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'Game of Thrones': Sansa and Ramsay's Wedding Will Have Fans Talking

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Sansa Stark is getting married -- again -- this weekend. It's never a nice day for a "Game of Thrones" wedding, especially one that involves the Boltons. Just ask Robb and Catelyn Stark. Sansa is currently engaged to Ramsay Snow Bolton and ... well, we still have hope that she can find a way out of it. A fan asked Entertainment Weekly for some GoT scoop and they dished on this Sunday, May 17's Season 5, Episode 6, "Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken":

This week's episode will see the return of one fan-favorite character. Is that enough of a fix? No? It's also Sansa and Ramsay's wedding, which will definitely have people talking. Check EW for two great interviews from James Hibberd after the episode."

Hmmm. Cross your fingers that we'll be talking because something very bad happens happens to Ramsay. (By fan favorite we're guessing they mean Lady Olenna Tyrell.) Here's the official intel for Episode 6:

Arya (Maisie Williams) trains. Jorah (Iain Glen) and Tyrion (Peter Dinklage) run into slavers. Trystane (Toby Sebastian) and Myrcella (Nell Tiger Free) make plans. Jaime and Bronn reach their destination. The Sand Snakes attack."

There's not a word there about Sansa and Ramsay, but the Episode 6 promo does show them. Don't worry too much about Sansa being killed or anything, since the synopsis for Episode 7, "The Gift" references "Sansa tries to talk to Theon" and the Episode 8 synopsis says "Sansa confronts an old friend." (Old friend? Not Jon Snow or anything, right? How many old friends does she have?) However, it doesn't sound like the Boltons will be defeated anytime soon either. Alfie Allen, who plays Theon, recently told Zap2it, "There's some amazing scenes between Ramsay and his father this year, without a shadow of a doubt, and I think the Boltons are going to be a force to be reckoned with for the years to come." Years.

Any odds on what will happen with this wedding? Just a creepy, awkward wedding? A terrifying wedding night for Sansa? Is Ramsay really going to be her first? That is just the worst thought ever.



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Melissa McCarthy Brilliantly Calls Out Critic Who Said She's 'Homely'

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Prepare to raise your fist to the sky in solidarity with Melissa McCarthy for responding -- face-to-face -- to a critic who called her out for her on-screen looks. Melissa recounted the story in the new issue of Entertainment Weekly. She was at the Toronto Film Festival last year when a critic who had trashed her in "Tammy" approached to praise her new movie, "St. Vincent." Melissa did not play dumb. Or nice. She asked the questions we would ask.

Here's what she told EW she said to this fella -- who is not being named, although that's more protection than he probably deserves:

Are you the one who wrote I was only a good actor when I looked more attractive and that my husband should never be allowed to direct me because he allowed me to look so homely?"

He admitted he was.

"Would you say that to any guy? When John C. Reilly-or any actor-is playing a character that is depressed and dejected, would you say, 'Well, you look terrible!'?"

Melissa asked him if he had a daughter. Turns out, he did.

"Watch what you say to her. Do you tell her she's only worthwhile or valid when she's pretty?"


Yes! Not yes to that question, but yes to Melissa for confronting him with it. Melissa said she doesn't speak up very often on the sexism in Hollywood (which is not just in Hollywood, but Hollywood is extremely influential on the rest of the world), but as a parent to two daughters she's very aware of the continuing attitudes. "I'm trying to take away the double standard of 'You're an unattractive bitch because your character was not skipping along in high heels.'"

Good for her for calling out that double standard -- because she's right, no one challenges male actors for being less attractive than Chris Hemsworth. Nor should they. That wouldn't be progress either. Amy Schumer just did a genius "12 Angry Men" spoof, with the dozen guys (not exactly 10s themselves) debating whether Amy was hot enough to be on television. It's a perfect take on how women are still being treated today, but at least more people are speaking back.



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The 10 Biggest 'Mad Men' D-Bags, Ranked

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AMC's "Mad Men," which ends its seven-season run on Sunday, was set in New York but largely situated in the grey area between good and bad, where morally compromised men and women are driven by a specific set of needs, desires, and compulsive urges. These are people who, under the confines of the social, political, and cultural norms of the time, attempted to live their lives the best way they could, even if those lives ended up messy and painful. And yet some of these characters were just jerks.

