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'The Exorcist' Boss Teases 'Shocking' Finale as Fans Pray for Season 2

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Why isn't the power of Christ compelling more people to watch "The Exorcist"? The Fox TV series, a sequel to the 1973 horror classic, is tragically underappreciated. The fans who do watch are deep into it, but there are so few of us (only about 1.6 million) that a second season is far from guaranteed.

"The Exorcist" Season 1 is ending with a two-part finale, starting tonight (Friday, December 9) and ending on Friday, December 16. (It's possible airing the show Fridays at 9 p.m. hasn't helped the freshman series find a big audience. Just saying.)

"We have a very passionate fan base, and people are continuing to discover the show every day," series creator Jeremy Slater told io9. "I'm just trying to keep my fingers crossed and stay optimistic [for Season 2], because I have a lot more stories to tell, and it would be heartbreaking to have to stop now."

It would be heartbreaking for fans, too, since there's nothing worse as a viewer than to be sucked into a story only for it to be ripped away right when you're most engaged. This happens too often.

At any rate, we still have Season 1 to finish. Slater told io9 big things are ahead for the Rance family in the last two episodes:

"There are definitely some shocking things coming up. There hasn't been a very high body count in the show thus far, and all of that is going to change in our finale. Blood is going to be spilled, and some of our characters are going to be put through the wringer. There are some very intense, very emotional scenes.

If you're a fan of the show, there's a lot of big, satisfying character stuff coming up. But if you're just a fan of exciting television, these are by far the craziest episodes we've done out of the entire run. In the editing room, we were saying it feels more like an episode of Lost or The Leftovers than anything else. It's incredibly ambitious and we're hoping we stick the landing, because we do feel that responsibility to our fans."

He just name-dropped "Lost" and "The Leftovers" -- two of the most emotionally engaging, enigmatic, occasionally maddening shows of all time. So, at the very least, "The Exorcist" is in good company.

Here's Fox's synopsis for the Dec. 16 Season 1 finale, "Chapter Ten: Three Rooms":

"Everything has led to this moment. Forty years ago, the demon was denied its prize. Now it will stop at nothing to destroy Angela Rance (Geena Davis) and her family. Their only hope lies in two men: Marcus (Ben Daniels) and Tomas (Alfonso Herrera). But with the enemies of the church mobilizing against Pope Sebastian, time is running out for everyone."

You still have a week to catch up on the nine previous episodes leading up to the finale, and if enough of you do it, maybe Fox will give Season 2 a green light. Please?

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'Deadpool' Director Tim Miller Corrects Reports About His Departure

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"DEADPOOL" Blu-ray and DVD Press EventSorry, Kyle Chandler! Apparently you did not deserve to be dragged into the "Deadpool" drama.

When "Deadpool" director Tim Miller left/was dropped from the sequel, fans were left with the classic reason of "creative differences." What creative differences? Unnamed sources filled in the blanks, including telling TheWrap that Miller and star Ryan Reynolds clashed over the potential casting of Kyle Chandler as Cable -- Miller supposedly wanted him for "Deadpool 2," Reynolds did not -- adding that Miller reportedly wanted a more stylized sequel with Reynolds wanting to focus more on the kind of raunchy comedy that got the first film its R rating.

Well, hush on all that, kids, 'cause Miller told CG Garage it's not true.

Here's part of Miller's "Deadpool" director talk (via Collider):

"I just want to say one thing to the geek audience out there, because it's important to me what the geeks and nerds of the world think because they are my brothers and sisters. I didn't want to make some stylized movie that was 3 times the budget. If you read the internet — who cares, really? But for those of you who do, I wanted to make the same kind of movie that we made before because I think that's the right movie to make for the character. So don't believe what you read on the internet. [...] I wanted to do the same thing [as the first movie]. Kyle Chandler was not going to be Cable. All this stuff that I read kind of kills me."

