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☆ Kevin Costner mortgaged his home and put $38 million of his own money into "Horizon." Box-office numbers suggest this was a terrible idea.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Kevin Costner is the latest star to be reminded that passion projects don't always yield big box-office returns. Costner isn't as prominent in the 3-hour movie as marketing would suggestKevin Costner in "Horizon." AdvertisementDespite being the face of the franchise and its star, Kevin Costner isn't actually in a lot of "Horizon." And even though the next "Horizon" movie comes to theaters in August, who's to say audiences will come back? AdvertisementAccording to Variety, Costner and his investors are paying for the "Horizon" marketing, a spend that's around $30 million.

Persons: Kevin Costner, hasn't, Costner, Max, that's, Barbie, John Dutton, Costner isn't, Kevin Costner isn't, Hayes Ellison, who's, Richard Foreman, Warner, George Lucas, Mel Gibson's, —, Orson Welles, Francis Ford Coppola, It's Organizations: Service, Business, Paramount Network, Warner Bros, Paramount, CBS, Cannes Film, WB, Army, Variety Locations: Santa Barbara, Yellowstone, American, Utah, Texas , Arizona, Oklahoma

☆ Here's why Mad Max is in 'Furiosa' — but Tom Hardy isn't
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewWarning, spoilers ahead for "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga." "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga" stars Anya Taylor-Joy as a young Imperator Furiosa, the warrior who was originally played by Charlize Theron in 2015's "Mad Max: Fury Road" opposite Tom Hardy as Max Rockatansky. AdvertisementBecause "Furiosa" exists in the "Mad Max" franchise and takes place shortly before "Fury Road," some fans might wonder whether Hardy reprises his role as Max. Max is in "Furiosa," but Tom Hardy isn't. Tom Hardy as Max Rockatansky next to his car in "Mad Max: Fury Road."

Persons: —, Max, Anya Taylor, Joy, Furiosa, Charlize Theron, Tom Hardy, Max Rockatansky, George Miller, Chris Hemsworth, Hardy, Tom Hardy isn't, Praetorian Jack, Tom Burke, Immortan Joe, Lachy Hulme, he's, it's, Miller, Jacob Tomuri, Tom Hardy's, Miller's, let's, I'm Organizations: Service, Business, Fury, Warner Bros, Pictures, Collider Locations: New Zealand

☆ 'Fallout' will take viewers back to the wasteland for season 2. Here's everything we know.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Here's what to know about "Fallout" season two. It seems likely 'Fallout' season 2 will visit a classic location from a beloved gameNew Vegas in Amazon's "Fallout." HOLYSHIT HOLYSHIT HOLYSHIT HOLYSHIT HOLYSHIT HOLYSHIT HOLYSHIT HOLYSHIT HOLYSHIT THAT ENDING OH MY GOD MY EXCITEMENT LEVELS ARE THROUGH THE ROOF AFTER THAT ENDING #Fallout — Glassman044 (@glassman044) April 21, 2024When speaking to Business Insider ahead of "Fallout" season one, showrunner Graham Wagner said that there's a lot the makers didn't do in the series (like introducing a deathclaw) in the hopes that they got a second season. If Amazon gets the cameras rolling this year, it's possible "Fallout" season two might arrive on the streamer in early 2026. AdvertisementAaron Moten, Walton Goggins, and Ella Purnell will return for 'Fallout' season 2Aaron Moten as Maximus, Walton Goggins as The Ghoul, Ella Purnell as Lucy in "Fallout."

Persons: —, Lucy MacLean, Ella Purnell, Hank MacLean, Kyle MacLachlan, Lucy, it's, Hank, he's, Maximus, Aaron Moten, Graham Wagner, irrefutably, Wagner, Walton Goggins, Walton, MacLachlan, — Eammon Jacobs, Sarita Choudhury, Norm, Moisés Arias, Will Thaddeus, Johnny Pemberton Organizations: Amazon, Service, New Vegas Locations: Amazon's, Vegas, New Vegas

☆ From the adorable yet vicious CX404 in 'Fallout' to Lassie: The best dogs in film and TV
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

"Fallout" features an adorable yet vicious canine sidekick called CX404. Here are some other great dogs in film and TV. AdvertisementEveryone knows dogs are man's best friend, and there are plenty of movies and TV shows that put cute canine sidekicks in the spotlight. Amazon's "Fallout" is no exception thanks to the vicious yet adorable CX404, a Belgian Malinois who wanders the postapocalyptic wasteland with the protagonists. AdvertisementHere are 11 dogs from film and TV that have won audiences over.

