In the final trailer for Warner Bros Pictures’ Joker, Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) is told it’s his last meeting with his therapist. He replies, “You don’t listen, do you? You just ask the same questions every week. ‘How is your job?’ ‘Are you having any negative thoughts?’ All I have are negative thoughts.”
The trailer goes on to show Arthur as a comedian who gets no respect. From there he transitions into the iconic villain we know from the DC Comics.
Three-time Oscar nominee Joaquin Phoenix (The Master, Walk the Line, Gladiator) is joined by Oscar winner Robert De Niro (Raging Bull, The Godfather: Part II), Zazie Beetz (Deadpool 2), Frances Conroy (the American Horror Story anthology), Marc Maron (GLOW), and Bill Camp (Red Sparrow, Molly’s Game). The cast also includes Glenn Fleshler (Billions, Barry), Shea Whigham (Boardwalk Empire, Kong: Skull Island), Brett Cullen (Narcos, 42), Douglas Hodge (Red Sparrow, Penny Dreadful), and Josh Pais (Motherless Brooklyn).
Todd Phillips (Borat, The Hangover films) directed and co-wrote Joker with Oscar nominee Scott Silver (The Fighter). Phillips, Bradley Cooper, and Emma Tillinger Koskoff produced, and Michael E. Uslan, Walter Hamada, Aaron L. Gilbert, Joseph Garner, Richard Baratta, and Bruce Berman executive produced.
Joker will open in theaters on October 4, 2019.
The Plot, Courtesy of Warner Bros:
“Director Todd Phillips’ Joker centers around the iconic arch nemesis and is an original, standalone fictional story not seen before on the big screen. Phillips’ exploration of Arthur Fleck, who is indelibly portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix, is of a man struggling to find his way in Gotham’s fractured society. A clown-for-hire by day, he aspires to be a stand-up comic at night…but finds the joke always seems to be on him. Caught in a cyclical existence between apathy and cruelty, Arthur makes one bad decision that brings about a chain reaction of escalating events in this gritty character study.”
The nominees for The 53rd Annual CMA Awards were announced and it’s Maren Morris who earned the top spot among all of the Country music superstars up for awards this year. Morris picked up six nominations including Album of the Year (GIRL), Song of the Year (“GIRL”), and Female Vocalist of the Year.
Brothers Osborne came in second with four nominations and will be competing in the Single of the Year (“Burning Man”), Vocal Duo of the Year, Musical Event of the Year (“All My Favorite People”), and Music Video of the Year (“Burning Man”) categories.
11 artists earned three 53rd Annual CMA Awards nominations. Dierks Bentley, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Dan + Shay, Scott Hendricks, Dann Huff, Greg Kurstin, Kacey Musgraves, Blake Shelton, Chris Stapleton, and Carrie Underwood are each up for three awards. The 2019 nominees in the the Entertainer of the Year include reigning champ Keith Urban and Garth Brooks, Eric Church, Chris Stapleton, and Carrie Underwood.
“This year, we have the privilege of honoring Country legends, new and emerging talent and even artists from outside our genre,” stated Sarah Trahern, CMA Chief Executive Officer. “The breadth of Country Music’s landscape is evident in this year’s nominations, and we can’t wait to celebrate our deserving nominees in November.”
The 53rd Annual CMA Awards will be hosted by Carrie Underwood and special guest hosts Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton. The Country music event will be broadcast live from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Wednesday, November 13 at 8/7c on the ABC Television Network.
