Buffy the Vampire Slayer stars Seth Green and Michelle Trachtenberg team up for the comedy/thriller Sexy Evil Genius. And while it’s not a Buffy movie, at least we get to see a couple of the Buffy supporting players together in a film.
Directed by Shawn Piller, Sexy Evil Genius will be released on DVD on April 9, 2013.
The Plot:
A group of people are lured to the same bar in downtown Los Angeles by Nikki, an ex-girlfriend they all have in common. Beautiful, conniving, and downright insane, Nikki has one last surprise in store for her ex-lovers.
Dwayne Johnson brings audiences ‘The Host’ (Photo by Frank Masi/TNT)
TNT has revealed the summer premiere dates for returning shows Falling Skies, Rizzoli & Isles, Major Crimes, Perception and Franklin & Bash, as well as the debut dates for new series King & Maxwell, The Hero, 72 Hours, and Cold Justice.
“Even as we expand TNT’s lineup of original series to a year-round model, summer remains a big season for us and a great opportunity to introduce new series,” stated Michael Wright, president, head of programming for TNT, TBS and Turner Classic Movies (TCM). “This summer, we’re bringing our viewers a broad range of exciting dramas on TNT, from our tent-pole scripted dramas Falling Skies and Rizzoli & Isles to our newest crime drama King & Maxwell, starring Jon Tenney and Rebecca Romijn, to new unscripted dramas like The Rock’s action reality show The Hero and Dick Wolf’s compelling new unscripted procedural Cold Justice. They all deliver on TNT’s promise of smart, entertaining storytelling featuring a wide range of engaging personalities.”
TNT’s 2013 Summer Schedule:
The Hero – New Series – Premiere: Thursday, June 6, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT)
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson headlines this epic new competition series that will bring nine ordinary people together and assign them various missions testing their brains, their brawn and even their morality. The show will challenge the competitors to prove they’ve got what it takes to be heroes, pushing them to the limits to see what they are willing – and able – to overcome, undergo, or sacrifice for the sake of their fellow contestants. Through the show’s unique interactive digital platform, viewers will be polled each week to determine the contestant they consider to be the most heroic. The competition will then climax with viewers voting to determine who deserves the grand prize and the title of “The Hero.”
72 Hours – New Series – Premiere: Thursday, June 6, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT)
Each week, this action-packed, white-knuckle competition series hosted by Brandon Johnson drops three new competing teams of strangers into the wilderness with only a single bottle of water and a GPS tracking device. The competitors have just three days to find a hidden briefcase full of cash. Along the way, they must survive treacherous terrain and battle the elements to be the first to locate $100,000.
Falling Skies – Season 3 – Two-Hour Premiere: Sunday, June 9, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT) – Regular Timeslot: Sundays at 10 p.m. (ET/PT)
Basic cable’s #1 summer drama among key demos tells the extraordinary story about life and survival in the wake of a catastrophic alien invasion. Noah Wyle stars as a college professor who becomes an unlikely resistance leader in this gripping series from DreamWorks Television and executive producer Steven Spielberg. Moon Bloodgood, Will Patton, Drew Roy, Maxim Knight and Connor Jessup also star.
In the third season of Falling Skies, Gloria Reuben is set to guest-star in a multiple-episode arc as Marina Perlata, an aide to Wyle’s Tom Mason. In addition, Robert Sean Leonard is slated to guest-star as Roger Kadar, an obsessive but gifted scientist who runs the local power grid and lives underground with his pet rats, earning him the nickname “The Rat King.”
Major Crimes – Season 2 – Premiere: Monday, June 10, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT)
Television’s favorite squad of detectives has entered bold new territory with this hit crime drama that ranked as basic cable’s #1 new series of 2012. The elite team of Major Crimes is back, headed by two-time Oscar® nominee Mary McDonnell as Los Angeles Police Captain Sharon Raydor, GW Bailey as Lieutenant Provenza, Tony Denison as Lieutenant Andy Flynn, Michael Paul Chan as Lieutenant Mike Tao, Raymond Cruz as Detective Julio Sanchez, Kearran Giovanni as Detective Amy Sykes, Phillip P. Keene as tech expert Buzz Watson and Jonathan Del Arco as Dr. Morales. Graham Patrick Martin returns as Rusty Beck, a homeless teen and material witness taken in by Captain Raydor, and Robert Gossett guest-stars as Assistant Chief Russell Taylor.
This season, Nadine Velazquez joins the ensemble as Deputy District Attorney Emma Rios. Major Crimes focuses on how the American justice system approaches the art of the deal as law enforcement officers and prosecutors work together to score a conviction.
