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HBO has released the second official trailer for It: Welcome to Derry, offering a chilling preview of the upcoming nine-episode series based on Stephen King’s 1986 horror novel. Arriving on HBO Max this October, the prequel pulls audiences back into the cursed town of Derry, Maine, to explore the evil that lurked there long before the Losers’ Club faced off against Pennywise the Dancing Clown.

The teaser begins in 1962, as a new family settles into town, unaware of the dark force that quietly festers beneath the surface. Early glimpses hint at a population infected by paranoia and cruelty, as an unexplained evil appears to feed on Derry’s collective fears. While Bill Skarsgård’s return as Pennywise is only teased, his looming presence is unmistakable, with references to mysterious disappearances and unspoken horrors suggesting the beginning of a fresh cycle of terror.

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The upcoming TV series It: Welcome to Derry, which will serve as a prequel to Warner Bros’ two-part adaptation of the classic Stephen King novel It (pick up a copy Here), was originally meant to be for the HBO Max streaming service, but it has since been confirmed that it will be airing on HBO as well. The show went into production in Port Hope, Ontario at the end of last year, and is now aiming for a premiere before the end of 2025. With the Halloween season swiftly approaching, a new teaser trailer for the show has dropped online and can be seen in the embed above.

Brad Caleb Kane (Tokyo Vice) and Jason Fuchs (Wonder Woman), who was a co-producer on It: Chapter Two, are the showrunners on It: Welcome to Derry (and Kane recently signed on to be showrunner on the Friday the 13th series Crystal Lake as well.

HBO is taking us back to where It all began with “Welcome to Derry,” a nine-episode series that will serve as a prequel to Andy Muschietti’s It films. Watch the new teaser trailer now.

Based on Mike Hanlon’s interludes from Stephen King’s novel, which document catastrophic events from the Maine town’s past, “It: Welcome to Derry” kicks off in 1962 in the time leading up to the events of It: Chapter One. The series premieres on HBO Max in October 2025.

Andy Muschietti, who directs multiple episodes of the series, has teased that second and third seasons, if ordered by HBO, would take place in 1935 and 1908, respectively.

Taylour Paige (Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F), Jovan Adepo (“The Stand”), Chris Chalk (“Gotham”), James Remar (“Dexter”), Madeleine Stowe (“Revenge”), and Stephen Rider (“Daredevil”) star in the series, with Bill Skarsgård returning as Pennywise the Clown.

Alixandra Fuchs (Boogeyman Pop), Kimberly Guerrero...

Let's get this out of the way from the start: John Wayne was a problematic figure, and he is reviled in some quarters for his track record of bigoted views and Commie-bashing during the Red Scare. However, there is little denying that the Duke was a true Hollywood legend and one of the most memorable actors in the history of cinema. Over 45 years since he passed away, Wayne is still one of the first names that spring to mind when we think about Western movies, and rightly so. But he also transcended the genre that made him a superstar, standing alongside the likes of Charlie Chaplin, Mickey Mouse, and Marilyn Monroe as an icon of the 20th Century.

Like many modern viewers, I didn't know a ton about Wayne until quite recently when I started writing about his movies for /Film; as a progressive type, I felt an aversion towards...

HBO’s Welcome to Derry series has finally received a major update for the highly anticipated horror prequel to Warner Bros.’ blockbuster It franchise, based on the classic 1986 novel by Stephen King. The show will feature the return of Bill Skarsgård as he reprises his iconic role as Pennywise the Clown.

In a new poster shared by HBO Max, it has been confirmed that It: Welcome to Derry will officially make its long-awaited debut sometime in October 2025. The poster welcomes everyone to “go back to where it all began,” after nearly six years since we last saw the shape-shifting demon clown on screen. Prior to its HBO premiere, fans attending the show’s San Diego Comic Con panel on July 26 will get a chance to watch an exclusive sneak peek from the first episode. Executive producers Andy and Barbara Muschietti will be present at the event, where attendees will also get free ice cream.

The upcoming TV series It: Welcome to Derry, which will serve as a prequel to Warner Bros’ two-part adaptation of the classic Stephen King novel It (pick up a copy Here), was originally meant to be for the HBO Max streaming service, but it has since been confirmed that it will be airing on HBO as well. The show went into production in Port Hope, Ontario at the end of last year, and is now aiming for a premiere before the end of 2025. While we wait for a premiere date to be announced, a poster for the show has dropped online, and you can check it out at the bottom of this article.

Our friends at Bloody Disgusting report that an It: Welcome to Derry panel will be held at the San Diego Comic-Con on July 26th at 9:15pm, in the San Diego Convention Center’s Room 6De. Andy...

