Singer/Songwriter Miley Cyrus and Adam Sandler perform “No Freedom” on ‘The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon’ (Photo by Andrew Lipovsky / NBC)
The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon began with Fallon acknowledging the murder of innocent concertgoers followed by a performance of Dido’s “No Freedom” by Miley Cyrus and Adam Sandler. Miley Cyrus explained the reason she choose “No Freedom” was because she truly believes there isn’t any love without freedom. “I think about that when these tragic events happen. What is music if we can’t go see our favorite artists perform because we’re scared of violence or we’re scared of losing someone that we love to go to a concert or to go see a film? And I think that right now we’re supposed to be the land of the free but we can’t have freedom if we’re constantly living in fear,” said Cyrus.
On The Late Late Show with James Corden, Corden began his October 2, 2017 episode discussing the mass shooting, the deadliest in the modern history of the United States. “A crowd gathered together in unity enjoying a music concert unaware that moments later their lives would change forever. Their families hearing the news that their son, daughter, mother, father or friend isn’t ever coming home is something I can’t begin to imagine. To them and to the hundreds who survived but now face battles with their injuries and memories, we’re thinking of you tonight.
We’re also hearing stories of bravery and heroism by the resilient fans at the concert and the first responders and medical professionals in Las Vegas. People lining up to give blood, lines that started just hours after the shooting, because that’s what people do. It’s what they did in Manchester. It’s what they did at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando last summer. It’s what they do in every city where a horrific attack takes place. Those will be far greater examples of true human nature than that shooter on the 32nd floor,” said James Corden.
Like James Corden, Seth Meyers also addressed gun violence in America during his opening monologue on Late Night with Seth Meyers. “I would like to send my thoughts to the families of the victims and my thanks and appreciation to the first responders as well as those in Las Vegas who lined up to give blood,” said Meyers. “It always seems like the worst displays of humanity in this country are immediately followed by the best. And then sadly that is followed by no action at all, and then it repeats itself. We’ve talked about gun violence on this show before, and I’m not sure what else I can say. I also know nothing I say will make any difference at all. But, to Congress I would just like to say, are there no steps we can take as a nation to prevent gun violence or is this just how it is and how it’s going to continue to be? Because when you say, ‘Now is not the time to talk about it,’ which you always say – ‘Now is not the time to talk about it’ – what you really mean is, ‘There is never a time to talk about it.’ And it would be so much more honest if you would just admit that your plan is to never talk about it and never take any action.”
However, the most emotional, most gut-wrenching response came from Jimmy Kimmel during the opening of Jimmy Kimmel Live on October 2nd. Kimmel, fresh off helping Americans keep their health insurance, struggled to speak, his voice breaking and emotions barely kept in check during his monologue on the Las Vegas shooting. Vegas is Kimmel’s hometown and this despicable act of violence struck home.
After describing the events and acknowledging the victims and their families, Kimmel said, “It’s the kind of thing that makes you want to throw up or give up. It’s too much to even process, all these devastated families who have to live with this pain forever because one person with a violent and insane voice in his head managed to stockpile a collection of high-powered rifles and used them to shoot people.”
“I’ve been reading comments from people saying this is terrible but there’s nothing we can do about it, but I disagree with that intensely because of course there’s something we can do about it. There are a lot of things we can do about it, but we don’t which is interesting because when someone with a beard attacks us we tap phones, we invoke travel bans, we build walls… We take every possible precaution to make sure it doesn’t happen again. But when an American buys a gun and kills other Americans, then there’s nothing we can do about that. 2nd Amendment, I guess our forefathers wanted us to have AK-47s is the argument, I assume.
Orlando, Newtown, Aurora, San Bernardino – every one of these shootings the murderer used automatic or semi-automatic rifles which are not weapons you use for self-defense. They’re weapons designed to kill large numbers of people in the shortest possible time,” said Kimmel.
Jimmy Kimmel went on to call out politicians who’ve taken money from the NRA and to ask for real action on behalf of the country. It was a powerful 10 minute opening segment and one delivered straight from his heart.
Are you ready for more adventures of the adorable bear named Paddington? A new trailer’s arrived for Paddington 2, the sequel to 2014’s surprise box office hit, Paddington. In the new trailer, Paddington comes up against Hugh Grant and gets help from a bunch of his friends, including a prisoner played by Brendan Gleeson. Paul King returned to direct the sequel which features Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, and Peter Capaldi. Ben Whishaw once again lends his voice to the titular character.
