Another popular Romanian film has entered Netflix ● Revenge for the co-author of “Rick and Morty”. ● Denzel Washington will play the main role in “Gladiator 2”. ● New information about “Star Wars: The Skeleton Team” ● Stupid study accuses Star Wars fans of racism ● We have a final Lord of the Rings: Gollum release date.

Another popular Romanian film has entered Netflix

after Team building, Mirchulitsa and Camp, and the fourth most popular Romanian film of last year, entered Netflix this week. It is about A goat with three kidsthe film “The Light of Horrors” directed by Viktor Kanash and starring Maya Morgenstern and Marius Bodochi.

And unlike the first three, Canache’s feature film has a serious theme and an artistic approach, and its success is even more remarkable considering that Romanian films in this category usually belong to the category of “overrated at film festivals, but none of us see them anymore “. A goat with three kids broke the mold

Maybe that’s why I saw that quite a few film critics here were not too convinced, please. I doubt you have heard anything about A goat with three kids given the hype it generated before its release at the end of October, but just in case, it’s a modern adaptation of Kreang’s story of the same name, where the wolf is a serial killer, the theme is still in vogue.

In case you are one of those who A goat with three kids it really slipped by completely and the trailer doesn’t seem instructive enough, you can check out an interview done by HotNews.ro with Maia Morgenstern about the film HERE or an interview done with director Viktor Kanash HERE.

Revenge for the co-author of “Rick and Morty”.

Justin Roiland, one of the two creators of the popular Adult Swim series (and the voice of Rick and Morty), has been acquitted of domestic violence and kidnapping charges by the US Attorney’s Office after a former partner filed a complaint against him in 2020.

A spokesperson for the Orange County District Attorney’s Office confirmed the news to IGN, saying the charges were dropped due to “lack of sufficient evidence to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt” and “new information that came to light during the investigation.”

“I always knew these allegations were false and had no doubt that this day would come. I am grateful that this case has been closed, but at the same time I am still deeply appalled by the terrible lies that have been told about me during this trial,” Roiland wrote on Twitter.

“Most of all, I am disappointed that so many people jumped to judgment without knowing the facts, based only on the words of the former [iubite] a poison that tried to bypass normal procedures and “cancel” me. The fact that he succeeded, even partially, is shameful,” he added. Adult Swin released him at the end of January.

It remains to be seen if Roiland will join the series (PHOTO: Phil McCarten / Associated Press / Profimedia Images)

Denzel Washington will play the main role in “Gladiator 2”.

Moving from movies that have already started streaming to ones we can’t wait to see on the big screen, director Ridley Scott is wasting no time in securing a top-notch cast for Gladiator 2 now that the project he’s been wanting has reached success years is approaching the production phase.

After Irish actor Paul Mescal and recently Barry Keoghan were co-opted for the two lead roles, Scott added Denzel Washington to the list. It will be a reunion of the two after 16 years, in which Washington will play the main role American gangstermovie about gangsters, released in 2007 and directed by Ridley Scott.

It’s not yet known what role Washington will play in the new Gladiator movie, but he seems to have been convinced by the “hunky” character created for him by screenwriter David Scarpa and a meeting with Scott himself, according to Deadline , which they first revealed. information But we do know that Mezcal will be the main character of the film and Keoghan will play the role of the main antagonist.

Great news (PHOTO: Jordan Strauss / AP – The Associated Press / Profimedia)

New information about “Star Wars: The Skeleton Team”

series star Wars generally fall into one of two categories: those that are announced with great fanfare by Disney, and those that are leaked before the official announcement and then wait months with bated breath for new information. but Skeleton Crewserial SW with Jude Law, it’s unusual in that Disney officially announced it last spring and hasn’t said anything about it since.

After teasing some of the crew in early January by announcing in late January that filming had wrapped, we’re finally starting to learn new details about the series, despite the mystery that Disney apparently still wants to shroud. It’s not entirely out of the question, given that Star Wars Celebration is coming up next month, and he’ll probably want to reveal more then.

In any case, the Hollywood press learned this week that at least one of the series’ upcoming episodes was directed by “Daniels,” American directors and producers Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, known by that moniker for their long-running exclusive collaboration. The two later confirmed the information.

