Michael Keaton stars as the owner of a billion-dollar corporation that wants to put robots on the streets of the U.S. to keep the peace in the 2014 remake of RoboCop. And in this interview courtesy of Columbia Pictures, Keaton discusses working with Joel Kinnaman (who takes on the title role), the appeal of the film, and what audiences can expect.
CBS Announces ‘Bad Teacher’ Premiere Date and Shifts ‘The Crazy Ones’
CBS is changing things up, shifting The Crazy Ones from its Thursday night spot at 9pm ET/PT to 9:30pm. That means Two and a Half Men will now air at 9pm instead of 9:30pm beginning February 27, 2014.
The network’s also set mid-season premiere dates for Bad Teacher and Unforgettable. Bad Teacher will have its season one premiere on April 24th at 9:30pm following the end of this season of The Crazy Ones on April 17th. The half-hour comedy is based on the feature film starring Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake, and Jason Segel, and stars Ari Graynor, Sara Gilbert, Ryan Hansen, David Alan Grier, Kristin Davis, and Sara Rodier.
Unforgettable will return to the CBS lineup on Friday, April 4th at 8pm. The one-hour drama stars Poppy Montgomery, Dylan Walsh, Jane Curtin, Dallas Roberts, James Hiroyuki Liao, and Tawny Cypress.
The Bad Teacher Plot:
Bad Teacher is a single-camera comedy based on the hit feature film about an always inappropriate, fearless and unapologetic former trophy wife who masquerades as a teacher in order to find a new man after her wealthy husband leaves her penniless. Dumped, divorced and broke due to a bad pre-nup, Meredith Davis is inspired by her friend’s smart, awkward stepdaughter, Lily, to devise the perfect three-step plan: 1) Pose as a teacher at Lily’s ritzy middle school; 2) Meet and marry a rich single dad; 3) Return to a lavish lifestyle. Using a phony resume, quick-thinking Meredith effortlessly charms Principal Carl Gaines, who is easily duped and oblivious to her agenda.
The faculty includes Joel, her handsome former high school classmate turned gym teacher, who sees right through her but is amused by her antics; Irene, a shy, introverted teacher who’s overly excited at the possibility of making a best friend; and Ginny, the up-tight Faculty President and busybody who resents Meredith and suspects something’s fishy. Meredith might be the worst teacher ever, but she’s the only one qualified to impart much-needed life lessons to Lily and her friends, while she keeps an eye out for husband #2.
The Unforgettable Plot:
Unforgettable stars Poppy Montgomery as Carrie Wells, an NYPD detective with a rare ability that makes her memory so flawless that every place, every conversation, every joy and every heartbreak is forever embedded in her mind, ready to be accessed at a moment’s notice. Feeling that her ability prevented her from leading a normal life, Carrie withdrew from police work for several years, until she was unexpectedly reunited with her ex-boyfriend and partner, Detective Al Burns. After consulting on a case, Carrie decided that she belonged back on the job and joined Al in the Queens PD.
Carrie’s memory helped her and Al close a staggering number of murder cases, which catches the eye of Eliot Delson, head of the Major Crimes Section of the NYPD. Carrie and Al agree to leave Queens to join Eliot’s team in Manhattan, though Carrie forces him to bring on Joanne Webster, a brilliant medical examiner well-known to Eliot for her acerbic personality. Armed with her unique ability and backed up by the people she trusts the most, Carrie now helps protect the citizens of New York, with each case more memorable than the last.
Jason Isaacs to Star in ‘Dig’ on USA Network
Jason Isaacs, known to millions of Muggles as Lucius Malfoy from the Harry Potter films, has landed the lead role in the six-episode event series, Dig. Set up at USA Network, the action-adventure thriller was created by Heroes‘ King Kring and Homeland‘s Gideon Raff.
According to USA Network, Isaacs is playing an FBI agent named Peter who “while investigating a murder of a young female archeologist, uncovers a conspiracy 2000 years in the making.”
Dig will air later this year.
In addition to the Harry Potter movie franchise, Isaacs’ film credits include The Patriot, Black Hawk Down, Green Zone, Friends with Money, Peter Pan, The Tuxedo, Sweet November, Windtalkers, End of the Affair, Armageddon, Event Horizon, and Abduction. His TV credits The West Wing, Entourage, and Brotherhood. Isaacs is currently busy filming the Rosemary’s Baby mini-series.
Stephen King’s ‘The Shining’ Comes Alive on Stage
The Torrance family’s battle against demonic forces in a remote hotel comes alive on stage in Omaha, Nebraska for a special limited engagement to benefit the Benson Theatre. Stephen King’s bestselling horror novel The Shining will have a three-day run at Sokol Auditorium after King gave his approval to the Benson Theatre’s artistic director Jason Levering to put on the play. King approved the script by Levering and Aaron Sailors, and Levering is directing the production with all proceeds going to benefit Benson Theatre.
