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It took one day at a time, but Norman Lear’s long-gestating comedy project “Guess Who Died” finally has a home: NBC.

The Peacock network has given a pilot production commitment to the single-camera comedy, which Lear recently re-developed with Peter Tolan.

Set in a retirement village, “Guess Who Died” has been in the works for at least seven years. Lear had pitched the show around town several times, and expressed dismay that the show wouldn’t get made because of its focus on older characters.

Read More:Norman Lear Teams Up With Peter Tolan to Revive His Senior Citizen Comedy ‘Guess Who Died’

But “Guess Who Died” gained momentum after Lear, at age 95, earned raves for the recent successful remake of his 1970s comedy “One Day at a Time,” executive produced by Gloria Calderon Kellett and and Mike Royce. That show comes from Sony Pictures TV, as does “Guess Who Died.

Norman Lear is moving one step closer to making his long-gestating comedy “Guess Who Died” a reality.

Emmy-winning writer Peter Tolan (“The Larry Sanders Show,” “Rescue Me”) has joined the project as co-writer with Lear on the show, which is set in a retirement village. Lear has been working on the show for at least seven years, and frequently brings the project up in interviews. But until recently, he expressed dismay that it might never get made.

But now the legendary TV producer, at age 94, is on another hot streak. Following the recent successful remake of Lear’s 1970s sitcom “One Day at a Time,” now reimagined at Netflix with stars Justina Machado and Rita Moreno, Sony Pictures TV is developing “Guess Who Died” as a spec comedy script.

That means it’s still in very early stages of development, but the addition of Tolan gives it more momentum. Tolan...

Forget dragons and white walkers. For his next TV gig, Games of Thrones alum Richard Madden will find himself in a world full of another unique breed: mutant telepaths.

The actor will appear in a standalone episode of Amazon’s upcoming sci-fi anthology series Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams.

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The installment, titled “The Hood Maker,” is set in a world without advanced technology. As such, mutant telepaths are humanity’s only mechanism for long distance communication. But when the public begins to embrace mysterious, telepath-blocking hoods, two detectives with...

The Flash‘s Grodd may soon have some competition for TV’s Scariest Ape.

A contemporary, female-led King Kong Skull Island series is being developed by MarVista Entertainment and Im Global.

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The project, which will feature a multicultural ensemble, explores the wonders and horrors of Skull Island and its origins.

Jonathan Penner and Stacy Title (The WB’s Lone Ranger pilot) will pen the drama, which has yet to be shopped to networks.

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Sam Raimi of Oz The Great and Powerful has come attached to the untitled Bermuda Triangle movie at Skydance, which is one of three competing projects currently simmering in development.

The other two, according to The Hollywood Reporter, have set up shop across Universal and Warner Bros., though with Raimi now in talks to helm the mystery thriller, it seems Skydance’s movie is the furthest along even at this early stage in development.

Centering on the infamous stretch of sea between Florida, Puerto Rico and Bermuda, the Bermuda Triangle (Aka the Devil’s Triangle) has a long history of aircraft and ships venturing into its waters, only to disappear without a trace. Estimations are all over the place, and ever since the phrase Bermuda Triangle was first coined in 1964, that relatively small channel in the North Atlantic has become something of a worldwide phenomenon among conspiracy theorists, with potential...

CBS is developing a multi-camera comedy co-written, executive produced and starring actress Bojana Novakovic (Rake). The project hails from Working Title TV, a joint venture between NBCU International Studios, which is overseen by Michael Edelstein, and Working Title Films' Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner. Written by Novakovic, Kate Gersten (Mozart In The Jungle) and Everybody Loves Raymond veteran Tucker Cawley, the untitled comedy centers on a dutiful, people-pleasing…...

Elizabeth Ho (Rake, Melissa & Joey) has been cast as a series regular opposite Kathy Bates in Disjointed, Netflix's pot-themed multi-camera workplace comedy from Chuck Lorre, former Daily Show head writer David Javerbaum and Warner Bros TV. Ho is a late addition to the series. She replaces Jessica Lu, who was originally cast in the role. Written and executive produced by Lorre and Javerbaum, Disjointed, which has a 20-episode straight-to-series order, stars Bates as Ruth…...

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Preacher is one of my favorite series currently running on TV and it's going to be released on Blu-ray and DVD October 4.

The first season takes a while to get going, mostly because of character development but it really gets going. Lots of gore and is damned hilarious in spots. Very interesting characters as well. Can't wait for season 2. Read more about the upcoming release below.