This news caused a wave of excitement among fans star Wars from the United States and beyond, written, directed and produced by Kwan and Scheinert Everything and everywhere and at once, the film with the most awards at this year’s Oscars. IGN considers the film even the most awarded in the history of cinema, surpassing it The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the Kingeven before the Oscars.

Kwan and Scheinert. Disney has yet to release an official trailer for Skeleton Crew or announce a release date, although that will likely change next month (PHOTO: Patrick T. Fallon / AFP / Profimedia Images)

Stupid study accuses Star Wars fans of racism

And also in the section “News related to star Wars,” I usually try to avoid value judgments in the Nerd Alert column, but every now and then things come along that are so ridiculous they deserve to be pointed at. And a study recently published in the Journal of the American Psychological Association “found” that fans of the beloved franchise are guilty of racism, but also of sexism, reports IFL Science.

The authors of the study were interested in whether the negative comments, and in some cases even harassment, that Kelly Marie Tran (Rose Tico in the new trilogy) and John Boyega (Finn) faced after the release of the last 3 films star Wars it’s because of the racist and sexist attitudes of the fans. And guess what, they came to a conclusion that supports their hypothesis!

Do not think that I am exaggerating something, they themselves say in the introduction to the study that they asked themselves. Next, the 3 authors of the study “recruited” participants who called themselves fans star Wars from online forums and had them fill the form online as well. Among the places they say they looked for participants were meme forums on Reddit.

The researchers asked respondents to rate how much they agreed with statements such as “women have a higher moral sensibility (?!), “women should be valued and protected,” “women are too easily offended,” or “racial minorities are responsible for racial tensions.” After In this survey, respondents were asked to rate how much they liked 6 different characters star Wars.

Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa and Padmé were chosen from the old films, and Finn, Rose and Rey from the new ones – the latter, perhaps, to test the sexist hypothesis. “The degree of racism and sexism was positively associated with greater rejection of new characters, but not old ones,” Stephen Raisen, a professor at Texas A&M University’s School of Business and one of the study’s authors, told PsyPost.

In other words, when you search for people in online trolling forums, you will find people giving you answers that you may perceive as sexist. Well, two-thirds of the participants were men. But the best is yet to come: even the researchers admit in the study that “fans star Wars were well below the median on racism and sexism.”

“The results do not indicate that there is a large percentage of fans star Wars who share these beliefs. Rather, there is a simple association,” says Reisen. So fans aren’t actually sexist and racist star Wars, but the criticism of the actors who played the new characters was motivated by sexism and racism. Not that it was due to the fact that the characters were poorly written.

What can you say (PHOTO: Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images/Profimedia)

We have a final Lord of the Rings: Gollum release date.

I’d say let’s not end the week on a negative note, especially since Daedalic Entertainment announced on Thursday that The Lord of the Rings: Gollumhis long-awaited stealth game inspired by the works of Tolkien will be released on May 25 for PC, PlayStation 5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One, according to Game Informer.

Nintendo Switch users will be able to enjoy it later this year, but Daedalic has yet to announce an exact date. The game will allow players to make choices that align with the character’s dark side – Gollum – or the gentler one known as Smeagol.

Its developers also stated that they were inspired directly by Tolkien’s books and not by Peter Jackson’s film trilogy. Those waiting for the game may remember that it was originally slated for a 2021 release, then last September, but given that the new announced date is still two months away, this time it looks truly final.

Oh, and to the chapter Trailer for the filmwe had at least two interesting ones this week:

• one for Renfield, a film in which Nicolas Cage plays our famous Count Dracula in a modern adaptation of Bram Stoker’s novel of the same name, and Nicholas Hoult plays Renfield, who tries to escape his influence. This is the last trailer before the cinema release (April 21 in Romania, after the international premiere);

• and one for Machine, a film based on a sketch by American comedian Bert Kreischer, is so good that it inspired a feature film. And as a bonus, Sony took Mark Hamill in one of the main roles. Unfortunately, we don’t have an exact theatrical release date here at the moment, but it’s likely to be around the rest of the world’s release (May 26).

The sketch in question, if you haven’t seen it, is the caption:

If you’re also interested in reading last weekend’s Nerd Alert column, you can find it here:

• “The Crypt of the Apocalypse” can now be visited online / Researchers are developing biocomputers with human neurons / Quentin Tarantino’s radical decision