Warner Bros. Pictures has released the first trailer for The Legend of Tarzan starring True Blood‘s Alexander Skarsgård in the title role. The film is based on the Edgar Rice Burroughs character and directed by David Yates, the director of four Harry Potter films and the much-anticipated Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Skarsgård’s co-stars include Margot Robbie as Jane, Samuel L. Jackson, John Hurt, Djimon Hounsou, Jim Broadbent, and Christoph Waltz.
Adam Cozad and Craig Brewer wrote the script and Jerry Weintraub, David Barron, Alan Riche, and Tony Ludwig produced the action drama. Susan Ekins, Nikolas Korda, Keith Goldberg, David Yates, Mike Richardson, and Bruce Berman executive produced.
The Legend of Tarzan opens in theaters in 2D and 3D on July 1, 2016.
The Plot:
It has been years since the man once known as Tarzan (Skarsgård) left the jungles of Africa behind for a gentrified life as John Clayton III, Lord Greystoke, with his beloved wife, Jane (Robbie) at his side. Now, he has been invited back to the Congo to serve as a trade emissary of Parliament, unaware that he is a pawn in a deadly convergence of greed and revenge, masterminded by the Belgian, Captain Leon Rom (Waltz). But those behind the murderous plot have no idea what they are about to unleash.
Juliette Lewis, Melissa Leo, Matt Dillon, Tim Griffin, Toby Jones, Terrence Howard, Shannyn Sossamon, Charlie Tahan, Reed Diamond and Carla Gugino star in ‘Wayward Pines’ season 1. (Photo by Frank Ockenfels / FOX)Fox has officially renewed Wayward Pines, the thriller based on Blake Crouch’s book series, for a second season. Season one was a surprise ratings hit for the network, airing over the 2015 summer and earning the top scripted series spot among adults 18-49. Wayward Pines averaged 9.4 million viewers and actually increased in viewers over the course of season one. The cast of the first season was led by Matt Dillon and Carla Gugino and featured Melissa Leo, Toby Jones, Shannyn Sossamon, and Charlie Tahan.
Season two will consist of 10 one-hour episodes and will air in the summer of 2016. Filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan executive produces along with Crouch, Donald De Line, Ashwin Rajan, and Mark Friedman.
“Wayward Pines was a huge hit for us this past summer. We were absolutely blown away by the mysterious and surprising world that Night and his team created, and the twisting-and-turning storytelling that drew viewers in from day one,” said David Madden, President, Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company. “Season Two is going to take the suspense, the vision of the future and the haunting character drama to whole new levels, and we can’t wait for our fans to continue that ride next year.”
The Wayward Pines Season Two Plot:
The second season will pick up in the wake of Season One, when a new arrival in Wayward Pines finds himself in the middle of a serious rebellion, as the residents battle over how to preserve the endangered human race.
A scene from Discovery Channel’s ‘Killing Fields.’
Discovery Channel makes its entry into the world of unscripted true crime shows with Killing Fields set to premiere on January 5, 2016 at 10pm ET/PT. The series focuses on the unsolved murder of Eugenie Boisfontaine that took place in Iberville Parish, Louisiana in 1997. According to Discovery, Killing Fields takes the audience inside the hunt for the killer as the investigation unfolds.
Rebecca Toth Diefenbach, Valerie Haselton Drescher, Lucilla D’Agostino, Siobhan Walsh, Denise Contis, and Joseph Schneier executive produce the series. Tom Fontana (St. Elsewhere) and Barry Levinson (Rain Man, Good Morning, Vietnam) co-executive produce.
The Killing Fields Plot:
In June 1997, Louisiana State University graduate student Eugenie Boisfontaine was last seen near LSU’s lakes. Two months later, her body was found nearby in a watery ditch with evidence of blunt force trauma to her head.
But who did it and why? Was it a single act of violence? Or was her murder part of a much bigger string of killings? Between 1997 and 2003, there were 60 cases of missing and murdered women in the area that went unsolved. And to make it even more complicated, the Baton Rouge area had multiple serial killers operating at the same time with two of the their victims living on the same street as Eugenie. Could these murders be connected?
Detective Rodie Sanchez was assigned to the case in 1997 and hasn’t stopped thinking about it since. He makes the bold decision to come out of retirement and gets permission to re-open the case. Rodie is determined to solve the mystery and make good on a broken promise to Eugenie’s mother: to find the person (or persons) responsible for killing her daughter.
“You never forget your first murder or crime scene,” Rodie said. “Once that gets in your blood, you want to be a cop for the rest of your life. I had a good life in law enforcement for over 30 some years. I missed it and thought about [this case] every day.”
Joining Rodie in the chase is a young hot-shot detective, Aubrey St. Angelo, who has a knack for reading people and isn’t afraid to ask the tough questions. However, the two can’t solve this case alone – they are joined by top-notch detectives at the Iberville Parish Sheriff’s office.
With advancements in forensic science and DNA analysis, a lot has changed since 1997. But will this be enough to crack the case for good? And will Rodie be able to finally rest and move beyond the case that has forever haunted him?