King & Maxwell – New Series – Premiere: Monday, June 10, at 10 p.m. (ET/PT)
This brand new private-eye drama features Jon Tenney and Rebecca Romijn as bestselling author David Baldacci‘s popular characters Sean King and Michelle Maxwell. These two aren’t your typical private investigators. Both are former Secret Service agents, and their unique skills – not to mention their razor-sharp chemistry – give them a leg up on conventional law enforcement. Maxwell is a former Olympic athlete who uses her brains, beauty and Beltway connections to solve cases. King’s career in the Secret Service ended when the presidential candidate he was assigned to protect was assassinated, sending him on a downward spiral.
Today, King has added a law degree to his arsenal of skills, allowing him to navigate the system in ways a typical private investigator never could. Along the way, King and Maxwell clash over everything, from her garbage-strewn car to his love of wine over beer. King & Maxwell also stars Michael O’Keefe and Chris Butler as F.B.I. Special Agents Rigby and Carter, who clash with King and Maxwell over their less-than-legal methods.
Rizzoli & Isles – Season 4 – Premiere: Tuesday, June 18, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT)
One of cable’s Top 3 shows for three consecutive years, Rizzoli & Isles will return this summer with Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander as Boston’s top crime-solving duo. Harmon is Jane Rizzoli, a tough-as-nails Boston police detective, and Alexander is Maura Isles, a smart, impeccably dressed medical examiner from a privileged background. Despite being complete opposites, the two women share an offbeat chemistry, an authentic and deep friendship and a unique working relationship that together, helps them to solve the most complex murder mysteries in the city of Boston. Rizzoli & Isles also stars Lorraine Bracco, Lee Thompson Young, Bruce McGill, Jordan Bridges and Brian Goodman.
Perception – Season 2 – Premiere: Tuesday, June 18, at 10 p.m. (ET/PT)
This fascinating series features one of the most unique crime solvers on television, an eccentric neuroscience professor who is recruited by the FBI to help solve complex cases. Emmy® and Screen Actors Guild Award® winner Eric McCormack stars as Dr. Daniel Pierce, who possesses an intimate knowledge of human behavior and a masterful understanding of the way the mind works. Although Pierce’s mind may be brilliant, it’s also damaged as he suffers from paranoid schizophrenia.
Rachael Leigh Cook co-stars as FBI agent Kate Moretti, Pierce’s former student who has recruited Pierce to consult on cases. Also starring are Arjay Smith, Kelly Rowan and LeVar Burton. In addition, season two will feature special guest star Scott Wolf as Donnie, Kate’s soon-to-be ex-husband.
Franklin & Bash – Season 3 – Premiere: Wednesday, July 24, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT)
This buddy lawyer series stars Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Breckin Meyer as two young, fly-by-the-seat-of-their-pants street lawyers who cause a seismic culture clash when they join a legendary, button-down law firm. This season, Heather Locklear joins the Franklin & Bash cast as Rachel King, a beautiful and brilliant trial lawyer and the firm’s newest partner. Malcolm McDowell returns as Renaissance man Stanton Infeld, the brilliant and eccentrically spontaneous patriarch of the law firm. Also starring are Reed Diamond, Dana Davis and Kumail Nanjiani.
Cold Justice (working title) – New Series – Premiere: Tuesday, Aug. 27, at 10 p.m. (ET/PT)
TNT’s new unscripted procedural drama follows two top-notch female investigators as they dig into small town murder cases that have lingered for years without answers or closure. Kelly Siegler, a Texas prosecutor for 21 years who has successfully tried 68 murder cases, and Yolanda McClary, a crime scene investigator who worked more than 7,000 cases in her 26 years in the Las Vegas Police Department, are putting their vast knowledge and experience to work helping local law-enforcement officers and families of violent-crime victims get to the truth.
With a fresh set of eyes on old evidence, superior interrogation skills and access to advanced DNA technology and lab testing, Siegler and McClary are determined to bring about a legal and emotional resolution. Taking on a different unsolved crime each week, they will carefully re-examine evidence, question suspects and witnesses, and chase down leads in order to solve cases that would have otherwise remained cold indefinitely. TNT has ordered eight episodes of Cold Justice, which comes to the network from Wolf Films and Magical Elves.
Eric McCormack (“Joe Sullivan”) and Matt Barr (“Chris Porco”) star in the all-new Lifetime Original Movie, Romeo Killer: The Chris Porco Story, premiering Saturday, March 23, at 8pm ET/PT on Lifetime. Photo by Ed Araquel Copyright 2011 After being issued with an injunction to prevent its airing of Romeo Killer: The Chris Porco Story, Lifetime has now won the rights to go forward with the airing of the Chris Porco film. According to an announcement by the network, Lifetime appealed the ruling with the New York State Appellate Division and won their appeal and will move forward with the film’s debut on March 23, 2013 at 8pm.
