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The 3D resurgence of the early aughts had Hollywood in a vice grip thanks to advances in technology, and, by 2009, horror began to embrace the format in a big way. That included the fourth installment of the Final Destination franchise, The Final Destination.

The success of Final Destination 3 meant a sequel was inevitable, this one planned for 3D. Final Destination 2 scribe Eric Bress and director David R. Ellis returned, with the latter taking the helm because of the 3D. The sequel makes full use of its 3D, incorporating requisite CGI jump scares of flying car parts and viscera leaping out of the screen, which, in turn, dates this entry more quickly than its counterparts.

Not helping is that this sequel puts all its eggs in the baskets of 3D gimmicks and embellishing Death’s morbid sense of humor; The Final Destination dials up the puerile humor with its more expansive deaths,...

If you love horror, Final Destination isn’t just a movie—it’s a stress test for your imagination. Every object suddenly feels like a death trap. One minute, everything seems expected, and the next, someone is getting taken out by a freak accident so bizarre you’ll never look at everyday life the same way again.

Highways? Too risky. Roller coasters? Not unless a heart attack is desired. Airplane turbulence? Gripping the seat like it’s the last lifeline. Well, Death is back, and this time, it’s playing by new rules. Final Destination: Bloodlines is the sixth installment in the franchise, and it’s not just a reboot or another copy-paste sequel.

The creators have made it clear that this one will be distinct, switching up the formula that made the series famous. If you thought you knew how this franchise worked, think again—because this time, Death isn’t following the script.

When it comes to horror movies, a few franchises like Final Destination keep you glued to your seat. It doesn’t rely on masked killers or creepy ghosts—just the unstoppable force of death itself. The series, which kicked off in 2000 under James Wong’s direction, is all about people trying (and failing) to escape their fate. No matter how clever they think they are, death always finds a way.

From the first film to Final Destination 5 in 2011, the franchise has taken audiences on a rollercoaster of brutal, over-the-top accidents. While the concept remained the same—someone has a premonition, cheats death, and then gets hunted down by fate—the movies found new, creative ways to make us squirm. Of course, as the series went on, the formula became predictable, but that didn’t stop fans from enjoying the wild, suspenseful deaths.

A still from the upcoming film Final Destination: Bloodlines...

When Jamey Johnson released his label debut The Dollar in 2006, he was a clean-cut hat act still holding onto a little spit shine from his service in the Marines. Two years later, he’d grown out his hair and beard and effectively brought outlaw country — in both look and sound — back to Nashville with the ragged and raw That Lonesome Song. The equally rough-hewn albums that followed, 2010’s double LP The Guitar Song and a 2012 collection of Hank Cochran compositions, suggested Johnson would be a prolific recording artist.

Instead, he...

In most horror movies, the characters are nothing more than stereotypes. There's the jock, the promiscuous girl, the nerd, the stoner, and the survivor. It's a trope that horror fans have become familiar with over the years. If these tropes are not present in the movie, then in many cases the characters are nothing more than fodder. They exist solely to get killed off by the serial killer, ghost, demon, or whatever other supernatural force is terrorizing the movie.

The Final Destination franchise breaks the formula. While the survivors aren't always deep or overly nuanced, they are the focal point of the movies. Viewers either root for the characters to figure out how to outwit Death and survive, or they eagerly wait on the edge of their seats to see how creatively the characters will meet their inevitable demise. Whatever the case, the best films in the series are rounded...

Death is a menacing force to be reckoned with in the Final Destination movies. Each entry in the series follows the same formula. After having a near-death experience, a cast of mostly young characters meet a gruesome fate, often in freak accidents. It's a formula that has worked for five movies. When it comes to the best Final Destination movies, there's usually a horrific, relatable opening sequence that exploits a viewer's worst fears. Plane rides, rush hour traffic, and roller coasters are all promised to be safe, but something could go horribly wrong. It's a nagging feeling that many have in the back of their minds, which is exactly why Final Destination is such a successful horror franchise.

Some horror franchises fall off the rails eventually, but Final Destination is unique since every single movie in the series is insanely watchable and enjoyable, especially for horror fans. Time will tell...

It’s always a good time to revisit the “Final Destination” movies, one of the goriest, most (re)watchable horror franchises of all time.

The cast of characters trying to dodge Death in each film changes (for the most part), but the enigmatic and menacing coroner William Bludworth (“Candyman” star Tony Todd) is in every installment except the fourth movie.

Here’s where you can stream all five movies, where people who survived catastrophic disasters are killed off in inventively gruesome ways.

Tony Todd in “Final Destination” (New Line Cinema)

“Final Destination” (2000)

In the first film, student Alex Browning (Devon Sawa) has a terrifying vision that the plane his French class is taking to Paris will explode, killing everyone. He freaks out and leaves the plane, as do several other students and one teacher. The flight does, in fact, go up in flames … and then people begin dying in the...