Persons: He's, —, Eadweard Muybridge, piecing, they've Organizations: Service Locations: Belgian, Ancient Rome

☆ Kyle MacLachlan on His Best Movie & TV Roles: 'Dune,' 'Twin Peaks'
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

For a veteran muse of David Lynch, old habits die hard. On 'Dune,' then and nowKyle MacLachlan in David Lynch's "Dune." Then of course, because it's David Lynch, he wants to spend some time in his creative universe, and that's really what you got. Our "Dune" is the amalgam of David Lynch and his creativity, and Frank Herbert and his creativity. David Lynch and Kyle MacLachlan at the premiere of "Twin Peaks: The Return" in 2017.

Persons: Jeffrey Beaumont, Dale Cooper, Kyle MacLachlan, David Lynch, MacLachlan, Lynch, Hank MacLean, Lucy, Ella Purnell, isn't, David Lynch's, it's David Lynch, Frank Herbert, Frank, it's, David, Isabella Rosselini, Timothée Chalamet, haven't, Scorsese, Alberto E, Rodriguez, Robert Redford You've, Chris, Oliver Stone's, didn't, Robert Redford, he's, would've, Hank, You've, Kristin Davis, HBO You've, Trey, there'd, Dennis Hopper, Dennis Organizations: De Laurentiis Entertainment, Getty, HBO Locations: Hollywood

☆ The 'Fallout' TV series faithfully brings the games to life. Here are 10 details you may have missed.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Amazon's "Fallout" TV series is a live-action adaptation of the postapocalyptic video game. Here are 10 details from the games you may have missed in the show. AdvertisementPrime Video's "Fallout" is based on the video game franchise of the same name from Bethesda Softworks and Interplay. As such, it includes plenty of details and references to the games that seasoned players and newcomers alike will be intrigued by. Here are some details in "Fallout" you might've missed.

Persons: —, Lucy MacLean, Ella Purnell Organizations: Service, Bethesda Softworks, Interplay, Variety

☆ 'Fallout' ending explained: The finale hints at who started the apocalypse and teases a return to a fan-favorite location
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Amazon's '"Fallout" takes place after a nuclear war has ravaged the world. The end of "Fallout" also teases a return to a fan-favorite game in the series. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementFrances Turner as Barb Howard in "Fallout." Regardless of what lies ahead for Hank in the "Fallout" series, seeing the futuristic version of Sin City is a tantalizing possibility.

Persons: —, Jonathan Nolan, Lucy MacLean, Ella Purnell, he's, Cooper Howard, Walton, Barb Howard, Frances Turner, Lee Moldaver, Sarita Choudhury, Cooper, Barb, Hank MacLean, Kyle MacLachlan, Rafi Silver, Hank Organizations: Service, Bethesda SoftWorks, Interplay, Tec, RobCo Industries Locations: postapocalyptic America, Vegas . New Vegas, Amazon's, Vegas, Sin

☆ 'Fallout' is a masterful adaptation that captures the games' adventure and mystery
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Amazon's TV series "Fallout" is based on the hugely popular games by Interplay and Bethesda SoftWorks. The show follows a young woman looking for her missing father in a postapocalyptic world. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Players have flocked to the "Fallout" games since 1997 to fight off raiders and slay monsters in a retrofuturistic wasteland ravaged by nuclear war. The makers of Prime Video's "Fallout" were wise, then, to develop a TV show with an original storyline that does indeed capture the games' sense of adventure and mystery.

