13th October 2017
22:20 - Superstore - Episode 3.09 - Kerri Kenney to Guest
Kerri Kenney, best remembered for playing Deputy Trudy Wiegel (and occasionally Jackie the Hooker) on Reno 911!, will portray Glenn’s oft-mentioned wife Jerusha in the NBC comedy, TVLine has learned exclusively. She’ll make her first appearance in the ninth episode of Season 3.
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12th October 2017
16:50 - Sneaky Pete - Season 2 - Sara Tomko, Chris Ashworth & Justine Lupe to Recur
Sara Tomko (Once Upon a Time), Chris Ashworth (The Wire) and Justine Lupe (Mr. Mercedes) are set for recurring roles opposite Giovanni Ribisi in the second season of Amazon drama series Sneaky Pete.
neaky Pete revolves around Marius (Ribisi), a con man who gets out of prison only to find himself hunted by the vicious gangster he once robbed. With nowhere else to turn, Marius takes cover from his past by assuming the identity of his cellmate, Pete, and then “reunites” with Pete’s estranged family — who have no reason to suspect he’s not their long-lost loved one.
Tomko will play Suzanne: the operations manager for a casino on tribal land. Ashworth will portray Miro, Luka’s (John Ales) imposing, tall, intimidating henchman. Lupe is Hannah, Colin’s girlfriend.
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11th October 2017
01:00 - Stargate Origins - Ellie Gall to Star as Catherine Langford in Digital Series
Australian actress Ellie Gall (A Midsummer’s Nightmare, Mind Over Maddie) is set for the lead role of Catherine Langford in Stargate Origins, the new 10-episode digital series from MGM and New Form based on the sci-fi franchise.
Written by Mark Ilvedson and Justin Michael Terry and directed by Mercedes Bryce Morgan (Virtual Morality), Stargate Origins will explore a brand-new chapter in Catherine’s early history surrounding the extraordinary portal. The show will follow young Catherine as she embarks on an unexpected adventure to unlock the mystery of what lies beyond the Stargate in order to save Earth from unimaginable darkness. The series will air exclusively on MGM’s new digital platform Stargate Command later this year.
In addition, former Stargate Atlantis cast member Connor Trinneer will return to the franchise, playing Catherine’s father, Professor Langford. Additional supporting cast includes Salome Azizi, Philip Alexander, Michelle Jubilee Gonzalez, Daniel Rashid, Sarah Navratil, Shvan Aladdin, Tonatiuh Elizarraraz, Derek Chariton, Justin Michael Terry and Lincoln Werner Hoppe. More information on those roles will be released in the coming weeks.
“The opportunity to portray this iconic character is once in a lifetime,” said Gall. “I’m thrilled to be a part of the Stargate family and I hope Stargate fans are as equally excited as I am about Catherine Langford’s new adventure.”
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01:00 - Julie Plec Signs New Overall Deal With Warner Bros. TV
“The Vampire Diaries” and “The Originals” executive producer Julie Plec has signed a new multi-year overall deal with Warner Bros. Television.
Under the agreement, Plec will continue to develop new original programming for the studio via her My So-Called Company production shingle. Plec has been based at Warner Bros. since 2009, when she co-developed supernatural drama “The Vampire Diaries.” The series, on which Plec was showrunner, ran for eight seasons on the CW.
Plec will continue to serve as showrunner on the upcoming fifth and final season of the CW’s “The Originals,” a “Vampire Diaries” spinoff that Plec developed. While at Warner Bros., Plec also developed and exec produced “Containment” and “The Tomorrow People,” both for CW.
Plec is also set to direct an upcoming episode of the CW’s Warner Bros.-produced teen drama “Riverdale” this season.
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01:00 - Sneaky Pete - Season 2 - John Ales to Recur
Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll alum John Ales is set for a recurring role opposite Giovanni Ribisi in Season 2 of Amazon drama series Sneaky Pete.
Ales will play Luka Delchev, who emigrated from Montenegro in the late ’90s, toward the end of the Balkan wars. Rumor has it he stole many millions from a UN peacekeeping force and left a string of dead people in his wake. He’s a funny guy, loves to laugh and is exceptionally brutal. His weapon of choice is sulphuric acid. There is something almost mystical about his ability to avoid being murdered by his rivals.