There's an element of wish fulfillment in watching "Mad Men," in the ways the show creates a romantic nostalgia of another time and place, where men could be men and get away with murder, and women wore lots of interesting patterns while being denied fundamental human rights. And the biggest jerks of "Mad Men's" seven seasons are the perfect embodiment of this wistfulness -- in some ways you want to be them, even while finding them ethically repugnant.

It's in this spirit that we run down the ten biggest "Mad Men" d-bags. These are the characters who you love to hate and hate to love, who gave the series even more shading by making that moral grey area really, really grey.

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List of New Movies Coming to Amazon Prime Instant Video in June 2015

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Heeeeere's Johnny! Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining" is just one title being added to Amazon Prime: Instant Video in June 2015. Classics like "Roman Holiday" and "Apocalypse Now" are also coming, along with more random additions like "Troll" (and "Troll 2"!) and "Leprechaun: Origins." Most of the additions are arriving June 1, which is just a couple of weeks away at this point, but here's the full list:

June 1
"The Shining"
"Roman Holiday"
"Apocalypse Now"
"Apocalypse Now Redux"
"Something Wild" (1986)
"Sid & Nancy"
"Sucker Punch"
"Troll"
"Troll 2"
"Rep: The Genetic Opera"
"The Island of Dr. Moreau"
"Seven Psychopaths"
"The Paper Chase"
"People Will Talk"
"Far From Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog"
"Murder of a Cat"
"Nine Months"
"Word and Pictures"

June 12
"Life of Crime"

June 13
"Transformers: Age of Extinction"

June 15
"Leprechaun: Origins"

June 19
"A Most Wanted Man"

June 22
"Lucky Number Slevin"

June 24
"Covert Affairs" - Season 5

June 26
"Katy Perry: The Prismatic World Tour"

June 27
"The Mist"

Stay tuned for what's new (and leaving) Netflix in June, but here's the May 2015 rundown.

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Al Pacino Is a Sad Crazy Cat Man in This 'Manglehorn' Trailer

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If nothing else, the new trailer for "Manglehorn" is a good advertisement for the U.S. Post Office. Al Pacino plays A.J. Manglehorn, a lonely locksmith obsessed with an old flame named Clara. He constantly sends her letters, then repeatedly checks his mailbox for replies. It's old school like that, but there's always been a romance to the love letter, as opposed to the immediacy of the booty call text.

"Manglehorn" was directed by David Gordon Green ("Pineapple Express, "All the Real Girls") and co-stars Chris Messina as A.J.'s son Jacob and Holly Hunter as A.J.'s potential new love interest, a bank teller named Dawn. Manglehorn doesn't do much besides fix locks, dote on his cat, and remain heartbroken by the Clara he loved and lost so many years ago. If he were a woman, they'd call him an eccentric crazy cat lady, so we'll call him an eccentric crazy cat gentleman. Nothing wrong with that. Except when it gets in the way of being a good parent.

Pacino is getting high praise for his work here, and when "Manglehorn" hits theaters June 19, you can decide where you'd rank this performance in his impressive filmography.

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Top 10 TV Grandmothers

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Top 10 TV Grandmothers
Grandmothers are the true unsung heroes of television shows. They are some of the most loving, hysterical and crazy characters to ever hit the screen. Honestly, these top 10 TV grandmothers have us looking forward to getting older.

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Daniel Craig Plays a Stormtrooper in 'Star Wars'?! Simon Pegg Spreads Story

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UPDATE: Simon Pegg just shared a statement with Collider, essentially throwing his hands up and saying *he* wasn't giving the Daniel Craig scoop, he was just spreading an old rumor: "Why is everyone leaping on this? It was a rumour last summer, wasn't it? I read it in the paper. It may be untrue, like most of the other rumours, like Cumberbatch and Cruise being in it."

In today's News That Sounds Like a Joke and Probably IS Just a Joke, there's now talk that Daniel Craig might be in the new "Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens" movie. As a stormtrooper. He's Bond. Darth Bond!

