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Welcome to another horror/sci-fi round-up! This time around we have word of two big cast confirmations for Independence Day 2, details on Scream Factory's Deep in the Darkness Blu-ray / DVD release, and information on the new Blanc/Biehn Productions film, Treachery.

Independence Day 2: Last night it was revealed that the first official cast member had signed on to star in Roland Emmerich's Independence Day 2, the sequel to his 1996 film that featured massive alien-induced destruction and larger-than-life characters. It's now been confirmed that one of those characters will be coming back, as Emmerich tweeted last night that Jeff Goldblum will appear in the sequel, likely reprising his role as the brainy and dryly humorous David Levinson, who teamed up with fighter pilot Captain Steven Hiller to take down the mothership in the original film. Smith will not be coming back to reprise his role as Steven.

Origin has acquired rights to Blanc/Biehn Productions’ dark thriller starring Michael Biehn and Jennifer Blanc Biehn.

Travis Romero wrote and directed Treachery, which explores the life of a man who is stranded with his estranged son at a remote wedding as dark truths rise to the surface.

The film also stars Sarah Butler, Chris Meyer, Caitlin Keats, Matthew Ziff, Lorraine Ziff, Christian Meoli and Tanya Newbould.

“Origin Releasing is very excited to have this film its release slate for fourth quarter of 2015,” said Origin CEO Niko Foster. “Michael Biehn is an incredible actor with an incredible fan base and this project will find a great home on VOD and DVD.”

Javelina 98 and Three Little Birds also produced the thriller. Blanc/Biehn Productions brokered the deal with Origin.

“I always love playing humanitarian-type characters and characters that are the real good guys,” said Biehn.

“With an incredible cast, Michael and I were excited to take this story...

New NCIS Los Angeles season 5,episode 10 intense spoilers & clips hit the net. Last night, CBS dropped the new spoilers and sneak peek/spoiler clip (below) for their upcoming "NCIS: Los Angeles" episode 10 of season 5. The episode is entitled, "The Frozen Lake, " and it appears that it's going to be major intense and dramatic as Deeks rushes to try and save Kensi when she gets held at gunpoint, and more! In the new "The Frozen Lake" episode, Callen and Sam are going to enlist the help of a Gurkha, an elite Nepali soldier that specializes in knife fighting, to assist in retrieving a missing thumb drive. In the meantime, Kensi and Deeks will end up, struggling to locate a balance in their partnership. Guest stars will feature: Ernie Reyes Jr. as Jemadar Thapa, Anna Khaja as Talita Pambakian, Christian J. Meoli Thug 1, Chris Warner as Thug 2, Fouad Hajji as Shooter 1, Brennan Feonix as a Paramedic,...

New NCIS Los Angeles season 5,episode 10 official spoilers,plotline revealed by CBS. Recently,CBS served up the new,official,synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "NCIS: Los Angeles" episode 10 of season 5. The episode is entitled, "The Frozen Lake, " and it sounds like it'll be quite interesting as Sam and Callen recruit a knife fighting expert to help out in their new case, and more. In the new,10th episode press release: Callen and Sam will enlist the help of a Gurkha, which is an elite Nepali soldier that specializes in knife fighting to help with a mission. Press release number 2: Callen and Sam are going to enlist the help of a Gurkha, an elite Nepali soldier, specializing in knife fighting, to retrieve a missing thumb drive. Meanwhile, Kensi and Deeks are going to struggle to find a balance in their partnership. Guest stars will include: Ernie Reyes Jr. as Jemadar Thapa,...

Traverse Media has acquired North American digital rights to the Blanc/Biehn Productions thriller starring Michael Biehn.

The story centres on the nightmare that ensues when an indiscretion tests a strained father-son relationship and reveals deep secrets.

The cast includes Sarah Butler, Caitlin Keats, Jennifer Blanc (pictured at right with Biehn), Chris Meyer, Matthew Ziff, Richard Gunn, Christian Meoli and Tany Newbould.

Traverse will release in the first half of 2014 and will co-present a Los Angeles theatrical screening at a date to be determined.

“We are delighted to be working with the talented and passionate team at Blanc/Biehn Productions on the release of Treachery,” said Traverse CEO

Cole Payne. “Our goal at Traverse is to feature well executed material by talented filmmakers, and this certainly fits the bill.”

Director of acquisitions and distribution Jason Tyrrell negotiated the deal with Blanc/Biehn Productions co-founder Jennifer Blanc-Biehn.

Errors Of The Human Body producer Payne launched Traverse Media earlier...

A Blanc/Biehn Productions film written and directed by Travis Romero, Treachery is about a group of friends who gather at a cabin in the woods for a wedding party that turns dark and violent. Michael Biehn, Matthew Ziff, I Spit On Your Grave’s Sarah Butler, Caitlin Keats, Jennifer Blanc, Richard Gunn, Christian J. Meoli, Tanya Newbould and Chris Meyer star, and producers Rob Freeman and Cody Hackman from Hackybox Pictures have come aboard to help with post. The duo cast Biehn in their upcoming mixed-martial-arts feature Tapped (about a teenager who enters an Mma tournament to take revenge on the man who killed his parents, co-starring Hackman, Martin Kove and Hobo With A Shotgun’s Nick Bateman), and they got along so well that not only did Freeman and Hackman become part of the Treachery team, they’re in talks to collaborate on future projects. Watch Treachery’s teaser trailer below,...