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10:20 - Lucifer - Season 3 - New Poster
09:40 - Kevin Can Wait - Season 2 - Poster
07:30 - Mr. Mercedes - Renewed for a 2nd Season
Thanks to David for the heads up.
AT&T AUDIENCE Network Announces Second Season Pickup of Critically Acclaimed Original Series "Mr. Mercedes"
Season 2 To Be Adapted From Stephen King's Acclaimed Trilogy, To Be Written By David E. Kelley and Directed by Jack Bender
10 One-Hour Episodes To Premiere in 2018
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Oct. 10, 2017 - Leading up to the highly anticipated season finale tomorrow, Oct. 11 at 8pm ET/PT, AUDIENCE Network is pleased to announce that it has picked up this year's break out show, "Mr. Mercedes," for a second season. Production for the 10 one-hour episodes is scheduled to begin in February of 2018 in Charleston, South Carolina with the premiere launching later in the year. The series is produced by Sonar Entertainment.
Returning for the second season will be television veterans David E. Kelley (Big Little LIes, Ally McBeal) to write the script and Jack Bender (Lost, Under the Dome) as director. King, Kelley and Bender will also continue to serve as executive producers, along with Dennis Lehane, who will also write. The second season will be based on King's best-selling Bill Hodges Trilogy, which includes, "Mr. Mercedes," "Finders Keepers" and "End of Watch."
"I'm excited and thrilled," said Kelley. "Stephen King, Dennis Lehane, Jack Bender, Brendan Gleeson... this is a special team indeed."
"Mr. Mercedes is Stephen King writing about the monsters inside his characters rather than outside," said Bender. "We were extremely fortunate to attract an amazing cast, led by Brendan Gleeson and Harry Treadaway, to bring these flawed, complex colorful characters to life. With Sonar and AT&T, along with great scripts and our talented team in Charleston, I am thrilled to keep telling this story."
"We're thrilled that the first installment of 'Mr. Mercedes' resonated with such a wide audience," said Christopher Long, head of AT&T AUDIENCE Network. "David E. Kelley, Jack Bender, Dennis Lehane, and Sonar did a masterful job crafting a series that honored the original work by Stephen King. We're excited to have the opportunity to create a second season with this incredible team."
"AT&T AUDIENCE Network has been a great home for the series and we are thrilled to be moving forward with the entire creative team returning," added Tom Lesinski, CEO, Sonar Entertainment. "We can't wait to get back into production and deliver another outstanding season."
Season 1 of "Mr. Mercedes" followed a demented killer Brady Hartsfield (Harry Treadaway) who taunts a retired police detective Bill Hodges (Brendan Gleeson) with a series of lurid letters and emails, forcing the ex-cop to undertake a private, and potentially felonious, crusade to bring the killer to justice before he is able to strike again.
Stephen King describes "Mr. Mercedes" as his first hard-boiled detective tale. The novel was published by Scribner in June 2014 and became an immediate No. 1 New York Times Bestseller upon its release. Shortly after the release of the novel, King announced that "Mr. Mercedes" was the first of a projected trilogy. The second novel, "Finders Keepers," was published by Scribner in June 2015, and the third novel, "End of Watch," was published by Scribner in June 2016.
"Mr. Mercedes" season 1 episodes are available OnDemand on DIRECTV and U-verse platforms to DirecTV and U-verse customers. AT&T AUDIENCE Network is available on DIRECTV Ch. 239 or U-verse TV Ch. 1114 and via live streaming on the DIRECTV and U-verse apps and DIRECTV NOW.
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10th October 2017
23:00 - Rise - Diallo Riddle to Recur
Marlon’s Diallo Riddle is set for a recurring role opposite Rosie Perez in NBC’s upcoming drama series Rise, from former Friday Night Lights showrunner Jason Katims and Hamilton producer Jeffrey Seller.
Written by Katims and starring Josh Radnor, Rise was inspired by the story of groundbreaking high school drama teacher Lou Volpe as chronicled in the book Drama High. In the series, when dedicated teacher and family man Lou Mazzuchelli (Radnor) sheds his own self-doubt and takes over the school’s lackluster theater department, he galvanizes not only the faculty and students but the entire working-class town.
