Max Releases New Teaser For THE PENGUIN, Starring Colin Farrell

 

The New Series From Warner Bros. Television And DC Studios Debuts This Fall On Max

Max has released a new teaser for THE PENGUIN, from Warner Bros. Television and DC Studios, debuting this fall. Starring Colin Farrell as Oz Cobb (aka “The Penguin”), the eight-episode DC Studios drama series continues The Batman epic crime saga that filmmaker Matt Reeves began with Warner Bros. Pictures’ global blockbuster “The Batman,” and centers on the character played by Farrell in the film.   Cast: Colin Farrell, Cristin Milioti, Rhenzy Feliz, Michael Kelly, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Deirdre O’Connell, Clancy Brown, and Michael Zegen.   Credits: The series is executive produced by Matt Reeves, Dylan Clark, Colin Farrell, Lauren LeFranc, who writes and serves as showrunner, Craig Zobel, who directs the first three episodes, and Bill Carraro. Based on characters created for DC by Bob Kane with Bill Finger, THE PENGUIN is produced by Reeves’ 6th & Idaho Productions and Dylan Clark Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, where Reeves and 6th & Idaho are under an overall deal. Daniel Pipski also serves as executive producer.

Warner Bros. Discovery To Launch Max In Europe Beginning May 21

Max Will Be Available First In The Nordics, Iberia, And Central And Eastern Europe   Launches In Poland, Netherlands, France And Belgium Will Follow Closely After   House Of The Dragon S2 Premieres On Max In Europe On June 17   Max Will Be The Only Place To Stream Every Live Moment Of Olympic Games Paris 2024 In The 25 European Countries Where Max Will Be Available

Warner Bros. Discovery (Nasdaq: WBD) announced today that Max, its enhanced streaming service, will launch in the first European countries beginning May 21. Max brings together HBO Max’s can’t-miss programming, Discovery’s engaging real-life entertainment and all the world-class action from Eurosport’s premium subscription service to create a complete viewing experience for the whole household with premier TV shows, fresh and iconic movies, unmissable sports, and flagship TV networks in select countries, in a single destination for the first time.   On May 21, Max will become available across the Nordics, Iberia, and Central and Eastern Europe. Launches will follow closely after in Poland, the Netherlands, France, and Belgium*. France and Belgium are the first new countries where WBD has launched its streaming service in over two years. These launches mean Max will be available in 25 countries in Europe and 65 countries and territories worldwide after launching in the U.S. in May 2023, and launching in Latin America and the Caribbean earlier this year.   JB Perrette, CEO and President of Global Streaming & Games at Warner Bros. Discovery announcing the rollout of Max at the TV festival Series Mania said: “Max is the streaming home of Warner Bros. Discovery and builds on our long heritage in Europe, bringing together an incredible breadth and depth of culture-defining entertainment from our services and networks, all in one place. The unrivalled content we’ve got on Max from ‘House of the Dragon’ to Olympic Games Paris 2024 and beyond means whatever your mood or the occasion, Max has something great for everyone, every time.”   Content offering The launch of Max in Europe is marked by the return of the highly anticipated HBO Original “House of the Dragon,” which premiers on Max in Europe on June 17. Max will bring a new streaming experience to Europe with more than double the amount of content currently available on HBO Max. This summer, Max will be the only place to stream every live moment of Olympic Games Paris 2024 in the 25 European countries where Max will be available. Paris 2024 will be included in all subscription plans, ensuring all customers will gain complete access to the biggest sporting event in the world.   Max stands out as distinct amongst streamers by uniquely combining unrivalled breadth and its new and improved app with iconic franchises and a strong product experience. Subscribers will be able to enjoy a wide range of quality entertainment with Warner Bros. movies such as Barbie, Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom, and Wonka, HBO Originals The Last of Us, The White Lotus, Euphoria, True Detective: Night Country, The Regime, The Sympathizer, The Jinx Part Two and the upcoming new comedy The Franchise.    A new slate of Max Originals based on popular Warner Bros. Pictures’ entities will be coming to Max including The Penguin and Welcome to Derry (Stephen King’s IT). Films from WB’s extensive library including the Harry Potter franchise, Paddington, The Matrix, The Dark Knight, Joker, and The Lord of the Rings, as well as fan favorites like 90 Day Fiancé, Gold Rush and Fixer Upper from Discovery will also be offered.   A Sports Add-On will bring fans extensive coverage of major international and European sports including every tennis Grand Slam – Australian Open, Roland-Garros, The Championships, Wimbledonand the US Open, cycling’s three Grand Tours – Giro d’Italia, La Vuelta a España, and the Tour de France in addition to the Tour de France Femmes, 24 Hours of Le Mans, and every major winter sports World Championship and World Cup events. Rights vary between countries.   A selection of flagship live linear networks will also be available on Max in some countries in select plans including CNN International in France and Poland, TVN in Poland, TV Norge in Norway, Kanal 5 in Sweden and Eurosport in all countries.

