"Game Of Thrones" - April 17, 2011

"Game of Thrones", the new medieval fantasy TV series created by David Benioff and Dan Weiss, will debut April 17, 2011 on HBO.
Adapting author George R. R. Martin's best-selling "A Song of Ice and Fire" series of novels, "Game Of Thrones" is set in 'Westeros' where "...summers span decades and winters can last a lifetime...", chronicling the violent dynastic struggles among noble families for control of the 'Iron Throne of Westeros'.
The series stars Mark Addy as 'King Robert Baratheon', Alfie Allen as 'Theon Greyjoy', Sean Bean as 'Eddard "Ned" Stark', Emilia Clarke as 'Daenerys Targaryen', Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as 'Ser Jaime Lannister', Peter Dinklage as 'Tyrion Lannister', Michelle Fairley as 'Catelyn Stark', Aidan Gillen as 'Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish', Jack Gleeson as 'Joffrey Baratheon', Iain Glen as 'Ser Jorah Mormont', Kit Harington as 'Jon Snow' and Lena Headey as 'Cersei Lannister'.
Writer Benioff said his "Thrones" is "The Sopranos in Middle-earth", referencing the 'dark tone' of the fantasy series.
Principal photography for the first season started July 26, 2010, with primary locations including Northern Ireland and Malta.
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HBO Likes Dunham's "Girls"

According to reports, HBO has picked up the new comedy series "Girls", created by and starring Lena Dunham, director of the indie feature "Tiny Furniture".

Premise of the series will "...provide a comic look at the humiliations and triumphs of a group of women in their early 20s..."

Filming is set to begin this spring, starring Jemima Kirke ("Tiny Furniture"), Allison Williams ("American Dreams"), Adam Driver ("You Don't Know Jack") and Zosia Mamet ("Mad Men").

Judd Apatow and Jenni Konner will executive produce with Dunham.

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Syfy's "Face Off" - January 26

Syfy's new reality TV series "Face Off" premieres January 26th at 10/9c, "...in a battle of imagination and transformation" to discover "...the next big name in movie magic..." :

"...'Face Off' transforms reality by creating a competition/elimination series exploring the world of special effects make-up artists and seeing how perception can be distorted. Every week contestants will be challenged and pushed to create a whole new world with makeup, culminating in one winner for one grand prize that will launch a career..."

Syfy has signed McKenzie Westmore as host for the series, with SFX makeup judges Ve Neill ("Pirates of the Caribbean"), Glenn Hetrick ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer") and Patrick Tatopoulos ("Underworld").

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Sneak Peek "The Ricky Gervais Show"

HBO is offering a sneak peek of the entire first episode of the second season of "The Ricky Gervais Show", the animated version of Gervais’ podcasts that earned a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records for the most downloads.

The episode will be available January 7 through January 21 on iTunes, HBO.com, HBO GO, HBO On Demand, the HBO Apps for iPhone and iPad, xfinitytv.com, YouTube, TV.com, and Dailymotion.

"The Ricky Gervais Show" features the voices of Gervais, Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington. Topics covered in season two include 21st-century scientific innovations, bizarre medical stories, Ricky’s pet project to 'Get Karl Famous' and Karl’s fascination with doppelgangers and twins.

Also included are regular features 'Monkey News', in which Karl describes the role banana-trained monkeys played in early space exploration, as well as readings from Karl’s diary.

Season two of The Ricky Gervais Show premieres Friday, January 14 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.

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Cameron And del Toro "At The Mountains Of Madness"

According to reports, producer James Cameron and director Guillermo del Toro are in pre-production on a 3D Universal Pictures adaptation of author H.P. Lovecraft’s horror novella "At The Mountains Of Madness".

Written by Lovecraft in 1931, "At The Mountains Of Madness" was originally serialized in the February, March and April 1936 issues of the pulp magazine "Astounding Stories", representing the decisive 'demythology' of Lovecraft's supernatural 'Cthulhu Mythos' in a science fiction paradigm.

"...Geologist 'William Dyer', a professor from 'Miskatonic University', informs the reader that he plans to disclose unknown and closely kept secrets in the hope that he can deter a scientific expedition to Antarctica. On a previous expedition, a party of scholars from the University, led by Dyer, discovered fantastic ruins and the remains of fourteen ancient life forms, unidentifiable as either plants or animals. Six of the specimens are badly damaged, while the the others are uncannily pristine, with highly-evolved features resembling creatures of myth mentioned in the 'Necronomicon', and they are dubbed the 'Elder Things'..."

