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Measuring 5ft 9 ¼ (175.9 cm), Krysten Alyce Ritter is much taller than the average American woman.

She wears a shoe size 10 (US), which typically converts to a size 40 in Europe (EU), a size 8 in the United Kingdom (UK), a size 9.5 in Australia (Au), and a size 25.5 centimeters (cm) in Japan (Jp).

Krysten Ritter in a straw hat styled with a tee and a skirt in Los Angeles on June 13, 2022 (Credit: BauerGriffin / INSTARimages)

Ritter’s Perspective on Her Height

“A Lot! I’m 5’9″ barefoot,” she told Mars Investigations when asked how much taller she is than Kristen Bell.

“Which isn’t That tall…is it?...

Throughout all eight seasons of Charmed, the Halliwell sisters — Prue (Shannen Doherty), Piper (Holly Marie Combs), Phoebe (Alyssa Milano), and Paige (Rose McGowan) — had many love interests (to varying degrees of success). Most notable, and the two that many would argue are the best, are Leo Wyatt (Brian Krause), Piper’s long-term love interest and husband, and Phoebe’s sometimes-evil beau Cole Turner (Julian McMahon). However, and though this may be controversial, the best love interest that any of the sisters ever had is actually Henry Mitchell (Ivan Sergei), whom Paige meets, falls in love with, and marries in the final season.

Santa Claus movies have been a staple of the holiday season for over a century, with Santa appearing as both the lead character and a side character in various Christmas films. While Santa is not in every holiday-themed movie, he is a central figure in several memorable ones, such as "The Santa Clause" and "The Polar Express." Santa Claus movies offer a mix of genres, from kids' comedies like "Elf" to horror films like "Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2," providing options for different tastes during the holiday season.

As the ultimate holiday icon, Santa Claus movies share a dominant place in many fan-favorite Christmas releases. Santa has been in movies almost since the dawn of cinema, his first appearance coming in a short film called Santa Claus Filling Stockings in 1897, less than a decade after the very first known movie in recorded history. Since that time, Santa has been a...

Night Train is a movie by Shane Stanley in which we can see Diora Baird in a very American thriller. The co-star is Abraham Benrubi.

The plot is about a Hollywood truck driver who avoids being pursued by the FBI. Our dear Diora Baird will piece everything together in this action thriller written by Shane Stanley.

Souped up cars, races and lots of road humor in this production with a very American flavor.

Our Opinion Night Train (2023)

This isn´t going to be the blockbuster of the year. It is a very simple thriller done with just enough resources and which is happy to be a secondary market product.

You can get an idea with this information and a little imagination (without much malice or sarcasm).

Coches tuneados, carreras y mucho humor en la carretera para esta producción con un ssabor profundamente americano.

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Buckle up for high-octane action thrills aboard Night Train.

Screen Rant is pleased to present an exclusive clip from Saban Films' newest action thriller, Night Train. Currently playing in select theaters before arriving on digital and On Demand next week, the action-packed adventure was directed and produced by Shane Stanley from a screenplay by Cj Walley (who also served as producer). Night Train stars Danielle C. Ryan as a woman driven to extremes and features a strong supporting cast that includes Diora Baird, Joseph D. Reitman, Ivan Sergei, Brent Bailey, Kevin Joy, Paul Haapaniemi, Reggie Austin, Thomas Nelson, Joe Lando, and Abraham Benrubi.

Night Train follows Holly McCord (Ryan), a mother who is desperate enough to save the life of her young son that she will take on any job, whether it's hustling strangers or hauling black market drugs with her souped-up truck. Despite having bounties on her head and federal agents like Jaylynne Jackson (Baird) in hot pursuit,...

"I'm still trying to get the whole 'kid' thing down." Gravitas Ventures has released an official trailer for an indie comedy titled Magic Max, an awkard low-budget indie romantic comedy starring Parker Bates and Ivan Sergei. After he loses both of his parents, 11-year-old Tim Hart is forced to go live with his immensely immature Uncle Max, a second rate magician. As the two learn to cope and start a new family together, they both figure out how they can help each other grow up. This looks like a second-rate film made with a bunch of friends, but it might still be amusing and enjoyable. The cast also includes Jud Tylor, Lotuss Blossom, and Barry Corbin. Sadly this looks like it's worth ignoring, not much to see, just two bland performances. Here's the two official trailers (+ poster) for James D. Fields' Magic Max, direct from YouTube: After a tragic...

Once BH90210 viewers realized that Tori Spelling, Ian Ziering, Jennie Garth et al were playing not their characters, but (versions of) themselves, there was another twist on tap: the actors’ on-screen families were fictitious.

For example, Spelling in real life is wed to Dean McDermott, with whom she has done reality-tv shows and with whom she does have many (five) kids. On BH90210, however, Tori’s husband is named “Nate” (played by Mother May I Sleep With Danger‘s Ivan Sergei), and they have a full half-dozen rugrats.

More from TVLineRatings: BH90210 Opens Strong Amid 'Loved It!'/'What Was That?...

Wednesday’s long-awaited premiere of BH90210 reunited the stars of Beverly Hills, 90210 like we’ve never seen them before. And that’s not an exaggeration — it’s actually the entire concept of the show.

To put it simply, the Fox reboot stars (in alphabetical order) Gabrielle Carteris, Shannen Doherty, Jennie Garth, Brian Austin Green, Jason Priestley, Tori Spelling and Ian Ziering as fictionalized versions of themselves, brought back together to celebrate their iconic soap’s 30th anniversary at a fan convention in Las Vegas. (Doherty is unable to attend the event, but the moderator surprises everyone by broadcasting her Instagram...

