Elsa Pataky reveals she’s set to star in the Interceptor sequel – despite fans slamming the Netflix thriller
By A. James For Daily Mail Australia
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Elsa Pataky’s Netflix thriller Interceptor underwhelmed fans when it debuted in June.
But that’s not enough to stop the star from signing on once more in a proposed sequel.
The 46-year-old beauty is even trying to influence the storyline for the next film.
Elsa Pataky announces she’s set to star in the Interceptor sequel – despite fans slamming the Matthew Reilly Netflix thriller. Pictured: Elsa on the red carpet for Thor: Love And Thunder premiere in Sydney, in June
According to The Daily Telegraph, Elsa, who is a horse lover, has urged Interceptor creator Matthew Reilly to write in ‘riding scenes’ for the sequel.
The Spanish actress, 45, is the wife of Chris Hemsworth and played the part of an Army officer in Interceptor.
In the highly physical role, her character fought off a group of terrorists who attempted to over-run a facility designed to shoot down missiles in the event of a nuclear strike.
Elsa, who lives in Byron Bay and shares three children with the Thor star, said the Interceptor sequel needs ‘scenes with horses’.
The Spanish actress, 45, is the wife of Chris Hemsworth and played the part of an Army officer in Interceptor. According to The Daily Telegraph, Elsa, who is a horse lover, has urged Interceptor creator Matthew Reilly to write in ‘riding scenes’ for the sequel
‘We have to do that,’ she told the publication, ‘It will be amazing.’
Elsa is getting plenty of opportunity to indulge her love of horse riding.
The star is currently filming in secret a movie involving horses, which Elsa describes as ‘amazing’.
In the highly physical lead role in Interceptor, Elsa’s character fought off a group of terrorists who attempt to over-run a facility designed to shoot down missiles in the event of a nuclear strike (pictured)
In January, she will act as a show jumping ambassador at the Magic Millions race day and carnival on the Gold Coast.
Despite the hammering from arm-chair critics, Interceptor was a huge hit for Netflix.
According to the streamer, the film, directed by best-selling author Matthew Reilly clocked up over 35 million viewing hours across dozens of countries, only days after it was released.
But many viewers were left unimpressed, with one fan tweeting, ‘If you haven’t watched it yet. No. That’s the review.’
It’s been nearly two years since Netflix began its big push into gaming, and the streaming giant’s presence as a household name isn’t quite translating. According to recent findings from analytics company Apptopia, 99 percent of the service’s users have never touched a single video game on the platform. If you’ve played any of their titles, congratulations: You are the one percent.
Although perhaps not shocking, this news is eyebrow-raising. Netflix lost some 970,000 subscribers last quarter, and it seems the company is unlikely to recoup them by recruiting gamers. The stats obtained by CNBC via Apptopia reveal that games on the platform have an average of 1.7 million daily users—a fraction of Netflix’s subscriber base of 221 million. The total number of downloads for those games is about 23.3 million.
Tech giants dipping into gaming is hardly new. Amazon and Google have tried their hand by hiring all-star talent and working on in-house studios. Yet despite their best efforts, big companies with money have been unable to brute force their way to success. Video games are a yearslong endeavor requiring the hard work and talent of teams that can range from a handful of independent creators to hundreds of developers across the globe. Even when they produce decent games, as Netflix has, it takes more than a few titles to lure people away from their PlayStation, Switch, Steam, or Xbox ecosystems—or even the new season of Bridgerton—to play them. Netflix knows that its biggest competition for attention on your phone comes down to apps like TikTok.
Part of the problem, for Netflix at least, might be about awareness. Despite acquiring outfits like Oxenfree creator Night School Studio and Dungeon Boss developer Boss Fight Entertainment, the company’s investment into games doesn’t show in the way it markets and promotes them. (Just look at sites publishing well-read how-tos for finding Netflix games.) The streamer doesn’t have the best reputation when it comes to luring eyes to some of its more original ventures. The largely unknown fan site it launched in December had barely begun to germinate when it cut the majority of staff. It’s canceled dozens of shows after just one season—a list that continues to grow. With games, it seems, Netflix barely let users know they were there at all.