From the Press Release

Based on the popular 1990s cult comic book series of the same name, the critically-acclaimed Preacher: Season One arrives on Blu-ray™ and DVD October 4 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The darkly comedic, hard-hitting, supernatural thrill-ride follows Texas preacher Jesse Custer (Dominic Cooper, TV’s “Agent Carter,” Captain America: The First Avenger) who, after a supernatural event at his church, is thrust into a crazy world populated by a cast of characters from Heaven, Hell and everywhere in between.

While Sam Raimi has been keeping his skills sharp lately on television, helming episodes of "Rake" and "Ash vs Evil Dead," it doesn't mean the director is shying away from the big screen. Three years on from "Oz The Great And Powerful," Raimi is putting together a slate of projects that are certainly eyebrow raising. Last month, we learned he'll tackle a remake of Jacques Audiard's "A Prophet," and now he's got another ambitious effort in the works. Read More: Sam Raimi To Direct Remake Of Jacques Audiard's 'A Prophet' Over at Warner Bros., Raimi is now attached to helm "World War 3," and you can probably guess what it's about. The movie will be based on the non-fiction book "The Next 100 Years," by George Friedman, who is professionally paid to think about what lays ahead, and it's pretty bleak/more of the same. Basically, politics are still awful,...

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The Preacher TV series, starring Dominic Cooper, will be back with 13 more episodes next year...

Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and Sam Catlin's televised take on Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon's much-celebrated comic book Preacher has been earning decent reviews as its first season airs.

Before this debut run has even come to an end, the powers-that-be at AMC have decided to renew the show for a second season. Preacher will return for a long second season next year, with 13 episodes slated instead of 10.

AMC's Charle Collier released this statement (which Collider shared)...

“Preacher is a special television program and we’re eager to share with fans the rest of this wild first season and, now, an expanded second season. What Sam, Seth, Evan and the entire creative team have achieved in bringing Garth Ennis’ graphic novel to the screen is extraordinary. We look forward to...

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Dominic Cooper stars in the first trailer for Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and Sam Catlin's Preacher comic book TV show...

After years of speculation as to whether Preacher would ever get a live-action adaptation, it finally has. Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and Sam Catlin have produced a TV series for AMC, based on Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon's much-celebrated comic book about a small-town American preacher who embarks on a quest to literally find God. Today we've got a short teaser trailer and a full-length trailer to share with you.

Dominic Cooper stars in the title role. Here's the teaser trailer...

And here's the full trailer...

Assuming that everyone from the pilot has stayed on, Preacher's impressive supporting cast includes Ruth Negga (Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Raina), Joseph Gilgun (This Is England, Misfits), Tom Brooke (Wiggy from Sherlock series 3), and Ian Colletti (Rake).

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AMC on Sunday released the first trailer for Preacher, its adaptation of Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon’s 1990s comic.

Preacher centers on Rev. Jesse Custer (played by Agent Carter‘s Dominic Cooper), a conflicted Texas minister who merges with a spiritual force called Genesis — making him more mighty than the Almighty.

Joined by his gun-toting girlfriend Tulip (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.‘s Ruth Negga) and the hard-drinking Irish vampire Cassidy (Misfits‘ Joseph Gilgun), Custer begins a violent journey across the country in search of answers from a disenfranchised God.

Lucy Griffiths (True Blood) and Ian Colletti (Rake) also star in the project,...

I had the pleasure of speaking with writer and director Rosemary Rodriguez in midtown Manhattan two days before her film "Silver Skies" will have its United States premiere at the Woodstock Film Festival on Saturday October 3.

Rosemary Rodriguez wrote and directed the feature, "Acts of Worship, "which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, was nominated for two Independent Spirit Awards, including the John Cassavetes Award for Best Feature. Her episodic TV work includes "Empire," "The Good Wife," (where she is a regular director), "Manhattan," "Rake," "Elementary" and "Vegas." She is currently directing the new Marvel series on Netflix, "Jessica Jones."

"Silver Skies," Rosemary’s second feature, chronicles a group of seniors whose lives turn upside down when their Los Angeles apartment complex threatens to be sold out from under them.

We began our conversation talking about the evolution of "Silver Skies."

Rodriguez : It took about ten years. I ended up going to the MacDowell Colony with an outline for "Silver Skies" and wrote the script while I was there. Then, when I directed a "Law and Order" episode, I hit it off with (star) Dennis Farina and he loved the script. He helped to get the movie made. Fast forward almost two years later I called Dennis and told him we got the money. We picked the start date, and then he passed away two weeks later. I was devastated when he passed away. But then things fell in place. Fred Roos and Arthur Sarkissian came to the reading of the script, and they said, ‘let’s do this movie.’ The movie is dedicated to Dennis. He was my guardian angel.

Kouguell: In "Silver Skies," the theme of ageism is tackled straight on. The characters in this ensemble piece are threatened with the possible loss of their homes and livelihood. You describe "Silver Skies" as very personal and inspired by your parents’ aging. The characters of Nick and Phil are inspired by your father, who was a bookie in Boston, and the character, Eve, by your mother.