Why can’t all high school reunions look this good? As part of Fox’s new limited series BH90210 (premiering Wednesday at 8/7c), the show’s cast has recreated Beverly Hills, 90210‘s iconic opening credits — appearing in alphabetical order, naturally.

Gabrielle Carteris (Andrea), Shannen Doherty (Brenda), Jennie Garth (Kelly), Brian Austin Green (David), Jason Priestley (Brandon), Tori Spelling (Donna) and Ian Ziering (Steve) still look eerily like you remember them, striking their best yearbook-ready poses over the show’s classic guitar licks and saxophone wails.

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BH90210 is a reunion of Beverly Hills 90210 in which most of the original stars of Beverly Hills 90210 play themselves as they try to mount… a reunion of Beverly Hills 90210. It would probably not make a list of the five weirdest TV revivals of all time, in part because most of those slots would go to Brady Bunch spin-offs (*). Nor is it even the first meta reunion of this type: One of the best Curb Your Enthusiasm seasons was similarly framed as Larry getting the Seinfeld cast back together for a sequel special.

Natalie Sharp (Hit the Road) is set for a recurring role on Fox’s summer drama series BH90210. The series is described as a serialized drama with a dose of irreverence inspired by the real lives and relationships of Jason Priestley, Shannen Doherty, Jennie Garth, Ian Ziering, Gabrielle Carteris, Brian Austin Green and Tori Spelling. Having gone their separate ways since the original series ended 19 years ago, the septet — who will play heightened versions of themselves — reunite when one of them suggests it’s time to get a Beverly Hills, 90210 reboot up and running. Sharp will play Anna, a successful writer for a new TV show. She is the latest non-90210 actor to join the series, joining Ivan Sergei, La La Anthony and Vanessa Lachey, who also recur. She most recently starred in the musical comedy series Hit the Road for Audience Network. Her other recent credits include guest roles on Supernatural,...

BH90210 has some new company. Deadline reports La La Anthony, Vanessa Lachey, and Ivan Sergei have joined the upcoming Fox reunion TV show.

A spinoff of Beverly Hills, 90210, the reunion series will see Shannen Doherty, Jason Priestley, Jennie Garth, Ian Ziering, Gabrielle Carteris, Brian Austin Green, and Tori Spelling “reunite when one of them suggests it’s time to get a “Beverly Hills, 90210″ reboot up and running.” A reboot of the original series, 90210 ran on The CW from 2008 to 2013.

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BH90210‘s spousal group continues to expand: Ivan Sergei (Jack & Jill, Crossing Jordan) will recur in the Fox event series as the husband of Tori Spelling’s character, our sister site Deadline reports.

Sergei’s Nate is an ex-hockey player who wants to be a professional sports announcer. The actor joins fellow fictional significant others La La Anthony (Power) and Vanessa Lachey (Truth Be Told), who will play the wives of Brian Austin Green and Jason Priestley’s characters, respectively.

As previously reported, BH90210 — premiering Wednesday, Aug. 7 at 9/8c — will reunite original cast members Spelling, Priestley, Green, Jennie Garth, Ian Ziering,...

The cast of Fox's random Beverly, Hills 90210 is starting to take shape, and another significant other for one of the show's characters has just been cast.

Ivan Sergei has scored a recurring role in the six-episode series, as the husband of Tori Spelling, according to Deadline.

Nate is an ex-hockey player looking to become a professional sports announcer.

Announced earlier this year, BH90210 is described as a meta revival which focuses on Jason Priestley, Jennie Garth, Ian Ziering, Gabrielle Carteris, Brian Austin Green, Shannen Doherty, and Spelling as they reunite nineteen years after parting ways with each other.

Ivan Sergei is set to recur on Fox’s summer drama series BH90210. The Jack & Jill alum is the latest non-90210 actor to join the series, joining La La Anthony and Vanessa Lachey.

BH90210 is described as a serialized drama with a dose of irreverence inspired by the real lives and relationships of Priestley, Shannen Doherty, Jennie Garth, Ian Ziering, Gabrielle Carteris, Brian Austin Green and Tori Spelling. Having gone their separate ways since the original series ended 19 years ago, the septet — who will play heightened versions of themselves — reunite when one of them suggests it’s time to get a Beverly Hills, 90210 reboot up and running.

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Sergei will play Nate, Tori’s husband who’s an ex-hockey player looking to become a professional sports announcer.

BH90210, which premieres August 7, is the most anticipated new series to come out of the broadcast upfronts this month, with its trailer drawing...

In the 20 years since it premiered on NBC, the telepic Mother, May I Sleep With Danger? became a cult classic of the “Lifetime Original Movie” genre. Now, stars Tori Spelling and Ivan Sergei reunite for a remake of that flick executive produced by and also starring James Franco. Lifetime’s 21st-century update is said to revolve around a same-sex relationship with a vampire. [...]

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If you live in Los Angeles, specifically Hollywood, it's more rare to meet someone who isn't in some way part of the entertainment business (or trying to be) than the opposite. In the first apartment complex I lived in, there was a guy who became a reality TV "star" (for a minute), another guy who is now a pro wrestler, an agent at CAA, a post-production coordinator, and, of course, actors. Lots and lots of actors. Two years ago, I moved into a different apartment complex, where I became neighbors with one of today's rising stars, Amber Coney.

A few months after I settled in to my new place, Amber moved in down the hall from me, who was working at a restaurant while trying to break in as an actress. In roughly a year and a half, Amber Coney has gone from Katsuya hostess to writing and starring in actor/producer James Franco's insane remake of Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?, debuting Saturday, June 18 at at 8 Pm Et on Lifetime. During this short amount of time, she also landed a leading role in Freeform's upcoming series Dead of Summer, debuting Tuesday, June 28 at 9 Pm Et.

