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The 2024 Emmys take two. Hot on the heels of January’s 75th Primetime Emmy Awards, the starry celebration of the small screen is back with a second award show to close out the year. Hosted by Eugene and Dan Levy and set to take place in Downtown Los Angeles, the Television Academy’s big night will be preceded by a host of parties and events happening all over the city. Below is a roundup of all the party intel with updates to come throughout the week.

Thursday, Sept. 12

Gersh Emmys party

1 Hotel West Hollywood, 8490 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, 7-10 p.m.

The agency will toast its nominated clients inside the hotel’s Juniper Lounge & Garden.

Harvest Emmy Awards Celebrity Gifting Suite

Beverly Hills Marriott, 1150 S. Beverly Dr., Los Angeles, 11 a.m.- 5 p.m.

Presented by the Marianna Group and featuring Kiss My Paws, the event will feature VIP experiences like gifting,...

Excusive: Jeffrey Scott Collins, director, writer and producer of the romantic comedy Poor Greg Drowning, has signed with Stride Management for representation.

Poor Greg Drowning was acquired and released by Comedy Dynamics after it played at 26 festivals, garnering 13 awards including Best Picture, Best Comedy, Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Director. The film, narrated by Cedric the Entertainer, is about a love addict named Greg, played by Graham Sibley, whose girlfriend left him for their couples therapist.

In addition to developing his slate of film and TV projects, Collins is also working on his follow-up feature, a dark heist noir comedy set in Los Angeles. Collins co-wrote the script, and will also be directing and producing the film through his This Seems Reel Entertainment banner.

Prior to Poor Greg Drowning, Collins wrote, directed and produced two 30-minute short films, 10 Years Later (2012) and Let It Bleed (2010).

Collins began his film and TV career in finance,...

Actors Sherri Shepherd and Jo Marie Payton have joined the feature film “ImPossible” in key roles.

The movie, from executive producer and NFL champ Donald Driver, will weave narrative with Brandon Keith Lewis’ real-life diabetes battle. He stars and co-wrote the film with partner Seckeita Lewis, who directs. Lewis contends with morbid obesity and type 2 diabetes onscreen and in his life.

Shepherd and Payton (the beloved matriarch of the TV classic “Family Matters”) are joined by supporting cast Gregg Daniel and Irma P. Hall. Principal photography recently wrapped in Texas and New Mexico, and a second unit documenting Lewis’ efforts to change his body and life will soon get underway.

“ImPossible” received a Panavision New Filmmakers grant and was incubated at the Sundance Collab producers’ course. Milan Chakraborty of Marginal MediaWorks (“Assassination Nation”) will produce with Lewis. A distributor is not presently attached.

According to the CDC, more than 100 million...

Amazon Prime Video has acquired the North American and Latin American rights to Anthony Nardolillo’s “7th & Union,” starring Mexican actor/comedian Omar Chaparro. Grandave Intl. is handling world sales, and will be presenting the movie to buyers at the virtual European Film Market.

“7th & Union” is the story of an unlikely ally, a broken promise and an improbable chance that inspires two down-and-out men from opposite sides of the track to find a way to use their old passions to pursue their dream of connecting with their family and providing an opportunity for a brighter future.

The movie features Edy Ganem (“Devious Maids”), Gregg Daniel (“Truth Or Dare”) and Erinn Westbrook.

The deal was brokered by Tamara Nagahiro of Grandave Intl. for the production company, Broken English Productions. “We are thrilled to have Amazon as a partner for ‘7th & Union’ in North and Latin Americas and are looking forward...

Fans of Insecure know more about Molly’s parents and siblings than the families of any other character on the popular HBO sitcom. It’s a familiarity that will matter as Season 5 progresses, says L. Scott Caldwell, who has played Molly’s mom CeeCee for four seasons.

For instance, in Sunday’s Episode 2, Molly (Yvonne Orji) scolded her parents for not meeting with an estate planner. By the installment’s end, however, Molly called her mother and apologized for being so stern.

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Two of the 118’s own are in some serious trouble in TV Insider’s exclusive clip of the November 1 episode, “Brawl in Cell Block 9-1-1.” In this 9-1-1 episode, the Fox first responder drama sees Captain Bobby Nash (Peter Krause) and the 118 responding to a fire at the prison. As should be no surprise, they then find themselves trapped in a deadly riot. In the clip, Hen (Aisha Hinds) gives Dr. Cochran (Gregg Daniel) a rundown of an inmate’s injuries. He’s been stabbed in his lower abdomen and has lost a lot of blood. He was convulsing, but that’s slowed. However, there’s a big problem: He’s a guard, not an inmate as they thought. And he was found in the machine room next to who they thought was another prisoner. “But if this one’s a guard,” Bobby realizes, then “the other one probably is,...