It sucks when "insiders" spread wonky intel, but you also have to wonder where it comes from -- how much is half-true, or true to one person but a misinterpretation to another? And how the heck did Kyle Chandler get named so specifically as a source of conflict if he was never going to be Cable? And what did go wrong if Miller wanted the same kind of movie as before?

Reynolds recently weighed in on the director change, complimenting Miller and really going all-in to praise the new guy, David Leitch. The Deadpool actor/producer made a point to say how much Leitch could do on a smaller budget, which seemed to imply that Miller wanted something else.

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'Shameless' Fans Back Emmy Rossum in Showtime Showdown for Equal Pay

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Show Fiona the money!

There's no shame in Emmy Rossum telling Showtime it's time to pay up after seven seasons on "Shameless." There is shame, however, in a network failing to give its lead actress lead pay.

Rossum's Fiona Gallagher is the main character of "Shameless," but -- according to The Hollywood Reporter -- she has always been paid less than co-star William H. Macy, who plays Frank. That made sense at first, since Macy came into the show with an Oscar nomination, a longer resume, and more recognition as an actor. But now that Rossum has paid her dues for 84 episodes, and she knows that Fiona is more of a cornerstone of the show than Frank, she is holding out for more.

As THR reports, Rossum is not only seeking equal pay with Macy, "multiple sources" claim "she is taking the position she should be paid more per-episode than Macy makes after years of earning much less than her Emmy-nominated co-star." Yep. If this were Season 2, maybe they could raise their eyebrows at such a "demand," but the series is going into Season 8. It probably won't be around for much longer, but she is arguably the No. 1 reason it has lasted this long. No disrespect to WHM -- everyone loves him, but this isn't even about him or about pitting him against Rossum. It's about producers/networks being fair.

However, Showtime hasn't even officially announced Season 8 yet, 'cause they are still negotiating. THR said Rossum's pay standoff is holding up a possible eighth season. "Sources say if Rossum closes her deal, producer WBTV then will renegotiate with the remainder of the cast, including Jeremy Allen White (Lip), Cameron Monaghan (Ian) and Steve Howey (Kevin). If she can't close a deal, Showtime could choose to renew the show without her or cancel it."

It seems unfair to put this on her shoulders, as if it's her fault that things are delayed or that the show could end. No one is asking for a handout here.

Based on THR's comments, and those at other sites and Twitter, most fans are on Rossum's side. As one commenter wrote:

"The fact that she 'has to' demand it is the problem. She IS more of a lead, she has more screentime, she has more prominent storylines, she is featured simply MORE. I can imagine a Shameless without the great, brilliant and wonderful Macy but I honestly cannot without Rossum who, in my book, IS (the heart of) the show. Give her what she asks for, Showtime, and feel aSHAMEd (pun intended) that you put her in a situation where she even had to ask for equal pay in the first place. In this day and age the story and the headline really shouldn't be 'Actress demanding equal pay', it should be 'Network refusing to give equal pay to female lead of their flagship comedy'. I don't think the media realises how much they contribute to this issue and not in a good way."

That's true. She shouldn't have to "demand" anything and putting it that way does make it easy for people to see her as the problem instead of The Powers That Be. Thankfully, more people are backing her. But they aren't the ones holding the purse strings.

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Watch 'Fuller House' Season 2 Break Fourth Wall to Address Olsen Twins

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Nope, you don't got it, dude, and you're not getting it anytime soon.

Whatever Michelle Tanner's deal, Netflix's "Full House" revival acknowledged the absence of the Olsen twins's character for a second year in a row by once again breaking the fourth wall. This time, though, a direct appeal was made into the camera, during the "Fuller House" Season 2, Episode 6 Thanksgiving dinner.

First, D.J. (Candace Cameron Bure) told the rest of the family, "We miss Michelle. We hope she'll be with us next year." Then Uncle Jesse (John Stamos) looked into the camera, addressing the Olsen twins who probably will never watch this, and said, "Come, it'll be fun!"

