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‘Archer’ Renewed for Seasons 8, 9 and 10

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Rebecca Murray
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Archer Chararacters Season 7
‘Archer’s Cyril Figgis (voice of Chris Parnell), Malory Archer (voice of Jessica Walter), Pam Poovey (voice of Amber Nash), Agent Sterling Archer (voice of H. Jon Benjamin), Agent Lana Kane (voice of Aisha Tyler), Cheryl (voice of Judy Greer), Agent Ray Gillette (voice of Adam Reed) (Photo: FX)

FX has ordered up three more seasons of the animated comedy series, Archer. Archer, created by executive producer Adam Reed, will air season eight in 2017, season nine in 2018, and season 10 in 2019. All of the three just-announced seasons will consist of eight episodes featuring the voices of H. Jon Benjamin as Sterling Archer, Aisha Tyler as Lana Kane, Jessica Walter as Malory Archer, Chris Parnell as Cyril Figgis, Judy Greer as Cheryl, Amber Nash as Pam Poovey, Adam Reed as Ray Gillette, and Lucky Yates as Krieger.


“We can’t say enough about what Adam, Matt and the entire Archer team at Floyd County have done to keep this series so insanely funny and vital through seven seasons,” said Nick Grad, President of Original Programming, FX Networks and FX Productions. “The move to Los Angeles this past season as private detectives was just the latest twist in Archer’s legendary exploits and the next three seasons will to be just as amazing and unpredictable. We are thrilled to continue making great TV with our friends and colleagues at Floyd County.”

The Plot: Archer is an animated, half-hour comedy that revolves around a former spy agency turned private investigation firm and the lives of its employees. The Figgis Agency presented all new challenges for the former spies in Season 7, the most difficult of which might have been the move to Los Angeles. Every seedy surveillance of a suspected adulterer or investigation into insurance fraud was actually just another excuse for the staff to undermine, sabotage and betray each other for personal gain.

‘The Birth of a Nation’ Official Trailer Starring Nate Parker

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Rebecca Murray
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Nate Parker in The Birth of a Nation
Nate Parker in ‘The Birth of a Nation’ (Photo by Elliot Davis)

Fox Searchlight’s potential Oscar contender The Birth of a Nation now has an official trailer. The studio snagged the theatrical release rights following the film’s successful premiere at the Sundance Film Festival where its multiple wins kicked off the word-of-mouth campaign for Oscar attention. Nate Parker wrote, directed, and stars in the dramatic film which will be opening in theaters on October 7, 2016. The cast also includes Armie Hammer, Mark Boone Jr., Colman Domingo, Aunjanue Ellis, Dwight Henry, Aja Naomi King, Esther Scott, Roger Guenveur Smith, Gabrielle Union, Penelope Ann Miller and Jackie Earle Haley.


The Plot: Set against the antebellum South, The Birth of a Nation follows Nat Turner (Nate Parker), a literate slave and preacher, whose financially strained owner, Samuel Turner (Armie Hammer), accepts an offer to use Nat’s preaching to subdue unruly slaves. As he witnesses countless atrocities – against himself and his fellow slaves – Nat orchestrates and uprising in the hopes of leading his people to freedom.

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John Cena, Victoria Justice Host the Teen Choice 2016

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Rebecca Murray
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Victoria Justice
Victoria Justice (Photo © Richard Chavez

WWE’s John Cena and actress/singer Victoria Justice have been tapped to co-host the Teen Choice 2016 awards. The show will air live on Fox on July 31, 2016 at 8pm ET (tape-delayed on the West Coast). Also confirmed for this year’s show is Teen Choice 2015 winner and 2016 nominee Charlie Puth who will perform “We Don’t Talk Anymore.” Empire‘s Serayah is also set to take the stage for the awards show which celebrates the best in films, television, and music.

Leading the batch of Teen Choice 2016 awards nominees are Captain America: Civil War, Pretty Little Liars, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, and Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens. Voting is still open on the second wave of Teen Choice nominees at TeenChoice.com or via Twitter using the category hashtag and the nominee’s name. For more info, visit teenchoice.com/rules.

Justice will be seen later this year starring as ‘Janet Weiss’ in Fox’s new Rocky Horror Picture Show. Justice’s additional acting credits include Victorious, Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life, Eye Candy, and Fun Size.

Cena just finished up hosting season one of the reality competition series American Grit. His acting credits include Trainwreck, Daddy’s Home, and Sisters.

Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell Return for ‘Frozen Northern Lights’

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Rebecca Murray
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Frozen Northern Lights
Disney announces ‘Frozen Northern Lights’

The voice cast of Frozen (Josh Gad, Kristen Bell, Jonathan Groff, and Idina Menzel) will be reprising their roles for a series of four new LEGO animated shorts. Frozen Northern Lights will find Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff and Sven attempting to “restore the glimmer of the Northern Lights.” The new story will be introduced in a Random House deluxe novelization titled Disney Frozen Northern Lights: Journey to the Lights available in July.

The four LEGO shorts will be airing on Disney Channel this fall.

“Natural phenomenon meets cultural phenomenon in this all new story, Frozen Northern Lights,” said Andrew Sugerman, executive vice president, Disney Publishing Worldwide. “We’re excited to share this new adventure and offer fans great new ways to connect with their favorite characters thanks to a host of related books, digital games and activities.”

The Book Synopsis: Anna, Elsa, Kristoff and their friends from Disney Frozen are helping Little Rock the troll earn his tracking crystal. Join them as they embark on a mountain adventure under the Northern Lights! This special novelization features 8 pages of spectacular photos of the real Northern Lights in a beautiful jacketed hardcover format.

Netflix and Sarah Polley Team Up on ‘Alias Grace’ Miniseries

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Rebecca Murray
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Alias Grace Book by Margaret Atwood

Margaret Atwood’s 1996 award-winning novel Alias Grace is being adapted into a six-hour miniseries on Netflix. Actress and filmmaker Sarah Polley adapted the book and will be producing the miniseries which will start shooting in August in Ontario. American Psycho director Mary Harron and Noreen Halpern are also executive producing, with D.J. Carson involved as a producer.

“Sarah Polley has done a brilliant adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s classic novel, which combines the richness of period drama with the tension and mystery of a modern day ‘Serial’,” said Harron. “It is an honour to be chosen to take this captivating story to the screen and to give new audiences the thrill of watching it unfold.”

“I first read Alias Grace when I was 17 years old and throughout the last 20 years I have read it over and over, trying to get to the bottom of it,” said Polley. “Grace Marks, as captured by Margaret Atwood, is the most complex, riveting character I have ever read. I’m thrilled that Mary Harron has taken the project on. I know that her ability to create suspense, tension, and delve into the dark, unknowable aspects of her characters will bring this piece alive. I can’t wait for us to bring the many versions of Grace’s gripping story, and the questions they raise, to television audiences.”


“We’re beyond thrilled to collaborate with this amazingly talented team of Canadian women to bring Sarah Polley’s stunning script to Canadian audiences,” said Sally Catto, General Manager, Programming, CBC Television. “This important work tells the story of a complex woman, and I can’t imagine a more exceptional team to bring Margaret Atwood’s novel to the screen.”

The Plot: The story of Alias Grace follows Grace Marks, a poor, young Irish immigrant and domestic servant in Upper Canada who, along with stable hand James McDermott, was convicted of the brutal murders of their employer, Thomas Kinnear, and his housekeeper, Nancy Montgomery, in 1843. James was hanged while Grace was sentenced to life imprisonment. Grace became one of the most enigmatic and notorious women of 1840s Canada for her supposed role in the sensational double murder, and was eventually exonerated after 30 years in jail. Her conviction was controversial, and sparked much debate about whether Grace was actually involved in the murder, or merely an unwitting accessory.

Both the screen adaptation and the Margaret Atwood novel on which the miniseries is based, introduce a fictional young doctor named Simon Jordan who researches the case and begins to fall in love with Grace. He soon becomes obsessed with her as he seeks to reconcile his perception of the mild-mannered woman he sees with the savage murder of which she has been convicted.

‘Penny Dreadful’ Ends with the Season 3 Finale

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Rebecca Murray
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Penny Dreadful Season 3 Finale Eva Green and Josh Hartnett
Josh Hartnett as Ethan and Eva Green as Vanessa Ives in ‘Penny Dreadful’ (Photo: Patrick Redmond / SHOWTIME)

Not only did the third season of Showtime’s Penny Dreadful feature the end of a main character, it also signaled the end of the series. Penny Dreadful‘s third season was its last, with the show tying up all of the key storylines before finishing up with a screen reading “The End.” Series creator, writer and executive producer John Logan says completing the story he set out to tell over the course of three seasons was what he always had planned. And, he knew it had to end with Vanessa (played by Eva Green) finally attaining the peace that she longed for.


“I created Penny Dreadful to tell the story of a woman grappling with her faith, and with the demons inside her. For me the character of Vanessa Ives is the heart of this series,” said Logan. “From the beginning, I imagined her story would unfold over a three-season arc, ending with Vanessa finally – and triumphantly – finding peace as she returns to her faith. To have had fans that have embraced us so passionately has been one of the most gratifying experiences of my career. This has been a very personal project for me and I will be forever grateful to have worked with the incredible cast led by Eva, Josh [Hartnett] and Tim [Dalton], our amazing Irish crew, and with our wonderful partners at SHOWTIME and Sky.”