In case you haven't noticed lately, Lifetime isn't exactly the same network they were a few years ago. The network celebrated their 25th Anniversary last year with A Deadly Adoption, starring Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig, which showed that the network was embracing much darker programming. That's where Mother, May I Sleep with Danger? comes in, a vastly different remake of the network's 1996 TV movie starring Tori Spelling as a young woman whose boyfriend (Ivan Sergei) is aggressively obsessed with her. While there are certainly similar themes at play in Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?, to say it's simply "different" would be an immense understatement.

This version, which Amber Coney wrote based on a story by James Franco (who also has a supporting role), does feature a young woman involved in an unusual relationship, who also has a conservative mother, but that's about where the similarities stop. The story centers on Leah (Leila George), a theater major who wants to bring her new girlfriend Pearl (Emily Meade) home to meet her mother (Tori Spelling). What neither mother nor daughter realize, though, is that Pearl is actually a vampire, whose bloodsucking cohorts (one of whom is played by Amber) are expecting Pearl to "turn" her new girlfriend.

Over the weekend, I had the chance to speak with Amber over the phone, while she was on location shooting Dead of Summer about how she first met James Franco, how she revamped this cult classic for the 21st Century and much more. We also chatted about Dead of Summer, future projects and much more. Take a look at our conversation below.

Amber Coney: I'm so glad we were able to set this up!

Absolutely. So you're up in Vancouver all summer?

Amber Coney: Yeah. I'll be in L.A. for like a day on Wednesday for my Dead of Summer premiere, but I'm pretty much here until August.

I got a chance to watch this over the weekend, and it was really something else. It's not what I expected at all, but I really didn't know what to expect. I wasn't that familiar with the original movie, so I had no idea what to expect coming in, but I loved it.

Amber Coney: Did you imagine that your kindly little neighbor was working on this story? (Laughs)

(Laughs) Not quite. The first thing I wanted to ask was that I saw James has a story credit on this. I was curious how that worked out. Did he have a draft of the script, or an outline, and you just worked from that?

Amber Coney: Yeah, so he came up with the story, the reinvention and the addition of the lesbian vampires was his idea. He basically called me and said 'Hey, so I'm doing this remake of this 90s cult classic with Tori Spelling, and I'm adding lesbian vampires.' Oh, ok. So, he said 'I want to pitch my idea in the form of a full script. If I sent you an outline, would you be able to write it by next week?' I was like, 'Yeah... maybe... yes, yes.' I really didn't know, but I did it.

A week?

Amber Coney: Yeah! I mean, this is crazy, Brian. I wrote the first draft, like... if you manically saw me going in and out of the apartment, this is why. I sat and I wrote it in four days. It was four days, and one day of editing, and then I sent it to the network, and Lord be with me, I sent it over and they liked it, which was amazing. I pretty much just concentrated my time and just churned it out. I'm kinda crazy like that. So yeah, there was an outline I worked off of and then I just filled it in with the character development and dialogue and all that.

So he had it set up at Lifetime and he just basically needed a script really fast?

Amber Coney: Yeah, so Lifetime actually reached out to him and pitched him the idea to do the remake first. They did A Deadly Adoption, they want to continue on with having these important artists for their revamps, so to speak, of these older movies. That one, A Deadly Adoption, plays it very straight, and he wanted to do something different, with these fantastical elements in play.

I haven't seen the original, but just from what I've read about it, this is just so different. Did you delve into the original at all, or did you just work from his stuff and kind of ignore it?

Amber Coney: Oh, no. I definitely watched the original prior to reading the outline. There are character dynamics that clearly stem from the original, and if you look at the plot, there's a similar progression as well. Of course, I tried to bring in homages. The scene where Leah brings Pearl home for dinner is almost a replica of the scene in the original. If you really look, there are some nods to the original. Obviously the mother character is probably the biggest thing that ties the two together. Even though it's a complete reinvention and clearly so different, it still ties to it. And, also, it explores this fear of sexuality in a different way, but it still explores that idea as the original does.

How did you first come in contact with James? Had you worked with him on something else before he brought you on to work on this?

Amber Coney: I met him at USC. He was there for an event and I was working. I was part of this VIP hosting thing for screenings and I met him there. Then I started acting in his projects, and he got me involved in small roles, and then he figured out I could write, and he put me up to a novel adaptation of this book that him and I were both reading. He was like, 'Do you want to try and write a script for this?' Yeah! My first script ever was an adaptation of this Southern gothic novel about this ostracized mute in this small town.

Was it a (William) Faulkner novel?

Amber Coney: It wasn't Faulkner, it was Nick Cave, he's an author and musician. So I did it, and that was kind of the test, in a way. I did it really fast as well, I only spent a couple of weeks on it. He sent it to his development team and they loved it. That got the ball rolling. Once he realized, 'Oh, this girl is really good,' he would just incessantly send me outlines. I would finish these stories in like a week or two. I'm working on my ninth script with him right now.

Wow. That's crazy. So you also play Sonte in Mother as well, one of the other vampires. Was that always part of the plan, to have you play one of the vampires?

Amber Coney: Yeah. I really wanted to experience this process as a writer, primarily. I wasn't pining for any role particularly, but I definitely wanted to be in it, and I've always wanted to play a vampire. So I called up his producer and said, 'Hey, I have to be in the vampire pack.' He's like, 'Ok.' I still have my fangs in this plastic container. It was really a dream come true.

Did James always have it in his head that he wanted Tori to come back as the mother? I thought she was great in the film. It was a really cool mother-daughter dynamic. Was that always part of his original pitch?

