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23:15 - Cedric's Barber Battle - Pulled from Schedule by CW
CW has pulled the show and has replaced it with repeats of Whose Line is it Anyway?
22:47 - Saving Hope - Season 4 - Kim Shaw Joins as Series Regular
Kim Shaw (I Just Want My Pants Back) has nabbed a series regular role on CTV’s Saving Hope. She will play Mina, a new Junior Resident who has gotten far on her good looks, good will and encyclopedic mind.
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22:36 - Finding Carter - Season 2 - New Promo
21:24 - Outsiders - Production Begins - Press Release
PRODUCTION BEGINS IN PITTSBURGH ON WGN AMERICA’S ‘OUTSIDERS,’
NEW ORIGINAL DRAMA SERIES
FROM AWARD-WINNING PLAYWRIGHT PETER MATTEI,
EMMY® AWARD-WINNING PRODUCER PETER TOLAN AND
EMMY AWARD-WINNER PAUL GIAMATTI
Sony Pictures Television and Tribune Studios Production, Slated to Debut in 2016,
Centers on the Farrell Family, a Powerful, Mysterious Appalachian Clan
Emmy Award-Winning Director Adam Bernstein to Direct Two Episodes
13-Episode Drama Stars David Morse, Joe Anderson, Thomas M. Wright and Ryan Hurst,
Among Others
PITTSBURGH, PA (May 5, 2015) – Production begins today in and around Pittsburgh, PA on WGN America’s new original drama series “Outsiders,” a tale of struggle for power and control set in the rugged and mysterious hills of Appalachia. A Sony Pictures Television and Tribune Studios production, “Outsiders” is written and created by award-winning playwright Peter Mattei, who executive produces alongside Fedora Entertainment's Emmy® Award winner Peter Tolan ("Rescue Me," "Analyze This"), Emmy Award-winning actor Paul Giamatti ("John Adams," "Sideways"), Dan Carey ("All Is Bright") for Touchy Feely Films and Fedora’s Michael Wimer ("2012," "Rake"). Emmy Award-winning director Adam Bernstein (“30 Rock,” “Fargo”) will direct two installments of WGN America’s 13-episode, one-hour drama, slated to premiere in early 2016.
"Outsiders" tells the story of the Farrell clan, a family of renegades who've been in the hills of Kentucky since before anyone can remember. Living off the grid and above the law on their mountaintop homestead, they'll protect their world and defend their way of life using any means necessary.
The ensemble cast for “Outsiders” includes: David Morse (“Treme,” “Hurt Locker”) as Big Foster, a gruff and powerful heir to leadership; Joe Anderson (“The Divide,” “Across the Universe”) as Asa, a member of the Farrell clan looking to rejoin the family after a stint with the outside world; Thomas M. Wright (“The Bridge,” “Top of the Lake”) as Sheriff Wade Houghton, a cop who has a history with the Farrells, and grapples with a few troubles of his own; Ryan Hurst (“Sons Of Anarchy,” “Bates Motel”), as Lil Foster, a massive mountain man and son of Big Foster; Gillian Alexy (“The Americans,” “Damages”) as G'Winveer, a survivor and Asa’s confidante; Kyle Gallner (“American Sniper,” “Veronica Mars”) as Hasil, an intuitive soul who feels rejected by the group; Christina Jackson (“Boardwalk Empire,” “Deception”) as Sally-Ann, a beautiful girl from a mining town who is fascinated by the Farrells and Hasil in particular; Francie Swift (“Hostages,” “House of Cards”) as Haylie, a cunning, all-American community relations manager with the encroaching coal company; and Phyllis Somerville (“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “The Big C”) as Lady Ray, the regal yet tough leader of the Farrell clan.
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20:47 - Between - Series Premiere Sneak Peek
20:41 - Helix - Petition to save the show
Fans have started a petition to save the show. You can sign the petition here.
20:14 - MOVIES: Avengers: Age Of Ultron - Cut/Deleted/Alternate Scenes Revealed
Marvel never planned for Captain America and Black Widow to be romantically involved, but a relationship between her and Hawkeye was planned. Whedon fought against it because he wanted to show that men and women can be great friends without having sex.
Whedon and the studio had the idea to pair up Banner and the Black Widow after their scene in the hut in "The Avengers". Whedon also had Banner toy with a craddle in thar scene in reference to his inability to have children, which he thought was interesting concept.
Whedon teased several times that Hawkeye would die to make Quicksilver's death more surprising.
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19:48 - Masters of Sex - Season 3 - Josh Charles Joins Cast
Josh Charles has Sex on the brain.