Mandy Patinkin as Saul Berenson, Rupert Friend as Peter Quinn and Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison in ‘Homeland’ Season 5 (Photo: Jim Fiscus / SHOWTIME)
With two more episodes to go in the current season, both Homeland and The Affair have received renewal orders from Showtime. The Affair will return for a third season in 2016 and Homeland will be back for season six next year.
Homeland season five airs on Sunday nights at 9pm ET/PT and stars Claire Danes, Mandy Patinkin, Nina Hoss, Rupert Friend, F. Murray Abraham, Sebastian Koch, Miranda Otto, Alexander Fehling and Sarah Sokolovic. The series is based on Prisoners of War by Gideon Raff and is executive produced by Raff, Alexander Cary, Chip Johannessen, Lesli Linka Glatter, Meredith Stiehm, Avi Nir, Ran Telem, and Patrick Harbinson.
Season two of The Affair starring Dominic West, Ruth Wilson, Maura Tierney, and Joshua Jackson airs on Sundays at 10pm. Sarah Treem and Hagai Levi created the series and executive produce along with Anya Epstein and Jeffrey Reiner. The final episodes of this season will reveal who actually killed Scotty Lockhart (guest star Collin Donnell).
Homeland Final Season 5 Episodes:
Carrie Mathison (Danes) and Saul Berenson (Patinkin) race to stop a terrorist attack on Berlin, after Carrie and Astrid (Hoss) found Quinn (Friend) barely alive from being tortured by the terrorists planning the attack.
Cast members from the long-running sketch comedy series MADtv will be reuniting for a one-hour 20th anniversary special on The CW. The MADtv 20th Anniversary Reunion is set to air on January 12, 2016 at 8pm ET/PT featuring skits involving fan favorites characters including Anjelah Johnson’s Bon Qui Qui. 75 episodes will also air on CW Seed beginning January 5th.
MADtv aired for 14 seasons and 19 of the cast from the Emmy Award-winning series will participate in the anniversary special. Ike Barinholtz, Alex Borstein, Mo Collins, Crista Flanagan, Anjelah Johnson, Nicole Randall Johnson, Keegan-Michael Key, Phil LaMarr, Artie Lange, Bobby Lee, Michael McDonald, Arden Myrin, Nicole Parker, Eric Price, Will Sasso, Aries Spears, Nicole Sullivan, Stephnie Weir and Debra Wilson are all taking part in the special, according to The CW. John Crane wrote the special and Bruce Leddy directed, with David E. Salzman executive producing.
Details on the MADtv 20th Anniversary Reunion, Courtesy of The CW:
In the special, the cast reunites to attend a glamorous award ceremony to honor the series, but in classic MADtv fashion, nothing goes as planned. This one-hour retrospective of classic MADtv clips showcases the series signature pop-culture parodies and politically incorrect humor from the show’s 14 seasons, interwoven with new comedy material featuring 19 series alumni.
The MADtv 20th Anniversary Reunion will also feature appearances from some of the show’s signature characters, many of which have amassed tens of millions of views on YouTube. Also included are star-studded highlights from throughout the show’s 14-season run, with guests such as Jessica Alba, Tyra Banks, Drew Barrymore, Halle Berry, Adam Carolla, David Carradine, John Cena, Bryan Cranston, Anna Faris, Neil Patrick Harris, Dr. Ken Jeong, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, the Kardashian family, Jamie Kennedy, Jimmy Kimmel, Christopher Meloni, Ryan Reynolds, Snoop Dogg and Xzibit, among others.
Sony Pictures Classics just released the official poster for the music-driven biopic, I Saw the Light. The new poster features Tom Hiddleston as Country music superstar Hank Williams on stage in front of a microphone. Coming to theaters on March 25, 2016, I Saw the Light also stars Elizabeth Olsen, Cherry Jones, Bradley Whitford, Maddie Hasson, and Wrenn Schmidt. The film was written and directed by Marc Abraham and is based on the Hank Williams biography by Colin Escott.
Marc Abraham, Brett Ratner, Aaron L. Gilbert, and G. Marq Roswell produced the film, with James Packer and Jason Cloth executive producing.
The I Saw the Light Plot:
I Saw the Light, the story of the legendary country western singer Hank Williams, who in his brief life created one of the greatest bodies of work in American music. The film chronicles his meteoric rise to fame and its ultimately tragic effect on his health and personal life.
Written and directed by Marc Abraham, I SAW THE LIGHT is based on Colin Escott’s award-winning biography and stars Tom Hiddleston, Elizabeth Olsen, Bradley Whitford, David Krumholtz and Cherry Jones. RatPac Entertainment’s Brett Ratner and Bron Studios’ Aaron L. Gilbert produced the film, with G. Marq Roswell and Abraham. James Packer of RatPac Entertainment and Jason Cloth of Creative Wealth Media Finance executive produced. Notable director of photography Dante Spinotti was the cinematographer for the film.
Legendary Pictures’ ‘Krampus,’ a darkly festive tale of a yuletide ghoul, reveals an irreverently twisted side to the holiday. (Photo Credit: Legendary Pictures and Universal Pictures)
Forget the war on Christmas because when it comes to holiday horror the Christian celebration reigns supreme, with no one trying to shut it out in favor of something more secular. As far as I can find, there are no Kwanzaa or Hanukah horror films (although a Hanukah horror film, that suggested the tagline “The Night Hebrew Came Home,” has been in development for years).
