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Los Angeles Times
a day ago
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- Los Angeles Times
Janelle James' ‘Abbott Elementary' Emmy chances, by the numbers
As ultra-confident principal Ava Coleman, Janelle James has been consistently hilarious over the course of 'Abbott Elementary.' Season 4's greater focus on Ava could finally bring James an Emmy. James has been nominated for comedy supporting actress for each previous 'Abbott' season but has not won. In 2022, James lost to co-star Sheryl Lee Ralph, whose wise, pious kindergarten teacher won over voters more swiftly than the self-obsessed Ava. Undeniable performances in 'The Bear' — by Ayo Edebiri and Liza Colón-Zayas — meant James did not win in 2023 or 2024, either. A multihyphenate like her 'Abbott' character, James hasn't sat around waiting for the nerds in the Television Academy to vote for her. She collected Screen Actors Guild and NAACP Image awards for 'Abbott' to go with various career nominations, including … A WGA nomination as a writer on Hulu's 'History of the World: Part ll.' A celebrated stand-up comic, James hosted the WGA Awards the year before. James is the second-most Emmy-nominated performer born in the U.S. Virgin Islands after Kelsey Grammer, a 14-time acting nominee who coincidentally, or perhaps prophetically … Lost on his first three tries but won on his fourth, for his starring role in 'Frasier.'
Business Upturn
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Business Upturn
Is Silo Season 3 releasing in June 2025? Everything we know so far
By Aman Shukla Published on June 2, 2025, 19:00 IST Last updated June 2, 2025, 13:40 IST The dystopian sci-fi series Silo , streaming on Apple TV+, has captivated audiences with its gripping narrative, intricate world-building, and stellar performances, particularly by lead actress Rebecca Ferguson as Juliette Nichols. Based on Hugh Howey's Wool trilogy, the show explores a post-apocalyptic world where survivors live in a massive underground silo, bound by strict rules to protect them from a toxic outside world—or so they're told. After a thrilling Season 2 finale, fans are eagerly awaiting news about Season 3, with rumors swirling about a potential June 2025 release. Here's everything we know so far about Silo Season 3. Is Silo Season 3 Releasing in June 2025? As of June 2, 2025, Apple TV+ has not officially confirmed a June 2025 release date for Silo Season 3. Speculation about a June 2025 premiere has circulated among fans, but recent reports and production timelines suggest otherwise. Filming for Season 3 began in October 2024 in the UK, with Seasons 3 and 4 being shot back-to-back, as confirmed by showrunner Graham Yost and star Rebecca Ferguson. Production wrapped in May 2025, according to social media posts from the official Silo account and Apple TV+. Looking at past patterns, Season 1 filmed from August 2021 to mid-2022 and premiered in May 2023, a roughly 10-12 month post-production period. Season 2 began filming in June 2023, paused due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, resumed in December 2023, wrapped in March 2024, and premiered in November 2024—about an 8-month gap. If Season 3 follows a similar timeline, a late 2025 release (November or December 2025) or early 2026 premiere (January to March 2026) seems more likely than June 2025. Some unverified rumors have hinted at an earlier release, but without official confirmation, a June 2025 date remains speculative and unlikely based on current evidence. Where to Watch Silo Seasons 1 and 2 of Silo are currently streaming on Apple TV+, with all episodes available. Season 3 will premiere exclusively on the platform. Aman Shukla is a post-graduate in mass communication . A media enthusiast who has a strong hold on communication ,content writing and copy writing. Aman is currently working as journalist at
Time of India
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
‘The Last of Us' Season 3 premiere date, schedule, and streaming options revealed
The critically acclaimed post-apocalyptic series The Last of Us wrapped its gripping second season on a major cliffhanger, and fans may be in for a long wait before Season 3 arrives. How did Season 2 end? The Season 2 finale, which followed Ellie (Bella Ramsey) as she, in a moment of painful honesty, revealed the truth about Joel's ( Pedro Pascal ) actions at the Salt Lake City hospital to Dina (Isabela Merced) — a revelation that shook the foundation of their relationship. The episode also signalled a major narrative shift. With Jesse (Young Mazino) tending to Dina's wounds in the aftermath of the prior episode's chaos, the show's focus begins to pivot toward Abby (yet to be formally reintroduced in the finale), hinting that her arc will dominate Season 3. Season 3 Confirmed HBO officially renewed The Last of Us for a third season on April 9, 2025, just days before the Season 2 premiere. Series co-creators Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann confirmed that Season 3 will continue adapting the events of The Last of Us Part II, with a particular emphasis on Abby's perspective