Then again, this is coming third-hand from Simon Pegg -- known for being a joker -- to The Sun to Entertainment Weekly. It's a game of telephone and even if we're getting the words exactly right they could just be a gag. But if this were a Disney movie, and we wished for it with all our hearts, we could make it come true. Here's how the rumor came about: Simon Pegg was talking to The Sun about the movie "Man Up" and they asked if he'll appear in "The Force Awakens" as a stormtrooper:

I wasn't a Stormtrooper. Daniel Craig, he was a Stormtrooper... I shouldn't have said that."

He was probably joking (throwing them off the scent of his own cameo, perhaps?), but Entertainment Weekly reached out to Lucasfilm for comment.
Star Trek Into DarknessYou may recall how, last year, Benedict Cumberbatch pulled something like this, saying he wasn't cast for "Episode VII" but maybe Simon Pegg would appear. Simon then talked to Vulture about being in "Force Awakens":

Well, J.J. uses me in different roles, and we're good friends. I feel like my face in Star Wars would pop people out of the movie. Look, I love Star Wars, and I don't want people to watch and go, 'Oh, there's Simon Pegg's face.' The film is cleverly cast with these amazing, unknown actors."

If that's the case, there's no way they would cast James Bond! Then again, anyone could be a stormtrooper. It's like being disguised as a zombie on "The Walking Dead." No one sees your face. Simon did say he visited the set, since he loves "Star Wars," but "Any type of stunt casting might just pop you out of the movie." True, but if Simon Pegg and/or Daniel Craig had cameos as stormtroopers there'd be no way for us to even know unless we were told.

Do you think Simon Pegg is full of crap on this, or maybe just around 20 percent capacity with crap?

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Conan O'Brien Mocks 'Lazy' Kimmel, Reveals Plan to Honor David Letterman

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2014 Princess Grace Awards Gala - ShowLast week, Jimmy Kimmel revealed he would air a repeat on May 20 in honor of David Letterman's final show, to not distract from his idol's big farewell. Well, Conan O'Brien's -- who will be airing a new show that night, along with Jimmy Fallon and others -- has an answer to that move.

"That's just a lazy excuse," Conan joked (we think) to Charlie Rose. "That's just anything to get a night off." It's not an homage from Kimmel to Letterman? "Oh no no no no," Conan continued. "He's constantly looking for a way to not do a show. He just likes to sleep." (Kimmel did have a few days off this week...) Conan added, "In tribute to Dave on my last night I'm going to show an episode of Kimmel. I think that's perfect." Haha. What will he really do? "I will try and take some of the spotlight from Dave," Conan said. "I'll do what I can. This is what comics do. I'm going to come out, on the air. I'll do anything I can. I'll be naked that night."

In all seriousness, he said he hasn't given it a lot of thought. "My nature, that night, is to assume no one is going to be watching any of us anyway. What I'd like to do is say something nice about David Letterman, that I think comes from the heart and then -- we come on a little before he does -- and tell people to turn the channel. If there's nine people watching and I get eight of them [to change the channel] then I've been successful."
TV-Letterman Talks RetirementMeanwhile, CBS revealed that Letterman's final guest will be his very first: Bill Murray. If you can believe it, Bill Murray has been on Dave's show 43 times in the last 33 years, starting back in 1982. Check out a clip from that appearance below. Murray will be on Letterman's second-to-last show, since CBS said the May 20 show itself will be filled with surprises and memorable highlights.



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Watch Julianne Hough Traumatize Brother With 'I Just Had Sex' Lip Sync

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Can you imagine watching your little sister bumping, grinding, writhing, and literally crawling on all fours alongside two hot shirtless guys while lip syncing to "I Just Had Sex"? Derek Hough did not have to imagine. The "Dancing With the Stars" pro watched his sister Julianne Hough, a "Dancing With the Stars" judge, do just that on the May 14 episode of "Lip Sync Battle." It was glorious. She won, obviously, and she left her brother scarred for life, which is a bonus.