It would be easy to say the streaming giant isn’t gaining gamers because their offerings are bad, but they’re not. Titles like sci-fi strategy game Into the Breach and card game Exploding Kittens are established hits that have done well on other platforms ahead of their mobile releases for Netflix. Originals that expand the company’s streaming universes, like its stranger things games, have built-in fanbases. Critics have positive things to say, seemingly in spite of themselves. The games just haven’t been given time to gain traction.
Netflix did not respond to requests for comment about Apptopia’s findings or its handling of current titles, though the giant has been clear about its continued ambition for mobile gaming. The company has plans to offer roughly 50 games by the end of 2022, including new releases such as telling lies creator Sam Barlow’s next title, immortality. Netflix is fond of iteration and its self-described “crawl, walk, run” model. Obviously, gaming is still in that infant stage.
Do you subscribe to Netflix and own a smartphone? The streaming company offers a small selection of mobile games to all subscribers at no additional cost, but you essentially have to complete a side quest to find them. Odds are you’ve never played a Netflix game even if you are a current subscriber.
You don’t need to be a mega-fan of stranger things to get enjoyment out of Netflix games. Sure, there are a couple of IP-based titles, but most of the over 20 available games have nothing to do with Netflix shows. There’s a rogue-like deck builder, arcaniuman adorable hidden object game, Krispee Streetand a turn-based strategy game, Into the Breach.
People who enjoy playing games on their phones may appreciate downloading titles that don’t have any ads or hidden microtransactions. Netflix games stand in contrast to contemporary mobile games that start off as free-to-play, only to pelt players with fees later on. (Yes, I’m talking about you, Devil Immortal.)
How to Find Netflix Games to Download
You can put away those next-gen consoles and home-built PCs: Netflix’s foray into video games is only on mobile devices. Your smartphone or tablet needs to run either iOS 15 or Android 8 and have space available for downloads. To retain access to the games, your subscription must be current, and the cheapest Netflix plan starts at $10 a month.
Already have the Netflix app downloaded on your Android or Apple device? You may see a tab for Games along the bottom of the screen when opening the app. This feature is not yet rolled out to all users. Don’t see a Games tab? You may find a breakout section featuring video games while scrolling through the home tab.
Click on the square icon for the game you want to play and choose Get Game. You’ll be redirected to the Play Store on Android and the App Store on Apple devices. Starting your search inside the Netflix app is alright when you’re just looking around for new experiences. Taking that into account, downloading the streaming service’s app is not a requirement to play and anyone who already knows which Netflix game they want can skip the above steps.
The full list of games is available on Netflix’s website, and the easiest way to download new titles is to pick a game from that list and search for it directly in the App Store or Play Store. All of the games owned by Netflix have a small “N” emblazoned on the top left corner of the app’s icon. After finding the game you’re looking for, go ahead and start the download process.
After the download is done, there’s just one last step before this quest is complete and you finally get to start playing! When you open the game for the first time, you will likely see a prompt to log in with your Netflix account. Start by tapping on Next. Then enter your account information and click log in. If the Netflix account has multiple profiles, choose whichever one is yours to track progress.
She’s currently in Australia filming the latest Mad Max installation.
And actress Anya Taylor-Joy took a well-deserved day off on Monday, spending the day in Sydney’s Hyde Park.
The 26-year-old, who is best known for her role in the Netflix miniseries The Queen’s Gambit, was seen having a cigarette mid-stroll in the iconic park.
Smoke-break! Anya Taylor-Joy was spotted smoking on day off from filming Mad Max: Fury Road in Sydney’s Hyde park on Monday, after revealing she lived off diet coke and cigarettes during Queen’s Gambit filming
Anya sat down on a park bench and lit up a cigarette to smoke, flashing her dazzling wedding and engagement ring.
Dressed head-to-toe in oversized black outerwear, the award-winning actress rugged up for the winter weather in a black trench coat, black trousers and a black beanie.
She was wearing black Bose QuietComfort headphones and a tote bag from Sydney’s well-known Ritz Cinemas in Randwick.
Lighting up: Anya sat down on a park bench and lit up a cigarette to smoke, flashing her dazzling wedding and engagement ring
Chatting away! Anya chatted on the phone as she enjoyed her smoke break
Keeping warm: Dressed head-to-toe in oversized black outerwear, the award-winning actress rugged up for the winter weather in a black trench coat, black trousers and a black beanie
The canvas bag features several famous film directors including Sofia Coppola, George Miller, Quentin Tarantino, Federico Fellini and Ava Duvernay.