Rodriguez : Valerie Perrine’s character always has flowers; that was my mother. I watched my parents get old when I was still young. I saw how their relationships changed. You think logic would say life would get easier when you get older, but the emotional truth is that life still happens on its own terms. I think seniors don’t have a voice in this world. These are people who want to have sex. They want to work. They want to spend money. Make money. Have money.

Kouguell: You don’t shy away from thought-provoking issues, facing this generation, including the sexual assault of one female character and another main character’s choice she made of personal survival that causes the death of her spouse.

Rodriguez : My role model for directors is Robert Altman. His movies were a slice of life. The ironic thing about being a human being on this planet is that you have no idea what is going to happen next. The movie is real life. You’re going on a roller coaster ride; there are parts you’re laughing because life is like that, and then the rug gets pulled right out from under you.

The issues women go through, and with this female character with her husband abusing her, and feeling guilty over surviving, doing whatever she had to survive, whatever way she needed to behave was maybe ‘not as a good girl’ would, and coming to terms with that. Sexual abuse to elders is real. Elder abuse is real. I wanted to bring that issue in, as well as bring in that feminist message in there.

Kouguell: In "Silver Skies," the trepidation and excitement of newfound love is complicated by raw emotion as seen in one character’s personal and financial insecurities with a recent widow.

Rodriguez : Love doesn’t stop people at a certain age, it doesn’t stop their desires. It doesn’t matter what age we are. To work with these wonderful actors and Alex Rocco in particular -- he was just like a teenage boy when doing his scenes with Valerie Perrine, saying: “I’m used to playing killers, I’m not used to playing lovers.”

(Alex Rocco passed away July 18 of this year.)

Rodriguez : The recent memorial for Alex was on the racetrack: “Friends of Rocco” – it was the seventh race, it was dedicated to him. I loved him dearly. I miss him dearly. It was intended as a celebration of this wonderful man. His character reminds me of my dad. As I told my dad when it became clear he had to retire, I told him, “You always wanted to go out a winner.”

Kouguell: The film stars Barbara Bain, George Hamilton, Jack McGee, Valerie Perrine, Mariette Hartley, Howard Hesseman, Jack Betts, and Alex Rocco. Did they have any input into the script?

Rodriguez : They definitely did. They stuck to the script a lot. I’m a big collaborator; I want to hear what people have to say. In the film George Hamilton’s character is in the early stages of Alzheimer’s. Jack McGee’s brother, George Hamilton’s mother, and my dad, all had Alzehimer’s and we shared our respective experiences to further develop George’s character. In a way it was a tribute for George to his mother, for Jack to his brother, and mine to my father.

Kouguell: You’ve earned great success as a director on "The Good Wife." How has directing television influenced your work as a director on "Silver Skies"?

Rodriguez : I can work efficiently and quickly, and in television that’s some of the skill set that gets developed. My instincts are very sharp. The idea out there is that we’re less creative working in television, but the real truth is we’re under such pressure that we can make decisions quickly, and also go with your heart and instincts. It’s very quick and very satisfying, and of course millions of people see your work in a shorter window of time and that is opposite of a movie.

Kouguell: Currently, you are the 4th Vice President of the Directors Guild of America. Although there is more media attention on the low percentage of women directors getting work in the industry, the numbers are still not rising fast enough.

Rodriguez : The DGA works very hard and we all work hard to address the issue of diversity. It’s been a problem for many years. My involvement in the DGA is reflective of how much the DGA cares about women directors and minority directors, and wants to get us out there. It’s a benefit to the Guild. There’s a lot of content there now and opportunity for diversity. I want to be meeting with you in a few years when this isn’t an issue any more; where there are not “female directors” – that there are just great storytellers and that we don’t have to separate each other.

Kouguell: Some final words about "Silver Skies"?

Rodriguez: The way these actors enriched my life was unexpected and so profound. These are people with 50 and 60-year careers in a tough industry. These actors showed up and put their hearts in these characters. They’re artists. They were there for the love for what they do. They just loved the characters. They had beautiful chemistry together. We are part of each other’s lives. I never could give back to them what they gave to me.

"Silver Skies" premieres at the Woodstock Film Festival on Saturday, October 3. http://www.woodstockfilmfestival.com/

Award-winning screenwriter and filmmaker, Susan Kouguell teaches screenwriting at Purchase College Suny, and presents international seminars on screenwriting and film. Author of Savvy Characters Sell Screenplays! and The Savvy Screenwriter, she is chairperson of Su-City Pictures East, LLC, a consulting company founded in 1990 where she works with writers, filmmakers, and executives worldwide. www.su-city-pictures.com, http://su-city-pictures.com/wpblog...

