Ellen To Host The Oscars – Big 6 Morning Report
Ellen Degeneres took to Twitter this morning to announce that she’ll be returning for her second Oscar gig, saying “It’s official: I’m hosting the #Oscars! I’d like to thank @TheAcademy, my wife Portia and, oh dear, there goes the orchestra.” Ellen last hosted the Oscars in 2007. (Twitter) Is Arika coming back to life at WB? Seems so, with Variety reporting that Jaume Collet-Serra (House of Wax, The Unknown) has been tapped to direct the picture, which is being produced by Leonardo DiCaprio. (Variety) Billy Bob Thorton is going to Fargo. The actor will re-team with the Coen brothers for the TV adaptation of the Coens’ masterpiece. (The Playlist) Chris Evans is set to make his directorial debut with the film 1:30 Train. The film is a Before Sunrise-style story about a man and woman who meet in Manhattan and spend an evening together before...
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What’s In Store For BREAKING BAD’s Final Season
This month, we will all begin to find out how the epic journey of Walter White will end. Breaking Bad is already considered one of the greatest shows currently on television — and one of the greatest shows in the history of television so far — then you can’t wait for the mid-Aug premiere date to access the show through GetDirectTV.org or your cable or satellite provider. These final eight episodes will close out the fifth and final season of the incredible series, with a two-hour series finale. The Evolution of the Series The series has become one of the best because of the evolution of Walter White, a push-over chemistry teacher who lives in Albuquerque. He has a pregnant wife, a disabled son and a teaching job that doesn’t pay him very well, forcing him to work part time at a...
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Sherlock’s New Nemesis Revealed! Who Is It?
Despite Benedict Cumberbatch being one of the hottest actors in Hollywood right now (he’s involved in no less than three big Oscar contenders this year, in addition to his role as Khan in Star Trek Into Darkness) and Martin Freeman being busy with The Hobbit franchise, the BBC has managed to get the pair back for a third season Sherlock. For two seasons, Holmes and Watson have squared off against Moriarty in the cult TV show which sets the adventures in contemporary London. But Sherlock will have a new nemesis in season three: Charles Augustus Magnussen. The news was announced on Twitter last night by Sherlock producer Sue Vertue, who also revealed that Mangussen will be played by the Danish actor and star of the original The Killing series Lars Mikkelsen. But who is Magnussen? Well, given the character’s first and middle names he’s almost surely Charles Augustus...
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ARTEMIS FOWL Headed For The Big Screen – Big 6 Morning Report
Harvey Weinstein and Disney are inexplicably (okay, well, for money) teaming up for an adaptation of the best-selling children’s book series Artemis Fowl. Author Eion Colfer has described the book as “Die Hard” with fairies. We’ll see if that spirit can be brought to the big screen when Harry Potter screenwriter Michael Goldenberg writes the script. (ScreenRant) In other book adaptation news, Sony has won a bidding war with rival studios for the rights to Thomas Sweterlitsch’s sci-fi novel Tomorrow and Tomorrow. The book takes place 10 years after the destruction of Pittsburgh, following one of the survivors who discovers a cover-up around the city’s fall. Noah Oppenheim will write the screenplay. (The Wrap) Paul Schrader says he wants to write a Clarence Thomas biopic for Spike Lee. (The Playlist) Sherlock Holmes may soon enter the public domain. (THR) The Butler star David Oyelowo has join the...
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THE FLASH Set To Become A CW Series?
While the folks over at Warner Bros. are struggling to get the big screen DC Universe right, the CW and Warner Bros. Television seem to know exactly what they’re doing. The breakout success of Arrow, which is probably the best live-action DC adaptation since Batman Begins, has inspired WBTV and the CW to launch the Flash on that series in preparation for a show of his own. According to Deadline, the plan is to introduce Barry Allen, the scientist who becomes the Flash after a lightning/chemical cocktail, as a recurring character on Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg’s Arrow, then eventually spin him off on his own show. Director David Nutter, who helmed Arrow‘s pilot along with episodes of Game of Thrones and The X-Files, is set to return as well. So why is this good news, considering DC just announced a Flash movie as part of...
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Watch the HOMELAND Season 3 Teaser Trailer
Homeland season one was spectacular, on par with some of TV’s best shows. But we expect good TV theses days. That it was from Showtime made it surprising. While I haven’t seen Homeland‘s second season yet, god knows I plan on shotgunning the entire second season the week it comes out on disc. I’ll have to. The third season is right around the corner and Showtime has dropped the first teaser trailer for the show, which won Outstanding Drama, Outstanding Actor and Outstanding Actress at last year’ s Emmy Awards. Check it...
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