In his first dramatic TV gig since exiting The Good Wife, the in-demand actor is joining Masters of Sex‘s upcoming third season for a major arc, TVLine has learned.
Charles will play Daniel Logan, a self-made businessman working in the scent industry. In an attempt to bottle the smell of sex and market an aphrodisiac to the general public, Dan seeks out Masters and Johnson’s expertise on desire. A charismatic salesman, Dan’s involvement with M and J becomes complicated. Fun fact: The real-life individual on which Charles’ character is based became romantically involved with Johnson (Lizzy Caplan), but it’s unclear if art will imitate life in that respect.
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19:45 - Slasher - ChillerTV orders first ever Original Series
SLASHER
Chiller’s first original series, Slasher, follows the plight of a young woman who returns to the small town where she was born, only to find herself the centerpiece in a series of horrifying copycat murders - based on the widely-known, grisly killings of her parents. The eight-part season serves as the first instalment of an anthology series, where each season exists as a self-contained hybrid of the slasher subgenre of horror films and the traditional murder mystery. Over the course of the Slasher series, a variety of mysteries will unfold, building towards a climactic finale.
Developed and produced by Shaftesbury in association with Chiller and Super Channel and distributed by Content, Slasher is written and created by Aaron Martin (Killjoys, Degrassi: The Next Generation) and directed by Craig David Wallace (Todd and the Book of Pure Evil). Christina Jennings and Scott Garvie are executive producers. Funded with the participation of the COGECO Program Development and Northern Ontario Heritage Funds, Slasher will commence production in Sudbury this summer. Canadian broadcaster is Super Channel.
Slasher will premiere on Chiller in late 2015.
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19:36 - Grace and Frankie - Season 1 - Episode Descriptions (NETFLIX SERIES)
Episode 1 – “The End”
Grace and Frankie are stunned when their husbands inform them that they want divorces. They're even more stunned when they find out why.
Episode 2 – “The Credit Cards”
The messy realities of divorce start to sink in for Grace, Frankie, Robert, Sol and their equally frazzled adult children
Episode 3 – “The Dinner”
Grace and Frankie decide to go back to work. Robert and Sol have an awkward dinner party for their children.
Episode 4 – “The Funeral”
Emotions run high when a funeral throws Grace, Frankie, Robert and Sol together in public for the first time since the split.
Episode 5 – “The Fall”
Grace has an eye-opening experience when she goes out for frozen yogurt with Frankie and Briana on a Saturday night.
Episode 6 – “The Earthquake”
Sol takes care of Frankie after she has an earthquake freak-out, while Grace goes on her first date. Coyote pays Mallory a surprise visit.
Episode 7 – “The Spelling Bee”
Frankie, Grace and Briana have unexpected encounters when they try new ways to deal with being single
Episode 8 – “The Sex”
Frankie takes a new look at her Yam Man Jacob, while Grace and Guy get closer. Bud and Coyote have a brotherly talk. Sol is terrified of Briana.
Episode 9 – “The Invitation”
Briana tries Frankie's homemade organic beauty product. Robert finds out about Guy and Grace. Frankie tries to set boundaries with Sol.
Episode 10 – “The Elevator”
After they sign the divorce papers, Frankie, Grace, Sol, Robert and Bud remember a pivotal weekend from five years before
Episode 11 – “The Secrets”
Grace tells Frankie a secret that Frankie shares with Sol, setting off multiple arguments in both houses. Briana gets closer with a co-worker.
Episode 12 – “The Bachelor Party”
Bud and Coyote ask Briana and Mallory to help them throw Sol and Robert's bachelor party. Grace offers to do ANYTHING to cheer up Frankie.
Episode 13 – “The Vows”
As the wedding day approaches, Grace and Robert have problems expressing themselves, while Sol and Frankie finally clear out their old house.
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19:17 - A.D. The Bible Continues - Episode 1.06 - The Persecution - Sneak Peeks
18:57 - Happyish - Episode 1.03 - Promo + Sneak Peeks
18:20 - Nurse Jackie - Episode 7.05 - Coop Out - Promo and Sneak Peek
Promo
Sneak Peek 1
Sneak Peek 2
18:12 - CSI:Cyber - Episode 1.10 - Click Your Poison - Sneak Peeks
16:33 - Agents of SHIELD hints post-Ultron Adventures
Lies, betrayal, and did we mention lies?
Everyone — ev-ry-one — is playing an angle on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 2, episode 20. Each member of the sizable cast has an individual goal, and they react, er, rather strongly if reality doesn’t dovetail with their intentions.