All roads lead to Derry on the poster for “It: Welcome to Derry.”

Serving as a prequel to Andy Muschietti’s It films, the nine-episode series will float down to HBO Max in October.

San Diego Comic Con attendees will be treated to an exclusive look at footage from the first episode on July 26 at 9:15pm in the San Diego Convention Center’s Room 6De. Andy and Barbara Muschietti will be on hand to present, and free ice cream will be served during the event.

Pennywise-inspired pedicabs will be offering free rides while brand ambassadors hand out chilling sweets throughout the San Diego Convention Center, Gaslamp Quarter, and Harbor areas on July 25-26.

Based on Mike Hanlon’s interludes from Stephen King’s 1986 novel, which document catastrophic events from the Maine town’s past, “It: Welcome to Derry” kicks off in 1962 in the time leading up to the events of It: Chapter One.

The new series takes viewers back into the world of Stephen King to explore the origins of the horrifying Pennywise.

The “It” movies are recognized as some of the most terrifying movies of the past decade. The films are adapted from the Stephen King novel “It,” and follow a group of residents of the town of Derry, Maine, as they try to defeat a being who takes the form of the terrifying Pennywise the Clown. Now, viewers can learn more about Pennywise in the new series “It: Welcome to Derry,” and we’ll give you all the details we have from the show before it makes its premiere.

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The world of horror is set to be left in a screaming mess once again as yet another installment from the It franchise is all set to grace the screens pretty soon: It: Welcome to Derry. With Bill Skarsgård returning to reprise his iconic role of Pennywise, this supernatural-horror television series will be bringing about new faces into the saga.

Of course, this brand new entry into the lore has gotten fans worldwide super excited about this forthcoming show. But it seems that the trailer of the same has left some doubts behind in viewers’ minds. Including one question: Is Stranger Things‘ Erica in this series as well? Well, as thought-provoking as that is, here’s what we know about it.

Is Stranger Things‘ Erica in It: Welcome to Derry? A still from It: Welcome to Derry. | Credits: HBO.

Based on Stephen King‘s 1986 novel It, Welcome to Derry...

The upcoming TV series It: Welcome to Derry, which will serve as a prequel to Warner Bros’ two-part adaptation of the classic Stephen King novel It (pick up a copy Here), was originally meant to be for the Max streaming service, but we recently learned that it will be airing on HBO as well. The show went into production in Port Hope, Ontario at the end of last year, and is now aiming for a premiere before the end of 2025. While we wait for a premiere date to be announced, a teaser trailer has dropped online and can be seen in the embed above.

Brad Caleb Kane (Tokyo Vice) and Jason Fuchs (Wonder Woman), who was a co-producer on It: Chapter Two, are the showrunners on It: Welcome to Derry (and Kane recently signed on to be showrunner on the Friday the 13th series Crystal Lake as well.) The show...

The upcoming series “Welcome to Derry” is taking us back to where it all began this coming Fall, with HBO unleashing the official teaser trailer for the It prequel series this morning.

The nine episode HBO series will serve as a prequel to Stephen King’s horror classic, and yes, Bill Skarsgård will be making his return as the iconic villain Pennywise the Clown.

“Welcome to Derry” is being positioned as a true continuation of Andy Muschietti’s It movies, telling a brand new story that’s been pulled from the pages of King’s classic novel.

Andy Muschietti will direct multiple episodes of the original series.

“Welcome to Derry” kicks off its story in 1962 in the time leading up to the events of It: Chapter One (2017). The series is based on Mike Hanlon’s interludes from King’s book, which document “catastrophic events” from Derry, Maine’s past. Muschietti...

The upcoming TV series It: Welcome to Derry, which will serve as a prequel to Warner Bros’ two-part adaptation of the classic Stephen King novel It (pick up a copy Here), was originally meant to be for the Max streaming service, but we recently learned that it will be airing on HBO as well. The show went into production in Port Hope, Ontario at the end of last year, and is now aiming for a premiere before the end of 2025. And now, we’ve learned that the teaser trailer is set to drop on May 20th! Here’s a tease to whet your appetite:

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The official #ITWelcometoDerry teaser drops tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/R8Mom7LFp1

— Max (@StreamOnMax) May 19, 2025

We’re still waiting to hear exactly when the nine episode first season is going to start airing – but while we wait, executive producer Andy Muschietti, who direct the two It feature films,...

Classic horror anthologies Flesh and Fantasy and Dead of Night will be released in a limited edition Blu-ray box set on April 30 via Australia’s Imprint.

Julien Duvivier helms 1943’s Flesh and Fantasy. Charles Boyer, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Betty Field, Robert Cummings, Robert Benchley, Thomas Mitchell, Charles Winninger, and Anna Lee star.