Meanwhile, Christmas has stirred a plethora of scary films with no end in sight. Some films, such as Gremlins and Silent Night, Deadly Night use Christmas as a mere backdrop but here’s a list of the ten best Christmas horror films where the holiday and its trappings (Santa, Krampus, elves, the tree) play a key and disturbing role.
1. Black Christmas (1974)
Premise: It’s winter break and most of the sorority sisters have left for the holidays but the ones who remain behind are targeted by a serial killer. The title and the film take delight in contrasting the festive holiday spirit with someone terrorizing a group of young women.
Reasons to watch: IMDb credits it as “being the first seasonal slasher film (a horror movie taking place during a holiday)” and the final twist is genuinely creepy!
Tagline: If this movie doesn’t make your skin crawl… It’s on TOO TIGHT
2. Christmas Evil (You Better Watch Out) (1980)
Premise: One night Harry Stadling sees his mom making out with “Santa,” and well, that naughty vision scars him for life. As an adult Harry (played with uncomfortable and unhinged sincerity by Brandon Maggert) tries to be like Santa but once he dons the red suit he hand-makes for himself he becomes a vengeful Santa on the prowl to punish those who haven’t been nice.
Reasons to watch: John Waters lists this as one of his favorite films and for good reason, it’s seriously effed up starting with the naughty St. Nick groping Harry’s mom and progressing through Harry’s transformation into a psycho Santa. Directed by Lewis Jackson who hasn’t directed since.
Taglines: You’d better take care…Santa is coming to town!
Better Watch Out… Better Not Cry… Or You May DIE!
3. Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Premise: Jack Skellington, the king of Halloween Town, decides he wants to swap holidays with Santa. But Jack can’t seem to grasp the concept of good cheer.
Reasons to watch: Seeing how Jack twists all the yuletide traditions into the horrific but all with the best intentions. Great animation too!
Tagline: Tim Burton’s classic returns in 3-D so real, it’s scary.
4. Treevenge (2008)
Premise: What if all those Christmas trees we cut down had feelings and one Christmas they decided to take revenge on humanity.
Reasons to watch: Where to begin! First-person tree point of view, death by tree topper, inventive kills, and what that tree does to that baby! On my!
Tagline: Where do Christmas trees come from? Oh, you’ll see.
5. Krampus (2015)
Premise: Krampus is the anti-Santa and when one family displays a distinct lack of holiday cheer, the horned, cloven foot-being emerges to punish everyone.
Reasons to watch: Killer practical effects, Krampus gets to be seriously evil, and it’s surprisingly well made by Trick ‘r Treat’s Michael Dougherty.
Tagline: You better watch out.
You don’t want to be on his list.
6. Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010, Finland)
Premise: This Finnish film takes us to the depths of the Korvatunturi Mountains where a drilling operation unearths a terrifying Christmas secret. And the results are not pleasant.
Reasons to watch: It serves up a complete re-imagining of Santa with the creepiest elves ever.
Taglines: This Christmas everyone will believe in Santa Claus.
7. Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)
Premise: Christmas Eve, 1971. The Chapman family – Mom, Dad, and two young boys – go to visit Grandpa in a mental institution. Little Billy is left alone with Grandpa who proceeds to tell him that Santa only leaves gifts for boys and girls who have been good all year long. This terrifies Billy who doesn’t feel he’s been good enough to be rewarded. Then on the drive back home, his parents get brutally murdered by a thief in a Santa suit. Billy tries to recover from this horrific tragedy but he becomes unhinged when he’s asked at work to wear the Santa suit.
Reasons to watch: It spawned four sequels and a remake! Plus it stirred controversy for having the killer dressed as Santa and the PTA even tried to have it removed from theaters (apparently, Christmas Evil wasn’t on their radar).
Tagline: You’ve made it through Halloween, now try and survive Christmas.
He knows when you’ve been naughty.
8. A Christmas Horror Story (2015)
Premise: A yuletide anthology film that interweaves three Christmas Eve tales along with one about Santa coping with some unexpected problems at the North Pole. The stories involve radio host Dangerous Dan; a family whose trek to the woods to cut down a tree leaves them with a possibly possessed son; and a group of students that sneak into their school during the holiday to investigate some murders and ghost sightings.
Reasons to watch: Zombie elves. Do I really need to say anything else? Okay, also add in William Shatner, “The Shat!” as DJ Dangerous Dan. And did I mention Krampus makes an appearance? Also kudos to presenting an anthology film in which all the stories build to a climax together rather than one by one.
Tagline: You Better Watch Out
9. Santa’s Slay (2005)
Premise: Imagine if Santa were just a demon that lost a bet with an angel and is forced to play jolly St. Nick for a thousand years. Then imagine what happens when the thousand years are up. That’s right. He’s pissed.
