The star and executive producer of this new NBC series talk about this brand new drama NBC’s brand new drama series Kings is set to premiere on Sunday, March 15 at 8 PM ET on NBC. Two of the big reasons viewers will be tuning in are Ian McShane, who plays King Silas Benjamin and executive producer Michael Green, recently held a conference call to discuss this new series and here’s what they had to say....
To truly understand why Iron Man is perhaps one of the biggest and most important franchises of all time, it’s important to start with the actor himself. Robert Downey Jr. is a Hollywood veteran and icon. He’s been around the block, so to speak, but when he came on screen as Tony Stark, despite initial backlash from critics and fans alike, it was a sign to all of Hollywood that Marvel was on the verge of something incredible — and they couldn’t wait for more....
Isaiah Washington will guest-star in an arc of five episodes on NBC’s new drama series Bionic Woman, it was announced today at NBC’s Summer Press Tour in Beverly Hills, CA. In addition, the network and studio are developing an action-series project with Washington based on an idea from Washington. The announcement was made by Ben Silverman, Co-Chairman, NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios. “Isaiah Washington is a very talented and versatile actor and I’ve always admired his work,” said Silverman....
The actress talks about mothering Michael Cera in this upcoming DVD and Blu-ray release Youth in Revolt, Miguel Arteta’s hilarious ode to puberty gone wild, is set to take the home video marketplace by storm when it arrives on both DVD and Blu-ray June 15th. This hilarious coming-of-age tale finds everyone’s favorite teenager Michael Cera grappling with his inner-Id. Based on the popular novel by C.D. Payne, our hero Nick Twisp (Cera) is in love....
Heat Vision reports that John August is in final talks with DreamWorks about writing the studio’s feature film adaptation of Monsterpocalypse. This is a strategy game that is played with collectible miniature figures. Should this happen, August could reteam with Tim Burton, whom DreamWorks has been wanting to direct this project. The talks are ongoing. August and Burton have previously done such films as Big Fish and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory together....
A popular genre franchise’s next entry will be written by the writer of one of TV’s most popular cop dramas. According to The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision Blog, John Hlavin (The Shield) has been tapped to write Underworld 4. While the new writer wouldn’t divulge details about this new film, he did stress that the film, “is not a prequel.” Original Underworld director Len Wiseman is still on board as a producer, but the film does not have a director attached as of yet....
Julianne Hough is in talks for screenwriter Diablo Cody’s latest project Time and a Half, directed by Ol Parker. The story centers on a college graduate (Julianne Hough) forced to take a temporary job at a trophy store to make ends meet. She soon runs into her sister’s high school boyfriend at the shop, with whom she once had a one-night stand with ages ago. This will be Julianne Hough’s second turn at teaming up with Diablo Cody, as she recently wrapped production on the Untitled Diablo Cody Project, which serves as the writer’s directorial debut....
Disney seemed to be onto another Toy Story winner this weekend with Lightyear gaining mostly positive reviews from both critics and audiences and a predicted box office of around $75 million. This would have been enough to give the Pixar release the top spot at the box office this weekend, but rather than heading to infinity and beyond, the story of the “real” Buzz Lightyear has not managed to break through the stratosphere and is likely to lose out on a #1 debut to Jurassic World Dominion which is still roaring up trade in its second weekend....
The Big Bang Theory’s Kaley Cuoco has signed on for her first studio feature role with the live-action/CG-animated hybrid comedy I Hop, from Illumination Entertainment and Universal. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Tim Hill is directing the tale of an out-of-work slacker (James Marsden) who accidentally injures the son of the Easter Bunny (voiced by Russell Brand) and must take him in as he recovers. Cuoco will play Marsden’s sister, who allows Marsden to live with her when he gets kicked out by his parents, and finds herself dealing with the injured heir to the Easter Bunny throne....
I recently had the pleasure of speaking with the lovely Kat Dennings over the phone, who was promoting the upcoming DVD release of Defendor that will hit the shelves on April 13, and the conversation naturally drifted towards what else we can expect from the actress in the near future. The big project that Dennings is undertaking is the superhero film Thor and, in fact, the actress was speaking to me from the set in New Mexico where director Kenneth Branagh and company are currently shooting this highly-anticipated film....
