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In our Q&a series Popsugar Crush, we get to know some of our favorite celebs' more intimate details - from their first celebrity crush to their best love advice. This month, we're crushing on "The Chi" star Jacob Latimore.

For the last five-plus years, "The Chi" has been a mainstay in Jacob Latimore's life. Truth be told, the 27-year-old singer and actor had a feeling the show would be a massive success from the very first table read with his castmates. "We were definitely like, it is possible," he tells Popsugar. "I feel like when you got a great group of actors . . . you're in good company with people who want to bring the best out in themselves, which brings the best out of you."

Latimore stars as Emmett in the South Side of Chicago–set coming-of-age series. As many viewers know, his character has had quite the journey over...

Unlike some celebrities whose careers fizzle out after a few years, actor Meagan Good has had a long-lasting acting career that spans over two decades. Good first got her start in television in the early 1990s before landing a main role in Nickelodeon's sitcom "Cousin Skeeter," which lasted from 1998 to 2001.

Throughout the 2000s, Good appeared in a number of popular films, like "Deliver Us From Eva," "Roll Bounce," and "Stomp the Yard," to name a few. In recent years, Good is most recognized for her role as Mya in the "Think Like a Man" films and Camille in the Prime Video series "Harlem."

While the actor has maintained a busy schedule over the years, she's also found time for romances here and there. Though her official list of boyfriends is short, most recently, she was married to DeVon Franklin for nearly 10 years. They announced their separation in December 2021.

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“Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” has cast Paul Wesley in the iconic role of James T. Kirk for the Paramount Plus show’s upcoming second season.

“Strange New Worlds” is due to premiere on Paramount Plus on May 5. It was renewed for a second season back in January, with that season already in production.

The show follows the adventures of Captain Christopher Pike prior to Kirk becoming captain of the Enterprise. Wesley will appear as a young version of Kirk. He is now the third actor to play the character in a live-action project. Most famously, William Shatner played Kirk in the original “Star Trek” series as well as in multiple films. Chris Pine has played Kirk in three “Star Trek” films to date, with a fourth on the way.

“Paul is an accomplished actor, an astonishing presence and a welcome key addition to the show,” said “Strange New Worlds...

Director Malcolm D. Lee has several films in his filmography that authentically capture Black American experiences. For years movies like The Best Man, Roll Bounce, Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins, and more recently Girls Trip, have showcased a wide range of Blackness on the big screen.

His newest project, Space Jam: A New Legacy, is no different. The LeBron James-led film takes elements from its predecessor and makes them feel familiar and refreshing at the same time. At its core, the movie is built around a relatable story about a Black father and son who are still learning from each other. The focus on the nuances of their relationship – even though the movie is set in this cartoony and outrageous world – is what makes New Legacy a Malcolm D. Lee film.

We recently spoke to the director about how he approached Space Jam: A New Legacy and hopes the movie will resonate with audiences.

Exclusive: Disney Channel has handed a pilot order to Saturdays, a single-camera comedy about a young girl and her competitive roller skating crew, from 16-year-old Black-ish star Marsai Martin via her Genius Entertainment and writer-executive producer Norman Vance Jr.. Charles Stone III will direct.

Written by Vance, the pilot centers on Paris Johnson, played by Danielle Jalade (Yes Day), a 13-year-old girl who has spent most of her life roller-skating.

Saturdays follows Paris, who, since the age of four, has been honing her skills on the cool parquet floor of Saturdays, a local skating rink owned and operated by a former ’90s hip-hop back-up dancer. With its neon lights, galaxy-painted rink and killer D.J. spinning the latest music, Saturdays is the place to show and prove. Paris is the leader of a skate crew and is determined to take them all the way to the top.

On “The Masked Singer” finale on May 20, the last three celebrities in the competition will perform one more time as the Frog, Night Angel and Turtle. At the end of the hour, one of them will be named the winner of season 3 of this hit reality series. We’ve rewatched every one of the 15 episodes that led up to this final one and are absolutely convinced that we know who is hiding inside these costumes. Keep reading if you dare for all of “The Masked Singer” finale spoilers.

Forget all those misleading guesses by the four judges. We are 100% certain we know the real identity of the Frog who had everyone on their feet with his rousing rendition of “Hip Hop Hooray” by Naughty by Nature on the semifinal.

Coming up: the first of “The Masked Singer” spoilers for the finale.

See: ‘The Masked Singer’ clues and guesses: Find out...

