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‘xXx: Return of Xander Cage’ First Trailer: Vin Diesel’s Back in Action

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Rebecca Murray
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xXx Return of Xander Cage

Vin Diesel reprises his role as Xander Cage in the third film of the xXx franchise, xXx: Return of Xander Cage, and Paramount’s just released the first official trailer for the action film. Directed by D.J. Caruso (Eagle Eye, Disturbia), the cast also include Deepika Padukone, Donnie Yen, Tony Jaa, Nina Dobrev, Rory McCann, and Samuel L. Jackson. xXx: Return of Xander Cage is set to be released in theaters on January 20, 2017.


The first xXx film was released in 2002 and grossed $277 million during its theatrical run. The 2005 sequel, xXx: State of the Union, had Ice Cube in place of Vin Diesel and earned just $71 million while in theaters.

The Plot: The third explosive chapter of the blockbuster franchise that redefined the spy thriller finds extreme athlete turned government operative Xander Cage (Diesel) coming out of self-imposed exile and on a collision course with deadly alpha warrior Xiang and his team in a race to recover a sinister and seemingly unstoppable weapon known as Pandora’s Box. Recruiting an all-new group of thrill-seeking cohorts, Xander finds himself enmeshed in a deadly conspiracy that points to collusion at the highest levels of world governments.

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Starz Renews ‘Power’ for Seasons Four and Five

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Rebecca Murray
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Naturi Naughton and Omari Hardwick in Power season 3
Omari Hardwick (as James ‘Ghost’ St. Patrick) and Naturi Naughton (as Tasha St. Patrick) in ‘Power’ season 3 (Photo Credit: Starz)

Power‘s season three premiere set a new viewership record for Starz and the network’s rewarding the show’s ratings growth with a two season renewal. Starz President Chris Albrecht announced the network has greenlit the series for seasons four and five following Power‘s July 17, 2016 third season premiere which drew in 2.6 million live+SD viewers, setting an original series network record. The audience grew to 3.37 million when adding in the first episode’s three Sunday night airings.

Power is the first of the original Starz series to make the move to Sunday nights, and the network’s other original series will subsequently make the transition to Sunday night airings as they premiere. The drama was created by Courtney A Kemp who also serves as showrunner and executive producer. Curtis 50 Cent Jackson, Mark Canton, Randall Emmett and Gary Lennon also executive produce the popular series.


According to Starz, the season three premiere ratings were an 58% increase over season two. “In today’s content landscape, it is challenging for a series to stand out, but Courtney is a singular voice working in television today,” stated Albrecht. “In Curtis, we not only have an immense talent, but an executive producer who brings a unique perspective, an authentic voice and passionate fan base that has helped in a large part propel the success of the series. Along with our executive producers and the talented Power cast and crew, they have created one of the most distinct dramas I’ve ever had the good fortune of putting on the air. The fans have let it be known loud and clear that they cannot get enough of Ghost, Tommy, Tasha, Angela and Kanan.”

Kemp added, “Chris Albrecht and the Starz team have believed in this show from the very beginning. Everyone here at Power is deeply grateful for the tremendous support we have received from the fans of the show, which made today’s announcement possible. I am humbled by this vote of confidence from the network and the opportunity to continue to employ our excellent cast and crew, who work tirelessly to bring this show to life.”

Power Season Three Plot: Season three finds James St. Patrick (Omari Hardwick) as the owner of new nightclubs, out of the drug game and in a rekindled relationship with his first love, Angela (Lela Loren) — the Assistant United States Attorney sworn to bring him to justice. But just as they begin to believe James’ past criminal persona of ‘Ghost’ may finally be behind them, both are forced to face the consequences of running from a life from which no one gets away clean. James’ estranged best friend Tommy (Joseph Sikora) has just reunited with his newly returned love, Holly (Lucy Walters), but must attempt to not only rebuild Lobos’ devastated drug organization, but to kill ‘Ghost’ — turning brother against brother. James St. Patrick is on the verge of having everything he’s ever wanted, but will this new phase of his life end before it begins with old sins and the specter of ‘Ghost’ coming back to haunt him? Be careful what you wish for.

‘Ash vs Evil Dead’ Season 2 Full Trailer and New Poster

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Rebecca Murray
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Ash vs Evil Dead Season 2 Poster

Starz’ horror comedy series Ash vs Evil Dead kicks off its second season on September 23, 2016 and the network’s just provided a new look at the upcoming season with a two-minute restricted trailer that was apparently too “gory” for Comic Con. They’ve also released a new poster for season two featuring Bruce Campbell as Ash Williams surrounded by his co-stars. Ash vs Evil Dead is executive produced by Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert, Campbell, Ivan Raimi, and showrunner Craig DiGregorio. In addition to Campbell, the series stars Lucy Lawless as Ruby, Ray Santiago as Pablo Simon Bolivar, Dana DeLorenzo as Kelly, Lee Majors as Ash’s father, Ted Raimi as Chet, and Michelle Hurd as Ash’s high school love.

