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Disney Publishing Picks Up Zodiac from Stan Lee

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Zodiac Book with Stan LeeComic book legend Stan Lee and Stuart Moore’s Zodiac, based on the Chinese zodiac, has been picked up by Disney Publishing Worldwide (DPW). The new book will feature illustrations by Andie Tang and will hit stores in hardcover on January 27, 2015.
 
“I’m thrilled to be working with Disney Publishing Worldwide with whom I always hoped to develop this project. Our partnership has been enormously fruitful, collaborative and great fun,” said Lee.
 
The Plot:
 
Zodiac is an action-packed illustrated novel that follows Steven Lee, a young Chinese-American teen who is drawn into a mysterious conspiracy surrounding twelve mystical pools of energy and a power-hungry secret organization. When he and other randomly chosen teens around the world are suddenly gifted with magical powers, they’ll have to find each other and learn how to handle fantastic abilities and responsibilities. Their greatest hopes and deepest fears will be brought to light by the powers of the zodiac!
 
Source: Disney Publishing Worldwide
 
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‘Frozen’ Soundtrack Details and Release Date

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Frozen Soundtrack

Kristen Anderson-Lopez (Winnie the Pooh) and Robert Lopez (The Book of Mormon) contribute eight original songs to the soundtrack of Frozen, Walt Disney Animation Studios upcoming animated comedy featuring the voices of Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel. Christophe Beck contributes the score to the animated film set in a winter wonderland and based on Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen while Demi Lovato’s “Let It Go” will be heard over the end credits of the film.

The Frozen soundtrack will arrive in stores on November 25, 2013, two days before the film directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee arrives in theaters.

“Jennifer, Chris and the team have created a film with an engaging setting full of compelling characters,” said producer Peter Del Vecho. “The music elevates and propels this storytelling. The songwriters Kristen and Bobby participated in the creation of the story. We met with them for two hours each day via video conference while we were building our plot—not necessarily about the songs, but about the characters: who they are, how they think, what they want. Each song enhances and expands the story in a way that fully engages the audience in this world.”

Frozen Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Track List:

    “Frozen Heart” Performed by Cast
    “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?” Performed by Kristen Bell, Agatha Lee Monn and
    Katie Lopez
    “For the First Time in Forever” Performed by Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel
    “Love Is an Open Door” Performed by Kristen Bell and Santino Fontana
    “Let It Go” Performed by Idina Menzel
    “Reindeer(s) Are Better Than People” Performed by Jonathan Groff
    “In Summer” Performed by Josh Gad
    “For the First Time in Forever” (Reprise) Performed by Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel
    “Fixer Upper” Performed by Maia Wilson and Cast
    “Let It Go” (Demi Lovato Version) Performed by Demi Lovato
    Vuelie (Featuring Cantus) Score
    Elsa and Anna Score
    The Trolls Score
    Coronation Day Score
    Heimr Àrnadalr Score
    Winter’s Waltz Score
    Sorcery Score
    Royal Pursuit Score
    Onward and Upward Score
    Wolves Score
    The North Mountain Score
    We Were So Close Score
    Marshmallow Attack! Score
    Conceal, Don’t Feel Score
    Only An Act of True Love Score
    Summit Siege Score
    Return to Arendelle Score
    Treason Score
    Some People Are Worth Melting For Score
    Whiteout Score
    The Great Thaw (Vuelie Reprise) Score
    Epilogue Score

The Plot:

Walt Disney Animation Studios, the studio behind Tangled and Wreck-It Ralph, presents Frozen, a stunning big-screen comedy adventure. Fearless optimist Anna (voice of Kristen Bell) sets off on an epic journey—teaming up with rugged mountain man Kristoff (voice of Jonathan Groff) and his loyal reindeer Sven—to find her sister Elsa (voice of Idina Menzel), whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter. Encountering Everest-like conditions, mystical trolls and a hilarious snowman named Olaf (voice of Josh Gad), Anna and Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom.

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Worldwide Fan Event

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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Trailer
Evangeline Lilly as Tauriel in 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug' (Photo © 2013 Warner Bros. Pictures)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug cast members Orlando Bloom, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Richard Armitage, Andy Serkis, and Luke Evans will be taking part in a global fan celebration today at 5pm ET/2pm PT. The live Q&A will also include director Peter Jackson and will debut new footage from the upcoming second film of The Hobbit series.
 
The Details:
 
“At each of the satellite-linked cinemas in four host cities—Los Angeles, New York, London and Wellington—Jackson and members of his cast and filmmaking team will gather with fans to show exclusive footage from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and answer questions in front of a live audience, as well as offer a few surprises.”
 
Anderson Cooper hosts the event, and along with Armitage and Bloom he’ll be live from New York. Evangeline Lilly (‘Tauriel’) will be taking part in Los Angeles while Lee Pace (‘ElF King Thranduil’), Luke Evans (‘Bard the Bowman’), and Andy Serkis (‘Gollum’) will join the event from London. Peter Jackson will be set up in Wellington, New Zealand to answer questions.
 
For those who can’t make it to one of the host cities, you can catch the event live online (although Warner Bros says the footage shown will be an edited version).
 