“Thanks to the generosity of Mr. Stephen King, we have a unique opportunity to bring his horror masterpiece to the stage for a great cause. A little-known fact is that Mr. King originally conceived The Shining as a sort of play – a tragedy with five acts – but it instead evolved into a novel with five parts,” said Levering.
The Shining will be performed on March 21 and March 22 and tickets are on sale for $30. For more details, visit the Benson Theatre website.
The Muppets Wish You a Happy Valentine’s Day
Miss Piggy is ready to deliver a smooch on Kermie’s cute little green face when she’s interrupted in this Valentine’s Day greeting from The Muppets. Everyone who knows Miss Piggy knows that you should never come between her and the love of her life, Kermit the Frog, so the uninvited guest gets exactly what he deserves.
Muppets Most Wanted opens in theaters on March 21, 2014.
The Plot:
Disney’s Muppets Most Wanted takes the entire Muppets gang on a global tour, selling out grand theaters in some of Europe’s most exciting destinations, including Berlin, Madrid, Dublin and London. But mayhem follows the Muppets overseas, as they find themselves unwittingly entangled in an international crime caper headed by Constantine—the World’s Number One Criminal and a dead ringer for Kermit the Frog—and his dastardly sidekick Dominic, aka Number Two, portrayed by Ricky Gervais.
The film stars Tina Fey as Nadya, a feisty prison guard, and Ty Burrell as Interpol agent Jean Pierre Napoleon.
‘Downton Abbey’ Adds Three New Cast Members
Masterpiece on PBS and Carnival Films just announced the casting of three new roles on season five of Downton Abbey. The new cast members joining the critically acclaimed dramatic series are Richard E. Grant (Doctor Who) as Simon Bricker (a guest of the Granthams at Downton Abbey), Anna Chancellor as Lady Anstruther, and Rade Sherbedgia as a Russian refugee.
In addition, Masterpiece revealed that Dame Harriet Walter will be back as Lady Shackleton and Peter Egan will return as Lord Flintshire.
“We look forward to introducing these new characters to our MASTERPIECE audience. They will make a wonderful addition to the beloved Downton Abbey ensemble,” said MASTERPIECE Executive Producer Rebecca Eaton.
Added Downton Abbey’s Executive Producer Gareth Neame, the Managing Director of Carnival Films, “We are delighted to welcome these talented actors to the world of Downton. The characters they play are set to bring yet more excitement and intrigue to the show.”
Among the cast members returning for season five are Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, Elizabeth McGovern, Jim Carter, Penelope Wilton, Phyllis Logan, Samantha Bond, Laura Carmichael, Lily James, Allen Leech, Brendan Coyle, Joanne Froggatt, Lesley Nicol, Sophie McShera, Rob James-Collier, Ed Speleers, Kevin Doyle, Raquel Cassidy, David Robb, Tom Cullen, Julian Ovenden, Daisy Lewis, Douglas Reith, Jeremy Swift, and Andrew Scarborough.
Joel McHale to Host the White House Correspondents Dinner
“We’re thrilled that Joel will headline the dinner when we celebrate our centennial,” stated WHCA president Steven Thomma. “He’s sharp, funny, and just the type of comic who can navigate the unique challenge of our dinner, making fun of Democrats, Republicans and especially the news media. Washington can use a little good-natured ribbing.”
Proceeds raised at the event will help fund scholarships for aspiring journalists.
Details on the WHCA: “Founded in 1914 to represent the White House press corps, the association marks its centennial this year. It works to maintain independent news media coverage of the president, advocating for access, handling logistics for pools of reporters who stay close to the president and those who travel with him, and providing scholarships to journalism students.”
Source: WHCA
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Stumble It! Meredith Vieira Makes Olympics History
Meredith Vieira will make Olympics history when she steps in to take over primetime and late night Olympics hosting duties for Bob Costas. Matt Lauer had been filling in for Bob Costas, however, he was being spread a bit too thin and NBC has turned to Vieira to take on the Olympics hosting duties marking the first time a female will serve as the solo host of the U.S. Olympics broadcast in primetime.
Meredith Vieira’s Biography [Courtesy of NBC]
Vieira joined TODAY in September 2006 as co-anchor and was immediately accepted into the ranks of America’s first television family. During her five years at TODAY, Vieira covered some of the biggest news stories of our time, including the 2008 presidential election, the tragic shooting at Virginia Tech, the devastating earthquakes in Haiti and Japan, and the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. She sat down with some of the most notable newsmakers of our time, including President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and First Lady Laura Bush. She also contributed to Dateline NBC as well as many NBC News specials.