“The Masked Singer” semi-final on May 13 sees the four remaining celebrities fighting for the three slots in next week’s final. Based on our best guess as to the real identity of the Frog, we think that he is likely to make the top three. Also in the hunt are a trio of other famous folk competing as the Night Angel, Rhino and Turtle.

The Frog got the jump on his competition in last week’s quarter-final with his cover of “Bust a Move” by Young Mc. The clues he dropped then and throughout the season as well his answers to judges Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy, Nicole Scherzinger and Robin Thicke have us convinced we know the name of the princely fellow who is disguised as this amphibian.

Keep reading for all “The Masked Singer” spoilers for the semifinal, including the true identity of the Frog.

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“The Masked Singer” is just one week away from crowning the season three winner. Over the course of 14 episodes, the 18 celebrity contestants have been cut down to the final four: the Frog, Night Angel, Rhino and Turtle. This quartet will raise their voice in song once again on Wednesday’s episode, “A Day In the Mask: The Semi Finals.”

Part of the fun of “The Masked Singer” is figuring out the names of the famous folk hidden inside the elaborate costumes. We’ve been doing some detective work, rewatching all of the performances and clues videos of the stars stills standing. Keep reading for all “The Masked Singer” guesses of the true identities of the final four. And be sure to click on the photo gallery at the bottom of this post, which catalogs all “The Masked Singer” spoilers for season 3.

The Frog: Bow Wow

Best known these days as an actor,...

Bow Wow is in police custody after he was arrested early Saturday morning in Atlanta ahead of Super Bowl Liii.

The rapper and actor — real name Shad Moss — is accused of assaulting a woman during an altercation around 4:15 a.m., according to police.

“Both parties did sustain visible minor injuries,” the Atlanta Police Department said in a statement to Deadline.

Both Moss and the woman, identified as Leslie Holden, accused the other of starting the fight.

“Officers were unable to determine the primary aggressor of the altercation, so both parties were charged with battery,” police said.

A rep for Moss did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The Ohio native is known for such hit singles as Shortie Like Mine, Like You, and Bow Wow (That’s My Name). He also had roles in the films Johnson Family Vacation, Roll Bounce, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift,...

Happy Sunday, "Bold And The Beautiful" fans. We've got some more pretty interesting news for you guys today in regards to the latest casting for your favorite soap opera. It turns out that the producers have just recently added a new, fulltime male character to the mix. I kind of have a feeling that a lot of you might not like this one though. It's because it has to do with the new girl Zoe. A lot of you have expressed that you just really don't like her. For those of you who feel that way, this is going to be really bad news for you. It turns out that the producers have big plans to include her father! That's right. This new male character they're adding is none other than Zoe's dad! He will be played by current "Let's Make A Deal" host Wayne Brady. You guys can view...

Jurnee Smollett-Bell has been cast in one of the lead roles in the upcoming HBO drama series “Lovecraft Country,” Variety has learned.

The role reunites Smollett-Bell with Misha Green, the writer and executive producer of “Lovecraft Country.” Green was the co-creator and showrunner of the Wgn America series “Underground,” on which Smollett-Bell starred as escaped slave Rosalee.

“Lovecraft Country,” based on the book of the same name by Matt Ruff, follows 25-year-old Atticus Black, who joins up with his friend Letitia “Leti” Dandridge (Smollett-Bell) and his Uncle George to embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America to find his missing father. They must survive and overcome both the racist terrors of white America and the malevolent spirits that could be ripped from a Lovecraft paperback.

Letitia is described as having hustled her way across the country as an artist protesting for civil rights and now finds herself...

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HBO TV series Lovecraft Country will take shape from names like Jordan Peele, J.J. Abrams and Misha Green.

Lovecraft Country is an intriguing TV project from Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions, which will team with J.J. Abrams’s Bad Robot and Misha Green, the creator of Underground, to adapt Matt Ruff’s novel of the same name for HBO. The project, which was just ordered to series, is also produced being by Warner Bros TV. The pilot will be written by Green, who serves as showrunner.

Lovecraft Country Cast

Deadline reports that Tony Goldwyn is set to guest star in Lovecraft Country. Goldwyn (who portrayed President Fitzgerald Grant on Scandal) will play Samuel Braithwhite, patriarch of his family, who views people as assets and objects. Sounds like a charmer!

Wunmi Mosaku has joined the Lovecraft Country cast as a lead. She will play Rudy Dandridge,...

