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‘Game Of Thrones’ George R.R. Martin Signs Overall Deal With HBO

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday February 5, 2013 @ 3:40pm PSTTags: Big Deals TV, Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin, HBO
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EXCLUSIVE: George R.R. Martin, on whose fantasy book series HBO‘s hit drama Game Of Thrones is based, has signed a two-year overall deal with the pay cable network. Under the pact, Martin will continue as co-executive producer on Game Of Thrones, whose Season 3 premieres March 31. Additionally, he will develop and produce new series projects for the network. Attached to Martin’s upcoming HBO development is his long-time representative, manager Vince Gerardis. In addition to co-executive producing Game Of Thrones, Martin has written multiple episodes of the fantasy series. His TV writing credits also include The Twilight Zone and the original Beauty And The Beast. He is with WME. READ MORE »

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New ‘Game Of Thrones’ Season 3 Poster

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday November 14, 2012 @ 3:11pm PSTTags: Game of Thrones, HBO

When does Season 3 of HBO‘s fantasy series Game Of Thrones begin again? Oh yeah…

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Layoffs Hit LA’s CSS Studio Postproduction Facilities

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Wednesday October 3, 2012 @ 12:53pm PDTTags: Game of Thrones

Last month they won an Emmy for HBO’s Game of Thrones, this month some of them lost their jobs. Deadline has learned that staff have been let go at CSS Studios’ Todd-AO, Modern Music and Soundelux facilities in LA. The postproduction company’s President Bob Rosenthal also has left. “Earlier this week, CSS Studios laid off 18 employees out of our workforce of more than 400.  The layoffs impacted employees serving in a variety of administrative and support functions.  Our facilities in Los Angeles are operating normally, and there will be no impact to our capacity to continue to service our clients and their projects,” said a company spokesperson. Read More »

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Comic-Con: ‘Game of Thrones’ Sets March 31, 2013 Season 3 Premiere, Adds Diana Rigg To Cast

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Friday July 13, 2012 @ 3:33pm PDTTags: Comic-Con, Comic-Con Wrap-Up, Diana Rigg, Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin, HBO

Game Of Thrones will be back for its third season on March 31, 2013, it was announced today at Comic-Con. Also announced was that Diana Rigg has officially joined the HBO fantasy drama. Rigg, the star of 1960 TV … Read More »

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First Bush’s Head On ‘Game Of Thrones’, Now Obama Masks on HBO’s ‘True Blood’

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Monday July 9, 2012 @ 5:21pm PDTTags: Barack Obama, Game of Thrones, HBO, True Blood

Does the HBO prop department do all its shopping on Pennsylvania Avenue? Just a few weeks after controversy erupted over the head of President George W Bush appearing atop a pike on the network’s Games Of Thrones, Barack Obama showed up on True Blood last night. Actually it was several Obamas: On the episode, a truck full of gun-toting thugs in Obama masks pulled up firing at characters Sam Merlotte, Luna Garza and her daughter Emma. “True Blood’s production team purchased several Obama masks from us earlier this year, and we’ve been waiting in suspense for them to appear,” mask provider Costume Craze wrote today on its blog about the “pretty scary scene”.

Though the gang’s appearance was more like 1991′s Point Break – where bank robbers wore presidential masks in pulling their heists — than Games’ depiction of Bush, it was still an odd occurrence considering the timing of the Thrones controversy. “It’s a complete and utter coincidence and one show has nothing to do with the other,” an HBO spokesperson said today. Read More »

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COMIC-CON TV PREVIEW: What To Watch For — July 11-13

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Monday July 9, 2012 @ 1:19pm PDTTags: Breaking Bad, Comic-Con, Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead

Comic-Con 2012 PreviewIf you think Comic-Con is primarily for the big screen, think again. Television brings its heavy hitters and high hopes to the San Diego Convention Center too. This year’s mix goes for serial killers, science geeks, zombie plagues, misanthropes, drug kingpins, and fantasy warring kingdoms. There’s exclusive previews and premieres from Dexter, Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead, a Firefly anniversary panel with Joss Whedon and a full-court press from Game Of Thrones, to name a few. And that’s just if you stick to what’s going on in the ballrooms and halls. Some stuff will undoubtedly change, some will have to be skipped and some will pop up unexpectedly, but here’s a guide of what to look out for the first three days of the convention:

Related: COMIC-CON TV PREVIEW: What To Watch For – July 14-15

Wednesday, July 11
6 -9:45 PM — WBTV Sneak Preview Night
Wednesday night’s premiere screenings bring pilot episodes of five new shows for the 2012-13 season to Comic-Con. The evening starts with ABC’s elite Manhattan dark drama 666 Park Avenue, The CW’s Arrow and Fox’s The Following, produced by Kevin Williamson and starring Kevin Bacon. Eric Kripke, JJ Abrams and Jon “Mr. Comic-Con” Favreau’s post-apocalyptic Revolution, which will air on NBC, and CW’s midseason thriller Cult finish things off. There are also panels for The Following and Revolution on Saturday.

