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The popular crime drama "Prison Break" ran for four seasons on Fox, returning for a successful revival season in 2017 and finding renewed success on Netflix. The series followed two brothers locked up in a maximum security prison looking to escape together and prove their innocence. As the story progresses, a large government conspiracy is uncovered while the brothers are on the run from the authorities. Led by series stars Dominic Purcell and Wentworth Miller, "Prison Break" boasts an impressive and extensive ensemble cast.

With so much time having passed since "Prison Break" began in 2005, its cast have since gone off in different directions in their lives and careers. Several major cast members have found even greater professional success elsewhere, while others have stepped away from acting or moved smaller projects. If you've been wondering what the main cast of "Prison Break" has been up to since the hit Fox series came to an end,...

Like many others from my generation, I grew up obsessed with gaming and paleontology. So imagine the grin on my 8-year-old face when I wandered into the videogame section of my local Blockbuster and found a title literally called “Dino Crisis”. Ignoring the back of the case (not to mention the Esrb rating), I begged my parents to rent the game and raced home to try out what I thought was going to be a fun little shooter.

Suffice to say that I couldn’t get 15 minutes into the game before turning the TV off and resigning myself to reptilian nightmares. Years later, I revisited the game with a friend and beat it all in one incredibly entertaining sitting, defeating my own childhood trauma and becoming a massive fan of Capcom’s other iconic survival horror franchise.

Naturally, I’m not the only die-hard Dino Crisis enthusiast out there, with...

Crackle Plus, the streaming outfit run by Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, unveiled new series and a feel-good streaming service named after the parent company during a virtual NewFronts presentation.

The newest member of the streaming portfolio will launch this fall and join Popcornflix and Crackle under the Crackle Plus umbrella, the company said. Owned and operated for more than a decade by Sony, Crackle has been under the full control of Chicken Soup for the Soul since December 2020. Sony remains a minority stakeholder.

Crackle Plus said new series in the works include a second season of personal finance/college debt show Going from Broke, which is executive produced by Ashton Kutcher. Newer entries include Riding Phat, about the electric-power-focused company Phat Scooter; invention series The Uncommon History of Very Common Things; and Inside the Black Box, which features Black entertainment figures and discussions of race.

New sports docuseries...

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment has bought the assets of Sonar Entertainment, the well-established production entity built by Robert Halmi Sr.

The up-front cost is just $19.5 million, but the ultimate valuation will likely grow over time, as future licensing proceeds will also be split with Sonar. The initial payment is considered an advance, which will be recouped by Chicken Soup upon the sale or licensing of certain TV rights. About $1 billion has been invested into film and TV projects controlled by Sonar, according to the official deal announcement. Among the company’s current series are Hunters on Amazon Prime Video and the soon-to-premiere Mysterious Benedict Society on Disney+.

Screen Media, a division of Csse, will distribute Sonar’s library of more than 1,000 titles. Those offerings include Hal Roach Studios shorts like Little Rascals, Laurel & Hardy and Blondie and miniseries like Lonesome Dove and Dinotopia.

The acquisition covers 372 TV series and more than 700 Films.

Mike Fenton, the legendary casting director who worked on the “Back to the Future” franchise, “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,” “Raiders of the Lost Ark” and scores of other classic movies and TV shows, has died. He was 85.

Fenton co-founded what is now known as Casting Society of America in 1982. He was a prominent casting director for more than 40 years, with a mile-long resume that stretched from “The Andy Griffith Show” and “That Girl” to “Chinatown,” “American Graffiti,” “The Godfather II,” “Blade Runner,” “A Christmas Story,” “Norma Rae,” “Footloose,” “Honeymoon in Vegas” and “Chaplin.”

“Working with Mike Fenton was like working in a candy store — he made casting a blast,” Steven Spielberg said in a statement. “His fervent support of actors was the stuff of legend, and after landing a part, any actor’s smile was rarely as wide as Mike’s. He didn’t just support actors, he launched crusades.

While Armando Iannucci‘s “Veep” failed to turn any of its nominations in to wins at this year’s Emmys, the writer/director is all but certain to get some love from the BAFTAs and Oscars for his new film “The Personal History of David Copperfield.” Iannucci’s lovingly crafted adaptation of his favorite of Charles Dickens‘ novels opened the BFI London Film Festival and was very well-received.

The cast is refreshingly diverse for a period piece. This color blind casting makes the film feel very modern. Today’s audiences will recognise and relate to these Victorian era characters. In the titular role, Dev Patel stands out even among a collection of more colorful characters. Hugh Laurie, Gwendoline Christie, Daisy May Cooper, Tilda Swinton, Ben Whishaw, Benedict Wong, Paul Whitehouse and the (ex) Doctor himself Peter Capaldi all have standout moments in the film with Christie being my personal favorite...