Riddle will play Andy Kranepool, an earnest and slightly quirky high school science teacher who carries a torch for Tracey (Perez).
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23:00 - Disney's Gigantic - Project Shelved and Pulled from Schedule
Deadline has confirmed that Disney Animation is shelving its Jack and the Beanstalk animated project which was schedule for release on Thanksgiving 2020. Instead they’re pursuing another animated project for that release date, the details of which are still TBD.
In the revised tale directed by Meg LeFauve and Nathan Greno, Jack meets a female giant. Frozen songwriters Robert Lopez and Kirsten Anderson-Lopez were also penning songs for the film. Word is that production hit creative hurdles.
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9th October 2017
20:10 - Chicago PD - Season 5 - Scott Bryce to Guest
Chicago PD has tapped Popular grad Scott Bryce to play an Illinois congressman, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
Bryce will guest-star as Scott Graynor, a politician who is very pro-police and friendly with Voight (Jason Beghe). He doesn't have the greatest allies in Chicago and finds himself in hot water when he's discovered at a crime scene with no memory of what happened.
The actor is set to appear in the eighth episode of the season, with a possibility that he could reprise the role in the future.
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20:10 - Speechless - Season 2 - Nick Viall to Guest
Former The Bachelor star Nick Viall is returning to ABC for a guest role opposite Minnie Driver on the current second season of the network’s hit comedy series Speechless.
Viall will play Tyson, a hunky B-movie actor who takes his craft way too seriously. After befriending JJ (Micah Fowler) on a set, Tyson summons all his powers for the performance of a lifetime, deceiving Maya (Driver) and Jimmy (John Ross Bowie) to get JJ out of hot water.
The episode is slated to air in late November.
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20:10 - Highland - Laura San Giacomo Joins Margaret Cho's TNT Pilot
Just Shoot Me! alum Laura San Giacomo has landed a series regular role on Highland, TNT’s comedic drama starring Margaret Cho and written and executive produced by Cho and Liz Sarnoff (Lost), who also will serve as showrunner.
A co-production of Marty Adelstein’s Tomorrow Studios and Turner’s Studio T, Highland is inspired by Cho’s personal history with substance abuse. It will chronicle what happens when two extended, dysfunctional Korean-American families who share the same patriarch must come together after tragedy strikes. As it turns out, the most reliable person in both families is the one who just got out of rehab.
San Giacomo will play Sally Silverman Choi, patriarch Jack’s second wife. She’s a dyed-in-the-wool New York transplant who loves Jack, their kids and the second life she’s found with him; has a very contentious relationship with Margaret’s mom, Young Sue and Margaret.
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20:10 - The Blacklist - Season 5 - Jonny Coyne to Recur
Jonny Coyne (Turn: Washington Spies) is set for a major recurring role opposite James Spader and Megan Boone on NBC’s hit drama series The Blacklist, from Sony TV and Davis Entertainment.
Coyne will play Ian Garvey, a ruthless and opportunistic criminal who seizes a chance to gain leverage over a rival, using calculating force to manipulate others into doing his bidding.
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20:10 - Carnival Row - Simon McBurney to Recur in Amazon Fantasy Series
Simon McBurney (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation) has booked a key recurring role on Carnival Row, the eight-episode straight-to-series fantasy drama, from Rene Echevarria, Travis Beacham, Paul McGuigan and Legendary Television. Carnival Row is described as a fantasy-noir set in a neo-Victorian city. Mythical creatures fleeing their war-torn homeland have gathered in the city, and tensions are simmering between citizens and the growing immigrant population. The series follows the investigation into a string of unsolved murders that are eating away at whatever uneasy peace still exists.
McBurney plays Runyan Millworthy, an eccentric traveling showman who leads a troupe of strange creatures called kobolds back to the city where he began his once proud, now fading career.
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6th October 2017
21:40 - Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie - Trailer
Premieres Nov. 24 at 7 P.M. on Nickelodeon.
21:55 - Constantine - CW Seed Series - Poster
Thanks to TVBuff65 for the heads up.
