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The Extended ‘Jane the Virgin’ Trailer Provides a Little More Backstory

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May 29, 2014

Okay, now we get it. This new lengthy trailer for The CW’s Jane the Virgin reveals more of the setup and more details into how and why Jane became pregnant. The new comedy starring Gina Rodriguez will air on Monday nights at 9pm ET/PT this fall.

The Plot:

When Jane Villanueva was a young girl, her grandmother, Alba, convinced her of two things: telenovelas are the highest form of entertainment, and women must protect their virginity at all costs. Now age 23, Jane is a driven young woman studying to become a teacher, nursing a dream to be a writer, and supporting herself with a job at a hot new Miami hotel. All the years of watching telenovelas with the two women who raised her – her sexy, young-at-heart mother, Xiomara, and her still-devout grandmother, Alba – have given Jane a slightly unrealistic view of romance. Still, she is determined not to make the same mistake her mother made – becoming an unwed mother at 16. Jane has managed to find a wonderful fiancé: a handsome, hard-working detective named Michael, who loves her enough to accept her detailed timeline for their future together and even her insistence on “saving herself” until they’re married.

All of Jane’s meticulous life plans are turned upside down, however, when she sees her doctor for a routine check-up and is accidentally artificially inseminated with a specimen meant for the patient in the next room. Unbeknownst to her, the specimen belongs to Rafael, a reformed playboy and cancer survivor, who is not only the new owner of the hotel where Jane works but also a former summer crush of hers. A few weeks later, the unsuspecting Jane is faced with the most important decisions of her life. Will she continue with the pregnancy? How can she explain the situation to her fiancé and family? And what should she do about the wishes of the biological father, Rafael, and his scheming wife Petra? Though she has always tried to be the good girl who does the right thing, Jane’s life has suddenly become as dramatic and complicated as the telenovelas she has always loved.

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‘Get On Up’ New Trailer with Chadwick Boseman Channeling James Brown

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May 29, 2014

Chadwick Boseman (42) has the difficult task of trying to bring James Brown to life on the big screen in the dramatic film Get On Up directed by The Help‘s Tate Taylor. Boseman stars as Brown, with support from an incredible ensemble that includes The Help‘s Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer as well as Nelsan Ellis, Dan Aykroyd, Craig Robinson, Lennie James, Tika Sumpter, and Jill Scott.

Get On Up heads to theaters on August 1, 2014.

The Plot:

Based on the incredible life story of the Godfather of Soul, the film will give a fearless look inside the music, moves and moods of Brown, taking audiences on the journey from his impoverished childhood to his evolution into one of the most influential figures of the 20th century.

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Magnolia Picks Up Cannes Winner ‘Force Majeure’

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May 29, 2014

Following its world premiere at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, Magnolia Pictures has picked up the U.S. distribution rights to Force Majeure. Force Majeure won the coveted Un Certain Regard Jury Prize at Cannes and has received overwhelmingly positive reviews.

“Force Majeure is a brilliantly executed razor of a film, hilarious, heartbreaking and absurd, and sometimes all at once. The post-movie dinner conversations should be very interesting,” stated Magnolia President Eamonn Bowles.

“I am very happy that Magnolia will bring my film to the US audiences and I really think that the content of Force Majeure is even more interesting in an North American context” said director Ruben Östlund.

The Plot: Force Majeure tells the story of a Swedish family on a pleasant ski vacation in the French Alps. During a lunch at a mountainside restaurant, a looming avalanche turns everything upside down. With diners fleeing in all directions, the mother shields her children. Meanwhile, the father grabs his iPhone and runs for his life. When the anticipated disaster fails to occur, a marriage hangs in the balance and family dynamics are upended in this wickedly funny psychodrama.

The Shark Week Battle Heats Up…And Snuffy Might Be Alive!

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May 28, 2014

Shark Week vs Sharknado Week — A scene from Shark Week 2013 (Photo by Jeff Kurr / Discovery Channel)

Syfy is aiming to steal some of Discovery Channel’s Shark Week thunder with the announcement of a Sharknado Week. But Discovery Channel isn’t taking that announcement lightly and has come up with a Shark Week promo featuring a gigantic shark that could have come straight out of Syfy’s flying shark movies.

In the new Shark Week promotional video, the shark is seen hanging upside down, dead. However, we haven’t seen the last of 2013’s Shark Week meal, as Snuffy (or at least a seal who looks a lot like him), emerges unscathed from the dead shark thanks to a very courageous shark wrestler.

Syfy’s Sharknado Week will run Saturday, July 26, 2014 through Saturday, August 2nd. Sharknado 2: The Second One will premiere on July 30th, and additional shark-themed programming will include Mega Shark vs. Mecha Shark, Sharkmania: The Top 15 Biggest Baddest Bloodiest Bites, and Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda.

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Author Nicholas Sparks Expands Into Television Production

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May 28, 2014

Nicholas Sparks’ bestsellers Message in a Bottle, The Notebook, A Walk to Remember, Nights in Rodanthe, and Safe Haven have all made the transition from the page to the screen, and now the author’s set to tackle his first television project as executive producer on Deliverance Creek. The two-hour ‘programming event’ will premiere on Lifetime on September 13, 2014 at 8pm ET/PT and stars Lauren Ambrose, Wes Ramsey, Yaani King, Caitlin Custer, Christopher Backus, Riley Smith, Katherine Willis, and Christopher Baker.

