-director Damien Walters helming the project.
A new documentary has claimed Prince Harry "doesn't see his part in the family bust-up".The programme, which is titled Prince Harry's Mission: Life, Family, and the Invictus Games, also dubbed Prince William as "jealous" of Harry's success with Invictus and even claimed that King Charles doesn't have a relationship with his grandchildren Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. Following on from the new show - which is streaming on Disney-owned platform Hulu - former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond spoke to OK! about the suggestion that Harry does not understand the part he has played in the events of the last four years.
The 2024 Oscars ceremony is less than two months away, and details about the show, the nominees and who may win are coming into focus.
Taylor Swift has shared a second special edition of her upcoming new album, this time featuring a bonus track called ‘The Albatross’.The pop star announced news of the new special edition of ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ on her social media pages early on Friday morning (February 23).Sharing two images – one of the front and one of the back of the artwork – she wrote: “File Name: The Albatross,” and continued: “Pre-order the new edition of ‘THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT’ with exclusive bonus track ‘The Albatross’ on my website now”.The new announcement also came just one week after the singer announced a separate special edition of the new record with a bonus track titled ‘The Bolter’.
The late Queen Elizabeth was rarely seen without a handbag on her arm, and tucked inside usually would be her favourite lipstick, some mints, a pair of reading glasses – and occasionally her much-loved camera. Accustomed to having her every move documented throughout her reign, she loved turning the lens on her own family and surroundings.
More Game of Thrones spinoff shows are in the works!
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav had a bunch of updates this morning about upcoming content on Max, including the next “Game Of Thrones” spinoff.
UPDATED with latest release date outlook. Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav confirmed Friday that a long-planned Harry Potter series is aiming to debut on Max in 2026.
Oscars has almost reached its end. The final award show before Hollywood’s biggest night, the 2024 SAG Awards, is just around the corner.The 30th annual ceremony will take place on Feb. 24, celebrating the best and brightest across the film and television industries.
Welcome to Deadline’s London TV Screenings list, our definitive look at next week’s buzzy event taking Soho by storm. If you’re wondering who’s exhibiting, what’s on offer and want to dive deeper into the distribs’ strategy, we’ve done the hard work for you, presenting profiles from nearly 30 exhibiting sales houses. Below, check out profiles for the companies headed over from the States and other nations around the globe. Read on, and find all our London TV Screenings content throughout the week here.
posed Thursday at the much-anticipated franchise film’s premiere in Seoul, South Korea, the trio didn’t offer up your standard, simmering red-carpet moves. Instead, the performers each cupped one of their hands to the side of their smiling faces in a half-heart shape as photographers captured the unified gesture.Some confused baby boomers and Gen Xers were likely left pondering, “What are they doing?”Other fans also clamored about another gesture in which Chalamet crossed his thumbs and index fingers, with one X user asking in all caps: “WHY IS TIMOTHEE DOING AEGYO????” It turns out Gen Zers Chalamet, 28, and Zendaya, 27, joined millennial Butler, 32, in embracing forms of the Asian country’s cultural mainstay aegyo (pronounced “ay-gyo”).WHY IS TIMOTHEE DOING AEGYO???? https://t.co/orYbeJNf4sThe gestures are popular ways of posing — or, in another form, speaking — to convey love or to signify something cute or adorable, reportedly with roots in the Joseon dynasty reaching back to the late 1300s, according to Rolling Stone.