#Constantine returns as an animated series from WB Animation + Blue Ribbon Content. Don't miss a sneak peek at #NYCC this Sunday at 2pm. pic.twitter.com/Bl4JjpjsjA
— Warner Bros. TV (@warnerbrostv) October 6, 2017
20:10 - Champions - Fortune Feimster Joins Cast as Series Regular
EXCLUSIVE: The Mindy Project‘s Fortune Feimster is continuing her relationship with the series creator and star Mindy Kaling and executive producer Charlie Grandy. Feimster has joined the cast of their upcoming NBC single-camera comedy Champions as a new series regular
Champions centers around Vince (Anders Holm), a charismatic gym owner with no ambition, lives with his younger brother Matthe (Andy Favreau), a gorgeous idiot. Their simple life of women and working out is put on hold when the teenage son of Vince is dropped off on their doorstep by Priya (Mindy Kalin), one of his old high school flings.
Actress-comedian Feimster will play Ruby, a close childhood friend to Vince (Holm) and Matthew (Favreau) and a popular trainer at their gym. She joins a cast that also includes J.J. Totah, Mouzam Makkar and Nina Wadia.
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5th October 2017
02:30 - MOVIES: Replicas - Trailer feat Keanu Reeves
00:30 - MOVIES: Dwayne Johnson & Jason Statham Starring Fast and Furious Spinoff Slated for 2019 Release + Fast 9 Pushed to 2020
In fact, it’s just switching gears to focus on the much-buzzed about Fast spin-off that is intended to be a starring vehicle for Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham.
With Fast 9 moved back to 2020, Universal is now officially putting the spin-off on the calender, dating it for a July 26, 2019 opening.
Chris Morgan, who has shepherded the script chores since 2006's Toyko Drift, is now writing the spin-off that will focus on Luke Hobbs, the Diplomatic Security Service agent by played by Johnson, and Deckard Shaw, an assassin character who was one of the primary bad guys in the franchise before being redeemed and joining the motley crew of anti-heroes that make up the roll call.
Meanwhile, sources say Justin Lin may be lining up to return to the franchise and is the top man to helm the core entry of Fast 9.
No deals have been made with the actors.
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00:30 - MOVIES: Bride of Frankenstein - Production on Remake Halted
EXCLUSIVE:Universal Pictures is pressing pause on Bride of Frankenstein, the Bill Condon-directed remake of the 1935 horror classic. Pre-production had gotten underway in London for a February 1 production start, but the crew has just been told to go home for the time being. Javier Bardem has been in talks to play Frankenstein’s Monster, and Angelina Jolie has been in talks to play his reanimated, reluctant mate in the second film in Universal’s Dark Universe initiative to bring back its classic movie monsters. I’ve heard the film is going back to the lab to do some more work on the script and that is why they stopped the clock. It had been dated February 14, 2019.
The studio confirmed to Deadline that its execs and Condon have indeed pushed pause. I am told the actors aren’t walking away. In fact, they are not committing until this all gets rectified.
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17:35 - V For Vendetta - Channel 4 Developing TV Series
There is many a slip ‘twixt development and production, that many worthy projects fall in to. But the news that Bleeding Cool has heard (and confirmed with industry sources) that British TV network Channel 4 is developing a series based on the Alan Moore and David Lloyd comic book V For Vendetta, originally published by Dez Skinn‘s Warrior magazine in the early eighties before being concluded at DC Comics.
V For Vendetta is a political thriller about a tyrannical government brought down by one man, who takes revenge against a number of specific individuals responsible for his torture, and in doing so engineers a fall of the state. Modelled on the character of Guy Fawkes, V For Vendetta draws in all manner of classical and literary allusion along the way, as well as many uses and references to the letter V.
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4th October 2017
04:30 - In Theory - Vir Das to Star in Comedy in Development at Hulu
Hulu is developing a new comedy series from comedian Vir Das and “The Goldbergs” executive producer Doug Robinson, Variety has learned from sources.
The series, currently titled “In Theory,” is a single-camera comedy about a self-destructive math genius turned Indian radio DJ Jazz (Vir Das) who moves from Mumbai, India, to a small Mid-Western college town where he becomes obsessed with completing his late father’s unfinished work, a grand, complex “Theory of Happiness.”
The series is based on an original idea by Das. He will also serve as an executive producer in addition to starring. Chris Case will write and executive produce. Robinson will executive produce through Doug Robinson Productions. Reg Tigerman will also executive produce through Levity Entertainment Group. Sony Pictures Television will produce.
