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“Solar Opposites” Episode Takes Place Inside a Predator Spaceship! [Image]
A second season of “Solar Opposites” has just crash-landed on Hulu, once again delivering nonstop insanity that constantly trickles into the horror space.
As previously reported, one episode celebrates Sigourney Weaver and her Ripley role in Aliens, while another unleashes hellhounds on dinner parties.
That’s just the tip of the iceberg. For example, the seventh episode, “The Unlikely Demise of Terry’s Favorite Shot Glass”, takes place almost entirely in a Predator spaceship.
One of the ongoing jokes in “Solar Opposites” is that one of the aliens shrinks humans and collects them like ants in a giant glass wall in his room. A pupa (the pink creature pictured below) watches their adventures for entertainment. An arc that has carried over from the first season leaves two of those humans in a Honey I Shrunk the Kids-like situation, with a group of possums trying to eat them.
They find sanctuary in the aforementioned Predator spacecraft from Alien vs. Predator – or, as they joke, is it from the end of Predator? Watch the episode on Hulu today!
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‘God of War’ – Ryan Hurst Suffers On-Set Injury and Will Be Replaced as Kratos in Prime Video Series
After four episodes have already been shot of Prime Video’s hotly anticipated “God of War” television series, we’ve learned that an on-set injury will send the team back to square one.
Deadline reports that actor Ryan Hurst, who had been cast to play Kratos in the series, tore his bicep during a stunt-gone-wrong on set, and rather than wait until Hurst has healed up and can get back into action, the streaming series will instead recast the role of Kratos.
Additionally, all four episodes they’ve already shot will have to be fully re-shot with the new actor they bring in to play Kratos. At this time, no replacement actor has been announced.
Deadline notes that the decision was made by Sony Pictures Television and Amazon MGM Studios, the producers of the upcoming Prime Video adaptation of the video game franchise.
Hurst tore his bicep while doing a stunt on set back in late June. “This is a heartbreaking development for Hurst who underwent a physical transformation after getting the role, putting on 40 lbs of muscle, and worked hard for months on the Vancouver set filming the physically demanding role until getting hurt performing his duties,” Deadline notes in their report.
The outlet explains, “Hurst’s recovery time is unclear but for a serious bicep tear requiring surgery, it is typically 4-6 months, with a return to full strength taking up to a year. Given the physicality of the role, it will likely not have been safe for Hurst to resume filming until 2027. According to sources, while Hurst’s full recovery is a priority, the period required was longer than the production shooting schedule could accommodate, leading to the difficult decision.”
The “God of War” production is currently on hiatus. Stay tuned for more.
Callum Vinson (“Crystal Lake”) is playing Atreus in Prime Video’s “God of War.”
The live-action adaptation of PlayStation’s massively popular ancient mythology-themed video game franchise has received a two-season order from the streamer.
The tale follows father and son Kratos and Atreus as they embark on a journey to spread the ashes of their wife and mother, Faye. Through their adventures, Kratos tries to teach his son to be a better god, while Atreus tries to teach his father how to be a better human.
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