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'American Horror Story: Hotel' Characters, 'Connected Universe' Teased at Comic-Con 2015

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Comic-Con International 2015 - It's confirmed: "American Horror Story" fans are going to want check in to "Hotel" and never check out.

We already knew "American Horror Story: Hotel" was shaping up to be a killer installment of the Emmy-winning FX anthology series, but after showrunner Ryan Murphy spilled a bunch of beans during the show's panel at Comic-Con 2015 today, it's clear that it's also going to be a very satisfying trip for fans looking to revisit characters from series past.

"We have a long-term plan with the show. Things are connected," Murphy revealed. "So characters are connected to different seasons. [Pepper] obviously is the first. This season you'll see more and more of that. Characters from previous seasons will come back and check into the hotel. It's part of a connected universe with a pretty cool thesis statement at the end of the run."

Murphy also chatted about the buzziest addition to the "AHS: Hotel" cast, Lady Gaga, who wasn't in attendance. But, sadly, those looking for the ostentatious performer to go full Gaga are in for some disappointment: She will NOT be singing. He explained that Gaga wrote to him as a fan of the show and asked if he would ever consider putting her on it. Her one stipulation? "I want to be evil." Yes! The only other tidbit he served up was that her role involves fashion, adding "You want her to look a certain way." Sounds like we'll get a bit of the Gaga we already know and love, after all.

If you're thinking that -- outside of Gaga -- "AHS: Hotel" is going to serve up more of the same (hey, it's pretty much the same cast), think again. Murphy is still looking to make your jaw drop. After acknowledging that Sarah Paulson, who has starred in each iteration of "American Horror Story," has survived every season so far, the showrunner admitted "We gotta change that right away ... but not in the way that you might think."

A twist on a death in AHS? We would have it any other way.

"American Horror Story: Hotel" premieres in October on FX. Additional reporting by Jessica Wedemeyer.

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SDCC 2015: 'Supernatural' Fans Raise Candles to Support Jared Padalecki

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"Supernatural" had a very touching human moment during its Comic-Con 2015 panel in San Diego.

Once the moderators opened the floor to fan questions, the audience held up faux candles in unison. The cast didn't know what was happening, but the audience called out, "Always keep fighting," in reference to Jared Padalecki's campaign to support people, like himself, who have struggled with depression. Jared shared the photo shown above on Twitter during the panel, and addressed the candle-holders, saying, "This is so touching and humbling and honoring ... I don't have the proper words to say thank you or how humbled and honored and excited I am and keep it up, guys. Thank y'all so much."

In March, Jared talked to Variety about his depression, and why he launched his T-shirt campaign to "Always Keep Fighting." As he told Variety:

I, for a long time, have been passionate about people dealing with mental illness and struggling with depression, or addiction, or having suicidal thoughts and, strangely enough, it's almost like the life I live, as well. These characters that we play on "Supernatural," Sam and Dean, are always dealing with something greater than themselves, and I've sort of learned from the two of them that they get through it with each other, and with help and with support. And I, in the past, have had my own struggles of not [being] so happy with where I am in life, which is strange and I think it goes to show. ... Maybe a lot of people don't know this, but Season 3, we were shooting an episode, and I went back to my trailer to get changed and just kind of broke down.

A doctor came to set and talked to me for about 30 minutes or 45 minutes and said: "Jared, I think you're clinically depressed. I think I should write you a note and we can shut down production for five days and then we can take it from there." And it kind of hit me like a sack of bricks. I mean, I was 25 years old. I had my own TV show. I had dogs that I loved and tons of friends and I was getting adoration from fans and I was happy with my work, but I couldn't figure out what it was; it doesn't always make sense is my point. It's not just people who can't find a job, or can't fit in in society that struggle with depression sometimes.

Luckily, two of my great friends, Jensen who everybody knows very well, and my friend Kelly who I work with, came to my trailer to check in on me and talked to me for probably an hour or so and then, I was like, "All right guys, I'm going through a tough time right now. I don't know what it is, but I'm just going to keep my legs moving. I'm going to keep fighting." They let me go that day. They were like, "Hey buddy, go home. Call your family, and you're off work. Come back to work tomorrow."

I say constantly that there's no shame in dealing with these things. There's no shame in having to fight every day, but fighting every day, and presumably, if you're still alive to hear these words or read this interview, then you are winning your war. You're here. You might not win every battle. There are going to be some really tough days. There might be several tough times in any given single day, but hopefully, this will help somebody to think, "This isn't easy; it is a fight, but I'm going to keep fighting," and that's why we did this shirt."

Beautiful. Good for him -- and good for his friends and SPN Family for stepping in with support!

