Posts by Zach Dionne
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Netflix and Marvel’s ‘Daredevil’ Adds Vincent D’Onofrio
Also in the Afternoon Links: a Disney Channel ‘Lion King’ spinoff, a limited-edition ‘Jurassic Park’ vinyl soundtrack, and George R.R. Martin starts tweetin’.
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‘Louie’ Without Louis: About ‘In the Woods,’ Last Night’s Long Flashback Episode
Jeremy Renner and Young Louie killed it, Philip Seymour Hoffman was originally set to appear, and a few stand-up routines paved the way to the episode.
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The Coen Brothers Are Reuniting With George Clooney and Josh Brolin for ‘Hail, Caesar!’
It’s about “a fixer in Hollywood circa 1950s who works for the studios to protect the stars of the day.”
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And This Is Sir Mix-A-Lot Performing ‘Baby Got Back’ With an Orchestra
Also in the Afternoon Links: Bryan Cranston and Steven Spielberg are turning the LBJ play into a miniseries, Lifetime has found its Whitney Houston, and PSY’s latest YouTube conversation piece is here and Snoop Dogg’s part of the madness.
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Marvel Finally (Finally!) Finds an ‘Ant-Man’ Director, Gets Adam McKay to Help With the Script
It’s Peyton Reed, the director of ‘Bring It On’ and ‘The Break-Up.’
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Box Office by the Numbers: ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ Makes $48 Million Worth of People Cry
And Tom Cruise’s pricey ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ sort of tanked.
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Prince Oberyn Joins Netflix’s Pablo Escobar Drama
Also in the Afternoon Links: a pair of naughty supercuts, 50 Cent channels his inner Angelina Jolie, and cats love “Turn Down for What.”
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Beastie Boys Win $1.7 Million in Their Suit Against Monster Beverage
Monster used the band’s music without requesting permission, and the company would’ve been denied if it had asked — Adam “MCA” Yauch’s will specifically states that “in no event may my image or name or any music or any artistic property created by me be used for advertising purposes.”
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Denzel Washington and Antoine Fuqua Could Be Doing ‘The Magnificent Seven’
Also in the Afternoon Links: ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ director Josh Boone says his take on ‘The Stand’ will be starry as hell, Matthew Weiner’s feature debut has a trailer, and ‘Game of Thrones’ has passed ‘The Sopranos’ as HBO’s most popular show.
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‘Orange Is the New Black’ Season 2 Primer: Who’s Who, What’s What, and Why Is This Show So Special?
Netflix’s second season of the prison dramedy premieres this Friday. The following will play out as both a reminder for people who watched Season 1 and a guidebook for those who didn’t. (You should watch it sometime, though. It’s great!)
