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- The 'Baywatch' Movie Gets New Release Date
- Tom Cruise Got 'Mummy' Director to Film Crash Scene in 'Vomit Comet' Plane
- 'Legion' Trailer: Dan Stevens Gets His World Rocked in FX's 'X-Men' Spinoff
- 'Westworld' Creators Explain Why We Have to Wait till 2018 for Season 2
- 'Luke Cage' Renewed for Season 2 on Netflix
- WGA TV Nominations Hail 'Stranger Things,' 'This Is Us,' 'Westworld'
- Netflix Will Double Its Original Programming (Again) in 2017
- It's Official: Jimmy Kimmel Will Host the 2017 Oscars
- Ed Harris Didn't Really Get the 'Westworld' Maze Reveal Either
- Tom Cruise Pulls a Jon Snow in 'The Mummy' Trailer, So Is He a Mummy?
- 'Stranger Things' May Have Influenced Baby Names in 2016
- Jennifer Aniston Visits 'SNL' to Slam Rachel From 'Friends' Impression
- 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' Trailer Hands Universe to Baby Groot
- Here's Why 'Moana' Will Rule the Box Office... Until 'Rogue One'
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| The 'Baywatch' Movie Gets New Release Date Posted:  Change your beach plans: The "Baywatch" movie has a new opening day.Paramount Pictures has pushed the upcoming movie adaptation of the "Baywatch" TV series back a week, giving it an opening weekend with less stiff competition. Instead of facing off against a host of sequels -- "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul," "Alien: Covenant," "The Nut Job 2," and "Annabelle 2" -- the action comedy will battle just one (at the time of publishing): the latest in the Pirates of the Caribbean series, "Dead Men Tell No Tales." The new "Baywatch" opening will fall on Memorial Day weekend, giving moviegoers the chance to kick off summer with the latest group of lifeguards. Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Alexandra Deddario, Kelly Rohrbach, Priyanka Chopra, Jon Bass, and Ilfenesh Hadera are all among the film's cast, and they will be responsible for carrying the baton of slow-motion running, dealing with complicated relationships, and saving the day. "Baywatch" opens in theaters on May 26. [via: Deadline] This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Tom Cruise Got 'Mummy' Director to Film Crash Scene in 'Vomit Comet' Plane Posted:  Tom Cruise is clearly seriously dedicated his craft. Not only did he shoot scenes for his upcoming film "The Mummy" on a low-gravity airplane known as a "vomit comet," it was his idea in the first place.Director Alex Kurtzman opened up about the action sequence during a recent event, reports Slash Film, and he had a lot to say about how they came to shoot scenes on one of the special planes, plus how it lived up to its unpleasant nickname. Originally, Kurtzman intended to shoot the sequence in a more traditional way: using a rotisserie set, green-screen work, cables, and more. However, his film's star had other ideas. Cruise made the case for the vomit comet, setting them up for a wild ride. As Kurtman explained, the plane brings you up, "basically with the G's of a rocket going into space," evens out briefly, and then free-falls for 22 seconds -- only to do it all over again numerous times. That nickname makes sense now, doesn't it? "We had grips holding lights and puking while the shot was going on," Kurtzman said. "I mean, it was the craziest experience ever and ultimately worth it." Parts of the scene did still have to be shot using a rotisserie set, but they filmed the rest in the vomit comet. That meant that Kurtman, Cruise, and the crew had to spend two days working aboard the plane, taking four trips up and going weightless 16 times a flight. Needless to say, they had to have a lot of barf bags on hand, but in the end, it all worked out. [via: Slash Film] This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 'Legion' Trailer: Dan Stevens Gets His World Rocked in FX's 'X-Men' Spinoff Posted:  Finding out you're a mutant would be mind-boggling, to say the least, but it looks even more so for David Haller in the latest trailer for the "X-Men" spinoff series "Legion."Starring "Downton Abbey" alum Dan Stevens, the show centers on David, the son of the comics' Charles Xavier (also known as Professor X). For years, David has been told that the voices and visions he experiences are because he is schizophrenic, but he gets a radical, new perspective. What doctors labeled a mental illness could actually be much more. Not surprisingly, this new information is a lot for David to take in. The trailer shows how his world is upended as he grapples with what is and isn't true, and what it means for his fate and possibly that of the world. The FX series is produced with Marvel Television and also stars Aubrey Plaza, Rachel Keller, Katie Aselton, Jean Smart, Jeremie Harris, Amber Midthunder, and Bill Irwin. We're in for a trippy ride when "Legion" premieres Feb. 8 on FX. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 'Westworld' Creators Explain Why We Have to Wait till 2018 for Season 2 Posted:  HBO's "Westworld" may bring viewers into a fantasy world, but we're still living in reality -- one in which we have to wait until 2018 for Season 2.As hard as that may be for fans to hear, show creators Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan have their reasons for torturing us with the long break. In a recent interview with Variety, they explained why our wait for the next season of the sci-fi drama series will be longer than for most shows. Ultimately, it comes down to a desire to do Season 2 right. While TV series usually juggle writing, shooting, and cutting at the same time, Joy and Nolan decided to switch it up. They knew early on that they wanted to write first, then head into production, and then cut, even if it would slow down the process. "We started that conversation with the network when were shooting Episode 2 and we realized the complexity of trying to write and produce the show at the same time," Nolan told Variety. Luckily, the network was supportive. "HBO has encouraged us to take the time and resources that we need to work on each stage of that," he said. Another factor is that the upcoming season will be "ambitious," according to both Nolan and Joy. That's not hard to believe. Season 1 captivated viewers with its focus on a high-tech, Western amusement park where android "hosts" are used to play out visitors' fantasies, and Nolan and Joy seem ready to top it with Season 2. "We've started working on scripts and outlines," Joy said. "It's looking good." She also promised more "surprises and bits of it that you won't see coming," so "Westworld" Season 2 should be worth the wait, painful as it may be. [via: Variety] This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 'Luke Cage' Renewed for Season 2 on Netflix Posted:
The news was announced on the show's social media accounts on Sunday, with a short video focusing on Pop's Barber Shop (a key setting in season one), and a neon sign in the window that says "Season 2: Coming soon." The announcement also included Pop's motto, "Always forward," an important mantra for the titular hero (played by Mike Colter) throughout the show's inaugural season.
