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Time of India
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
5 best movies and series based on the video game adaptation
(Image via YouTube/HBO) Video game adaptations have had a rocky history, but there are a few gems that do stand out. Moving beyond the clunky translations, from gripping dramas to all the animated adventures, these adaptations have successfully brought the beloved gaming world to screens. Here are the highly rated five exceptional adaptations that prove that the potential is real. They provide a fresh take, respecting the story's source and delivering some thrilling experiences to both newcomers and fans. Fallout (2024 to Present) Fallout - Teaser Trailer | Prime Video Amazon 's Fallout takes players to a wasteland like it never did before. Starring Walton Goggins and Ella Purnell, the series expanded on the dark humor and the retro-futuristic world of the game. Early reviews praised how Fallout remained faithful to the game's source material. Even the way it captured the signature essence of the game, while immersing viewers in a post-nuclear war world was appreciated. With the mix of brutal survival and interesting storytelling, Fallout has been set to become one of the most-watched game-adapted series for fans. The show's high production value, along with the strong performances, suggested a bright future ahead. The Last of Us (2023 to Present) The Last of Us | Official Trailer | Max HBO's The Last of Us did shatter all expectations, redefining what video game adaptation can lead to. Translating the harrowing journey of the game, it masterfully blended emotional depth and brutal survival action. Even the star cast, Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal , delivered some powerhouse performances as Ellie and Joel. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Many Are Watching Tariffs - Few Are Watching What Nvidia Just Launched Seeking Alpha Read More Undo Set within the world that's been ravaged by fungus, The Last of Us HBO series did not just replicate the game but ensured to expand characters and its world, in a meaningful way. It connected worldwide audience with good storyline and value. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2022 to present) Cyberpunk: Edgerunners | Official NSFW Trailer | Netflix Cyberpunk: Edgerunners brought the game's neon-soaked world to life. This Netflix's anime-style series followed the journey of a street kid who later turned into an outlaw mercenary within Night City. Bursting with tragic hyper-stylized storytelling and cybernetic action, it became an instant hit. The series was like a virtual tour-de-force that burst with vibrant, futuristic design and a lot of action. It's a fast-paced and tragic narrative perfectly complemented by the dystopian Night City setting of the game. With it all, the series became a loved one to both the anime and the gaming fans. It was even able to revitalize player's interest in the game. Note: Despite this game's bumpy launch, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners did redeem the franchise of the game. It earned appreciation for visuals and depth. The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) The Super Mario Bros. Movie | Official Teaser Trailer The Super Mario Bros. Movie's animated movie on the screen was full of joy. It did perfectly capture the colourful spirit of the Nintendo franchise. Packed with locations and beloved characters, it gave viewers a feel of stepping directly to the Mushroom Kingdom. Chris Pratt's Mario, Jack Black's Bowser and Anya Taylor-Joy's Peach brought a great energy to screen. Stunning visuals and pure fun further drove immense box office success. It showed how embracing the core fun factor of the game can translate to massive mainstream appeal. While The Super Mario Bros Movie critics remained divided, the fans loved the fun references and the colourful world. This movie's success gives hope to the fans that more Nintendo adaptations are likely on their way. Castlevania (2017-2021) Castlevania Official Trailer #1 (2017) Animated Netflix TV Series HD Castlevania, an animated series by Netflix proved that a game's dark fantasy tone can be adapted by an anime. Inspired by the classic gothic horror games of Konami, it delivered a rich and dark fantasy saga. In the series, the story follows Trevor Belmont's fight against the legion of Dracula. It came out with stunning and fluid animation, along with many complex characters. Castlevania's success lies in its visual style and mature storytelling. The series did entirely embrace the gothic atmosphere and the lore of the game, weaving its intricate narrative. It set a high standard for the animated video game adaptations, while proving their potential for style and depth. With 4 seasons, Castlevania Netflix was able to build a loyal fanbase. Its success even led to its spin-offs. It cemented its place as one of the best game-to-screen adaptations that's ever been made. End note The above-discussed 5 adaptations show how exciting evolution is happening, bringing games to screens. By ensuring respect for the core spirit of the source material and leveraging the film's and television's strengths, they are able to deliver outstanding standalone entertainment. From emotional drama to gritty satire, all the above-discussed movies and series prove that video games offer rich worlds that are ready for some compelling translation. It shows that the genre's future is incredibly bright and, of course, there's something for all. 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USA Today
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
'White Lotus' sweeps Emmy acting nominations. Does it really deserve it?
