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‘Hell on Wheels’ Fifth and Final Season Premiere Date and Details

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Rebecca Murray
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Hell on Wheels Season 5 New Details
Anson Mount as Cullen Bohannon in ‘Hell on Wheels’ (Photo Credit: Chris Large / AMC)

AMC’s splitting the final season of the Western drama Hell on Wheels in two, with the first half premiering on July 18, 2015 at 9pm ET/PT. Part one of the fifth season will consist of seven brand new episodes, with part two’s seven episodes airing in 2016.

“Hell on Wheels continues to be an epic journey in every way,” stated Joel Stillerman, AMC’s executive vice president of programming, production and digital content. “The amazing and passionate team of writers, producers, cast and crew, led by John Wirth, are pulling out all the stops to make this final season as compelling, dramatic and intense as the actual building of the railroad was. We’re incredibly excited to share this part of the story with the large and loyal audience who have supported this show from the beginning.”

The cast is led by Anson Mount and Colm Meaney and includes Christopher Heyerdahl, Robin McLeavy, Jennifer Ferrin, Phil Burke, Dohn Norwood, Tim Guinee, Reg Rogers, Byron Mann, and Tzi Ma.

Details on Season 5:

In season 5, Cullen Bohannon (Mount) finds himself a stranger in a strange land – the mountain town of Truckee, Calif., home to the Central Pacific Railroad. This rough railroad town teems with thousands of Chinese workers, foreign in language, culture and traditions. Despite the challenges of corralling his new workforce, Cullen leads the Herculean effort to tunnel through the Sierra Nevada Mountains, sometimes achieving only inches a day in the race to complete the first Transcontinental Railroad.




Keke Palmer Joins ‘Grease: Live’

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Rebecca Murray
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Keke Palmer Joins Grease: Live
Keke Palmer at the 2015 FOX Programming Presentation Post Party (Photo by Christopher Smith / Fox)

Keke Palmer (Masters of Sex) has joined the cast of Fox’s Grease: Live set to air live on Sunday, January 31, 2016. Palmer will be playing Pink Lady Marty Maraschino, Julianne Hough is Sandy, and Vanessa Hudgens is confirmed to star as Rizzo.

Robert Cary and Jonathan Tolins are adapting the original musical Grease for the live television broadcast. Thomas Kail is overseeing the stage direction, and Alex Rudzinski is set to direct the live television show. Marc Platt is executive producing.

Palmer will also be seen in Fox’s comedy/horror series Scream Queens. Her other credits include Akeelah and the Bee, True Jackson, VP, and Joyful Noise.

The Plot:

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.

Can Danny maintain his bad-boy image as the coolest member of the T-Birds, once he and Sandy start going together, and can Sandy remain a good girl after she joins the Pink Ladies? With their friends Rizzo and Kenickie 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.




‘Spy’ Music Video: Ivy Levan’s Who Can You Trust

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Rebecca Murray
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Spy Title Song Who Can You Trust Music Video

20th Century Fox’s Spy starring Melissa McCarthy is not a spy spoof, but its title song is an obvious homage to all of the memorable Bond movie songs. “Who Can You Trust” by Ivy Levan could easily be confused for a Bond song, and the new music video further blurs the line between Spy and Bond.

Written and directed by Paul Feig, McCarthy’s Spy co-stars include Rose Byrne, Jason Statham, Jude Law, Bobby Cannavale, Allison Janney, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, and Miranda Hart. Spy opens in theaters on June 5, 2015.

The Plot: Susan Cooper (McCarthy) is an unassuming, deskbound CIA analyst, and the unsung hero behind the Agency’s most dangerous missions. But when her partner (Law) falls off the grid and another top agent (Statham) is compromised, she volunteers to go deep undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent a global disaster.

Casting Call: NBC’s Looking for Dorothy in ‘The Wiz Live!’

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Rebecca Murray
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The Wiz Live! Dorothy Casting Call

NBC’s just announced it’s holding an open casting call for the role of Dorothy in The Wiz Live! to be directed by Kenny Leon. The Wiz Live! will be a live musical television broadcast staging of the Tony Award-winning play that was adapted from L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Harvey Fierstein’s writing new material for the TV musical airing on December 3, 2015, with Craig Zadan and Neil Meron (The Sound of Music Live!, Peter Pan Live!) on board as executive producers.

Details on the casting call, courtesy of NBC:

– The casting call will take place Saturday, June 6 from 10am to 2pm ET at Telsey + Co., 311 W. 43rd St., 10th Floor in Midtown Manhattan. Sign-in begins at 9am.

– Casting directors will be looking for a young African-American woman between 18-27 years old. She must have an extraordinary voice that can tell a story, as well as be mature with a youthful energy.

– Candidates need to be prepared to sing the songs “Home,” “Ease on Down the Road” and “Be a Lion” from the original Broadway production of The Wiz.