and the Seraphite conflict — including new exploration of the group's origins, their elusive prophet, and antagonist Isaac's motivations. Production Schedule Fans shouldn't expect a quick return to the world of Cordyceps. Production for Season 3 has yet to begin, and current projections suggest filming may not start until late 2025 or even 2026. Isabela Merced recently told Variety that delays may push production to early 2026, making a premiere unlikely before late 2026 or 2027. The long gap between Seasons 1 and 2, was extended by the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Season 2 itself took over a year to move from announcement to filming and another several months to wrap production. What to Expect The upcoming season is expected to delve deeper into Abby's side of the story — a controversial move, considering her role in Joel's death. While co-creator Mazin promises an 'epic' continuation that reconnects with Joel and Ellie's journey, the narrative shift may test viewer loyalty. 'There is another side to this story we have yet to really delve into,' Mazin said at a virtual press event, while also promising resolution to several unanswered questions from Season 2. Drop in Viewership Despite critical praise, the series has experienced a sharp drop in viewership. The Season 2 premiere drew 5.3 million viewers — up from the Season 1 premiere — but by the finale, that number had dropped to just 3.7 million, marking a 55% decline from the first season's finale audience of 8.2 million. Analysts suggest that Joel's early death, coupled with a shorter seven-episode run, may have contributed to audience attrition. Where to Stream Season 3 will continue to stream on HBO and Max upon release, but the delay could impact fan engagement further.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Is ‘The Last of Us' on tonight? HBO season 3 premiere date, schedule, and streaming options
There is no new episode of The Last of Us on HBO tonight, as Season 2 concluded last week. While the show won't return with new episodes until at least 2026, a Season 2 marathon will air today. HBO has confirmed The Last of Us Season 3 is in development The Last of Us Season 2 concluded with Episode 7 on HBO; Season 3 is currently in development with a possible 2026 or 2027 premiere No new episode of The Last of Us on HBO tonight Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads HBO confirms The Last of Us season 3 in development Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads How to stream The Last of Us on HBO and Max HBO will not air a new episode of The Last of Us tonight, June 1, as the Season 2 finale aired last week. Season 2 concluded with Episode 7, titled 'Convergence,' which ended the season's arc with a dramatic narrative shift to Abby's storyline Although there are no new episodes, HBO will air a The Last of Us Season 2 marathon today. The marathon begins at 12:36 p.m. ET and continues until 7:02 p.m. ET. Viewers can rewatch the entire second season, which featured seven read: The Last of Us Renewed for Season 3? Here's what to expect in upcoming season, and what we know about filming and cast The second season adapted the early events of The Last of Us Part II, including perspectives from Ellie, Joel, and Abby. With the narrative now transitioning to Abby's story, fans are looking ahead to what the next season will renewed The Last of Us for a third season on April 9, 2025. According to co-creators Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann, Season 3 will continue adapting The Last of Us Part II, focusing more extensively on Abby's experience and the Seraphite conflict.'There is another side to this story that we have yet to really delve into,' Mazin said in a virtual press conference. He added that Abby will be positioned as the central character in her narrative and Druckmann also addressed several unresolved questions from Season 2, such as the origins of the Seraphites, the fate of their prophet, and Isaac's motivations. These elements are expected to be central in the third there is no confirmed release date, production timelines suggest The Last of Us Season 3 could premiere as early as late 2026. However, given historical delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic and recent WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, early 2027 remains a more likely read: The Last of Us season 3 coming soon? Here's everything you need to know about Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey's show All episodes of The Last of Us Seasons 1 and 2 are available for streaming on Max. New subscribers can access the service for $9.99/month with ads, or $16.99/month for an ad-free expanded streaming options , the Disney+ Bundle, which includes Disney+, Hulu, and Max, is available at $16.99/month with ads or $29.99/month without ads. This bundle allows viewers to stream multiple services at a discounted monthly who missed earlier seasons can catch up on the series through Max or tune into today's HBO marathon. The series has received critical acclaim for its adaptation of the original video game and remains one of HBO's flagship dramas.