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug stars Ian McKellen as Gandalf the Grey, Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins, and Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield. The cast also includes Benedict Cumberbatch, Ken Stott, James Nesbitt, John Bell, Manu Bennett, Jed Brophy, Adam Brown, John Callen, Ryan Gage, Mark Hadlow, Peter Hambleton, Stephen Hunter, William Kircher, Lawrence Makoare, Sylvester McCoy, Graham McTavish, Dean O’Gorman, Mikael Persbrandt, and Aidan Turner.
 
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug opens in theaters on December 13, 2013.
 

 
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‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ Shows Off a New Poster

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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Poster

What do you think of this gorgeous new poster for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug? Featuring all of the main characters, this new one sheet for the upcoming December 13, 2013 release puts Gandalf front and center, surrounded by his key allies.

The Plot:

The film continues the adventure of the title character Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) as he journeys with the Wizard Gandalf and thirteen Dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield, on an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor. Having survived the beginning of their unexpected journey, the Company continues East, encountering along the way the skin-changer Beorn and a swarm of giant Spiders in the treacherous Mirkwood Forest.

After escaping capture by the dangerous Woodland Elves, the Dwarves journey to Lake-town, and finally to the Lonely Mountain itself, where they must face the greatest danger of all—a creature more terrifying than any before, which will test not only the depth of their courage but the limits of their friendship and the wisdom of the journey itself—the Dragon Smaug.

TNT Greenlights New Investigation Series with Troy Dunn

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APB with Troy Dunn
APB with Troy Dunn (Photo Courtesy of TNT)

It doesn’t have a permanent, official title yet, but APB with Troy Dunn does have a premiere date. TNT’s set to debut the new investigation series on January 17, 2014 at 10pm ET/PT starring Troy Dunn (The Locator), an expert on locating long-lost persons.

Season one of the new unscripted series will consist of six hour-long episodes. In addition to starring in the show, Dunn will executive produce along with Pamela Healey, Dan Peirson and Ted Haimes.

The Plot: Troy will use his expertise and experience in answering the pleas of those who are desperate to bring home long-lost loved ones from around the nation. He’s also going to call upon America to get involved in the search. With a new social media app powered by technology exclusive to the show, viewers at home will be able to contribute to Troy’s mission of bringing families and loved ones back together.

People who wish to have Troy investigate their cases in the hopes of finding their loved ones can submit their information via http://on.tnt.tv/eK2ze.

New ‘I, Frankenstein’ Movie Poster with Aaron Eckhart

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I, Frankenstein Poster

Lionsgate has just debuted this poster for the 2014 sci-fi action movie I, Frankenstein coming to theaters on January 24th. The cast is led by Aaron Eckhart and includes Bill Nighy, Miranda Otto, Jai Courtney, and Yvonne Strahovski.

The Plot:

Set in a dystopic present where vigilant gargoyles and ferocious demons rage in a battle for ultimate power, Victor Frankenstein’s creation Adam (Aaron Eckhart) finds himself caught in the middle as both sides race to discover the secret to his immortality. From the creators of the hit supernatural saga, Underworld, comes the action thriller I, Frankenstein, written for the screen and directed by Stuart Beattie based on the graphic novel I, Frankenstein by Kevin Grevioux.

Emily Wickersham Joins the NCIS Cast

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Emily Wickersham Joins NCIS
Emily Wickersham joins 'NCIS' (Photo © 2013 CBS Broadcasting, Inc.)
CBS’ popular NCIS has a new series regular as of November 19, 2013. Emily Wickersham will be playing NSA Analyst Eleanor ‘Ellie’ Bishop on the show which stars Mark Harmon, Michael Weatherly, Pauley Perrette, and David McCallum.
 
Per CBS, Wickersham’s Ellie is “a mysterious mixture of analytic brilliance, fierce determination and idealism who specializes in international threat assessment and global preparation.” She’ll be introduced after it’s discovered the Secretary of the Navy “was bugged during a confidential briefing, a security breach Bishop described in exact detail two years ago in a threat analysis report. Working side-by-side with Gibbs and the team, Bishop cross-examines the case file to help determine who is behind the crime.”
 
“Emily Wickersham’s Ellie Bishop is proving to perfectly compliment the NCIS team,” said Executive Producer Gary Glasberg. “Her energy and enthusiasm is contagious. Great things are planned for Bishop and we couldn’t be more thrilled to have her on board.”
 
Wickersham’s TV credits include The Sopranos, The Bridge, and Gossip Girl.
 
Source: CBS
 
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WWE Announces Camp WWE Animated Series

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WWE CharactersWWE Studios and Film Roman are teaming up on 13 three-minute webisodes of Camp WWE, an animated series written by Mike Benson (Entourage). The new web series is meant for an adult audience and features the WWE Superstars as kids.
 
“Film Roman has been involved with some of the most well-known and humorous animated series,” said Michael Luisi, President WWE Studios. “They are the perfect partners for WWE Studios to capture our Superstars in a truly unique and fun way.”
 
