Sony Pictures just debuted a new trailer for Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, the action horror film that combines Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice with the world of zombies. The film is based on Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith’s novel and was adapted for the screen and directed by Burr Steers. Heading to theaters on February 5, 2016, the cast of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies includes Lily James, Sam Riley, Bella Heathcote, Douglas Booth, Lena Headey, Matt Smith, Jack Huston, and Charles Dance.
The Plot:
A zombie outbreak has fallen upon the land in this reimagining of Jane Austen’s classic tale of the tangled relationships between lovers from different social classes in 19th century England. Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet (Lily James) is a master of martial arts and weaponry and the handsome Mr. Darcy (Sam Riley) is a fierce zombie killer, yet the epitome of upper class prejudice. As the zombie outbreak intensifies, they must swallow their pride and join forces on the blood-soaked battlefield in order to conquer the undead once and for all.
Music superstar Elton John has set a February 5, 2016 release date for Wonderful Crazy Night on Island Records. The upcoming album will be Sir Elton John’s 33rd studio release and was produced by Elton and T-Bone Burnett. The first single is “Looking Up,” described as upbeat and infectious.
Elton previously collaborated with Burnett on 2010’s The Union and 2013’s The Diving Board, and 10 of the tracks on the upcoming album were co-written by Elton and his longtime songwriting partner, Bernie Taupin. Wonderful Crazy Night also features drummer Nigel Olsson (they began working together in the ’60s) and guitarist Davey Johnstone, marking the first time they’ve worked on an album together since 2006’s The Captain & the Kid. Also contributing to the tracks on Elton’s 33rd studio album are percussionist Ray Cooper, bassist Matt Bissonette, keyboard player Kim Bullard, and percussionist John Mahon.
Wonderful Crazy Night Track List:
Standard and Deluxe
1. Wonderful Crazy Night
2. In The Name Of You
3. Claw Hammer
4. Blue Wonderful
5. I’ve Got 2 Wings
6. A Good Heart
7. Looking Up
8. Guilty Pleasure
9. Tambourine
10. The Open Chord
11. Free And Easy *DELUXE VERSION ONLY
12. England And America *DELUXE VERSION ONLY
Showtime’s Shameless is set to return for season six on Sundays beginning January 10, 2016 at 9pm ET/PT, a week earlier than originally announced. The network’s just released a poster for the half-hour comedy along with the first teaser trailer for the critically acclaimed adult series starring William H Macy and Emmy Rossum. The cast also includes Cameron Monaghan, Jeremy Allen White, Ethan Cutkosky, Shanola Hampton, Steve Howey, and Emma Kenney. John Wells, Andrew Stearn, Christopher Chulack, Davey Holmes, Nancy M. Pimental and Krista Vernoff executive produce.
The Plot:
Shameless season six picks up a few months after last year’s finale, as the Gallaghers prepare for yet another long Chicago winter. This season will see more than just the arctic Lake Michigan winds whipping through the Southside. Change is hard and the Gallaghers are as surprised as anyone at how life is turning out for them. But the question remains, as they come into their own and find out who they are, is it really possible that the Gallaghers could grow apart for good?
Vincent Piazza and Patricia Arquette star in ‘The Wannabe’
A new trailer’s arrived for the Momentum/Orion Pictures dramatic crime thriller The Wannabe executive produced by Martin Scorsese and Dean Devlin. Based on a true story, the film stars Oscar winner Patricia Arquette (Boyhood) and Vincent Piazza (Boardwalk Empire) as a real life Bonnie and Clyde-type couple. Written and directed by Nick Sandow, the cast also includes Michael Imperioli, Domenick Lombardozzi, and David Zayas.
The Wannabe opens in theaters and on VOD on December 4, 2015.
