Best line from True Blood season four episode four belongs to Eric Northman (played by Alexander Skarsgard). The 1,000+-year-old Viking vampire is suffering from amnesia after a run-in with a witch (played by Fiona Shaw), a run-in which has Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis), Jesus (Kevin Alejandro), and Tara (Rutina Wesley) freaked out over the possibility that once Eric regains his memory, he’ll hunt them down for their role in his memory loss.
Hiding out at Sookie’s house (which he actually now owns, in another departure from the books), Eric says, “If you kiss me, I promise you’ll be happy.” Swoon. Meanwhile, Bill (Stephen Moyer) finds out a relationship-ending secret, and Jason (Ryan Kwanten) continues to fight against the people of Hotshot who want him to father panther babies.
It was a jam-packed episode and a marked improvement over the first two episodes of season four.
Paramount Pictures provides this interview video with Chris Evans, the star of the comic book-inspired action film, Captain America. Evans fully realizes what starring in a comic book movie means (his credits include Fantastic Four and its sequel), and he knows just how protective comic book fans are of their favorite characters.
Evans talks about that, the appeal of playing Steve Rogers/Captain America, the source material, and being directed by Joe Johnston in this interview. Captain America hits theaters on July 22, 2011 and stars Evans, Hugo Weaving, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan, Dominic Cooper, Stanley Tucci, and Tommy Lee Jones.
The Plot: Captain America: The First Avenger will focus on the early days of the Marvel Universe when Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) volunteers to participate in an experimental program that turns him into the Super Soldier known as Captain America. As Captain America, Rogers joins forces with Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) and Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) to wage war on the evil HYDRA organization, led by the villainous Red Skull (Hugo Weaving).
We just bid farewell to the Harry Potter film series with the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, and now Warner Bros has just put out the first trailer for The Dark Knight Rises – the last film of the Dark Knight trilogy. The Dark Knight Rises is Christopher Nolan’s last Batman film as director, and we’ll miss him being the one in charge of bringing Batman to life on the big screen.
At least we have this last Nolan-helmed Batman film to look forward to. It’s hitting theaters in July 2012, but WB is giving us an early sneak peek at what we can expect right now.
The Dark Knight Rises stars Christian Bale as Batman/Bruce Wayne, Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle/Catwoman, Tom Hardy as Bane, Michael Caine as Alfred, Gary Oldman as Commissioner Gordon, and Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox, Marion Cotillard as Miranda Tate, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt as John Blake.
Charlie Sheen stars in ‘Anger Management’ – Photo Credit: Frank Ockenfels/FX
Considering the year Charlie Sheen’s been having, it’s actually pretty interesting that a production company’s ready to get into business with Sheen on a new TV series. But, apparently, Lionsgate Television is ready to put Sheen back to work in front of the camera with Anger Management, a new sitcom based very loosely on the 2003 feature film of the same name which starred Jack Nicholson and Adam Sandler.
As anyone who turned on a TV or browsed the internet this year probably is aware, Sheen had a very public falling out with his Two and a Half Men bosses at CBS. Sheen proclaimed that he was a warlock with tiger blood and Adonis DNA, and CBS proclaimed he wasn’t welcome back on the set of Two and a Half Men. A few months after Sheen and CBS parted ways, Ashton Kutcher was hired to take over as Jon Cryer’s Two and a Half Men co-star.
In the press release announcing Anger Management, Sheen said, “I chose Anger Management because, while it might be a big stretch for me to play a guy with serious anger management issues, I think it is a great concept. It also provides me with real ownership in the series, a certain amount of creative control, and the chance to be back in business with one of my favorite movie producers of all time, Joe Roth.”
Roth and Sheen previously worked together on Young Guns, Three Musketeers, and Major League.
“Who better than Charlie Sheen to tackle Anger Management,” Roth said. “With Charlie’s incredible talent and comedic gifts, he remains the leading man of TV sitcoms. I’m excited to collaborate with him once again.”
“We always look for series ideas that are noisy, accessible and relevant,” said Lionsgate’s Kevin Beggs. “Charlie Sheen in Anger Management takes those criteria to a whole new level and we are thrilled to be in business with him, Evolution, Debmar-Mercury and Revolution Studios on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. With a star of Charlie’s magnitude, a producer as venerable as Joe Roth and a branded property as compelling as Anger Management, this show has unique upside while still adhering to our disciplined business model.”
Sheen will retain a significant ownership stake in the series inspired by the film, in which a mild-mannered, non-confrontational man is ordered to attend group anger management sessions led by a therapist who could probably use some anger management himself.
Mars, Monkeys and Mondays – somehow they just go together. This week’s spotlight music video is the official music video for Bruno Mars’s “The Lazy Song.” I’m not sure what monkeys actually have to do with the lyrics, but who am I to question Mars’s artistic vision?
Relativity Media has snatched up Sean Bean (simply incredible in Game of Thrones) to play Snow White’s dad, the King, in their still-untitled Snow White film currently shooting in Montreal. Bean joins a cast that includes Julia Roberts as the Queen, Lily Collins as Snow White, Armie Hammer as Prince Andrew Alcott, Robert Emms as Prince Alcott’s valet, Renbock, and Nathan Lane as the Queen’s bungling servant, Brighton. Michael Lerner is playing Baron and Mare Winningham is Baker Margaret.
