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Syfy Reveals a Bunch of ‘Sharknado 2’ Cameos

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Kelly Osbourne Joins Sharknado 2 Cast
Kelly Osbourne (Photo © Richard Chavez)

Kelly Osbourne, Andy Dick, Vivica A. Fox, Mark McGrath, Judd Hirsch, and Judah Friedlander will make cameo appearances in the Sharknado sequel, Sharknado 2: The Second One. Syfy and The Asylum just announced the casting news and revealed a wee bit about who each of the actors will be playing:

– Osbourne will portray a flight attendant and Dick will play a New York City police officer.

– Friedlander will play the character of Brian.

– Hirsch – who starred in the iconic New York-based TV series Taxi – will be a cab driver named Ben.

– Fox will join the cast as Skye, an old high school friend of Fin (Ian Ziering).

– Mark McGrath – lead singer of the rock band Sugar Ray and Killer Karaoke host – will play Fin’s brother-in-law.

Sharknado director Anthony C. Ferrante is back at the helm of the flying shark sci-fi action/comedy, and Sharknado writer Thunder Levin penned the sequel’s script.

The Plot: In Sharknado 2: The Second One, a freak weather system turns its deadly fury on New York City, unleashing a Sharknado on the population and its most cherished, iconic sites – and only Fin (Ziering) and April (Tara Reid) can save the Big Apple.

‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘Gravity’ Win Visual Effects Awards

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Gravity Top 10 List

The 12th Annual VES Awards were held on February 12, 2014 honoring the best in visual effects in 2013’s films, television series, and commercials. Hosted by Patton Oswalt and voted on by the Visual Effects Society (VES), the annual awards celebrated achievements in visual effects innovation in 24 different categories. Among this year’s big winners were HBO’s Game of Thrones, Warner Bros’ Gravity, and Disney’s Frozen.

The Visual Effects Society also honored Gravity director Alfonso Cuaron with the VES Visionary Award, presented to him by his Gravity star Sandra Bullock. And Oscar winner John Dykstra was recognized with the VES Lifetime Achievement Award.

The Complete List of 12th Annual VES Awards Winners:

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture

Gravity
Tim Webber
Nikki Penny
Neil Corbould
Richard McBride

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture

The Lone Ranger
Tim Alexander
Gary Brozenich
Shari Hanson
Kevin Martel

Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture

Frozen
Chris Buck
Jennifer Lee
Peter Del Vecho
Lino Di Salvo

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program

Game of Thrones: Valar Dohaeris
Steve Kullback
Joe Bauer
Jörn Großhans
Sven Martin

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program

Banshee: Pilot
Armen Kevorkian
Mark Skowronski
Jeremy Jozwik
Ricardo Ramirez

Outstanding Real-Time Visuals in a Video Game

Call of Duty: Ghosts
Mark Rubin
Richard Kriegler
David Johnson
Alessandro Nardini

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial

PETA: 98% Human
Angus Kneale
Vince Baertsoen
Colin Blaney
Kyle Cody

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project

Space Shuttle Atlantis
Daren Ulmer
John Gross
Cedar Connor
Christian Bloch

Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug: Smaug
Eric Reynolds
David Clayton
Myriam Catrin
Guillaume Francois

Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture

Frozen: Bringing the Snow Queen to Life
Alexander Alvarado
Joy Johnson
Chad Stubblefield
Wayne Unten

Outstanding Animated Character in a Commercial or Broadcast Program

PETA: 98% Human
Vince Baertsoen
Alex Allain
Henning Koczy

Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture

Gravity: Exterior
Paul Beilby
Kyle McCulloch
Stuart Penn
Ian Comley

Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature Motion Picture

Frozen: Elsa’s Ice Palace
Virgilio John Aquino
Alessandro Jacomini
Lance Summers
David Womersley

Outstanding Created Environment in a Commercial or Broadcast Program

Game of Thrones: The Climb
Patrick Zentis
Mayur Patel
Nitin Singh
Tim Alexander

Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture

Gravity
Tim Webber
Emmanuel Lubezki
Richard McBride
Dale Newton

Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Live Action Commercial or Broadcast Program

The Crew
Dominique Boidin
Rémi Kozyra
Léon Bérelle
Maxime Luère

Outstanding Models in a Feature Motion Picture

Gravity: ISS Exterior
Ben Lambert
Paul Beilby
Chris Lawrence
Andy Nicholson

Outstanding FX and Simulation Animation in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture

Gravity: Parachute and ISS Destruction
Alexis Wajsbrot
Sylvain Degrotte
Horacio Mendoza
Juan-Luis Sanchez