The Plot:
The Wannabe is a story about Thomas (Piazza), a man obsessed with Mafia culture during the 1990s in New York City. When Thomas’s failed attempts to fix the trial of infamous mobster John Gotti gets him rejected by the people he idolizes most, he sets off on a drug infused crime spree with his girlfriend and long time mob groupie, Rose (Arquette), by brazenly robbing the local Mafia hangouts.
Nikki M. James attends ‘The Raven’ New York Red Carpet Screening After Party (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images For Relativity Media)
Nikki M. James is the newest addition to the cast of CBS’ Braindead from The Good Wife creators Robert and Michelle King. Tony Award-winner James will be starring alongside previously announced cast members Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Aaron Tveit in the comic-thriller set in Washington, D.C. CBS will debut the new series next summer.
“We fell in love with Nikki the first time we saw her in The Book of Mormon,” said executive producers Robert and Michelle King. “Her work on The Good Wife has only increased our admiration, and we couldn’t be more excited that she’s joining the cast of BrainDead.”
James’ other credits include Les Misérables, The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby, Lucky Stiff, All is Bright, Caesar and Cleopatra, and The Good Wife.
The Plot:
Mary Elizabeth Winstead will star as Laurel, a young, fresh-faced Hill staffer whose first job in Washington, D.C. leads her to discover two things: The government has stopped working, and alien spawn have come to earth and eaten the brains of a growing number of Congressmen and Hill staffers. Aaron Tveit will star as Gareth, the Legislative Director to a top Republican senator, who is smart, hard-working, and ultimately responsible for helping to save the world.
Nikki M. James will play Rochelle, a medical resident whose father died as the result of a mysterious infection. She and Laurel team up to learn what happened to her father, and protect others from the same fate.
Mario Lopez (Photo Credit: Kwaku Alston / Copyright: FOX)
Extra host Mario Lopez has signed on to Fox’s Grease: Live starring Julianne Hough as Sandy and Aaron Tveit as Danny. Lopez will be playing Vince Fontaine, the popular teen dance show host who emcees the dance competition at Rydell High School. The cast also includes Vanessa Hudgens as Rizzo, Carlos PenaVega as Kenickie, Keke Palmer as Marty, Carly Rae Jepsen as Frenchy, Kether Donohue as Jan, and David Del Rio as Putzie. Jessie J is on board to perform a new version of “Grease (Is the Word)” to kick off the show.
Fox is set to air Grease: Live on January 31, 2016 at 7pm ET/PT. The special musical event will air live on the East Coast and will air tape delayed on the West Coast.
The Details:
Grease: Live will reintroduce and reimagine some of the show’s most memorable moments, great music and timeless love story to an entirely new generation. In this live television adaptation of the musical classic, the beginning of senior year means the end of Danny and Sandy’s summer romance – until Sandy unexpectedly transfers to Danny’s high school. With their friends pulling them in different directions, it’s up to Danny and Sandy to stay hopelessly devoted as they make their way from Rydell High to a new frontier.
It’s way too early to start thinking about Christmas decorations, isn’t it? ABC apparently wants us to get in the winter holiday mood already as they’ve just announced The Great Christmas Light Fight will be back for season three on December 7, 2015 at 8pm ET/PT. The holiday show will be hosted this year by Million Dollar Rooms‘ Carter Oosterhouse and Restaurant Impossible‘s Taniya Nayak.
FremantleMedia North America produces the show with Brady Connell, Max Swedlow, and Jennifer Mullin executive producing. The limited series will air back-to-back episodes on December 7, December 14, and December 21st.
The Details:
The Great Christmas Light Fight is a competition series in which 20 families and three neighborhoods from across America decorate their homes to the extreme. In each episode, four families compete for a cash prize as they transform their homes into a festive wonderland for the holidays.
$50,000 will be given to the winners of each episode.