Plans Max will offer a choice of different plans, plus a Sports Add-On which may be added to any base plan**. Full details about pricing will be announced in the coming weeks and will vary country by country.   Basic with Ads Plan: This plan will allow users to enjoy Max at a lower price and will include advertising. It will be available first in nine European countries, before expanding to others. The first countries where the Basic with Ads plan will be available are Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Romania, Poland, France and Belgium. Users will be able to stream content on 2 devices simultaneously.  Content will be available in Full HD resolution. Standard Plan: Users can stream content on 2 devices simultaneously.  Content will be available in Full HD resolution.  This plan will allow up to 30 downloads of available content to watch offline. Premium Plan:  Provides the best consumer experience. Users can stream content on up to 4 devices simultaneously.  Full HD or 4K resolution and with Dolby Atmos sound (as available).   This plan will allow up to 100 downloads of available content to watch offline. (Limits apply) Sports Add-On: The Sports Add-On will provide coverage of top sports events including Grand Slam tennis, cycling’s Grand Tours, 24 Hours of Le Mans, the live linear networks Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2 and much more. Customers should check local listings for rights availability in their countries. The Sports Add-On is sold as an add-on to any base plan. Users can stream sports content on 2 devices simultaneously (of their available base plan streams). Existing HBO Max subscribers will be able to discover the new experience on Max while keeping their current profiles, and viewing history, continuing their Max journey where they left off. In some cases, depending on device or operating system, the HBO Max app will be automatically updated to the Max app. In other cases, when users open their HBO Max app, they will be prompted to download the new Max app, allowing them to begin exploring the new platform in just a few clicks. discovery+ and Eurosport premium SVOD subscribers will be given details in due course about how to subscribe to Max.

*WBD’s enhanced streaming service will be called HBO Max in the Netherlands and Belgium. **Channels and live content in Standard and Premium plans, and the Sports Add-On may contain ads. On-demand content in all plans may include sponsorship and product placement.

Season Two Of The HBO Original Drama Series HOUSE OF THE DRAGON Debuts June 16 On HBO And Max HBO’s First-Ever “Dueling” Trailers Released

 

Season Two Of The HBO Original Drama Series HOUSE OF THE DRAGON Debuts June 16 On HBO And Max

HBO’s First-Ever “Dueling” Trailers Released

The eight-episode second season of the HBO Original drama series HOUSE OF THE DRAGON debuts SUNDAY, JUNE 16 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO and will be available to stream on Max.   Francesca Orsi, Executive Vice President, HBO Programming, Head of HBO Drama Series & Films, debuted HBO’s first-ever “dueling” trailers at Series Mania in Lille, France on Thursday, March 21 as part of Warner Bros. Discovery’s announcement that Max will begin launching in Europe on May 21.  Westeros is on the brink of a bloody civil war with the Green and Black Councils fighting for King Aegon and Queen Rhaenyra, respectively. As each side believes theirs to be the rightful seat on the Iron Throne, the Green and Black trailers reflect those two perspectives in separate yet complementary halves of the same story. For global audiences, “All Must Choose” their side of House Targaryen as the realm fractures in season two.   Logline: Based on George R.R. Martin’s “Fire & Blood,” the series, set 200 years before the events of “Game of Thrones,” tells the story of House Targaryen.   Season two returning cast: Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Eve Best, Steve Toussaint, Fabien Frankel, Ewan Mitchell, Tom Glynn-Carney, Sonoya Mizuno, and Rhys Ifans. Additional returning cast includes Harry Collett, Bethany Antonia, Phoebe Campbell, Phia Saban, Jefferson Hall, and Matthew Needham.   Season two new cast: Abubakar Salim as Alyn of Hull, Gayle Rankin as Alys Rivers, Freddie Fox as Ser Gwayne Hightower, Simon Russell Beale as Ser Simon Strong, Clinton Liberty as Addam of Hull, Jamie Kenna as Ser Alfred Broome, Kieran Bew as Hugh, Tom Bennett as Ulf, Tom Taylor as Lord Cregan Stark, and Vincent Regan as Ser Rickard Thorne.   Season two credits: Co-Creator/Executive Producer, George R.R. Martin; Co-Creator/Showrunner/Executive Producer, Ryan Condal; Executive Producers Sara Hess, Alan Taylor, Melissa Bernstein, Kevin de la Noy, Loni Peristere, Vince Gerardis. Based on George R.R. Martin’s “Fire & Blood.”