Paddington 2 opens in theaters on January 12, 2018.
The Plot: Paddington, the world’s favourite bear, returns in Paddington 2, the hilarious and action-packed sequel to the 2014 worldwide hit which became the highest grossing non-studio family film of all time. Happily settled with the Brown family in Windsor Gardens, Paddington has become a popular member of the community, spreading joy and marmalade wherever he goes. While searching for the perfect present for his beloved Aunt Lucy’s 100th birthday, Paddington spots a unique pop-up book in Mr Gruber’s antique shop, and embarks upon a series of odd jobs to buy it. But when the book is stolen, it’s up to Paddington and the Browns to unmask the thief…
Open Road Films just debuted a new poster in support of the upcoming theatrical release of All I See Is You. The dramatic, twisted love story was written by Sean Conway and Marc Forster, and directed by Forster (World War Z). The cast is led by Blake Lively and Jason Clarke and includes Yvonne Strahovski, Danny Huston, Ahna O’Reilly, and Wes Chatham. Open Road Films is planning an October 27, 2017 theatrical release.
The Plot: Gina (Blake Lively) and husband James (Jason Clarke) have an almost perfect marriage. After being blinded as a child in a nearly fatal car crash that claimed her parent’s lives, Gina depends on James to be her eyes-a dependence that appears to solidify their passionate relationship. She sees her world in her own vivid imagination with help from James’ descriptions.
Despite her disability, the two enjoy a colorful existence in Bangkok, Thailand where James works in insurance and Gina explores life in a foreign country. It seems the only real hardship this loving couple faces is difficulty conceiving a child but when Gina is given the opportunity to have a corneal transplant and regains her vision, their life and relationship are upended. Gina now sees the world with a new sense of wonder and independence which James finds threatening. It is only when Gina suddenly begins to lose her sight again that she finally realizes the disturbing reality of their marriage and their lives.
Fox’s Lucifer season three episode one kicks off with an armored truck driver looking frazzled as he speeds down the desolate highway in the desert. He keeps glancing into the back of his truck and when his gun slips off the front seat, he takes his eyes off the road to retrieve it. He looks up just in time to slam on his brakes, stopping inches in front of Lucifer (Tom Ellis) – wings spread and looking glorious.
Lucifer, his usual snarky self, yells at the driver, “Are you blind?” He then complains about his day as he struggles to get into the passenger seat, initially forgetting to retract his wings. He tells the man to take him to LA, and then he quickly realizes the driver is actually the jewelry thief who he sent out of the store in just his “manties.” The driver’s pissed Lucifer got him put in jail and shows Lucifer his gun.
Lucifer, all smiles, wants a fist bump but the robber’s having none of it. Gun to his head, Lucifer asks about the robber’s desires and he admits he just wants to be free.
Half a dozen cops speed toward the armored truck, pulling to a stop with weapons drawn. Lucifer gets out and introduces himself as a consultant for the LAPD. He says he’s “apprehended this stolen vehicle” and its contents. The cops demand Lucifer get on the ground, but he doesn’t want to since he’s in clean – although laughably too small – clothes.
He gives them Detective Decker’s name and bra size…because he’s Lucifer…and his story checks out. He claims the real thief got away.
Cut to the real thief who’s running in his manties through the desert.
Back in Los Angeles, Lucifer’s home currently resembles a flower store. Dr. Linda (Rachael Harris) is wheeled in and Lucifer’s ecstatic to see her, claiming he bought a little of everything not knowing what was her favorite. She wonders what’s going on, and he informs her this is her new home and Benjamin, the hunky male nurse, is part of the package.
Lucifer claims he just wants to care for Linda, given it’s his fault she’s injured. Linda, however, doesn’t fall for that line. She knows something’s up and so Lucifer shows off his reattached wings. She’s surprised wings can grow back and Lucifer claims they’ve returned, thanks to his dad. “Celestial spanking, if you will. I suppose that’s what I get for giving mom her own universe,” explains Lucifer.
Lucifer’s determined to cut them off again but needs help. He wants Linda to cut them off since Maze is away, explaining it’s just a couple of snips and they’re off. They argue over why his wings have returned, with Lucifer adamant it’s because his dad’s a control freak. Lucifer is angry at being used and says, “I am not his Mr. Potato Head!”
He lets slip God sent someone on earth to return Lucifer’s wings and eventually he’ll track that person down. This fascinates Linda, but she refuses to chop off the wings. As a friend, she asks him to think this through and finally Lucifer seems to agree.