It should come as no surprise that Netflix would want to stay in the "Luke Cage" business, considering the show's critical acclaim and warm reception from fans. The series was so in-demand during its debut weekend back in October that it temporarily crashed the streaming service. The renewal also means that there will be more adventures in the Marvel deal that the comics powerhouse struck with Netflix, which will culminate in the "Defenders" team-up series featuring characters from "Daredevil," "Jessica Jones," "Luke Cage," and "Iron Fist." The latter series is set to debut sometime in early 2017. No word yet on when fans can expect season two of "Luke Cage." Stay tuned. [via: Luke Cage/Twitter] This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| WGA TV Nominations Hail 'Stranger Things,' 'This Is Us,' 'Westworld' Posted:  The Writers Guild of America has released its nominations for the best television programming of 2016, and among the nominees are perennial favorites as well as plenty of new series that have gotten some major attention this year.As has been the trend in recent years from many awards groups, cable and streaming programming dominated the WGA's slate of nominees, with only one broadcast show breaking into the guild's major categories. NBC's "This Is Us," a buzzy hit for the network, was the lucky selection, earning citations for Best Drama Series, Best New Series, and best writing for a single episode ("The Trip"). "Stranger Things," "Westworld," and "Atlanta" were three of the other biggest successes among the WGA's nominees, with each doubling up on nods in the best series and best new series categories. "Atlanta" also scored a nomination for writing for an individual episode ("Streets on Lock"). The complete list of nominees for television and new media is below. The Writers Guild Awards will be handed out at a ceremony on February 19, 2017. DRAMA SERIES The Americans, Written by Peter Ackerman, Tanya Barfield, Joshua Brand, Joel Fields, Stephen Schiff, Joe Weisberg, Tracey Scott Wilson; FX Better Call Saul, Written by Ann Cherkis, Vince Gilligan, Jonathan Glatzer, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, Heather Marion, Thomas Schnauz, Gordon Smith; AMC Game of Thrones, Written by David Benioff, Bryan Cogman, Dave Hill, D.B. Weiss; HBO Stranger Things, Written by Paul Dichter, Justin Doble, The Duffer Brothers, Jessica Mecklenburg, Jessie Nickson-Lopez, Alison Tatlock; Netflix Westworld, Written by Ed Brubaker, Bridget Carpenter; Dan Dietz, Halley Gross; Lisa Joy; Katherine Lingenfelter, Dominic Mitchell, Jonathan Nolan, Roberto Patino, Daniel T. Thomsen, Charles Yu; HBO COMEDY SERIES Atlanta, Written by Donald Glover, Stephen Glover, Stefani Robinson, Paul Simms; FX Silicon Valley, Written by Megan Amram, Alec Berg, Donick Cary, Adam Countee, Jonathan Dotan, Mike Judge, Carrie Kemper, John Levenstein, Dan Lyons, Carson Mell, Dan O'Keefe, Clay Tarver, Ron Weiner; HBO Transparent, Written by Arabella Anderson, Bridget Bedard, Micah Fitzerman-Blue, Noah Harpster, Jessi Klein, Stephanie Kornick, Ethan Kuperberg, Ali Liebegott, Our Lady J, Faith Soloway, Jill Soloway; Amazon Studios Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Written by Emily Altman, Robert Carlock, Azie Mira Dungey, Tina Fey, Lauren Gurganous, Sam Means, Dylan Morgan, Marlena Rodriguez, Dan Rubin, Meredith Scardino, Josh Siegal, Allison Silverman, Leila Strachan; Netflix Veep, Written by Rachel Axler, Sean Gray, Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck, Eric Kenward, Billy Kimball, Steve Koren, David Mandel, Jim Margolis, Lew Morton, Georgia Pritchett, Will Smith, Alexis Wilkinson; HBO NEW SERIES Atlanta, Written by Donald Glover, Stephen Glover, Stefani Robinson, Paul Simms; FX Better Things, Written by Pamela Adlon, Louis C.K., Cindy Chupack, Gina Fattore; FX Stranger Things, Written by Paul Dichter, Justin Doble, The Duffer Brothers, Jessica Mecklenburg, Jessie Nickson-Lopez, Alison Tatlock; Netflix This Is Us, Written by Isaac Aptaker, Elizabeth Berger, Bekah Brunstetter, Dan Fogelman, Vera Herbert, Joe Lawson, Kay Oyegun, Aurin Squire, K.J. Steinberg, Donald Todd; NBC Westworld, Written by Ed Brubaker, Bridget Carpenter, Dan Dietz, Halley Gross, Lisa Joy, Katherine Lingenfelter, Dominic Mitchell, Jonathan Nolan, Roberto Patino, Daniel T. Thomsen, Charles Yu; HBO LONG FORM ORIGINAL American Crime, Written by Julie Hébert, Sonay Hoffman, Keith Huff, Stacy A. Littlejohn, Kirk A. Moore, Davy Perez, Diana Son; ABC Confirmation, Written by Susannah Grant; HBO Harley and