Night of the Living Dead with Audio Commentary By Mark Rivera

 

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Monolith arrives on Blu-ray Disc on April 23, 2024.

 

 

…AN IMPRESSIVE, GROUNDED, AND SOLID SCI-FI/HORROR INDIE...”

~ IN REVIEW ONLINE

 

“…a master class in creating tension through dialogue …” ~ FORBES

 

“Lily Sullivan is quietly captivating,” ~ BOUNDING INTO COMICS

 

​MONOLITH

The Critically Acclaimed Sci-Fi Thriller Lands on Blu-ray^™ April 23

 

Available on Digital Now

 

Bonus Content Includes a Behind-the-Scenes Featurette & Audio Commentary

 

 

PLANO, TEXAS (March 19, 2024) – Directed by Matt Vesely (Overheater) and starring Lily Sullivan (Evil Dead Rise, I Met a Girl), the acclaimed sci-fi thriller MONOLITHdebuts on Blu-ray^™ April 23 from Well Go USA Entertainment. While trying to salvage her career, a disgraced journalist (Sullivan) begins investigating a strange conspiracy theory. But as the trail leads uncomfortably close to home, she is left to grapple with the lies at the heart of her own story. Bonus materials include a Behind-the-Scenes featurette and Writer, Producer and Director Audio Commentary.

 

Following its international premiere at SXSW, MONOLITHwas nominated for the New Visions Award at the Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival, Best Direction in a Debut Feature Film at the Australian Directors Guild Awards and Best Indie Film at the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards.

 

Synopsis:       

While trying to salvage her career and rehabilitate her tarnished reputation, a disgraced journalist (Lily Sullivan) begins digging into a strange conspiracy theory via a controversial new investigative podcast. But as the evidence begins leading uncomfortably close to home, she will be forced to grapple with the web of lies at the heart of her own story.

 

Country of Origin:    Australia

 

MONOLITH has a runtime of approximately 94 minutes and is rated R for language.

 

Watch the U.S. Trailer:         https://youtu.be/kwuJ4fs2-Fg

The Gate opens up on May 14, available on Blu-ray™ SteelBook® from Lionsgate.

 

Blu-ray™ + Digital SteelBook^® Street Date: 5/14/24

Blu-ray™ + Digital SteelBook^® SteelBook SRP: $23.99
Available Only at Walmart

 
 
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Take a backyard adventure to Hell when The Gate opens up on May 14, available on Blu-ray™ SteelBook^® from Lionsgate. This 1986 classic fantasy-horror returns in a brand new SteelBook case from artist Vance Kelly. The Gate will be available for the suggested retail price of $23.99 on Blu-ray SteelBook, exclusively at Walmart.
 
OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS
When best friends Glen and Terry stumble across a mysterious crystalline rock in Glen's backyard, they quickly dig up the newly sodden lawn searching for more precious stones. Instead, they unearth The Gate — an underground chamber of terrifying demonic evil. The teenagers soon understand what evil they've released as they are overcome with an assortment of horrific experiences. With fiendish followers invading suburbia, it's now up to the kids to discover the secret that can lock The Gate forever . . . if it's not too late.
 