THE 53RD ANNUAL CMA AWARDS NOMINEES
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
• Garth Brooks
• Eric Church
• Chris Stapleton
• Carrie Underwood
• Keith Urban
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
• “Burning Man” – Dierks Bentley Feat. Brothers Osborne
• “GIRL” – Maren Morris
• “God’s Country” – Blake Shelton
• “Millionaire” – Chris Stapleton
• “Speechless” – Dan + Shay
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
• Center Point Road – Thomas Rhett
• Cry Pretty – Carrie Underwood
• Dan + Shay – Dan + Shay
• Desperate Man – Eric Church
• GIRL – Maren Morris
SONG OF THE YEAR
• “Beautiful Crazy”
Songwriters: Luke Combs, Wyatt B. Durrette III, Robert Williford
• “GIRL”
Songwriters: Maren Morris, Sarah Aarons, Greg Kurstin
• “God’s Country”
Songwriters: Devin Dawson, Jordan Schmidt, Michael Hardy
• “Rainbow”
Songwriters: Natalie Hemby, Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves
• “Tequila”
Songwriters: Dan Smyers, Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
• Kelsea Ballerini
• Miranda Lambert
• Maren Morris
• Kacey Musgraves
• Carrie Underwood
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
• Dierks Bentley
• Luke Combs
• Thomas Rhett
• Chris Stapleton
• Keith Urban
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
• Lady Antebellum
• Little Big Town
• Midland
• Old Dominion
• Zac Brown Band
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
• Brooks & Dunn
• Brothers Osborne
• Dan + Shay
• Florida Georgia Line
• Maddie & Tae
MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
• “All My Favorite People” – Maren Morris (feat. Brothers Osborne)
• “Brand New Man” – Brooks & Dunn (with Luke Combs)
• “Dive Bar” – Garth Brooks & Blake Shelton
• “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus
• “What Happens In A Small Town” – Brantley Gilbert & Lindsay Ell
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
• Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle
• Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar
• Mac McAnally, Guitar
• Ilya Toshinsky, Banjo/Guitar
• Derek Wells, Guitar
Netflix just released the official trailer for The Spy, a new limited series starring Sacha Baron Cohen (Who is America?). The two minute trailer introduces Sacha Baron Cohen in the title role, confirming the comedic actor took a deep dramatic dive for this Netflix production.
Netflix has set a September 6, 2019 premiere date for the six-episode one-hour limited series.
In addition to Sacha Baron Cohen, the cast of the thriller includes Noah Emmerich (The Americans), Hadar Ratzon Rotem (Homeland), and Waleed Zuaiter (Colony).
The series is based on the real-life story of former Mossad agent, Eli Cohen. The Spy was written and directed by Emmy Award winner Gideon Raff (Prisoners of War, Homeland and Tyrant). Max Perry co-wrote episodes three, four, five, and six. Alain Goldman (La Vie en Rose) and Légende Films produced the limited series.
The Plot, Courtesy of Netflix:
“In the 1960s, Israeli clerk-turned-secret agent Eli Cohen goes deep undercover inside Syria on a perilous, years-long mission to spy for Mossad.
The series stars Emmy-nominated Sacha Baron Cohen as Cohen, a man who wants nothing more than to be of service to his country, but he does his job so well that he finds it hard to strip off his double identity. Noah Emmerich plays Dan Peleg, Eli’s Mossad handler who tries to ease his own guilt over the sacrifices Eli makes, Hadar Ratzon Rotem portrays Eli’s wife, Nadia, who is left to raise their family on her own and knows something isn’t right about her husband’s government job, and Waleed Zuaiter plays Amin Al-Hafez, a military officer who thinks he’s found the perfect ally in the undercover Cohen.”
Sacha Baron Cohen stars in ‘The Spy’ (Photo Courtesy of Netflix)
CBS announced the premiere dates for their 2019-2020 daytime program lineup which includes the long-running shows The Young and the Restless, The Talk, and The Bold and the Beautiful.
“For more than three decades, CBS has been the undeniable audience favorite in daytime television,” stated Angelica McDaniel, Executive Vice President, CBS Daytime Programs. “From our iconic and exciting game shows, to the intriguing and compelling storytelling of our daytime dramas, our award-winning programming makes a clear connection with viewers every weekday, 52 weeks each year. And this fall, with Marie Osmond joining The Talk, we’ll have an exciting, warm and authentic new face at the table. We look forward to having viewers join us every day on CBS for a season full of entertaining, real and unforgettable moments.”
Season 47 of the daytime drama The Young and the Restless will premiere on Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at 12:30am ET/11:30am PT. Per CBS, in season 47 “Victor Newman’s (Eric Braeden) rivalry with his son Adam (Mark Grossman) takes a shocking turn, and Billy Abbott (Jason Thompson) battles his dark side.”
The Bold and the Beautiful returns on Monday, September 16th at 1:30pm ET/12:30pm PT. CBS issued the following description about the season’s first week: “During premiere week, following an argument with Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang) over Thomas’ (Matthew Atkinson) misdeeds, Ridge (Thorsten Kaye) spends the night with another woman. Also, tragedy strikes Katie (Heather Tom) and Bill (Don Diamont), and Shauna’s (Denise Richards) attempt to make peace with the Forrester family in the wake of Flo’s (Katrina Bowden) terrible deception backfires.”