The dwarfs will be played by Mark Povinelli, Jordan Prentice, Danny Woodburn, Sebastian Saraceno, Ronald Lee Clark, Martin Klebba and Joey Gnoffo. Tarsem Singh (Immortals) is directing from a screenplay by Melisa Wallack (Meet Bill) and Jason Keller (Machine Gun Preacher).
Relativity is planning a March 16, 2012 release.
The Plot: “In Relativity’s Snow White, a spectacular reimagining of the classic fairy tale, an evil queen steals control of a kingdom, and an exiled princess enlists the help of seven resourceful rebels to win back her birthright in a spirited adventure comedy filled with jealousy, romance, and betrayal that will capture the imagination of audiences the world over.”
AMC just debuted a teaser clip promoting season two of The Walking Dead and, of course, we get to see a little zombie action. The first look at Walking Dead season two premiered during the first episode of the fourth season of Breaking Bad, and the teaser shows what happens when a rock meets a zombie’s head.
The Walking Dead returns this fall for season 2.
The Plot: Waking up in an empty hospital after weeks in a coma, County Sheriff Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) finds himself utterly alone. The world as he knows it is gone, ravaged by a zombie epidemic. The Walking Dead tells the story of the weeks and months that follow after the apocalypse.
Jacqueline MacInnes-Wood and Nicholas D’Agosto in ‘Final Destination 5’
When will these people ever learn not to piss off Death? If you’ve watched even one Final Destination movie, then you know what Final Destination 5 is all about. But what you don’t know is how each of the people who didn’t die when they were supposed to are going to wind up dead. Hopefully, this trailer doesn’t give away the best deaths…
The Plot: In Final Destination 5, Death is just as omnipresent as ever, and is unleashed after one man’s premonition saves a group of coworkers from a terrifying suspension bridge collapse. But this group of unsuspecting souls was never supposed to survive, and, in a terrifying race against time, the ill-fated group frantically tries to discover a way to escape Death’s sinister agenda.
Tim Robbins is branching out, signing with 429 records and preparing to hit the road on his first tour to promote his debut album which drops on July 19, 2011. The Academy Award-winning actor will also be hitting the talk show circuit, putting in appearances on The Late Show with David Letterman and The View later this month.
Plus, Tim Robbins and the Rogues Gallery Band will be doing radio promotions, performing on KINK’s Bing Lounge in Portland on July 19th, on San Francisco’s KFOG’s concert series on July 20, and on Philadelphia’s WXPN “Noon Concert Series” on July 29.
Tim Robbins and the Rogues Gallery Band 2011 Tour Dates:
7/16 Vancouver – Vancouver Folk Music Festival
7/18 Seattle – The Triple Door
7/19 Portland – Alberta Rose
7/20 San Francisco – Bimbos
7/21 Los Angeles – Largo
7/22 Los Angeles – Largo
7/23 San Diego – Anthology
7/26 New York – Le Poisson Rouge
7/27 Washington – Birchmere Music Hall
7/28 Sellersville – Sellersville Theater
7/30 White River – Tupelo Music Hall
7/31 Londonderry – Tupelo Music Hall
8/2 Toronto – Mod Club
8/3 Ann Arbor – The Ark
8/4 Evanston – Space
8/6 Edmonton – Edmonton Folk Fest
From 429 Records’ press release:
Music is in Tim Robbins’ blood. Raised in a musical household, both parents met as members of the UCLA marching band. His father, Gilbert Robbins, went on to join the influential folk ensemble The Highwaymen in the early sixties. Steeped in a creative environment, Robbins’ first memories include hanging out as a child at the Gaslight in Greenwich Village which his father managed. Says Robbins: “My first desire to perform came from watching him on stage. I remember it as so intoxicating. Audiences were encouraged to sing along and be part of the event. That is a relationship I’ve been seeking all my life, that alchemy between performer and audience.”
The years leading up to his recording debut at age 50 were spent finding his voice as a songwriter and performer. Robbins has long written songs and performed in small venues but has kept it under the radar – until now. “I have too much respect for music to put out something that wasn’t coming from a genuine place.” Before recording his first album Robbins wanted to “understand what my voice was and what kind of stories I wanted to tell. I think I’m ready to tell those stories now.”
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 shattered box office records over its first three days in release and the question now seems to be just how much will it wind up taking in before this final film of the series exits theaters. Deathly Hallows 2 opened to an astounding $476 million worldwide which moved it ahead of the all-time opening weekend record held by another Warner Bros film, The Dark Knight. $168 million of that came from the domestic box office (a new opening weekend record) with $307 million taken in internationally (also a new record).
The eighth Harry Potter film also now holds the single-day box office, best opening day box office, and biggest Friday box office records. In addition, the film set a new IMAX opening weekend record of $23.5 million.
Warner Bros. Pictures President of Domestic Distribution Dan Fellman stated, “These numbers are amazing, but they are only part of the story. It is impossible to quantify how thrilled and grateful we all are that both critics and audiences—especially loyal Harry Potter fans—continue to support the film. This is the culmination of an extraordinary decade, and a reflection of the hard work and dedication of many, many people on both sides of the camera, beginning with the brilliant J.K. Rowling, as well as producer David Heyman. We applaud them all.”
President of International Distribution Veronika Kwan-Rubinek remarked, “Harry Potter is truly a cultural phenomenon the world over. Whether in German, French, Japanese, Russian, or any language, international audiences have embraced the Harry Potter films over the years, with the powerful finale punctuating just how special the property is. We congratulate everyone associated with the films on this monumental achievement.”
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 was directed by David Yates and was the first film of the series to be released in 2D and 3D.
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