Month: August 2021

New Delhi CNN Business —   Middle-Earth is moving from New Zealand to the United Kingdom. Amazon Studios announced Thursday that it is moving the filming of the second season of its highly anticipated, and extremely expensive, “Lord of the Rings” series to the United Kingdom. “The shift from New Zealand to the UK aligns with the studio’s strategy of expanding its production footprint and investing in studio space across the UK, with many of Amazon Studios’ tentpole series and films already calling the UK home,” Amazon said in a statement. The first season of the series is being produced in New Zealand and is set to debut on September 2, 2022 on Prime Video, the company said. The show will prem...

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Newly appointed Jeopardy host and The Big Bang Theory star Mayim Bialik has stressed she is not opposed to vaccinations. The actor had been receiving backlash over resurfaced comments in her 2012 parenting guide, Beyond the Sling, where she wrote: “We made an informed decision not to vaccinate our children.” Bialik has now clarified her stance and said she has been vaccinated against Covid-19, via a statement to The Wrap. “She has been fully vaccinated for the Covid-19 virus and is not at all an anti-vaxxer,” a spokesperson for the actor said. This is not the first time Bialik has had to deny being anti-vaccination. In 2015, she tweeted: “Dispelling rumours about my stance on vaccines. I’m not anti. My kids are vaccinated. So much anger and hysteria. I hope this clears things up.” ...

The Hobbiton set in New ZealandPhoto: Alex Livesey - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images Amazon’s Lord Of The Rings series made a shocking announcement today, heralding the ending of an age/a real kick in the Hobbit holes. That’s because the retail giant has just announced that production on the massively-budgeted show will soon be moving to the U.K., from its previous location in Middle-earth—or “New Zealand,” as it’s known on all the official paperwork. This comes after what is now more than 2 decades of association between the Lord Of The Rings brand and the island nation/actual real-life Shire, stretching all the way back to the marathon filming of Peter Jackson’s blockbuster adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s trilogy. The Lord Of The Rings show—expected to be among the most expensive TV serie...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Amid the ruckus over the new host of “Jeopardy!”, contestant Matt Amodio has methodically scooped up resounding victories and a place in the quiz show’s hall of fame. As of Thursday, the Yale University doctoral candidate in computer science had $547,600 in 17 games, winning in such decisive fashion — and with nervy bets — that runaway games were not uncommon. The cash total puts him at No. 3 on the list of top winners for regular-season play, edging ahead of Jason Zuffranieri ($532,496) and in the company of “Jeopardy!” luminaries Ken Jennings ($2.52 million) and James Holzhauer ($2.46 million). Amodio said his restrained on-camera demeanor reflects his competitive focus. As for his repeated use of “What is...” instead of alternatives such as “Who is...”, that’s part ...

As dutifully teased, Lizzo and Cardi B have released their new single “Rumors.” It’s Lizzo’s first song as the lead artist since she released Cuz I Love You in 2019. It’s also the first musical collaboration from Lizzo and Cardi B, who both appeared in the movie Hustlers. Check out the gilded, Ancient Greece-inspired visual for “Rumors” below. Cuz I Love You and its tracks made Lizzo the most-nominated artist at the 2020 Grammy Awards, and, in addition to winning for Best Pop Solo Performance and Best Urban Contemporary Album, she performed a medley of songs from the album at the ceremony. In 2019, she joined Charli XCX on “Blame It on Your Love” and appeared as a musical guest on Saturday Night Live when Eddie Murphy was the host. Coming up, Lizzo has a first-look TV deal with Amaz...