'The White Lotus'? 'The Studio'? Nominations for the 77th Emmy Awards prove that Emmy voters are notoriously and aggravatingly lazy. Every major award show has its Achilles' heel. The Academy Awards throw their golden statue at any studio willing to fork up the cash. The Grammys have terrible taste and seldom get it right. The Tonys are mostly fine, and who even cares about the Golden Globes? The Emmys, the awards body for the Television Academy, is no exception. Nominations for the 77th Emmy Awards, announced July 15, prove that Emmy voters are notoriously and aggravatingly lazy. Apple TV+'s "Severance" received the most nominations (27), followed by HBO Max's "The Penguin" with 24. "The Studio" and "The White Lotus" got 23 nods. I liked this season of "Severance," and I'm glad a show with such a captivating concept and incredible performances is getting this praise. I haven't watched "The Penguin," and "The Studio" is … fine, but when looking through the acting categories, particularly the supporting categories, I noticed a common phenomenon: Most of the nominees are from the same two shows. This isn't the first time, either. For the 75th Emmy Awards in 2023, every nominee in the supporting actor category was either from 'The White Lotus' or another HBO Max show, 'Succession' (come back, the kids miss you). This time, six of the seven supporting actor nominees and five out of seven supporting actress nominees are either from "The White Lotus" or "Severance." Opinion: The Grammys are notoriously bad. Here's how to make the show less terrible. I like "Severance" and I genuinely think the nods are deserved, so they get a pass (for now). But in an era when there's so much quality television to watch and amazing performances to praise, the lack of diversity is unsettling and flat-out boring. 2025 Emmy snubs wouldn't be so bad if voters weren't so lazy Are Emmy voters so lazy that they must clog up the acting noms with undeserving "White Lotus" performances to circumvent doing their jobs – actually watching the bounty of available television and nominating worthy performances from an array of programs? Do Sam Rockwell, Walton Goggins and Jason Isaacs all need to be nominated? I can make a compelling case for Isaacs, but IDK about the other two. The motivation, or lack thereof, behind Emmy voters' laziness remains unknown to us industry outsiders. Is their tunnel vision a result of artificially ushering certain shows into the TV Hall of Fame by drowning them in nominations? Do they just not have an eye for good performances? Is HBO lining their pockets? For us normal viewers, it doesn't matter, nor does it make this whole ordeal any less boring. Maybe if Emmy voters got off their butts and actually did their jobs – how hard can watching TV truly be? I do it constantly – there wouldn't be so many egregious snubs. "Industry" and "Interview with the Vampire" continue to be Emmy-less despite arguably being two of the best shows on TV right now. Opinion: And the Oscar goes to ... another underwhelming, safe choice for the academy "The Bear" is still getting away with category fraud, receiving comedy nominations when it's so clearly a drama (and no, I don't care for your pretentious explanations). Has anyone even watched season four? Perhaps if it were put in its rightful place, 'The Rehearsal' starring Nathan Fielder could have gotten some nods. When are the Emmys? Why I'll still watch. Nevertheless, there are some, some (some) silver linings. I was happy to see Janelle James and Michelle Williams get nods for their performances in "Abbott Elementary" and "Dying for Sex," respectively. Owen Cooper from Netflix's "Adolescence" became the youngest nominee ever for best supporting actor in a limited/anthology series or TV movie. Opinion alerts: Get columns from your favorite columnists + expert analysis on top issues, delivered straight to your device through the USA TODAY app. Don't have the app? Download it for free from your app store. Beyoncé received two nominations for her Beyoncé Bowl special. She was previously nominated in Variety Special categories for "Lemonade" and "Homecoming" but lost to James Corden's "Carpool Karaoke" both times. Yes, you read that right. Despite all my complaining, I will be seated on Sept. 14 for the Emmys ceremony. The Emmys are usually good at picking the least bad out of their disappointing nominees. Also, I'm a sucker for award shows; I love watching an actor's dreams come true. But if "The White Lotus" wins more than two Emmys, we will have a problem. Kofi Mframa is a columnist and digital producer for USA TODAY and the USA TODAY Network. Stream "Industry" on HBO Max, please. You won't regret it. You can read diverse opinions from our USA TODAY columnists and other writers on the Opinion front page, on X, formerly Twitter, @usatodayopinion and in our Opinion newsletter.