Since 1994, New Orleans has hosted the Essence Music Festival, the largest event celebrating African-American culture and music in the United States, featuring prominent artists and entertainers every year. The new film “Girls Trip” prominently features the Essence Festival as a destination spot and a symbol of unity. The film follows four lifelong friends who travel to New Orleans to explore their respective wild sides and also rekindle their friendships. It stars Queen Latifah (“Chicago”), Jada Pinkett Smith (“Magic Mike Xxl”), Regina Hall (“Scary Movie”) and Tiffany Haddish (“Keanu”). Watch a sneak peak trailer for the film below.

Read More: Review: ‘The Best Man Holiday’ Is Overlong & Overstuffed But Features A Whacked Out Terrence Howard Performance

The film is directed by Malcolm D. Lee, cousin of filmmaker Spike Lee. He previously directed the 1999 film “The Best Man” as well as its sequel “The Best Man Holiday.” He also directed the Eddie Griffin vehicle “Undercover Brother,...

Day 3 of Sdcc '14 marks the end of an era with "True Blood's" last panel. It's joined by fellow fangers "The Vampire Diaries," the witches of "Salem" and "Ahs: Coven," "Grimm," Sin City, "Constantine," Troma, and lots more.

Per usual, we have the horror highlights along with info on a few other panels that should be of general interest (plus a couple of things for the kids). Be sure to visit the official 2014 San Diego Comic-Con website for the full lineup.

Day 3: Saturday, July 26, 2014

10 Am - The Simpsons

Celebrate the 25th anniversary of The Simpsons-no gifts please-with creator Matt Groening, executive producer Al Jean, supervising director Mike Anderson, and director for life David Silverman. Topics include the new Treehouse of Horror, Simpsorama, a visit from Homer Simpson and much, much more.

Saturday July 26, 2014 10:00am - 10:45am - Ballroom 20

10 Am - Idw: Summer Blockbusters!

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The Saturday TV schedule at the upcoming San Diego Comic-Con is all about superheroes, witches, freaks and vampires. But mostly superheroes.  DC and Warner Bros. have cooked up a comicbook extravaganza, booking three straight hours in Hall H in order to show off the highly anticipated series "Gotham" (making its world premiere), "The Flash" and "Constantine," plus the hit returning series "Arrow." Meanwhile, fans will say goodbye to "True Blood," while "American Horror Story" will be making its Sdcc debut. Plus, "Family Guy" meets "The Simpsons," Syfy returns to the Con, and more.  "The Simpsons" The animated legend is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a panel focusing on the new Treehouse of Horror, Simpsorama, and much, much more. When: Saturday July 26, 2014 10:00am - 10:45am  Where: Ballroom 20 Who: Creator Matt Groening, executive producer Al Jean, supervising director MikeAnderson, and director David Silverman. "Once Upon a Time"  The cast and...

The Tribeca Film Festival announced its jurors for this year’s event, which runs from April 16-27. The list includes Toni Collette, Lake Bell, Whoopi Goldberg, Catherine Hardwicke, Heather Graham, Anton Yelchin, Paul Wesley and 26 other leaders of the filmmaking community.

In addition to the Festival’s main competition juries in seven categories, Tribeca named Delia Ephron, Natasha Lyonne, and Gary Ross to select the second annual Nora Ephron Prize, which awards $25,000 to a female writer or director.

Click below for the entire list of jurors, with biographical information courtesy of the Tribeca festival:

World Competition Categories

The jurors for...

For director Malcolm D. Lee, The Best Man Holiday is not just the sequel to his 1999 African-American romantic-dramedy The Best Man, but a means to unite different audiences and help them understand our universal problems.

Reprising their roles in the new movie are Taye Diggs (Harper), Sanaa Lathan (Robin), Terrence Howard (Quentin), Nia Long (Jordan), Morris Chestnut (Lance), Monica Calhoun (Mia), Harold Perrineau (Julian), Regina Hall (Candy) and Melissa De Sousa (Shelby). Lee brings the group of affluent African-American friends finding their way in the worlds of romance and adulthood together again for a weekend. This time, they’re more mature,...

Some early casting news for Season 5 of "The Vampire Diaries" has come our way in the form of a new potential suitor for Caroline along with a mysterious beauty who may cause trouble for Matt and Rebekkah.

Per TV Guide, Kendrick Sampson ("Greek") and Olga Fonda ("Himym," "Nikita") (both pictured below) have been tapped to recur on the upcoming season, which kicks off Thursday, October 10th.

Sampson will play Jesse, a fellow student whom Elena (Nina Dobrev) and Carolina (Candice Accola) meet at Whitmore College and who catches Caroline's eye. Meanwhile, Russian-born Fonda will play a mysterious European beauty who follows Rebekah (Claire Holt) and Matt (Zach Roerig) back to Mystic Falls. Both characters will first appear in the season premiere.