Telegraph
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
How two Mission: Impossible films ended up costing $700 million
Whatever you make of the latest, and supposedly last, Mission: Impossible film, The Final Reckoning, there is little doubt that it looks like it cost $200 million. Unfortunately it cost twice that, and there is a sense – for the first time in the series – that the action scenes have been somewhat skimped on, the already famous biplane finale apart. Yet this is not out of penny-pinching on the part of the picture's writer-director Christopher McQuarrie and its all-powerful producer-star Tom Cruise. Instead, this is a reflection of the many, many difficulties and drawbacks that have ensued since The Final Reckoning and the previous picture in the series, Dead Reckoning, were announced the year after the rather less complicated success of 2018's superlative Fallout. Admittedly, many of the problems that have ensued were nothing to do with Cruise or McQuarrie. Instead, they were caused firstly by Covid and production shutdowns arising from that, and secondly by the WGA and SAG strikes that paralysed Hollywood during the latter half of 2023. It has always been something of a tradition of the Mission: Impossible series that the pictures are planned around virtuoso set-pieces, and that the storyline and plot developments are then shoehorned in around them. This is seat-of-pants filmmaking, to put it mildly, and can lead to endless reshoots, often at vast expense, in order to make films with relatively simple narratives – the world is threatened by a megalomaniac, and only Ethan Hunt can stop them – coherent. The declared cost of the last two Mission Impossibles comes in at around $691 million, meaning that they'd have to make over a billion dollars plus between them to break even, let alone turn a profit. After the surprise financial disappointment of Dead Reckoning – which only grossed $571 million worldwide – the pressure is all the higher on The Final Reckoning. Hence Cruise's presence atop the BFI Imax cinema, at the Cannes Film Festival and at numerous global premieres. Undeniably the last great movie star standing, he is banking on his charisma and audience goodwill towards his best-known character turning the last hurrah of Hunt into a bona fide blockbuster. If he looks at all exhausted, then that is understandable: an awful, awful lot has gone into getting to this point. Here is a timeline of how the two-part finale of the Mission: Impossible series became the most expensive – and logistically nightmarish – films in contemporary Hollywood. January 14, 2019: Lift off Six months or so after Fallout managed to gross $792 million – the highest for the franchise to date – it is announced that McQuarrie will return to write and direct the next two films in the series, to be shot back to back, and to be released, respectively, in the summer of 2021 and summer 2022. At the time, it was expected that Top Gun: Maverick – which Cruise had filmed the previous year – would be released in the summer of 2020, giving him potentially three big box office hits on consecutive years. February 20, 2020: Filming begins (and stops) Most of the cast from the previous films returned, with new additions including Nicholas Hoult, who was runner-up to Miles Teller for the role of Rooster in Top Gun: Maverick, to play the villain across both pictures. When Hoult was forced to drop out due to a scheduling conflict with his series The Great, Esai Morales, then best known for his villainous appearance in Ozark, was cast, which in turn led McQuarrie to rethink the films' true antagonist. He and Cruise decided that there should be an AI-based baddie, known only as The Entity, which was capable of creating global chaos. Unfortunately, a different kind of global chaos was soon caused by the outbreak of Covid, which initially shut down filming in Italy – especially badly hit by the first wave of the virus – and then production altogether. Cruise did not even begin shooting until July 2020. July 2020: A bridge too far The dramatic highlight of Dead Reckoning is its last act, train-bound action set-piece, which begins as Murder on the Orient Express and eventually transforms into a dramatic, destructive epic. Yet there was great controversy in how this was to be accomplished. McQuarrie and Cruise initially hoped that they would be able to film the real-life destruction of a bridge in Poland, over Lake Pilchowickie; it had been constructed in 1912 but had fallen into disrepair and was set to be demolished. However, amidst upset at the perceived destruction of a historic landmark – whipped up by a disgruntled former member of the production staff – permission to film was removed and the bridge listed as a site of special historical interest. 