-By Rebecca Murray

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‘Game of Thrones’ Season 5 June Episode Guide

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Rebecca Murray
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Game of Thrones Season 5 June Episode Guide
Emilia Clarke, Joel Fry, and Iain Glen in ‘Game of Thrones’ season 5 episode 7 (Photo: Macall B. Polay / HBO)

Season five of HBO’s award-winning fantasy series Game of Thrones has three episodes left, with the season finale set for June 14, 2015. As we head into the homestretch, HBO’s released details on the final two episodes including brief plot synopses and air dates. Here’s what is in store for June:

Episode #49: “The Dance of Dragons”
Debut: SUNDAY, JUNE 7 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT)
Other HBO playdates: June 7 (11:30 p.m., 2:00 a.m.), 8 (10:30 p.m.), 9 (9:00 p.m., 2:15 a.m.), 10 (2:00 a.m.), 11 (10:00 p.m.), 12 (9:00 p.m.), 13 (12:30 a.m.) and 19 (8:00 p.m.)
HBO2 playdates: June 8 (9:30 p.m.), 12 (2:05 a.m.), 13 (1:45 p.m.) and 14 (8:00 p.m.)
Stannis (Stephen Dillane) confronts a troubling decision. Jon (Kit Harington) returns to The Wall. Mace (Roger Ashton-Griffiths) visits the Iron Bank. Arya (Maisie Williams) encounters someone from her past. Dany (Emilia Clarke) reluctantly oversees a traditional celebration of athleticism.
Written by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss; directed by David Nutter.

Episode #50: “Mother’s Mercy” (season finale)
Debut: SUNDAY, JUNE 14 (9:00-10:00 p.m.)
Other HBO playdates: June 14 (11:30 p.m., 2:00 a.m.), 15 (10:30 p.m.), 16 (9:00 p.m., 1:50 a.m.), 17 (2:25 a.m.), 18 (10:00 p.m.), 19 (9:00 p.m.), 20 (10:30 p.m.) and 26 (8:00 p.m.)
HBO2 playdates: June 15 (9:00 p.m.), 19 (2:30 a.m.), 20 (2:45 p.m.) and 21 (8:00 p.m.)
Stannis marches. Dany is surrounded by strangers. Cersei (Lena Headey) seeks forgiveness. Jon is challenged.
Written by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss; directed by David Nutter.


-By Rebecca Murray

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Bradley Cooper, Bryan Cranston Among Tony Awards Presenters

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Rebecca Murray
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2015 Tony Awards Presenters Announced
Bradley Cooper (Photo © Richard Chavez)

CBS has announced the list of presenters set to take the stage during the 69th Annual Tony Awards to be held on June 7, 2015 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Bradley Cooper, Bryan Cranston, Rose Byrne, Jason Alexander, Bobby Cannavale, and Anna Chlumsky are confirmed to present.

Misty Copeland, Larry David, Taye Diggs, Sutton Foster, Neil Patrick Harris, Marg Helgenberger, Joe Manganiello (who we hope will be showing off his Magic Mike XXL moves), Debra Messing, Jennifer Nettles, Jim Parsons, David Hyde Pierce, Thomas Sadoski, Amanda Seyfried, Taylor Schilling, Corey Stoll, Kiefer Sutherland, Sting, Ashley Tisdale, Tommy Tune, and Rita Wilson will also present during the three-hour awards show.

Tony Award winners Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming will be hosting this year’s Tony Awards broadcasting live on CBS at 8pm ET (delayed on the West Coast). Glenn Weiss is directing as well as executive producing along with Ricky Kirshner.

Complete List of 2015 Tony Nominees

Horror Actors Assemble for ‘William Froste’

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Rebecca Murray
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Horror Actors Assemble for William Froste

Actors from Halloween, Nightmare on Elm Street, Night of the Living Dead, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Crazies, and the Child’s Play franchise make up the cast of director Natalie Bible’s William Froste set to begin shooting in September. William Froste was written by Vance Savage and is described as a horror film that presents the “ultimate dichotomy of innocence vs. evil.”

“I intend to create a gritty and horrifically stylized film that is visually captivating, emotionally terrifying, and diabolical on every level,” explained Bible.