The CW’s Arrow‘s fourth season continued with episode three which found Double Down taking on the team of Green Arrow and Diggle, Felicity showing who’s boss, and Laurel convinced Sara needed to go into the Lazarus Pit as soon as possible. Titled “Restoration,” episode three was a real game-changer and paved the way for multiple new storylines. Here’s a recap of what went down during episode three:
Diggle (David Ramsey) tracks Ghosts with Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) watching over him, but one manages to get the drop on him and get away. In comes Green Arrow (Stephen Amell) on a motorcycle to save the day but, no, a bomb explodes and knocks him off the bike. That leads to Diggle and Green Arrow joining up to take on the Ghosts with Felicity super excited to be helping from behind the keyboard, calling them the original gangstas. Diggle gets to one before he can swallow the cyanide pill, but he knocks out Diggle and gets away. Still, Diggle has the guy’s tooth which should prove to be helpful in figuring out who he is. Diggle wishes Thea (Willa Holland) was there to help them out instead of at a spa treatment, but Oliver says she wouldn’t have been much help right now anyway.
At Nanda Parbat – the “spa” Diggle referred to – Malcolm/Ra’s al Ghul (John Barrowman) and Nyssa (Katrina Law) spar and neither is taking it easy. Nyssa would take him out if she had the chance and even threatens him she’ll take his head of next time. Thea and Laurel (Katie Cassidy) show up,and Laurel demands Malcolm bring her sister back to life. Malcolm says no because Thea wasn’t dead but Sara is. Bringing Sara back this late isn’t possible. What comes out wouldn’t be Sara and his answer is an adamant and unequivocal no.
Felicity is still excited about having the original Team Arrow back together. Diggle gives her the tooth with the cyanide in it and Felicity suggests margaritas while they wait, but Diggle’s still not ready to be friends. After he leaves Oliver says he’s done waiting for him.
Flashback to the island, Oliver’s still pretending to be a guard.
Diggle heads home and finds his door open and an ARGUS member there. John’s wife had asked him for ID on whoever had hired Floyd to do a hit in 2009. ARGUS was able to identify Mina Fayad and she’s now in the States.
Mina Fayad (Carmen Moore) visits with Damien Darhk (Neal McDonough) and has Jeremy Tell (JR Bourne) with her, and Jeremy demonstrates his killing skills be slicing up a victim of Darhk’s choice with playing cards. Darhk likes it, but Jeremy tells him it will cost to take out Green Arrow and his cohorts.
Back at Ra’s, Laurel doesn’t want to give up. She thought Nyssa would support her but Nyssa doesn’t want Sara brought back this way. She could come back a monster, but Laurel thinks her spirit will come back intact.
Felicity gets the results of the tooth and has no idea why the DNA has half the genetic markers it should have. As they’re talking a notice pops up there’s a robbery underway. The police could handle it, but Oliver doesn’t think they’re very effective right now.
Diggle spies on Mina and ignores Felicity’s call. Oliver heads out alone.
On the island, Oliver’s getting instructions on how not to show restraint when dealing with prisoners. He’s also picking up info on the drugs they’re working on.
Green Arrow shows up at the robbery and it’s a setup. Jeremy is there and tosses a card at him which Green Arrow knocks away with an arrow.
Meanwhile, Diggle’s been made and is in a fight to the death of his own.
Green Arrow and Jeremy exchange cards/arrows neither seeming to get the upper hand until they engage in hand to hand combat. But just when it appears Jeremy is down, he furiously throws cards at Green Arrow who barely has time to deflect them and is forced to flee the scene with a card stuck in his bicep.
Malcolm and Thea talk and Malcolm reveals he knows Thea didn’t actually want him to help Sara because of the side effects. He knows she’s feeling the bloodlust. Malcolm says she needs to feed the impulse because the Lazarus Pit needs life for life. Thea’s not having it and wants him to try and be a normal father. Malcolm says that high in the mountains there’s a sage who can heal and might be of help. Malcolm agrees to take her there in the morning.
