“It is Andrew Garfield’s year, and that is continuing with a new FX series called Under the Banner of Heaven. Based on the novel of the same name by Jon Krakauer, the story follows the real-life murder of Brenda and Erica Lafferty by Ron and Dan Lafferty. The story isn’t an easy one to digest and is still a case that is widely talked about in the Utah area.” Read more at The Mary Sue The showrunner of Marvel’s Luke Cage is nervous that the new streaming home for his TV show might censor some vital elements of the series. Read more at Inverse Hasbro’s Transformers and G.I. Joe toys are now having an epic crossover event, but could this sort of thing happen on film? “Though Hasbro has yet to let the incredibly malleable world of Transformers really shine on the big screen, the opposite is the case on toy shelves. We’ve seen Transformers figures mash-up with Back to the Future, Ghostbusrers, Top Gun, and more. Now, the Robots in Disguise are teaming up with their most natural fellow franchise: the real American heroes of G.I. Joe.” Read more at Gizmodo Of all the twists and turn the series could take, HBO’s The Righteous Gemstones has become some sort of an action movie. Read more at The A.V. Club You’ve probably heard about the on-set controversies of Mad Max: Fury Road, but here are more fun facts from the film that might’ve slipped by. “In an age of decades-later sequels, one desert-baked car chase defied all logic by being utterly, fantastically good. Mad Max: Fury Road will be remembered for decades for its beauty, intensity, and a story that came together without a written script. The post-apocalyptic vision from director George Miller emerged from the ashes of the 1980s to continue the legacy of one iconic character and the wasteland he calls home.” Read more Mental Floss Despite only a ten-year age gap between the actors, Emmy Rossum is set to play Tom Holland’s mother on the new Apple TV+ series The Crowded Room. Read more at Jezebel