Anya also appeared to be wearing a long blonde wig, with her brown hair peeking underneath after the actress’ hair was dyed brown while she films Mad Max: Furiosa.
Last year, the Golden Globe winner revealed that she was suffering with burnout while filming The Queens’s Gambit, as it came right off the back of filming two movies.
Happy: The star seemed in good spirits as she enjoyed her walk around the picturesque park
Grungy: She was wearing black Bose QuietComfort headphones and a tote bag from Sydney’s well-known Ritz Cinemas in Randwick
Getting wiggy with it: Anya also appeared to be wearing a long blonde wig, with her brown hair peeking underneath after the actress’ hair was dyed brown while she films Mad Max: Fury Road
First up was her lead role in Autumn de Wilde’s big-screen adaptation of Emma. Then after just one day off she began work on psychological horror Last Night in Soho, before going straight into filming The Queen’s Gambit.
‘I survived on Diet Coke, cigarettes and coffee, and by the end of it, I was like, “I need to eat a vegetable,”‘ she told Tatler magazine at the time.
By the time she got around to filming the Netflix miniseries, Anya admitted she was in bed by 8pm every night, yet struggled with the fact she wanted to be out socializing and partying like her friends in their 20s.
‘It’s: go home, have a bath, get up for work. I sound mental, but that’s what’s working for me right now,’ she added.
Shock diet: Last year, the Golden Globe winner revealed that she was suffering with burnout while filming The Queens’s Gambit, as it came right off the back of filming two movies. She said she lived off Diet Coke, coffee and cigarettes
Anya’s latest sighting was just a week after she was seen for the first time on the set of George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road prequel, Furiosa.
Dressed as the titular character, Furiosa, the American star looked worlds away from her usually polished, stylish self while filming in front of a green screen in Sydney’s South on Wednesday, August 3.
Swapping her trademark platinum locks for a messy, matted brown hair-do and tatty clothing, the smiling star was unrecognizable on set as she got stuck in to her latest role.
Award-winning role: Anya played an orphan named Beth Harmon who becomes a chess prodigy in the Netflix miniseries
Her costume consisted of a dirt-stained brown T-shirt which had one sleeve missing and loose trousers. She also wore a green glove, which will be used in post-production to create her character Furiosa’s prosthetic arm.
Anya has enjoyed a stratospheric rise to fame in recent years thanks to her role in Netflix drama The Queens Gambit, as well as films Emma and The Northman, in which she stars alongside Alexander Skarsgård and Nicole Kidman.
Anya arrived in Sydney in May ahead of filming Furiosa, accompanied by her partner Malcolm McRae, who she secretly married in June.
Mad Max: Furiosa is scheduled for release in 2024.
Just married! Anya arrived in Sydney in May ahead of filming Furiosa, accompanied by her partner Malcolm McRae, who she secretly married in June
Hannah Gadsby’s memoir, Ten Steps to Nanette, opens at the scene of a fancy Hollywood garden party at the home of actress Eva Longoria.
Celebrities are queuing to talk to Gadsby, whose Netflix comedy special, Nanette, had just sucker punched the world.
But the world-famous comedian extracts herself from a conversation with celebrated singer-songwriter Janelle Monáe to examine the preternaturally green lawn underfoot.
It’s an immediate insight into Gadsby’s brain, where thoughts and ideas bubble over — often clashing abruptly with the real world.
“My world is so much different than it was five years ago. I cannot explain how different it is,” she tells ABC RN’s Big Weekend of Books.
She’s referring not only to the global success of Nanette and its follow-up show, Douglas, but also to her 2017 diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder and ADHD.
“It was an eye-opening thing, to start to understand that you think differently,” Gadsby says.
‘Begin at not normal’
Ten Steps to Nanette details Gadsby’s quest to understand her own biology, beginning in her conservative and isolated hometown in north-west Tasmania.
Her memories from childhood and her teen years have jagged edges, often tinged with self-loathing and confusion over her sexuality and neurodiversity.