Das is a Bollywood actor, YouTube star, and comedian. In addition to his Bollywood roles, he recently released the Netflix stand up special “Abroad Understanding.”
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19:10 - Power - Season 5 - Brandon Victor Dixon Promoted to Series Regular
Brandon Victor Dixon, who recurred in seven episodes in Season 4 of Starz’s hit drama series Power, has been promoted to series regular for Season 5.
Dixon plays Terry Silver, the attorney for the St. Patricks, played by Omari Hardwick and Naturi Naughton.
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17:35 - Muslim Comedy Starring Ramy Youssef from Jerrod Carmichael Receives Pilot Presentation Order at Hulu
Hulu has given a pilot presentation order to a comedy co-created by and starring actor-comedian Ramy Youssef (See Dad Run). It hails from The Carmichael Show team of star/co-creator Jerrod Carmichael, co-creator Ari Katcher and production company A24.
The untitled show, which Youssef co-created and co-wrote with Katcher and Ryan Welch, centers on Youssef’s distinct point-of-view as a contemporary Egyptian-American Muslim, caught between multiple worlds and what it means to be Arab, American, and Muslim at a time when each of those identity markers is going through a crisis of definition.
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17:35 - MOVIES: Bob's Burgers - 20th Century FOX Announces Animated Feature Film Coming in 2020
20th Century Fox said today that it is making a feature film based on the Fox animated series Bob’s Burgers and has set a July 2020 release date. The series is coming off an Emmy win this year for Outstanding Animated Series and took the same honor in 2014.
“We’re thrilled to be invited to bring Bob’s Burgers to the big screen,” show creator Loren Bouchard said. “We know the movie has to scratch every itch the fans of the show have ever had, but it also has to work for all the good people who’ve never seen the show. We also know it has to fill every inch of the screen with the colors and the sounds and the ever so slightly greasy texture of the world of Bob’s – but most of all it has to take our characters on an epic adventure. In other words, it has to be the best movie ever made. But no pressure, right?!”
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17:35 - LA Woman - Coming-Of-Age Comedy Inspired by Eve Babitz's Memoirs in Development at Hulu
Hulu has landed for development LA Woman, a single-camera comedy from Casual executive producer/showrunner Liz Tigelaar, director Lynn Shelton, and producers Amy Pascal and Elizabeth Cantillon. Sony TV’s TriStar Television is the studio.
Created, written and executive produced by Tigelaar, LA Woman is a coming-of-age comedy inspired by the memoirs of Eve Babitz, the reigning “it” girl of Los Angeles in the late 1960s and early 70s. Half West Coast wild child, half boho intellectual, and all bombshell, Eve described herself as a “stacked eighteen-year-old blonde on Sunset Boulevard… who is also a writer,” and surprised everyone by becoming one of LA’s enduring literary voices — most of all, herself.
The project is based on Babitz’s four books, Eve’s Hollywood; Slow Days, Fast Company; Sex and Rage; and LA Woman, which Cantillon and Pascal optioned in 2015 through TriStar TV.
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17:35 - The Affair - Season 4 - Christopher Meyer Joins Cast
Christopher Meyer (The Fosters) has been cast in a key role opposite Dominic West in the upcoming fourth season of Showtime’s The Affair.
Season 4 finds Noah (West), Helen (Maura Tierney), Alison (Ruth Wilson) and Cole (Joshua Jackson) in their own orbits, alienated from one another, spinning farther and farther away from where they all began. Every character is involved in a new relationship, forcing each to decide if they’re ready and willing to leave the past behind for good.
Meyer will play Anton Gatewood, a defiant but brilliant high school student of Noah (West). Caught between his parents’ expectations, Anton struggles to find his own sense of self amid episodes of self-sabotage and doubt.
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3rd October 2017
Now & Then - Myko Olivier, Mia Serafino, Punam Patel, Brandon Mychal Smith, James Earl and Ana Cruz Kayne Join Freeform Pilot
FREEFORM ANNOUNCES CAST FOR NEW COMEDY PILOT, ‘NOW & THEN,’ FROM KAPITAL ENTERTAINMENT
Freeform, Disney’s young adult television and streaming network, reveals cast for new comedy pilot, “Now & Then,” it was announced today by Karey Burke, Freeform’s executive vice president, Programming and Development.