About three different cliffhangers
One cliffhanger might not be super surprising. But “Scars” is the episode which sends Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 2 barreling toward its terrifying two-hour finale; that means that almost every member of the various factions ends the episode on a massive — and dangerous — question mark. The last lines of tomorrow night’s episode lay out exactly what kinds of conflict “S.O.S. Parts 1 and 2″ will brutally deliver next week.
Expect betrayal. Expect secrets. And expect the unexpected.
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16:21 - You're the Worst - Season 2 - Andy Buckley to Guest
The Office alum Andy Buckley has been tapped to guest star on the sophomore season of the Stephen Falk critical darling, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
Buckley will play Russell Fleischer, Jimmy's (Chris Geere) agent, who has grown weary of his client's posturing and delicately informs him that a writer with his questionable reputation can't expect the A-list side-gigs he thinks he deserves.
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15:42 - Shonda Rhimes, Dee Rees Team for FX Drama Based on 'The Warmth of Other Suns'
Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers' Shondaland banner is heading to cable.
The prolific producers behind ABC's Grey's Anatomy, Scandal and How to Get Away With Murder are teaming with Pariah writer/director Dee Rees to adapt Isabel Wilkerson's The Warmth of Other Suns as a limited series for FX, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
The historical study, published in 2010, chronicles the decades-long migration of black citizens who fled the South for northern and western cities, in search of a better life. From 1915 to 1970, the exodus of almost 6 million people changed the face of America.
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15:30 - Machinima picks up "Clive Barkers Creepy Pasta" to series
Thanks to Mac for the heads up.
Creepypasta is the collective term for short horror stories, fanfiction, videos or other media, shared online with the aim of freaking out the reader. Takes after the act of “copypasta”, postng the same thing again and again across the net, creepypastas can take the form of animated gifs or games as well… they can also include supposedly lost episodes of TV shows that feature death, or something downright odd.
The most famous creepypasta is probably the horror figure Slender Man, or the fictional arcade game Polybius, which have crept into urban legend, but there are many more including the fake lost Simpsons episode in which Bart Simpson dies, a haunted version of the Majora’s Mask game that have led players to take their lives, or the Lavender Town level of Pokemon that was meant to feature frequencies that only children could hear.
So who better to visit this than Clive Barker? Taking on the legends of Slender Man, Jeff The Killer and BEN Drowned…. as a series of short films from Machinima called Clive Barker’s Creepy Pasta, and adapted by Barker from submissions sent to him from the creepypasta community.
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14:40 - Fox Drama & Comedy Pilots Start Staffing
As we await more new series orders, I hear two of the hottest Fox pilots have started staffing. That includes drama front-runner Minority Report, based on Steven Spielberg’s 2002 movie, and comedy Grandpa starring John Stamos. Additionally, drama Rosewood has given indications that it will be hiring soon, while comedy standout The Grinder is actively searching for a showrunner in anticipation of a series pickup. Also, word is dramas Studios City and comedy Cooper Barrett’s Guide To Surviving Life remain in serious contention, and Frankenstein is a possibility.
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14:20 - MOVIES: Avengers: Age Of Ultron - Hulk Was Originally Planned To Turn Grey
Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron was originally going to feature a grey version of the Hulk.
In a recent interview with the visual effects team at ILM, it was revealed that the color change for Bruce Banner's alter ego would've happened during the Hulk vs. Hulkbuster scene.
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14:04 - Brooklyn Nine-Nine - Episode 2.23 - Johnny and Dora (Season Finale) - Promotional Photos
12:45 - Black-ish - Episode 1.22 - Please Don’t Ask, Please Don’t Tell - Sneak Peek
10:30 - The Walking Dead - Seth K. Gilliam arrested for DUI
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. - Police say they arrested one of the cast members from "The Walking Dead" for DUI, speeding and drug possession.
Seth K. Gilliam, 46, who plays Father Gabriel on the hit AMC show, was arrested by Peachtree City Police on Sunday. Documents obtained by FOX 5 Atlanta state that officers pulled him over after clocking him driving down Georgia Highway 74 doing over 100 miles per hour just after 2 a.m.
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Police say he had a blood alcohol reading of .107. They also found marijuana in a cigarette pack in his car.
Jail records show Gilliam is being charged with speeding, reckless driving, DUI, and marijuana possession.
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10:15 - MOVIES: It Remake - Will Poulter To Play Pennywise The Dancing Clown
New Line and “True Detective” director Cary Fukunaga have found their “It.”