Amber Coney: Yeah! I think we all wanted to bring in the original actors, as many as possible. Her and Ivan were perfect for the roles they played, so it kind of synced up seamlessly, and to all of our benefit. Yeah, she's awesome, and just so great to work with. I loved working with her. She's just such a kind-hearted person and so cool to work with.

Since the whole scripting process came together so quickly, was it the same for the actual shoot? Did you only have a couple of weeks or like a month to shoot this?

Amber Coney: Well, yeah. So, the script was done in a week, but that was Draft 1 and we were working on the script from August to December, when we actually shot. There were so many permutations. We were originally toying with the idea of having a father character instead of a mother character. We had it as Daddy, I Slept With Danger but it sounded a little weird. That was the original title, so a lot changed from that first draft. But yeah, we molded it, and we only shot the movie in a few weeks. It wasn't like we didn't have enough time, we weren't pressed or anything. We shot it over the holidays, which was crazy. It's like, Merry Christmas. Let's make a lesbian vampire film (Laughs).

You also have Dead of Summer coming out this month. It seemed like that came together right after you shot this.

Amber Coney: Yeah, it was crazy. That didn't have anything to do with James, it just came through my reps. It was like one of the first auditions I had for pilot season, so it was really early on, I think February. I got the script and I thought, 'Wow, this is totally something I'd want to do.' I get a lot of scripts and I don't have that strong of a reaction, that's pretty rare. So it's perfect that it worked out! I really, really wanted to be a part of it.

Can you talk a bit about who you play and how she fits into the story?

Amber Coney: Yeah, I play Cricket, her full name is Carolina Diaz. I'm one of the camp counselors that comes back. We were all formerly campers at Camp Stillwater, which is this Midwestern camp. It's really an ensemble piece, this group of counselors plus Deb, played by Liz Mitchell, who is the camp director. We stick together throughout the whole series. Basically, my character is well-worn and snarky and has all these one-liners and all this sass, generally. She kind of uses that humor to cover up some insecurities which you find out about in the flashback episode, which is episode three. It's really cool, because each character gets a flashback episode, where you discover why they act the way that they act, in present day. So, how the show's constructed, it's set in 1989, you have the 1989 present day, we're all really excited, this summer of fun. I really want to snag one of these guys, who's a counselor, this guy who I've had a crush on since I was a kid, and I feel that would validate myself in some way. We're all stoked to be there, and then these really crazy, creepy, ominous things start happening. We don't know what to believe, we don't know what's real, and you see our inner demons and this spirit of the camp manifest. So, that's the present day, then the flashbacks.

It seems, maybe not too dark for Freeform, but it definitely seems to be pushing the envelope of how dark they get.

Amber Coney: Oh yeah, yes, completely. It's perfect for their re-brand, because I don't think there's anything... there's nothing in this genre on Freeform, so it's totally a departure. The thing is, it's very dark, and people obviously die, and there's blood. Even though that's the case, the creators Eddie (Kitsis), Adam (Horowitz) and Ian (B. Goldberg) have said it's really dark, but they don't want to go bleak. There's always going to be some sort of humanity in the story, which I think is important as well. They have to balance all the twisted s--t that happens (Laughs).

You mentioned earlier that you're working on your ninth script with James. Is there anything you can say about that?

Amber Coney: It's gonna be good! I don't want to give anything away. I have to keep all of these under wraps. But yeah, it's been kind of crazy balancing filming and working on scripts, but I know I can do it and I'm excited moving forward. I'm confident I can be a writer-actor at the same time, which was has been my goal all along.

Did you go to USC for writing or was it mainly for acting?

Amber Coney: I was in the Bfa acting program, so that was what my focus was. It was like a conservatory type program, so there were like 16 kids and we were all in the same class and would do ensemble plays together. But, I was at USC, and I had a lot of friends in the film school, and I realized I have to take advantage of the cinema school. I loved movies already and I wanted to educate myself further, so I got a minor in cinema. Most don't have that much room in their schedule, but I'm a super-nerd so I just pursued as many classes as possible. I took a screenwriting class, because I read so many scripts as an actor, and if you read that many scripts, I'm sure as you know, the more scripts you read, you realize what works and what doesn't, what good structure is, how strong characters are built. Then adapting that novel was kind of like my master class. It came to me naturally, but it's been a refining process because I've had opportunities to keep practicing my craft, which is really great. I studied a little bit in school, but mainly it's self-perpetuated.

It's just crazy because the first time I met you, you were working at a restaurant and doing movies or whatever on the side.

Amber Coney: I was hostessing. I know, it's insane. But I've been so determined. I was hosting at Katsuya. I literally kept myself in the lowest position possible, because I didn't want to get too comfortable there. I have to have a fire under my butt, and I won't get comfortable until I get the job that I really want to ultimately do. I'm so glad and I'm never looking back.

I think that's all I have for you. Thanks so much for this, and I hope to see you when you get back in town.

Amber Coney: I know! Yeah, I'll see you when I'm back in L.A. Talk to you soon.

You can watch Amber Coney as the vampire Sonte in Lifetime's Dead of Summer, premiering Saturday, June 18 at 8 Pm Et on Lifetime. Her new series Dead of Summer debuts Tuesday, June 28 at 9 Pm Et on Freeform. We'll be sure to keep you posted on any of Amber's future projects, so stay tuned.

Before you go saying, “Omg, TVLine hates everything lately!” that grade of “F” is for “fun.” If you liked NBC’s original, so-bad-it’s-awesome Mother, May I Sleep With Danger? odds are, you’re gonna love James Franco’s 20th-anniversary remake for Lifetime (premiering June 18 at 8/7c).