After going virtual last year with the online initiative Laliff Connect 2020, the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival returned as an in-person event on Wednesday. The premiere of “7th and Union” served as the opening night film at the Tcl Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

The Broken English production is the second feature film from director Anthony Nardolillo. Starring Omar Chaparro, the boxing drama tells the story of an unlikely friendship, a broken promise and two men using their old passions to provide a brighter future for their family. The cast also includes Felipe Esparza, Edy Ganem, Gregg Daniel and Oscar Torre.

“It’s a story about strength and family values— the struggle of a Mexican who comes to the U.S. to try to survive and to feed his family,” Chaparro told Variety. “He’s a retired boxer, but he realized that, as the slogan in the movie goes, his...

Exclusive: Here’s the first look at Omar Chaparro (Pokemon: Detective Pikachu) in 7th & Union, in which he plays Mexican ex-fighter Raymundo who forms an unlikely bond with a disgruntled man whose life and relationship with his daughter are unraveling. The men join forces to win a fight that could very well save Raymundo, his wife and their child.

Also starring are Edy Ganem (Devious Maids), Gregg Daniel and Erinn Westbrook. Oscar Orlando Torres wrote the screenplay and Anthony Nardolillo (Shine) directed. Producers are Christopher Acebo of Broken English Productions, Anthony Nardolillo and Oscar Orlando Torres with Stanley Preschutti and Jolene Rodriguez of Grandave Capital are serving as executive producers.

The movie began shooting in Los Angeles during the pandemic this summer and is now in post.

Tamara Nagahiro of Grandave International is handling sales on the project at AFM.

SAG-AFTRA has given a greenlight for production on 7th & Union, a LatinX drama toplined by Mexican comedy star Omar Chaparro and Edy Ganem, and to start in Los Angeles on Monday.

The feature from newly launched Broken English Productions has Chaparro playing Raymundo, a Mexican ex-fighter who forms an unlikely bond with a disgruntled man (Gregg Daniel), whose life and relationship with his daughter, played by Erinn Westbrook, are unraveling.

The men join forces to win a fight that could very well save Raymundo, his wife (Ganem) and their child.

The indie will also star Last Comic Standing winner Felipe Esparza ...

SAG-AFTRA has given a greenlight for production on 7th & Union, a LatinX drama toplined by Mexican comedy star Omar Chaparro and Edy Ganem, and to start in Los Angeles on Monday.

The feature from newly launched Broken English Productions has Chaparro playing Raymundo, a Mexican ex-fighter who forms an unlikely bond with a disgruntled man (Gregg Daniel), whose life and relationship with his daughter, played by Erinn Westbrook, are unraveling.

The men join forces to win a fight that could very well save Raymundo, his wife (Ganem) and their child.

The indie will also star Last Comic Standing winner Felipe Esparza ...

I had never heard of this comedy-thriller, and the good news is that it’s a pleasant surprise, thoroughly enjoyable. The toughest kind of filmmaking must be making comedy seem effortless, and that’s what Eric Blakeney does in this quirky, near-screwball take on the done-to-death drug deal undercover thriller. Liam Neeson is sensational, and producer Sandra Bullock is at her most charming. Even the flatulence jokes are funny.

Gun Shy

Blu-ray

Kl Studio Classics

2000 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 101 min. / Street Date October 23, 2018 / 24.95

Starring: Liam Neeson, Sandra Bullock, Oliver Platt, José Zúñiga, Michael DeLorenzo, Andy Lauer, Richard Schiff, Paul Ben-Victor, Gregg Daniel, Ben Weber, Sandra Bullock, Mary McCormack, Michael Mantell, Mitch Pileggi, Michael Weatherly, Frank Vincent.

Cinematography: Tom Richmond

Film Editor: Pamela Martin

Original Music: Rolfe Kent

Produced by Sandra Bullock

Written and Directed by Eric Blakeney

I’d just been thinking about classic Screwball Comedies when Eric Blakeney’s Gun Shy arrived,...