Reasons to watch: Wrestler Bill Goldberg plays the pissed off Santa. Plus the opening scene has Santa offing (in festive fashion) an entire family and most of the film’s cameo actors including James Caan, Fran Drescher, and Chris Kattan. And what the hell, throw in Robert Culp as the Angel.
Tagline: He’s making a list… pray you’re not on it.
Spreading holiday fear this Christmas.
10. Jack Frost (1997)
Premise: A serial killer’s spirit returns in a snowman and goes on a killing spree.
Reasons to watch: Cheesy effects and even cheesier but hilarious lines like Jack Frost telling his nubile victim: “Looks like Christmas came a little early this year. Well, I hope it was good for you honey. Oh, I must remember to send flowers.” Jack also gets to deliver lines like, “Don’t eat yellow snow” and “Is it cold in here or is it just me?” So bad it’s good.
Tagline: He’s chillin’ and killin’.
Honorable mention goes to Norway’s Christmas Cruelty for its tagline: “This year Santa is going postal.”
Also worth a mention: To All a Good Night (for having a serial killer in a Santa suit going after teenagers); Don’t Open Till Christmas (for making Santas the victims of a serial killer); and Elves (for adding Nazi experiments to the holiday horror equation).
Bryan Cranston and Diane Lane in ‘Trumbo’ (Photo Courtesy of Bleecker Street)
The nominees for the 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® have been announced and in the movie categories Trumbo scored the most nominations with three. Beasts of No Nation, The Big Short, Carol, The Danish Girl, Room, Spotlight, and Steve Jobs each earned two, with Beasts of No Nation’s Idris Elba picking up three nominations overall (two for Beasts, one for Luther).
On the television side, Games of Thrones, Homeland, and House of Cards earned three nominations. Veep, Transparent, Orange is the New Black, Mad Men, Downton Abbey, and The Big Bang Theory followed with two each.
The SAG Awards are voted on by actors and recognize performances in films and television. Winners will be announced during the 2016 SAG Awards broadcast on January 30, 2016 on TNT and TBS at 5pm PT.
22nd ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS NOMINEES:
THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
BRYAN CRANSTON / Dalton Trumbo – “TRUMBO” (Bleecker Street)
JOHNNY DEPP / James “Whitey” Bulger – “BLACK MASS” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
LEONARDO DiCAPRIO / Hugh Glass – “THE REVENANT” (20th Century Fox)
MICHAEL FASSBENDER / Steve Jobs – “STEVE JOBS” (Universal Pictures)
EDDIE REDMAYNE / Einar Wegener/Lili Elbe – “THE DANISH GIRL” (Focus Features)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
CATE BLANCHETT / Carol Aird – “CAROL” (The Weinstein Company)
BRIE LARSON / Ma – “ROOM” (A24)
HELEN MIRREN / Maria Altmann – “WOMAN IN GOLD” (The Weinstein Company)
SAOIRSE RONAN / Eilis – “BROOKLYN” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
SARAH SILVERMAN / Laney Brooks – “I SMILE BACK” (Broad Green Pictures)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
CHRISTIAN BALE / Michael Burry – “THE BIG SHORT” (Paramount Pictures)
IDRIS ELBA / Commandant – “BEASTS OF NO NATION” (Netflix)
MARK RYLANCE / Abel Rudolph – “BRIDGE OF SPIES” (DreamWorks)
MICHAEL SHANNON / Rick Carver – “99 HOMES” (Broad Green Pictures)
JACOB TREMBLAY / Jack – “ROOM” (A24)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
ROONEY MARA / Therese Belivet – “CAROL” (The Weinstein Company)
RACHEL McADAMS / Sacha Pfeiffer – “SPOTLIGHT” (Open Road Films)
HELEN MIRREN / Hedda Hopper – “TRUMBO” (Bleecker Street)
ALICIA VIKANDER / Gerda Wegener – “THE DANISH GIRL” (Focus Features)
KATE WINSLET / Joanna Hoffman – “STEVE JOBS” (Universal Pictures)
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
BEASTS OF NO NATION (Netflix)
ABRAHAM ATTAH / Agu
KURT EGYIAWAN / 2nd I-C
IDRIS ELBA / Commandant
THE BIG SHORT (Paramount Pictures)
CHRISTIAN BALE / Michael Burry
STEVE CARELL / Mark Baum
RYAN GOSLING / Jared Vennett
MELISSA LEO / Georgia Hale
HAMISH LINKLATER / Porter Collins
JOHN MAGARO / Charlie Geller
BRAD PITT / Ben Rickert
RAFE SPALL / Danny Moses
JEREMY STRONG / Vinny Peters
MARISA TOMEI / Cynthia Baum
FINN WITTROCK / Jamie Shipley
SPOTLIGHT (Open Road Films)
BILLY CRUDUP / Eric MacLeish
BRIAN D’ARCY JAMES / Matty Carroll
MICHAEL KEATON / Walter “Robby” Robinson
RACHEL McADAMS / Sacha Pfeiffer
MARK RUFFALO / Michael Rezendes
LIEV SCHREIBER / Marty Baron
JOHN SLATTERY / Ben Bradlee, Jr.