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Masterpiece, it’s not. It’s more of a… a… trashterpiece. And it bears little, if any, resemblance to the 1996 cult classic, in which Tori Spelling’s mother tries to save her from obsessive boyfriend Ivan Sergei.

A bloody good trailer for Lifetime's Mother, May I Sleep with Danger? reboot has dropped, and Tori Spelling speaks for all of us: "I think this is just too much for me to handle right now." Spelling, 43, has taken on a maternal role in the remake 20 years after the original first aired on NBC. Where her hopelessly-in-love teen character Laurel fell for murderous bad boy Billy (Ivan Sergei, who will also appear in the reboot), this James Franco-helmed extension sees Spelling's character Julie's daughter Leah (Leila George) bringing home a girl named Pearl (Emily Meade) who has a dark secret - she's a vampire.

A bloody good trailer for Lifetime's Mother, May I Sleep with Danger? reboot has dropped, and Tori Spelling speaks for all of us: "I think this is just too much for me to handle right now." Spelling, 43, has taken on a maternal role in the remake 20 years after the original first aired on NBC. Where her hopelessly-in-love teen character Laurel fell for murderous bad boy Billy (Ivan Sergei, who will also appear in the reboot), this James Franco-helmed extension sees Spelling's character Julie's daughter Leah (Leila George) bringing home a girl named Pearl (Emily Meade) who has a dark secret - she's a vampire.

A bloody good trailer for Lifetime's Mother, May I Sleep with Danger? reboot has dropped, and Tori Spelling speaks for all of us: "I think this is just too much for me to handle right now."

Spelling, 43, has taken on a maternal role in the remake 20 years after the original first aired on NBC.

Where her hopelessly-in-love teen character Laurel fell for murderous bad boy Billy (Ivan Sergei, who will also appear in the reboot), this James Franco-helmed extension sees Spelling's character Julie's daughter Leah (Leila George) bringing home a girl named Pearl (Emily Meade) who has a dark secret – she's a vampire.

James Franco's upcoming remake of the iconic Lifetime telemovie "Mother, May I Sleep With Danger?" is set to get even weirder. The original 1996 film starred Tori Spelling as a young woman with a dangerous and obsessive boyfriend (Ivan Sergei) and was essentially a "Fatal Attraction"-style thriller deal.

Franco's take on the other hand is being described as a "vampire-infused lesbian romance thriller". In this take Leila George plays theater major Leah who introduces her girlfriend Pearl (Emily Meade) to her family. Leah's mother Julie (Tori Spelling) can't shake the feeling something is very wrong and soon makes a startling discovery about Pearl.

Nick Eversman also stars while Ivan Sergei will also return for a cameo. Franco penned the story, produces and will appear in the telemovie which is being directed by Melanie Aitkenhead. The new 'Mother' is set to premiere June 18th.

Source: Variety...

James Franco is an interesting individual who loves to try all kinds of things in his career, which is awesome! He’s always doing something new and interesting. It looks like one of his upcoming projects could be a remake of the classic 1996 TV movie-of-the-week, Mother, May I Sleep With Danger? for the Lifetime channel.

The original movie, which I’ve never seen, or ever cared to see, stars Tori Spelling as an innocent college coed whose seemingly wholesome boyfriend, played by Ivan Sergei, may actually be…are you ready for it?...a murderer!

Next year is the 20th anniversary of the movie, and the remake will be a celebration of it. The news comes from Vulture, who says that Spelling will appear in the movie, and she will most likely be playing the mother this time around. The movie will be co-directed and written by Amber Coney and Melanie Aitkenhead,...

A remake of “Mother, May I Sleep With Danger?” from James Franco is in the works at Lifetime, TheWrap has learned. The 1996 original aired on NBC and starred Tori Spelling as a teenage girl whose mother discovers that her daughter’s boyfriend (played by Ivan Sergei) is a psychopath. It has since gone on to become a cult hit, with Franco’s retelling set to celebrate its 20th anniversary. Amber Coney wrote the script for the remake, with story by Franco. Melanie Aitkenhead, the director of Franco’s upcoming “Actors Anonymous” will direct. Also read: James Franco Is a Man...

Mother, May I Sleep With Danger? awakens.

To mark the upcoming 20th anniversary of the famously and awfully titled TV-movie that starred Tori Spelling as a teen with questionable taste in boyfriends, Lifetime is developing a remake, it was announced Monday.

“[This] retelling of the cult classic from Sony Pictures Television will pay homage to the original film that continues to resonate in pop culture today,” reads the press release from Lifetime/Sony.

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Fun fact No. 1. That ever-industrious Swiss Army Knife known as James Franco is reportedly helping shepherd the project.

Mother, May I Sleep With Danger?, arguably the best title ever for a TV-movie, turns 20 next year — and James Franco is not about to let the anniversary go unnoticed. Vulture has learned that the Hollywood Renaissance man is partnering with Lifetime and producer Sony Pictures Television for a remake of the 1996 NBC movie-of-the-week masterpiece, which starred Tori Spelling as an innocent college coed whose seemingly wholesome boyfriend (Ivan Sergei) may actually be [cue dramatic music] a murderer. Lifetime and Sony aren’t commenting on casting, but people familiar with the production tell us that Spelling (thankfully) will appear in the new Mmiswd, almost certainly playing the titular mother. As for Franco, he’s not currently attached to appear onscreen, but he will get executive-producer and story-by credits on the remake. Amber Coney and Melanie Aitkenhead, both of whom worked with Franco on the upcoming feature adaptation of his novel...