Lucifer shows up at the police station, disappointed there wasn’t a search party. He’s also a bit hurt Chloe (Lauren German) didn’t even know he was missing and she reminds him it’s only been two days. He tells her they need to work on figuring out who kidnapped him, saying his father was behind it. Chloe doesn’t believe him, so Lucifer’s going to take her to the scene of the crime.
Out in the desert, Lucifer can’t seem to find the spot where his body was deposited. He swears he’s not lying and that someone kidnapped him after he left the phone message telling her he was going to come clean with his backstory. Chloe thinks this whole kidnapping tale is just a distraction from him telling her the truth.
As they talk/argue, Chloe spots an arm sticking out of the ground.
The cops make it to the crime scene, with Ella (Aimee Garcia) even lying down in the box which served as a coffin for the dead victim. She’s determined the sun cooked him and only his arm made it out of the ground. Lucifer applauds her story but wants to get to the heart of the matter. Who is the dead guy and what does he have to do with the Devil-napping case? It’s always about Lucifer, isn’t it?
The victim is Steve Banellas, a hotel owner who Lucifer doesn’t know. Lucifer’s also frustrated the cops aren’t living up to his expectations, and Chloe explains the crime scene is on the border with Lancaster and these are Lancaster officers.
Detective Dan (aka Detective Douche) joins the conversation, calling the cops a bunch of tools. Lucifer’s happy his opinion’s been vindicated.
An officer finds a key chain with an A on it, and Lucifer tries to drag Ella away to investigate the find. Ella balks, wanting to make sure the scene is thoroughly examined so as not to disappoint the new lieutenant. She fangirls over seeing him speak at a conference and says he’s a serious rock star. She’s also heard he’s a “total sweetie pants.”
Speaking of Lieutenant Marcus “Sweetie Pants” Pierce (Tom Welling), he makes his entrance at the station and Ella can’t contain herself. She claps while everyone else acts professional. As Lt. Pierce is walking away from the officers, Dan (Kevin Alejandro) introduces himself. It doesn’t go well as Pierce asks if he’s the corrupt cop who got off too easily. Whoa…Dan and Marcus are not going to be BFFs anytime soon.
Up next, Marcus and Lucifer have a go at it. Marcus has read that they had to interview 92 of Lucifer’s sexual partners for a case, so he doesn’t want to shake hands. Looking Lucifer over, Marcus says he doesn’t look reckless and Lucifer takes that as a compliment. Marcus says Lucifer’s file is as long as his Johnson, and Lucifer quickly assesses Marcus hasn’t had sex in a while. Chloe steps in and tries to introduce herself, but that also doesn’t go well.
Ella, however, is still firmly #TeamMarcus.
13 minutes in and we get our first Amenadiel (DB Woodside) sighting. He wants to know what happened and of course Lucifer thinks he’s referring to his own kidnapping. Amenadiel actually wants to know what happened to their mom since Lucifer’s only explanation thus far has been a string of non-sensical emojis. Lucifer explains what each emoji represents and that’s how Amenadiel learns that his mother’s gone. Lucifer gives Amenadiel his necklace back and continues blabbing on about his kidnapping. He doesn’t notice Amenadiel’s upset until after laying out his own kidnapping story.
Lucifer doesn’t care about Amenadiel’s feelings because he’s connected the A on the key chain to his brother. He calls Amenadiel dad’s little bitch, and Amenadiel has no idea what his narcissistic brother is talking about. Amenadiel doesn’t have his powers back; he only slowed time once and that’s it. Amenadiel doesn’t have his wings back either, and Lucifer calls that ironic but decides at the last second not to tell Amenadiel his own wings have returned. Amenadiel points out the obvious; there’s nothing ironic in Lucifer’s explanation about being left in the desert. But Lucifer powers forward, telling Amenadiel to eat some mangos to get his powers back.
Ella interrupts with the news there was a print left on the keychain. Ella nearly knocks Amenadiel down giving him a hug and officially introduces herself. “Any bro of Lucifer’s is a bro of mine,” says Ella, feeling Amenadiel’s powerful bicep. Lucifer finally gets her to stop touching Amenadiel by hustling her out of the room to work on the case.
Before leaving, Lucifer tells Amenadiel he might have a solution to his problem. Amenadiel asks that this time Lucifer use his words when he texts, not seemingly random emojis.