ABC Family has signed Kevin Murphy to write a one-hour drama, Nobody. The show about a mom who sacrifices her identity to save her daughter, based on the comic book of the same name created by Alex Amado, Sharon Cho and Charlie Adlard. According to Variety, the show revolves around a woman, Jessica Drake, who exchanges her life as she knows it to save her daughter’s, only to discover the price of cheating fate is being erased from the memories of her family and the world at large....
It’s been a busy day for Sex and the City darling Kristin Davis, as she has signed onto headline her own comedy series for NBC entitled The Happiness Project, as well as a lead role in the upcoming sequel Journey 2: The Mysterious Island. Deadline reports that Davis will also co-executive produce The Happiness Project, which is based on Gretchen Rubin’s best-selling memoir of the same name. The series will follow the New York-based writer’s time spent testing theories on how to be happier in life....
Jones ended last night when it was announced that she had received the lowest number of votes after Tuesday’s performance show. The show featured the Top 4 singers performing Barry Gibb songs after being mentored by the renowned British singer and songwriter. Jones, 27, from Ft. Meade, MD, sang “Stayin’ Alive” and “Run to Me.” Over 45 million votes were received after the show. On Wednesday’s results show, Barry Gibb performed one of his many hits with the Bee Gees, “To Love Somebody”; Pink sang “Who Knew”; and it was revealed that Jones is not moving forward in the competition....
In a story from The Hollywood Reporter, revered horror director George A. Romero discussed his newest zombie film, George A. Romero’s Survival of the Dead after it recently screened at the Venice Film Festival. In the film inhabitants of an isolated island off the North American coast find their relatives rising from the dead to eat their kin. The leaders of the island feud over whether or not to kill their reanimated relatives or preserve them in hopes of finding a cure....
George Lucas may no longer be in charge of Star Wars, but that doesn’t mean he’s opposed to checking in on his baby from time to time. Such is the case with The Mandalorian, the first ever live-action series set within a galaxy far, far away, which kicked off production earlier this month. Now, thanks to a new behind the scenes photo shared by executive producer and writer Jon Favreau, we see Lucas hanging out on the set of the new series in a possibly revealing look at the show....
While the concept of a dystopian society is far from appealing, comedy dystopian flicks often paint an unrealistic picture of how society might look if our existence were to become “zombified.” Take Edgar Wright’s Shaun of the Dead; it’s initially just a cinematic version of a dystopian Grand Theft Auto, finding hilarious means to butcher oncoming zombies, breaking and entering, and then heading to The Winchester for a pint, a game of pool, and to “wait for all of this to blow over....
MTV caught up with Hellboy director Guillermo del Toro who spoke briefly about the upcoming sequel: To some, he may be more hero than horror icon, but ultimately the demon spawn of hell is a concept that can only get scarier in the upcoming Hellboy sequel, Hellboy 2: The Golden Army. Series director Guillermo del Toro agrees and was eager to give an update. “We are literally in the early stages of preproduction,” del Toro said of his sequel to the 2004 flick starring the monstrous Ron Perlman....
The St. Valentine’s Day Maxssacre - The road to romance is rocky for the gang, as Penny has a new boyfriend she wants to dump; Dave is afraid his new girlfriend is about to dump him; Alex, an expert on all things Valentine’s, goes looking for a party in the sketchy part of town; and Brad’s hopes for a perfect night out for Jane are dashed when a dental appointment goes terribly wrong....
The Good One the greatest police, procedural shows of all time is back for a second tour of duty. The Bad No extra features really. Hawaii Five-O: The Complete Second Season finds Detective Steve McGarrett (Jack Lord), Danno (James MacArthur) and the rest of the team going up against the worst that the North Shore has to offer. This season finds McGarrett and his crew going under cover against jewel thieves (“Kiss the Queen Goodbye”), racing against time to stop a psycho from pulling off an old mission from Pearl Harbor (“To Hell With Babe Ruth”), trying to get back money from extortionists (“The Devil and Mr....
The debut date for The Leftovers has changed. The series begins its ten-episode season Sunday June 29 at 10:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on HBO (not June 15, as originally announced). From Damon Lindelof (Emmy® winner for Lost) and acclaimed novelist Tom Perrotta (Academy Award® nominee for Little Children), The Leftovers is based on Perrotta’s bestselling novel of the same name. The drama series takes an original look at The Rapture…because it’s not entirely clear The Rapture happened....