Recently, ABC served up the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Castle" episode 13 of season 7. The episode is entitled, "I,Witness," and it urns out that we're going to see some very intriguing stuff go down when one of Castle's new private eye clients ends up getting murdered right before his very eyes, and more! In the new, 13th episode press release: Castle is going to get hired to uncover if a client's husband is having an affair, but the case will take a shocking turn when Castle witnesses the client's murder by her husband. But with no proof that The Killing took place, Castle and Beckett are going to have to investigate to expose the truth. Guest stars feature: Brianna Brown as Eva Whitfield, Ivan Sergei as Cole Whitfield, Gregory Zarian as Scott Galloway and Audrey Marie Anderson as Aubrey Haskins. The episode was written by Terence Paul Winter...

The Jason Statham action thriller also stars Michael Angarano, Milo Ventimiglia and Dominik García-Lorido and will open theatrically and on VOD in a day-and-date pattern on January 30.

Anne Heche, Sofia Vergara, Jason Alexander, Hope Davis and Stanley Tucci also appear in the film.

Simon West directed from the novel Heat by William Goldman who also wrote the screenplay.

TimeLapse Pictures, Gearshift Films and Yn Films have started shooting Igor Drljaca’s sophomore feature, The Waiting Room. The Canadian production is currently shooting in and around Toronto. The film will be ready for delivery in summer 2015.Michael Worth’s romance Broken Memories has wrapped principal photography in southern California on the drama starring Ivan Sergei, Rance Howard, Cerina Vincent and Kelly Greyson.

Everything has been spiraling out of control for all of the characters in ABC Family’s Twisted, and I’m not sure if things are going to get better any time soon. The mysterious crash that the police found in Vikram’s (T.J. Ramini) death has been in question ever since it was discovered by Kyle (Sam Robards). In the last episode the police found new evidence on the car from the crash, and much to our surprise, they found the fingerprints of Jack (Ivan Sergei) all over the car. He’s now the one in the spotlight who is being accused of killing … Continue reading →

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Twisted recap: “The Son Also Falls” This first season of ABC Family’s Twisted has been one heck of a ride already, and it’s not nearly over. The final scene of last week’s episode ended with Danny’s (Avan Jogia) dramatic confession to his mom, Karen (Denise Richards). He was absolutely sure that she was the one that moved Vikram’s (T.J. Ramini) body as a way to protect him. However, right away at the beginning of this episode (which was directed by Teri Hatcher), Karen denies the idea of moving Vikram’s body but she thinks that it was Jack (Ivan Sergei) to … Continue reading →

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If you’ve never heard of the play that inspired the film, no one could blame you for having a little bit of apprehension heading into a film called Jewtopia. The film’s name alone makes you wonder if it’s going to be an incredibly offensive onslaught of anti-semitic one-liners or a comedy created by and knowingly winking at anyone who’s ever lived or observed Jewish life in America. It’s a comedy staple that’s become increasingly common over the years, with the guilt-tripping mothers, a mandatory career path of lawyer, doctor, or media mogul, and many other overly familiar stereotypes. Jewtopia plays them all up, but in a way that’s simultaneously repetitive and fresh. It doesn’t hurt that it’s one of the best performances for Joel David Moore or Ivan Sergei, or that they’re backed by Tom Arnold, Jon Lovitz, Jennifer Love Hewitt,...

When "Twisted" took its midseason break, the ABC Family mystery left several plots dangling in the air. Not only was the central question of who murdered Regina still no closer to any resolution, but fans were still wondering just why Danny (Avan Jogia) killed his aunt all those years ago and how his (not) dead dad Vikram was involved in the Regina mess. And then Danny ran, leaving his destination a question mark as well.

When the show returned for its midseason premiere on Tuesday (Feb. 11), it came prepared with answers. First off, Danny didn't even run. He was hiding in the vents of his house, where he overheard Kyle (Sam Robards) tell Karen (Denise Richards) that all signs pointed to Vikram being alive.

After getting out of the house and getting Jo (Maddie Hasson) and Lacey (Kylie Bunbury) in the same room the next day, Danny dropped the bomb: He didn't kill Tara.

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If you haven’t heard about “Dumb Starbucks” it was a California “art gallery” that completely duplicated the look of a Starbucks, except it added “Dumb” to the Starbucks logo. It turns out the shop was a stunt by Comedy Central show Nathan for You, which parodies business improvement reality shows. I laughed when I saw it on the news, I can’t wait to see the episode.

Tom Cavanagh has joined the cast of the CW’s Flash pilot. He’ll play a physicist at S.T.A.R. labs named Harrison Wells. As far as I can find, there isn’t a DC Comics character with that name to hint as his future.

Just a mention of Tom Cavanagh has me looking for that Breakfast with Scot DVD.

How is AMC celebrating African-American history month? By developing a Civil Rights drama. Bombingham is set in Birmingham, Alabama...

Malcolm McDowell (Franklin & Bash) is set to co-star opposite Gael García Bernal in Amazon’s comedy pilot Mozart In The Jungle, directed by Paul Weitz. Based on the memoir by Blair Tindal, the project, written by Roman Coppola, Jason Schwartzman and Alex Timbers, is all about sex, drugs and classical music and shows that what happens behind the curtains at the symphony can be just as captivating as what happens onstage. McDowell plays Thomas, a seasoned conductor being forced into retirement by the arrival of hotshot new conductor Rodrigo (Bernal). Also cast in the pilot are Lola Kirke (Reaching For The Moon) as the impressionable oboist Hailey, Bernadette Peters (Smash) as Gloria, the Chairwoman of the Board of the symphony, Saffron Burrows (Law And Order: Ci) as Cynthia, a cellist in the middle of an affair with Thomas, Peter Vack (Cbgb) as Joshua, a talented dancer out of Juilliard who becomes Hailey’s love interest,...