Persons: —, Prince of Persia, Hunter, Lucy MacLean, Ella Purnell, Lucy, Hank, Kyle MacLachlan, Hank MacLean, Jonathan Nolan, Lisa Joy, Lucy MacLean's, Lucy braving, Walton, Aaron Moten, who's, isn't, Matt Berry Organizations: Interplay, Bethesda SoftWorks, Service, Players, of Steel, Hollywood Locations: America, China

☆ I went to SXSW and saw Netflix and Amazon competing with splashy sci-fi, while Paramount+ pitched its whole line-up
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Nathan Mcalone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Netflix, Amazon, Paramount+, and Disney competed for attention with premieres and eye-catching installations. While there, I got to witness South by Southwest's opening weekend, which was dominated by the streaming heavyweights Netflix, Amazon, and Paramount+, with a cameo from Disney. Netflix held a premiere for "3 Body Problem," and Amazon built an interactive postapocalyptic world to promote "Fallout." AdvertisementNetflix's 3D projection for "3 Body Problem" stopped people in their tracks. Nathan McAloneLater, as the "3 Body Problem" premiere began, I heard "Game of Thrones" alum John Bradley (of Samwell Tarly fame) mutter an anxious "Oh God."

Persons: —, Max, Nathan McAlone Netflix, David Benioff, Weiss, Alexander Woo —, Doug Liman, Nathan McAlone, John Bradley, mutter, Bradley shouldn't, Palmer Haasch, Bradley, Blake Griffin, Nathan McAlone Amazon, Bass Reeves, Alex Garland's Organizations: Southwest, Netflix, Paramount, Disney, Service, HBO, Hollywood, Amazon, Paramount Theatre, Rotten, Mortal Media, Apple, Studios, Austin Convention Locations: Austin, Hollywood, United States

☆ At CPAC, Trump Invokes Clashing Visions of America’s Future
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-24 | by ( Jonathan Swan | Michael C. Bender | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Former President Donald J. Trump laid out what’s in store for America should he or President Biden win the 2024 presidential election, using a Saturday speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference to cast one nearly utopian vision of the country’s future and one reminiscent of a postapocalyptic movie. If Mr. Biden is re-elected for a second four-year term, Mr. Trump warned in his speech, Medicare will “collapse.” Social Security will “collapse.” Health care in general will “collapse.” So, too, will public education. America itself will face “obliteration.”On the other hand, Mr. Trump promised on Saturday that if he is elected America will be “richer and safer and stronger and prouder and more beautiful than ever before.” Crime in major cities? “Chicago could be solved in one day,” Mr. Trump said. “New York could be solved in a half a day there.”

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Biden, “, ” Mr, ” Organizations: Conservative Political, Conference Locations: America, U.S, ”, Chicago, York

☆ ‘The Ones Who Live’ Picks Up Where ‘The Walking Dead’ Left Off. Where Was That Again?
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-24 | by ( Calum Marsh | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The new six-part mini-series “The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live,” the latest installment in the sprawling “Walking Dead” universe, premieres Sunday on AMC and AMC+. It finds Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira reprising their longtime roles as Rick Grimes and Michonne, the weathered survivors of a postapocalyptic wasteland populated by flesh-devouring zombies. “The Ones Who Live” picks their story up where it left off in the original series, revealing what happened to the couple after they exited the show. But it also involves other characters, settings and organizations that have either appeared or been mentioned in “The Walking Dead” and its spinoffs, including the dystopian city the Civic Republic, its high-tech military the C.R.M., and the slippery villain Jadis, played by Pollyanna McIntosh. (For their part, Lincoln and Gurira have said that they didn’t keep up with the whole series either, so you’re in good company.)

Persons: Andrew Lincoln, Danai Gurira, Rick Grimes, Michonne, Rick, ”, Jadis, Pollyanna McIntosh, There’s, Gurira Organizations: AMC, Civic Republic Locations: Lincoln

☆ Everything we know so far about Amazon's 'Fallout' TV series
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewAmazon's "Fallout" TV series is set to bring the warped 1950s futurism and nuclear weapons of the award-winning video games into live action. AdvertisementHere's what we know about Amazon's "Fallout" TV series, which adds an original story to the universe. "Fallout" is set in an alternate history where nuclear technology is everywhereElla Purnell as Lucy, a Vault Dweller, in "Fallout." Lucy will meet other groups in the "Fallout" wasteland, like the Brotherhood of SteelKnights of the Brotherhood of Steel in "Fallout." Amazon Prime Video/YouTubeThe first trailer for "Fallout" confirmed that the show starts streaming on April 12.

