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Furiosa Is Every Bit the Mad Max Masterpiece You’re Hoping For
If you think of Mad Max: Fury Road as The Hobbit, Furiosa is its Lord of the Rings. They’re two stories set in the same world, with the same characters, taking place at different periods of time. One is a little more singular and focused while the other is larger and more expansive. They’re two…
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All the Jonathan Majors Trial Updates, and More Top Pop Culture News of the Week
A rough 2023 for Marvel got even messier last week as the conclusion of Jonathan Majors’ legal proceedings saw the actor charged with reckless assault. But while there was plenty of legal drama this week, there were even more stories from the io9-verse you may have missed, so check them out here! —James Whitbrook Lego…
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The New Lord of the Rings Show Is Called…
You’ve seen The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King. You might have even seen An Unexpected Journey, The Desolation of Smaug and The Battle of the Five Armies. But you’ve never seen this. In 2022, audiences are going back to Middle Earth for…The Lord of the Rings: The…
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Somewhere in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, There’s an Orc That Looks Like Harvey Weinstein
Lord of the Rings’ road to blockbuster movie stardom wasn’t all Kingsfoil and bountiful Hobbit luncheons. Peter Jackson’s vision for J.R.R. Tolkien’s vast world was incredibly ambitious, and a point of contention with production studios he attempted to convince to let him bring the fantasy saga to life. One particularly contentious producer in the saga’s…