While at TODAY, Vieira conducted numerous exclusive news-making interviews. She spoke with former CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson in her first-ever live television interview after her identity was revealed and she sat down with author J.K. Rowling in her only television interview about her final Harry Potter volume. Vieira’s memorable exclusive celebrity interviews include Janet Jackson, Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, Susan Boyle, Kate Gosselin, and Madonna, to name a few.
At the end of 2008, Vieira founded her own TV/film/theatre production company, Meredith Vieira Productions. She served as the executive producer for a number of projects including the feature film Return, which premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, and the critically-acclaimed feature documentary The Woman Who Wasn’t There, which broke network ratings records on Investigation Discovery. Vieira also served as a producer of the national tour of the hit Off-Broadway play, Life In A Marital Institution (20 Years of Monogamy in One Terrifying Hour).
In addition to her reporting and producing roles, Vieira hosted Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, from 2002 until 2013. Prior to joining NBC News, she had been moderator of ABC’s The View since the show’s inception in 1997. Vieira started at ABC in 1993 when she joined their news division as chief correspondent of Turning Point, which debuted in March 1994. Vieira has been honored with nine Emmys, including two Daytime Emmys for best morning newscast for her work on TODAY.
Prior to her work at ABC, Vieira spent more than a decade at CBS News, where she garnered five Emmy Awards for her work as a correspondent on the news magazines 60 Minutes and West 57th. From 1989 to 1991, she was a co-editor of 60 Minutes.
Vieira also frequently anchored the CBS Morning News and was contributing national correspondent on the CBS Evening News With Dan Rather. After two successful seasons, and pregnant with her second child, Vieira left 60 Minutes.
Vieira joined CBS News as a reporter in its Chicago bureau in January 1982. Prior to that, she was a reporter for local WCBS-TV in New York for three years. She began her career as a news announcer for WORC-Radio in Worcester, Mass., in 1975.
A native of Providence, R.I., Vieira received a bachelor’s degree from Tufts University in Medford, Mass. She has three children, Ben, Gabe, and Lily with her husband, Richard Cohen.
Dan + Shay ‘Where It All Began’ Album News and Tour Dates
Country duo Dan + Shay will release their first album, Where It All Began, on April 1, 2014. They’ll be touring with Hunter Hayes from March through May in support of the album’s debut. The 12-track album features songs written by Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney, with Smyers producing.
Scott Hendricks and Danny Orton co-produce.
The first single off of Where It All Began, “19 You + Me,” has sold over a quarter of a million units and has made its way onto Country’s top 20 charts. The song’s lyric video has over 1.6 million views on Youtube, and the official music video (directed by Brian Lazzaro) was just released on January 27th.
DAN + SHAY’S WHERE IT ALL BEGAN ALBUM TRACK LISTING
1. Show You Off
2. Stop Drop + Roll
3. 19 You + Me
4. What You Do To Me
5. Can’t Say No
6. First Time Feeling
7. Nothin’ Like You
8. Somewhere Only We Know
9. Parking Brake
10. I Heard Goodbye
11. Party Girl
12. Close Your Eyes
Dan + Shay Tour Dates w/Hunter Hayes on the “We’re Not Invisible Tour”
March 20 Pikeville, KY
March 21 Huntington, WV
March 22 Youngstown, OH
March 27 Peoria, IL
March 28 Toledo, OH
**March 29 Austin, TX (iHeartRadio Country Festival)
April 10 Memphis, TN
April 11 Cape Girardeau, MO
April 12 Springfield, MO
April 17 Huntsville, AL
April 18 Roanoke, VA
April 19 Asheville, NC
April 23 Colorado Springs, CO
April 24 Salt Lake City, UT
May 1 Bangor, ME
May 2 Boston, MA
May 3 Uncasville, CT
May 29 Augusta, GA
May 30 Pensacola, FL
May 31 Estero, FL
(** without Hunter Hayes)
Super Creepy New Poster for ‘Oculus’
Relativity Media’s just unveiled this creepy poster for the horror-thriller Oculus from writer/director Mike Flanagan. Coming to theaters on April 11, 2014, Oculus stars Karen Gillan, Brenton Thwaites, Rory Cochrane, and Katee Sackhoff.
The Plot:
Ten years ago, tragedy struck the Russell family, leaving the lives of teenage siblings Tim and Kaylie forever changed when Tim was convicted of the brutal murder of their parents. Now in his 20s, Tim is newly released from protective custody and only wants to move on with his life, but Kaylie, still haunted by that fateful night, is convinced her parents’ deaths were caused by something else altogether: a malevolent supernatural force unleashed through the Lasser Glass, an antique mirror in their childhood home.
Determined to prove Tim’s innocence, Kaylie tracks down the mirror, only to learn similar deaths have befallen previous owners over the past century. With the mysterious entity now back in their hands, Tim and Kaylie soon find their hold on reality shattered by terrifying hallucinations and realize, too late, that their childhood nightmare is beginning again…
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