Related: Comic-Con: WTF Moments, Past & Potential Read More »

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‘Elysium’ Brings Jodie Foster To Comic-Con As Movies Rub Elbows With TV Series

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Friday June 29, 2012 @ 8:05pm PDTTags: Big Deals Film, Big Deals TV, Elysium, Game of Thrones, ParaNorman, The Walking Dead

Luke Y. Thompson is contributing to Deadline’s Comic-Con coverage. This year’s event runs July 12-15.

Comic-ConJodie Foster at Comic-Con? Absolutely believe it. She and Matt Damon will be part of a panel that day for Elysium, Neill Blomkamp’s follow-up to District 9, which launched its initial ad campaign at Comic-Con (“this restroom is for humans only”) a year before actually showing footage there that really hyped things up. This is the biggest unknown quantity announced so far, the “we didn’t even know to be excited about it yet” item that could end up being the big-buzz item a la 300 (or, ahem, Sucker Punch). This news emerged today as Comic-Con continued its day-by-day rollout of what’s in store this year, releasing its schedule for Friday July 13. Elysium is surrounded on the Sony panel by Total Recall (they gave that a big push last year, and movies about to open seem less interesting to Con-goers) and Looper, which got a great reaction at Wondercon. Screen Gems’ latest Resident Evil sequel, which shared space with Looper and The Amazing Spider-Man at Wondercon, gets a panel all to itself, featuring all the usual regulars from the movies plus Michelle Rodriguez, somehow returning despite being killed in the first film. Read More »

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HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ Returns Online With Edited George W. Bush Head

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Monday June 25, 2012 @ 2:57pm PDTTags: Game of Thrones, George W. Bush, HBO

You won’t see the head of former President George W. Bush in Game Of Thrones anymore. HBO has edited and altered the prop head of Bush that appeared on a spike in the series, the Washington … Read More »

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‘Game Of Thrones’ Episode With George Bush’s Severed Head Pulled From Rotation

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday June 15, 2012 @ 11:38am PDTTags: Game of Thrones, George W. Bush
Nellie Andreeva

The now infamous Episode 10 from the first season of HBO’s hit fantasy series Game Of Thrones featuring the head of former president George W. Bush as a prop in a beheading scene, has been pulled from all digital platforms, … Read More »

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UPDATE: HBO Apologizes For Severed George W. Bush Head On ‘Game Of Thrones’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday June 13, 2012 @ 8:35pm PDTTags: Game of Thrones, George W. Bush
Nellie Andreeva

UPDATE 8:30 PM: The controversy over the use of a prosthetic George W. Bush head as a prop in beheading scenes on the hit HBO fantasy series Game Of Thrones led to both HBO and the series creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss issuing apologies tonight, following criticism … Read More »

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‘Game Of Thrones’ Hits Series High In Season Finale With 4.2 Million Viewers

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday June 4, 2012 @ 12:44pm PDTTags: Game of Thrones, HBO, Ratings
Nellie Andreeva

The second-season finale of HBO’s Game Of Thrones last night drew a series-high 4.2 million viewers at 9 PM, up 38% from the Season 1 closer’s 3 million. With an additional 910,000 viewers tuning in for the 11:10 PM replay, … Read More »

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HBO’s ‘Veep’ Draws 1.4 Million In Premiere

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday April 24, 2012 @ 7:10am PDTTags: Game of Thrones, HBO, Ratings, Veep
Nellie Andreeva

Veep TV RatingsThe debut of HBO’s latest comedy series, the Julia Louis-Dreyfus starrer Veep, drew 1.4 million viewers at 10 PM Sunday. That was up 8% from the season premiere in the slot of Eastbound & Down, which followed the … Read More »

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HBO’s ‘Game Of Thrones’ Renewed For Third Season