The cast of Legendary's Kong: Skull Island just got a little bigger. According to Deadline, former Rake star John Ortiz and Agent Carter Season 1 regular Shea Whigham are set to star in the upcoming monster movie. There's no word on which characters they'll play, but it's likely they'll join Tom Hiddleston's team of explorers who travel to the mystical titular island. The movie will now be distributed by Warner Bros, ahead of a future crossover with the Godzilla franchise. Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson and John Goodman headline a very talented supporting cast, while Kings Of Summer's Jordan Vogt-Roberts is on board to direct. What are your thoughts on these two new additions? Do you like how the cast is shaping up so far? Sound off below! A man travels to the mythical island after his brother is stranded there trying to retrieve the mythical serum Titan which is...

Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's comic book adaptation Preacher has been picked up for a full series at AMC...

For months, we were given sporadic images and updates regarding the shooting of the Preacher pilot. Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and Sam Catlin seemed keen to build hype for their potential show by sharing as much as possible via social media.

If this was a tactical ploy to show off the potential popularity of a Preacher series to AMC - it definitely worked. The network has picked up the comic book adaptation for a full series.

Seth Rogen broke the news on Twitter, saying "Preacher is coming to AMC! @evandgoldberg @SamCatlin123! The beginning is nigh!!!"

He also shared this image, which looks like a teaser poster to us...

There are reports coming in that Preacher will premiere in May 2016, which sounds like a pretty quick turnaround. That's not officially confirmed,...

Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, and Sam Catlin's Preacher has passed the pilot test, and AMC is ordering the comic-book adaptation to series. Rogen announced the good news via Twitter on Wednesday, writing, "the beginning is nigh." THR adds that AMC is picking up ten episodes of the Garth Ennis– and Steve Dillon–inspired material, the first installment of which is set to debut in mid-2016. Agent Carter's Dominic Cooper will star in Preacher as the Rev. Jesse Custer, the titular disillusioned and supernaturally powered preacher who embarks on a quest to confront God alongside a friend (Joseph Gilgun) and an ex (Ruth Negga). Others in the cast reportedly include Rake's Ian Colletti, This Is England's Joseph Gilgun, and True Blood's Lucy Griffiths. Catlin will act as showrunner and one of many EPs, with Rogen and Goldberg set to direct. "We started reading the comic when it...

Lamman Rucker (Meet The Browns), Kim Hawthorne (Rake) and Deborah Joy Winans (Whitney) have landed the last three series regular roles on Own’s megachurch drama Greenleaf. The series, from Craig Wright and Lionsgate TV, focuses on the unscrupulous world of the Greenleaf family and their sprawling Memphis megachurch, where scandalous secrets and lies are as numerous as the faithful. Rucker will play Jacob Greenleaf, the eldest, ne'er-do-well son of the Bishop (Keith…...

AMC has granted a series order to Preacher, its adaptation of Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon’s 1990s comic, the cabler announced Wednesday.

Film star Seth Rogen, who is exec-producing the project with Evan Goldberg (This Is the End), touted the pick-up on Twitter, as well as shared a poster.

Preacher is coming to AMC! @evandgoldberg @SamCatlin123! The beginning is nigh!!! pic.twitter.com/xVgqYrkEK9

— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) September 9, 2015

Preacher centers on Rev. Jesse Custer (played by Agent Carter‘s Dominic Cooper), a conflicted Texas minister who merges with a spiritual force called Genesis — making him more mighty than the Almighty.

Amy Schumer may not have won Love Tub, but she did get good practice for her next gig: a cameo on The Bachelorette.

The comedienne announced on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that she will appear on the reality franchise’s upcoming season, premiering May 18 at 9/8c.

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Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are rolling on their adaptation of Preacher, which we’ll likely see on AMC in 2016. Now Rogen has unveiled the first look at the film, via a shadowed image that seems to feature Dominic Cooper (Agent Carter) as the title character, Jesse Custer, and Ian Colletti (Rake, Jimmy, Baby Mama ) as the troubled young […]

The post ‘Preacher’ First Look: Seth Rogen Reveals a Shadowy Image appeared first on /Film.

The 5'10", UK actor, Dominic Cooper will be playing Preacher's 6'0+" Texan, Jesse Custer. He joins his rumored, real-life girlfriend Ruth Negga (Agents of Shield) in the series, who will be portraying Tulip O'Hare. Joseph Gilgun (Misfits) is portaying Custer's vampire bff, Cassidy. Ian Colletti (Rake) rounds out the cast as Arseface. Ennis and artist Steve Dillon originally began their run on Preacher for Vertigo Comics in 1995. The Tracking Board first reported Cooper for Jesse Custer in early March of this year. We have Jesse Custer! @dominiccoop is gonna save our souls. #Preacher — Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) April 17, 2015 Related Content: Seth Rogen Teases Preacher TV Series Seth Rogen Substantiates Talk Of AMC's Preacher Series Merging with a bizarre spiritual force called Genesis, Texan Preacher Jesse Custer becomes completely disillusioned with the beliefs that he had dedicated his entire life to. Now possessing the power of "the word," an ability to...