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In the upcoming season of Bates Motel, we’ll get our first look at the infamous basement from Psycho, as TV Guide reports. Norman will use it to practice his taxidermy in there.

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Among the revelations in book about Rupert Murdoch is that Fox News paid people to post comments favorable to Fox News in articles about the right wing channel. I guess that explains the times I’ve seen comments complaining that we haven’t acknowledged that Greta Van Susteren is like super-duper liberal.

Syfy has ordered a sixth season of Face Off, along with two specials. One special will be a countdown of the judges’ favorite works while the other will basically bridge Face Off with Syfy’s upcoming body painting show, Naked Vegas.

CBS is developing Nicky a comedy that would star Nick Zano and take inspiration from Zano growing up in a home with seven female family members.

One gets flummoxed when forced to discuss something like “Jewtopia,” the existence of which we’d all like to disavow. Based on the sort of off-Broadway play best suited to people who hate theater, this embarrassing cocktail of racial obliviousness nonetheless has amassed a considerable cast of established names to sully themselves for the sake of gags that would be booed out of the writer’s room for a Chuck Lorre sitcom. So it’s got that going for it: if you like moderately big names regardless of the context, then “Jewtopia” merits a hearty recommendation. The thoroughly unlikable Ivan Sergei is Christian, a dim-witted son of an army dad (Peter Stormare, inexplicably continuing to play American southerners) who harbors a fetish for Jewish girls. His reasoning, that he wants the theoretically-controlling shishka bride to control and adjust every part of his life, is maybe the least offensive racial stereotype that peppers his stew.

In Brian Fogel's new romantic comedy Jewtopia, mixed signals are the order of the day, both from the characters to each other and from the movie to the audience. When redneck plumber Christian O'Connell (Ivan Sergei) finally gets Alison Marks's (Jennifer Love Hewitt) phone number, he hopes it will end the nine years he's spent mourning the Jewish college girlfriend who broke up with him because of his religion. Alison, the rabbi's daughter, loves Christian's Nascar jacket, which she mistakes for an indication of his sense of humor. In fact, Christian just likes Nascar. He also likes Jewish women. What should make viewers skeptical, besides Christian's fetish for Semites, is that despite living in Los Angeles, he appears only to know one actual Jew—his childhood best friend...

A new trailer for Jewtopia,based on the Off-Broadway hit, has just debuted. The story focuses on two friends, Adam Lipschitz Joel David Moore and his non-Jewish friend Christian Ivan Sergei, both approaching their 30th birthdays. Gentile Chris is interested in dating a Jewish woman Jennifer Love Hewitt because he feels that she will make his life easier by making all of life's decisions for him. Adam wants to date Gentile women because he does not want to be reminded of his roots. The two team up and teach each other how to woo the women of their choice. Check it out below...

Where's Olivia Pope when you need her? Body of Proof's ambitious chief medical examiner and congressional candidate Kate Murphy (Jeri Ryan) hasn't even been elected yet and she's already facing her first potential scandal on this week's episode (Tuesday, 10/9c, ABC). While making an appearance at a ritzy Russian political gala, Kate strikes up a conversation with a tall, dark, secretive Ukrainian attaché named Sergei Damanov (Ivan Sergei). "Sergei and Kate have this very steamy, very passionate thing," Ryan says. "And then it gets complicated."

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Even with a midseason return and a shorter run this time, Dana Delany is happy her latest series still has life.

It actually can be considered a new life, since the ABC medical mystery "Body of Proof" will reflect significant changes as its third season starts Tuesday, Feb. 19. Delany's Dr. Megan Hunt will be without several colleagues who were present from the show's start: Peter Dunlop (Nicholas Bishop), her investigator, who was stabbed by an enemy of Megan's in the Season 2 finale, and homicide detectives Bud Morris and Samantha Baker (John Carroll Lynch, Sonja Sohn).

Police work will remain a factor in "Body of Proof," though ... a bigger factor, in fact, given the main cast addition. Mark Valley ("Human Target," "Boston Legal") worked previously with Delany on the short-lived Fox serial "Pasadena," and their reunion makes him Tommy Sullivan, an investigator with whom Megan has a personal past -- a...

When ABC’s Body of Proof premieres its rejiggered Season 3 next Tuesday at 10/9c, among the new faces is one all-too-familiar to Dr. Megan Hunt — belonging as it does to the man who years ago broke her heart, police detective Tommy Sullivan (played by Human Target‘s Mark Valley). Here’s a first look at the ex-lovers’ partially unexpected reunion.

Related | Scoop on Body of Proof‘s ‘Thrilling’ Reboot and Big Season 3 Mystery

What brings Tommy from New York City to not just Philadelphia, but the police detail working Megan’s beat? Is he looking to rekindle their romance? Those...

Actress Sarah Jane Morris played Julia Walker on Brothers & Sisters once upon a time, but her story continues as she signs on for a guest spot on ABC’s Body of Proof.

Body of Proof follows Dana Delany as medical examiner Dr. Megan Hunt, who was once a star neurosurgeon until a car accident ended her career. Season three kicks off in February of 2013 and in that season’s 12th episode, Sarah Jane Morris will appear as a flight attendant. TV Line reported that her character’s name is Pamela Jacks and she’ll become key in the aftermath of an “airline tragedy”. I wonder if this episode was at all inspired by the recent Denzel Washington film, Flight.

In season three, adds dashing former Human Target actor, Mark Valley will join the cast, so makr your calendar for Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 10/9c. It will take the place of Private Practice...

Sarah Jane Morris will encounter not-so-friendly skies when she guest-stars on ABC’s Body of Proof.