Felicity is patching up Oliver and tells him Jeremy is a metahuman from Central City, according to Cisco (from The Flash). Jeremy Tell, aka Double Down, is now in Star City. Diggle apologizes for not being there and Felicity yells at both of them for taking on criminals on their own without backup, and she wants them to remove their heads from their asses. (Way to take the bull by the horns, Felicity!) She demands they sit down and resolve their issues. Felicity is ready to leave so she can figure out how the meta turns tattoos into lethal playing cards. If Oliver and Diggle don’t settle their grievances, Felicity says she’ll find someone to knock some sense into both of them.
She leaves and Oliver kicks off the conversation by saying he keeps apologizing. Diggle says it’s not about apologies; he just doesn’t trust Oliver since he crossed that line and now he’s not willing to take a bullet for him. Diggle thinks Oliver could do it again, and Oliver knows he lost his trust but can’t figure out why he doesn’t get a chance to earn it back. Diggle changes the subject by asking if Jeremy is connected to Darhk. Oliver’s not sure but says Jeremy mentioned Fayad. That gets an immediate reaction from Diggle. Diggle says they’re going somewhere and he’ll try to trust Oliver again.
Back on the island, trust is the main issue. The bad guys want to know who stole the product and shoot people until one confesses. Oliver thinks he has another way of getting the info.
At Palmer Tech, Curtis is working on contact lenses with built in HD displays. Felicity gets jumbled junk on her phone and then gives him the playing card to analyze. She needs all the info he can get off the card.
At Diggle’s, he’s finally coming clean with his investigation of HIVE. Oliver recalls how Diggle reacted when Darhk used the word HIVE, and Diggle shows him his research which includes Mina Fayad. Three years of investigations and he’s just now showing it to Oliver. Diggle says he must find Fayad. It’s imperative.
Jeremy failed his mission, Mina Fayad is compromised, and Darhk is not happy. He wants Jeremy to try and kill him, but Damien stops the card in mid-flight. Showing off his powers, he flings the card at Fayad, slicing her throat.
Thea’s having a bad dream when she’s attacked in bed. She kills her attackers while Malcolm watches. He asks her how she feels and she says, “There is no sage. There is no cure. There never was.” Malcolm apologizes and tells her she’s going to have to kill until she takes out the one who hurt her. But, Ra’s is already dead. Now that she just killed, she won’t need to kill again for weeks. Malcolm tells her he would do anything to help her, including sacrificing his men.
Felicity hopes they both learned their lessons. She attempts to find Mina but can only locate her cell phone.
On the island, Oliver is torturing people to get the answer. A woman confesses to taking the drugs because she wanted to give the prisoners something to ease their pain. Oliver stops the guard from killing her there, volunteering to take her somewhere where they’ll never find the body.
Laurel’s in bed and Thea wakes her up, telling her they have to leave. Malcolm’s not going to help her or Sara. She doesn’t want to kill people, but Malcolm says they’re bound together forever. He says he’s responsible for Sara’s death and he’ll try to make it right. He offers to try and bring Sara back in order to help Thea’s conscious.
Felicity’s pinging the cell phone while Diggle and Green Arrow find Mina Fayad tied to a chair, dead, with a card in her mouth. Green Arrow apologizes but Diggle says it’s his fault because he should have told Oliver earlier. Oliver promises they will get answers now that they’re working together.
Back at Palmer Tech, Curtis explains the playing card’s makeup and Felicity wants to know if they can track the owner. Theoretically, yes they can. And that’s when Jeremy shows up, slinging cards. The first one to say where the Green Arrow is lives. Curtis doesn’t know Green Arrow and Felicity says to run. They escape in a secret elevator. Curtis calls her a bad ass and Felicity confesses she works with Green Arrow and she’s taking them to Team Arrow’s headquarters below the lobby. Jeremy follows them and now knows where Green Arrow hangs out. Felicity grabs a gun and shoots without knowing how to. Her aim is horrible – actually she doesn’t aim but she does get lucky and wounds Jeremy. However, during the fighting Curtis gets knocked out by a falling light.