the Davidsons, Written by Seth Fisher, Nick Schenk, Evan Wright; Discovery Channel Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel'le, Written by Dianne Houston; Lifetime LONG FORM ADAPTED 11.22.63, Written by Bridget Carpenter, Brigitte Hales, Joe Henderson, Brian Nelson, Quinton Peeples, Based on the novel by Stephen King; Hulu American Crime Story: The People vs. O.J. Simpson, Written by Scott Alexander, Joe Robert Cole, D.V. DeVincentis, Maya Forbes, Larry Karaszewski, Wally Wolodarsky, Based on the book The Run of His Life by Jeffrey Toobin; FX Madoff, Written by Ben Robbins, Inspired by the Book The Madoff Chronicles: Inside the Secret World of Bernie and Ruth by Brian Ross; ABC The Night Of, Written by Richard Price, Steve Zaillian, Based on the BBC Series Criminal Justice Created by Peter Moffat; HBO Roots, Written by Lawrence Konner, Alison McDonald, Charles Murray, Mark Rosenthal, Based upon the Book by Alex Haley; History Channel SHORT FORM NEW MEDIA – ORIGINAL "Episode 101" (Now We're Talking), Written by Tug Coker, Tommy Dewey; go90.com "Escape the Room" (Life Ends at 30), Written by Michael Field; vimeo.com "Itsy Bitsy Spider" Episode 1 (Thug Passion), Written by Motrya Tomycz; vimeo.com "The Party" (The Commute), Written by Linsey Stewart & Dane Clark; youtube.com SHORT FORM NEW MEDIA – ADAPTED "Passage" Part 4 (Fear the Walking Dead), Written by Lauren Signorino & Mike Zunic; amc.com "Under Siege" (The Strain), Written by Bradley Thompson & David Weddle, Based on the novels by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan; fxnetworks.com ANIMATION "Barthood" (The Simpsons), Written by Dan Greaney; Fox "First Day of Rule" (Elena of Avalor), Written by Craig Gerber; Disney Channel "Fish Out of Water" (BoJack Horseman), Written by Elijah Aron & Jordan Young; Netflix "A Princess on Lothal" (Star Wars Rebels), Written by Steven Melching; Disney XD "Stop the Presses" (BoJack Horseman), Written by Joe Lawson; Netflix EPISODIC DRAMA "Gloves Off" (Better Call Saul), Written by Gordon Smith; AMC "I Am a Storm" (Shameless), Written by Sheila Callaghan; Showtime "Klick" (Better Call Saul), Written by Heather Marion & Vince Gilligan; AMC "Switch" (Better Call Saul), Written by Thomas Schnauz; AMC "The Trip" (This Is Us), Written by Vera Herbert; NBC "The Winds of Winter" (Game of Thrones), Written for Television by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss; HBO EPISODIC COMEDY "Kimmy Finds Her Mom!" (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), Written by Tina Fey & Sam Means; Netflix "Kimmy Goes on a Playdate!" (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), Written by Robert Carlock; Netflix "Pilot" (One Mississippi), Written by Diablo Cody & Tig Notaro; Amazon Studios "R-A-Y-C-Ray-Cation" (Speechless), Written by Carrie Rosen & Seth Kurland; ABC "Streets on Lock" (Atlanta), Written by Stephen Glover; FX "A Taste of Zephyria" (Son of Zorn), Written by Dan Mintz; Fox COMEDY / VARIETY (INCLUDING TALK) – SERIES The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Writers: Dan Amira, David Angelo, Steve Bodow, Devin Delliquanti, Zach DiLanzo, Travon Free, Hallie Haglund, David Kibuuka, Matt Koff, Adam Lowitt, Dan McCoy, Lauren Sarver Means, Trevor Noah, Joe Opio, Zhubin Parang, Owen Parson, Daniel Radosh, Michelle Wolf; Comedy Central Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Writers: Kevin Avery, Tim Carvell, Josh Gondelman, Dan Gurewitch, Geoff Haggerty, Jeff Maurer, John Oliver, Scott Sherman, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss, Juli Weiner; HBO Late Night with Seth Meyers, Writers: Jermaine Affonso, Alex Baze, Bryan Donaldson, Sal Gentile, Matt Goldich, Jenny Hagel, Allison Hord, Mike Karnell, Andrew Law, John Lutz, Aparna Nancherla, Chioke Nassor, Seth Meyers, Ian Morgan, Conner O'Malley, Seth Reiss, Amber Ruffin, Mike Scollins, Mike Shoemaker, Ben Warheit, Michelle Wolf; NBC The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Writers: Mike Brumm, Nate Charny, Aaron Cohen, Stephen Colbert, Cullen Crawford, Paul Dinello, Eric Drysdale, Ariel Dumas, Glenn Eichler, Gabe Gronli, Barry Julien, Jay Katsir, Daniel Kibblesmith, Matt Lappin, Opus Moreschi, Tom Purcell, Jen Spyra, Brian Stack; NBC COMEDY / VARIETY – SKETCH SERIES Documentary Now!, Writers: Bill Hader, John Mulaney, Seth Meyers; IFC Inside Amy Schumer, Writers: Kim Carmele, Kyle Dunnigan, Jessi Klein, Michael Lawrence, Kurt Metzger, Christine Nangle, Claudia O'Doherty, Dan Powell, Tami Sagher, Amy Schumer; Comedy Central Maya and Marty in Manhattan, Head