STANLEY TUCCI / Mitchell Garabedian
STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON (Universal Pictures)
NEIL BROWN JR. / DJ Yella
PAUL GIAMATTI / Jerry Heller
COREY HAWKINS / Dr. Dre
ALDIS HODGE / MC Ren
O’SHEA JACKSON JR. / Ice Cube
JASON MITCHELL / Eazy-E
TRUMBO (Bleecker Street)
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJE / Virgil Brooks
LOUIS C.K. / Arlen Hird
BRYAN CRANSTON / Dalton Trumbo
DAVID JAMES ELLIOTT / John Wayne
ELLE FANNING / Niki Trumbo
JOHN GOODMAN / Frank King
DIANE LANE / Cleo Trumbo
HELEN MIRREN / Hedda Hopper
MICHAEL STUHLBARG / Edward G. Robinson
ALAN TUDYK / Ian McLellan Hunter
TELEVISION PROGRAMS
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
IDRIS ELBA / DCI John Luther – “LUTHER” (BBC America)
BEN KINGSLEY / Grand Vizier Ay – “TUT” (Spike)
RAY LIOTTA / Lorca/Tom Mitchell – “TEXAS RISING” (History)
BILL MURRAY / Himself – “A VERY MURRAY CHRISTMAS” (Netflix)
MARK RYLANCE / Thomas Cromwell – “WOLF HALL” (Masterpiece/PBS)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
NICOLE KIDMAN / Grace – “GRACE OF MONACO” (Lifetime)
QUEEN LATIFAH / Bessie Smith – “BESSIE” (HBO)
CHRISTINA RICCI / Lizzie Borden – “THE LIZZIE BORDEN CHRONICLES” (Lifetime)
SUSAN SARANDON / Gladys Mortenson – “THE SECRET LIFE OF MARILYN MONROE” (Lifetime)
KRISTEN WIIG / Delores DeWinter – “THE SPOILS BEFORE DYING” (IFC)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
PETER DINKLAGE / Tyrion Lannister – “GAME OF THRONES” (HBO)
JON HAMM / Don Draper – “MAD MEN” (AMC)
RAMI MALEK / Elliot – “MR. ROBOT” (USA Network)
BOB ODENKIRK / Jimmy McGill – “BETTER CALL SAUL” (AMC)
KEVIN SPACEY / Francis Underwood – “HOUSE OF CARDS” (Netflix)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
CLAIRE DANES / Carrie Mathison – “HOMELAND” (Showtime)
VIOLA DAVIS / Annalise Keating – “HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER” (ABC)
JULIANNA MARGULIES / Alicia Florrick – “THE GOOD WIFE” (CBS)
MAGGIE SMITH / Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham – “DOWNTON ABBEY” (Masterpiece/PBS)
ROBIN WRIGHT / Claire Underwood – “HOUSE OF CARDS” (Netflix)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
TY BURRELL / Phil Dunphy – “MODERN FAMILY” (ABC)
LOUIS C.K. / Louie – “LOUIE” (FX Networks)
WILLIAM H. MACY / Frank – “SHAMELESS” (Showtime)
JIM PARSONS / Sheldon Cooper – “THE BIG BANG THEORY” (CBS)
JEFFREY TAMBOR / Maura Pfefferman – “TRANSPARENT” (Amazon)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
UZO ADUBA / Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren – “ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK” (Netflix)
EDIE FALCO / Jackie Peyton – “NURSE JACKIE” (Showtime)
ELLIE KEMPER / Kimmy Schmidt – “UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT” (Netflix)
JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS / President Selina Meyer – “VEEP” (HBO)
AMY POEHLER / Leslie Knope – “PARKS AND RECREATION” (NBC)
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
DOWNTON ABBEY (Masterpiece/PBS)
HUGH BONNEVILLE / Robert, Earl of Grantham
LAURA CARMICHAEL / Lady Edith Crawley
JIM CARTER / Mr. Carson
RAQUEL CASSIDY / Baxter
BRENDAN COYLE / Mr. Bates
TOM CULLEN / Anthony Gillingham
MICHELLE DOCKERY / Lady Mary Crawley
KEVIN DOYLE / Mr. Molesley
JOANNE FROGGATT / Anna Bates
LILY JAMES / Lady Rose
ROBERT JAMES-COLLIER / Thomas Barrow
ALLEN LEECH / Tom Branson
PHYLLIS LOGAN / Mrs. Hughes
ELIZABETH McGOVERN / Cora, Countess of Grantham
SOPHIE McSHERA / Daisy
LESLEY NICOL / Mrs. Patmore
JULIAN OVENDEN / Charles Blake
DAVID ROBB / Dr. Clarkson
MAGGIE SMITH / Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham
PENELOPE WILTON / Isobel Crawley
GAME OF THRONES (HBO)
ALFIE ALLEN / Theon Greyjoy
IAN BEATTIE / Ser Meryn Trant
JOHN BRADLEY / Samwell Tarly
GWENDOLINE CHRISTIE / Brienne of Tarth
EMILIA CLARKE / Daenerys Targaryen
MICHAEL CONDRON / Bowen Marsh
NIKOLAJ COSTER-WALDAU / Jaime Lannister
BEN CROMPTON / Dolorous Edd