Persons: —, Jonathan Nolan, Lisa Joy, Ella Purnell, Lucy, Pip, Kyle MacLachlan, Lucy's, Hank, Nolan, Steel Knight, Aaron Moten, Walton Goggins, Cooper Howard, he's, yao, yao guai, there's Organizations: Service, Business, Apple, Vault Tech, Fair, of Steel Knights, Brotherhood of Steel, of Steel, Marine Corps, Knights, Steel, Brotherhood, Amazon Prime

☆ J.Lo's director breaks down the wildest details in 'This Is Me...Now,' from casting actors as her exes to that cameo-laden 'zodiac council'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

For Meyers, Lopez's "emotional journey" is the connective thread, transforming a series of eclectic events into a complete story arc. Later, Jane Fonda (Sagittarius) compares Lopez's love life to a 4 a.m. "Vanderpump Rules" marathon. AdvertisementIn this scene, Lopez ties the knot with three different men at identical wedding ceremonies. In fact, Meyers said he and Lopez were careful to cast actors who didn't "accidentally depict" a real person from Lopez's life. She's unapologetic about what she's been through, and she's very happy where she is now."

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☆ Elon Musk's Cybertruck apocalypse
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Adam Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

In most regards, the sales pitch for Tesla's new Cybertruck doesn't differ in its particulars from the value proposition of any other pickup or SUV. But unlike the Cybertruck, its sales pitch has a curve: Musk has said all along that it's designed to be your go-to vehicle for the End of the World. "The apocalypse could come along at any moment, and here at Tesla we have the finest in apocalypse technology." If you believe in an apocalypse with trucks, you must also believe that someone will be maintaining the necessary infrastructure. In the early 20th century, when cars first came within financial reach of average Americans, the sales pitch focused on freedom of movement.

Persons: Elon, Musk, —, It's, cofound, Ursula K, Le Guin, Ken Liu, Mike Pondsmith, Adam Rogers Organizations: SpaceX, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Cooperation Locations: Francisco, Megacity

☆ In ‘Twisted Metal’ Series, Killer Clowns Come With Class Commentary
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Chris Vognar | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When Stephanie Beatriz likes a script she enjoys reading it aloud at home to get a better feel for the character and story. She warmed up quickly to “Twisted Metal,” the new Peacock mayhem machine based on the popular PlayStation game series that first burned rubber in 1995. But as she turned the pages, encountering psycho clowns, murderous religious cults, cannibalism and other manner of good times, she had to pause. Premiering July 27, “Twisted Metal” is nothing if not extreme. One of them is sprinkled with a generous portion of lemon pepper spice as a human foot dangles from a line; Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s “Shimmy Shimmy Ya” (“Ooh, baby, I like it raw”) blares on the soundtrack.

Persons: Stephanie Beatriz, “, I’m, blares, Anthony Mackie, John Doe, Beatriz, Max ” Organizations: PlayStation, wiz Locations: America

☆ ‘Bird Box Barcelona’ Review: Blind Faith
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Jeannette Catsoulis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In the mildly entertaining Sandra Bullock vehicle, “Bird Box,” alien invaders were presumed so fearsome to behold that all who gazed upon them immediately offed themselves. Possibly to save audiences from a similar fate, we were never permitted to see these terrors, leaving us as sightless as the movie’s scrabbling survivors. Transplanting the basic premise to Spain, the directors Àlex Pastor and David Pastor have come up with a spinoff feature, “Bird Box Barcelona,” minus Bullock but with the addition of a rather nifty — and depressingly credible — faith-based twist. Nine months after the aliens’ arrival, an engineer named Sebastián (Mario Casas) and his young daughter (Alejandra Howard) are searching for survivors in a city where the remaining humans are as feared as the invaders. Yet as Sebastián gains the trust of successive ragtag groups, he soon reveals a purpose that’s far more terrifying than robbery.

Persons: Sandra Bullock, Àlex, David Pastor, Bullock, Mario Casas, Alejandra Howard Locations: Spain

☆ ‘It Requires Genius and He Had It’: Readers on Cormac McCarthy
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

That’s the way it’s been for me when it comes to his writing. He may not be the kind of writer that everyone would take to. “I read ‘The Road’ in one sitting, overnight, and it has never left me. I remain haunted by that vision, forever.” — Diana Dubrawsky, Silver Spring, Md. Maybe it was the hormones, but I felt the prose was lyrical and shifting in an interesting way, even as it described horror.

Persons: ” — Milan Karol, “, ”, Diana Dubrawsky, ’, — Yoav Grunstein, Cormac McCarthy’s Locations: Baltimore, Md, New York, N.Y

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