If True Blood has taught fans anything, it's that nothing lasts forever - even immortal vampires. After seven seasons, the HBO drama has died the true death and ended on Sunday after 80 episodes of vampires, shape-shifters, werewolves, witches and fairies. Warning: True Blood spoilers ahead for the final time.As the final episode begins, Bill (Stephen Moyer) comes over to explain that he is choosing the true death to give Sookie a normal life with children. Sookie (Anna Paquin) protests and insists he should get help, but asks Bill to leave when he formally implores her to end his life...

If True Blood has taught fans anything, it's that nothing lasts forever – even immortal vampires.

After seven seasons, the HBO drama died the true death and ended on Sunday after 80 episodes of vampires, shape-shifters, werewolves, witches and fairies.

Warning: True Blood spoilers ahead for the final time.

As the final episode begins, Bill (Stephen Moyer) comes over to explain that he is choosing the true death to give Sookie a normal life with children. Sookie (Anna Paquin) protests and insists he should get help, but asks Bill to leave when he formally implores her to end his life with the...

True Blood concluded its seven-season run with a vampire-human wedding and an end to the love story of Bill and Sookie in the series finale, "Thank You."

Picking up where we left off, Bill (Stephen Moyer) meets Sookie (Anna Paquin) at her house and tried to explain to her why he has chosen to die. “This disease, Sookie, has made me feel more human that I have before,” Bill tells her. He belongs in the cemetery with his family – death, after all, is a part of life. He wants to ensure that Sookie lives a whole life – children included. When she asks why he can’t just break up with her. If she’s not strong enough to leave him, then he could leave her, but he says he’s not strong enough. Then Bill asks Sookie for a huge favor: to use her light on him. Kill him, and...

Tara's death was swift and sudden in the True Blood season 7 premiere, but fans finally got to say a proper goodbye to Rutina Wesley's character on Sunday's episode of the HBO hit. While on a final V-induced vision, Tara's cousin Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis), mother Lettie Mae (Adina Porter) and stepfather (Gregg Daniel) take a trip back in time to see Tara almost shoot her father with his own gun because he was being physically violent with her mother. Ultimately, Tara cannot bring herself to shoot her father and buries the gun in the backyard as he leaves his family for good.

Tara's death was swift and sudden in the True Blood season 7 premiere, but fans finally got to say a proper goodbye to Rutina Wesley's character on Sunday's episode of the HBO hit.

While on a final V-induced vision, Tara's cousin Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis), mother Lettie Mae (Adina Porter) and stepfather (Gregg Daniel) take a trip back in time to see Tara almost shoot her father with his own gun because he was being physically violent with her mother.

Ultimately, Tara cannot bring herself to shoot her father and buries the gun in the backyard as he leaves his family for good.

Eric is cured with Sarah Newlin’s blood, while Bill is still dying, and Hoyt kills Violet in True Blood’s “Almost Home.”

Eric (Alexander Skarsgard) barely manages to restrain himself from going for the kill when Sarah Newlin (Anna Camp) surrenders, begging him to kill her so that she can return as the messiah. With a clear head, Eric drinks from Sarah’s neck and is healed; his Hep-v veins disappear.

Lettie Mae Lets Tara Go

In Bon Temps, Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis), Lettie Mae (Adina Porter) and the Reverend (Gregg Daniel) take a trip on V and finally find closure with Tara (Rutina Wesley). Tara took them to her childhood home to show them a memory of her birthday, the day her father left them. The party is going well, with little Lafayette, Tara and Sookie playing peacefully, when suddenly Tara’s drunk father comes barging in. Lettie Mae...

It used to be that a clip from an upcoming "True Blood" episode was cause for celebration. Now that the show is nearing its end? Not so much. Even so, enjoy this sneak peek of Episode 7.08, "Almost Home," and remember the glory days.

Episode 7.08 - “Almost Home” (air date 8/10/14)

With his prey in sight, Eric (Alexander Skarsgard) reconsiders his end-game strategies against Sarah (Anna Camp). Sookie (Anna Paquin) puts her life at risk in hopes of saving Bill (Stephen Moyer).

Lettie Mae (Adina Porter) and Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis) urge Reverend Daniels (Gregg Daniel) to join them in their V-fueled search for Tara (Rutina Wesley). Violet (Karolina Wydra) eyes payback against those who betrayed her, while an old love is reborn for others.

Written by Kate Barnow; directed by Jesse Warn.

For more info check out "True Blood" on HBO.com, "like" "True Blood" on Facebook, and jump in on the...

Though True Blood is still quite popular on HBO, the ratings have been dwindling over that last few seasons. Will they keep falling now that we've come to the final season or, will they hit new highs? Stay tuned.