Dominic Cooper is the answer to AMC’s prayers.

The Agent Carter actor has landed the titular role in Preacher, the cabler’s drama pilot based on Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon’s 1990s comic.

RelatedPreacher Comic-Book Series Receives Pilot Order at AMC

Exec-produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg (This Is the End), Preacher centers on Cooper’s Rev. Jesse Custer, a conflicted Texas minister who merges with a spiritual force called Genesis — making him more mighty than the Almighty. Joined by his gun-toting girlfriend Tulip (S.H.I.E.L.D.‘s Ruth Negga) and the hard-drinking Irish vampire Cassidy,...

Lucy Griffiths will be given another chance at a Vertigo adaptation, appearing in Preacher after being dropped by Constantine…

Here’s an interesting one – it looks like Lucy Griffiths, who was ditched from Constantine after just one episode (despite being the co-lead), will be getting another bite of the Vertigo Comics adaptation cherry.

She will appear in the Preacher pilot episode, joining a cast that already includes Misfits’ Joseph Gilgun, Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Ruth Negga, and Ian Colletti of comedy series Rake. Griffiths will play Emily Woodrow, a new character invented for the telly show.

Here’s what we’ve been told about her character: "Emily Woodrow, a no-nonsense single mother of three. Emily's a waitress, the church organist, bookkeeper and Jesse's loyal right hand. Stoic and strong, wise beyond her years, she can’t help but have a little thing for Preacher Jesse."

They had us quite intrigued...

Following a ruling last month that the Television Academy would only consider half hour shows eligible for the comedy category at the Emmys, a panel of nine analysts have now begun handing down the rulings for exemptions in the selection process. The panel, which was set up to determine the category assignment of hour-long shows that appealed their placement in drama, has now ruled, as per Variety, that the Fox show Glee, the Showtime series Shameless, and the CW series Jane The Virgin can compete as comedies at the upcoming primetime Emmys. The decision will apply to all categories, from Acting to Directing, and so on.

One show that notably wasn’t granted a waiver, however, is the Netflix serial Orange Is The New Black. The series, which revolves around the inhabitants of a women’s prison, was categorised as a comedy at last year’s Primetime Emmys, where it picked up three wins.

Welcome back to "The Week in Horror," HitFix's ongoing series that rounds up the 10 most pertinent fright-genre stories to break over the last seven days. In this week's edition: America's favorite (second favorite?) masked slasher may be coming to network television, lots of changes are happening over at "American Horror Story" and two '90s/early '00s superstars have teamed up with one of the genre's most exciting new auteurs for a "dystopian cannibal love story." See below for the full roundup. 1. Jason Voorhees is coming to...the CW? Franchise creator Sean S. Cunningham told fans at the Monster Mania convention in New Jersey over the weekend that the netlet is interested in picking up a "Friday the 13th" TV series, which would take a "Scream"-esque "meta" approach by centering on the (fictional) small town that inspired the iconic slasher series. According to reports, both the fictional movie...

While we still don’t have a confirmed Jesse Custer to lead AMC’s Preacher, the show has secured another supporting character to back up the troubled man of the cloth. Ian Colletti, who recently took to the small screen in Fox’s drama Rake, has now stepped up to play the unfortunately-named Arseface.

Presumably, Colletti will commit to lengthy stints in the makeup chair to fulfil his duties. As another struggling soul plucked from the pages of Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon’s comic, Arseface is saddled with the nickname after a botched suicide attempt. The son of Sheriff Hugo Root, he self-administers a shotgun to the face upon hearing of his idol Kurt Cobain’s death. Unfortunately, he fails and is left with a face that resembles what once character refers to as an arse.

In the comics, Arseface (real name Eugene Root) pledges vengeance for his father’s death,...

We still don't have a Jesse Custer, but following yesterday's announcements of Ruth Negga as Tulip, the Preacher TV series has now also found its Arseface. Ian Colletti, most recently seen as Finn in Fox's legal drama Rake, will be taking on the legendary mantle and wearing what's presumably going to be quite an extensive facial prosthetic.Yes, Arseface: perhaps a reassurance to anyone who was concerned that the TV series would water down the books. He's the son of sheriff Hugo Root, who attempted and failed a copycat suicide with his father's shotgun after the death of Kurt Cobain. In the TV series he's called Eugene, but we're not sure we ever actually learn that name in the comics.When Sheriff Root commits suicide after a particularly nasty encounter with Custer and his cohorts, Arseface swears revenge, but eventually comes round to the Custer cause: Custer and Irish vampire Cassidy get him laid,...