The 10th season of The Talk will kick off on Monday, September 9th at 2pm ET/1pm PT. This season’s panel will feature Eve, Carrie Ann Inaba, Sharon Osbourne, Sheryl Underwood, and Marie Osmond. Game shows The Price is Right with host Drew Carey and Let’s Make a Deal with Wayne Brady both return on Monday, September 23rd.
The fourth and final season of USA Network’s Mr. Robot will premiere on October 6, 2019. The premiere date was announced along with the release of the first full trailer for the show’s final season. In the one-minute trailer Elliot (Rami Malek) is warned that what he’s about to do is crossing a line. Elliot replies, “It’s a little late for that, don’t you think?”
In addition to Oscar winner Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody), the season four cast includes Christian Slater as Mr. Robot, Portia Doubleday as Angela Moss, Carly Chaikin as Darlene, Martin Wallström as Tyrell Wellick, Grace Gummer as Dominique DiPierro, Michael Cristofer as Phillip Price, and Emmy Award nominee BD Wong as Whiterose.
The series was created, written, and executive produced by Sam Esmail. Anonymous Content’s Steve Golin and Chad Hamilton also executive produce.
Commenting on the decision to end the series prior to the start of production on season four, Esmail said, “When I first created the world of Mr. Robot, I thought it would be a niche television series with a small, cult following. Over the past three years, it has become so much more, and I am continually humbled by the show’s recognition and by the amazing cast and crew that work tirelessly to help bring my vision to life.
Since day one, I’ve been building toward one conclusion – and in breaking the next season of Mr. Robot, I have decided that conclusion is finally here. Everyone on the creative team, including the amazing people at USA and UCP, didn’t want to say goodbye, but we ultimately have too much respect for Elliot’s journey to extend past its inevitable ending. Therefore, Season 4 will serve as the final chapter of the MR. ROBOT story. To fans of the show: thank you for the past three years, and I can’t wait to share this exciting final season with you.”
The Season 4 Plot:
“Mr. Robot follows Elliot Alderson (Malek), a cyber-security engineer who, along with Mr. Robot (Slater) and fsociety, starts a revolution to change the world. Season 4 will pick up where the third season finale left off, delving into the pros and cons of Elliot hitting ‘send’ on the email that could reverse 5/9.”
The CW’s just unveiled two brand new posters for Batwoman and Nancy Drew. The new posters feature the series’ stars, Ruby Rose as Batwoman and Kennedy McMann as Nancy Drew. Rose’s Batwoman is seen crouched on the edge of a building, cape billowing out behind her. The poster has the tagline: “Her time is now.”
Nancy Drew‘s poster is a closeup of McMann superimposed over the image of a lighthouse. “Everyone loves a mystery” is promoted as the show’s season one tagline.
Batwoman will join The CW’s fall primetime lineup on October 6, 2019, taking on the 8pm ET/PT timeslot in front of Supergirl. Nancy Drew will premiere on October 9, 2019 and air on Wednesdays at 9pm ET/PT.
Details on Batwoman, Courtesy of The CW:
Kate Kane (Rose) never planned to be Gotham’s new vigilante. Three years after Batman mysteriously disappeared, Gotham is a city in despair. Without the Caped Crusader, the Gotham City Police Department was overrun and outgunned by criminal gangs. Enter Jacob Kane (Dougray Scott) and his military-grade Crows Private Security, which now protects the city with omnipresent firepower and militia. Years before, Jacob’s first wife and daughter were killed in the crossfire of Gotham crime. He sent his only surviving daughter, Kate Kane, away from Gotham for her safety.
After a dishonorable discharge from military school and years of brutal survival training, Kate returns home when the Alice in Wonderland gang targets her father and his security firm, by kidnapping his best Crow officer Sophie Moore (Meagan Tandy). Although remarried to wealthy socialite Catherine Hamilton-Kane (Elizabeth Anweis), who bankrolls the Crows, Jacob is still struggling with the family he lost, while keeping Kate –– the daughter he still has –– at a distance. But Kate is a woman who’s done asking for permission. In order to help her family and her city, she’ll have to become the one thing her father loathes –– a dark knight vigilante.
With the help of her compassionate stepsister, Mary (Nicole Kang), and the crafty Luke Fox (Camrus Johnson), the son of Wayne Enterprises’ tech guru Lucius Fox, Kate Kane continues the legacy of her missing cousin, Bruce Wayne, as Batwoman. Still holding a flame for her ex-girlfriend, Sophie, Kate uses everything in her power to combat the dark machinations of the psychotic Alice (Rachel Skarsten), who’s always somewhere slipping between sane and insane. Armed with a passion for social justice and a flair for speaking her mind, Kate soars through the shadowed streets of Gotham as Batwoman. But don’t call her a hero yet. In a city desperate for a savior, she must first overcome her own demons before embracing the call to be Gotham’s symbol of hope.