Based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries novels by Charlaine Harris, True Blood revolves around telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin), vampire Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer) and other residents of Bon Temps, Louisiana. The rest of the large cast includes Sam Trammell, Ryan Kwanten, Rutina Wesley, Kristin Bauer, Nelsan Ellis, Alexander Skarsgard, Deborah Ann Woll, Chris Bauer, Carrie preston, Lauren Bowles, Joe Manganiello, Anna Camp, Jim Parrack, Amelia Rose Blaire, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Nathan Parsons, Karolina Wydra, Bailey Noble, Gregg Daniel, and Adina Porter.

The ratings are typically the best indication of a show's chances of staying on the air. This chart will be updated as new...

Recently, HBO released the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "True Blood" episode 8 of season 7. The episode is entitled, "Almost Home," and it sounds like things will get pretty intriguing as Eric starts to finally have a change of heart about his plans to kill Sarah Newlin, and more. In the new, 10th episode press release: With his prey in sight, Eric will reconsider his end-game strategies against Sarah. Sookie is going to put her life at risk in hopes of saving Bill. Lettie Mae (Adina Porter) and Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis) will urge Reverend Daniels (Gregg Daniel) to join them in their V-fueled search for Tara (Rutina Wesley). Violet (Karolina Wydra) will eye payback against those who betrayed her, while an old love is reborn for others. The episode was written by Kate Barnow and it was directed by Jesse Warn. Episode 8 is set to air on Sunday night,...

Sarah Newlin revealed that her blood contains the cure for Hep-v and Sookie found out she is a Hep-v carrier and unknowingly infected Bill in True Blood’s “Karma.”

After discovering Hep-v veins on his chest, Bill (Stephen Moyer), stunned, looks online to find a lawyer willing to work with vampires and goes in to settle his affairs. Jessica (Deborah Ann Woll), home from her tryst with Jason, overhears Bill’s phone call, and clearly hears him saying he has contracted Hep-v, but when he passes her on his way out, he plays it cool, so she lets him go.

Eric And Pam Work With The Yakonomo Corporation

In Texas, Eric (Alexander Skarsgard) and Pam (Kristin Bauer van Straten) are taken by the Yakuza to Yakonomo Corporation headquarters, where the president of American operations, Gus Jr. (Will Yun Lee), confronts the two about Sarah Newlin (Anna Camp). He wants to...

Good grief, are they just going to kill everyone?! With the chief goal of the final season of True Blood clearly being to leave as few characters alive to see the cast party as possible (fewer drink tickets!), this week’s episode tidily dispatched with a central castmember, a longtime recurring character, and about a dozen others. Plus it featured Eric in a fabulous James Woods wig circa 1986. Let’s dig in!

We start the episode in an ashram in Los Angeles, where hotties are doing yoga. One of them turns out to be Sarah Newlin (Anna Camp). Ohhhh boy.

Over in France, Pam (Kristin Bauer Van Straten) asks Eric (Alexander Skarsgard) how long he’s been sick. He says a month. Pam says she felt Tara meet the true death, so I guess that confirms it once and for all. Eric says that he has finally given up, mostly because of Sylvie.

Alicide died at the hands of the Bon Temps vigilantes and Pam convinced Eric to go after Sarah Newlin with her in True Blood’s “Fire in the Hole.”

Sookie And Bill Try To Track Hep-v Vamps

In Bon Temps, Sookie (Anna Paquin) put her master plan with Bill (Stephen Moyer) in motion: she was going to drink his blood (after last season’s transfusion, the blood she already had in her system is no longer adequate to alert Bill of her being in danger), and then sit in the woods as bait for the Hep-v vamps. Sookie would allow herself to be taken, just like the others, and Bill would then be able to locate them and rescue Sookie, Arlene (Carrie Preston), Holly (Lauren Bowles) and Nicole (Jurnee Smollett-Bell) from becoming Hep-v vamp dinner.

Bill isn’t all too thrilled with the plan, but he uses the time to...

Well that was an improvement, at least! When we last left True Blood, Sookie was hosting a psychic reading of Our Town where all the dialog has been replaced with “vamp slut danger whore.” We pick up where we left off, but from a very different vantage point. Let’s dig in!

Things kick off with Eric (Alexander Skarsgard) strolling into a flowery hacienda, where he unbuttons his shirt and fixes a cocktail. Atta vamp! For some reason Jason (Ryan Kwanten) appears, saying that he has been looking for him. Okay, this is clearly a dream sequence. Eric shakes a martini (shirt still open), which Jason chugs before saying that while he digs Violet, “I can’t get you outta my head.” Na-na-na, na-na-na-nice Kylie reference from the Aussie! Two points.