When a jittery businessman complains of a disturbing dream, a friend relates three stories to help calm his nerves. A homely dressmaker wears a mask of beauty to attract a man on Mardi Gras night; a fortune teller predicts an eminent lawyer will commit a murder; and a high-wire artist, haunted by a nightmare in which he suffers a fall, romances a woman who resembles the one he had seen in his dream.

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Audio commentary by film historians Rodney Barnett and Adrian Smith (new) Video essay by film scholar Joseph Dwyer...

The upcoming TV series It: Welcome to Derry, which will serve as a prequel to Warner Bros’ two-part adaptation of the classic Stephen King novel It (pick up a copy Here), was originally meant to be for the Max streaming service, but we recently learned that it will be airing on HBO as well. The show went into production in Port Hope, Ontario at the end of last year, aiming for a 2025 premiere, and wrapped in August after 237 shooting days. We’re still waiting to hear exactly when the nine episode first season is going to start airing – but casting director Rich Delia has already confirmed that the show’s kid characters are not safe… which makes sense, when you’re dealing with an antagonist that describes itself as “the eater of worlds, and of children.”

Brad Caleb Kane (Tokyo Vice) and Jason Fuchs (Wonder Woman), who was a co-producer on It: Chapter Two,...

The upcoming TV series It: Welcome to Derry, which will serve as a prequel to Warner Bros’ two-part adaptation of the classic Stephen King novel It (pick up a copy Here), was originally meant to be for the Max streaming service, but we recently learned that it will be airing on HBO as well. The show went into production in Port Hope, Ontario at the end of last year, aiming for a 2025 premiere, and wrapped in August after 237 shooting days. We’re still waiting to hear exactly when the nine episode first season is going to start airing – but yesterday, we learned that the plan is for the show to run for three seasons, with the story going further into the past each season. That information came from executive producer Andy Muschietti, who directed the two It feature films, and he has also revealed just how involved Stephen King is with this show.

This past holiday season, we shared some unconventional Christmas movie recommendations, like The Silent Partner, Anna and the Apocalypse, The Ref, and my own recommendation, Trancers. But even though I love Trancers and also watch Anna and the Apocalypse every December, my two favorite Christmas movies are not unconventional choices at all: every December 25th, I watch A Christmas Story and Christmas Vacation. Very common choices. Someone else with very common choice for their favorite Christmas movie is filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, who revealed to BFI that his holiday favorite is It’s a Wonderful Life.

Directed by Frank Capra, who crafted the screenplay with Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, and Jo Swerling, the 1946 classic It’s a Wonderful Life was based on the short story The Greatest Gift by Philip Van Doren Stern (which was loosely based on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol) . Here’s the synopsis: George Bailey has so many...

John Henry "Doc" Holliday (1851–1887) was a sharp-witted dentist-turned-gunslinger and gambler with a hot temper who ultimately became famous for his role in the Wild West and his close friendship with lawman Wyatt Earp. Diagnosed with tuberculosis, Holliday turned to gambling and occasionally worked as a dentist. He developed a reputation as a skilled card player and a quick-draw gunfighter. Holliday's partnership with Earp led him to become involved in law enforcement conflicts, including the famous gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona, in 1881. This deadly confrontation, pitting Earp and Holliday against the Clanton-McLaury gang, became legendary.

Doc Holliday died in Colorado in 1887 at the age of 36. His colorful life story has been the subject of many books and movies, most notable in the 1993 movie Tombstone with Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday. However, Doc’s life inspired many other movies, including some that rival the legendary Tombstone itself.

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Swedish actor Bill Skarsgård opened up about his long-awaited return as Pennywise in the upcoming HBO spinoff series Welcome to Derry. Skarsgård first portrayed the shape-shifting demon clown in Warner Bros.’ blockbuster It franchise.

During a recent interview with SFX Magazine, Skarsgård revealed what it was like reprising the fan-favorite villain again, after five years since It Chapter Two made its theatrical debut. He explained that it was kind of weird to be working with the same people he worked with during the It movies. “It was strange to be back. [Producers] Andy and Barbara Muschietti were doing the show, and I adore them. Most of the crew was the same people that did the movies. So it was this weird thing of going back to this gang of people that you created this thing with.”

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The upcoming TV series It: Welcome to Derry, which will serve as a prequel to Warner Bros’ two-part adaptation of the classic Stephen King novel It (pick up a copy Here), was originally meant to be for the Max streaming service, but we recently learned that it will be airing on HBO as well. The show went into production in Port Hope, Ontario at the end of last year, aiming for a 2025 premiere, and wrapped in August after 237 shooting days. Bill Skarsgard came back to reprise the role of Pennywise, the evil clown – and during an interview with SFX magazine, Skarsgard discussed what it was like to play Pennywise again, hyping up the show a bit without revealing anything.