Chloe and Lucifer pay a visit to the murder victim’s hotel. They’re going to meet with Josh, Steve’s business partner and co-owner of the hotel. Lucifer once again shows zero self-awareness when he says Josh and Steve’s purchase of the hotel just to have a place for their decadent lifestyle is absurd.
Chloe and Lucifer make their way through lovely ladies and a few scattered men who are partying on a deck overlooking the ocean at the hotel. Josh is a jerk, complimenting Chloe’s breasts which upsets Lucifer. Chloe keeps him under control while she tells Josh he’s a suspect in Steve’s murder. Josh makes a run for it but is trapped by a locked gate and when Chloe and Lucifer catch up to him, Lucifer tosses him over the railing into a pool.
Back at the police station, Lucifer doesn’t let Chloe get her first question out before he pounds the table in the interrogation room and demands to know why Josh kidnapped him. Josh claims he didn’t, and Chloe takes over the questioning. She shows Josh Steve’s photos from the crime scene and wants to know why his fingerprints are on the keychain found at the scene. He says he and Steve would hire fake kidnappers – it’s their “thing” – but it was just a prank. The more money they made, the funnier the prank. The company was Snatched and they were supposed to grab Steve and eventually let him go.
Josh admits he thought a guy named Lucifer and the “chick from Hot Tub Hotel” were just part of the prank. Lucifer corrects him, “Hot Tub High School – she wasn’t in the sequel.” Lucifer assures him they are really with the LAPD and wants more info on Snatched.
Amenadiel shows up at Lucifer’s and a gorgeous woman is there to give him a massage, courtesy of his brother. Amenadiel heads to Lucifer’s closet to get a towel and finds Lucifer’s now severed wings on the floor.
Ella can’t track Snatched but she does have the dead body of a squirrel that may have been run over by the killers. She has figured out the type of tire, which is rare, but hasn’t tracked it down.
Chloe finally asks Lucifer his connection to this whole kidnapping thing, and he once again blames it on his dad being mad he gave his mother her own universe. Chloe, of course, doesn’t take this explanation at face value and wants the truth. Lucifer, frustrated, says something horrid happened and he found himself out in the desert. Chloe’s still not getting it, and Lucifer says she deserves the full story.
He offers her a seat, closes the blinds, and they kick Ella out of the room. He admits he’s held the real truth back and she deserves to know it. Chloe assures him it will be okay and she’s there for him. Lucifer takes a seat opposite her and although he tries to get all devil-faced, he remains the same handsome man. He doesn’t understand what’s happening and Chloe, angry at being fooled, leaves in a huff.
Marcus is pissed they can’t figure out the kidnapping case and meets with Chloe, Dan, and Lucifer to try and figure out what to do. Lucifer suggests they hire Snatched to kidnap someone, and Chloe says that was her suggestion. Marcus admonishes her that no one likes a credit hog. Lucifer volunteers to be the bait, but they need someone who is “a lot less everything.” Dan’s volunteered because he’s expendable.
Dan gets mic’ed up while Lucifer finishes up the Snatched application. Dan admits he’s feeling expendable but not just to Marcus, to Charlotte. Charlotte doesn’t care about him anymore and acts like she doesn’t know him.
Back at the station, Marcus keeps tabs on the undercover operation.
Before Dan heads out to get kidnapped, Lucifer tells him not to blame himself and that the whole Charlotte thing isn’t his fault. Dan suggests Lucifer just take care of his own side of the street, which gives the sexy Devil an idea.
Amenadiel stops by the station looking for Lucifer and Ella says he’s out on a sting operation. Ella assures Amenadiel that whatever he’s going through is part of God’s plan. She shows him the dead squirrel she’s named Leo and says he’s still valuable. Using Leo as an example, she tells Amenadiel to believe that when God crushes his nuts, he does it for a reason. Amenadiel seems slightly less depressed after talking with Ella.
Snatched is seven minutes late picking up Dan and it turns out that’s because Lucifer changed the arrangements and made himself the target. He’s happy to finally meet the men he thinks are his kidnappers and they don’t understand why tazing Lucifer only tickles. He frees himself and freaks out the kidnappers.
Back at the station, Chloe and Dan try and figure out where Lucifer is. Ella tracks his phone to some bushes, and they all mistakenly believe these are smart kidnappers. They aren’t, and Lucifer has turned the tables and has the larger man seated on top of the small guy, both taped to a chair. He’s trying to get them to explain what they did to his face but they have no idea what he’s talking about. They say they haven’t ever seen Lucifer before, and then explain how the fake kidnapping of Steve went down. He was abducted, taken to the desert, and then their partner, Sam, delivered him safely back to the hotel.