“Back then, I wasn’t aware that women could have autism — it’s not part of the popular conversation,” she says.
After decades of mental health struggles, the diagnosis came as “a revelation.”
“Once you get the diagnosis, particularly if you’re diagnosed later in life, it comes as no surprise,” Gadsby says.
“It’s given me more solid ground to stand on.
“Before my diagnosis, I was just trying to make sense of myself in front of an audience, and now I can just sit back and relax and think, ‘Well, I’m atypical, so that’s where I begin.’
“It’s freed me up in a lot of ways. I’m not trying to twist myself to feel normal, I’m just standing straight and going, ‘Well, we can begin at not normal and move off from there.'”
Gadsby recounts how she was told she was “too fat” and “too female” to be autistic.(Supplied)
A large part of the memoir is dedicated to explaining how Gadsby’s autism functions: how the color blue (which she wears exclusively) calms her frazzled synapses; how the clink of a teacup hitting a saucer causes her tangible pleasure; how art history helps her make sense of a bewildering world.
“Of course, everyone on the spectrum has a different experience, but from what I understand, talking to a lot of people from my community, it’s like we think about ourselves inside our own body before how other people perceive us,” she tells ABC RN.
“Often that leads to bullying at school, but as you get older, I think it becomes slightly more freeing, as you understand yourself and the contortions you don’t want to fold yourself into anymore.”
She also writes, with painful clarity, about the challenges of negotiating and communicating as an autistic person in a sometimes hostile world.
“We move through a world where every space is demanding every inch of our attention,” she says.
“We don’t think about the aesthetic of things in terms of our own safety; we tend to think of that as icing on the cake, as opposed to just being a nurturing environment important to our mental health.
“I honestly think that if people on the spectrum designed our physical spaces, there’d be a lot less rage.”
Crafting a cultural reset
For Gadsby, crafting Nanette was a process of working with her autism and ADHD to present her trauma as a social and political statement.
In the last part of the book, she describes the various cues and fail-safes she invented to tip-toe around meltdowns and shut-downs triggered by the material she was exploring.
It’s this courage and vulnerability that shot her to superstardom after Nanette aired.
“The work I do on stage is pretty much [me] just learning on the go, and then I almost do a report and go, ‘This is what I’m learning at the moment’ — that’s certainly what Nanette was,” she says.
“That’s the spirit in which I approach new work, just trying to keep living my life as best I can, and then reporting on the lessons learned or unlearned.”
In Ten Steps to Nanette, Gadsby describes how she learned to listen to her body both on and off-stage, so she could safely revisit traumatic events in her past.(Supplied: Netflix/Ben King)
This can be tough for her family, some of whom learned of her past abuse for the first time during a live show.
“From the moment I started doing comedy, I was mining my personal life, particularly growing up,” Gadsby says.
“[My family has] grown up with me, from the smaller stakes, in front of 10 people at the Adelaide fringe, to Sydney Opera House, beaming around the globe.
“It’s a constant conversation we’re having; we’re certainly a lot closer. They’ve had to process some stuff, as I have.”
While her loved ones (including new wife Jenney Shamash) are supportive, the comedian is no stranger to rejection.
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“You just know that a certain section of the community is not going to enjoy your very existence, and there’s not much to be done about that,” she says.
“You just have to work on those who have an open mind and a caring heart.”
It’s a level of maturity and self-knowledge Gadsby says would awe her younger self.
“I always feel like if I went back in time, I’d scare the absolute shit out of myself. Me as a kid, I was not ready to know what I know now.”
A moment for diverse voices
In Ten Steps to Nanette, Gadsby explains how the intersection of her queerness and autism is a cornerstone of her identity.
After all, she grew up in a region infamous for its homophobic vitriol, in a state where homosexuality was illegal until 1997.
Douglas, like Nanette, offers a blistering critique of heteronormative patriarchy.(Supplied: Netflix/Ali Goldstein)
She’s pleased to see more diverse stories being told in art and the media, but is quick to acknowledge that her position is one of privilege.
“I think the more voices the merrier, and we’re really experiencing that, particularly with queer representation. We’re seeing a real moment for a diverse range of autistic voices, which is heartening.