SPECIAL FEATURES (Previously Released)

• Audio Commentaries
  • Director Tibor Takacs, Writer Michael Nankin, and Special Effects Designer & Supervisor Randall William Cook
  • Special Effects Designer & Supervisor Randall William Cook, Special Make-Up Effects Artist Craig Reardon, Special Effects Artist Frank Carere, and Matte Photographer Bill Taylor
• Isolated Score Selections and Audio Interview
• Featurettes:
  • The Gate: Unlocked
  • Minion Maker
  • From Hell It Came
  • The Workman Speaks!
  • Made in Canada
  • From Hell: The Creatures & Demons of The Gate
  • The Gatekeepers
  • Vintage Featurette: Making of The Gate
• Teaser Trailer
• Theatrical Trailer
• TV Spot
• Storyboard Gallery
• Behind-the-Scenes Still Gallery

CAST
Stephen Dorff                                     Blade, Somewhere, Immortals
Louis Tripp                                          Gate 2: The Trespassers, TV’s “The Campbells”
Christa Denton                                    Not My Kid, The Bad Seed, 8 Million Ways to Die
 
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Year of Production: 1986
Title Copyright: The Gate © 1986 The Gate Film Productions Inc. Artwork & Supplementary Materials ^®, ™ & © 2024 Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Type:  Catalog Re-Release
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Horror, Fantasy
Closed-Captioned: N/A
Subtitles: English and Spanish Subtitles • English SDH
Run Time: 85 Minutes
BD Format: 1080p 23.98 High Definition • 16x9 (1.85:1) Presentation
BD Audio: Original 2.0 Stereo Audio (DTS)
Artist Information: Vance Kelly

The Lair of the White Worm arrives on May 14th, available on Blu-ray™ SteelBook® from Lionsgate.

 

Blu-ray™ + Digital SteelBook^® Street Date: 5/14/24
Blu-ray™ + Digital SteelBook^® SRP: $23.99
Available only at Walmart

 
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Embark on a horror-fantasy adventure with Hugh Grant when The Lair of the White Worm arrives on May 14th, available on Blu-ray™ SteelBook^® from Lionsgate. With art by Vance Kelly, this SteelBook^®is a striking reimagining of the 1988 horror romp. The Lair of the White Worm will be available for the suggested retail price of $23.99 for Blu-ray™ SteelBook^® , exclusively at Walmart.
 
OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS
Hugh Grant, Amanda Donohoe, and Catherine Oxenberg star in this mix of heart-stopping horror and campy humor. James D’Ampton (Grant) returns to his country castle in England. Legend has it that James’s distant ancestor once slayed the local dragon — a monstrous white worm with a fondness for the sweet flesh of virgins. The young lord dismisses the legend as folklore, until archaeology student Angus Flint explores James’s property and unearths a massive reptilian skull and a pagan snake god’s ancient site of worship. When James’s virtuous girlfriend, Eve Trent (Oxenberg), suddenly disappears, James and Angus set out to investigate the foreboding cavern said to be the worm’s lair, where a centuries-old mystery begins to uncoil.
 
SPECIAL FEATURES (Previously Released)

• Audio Commentaries:
  • Director Ken Russell
  • Lisi Russell, in conversation with Film Historian Matthew Melia
• Featurette: “Worm Food: The Effects of The Lair of the White Worm”
• Interviews
  • “Cutting for Ken” with Editor Peter Davies
  • “Mary, Mary” with Actress Sammi Davis
• Trailers and Gallery
  • “Trailers from Hell” featuring Producer Dan Ireland
  • Theatrical Trailers
  • Still Gallery

 
CAST
Amanda Donohoe                  TV’s “LA Law,” Liar, Liar
Hugh Grant                             Wonka, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Catherine Oxenberg               TV’s “Dynasty,” “Watch Over Me”
Peter Capaldi                          TV’s “Doctor Who,” The Suicide Squad
Sammi Davis                          Four Rooms, A Prayer for the Dying
 
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Year of Production: 1988
Title Copyright: The Lair of the White Worm © 1988 Vestron Pictures Inc. Artwork & Supplementary Materials ^®, ™ & © 2024 Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Type:  Catalog Re-Release
Rating: R
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Closed-Captioned: N/A
Subtitles: English SDH
Run Time: 94 Minutes
BD Format: 1080p High Definition 16x9 Widescreen (1.78:1) Presentation
BD Audio: Original 2.0 Stereo Audio (DTS)
Artist Information: Vance Kelly