Look for lots more "Tvd" info soon coming out of next week's San Diego Comic-Con. Their panel takes place on July 20th:

4:30pm - The Vampire Diaries...

Comic Con hasn’t been strictly superheroes in a long, long time. We have scoured the schedule for this year’s event and have pulled out the dark, the bloody, the monstrous, and the ghostly panels that look to be right up FEARnet readers’s alley.

Paranormal Passion Panel

Authors discuss the inclusion of romantic elements in their action-packed novels. Protagonists must battle the forces of evil while trying to keep the world (and often their lovers) safe from destruction. Maryelizabeth Hart of Mysterious Galaxy leads a discussion with Comic-Con special guest Christine Feehan (The Dark Series), Claudia Gray (Spellcaster), Aprilynne Pike (Earthbound), Lauren Kate (The Fallen Novels), Kendare Blake (Antigoddess), and Magnus Flyte (City of Dark Magic).

Thursday July 18, 2013 10:30am - 11:30am

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Masters of the Web

Some of the most prominent and influential film pundits on the web discuss the film industry, writing for film online,...

The full Saturday, July 20th schedule for Comic-Con has been officially announced and includes panels for Bates Motel, Godzilla, True Blood, and much more. Continue reading for a list of Saturday’s horror events:

A&E Bates Motel: “The Bates Motel is open for business in San Diego! Executive producers Carlton Cuse (Lost) and Kerry Ehrin (Friday Night Lights) will release new footage from the highly acclaimed A&E drama series Bates Motel exclusively for Comic Con attendees. The executive producers will be joined by the cast, including Academy Award nominee Vera Farmiga (Norma Bates), Freddie Highmore (Norman Bates), Max Thieriot (Dylan), Olivia Cooke (Emma), and Nestor Carbonell (Sheriff Alex Romero) to discuss the show’s unique backstory and creation. Fans will get an opportunity to hear more about season 2, debuting in 2014 on A&E, and will have a chance to ask the cast and creators questions during a Q&A.

Comic-Con is releasing its daily schedules over this long holiday weekend and the schedule for Saturday, July 20 has just come out. The day features panels on TV favorites like How I Met Your Mother (at the Con for the first time!), True Blood, and The Vampire Diaries as well as upcoming shows like Dracula and The Originals, and much more. Many of the major film panels are Saturday, including a look at the upcoming Hunger Games: Catching Fire, the Marvel panel, which will feature the Thor and Captain America sequels, and WB and Legendary’s panel featuring Godzilla, and Gravity.

Saturday at Comic-Con is stacked with TV panels as CW hits including "The Vampire Diaries" and "Arrow" join fan favorites "Once Upon a Time," "Grimm," "Family Guy," "Bates Motel" and "Person of Interest," plus the Con debut of "How I Met Your Mother."

All that plus the CW's promising new series "The Tomorrow People" and "The Originals," more Fox animation, "Futurama," Syfy's "Warehouse 13" and "Being Human," NBC's "Revolution" and Cinemax's "Strike Back." Good luck trying to follow it all.

Check out the full Saturday schedule on the Comic-Con official site or peruse the TV panel highlights below:

"A&E Bates Motel" (10:00am - 11:00am, Room 6A): The Bates Motel is open for business in San Diego! Executive producers Carlton Cuse (Lost) and Kerry Ehrin (Friday Night Lights) will release new footage from the highly acclaimed A&E drama series Bates Motel exclusively for Comic Con attendees.

There's always one day during the Sdcc when you just shake your head, laugh, and say, "This schedule is ridiculous." Saturday, July 20th, is shaping up to be that day this year.

Horror fans will have a lot of choices to make as the "Bates Motel" panel battles the one-two punch of Godzilla and Seventh Son. Later in the day you'll be faced with choosing to learn more about "True Blood," Telltale's The Walking Dead video game, or "Being Human." Right now 20th Century Fox's presentation that runs at the same time remains "To Be Announced," but once details are revealed, we'll provide an update.

Other panels vying for your attention throughout the day are "The Originals," "Grimm," I, Frankenstein teamed with The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (that combination should make for some interesting audience reactions), a look at gameplay from Dead Rising 3 on the Xbox One, more games, comics,...