There were two rounds of battle, as usual, and Julianne owned both. She had backup from Meghan Trainor herself for "All About That Bass," which competed against Derek's "Can't Hold Us" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. The second round could've been tough, since Derek upped his game with a wild Sia wig for an appropriately bizarre rendition of "Chandelier." But it was all over once Jules hit the floor for The Lonely Island's "Sex" song. When she won, Julianne said she'd put her new trophy up on the fireplace mantel to show it off.

Derek commented on his sister's win in his TV Guide blog (which he's keeping through DWTS Season 20):

Speaking of kicking butt, Julianne destroyed me on Lip Sync Battle! Our episode airs Thursday... and I can't even. She sang the most inappropriate song. No brother should have to sit and watch that! It was so inappropriate and it was just so bad! She did great, but oh, my God! But here's the thing: As much as I hated it, I had a lot of respect for her. I would never have the balls to do something like that -- just something so inappropriate and be so confident about it. What I love about it is that she was like, 'Hey, this is my sense of humor. I find this song funny and this show is not serious, so I'm gonna go and do it.' As soon as she started singing, I was like, 'I'm leaving!' She played dirty!"


It's true. Julianne is the more bold of the siblings. If you like what you see here, though, you can watch them together on their live summer tour. Maybe she'll do an encore?



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6 Things You Won't See Anymore on Network TV

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This week's "upfront" presentations, where the TV networks touted their 2015-16 slates to advertisers, told us a lot about what we''ll be seeing this fall -- and in the next couple of years, for that matter. What went unmentioned, of course, is what we won't be seeing.

It's not just shows that have been canceled, including some that have been on the air since forever. It's also some seemingly indispensable performers and even entire genres of TV fare that are disappearing. Here are some of the things you'll be missing on broadcast TV in the near future.

"American Idol" and "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation." Yeah, we still have one more season of "Idol"' which Fox is pretending is a victory lap instead of a last-gasp cash grab. Is anyone going to be sorry to see it go? Is anyone still entertained by the witticisms of Ryan Seacrest, the sparkling repartee among the judges, or the nail-biting competition for an increasingly worthless prize? It's been a long time since "Idol" was a star factory, a show where even a seventh-place finisher like Jennifer Hudson could parlay her appearances on the series into a substantive showbiz career. But weep not for "Idol." It may be succumbing the brutal dictates of its own dependence on the collective wisdom of the viewers, but at least its copycats -- notably, "The Voice" -- live on. And it's not just reality/competition TV. We also have "Idol" to thank for such music-driven scripted "Glee," "Nashville," "Empire," and the "Pitch Perfect" movies. That "Idol" couldn't keep up with any of those probably says more about the way we watch TV now -- who has time to invest in several hours of live appointment-TV anymore? -- than it does about "Idol."

So it is, too, with "CSI," which, after its big two-hour September finale (William Petersen is reportedly emerging from cryogenic slumber to return for the wrap-up), will be survived by both direct offspring ("CSI: Cyber," a title that would have been really cool in 1994) and by CBS' many copycat series, from "Criminal Minds" to the entire "NCIS" franchise. Like "Idol," "CSI" invented a new genre, the forensic-team crime procedural, and it managed to run for 15 seasons even as its zippier stepchildren outraced it. So I don't think viewers will miss it much since, like those crime-scene stains that become visible under black light, its lingering traces will long remain apparent and hard to eradicate.

Harry Shearer. It's bad enough that the 26-year veteran of "The Simpsons" won't be around anymore to voice Mr. Burns, Smithers, Ned Flanders, Rev. Lovejoy, Principal Skinner, Kent Brockman, Dr. Hibbert, and seemingly dozens of other beloved characters. After all, the show plans to keep the characters, meaning Fox thinks it can actually find someone to replace Shearer. But then, this means, in his contract dispute with the show's makers, Shearer overestimated his value to them. (The sticking point of the deal wasn't money but schedule flexibility, both sides have said.) That doesn't bode well for the future of the series. Either the producers think they can do the show on the cheap, without accommodating a mainstay of the series in his request for "what we've always had: the freedom to do other work," or the folks behind the show are unwilling or unable to make available the resources the show needs (they already cut costs four years ago, forcing the six starts to take a hefty pay cut), or they don't care.. None of these alternatives indicate long-term confidence on Fox's part in the future of the series. The network has renewed it for two more seasons, but Shearer's departure certainly looks like the beginning of the end. Yeah, "The SImpsons" may be one of those shows, like "Idol" and "CSI," that has been enormously influential while outliving its own popularity, and maybe we won't miss it when it's gone because it'll be in reruns forever. But maybe the void will be so great that we can't even imagine it now.