“I don’t think that the comfort that I’m feeling is necessarily available to a lot of people on the spectrum. I think there [are] a lot of people who go undiagnosed, and certainly, the queer autistic community is really underserved.”
As for the future of diversity in comedy, Gadsby is a realist.
“I don’t think comedy is going to get there without the rest of the world getting there. And I don’t see that happening in my lifetime,” she says.
“I feel like it’s just something we have to actively strive for, without hope of ever seeing it.
“That’s kind of a sad place, but it’s also an empowering place because you can just put your head down and get on with it.”
Hannah Gadsby spoke to Mon Schafter for ABC RN’s Big Weekend of Books — an on-air writers’ festival featuring interviews with the writers you love. Listen back to all the conversations on the ABC listen app.
Where is Heartbreak High’s Drazic now? Callan Mulvey finds huge success in Hollywood after playing bad boy in the teen soap and is married to a VERY glamorous teacher
By Ali Daher For Daily Mail Australia
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Netflix has announced that the reboot of the beloved Aussie series Heartbreak High will drop on the streaming giant’s platform on September 14.
And with a new series on the horizon, many fans of the original show are wondering what happened to some of its most memorable stars.
Bogdan Drazic, played by actor Callan Mulvey, was arguably the biggest character to come from the show after it moved from Channel 10 to ABC in 1997.
Where is he now? Callan Mulvey has come a long way since playing Drazic on Heartbreak High (pictured in 1998)
While so many viewers will always remember Callan as the troubled bad boy he played on the ’90s soap, the actor has gone on to have huge success in Hollywood.
Before that he played another bad boy, Johnny Cooper, on Home and Away in 2007, and then appeared on four seasons of Channel 10’s police drama Rush from 2008 to 2011.
Callan then packed up and moved to Hollywood, where he landed roles in films like Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Avengers: Endgame.
The 47-year-old has forged a successful career in Hollywood and appeared in multiple superhero movies (pictured in 2016)
From there, he appeared in a string of superhero movies, including 2014’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier and 2016’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
In 2019, I have played double agent Jack Rollins in Avengers: Endgame.
In May this year, Callan was seen on the set of Last King of the Cross, a TV mini series based on the life of Sydney underworld king John Ibrahim.
Action hero: Callan then packed up and moved to Hollywood, where he landed roles in films like Zero Dark Thirty and 300: Rise of an Empire (pictured)
In 2019, I played double agent Jack Rollins in Avengers: Endgame (pictured)
Netflix announced that its Heartbreak High reboot would air on September 14.
A flashy new trailer featuring a line-up of gay and non-binary characters gives fans a taste of the show’s 21st century makeover.
The show is the first major locally produced drama series from Netflix since the pandemic.
In May this year, Callan was photographed on the set of Last King of the Cross, a TV mini series based on the life of Sydney underworld king John Ibrahim. Pictured left with Lincoln Younes
In the preview, characters are seen partying, doing drag and being chased by police.
They will navigate sex, romance and violence as they come of age.
The trailer finishes with one character looking out into the schoolyard saying, ‘honey we’re home.’
Netflix announced that its Heartbreak High reboot would air on September 14 (the original cast is pictured in 1994)
Outside of his career, Callan has been happily married to musician Rachel Thomas since 2010.
The couple met in 2002 when Callan relocated to Byron Bay to focus on his own budding music career.
Rachel works as a music teacher and has a son, Charlie, from a previous relationship.
Callan has been happily married to musician Rachel Thomas since 2010. Pictured together in 2014
A judge has ruled Kevin Spacey and his production companies must pay the producers of hit TV show House of Cards nearly $US31 million because of losses brought on by his 2017 firing for the sexual harassment of crew members.
Key points:
A private arbitrator awarded $US30.9 million to companies that produced House of Cards last year
A Superior Court judge has now approved the ruling, writing that Spacey’s attorneys failed to show the payout was “irrational”
The arbitrator found Spacey had violated his contract through engaging in unprofessional behavior with crew
The ruling gives the force of law to a private arbitrator’s decision to award $US30.9 million ($44.3 million) in favor of production company MRC and others.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mel Red Recana wrote that Spacey and his attorneys “fail to demonstrate that this is even a close case” and “do not demonstrate that the damages award was so utterly irrational that it amounts to an arbitrary remaking of the parties’ contracts.”