The documentary Beyond the Headlines: The Real Romeo Killer will premiere immediately after The Chris Porco Story‘s debut. The documentary will feature exclusive interviews with Porco as well as the Police Department’s former lead investigator.
Eric McCormack, Matt Barr, and Lolita Davidovich star in the dramatic film which is based on the true story of a college student who is the prime suspect in the murder of his father.
The Plot:
The quiet town of Delmar, New York, was considered anything but dangerous…until 21-year-old Chris Porco (Barr) was accused of brutally murdering his father Peter and disfiguring his mother Joan (Davidovich) in a savage axe attack, a claim made all the more shocking when the case’s lead detective Joe Sullivan (McCormack) believed Joan had identified Chris as her attacker. Weeks after the crime, however, Joan would refute Detective Sullivan’s story, while the town of Delmar and many of Chris’ former friends and girlfriends would also rally to his defense, despite Sullivan’s fierce mission to prove his guilt. Prosecutors believed that beneath Chris’ picture-perfect façade was a devious and cunning sociopath who would stop at nothing to keep his lies hidden. In the end, he was convicted of second-degree murder of his father, but many in the town of Delmar firmly believe the jury wrongfully convicted an innocent young man.
Aubrey Cleland and Charlie Askew from 'American Idol' - Photo Credit - Frank Micelotta/ FOX. Copyright: FOX. Fans were allowed to choose one booted American Idol contestant to vote as a member of the American Idol Live! tour and after the millions of online votes were cast a winner has been chosen. Aubrey Cleland was selected as the former contestant who will join the top 10 on tour.
Cleland is a 19 year old singer from West Linn, Oregon who was the sixth runner-up this season. Cleland beat out 17 year old singer Charlie Askew from Little Rock, Arkansas after performing in a sing-off followed by online voting by AI fans.
The American Idol Live! Tour will take place this summer featuring the top 10 finalists along with Aubrey Cleland.
Tonight’s American Idol:
The live results show will reveal which of the Top 10 finalists will be sent home. In addition, season 11’s Jessica Sanchez and Ne-Yo will be performing Sanchez’ single, “Tonight.” Season six’s Casey Abrams is also set to perform The Beatles’ “I Saw Her Standing There.”
“You think your world is safe. It is an illusion. Enjoy these final moments of peace.”
The new international trailer for Star Trek Into Darkness reveals more of Benedict Cumberbatch’s villain role and shows off more of the film’s intense action sequences. Directed by J.J. Abrams, Star Trek Into Darkness stars Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, Anton Yelchin, John Cho, Bruce Greenwood, and Benedict Cumberbatch.
“In the wake of a shocking act of terror from within their own organization, the crew of The Enterprise is called back home to Earth,” reads Paramount Pictures’ synopsis. “In defiance of regulations and with a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads his crew on a manhunt to capture an unstoppable force of destruction and bring those responsible to justice.
As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew.
Star Trek Into Darkness opens in theaters on May 17, 2013 (May 15th in IMAX 3D).
Sam Raimi went old-school for the opening credits sequence of Oz The Great and Powerful, the story of how the Wizard made his way to the magical world of Oz. And in case you were either out of the theater or still finding a seat when the credits rolled – or just haven’t taken in a screening of this Oz prequel yet – Disney’s just released the 2+ minute opening credits sequence online.
The Plot:
When Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz, he thinks he’s hit the jackpot—fame and fortune are his for the taking—that is until he meets three witches, Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz) and Glinda (Michelle Williams), who are not convinced he is the great wizard everyone’s been expecting. Reluctantly drawn into the epic problems facing the Land of Oz and its inhabitants, Oscar must find out who is good and who is evil before it is too late. Putting his magical arts to use through illusion, ingenuity—and even a bit of wizardry—Oscar transforms himself not only into the great wizard but into a better man as well.
Watch the clip:
Oz The Great and Powerful opened in theaters on March 8, 2013.
Oscar nominee Tim Roth (Rob Roy) and Abbie Cornish (The Girl) have signed up for Discovery Channel’s Klondike, the network’s first scripted mini-series. Roth is confirmed to play The Count while Cornish is set for the lead female character, Belinda.
Klondike is based on the book Gold Diggers: Striking It Rich in the Klondike by Charlotte Gray and will be directed by Simon Cellan Jones. Paul Scheuring (Prison Break) is the primary writer. Scheuring, Ridley Scott, David W Zucker, John Morayniss, Michael Rosenberg, Eileen O’Neill, and Dolores Gavin are executive producing.