Outstanding FX and Simulation Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture

Frozen: Elsa’s Blizzard
Eric W. Araujo
Marc Bryant
Dong Joo Byun
Tim Molinder

Outstanding FX and Simulation Animation in a Commercial or Broadcast Program

PETA: 98% Human
Vince Baertsoen
Jimmy Gass
Dave Barosin

Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture

Gravity
Mark Bakowski
Anthony Smith
Theodor Groeneboom
Adrian Metzelaar

Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program

Game of Thrones: The Climb
Kirk Brillon
Steve Gordon
Geoff Sayer
Winston Lee

Outstanding Compositing in a Commercial

Call of Duty: Epic Night Out
Chris Knight
Daniel Thuresson
Nick Tayler
Dag Ivarsory

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project

Rugbybugs
Matthias Baeuerle
Carl Schroeter
Martin Lapp
Emanuel Fuchs




It’s Clan Warfare in ‘Clash of the Ozarks’

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Rebecca Murray
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Details on Discovery Channel's Clash of the Ozarks
Jimmy standing in the ring of fire on 'Clash of the Ozarks' (Photo Credit: Chris Pettoni/Discovery Channel)

Discovery Channel explores the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas in the new six-part series Clash of the Ozarks set to premiere on February 25, 2014 at 10pm ET/PT. According to the network, Clash of the Ozarks focuses on the clan war between the Russells and the Evans families – a war that’s lasted over 100 years.

Here are the details, courtesy of Discovery Channel:

Deep in the Ozark Mountains of northern Arkansas lies the town of Hardy. For the loyal folks who live here, there is no place they’d rather be. Those native to the area believe that it is the best place in the world to live, hunt, fish and raise families.

As one of the town’s key patriarchs puts it, Hardy has “survived time,” and still very much resembles a town right out of the Wild West. This lack of progression has turned Hardy into a land where emotions and territory conflicts outweigh a law-abiding society as the townspeople fight to protect what is theirs. Two local Hardy families are locked in a feud that dates back many generations, and continues to cause hostility – even to this day.

The war began over a hundred years ago at a town dance, when a member of the Evans family started a fight that allegedly resulted in three deaths. The bad blood between the Evans’ and the Russells escalated steadily throughout the years, and today, tensions are running higher than ever, forcing all who live in Hardy to pick a side – with Crowbar or Kerry.

Crowbar Russell is the patriarch of the Russell family. Everyone in Hardy has their own story of how Crowbar got his name, but one thing is certain: Crow and his clan are not to be messed with. Crowbar’s ancestors moved to the Ozark Mountains to avoid being drafted into the Civil War. Once safely in the mountains, they married into the Cherokee nation and developed a deep bond with the land.

Today, the Russell family owns hundreds of acres in the area, which they are prepared to defend at all costs. Known for stocking up on homemade canned goods and being the best anglers in the state, the family works hard at being self-sufficient. Everyone in town knows the Russell clan and many see them as outlaws, but others see them as generous and hard-working church-goers. Crowbar seeks only to work his land and hunt for what he needs to survive. He wants his family to continue doing things the way that they always have, and thus he is opposed to any form of change or progress that might disrupt his way of life. It is for this reason that he has great disdain for Kerry Wayne Evans.

Kerry Wayne Evans’ family has been in Hardy for six generations, dating back to the 1850’s. Raised on the south side of the tracks in a tiny one-room house, Kerry’s family struggled to make ends meet. They survived by working hard and learning to live off the land. The Evans’ are forward thinkers who are fiercely protective of everything they have worked for. Kerry believes people should police themselves and be self-sufficient rather than relying on the authorities.

This outlook has gotten him beaten, stabbed and arrested more times than his scars reveal. He is a savvy businessman whose sole purpose is to bring progress to the sleepy town of Hardy, and to improve life for those that live there. This means change, a word not everyone is comfortable with – least of all Crowbar Russell – and Kerry’s intentions aren’t entirely selfless. He has a fondness for money, and he’ll do just about anything to build up his empire.

Whose side will you be on? Discovery Channel invites viewers to step right into the middle of this small-town dispute. Hardy is full of quirky characters such as Jimmy Haney, a mountain man who doesn’t own a pair of shoes and hasn’t lived in a house for years, and Sevella, a tough gun-toting elderly woman who is fiercely protective of her family and is rumored to be clairvoyant.