'We would never under any circumstances dream of intentionally causing harm to the cultural or historical landmarks we visit, and take great pains to protect those landmarks we feature,' McQuarrie said. But this did not convince the Polish authorities. So the scene had to be filmed instead in the Peak District in August 2021, after further delays caused by Covid. August 2020: Motorbikes aflame The film's set-piece stunt – one teased in both trailers and on the posters – is when Cruise drives a motorcycle off an impossibly high cliff in order to be able to catch a train, rather than simply visiting a nearby station like ordinary mortals. The stunt is breathtakingly ambitious, but capturing it led to its own problems. Despite careful planning, and the use of a stuntman rather than Cruise himself, the angle of the motorbike's descent was misjudged and it burst into flames, destroying the £2 million set in the process. As a source told the Daily Mail at the time of filming: 'Unfortunately, [the angle] was miscalculated. The heat and the friction of the tyres meant that when the bike crashed, the cardboard padding sparked and went up in flames.' Cruise, understandably, was said to be 'very frustrated'. September 2020: Cruise control When filming was finally allowed to resume near Norway, Cruise was taking no chances when it came to Covid-proof accommodation. He hired not one but two cruise ships to house the film's cast and crew – the MS Fridtjof Nansen and the MS Versteralen – at a cost of more than $700,000 to him personally. The idea was to create as Covid-secure a bubble as he could, so that production was not disrupted more than wholly necessary. Still, even though the British government offered production a special exemption so that those filming would not have to quarantine for the usual 14 days if they were coming in and out of the country, the demanding international schedule that the picture required was inevitably at odds with the marauding and disruptive virus: a more implacable nemesis than any that Hunt himself had ever faced. December 2020: Cruise loses his temper Dead Reckoning was shot sporadically throughout the remainder of the year, albeit under the most Covid-conscious of circumstances imaginable; while filming in Norway and Italy, production had to be shut down frequently when crew members tested positive for the virus, meaning that it was nearly impossible to proceed. Therefore, when two crew inadvertently broke social distancing measures by standing too close to one another, Cruise lost his temper. In a rant leaked to The Sun, the star shouted, 'I don't ever want to see it again, ever! And if you don't do it you're fired, if I see you do it again you're f–king gone. And if anyone in this crew does it – that's it, and you too and you too.' He went on, 'We are the gold standard. They're back there in Hollywood making movies right now because of us! Because they believe in us and what we're doing. We are creating thousands of jobs you motherf–kers. I don't ever want to see it again!' Strong words, and it could have been career-damaging for Cruise, who has based much of his public reputation on being hard working but friendly and fair-minded. However, most major figures inside and outside the industry alike sympathised with him and took his side, with George Clooney noting 'He didn't overreact, because it is a problem'. September 2021: Filming of Dead Reckoning finally concludes After 18 months, one of the most tortuous production processes in modern Hollywood comes to an end. Cruise had some previous experience of prolonged shoots – his collaboration with Stanley Kubrick on Eyes Wide Shut took 400 days of consecutive filming – but this interminable, often troubled process set a new bar for difficulty. Most other stars (and directors) might have been forgiven for taking a couple of years off. But not only did Cruise have post-production and publicity duties to undertake for Top Gun: Maverick (which was co-written and produced by McQuarrie) but it had been agreed that production on the cumbersomely entitled Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning – Part Two would commence in February 2022, with the picture to be released in June 2024. However, by this point, all those involved might have guessed that any plan involving the Mission Impossible franchise had a habit of going awry. March 2022: Casting shenanigans It is completely normal for any big-budget blockbuster to reveal their cast bit by bit, especially in the case of Marvel, where some of the highest-profile appearances – Harry Styles in Eternals, for instance – aren't even announced until the film's release, and then lurk in the end credits. However, in the case of Final Reckoning, it is hard not to feel that some of the casting was being jiggled about with during production. The brilliant Vanessa Kirby, whose White Widow character appeared so memorably during the previous two films, initially indicated that she would return, only to vanish without trace or explanation. (Presumably scheduling conflicts with the Fantastic Four picture led to her disappearance.) She was still being trailed as part of the ensemble as recently as November last year. Many of the starry cast – Janet McTeer, Hannah Waddingham and, reprising his role from the first picture, Rolf Saxon – were introduced by McQuarrie via his Instagram account. But the sense that the film was deep into reshoots and additional filming literally years after it first began production was only accentuated by the announcement (in April 2024) that Severance's Tramell Tillman had joined the cast, suggesting that the major set-pieces in which he played a part were only being