Skeet Ulrich, Barry Tubb, and Joel Johnstone guest star.

The Borgias‘ director Jon Amiel helms the revenge drama from a script by executive producer Melissa Carter.

The Plot:

Two years into the Civil War, Belle Gatlin Barlowe (Ambrose) faces uncertainty in the life before her as she attempts to defend her family’s land by any means necessary. When the corrupt bank that runs their town pushes Belle into becoming an outlaw, the stakes become personal, setting off a chain of events that force her to question whether it’s better to be good or to survive.

Chelsea Handler’s Leaving E! in August

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May 28, 2014

E sets a finale date for Chelsea Lately — Chelsea Handler (Photo by: Timothy White/E!)

Chelsea Handler will be saying goodbye to her late night talk show series Chelsea Lately on August 26, 2014. Leading up to the final episode of the show, E! has planned a special month-long celebration that will include surprise guests.

“We are very proud of Chelsea Lately’s long-running success and the unique space that the series carved out in late night television,” said Suzanne Kolb, President, E! “Chelsea brought a distinct voice to late night with her acerbic wit and fearless commentary and we look forward to providing fans with a memorable send-off that lives up to that tradition. Most of all, we are grateful to the Chelsea Lately team for making this show so special for seven years.”

“I myself am more surprised than anyone that I was able to hold down a job for seven years, and it was a fantastic seven years,” said Handler. “I will always look back at my time on E! as most people look back at their time in college. I’m glad I went.”

The series was executive produced by Handler, Tom Brunelle, and Susan Murphy.

Mae Whitman and Robbie Amell Lead the Cast of ‘The Duff’

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May 28, 2014

Mae Whitman is set to star in the comedy movie The Duff based on the popular Kody Keplinger novel. Also confirmed for the cast are Robbie Amell, Bella Thorne, Bianca Santos, Skyler Samuels, Nick Eversman, and Ken Jeong.

Ari Sandel will direct from a screenplay by Josh Cagan.

McG, Mary Viola, and Susan Cartsonis are producing, with Lane Bishop on board as an executive producer.

Filming will take place this summer in Atlanta.

The Plot:

Bianca (Mae Whitman) is a content high school senior whose world is shattered when she learns the student body knows her as ‘The DUFF’ (Designated Ugly Fat Friend) to her prettier, more popular friends (Skyler Samuels & Bianca Santos). Now, despite the words of caution from her favorite teacher (Ken Jeong), she puts aside the potential distraction of her crush, Toby (Nick Eversman), and enlists Wesley (Robbie Amell), a slick but charming jock, to help reinvent herself.

To save her senior year from turning into a total disaster, Bianca must find the confidence to overthrow the school’s ruthless label maker Madison (Bella Thorne) and remind everyone that no matter what people look or act like, we are all someone’s DUFF.

Danny McBride to Star in a New HBO Comedy Series

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May 28, 2014

Danny McBride to star in HBO's Vice Principals — Danny McBride (Photo © Richard Chavez)

Eastbound & Down is over and done with, however Danny McBride’s not finished with HBO. McBride and Jody Hill are behind the new HBO comedy series, Vice Principals, which has just received an 18 episode order from the network.

HBO President of Programming Michael Lombardo made the announcement, stating, “Danny McBride and Jody Hill have created a smart, rowdy and unpredictable style of comedy that we can’t get enough of. The idea of them setting their minds on high school was irresistible.”

“HBO was the perfect creative family for Eastbound & Down, and we’re excited to pack up the van for the next adventure,” said McBride.

“When the idea for the new series became too crazy to keep to ourselves, we knew HBO was the perfect place to unleash it,” said executive producer David Gordon Green.

HBO hasn’t set a premiere date for the series created by McBride and Hill. As the title suggests, the series is about a high school and the “people who almost run it, the vice principals.”

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First Look: ‘This is Where I Leave You’ New Trailer

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May 28, 2014

This is Where I Leave You Trailer — Tina Fey and Jason Bateman star in 'This is Where I Leave You' (Photo @ Warner Bros Pictures)

Is This is Where I Leave You one of Warner Bros Pictures’ Oscar hopefuls? The trailer’s lighter in tone than the book, but an awards run is still a possibility. The dramatic comedy is based on Jonathan Tropper’s bestselling novel and stars Tina Fey, Jason Bateman, Jane Fonda, Adam Driver, Rose Byrne, Corey Stoll, Kathryn Hahn, Connie Britton, Timothy Olyphant, and Dax Shepard. Directed by Shawn Levy, This is Where I Leave You will open in theaters on September 12, 2014.

The Plot:

When their father passes away, four grown siblings, bruised and banged up by their respective adult lives, are forced to return to their childhood home and live under the same roof together for a week, along with their over-sharing mother and an assortment of spouses, exes and might-have-beens. Confronting their history and the frayed states of their relationships among the people who know and love them best, they ultimately reconnect in hysterical and emotionally affecting ways amid the chaos, humor, heartache and redemption that only families can provide—driving us insane even as they remind us of our truest, and often best, selves.

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