Series creator Jeff Franklin told TVLine that Jesse's line was their way of communicating with the Olsen twins. "We just talk to them through the show. What [Jesse] said was how we all feel. We'd still love to see them come back. Who knows if that'll ever happen, but we're all still hopeful."

They wouldn't need both twins at this point, just one. Or they could recast the role. Or just make it an annual thing to call out how Michelle Tanner always blows off the family. 'Cause maybe she just can't stand them and wants to be left alone? Has anyone considered this? They can be a bit much. Or maybe she's waiting for her own darker, edgier Netflix spinoff closer to "Jessica Jones" than "Fuller House."

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'The Walking Dead' Season 7 Midseason Finale Ends 'With a Bang'

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"The Walking Dead" Season 7 is ready to throw down in Alexandria. This aggression will not stand, man!

Look at Negan there at the head of the Grimes family kitchen table. Last week he held Baby Judith, now he has apparently shaved himself, just like the Ricktator. He is a Stage 5 Clinger and someone has to at least try to do something in the midseason finale.

The Sunday, December 11 Episode 8, "Hearts Still Beating," is another supersized 90 minutes, with this AMC synopsis: "Negan's unwelcome visit to Alexandria continues as other members scavenge for supplies; things quickly spin out of control."

Josh McDermitt (Eugene) previewed the final episode of 2016 to EW Morning Live:

"We certainly end the midseason with a bang. [...] The way the last episode ended, with [Negan] holding baby Judith, is pretty disgusting, and we're gonna pick up shortly after that and see what goes down. You know, Rick right now is not in Alexandria. He's off on a supply run or something with Aaron, so we're gonna see more of that and what happens there. And hopefully, he can make it back to Alexandria in time to see Negan basically becoming the adoptive father to baby Judith and Carl. And everything is going to go down in Alexandria."

It's on! Check out the promo and one sneak peek:Olivia is getting a lot of screen time all of a sudden. We know what that usually means, but here's hoping it really just means she's ready to slap Negan again. He could use more of that -- especially now that he appears to be clean-shaven.

Episode 8 is also meant to take us back to the Kingdom, which seems to be doing just fine without us, even if we miss Carol. It may be time for Queen C and Morgan to rally King Ezekiel and the Kingdom to help fight off Negan and the Saviors. Carol won't like the idea of Negan with Judith any more than Rick, and she'll surely want to help her buddy Pookie escape Negan's clutches.

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'Days of Our Lives' Star Joseph Mascolo Dies at Age 87

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Days of Our LivesJoseph Mascolo, best known for as villain Stefano DiMera on "Days of Our Lives," died today at the age of 87 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.

The veteran actor played Stefano, one of the most infamous bad guys in soap opera history, on and off for over 30 years. He also did stints on other soaps, including "The Bold and the Beautiful" and "General Hospital."

Mascolo was born in 1929 in Hartford, Conn. to Italian immigrant parents. He went on to train in classical music, and appeared in stage and movie productions. On television, he also had roles on "All in the Family," "Lou Grant," and "The Rockford Files."

He had a son named Peter with his first, now deceased first wife, Rose Maimone. He married Patricia Schultz in 2005.

"It is with great sorrow that we share the news of the passing of our dear friend and beloved member of the Days of our Lives family, Joseph Mascolo," said Ken Corday, executive producer of "Days of Our Lives," in a statement.

"The smile on Joe's face is something we'd all come to find comfort in, and he will be sorely missed. His larger than life presence, kind heart, and unwavering positivity has impacted us all for decades, and will live on in the memories of his many fans. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family during this difficult time."

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'Sherlock' Star Martin Freeman Teases Baby Watson: 'Stakes Get Bigger'

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SherlockBaby on board!

When "Sherlock" returns for its fourth season on Jan. 1, a new baby will be part of Sherlock Holmes' (Benedict Cumberbatch) life. His friend and partner, John Watson (Martin Freeman), has had a kid with wife Mary. And judging by Sherlock's expression in the photo above, this is one thing he can't puzzle out.