Jason takes Eric’s belt off – oh my! – and Eric pins him to a chair. But soon Jason and...

Hey, fangbangers! Are you ready for the final season of "True Blood"? Curious to see how it all ends? Well, now you can get a look at how it all begins as HBO has just released three new clips from this Sunday's Season 7 premiere. Check 'em out!

"True Blood" returns to HBO on Sunday, June 22nd.

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Season 7 cast members - both old and new - include:

Anna Paquin as Sookie, Stephen Moyer as Bill, Alexander Skarsgard as Eric, Sam Trammell as Sam, Ryan Kwanten as Jason, Rutina Wesley as Tara, Chris Bauer as Andy, Kristin Bauer van Straten as Pam, Amelia Rose Blaire as Willa, Lauren Bowles as Holly, Tara Buck as Ginger, Gregg Daniel as Rev. Daniels, Nelsan Ellis as Lafayette, Aaron Christian Howles as Rocky, Joe Manganiello as Alcide, Noah Matthews as Wade, Bailey Noble as Adilyn, Nathan Parsons as James,...

Remember back in January when rumors of a possible "True Blood" movie were floating about? Well, grab your dancing shoes and get ready to do the Bon Temps Boogaloo because it looks like we might be getting a musical instead!

Per the AP, at the "True Blood" season premiere this past Tuesday night in Hollywood, composer Nathan Barr, who has written the instrumental scores for the series' entire seven seasons, said that True Blood: The Musical is indeed in the works.

"This was something that I pitched to HBO and [series creator] Alan Ball," said Barr, adding that the musical will revolve around protagonist, telepath, and waitress Sookie Stackhouse, portrayed in the HBO series by Anna Paquin. But, Barr added, after seven seasons of twists, turns, and characters for Sookie, it's proven a challenge to trim the saga down.

"I think we're really going to try to return to the roots of the show,...

Despite a few (okay, several) missteps along the way, we're still anxious to see how the final season of "True Blood" plays out; but before we do, here's a pretty killer video recapping Seasons 1-6 that reminds us of the show's glory days.

"True Blood" returns to HBO on Sunday, June 22nd.

Related Story: Visit our "True Blood" archive.

Season 7 cast members - both old and new - include:

Anna Paquin as Sookie, Stephen Moyer as Bill, Alexander Skarsgard as Eric, Sam Trammell as Sam, Ryan Kwanten as Jason, Rutina Wesley as Tara, Chris Bauer as Andy, Kristin Bauer van Straten as Pam, Amelia Rose Blaire as Willa, Lauren Bowles as Holly, Tara Buck as Ginger, Gregg Daniel as Rev. Daniels, Nelsan Ellis as Lafayette, Aaron Christian Howles as Rocky, Joe Manganiello as Alcide, Noah Matthews as Wade, Bailey Noble as Adilyn, Nathan Parsons as James, Adina Porter as Lettie Mae,...

With everything there is to watch on Sunday night, it's likely that you either forgot about or didn't have time to watch "True Blood: A Farewell to Bon Temps" last night, but don't fret... HBO has released it online, and we have it for you right here!

"True Blood" follows waitress and part-faerie Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin), who can hear people’s thoughts, and vampires Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer) and Eric Northman (Alexander Skarsgård).

All three of them and lots more, including series creator Alan Ball, appear in the "Farewell" show.

"True Blood" returns Sunday, June 22nd. Not quite caught up? Then join HBO's "True to the End Marathon." They're airing all six seasons this week, beginning tonight, June 16th, at 10Pm; check your local listings.

Related Story: Visit our "True Blood" archive.

Other Season 7 cast members - both old and new - include: Sam Trammell as Sam, Ryan Kwanten as Jason,...

No doubt we've all marked our calendars for June 22nd, which is when the final season of HBO's "True Blood" begins, but the week before, on June 15th, the network is airing "True Blood: A Farewell to Bon Temps," and we have a teaser right here.

By Season 7 we all know of course that the show follows waitress and part-faerie Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin), who can hear people’s thoughts, and vampires Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer) and Eric Northman (Alexander Skarsgård).

All three of them and more, including series creator Alan Ball, appear in the below teaser for the "Farewell" show, which airs at 8:30 Pm Et.