Exclusive: Independent TV studio Sonar Entertainment has secured a new production finance facility of $121 million led by MidCap Financial. The capital infusion doubles Sonar’s funds for the development, financing, production and distribution of premium content, with the programming budget now north of $250 million. The additional money is designed to support the rapid slate expansion at Sonar, which went from 3 series in 2016 — all scripted — to 17 two years later. The company’s scripted shows include Mr. Mercedes at Audience, The Son at AMC, Taboo at FX/BBC One, Das Boot at Sky Deutschland and Hulu, The Hunt at Amazon, Weird City and YouTube Premium and Rob Riggle’s Ski Master Academy at Sony Crackle. Sonar also has drama pilot Constance starring Elisabeth Shue at TNT.

“The new financing really enables us to continue our growth plans and to reinforce what we see as a dominant position in the independent television space,...

Exclusive: Jim Reeve and Robert Halmi Jr.’s London-based Great Point Media (Gpm) has made three additions to its film and TV sales team.

Jordan Allwood joins as Sales Executive after working most recently at Altitude Film Sales as International Sales Co-ordinator. Joining as Sales Assistant are both Lucas Meurin, formerly a production manager at Canal + in Paris, and Regys Badi, who was most recently a Team Co-ordinator at Discovery Communications.

Last November, sales veteran Nada Cirjanic, formerly of Independent Film Sales, joined as Gpm’s Head of Sales while Peta Browne, Gpm’s Head of International Marketing, joined from Umedia.

In a joint statement, Reeve and Halmi said, “Jordan Allwood brings a superb set of skills and knowledge to Great Point and he is already a firm favorite with international buyers.” Cirjanic added, “We’re delighted to add Jordan, Lucas and Regys to our growing team in time for our autumn slate announcements.

Independent distributor Cinedigm has agreed to distribute an octet of new cast-driven sci-fi and thriller features from Robert Halmi Jr.’s Great Point Media in a new multi-picture partnership between the companies. Cinedigm will take all U.S. rights to the films including theatrical, digital, VOD, home entertainment, and TV in addition to having first look rights to Great Point Media’s development line-up. First pair of features are slated for late 2014. Emmy and Golden Globe-winning producer Halmi has over three decades of film and TV under his belt, including genre titles Dinotopia, Arabian Nights, The 10th Kingdom, Cleopatra, Alice in Wonderland, […]...

Wentworth Miller first entered our radar with guest shots on Popular and Buffy, and moved on to the mini-series Dinotopia, but it was his breakout role as the tattooed Michael Scofield in Fox’s hit Prison Break that really began our obsession.

We were delighted when he publicly came out last summer, and his speech at the Hrc was stunning and powerful.

Today is his 42nd birthday, and we look forward to what he has to offer next (in addition to acting, he’s also an accomplished screenwriter). Enjoy this gallery of some of the highlights of his career.

Happy Birthday, Wentworth!

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Birthday shoutouts go to Chris Pine (above), who is 33, Melissa McCarthy is 43, and Macauley Culkin is 33

Australian Olympic hopeful Belle Brockhoff speaks out against Russia’s anti-gay legislation

Your Crayon Color Choice Shows If You Are Possessed By Demons, Apparently. I always have been, and always will be, Burnt Sienna.

People are losing their shit over Miley Cyrus. I’ll admit, watching her and sleazoid Robin Thicke was like A Very Special Growing Pains

Here’s out singer-songwriter Solomon with “The Way We Were.” No, not that “The Way We Were.”

The CW has unveiled promo art for its new fall series.

Here’s Mary Lambert with the gorgeous “She Keeps Me Warm.”

And here’s The Weekly ShoutOUT™. Each week we’re going to focus on one out athlete/performer and feature a daily pic and career timeline. We’ll be showcasing the big names, but also the lesser-known...

Bells, wires, computers are all part of the music in Edgar Wright’s The World’S End. As you head off to the theaters this weekend to see the film, have your ears on the lookout, or listenout, for Award winning composer Steven Price’s score.

Reteaming director Edgar Wright with actors Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, The World’S End reunites five friends who return to their hometown to relive an epic pub crawl from their youth. Along the way, the “five musketeers” uncover an alien invasion and soon learn that they are mankind’s only hope of survival.

Price joins the dynamic comedic team of Wright, Pegg, and Frost following the trio’s success with Shaun Of The Dead and Hot Fuzz.

His passion for music began early: a guitarist from the age of five, he went on to achieve a First Class degree in Music from Cambridge University.

Our Deaths, in memoriam was the project title of Lav Diaz' Kagadanan sa Banwaan Ning mga Engkanto (2007). For the Ferroni Brigade, it became the motto of Venice 2011—specters of dear lives gone seemed to roam the event, the Mostra internazionale d’arte cinematografica as well as the Esposizione internazionale d'arte, and beyond.

We always commemorate the murder of Nika Bohinc and Alexis Tioseco on September 1st 2009, quietly, invariably in Venice; it was here that we heard about the crime; now, whenever we go to the press room to check our e-mails, deep down something inside us is afraid of getting another message like that one; fittingly, one of the last films we saw this year was Diaz' latest, Siglo ng Pagluluwal (Century of Birthing, 2011), which ends with a dedication to them, and talks about the way our loved ones, just like cherished ideas, notions and visions are essentially eternal,...