The new baby brings out some changes in Watson's life, and therefore, Sherlock's, Freeman told Entertainment Weekly.

"Stakes get bigger. What might have been a little bit of fun three weeks ago is now kind of serious, because you are responsible for someone else's life," he said.

While the friendship between the two men remains, Freeman added, "I think obviously what happens when one friend has a child and gets buddied up with somebody else then that immediately has a dynamic effect on the friendship. I don't want to give anything away, but there are some changes afoot."

Not only are the stakes bigger for Watson now that he has a child, more danger abounds in the form of a new villain played by Toby Jones.

"That character is maybe the most dark-hearted character that we've ever had, including Magnussen and Moriarty, maybe even. He's someone who truly turns Sherlock and John's stomachs and who they really do want to bring down. They want to take him down."

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Here's the Official New Title of 'Fast 8'

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Fast and Furious"The Fast and the Furious" franchise has cycled through a lot of titles, from "2 Fast 2 Furious" to "Fast Five" to "Furious 7." And the eighth film is putting its own spin on the title — dropping "fast" altogether.

The official title for "Fast and Furious 8" was revealed via a teaser on Twitter, ahead of the first trailer's debut on Sunday. Ladies and gentlemen ... get ready for "The Fast of the Furious"!

It's kind of clever — fate sounds like "F8." And perhaps the movie will change the fates of Dominic (Vin Diesel) and his crew. The teaser shows brief snippets of footage, including Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson barking "Let's play" into a radio to new cast member Charlize Theron looking fierce.

The full trailer will drop Sunday. "The Fate of the Furious" opens in theaters April 14.

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'War for the Planet of the Apes' Trailer Pits Caesar Against Woody Harrelson

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War is coming. "War for the Planet of the Apes," that is.

Twentieth Century Fox put a spotlight on the highly anticipated sequel to "Dawn for the Planet of the Apes" at a showcase of their 2017 films. While most of the information wasn't anything fans haven't heard before -- especially those who came out to see Andy Serkis and director Matt Reeves at New York Comic Con earlier this year -- the studio did release a brand-new trailer for the film. They also introduced a new character that will have everyone talking: Steve Zahn as Bad Ape.

The threequel picks up two years after the second film in this prequel trilogy, in which Caesar and his apes are two year into a violent conflict with what's left of human military forces, led by The Colonel (Woody Harrelson). Fox previewed some early, unfinished footage from the film in a series of clips, but fans can spot them in the trailer below.The opening shot sees Maurice, Rocket, and Luca are accompanying Caesar on a mission to find the human army's basecamp, but they find a young, mute girl along the way. After a fatal encounter with her father, Maurice convinces the group to bring her along. According to Reeves, this is the "Western" portion of the film.

Elsewhere, we see a squad of military men snaking through the woods in the hopes of ambushing an ape entourage. By this point, Team Caesar has retreated into the woods, where they have the advantage. Even as The Colonel's men and their "donkeys" (apes they use to haul weaponry and fresh ammunition) are able to get the drop on them, reinforcements arrive, lay waste to the masses with an onslaught of arrows, and take a few men captive to face their leader.

Zahn's Bad Ape, meanwhile, provides some much needed comedic relief, but even that is tinged with tragedy. We first meet the character as he tries to steal supplies from Caesar's small troupe in the wintry mountains. After a chase ensues, they meet him face to face and are shocked their's another ape that's managed to survive this harsh world outside their clan.

Mentally unhinged from living a solitary existence, Bad Ape got his name from his former human handlers at a zoo, where they would constantly scream, "Bad ape!"
"When I started this, I really thought it would be challenging for different reasons," Zahn told press at the showcase. "I thought that the things that were gonna obstruct kind of the way I worked were technical things, and that I was going to have to adapt the way I worked to a certain -- to this big MoCap, whatever that means, world. And what I realized, and it was frightening, was that the challenges were the same challenges I had doing experimental theater in Boston."