Nancy Drew Synopsis, Courtesy of The CW:
Nancy Drew (McMann) is a brilliant teenage detective whose sense of self had come from solving mysteries in her hometown of Horseshoe Bay, Maine – until her mother’s untimely death derails Nancy’s college plans. Devastated by her mother’s passing, Nancy swears off crime-solving while crossing off the days until she can re-apply to college. But when a socialite is murdered, Nancy finds herself a prime suspect in the crime, along with a group of other teens present at the scene: Nancy’s nemesis from high school, George Fan (Leah Lewis); a rich girl with a mysterious past, Bess Marvin (Maddison Jaizani); Nancy’s secret boyfriend, Ned “Nick” Nickerson (Tunji Kasim); and amiable burnout Ace (Alex Saxon). The five of them must team up to clear their own names – encountering emotional entanglements and even more mysteries along the way.
Nancy’s reawakening brings her into conflict with her widowed father, Carson Drew (Scott Wolf), who is dating Detective Karen Hart (Alvina August). And, when a supernatural presence begins to haunt Nancy’s investigation, she discovers that the current crime has an astonishing connection to the long unsolved murder of a local girl. Whether the ghost is here to help, or hinder Nancy remains to be seen, but one thing’s for sure: Nancy’s going to have to unravel the clues from both the living and the dead to solve the crimes.
Executive producer Eva Longoria continues her guest-starring role as Beatriz in season one episode 12 of ABC’s Grand Hotel. Episode 12, directed by Barbara Brown from a script by Curtis Kheel, teases the mystery of the Mendoza family will be revealed.
“Dear Santiago” is set to air on Monday, September 2, 2019 at 10pm ET/PT.
The cast of season one includes Oscar nominee Demián Bichir (Best Actor, A Better Life) as Santiago Mendoza, ALMA award winner Roselyn Sánchez (Outstanding Actress in a Drama Television Series, Without a Trace) as Gigi Mendoza, Denyse Tontz (The Fosters) as Alicia Mendoza, and Bryan Craig (Valor) as Javi Mendoza. Wendy Raquel Robinson (The Mayor) is Mrs. P, Lincoln Younes (Home and Away) is Danny, Shalim Ortiz (Magic City) is Mateo, and Anne Winters (13 Reasons Why) plays Ingrid.
Chris Warren (The Fosters) plays Jason, Feliz Ramirez is Carolina, and Justina Adorno (Seven Seconds) is Yoli in the show’s first season.
Grand Hotel is written and executive produced by Brian Tanen. Eva Longoria, Ben Spector, Bob Daily, Ramón Campos, Teresa Fernández-Valdés, and director Bill D’Elia also executive produce.
The “Dear Santiago” Plot – Alicia and Javi continue their mission to figure out what really happened to their mother. Santiago still finds himself bound to Mateo, as startling secrets from his past come to light.
Series Details:
“Charismatic Santiago Mendoza owns the hotel, while his glamorous second wife, Gigi, and their adult children enjoy the spoils of success. The hotel’s loyal staff round out a contemporary fresh take on an upstairs/downstairs story. Wealthy and beautiful guests bask in luxury, but scandals, escalating debt and explosive secrets hide beneath the picture-perfect exterior.”
Roselyn Sanchez and Demian Bichir in ‘Grand Hotel’ season 1 episode 12 (ABC/Mitch Haaseth)Demian Bichir in season 1 episode 12 (ABC/Mitch Haaseth)Demian Bichir and Eva Longoria in season 1 episode 12 (ABC/Mitch Haaseth)Eva Longoria and Bryan Craig in season 1 episode 12 (ABC/Mitch Haaseth)Roselyn Sanchez in the “Dear Santiago” episode (ABC/Mitch Haaseth)
“All hail King Henry!” Netflix just released the first teaser trailer for The King starring Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet (Call Me by Your Name). The nearly two-minute trailer introduces the key players, showcasing Chalamet as King Henry V.
“A new chapter of my life has begun. Already, I can feel the weight of this crown I wear. I’ve been forced to rely upon the counsel of men whose loyalty I question every waking moment. I need men around me I can trust,” says the young King Henry. He soon learns there aren’t many men a king can trust.