Brad Caleb Kane (Tokyo Vice) and Jason Fuchs (Wonder Woman), who was a co-producer on It: Chapter Two, are the showrunners on It: Welcome to Derry (and Kane recently signed on...

As the Christmas season approaches, you're probably ready to get into the holiday spirit with some on-brand movies — and if we're putting aside all but one streaming service, there are some pretty great selections on Amazon's Prime Video. I'm just as susceptible to holiday cheer as anyone else, and whether they're from my childhood or new discoveries, I like to settle in on a chilly early winter night with a holiday-themed movie. So what are some great selections on Prime Video?

This list obviously excludes anything that requires a secondary subscription — looking at you, movies available on Prime through Max and Starz — as well as anything you have to pay to rent, but there are still some pretty solid holiday movies to choose from on the online retailer's proprietary streamer. From dramatic family Christmases to a sprawling British ensemble comedy to one of the most famous (and emotional) Christmas movies in cinematic history,...

Over the decades, Frank Capra's 1946 holiday-themed family film, Its a Wonderful Life, has established its place in American culture as a Christmas classic. Perhaps it's more correct to call it the Christmas classic. That would come as a great shock to anyone alive back then when it first hit (empty) theaters.

An ode to nostalgia among the Greatest Generation (back when that generation were just in their teens and 20s), the movie itself has taken on a larger reputation embodying the very concept of nostalgia, the ultimate Hallmark movie before the Hallmark Channel existed. That cheery title belied the fact that the production of the film had been a colossal pain for everyone involved, and left the director in misery and self-doubt, lashing out at all those creative parties he depended on most. Forget the cheery aura, nobody made any friends on this set.

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The wait will soon be over for HBO’s much-anticipated third installment of its hit dark comedy The White Lotus and It prequel series Welcome to Derry, based on Stephen King’s seminal novel.

First looks for both projects were teased in the network and streamer Max’s trailer for what’s in store in 2025. In addition to the aforementioned series, audiences can expect new seasons for The Righteous Gemstones, The Last of Us, And Just Like That, The Rehearsal, Hacks, The Gilded Age and Peacemaker. There was also a glimpse into Rachel Sennott’s as-yet untitled project, about a co-dependent friend group akin to Lena Dunham’s hit Girls, starring, written and executive produced by the Bottoms starlet.

In the preview, viewers are offered a foray into the new locale for The White Lotus Season 3, as Mike White’s awards darling heads to Thailand. The show teases a return...

Warner Bros. horror sequel It Chapter Two has received a brand-new streaming update for this month. In the 2019 sequel, Bill Skarsgrd reprised his iconic role as Pennywise the Clown, after earning praise for his performance in the first installment.

Netflix officially announced that It Chapter Two will no longer be available for streaming on its platform, beginning on Saturday, Nov. 30. The sequel was based on Stephen Kings 1986 novel of the same name, which follows the adult versions of the Losers Club, 27 years after initially defeating Pennywise when they were kids. The fan-favorite demon clown has returned for vengeance, which forces Bill, Bev, Richie, Mike, Ben, and Eddie to come back to Derry in order to fulfill their childhood promise of reuniting to defeat Pennywise once he returns. Even though It Chapter Two will be leaving Netflix, fans of the blockbuster horror franchise still have the chance to rewatch the first installment,...

The upcoming TV series It: Welcome to Derry, which will serve as a prequel to Warner Bros’ two-part adaptation of the classic Stephen King novel It (pick up a copy Here), was originally meant to be for the Max streaming service, but we recently learned that it will be airing on HBO as well. The show went into production in Port Hope, Ontario at the end of last year, aiming for a 2025 premiere, and wrapped in August after 237 shooting days. Now, a batch of first look images have made their way online, and you can check those out in this article.

Brad Caleb Kane (Tokyo Vice) and Jason Fuchs (Wonder Woman), who was a co-producer on It: Chapter Two, are the showrunners on It: Welcome to Derry (and Kane recently signed on to be showrunner on the Friday the 13th series Crystal Lake as well.) The show is being executive...

HBO returns to the world of Stephen King’s horror classic It with the nine episode prequel series “Welcome to Derry,” and Entertainment Weekly shares the first images today.

Andy Muschietti & Barbara Muschietti and Jason Fuchs are on board the Pennywise prequel project from Warner Bros. Television, with Muschietti set to direct several episodes.