Reeves emphasized how he wanted to continue to push the limits of motion-capture technology.

"Whereas in 'Rise,' the movie was shot primarily on stage," he explained, "they shot some on location but it was primarily on stage. In 'Dawn,' we wanted to push them into the woods. And I wanted it to be as photo-real as possible. I was like, 'Can we shoot, actually, in the woods? Can we shoot in the rain?' And Weta proved to me in 'Dawn' that they could. So I was like, 'Let's do it in the snow,' and they were like, 'Okay.'"

"War for the Planet of the Apes" hits theaters July 14, 2017.

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'Mozart in the Jungle' Star Lola Kirke on Hailey's Season 3 Excursion

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2016 Summer TCA - "Mozart in the Jungle" Portrait SessionFor its new season, "Mozart in the Jungle" is sending Lola Kirke's Hailey into the wilderness across the Atlantic, where the notes she strikes may not be as harmonious as she's used to.

Following its surprise win at last year's Golden Globe Awards where it took home the trophy for Best Television Series – Comedy as well as a Best Actor win for star Gael Garcia Bernal, Amazon's acclaimed, alternately classy and messy look inside the world of a New York orchestra returns for a third season, shaking up the status quo by sending several of its characters to follow their muses on intertwining treks through Europe, while the remainder battle out a dispute between the union and the symphony back home in the Big Apple.

Hailey's journey as an oboist abroad is central to the new storyline, of course, as she joins the brilliant but egotistical Andrew Walsh (Dermot Mulroney) on his tour across the continent, encountering her mentor and brief paramour Rodrigo (Bernal), who's staging the comeback for an alluring but troubled opera diva (Monica Bellucci).

Kirke joined Moviefone for a disarming chat about Hailey's upcoming excursion, as well as the effect of the symphonic series on her own musical mode.

Moviefone: This season really blows up the show's established format, and you guys get to take a lot of creative risks this time around, coloring outside the lines. Tell me what the fun of that was for you.

Lola Kirke: I think it's always fun, in life and in art, to be able to be yourself a little bit more. I don't think that Hailey and I are definitely that similar, but to graduate or evolve from being just afraid that you're messing up all of the time, and nervous around great people, to being more comfortable with yourself, I think that arc has been really fun. I think that does, as you said, blow up the format a little bit.

To get out of the typical New York setting and explore, geographically, some new places for her, what was intriguing to you about putting her in different contexts?

What was fun about putting her in a different context is a little complex to explain, I suppose. I'm deceptively British. I was born in England and lived there until I was five. I actually had spent a lot of time out of the country to visit my family, and so on and so forth. But Hailey is a person that I imagine hasn't.

I like to think of Hailey as a vessel for all these experiences that I'm jealous of having, like seeing new places, because your art has taken you there, and not because your family or any kind of previous privilege has taken you there. So I think it was really fun to put Hailey into a new world and have her be completely lost there, and have her really just rely on her luck -- which, thankfully, according to the writers of the show, always comes through for her.

Of course there comes a point where she does get back to the old stomping grounds and reuniting with everybody, instead of being a little bit off on her own storyline mixed in with appearances by the rest of the cast here and there. What was it like to get back with the group and get back to the familiar ground after almost half of a season?

It's amazing. I think that it's interesting: I don't know what year "Mozart in the Jungle" is really meant to be taking place in anymore, because you start a show, I think that this happens in TV time, like for most shows, or all shows that are on TV. They run in this kind of, they start out like in the time that it is, and then they just stick -- they don't evolve in real time like everything else.

So "Mozart in the Jungle," though it is shot in New York, for the most part, lives in its own world, in its own time, and it's always just a pleasure to be able to get back to that group of people.

What did you love about Hailey when you first signed on to play her? And what do you love specifically about her now?

What I loved about Hailey when I first signed on to play her was this kind of deceptive boldness that she has always had. I think I also really related to being a young person with creative ambition, and being surrounded by people that you never thought that you'd be in the same room with, and being recognized in whatever way for your talent, and being really scared that that was going to be taken away, and wondering.