For those heading to the San Diego Comic Con, the cast of the series will be presenting a panel on July 23rd at 6:45pm. They’ll also participate in an autograph session and the season two premiere will screen at 10pm on July 23rd at the San Diego Convention Center.

The Plot: The second season roars back into action with Ash leaving his beloved Jacksonville and returning to his hometown of Elk Grove, Michigan. There, he confronts Ruby. The former enemies have to form an uneasy alliance as Elk Grove soon becomes the nucleus of evil.

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First Look: ‘Narcos’ Season 2 New Photos

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Rebecca Murray
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Wagner Moura in Narcos Season 2
Wagner Moura in ‘Narcos’ season 2 (Photo Credit: Juan Pablo Gutierrez/Netflix)

The addictive, critically acclaimed dramatic series Narcos returns for a second season on Netflix on September 2, 2016 and today Netflix released new photos from the much-anticipated upcoming season. The 10 new one-hour episodes will be available at 12:01am PT for your binge-watching pleasure, with season one of the award-winning series currently available. The series is executive produced by José Padilha (Elite Squad, RoboCop) and Eric Newman (Children of Men) and stars Wagner Moura (Elysium) as Pablo Escobar, Boyd Holbrook (Gone Girl) as DEA Agent Steve Murphy, and Pedro Pascal (Game of Thrones) as DEA agent Javier Peña.

The Plot: Narcos chronicles the gripping real-life stories of the infamous drug kingpins of the late 1980s and the corroborative efforts of law enforcement to meet them head on in brutal, bloody conflict. Its gritty storytelling details the many, often-conflicting forces – legal, political, police, military and civilian – that clash in the effort to control cocaine, one of the world’s most valuable commodities.

Pedro Pascal and Boyd Holbrook in Narcos Season 2
Pedro Pascal and Boyd Holbrook in ‘Narcos’ season 2 (Photo Credit: Juan Pablo Gutierrez/Netflix)

Pedro Pascal in Narcos Season 2
Pedro Pascal in ‘Narcos’ season 2 (Photo Credit: Juan Pablo Gutierrez/Netflix)

Wagner Moura in Narcos Season 2
Wagner Moura in ‘Narcos’ season 2 (Photo Credit: Juan Pablo Gutierrez/Netflix)
Wagner Moura in Narcos Season 2
Wagner Moura and Diego Catano in ‘Narcos’ season 2 (Photo Credit: Juan Pablo Gutierrez/Netflix)
Paulina Gaitan and Paulina Garcia in Narcos Season 2
Paulina Gaitan and Paulina Garcia in ‘Narcos’ season 2 (Photo Credit: Juan Pablo Gutierrez/Netflix)

New ‘Making a Murderer’ Episodes in the Works

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Rebecca Murray
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Making a Murderer Poster
Poster for the Netflix documentary series ‘Making a Murderer.’

The critically acclaimed documentary series Making a Murderer will be expanded into a second season featuring brand new episodes. Netflix announced that production is currently underway on the follow-up episodes of the docuseries which earned six Emmy Award nominations including Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Series and Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series. Season two will focus on the post-conviction process and reunites executive producers/directors Moira Demos and Laura Ricciardi for an in-depth look at what’s taken place following the release of Making a Murderer. The new episodes will feature Steven Avery’s lawyer Kathleen Zellner and Brendan Dassey’s legal team led by Steve Drizin and Laura Nirider.

“We are extremely grateful for the tremendous response to, and support of, the series. The viewers’ interest and attention has ensured that the story is not over, and we are fully committed to continuing to document events as they unfold” said Ricciardi and Demos.


“Because of Ricciardi’s and Demos’ incredible vision, commitment and keen eye, audiences around the globe became completely captivated by the personal stories of Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey and the unique lens their experiences provide into the criminal justice system,” said Lisa Nishimura, Netflix VP of Original Documentary Programming. “We’re thrilled to be continuing our longstanding relationship with the filmmakers, and look forward to giving our global viewers eagerly anticipated updates on this story.”

Details on Season 2: “The new installments will take fans of the acclaimed documentary series back inside the story of convicted murderer Steven Avery, and his co-defendant, Brendan Dassey, as their respective investigative and legal teams challenge their convictions and the State fights to have the convictions and life sentences upheld.”