Ian Colletti ("Rake") has scored the role of Eugene Root, a.k.a. Arseface, in AMC's upcoming TV series adaptation of Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon's "Preacher" comics.

The series revolves around Jesse Custer, a Texas preacher who merges with a creature that gives him the ability to bend people's will. After learning that God has abandoned his post in heaven, he goes on a journey with his ex-girlfriend Tulip (Ruth Negga) and a female vampire named Cassidy to find God.

In the comics, Eugene has a disfigured face and speech impediment dismissed by the world. Yet he's an incredibly nice kid who looks up to Jesse, although he's haunted by his past.

The casting follows that of Negga earlier this week, while Dominic Cooper is reportedly in contention to play Jesse. Sam Catlin wrote the pilot script and will executive produce alongside Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, with...

Another cast member has been added to AMC's small screen take on Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon's insanely brilliant comic series, Preacher. Taking on the role of "Arseface" (aka Eugene Root) will be young Ian Colletti, who played the title role in the 2013 film Jimmy, and was a regular on Fox's Rake last year. This is a unique character to say the least, and his depiction on screen will almost certainly be met with some controversy. He's nicknamed Arseface because after a failed suicide attempt... well, his face resembles an arse! Here's how Deadline describe his Tv incarnation: "Even with his horribly disfigured face and severe speech impediment, Eugene's still the nicest kid you'll ever meet who really looks up to Jesse. Stomach-churningly difficult to look at, Eugene's the town’s reviled Frankenstein’s monster but that won't change his earnest, sweet and pure outlook on life.

AMC’s Preacher adaptation has cast another character from Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon's cult comic. Young actor Ian Colletti (Fox’s Rake) has joined the drama pilot, from Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. The project from Sony TV and AMC Studios is about Jesse Custer, a conflicted preacher in a small Texas town who merges with a creature that has escaped from heaven and develops the ability to make anyone do anything he says. Along with his ex-girlfriend, Tulip (Ruth Negga)…...

Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Ruth Negga and Rake actor Ian Colletti will play supporting roles in the Preacher comic book adaptation…

Update: As we assumed yesterday, the casting announcements are now coming thick and fast for Sony and AMC's Preacher adaptation. While there's still no word on Jesse Custer, we do now know who will be playing Eugene Root, Aka Arseface - young actor Ian Colletti. Here's the character bio we've seen on Deadline.com:

"Even with his horribly disfigured face and severe speech impediment, Eugene’s still the nicest kid you’ll ever meet and really looks up to Jesse. Stomach-churningly difficult to look at, Eugene’s the town’s reviled Frankenstein’s monster, but that won’t change his earnest, sweet and pure outlook on life. However, he is troubled by something terrible he’s done in the past — something he fears might have turned God himself against him.

Jason Segel is single no more: The How I Met Your Mother actor is reportedly seeing photographer Alexis Mixter. Buzz began when the two were photographed walking through Los Angeles International Airport in late December. They've also been snapped stepping out together multiple times in recent weeks. Segel, 35, was last linked to Rake actress Bojana Novakovic. He and Michelle Williams dated for a year but split in February 2013. [Bold "Himym All The Women Who Aren't the Mother"]...

Jason Segel is single no more: The How I Met Your Mother actor is reportedly seeing photographer Alexis Mixter. Buzz began when the two were photographed walking through Los Angeles International Airport in late December. They've also been snapped stepping out together multiple times in recent weeks. Segel, 35, was last linked to Rake actress Bojana Novakovic. He and Michelle Williams dated for a year but split in February 2013. [Bold "Himym All The Women Who Aren't the Mother"]...

This Tuesday on The Flash (The CW, 8/7c), Barry and the S.T.A.R. Labs team meet Bette Sans Souci, a metahuman who is not innately villainous, but whose “explosive” talent is at risk of being weaponized by the very military she once served.

Explaining her character’s origin, Kelly Frye (Rake, The Mentalist) tells TVLine, “Bette was in Iraq defusing roadside bombs when an explosion left shrapnel inside her body.” The war vet was then transported back to the States… just as S.T.A.R. Labs’ particle accelerator began accidentally (?) going haywire. As a result, “The same...

Starz is getting into the Ash-kicking business.

The network announced today that it has ordered 10 half-hour episodes of Ash Vs. Evil Dead, a followup to the horror-movie franchise The Evil Dead.

Bruce Campbell, star of the original 1981 flick, will reprise his role of “Ash, the stock boy, aging lothario and chainsaw-handed monster hunter who has spent the last 30 years avoiding responsibility, maturity and the terrors of the Evil Dead,” according to the network.