As Sneak Peek first reported May 2010, producer Robert Rodriguez continues developing the Ralph Bakshi/Frank Frazetta, 1983 animated feature "Fire and Ice", as a live-action motion picture, currently set up at Rodriguez' Troublemaker Studios.

Originally budgeted at $1.2 million, the original 1983, PG-rated animated "Fire And Ice", available on Blu-ray, was a unique collaboration between director Bakshi ("Fritz The Cat", "New Adventures Of Mighty Mouse") and illustrator Frazetta.

Based on characters Bakshi and Frazetta co-created, the film made use of 'rotoscoping', shooting live action traced onto animation cels, embellished by the unmistakable style of Frazetta, regarded as the finest fantasy illustrator in the field.

The original screenplay was by Marvel Comics' "Conan" writers Gerry Conway and Roy Thomas, with backgrounds by James Gurney, author/artist of the "Dinotopia" novels, and illustrator Thomas Kinkade.

"...From their stronghold in 'Icepeak', the evil 'Queen Juliana' and her son 'Nekron' send forth a wave of glaciers, forcing...

Robert Rodriguez, who produced "Predators" has reportedly acquired rights to the Ralph Bakshi/Frank Frazetta, 1983 animated feature "Fire and Ice", with a new version of the film to be set up at Rodriguez' Troublemaker Studios.

Originally budgeted at $1.2 million, the 1983, PG-rated animated feature currently available on Blu-ray, was a unique collaboration between director Bakshi ("Fritz The Cat", "New Adventures Of Mighty Mouse") and fantasy artist Frazetta.

Based on characters Bakshi and Frazetta co-created, the film made use of 'rotoscoping', shooting live action traced onto animation cels, embellished by the unmistakable style of Frazetta, regarded as the finest fantasy illustrator in the field.

The original screenplay was by Marvel Comics' "Conan" writers Gerry Conway and Roy Thomas, with backgrounds by James Gurney, author/artist of the "Dinotopia" novels, and illustrator Thomas Kinkade.

"...From their stronghold in 'Icepeak', the evil 'Queen Juliana' and her son 'Nekron' send forth a wave of glaciers,...

Budgeted at $1.2 million, the 1983, PG-rated animated feature "Fire and Ice", now available on Blu-ray, was a unique collaboration between director Ralph "Fritz The Cat" Bakshi and illustrator Frank Frazetta.

Based on characters Bakshi and Frazetta co-created, the film made use of 'rotoscoping', shooting live action, then tracing onto animation cels, embellished by the unmistakable style of Frazetta, regarded as the finest fantasy illustrator in the field.

Screenplay is by Marvel Comics' "Conan" writers Gerry Conway and Roy Thomas, with backgrounds by James Gurney, author/artist of the "Dinotopia' novels and Thomas Kinkade.

"...From their stronghold in 'Icepeak', the evil 'Queen Juliana' and her son 'Nekron' send forth a wave of glaciers, forcing humanity to retreat south towards the equator.

Nekron sends a delegation to 'King Jarol' in 'Firekeep' to request his surrender, but this is a ruse orchestrated by Queen Juliana for Nekron’s sub-humans to kidnap Jarol’s daughter,...

The Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists announced the winners of the 2007 Chesley Awards on November 17, 2008:

Best Cover Illustration – Hardback Book: Donato Giancola, The Outback Stars by Sandra McDonald, Tor, 4/07

Best Cover Illustration – Paperback Book: Donato Giancola, Crystal Dragon by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller Ace, 11/07

Best Cover Illustration – Magazine: Cory and Catska Ench, Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, 3/07

Best Interior Illustration: James Gurney, Dinotopia: Journey to Chandara, Andrews McMeel, 9/07

Best Gaming Related Illustration: Donato Giancola, "Vanguard: Saga of Heroes", Sigil Games Online

Best Product Illustration: Todd Lockwood, "War of Angels", poster for Bullseye Tattoo;

Best Monochrome – Unpublished: Donato Giancola, "Season of Change", Pencil and Chalk on Toned paper

Best Color Work – Unpublished: Donato Giancola, "Red Sonja", Oil

Best Three Dimensional Art: Vincent Villafranca, "Conscious Entity and Its Maker", Bronze

Best Art Director: Irene Gallo, Tor Books

Award for Artistic Achievement: Michael Wm. Kaluta...

Marco Brambilla, director of the miniseries Dinotopia, has come aboard to helm Paramount Pictures/Nickelodeon Films' Sector Seven. There is no start date yet. The special effects-laden live-action project, written by Zack Helm, is based on the 1999 illustrated children's book of the same name by David Wiesner. It is a fantastical tale about a little boy who, on a class visit to the Empire State Building, gets whisked away by a friendly cloud to Sector Seven, a factorylike place where clouds are shaped and then distributed. The clouds ask him to draw them new shapes, and he does. By the time he is discovered by those who run the factory and is sent back down to rejoin his class, his new shapes are already in the sky. Ted Hope also is producing the project. Brambilla and Helm are both repped by CAA. Brambilla directed the features Excess Baggage and Demolition Man.