“Now & Then” is a single-camera comedy about a group of old college friends who, after having lost touch over the years, are brought back together unexpectedly for one wild night. Reuniting as friends gives them a new lease on life and the opportunity to discover who they always promised each other they would be. The pilot is written by Shawn Wines who will also serve as executive producer, along with executive producers Aaron Kaplan and Dana Honor.
Myko Olivier (“Menendez: Blood Brothers“) stars as Nick, who was destined for greatness in college but has been lying to his friends for years about his success. Mia Serafino (“Crowded”) plays Emily, Nick’s best friend who dreamed of becoming a singer but ended up a disenchanted real estate agent. Punam Patel (“Return of the Mac,” ”Kevin From Work”) portrays Sarah, a witty and sarcastic science major turned researcher, who is bored with her mundane life, but reuniting with her old pals just may re-invigorate her and send her on a different path. Brandon Mychal Smith (“You’re the Worst,” “Sweet/Vicious”) will star as EZ, the wild man in the group of college friends, but years later, is a house husband whose life is totally consumed by his infant daughter. James Earl (“Scream Queens”) will portray Moose, the “lovable idiot” of the group. Years later, Moose is divorced and living a bleak life, but reuniting with his old pals may be the springboard he needs to make some changes. Rounding out the cast is Ana Cruz Kayne (“The Bold Type”) who plays Jane, a confident and charming coed, and Moose’s college partner in crime. Jane is now a successful lawyer but has put her dating life and real-life goals on the backburner.
Freeform’s robust slate of scripted original series include fan-favorite comedy “Young & Hungry”; highly anticipated new comedies “grown-ish” and “Alone Together,” which are slated to premiere in 2018; along with scripted dramas including the summer breakout hit “The Bold Type”; supernatural thriller “Beyond”; “Famous In Love” starring Bella Thorne; critically acclaimed “The Fosters”; sci-fi phenomenon “Shadowhunters”; and the eagerly awaited series “Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger,” coming in 2018.
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2nd October 2017
00:00 - Locke & Key - Jack Mulhern & Danny Glover to Co-Star in Hulu Pilot
Up-and-comer Jack Mulhern, in his first casting following college, has been cast as co-lead Tyler Locke, the oldest son of Rendell and Nina and a protective older brother to his siblings, in Locke & Key, Hulu’s one-hour horror/fantasy drama adaptation of the IDW comic by Joe Hill and artist Gabriel Rodriguez. Additionally, Danny Glover (Lethal Weapon movies) will co-star in the pilot from Hill, Carlton Cuse and IDW Entertainment.
Written by Hill and directed by Muschietti, Locke & Key revolves around three siblings (Mulhern, Charpentier, Jackson Robert Scott) who, after the gruesome murder of their father, move to their ancestral home in Maine with their mother Nina (Frances O’Connor) only to find the house has magical keys that give them a vast array of powers and abilities. Little do they know, a devious demon also wants the keys, and will stop at nothing to attain them.
After his dad is murdered, Tyler (Mulhern) has to grow up quickly and wrestles with being a teenager and filling his father’s shoes as man of the house. Tyler’s life is even more complicated after discovering his ancestral family home has magical keys that give him a vast array of powers and abilities. In the 2011 Fox pilot, the role was played by Jesse McCartney.
Glover will play Joe Ridgeway, the eccentric English Teacher at Matheson Academy. After the gruesome murder of their father Rendell, the Locke family moves to Matheson. Joe becomes a mentor to the Locke children and a friend to Nina, but he also knows some of the tragic secrets Rendell kept from his family.
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1st October 2017
22:45 - Quantico - Season 3 - Premiere to be Shot in Italy
Alex Parrish, prepare to ciao down: Quantico will shoot part of its Season 3 premiere on location in Italy, TVLine has learned exclusively.
Priyanka Chopra will be involved in the scenes shot abroad, a source close to the show confirms. We also hear that there’ll be a really scary, brutal bad guy involved in the storyline.
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29th September 2017
01:00 - MOVIES: Charlie's Angels - Kristen Stewart & Lupita Nyong'o Eyed for Reboot
Kristen Stewart is being eyed for the “Charlie’s Angels” reboot, according to sources close to the project.