LIAM CUNNINGHAM / Ser Davos Seaworth
STEPHEN DILLANE / Stannis Baratheon
PETER DINKLAGE / Tyrion Lannister
NATHALIE EMMANUEL / Missandei
TARA FITZGERALD / Selyse Baratheon
JEROME FLYNN / Bronn
BRIAN FORTUNE / Othell Yarwyck
JOEL FRY / Hizdahr Zo Loraq
AIDAN GILLEN / Littlefinger Petyr Baelish
IAIN GLEN / Ser Jorah Mormont
KIT HARINGTON / Jon Snow
LENA HEADEY / Cersei Lannister
MICHIEL HUISMAN / Daario Naharis
HANNAH MURRAY / Gilly
BRENOCK O’CONNOR / Olly
DANIEL PORTMAN / Podrick Payne
IWAN RHEON / Ramsay Snow
OWEN TEALE / Ser Alliser Thorne
SOPHIE TURNER / Sansa Stark
CARICE VAN HOUTEN / Melisandre
MAISIE WILLIAMS / Arya Stark
TOM WLASCHIHA / Jaqen H’ghar
HOMELAND (Showtime)
F. MURRAY ABRAHAM / Dar Adal
ATHEER ADEL / Numan
CLAIRE DANES / Carrie Mathison
ALEXANDER FEHLING / Jonas Hollander
RUPERT FRIEND / Peter Quinn
NINA HOSS / Astrid
RENÉ DAVID IFRAH / Bibi
MARK IVANIR / Ivan Krupin
SEBASTIAN KOCH / Otto Dűring
MIRANDA OTTO / Allison Carr
MANDY PATINKIN / Saul Berenson
SARAH SOKOLOVIC / Laura Sutton
HOUSE OF CARDS (Netflix)
MAHERSHALA ALI / Remy Danton
DEREK CECIL / Seth Grayson
NATHAN DARROW / Edward Meechum
MICHAEL KELLY / Doug Stamper
ELIZABETH MARVEL / Heather Dunbar
MOLLY PARKER / Jackie Sharp
JIMMI SIMPSON / Gavin Orsay
KEVIN SPACEY / Francis Underwood
ROBIN WRIGHT / Claire Underwood
MAD MEN (AMC)
SOLA BAMIS / Shirley
STEPHANIE DRAKE / Meredith
JAY R. FERGUSON / Stan Rizzo
BRUCE GREENWOOD / Richard Burghoff
JON HAMM / Don Draper
CHRISTINA HENDRICKS / Joan Harris
JANUARY JONES / Betty Francis
VINCENT KARTHEISER / Pete Campbell
ELISABETH MOSS / Peggy Olson
KEVIN RAHM / Ted Chaough
KIERNAN SHIPKA / Sally Draper
JOHN SLATTERY / Roger Sterling
RICH SOMMER / Harry Crane
AARON STATON / Ken Cosgrove
MASON VALE COTTON / Bobby Draper
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
THE BIG BANG THEORY (CBS)
MAYIM BIALIK / Amy Farrah Fowler
KALEY CUOCO / Penny
JOHNNY GALECKI / Leonard Hofstadter
SIMON HELBERG / Howard Wolowitz
KUNAL NAYYAR / Rajesh Koothrappali
JIM PARSONS / Sheldon Cooper
MELISSA RAUCH / Bernadette Rostenkowski-Wolowitz
KEY & PEELE (Comedy Central)
KEEGAN-MICHAEL KEY / Various Characters
JORDAN PEELE / Various Characters
MODERN FAMILY (ABC)
JULIE BOWEN / Claire Dunphy
TY BURRELL / Phil Dunphy
AUBREY ANDERSON EMMONS / Lily Tucker-Pritchett
JESSE TYLER FERGUSON / Mitchell Pritchett
NOLAN GOULD / Luke Dunphy
SARAH HYLAND / Haley Dunphy
ED O’NEILL / Jay Pritchett
RICO RODRIGUEZ / Manny Delgado
ERIC STONESTREET / Cameron Tucker
SOFIA VERGARA / Gloria Delgado-Pritchett
ARIEL WINTER / Alex Dunphy
ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK (Netflix)
UZO ADUBA / Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren
MIKE BIRBIGLIA / Danny Pearson
MARSHA STEPHANIE BLAKE / Berdie Rogers
DANIELLE BROOKS / Tasha “Taystee” Jefferson
LAVERNE COX / Sophia Burset
JACKIE CRUZ / Marisol “Flaca” Gonzales
CATHERINE CURTIN / Wanda Bell
LEA DELARIA / Carrie “Big Boo” Black
BETH FOWLER / Sister Jane Ingalls
JOEL MARSH GARLAND / Scott O’Neill
KIMIKO GLENN / Brook Soso
ANNIE GOLDEN / Norma Romano
DIANE GUERRERO / Maritza Ramos
MICHAEL J. HARNEY / Sam Healy
VICKY JEUDY / Janae Watson
SELENIS LEYVA / Gloria Mendoza
TARYN MANNING / Tiffany “Pennsatucky” Doggett
ADRIENNE C. MOORE / Black Cindy
KATE MULGREW / Galina “Red” Reznikov
EMMA MYLES / Leanne Taylor
MATT PETERS / Joel Luschek
LORI PETTY / Lolly Whitehill
JESSICA PIMENTEL / Maria Ruiz
DASCHA POLANCO / Dayanara Diaz
LAURA PREPON / Alex Vause
ELIZABETH RODRIGUEZ / Aleida Diaz
RUBY ROSE / Stella Carlin
NICK SANDOW / Joe Caputo
ABIGAIL SAVAGE / Gina
TAYLOR SCHILLING / Piper Chapman
CONSTANCE SHULMAN / Yoga Jones
DALE SOULES / Frieda
YAEL STONE / Lorna Morello
SAMIRA WILEY / Poussey Washington
TRANSPARENT (Amazon)
ALEXANDRA BILLINGS / Davina Rejennae
CARRIE BROWNSTEIN / Syd Feldman
JAY DUPLASS / Josh Pfefferman
KATHRYN HAHN / Raquel Fein
GABY HOFFMANN / Ali Pfefferman
CHERRY JONES / Leslie Mackinaw
AMY LANDECKER / Sarah Pfefferman