Lucifer gets Sam’s address and takes off, leaving the men still tied up.
Once more to the station we go and Ella and Chloe are discussing the tire tracks again. Dan arrives and says, “We’re screwed.” It turns out the cop who found the keychain was fake. The guy was trying to steal evidence, not find it. Dan’s upset they were fooled, but Chloe reminds him they don’t know the Lancaster cops.
They look through photos from the scene and Dan finds one but the guy’s facing away from the camera. Ella nearly squeals with joy when she notices the van in the picture. The tires are the same brand that ran over poor Leo the squirrel. They run the license to get an ID.
The fake cop’s packing when Lucifer appears at his door. He busts it down and Sam starts crying. Sam doesn’t understand what Lucifer’s talking about when Lucifer starts asking questions about his connection to his dad. Sam claims he was going to swap Lucifer for Steve but when he went to remove Lucifer from the van, he had wings. Sam says he didn’t mean to hurt anyone and Lucifer angrily says to deliver the message that he defines who he is, not his dad. At that, Lucifer’s beautiful wings unfurl once again. Sam freaks out and Lucifer utters the episode’s title. “Oh bloody hell, they’re back, aren’t they?”
Again, he blames this on Sam but Sam is nearly hysterical when he asks Lucifer if his dad is the Sinnerman a huge crime boss he owes money to. That’s who hired him to kidnap Lucifer and now he’s running because he didn’t finish the job. Sam doesn’t know where to find the Sinnerman and that’s when Chloe and Dan arrive to arrest Sam. Lucifer looks stunned as Sam’s hauled away.
When Marcus stops by her desk, Chloe starts babbling about her partnership with Lucifer and how she doesn’t care if she hasn’t seen his “thing.” She tells Marcus she’s a damned good detective and he finally says the perp was released on bail which means he has friends in high places.
Lucifer arrives home and Amenadiel is waiting, and he lets Lucifer know he knows about his wings. He’s not mad at his brother, he’s angry at himself. He wants Lucifer to be able to talk to him and Lucifer shouldn’t worry about telling him things. Amenadiel claims he’s still God’s favorite son and he won’t fail again because this time he has faith. Lucifer unfurls his wings and Amenadiel is stunned, having seen the severed wings on the floor. Lucifer says they’re tenacious and keep growing back.
Amenadiel says it’s part of God’s plan, and Lucifer thinks it’s their dad’s plan to control him. And then he reveals dad took away his Devil face when he gave him back his wings. Amenadiel asks if Lucifer understands this might mean that dad has forgiven him. Lucifer doesn’t want their dad’s forgiveness and Amenadiel replies, “But brother, if you can be redeemed doesn’t that mean that anyone can? Now, isn’t that divine?”
Lucifer isn’t positive it’s divinity at work. He asks Amenadiel if he’s heard of the Sinnerman because that’s who kidnapped him. Lucifer thinks maybe their dad had nothing to do with his kidnapping and maybe it’s something much, much darker.
As Amenadiel and Lucifer talk, we see Lucifer and Chloe at a murder scene. The victim appears to be Sam.
Paramount Network and Paramount Television are working on a television series based on the 1996 film, First Wives Club. Tracy Oliver (Girls Trip) has committed to writing the series which will be set in New York City. The original film starred Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn, and Diane Keaton, and was directed by Hugh Wilson.
Oliver is the first African-American woman to write a film that earned over $100 million domestically. Oliver’s credits include Barbershop: The Next Cut, Survivor’s Remorse, and The Neighbors. She also wrote, produced, and acted in the webseries, The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl. Oliver’s currently busy at work adapting The Sun is Also a Star for MGM and Warner Brothers.
The First Wives Club arrived in theaters on September 20, 1996. According to Box Office Mojo, the PG-rated comedy opened with $18 million domestically and grossed $181 million worldwide during its theatrical run. The film earned an Academy Award nomination for Marc Shaiman in the Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy Score category.
The Plot:First Wives Club will follow a group of women who band together after their marriages fall apart, and who find strength in their sisterhood- and of course a little revenge.