Autobiographical sitcoms starring women of color. Farewell to Fox's "The Mindy Project" and to ABC's "Cristela." Now, their absence doesn't mean that the networks have lost confidence in female showrunners of color; indeed, Shonda Rhimes is increasing her domination of ABC with a new drama next season, "The Catch." But Mindy Kaling's show, despite its low ratings, seemed to appeal to the kind of affluent, city-dwelling, youthful viewers that sponsors would pay extra to reach. (Maybe that's why Hulu is considering picking it up.) No such luck for Cristela Alonzo, who, beside having the burden of trying to create a hit on the TV desert of Friday night, also had to get viewers and sponsors interested in the life challenges of a blue-collar woman. As Alonzo noted in a tweet last week, "You can't make people get something they haven't lived." Well, you certainly can't if the networks won't air it. Sure, The CW still has "Jane the Virgin," but otherwise, there are now two fewer opportunities for viewers to "get" the lives of people who may have different backgrounds from their own -- or, if you do share a background, to not feel invisible in the culture that television reflects back to you.

Sitcoms in general. Much has been written this week about how NBC -- once the home of Must-See Thursday, once the home of "Cheers," "The Cosby Show," "Seinfeld," "Friends," "The Office," "30 Rock," and "Parks & Recreation" -- is only going to air two sitcoms this fall, both on Fridays. Yeah, they'll have Neil Patrick Harris' variety show for a few weeks, but otherwise, the Peacock Network seems to have all but given up on scripted comedy. Less mentioned is that other networks are following suit.

CBS is keeping only two of its current comedies, "The Big Bang Theory" and "Mom" and adding two more; all will air on Thursday, leaving the Eye network comedy-free on six nights out of seven. Fox is corralling five of its comedies on Sunday and adding two new ones on Tuesday (three if you count hour-long tongue-in-cheek slasher-movie send-up "Scream Queens"), but the network is also canceling three sitcoms and holding back "New Girl" (now its signature live-action sitcom) and two more new comedies until winter. And the CW, which hasn't had any sitcoms for ages (no, "Jane the Virgin" doesn't count), is still not going to have any.

The comedy news isn't all bad. ABC is adding four of them, two of which ("The Muppets" and "The Real O'Neals") actually look good. So it'll have a total of 10 sitcoms, including its Wednesday bloc of four, anchored by "Modern Family." As for NBC, it does have more comedies planned for midseason, including its reboot of "Coach," a sitcom that may have given you a chuckle or two 20 years ago. And the one sitcom that NBC didn't cancel, "Undateable," will be doing all its episodes live, which could add some edge.

Still, it wasn't long ago that NBC announced it would stop making niche comedies (sorry, "Community" fans) and try to make more lowest common denominator broadly appealing sitcoms. But NBC Entertainment President Jennifer Salke told Entertainment Weekly that the network couldn't even find any of those, "and we were turning over all the stones." (Of course, they could have had "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt," but they passed and let Tina Fey take it to Netflix.)

Why are good new comedies so hard to find? Could it be that creating a show safe enough not to offend or alienate anyone means making a comedy too bland to be funny? Is the single-camera, documentary-style sitcom format as played out as the multi-camera, studio-bound format? ("The Muppets" trailer openly jokes that this is the case.) Or have we simply become so wise to formula that we're all just waiting for the next game-changer, the next "Cosby" or "Seinfeld" or "Office" that will come along to save the genre from irrelevance once more?

David Letterman. Not news, of course, Still hurts.

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Hooray! 'The Mindy Project' Is Moving to Hulu for Season 4

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Fans were devastated when Fox canceled "The Mindy Project" earlier this month, but now, there's reason to rejoice: Hulu announced Friday that it has picked up the critically-beloved (but ratings-challenged) show for a supersized fourth season.

