Kirkman: Walking Dead Spinoff Show Won’t Stay a Prequel
AMC's Walking Dead spinoff/prequel series, starring Kim Dickens and Cliff Curtis, won't be a prequel the entire time, creator Robert Kirkman remarked at a "Creative Activism" panel at SXSW on Saturday.
Walking Dead Companion Show (Already) Picked Up for Season 2
As reported by EW.com, Kirkman stated that the new series is "not going to relate to the comics at all. From the beginning of the show one thing we’ve heard is, ‘What’s going on over here or there.’ So the intent of the new show is to expand that world and show another corner of the United States and what’s happening there."
New Silicon Valley: Season 2 Poster
Check out HBO's illuminating new key art for Season 2 of their Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated Mike Judge comedy Silicon Valley, which premieres Sunday, April 12th at 10/9c (right after Game of Thrones).
The cast includes Thomas Middleditch, T.J. Miller, Zach Woods, Kumail Nanjiani, Martin Starr, Josh Brener, Amanda Crew, Matt Ross, Suzanne Cryer and Jimmy O. Yang.
Kelly Brook Talks One Big Happy and Naked Hugs
English model and actress Kelly Brook has appeared in American TV and film projects like Smallville and Piranha 3D, but she’s making her first foray into a US network sitcom with NBC’s new series, One Big Happy, premiering Tuesday.
Produced by Ellen DeGeneres and created by Liz Feldman, the comedy tells the story of Lizzy (Elisha Cuthbert), a lesbian whose best friend, Luke (Nick Zano), has agreed to have a baby with her. However, just as Lizzy gets pregnant, Luke meets the woman of his dreams, Prudence (Brook), leading to the three living together in an unorthodox scenario.
I spoke to Brook about why she felt this was a perfect role for her, how she made comedic use of her famous figure in the role and more – including a brief foray into Piranha 3D, which I happen to thoroughly enjoy. I should also mention this interview took place during an NBC press event in January, hence a mention of Adam Scott (there for Parks and Recreation) being present.
Eddie Murphy to Play Richard Pryor’s Dad
Oscar-nominee Eddie Murphy is in talks to to play Richard Pryor's father -- former boxer LeRoy "Buck Carter" Pryor -- in Lee Daniels' upcoming biopic of the late comedian.
On Thursday, Daniels uploaded the following photo of him and Eddie Murphy on Instagram, which included the caption, "Strap in and brace yourself. They done let me and him out of our cages! #idonteventhinkimreadyforthisone! #excited #proud #OMG."
According to ET Online, Murphy will star alongside Mike Epps as Pryor, Kate Hudson as Pryor's wife, Jennifer Pryor, and Oprah Winfrey as his grandmother, Marie Carter.
Big Hero 6 Now 2014’s Highest-Grossing Animated Movie
Disney's Big Hero 6 has earned over $620 million globally, becoming the highest-grossing animated movie of 2014.
With $221 million of its total coming from the domestic box office, Big Hero 6 is Walt Disney Animation Studios' third biggest domestic release of all time. Additionally, its worldwide total has now surpassed Tangled, making it the studio's third biggest global release behind Frozen and The Lion King.
Inspired by the Marvel comics of the same name, Big Hero 6 is now the biggest animated release from Disney or Pixar in China, bringing in over $51 million since its release two weeks ago, and the second biggest in Japan with over $75 million. It's also the second biggest Disney or PIxar animated release in Korea and Russia, and the biggest animated release of all time in Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia.
The Walking Dead: “Spend” Photo Preview
Last week's The Walking Dead showed us more of life in Alexandria and even featured Carol baking cookies. Life in the safe-zone is almost normal. Almost. This week's episode, "Spend," shows that Rick and the rest of the group have challenges to face despite being inside the gates. They're still questioning whether this is the place for them.
Photos from the episode show some walker action and the return of Father Gabriel. See them in the below gallery.
The Walking Dead: "Spend" Photo Preview:
Don’t Get Your Hopes Up for a 2015 Oculus Rift Release
The previously-targeted late 2015 launch of the Oculus Rift is seeming less and less likely.
Speaking at a panel during SXSW, Oculus founder Palmer Luckey explained that he wasn't able to say anything about its release, but people didn't need to worry that anything was amiss with development.
"I can't comment on the
date one way or another, in either direction, but I can say that nothing is going horribly wrong," he said. "Everything is going horribly right."
Polygon reports Luckey addressed his comments about the possibility of a 2015 release, explaining that he'd made them before they "made a lot of changes to
The Rock to Host SNL
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is returning to host Saturday Night Live.
This will be the fourth time hosting for Johnson, whose first SNL gig was back in 2000 when he was a full-time wrestler with WWE.
Per Deadline, Johnson will host the March 28th episode, six days before the opening Furious 7 (and one day before WrestleMania in Santa Clara, CA).
George Ezra will be the musical guest.
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PS4 In-Game Video Chat Shown in PSN TV Show ‘Powers’
The PlayStation Network’s TV show Powers may have revealed a concept for the PS4’s in-game video chat.
A scene from Powers shows a male character playing a PlayStation 4. A screenshot from the scene, as seen below, shows a female character using the name Chaotic Chick in a video chat box on the same screen as Infamous: Second Son.
This is in no way confirmation of video chat functionality and how it will look on PS4. However, Sony hopes to have video chat on PS4 in Q2 2015 through an app called ooVoo, according to a CES 2015 interview with ooVoo Vice President Brian Liebler, which was posted on YouTube by user SamueltehG33k. Oovoo on the PS4 would function similarly to Microsoft’s Skype on Xbox One.
Harmonix Is Taking Your Rock Band 4 Song Requests
Harmonix wants to know the songs you want to play most in Rock Band 4, and the studio has set up a simple request page to let us nominate them.
By entering the artist and song name here Harmonix will be able to track and count the number of requests for any given track suggestion.
The studio notes that the request system is by no means a guarantee that a song will make it into the game but assures us the team “will read every request to get a better understanding of what the community most wants to see in Rock Band!”
Earlier this month Harmonix announced Rock Band 4 will be released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One this year. New instrument peripherals will be available but Harmonix is working to ensure the previous generation’s instruments are still supported. The song library you’ve built during previous iterations of Rock Band will also follow you to Rock Band 4 and there will be no import fee to do so.