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Lionsgate has announced Gabriel Byrne for the cast of Ballerina. The first spinoff of the John Wick movie series, Ballerina will star Ana de Armas as a skilled assassin seeking vengeance against the killers of her family. Also starring opposite de Armas in the film is Byrne, and while he’s playing a key role, details on his character haven’t yet been revealed. “For decades, Gabriel’s mysterious and enigmatic presence has enriched dozens of films....

ABC has announced its full 2011-2012 fall TV schedule today, with one of the new shows the network picked up being Charlie’s Angels, which will debut sometime this fall. The network has released the first trailer for this reboot, which stars Rachael Taylor, Annie Ilonzeh, and Minka Kelly. Click on the video player below for your first glimpse at this new series. Everyone deserves a second chance. Even a thief, a street racer and a cop who got in a little too deep....

NBC has picked up its new freshman drama Chicago Fire with a production commitment for the remainder of the 2012-13 season, it was announced today by Jennifer Salke, President, NBC Entertainment, who had this to say about the renewal. Chicago Fire is averaging a 2.4 rating, 7 share in adults 18-49 and 8.0 million viewers overall in “most current” averages from Nielsen Media Research through the season’s first six weeks. In “live plus same day” results for the current week, Chicago Fire generated new series highs in adults 18-49 and total viewers, making it the first new drama on ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox this season to top its premiere results with any subsequent telecast....

Marvel star Chris Hemsworth is a busy man, with the actor set to return to the MCU with this year’s Thor: Love and Thunder, play a scheming villain in Netflix’s Spiderhead, reprise the role of action hero Tyler Rake in Extraction 2, and join the world of Mad Max in the upcoming prequel Furiosa. Despite giving audiences more Hemsworth than they know what to do with, many are mostly looking forward to the actor donning the iconic mustache of wrestling legend Hulk Hogan....

In Hollywood right now, it is hard to tune into anything without finding at least one Chris or another starring in it. The MCU alone has had its fair share, with three main stars sharing the first name in Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. While Chris Evans has now departed, Chris Hemsworth is about to return once more as Thor, and in tow this time is Chris Pratt, reprising his role as Peter “Star-Lord” Quill....

Roseanne star Christopher Lloyd is making his way to The Conners. While he did not appear in the original Roseanne series in the 1990s, Lloyd made his debut in the series when it was revived for a 10th season on ABC in 2018. He played the character Lou, the boyfriend of Roseanne (Roseanne Barr) and Jackie’s (Laurie Metcalf) mother Beverly (Estelle Parsons). Lloyd hadn’t been seen on the series since it changed its name to The Conners following Roseanne’s exit, but that changes next month....

Comedy Central is doubling down on Anthony Jeselnik and Nathan Fielder. The network has renewed The Jeselnik Offensive and Nathan for You for second seasons, it was announced today by Kent Alterman, President, Content Development and Original Programming, Comedy Central. The Jeselnik Offensive is executive produced by Jeselnik, head writer Tom Johnson, Krysia Plonka and Mosaic’s Christie Smith. Ten new episodes are set to begin in July. Nathan for You is executive produced by Fielder, Michael Koman and Dave Kneebone....

HBO announced 14 new cast members who are coming to Westeros in Season 3 of Game of Thrones. The most notable addition is Diana Rigg from the 1960s The Avengers series, who is playing Lady Olenna Tyrell, a.k.a The Queen of Thorns. Other new cast members include Mackenzie Crook (Orell), Clive Russell (Bryndon “The Blackfish” Tully), Nathalie Emmanuel (Missandei), Kerry Ingram (Shireen), Tara Fitzgerald (Selyse), Paul Kaye (Thoros of Myr), Thomas Sangster (Jojen Reed), Ellie Kendrick (Meera), Richard Dormer (Beric Dondarrion), Kristofer Hivju (Tormund Giantsbane), Philip McGinley (Anguy), Tobias Menzies (Edmure Tully), and Anton Lesser (Qyburn)....

Over the weekend, cast and crew members from the hit CBS series Person of Interest had their panel in Room 6BCF, where they debuted a special highlight reel prepared specifically for the SDCC panel attendees. The network has released video of the entire panel, along with the highlight reel and interviews with cast members James Caviezel, Michael Emerson, Kevin Chapman, Sarah Shahi, Amy Acker, and executive producers Jonathan Nolan and Greg Plageman....

With just a few weeks left until the Arrowverse crossover Crisis on Earth-X, The CW has released the first brief trailer and a plot synopsis for this epic two-night event. The footage doesn’t reveal too much, but this Crisis on Earth-X trailer shows some of your favorite CW heroes together, like Arrow (Stephen Amell), Flash (Grant Gustin), Supergirl (Melissa Benoist), White Canary (Caity Lotz), and Alex Danvers (Chyler Leigh), although with a few quick action shots....