When we last saw Lucifer Morningstar (Tom Ellis), he was alone in the desert and had grown a gorgeous set of wings. Fox’s Lucifer season three premieres on October 2, 2017 at 8pm ET/PT and during the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con, executive producers Joe Henderson and Ildy Modrovich explained where fans will pick up the action. They also discussed planning out season three, inserting the four stand-alone episodes, and introducing Tom Welling as a police lieutenant who develops an interest in Chloe.
Did holding over four episodes from season two change the writing process for season three?
Ildy Modrovich: “It was banana pants!”
Joe Henderson: (Laughing) “Well, the funny thing is it didn’t actually change the story at all. We had broken an 18-episode arc. What it did was put us in the position of, ‘Okay, we have four more episodes.’ We sort of saw it as, ‘This is a bonus.’ We’re like, ‘Listen, we’re going to go crazy with these episodes. We’re going to go stand-alone but we’re going to introduce a new story; we’re going to change our characters a bit in it. We’re going to play with format and a whole bunch of stuff.’
And, they’re awesome. The ‘stand-alone’ thing is almost deceptive. They start stories for a number of our characters. My hope is when people watch them, they ask, ‘Was that a stand-alone?’”
Ildy Modrovich: “They won’t be glaring. And also, since we could put them wherever we wanted in this season, we put them in and then had a repercussion in the next (episode). There’s a reaction to what happened in that episode in the next episode, so they don’t feel totally stand-alone.”
Joe Henderson: “Our first two episodes pick up directly from (the season two finale), and then our third episode is our first stand-alone. And then we have a couple others, and then you’ll never know. You’ll find out.”
And season three introduces a new cast member – Tom Welling.
Ildy Modrovich: “Like we didn’t have enough candy…eye candy! We just were like, ‘You know what? We really need somebody beautiful on this show.’”
Joe Henderson: “[…] We are so excited to have Tom. He is awesome.”
Ildy Modrovich: “And so sweet. When we were talking about casting him, we were like, ‘Do you think he’ll do it?’ And then literally people came out of the woodwork to tell us how lovely he is and just what a kind, humble, hard-worker, professional…and none of it’s true.” (Laughing) It’s all so true. He’s the nicest guy. I’m so happy.”
Joe Henderson: “And what’s fun is we’re going to play him against type. I think what drew him to the role is this isn’t his role on Smallville. This is very different. This is a chance for him to show off. I’m a huge Smallville fan, I know the range he has. This is a chance for him to show that off. We’re excited about it.”
Ildy Modrovich: “It’s got an edge.”
How is his relationship going to be with Lucifer? Is it adversarial?
Ildy: “It will have many movements.”
Joe Henderson: “…of the bowel nature. (Laughing) Had to go there!”
And how often will the shirts be written out of those scenes?
Joe Henderson: “Why would we even write them in?”
Ildy Modrovich: “As often as possible! We already have that written into the script. Trust me.”
Joe Henderson: “Lt. Marcus Pierce is the new big man on campus, to a certain extent. Our cast – the characters in the precinct get along well. They have their conflicts, obviously, but this is a tightly knit team. It’s almost like family. He’s going to come in and mix it up.”
Ildy Modrovich: “And they’ll have different levels. At first it will be he’s this tough detective. And then as he starts to kind of have his eye on Miss Decker, that’s not going to sit well. That’s not going to sit well with Lucifer.”
How is it going to change the team dynamic given that at the end of season two it looked like Lucifer has gone missing for a while?
Ildy Modrovich: “He hasn’t been gone as long as perhaps you might think. So, even though his wings are back, how long did it take to grow them? A very short time.”
Joe Henderson: “And what does that say?”
Do we get some explanation or are we left hanging for a while?
Ildy Modrovich: “I can say this, that the premiere episode is him trying to solve that mystery. ‘Who took me?’ He knows dad is behind this for sure. Who is his emissary? He doesn’t like to get his hands dirty.”
Joe Henderson: “He doesn’t like to whack guys in the back of the head by himself. So, who’s his emissary? ‘I’m going to find that man/woman/demon/angel/whatever and figure out what my dad’s up to and send him a message back.’ That’s episode one.”
And there will be a pure musical episode?
Ildy Modrovich: (Laughing) “I want that so badly from the bottom of my soul.”
Joe Henderson: “We’ll get there.”
Ildy Modrovich: “We’ll get there. I’m not sure if it’s this season, but we’ll get there.”
We’ve been told there’s some Sinatra and Vegas showgirls coming.
