Month: August 2024

HBO has released the official teaser trailer for “Industry” Season 3, starring “Game of Thrones” alum Kit Harington.

The official synopsis of Season 3 reads: “As Pierpoint looks to the future and takes a big bet on ethical investing, Yasmin (Marisa Abela), Robert (Harry Lawtey) and Eric (Ken Leung) find themselves front and center in the splashy IPO of Lumi, a green tech energy company led by Sir Henry Muck (Kit Harington), in a story that runs all the way to the very top of finance, media and government. Since leaving Pierpoint, Harper (Myha’la) is eager to get back into the addictive thrill of finance and finds an unlikely partner in FutureDawn portfolio manager Petra Koenig (Sarah Goldberg).”

Harington joins the third season as Sir Henry Muck, with additional newcomers including “Barry” star Sarah Goldberg as Petra Koenig, Miriam Petche as Sweetpea Golightly, Andrew Havill as Lord Norton, Roger Barclay as Otto Mostyn, Fady Elsayed as Ali El Mansour, and Fiona Button as Denise Oldroyd.

Returning cast members include Myha’la, Marisa Abela, Harry Lawtey, Ken Leung, Conor MacNeill, Sagar Radia, Indy Lewis, Adam Levy, Sarah Parish, Trevor White, Elena Saurel and Irfan Shamji

“Industry” Season 3 will consist of eight episodes, and debuts Aug. 11 at 9 p.m. ET on HBO – it will be available to stream on Max, with new episodes debuting weekly.

Watch the trailer for Season 3: HERE.

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HBO announced that Euphoria will begin production on Season 3 in January 2025 – more than two years after the conclusion of Season 2.

Deadline first reported in March that filming plans for the series had been pushed back, with creator Sam Levinson still working on scripts. At the time of the announcement in March, cast members were being allowed to take other jobs; and with HBO cognizant of this move, they will plan to work around certain actors’ schedules. Filming will now start at the top of next year with all of the principle cast returning, and viewers should expect a time jump to take place between Season 2 and 3. Series creator Levinson will return as writer, director and executive producer.

Francesca Orsi, EVP of HBO programming and head of HBO drama series and films, said, “I am thrilled that we are ready to begin production on Euphoria in January. We could not be happier with our creative partnership with Sam and this incredible cast. We look forward to bringing this new season of Euphoria to life for the fans.”

Europhia has launched many of the primary cast members careers, including Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney, Jacob Elordi and recurring player Colman Domingo. Eric Dane, Maude Apatow, Storm Reid, Alexa Demie, Hunter Schafer, Nika King, Dominic Fike also star in the series.

Euphoria originally premiered on HBO in 2019, and the second season launched in January 2022 (with two one-hour specials airing in December 2020 and January 2021.)  Production on Season 3 was delayed due to the writers and actors strikes in 2023, as well as other projects from the principle cast members.

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Taylor Swift‘s Eras Tour concerts scheduled for  Thursday, Friday and Saturday (August 8-10) at Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadium have been canceled, after government officials thwarted a planned terrorist attack that was set to take place at the events.

Austrian ticket agency Barracuda Music said in a statement on social media that “with confirmation from government officials of a planned terrorist attack at Ernst Happel Stadium, we have no choice but to cancel the three scheduled shows for everyone’s safety. All tickets will be automatically refunded within the next 10 business days.”

According to NBC News, two men were arrested in Austria on Wednesday for plotting an attack at one of the Swift concerts and other major events in Austria. Both were radicalized online, and one, a 19-year-old who pledged allegiance to the ISIS terrorist organization was allegedly found with suspicious chemical substances upon his arrest, Per the Austrian newspaper Kronen Zeitung, the two men were planning an attack on Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadium, where Taylor Swift was set to perform Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights as a part of the European leg of her tour. Local law enforcement were originally tipped off about a potential threat to the concert by “foreign security authorities.”  Police raided the 19-year-old suspects parents’ home in the nearby town of Ternitz, and found various chemicals and substances that could have been used to build a bomb.

During a news conference held on Wednesday, Vienna State Police Director Franz Ruf and Police Chief Gerhard Purstl said both suspects had “radicalized” via the internet, sworn allegiance to ISIS “a few weeks ago,” and had specifically organized how the attack was going to take place.

Police initially said the shows would go on amid increased security measures as the ‘terror threat had been extinguished and the concrete danger has been minimized,” but that decision was since reversed.