shot very late in the game. July 2023: Oppenheimer strikes Although the film's initial tranche of production ran more smoothly than its predecessor's, it took the majority of 2022 to complete filming in the United Kingdom alone, before production could move to other countries and locations. The massive success of Top Gun: Maverick that May helped, and buoyed morale. Unfortunately, in the summer of 2023, two matters occurred that cast a shadow over production. The first was the SAG strike, which began on July 14 and lasted until November 9, shutting down filming entirely, along with the concurrent Writers' Guild strike. The second, surprisingly given the vast success of Top Gun the previous year and the glowing reviews that Dead Reckoning attracted, was its relative underperformance financially. It was stymied by the buzzier appearance of the Barbenheimer pictures, the loss of its Imax screens to Oppenheimer and, perhaps, the residual sense that an AI villain is not as interesting to watch on screen as Cruise and McQuarrie had anticipated. There was, however, no question of retooling the in-production Final Reckoning significantly, although it did undergo a title change from the rather lengthier Dead Reckoning – Part Two, suggesting that it is more of a follow-on than a direct sequel. (Spoiler alert, but it definitely is a direct sequel.) May 2024: The submarine sinks Production resumed in March 2024, which saw Cruise and the cast return to the exotic environs of Derbyshire, amongst other places, but the film was about to hit an unexpected and near-catastrophic problem. The film's centrepiece is a lengthy submarine-set action scene, which requires the Hunt character to retrieve a McGuffin from underwater. In order to make the scene look as realistic as possible, a $25 million submarine set, which could be suspended from a gimbal, was constructed. Unfortunately, the submarine was too heavy for the gimbal to bear the weight, necessitating weeks of repair and recalibration. It was by now considered essential that the film meet its revised opening date of May 2025, slightly under two years after the release of Dead Reckoning, and so this – and the film's other major set piece, its concluding biplane fight – had to be filmed against the clock in the summer of 2024. The submarine had been a source of some controversy ever since Cruise and McQuarrie first suggested that they wanted it featured in the film. Brian Robbins, the CEO of Paramount, had attempted to veto it, which led to disagreement with Cruise. As he later recalled, ''Let's just say that the studio and the production and Tom were in a disagreement over direction, and there was a stalemate going on. We had to hit the pause button. It was a production issue, and it was about the scope of what was being asked for. And the question we needed to ask was do we need this and why? And then how big is it going to be, and how long is that going to take?' Eventually, it was resolved, but not without significant angst and cost. November 2024: Post-production (at last) At some point between July and November, principal photography concluded, and the film – which had begun shooting around two and a half years before – finally moved into post-production. Even here, however, matters were not plain sailing. The series' regular composer Lorne Balfe, who had done such memorable work on the previous two pictures, was replaced by his former assistants Max Aruj and Alfie Godfrey: both comparatively untested when it came to scoring such a big-budget picture. Word got out that the total budget had ballooned to $400 million, making Final Reckoning the fourth most expensive film ever made, if estimates are to be believed. And Cruise's decision to film the new Alejandro G. Iñárritu film between November 2024 and April in 2025 meant that his involvement in post-production was inevitably compromised by his responsibilities to the new picture; although his decision to do both in London meant that he was at least able to segue from one to the other. May 2025 – the premiere At last, nearly eight and a half years after the two Mission: Impossible films were announced, The Final Reckoning has enjoyed a high-profile series of premieres in Cannes, Tokyo and London, with Cruise, the showman himself, posing by a biplane similar to that used in the picture. The first reviews have been more mixed than for the other McQuarrie pictures (this newspaper's critic Robbie Collin called it 'one of the most dazzlingly ambitious, exactingly crafted studio projects of our time'; whereas the Hollywood Reporter lamented that it was 'a disappointing farewell with a handful of high points courtesy of the indefatigable lead actor') and it remains to be seen whether it can take the box office by storm, or if that is a mission too far. Still, Cruise remains indomitable. When asked whether he could imagine making action films into his Eighties, a la Harrison Ford, he promised – or threatened – that 'I said I'm going to make movies into my 80s; actually, I'm going to make them into my 100s… I will never stop. I will never stop doing action, I will never stop doing drama, comedy films – I'm excited.' Let us hope that this supposedly final reckoning does not dampen his spirit.