“John Logan deftly created a truly beautiful, brilliantly-written, epic drama series that has drawn a passionate fanbase to our network,” said David Nevins, President and CEO, Showtime Networks Inc. “After three fulfilling seasons, John has told the story he set out to tell and brought the series to a close in an incredibly poetic way. It has been an honor to work with him and this amazingly talented cast, and we’re thrilled that we can continue to work with John as he transitions to write and produce his next project for us, Just Kids, alongside Patti Smith. Together with our partners at Sky, we celebrate John’s vision and the thrilling finale of Penny Dreadful.”

The cast of the supernatural thriller also included Simon Russell Beale, Reeve Carney, Harry Treadaway, Patti LuPone, Rory Kinnear, Billie Piper, and Wes Studi.

The Plot: In Penny Dreadful, some of literature’s most famous characters – including Dr. Frankenstein, Dorian Gray and iconic figures from the novel Dracula, all brilliantly reimagined in a whole new light — came together in Victorian London.

Sony Pictures Animation 2017 – 2018 Film Lineup

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Rebecca Murray
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Sony Animated Movies

Sony Pictures Animation’s announced their lineup of animated films set to hit theaters in 2017 and 2018. Among the upcoming releases are the third film in the Hotel Transylvania franchise, a movie featuring emojis, and an animated Spider-Man film. The schedule also includes a fully animated Smurfs movie and a faith-based film about the animals present at the first Christmas.

Sony Picture Animation’s calendar also features three television shows and a direct-to-video movie. Commenting on the 2017-2018 slate, Sony Pictures Animation President Kristine Belson said, “We are meaningfully stepping up our level of production, while creating an environment that fosters the best talent. Our goal is to enlarge our presence in the animation landscape with a uniquely diverse slate, and our strategy to get there is to let artists drive the movies creatively.”


Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group Chairman Tom Rothman added, “I could not be more proud of the way Kristine Belson has rebuilt Sony Pictures Animation into the boldest home for animation in the industry.”

SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE–a fully-animated comedy that delivers a fresh new take on the famous blue creatures and marks a return to the tone and style of the beloved comic book creations of Peyo–hits theaters April 7, 2017. The feature is directed by Kelly Asbury, produced by Jordan Kerner, co-produced by Mary Ellen Bauder Andrews and written by Stacey Harman and Pamela Ribon, based on the characters and works of Peyo. The voice cast includes Demi Lovato as Smurfette, Jack McBrayer as Clumsy, Joe Manganiello as Hefty, Danny Pudi as Brainy, and Rainn Wilson as Gargamel, with Mandy Patinkin as Papa.

EMOJIMOVIE: EXPRESS YOURSELF will offer a surprising and comic take on the secret world of our phones and the beloved characters that have become daily necessities in global interpersonal communication. The feature, targeting an August 2017 theatrical release, is directed by Anthony Leondis, produced by Michelle Raimo Kouyate, and written by Anthony Leondis & Eric Siegel.

THE STAR (working title) is scheduled for a December 8, 2017 theatrical release. The computer-animated feature is directed by Oscar nominee Timothy Reckart (HEAD OVER HEELS); executive produced by DeVon Franklin, Lisa Henson, and Brian Henson; co-produced by Jenni Magee Cook; and written by Carlos Kotkin and Simon Moore. In The Star, a small but brave donkey and his animal friends become the unsung heroes of the greatest story ever told, the first Christmas. Sony Pictures Animation produces in association with The Jim Henson Company.

HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3, the follow-up to Sony Pictures Animation’s highest grossing film in the U.S. and the biggest opening ever for a domestic September release, is scheduled to hit theaters September 21, 2018. Director Genndy Tartakovsky, who returns to helm this brand new adventure, says, “I thought I was done exploring the world of HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA after the first two films, but while I was away from the franchise finishing my TV show SAMURAI JACK, an idea sparked that I got really excited about and made it irresistible to return and helm myself this third adventure.” Michelle Murdocca is back producing, with Adam Sandler executive producing, and Michael McCullers writing the screenplay. Adam Sandler, Selena Gomez and Andy Samberg will be returning as the voices of Dracula, his vampire daughter Mavis, and her human husband Johnny.

From Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, the geniuses behind THE LEGO MOVIE, comes an animated SPIDER-MAN feature slated for theatrical release December 21, 2018. The film is being written by Phil Lord. Avi Arad, Amy Pascal, Phil Lord & Christopher Miller are producing; Craig Sost is co-producing. Bob Persichetti is directing.