Related Story: Visit our "True Blood" archive.

Other Season 7 cast members - both old and new - include: Sam Trammell as Sam, Ryan Kwanten as Jason, Rutina Wesley as Tara, Chris Bauer as Andy, Kristin Bauer van Straten as Pam, Amelia Rose Blaire as Willa,...

Most of the regulars appear in this new trailer for Season 7, the last hurrah of HBO's "True Blood." It arrives in just a few more weeks with a premiere directed by Stephen Moyer, and while we're not expecting a full return to the show's previous glory, we do have hopes that it will end on a high note.

The series follows waitress and part-faerie Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin), who can hear people’s thoughts, and vampires Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer) and Eric Northman (Alexander Skarsgård). Created by Alan Ball, the show is based on the bestselling "Sookie Stackhouse" novels by Charlaine Harris.

Related Story: Visit our "True Blood" archive.

Other Season 7 cast members - both old and new - include: Sam Trammell as Sam, Ryan Kwanten as Jason, Rutina Wesley as Tara, Chris Bauer as Andy, Kristin Bauer van Straten as Pam, Amelia Rose Blaire as Willa, Lauren Bowles as Holly,...

Nielsen today announced the appointments of four senior marketing and communications officers. Greg Daniel has been named Chief Digital Marketing Officer; Laura Nelson as Chief Communications Officer; Saul Rosenberg as Chief Content Officer; and Marcy Shinder as Chief Marketing Officer. Also read: Twentieth Century Fox TV Taps 3 New VPs Daniel has been with Nielsen for 15 years, and Nelson comes from Viacom, where she spent 12 years. Rosenberg is a former consultant at McKinsey & Company, and Shinder hails from American Express — where she's spent more than 18 years in senior roles. “Greg, Laura, Saul and Marcy each have incredible records of results at.

Q- You are the current Director of WGA's Showrunner Training Program at Writers Guild of America West. How many applicants did you have for this year?

A- We had over eighty applicants for about twenty five slots. The application process is a two step process. First applicants have to be recommended by current show runners or creative executives. Once they've been recommended, they fill out an application. I review the applications and we end up interviewing about fifty candidates. Out of those fifty candidates we invite approximately twenty five people to participate in the Program. This year's first session was on Saturday, January 14th and it (the program) ran for six consecutive Saturdays.

Q- How long has the Showrunner Training Program been in existence, and can you give the readers a background of its origins?

A- The Showrunner Training Program is the brainchild of writer producer, Jeff Melvoin, who's currently...

The Hollywood Reporter says that the last new major role for the upcoming third season of HBO's True Blood has been filled. Actress Brit Morgan of ABC Family's The Middleman has landed the part of Debbie Pelt on Alan Ball's vampire drama. According to the post, "Debbie is Alcide's (Joe Mangiello) ex-girlfriend who doesn't like Sookie (Anna Paquin) much." She joins such other new season additions as Denis O'Hare, Marshall Allman, Theo Alexander, Grant Bowler, Joe Manganiello, Kevin Alejandro, Lindsay Pulsipher, Cooper Huckabee, James Frain, J. Smith-Cameron, Shannon Wells, C.C. Sheffield, Gregg Daniel and Natasha Alam. True Blood stars Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Alexander Skarsgård, Ryan Kwanten, Sam Trammell, Nelsan Ellis and Rutina Wesley.

The Hollywood Reporter says that Southland co-star Kevin Alejandro has joined the cast of Alan Ball's HBO vampire drama True Blood for it's upcoming third season. According to the post, Alejandro will play Jesus, a Latino orderly who is taking care of Ruby Jean Reynolds (Alfre Woodard) at her care facility and becomes involved with her son, Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis). His character is expected to appear in almost every episode of the new season. He joins such other new additions as Denis O'Hare, Marshall Allman, Theo Alexander, Grant Bowler, Joe Manganiello, Lindsay Pulsipher, Cooper Huckabee, James Frain, J. Smith-Cameron, Shannon Wells, C.C. Sheffield, Gregg Daniel and Natasha Alam. True Blood stars Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Alexander Skarsgård, Ryan Kwanten, Sam...