JUDITH LIGHT / Shelly Pfefferman
HARI NEF / Gittel/Gerson
EMILY ROBINSON / Rose Boymelgreen
JEFFREY TAMBOR / Maura Pfefferman
VEEP (HBO)
DIEDRICH BADER / Bill Ericsson
SUFE BRADSHAW / Sue Wilson
ANNA CHLUMSKY / Amy Brookheimer
GARY COLE / Kent Davidson
KEVIN DUNN / Ben Cafferty
TONY HALE / Gary Walsh
HUGH LAURIE / Tom James
PHIL REEVES / Doyle
SAM RICHARDSON / Richard
REID SCOTT / Dan Egan
TIMOTHY SIMONS / Jonah Ryan
SARAH SUTHERLAND / Catherine
MATT WALSH / Mike McLintock
SAG AWARDS® HONORS FOR STUNT ENSEMBLES
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
“EVEREST” (Universal Pictures)
“FURIOUS 7” (Universal Pictures)
“JURASSIC WORLD” (Universal Pictures)
“MAD MAX: FURY ROAD” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
“MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – ROGUE NATION” (Paramount Pictures)
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series
“THE BLACKLIST” (NBC)
“GAME OF THRONES” (HBO)
“HOMELAND” (Showtime)
“MARVEL’S DAREDEVIL” (Netflix)
“THE WALKING DEAD” (AMC)
LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
52nd Annual SAG Life Achievement Award – CAROL BURNETT
Ruby Barnhill stars as Sophie in Disney’s fantasy-adventure ‘The BFG,’ directed by Steven Spielberg and based on the beloved novel by Roald Dahl.
Director Steven Spielberg and Walt Disney Studios have unveiled the first teaser trailer for the fantasy film, The BFG, based on the popular children’s book by Roald Dahl. Discussing the story, Spielberg said, “I think it was kind of genius of Roald Dahl to be able to empower the children. It was very, very brave of him to introduce that combination of darkness and light which was so much Disney’s original signature in a lot of their earlier works like in Dumbo, Fantasia, Snow White and Cinderella, and being able to do scary, but also be redemptive at the same time and teach a lesson, an enduring lesson, to everyone, it was a wonderful thing for Dahl to have done, and it was one of the things that attracted me to want to direct this Dahl book.”
The cast is led by Mark Rylance and Ruby Barnhill and includes Penelope Wilton, Jemaine Clement, Rebecca Hall, Rafe Spall, and Bill Hader. The BFG will head into theaters on July 1, 2016.
The Plot:
The BFG (Mark Rylance), while a giant himself, is a Big Friendly Giant and nothing like the other inhabitants of Giant Country. Standing 24-feet tall with enormous ears and a keen sense of smell, he is endearingly dim-witted and keeps to himself for the most part. Giants like Bloodbottler (Bill Hader) and Fleshlumpeater (Jemaine Clement) on the other hand, are twice as big and at least twice as scary and have been known to eat humans, while the BFG prefers Snozzcumber and Frobscottle. Upon her arrival in Giant Country, Sophie, a precocious 10-year-old girl from London, is initially frightened of the mysterious giant who has brought her to his cave, but soon comes to realize that the BFG is actually quite gentle and charming, and, having never met a giant before, has many questions. The BFG brings Sophie to Dream Country where he collects dreams and sends them to children, teaching her all about the magic and mystery of dreams.
Having both been on their own in the world up until now, their affection for one another quickly grows. But Sophie’s presence in Giant Country has attracted the unwanted attention of the other giants, who have become increasingly more bothersome. Says Spielberg, “It’s a story about friendship, it’s a story about loyalty and protecting your friends and it’s a story that shows that even a little girl can help a big giant solve his biggest problems.” Sophie and the BFG soon depart for London to see Queen Victoria (Penelope Wilton) and warn her of the precarious giant situation, but they must first convince the Queen and her maid, Mary (Rebecca Hall), that giants do indeed exist. Together, they come up with a plan to get rid of the giants once and for all.
