TV
The First Episode of HBO’s “Room 104” is Pretty Effed Up
Reminiscent of Quentin Tarantino’s Four Rooms, HBO is unlocked “Room 104” on Friday, July 28th, which is an anthology of tales that all occur in the same room. It hails from the Duplass brothers who helmed the fan-favorite V/H/S-inspired Creep, not to mention the hilarious Baghead.
While each episode is from a different genre, the first is straight up horror. Bloody Disgusting was able to get two images from “Ralphie,” which put a babysitter through a night from hell.
Things go horribly awry when a babysitter (Melonie Diaz) arrives at Room 104 to watch an unusual boy named Ralph (Ethan Kent). Ross Partridge also stars.
In the episode, Ralph claims to be keeping his insane twin brother at bay in the hotel room’s bathroom. Is he real? The episode is pretty fucked up and launches the series out of the gate like a canon.
Written by Mark Duplass, the episode was directed by Sarah Adina Smith.
Watch the trailer for a peek at the entire first season.
Credit for these: Jordin Althaus/HBO
Credit for these: Jordin Althaus/HBO
The Bride! actor Peter Sarsgaard is the latest to join the cast of “The Last of Us” Season 3, Deadline reports.
What’s interesting is that Sarsgaard will play a new, original character not featured in the Naughty Dog video game on which the series is based: Amon, one of the leaders of The Seraphites.
The casting news arrives as production on season three takes a pause for what’s expected to be a month, as the FIFA World Cup takes over Vancouver as one of its host cities. Once filming resumes, production is expected to continue through the year in preparation for the planned premiere in 2027.
Season 2 picked up five years after the events of the first season, which centered on a hardened survivor smuggling humanity’s last hope out of an oppressive quarantine zone, two decades after modern civilization was decimated. Plot details for season three haven’t been revealed yet, other than that it will shift to Abby’s perspective and factor the Seraphites heavily.
Kaitlyn Dever stars as Abby, who will be the centerpiece of the upcoming season, alongside Bella Ramsey as Ellie. Isabela Merced, Gabriel Luna, and Jeffrey Wright also star.
Season 2 cast members Ariela Barer, Tati Gabrielle, and Spencer Lord have been promoted to series regulars. Patrick Wilson (The Conjuring), Jason Ritter (Freddy vs. Jason), Clea DuVall (The Faculty), Li Jun Li (Sinners), and Jorge Lendeborg Jr. (Bumblebee) will also appear in Season 3.
HBO renewed “The Last of Us” for a third season ahead of its Season 2 premiere, but it’s expected to be the final chapter of the post-apocalyptic drama series.
The Last of Us video game co-creator Neil Druckmann stepped down as co-showrunner last year, leaving Craig Mazin (“Chernobyl”) as the sole showrunner for Season 3.
You must be logged in to post a comment.