Sources tell Variety that Will Poulter (“We’re the Millers”) is in negotiations to play Pennywise, the evil monster who lured in children disguised as a clown, in the upcoming remake of Stephen King’s horror classic.
Fukunaga will direct “It,” which will be split into two feature films.
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10:00 - Machinima announces new Robocop series
Thanks to Mac for the heads up.
From Machinima’s presentation in New York City… the return of Robocop to the screen. Three original movies, a TV series, and a rebooted movie… and now returning to the smaller screen.
RoboCop returns to Delta City where viewers ride along with the now standard-issue RoboCop officers as they respond to calls from dispatch. Tapping into current themes of the surveillance state, the series is shot from the first person point of view of the RoboCop officers’ heads up display, along with security cameras, dash-cams, and drones.
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09:45 - Joss Whedon Vanishes From Twitter
If you try to visit writer-director Joss Whedon's Twitter account, it's not there.
It's been replaced with a, "Sorry, that page doesn't exist!" message, even though Google still lists it as an active page.
According to the Screen Crush Twitter page, Whedon's last tweet read, "Thank you to all the people who've been so kind and funny and inspiring up in here."
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09:30 - Into The Badlands - Marton Csokas Joins Cast
The Equalizer star Marton Csokas has joined the cast of AMC’s straight-to-series martial arts drama Into The Badlands as a series regular.
Set to premiere in the fall, the six-episode Into the Badlands is loosely based on the Chinese tale Journey To The West. In a land controlled by feudal barons, the series tells the story of a ruthless, well-trained warrior named Sunny (Daniel Wu) and a young boy, M.K. (Aramis Knight), who embark on a journey across a dangerous land to find enlightenment. Csokas will play Quinn, the most powerful Baron in the Badlands who spent his youth patrolling the Badlands and killing. Once a great fighter, he now he reigns in power and nobody who crosses him lives to tell the tale.
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09:15 - MOVIES: Star Wars 2nd Anthology - To be about Boba Fett?
The next “Star Wars” anthology movie due in 2018 that recently lost director Josh Trank will be a Boba Fett origin story, confirming one of many rumors that have appeared online in the last several months, TheWrap has learned.
A representative for Disney had no comment.
Boba Fett is a Mandalorian warrior who was trained by his father-figure Jango Fett and became a notorious bounty hunter throughout the galaxy. His travels led him to work for the Empire, collaborate with Darth Vader and take assignments from figures such as Jabba the Hutt, for whom he once captured Han Solo.
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09:00 - Machinima picks up DC series "#4Hero" to series and renews "Justice League"
Thanks to Mac for the heads up.
Comic book heroes are joining digital television more than ever, and on Monday Machinima announced three projects with DC Entertainment. Presented as part of the Digital Content Upfronts, Machinima and DC are developing a revamped version of Dial H For Hero titled #4Hero, a reality TV competition show for filmmakers to produce a Starman short called DC's Hero Project, and a second season of the animated series Justice League: Gods & Monsters Chronicles set to launch in June.
#4Hero is described as a live-action "modern adaptation" of Dial H For Hero that will be focused on Nellie Tribble, who founds a smartphone app that turns her into a super hero for a limited amount of time. This social media tweak goes to more than just an app, as the random hero Tribble becomes is based on whatever is trending on social media at the time. Machinima describes #4Hero as a "VFX-heavy action comedy."
Starman comes to life as a reality show competition called DC's Hero Project. Eight contestants vie in elimination challenges for the reward of developing a live-action short video based on Starman. Machinima promises "well-known guest judges" with Geoff Johns named as one of a panel of judges for the entire show.
The announced second season of Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chonicles at Machinima comes before the first season even debuts in June. Machinima says the second season will be 10 episodes.
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08:45 - Highschool 51 - Orlando Jones joins cast
Thanks to Mac for the heads up.
Jay Williams — former president of global marketing and brand strategy for Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci’s K/O Paper Products — and actor-producer Orlando Jones’ Drive-By Entertainment have partnered to form Legion of Creatives, a digital-centric entertainment company.
Legion of Creatives announced its debut series, “High School 51,” in partnership with Machinima at the 2015 NewFronts in New York on Monday. The show will be exec produced by Williams and writer-producer Roberto Orci and will star Jones, who is producing alongside Drive-By president Noam Dromi.
“High School 51″ is centered around Dream Lake High School in the heart of Area 51, populated by a wholly alien student body — until the arrival of 16-year-old Alex Valencia, the first and only human ever to attend Dream Lake, who not only faces the challenge of fitting in, but also saving the human race.
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