Forbes
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
How Many Emmy Nominations Did ‘The White Lotus' Season 3 Receive?
"The White Lotus" Season 3 partial poster. The White Lotus Season 3 was among the top nominees for the 2025 Primetime Emmy Awards Tuesday, including Outstanding Drama Series The White Lotus has been a big awards season success for Mike White's HBO/Max series with 15 wins during Seasons 1 and 2, including Outstanding or Limited or Anthology Series for Season 1. The nominations for the 2025 Primetime Emmy Awards were announced on Tuesday by actors Brenda Song and Harvey Guillén. In addition to The White Lotus Season 3's nod for Outstanding Drama Series, the show received Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series nominations for Aimee Lou Wood, Carrie Coon, Parker Posey and Amie Lou Wood, and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Jason Isaacs, Sam Rockwell and Walton Goggins. In addition, Scott Glenn received a nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. White also scored nominations for Outstanding Directing and Outstanding Writing in the drama category. In total, The White Lotus Season 3 earned 23 nominations. To date, The White Lotus Seasons 1-3 have earned 66 nominations. Walton Goggins and Aimee Lou Wood in "The White Lotus" Season 3. What Else Did 'The White Lotus' Season 3 Receive Emmy Nominations For? In addition to the show's acting, directing, writing and producing Emmy nominations, The White Lotus Season 3 earned nominations for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series, Outstanding Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic), Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (One Hour), Outstanding Contemporary Costumes and Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series. Additionally, The White Lotus Season 3 also earned Emmy nominations for Outstanding Music Supervision, Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score), Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More), Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling, Outstanding Main Title Theme Music, Outstanding Title Design and Outstanding Picture Editing for a Drama Series. The White Lotus Season 3 will begin finding out how many wins it will secure at the 2025 Creative Arts Emmy Awards and Governors Gala, which is set for Sept. 6 and 7. The televised 2025 Primetime Emmys celebration is set for Sept. 14, while the Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Awards celebration is set for Oct. 14. Note: This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
The Star
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Star
From runway to poolside, skimpy men's swim briefs make a stylish comeback
This season, after years of fielding requests for a particular swimsuit online and at his retail stores, menswear designer Todd Snyder gave those who had been asking what they wanted: a swim brief. Snyder, who is known for making modern versions of classic items in the American man's wardrobe, said that even though he had a sense of customers' appetite for swim briefs, he was surprised by his version's reception. 'It's been doing killer,' he said of the brief, a new addition to his namesake brand's swimwear offerings – competing 'neck and neck' with the trunks his brand sells. The Todd Snyder Mykonos brief, which is sold in three solid colours and has an inside pocket for small items such as keys, is among the latest iterations of a swimsuit being revisited by some luxury brands (most are European) and by men bold enough to wear it. They do not include Snyder. 'I think I'm past that,' the 57-year-old designer said, laughing. 'Those days are gone.' Bode expanded its line of nostalgic and embroidered clothing to include solid-colour swim briefs last year, and other rarefied styles currently for sale include asymmetrically cut briefs by Rick Owens, a rococo pair by Versace, a leopard pair by Dolce & Gabbana, a checked pair by Burberry and logo-stamped styles by Louis Vuitton and Gucci. But no luxury brand has leaned in quite like Miu Miu, the womenswear label beloved by many men, which was ahead of the pack when it showed swim briefs styled with T-shirts, polos and low-slung shorts in its Spring 2024 collection. Read more: Step up, guys! Let these stylish celebrities inspire your shoe game Now the brand offers a pair in seven colours and 14 sizes. Its three-figure price, like those of some other styles, is just as likely to cause a double take as the briefs themselves are. Like other trendy items, swim briefs are available at fast-fashion retailers including Zara, which is selling lower-priced pairs. They have also been promoted by style publications. Cultured magazine featured actor Walton Goggins sitting spread-legged in a fluorescent yellow Speedo on a spring cover. GQ, citing that photo (and other factors), suggested in May that briefs were poised to have a 'breakout summer'. The Guardian and CNN have also reported on their resurgence in recent years. Douglas Conklyn, senior vice president of global design at Speedo, said the amount of attention being paid lately to swim briefs reached levels he had typically seen only during the Olympics. 