‘Star Trek Beyond’ Debuts One Last Trailer

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Rebecca Murray
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Star Trek Beyond Zachary Quinto, Sofia Boutella, and Karl Urban
Zachary Quinto, Sofia Boutella, and Karl Urban in ‘Star Trek Beyond’ (Photo Credit: Paramount Pictures)

Paramount Pictures has released the final trailer for the latest Star Trek film, Star Trek Beyond. Directed by Fast and the Furious‘ Justin Lin, the cast includes Chris Pine, Karl Urban, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Zoë Saldana, Anton Yelchin, Sofia Boutella, and Idris Elba. Paramount Pictures is opening Star Trek Beyond in theaters on July 22, 2016.

The Plot: Star Trek Beyond, the highly anticipated next installment in the globally popular Star Trek franchise, created by Gene Roddenberry and reintroduced by J.J. Abrams in 2009, returns with director Justin Lin at the helm of this epic voyage of the U.S.S. Enterprise and her intrepid crew. In Beyond, the Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a mysterious new enemy who puts them and everything the Federation stands for to the test.

Ava DuVernay’s ‘The 13th’ to Open the New York Film Festival

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Rebecca Murray
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Ava DuVernay's The 13th Documentary Film

Ava DuVernay’s documentary film The 13th has been tapped to open the 54th New York Film Festival on September 30, 2016. Festival Director Kent Jones commented on the decision process and why The 13th is the right film to open this year’s festival, saying, “While I was watching The 13th, the distinction between documentary and fiction gave way and I felt like I was experiencing something so rare: direct contact between the artist and right now, this very moment. In fact, Ava is actually trying to redefine the terms on which we discuss where we’re at, how we got here, and where we’re going. The 13th is a great film. It’s also an act of true patriotism.”

The 13th is the first nonfiction film ever to open the New York Film Festival. Following its premiere at the festival, the documentary will stream on Netflix beginning October 7th.

“It is a true honor for me and my collaborators to premiere The 13th as the opening night selection of the New York Film Festival,” said Ava DuVernay (Selma). “This film was made as an answer to my own questions about how and why we have become the most incarcerated nation in the world, how and why we regard some of our citizens as innately criminal, and how and why good people allow this injustice to happen generation after generation. I thank Kent Jones and the selection committee for inviting me to share what I’ve learned.”

“Ava gives us a remarkable and ambitious framework for understanding why the U.S. represents 5% of the world’s population, yet is home to nearly 25% of the world’s prisoners. Her work has been tireless and passion-fueled and has resulted in a sweeping view at a tenuous time. We are honored to provide a global platform for this deeply urgent work,” said Lisa Nishimura, Netflix VP of Original Documentary Programming.

The Plot: From D. W. Griffith’s The Birth of a Nation (1915) and the rebirth of the KKK to the Civil Rights Movement, the 1994 Crime Bill, the rise of ALEC, and the Black Lives Matter movement, DuVernay traces a pattern of fear and division that has consistently driven mass criminalization. With a potent mixture of archival footage and testimonies from leading voices, including Michelle Alexander, Bryan Stevenson, Van Jones, Newt Gingrich, Angela Davis, Senator Cory Booker, Grover Norquist, Khalil Muhammad, Craig DeRoche, Shaka Senghor, Malkia Cyril, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and a dazzling array of activists, politicians, historians, and formerly incarcerated women and men, DuVernay creates a work of grand historical synthesis.

Megadeth Announces 2016 Fall North American Tour Dates

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Rebecca Murray
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Megadeth Tour Dates

Megadeth just released the video for their new single “Post American World” and announced the confirmed dates for the North American leg of their Dystopia World Tour. The North American leg will kick off on September 20, 2016 in Casper, Wyoming and will hit cities including Seattle, Chicago, and Detroit before finishing up on October 16th in Camden, New Jersey. Also set to join Megadeth during the North American leg are Amon Amarth, Suicidal Tendencies, Metal Church and Havok. Tickets for the fall tour will go on sale to the public beginning July 22nd.

The “Post American World” video was directed by Jake Macpherson and commenting on it, Dave Mustaine said, “The filming of Post American World was an eerie video shoot right from the beginning. Shot in just one day with only our guitars and drums, I knew that this was going to be amazing. There is something to be said about the simplicity of an artist and only his guitar or drums. This is clearly a ‘less is more’ concept and director Jake Macpherson nailed it!”

Megadeth’s latest album, Dystopia, debuted in the number three spot on the Billboard Top 200 chart and hit the top spot on Billboard’s Hard Music and Top Rock charts.

