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| 'God of War' series casts Ryan Hurst as Kratos | Prime Video announced Wednesday that it has cast the lead in its God of War series. Ryan Hurst will play Kratos in the series. Kratos was the star of 10 God of War games for Sony's PlayStation. Hurst even played Thor in God of War: Ragnark. Ronald D. Moore adapts the games. He previously adapted the series Battlestar Galactica and Outlander. The series is based on the two most recent God of War games. It will focus on Kratos and his son, Atreus. Previous games will be part of Kratos' backstory as a Spartan warrior who sold his soul to Ares for victory. A photo shows Hurst standing next to his character, Kratos decked out with red war paint and beard the same length as Hurst's. |
| Scott Speedman show 'RJ Decker' premieres in March, 'The Rookie' moves | ABC announced the premiere date for the new series RJ Decker. The Scott Speedman drama premieres March 3 at 10 p.m. EST on ABC, with episodes available Wednesdays on Hulu. RJ Decker follows Will Trent and High Potential on Tuesday nights, but pre-empts The Rookie. The Rookie moves to Mondays at 10 p.m. beginning Jan. 26 in anticipation of the Tuesday schedule change. Speedman plays RJ Decker, an ex-con and former newspaper photographer who opens a private investigator business in South Florida. His ex-wife is a journalist married to a police detective but still helps with his cases. Funding the agency is a mysterious woman from Decker's past. The cast includes Jaina Lee Ortiz, Bevin Bru, Kevin Rankin and Adelaide Clemens. |
| John Forte, Fugees, A Tribe Called Quest collaborator, dies at 59 | Music artist John Forte, who is best known for collaborating with The Fugees and A Tribe Called Quest, was found dead Monday, multiple media outlets reported. He was 50. Chilmark police chief Sean Slavin confirmed the death in a statement, saying that an investigation is underway, per USA Today. His body was found at home in Massachusetts, and police said there was not evidence of foul play. Forte was nominated for a Grammy for his involvement in the Fugee's album The Score, which dropped in 1996. He also released the albums Poly Sci in 1998 and I, John in 2001. President George W. Bush commuted his prison sentence after he was convicted for liquid cocaine possession and drug trafficking. |
| Idris Elba: Traumatized Sam has new puzzle to solve in 'Hijack' S2 | The Wire, Luther and Avengers icon Idris Elba says Hijack Season 2 unpacks some of the questions left unanswered about his character Sam Nelson in the first season of the hostage thriller. "Who, why, what, when? And, then, what happened to Sam after? What happened? Where did he go? What happened?" the 53-year-old British actor said during a recent virtual press conference. "That became part of the development of what our character could possibly go through next. Well, we answered those questions, so we can say this about him," he said. "That was definitely some very, very early-on conversations about why are we coming back? And what do we want to see? |
| Paul McCartney ponders post-Beatles life in 'Man on the Run' trailer | Amazon MGM Studios released a trailer and poster for Man on the Run, a documentary charting the career of Paul McCartney following the break-up of the Beatles. The trailer, released Wednesday, features voice-over from McCartney as he describes feeling like his career was over after the Beatles split, and how he decided to start a new band, Wings, with this then-wife, Linda. The film is directed by Morgan Neville and executive produced by Caitrin Rogers and McCartney. "Neville chronicles McCartney's solo career as he faces emotional, artistic and personal challenges while defining a new decade of music," the official synopsis reads. |