Ildy Modrovich: “That is coming. That episode will air before Christmas – I won’t say exactly when. Yeah, there’s a case in Las Vegas that they have to go solve and it becomes part of a sting operation to basically call the bad guy out by doing this big Vegas number. Ella gets to dance as the showgirl and of course Lucifer is the man on the mic. And, it’s truly my favorite moment of television. I cried when I saw the rehearsal. I cried. Ask Tom and Aimee (Garcia), I was crying.”
Joe Henderson: “Let’s see…who did he meet in Vegas last time he was in Vegas?”
Ildy Modrovich: “So going back is an interesting thing.”
What do you have in mind for this season as far as arcs go?
Joe Henderson: “We’ve been structuring it in three acts right now. We’re building toward our 10-episode arc of the fall, and then two other acts. We’ve got our waypoints. One of the things we like to do is we have the point where this is where we’re headed to but we are ready for a swerve if all of a sudden you come up with a better idea or all of a sudden you start to see something happening on screen and you’re like, ‘Whoa, that’s good! We should play with that.’
So, it’s a three-act play to a certain extent. But the fun of it is, it’s jazz. You want to be able to go, ‘Oh, this is really working!’ Or, Ildy comes in and she’s like, ‘What about this?’ ‘Well, that blows everything up.’ ‘That’s awesome!’”
Ildy Modrovich: “Joe’s just like, ‘No.’ I go, ‘Here’s an idea.’ ‘No.’ He’s always going to say no.”
How will Dr. Linda feel safe again?
Ildy Modrovich: “That’s a good question. She does. We actually worked just on an episode where she has to really face what happened to her. The strange part about it is she’s a therapist who helps other people through grieving and things like that – PTSD and traumatic experiences. She thinks she knows how to do it for herself but what she’s missing is someone to help her through it. She’s missing the ‘her’ in the equation. And so, she finds someone who helps her through it.”
The CW’s revisiting the classic Dynasty TV series with a new 2017 take on the wealthy Carrington family. The original series ran from 1981 through 1989 and starred John Forsythe, Linda Evans, and Joan Collins. The new Dynasty series stars Elizabeth Gillies as Fallon Carrington, Nathalie Kelley as Cristal Flores, James Mackay as Steven Carrington, Alan Dale as Anders, Sam Adegoke as Jeff Colby, Robert Christopher Riley as Culhane, Rafael de la Fuente as Sammy Jo, and Grant Show as Blake Carrington.
Dynasty‘s executive produced by Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage, Sallie Patrick, Esther and Richard Shapiro, and Brad Silberling. The CW will premiere the dramatic series on Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at 9pm ET/PT.
The Plot: Wealth, power, deception, and double-dealing… what does it take to build a dynasty? A modern re-imagining of the iconic primetime soap, centering on the powerful Carrington family as they defend their throne against the Colbys, new rivals and threats, and even each other.
Fallon Carrington (Gillies) is charismatic, cunning and poised to become the new COO of her father’s global energy empire – or so she thinks. When her father, Blake Carrington, (Show) summons Fallon and her brother, Steven (James Mackay), home to the family compound in Atlanta, Fallon is horrified to learn that the reunion isn’t to announce her promotion – but rather to make the acquaintance of stepmother-to-be, Cristal (Kelley). Cristal is stunning – and almost as young as Fallon, as Fallon is quick to point out – but she isn’t just some flimsy gold-digger to be scared off. Cristal is driven, principled, a savvy publicity maven at Carrington Atlantic, and she truly loves Blake. However, the wealth and privilege of the Carringtons’ world proves challenging to her, as she clashes with the staff, including Blake’s butler, Anders (Dale), as well as Fallon, who all make it very clear Cristal doesn’t belong.
Family dynasties flow through blood, and Fallon would sooner draw blood than call Cristal “Mom.” Fallon asks Culhane (Riley), the family’s chauffeur – and Fallon’s secret lover – to help expose Cristal for the fraud Fallon thinks she is. But when that backfires, and Blake chooses Cristal over his own daughter, Fallon sides up to Blake’s biggest rival, Jeff Colby (Adegoke), mixing business and pleasure to seek her revenge… leaving a jealous Culhane to watch from the sidelines. While the Carringtons’ rocky relationships prove the theory that family sticks together no matter what, Cristal is reminded of exactly that when her nephew, Sammy Jo (de la Fuente), arrives with a suitcase full of secrets from Cristal’s past. Now Cristal’s carefully concealed history could bring her future crashing down – and who knows who she might take down with her.