In addition to Timothée Chalamet, the cast includes Golden Globe nominee Joel Edgerton (Loving), Sean Harris (Mission: Impossible – Fallout), Ben Mendelsohn (Captain Marvel), Robert Pattinson (The Lost City of Z), and Lily-Rose Depp (Yoga Hosers).
The film is inspired by William Shakespeare’s Henry VI and Henry V. David Michôd directed and co-wrote the script with Joel Edgerton. Michôd and Edgerton previously worked together on Animal Kingdom (the film that inspired the TV series) and The Rover.
The behind the scenes team includes director of photography Adam Arkapaw, editor Peter Sciberras, production designer Fiona Crombie, and costume designer Jane Petrie.
Netflix plans a limited release in select theaters this fall.
The King Plot:
“Hal (Timothée Chalamet), wayward prince and reluctant heir to the English throne, has turned his back on royal life and is living among the people. But when his tyrannical father dies, Hal is crowned King Henry V and is forced to embrace the life he had previously tried to escape. Now the young king must navigate the palace politics, chaos and war his father left behind, and the emotional strings of his past life — including his relationship with his closest friend and mentor, the aging alcoholic knight, John Falstaff (Joel Edgerton).”
Poster for ‘The King’ starring Timothee Chalamet (Photo Credit: Netflix)
The first season of The CW’s sci-fi action drama Pandora continues with episode eight, “Under the Red Sky.” Episode eight was directed by Tirsa Hackshaw from a script by Marco Schnabel and will air on September 3, 2019.
In addition to Priscilla Quintana as JAX (a.k.a. Pandora), series regulars include Oliver Dench as Xander Duvall, Raechelle Banno as Atria Nine, and John Harlan Kim as Greg Li. Ben Radcliffe plays Ralen, Banita Sandhu is Delaney Pilar, Martin Bobb-Semple is Thomas James Ross, and Noah Huntley plays Professor Donovan Osborn.
Mark A. Altman executive produces with Steve Kriozere (NCIS, Necessary Roughness), Thomas P. Vitale, Karine Martin, and Chris Philip.
The “Under the Red Sky” Plot: SPRING BREAK IN THE STARS – When Xander (Oliver Dench) enlists Jax (Priscilla Quintana) on a dangerous mission in which she must rekindle a relationship with an old flame, Xander, must confront his own feelings for Jax and question if all orders are meant to be obeyed.
Series Description, Courtesy of The CW:
Set in the year 2199, Pandora is a sci-fi action series about a resourceful young woman who has lost everything but finds a new life at Earth’s Space Training Academy where she and her friends learn to defend the galaxy from threats, both alien and human. When secrets about the nature of her own identity begin to surface, she must uncover the truth, and whether she will be humanity’s savior or the instrument of its destruction.
Season 45 – yes, 45 – of NBC’s Saturday Night Live will begin with Woody Harrelson as host and Billie Eilish as musical guest. The season 45 premiere will mark Harrelson’s fourth time handling the SNL hosting gig. Harrelson will be in the middle of a publicity tour for Zombieland: Double Tap, the much-anticipated sequel to 2009’s zombie apocalypse comedy, Zombieland, when he takes the SNL spotlight.
Zombieland: Double Tap will arrive in theaters on October 18, 2019.
Billie Eilish’s appearance on the season premiere will be her first SNL performance. Eilish’s When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? hit the number one spot on the Billboard 200 album chart three times. Her “bad guy” single also made it to the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100.
Episode two of the 45th season airing on October 5th has Phoebe Waller-Bridge hosting for the first time. Waller-Bridge’s the star of the critically acclaimed series Fleabag which she created. The series has been nominated for 11 Emmy Awards. She also served as the writer and showrunner on the award-winning first season of Killing Eve.
Taylor Swift is set to perform songs off of Lover when she makes her third appearance on SNL. In addition to her new album, Swift’s been busy working on the feature film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical Cats opening on December 20th.
Stranger Things and Hellboy star David Harbour is also making his hosting debut this season. Harbour will handle hosting duties for the October 12th episode, with Grammy Award nominee Camila Cabello joining him for her first SNL musical guest-starring appearance.
Kristen Stewart, soon to be seen in the remake of Charlie’s Angels, will host for the second time on the November 2nd episode. And SNL veteran Eddie Murphy has agreed to host the final episode airing in 2019 on December 21st, marking his first time on the 30 Rock stage as host since 1984.