From director Malcolm D. Lee (The Best Man, Roll Bounce, Undercover Brother) comes Scary Movie 5, which will see several real-life *troubled* celebs make fun of themselves (like Katt Williams, Lindsay Lohan, Mike Tyson, Heather Locklear and Charlie Sheen) in a continuation of the popular spoof franchise. Malcolm D. Lee directed Scary Movie 5 from a script penned by David Zucker, who wrote and directed the last 2 installments of the franchise. Zucker and Lee are producers for Dimension Films. This will be Lee's first film since 2008, and, which, as the trailers we've seen have shown, looks to be loaded...

Two things you probably didn’t expect to hear about the Scary Movie franchise: the fifth movie has a new trailer — and it doesn’t really spoof anything.

Ok, yes, the movie’s story does send-up Mama (two heathen children adopted by a smiling white couple), with dashes of found footage, Evil Dead, and a sequence featuring Honey Boo Boo in a box. And…that’s it: In the more than two minute-long trailer, the references keep circling back to those earlier films. The heathen children are mistaken for lesbian lovers. The exorcist the family hires is actually a black con man.

As noted previously, this isn't exactly a project we would've expected Malcolm D. Lee (The Best Man, Roll Bounce, Undercover Brother) to direct next, if at all, but I guess work is work. A paycheck is a paycheck. His upcoming Scary Movie 5 will see several real-life *troubled* celebs make fun of themselves (like Katt Williams, Lindsay Lohan, Mike Tyson, Heather Locklear and Charlie Sheen) in a continuation of the popular spoof franchise. Malcolm D. Lee directed Scary Movie 5 from a script penned by David Zucker, who wrote and directed the last 2 installments of the franchise. Zucker and Lee are producers...

Director George Tillman Jr. and his long-time producer partner Robert Teitel, will be honored with the Commitment to Chicago Award at the annual Chicago Film Crritcs Association Awards ceremomny next Saturday Feb. 9. Given to filmmakers who have shown support and dedication for filmmaking in Chicago, Tillman and Teitel, who are both graduates of the Columbia College Film School in Chicago, have made several films in Chicago including Barbershop and Barbershop 2, Soul Food, Roll Bounce and Home for the Holidays. The event, in which the Chicago area film critics will present their top picks in choices for several 2012 film categories (including Best Picture, Actor,...

Two new actresses have been added to the upcoming sixth season of HBO's True Blood.

Amelia Rose Blaire will play Willa Burrell, daughter of the governor of Louisiana. The two do not see eye-to-eye on the vampire rights issue (I have to assume she is "for.") Blaire's few credits have been mostly guest roles on shows like Grimm, 90210, Touch, and The Glades. 

Jurnee Smollett will play Nicole Wright, an idealist who is always looking to do what is right. Smollett's credits include Eve's Bayou, Roll Bounce, and Friday Night Lights. Smollett will join as a regular, while Blaire will be a recurring character with the option to become a regular.

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Marlon Wayans' A Haunted House looks far funnier, and more interesting than what I see in this trailer. This isn't exactly a project we would've expected Malcolm D. Lee (The Best Man, Roll Bounce, Undercover Brother) to direct next, if at all, but I guess work is work. A paycheck is a paycheck. His upcoming Scary Movie 5 will see several real-life *troubled* celebs make fun of themselves (like Katt Williams, Lindsay Lohan, Mike Tyson, Heather Locklear and Charlie Sheen) in a continuation of the popular spoof franchise. Malcolm Lee directed Scary Movie 5 from a script penned by David...

When news surfaced in August that Eddie Murphy and Shawn Ryan (creator of "Last Resort" and "The Shield") had sold a TV adaptation of "Beverly Hills Cop" to CBS, the big question was who would star in the show. Murphy, who's acting as executive producer, is also committed to reprise his role as Axel Foley in the pilot and in occasional episodes to follow, should the project get picked up to series, but the focus of the show is on Axel's son, who heads to Beverly Hills to get out from under the shadow of his father, now Detroit's chief of police. Read More: 'The Shield' Creator Shawn Ryan is Working on a 'Beverly Hills Cop' Series With Eddie Murphy Now, TV Guide is reporting that actor and comedian Brandon T. Jackson has nabbed the coveted role of Aaron Foley. The 28-year-old, who is from Detroit, appeared in "Roll Bounce,...

This isn't a project I would've expected Malcolm D. Lee (Roll Bounce, Undercover Brother) to direct next, if at all, but I guess work is work. His Scary Movie 5 has tapped Katt Williams to star, joining Lindsay Lohan, Mike Tyson, Heather Locklear and Charlie Sheen in a continuation of the popular spoof franchise. I can only wonder if this casting is intentional; it's full of celebs who've had very public personal struggles in the past (some still are). Malcolm Lee is directing Scary Movie 5 from a script penned by David Zucker, who wrote and directed the last 2 installments of the franchise. Zucker and Lee will also...