"Supernatural" Season 11 will premiere Wednesday, October 7. Additional reporting by Jessica Wedemeyer.

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SDCC 2015: 'The Vampire Diaries' Scoop on New Characters, More Seasons

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"The Vampire Diaries" Season 7 just started filming this past week, but executive producer Julie Plec shared some good news during the TVD's Comic-Con panel Sunday, July 12 in San Diego.

For one thing, Julie addressed the idea of Season 7 marking the series finale. "I do not foresee the show ending after next season," she said. "I think that we have more story to tell and I think that we've built this gorgeous family that I'm not quite ready to split up yet." Nice! Speaking of that family, a few members will be added (and, as you know, Nina Dobrev was subtracted). As Julie told the SDCC audience: "There are some really great new characters. Three women especially. Valerie, who we just cast this weekend ... then a new couple, Nora and Mary-Louise, who have been together for 120 years, I think."​

TVLine dropped some hints on these new characters last month, noting that we'll be meeting TVD's first same-sex couple. As they teased:

First up are Nora and Mary Louise, a dangerous duo of down-low lovers with murderous tendencies. The vampires, both turned in their mid-20s, have kept their relationship a secret for more than a century, and although their connection is clear to those able to infiltrate their inner circle, Mary Louise's constant doting can sometimes feel a bit smothery for fiery Nora's liking. Still, anyone foolish enough to cross either of them will feel both their wraths.

In addition to the aforementioned twosome, we'll also be meeting Valerie, another 20-something vampire who relies on her dry sense of humor to counter a life of pain and dismissal. She'll encounter someone who helps her remember the happier, free spirit she once was - and she'll do whatever it takes to keep him in her life."

Are you excited to see the new and core cast in action this fall?

"The Vampire Diaries" Season 7 premieres Thursday, October 8 on The CW. Additional reporting by Jessica Wedemeyer.

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Weekend Box Office: 'Minions' Opens Big With Record Debut

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Box Office: 'Minions' Boasts Record $115.2M Debut
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Universal's "Minions" overran the box office on the weekend as audiences in the U.S. and Canada shelled out an estimated $115.2 million to see the evil-master-serving horde frolic on the big screen.

That's the second-highest opening weekend for an animated film ever, beating out "Toy Story 3" ($110.3 million), and coming in behind the all-time, three-day debut champ, "Shrek the Third" ($122.5 million).

"Minions" also boasts another record: Best domestic opening day in history for an animated film, with its $46.2 million take on Friday.

It was an easy win for the sidekicks who took the spotlight after playing supporting roles in two previous "Despicable Me" movies. The bright, babbling baldies have become key characters in the franchise from Universal's Illumination Entertainment.

Directed by Peter Coffin, who co-directed the "Despicable Me" 1 and 2 and voices the Minions, the movie easily beat "Jurassic World," another Universal picture that grossed $18.1 million in its fifth weekend after release, according to box office tracker Rentrak.

Disney's "Inside Out" came in third with $17.1 million in its fourth weekend.

This weekend saw two other new releases hit theaters with less-than-amazing results.

Blumhouse's micro-budgeted horror flick, "The Gallows," opened in fifth place with an estimated $10 million. Budgeted at less than $1 million, the film has -- despite tepid reviews -- already turned a small profit for distributors New Line Cinema and Warner Bros.

And Ryan Reynolds' latest, the body swap thriller "Self/Less," was dead on arrival. The film, budgeted at $26 million, opened in eighth-place with a disappointing $5.4 million.

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$1M Reward Offered for Stolen Judy Garland Slippers

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Icons of HollywoodGRAND RAPIDS, Minn. (AP) - An anonymous donor has offered a $1 million reward for credible information leading to the pair of Judy Garland's sequined, ruby red slippers stolen from a museum in her Minnesota hometown.

The late actress wore the slippers in "The Wizard of Oz." Three other pairs still exist, including one on display at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington.

John Kelsch, executive director of the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, says the donor is from Arizona and is a huge fan of Garland and the 1939 movie.

The reward offer requires the exact location of the slippers and the perpetrator's name.

The 10-year anniversary of the theft is in August. The slippers were insured for $1 million. Kelsch says they could be worth $2 million to $3 million now.

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9 Seriously Gory TV Shows That (Almost) Make Us Want to Look Away

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It often seems like when it comes to blood, guts, and gross-outs, there's almost nothing that can't be shown on TV these days. A lot of horror series, procedurals, or shows that are just chock full of violence are willing to offer what could often be described as stomach-churning. But audiences don't seem to mind. The more gore, the merrier. If you're not squeamish and you welcome all things gruesome, then these 9 shows are probably for you.

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