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday April 10, 2012 @ 9:47am PDTTags: Big Deals TV, Game of Thrones, HBO
Nellie Andreeva

The only question surrounding  HBO’s renewal of Game Of Thrones was “What took so long?” Following a ratings record-setting Season 2 premiere and excellent Week 2 hold, the fantasy series was just picked up for a third season. “Series creators … Read More »

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HBO’s ‘Game Of Thrones’ Holds Up Well In Week 2 Ratings

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday April 9, 2012 @ 11:34am PDTTags: Game of Thrones, HBO
Nellie Andreeva

Last night’s second episode of Game of Thrones‘ second season drew 3.8 million viewers at 9 PM, retaining virtually all of the viewership for the HBO fantasy series’ second season premiere (3.9 million viewers), which was a series high. For the … Read More »

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‘Boardwalk Empire’, ‘Game Of Thrones’, ’30 Rock’, ‘Big Bang’ Nominated At Monte Carlo

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday April 5, 2012 @ 1:24pm PDTTags: 30 Rock, Boardwalk Empire, Game of Thrones

U.S. series nominees at the 52nd Monte Carlo Television Festival in the drama category are Boardwalk Empire (HBO), Game of Thrones (HBO) and The Good Wife (CBS Studios International). Comedy series nominees are 30 Rock (NBC Universal), The Big Bang Theory (CBS Studios International) and Modern Family (Twentieth Century Fox … Read More »

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‘Game Of Thrones’ Second Season Premiere Delivers Big Ratings

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday April 3, 2012 @ 8:27am PDTTags: Game of Thrones, HBO
Nellie Andreeva

HBO’s fantasy series Game of Thrones kicked off its second season with 3.9 million viewers tuning in at 9 PM on Sunday, easily eclipsing the series’ previous high posted by the Season 1 finale in June (3 million). The second … Read More »

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BBC America Stalks Period Crime Series ‘Ripper Street’ With Matthew Macfadyen

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Tuesday March 20, 2012 @ 4:16am PDTTags: BBC America, Game of Thrones

With British period drama all the rage, BBC America has boarded crime series Ripper Street as co-producer. Filming is already underway in Dublin on the 8-parter that’s set in 1899 London in the aftermath of the Jack The Ripper murders. … Read More »

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‘Game Of Thrones’ Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Joins Tom Cruise In ‘Oblivion’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday February 13, 2012 @ 9:49am PSTTags: Game of Thrones, Oblivion, Tom Cruise
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Game of Thrones star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau has signed on to costar in director Joseph Kosinski’s Oblivion for Universal. The sci-fi thriller, starring Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Andrea Riseborough and Olga Kurylenko, is set to begin production in March in … Read More »

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‘Rango’ Wins 4 Visual Effects Awards; ‘Hugo’, ‘Apes’, ‘Transformers’, Take 2 Each

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday February 7, 2012 @ 11:15pm PSTTags: Boardwalk Empire, Fox Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, Game of Thrones, Hugo, Rango, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Visual Effects Society

Paramount’s Rango dominated this evening’s 10th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards with four wins in animated feature categories — Visual Effects, Animated Character, Created Environment and Virtual Cinematography. Hugo, Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes and Transformers: Dark Of The Moon took a pair of awards each in the feature categories. Boardwalk Empire and Game Of Thrones won two apiece in the TV categories. Stan Lee was honored with the VES Lifetime Achievement Award and visual effects pioneer Douglas Trumbull received the Georges Méliès Award. Ceremonies recognizing visual effects wizardry in 23 categories took place at the Beverly Hilton. The awards presentation will air at 7PM Pacific/10PM Eastern on ReelzChannel Sunday, February 19th. Complete list of winners follows:

Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture
Rise of the Planet of the Apes: Dan Lemmon, Joe Letteri, Cyndi Ochs, Kurt Williams

Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture
Hugo: Ben Grossmann, Alex Henning, Rob Legato, Karen Murphy

Visual Effects in an Animated Feature Motion Picture
Rango: Tim Alexander, Hal Hickel, Jacqui Lopez, Katie Lynch

Visual Effects in a Broadcast Miniseries, Movie, or Special
Inside the Human Body: Phil Dobree, Sophie Orde, Dan Upton

Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series
Terra Nova – Occupation & Resistance: Kevin Blank, Colin Brady, Adica Manis, Jason Zimmerman

Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program
Game of Thrones – Winter is Coming: Lucy Ainsworth-Taylor, Angela Barson, Ed Bruce, Adam McInnes

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