The streaming service said it will produce 26 new episodes of the Mindy Kaling comedy, picking up after season three's cliffhanger finale, which aired way back in March. Despite a cult following and lots of love from critics, poor ratings plagued the show throughout its run, and Fox -- which does not own the series -- decided to cut it loose.

Rights holder Universal Television immediately went to work securing another outlet for the show, which already had an exclusive streaming contract with Hulu. The deal announced Friday was expected, but not a guarantee (rumors of a two-season renewal by Hulu were also floated), and we're thrilled that Kaling and co. were able to make it happen.

Apparently Hulu is also thrilled, saying in a statement that "The Mindy Project" has consistently been a top performer among existing subscribers, and is "a beloved member of the Hulu family."

"I am thrilled 'The Mindy Project' has found a new home on Hulu, where so many of our fans are already watching the show," Kaling added in a statement. "It's such an exciting place to be."

We're excited, too. Congrats to Mindy, "Mindy," and fans everywhere. Season four can't come soon enough.

[via: HitFix]

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9 Classic 'Bachelor' and 'Bachelorette' Ugly Cries

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Season 11 of "The Bachelorette" kicks off this Monday, May 18th on ABC. Expect roses, tears, and.... maybe more tears? Let's take a look back at the different types of waterworks we typically see on this storied franchise, shall we?

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Kate Beckinsale to Return for 'Underworld 5'

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Kate Beckinsale, star of the "Underworld" franchise, has signed on for a fifth installment of the horror-action series.

Beckinsale is set to reprise her role of the vampiress Selene, who she's played in every film since the series's debut in 2003. The flicks revolve around warring factions of vampires and werewolves.

A director for the as-yet-untitled fifth film has also been announced: Anna Foerster will take the reins, marking the first time that a woman has helmed an installment in the franchise. Foerster previously served as director of photography on Roland Emmerich flicks "The Day After Tomorrow" and "White House Down," and has also directed several episodes of Starz series "Outlander."

According to The Hollywood Reporter, this new "Underworld" film will "focus on a new and younger generation of vampires and werewolves who are locked in a seemingly never-ending battle between supernatural races." "Divergent" star Theo James, who had a small role in 2012's "Underworld: Awakening," will reprise that part for the new film.

Production is expected to get underway this October, and the film will shoot in Prague. No word yet on when it's expected in theaters. Stay tuned.

[via: The Hollywood Reporter]

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The New 'True Detective' Season 2 Trailer Reveals Everyone Is Miserable

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A new trailer for season two of HBO's "True Detective" is here, and offers a bit more information than the first, wordless promo.

This latest clip is still scant on specifics, though, except to reiterate that each lead-- played by Rachel McAdams, Vince Vaughn, Colin Farrell, Taylor Kitsch, and Kelly Reilly -- is miserable in his or her own way. Vaughn's character, a disgraced mob boss, tries to convince himself that his misdeeds are worth it with the mantra, "Sometimes your worst self is your best self."

Meanwhile McAdams's character, a cop, is losing faith in her employer, tortured over a little girl who's gone missing and mounting corruption within the department, both of which have been seemingly ignored. She repeatedly stabs a dummy in frustration, her eyes wild.

There's lots more to unpack from the fast-paced promo, including more sightings of Farrell's fantastic facial hair and plenty of slickly-produced imagery. (The opening shot of Los Angeles's intertwining labyrinth of highways and the framing of Farrell ascending an escalator are particularly beautiful.) We're betting it's no mistake that the show can look so pristine while featuring such brutal content, a juxtaposition that will no doubt play out throughout the season.

Check out the trailer below. The second season of "True Detective" premieres on HBO on June 21.

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Charlize Theron Facts: 12 Things You (Probably) Don't Know About the 'Mad Max' Star

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If you look up glam in the dictionary, there's probably a picture of Charlize Theron waiting for you there. When you think about, it's hard to believe that little Charlize went from growing up on a small farm in South Africa to starring huge Hollywood movies like "Mad Max."