With Comic Con 2012 kicking off in sunny San Diego this week, theTVaddict.com thought now might be as good a time as any to share our definitive list of Must See TV Panels.

Wednesday July 11

6:00-9:45Pm: Special Sneak Peek Pilot Screenings— Comic-Con and Warner Bros. Television proudly continue their annual Preview Night tradition, with exclusive world premiere screenings of the pilot episodes of five of the most highly anticipated TV series pilots of the 2012-13 television season: 666 Park Avenue, Arrow, The Following, Revolution and Cult. (Ballroom 20)

Thursday July 12

10:30-11:30Pm: Battlestar Galactica: So Say We All: Richard Hatch (Tom Zarek, Capt Apollo) hosts a 35th anniversary preview panel and fan discussion of the Battlestar universe, politics, philosophy, and 35 year history. Joining Hatch are Jane Espenson (producer/writer, Battlestar and Caprica), Lili Bordan (actress, Blood and Chrome), Michael Taylor (Battlestar, Caprica, Blood and Chrome), Toni Graphia...

And now we have the Saturday programming for the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con. For the full rundown on the Con’s website, go here. But I’ve accumulated the highlights, featuring a myriad of our favorite upcoming and ongoing film and TV projects like: After Earth, Planet Of The Apes, Once Upon A Time, True Blood, Hannibal, Mockingbird Lane, Pacific Rim, The Hobbit, Grimm, Being Human, Vampire Diaries, True Blood, The Following, Iron Man 3 and Revolution. Check it out below.

10:00-11:00 After Earth— Enter the world of After Earth with an in-depth panel that gives you a behind-the-scenes look at the universe of the upcoming film and comic book. With the film now in post-production and set to hit theaters next June, screenwriter Gary Whitta (Book of Eli) and director of photography Peter Suschitzky(The Empire Strikes Back) will discuss the making of the film. They will be...

The official San Diego Comic-Con schedule for Saturday has just been announced. We’ve included a number of the horror highlights, including True Blood, Pacific Rim, Silent Hill: Revelations and much more. There’s also a rumor that we’ll get our first glimpse of the upcoming Godzilla remake during the Legendary Pictures panel.

12:00-1:00 Cbldf Master Session: Charlie Adlard— With his work on The Walking Dead, Charlie Adlard has proved to be a master of abstract anatomy, suspenseful storytelling, and the imaginative depiction of a familiar but terrifying world. Get a glimpse of his approach to creating the definitive zombie narrative of the 21st century at this Cbldf Master Session. The pieces created will be auctioned off at Cbldf’s Art Auction tonight. Room 11Ab

12:00-1:00 Nerdist Channel— Chris Hardwick (the host of BBC America’s The Nerdist and AMC’s Talking Dead) and...

Another day, another schedule for the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con. Next up is Day 3 - Saturday, July 14th - which is just about as chock-full of events for the horror crowd as Friday the 13th!

As always, our focus is the horror panels, but included are a few others that we think will be of interest as well. Remember that times and participants are subject to change so keep your eyes on the official Sdcc site for updates. And hopefully they'll provide a fix soon for the Sdcc smartphone app - in years past it's been extremely helpful.

10:00-11:00 Comic-Con How-To: Anatomy of a Fight Scene, Part One— Stories are about conflict, and there is no purer form of conflict than a good ol' fisticuffs-style brawl-or sword fight, laser battle, western shootout, or even two chicks pulling each other's hair. How do you put that much action down on...

Dimension Films has cast Ashley Tisdale (High School Musical) as one of the leads in "Scary Movie 5," which is set to begin production this summer. It's not clear whether she's replacing Anna Faris. Malcolm Lee (Undercover Brother, Roll Bounce) has been hired to direct the fifth installment, while David Zucker, who directed the third and fourth films, is co-writing and producing. The "Scary Movie" franchise, which is known for spoofing horror films, has grossed over $800 million globally. Click here to read more about "Scary Movie 5."...

We've known that another Scary Movie was on the way for a couple of months now, but I haven't heard a single person say they're excited about seeing it. Undercover Brother and Roll Bounce director Malcolm Lee is directing the next entry into the spoof franchise, but series star Anna Faris wisely won't be coming back for this installment. Now ComingSoon reports the Weinstein Company has hired High School Musical actress Ashley Tisdale as their new blonde star to crack out-of-date jokes about pop culture hot topics in Scary Movie 5. This one sounds more like a Black Swan parody than a traditional horror spoof, though. Easily the most interesting thing about this movie was the leaked plot synopsis that sounded more like it parodied dance movies than horror films, with storylines and characters similar to those in Black Swan playing a key part in the description. I loved Black Swan,...