TVLine has learned that the NCIS and Brothers & Sisters alum has landed the role of Pamela Jacks, a flight attendant who figures prominently in the wake of an airline tragedy, in the 12th episode of Body of Proof‘s upcoming Season 3.

Related | ABC Sets Body of Proof Return Date, Gives Red Widow Sunday Slot, Plots Suburgatory Move

Since Brothers & Sisters wrapped its run, Morris has recurred as Agent E.J. Barrett on TV’s most watched drama, NCIS, and guested on Castle.

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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

This weeks episode of The Mentalist, ‘Not One Red Cent’, served as a well crafted and very enjoyable stand-alone after last weeks very different, very emotional ‘Devil’s Cherry’. Due to unforeseen circumstances I was not able to review that episode. Needless to say, it was a 5 star 40+ minutes of television.

The opening and set up for the case-of-the-week involved Jane (Simon Baker) visiting a store to get his shoes repaired. For those of you who may not have noticed, Jane’s shoes are really, Really old. I loved his awkward relationship with the old cobbler, who feels faint and has to be laid to the ground in Jane’s arms after the bank robbers across the street fire bullets in their direction. This also means Jane’s shoes are unavailable to him for the entire episode, allowing him to wear a pair of ‘loaners’, in...

I see Teddy in the back! That means 90210 giving him some screentime, right? Right?

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Despite all the gay characters on television, is the legacy of Will & Grace that gay men are limited to the role of Wills or Jack, in both TV portrayals and how we expect each other to behave? The "Will" and "Jack" stereotype is an issue, but I think the picture is rosier. We have a good number of shows where two gay men are full parts of the cast and in a relationship with another regular (as opposed to the short story arcs that counted as most of Will Truman's love life). That might not be as much progress as we'd like, but I definitely think we've moved forward.

NBC has ordered a mini-series from Brothers & Sisters creator Jon Robin Baitz. The Slap is based on an award-winning eight-episode Australian series about the aftershocks after...

When it rains it pours, eh Kate?

Desperate Housewives‘ Richard Burgi is joining ABC’s Body of Proof as a district attorney with the hots for Jeri Ryan’s character, sources confirm to TVLine exclusively.

Burgi will play Dan Russell, a politically motivated public servant who fancies Ms. Murphy, on a recurring basis in the show’s upcoming third season.

Related | White Collar‘s Tim DeKay Books Head-Turning Body of Proof Gig

His addition means that Ryan’s Kate, who until very recently had little going on in the romance department, will now attract the attentions of two good-looking guys.

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

The Mentalist Season 5 kicks off with ‘The Crimson Ticket’, in what eventually turns out to be the week after the events of the Season 4 finale ‘The Crimson Hat’. As I did with that episode, this will be a large recap and review, something I’ll be doing for all episodes considered ‘big’ (finale, premiere etc.) or ‘important’ (such as the upcoming 100th episode). All other episodes however, will be accompanied by a regular sized review much like my piece on 4.22 ‘So Long, and Thanks For All The Red Snapper’ last season.

We start with the Cbi and FBI butting heads. Tension between the two bureaus exists for a few reasons, 1. They blame each other for the botched operation that lead to the death of Luther Wainwright (Michael Rady) and ruined their chances of catching Red John, 2. They are fighting over custody of Lorelei Martins (Emmanuelle Chriqui...

Rutger Hauer is sinking his teeth into a "True Blood" role. According to TVLine, Hauer will be a series regular when "True Blood" returns for Season 6.

The "Blade Runner" actor will play Macklyn, a mysterious figure with ties to Sookie and Jason. Could he have to a role in the murder of the Stackhouse parents?

Hauer's other TV credits include "Smallville" and "Alias."

"True Blood" will return to HBO in the summer of 2013.

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"Fringe" has tapped Jill Scott for a role in the final season. Scott will play Simone, an oracle-like character. [THR]

Josh Groban is heading back to "The Office." Groban will reprise his role of Walter Jr., Andy's little brother, in a November episode of the NBC comedy. [TV Guide]

Tom Arnold will guest star on "Hawaii Five-0." Arnold will play the villain of the ninth episode and somehow Girl Scouts are involved. [TV Guide]

Melanie Lynskey is coming...

This Just In: Jeri Ryan‘s love life on Body of Proof has a pulse!

The ABC procedural has tapped Ivan Sergei (Jack & Jill, Crossing Jordan) to guest star in Season 3 as a mysterious Ukrainian (named, coincidentally, Sergei) who catches the eye of Ryan’s Kate at a political event.

Unfortunately, they quickly get drawn into the murder of a young Russian girl — a mood killer if ever there was one.

Related | White Collar‘s Tim DeKay Books Head-Turning Body of Proof Stint

Sergei is currently recurring as an FBI agent on CBS’ The Mentalist.

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Once Upon a Time and The Mentalist are among the shows returning with new seasons tonight (if anyone needs a reminder about Dexter, Homeland, The Good Wife, The Simpsons and Revenge - they're also back tonight), and there is also a new episode of Hell on Wheels at 9/8c on AMC.

Polly Walker has a recurring role on The Mentalist this season, and will make her first appearance in the premiere tonight at 10/9c on CBS.

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“The Crimson Ticket” — While Jane tries to decipher Lorelei’s connection to Red John, the Cbi team is forced to partner with the FBI to solve the murder of a hotel employee, on the fifth season premiere of The Mentalist on Sunday, Sept. 30 (10:00-11:00 Pm, Et/Pt) on the CBS Television Network. Emmanuelle Chriqui (“Entourage”) returns as Lorelei Martins, Polly Walker (“Rome”) guest stars as Senior FBI Agent Alexa Schultz and...