Diggle and Oliver show up immediately after the fight, and Oliver’s surprised she could fend him off. Felicity says Curtis is off to the hospital and the tracking shows Jeremy is heading back to Central City.
Thea and Laurel lower Sara into the pit while Nyssa begs them not to. Boil and bubble, toil and trouble…and nothing seems to be happening. Then, suddenly, Sara emerges. She’s back but wild and uncontrollable. Malcolm knocks her out with a shot.
Diggle and Green Arrow stand in the middle of the street and stop Jeremy’s car. He calls them a “special kind of stupid” because he was leaving town. Green Arrow wants to know about his employer – and here come the cards. Diggle gets him wrapped up in ropes, but Jeremy says they don’t scare him as much as his employer does. Jeremy manages to toss one final card which Green Arrow jumps in front of to save Diggle. It sticks in his Kevlar. “You took a bullet for me,” says Diggle. “They were metahuman tattoo playing cards,” replies Green Arrow. “Still counts, Oliver,’ says Diggle. “Still counts.” And they’re friends once again.
Diggle, Felicity, and Oliver toast to the OTA: Original Team Arrow. They discuss moving the hideout to Lair 3.0 and Oliver says he’s been working on something…a surprise, not a secret.
Back on the island, Oliver escorts the woman prisoner. A land mine blows up the guard who was assigned to come with them, and Oliver assures the woman he’s not going to kill her and she needs to trust him.
Felicity goes back to Palmer Tech and Curtis is picking up the shattered pieces of his work space. Felicity thanks him for not telling anyone about the lair in the basement. He’s happy to be working for a woman who’s making the city safer.
The final scene of the episode finds Sara locked in a cage. She’s like an animal. Malcolm tells Laurel and Thea they’re in uncharted waters and to prepare for the worst. A guard comes in and tells them something happened…and that’s an incredible understatement as Nyssa has destroyed the Lazarus Pit! She says she destroyed it because it fell into the wrong hands. She tells Malcolm she’ll kill him and when she does he won’t come back. And then Nyssa warns that what’s happening now to Sara is on Laurel’s hands this time.
NBC’s snagged actress/director/producer Elizabeth Banks to host the November 14, 2015 episode of Saturday Night Live. Banks will be making her SNL debut just days after the final Hunger Games movie, Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2, arrives in theaters, which means we can probably expect to see one or two of her Hunger Games co-stars making an appearance to support her first time as host.
NBC also announced Disclosure will be making their SNL debut as well on November 14th as the musical guest. And, according to the official announcement, fans can expect to see Sam Smith and Lorde performing with them on SNL. The British group’s second album, Caracal, was released in September and they’re set to perform songs from that album on SNL.
Adele’s much-anticipated new album 25 will be released on November 25, 2015. 25 marks the Grammy-winning singers first new songs since she contributed the theme song to 2012’s Bond movie, Skyfall. Announcing the release date and track list, XL Recordings and Columbia Records confirmed the first single and music video from 25, “Hello,” will be released on October 23, 2015.
“My last record was a break-up record and if I had to label this one I would call it a make-up record. I’m making up with myself. Making up for lost time. Making up for everything I ever did and never did. But I haven’t got time to hold on to the crumbs of my past like I used to. What’s done is done. Turning 25 was a turning point for me, slap bang in the middle of my twenties. Teetering on the edge of being an old adolescent and a fully-fledged adult, I made the decision to go into becoming who I’m going to be forever without a removal van full of my old junk,” stated Adele. “25 is about getting to know who I’ve become without realising. And I’m sorry it took so long, but you know, life happened.”
The “Hello” music video was filmed in Montreal and directed by Mommy‘s Xavier Dolan.
25 Track List:
1. Hello
2. Send My Love (To Your New Lover)
3. I Miss You
4. When We Were Young
5. Remedy
6. Water Under The Bridge
7. River Lea
8. Love In The Dark
9. Million Years Ago
10. All I Ask
11. Sweetest Devotion