“Welcome to Derry” will kick off its story in 1962 in the time leading up to the events of It: Chapter One (2017). The series is also said to include the origin story of Pennywise the Clown.

“This is a book we love a lot, and we felt that there was still a lot of story to be covered,” Andy and Barbara Muschietti tell EW. “It’s so rich with characters and events, we thought we would do justice to the book and the fans by going back into this world.”

They continue, “Specifically, we are telling the stories of the interludes,...

When it comes to movie stardom, the name John Wayne has become synonymous with critical acclaim and audience appeal, and its no surprise that several of his films have achieved the elusive certified fresh distinction on Rotten Tomatoes. This special honor gets awarded to movies that meet a particular set of circumstances, including a Tomatometer score of 75% or higher, at least five reviews from Top Critics, and a minimum of 80 reviews. By bringing all these factors together, a certified fresh rating means a film has proved itself astounding on all fronts.

Many of Waynes most rewatchable movies have been certified fresh, as his astounding adventures across war, Westerns, and even romance pictures have stood the test of time. From must-watch black-and-white Westerns to truly astounding World War II movies, Wayne proved himself time and time again as one of Hollywoods most enduring stars. As among the greatest icons of classic American cinema,...

Western movies have long been built on repeated tropes that define the genre. As the exciting stories of how cowboys, bandits, and outlaws make their way through a lawless life across the Wild West frontier, many tropes and cliches have reappeared time and time again to the point that they become readily associated with the genre itself. These tropes helped create a cinematic language for Western movies and helped them stand apart from other types of genre films.

Many of the best Western movies ever made were packed with tropes and cliches of the genre. The acclaimed collaborations of icons like John Wayne and John Ford would not have been possible without the foundations of the Western genre and the tropes and clichs that it embodied. From over-the-top brawls in dusty saloons to lone gunmen facing off against ruthless crooks in a lawless town, these tropes helped define Westerns.

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Victor Fleming's Gone with the Wind is an award-winning film, but it is also a controversial one due to its depiction of enslaved people and the Civil War. Adapted from the 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell, the film stars Vivien Leigh as Scarlett OHara, Hattie McDaniel as Mammy, Clark Gable as Rhett Butler, Thomas Mitchell as George OHara, and Leslie Howard as Ashley Wilkes.

The upcoming TV series Welcome to Derry, which will serve as a prequel to Warner Bros’ two-part adaptation of the classic Stephen King novel It (pick up a copy Here), was originally meant to be for the Max streaming service, but we recently learned that it will be airing on HBO as well. The show went into production in Port Hope, Ontario earlier this year, aiming for a 2025 premiere – and not only did some footage from the show make its way into the HBO promo embedded above, but it has also been revealed that production has wrapped!

Brad Caleb Kane (Tokyo Vice) and Jason Fuchs (Wonder Woman), who was a co-producer on It: Chapter Two, are the showrunners on Welcome to Derry. The show is being executive produced by Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti, the sibling director/producer duo that was behind the two It movies, through their production company Double Dream.

HBO returns to the world of Stephen King’s horror classic It with the upcoming prequel series “Welcome to Derry,” being unleashed on both HBO and Max sometime next year.

Watch a short bit of brand new teaser footage below…

Taylour Paige (Zola), Jovan Adepo (“Watchmen”), Chris Chalk (“Perry Mason”), James Remar (Oppenheimer), Madeleine Stowe (Revenge) and Stephen Rider (Daredevil) will star in the upcoming series, with Bill Skarsgård returning as Pennywise the Clown.

Alixandra Fuchs (Hatfields & McCoys), Kimberly Guerrero (The English), Dorian Grey (Star Trek: Discovery), Thomas Mitchell (Gangland Undercover), Bj Harrison (Family Law), Peter Outerbridge (Saw VI), Shane Marriott (Fargo), Chad Rook (Billy the Kid), Joshua Odjick (Little Bird), Rudy Mancuso (The Flash) and Morningstar Angeline (Echo) also star.

“Welcome to Derry” will begin in the 1960s in the time leading up to the events of It: Part One (2017). The series is also said to include the origin story of Pennywise the Clown.

HBO's Welcome to Derry teaser hints at bloody scenes to come. The series set in Stephen King's It universe features a stacked cast, including a returning Bill Skarsgrd. Director Andy Muschietti also returns, and will reportedly helm the first four episodes.

A new Welcome to Derry teaser trailer highlights the blood and gore that awaits in HBO's upcoming horror show. Serving as a prequel to the two It movies, plot details of Welcome to Derry remain under wraps. It is known that the nine-episode series takes place in the overall universe created by Stephen King, building on the vision established by director Andy Muschietti. Bill Skarsgrd reprises his Pennywise role, with Muschietti and sibling Barbara Muschietti developing the project.