Ash Vs. Evil Dead will follow the title character as he goes back to the gory grind after “a Deadite plague threatens to destroy all of mankind.

We finally had our first network cancellation of the fall season last week, when ABC dropped the ax on "Manhattan Love Story." Had the Alphabet waited one more week, we'd have made it through the first season in a while where all the new fall shows got to debut before one was canceled. But that was not to be, and instead we have our final new network fall show (with plenty more on the bench for midseason, or whatever the broadcast nets are willing to call it these days) coming up this week, along with a new cable comedy. Both, oddly, feature Jack McGee in a supporting role (the result of cable and network shows often filming on different schedules), and that — along with the fact that I don't feel strongly about either one at this stage — is enough excuse to put them together in the same post for a...

One of I, Frankenstein's biggest sins was that the creature effects, especially with regard to Frankenstein's monster, were pretty run of the mill. Back in the beginning effects artist Vincent J. Guastini had the reins of this bad boy, but unfortunately it was steered out of his hands.

Now Guastini has uploaded an effects/concept reel of what his vision for the film's creatures would have been like. Gotta say it... we like it so much better. What a shock. Check it out for yourselves, and weigh in below.

About I, Frankenstein

From the producers of Underworld, I, Frankenstein follows Frankenstein's monster (Aaron Eckhart) as he becomes involved in a war between two immortal clans. Also starring Bill Nighy (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest), Yvonne Strahovski (TV's "Chuck," TV's "Dexter"), Miranda Otto (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,...

Actress Miranda Otto is joining the many familiar faces who have signed onto HBO’s increasingly intriguing Westworld. The Lord of the Rings and War of the Worlds co-star has joined the cast of the sci-fi pilot, about a futuristic theme park that caters to dark human desires.

Otto will play “Virginia Pittman,” the head of the park’s Quality Assurance department. We’re told “her brutal honesty with her colleagues and her ruthless efficiency in dealing with malfunctioning ‘property’ have made her a formidable and unpredictable power player in Westworld.”

The Westworld cast has grown rapidly over the past several weeks.

Westworld has unveiled its newest attraction: Miranda Otto.

The Rake actress has joined the sprawling cast of HBO’s sci-fi pilot, which revolves around a futuristic theme park where robots go berserk and attack the guests.

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Otto will play Virginia Pittman, the head of the park’s Quality Assurance department whose brutal honesty with her colleagues and her ruthless efficiency in dealing with malfunctioning “property” have made her a formidable and unpredictable power player in Westworld.

Inspired by Michael Crichton’s 1973 movie of the same name, Westworld‘s...

HBO is pulling out all the stops for Westworld. Rake and Lord of the Rings alum Miranda Otto has become the newest addition to the already impressive cast, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Inspired by Michael Crichton's 1973 feature film, the drama is billed as a dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the future of sin. Otto will play Virginia Pittman, the head of the quality assurance department whose brutal honesty with her colleagues and ruthless efficiency in dealing with malfunctioning "property" have made her a formidable and unpredictable power player in Westworld. She joins a rapidly

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NBC's State of Affairs is adding a chief of staff to its ranks. The freshman drama starring Katherine Heigl has enlisted Rake alum David Harbour as a series regular, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Described as Scandal meets The West Wing, the show revolves around a maverick CIA officer (Heigl) who was plucked from the field to become the president's (Alfre Woodard) daily briefer, assuming responsibility for targeting America's most critical threats while navigating the unique lifestyle that comes with such a high-powered job. Harbour will join the series as David Patrick, the chief of staff who is primarily concerned with the political ramifications

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The Flash is expanding its general ties to the DC Universe.

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Clancy Brown (Sleepy Hollow) has landed the recurring role of General Wade Eiling, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Also known simply as “The General,” Wade is the leader of a black ops team on the hunt for Plastique (Rake‘s Kelly Frye). He’ll first appear in Episode 5.

(Fun fact: Brown also voices a bevy of familiar cartoon characters, including Mr. Krabs on SpongeBob SquarePants.)

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The Flash hasn't even made his debut on the CW yet, but his list of foes is already starting to pile up. The CW superhero series “The Flash,” which hits the small screen Oct. 7, is adding another villain in the form of Tony Woodward, known in comic-book baddie land as Girder. Also read: CW's ‘Flash’ Adds ‘Rake's’ Kelly Frye as Supervillainess Plastique According to “Flash” comics legend, Woodward — who first appeared in 2001 — is tossed into a vat of molten steel that includes debris from experiments by S.T.A.R. Labs, and develops superhuman powers. He's also highly resistant to harm.