'The more people that are talking about the briefs, the better it is,' Conklyn said. 'This Walton Goggins moment has certainly gotten Speedo back in the conversation,' he added, and it has given swim briefs relevance outside sports. 'It's putting it in a context with beautiful fashion photography, on beautiful people, and it's all of a sudden feeling aspirational.' Next to athletes, swim briefs are probably most commonly associated with specific groups of men. The image of Goggins, a virile straight man, in a Speedo also gave briefs a more universal relevance. Time will tell whether they can infiltrate straight men's wardrobes in the ways that pearl necklaces and short shorts have (with help from straight men including Harry Styles and Paul Mescal). Swim briefs have made waves in fashion before – see: Tom Ford's spring 1998 Gucci show featuring male models in them – without significantly altering men's bathing suit preferences. And some trendy men's swimwear labels like Orlebar Brown, the British brand that helped popularise slimmer and shorter trunks in the 2010s, have had less success with briefs. Read more: Once mocked, now coveted – 'dad style' is the fashion trend redefining cool After introducing them in 2017, Orlebar Brown discontinued the style in 2023 to focus on other products, its founder, Adam Brown, said. CDLP, a Swedish brand founded by Christian Larson and Andreas Palm, offers four men's swimsuits: three trunks and a brief. The swim brief is about as popular as any of the trunks, the founders said, accounting for 25% to 30% of their men's swimwear sales. Larson said there 'has absolutely been a culture shift' around wearing swim briefs in the years since CDLP started offering swimwear in 2018. Palm painted a picture of some of the people who had gravitated toward them. 'I have friends that I went to business school with who are working in private equity, and they were all in our swim briefs,' he said. 'I don't think they would've gone for that 10 years ago.' – ©2025 The New York Times Company This article originally appeared in The New York Times.
Perth Now
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Walton Goggins and Ron Funches join animated movie Harry and the Mutant Mid-Century Furniture
Walton Goggins and Ron Funches have signed on to the animated film Harry and the Mutant Mid-Century Furniture. The 53-year-old actor and the Inside Out 2 star, 42, have boarded director Michael Skolnick's upcoming sci-fi comedy alongside Chris Parnell and Shondrella Avery. Harry and the Mutant Mid-Century Furniture - which is currently in production - takes place in 1962, where fallout from atomic weapons testing has brought an unexpected new lifeform into the world - mutant mid-century furniture. At the heart of the story is Harry, a 10-year-old boy struggling with loss, who finds unlikely allies in a wise old recliner and a spirited ottoman. Together, they must protect their fellow furniture creatures from the ruthless ambitions of General Frank Holtzman, a military leader determined to wipe them out. Harry and the Mutant Mid-Century Furniture will also star Stephanie Beatriz, Tim Meadows, Andy Richter, Matt Walsh, Seth Green, Pamela Adlon, Lou Ferrigno and Clare Grant. As well as directing the movie, Skolnick will serve as co-writer and producer on Harry and the Mutant Mid-Century Furniture alongside Keegan Cotton, Jordan Lewandowski and Seth Morton. Goggins could recently be seen in the Prime Video show Fallout, which is based on Bethesda Game Studios' iconic survival-action video game franchise of the same name. Fallout follows Lucy (Ella Purnell), a sheltered young woman who emerges from her underground Vault into a devastated, post-nuclear America for the first time. As she navigates the violent wasteland, she uncovers dark secrets about the world above - and the truth behind the Vaults themselves. Work on the second season is currently underway, and Goggins recently teased that the next batch of episodes was on 'a whole 'nother level'. Speaking with GamesRadar+, The White Lotus star said: 'I can tell you, being a big fan of the first season, that I'm so proud of - I'm not talking about my work, but all of the work that so many artists kind of put into that, like all the love that went into that. 'This is a whole 'nother level. I wasn't prepared for where the story was gonna go and how fully fleshed out on the other side of introducing this world to people. 'Now it is so lived in as if it's been there for two hundred years. It's really quite something. I can't wait for people to see it.' Goggins - who plays Ghoul in the show - also promised the second season of Fallout would blow the first 'out of the water'. He told Deadline in February: 'We're in the middle of filming it right now, we've been at it since November, and I can tell you that I thought season one was extraordinary, personally, I was very pleased with it. 'This blows it out of the water, what these writers have done and the artisans that have come together to tell this story. It's really gonna be something. I can't wait for people to see it. We're working really hard to make that happen.' While an exact release date for Fallout season two hasn't been announced yet, Amazon confirmed it would hit Prime Video before the end of 2025.