A new sizzle reel highlighting the upcoming programming slate on HBO and Max also includes a preview of Welcome to Derry, which is confirmed to premiere in 2025.

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The new addition to Stephen King's It universe, Welcome to Derry, is getting a very exciting update. According to the showrunner, the series wrapped filming.

Jason Fuchs, the co-showrunner and executive producer for Welcome to Derry, confirmed on social media that filming is finished after over seven months, via Collider. Max announced the new series in late 2024, and it will expand King's It universe after the success of 2017's It and 2019's It: Chapter Two. Welcome to Derry is developed by Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, and Jason Fuchs, the team behind the two blockbusters.

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Fuchs shared the filming update on his Instagram Stories, sharing a photo from the set. The picture showed Fuchs' production chair with...

Warner Bros. is continuing to round out its cast for the upcoming It prequel series Welcome to Derry, set to premiere in 2025.

According to a new report from Deadline, Rudy Mancuso is the latest to join the series. Mancuso started in the entertainment industry, making comedy skits with friends on platforms like YouTube and Vine. Most recently, he made his feature directorial debut with the coming-of-age romantic comedy Música, which he also starred in alongside Camila Mendes.

Deadline previously announced that ten additional faces had been added to the cast, including Kimberly Guerrero, Dorian Grey, Thomas Mitchell, Alixandra Fuchs, Bj Harrison, Shane Marriott, Chad Rook, Joshua Odjick, Peter Outerbridge, and Morningstar Angeline. They join the previously announced cast members Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, Taylour Paige, James Remar, and Stephen Rider.

All of them will recur, but the roles are being kept under wrap for now. Little plot information is known...

The upcoming TV series Welcome to Derry, which will serve as a prequel to Warner Bros’ two-part adaptation of the classic Stephen King novel It (pick up a copy Here), was originally meant to be a Max streaming service, but we recently learned that it will be airing on HBO as well. The show went into production in Port Hope, Ontario earlier this year, aiming for a 2025 premiere – and just a week after revealing the names of ten cast members, Deadline has just named another one: Rudy Mancuso of Música is set to play a recurring role in the series. Details on his character have not been shared.

Mancuso joins a cast that includes the previously announced Taylour Paige (Zola), Jovan Adepo (Watchmen), Chris Chalk (Perry Mason), James Remar (Dexter), Madeleine Stowe (Revenge), Stephen Rider (Daredevil), Alixandra Fuchs (Hatfields & McCoys), Kimberly Guerrero (The English), Dorian Grey (Star Trek: Discovery), Thomas Mitchell...

The cast for HBO Original series “Welcome to Derry” continues to grows larger this week, with Deadline reporting that Rudy Mancuso (The Flash) has been set for a key recurring role.

“Welcome to Derry” is said to include the origin story of Pennywise the Clown, with Bill Skarsgård reprising his role.

“The series will begin in the 1960s in the time leading up to the events of It: Part One, the 2017 film based on the Stephen King horror novel. The story is also said to include the origin story of Pennywise the Clown.”

Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti and Jason Fuchs are on board the Pennywise prequel project from Warner Bros. Television, with Muschietti set to direct several episodes.

The series hails from a story by Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, and Fuchs based on King’s novel It. Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti executive produce through their Double Dream production company alongside Fuchs,...

Exclusive: Rudy Mancuso (Música) is set for a key recurring role in HBO’s Welcome To Derry (working title) its It prequel series starring and executive produced by Bill Skarsgård. Details of his role are being kept under wraps.

Skarsgård will be reprising the title role as It/Pennywise from the hit 2017 New Line movie It and its sequel, It Chapter Two.

Skarsgård is reuniting with other key auspices from the It film franchise, the two movies’ director Andy Muschietti, producer Barbara Muschietti and Chapter Two co-producer Jason Fuchs, who developed together the TV adaptation of the Stephen King horror classic, as well as the films’ other producers, Roy Lee and Dan Lin. Andy Muschietti will direct four episodes of the nine-episode series.

Set in the world of King’s It universe, Welcome To Derry (wt) expands the vision established by filmmaker Andy Muschietti in the feature films, which amassed a combined $1.17 billion worldwide.

HBO has officially rounded out the cast of the upcoming Welcome to Derry series, with the addition of ten new actors to its roster. This serves as a prequel to Warner Bros. blockbuster horror film franchise, It.