Writers: Mikey Day, Matt Roberts, Bryan Tucker Writers: Eli Bauman, Jeremy Beiler, Chris Belair, Hallie Cantor, David Feldman, R J Fried, Melissa Hunter, Paul Masella, Tim McAuliffe, John Mulaney, Diallo Riddle, Maya Rudolph, Bashir Salahuddin, Marika Sawyer, Streeter Seidell, Martin Short; Emily Spivey, Steve Young; NBC Nathan For You, Written by Leo Allen, Nathan Fielder, Adam Locke-Norton, Eric Notarnicola; Comedy Central Saturday Night Live, Head Writers: Rob Klein, Bryan Tucker Writers: James Anderson, Fred Armisen, Jeremy Beiler, Chris Belair, Megan Callahan, Michael Che, Mikey Day, Jim Downey, Tina Fey, Fran Gillespie, Sudi Green, Tim Herlihy, Steve Higgins, Colin Jost, Zach Kanin, Chris Kelly, Erik Kenward, Paul Masella, Dave McCary, Dennis McNicholas, Seth Meyers, Lorne Michaels, Josh Patten, Paula Pell, Katie Rich, Tim Robinson, Sarah Schneider, Pete Schultz, Streeter Seidell, Dave Sirus, Emily Spivey, Andrew Steele, Will Stephen, Kent Sublette; NBC COMEDY / VARIETY – MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES – SPECIALS 68th Primetime Emmy Awards, Written by Jack Allison, Tony Barbieri, Jonathan Bines, Joelle Boucai, Robert Cohen, Gary Greenberg, Josh Halloway, Sal Iacono, Eric Immerman, Jimmy Kimmel, Bess Kalb, Jeff Loveness, Jon Macks, Molly McNearney, Danny Ricker, Jeff Stilson, Joe Strazzullo, Alexis Wilkinson; ABC 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards, Written by Barry Adelman; Special Material Written by Dave Boone, Ricky Gervais, Jon Macks, Matthew Robinson; NBC 88th Annual Academy Awards, Written by Dave Boone, Billy Kimball; Special Material Written by Scott Aukerman, Rodney Barnes, Neil Campbell, Matthew Claybrooks, Lance Crouther, Mike Ferrucci, Langston Kerman, Jon Macks, Steve O'Donnell, Nimesh Patel, Vanessa Ramos, Chris Rock, Frank Sebastiano, Chuck Sklar, Jeff Stilson, Michelle Wolf; CBS Triumph's Election Special, Written by Andy Breckman, Josh Comers, David Feldman, R J Fried, Jarrett Grode, Ben Joseph, Matthew Kirsch, Michael Koman, Mike Lawrence, Brian Reich, Craig Rowin, Robert Smigel, Zach Smilovitz, Andrew Weinberg; Hulu QUIZ AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION Hollywood Game Night, Head Writer: Grant Taylor; Writers: Michael Agbabian, Alex Chauvin, Ann Slichter, Dwight D. Smith; NBC Jeopardy!, Written by John Duarte, Harry Friedman, Mark Gaberman, Deborah Griffin, Michele Loud, Robert McClenaghan, Jim Rhine, Steve D. Tamerius, Billy Wisse; ABC DAYTIME DRAMA General Hospital, Writers: Shelly Altman, Anna Theresa Cascio, Andrea Archer Compton, Suzanne Flynn, Janet Iacobuzio, Elizabeth Korte, Daniel James O'Connor, Jean Passanante, Dave Rupel, Katherine Schock, Scott Sickles, Chris Van Etten, Christopher Whitesell; ABC CHILDREN'S SCRIPT – EPISODIC AND SPECIALS "Girl Meets Commonism" (Girl Meets World), Written by Joshua Jacobs & Michael Jacobs; Disney Channel "Just Add Mom" (Just Add Magic), Written by John-Paul Nickel; Amazon Studios "Mel vs. The Night Mare of Normal Street" (Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street), Written by Laurie Parres; Amazon Studios "Mucko Polo, Grouch Explorer" (Sesame Street), Written by Belinda Ward; HBO CHILDREN'S SCRIPT – LONG FORM OR SPECIAL Dance Camp, Teleplay by Nick Turner & Rex New and Cameron Fay, Story by Nick Turner & Rex New; youtube.com Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas, Written by Geri Cole & Ken Scarborough; HBO R.L. Stine's Monsterville: Cabinet Of Souls, Written by Billy Brown & Dan Angel; Freeform DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT – CURRENT EVENTS "Chasing Heroin" (Frontline), Written by Marcela Gaviria; PBS "The Choice 2016" (Frontline), Written by Michael Kirk & Mike Wiser; PBS "Inside Assad's Syria" (Frontline), Written by Martin Smith; PBS DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT – OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS "American Reds," Written by Richard Wormser; WPTS Dayton "Jackie Robinson, Part One," Written by David McMahon & Sarah Burns; PBS "Netanyahu at War" (Frontline), Written by Michael Kirk & Mike Wiser; PBS NEWS SCRIPT – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT "Ambush In Dallas" (World News Tonight With David Muir), Written by David Bloch, Karen Mooney, David Muir, David Schoetz; ABC News "Brussels Under Attack" (World News Tonight With David Muir), Written by David Bloch, Karen Mooney, David Muir, David Schoetz; ABC News "Muhammad Ali: Remembering A Legend" (48 Hours), Written by Jerry Cipriano, John Craig Wilson; CBS News NEWS SCRIPT – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY "CBS Sunday Morning Almanac" June 12, 2016 (CBS Sunday Morning), Written by Thomas A. 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| Netflix Will Double Its Original Programming (Again) in 2017 Posted:
Ted Sarandos, the streaming platform's chief content officer, debuted the service's ambitious plans at the UBS Global Media & Communications Conference on Monday, telling the crowd that Netflix will soon offer approximately 1,000 hours of original programming content for subscribers -- more than double what it produced in 2016 -- adding that that benchmark was "a conservative measure right now." That push will include a $6 billion investment (in 2016, Netflix invested $5 billion in its original programming in a similar doubling-up strategy), and the streaming service hopes to eventually have 50 percent of its total offering be originals. Unscripted programming will be Netflix's biggest focus in 2017, with the service planning about 20 new series in that category for the next calendar year. One of its splashiest new offerings will be reality competition series "Ultimate Beastmaster," which will have a global bent and feature "athletes and announcers from six different countries (the U.S., Brazil, South Korea, Mexico, Germany and Japan)," per Variety. Sylvester Stallone will produce that series, alongside "The Biggest Loser" executive producer Dave Broome. Sarandos cited some of Netflix's recent successes -- including "Stranger Things," "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life," and "The Crown" -- as proof of its capability of producing big, buzzy (and more importantly, financially successful) TV. "What we try to do is take very measured swings for the fences, if that's possible," the exec said. We'll see how those swings work out in 2017. [via: Variety] Photo credit: Saeed Adyani/Netflix This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| It's Official: Jimmy Kimmel Will Host the 2017 Oscars Posted:
"Yes, I am hosting the Oscars," Kimmel tweeted. "This is not a prank. And if it is, my revenge on @TheAcademy will be terrible & sweet." This will be Kimmel's first time taking a crack at the Oscars, after hosting the Emmys twice (in 2012, and again this year). No word yet on how this will affect his traditional post-Oscars special on "Jimmy Kimmel Live," though we imagine he and ABC will have some convenient tie-ins ready to promote the show as Oscars Sunday approaches. ORIGINAL REPORT: After months of uncertainty over who will host the biggest celebration in Hollywood, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has reportedly settled on its pick, with Jimmy Kimmel set to emcee the Oscars in February. The news comes from The Hollywood Reporter, which notes that an official announcement from the Academy and Oscars producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd is forthcoming. Kimmel, who hosted the Emmys in September to almost universal acclaim, was ABC's top pick for the job, with execs publicly campaigning on his behalf. It looks like that influence worked, and as THR notes, that sway is part of a new deal between the Academy and ABC -- the Oscars' longtime broadcaster -- that gives the network more of a say in who is selected for the high-profile gig. The ultimate decision is still the Academy's, however. Perhaps those new negotiations are why it took so long for the telecast to secure a host. In years past, the Oscars emcee has had many months to prepare for the high-pressure job; now, Kimmel, De Luca, and Todd will have just over 11 weeks to craft the show. Considering Kimmel has presided over his eponymous late-night show for more than a decade, though, he's no doubt used to writing under pressure, and his successful Emmys hosting stints (both this year and back in 2012) prove he's more than capable of steering a live awards telecast. We'll see him in action when the Oscars air on ABC on Sunday, February 26, 2017. [via: The Hollywood Reporter] Photo credit: Getty Images This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Ed Harris Didn't Really Get the 'Westworld' Maze Reveal Either Posted:
His character was obsessed with finding the maze, although he was warned that the maze was "not for you." That just made it sound all the more tantalizing, but also all the more disappointing when the maze turned out to be a test by Arnold to help hosts like Dolores reach consciousness -- leading her on a winding path inward until she found her own voice in her head as a final step of self-awareness.