Recently appointed co-chairman and co-CEO of DC Studios, James Gunn, has replied directly to the recent statement made by Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins. Jenkins has released a statement via social media clarifying her involvement in tentpole projects such as Wonder Woman 3 and Star Wars: Rogue Squadron, with Gunn responding with a tweet that praises his fellow filmmaker’s conduct. Keeping things short and sweet, The Suicide Squad and Guardians of the Galaxy director provided his own brief assessment of the recent reports, revealing that all the interactions between himself, DC Studios co-chief Peter Safran and Patty Jenkins have been both professional and pleasant....

Denzel Washington has been acting since the late ’70s, with his first film being the made-for-television movie Wilma (based on American Track and Field star Wilma Rudolph), and since then, he has appeared in more than 45 films in the last 40 years. Not limited to just the big screen, Washington has also been acting in stage (theater) performances, such as Broadway’s Raisin in the Sun and The Iceman Cometh. One of only five male actors to have earned an Academy Award nomination in five different decades, Denzel Washington was named the Best Actor of the 21st century by the New York Times, and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2022....

Director Dan Eckman leads the Mystery Team to glorious victory! The secret is out. Derrick Comedy is one of the funniest sketch troupes on the Internet, and they’ve brought their unique look at the world to hilarious life in the upcoming DVD release Mystery Team. Which marks their first foray into feature length filmmaking. Directed by Dan Eckman and produced by his fiancé Meggie McFadden, this charming romp features Community’s Donald Glover, and Parks and Recreation’s Aubrey Plaza, alongside Derrick team members D....

There are whole pockets of history and culture which will never be remembered, dying out with the people who lived them. There are countless masterpieces of cinema, as well, which get lost to time for a variety of reasons if not diligently preserved. From censors and dictatorships to fires and the fundamental ravages of time, films frequently vanish with only a faint murmur of recollection. It’s hard to believe that this almost happened to the most successful Brazilian film of all time in its home country (up until 2010), as well as in America until 1998....

Platinum Studios, Inc. confirmed today that the highly anticipated film, “Dylan Dog: Dead of Night,” starring Brandon Routh, Sam Huntington, and Anita Briem, will receive a wide theatrical release in the US on April 29th. The releasing entity will be the newly founded Omni/FSR label. Freestyle Releasing will facilitate the physical aspects of the film’s theatrical run, but Omni/FSR, in conjunction with Omnilab Media and Cinemarket, will oversee all aspects of the film’s release, including all marketing and P&A expenditures....

In a story from Variety, Ed Harris and Amy Madigan are joining World Wrestling Entertainment’s family film Big Red. WWE star Randy Orton is featured in the film. It takes place during the mid-1960s, and follows a bright 12-year-old boy whose English teacher (Harris) gives him a project with the school’s biggest outcast and social pariah, Stanley (“Big Red”). When Andy sees Stanley fearlessly confront a school bully, “a series of events is unleashed that changes the lives of the boys and their teacher....

Beginning his professional career in the West End theatre, English actor Eddie Redmayne is mainly known for starring in biopics and blockbusters. The actor’s film career started back in 2006, but he also continued starring in different stage productions from Richard II to Red to Cabaret. Despite earning his breakthrough from different dramas, the general audience knows him best as Newt Scamander from the Fantastic Beasts franchise. He is set to star in yet another biopic alongside Jessica Chastain in Netflix’s The Good Nurse....

Three-time Emmy® Award winner Edie Falco is coming to a New York City hospital for Showtime’s new half-hour single camera dark comedy series Nurse Jackie (working title), it was jointly announced today by Robert Greenblatt, President of Entertainment for Showtime, and Kevin Beggs, President of Programming and Production for Lionsgate. The twelve episode, half-hour series will star Falco as a strong-willed, iconoclastic New York City nurse juggling the frenzied grind of an urban hospital and an equally challenging personal life....

Electronic Arts has signed a deal to develop games based on numerous Hasbor properties, including one tied to the upcoming G.I. Joe film. Variety says that EA intends to release the game in conjunction with the release of the film in August 2009. One EA rep confirmed that the publisher has interactive rights to G.I. Joe as part of its overall deal with Hasbro, but declined to comment on any specific game plans....

As fans wait for Eli Roth’s long-awaited Thanksgiving movie, another holiday-themed slasher can tide them over in the meantime. Working with Crypt TV and Meta, Eli Roth’s BE MINE: A VR Valentine’s Slasher is a new virtual reality experience that will launch on both Meta Horizon Worlds and Meta Quest TV. Those without a VR headset can still watch it on Crypt TV’s Instagram and Facebook pages. This info comes courtesy of Bloody Disgusting....