Per Deadline, Peter Outerbridge (Batwoman), Dorian Grey (Star Trek: Discovery), Shane Marriott (Fargo), Alixandra Fuchs (Hatfields & McCoys), Kimberly Guerrero (The English), Thomas Mitchell (Spiral), Bj Harrison (Maid), Chad Rook (Billy the Kid), Joshua Odjick (Little Bird) and Morningstar Angeline (Westworld) have been tapped to play recurring roles in HBOs Welcome to Derry. Further details about their characters are still being kept under wraps. This marks the latest casting update that the show has received since moving from Max to HBO. It is currently slated to premiere sometime in 2025 with nine episodes.

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The upcoming TV series Welcome to Derry, which will serve as a prequel to Warner Bros’ two-part adaptation of the classic Stephen King novel It (pick up a copy Here), was originally meant to be a Max streaming service, but we recently learned that it will be airing on HBO as well. The show went into production in Port Hope, Ontario earlier this year, aiming for a 2025 premiere – and Deadline has just revealed the names of ten more actors who are in the Welcome to Derry cast! They are Alixandra Fuchs (Hatfields & McCoys), Kimberly Guerrero (The English), Dorian Grey (Star Trek: Discovery), Thomas Mitchell (Gangland Undercover), Bj Harrison (Family Law), Peter Outerbridge (Saw VI), Shane Marriott (Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent), Chad Rook (Billy the Kid), Joshua Odjick (Little Bird) and Morningstar Angeline (Westworld). Details on the roles these actors are playing are being kept under wraps, but Deadline...

The cast for HBO Original series “Welcome to Derry” continues to grow this week, with Deadline announcing that ten new faces are joining Bill Skarsgård in the It prequel series.

Alixandra Fuchs (Hatfields & McCoys), Kimberly Guerrero (The English), Dorian Grey (Transplant, Star Trek: Discovery), Thomas Mitchell (Gangland Undercover, Spiral), Bj Harrison (Family Law, Maid), Peter Outerbridge (Batwoman, Saw VI), Shane Marriott (Fargo, Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent), Chad Rook (Joe Pickett, Billy the Kid), Joshua Odjick (Little Bird, Wildhood) and Morningstar Angeline (Echo, Westworld) have all signed on.

They join the previously announced Taylour Paige (Zola), Jovan Adepo (“Watchmen”), Chris Chalk (“Perry Mason”), James Remar (Oppenheimer), Madeleine Stowe (Revenge) and Stephen Rider (Daredevil), with Skarsgård back as Pennywise the Clown.

“Welcome to Derry” will begin in the 1960s in the time leading up to the events of It: Part One (2017). The series is also said to include the origin story of Pennywise the Clown.

Exclusive: HBO is rounding out the cast for Welcome To Derry (working title) its It prequel series starring and executive produced by Bill Skarsgård.

Alixandra Fuchs (Hatfields & McCoys), Kimberly Guerrero (The English), Dorian Grey, Thomas Mitchell, Bj Harrison, Peter Outerbridge, Shane Marriott, Chad Rook, Joshua Odjick and Morningstar Angeline are all set to recur in the series, with details of their roles being kept under wraps.

Clockwise Top L-r: Thomas Mitchell, Bj Harrison, Peter Outerbridge, Shane Marriott, Chad Rook and Morningstar Angeline

Skarsgård will be reprising the title role as It/Pennywise from the hit 2017 New Line movie It and its sequel, It Chapter Two.

Skarsgård is reuniting with other key auspices from the It film franchise, the two movies’ director Andy Muschietti,...

To date, there are 24 distinguished individuals (living and deceased) who have won competitive Oscar, Emmy and Tony Awards. The Triple Crown of Acting, as it’s known — see the list below. And there’s no horsing around.

Glenda Jackson became the most recent person to join the club when she received the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play in for “Three Tall Women” in 2018.

While the recent 77th Tony Awards didn’t produce another Triple Crown Acting champion (there was no Tony-less Oscar and Emmy winner in contention), it is possible that some unsuspecting thespian was put on course to becoming the 25th name on the list above. And so the awards plot thickens.

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I’ll appropriately start with Sarah Paulson, who accepted the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for “Appropriate.” (It marked her first Tony nomination.

A controversial Western is about to hit Prime Video, and fans of the classics are gunning for a rewatch of 1952's High Noon.

Directed by Fred Zinneman and starring Gary Cooper, Lloyd Bridges, Katy Jurado, Grace Kelly, Ian McDonald, and Lon Chaney, 1952's High Noon is slated to arrive on Prime Video for streaming on June 1. Though the film has been available for purchase and rent previously, the upcoming addition to Prime Video's regular roster of films marks the first time that High Noon has been available for streaming on the service. Upon its release, the film was hailed as "un-American" by classic Western actor and Hollywood icon John Wayne, largely due to its subversions of typical Western themes.