From her ballet dancing days to her first language, here are 12 things you probably don't know about Charlize Theron.
France Dark Places Premiere [Source: IMDb, People]

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Asa Butterfield Is the New Spider-Man (Probably)

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Speculation has swirled for weeks over just who will become Marvel's latest incarnation of Spider-Man, and it seems that the studio has finally decided on its leading (young) man.

According to the Latino Review, Asa Butterfield has snagged the part, and is currently in negotiations with the comics powerhouse. An official announcement is expected soon, the site reports.

The 18-year-old Butterfield had been one of the frontrunners for a while now, among a pack of young actors vying for the role that included Nat Wolff ("The Fault in Our Stars"), Tom Holland ("In The Heart of The Sea"), Timothee Chalamet ("Interstellar"), and Liam James ("The Killing"). Marvel and Sony, who are teaming up for the flick, reportedly want to focus on Peter Parker at a younger age than any of the previous "Spider-Man" films, spending more time with the hero as he navigates high school, hence the search for an actor in his late teens/early twenties.

Butterfield has some experience in the action genre, starring in the sci-fi adaptation "Ender's Game" in 2013. He was also the titular star of Martin Scorsese's beloved 2011 film "Hugo," which was nominated for Best Picture. That flick was heavy on the CGI, so Butterfield should feel at home in a superhero suit, fighting bad guys against a green screen.

The actor is expected to make his MCU debut in next year's "Captain America: Civil War," then get his own standalone Spider-Man movie, Latino Review reports. This is still just a rumor until Marvel confirms it; stay tuned to see if the studio has anything to add.

[via: Latino Review]

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Streaming Now: 'Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown,' 'Fruitvale Station,' and More

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Hungry, Netflix lovers? Season 4 of CNN's culinary travel documentary series, "Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown," hits the streaming service on May 15 and is just one of our picks in this week's edition of Stream On. Allow the witty and candid Bourdain to take you on a delicious and insightful journey to fascinating destinations around the world. (Don't worry, you don't actually have to leave your couch.) Netflix also has award-winning Michael B. Jordan drama "Fruitvale Station" and Hulu's got '60s Dick Van Dyke kid classic "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang."

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Best of Late Night TV: One Direction's Hilarious Dodgeball Game, Clooney Handcuffed to Letterman

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If you're like us and value your sleep, you probably nodded off into your Ambien dreamland before the party started on post-prime time TV. Don't worry; we've got you covered. Here's the best of what happened last night on late night.

One Direction -- Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan -- were on "The Late Late Show" Thursday night/Friday morning, and they played a serious game of dodgeball with James Corden as "Corden's Angels." Their opponents? An all female team called The Ball Busters. The whole 7 minute video is hilarious. Afterward, the other team declared Harry the best player.

On the couch, the four guys talked about life on the road and Harry discussed his new tattoo. James had them address Zayn Malik's departure from the band, and Louis referenced his Twitter back-and-forth. Niall said there was no discussion of the band calling it a day after Zayn left. George Clooney and Tom Waits were on "Late Show with David Letterman" and Clooney handcuffed himself to Dave so he couldn't leave. They took a selfie together, and Clooney perched himself on the edge of Dave's desk while Dave tried to talk to Tom. That trio interview was a bit awkward but at least Clooney committed to the cuffing. Clooney also gave a nice speech about how much Dave has meant to all of us. It was actually quite profound. The handcuffing made it funny, but it was very moving.

Snoop Dogg was on "The Tonight Show" and discussed going to Amsterdam with Willie Nelson. They got KFC together! They also played a clip from a (fake) Canadian soap opera, "Jacob's Patience," where Jimmy and Snoop wore fake arms. It's so random. Jimmy Kimmel had Amy Schumer and Ludacris. Luda (who recently got married) told a strip club story. Amy talked about being on "The Bachelorette" this season. Jimmy was on "The Bachelor" last season. Amy said she has the coveted information on who the Bachelorette picks. They also showed a clip of Amy's late night talk show parody sketch. Here are 3 Ridiculous Questions with David Beckham, just for fun: Anna Kendrick was on "Late Night with Seth Meyers" and talked about trying to pull a prank on the "Pitch Perfect 2" set.

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