The maze really wasn't for humans. It was also, on a more literal level, just a toy. Here's Harris's reaction to the maze:
At least he's honest. In terms of what's next, Harris said the showrunners told him they're doing 10 episodes again in Season 2, but they "[p]robably won't start shooting until June or July. They sound pretty excited about what it's about. But I have no idea what it will encompass." Asked to speculate on what will happen, now that the hosts's revolution has begun, Harris said, "I don't know, but it sure seems like there's going to be an awful lot of violence. I think all hell's going to break loose. I don't know if I join forces with the hosts, or what. But I'm happy for [showrunners] Jonah [Nolan] and Lisa [Joy]. This has been something they've been working on for a long time. They have very specific plans for Season 2. I think they're gonna spend more time in Utah next season — they were there for two weeks last season, next season will be a month. They've done a great job. And it's nice to be in a hit." Before the Season 1 finale aired, Evan Rachel Wood (Dolores) teased the show's return in a talk with IndieWire:
We can't wait! But HBO seriously needs to carve out at least a half an hour after each episode of "Westworld" Season 2 to explain things to the class. If AMC can give fans "Talking Dead," HBO can do it for the one show on TV that really needs it the most. Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Tom Cruise Pulls a Jon Snow in 'The Mummy' Trailer, So Is He a Mummy? Posted:
It's a question Entertainment Weekly asked the director after the new trailer dropped. But, based on the knee-jerk fan reaction, the real question is "Where's Brendan Fraser?" (The short answer is "You can see him on 'The Affair.'") Brendan Fraser starred as Rick O'Connell in "The Mummy" (1999), "The Mummy Returns" (2001), and "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" (2008). However, the first movie on "The Mummy" came out in 1932, so no one can really claim originality here. This new Mummy with Tom Cruise also stars "Star Trek Beyond" actress Sofia Boutella as the first woman in the titular role. Entertainment Weekly asked Alex Kurtzman about what it means to show Cruise's character die then come back to life in the trailer. "Is Tom Cruise a Mummy in this movie? Or is that the visual iconography you were trying to create with that moment?" Here's the director's answer:
Watch the trailer:Man, Tom Cruise really loves those plane stunt scenes -- "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation," "Edge of Tomorrow," "Top Gun" -- he may even love them as much as his running shots. "The Mummy" is scheduled for release June 9, 2017. Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 'Stranger Things' May Have Influenced Baby Names in 2016 Posted:
Instead, Good Housekeeping noted these interesting pop culture influences from the 2016 BabyCenter list:
You probably can't give "Stranger Things" much credit for a Lucas boost. That name was already pretty popular. But Nancy? That's probable. Good on ya, Nancy Wheeler! It pays to be the "real heroine" of "Stranger Things." Most of those names (except for Lucas) still aren't among the top picks, which were calculated from 400,000 parents who shared their newborn's name with BabyCenter in 2016. Here are the top names for each gender:
As GH noted, this is not the official U.S. government list -- that list doesn't combine similar names that are spelled differently, like Sophia/Sofia -- and it will be released in early 2017. But it's an early look at how trends affected the children born in 2016. Meanwhile, "Stranger Things" Season 2 is now filming for release on Netflix in 2017. Any chance "Hopper" might make the baby list at some point, in honor of the chief? Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Jennifer Aniston Visits 'SNL' to Slam Rachel From 'Friends' Impression Posted:
Vanessa Bayer revived her "Rachel From 'Friends'" impression on Weekend Update for a segment on '90s nostalgia, and she was visited by "Friends" alum Jennifer Aniston, who also co-stars with Bayer in the upcoming movie "Christmas Office Party." Aniston basically confronted Bayer on being her stalker, and argued that the SNL-er's Rachel impression isn't exactly "a great bit."