Inheriting grudges born out of inter-clan murder, territory disputes and everything in between, the modern generations of these two families must find a way to share the same hills if they’re going to survive. As Crowbar puts it, “Your land is everything and you’re nothing without it. It’s code in Ozark Hills. Protect your family. Defend your land. Destroy anyone that gets in your way.”




John Wesley Shipp Will Guest Star on The Flash

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Rebecca Murray
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John Wesley Shipp Joins The Flash
John Wesley Shipp as The Flash (Photo © Warner Bros Entertainment/Warner Home Video)
The original Flash star John Wesley Shipp has signed up for a recurring guest starring role on The CW and Warner Bros. Television’s new The Flash series. Shipp played Barry Allen (aka The Flash) on the CBS series that ran for one season back in the early ’90s.
 
The CW isn’t revealing much about who Shipp will play other than to say it’s a “mystery role” that should lead to more than one episode. The one hour drama will be executive produced by Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, David Nutter, and Melissa Kellner Berman, with Berlanti, Kreisberg, and Geoff Johns on board as writers. Nutter (Arrow, Game of Thrones, Disturbing Behavior) is attached to direct.
 
Glee‘s Grant Gustin will play Barry Allen, Candice Patton is set to play Iris West, Rick Cosnett is Detective Eddie Thawne, and Danielle Panabaker is Caitlin Snow. The cast also includes Carlos Valdes as Cisco Ramon, Tom Cavanagh as Harrison Wells, and Jesse L. Martin as Detective West.
 
The Plot:
 
Through a freak accident, scientist Barry Allen is given the power of super speed that transforms him into the Fastest Man Alive.
 
Source: Warner Bros Television
 
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Guests Revealed for Seth Meyers’ ‘Late Night’ Debut Week

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Rebecca Murray
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Late Night with Seth Meyers First Week Lineup

Seth Meyers will be taking over the Late Night desk from Jimmy Fallon as of February 24, 2014 and NBC’s revealed the schedule of guests for his premiere week on the job. Late Night with Seth Meyers will shoot in Studio 8G in Rockefeller Center and will air weeknights at 12:35am ET/PT.

Lorne Michael is executive producing and Mike Shoemaker is producing, with Meyer’s SNL buddy Fred Armisen leading the show’s band.

Late Night with Seth Meyers Week One Guests:

– Monday, Feb. 24: Guests Amy Poehler, Vice President Joe Biden and musical guest A Great Big World.

– Tuesday, Feb. 25: Guests Kanye West and author Robyn Doolittle (Crazy Town: The Rob Ford Story).

– Wednesday, Feb. 26: Guests Kelly Ripa, Brad Paisley and musical guest Brad Paisley.

– Thursday, Feb. 27: Guests Lena Dunham, Anthony Mackie and musical guest John Mayer Trio.

– Friday, Feb. 28: Guests Ian McKellen & Patrick Stewart, Sophia Bush and comedian Michael Che.

‘Star Wars Rebels’ New Character Details: Kanan, the Cowboy Jedi

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Rebecca Murray
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Kanan The Cowboy Jedi in Star Wars Rebels
Kanan The Cowboy Jedi in 'Star Wars Rebels' (Photo © Lucasfilm Animation)

Who is Kanan? He’s a Cowboy Jedi in Star Wars Rebels, which obviously won’t mean anything to anyone, not into the Star Wars universe. But for those who are into it, Lucasfilm Animation has just released this comprehensive look at the character along with a few pictures of Kanan. Expect to see Star Wars Rebels this fall on the Disney Channel.

The Details on Kanan: Not every guardian of peace and justice was lost to the tragedy of Order 66. Introducing Kanan, a survivor of the Emperor’s Jedi purge and one of the main characters of Star Wars Rebels.

Kanan, voiced by Freddie Prinze, Jr., is a less traditional Force-wielder than fans are used to seeing. He carries a blaster, is a little sarcastic, and keeps his past a secret. “I like to call Kanan ‘the cowboy Jedi,” says executive producer Dave Filoni. As shown in this video, his Jedi robes are long gone, replaced with armor and a holster, though a samurai-like ponytail hints at his Jedi Knight origins.

In Star Wars Rebels, set between Episode III and IV, Kanan has been underground for years, evading the Empire. If the Imperials become aware of his existence, “he’s going to get killed,” says art director Kilian Plunkett. He still has his lightsaber but no longer uses it for fear of revealing his true identity — and has ultimately forsaken the ways of the Jedi Order.

Star Wars Rebels will show Kanan’s journey as he rediscovers himself, just as a rebellion begins to form against the Empire. According to Filoni, “He’s a gunslinger that needs to put the gun away and pick up the sword again, and fight for noble causes and selfless causes.” But what will happen when he chooses to reignite his Jedi weapon, fighting once again for a greater purpose?