Even more casting news from the set of HBO's True Blood which is currently in production on it's third season. The Hollywood Reporter revealed that actress Lindsay Pulsipher is the latest addition to the cast. She'll play Crystal Norris, a barefoot, sundress-wearing woman who shares an electric connection with Jason (Ryan Kwanten) before vanishing into the forest. Pulsipher most recently played Ellis. (Travis Fimmel) neighbor and love interest Rose on A&E.s Patrick Swayze drama The Beast . Other additions this season include Joe Manganiello, Cooper Huckabee, James Frain, Alfre Woodard and J. Smith-Cameron, Denis O'Hare, Marshall Allman, Theo Alexander, Grant Bowler, Shannon Wells, C.C. Sheffield, Gregg Daniel and Natasha Alam. True Blood stars Anna Paquin, Stephen...

Joe Manganiello ("How You Met Your Mother," "One Tree Hill") has been cast as Alcide, an alpha male werewolf, in HBO's "True Blood." Also joining Alan Ball's vampire drama is Cooper Huckabee, who will play Sam's (Sam Trammell) dad Joe Lee Mickens. This follows the Monday castings of J. Smith-Cameron as Sam's estranged mother Melinda Mickens and of Alfre Woodard as Lafayette's (Nelsan Ellis) mom. Major new cast additions to "True Blood" for season three include Denis O'Hare, Marshall Allman, Theo Alexander and Grant Bowler. Shannon Wells, C.C. Sheffield, Gregg Daniel and Natasha Alam have all landed roles as well.

More and more actors are joining "True Blood" as the fresh faces who will appear in the third season. Beside finding an actor to play the heavily recurring character Alcide Herveaux, the show also cast three additional actors for Yvetta, Reverend Daniels and Joe Lee Mickens.

Showrunner Alan Ball chose to pick lesser known actor to play the werewolf Alcide. Joe Manganiello, best known as Owen on "One Tree Hill" gets his major break as Sookie's aid in finding Bill who was kidnapped at the end of season 2. In the book by Charlaine Harris, Alcide is summoned by Eric and will have a fling with Sookie. However, Alcide is emotionally attached to his on and off girlfriend Debbie Pelt. An actress is yet to be found to play Debbie.

Ball said previously that Alcide would probably appear in the third episode. "This good-looking, rough-looking, but articulate and basically decent man is not what he seems.

Another day, another influx of True Blood casting news.

A few hours after James Frain and Alfre Woodard were announced as critical players on season three, the HBO drama has revealed two more recurring stars:

Natasha Alam (The Bold and the Beautiful, My Own Worst Enemy) will appear on the new season as Yvetta, a new dancer at Fangtasia with whom Eric gets involved. Gregg Daniel (Ghost Whisperer, Desperate Housewives) has been chosen to play Reverend Daniels, a character that gets close to Tara's mom.

Entertainment Weekly was the first publication to report these casting notes.

True Blood is giving Eric a new toy. Actress-model Natasha Alam (The Bold and the Beautiful) is joining the season 3 cast in the potentially recurring role of Yvetta, Eric's new dancer at Fangtasia, sources confirm to me exclusively. Eric engages in a sexual relationship with his newest employee, which, if I'm not mistaken, is a flagrant violation of Fangtasia's super-strict sexual harassment policy. (I made a funny.) In other True Blood casting news, character actor Gregg Daniel (NYPD Blue, Desperate Housewives) has been tapped to play Reverend Daniels. Tara's mom turns to the Reverend for, um, comfort. (I made a funny a again.

And the most buzzed-about new role on HBO's "True Blood" next season goes to ... Joe Manganiello.

The "How I Met Your Mother" hunk has landed the recurring part of Alcide, a hot and sexy alpha male werewolf.

Meanwhile, it's been a parents casting week on Alan Ball's vampire drama.

The latest to join the series for an arc is Cooper Huckabee who will play Sam's (Sam Trammell) dad Joe Lee Mickens.

This follows the Monday castings of J. Smith-Cameron as Sam's estranged mother Melinda Mickens and of Alfre Woodard as Lafayette's (Nelsan Ellis) mom.

Manganiello also had a memorable arc on "One Tree Hill" playing a bartender dating Brooke (Sophia Bush).

The actor, whose credits also include a recurring role on "ER" and a part in "Spider-Man 3," is repped by Brs.

Major new cast additions to "True Blood" for season three include Denis O'Hare, Marshall Allman, Theo Alexander and Grant Bowler.