Their dueling Rachel impressions include Aniston shouting in exasperation, "No, I don't do that!" and both Rachels sighing "Oh, Ross." Watch the Rachel reunion:Aniston was in another sketch that night, with the show's actual host Emma Stone, plus Sasheer Zamata, Leslie Jones, and Kate McKinnon stealing every scene (again) as Old Hollywood star Debette Goldry:Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' Trailer Hands Universe to Baby Groot Posted:
The first full trailer for Marvel's "Guardians" sequel may have humiliated Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) in front of Gamora (Zoe Saldana), but director James Gunn should be very proud of it.
Watch the trailer:The trailer gives a strong showing to Drax (Dave Bautista), Star-Lord/Peter Quill, Baby Groot (Vin Diesel) and Rocket (Bradley Cooper), with brief shots of Gamora, and the debut of Mantis (Pom Klementieff), with the new character revealing Star-Lord's "deepest darkest secret" (or at least his "sexual love" for Gamora) in front of Gamora and Drax. Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Here's Why 'Moana' Will Rule the Box Office... Until 'Rogue One' Posted:
Traditionally, the end of November/beginning of December at the multiplex is a quiet period. It certainly seemed so this weekend, with "Moana" staying at the top of the chart for a second week -- and only one new wide release, horror film "Incarnate," opening in dismal ninth place. Typically after Thanksgiving, whatever Disney movie happens to be on top slides about 55 percent. "Moana," however, lost just 50 percent, coming in at an estimated $28.4 million in its second weekend. That's a stronger hold than any of Disney's recent Thanksgiving cartoons, including "Tangled," "The Good Dinosaur," and even "Frozen." With its appeal to both adults and kids, "Moana" is unbeatable right now. "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" is actually playing on more screens (3,988 to 3,875), but it's in its third week, so it mustered up just an estimated $18.5 million, good for second place. Still, that's enough to bring its three-week domestic total to $183.5 million. Overseas, it's done twice as well, leading to a global total of $607.9 million. Never underestimate the wizardly power of J.K. Rowling to sell movie tickets worldwide. To date, "Arrival," which cost a reported $47 million to make, has earned $73.1 million in America and a total of $105.2 million across planet Earth. Meanwhile, World War II drama "Allied" also fell less than 50 percent (44.5 percent, to be exact) from its debut a week ago, finishing fourth with an estimated $7.1 million. That middling reviews haven't hurt this movie much among its target audience (of people old enough to still care what critics think) is a testament to Brad Pitt's star power, or at least to prurient tabloid interest in him. Rounding out the top five, "Doctor Strange," in its fifth weekend, still managed to conjure up an estimated $6.5 million. With a domestic total to date of $215.3 million, it's one of two current movies that are already in the Top 10 for the whole year so far. ("Fantastic Beasts" is the other.) Compared to the top five, "Incarnate" may not look like much. The exorcism thriller opened on 1,737 screens and scared up an estimated $2.7 million. That's well below the already modest $4 million that pundits had predicted. Apparently, the film was following in the example of 2015's "Krampus," which picked this same unlikely holiday-season weekend last year to open and stuffed its stocking with $16.3 million. The absence of a new sleeper hit like "Krampus" kept this weekend's total box office about three percent below that of the same weekend last year. Still, total domestic earnings for the year to date stand at $10.3 billion, marking the first time that the figure has crossed the $10 billion mark by this time of year. Last year's record haul was only $9.9 billion at this time, though there was still a "Star Wars" movie yet to be released. Even if this year's "Star Wars" installment doesn't approach the monster success of last year's "The Force Awakens," 2016 is still four percent ahead of last year and on track to become Hollywood's biggest year to date. For that, the studios can thank pluggers like "Arrival" and "Allied" for inching the 2016 total closer to that record, one ticket at a time. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| What's New on TV, Netflix, Digital, and DVD/Blu-ray This Week: Dec. 5-11 Posted:
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| 13 Things You Didn't Know About 'Ocean's 11' Posted:
Indeed, the original Rat Pack romp was so slight that news regarding its remake was met with a collective shrug. But the 2001 "Ocean's 11," released 15 years ago this week (on December 7, 2001), proved way more lucrative than the actual heist would have. It spawned the biggest hit of director Steven Soderbergh's career, a three-film franchise, and a new Rat Pack of sorts that crowned George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, and Matt Damon as Hollywood's new aristocracy. Here are the secrets of how this unlikely caper came together. "The truth is, most people never saw the original 'Ocean's 11,'" he said. "They just think they have because those guys were the coolest. Nobody touches Frank and Sammy and Dean, and we won't ever be that cool. But we do have a really great story." As the movie progresses, it appears that "Boesky," as in Wall Street fraudster Ivan Boesky, is a reference to Reiner's con man Saul. "Jim Brown" (as in the "Dirty Dozen" star) seems to mean the aggressive distraction provided by blacklisted blackjack dealer Bernie Mac. "Miss Daisy" is apparently the getaway vehicle. The "two Jethros" are the yokel mechanics played by Caan and Affleck. "Leon Spinks" refers to the boxing match upset. And "Ella Fitzgerald" has to do with the videotaped heist passed off as the real thing, a reference to the legendary jazz singer's popular audio cassette commercials in the 1970s, in which a recording of belting a high note proves vivid enough to shatter a glass, prompting the slogan, "Is it live, or is it Memorex? Messina's team tried to make the movie's pitch authentic. "We contacted scientists on the Internet and found people who worked with these particle accelerators. We went into chat rooms and basically posed design questions. Then our property master visited a lab in Northern California that had a pinch and he brought back photographs and diagrams." Unlike in the movie, however, a pinch is too big to fit in a van, it uses too much electricity to be powered by a string of car batteries, and its electromagnetic pulse is too weak to shut down power outside of a radius of a few feet. In fact, the only electromagnetic event that would create a pulse strong enough to shut down a city's power grid is a nuclear explosion. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
After 
Harris, who plays the Man in Black -- also confirmed in last night's finale as the older/contemporary version of William -- talked to 
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And, of course, the song in the trailer, "Fox on the Run," shot to 
Maybe you prefer your Thanksgiving dinner carved from the turkey breast or thigh. But at the movie theater in the weekends after Thanksgiving, it's all about the legs.