“We are pleased with the court’s ruling,” MRC attorney Michael Kump said in an email to The Associated Press.
Spacey has denied the allegations through his attorneys and his spokesperson, who did not immediately respond to emails seeking comment.
The arbitrator found that Spacey violated his contract’s demands for professional behavior by “engaging certain conduct in connection with several crew members in each of the five seasons that he starred in and executive produced House of Cards,” according to a filing from Mr Kump.
As a result, MRC had to fire Spacey, halted production of the show’s sixth season, rewrite it to remove Spacey’s central character, and shorten it from 13 to eight episodes to meet deadlines, resulting in tens of millions of dollars in losses, according to court documents.
Spacey’s attorneys argued in their own filings that the decision to exclude him from the show’s sixth season came before the internal investigation that led the crew members to come forward, and thus was not part of a contract breach.
They argued that the actor’s actions were not a substantial factor in the show’s losses.
The ruling from the private arbitrator came after a legal fight of more than three years and an eight-day evidentiary hearing that was kept secret from the public, along with the rest of the dispute, until a panel of three more private arbitrators rejected Spacey’s appeal. and upheld the decision from November.
The 63-year-old Oscar winner’s career came to an abrupt halt late in 2017 as the #MeToo movement gained momentum and allegations against him emerged from several places.
Spacey was fired or removed from a number of projects, most notably House of Cards, the Netflix political thriller where for five seasons he played lead character Frank Underwood, a power-hungry congressman who becomes US president.
Last month in London, Spacey pleaded not guilty to charges of sexually assaulting three men a decade or more ago, when he was director of the Old Vic theater there.
His lawyer said he “strenuously denies” the allegations and he is set to face trial next year.
Another criminal case brought against him, an indecent assault and battery charge stemming from the alleged groping of an 18-year-old man at a US resort, was dismissed by Massachusetts prosecutors in 2019.
Spacey also faces lawsuits from other men, including actor Anthony Rapp.
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I know I say this every month but MY GOD there is some hot streaming content coming out in the next few weeks.
Here’s what to watch in August.
The Bear (Disney+, August 31)
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It feels like everyone’s been talking about The Bear lately.
The original comedy tells the story of a chef who worked in fine dining before returning home to Chicago to turn around the sandwich shop his late brother owned.
It’s the kind of simple premise that could have led to a forgettable TV show.
But the ensemble cast (led by Jeremy Allen White), paired with shots of sharp, impressively fast knives, vegetables mid-sauté, and a raucous soundtrack collide to create a realistic depiction of the chaos, tension and desperation that come with working in a restaurant kitchen that collectively knows it could be more successful than it is.
The Bear is often intense. But it’s also hilarious and it may also bring tears to your eyes for the best reasons.
For fans of: Sweetbitter, Ugly Delicious, Chef’s Table, Shameless
House of the Dragon (Binge and Foxtel, August 22)
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Dragons! Matt Smith with bleached eyebrows! The vague but still somehow powerful warning that war is afoot in the Game of Thrones universe!
Set about 200 years before the original series, this prequel follows the Targaryen family as their rule of Westeros is threatened by the question of who will succeed King Viserys: his brother, Daemon, or his daughter, Rhaenyra?
Still not sold? So many people will be bingeing this series that you may as well watch it so you can keep up with the office water-cooler chat if nothing else.
For fans of: Game of Thrones (obviously), Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, The Tudors, Shadow and Bone
Summer Love (ABC iview, August 31)
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The eight episodes of Summer Love have only one thing in common: they’re set in the same holiday house by a beach.
Over the course of a summer, that poor house sees it all. Visitors include old friends who realize they maybe shouldn’t be friends anymore, surprise instant parents, an aspiring rapper and his surgeon girlfriend grappling with his abandonment issues, and two strangers who end up being forced to stay together after a double booking.
Prepare to evil-laugh and feel glorious amounts of cringe over this anthology (which stars Miranda Tapsell I must also add — as if you needed any more reason to watch!!).
For fans of: The Letdown, PEN15, Please Like Me
Selling the OC (Netflix, August 24)
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The streaming gods have blessed us with another real estate reality show to hate-watch off the back of Selling Sunset’s success.