The “Twilight” star would play one of the members of the female private detective agency. Stewart’s is not the only name being considered. Casting is under way, and Sony, the studio behind the film, is also interested in several other big names, including Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong’o.
Elizabeth Banks, who scored with “Pitch Perfect 2,” is directing the film. It’s slated for a summer 2019 release, and Sony clearly has franchise hopes for the project. Banks, Elizabeth Cantillon and Max Handelman will produce.
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01:00 - MOVIES: Men In Black Spinoff - Coming Summer 2019
Thanks to Dumble for the heads up
EXCLUSIVE: The Men in Black are back. Sony Pictures has fast tracked a spinoff of its billion-dollar alien franchise. The studio today will stake out a May 17, 2019, release date for an untitled film that has a script by Matt Holloway & Art Marcum, the writers of Iron Man and Transformers: The Last Knight.
Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones aren’t expected to reprise, but the film acknowledges and builds on the world they inhabited. Holloway & Marcum have scripted a contemporary sci-fi pic about the black-clad secret force that protects earth from the alien scum of the universe, focusing on new characters chasing villains that put the picture on more of a global scale than the two previous films. The ambition is akin to the way that Jurassic World rebooted and expanded that franchise. The MiB spinoff film is being produced by Walter F. Parkes and Laurie MacDonald and executive produced by Steven Spielberg. They are actively involved in meeting with top directors right now and expect to land one quickly.
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01:00 - Boy Meets World, Dinosaurs & Home Improvement Join Hulu Streaming
Thanks to tsukikomew for the heads up.
HULU LOCKS IN EXCLUSIVE U.S. SUBSCRIPTION STREAMING RIGHTS TO FAN FAVORITES "BOY MEETS WORLD," "HOME IMPROVEMENT" AND "DINOSAURS"
New Licensing Agreement with Disney-ABC Television Group to Mark the Subscription Streaming Debut of Even More of America's Favorite Sitcoms from the '90s to Hulu
SANTA MONICA, CA (September 29, 2017) -- Today Hulu announced a new agreement with the Disney-ABC Television Group for the exclusive U.S. subscription video-on-demand rights to all episodes of iconic sitcoms Boy Meets World, Home Improvement and Dinosaurs. The deal will mark the long-awaited SVOD debut of the complete libraries of hit series Boy Meets World and Home Improvement. In addition, all episodes of fan favorite Dinosaurs, from The Jim Henson Company, will also become available to stream in SVOD exclusively on Hulu. All titles will begin streaming on Hulu September 29th.
The series will join hundreds of episodes of previously announced hit shows from America's favorite Friday night lineup from the 1990s on Hulu - including Full House, Family Matters, Step by Step, Perfect Strangers and Hangin' with Mr. Cooper - and the agreement will make Hulu the exclusive subscription streaming home to the largest collection of series from the original "TGIF" lineup with the addition of Boy Meets World and Dinosaurs. All series launch exclusively on the service beginning September 29th, just in time for the 30th Anniversary of Full House and the 25th Anniversary of Hangin' with Mr. Cooper.
After premiering in the 1990s as part of ABC's "TGIF" lineup, Boy Meets World became a hit family series that went on to air for seven seasons. The series remains just as beloved to date and has been syndicated, as well as inspired spinoffs. The complete series will make its subscription streaming debut on Hulu on September 29th.
Emmy(R) Award- and Golden Globe(R)-winning sitcom Home Improvement was one of the most-watched sitcoms of the 1990s. Based loosely on the standup comedy of series star Tim Allen, the series ran on ABC from 1991 to 1999 and has never been available through a subscription streaming service.
Lastly, cult favorite "TGIF" series, Dinosaurs, will also become available to stream on Hulu on September 29th. After airing in the 1990s under ABC's original "TGIF" lineup, the family sitcom from Jim Henson Productions was recognized for its efforts to cover topical issues including environmentalism and endangered species, and still inspires numerous cultural references today.
The news emphasizes Hulu's commitment to bringing together some of the most iconic and popular series throughout the years, all on one platform. In July, Hulu announced a separate deal with Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution for the exclusive streaming video on-demand rights to all episodes of iconic series Full House, Family Matters, Step By Step, Perfect Strangers and Hangin' with Mr. Cooper.
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