Still, the long legs, the holding power that "Moana" and other November movies are showing, is impressive. The Disney cartoon may not have faced any serious challenges this week, but together, these movies are selling just enough to keep 2016 some four percent ahead of last year at the same time. The box office may be in a holding pattern until "
Two films appealing primarily to adults are holding on surprisingly well. Brainy alien-visitors drama "
But that film had a Christmas theme, more obvious youth appeal (unlike "Incarnate," whose stars are middle-aged 
At a loss for what to watch this week? From new 
You know his name. Now take him home -- but don't make him mad, you see how he gets! -- on DVD, Blu-ray, and On Demand this Tuesday, December 6. Matt Damon's fourth film as Bourne comes with several bonus featurettes, including "Bringing Back Bourne," with Damon and director Paul Greengrass discussing how they revived the character for the big screen; "Bourne to Fight," a behind-the-scenes look at the fight sequences; "Bare-Knuckle Boxing," with Damon talking about his love for boxing and how he prepared for fight sequences; more fight sequence features; and a couple of inside looks at how they filmed the Las Vegas scenes.
Director Antoine Fuqua gathered an all-star cast -- including Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Peter Sarsgaard -- for this modern retelling of the 1960 Western film, which was itself a retelling of the Japanese masterpiece "Seven Samurai." In every case, desperate townfolk turn to seven outlaws for protection, leading to a violent showdown. The 2016 film is available on Digital HD December 6, before the Blu-ray and DVD drop December 20. The home release is going to come with massive amounts of bonus material, with several exclusive just to Blu-ray, so keep that in mind for later in the month. Might make a good Christmas present for a certain someone in your life.
They're baaaack! Agaaaain! Season 2 of the Nextlix revival brings 13 new episodes, and fans should expect a heavy focus on the holidays -- from Halloween costumes, to Danny Tanner giving a Thanksgiving toast, everyone wearing Christmas pajamas, etc. Plus, fans will meet Joey's family and Kimmy's brother, and see D.J.'s reunion with her old flame Nelson. Watch it all play out Friday, December 9.
It's time to watch Twitter react to another live televised musical! That's the most entertaining aspect of these live events, to be honest. This adaptation of the 1988 film turned Broadway musical stars Maddie Baillio as Tracy Turnblad and Harvey Fierstein as Edna Turnblad, with an all-star supporting cast of Kristin Chenoweth, Martin Short, Jennifer Hudson, Ariana Grande, and Derek Hough. You can't stop the beat, so dance along with it on December 7.
Back in 1960, when 
1. Did anyone in 2001 even remember the original "Ocean's 11," a crime comedy notable more for its marquee casting than for what happened on screen? Remake producer Clooney didn't think so.
3. Instead of original choices 
5. Roberts signed on, despite her apprehensions about being the only woman among a cast of mischievous fratboys led by Clooney. "I felt like the tomboy sister with all these motley brothers," she said. "It does make you paranoid when you walk into your room every night thinking, 'What has been booby-trapped?'"
7. By the way, if you hate Cheadle's cockney accent as Basher, the actor sympathizes with you and agrees that his voice work is "truly terrible" in the "Ocean's" trilogy. "I really worked on that accent," he recalled. "I went to London and I spoke to people. I thought I got to know it, but it turns out I couldn't get it." Before making "
9. When Clooney and Pitt's characters mull over the manpower they'll need to pull off the complex robbery, the latter says, "Off the top of my head, I'd say you're looking at a Boesky, a Jim Brown, a Miss Daisy, two Jethros and a Leon Spinks, not to mention the biggest Ella Fitzgerald ever." What did all those references mean?
12. The movie was shot at the actual Bellagio casino, so during their downtime, the stars played the tables. Damon claims he saw Clooney lose 25 straight hands of blackjack. Worse, the "| You are subscribed to email updates from Moviefone News RSS Feed - Moviefone.com. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
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