Chrishell and Christine aren’t in this version, but it does offer just as many swanky houses only the 0.1 per cent could afford, just as many realtors teetering around in heels and bodycon dresses, and just as much drama.
And that’s the most important part really, isn’t it?
For fans of: Selling Sunset, Selling Tampa, any of the Real Housewives series, Yummy Mummies
Here Out West, (ABC iview, August 14)
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Here Out West is a film featuring eight interconnected stories (written by eight new writers!) set in the ever-changing melting pot that is Western Sydney.
It’s a heartwarming — and at times, heartbreaking — depiction of family, identity, love and hope.
I have a feeling you won’t regret watching it.
For fans of: The Family Law, Ali’s Wedding, The Heights
A League of Their Own (Amazon Prime, August 12)
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Sometimes you just want to curl up and watch something that makes you feel good, and A League of Their Own is that vibe exactly.
The series follows a group of women (made up of familiar faces including Chanté Adams, Abi Jacobsen and D’Arcy Carden) as they form an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League and try to provide themselves as ball players at a time when the US is going through immense social transformation during WWII.
If this all sounds familiar, it could be because A League Of Their Own is based on a true story. Oh, and that real-life story was made into a movie by the same name back in 1992 (which this series was adapted from).
For fans of: Hidden Figures, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel, Hacks, Ted Lasso
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Netflix drops trailer for upcoming Heartbreak High reboot featuring non-binary roles and a bisexual character who ‘has slept with half the girls – and even a few boys – at school’
By A. James For Daily Mail Australia
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Netflix has announced that the reboot of the beloved Aussie series Heartbreak High will drop on the streaming giant’s platform on September 14.
Set in the fictional Hartley High, the eight-episode series is an update of the ’90s high school drama which made Callan Mulvey, who played bad boy Bogdan Drazic, and Home and Away star Ada Nicodemou household names.
A flashy new trailer featuring a line-up of gay and non-binary characters gives fans a taste of the show’s 21st century makeover.
Netflix has announced that the reboot of the beloved Aussie series Heartbreak High will drop on the streaming giant’s platform on September 14
The show is the first major locally produced drama series from Netflix since the pandemic.
In the preview, characters are seen partying, doing drag and being chased by police.
They will navigate sex, romance and violence as they come of age.
One scene shows a character whose face has been badly beaten, while in another a female character vandalizes a car.
A flashy new trailer featuring a line-up of gay and non-binary characters gives fans a taste of the show’s 21st century makeover
A more comical moment shows a boy and girl’s chess game interrupted when they are ‘pranked’ by a giant pink paper mache sex toy.
Meanwhile, there are brief glimpses of teenagers engaging in same-sex lovemaking.
The trailer finishes with one character looking out into the schoolyard saying, ‘honey we’re home.’
In the preview, characters are seen partying, doing drag and being chased by police
Produced by Netflix and Freemantle, the cast features Actor James Majoos as Darren, who goes by they/them pronouns and is described as ‘snarky’ and ‘brash’.
Bryn Chapman-Parish meanwhile plays Spider, who is described as ‘a sprinkling of incel’ and ‘class clown’.
Gemma Chua-Tran plays Sasha, an ‘out lesbian at the school’ who goes by both she/her and they/them pronouns.
The creators of the Netflix re-boot say they want the new version to ‘have life of their own’
Josh Heuston will depict Dusty, a bisexual character who ‘has slept with half the girls – and even a few boys – at school’.
The creator of the new series, Hannah Carroll Chapman, says the reboot has a ‘life of its own’.
Speaking at the Screen Forever trade conference in March she talked about the importance of the show being relevant to today’s teens.
The Heartbreak High reboot will give be relevant to today’s teens say its creators
She said wanted to avoid the show being a nostalgia piece for grown-ups.
‘I’m hoping that there’s a nice balance there, that people who love the original show feel the essence of that show,’ Chapman said, according to Variety. ‘But that’s very much for a younger generation.
Itself a spin-off of the 1993 film The Heartbreak Kid, the original series was praised for its multicultural cast, as well as its willingness to tackle gritty issues, from drugs to romance to religion to shoplifting and homelessness.
Salvatore Coco and Ada Nicodemou in the original Heartbreak High