Jon Hamm in ‘Good Omens’ (Photo by Chris Raphael / Amazon Prime Video)
Jon Hamm (Mad Men) is returning to television with a starring role in BBC Two and Amazon Prime Video’s Good Omens. The six-part series is based on Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s bestselling novel, and Jon Hamm is confirmed to take on the role of the archangel Gabriel, the primary messenger of God. He joins a cast that includes Michael Sheen (Masters of Sex) as Aziraphale and David Tennant (Broadchurch, Doctor Who) as Crowley, Adria Arjona (Emerald City), Nina Sosanya (Sister Mary Loquacious), Jack Whitehall (Mother’s Day), Michael McKean (Better Call Saul), Miranda Richardson (Stronger), Ned Dennehy (Versailles), and Ariyon Bakare (Rogue One).
“I read Good Omens almost twenty years ago. I thought it was one of the funniest, coolest books I’d ever read. It was also, obviously, unfilmable. Two months ago Neil sent me the scripts, and I knew I had to be in it,” said Hamm.
Filming is currently underway. Douglas Mackinnon (Dirk Gently, Doctor Who, Outlander) is directing and executive producing. Gaiman adapted his book into the series and serves as the showrunner.
Discussing Gabriel’s expanded role in the series, Neil Gaiman said, “Once we had finished writing Good Omens, back in the dawn of prehistory, Terry Pratchett and I started plotting a sequel. There would have been a lot of angels in the sequel. When Good Omens was first published and was snapped up for the first time by Hollywood, Terry and I took joy in introducing our angels into the plot of a movie that was never made. So when, almost thirty years later, I started writing Good Omens for TV, one thing I knew was that our angels would have to be in there.
The leader of these angels is Gabriel. He is everything that Aziraphale isn’t: he’s tall, good-looking, charismatic and impeccably dressed. We were fortunate that Jon Hamm was available, given that he is already all of these things without even having to act. We were even more fortunate that he’s a fan of the books and a remarkable actor.”
Amazon Prime Video will air the six-part series in 2019, followed by a premiere on BBC Two.
The Plot:Good Omens takes place in 2018 when the Apocalypse is near and Final Judgment is set to descend upon humanity. According to The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter Witch (the world’s only completely accurate book of prophecies), the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday, in fact. Just before dinner.
So the armies of Good and Evil are amassing, Atlantis is rising, and tempers are flaring. Everything appears to be going according to Divine Plan. Except Aziraphale, a somewhat fussy angel, and Crowley, a fast-living demon—both of whom have lived amongst Earth’s mortals since The Beginning and have grown rather fond of the lifestyle—are not actually looking forward to the coming war. And…someone seems to have misplaced the Antichrist.
The latest poster for Netflix’s award-winning, binge-worthy series Stranger Things has just unveiled a new poster for season two. The new poster features returning series stars David Harbour as Police Chief Jim Hopper standing in a field of pumpkins resting in fog. In addition to Harbour, returning cast members also include Winona Ryder (Joyce Byers), Charlie Heaton (Jonathan Byers), Natalia Dyer (Nancy Wheeler), Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven), Finn Wolfhard (Mike Wheeler), Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas Sinclair), Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin Henderson), Joe Keery (Steve), and Cara Buono (Karen Wheeler).
Stranger Things season two is set to premiere on October 27, 2017.
Stranger Things Plot: A love letter to the ’80s classics that captivated a generation, Stranger Things is set in 1983 Indiana, where a young boy vanishes into thin air. As friends, family and local police search for answers, they are drawn into an extraordinary mystery involving top-secret government experiments, terrifying supernatural forces and one very strange little girl.
And the Stranger Things 2 Plot: It’s 1984 and the citizens of Hawkins, Indiana are still reeling from the horrors of the Demogorgon and the secrets of Hawkins Lab. Will Byers has been rescued from the Upside Down but a bigger, sinister entity still threatens those who survived.
It was a tight race for box office supremacy over the September 29 through October 1, 2017 weekend. One of the weekend’s two new major releases – American Made – was neck-and-neck with returning box office champs It and Kingsman: The Secret Service. Meanwhile, Flatliners was skipped by most moviegoers, finishing with a measly $6.7 million. It did, however, still manage to finish in the top five at the box office over its first three days in release.
It, Kingsman: The Secret Service, and American Made tallies were incredibly close, but it appears It will earn the top spot once the dust settles. However, the current releases will all have to give way next weekend when the long-awaited, much-anticipated Blade Runner 2049 starring Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford opens on October 6th.
