April 20, 2024

Arthur P. Stern, instrumental in inventing the color television and GPS, passes away

Engadget learned that Arthur P. Stern passed away on May 24th, 2012, but just this week, The Los Angeles Times has published a laudable look back at a man that had an enormous impact on the technology that we rely on -- and, quite frankly, take for granted -- each and every day. Born in 1925 in Budapest, Hungary, Arthur went on to obtain an M.E.E. … [Read more...]

Casting: Arthur, 1942, Monster, Steve Jobs

Arthur and Lancelot He was the favourite, now "Game of Thrones" star Kit Harington is set to play King Arthur in "Arthur & Lancelot" at Warner Bros. Pictures. Harington, who plays Jon Snow on the HBO series, beat out his onscreen 'brother' Richard Madden for the role opposite "The Killing" actor Joel Kinnaman as Lancelot. Production will be … [Read more...]

“Arthur,” “Die Hard,” “Akira” Casting Candidates

Several major 2013 tentpole films will be casting their lead roles in coming weeks with various young Hollywood spunks up for key parts in each of them. Here's the current list of finalists for five major projects in the works thanks to The Hollywood Reporter. Arthur and Lancelot British boys Luke Evans ("Immortals") and Toby Kebbell … [Read more...]

Harington, Kinnaman Up For “Arthur”

Kit Harington, best known as the bastard Jon Snow in HBO's “Game of Thrones”, and AMC's "The Killing" star Joel Kinnaman are the frontrunners for David Dobkin‘s $ 90 million re-imagining of the tale of “Arthur and Lancelot" at Warner Bros. Pictures reports The Playlist. The duo did a screen test together in London a couple of weeks ago and beat … [Read more...]