The cast list includes:

Lew Temple (Lawless, Halloween, The Devils Rejects)
Tyler Mane (Halloween, Troy, X-Men)
Bill Moseley (Night of The Living Dead, Texas Chainsaw, Halloween, The Blob)
Muse Watson (Austin Powers, I Know What You Did Last Summer, NCIS)
Leslie Easterbrook (Halloween, The Devils Rejects)
Michael Berryman (Hills Have Eyes, Penny Dreadful, Beast Master)
Kane Hodder (Friday the 13th Part VII, Hatchet)
Miko Hughes (Apollo 13, New Nightmare)
Amanda Wyss (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
Steve Railsback (Helter Skelter, Lifeforce)
Daeg Faerch (Halloween, Hancock, Pushing Daisies)
Jillian Murray (Cabin Fever: Patient Zero, The Graves, Murder in the First)
Alex Vincent (Childs Play Franchise)
Mateus Ward (Hostages, Weeds)
Preston Bailey (Dexter, The Crazies)
Rodney Eastman (A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 & 4, I Spit on Your Grave)
Lisa Wilcox (A Nightmare on Elm Street 4 & 5)
Maria Olsen (Paranormal Activity 3, Starry Eyes, Lords of Salem)
Landon Gimenez (ABC’s “Resurrection”)
Emily O’Brien (Pernicious, The Young & the Restless)
Kellen Michael (Showtimes “Shameless”, South Park, Agent Carter)
Tiffany Shepis (Sharknado Franchise)


-By Rebecca Murray

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‘Pawn Sacrifice’ Trailer – Tobey Maguire Stars as Chess Champ Bobby Fischer

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Rebecca Murray
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Pawn Sacrifice Trailer and Poster

The first trailer has arrived for the dramatic film Pawn Sacrifice based on the life of legendary chess master Bobby Fischer, with this first look at the film showing Fischer as a child prodigy who grows up to be a world-renowned chess player battling mental illness. Tobey Maguire stars as Bobby Fischer with Liev Schreiber playing Boris Spassky, Soviet chess master and Bobby Fischer’s nemesis. The cast also includes Peter Sarsgaard, Michael Stuhlbarg, Lily Rabe, and Robin Weigert.


Pawn Sacrifice directed by Edward Zwick opens in theaters on September 18, 2015.

The Plot:

In a gripping true story set during the height of the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers when he challenges the Soviet Empire. Pawn Sacrifice chronicles Fischer’s terrifying struggles with genius and madness, and the rise and fall of a kid from Brooklyn who captured the imagination of the world.

Watch the trailer:

Starz Picks Up ‘Tumbledown’ with Jason Sudeikis and Rebecca Hall

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Rebecca Murray
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Starz Picks Up Tumbledown with Jason Sudeikis and Rebecca Hall
Rebecca Hall and Jason Sudeikis star in ‘Tumbledown’

Tumbledown starring Jason Sudeikis and Rebecca Hall has been acquired by Starz and will be released in theaters around Valentine’s Day 2016, followed by a release on demand and on Starz. Described as a comedic love story, Tumbledown was directed by first-time feature film helmer Sean Mewshaw from a script by Desi Van Til.

The cast also includes Joe Manganiello, Dianna Agron, Blythe Danner, Griffin Dunne, and Richard Masur.

Commenting on the pickup, Head of Acquisitions for Starz Kevin Kasha said, “Tumbledown is as heartfelt as it is funny and Jason and Rebecca are electric. We are thrilled to bring Sean’s crowd-pleaser to audiences.”

“I fell in love with this story and began developing the film with Sean and Desi in 2009, so to see it find a home with Starz, who have been so passionate about the film, is incredibly gratifying. I think audiences are going to love this story and what Jason and Rebecca bring to it,” added producer Kristin Hahn.

The Plot:

Deep in the Maine woods, Hannah (Hall) is unable to move on after the death of her husband, an acclaimed musician and the subject of a biography she’s struggling to write, when she meets Andrew (Sudeikis), a brash New York academic who has a different take on her husband’s life – and death. The unlikely pair must collaborate to craft the famous singer’s story and begin to write the next chapter in their lives together.




Jason Reitman Will Write and Direct ‘Beekle’

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Rebecca Murray
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Jason Reitman to Write and Direct Beekle
Jason Reitman (Photo Courtesy of DreamWorks Animation)

Jason Reitman will be making his animated feature film directorial debut with DreamWorks Animation’s Beekle, based on the children’s book The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat. Reitman’s best known for more adult fare including Juno, Thank You For Smoking, and Up in the Air, and with Beekle he’ll be aiming for a much younger audience.

“Welcoming Jason onto this project is a true coup, as his incredible ability to tell heartfelt character-driven stories with a signature comedic tone makes him the perfect choice to bring this beloved book to the big screen,” said DreamWorks Animation’s Co-Presidents of Feature Animation Bonnie Arnold and Mireille Soria. “We immediately fell in love with the concept of Beekle and know that Jason will create something truly special from this fantastic source material.”

“I was book shopping with my daughter when a little tooth-shaped character in a paper crown stole our hearts,” said Reitman. “His name was Beekle and I’m honored to now be adapting Santat’s charming story into a feature film. I’m particularly proud to be working with DreamWorks Animation, makers of Kung Fu Panda, the first film my daughter ever saw on the big screen.”

The Plot:

Beekle is the story of an imaginary friend who is so odd and so unique that no kid could possibly imagine him. So he decides to take matters into his own hands, and sets off on an unimaginable journey to the land of people in search of a best friend.




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