Jake Gyllenhaal’s out promoting his new thriller Nightcrawler (which should earn him awards recognition), and one of his stops was The Tonight Show to talk with Jimmy Fallon about the R-rated drama. In addition to chatting up the film, Gyllenhaal agreed to have water thrown in his face as part of Fallon’s Water Wars game.
The object: draw the high card and throw a cup of water in your opponent’s face. The first player to use all of their glasses of water wins the right to soak the other person with a water gun.
Dustin Pari, Grant Wilson, Jason Hawes, Steve Gonsalves, and Joe Chin from ‘Ghost Hunters’ (Photo by: Barbara Nitke / Syfy)
Syfy wants more of both Ghost Hunters and Paranormal Witness, giving Ghost Hunters an order for a 10th season and Paranormal Witness a fourth season order. Both shows will be back in 2015 with 13 new episodes.
“We couldn’t be more excited about entering a brand new decade of paranormal investigations with Jason Hawes, a refreshed TAPS team and Ghost Hunters,” said Heather Olander, SVP, alternative series development and production for Syfy. “We also eagerly anticipate the return of a revitalized and scarier than ever Paranormal Witness: True Terror, which features shocking firsthand accounts of truly frightening and skin-crawling supernatural experiences – including the real-life story of the hit movie, The Conjuring.”
Season nine of Ghost Hunters has been averaging 1.7 million viewers. Paranormal Witness‘ season three was Syfy’s third most-watched unscripted series and averaged 1.47 million viewers.
ABC’s going to try something new with a three hour live premiere of The Bachelor on January 5, 2014 at 8pm ET/PT. Chris Soules will be looking to make a connection on the next edition of the series (he was rejected by Andi Dorfman on The Bachelorette) when the show returns for its 19th season in early 2015.
Apparently audiences haven’t tired of the reality dating series as season 18 earned the highest ratings in three years. Chris Harrison will be back as host with Mike Fleiss, Martin Hilton and Alycia Rossiter executive producing.
Chris Soules Info [Courtesy of ABC]:
Chris, the 32-year-old Midwestern bachelor and self-proclaimed romantic, has been engaged once before. Heartbroken, Chris ended that seven-year relationship just months before he expected to walk down the aisle. Although his relationship with his fiancée was good, he didn’t want to settle for “good.” He wanted “great.” While the humble but enormously successful farmer from tiny Arlington, Iowa (pop. 427) has found it difficult to date, that hasn’t stopped him from having faith that one day he will find the perfect woman for him, who will be smart, motivated and confident. When he starts his own family, he yearns for a big one like his own: four to six children. His experience on The Bachelorette made him realize that love really is out there, and he is confident that he will find it this time on The Bachelor.
Producers Roma Downey and Mark Burnett (Son of God, The Bible) are continuing their partnership with Lifetime with a new two-hour special titled The Women of The Bible. Downey will be narrating the special set to air on December 7, 2014 at 7pm ET/PT prior to the premiere of the miniseries, The Red Tent.
“The Bible is an inspiring source of some of the most timeless stories known today and what lies within it are important narratives about the women who play a vital role in faith,” said Rob Sharenow, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Lifetime. “There’s no one better than Mark Burnett and Roma Downey to create this special, which is the perfect complement to Lifetime’s miniseries event, The Red Tent.”
“Women have obviously played such an important role in biblical history and Mark and I are excited to shine a light on these individual stories through the eyes of some of today’s most incredible women of faith,” added executive producer Roma Downey.
The Details:
The Women of The Bible provides a fresh look at the sacred text from the perspective of its heroines. Revealing little-known facts about some of the most impactful women in biblical history, the special will share the stories of Eve, Sara, Rahab, Mary Magdalene, and Mother Mary, with new insights from some of today’s leaders and scholars in the faith community, including Christine Caine; Priscilla Shirer, Co-Founder of Going Beyond Ministries; Victoria Osteen, Co-Pastor of Lakewood Church; Eva Rodriguez of the Latino Evangelical Women’s Association; Kay Warren, Co-Founder of Saddleback Church; and Joyce Meyer, Bible teacher and New York Times bestselling author, among others.
The Divergent Series: Insurgent will be released in theaters in both 2D and 3D and in support of the film’s 3D release Summit and Lionsgate have issued eight interactive posters featuring key characters from the action movie. The new posters feature Shailene Woodley as Tris, Theo James as four, Ansel Elgort as Caleb, Maggie Q as Tori, Keiynan Lonsdale as Uriah, Mekhi Phifer as Max, Zoe Kravitz as Christina, and Miles Teller as Peter.
Insurgent, the second film of the Divergent franchise, will open in theaters on March 20, 2015.
The Plot:
The Divergent Series: Insurgent raises the stakes for Tris as she searches for allies and answers in the ruins of a futuristic Chicago. Tris (Woodley) and Four (James) are now fugitives on the run, hunted by Jeanine (Kate Winslet), the leader of the power-hungry Erudite elite. Racing against time, they must find out what Tris’s family sacrificed their lives to protect, and why the Erudite leaders will do anything to stop them. Haunted by her past choices but desperate to protect the ones she loves, Tris, with Four at her side, faces one impossible challenge after another as they unlock the truth about the past and ultimately the future of their world.
Alex Garland’s thriller Ex Machina starring Oscar Isaac, Domhnall Gleeson, and Alicia Vikander has been picked up by A24 for U.S. distribution. A24’s planning an April 10, 2015 release for Garland’s directorial debut which is described as a “cerebral thriller.” Garland co-wrote the script with Andrew Macdonald and Allon Reich producing the drama.