A Blanc/Biehn Productions film written and directed by Travis Romero, Treachery is about a group of friends who gather at a cabin in the woods for a wedding party that turns dark and violent. Michael Biehn, Matthew Ziff, I Spit On Your Grave’s Sarah Butler, Caitlin Keats, Jennifer Blanc, Richard Gunn, Christian J. Meoli, Tanya Newbould and Chris Meyer star, and producers Rob Freeman and Cody Hackman from Hackybox Pictures have come aboard to help with post. The duo cast Biehn in their upcoming mixed-martial-arts feature Tapped (about a teenager who enters an Mma tournament to take revenge on the man who killed his parents, co-starring Hackman, Martin Kove and Hobo With A Shotgun’s Nick Bateman), and they got along so well that not only did Freeman and Hackman become part of the Treachery team, they’re in talks to collaborate on future projects. Watch Treachery’s teaser trailer below,...

A Blanc/Biehn Productions film written and directed by Travis Romero, Treachery is about a group of friends who gather at a cabin in the woods for a wedding party that turns dark and violent. Michael Biehn, Matthew Ziff, I Spit On Your Grave’s Sarah Butler, Caitlin Keats, Jennifer Blanc, Richard Gunn, Christian J. Meoli, Tanya Newbould and Chris Meyer star, and producers Rob Freeman and Cody Hackman from Hackybox Pictures have come aboard to help with post. The duo cast Biehn in their upcoming mixed-martial-arts feature Tapped (about a teenager who enters an Mma tournament to take revenge on the man who killed his parents, co-starring Hackman, Martin Kove and Hobo With A Shotgun’s Nick Bateman), and they got along so well that not only did Freeman and Hackman become part of the Treachery team, they’re in talks to collaborate on future projects. Watch Treachery’s teaser trailer below,...

Rob Freeman and Cody Hackman are the producers of the upcoming Mma-themed film Tapped, and apparently they were so impressed after working with genre legend Michael Biehn (who wouldn't be?) that they have joined his newest project, Treachery.

From the Press Release

Tapped producers Rob Freeman and Cody Hackman got on so well with Michael Biehn when he starred for them in their Mma feature that filmed in London, Ontario, in the fall of 2012 that when they discovered he owned BlancBiehn Productions with partner and lifemate Jennifer Blanc Biehn, they ran out and viewed their production The Victim. The duo were so inspired they decided to continue the working relationship. Therefore, BlancBiehn Productions is proud to announce that the Tapped producers have joined in for post-production on Treachery, and the companies are in talks for future projects.

Treachery is a suspense drama featuring an ensemble cast that includes Michael Biehn (Tapped,...

Written and directed by Travis Romero, Treachery stars producers Michael Biehn and Jennifer Blanc in the story of a wedding party at a remote cabin where things get tense and eventually violent among the guests. Matthew Ziff, I Spit On Your Grave’s Sarah Butler (pictured above), Caitlin Keats, Richard Gunn, Christian J. Meoli, Tanya Newbould and Chris Meyer and co-star; check out the official teaser trailer below the poster and visit the official website.

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Written and directed by Travis Romero, Treachery stars producers Michael Biehn and Jennifer Blanc in the story of a wedding party at a remote cabin where things get tense and eventually violent among the guests. Matthew Ziff, I Spit On Your Grave’s Sarah Butler (pictured above), Caitlin Keats, Richard Gunn, Christian J. Meoli, Tanya Newbould and Chris Meyer and co-star; check out the official teaser trailer below the poster and visit the official website.

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Written and directed by Travis Romero, Treachery stars producers Michael Biehn and Jennifer Blanc in the story of a wedding party at a remote cabin where things get tense and eventually violent among the guests. Matthew Ziff, I Spit On Your Grave’s Sarah Butler (pictured above), Caitlin Keats, Richard Gunn, Christian J. Meoli, Tanya Newbould and Chris Meyer and co-star; check out the official teaser trailer below the poster and visit the official website.

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A play loosely inspired by the La-area mother who had octotuplets opened last Saturday to standing-room only crowds in Los Angeles. The so-called Octomom is not the only character skewered in the zany musical: other include Bernie Madoff, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, Vince Shamwow (of magic towel fame) and even Octomom’s fertility doctor, who has a mad and somewhat creepy crush on her.

The show has garnered enormous publicity, even including a segment on the CBS Early Show, and generally strong reviews. The two opening night performances were sold out, as is half of the five-weekend run of the show.

I saw the show and loved it. In fact, the entire audience was laughing and applauding throughout the show. Full disclosure: I’m not an objective observer, since I’m legal counsel for the play. So, go to the show’s website to read the independent reviews, and...

As if we need to have more of Nadya Suleman in our lives, Octo-Mom The Musical is now casting. Actor Christian Voltaire has written a musical about Nadya and her fourteen babies, and is currently casting the lead role. Producers released a description of what it takes to play Suleman: Female, Mid 20’s - mid 30’s. Funny, whimsical, but not too charactery. She should be able to command authority, play broad range of facial expressions plus physical comedy. Sketch and improv experience a plus. Likable, energetic and at the same time able to be emotionally expressive and believable....

'Octomom The Mu$Ical' will begin performances in Los Angeles on June 19th at the Bang Studio. In a recent interview with Todayshow.com, Octomom writer Christian Voltaire said that the title role is still open. "We're looking for a great singer, pole dancer, and child-rearing comedienne," says Voltaire. And it would help "if they looked a little like Angelina Jolie."...