Filming is expected to begin this month in Canada.
The Plot:
Klondike follows the lives of two childhood best friends, Bill and Epstein, in the late 1890s as they undertake the next, gold rush capital in the untamed Yukon Territory. This man-versus-nature tale places our heroes in a land full of undiscovered wealth, but ravaged by harsh conditions, unpredictable weather and desperate, dangerous characters including greedy businessmen, seductive courtesans and native tribes witnessing the destruction of their people and land by opportunistic entrepreneurs.
Fox is promising that their The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson (that may not be the final title) will take viewers behind the scenes of Simpson’s trial and present a story that has “never been told before.” Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski (Man on the Moon, Ed Wood) wrote the script.
Also just added to Fox’s “long-form event series development slate” is Shogun, based on the bestselling book by James Clavell.
“These are both epic stories – one fiction, one fact – that have captivated millions of people worldwide. They’re riveting and emotional, with unique historic backdrops that lend themselves to the high-quality, dramatic event series we’re looking to make,” stated Shana C. Waterman, Senior Vice President, Event Series & Multi-Platform Programming, Fox Broadcasting Company. “Since we announced our first two projects, Wayward Pines and Blood Brothers, we’ve received an overwhelmingly positive response from the creative community, and we’re ecstatic to have feature talent like Michael DeLuca, Nigel Williams, Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson working to bring these stories to life at Fox.”
The O.J. Plot:
There are few truly unifying events in American life. When something happens that makes the entire country stop and take notice, we remember it forever. Everybody remembers where they were when O.J. Simpson, riding in a white Bronco, led the police on a low-speed chase all over Los Angeles. This marked the emergence of the 24-hour news cycle and the birth of reality television.
Details on Shogun:
Shogun opens a window into the brutal world of a rarely-seen feudal Japan. Set in the 17th Century, the story is told from the perspective of British hero John Blackthorne, a sailor who rises from outsider to samurai, while being used as a pawn in Japanese leader Toranaga’s struggle to reach the top of the ruling chain, or Shōgun. A classic for the ages, Shogun is both a cross-cultural exploration of Blackthorne’s journey away from the European way of life, and a star-crossed love story, as he falls for the magnificent Lady Mariko, the married confidant to Toranaga.
“The last man on Earth will discover a secret that will change everything”
Are you ready to check out Tom Cruise back in action? Universal’s just unveiled this new TV spot for Oblivion starring Cruise and directed by TRON: Legacy‘s Joseph Kosinski. The new video shows off more of the action from this sci-fi adventure heading to theaters on April 19, 2013.
The Plot:
On a spectacular future Earth that has evolved beyond recognition, one man’s confrontation with the past will lead him on a journey of redemption and discovery as he battles to save mankind.
Jack Harper (Cruise) is one of the last few drone repairmen stationed on Earth. Part of a massive operation to extract vital resources after decades of war with a terrifying threat known as the Scavs, Jack’s mission is nearly complete.
Living in and patrolling the breathtaking skies from thousands of feet above, his soaring existence is brought crashing down when he rescues a beautiful stranger from a downed spacecraft. Her arrival triggers a chain of events that forces him to question everything he knows and puts the fate of humanity in his hands.
The cast of Showtime’s Ray Donovan has increased by one. James Woods has signed on to play Patrick ‘Sully’ Sullivan in the series set to debut in June 2013. And according to the network, Woods will start work on the series next week in Los Angeles.
The cast is led by Liev Schreiber and features Jon Voight, Elliott Gould, Eddie Marsan, and Dash Mihok. Allen Coulter (Sons of Anarchy) directed the pilot episode and is a producer on the series.
The Plot:
Set in the sprawling mecca of the rich and famous, Ray Donovan does the dirty work for LA’s top power players. The one-hour drama series stars Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Liev Schreiber as the go-to guy who makes the problems of the city’s celebrities, superstar athletes, and business moguls disappear. This powerful drama unfolds when his father (Voight) is unexpectedly released from prison, setting off a chain of events that shakes the Donovan family to its core.
Oscar nominee Tim Roth (Rob Roy) and Abbie Cornish (The Girl) have signed up for Discovery Channel’s Klondike, the network’s first scripted mini-series. Roth is confirmed to play The Count while Cornish is set for the lead female character, Belinda.
The cast of Showtime’s Ray Donovan has increased by one. James Woods has signed on to play Patrick ‘Sully’ Sullivan in the series set to debut in June 2013. And according to the network, Woods will start work on the series next week in Los Angeles.