Bob Odenkirk as Saul Goodman in ‘Better Call Saul’ (Photo Credit: Ben Leuner / AMC)
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) has released its picks for the best in television for 2015. The winners will be announced during the 27th Annual Producers Guild Awards to be held on January 23, 2016 in Los Angeles. The Producers Guild will also honor Jim Gianopulos, David Heyman, Shonda Rhimes and Industrial Light & Magic during the 2016 awards ceremony.
The Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:
Better Call Saul – Producers: Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Melissa Bernstein, Mark Johnson, Stewart A. Lyons, Thomas Schnauz, Gennifer Hutchison, Nina Jack, Diane Mercer, Bob Odenkirk
Game of Thrones – Producers: David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Bernadette Caulfield, Frank Doelger, Carolyn Strauss, Bryan Cogman, Lisa McAtackney, Chris Newman, Greg Spence Homeland – Producers: Alex Gansa, Alexander Cary, Lesli Linka Glatter, Howard Gordon, Chip Johannessen, Meredith Stiehm, Patrick Harbinson, Michael Klick, Claire Danes, Lauren White
House of Cards – Producers: Beau Willimon, Dana Brunetti, John David Coles, Josh Donen, David Fincher, Eric Roth, Kevin Spacey, Robert Zotnowski, Karen Moore Mad Men – Producers: Matthew Weiner, Scott Hornbacher, Janet Leahy, Semi Chellas, Erin Levy, Jon Hamm, Blake McCormick, Tom Smuts
The Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy:
Inside Amy Schumer – Producers: This show is in the process of being vetted for producer eligibility and a full list of nominees will be included in our next announcement. Modern Family – Producers: Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, Paul Corrigan, Abraham Higginbotham, Jeff Morton, Jeffrey Richman, Brad Walsh, Danny Zuker, Vali Chandrasekaran, Megan Ganz, Elaine Ko, Kenny Schwartz, Chuck Tatham, Rick Wiener, Chris Smirnoff, Sally Young
Silicon Valley – Producers: Mike Judge, Alec Berg, Jim Kleverweis, Clay Tarver, Dan O’Keefe, Michael Rotenberg, Tom Lassally
Transparent – Producers: Jill Soloway, Andrea Sperling, Victor Hsu, Nisha Ganatra, Rick Rosenthal, Bridget Bedard Veep – Producers: Armando Iannucci, Chris Addison, Simon Blackwell, Christopher Godsick, Stephanie Laing, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Frank Rich, Tony Roche, Kevin Cecil, Roger Drew, Sean Gray, Ian Martin, Georgia Pritchett, David Quantick, Andy Riley, Will Smith, Bill Hill
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television:
30 for 30 – Producers: Connor Schell, John Dahl, Bill Simmons, Erin Leyden, Andrew Billman, Marquis Daisy, Libby Geist
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown – Producers: Anthony Bourdain, Christopher Collins, Lydia Tenaglia, Sandra Zweig The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst – Producers: Marc Smerling, Andrew Jarecki, Jason Blum Shark Tank – Producers: Mark Burnett, Clay Newbill, Yun Lingner, Max Swedlow, Jim Roush, Brandon Wallace, Becky Blitz, Laura Roush, Shaun Polakow, Phil Gurin Vice – Producers: BJ Levin, Bill Maher, Eddy Moretti, Shane Smith, Jonah Kaplan, Tim Clancy, Ben Anderson, Shawn Killebrew
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Competition Television:
The Amazing Race – Producers: Jerry Bruckheimer, Bertram van Munster, Jonathan Littman, Elise Doganieri, Mark Vertullo
Dancing with the Stars – Producers: Rob Wade, Ashley Edens-Shaffer, Joe Sungkur Project Runway – Producers: Jonathan Murray, Sara Rea, Desiree Gruber, Jane Cha, Heidi Klum, Tim Gunn, Teri Weideman
Top Chef – Producers: This show is in the process of being vetted for producer eligibility.
The Voice – Producers: Audrey Morrissey, Mark Burnett, John de Mol, Marc Jansen, Lee Metzger, Chad Hines, Jim Roush, Kyra Thompson, Mike Yurchuk, Amanda Zucker
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television:
The Colbert Report – Producers: Stephen T. Colbert, Tom Purcell, Jon Stewart, Meredith Bennett, Barry Julien, Emily Lazar, Tanya Michnevich Bracco, Paul Dinello, Matt Lappin Key & Peele – Producers: This show is in the process of being vetted for producer eligibility.
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – Producers: Tim Carvell, John Oliver, Liz Stanton
Real Time with Bill Maher – Producers: Bill Maher, Scott Carter, Sheila Griffiths, Marc Gurvitz, Billy Martin, Dean E. Johnsen, Matt Wood
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – Producers: Lorne Michaels, Jamie Granet Bederman, Katie Hockmeyer, Jim Juvonen, Brian McDonald, Josh Lieb, Gavin Purcell
The Award for Outstanding Children’s Program:
Doc McStuffins
The Fairly OddParents
Octonauts
Sesame Street
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Toy Story That Time Forgot