“Alex Garland is already one of the most brilliant and distinctive writers working today,” stated A24. “Ex Machina marks the beginning of an exciting new step for Alex the director, and we are thrilled to help bring his provocative vision to US audiences.”
The Plot:
Caleb Smith (Domhnall Gleeson), a programmer at an internet-‐search giant, wins a competition to spend a week at the private mountain estate of the company’s brilliant and reclusive CEO, Nathan Bateman (Oscar Isaac). Upon his arrival, Caleb learns that Nathan has chosen him to be the human component in a Turing Test—charging him with evaluating the capabilities, and ultimately the consciousness, of Nathan’s latest experiment in artificial intelligence. That experiment is Ava (Alicia Vikander), a breathtaking A.I. whose emotional intelligence proves more sophisticated, seductive––and more deceptive–– than the two men could have imagined.
Season three of The CW’s Arrow has been one game-changer after another, with the fourth episode airing on October 29, 2014 centering on the search for Sara’s killer and Oliver’s (Stephen Amell) desire to see the person responsible brought to justice. Titled “The Magician,” episode four was written by Marc Guggenheim and Wendy Mericle and was directed by John Behring.
“The Magician” Plot:
NYSSA RETURNS TO STARLING CITY, RA’S AL GHUL MAKES HIS ENTRANCE — A furious Nyssa (guest star Katrina Law) confronts Oliver (Stephen Amell) about Sara. When Oliver learns Malcolm Merlyn (John Barrowman) is alive, he suspects Merlyn killed Sara. Oliver and Nyssa join forces and go after the Dark Archer, intent on bringing Sara’s killer to justice. Laurel (Katie Cassidy) keeps her distance from Nyssa, as she blames her sister’s death on her involvement with the League of Assassins. Meanwhile, Oliver and Roy (Colton Haynes) work on repairing their respective relationships with Thea (Willa Holland), who has returned home. Nyssa discusses Oliver with her father, Ra’s al Ghul (guest star Matt Nable).
Ryan Gosling (Photo by Richard Chavez / Showbiz Junkies)
Filming is now underway in Atlanta and LA on The Nice Guys with Shane Black (Iron Man 3) at the helm and Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Matt Bomer, and Kim Basinger in starring roles. The detective thriller is set up with Joel Silver’s Silver Pictures and was written by Black and Anthony Bagarozzi.
The cast also features Angourie Rice, Beau Knapp, Keith David, and Margaret Qualley. Warner Bros is aiming for a June 17, 2016 theatrical release.
The Plot:
The Nice Guys takes place in 1970s Los Angeles, when down-on-his-luck private eye Holland March (Gosling) and hired leg-breaker Jackson Healy (Crowe) must work together to solve the case of a missing girl and the seemingly unrelated death of a porn star. During their investigation, they uncover a shocking conspiracy that reaches up to the highest circles of power.
Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper in ‘Serena’ (Photo Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures)
Magnolia Pictures isn’t releasing Serena in theaters until March 27, 2015, which means this collaboration between Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper won’t be getting the awards consideration their previous two films, Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle, received. Directed by Susanne Bier (Things We Lost in the Fire) and based on the novel by Ron Rash, the cast also includes Toby Jones and Rhys Ifans.
And while it won’t hit theaters for a while, the studio has just released a new domestic trailer for the dramatic thriller.
The Plot:
North Carolina mountains at the end of the 1920s – George (Bradley Cooper) and Serena Pemberton (Jennifer Lawrence), love-struck newly-weds, begin to build a timber empire. Serena soon proves herself to be equal to any man: overseeing loggers, hunting rattle-snakes, even saving a man’s life in the wilderness. With power and influence now in their hands, the Pembertons refuse to let anyone stand in the way of their inflated love and ambitions. However, once Serena discovers George’s hidden past and faces an unchangeable fate of her own, the Pemberton’s passionate marriage begins to unravel leading toward a dramatic reckoning.
Jennifer Lawrence stars as ‘Katniss Everdeen’ in THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY – PART 1. (Photo Credit: Murray Close/Lionsgate)
This final trailer for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 is loaded with action and includes footage from the third film of the series that hadn’t been included in previous trailers. Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence), with Gale (Liam Hemsworth) by her side, is at the center of the rebellion as District 13 takes on the Capital in these new clips from the action film based on the bestselling book series by Suzanne Collins.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 arrives on November 21, 2014.
The Plot:
The worldwide phenomenon of The Hunger Games continues to set the world on fire with The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, which finds Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) in District 13 after she literally shatters the games forever. Under the leadership of President Coin (Julianne Moore) and the advice of her trusted friends, Katniss spreads her wings as she fights to save Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) and a nation moved by her courage.
The Cast:
Jennifer Lawrence (Katniss Everdeen)
Josh Hutcherson (Peeta Mellark)
Liam Hemsworth (Gale Hawthorne)
Woody Harrelson (Haymitch Abernathy)
Elizabeth Banks (Effie Trinket)
Julianne Moore (President Coin)
Philip Seymour Hoffman (Plutarch Heavensbee)
Jeffrey Wright (Beetee)
Sam Claflin (Finnick Odair)
Jena Malone (Johanna Mason)
Stanley Tucci (Caesar Flickerman)
Donald Sutherland (President Snow)