The video closes with a tease of what’s to come: an encounter with the nightmarish Inquisitor, the Empire’s Jedi hunter.

Kanan The Cowboy Jedi in 'Star Wars Rebels' Details
Kanan The Cowboy Jedi in 'Star Wars Rebels' (Photo © Lucasfilm Animation)
Kanan The Cowboy Jedi Character Info
Kanan The Cowboy Jedi in 'Star Wars Rebels' (Photo © Lucasfilm Animation)




Jon Stewart Rips Into the NFL Over Gay Player Controversy

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Rebecca Murray
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There’s something seriously wrong with a professional sports league up in arms over the possibility of an openly gay player joining their ranks while openly embracing – and giving a multi-million dollar contract to – a man who tortured and killed an unknown number of innocent dogs for financial gain. Yes, it’s so much better to have an animal killer on your roster than a talented player who happens to be gay. Thankfully, not everyone in charge in the NFL thinks the same narrow-minded way and Michael Sam will, undoubtedly, find himself signed to a team that puts talent above sexual preferences.

The Daily Show host Jon Stewart turned the spotlight on the NFL’s knee-jerk reaction to Michael Sam’s announcement that he’s gay, and Stewart’s ripping of the NFL is a thing of beauty.

* * * Update: Unfortunately, the video is no longer available online. * * *

John Oliver’s New HBO Series Has a Title and Premiere Date

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Rebecca Murray
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John Oliver
John Oliver - Photo Credit: Martin Crook

The winner of the best new comedy series title goes to Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. The Daily Show‘s John Oliver gets his own series with a crazy title, and HBO’s announced the show’s premiere date. The half-hour comedy will debut on April 27, 2014 at 11pm ET/PT, focusing on poking fun while dissecting the news, politics, and current events.

Oliver is executive producing the HBO series along with Tim Carvell, James Taylor, and Jon Thoday. Liz Stanton is producing.

Oliver’s an Emmy and Writers Guild Award winner who joined The Daily Show in 2006. In addition to his new series, Oliver can be seen in a supporting role on the NBC comedy Community.

Donal Logue Joins the Cast of ‘Gotham’

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Rebecca Murray
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Donal Logue Joins Gotham
Donal Logue (Photo © Richard Chavez)

Warner Bros Television says Donal Logue (Vikings, Sons of Anarchy) has landed the role of Detective Harvey Bullock in the dramatic action series Gotham. The news of Logue’s casting comes hot on the heels of the casting of Zabryna Guevara as Captain Essen, Erin Richards as Barbara Kean, Sean Pertwee as Alfred Pennyworth, and Robin Lord Taylor as Oswald Cobblepot (aka The Penguin). Ben McKenzie is in place to play Detective James Gordon.

Per the network, here’s the description of Detective Harvey Bullock: “Jim Gordon’s partner and mentor, the rough-around-the-edges Detective Harvey Bullock plays loose with police procedure, but he gets results… and he does it with old-school, forceful panache.”

The series is based on characters from DC Comics and will delve into the origin stories of Commissioner James Gordon and the villains that made Gotham famous. Danny Cannon directs the pilot and is on board as an executive producer. Bruno Heller wrote the pilot’s script and is also attached as an executive producer.

Lifetime Sends ‘Army Wives’ Off with a Two-Hour Special

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Rebecca Murray
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Lifetime Cancels Army Wives
Wendy Davis, Brooke Shields, Elle McLemore, Torrey DeVitto, ALyssa Diaz, Ashanti, Kelli Williams and Catherine Bell star in the hit Lifetime series, Army Wives. (Photo Courtesy of Lifetime Copyright 2013)

Lifetime will be saying good-bye to the network’s longest-running series with a special two-hour episode on March 16, 2014 at 9pm ET/PT. Army Wives will be wrapping up its seventh season run with a look back on the series featuring cast members and key behind-the-scenes team members.

The two-hour Army Wives: A Final Salute includes interviews with Kim Delaney, Sally Pressman, Brigid Brannagh, Wendy Davis, Sterling K. Brown, Brian McNamara, Terry Serpico, Drew Fuller, and Jeremy Davidson.

The good-bye special will also feature executive producer Jeff Melvoin and Army Wives: The Unwritten Code of Military Marriage author Tanya Biank talking about their experiences on Army Wives.

The Plot: Army Wives followed the struggles, dreams and friendships of a diverse group of women living with their spouses and families on an active Army post.

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