A brand new animated television series, GHOSTBUSTERS: ECTO FORCE, will further expand the Ghostbusters cinematic universe and focus on a new generation of Ghostbusters in the year 2050 who capture ghosts around the world with help from local teams–and some very cool gear! The younger-skewing Sony Pictures Animation project is being creatively spearheaded by Ivan Reitman and his production company Ghost Corps. GHOSTBUSTERS: ECTO FORCE is eyeing an early 2018 debut.

HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA: THE TELEVISION SERIES is targeted for a 2017 airdate. The animated television series, produced in partnership with Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana, will focus on the teenage years of Mavis, Dracula’s daughter, and her friends. It will be airing on the Disney Channel worldwide.

CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS is slated for its television series incarnation airdate in 2017. The 2D animated small-screen series, produced in partnership with DHX Media and commissioned by TELETOON in Canada, will expand on the adventures of the computer-animated feature films and will air on Cartoon Network in the U.S. and Turner channels across EMEA, APAC and Latin American markets.

SURF’S UP 2: WAVEMANIA will debut on home entertainment in the Spring of 2017. Directed by Henry Yu and produced by Michelle Wong, the follow-up to the 2007 Oscar nominee will hit the shores in time for the 10-year anniversary of the franchise. The project is in partnership with WWE Studios and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The voice cast includes WWE Superstars John Cena(®), The Undertaker(®), Triple H(®), Diva Paige(TM) and Mr. McMahon(®) as an an infamous big wave riding crew of penguins known as The Hang 5 which Cody Maverick convinces to let him join on their journey to a mysterious surf spot where legend has it they’ll find the biggest waves in the world.

‘Game of Thrones’ Battle of the Bastards Behind the Scenes Videos

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Rebecca Murray
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Game of Thrones Season 6 episode 9 Kit Harington
Kit Harington in ‘Game of Thrones’ season 6 episode 9 (Photo: Helen Sloan/Courtesy of HBO)

HBO’s released two behind the scenes videos from one of the best episodes of Game of Thrones: season six’s ninth episode titled ‘Battle of the Bastards.’ The first video features interviews with Kit Harington (‘Jon Snow’) and Iwan Rheon (‘Ramsay Bolton’) – the bastards referenced in the episode title – as well as series creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. Benioff and Weiss talk about staging the riveting battle scene at the center of the episode, and actors Harington and Rheon discuss how they approached the action in the pivotal episode.

The network also released a six minute video with Weiss and Benioff discussing the critical events that took place in season six episode nine. Season six of Game of Thrones will finish up on June 26, 2016 with episode 10 titled ‘The Winds of Winter’.

‘Finding Dory’ Clip: Dory as a Baby

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Rebecca Murray
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Finding Dory Baby Dory Clip

Audiences catapulted Finding Dory into the record books, giving the Finding Nemo sequel a $136 million weekend which earned it the top spot on the box office chart for an animated film’s opening weekend. The sequel explores the childhood of the forgetful fish voiced by Ellen DeGeneres as she accidentally becomes separated from her parents. The new clip just released by Pixar features the baby Dory with her mom and dad.

Directed by Finding Nemo‘s Andrew Stanton, the voice cast also includes Albert Brooks, Ed O’Neill, Kaitlin Olson, Ty Burrell, Eugene Levy, and Diane Keaton.

The Plot: Disney•Pixar’s Finding Dory reunites everyone’s favorite forgetful blue tang, Dory, with her friends Nemo and Marlin on a search for answers about her past. What can she remember? Who are her parents? And where did she learn to speak Whale?

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‘Suicide Squad’ New IMAX Poster: Misfits in Cereal

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Rebecca Murray
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Suicide Squad IMAX Poster

The new IMAX poster for Warner Bros Pictures’ comic book-inspired Suicide Squad features the characters as crunchy pieces of cereal. Directed by David Ayer, the action comedy/drama stars Will Smith as Deadshot, Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flagg, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Jared Leto as the Joker, Jai Courtney as Boomerang, and Cara Delevingne as Enchantress. The cast also includes Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jay Hernandez, Ike Barinholtz, and Scott Eastwood.

In addition to releasing the film in conventional theaters on August 5, 2016, Suicide Squad‘s being digitally re-mastered for an IMAX 3D release.


The Plot: It feels good to be bad… Assemble a team of the world’s most dangerous, incarcerated Super Villains, provide them with the most powerful arsenal at the government’s disposal, and send them off on a mission to defeat an enigmatic, insuperable entity. U.S intelligence officer Amanda Waller has determined only a secretly convened group of disparate, despicable individuals with next to nothing to lose will do. However, once they realize they weren’t picked to succeed but chosen for their patent culpability when they inevitably fail will the Suicide Squad resolve to die trying, or decide it’s every man for himself?

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