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Obviously it wasn’t by design, but the early-1950s renewal of the western genre, aided in large part by the success of Winchester ’73, which heralded a career second act for both its director, Anthony Mann, and its star, James Stewart, was answered in other quarters of the industry by multiple endeavors to take the once disreputable genre, previously dismissed as Roy Rogers/Saturday-matinee bunkum, all the way into the hallowed halls of state-sanctioned, capital-a art. And, as it happened, the two westerns that made a big runner-up showing at the 1952 and 1953 Oscars, High Noon and Shane, respectively, also served, by virtue of holding what wide swaths of the future cinephile demographic would come to view as Vichy letters of transit, as high-value targets for skeptics of the official cultural narrative.

These auteurist critics and film buffs, whose philosophy acquired definite contours some 10-odd years later, observed a different watershed moment: Rio Bravo.

At the inaugural Academy Awards in 1929, native Pennsylvanian Janet Gaynor made history as the first American-born performer to win an Oscar by taking the Best Actress prize for her body of work in “7th Heaven,” “Street Angel,” and “Sunrise.” Over the subsequent 95 years, 215 more thespians originating from the United States won the academy’s favor, meaning the country has now produced 68.1% of all individual acting Oscar recipients. Considering the last decade alone, the rate of such winners is even higher, at 70.3%.

At this point, 96.8% of American-born acting Oscar victors have hailed from one of 34 actual states. Of those constituting the remainder, three originated from the federal District of Columbia, while four were born in the territory of Puerto Rico. New York (home to 49 winners) is the most common birth state among the entire group, followed by California (34), Illinois (13), Massachusetts (11), and Pennsylvania (11).

Bearing in mind our specific birthplace focus, the 16 states...

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It can be disappointing when a book gets adapted for movies or television and the couples or relationships feel lackluster in comparison, that’s why it is so enjoyable to watch onscreen relationships that end up even better than their written counterparts. Often an onscreen relationship can improve upon the version seen in the book due to incredible chemistry between the actors playing the role, or the visual aspects of the adaptation...

Cinema has long showcased the fight between heroes and villains, with many of the best films climaxing in a showdown between good and evil. Everything from classic westerns to gritty action movies has followed heroes in their attempt to survive or defeat an enemy, all drawing down to a necessary duel. While some cinematic finales follow big, epic battles between armies, the best way to show heroes against villains is in smaller, personal showdowns.

A great showdown between heroes and villains can either lead into the next chapter of a character's story or signal the end of an epic saga. Regardless, fans will often wait until the very end of a film to finally see the protagonist prevail in a tense confrontation against the bad guy. Some of the most enduring and iconic moments ever put into film are centered around these final confrontations, and help the film retain love and praise for decades.

Can you think of a villain from a Christmas movie that didn't exactly face justice for their crimes? The obvious answer is Mr. Potter (Lionel Barrymore) from It's a Wonderful Life, who never faces any consequences for his actions despite stealing a significant sum of money from Uncle Billy (Thomas Mitchell). However, seeing how Saturday Night Live did a whole sketch about how an angry mob should have seized Mr. Potter, we thought that was maybe a bit too obvious of a choice. Plus, Mr. Potter not being punished for his crimes is actually fairly consistent with the film's themes about money and power keeping the wealthy elite away from harm.

It's a Wonderful Life, originally released in black and white, was later re-released in color due to the popularity of colorized films. Director Frank Capra decided to colorize the movie after seeing the success of a colorized Cary Grant film, Topper. The film entered the public domain in the 1970s, leading to multiple studios releasing their own colorized versions, which sparked controversy among fans who preferred the original black-and-white version.

The classic version of It's a Wonderful Life is in black and white since that medium was the norm when the movie premiered in 1946. However, once colored pictures became easier to produce and more popular, the Christmas film was re-released in color. Now, audiences have the option of viewing the movie in black and white or in color. Most airings of It's a Wonderful Life typically stick to the original version of the holiday classic, though.

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James "Jimmy" Stewart stars as George Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life, portraying him from a teenager to a married adult with kids. Donna Reed plays Mary Hatch Bailey, George's wife, at different stages of her life, from a teenager to a married woman with four children. Lionel Barrymore takes on the role of Henry Potter, the film's antagonist, who constantly tries to ruin the Bailey family and their business.

The Christmas classic It's a Wonderful Life contains a large cast of actors of varying ages, and each performer contributed to the everlasting success of the 1946 film. The movie tells the life story of George Bailey, who grows up in Bedford Falls, New York, but dreams of leaving town and exploring the world following high school graduation and before heading to college. However, after George's father dies unexpectedly, he is forced to remain in town to run the family business,...