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Maya Rudolph’s comedy, Loot is returning for a third season on Apple TV+. Apple announced it has renewed the series, executive produced by Rudolph and also starring Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Nat Faxon, Ron Funches and Joel Kim Booster.

Matt Cherniss, head of programming for Apple TV+, said in a statement: “With each season, Loot continues to deliver joy, laughs and endearing characters for audiences around the world. We are excited to partner with Maya Rudolph, and the entire cast and creative team behind Loot, to create even more heartfelt moments with an ensemble of fan favorite characters in Season 3.”

The show follows Molly Wells, the ex-wife of a tech billionaire, who embarks on a life of philanthropy after her heartbreak. Season 3 will pick up after the Season 2 finale that saw Molly Wells (Rudolph) and her trusted and unhinged assistant Nicholas (Joel Kim Booster) board Molly’s private jet following her awkward exchange with her colleague Arthur (Nat Faxon).

Rudolph and executive producer Danielle Renfrew Behrens shared in a statement: “We are thrilled to come back for a third season! We’re extremely fortunate to spend more time with our talented cast and crew. Making this show with Apple TV+ has been a joy, and we can’t wait to reunite with our Loot family.”

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Francis Ford Coppola, the Grateful Dead, Bonnie Raitt and Arturo Sandoval were among those revealed as the 47th Kennedy Center honorees.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts named rock icons Grateful Dead, acclaimed singer-songwriter Bonnie Raitt and legendary jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval among this year’s honorees, who will receive the 47th Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime artistic achievements. The Apollo Theater will also be recognized during the December ceremony, which will take place on Dec. 8th and later air on CBS on Dec. 23.

Coppola is known for his work on The Godfather and Apocalypse Now, and he also produces wine and runs the literary magazine Zoetrope: All-Story. Bonnie Raitt has been awarded 13 Grammy awards and has made a name for herself as a social activist, while Arturo Sandoval received President Obama’s Presidential Medal of Freedom among numerous other awards.  The Grateful Dead has already been recognized with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductions.

Kennedy Center Chairman David M. Rubenstein shared in a statement: “The Kennedy Center Honors recognizes artists who have made an extraordinary impact on the cultural life of our nation and continue to have an immeasurable influence on new generations.”  Kennedy Center president Deborah F. Rutter added: “Our honorees this year have each played an invaluable, pioneering role in developing American culture. Not with one act of art but with their decades-long devotion to pushing creative boundaries. In December, we are thrilled to pay special tribute to New York City’s renowned Apollo Theater on its 90th anniversary. Throughout its history, The Apollo has guided us and the world forward by discovering and nurturing raw talent, molding a unique cultural identity that defines American culture still today.”

Surviving Grateful Dead members Phil Lesh, 84, Mickey Hart, 80, Bill Kreutzmann, 78, and Bob Weir, 76, wrote in a collective statement: “It goes without saying that the Kennedy Center Honors represents the highest of reaches for artistic achievement. To be recognized alongside the artists who have in the past received this honor is beyond humbling. The Grateful Dead has always been about community, creativity, and exploration in music and presentation. We’ve always felt that the music we make embodies and imparts something beyond the notes and phrases being played — and that is something we are privileged to share with all who are drawn to what we do — so it also must be said that our music belongs as much to our fans, the Dead Heads, as it does to us. This honor, then, is as much theirs as ours.” Acknowledging their almost 60-year journey, the musicians also said that they’re “beyond grateful for this recognition .. Thank you, Kennedy Center, and to all the folks who had a hand in bringing us here, for this incredible honor.”

Coppola, 85, said in a statement: “I consider myself very fortunate to have been able to collaborate with great artists and wonderful people throughout my career, and I have never stopped learning. There is no greater honor than to be included along with those who inspired me, who I looked up to, and who gave me encouragement when times were dim. I am grateful to the Kennedy Center, my beloved colleagues, to those who equate beauty and truth, and to all the children of the world.”

Raitt, 74, wrote in a statement: “I am deeply honored and thrilled to have been chosen to receive one of this year’s Kennedy Center Honors. I have long been an admirer of the awards and have been so blessed to be able to participate in several shows honoring others. There is no higher level of esteem nor as delightful a celebration, and I want to extend my sincere thanks to all who have chosen me to receive this honor. I look forward to the upcoming ceremony and festivities, which I know will be one of my life’s peak experiences.”

The 47th Kennedy Center Honors will take place at the Kennedy Center Opera House in Washington D.C. on Sunday, Dec. 8, and will later broadcast on CBS on Dec. 23. The ceremony will also stream on Paramount+.

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