In what is likely to be considered the single most important news story of the day, we now have some plot details (such as they are) for the highly anticipated fifth film in the Scary Movie franchise, the cleverly titled Scary Movie 5.

According to Variety, The Weinstein Co.'s Scary Movie 5, which comes more than six years after the last installment, spoofs recent thrillers such as Black Swan, Paranormal Activity, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and 127 Hours.

Malcolm Lee (Roll Bounce, Undercover Brother) will direct Scary Movie 5 with production slated to begin this summer. Casting is under way, but David Zucker, who wrote and directed both Scary Movie 3 and 4, will also be returning to co-write and produce the fifth installment alongside Lee.

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It was recently confirmed that Malcolm Lee (Undercover Brother, Roll Bounce) was hired to direct "Scary Movie 5," which is set to hit theaters on January 11th, 2013. Production is set to begin this June, but it looks like Anna Faris will not be reprising her role. To get ready for the shoot, Dimension Films is looking for actors. As a result, the studio has put out a casting call, which also revealed the official plot synopsis for the new film, which sounds exactly like "Black Swan." Plot: The story in "Scary Movie 5" involves the dance world, with a snooty, aloof, imperious, and oversexed French director of a dance company named Pierre putting on a huge production. Jody, a Caucasian late-20's mother of two and her late-20's African American friend Kendra are both vying for the lead in the production. Jody's extremely controlling former dancer mother is determined...

About two weeks ago, it was reported that Malcolm Lee (Undercover Brother, Roll Bounce) was hired to direct "Scary Movie 5" that's set to hit theaters on January 11th, 2013. Production is set to begin this summer with Anthony Anderson, Regina Hall and Kevin Hart all in talks to return. But despite that Anna Faris has stated several times that she would love to play Cindy Campbell again, it appears that the studio is not interested in bringing her back. "No, I don't think I'm going to do it," she told ComingSoon during a press conference for "The Dictator." "I don't think I'm part of that. I don't know exactly what's happening with it." Until we get an official cast announcement, it's tough to say who will end up starring in the film. But it would incredibly odd to simply cut a lead character out of a franchise without letting her...

Actress Anna Faris has long been a staple in the Scary Movie franchise. No matter how bad they got she was always there front and center with a big smile on her face. So will she be in the recently announced Scary Movie 5? It sure doesn't sound like it.

Coming Soon caught up with Faris who had this to say on whether or not she would be around for round 5. “No, I don’t think I’m going to do it. I don’t think I’m part of that. I don’t know exactly what’s happening with it, but I hear it’s sort of in the works and stuff.”

Maybe it'll just stay there?

Malcolm Lee (Roll Bounce, Undercover Brother) will direct Scary Movie 5 with production slated to begin this summer. Casting is under way but David Zucker, who wrote and directed both Scary Movie 3...

The comedic artform of spoofs have been taking a drubbing over the past decade and change, thanks mostly to the work of Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, who through their body of work (Disaster Movie, Epic Movie, Meet the Spartans, etc.) have turned what was once a clever style into one where the punchlines are nothing more than cultural references. But despite their reign of terror, there has been one spoof franchise that has managed to maintain at least a semblance of quality: Scary Movie. Four installments in and they continue to be the best spoofs made in Hollywood, a distinction that is probably not all that great considering what they’re up against but it’s still worth mentioning. But as a spoof addict/masochist like myself, a new Scary Movie is like a sigh of relief.

And now the long-delayed fifth installment is gearing to start production and...

About a year ago, it was announced that "Scary Movie 5" would hit theaters on April 20th, 2012. Clearly that didn't happen. But Entertainment Weekly has now learned that Malcolm Lee (Undercover Brother, Roll Bounce) has been hired to direct the new installment. Production is set to begin this summer with Anthony Anderson, Regina Hall and Kevin Hart all in talks to return. David Zucker, who wrote and directed both "Scary Movie 3" and "Scary Movie 4," will be back to co-write and produce the fifth film, which will be released on January 11th, 2013. It's not clear whether Anna Faris will return as well, but back in October she revealed that she would be interested in playing Cindy again. "Yeah, I would," said Faris. "I loved playing Cindy. She's so dumb. She couldn't be less intelligent, that girl. It's really fun for me to play that role." Click here to read...

