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Becoming Baron Harkonnen: Stellan Skarsgard Teases the Terrifying Dune Villain
Becoming Baron Harkonnen: Stellan Skarsgard Teases the Terrifying Dune Villain
Dune actor Stellan Skarsgård talks about his terrifying character and what it took to bring him to life in the HBO Max release.
Dune, was unfilmable. Acclaimed filmmaker Denis Villeneuve took on the formidable task of adapting
Dune for the big screen with a huge budget and an illustrious ensemble cast. Stellan Skarsgård will appear in the movie in the role of the main villain, Baron Vladimir Harkonnen. In an interview with The Daily Beast, the actor teased his character s distinctive appearance, and the chilling effect the Baron s mere presence has on the story.
As vaccinations occur globally and the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic recedes, dealmakers are beginning to feel more optimistic about M&A in the Asia-Pacific region in 2021. According to Reuters, coronavirus-spurred growth in the technology sector will help drive M&A activity in the Asia-Pacific this year, citing predictions from bankers and lawyers, with the potential easing of Sino-U.S. tensions likely to revive Chinese outbound investment.
Deals involving Asia Pacific firms totalled $1.2 trillion in 2020, up 12 percent from 2019, reports Reuters Seven of the year’s 10 largest transactions were announced in the third quarter, which in total accounted for 40 percent of the year’s deals by value. High technology and telecommunications companies surged to a 23 percent share of deal value, up from 14 percent last year, while retail and consumer products and services firms also reported growth, Reuters added.
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Synopsis:
The BIGGEST Buffy story of the century STARTS HERE.
The truth about Buffy, the Scooby Gang and their very existence is revealed in this jaw dropping anniversary issue.
But what is their connection to and how does it connect to ?
Every answer only leads to more questions…and straight to the Big(gest) Bad you never saw coming.
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Synopsis:
Anya has a secret connection to the Watcher’s Council and it leads to… the first full appearance of the Slayer who came before Buffy??? And the truth behind Anya’s mysterious past connects Buffy(s) – yes, plural – in ways no one ever saw coming…
AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR VICTOR LAVALLE ANNOUNCES NEW ORIGINAL SERIES EVE
Discover a New Original Series from the Creator of ‘Victor LaValle’s Destroyer’ in May 2021
BOOM! Studios today announced EVE, a brand new five-issue original series from award-winning author Victor LaValle (Victor LaValle’s Destroyer) and rising star artist Jo Mi-Gyeong (Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance) about a dangerous journey across a future dystopian America to save the world, available in May 2021.
When the ice caps melted, most of humanity was lost to the hidden disease that was released. Now, a mysterious girl named Eve has awoken in secret and must deal with a world that’s nothing like the virtual reality she was raised in. In order to save her father, Eve must embark on a deadly quest across the country, but she has no idea of the threats that await her – or the price she will pay to restore life to a dying planet…