Megadeth 2016 North American Tour Dates:


SEPTEMBER

Sep 20 Casper Events Center Casper, WY+

Sep 22 The Joint Las Vegas, NV

Sep 24 “Ozzfest” San Manuel Amphitheater Devore, CA * +

Sep 27 WaMu Theater Seattle, WA

Sep 28 Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR

Sep 29 City National Civic San Jose, CA

OCTOBER

Oct 1 1st Bank Center Bloomfield, CO

Oct 3 Mid America Recreation & Conv.
Complex Council Bluffs, IA

Oct 4 Roy Wilkins Auditorium St. Paul, MN

Oct 5 Sears Centre Chicago, IL

Oct 7 iWireless Center Moline, IL

Oct 8 UWM Panther Arena Milwaukee, WI

Oct 9 Joe Louis Arena Detroit, MI

Oct 11 Sands Event Center Bethlehem, PA

Oct 12 DCU Center Worcester, MA

Oct 13 Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT

Oct 14 Prudential Center Newark, NJ

Oct 16 BB&T Pavilion Camden, NJ

Benedict Samuel is ‘Gotham’s Mad Hatter

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Rebecca Murray
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Gotham Skyline Logo

It’s official. Fox’s Gotham season three will introduce the DC villain Jervis Tetch also known as the Mad Hatter. According to Fox’s official announcement, “Jervis Tetch is a talented hypnotist teetering on the edge of madness. He arrives in Gotham with an unwavering desire to find his sister, Alice, a young woman who went missing in the city years ago. It is anyone’s guess just how far down the rabbit hole he’s willing to go in order to find her.”


The Walking Dead fans will recognize Benedict Samuel as The Wolf in seasons five and six. In addition, the 28 year-old Samuel’s credits include The Walk starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Australia’s The Beautiful Lie. His resume also includes Secret City, By Way of Helena, The Stanford Prison Experiment, Asthma, Underground, and Home and Away. He earned a spot in Vogue Australia’s ‘Actors to Watch’ list and has appeared as the lead on stage in “Tis Pity She’s a Whore.”

Gotham season three will premiere on September 19, 2016 at 8pm ET/PT. The dramatic series based on the DC Comics stars Ben McKenzie as Jim Gordon, Donal Logue as Harvey Bullock, Morena Baccarin as Dr. Leslie Thompkins, David Mazouz as Bruce Wayne, Sean Pertwee as Alfred Pennyworth, Robin Lord Taylor as The Penguin, Cory Michael Smith as Edward Nygma, Camren Bicondova as Selina Kyle, and Michael Chiklis as Nathaniel Barnes. Cast members and executive producers from the popular series will be taking part in a panel at the San Diego Comic Con on Saturday, July 23rd at 2:10pm PT.

First Photo: ‘American Gods’ Bilquis Played by Yetide Badaki

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Rebecca Murray
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American Gods Yetide Badaki as Bilquis
Yetide Badaki as Bilquis in Starz’ ‘American Gods.’

Starz is bringing the cast and executive producers from American Gods to the 2016 San Diego Comic Con to premiere new footage and to discuss the new series with Con attendees. Today, just days prior to the American Gods panel on July 22nd, Starz has released the first official photo of actress Yetide Badaki (Aquarius) in character as Bilquis. Bilquis is described as the ancient goddess of love “who craves the worship she inspired in eras long gone, and is eager to find that same relevance in today’s world.”


The series is based on the bestselling novel by Neil Gaiman who serves as an executive producer on the series. Bryan Fuller (Hannibal) and Michael Green (Heroes, The River) are the writers and showrunners, and they’ll also executive produce along with Craig Cegielski and Stefanie Burk. David Slade is on board to direct the pilot and other episodes and will also executive produce. The cast is led by Ricky Whittle as Shadow Moon and includes Ian McShane as Mr. Wednesday, Emily Browning as Laura Moon, Pablo Schreiber as Mad Sweeney, Bruce Langley as Technical Boy, Crispin Glover as Mr. World, Jonathan Tucker as Low Key Lyesmith, Gillian Anderson as Media, Peter Stormare as Czernobog, and Cloris Leachman as Zorya Vechernyaya.

The Plot: American Gods has been translated into over 30 languages and earned numerous accolades including Hugo, Nebula and Bram Stoker Awards for Best Novel. The plot posits a war brewing between old and new gods: the traditional gods of mythological roots from around the world steadily losing believers to an upstart pantheon of gods reflecting society’s modern love of money, technology, media, celebrity and drugs. Its protagonist, Shadow Moon, is an ex-con who becomes bodyguard and traveling partner to Mr. Wednesday, a conman but in reality one of the older gods, on a cross-country mission to gather his forces in preparation to battle the new deities.

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