#HouseoftheDragon ended its first season with 9.3 million viewers across all platforms, the biggest first-night showing for an HBO season or series finale since #GameofThrones' series ender in 2019 thr.cm/9uuCsJN
Since its premiere, according to HBO, #HouseoftheDragon has averaged a massive 29 million viewers per episode — higher than all but the final two seasons of #GameofThronesthr.cm/9uuCsJN
The first-night, all-platform audience for #HouseoftheDragon has hovered in the 9 million-9.5 million range over the course of its 10-episode season thr.cm/9uuCsJN
“We’re so thrilled to see #HouseoftheDragon" catch fire with #GameofThrones fans around the world, as well as new viewers who are discovering the world of Westeros for the first time,” said HBO and HBO Max chairman and CEO Casey Bloys in a statement thr.cm/9uuCsJN
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The hierarchy of power in the DC universe really is changing.
Filmmaker James Gunn and producer Peter Safran have been tapped to lead DC’s film, TV and animation efforts as co-chairs and co-CEOs of DC Studios, a new division that will replace DC Films: thr.cm/goklsI9
James Gunn will focus on the creative side of DC, while Peter Safran will focus on the business and production side of things. Both are expected to continue to direct and produce projects, respectively thr.cm/goklsI9
James Gunn and Peter Safran will report directly to Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, and work closely with Warners film bosses De Luca and Pamela Abdy thr.cm/goklsI9
In #GuardiansoftheGalaxy lore, Star-Lord reveres Kevin Bacon and his work in #Footloose. The #Guardians decide to meet Bacon as a way to give Star-Lord some holiday cheer, as he is mourning the loss of Gamora in the new holiday special thr.cm/ddTYXDi
Justin Britt-Gibson is penning a new #StarWars script with Damon Lindelof. The film could potentially bring back some characters from the 2010s films: thr.cm/zVgIQxi
Justin Britt-Gibson is a rising writer who worked as an executive story editor on #TheStrain and wrote episodes of Starz’s #Counterpart. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, who helmed two episodes of #MsMarvel, is on board to direct thr.cm/zVgIQxi
Justin Britt-Gibson comes to the job after working with a secret writers room that began coming together after this year’s #StarWars Celebration. The room held a two-week session in July to break the story thr.cm/zVgIQxi
Leslie Jordan, the character actor best known for his Emmy-winning turn as Beverley Leslie, the cynical foil to Megan Mullally’s Karen Walker, on 'Will & Grace,' has died in a car crash thr.cm/8aR3i3O
Leslie Jordan recurs as Phil, the gay baker at the café owned by Mayim Bialik’s character, on 'Call Me Kat,' which returned for its third season last month. He has appeared in all five of the new season’s episodes so far thr.cm/8aR3i3O
Leslie Jordan's other recent work includes turns on FX’s 'American Horror Story' — playing different characters over three seasons — and the 2018-19 Fox sitcom 'The Cool Kids' thr.cm/8aR3i3O
#Quantumania centers on Scott Lang, who once again teams up with Hope Van Dyne, Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne thr.cm/HZAshYb
Jonathan Majors, who appeared as a character called He Who Remains in the Disney+ series, plays #Kang, an alternate version of that villain who will go on to become the big bad of Marvel’s Multiverse Saga, including the upcoming #AvengersTheKangDynastythr.cm/HZAshYb
Henry Cavill shared a video confirming his commitment to play #Superman in future DC films: thr.cm/X04VF23
“I wanted to make it official — I am back as #Superman,” Henry Cavill said. He thanked the fans, “most of all. Thank you for your support and for your patience" thr.cm/X04VF23
Though there are no writers or director attached, the intention is for Henry Cavill to star in at least one solo #Superman movie, his first since 2013’s #ManofSteelthr.cm/X04VF23