Plenty of casting news coming out these last few days on HBO's hit series True Blood , which is currently in the midst of shooting it's third season. The Hollywood Reporter says that actor Joe Manganiello ( ER , Spider-Man ) is the latest addition to the show. He'll be playing the part of part of Alcide, "a hot and sexy alpha male werewolf." Other additions this season include Cooper Huckabee (announced earlier today), James Frain, Alfre Woodard and J. Smith-Cameron (all announced here in yesterday's post), Denis O'Hare, Marshall Allman, Theo Alexander, Grant Bowler and Nelsan Ellis. Shannon Wells, C.C. Sheffield, Gregg Daniel and Natasha Alam also all landed roles earlier this week. True Blood stars Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Alexander Skarsgård, Ryan Kwanten,...

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Will Smith's powers are even more extraordinary than those of a caped crusader who can leap way beyond the tallest buildings in a single bound. Smith has salvaged many vehicles more threadbare than "Hancock", and though his latest venture is decidedly uneven, he seems poised to score yet another supervictory at the boxoffice. The movie is a good showcase for him -- and for co-stars Charlize Theron and Jason Bateman. Imagine the heights they all could have scaled if the picture had been really good.

Article Templatehttp://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1119669402http://www.brightcove.com/channel.jsp?channel=769341148 var config = new Array();config["videoId"] = 1487044577;config["lineupId"] = null;config["videoRef"] = null;config["playerTag"] = null;config["autoStart"] = false;config["preloadBackColor"] = "#FFFFFF";config["width"] = 286; config["height"] = 277; config["playerId"] = 1119669402; createExperience(config, 8);One suspects that the movie's problems stem from the multitude of cooks who toiled on the project during the several years it took to reach the screen. Although the script is credited to Vy Vincent Ngo and Vince Gilligan, several others worked on it, including producers Akiva Goldsman and Michael Mann. Jonathan Mostow and Gabriele Muccino were among the directors attached to the project before Peter Berg signed on. Somewhere along the way, a sharp black comedy lost its bite.

The movie's sly premise is established in its opening scenes, which reflect the tart sensibility of Gilligan, the creator of AMC's bracingly cynical series "Breaking Bad". Hancock is a crime-fighter going through what appears to be a midlife crisis. He's a foulmouthed drunk who springs into action when Los Angeles is in trouble, but he behaves with such wanton disregard for people and property that he often alienates the citizens whose lives he saves.

When Hancock rescues an idealistic PR man (now there's an oxymoron), the grateful Ray Bateman) embarks on a campaign to burnish Hancock's bad-boy image. The benevolent publicist -- the antithesis of Tony Curtis' sleazy Sidney Falco in "Sweet Smell of Success" -- is another choice comic character. The movie introduces a third when Hancock meets Ray's wife, Mary (Theron). There are immediate sparks between the loutish superhero and the pert suburban housewife, and it's clear that Mary has some connection to Hancock's mysterious past. But this is where the movie starts to unravel. It veers from comedy to romantic tragedy and introduces an elaborate backstory that never makes much sense.

The best comic book movies develop a rigorous and logical mythology. As "Hancock" races toward its spectacular but muddled finale, it keeps rewriting its own rules in an effort to pander to the audience. The storytelling lapses are not helped by Berg's frenetic direction. As he showed in his most recent film, "The Kingdom", Berg is addicted to intense close-ups and kinetic hand-held camera movement. He seems to be worshiping at the altar of Michael Bay.

Berg's strength lies in his appreciation for actors and keen eye for casting. Bateman has brightened many recent movies, including "Juno" and "The Promotion", but No One has given him such a juicy part in years. The actor rips into it lustily. British actor Eddie Marsan (a member of Mike Leigh's stock company) also makes a strong impression as a genuinely creepy villain.

Special effects supervised by veteran John Dykstra are at once witty and eye-popping. In keeping with the concept of the surly superhero, Hancock makes his entrances and exits spewing mounds of concrete in his hazardous wake. The visual effects are stellar, but the true star is Smith, who again demonstrates acting chops as well as effortless charisma in a vehicle that's only occasionally worthy of his superhuman skills.

Production: Relativity Media, Blue Light, Weed Road Pictures, Overbrook Entertainment. Cast: Will Smith, Charlize Theron, Jason Bateman, Jae Head, Eddie Marsan, Gregg Daniel. Director: Peter Berg. Screenwriters: Vy Vincent Ngo, Vince Gilligan. Producers: Akiva Goldsman, Michael Mann, Will Smith, James Lassiter. Executive producers: Ian Bryce, Jonathan Mostow, Richard Saperstein. Director of photography: Tobias Schliessler. Production designer: Neil Spisak. Music: John Powell. Costume designer: Louise Mingenbach. Editors: Paul Rubell, Colby Parker Jr.

Rated PG-13, 92 minutes.