The Jury

Tate Taylor ("The Help") is in talks to write and direct "The Jury", a remake of Peter Morgan and Pete Travis' 2002 British miniseries, for Fox 2000.

The original followed the inner workings of the trial of a young Sikh student charged with murdering a classmate tormenter. Gerard Butler and Mark Strong starred. [Source: Deadline]

Scary Movie 5

Malcolm Lee ("Roll Bounce," "Undercover Brother") is set to direct a fifth "Scary Movie" which is slated to begin filming this summer.

Casting is underway but David Zucker, who wrote and directed both the third and fourth "Scary Movie", will also be returning to co-write and produce the fifth installment alongside Lee. [Source: Bloody Disgusting]

Over My Dead Body

Andy Fickman is set to direct a remake of the hit German comedy "Over My Dead Body" for Oops Doughnuts and Wind Dancer.

The story follows a narcissistic womanizer who dies, goes to Hell and makes a...

I honestly thought they were done with this franchise, but it appears that the Scary Movie series is still going strong. Entertainment Weekly reports that director Malcolm Lee, Spike Lee's cousin, is going to be behind the camera for the next installment of the long-running spoof franchise. Malcolm has directed a few films before, notably Undercover Brother, Roll Bounce, and his most recent effort, 2008's Soul Men. Lee will write and produce Scary Movie 5 alongside series stalwart David Zucker, and production is slated to being this summer. The sequel already has a January 11th, 2013 release date carved into the calendar. Looks like they're moving quickly on this one, trying to remain in the public consciousness after the most recent Scream film hit theaters last year. I'd like to think that society has moved past considering these movies comedies, though they were always better than the uninspired spin-offs Superhero Movie,...

According to the Mayans the world is set to end this December despite the best efforts of one John Cusack. In light of this latest bit of news, we're kind of okay with that. At least if the world implodes, we won't have to sit through another Scary Movie sequel.

But of course that will never happen. Know why the Mayans stopped writing their calendars? Because they ran out of room. There's just so much room on a friggin' stone wheelm ya know? Besides that, would you wanna have to carve another of those? Talk about a pain in the ass.

In any event, yes, according to Entertainment Weekly, Malcolm Lee (Roll Bounce, Undercover Brother) will direct Scary Movie 5 with production slated to begin this summer. Casting is under way but David Zucker, who wrote and directed both Scary Movie 3 and 4, will also be returning to co-write and...

Malcolm Lee has been named by EW as the director of Scary Movie 5, the next installment in the successfully comedy franchise.

Lee most recently directed 2008's Soul Men and previous credits include The Best Man, Undercover Brother, Roll Bounce and Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins.

Lee will also serve as a writer and producer for the film, alongside David Zucker, who wrote and directed the last two Scary Movies.

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Dimension Films rebooted its Scream franchise last year and now its sister spoof series, Scary Movie, is getting another installment: EW can exclusively confirm that Malcolm Lee (Roll Bounce, Undercover Brother) will direct Scary Movie 5, with production slated to begin this summer. Casting is underway but David Zucker, who wrote and directed both Scary Movie 3 and 4, will also be returning to co-write and produce the fifth installment alongside Lee.

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Malcolm Lee has been named by EW as the director of Scary Movie 5 , the next installment in the successfully comedy franchise. Lee most recently directed 2008's Soul Men and previous credits include The Best Man , Undercover Brother , Roll Bounce and Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins . Lee will also serve as a writer and producer for the film, alongside David Zucker, who wrote and directed the last two Scary Movie s. Scary Movie 5 will shoot this summer with a targeted release of January 11, 2013. (Photo Credit: Nikki Nelson / WENN)...

Today in “I’m sorry, what?” sequel news, Deadline Greendale reports that Universal Pictures has decided to go ahead with a sequel to 1999′s The Best Man. As if that news was not already somewhat bizarre enough (or at least flat-out unexpected), the Deadliners seem to think this is in direct response to the studio’s desire for a Bridesmaids sequel, a quest that has apparently left the Universal executives so desperate for a wedding-based property that they’ve thrown dry rice at their entire library of nuptial-themed flicks and given a sequel greenlight to whichever one collected the most grains. Apparently. No matter what the process was for the studio to pick this particular film for another go-round, they’ve reportedly set the film’s original writer and director, Malcolm D. Lee (Undercover Brother, Roll Bounce, and Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins), to write, direct, and produce the sequel. Lee seems set on bringing back the film...