Based on the YA series by Patrick Ness,
Chaos Walking has an intriguing premise: on a faraway planet that is populated only by men, every man’s every thought is broadcast as ‘Noise’; an ethereal cloud, visible and audible to everyone, that when unkept can even take physical form and be weaponised (think of a snake and one shall appear for instance).
Hinting at lofty themes of privacy and toxic masculinity, it seems fertile ground for an intelligent and complex sci-fi drama. But having bagged two franchise favourites,
Star Wars’ Daisy Ridley and Marvel’s Tom Holland as the leads and directed by
Lord of the Rings Series Director Offers Greetings From Middle-earth
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J.D. Payne and
Patrick McKay s upcoming
The Lord of the Rings series to direct two episodes. Well, it didn t take long to hear from the director- who offered greetings from Middle Earth in a tweet earlier today. Not to miss the moment, the Amazon Prime series social media account retweeted Brändström s greeting with a warm welcome to the streaming service s LotR universe.
Promo screen cap image from The Lord of the Rings series video (Image: Amazon Prime Video) I m very excited to be guided through Middle-earth by JD s and Patrick s vision and immerse myself in the iconic world of J.R.R. Tolkien. It s a great privilege to be in New Zealand to work with Amazon Studios outstanding ensemble of creative talents, said Brändström. The director joins
Lord of the Rings: Mortal Kombat Star Calls Our Series Over Diversity
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J.D. Payne and
Charlotte Brändström (
Mortal Kombat star
Ludi Lin took to Twitter to wonder why the Amazon series wasn t welcoming more Asian actors onto the cast. Responding to Amazon Studios chief
Jennifer Salke s recent comments in a
THR roundtable article that the prequel series needs a giant, global audience for it to succeed and justify the reported $465 million first-season price tag, Lin wrote, It s going to be difficult to justify building a huge world without any characters that look Asian. Turn that imagine on us [Jennifer Salke]. It s not hard, we re right here.
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The three reasons why CDC recommended a pause for Johnson & Johnson s coronavirus vaccine
Replay Video UP NEXT A federal committee wants more data before it decides on the future of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, the use of which was paused after reports of rare and severe blood clots. Panel members said Wednesday they want to learn more about the risks, cause and frequency of the clots, which have been identified in six of the 7.5 million people who have received the shot. All the patients have been women. One of the six died in March, and another is in critical condition. Two have been discharged, and three remain in the hospital.