According to a recent report from TV Line, CW's new "The Flash" TV show folks have casts actress, Kelly Frye (left), to portray character Bette San Souci aka villainess Plastique for action. She's described as being a bomb disposal expert ,destined to become the villainous Plastique, who is a vicious enemy with the ability to turn any object into an explosive device. Plastique is scheduled to make her first appearance in episode 5. Her role will just be a guest spot for now. Kelly Frye's acting credits include a role in the "Rake" TV show. The Flash is due to debut on Tuesday night, October 7th at 7pm central time on The CW. Stay tuned.

The Flash doesn’t premiere until Oct. 7, but things are already heating up in Central City.

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Kelly Frye (Rake) will guest-star as Bette San Souci, a bomb disposal expert destined to become the villainous Plastique, E! Online reports. A nasty enemy with the ability to turn any object into an explosive device, Plastique will make her first appearance in Episode 5.

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* Shawn Doyle (Fargo) has been tapped to recur on USA’s Covert Affairs as Georgian diplomat Aleksandre Balenko.

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We found out last week that the first season of The Flash was set to welcome military bomb disposal expert-turned-supervillain Plastique, and now we know who will be playing the incendiary redhead. Kelly Frye, who has made brief appearances in the likes of The Mentalist and Rake, is the actor bringing Sgt. Bette Sans Souci to The CW's new Arrow spin-off.

According to the official blurb, The Flash's version of Plastique won't be fighting for the dark side, but will be an ally for Barry Allen's supersonic character. "On the run from the shadow forces in the Us government trying to turn her into a human weapon, she finds an ally in fellow meta-human The Flash".

On the subject of Arrow, another costumed DC character has been...

If you own a television, chances are you’ve seen either Rose McIver or Wyatt Nash pop up on it at some point in the last few years. She’s had notable roles on Masters of Sex and Once Upon a Time; he’s appeared on Pretty Little Liars and Rake, and was also a contestant on Survivor: Redemption Island in 2011. (Back then, Nash went by his given name, Matt Elrod; he switched to his middle name and Nash, for Nashville, after leaving the show. “I kind of wanted to start at ground zero and really work my way to where I am now,...

Pacific Standard Time

Alex Russell ("Chronicle"), Willa Holand ("Arrow") and Miguel Gomez ("The Strain") are set to join Benjamin and Orson Cummings' "Pacific Standard Time".

The story is described as a dark and sexy thriller involving 20-somethings trying to live above their means and getting involved in a love triangle that goes terribly wrong. [Source: THR]

The Canterville Ghost

Freddie Highmore ("Bates Motel"), Imelda Staunton ("Maleficent") and Toby Jones ("The Hunger Games") have joined the voice cast of Kim Burdon's animated adaptation of Oscar Wilde's "The Canterville Ghost".

Old comedy chums Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry, along with Miranda Hart, are also part of the comedy which follows a ghost who has been haunting his ancestral home in rural England for three centuries. He's successfully scared off every previous tenant, until the Otis family from America moves in. [Source: THR]

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Julia Stiles ("The Bourne Ultimatum") and Bill Cobbs...

Rejoice, fellow TV addicts! Every critic out there (including this one) absolutely despised Fox’s new comedy Dads, and the ratings weren’t great either. Now, the network has decided to pull the plug on the series, which solely consisted of Seth Green and Giovanni Ribisi spouting racist/sexist/ageist garbage to unfortunate co-stars Brenda Song, Martin Mull and Peter Riegert.

Also dead are comedies Surviving Jack and Enlisted. The former, which starred Chris Meloni, focused on a father-and-son pair in the 1990s. It never gained much traction in the ratings, despite so-so reviews, and the fault for that lies more with Fox than the show. The network slotted it in front of American Idol, which has been pulling in terribly low ratings in recent weeks.

Enlisted, a comedy set in a military base, was given an even worse time slot by Fox, landing on Friday nights. The show, which starred Geoff Stults,...

The first details on the latest tale of terror from Occupant Entertainment are here, and we've got the skinny for you! Supernatural happenings are afoot in The Woods, and here are your first casting details and a whole lot more. Read on!

From the Press Release

Occupant Entertainment announced today that principal photography for Corin Hardy's feature directorial debut, The Woods, will begin in Ireland this month.

Written by Hardy and Olga Barreneche, The Woods stars Joseph Mawle (pictured; Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, "Game of Thrones”), who will be next seen in Ron Howard’s In the Heart of the Sea, and Bojana Novakovic (Devil, Edge of Darkness), who currently stars on “Rake”. The film is produced by Occupant's Joe Neurauter and Felipe Marino and is overseen by Occupant executive Kate Sharp. Fantastic Films is acting as the Irish co-producer and financing is coming from Prescience, Hyperion Media Group,...