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John Carpenter Checks Into "The Ward"

Sneak Peek the new poster supporting director John Carpenter's upcoming psychological thriller "The Ward". Starring actress Amber Heard, cast also includes Danielle Panabaker, Mika Boorem and Jared Harris.

Screenplay is by Michael and Shawn Rasmussen, produced by Peter Block, Doug Mankoff, Mike Marcus and Andrew Spaulding.

"The Ward" follows 'institutionalized' woman 'Kristen' (Heard), who is haunted by a mysterious ghost :

"...As danger creeps closer, she comes to realize that this ghost might be darker than anything she ever could have imagined..."

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Sienna Miller Celebrates "New Year's Eve"

Actress Sienna Miller has joined the ensemble cast of producer/director Garry Marshall's upcoming feature comedy "New Year's Eve", starring Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Hilary Swank, Lea Michele, Abigail Breslin, Sofia Vergara, Jessica Biel, Sarah Jessica Parker, Halle Berry and Zac Efron.

Producers of "New Year's Eve" are Mike Karz and Wayne Rice.

Premise of the film, set in New York City "...follows intertwining stories of characters trying to navigate their way through romance on New Year's Eve..."

"New Year's Eve" will be released by New Line/Warner Bros., December 9, 2011.

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"Batman' And Robin" Find 'The Absence'- January 12

DC Comics "Batman and Robin" #19 will be available January 12, 2011, written by Paul Cornell, with art by Scott McDaniel/Rob Hunter and covers by Patrick Gleason and Gene Ha :

"'Batman' and 'Robin' have found 'The Absence', but a deathtrap awaits them. How do you prove a negative? How do you escape nothing? When there's nothing at the center of a life, madness can stick its claws in!..."

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Michael Biehn's "The Victim": Even Bad Girls Need Protection

Sneak Peek the new poster supporting the upcoming thriller "The Victim", written/directed by actor Michael Biehn ("The Terminator", "The Abyss", "Tombstone", "Aliens"), based on a story by Reed Lackey.

Producers are Jennifer Blanc and Lorna Paul.

"...'Annie' (Jennifer Blanc) and 'Mary' (Danielle Harris) find themselves in a life and death situation. Annie’s life is put in jeopardy when she is witness to a violent act at the hands of two Sheriff’s Deputies. Fleeing from her attackers (Ryan Honey, Denny Kirkwood) she stumbles across 'Kyle' (Biehn), a recluse living in the middle of the woods.

"The loner stays far from civilization – that is – until a single knock on his door throws his solitary life into chaos. Two worlds collide in this psychological thriller that will make you question your trust in mankind..."

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Jessica Szohr For "SoBe Lifewater"

Sneak Peek actress Jessica Szohr ("Gossip Girl") in her flavour-painted 'skinsuit', for the newest "SoBe Lifewater" campaign, to be featured in the February 2011 issue of "Sports Illustrated" magazine.

The photo shoot took place in the streets and jungles of Costa Rica.

"It definitely had an edgy vibe that I loved," Szohr said about the campaign.

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Carnahan Is Hungry Like The Wolf

Further to our reports February 2010, director Joe Carnahan ("The A-Team") will now start a 40-day production shoot, mid-January in British Columbia, on "The Grey", starring Liam Neeson, Dallas Roberts, James Badge Dale, Dermot Mulroney, Frank Grillo, Nonso Anozie, and Joe Anderson, as 'oil-rig roughnecks' suddenly stranded by a plane crash in the hunting zone of a pack of rogue wolves.

Neeson will play the leader of the group, that is systematically attacked by a pack of vicious 'gray wolves', social predators that live in nuclear families, feeding on prey, which they hunt by wearing them down in short chases.

"I haven’t had a situation like this since 'Narc'", said Carnahan, "where there’s no distributor, but you get to make the movie you want to, staying as light on your feet as you can."

Screenplay for "The Grey" is by Carnahan and Ian Mackenzie Jeffers, who wrote the original short story.

Scott Free's Ridley and Tony Scott will produce the $34 million feature with Inferno Entertainment's Bill Johnson, RSA's Jules Daly and Carnahan. Executive producer is Jim Seibel.

Inferno has backed the film's $34 million budget, taking foreign distribution, with pre-sales in place for the UK, France, Australia, Latin America and Middle East.

"The wolves have a territorial range of 300 miles, and they will run you out if you cross that," said Carnahan.

"If you’re within 30 miles of their den as is the case here, they will try to kill you. It’s simple arithmetic, but it creates an opportunity for one of those man vs. nature movies..."

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