“Camp WWE is a new and exciting project with a great creative team for Film Roman to be working on with WWE Studios and we are very bullish on its prospects for success. With a combination of their unique personalities, distinctive characteristics and huge built-in loyal fan base, WWE Superstars make for ideal animation subjects in Camp WWE,” said Dana Booton, General Manager for Film Roman. “We are very pleased to be working with WWE Studios and hope that it will begin a mutually beneficial, long-term business relationship.”
 
The Plot:
 
Camp WWE follows these unruly tykes as they body slam their way through their formative years. Proving to be a nightmare for teachers and other kids, their exhausted parents pack-up their future WWE Superstars with their masks, chains, kneepads and security blankets and send them off to Camp WWE, to be transformed into model citizens by the most terrifying counselor who ever lived, Mr. McMahon.
 
Source: WWE Studios and Film Roman
 
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Taylor Swift Earns Country Music’s ‘Pinnacle Award’

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Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift - Photo Credit: Sarah Barlowe

Taylor Swift is set to become only the second recipient of the CMA Pinnacle Award when it’s presented to the singer/songwriter on November 6, 2013 during The 47th Annual CMA Awards. Airing live on ABC at 8pm ET, the CMA’s Pinnacle Award is presented to an artist “who has achieved both national and international prominence through concert performances and record sales at levels unique in Country Music. The artist has also attained the highest degree of recognition within the broad expanse of music worldwide. The artist’s talent and presence will have a long-term positive impact on the appreciation of Country Music for generations to come.”

The only other artist to earn the honor is Garth Brooks back in 2005.

Swift’s up for six CMA Awards this year, including Entertainer of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year, and Album of the Year. In addition to accepting the Pinnacle Award and maybe adding another CMA Award or two to her trophy shelf, Swift will be taking the stage to perform alongside Alison Krauss, Vince Gill, Sam Bush, Edgar Meyer, and Eric Darken.

“I can’t think of a better opportunity than ‘Country Music’s Biggest Night™’ to present an award of this magnitude to an artist of this caliber,” said CMA President of the Board Ed Hardy. “I’ve known Taylor since she was 16. She came to my office with her Mom to play her music and I was amazed. Taylor’s outstanding career epitomizes the definition of the Pinnacle Award.”

Taylor Swift’s Achievements:

– The first artist since the Beatles to log six or more weeks at No. 1 with three consecutive studio albums.

– She’s the only female artist in chart history to have two albums hit the 1 million sales mark within a week of their release.

– Red scored the highest first-week sales debut of any album in more than a decade, had the eighth largest first-week debut in chart history, and marked the second biggest week ever for a female artist.

– “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” set a new record for the biggest digital sales week ever for a song by a woman and for the second-largest sales week overall.

– Set a new worldwide iTunes record for highest ever first-week album sales, and Red reached No. 1 on iTunes and national sales charts in 50 countries, including the U.K., Canada, Brazil, Japan, Mexico, Malaysia, Ireland, Argentina, New Zealand, Ireland, and Australia.

– In 2012, Time magazine named Taylor one of the 100 most influential people in the world.

– Swift is Billboard’s youngest-ever Woman of the Year.

– She’s the youngest winner in the history of the Grammy Award for Album of the Year.

– Taylor Swift is the top-selling digital artist in Country Music history.

– Holds the Billboard record for the most Top 10 debuts in the history of the Hot 100 Chart, the Most Charting Songs from One Album in a Single Week, and the Longest Charting Album on the Top 200 Chart.




Discovery Channel Heads Off to Kodiak Island

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Discovery Channel LogoDiscovery Channel is set to introduce a new four-part series titled Kodiak next year, focusing on three families who live and work on the remote Kodiak Island. “Alaska has always been surrounded by a veil of mystique, and several of our highest rated shows take place there. We introduced our viewers to the gold miners of Porcupine Creek in Gold Rush…the tight-knit community of Tanana in Yukon Men…the Kilcher family of Homer in Alaska: The Last Frontier…the bush pilots of Unalakleet in Flying Wild Alaska…and now we are excited to introduce our viewers to the legendary forests and waters of Kodiak Island, one of the most dangerous and isolated places on Earth,” said Denise Contis, Executive Vice President of Production and Development for Discovery Channel.
 
Details on Kodiak [Courtesy of Discovery Channel]

Even for the most experienced outdoorsmen, survival on Kodiak Island is a daily struggle. The island, referred to by the locals as ‘The Rock’, is populated by as many as 3,500 Kodiak bears – one for every square mile of land – each weighing in at over 1,500 pounds. Too many bears ultimately means starvation for the species, so carefully regulated hunting is the only solution. And there is also fierce weather to contend with. Kodiak Island averages 70 inches of rain and 70 inches of snow per year – and fog is common. The winters are long and cold, and it can be a struggle to find both food and heat. Those who reside here truly live on the edge. For the bush pilots, master guides, expert hunters, survival experts and adrenaline junkies who call Kodiak Island home, each and every day brings new challenges.
 
Kodiak is an authentic story of survival on one of American’s last true frontiers. And when the stakes are high, so can be the rewards. In order to defy the odds and reap the riches of the harshest wilderness in North America, those who inhabit Kodiak must stick together.

 
Source: Discovery Channel
 
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