I think that I really connected to Hailey on the level of what it was to be a young artist. Our creative and professional paths have definitely evolved along the same lines. I'm very happy for her to get more confident, as I do, and to feel more comfortable in making choices that are made for her own artistic integrity, rather than for what she thinks she has to do.

Like the decision for her to become a conductor is, I think, something that speaks volumes of where she's at, and the kind of agency and independence that she is carving out for herself.

Tell me about playing the will they / won't they aspect of Hailey's relationship with Rodrigo.

I think that there is something very fun in playing a dynamic relationship with somebody, one that exceeds just romance and that is a mentorship relationship, a deep friendship. I think that romance, even in a romantic relationship, is just a part of that kind of a relationship. I think that there are so many other levels that come in to that. So it's very fun to explore all of the different levels of a relationship between two people. I felt it just very fun to work with Gael. I love working with Gael.

Tell me about your own relationship with music. How do you define your connection to the musical arts?

I think that relationship is one that is still being defined, that is constantly growing. I spent a lot of time just admiring music, and a certain kind of music, which was typically rock and roll. Then I started playing my own kind of music, but wasn't too confident with it, and then this show kind of came and turned music on its head for me -- or my conception of music -- and continues to do that, because I think I have a really naive relationship to classical music, and I have a very learned relationship to other kinds of music.

I feel like classical music is a language and a world that I don't understand, and that I try to understand. It's its own beast, so it's really fun to get to play, to get to be in the show, and to be an expert on something that I'm definitely not an expert on in real life.

But then I think that this season, getting to conduct, weirdly, once again became another parallel in my own life. I started taking my own music that I make -- in real Lola Kirke-life, not Hailey Rutledge-life -- more seriously, and getting to use or employ some of the things I learned -- just in terms of talking to musicians and how to do it -- from Hailey has made my life a little bit easier when I'm talking to musicians who I respect and don't feel that I should be directing, but I am.

There's a great scene in the beginning of the season where she has an issue in the middle of a performance.

Yeah, I love that scene!

Has anything like that ever happened to you in the course of your creative life? Have you ever had that, this is just what's got to happen right now?

To vomit in the middle of something? [Laughs] I'm trying to think. I'm sure, but no, surprisingly not. Let me get back to you on that -- when it does happen, you'll be the first to know!

This show was obviously something special from the get-go, but tell me what it meant to you, your cast mates and the creative team to get that acknowledgement with the Golden Globe win and to get that extra push in front of eyes that might not have seen the show at their first opportunity, and have come to it since.

I think it meant that we could say, "Oh, I do this show called 'Mozart in the Jungle'" and people would actually be like, "Oh, yeah!" instead of, like, "What the f*ck?" That's a nice feeling.

What other kinds of opportunities have opened up for you as a result of the exposure that this show has given you?

Oh, lots of opportunities, I suppose. My whole life has changed, and in a really nice way. I think, also, the opportunity to work with actors that I love and respect, and to have had a stable situation, professionally, for the past three years has been amazing. That's a real privilege as an actor, and luxury.

It always takes a certain impulse to put yourself out there as a creative artist. I'm curious: how early in your life did you recognize that ability in yourself? What was your path to enabling yourself to put yourself out there like that?

I don't really know that I saw it as a choice. I come from a family of artists, and we exist in a bubble of privilege in which thinking about things, like how you're going to live practically, is not something that was generally done. I don't say that in a way that is elevating that way of thinking. It's just how it was.

So, from a young age, I think I thought, well, how am I going to communicate my individuality to the world? That's a bizarre thing for a small child to be thinking about, but it is also something that I feel really lucky to be able to do. Yeah, it wasn't some kind of origin story of me coming out to the world as an actor when everyone thought I was going to be something else.

"Mozart in the Jungle" Season 3 premieres Friday, December 9 on Amazon.

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