It’s time for another episode of the Wtf Happened to This Horror Movie? video series, and with this one we’re looking back at the fourth entry in the Final Destination franchise, a film called The Final Destination (watch it Here). This is the least popular of the five Final Destination movies we’ve seen to date – and you can hear all about it in the video embedded above!

Directed by David R. Ellis, who previously directed Final Destination 2, from a script written by Eric Bress (who worked on the script for Final Destination 2), The Final Destination has the following synopsis: While enjoying a day at the track, Nick O’Bannon has a horrific premonition of his friends and him all dying in a freak accident involving many racecars. Mere seconds before the vision comes true, he manages to convince them to leave. Although they cheat death then,...

Crown Media Family Networks said it has wrapped up its 2019-20 upfront ad sales, locking in double-digit gains for both price and volume.

The company’s twin networks, the Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, have bucked the broader trend of cratering ratings. With its wholesome, stars-of-a-certain-age-studded programming lineup and events like “Countdown to Christmas,” which will mark its 10th anniversary this fall, Hallmark has proven to be a draw for viewers and, therefore, advertisers. Demand was particularly strong in the retail and telecom categories.

Hallmark recently renewed one of its mainstays, When Calls the Heart, for a seventh season despite the controversy swirling around one of its stars, Lori Laughlin, who was implicated in the college cheating scandal. The network wrote Laughlin out of the show and severed all ties with her.

The fourth quarter, with holiday programming and advertising, is always a potent one for Hallmark. The...

It's never too early to get into the holiday spirit! This July, Hallmark will bring good tidings with two new movies to help viewers feel the Christmas cheer early on. According to Entertainment Weekly, the first film, Christmas Camp, will premiere on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel on July 7. The story revolves around an advertising executive (Lily Anne Harrison) who must land the account of a traditional toy company for a promotion. She decides to attend a "Christmas Camp" where she meets the camp owner's son (Bobby Campo), who teaches her about the holidays. And considering how romantic Hallmark's Christmas movies tend to be, we're sure sparks will fly between the two.

Then on July 13, A Merry Christmas Match - starring Ashley Newbrough and Kyle Dean Massey - will debut on the Hallmark Channel. The movie will center on a woman named Corey (Newbrough) who lives in a ski...

Hallmark is kicking off the Christmas season early.

The channel will air two original Christmas films next month, People confirms. The two new movies are part of the record-breaking 40 Christmas films that Hallmark will release this year.

Hallmark Movies & Mysteries will premiere Christmas Camp on July 7 at 9 p.m, Entertainment Weekly first reported. This film will focus on Hayley (played by Lily Anne Harrison), an advertising executive who’ll need to bring in a traditional toy company account to get a promotion at work.

To get acclimated with her newest clients, she heads to “Christmas Camp,” where she meets the...

Freestyle Digital Media has acquired domestic rights to Adam Cushman’s The Maestro, a biopic about composer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco tarring The Walking Dead‘s Xander Berkeley. It will get a theatrical release beginning February 15 in New York and Los Angeles, with VOD coming February 19. The pic, penned by C.V. Herst and produced by David J. Phillips, centers on the letters of Castelnuovo-Tedesco, who composed scores for more than 200 Hollywood films in the 1940s and 1950s and mentored the likes of John Williams, Randy Newman, Henry Mancini, Jerry Goldsmith and Andre Previn. Leo Marks, Sarah Clarke, Mackenzie Astin, Bobby Campo, Alex Essoe and in his last film Jon Polito co-star. The deal was negotiated by Freestyle Ira Goldklang and Rachel Koehler and Sean Pope and Tiffany Boyle from Ramo Law for the filmmakers.

Giant Pictures, the digital film distribution division of Giant Interactive, has acquired North American digital rights for The Bellwether,...

DaniElle DeLaite sat down recently with Merritt Patterson & Samuel Hunt and Jon Foreman & Tim Foreman from Switchfoot to talk about their movie Unbroken – Path to Redemption. It is an unofficial sequel to Angelina Jolie’s 2014 film Unbroken, starring Jack O’Connell and Domhnall Gleeson.

Telling the true story of Olympian Louis Zamperini the film stars Samuel Hunt as Zamperini, Merritt Patterson, Vincenzo Amato, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Bobby Campo, Bob Gunton, Maddalena Ischiale, David Sakurai, and Gary Cole.

We also got the chance to ask the Switchfoot brothers about putting aside their hiatus and making music for the new film.

Unbroken: Path to Redemption is released in the Us on the 14th of September, 2018.

Synopsis:

When the war ended, his battle began. Based on Laura Hillenbrand’s bestselling book, Unbroken: Path To Redemption begins where Unbroken ends, sharing the next amazing chapter of Olympian and World War II hero Louis Zamperini...

As previously reported, TV Line chatted up Scream executive, Jill Blotevogel, and she delivered new, early season 2 spoiler scoops. In this segment, she talked about the possibility of seeing Mr. Branson return. It turns out that Jill would definitely be interested in bringing him back for some interesting scenes with Brooke, and more. Jill stated: "I definitely wanted to keep Mr. Branson on the table. I thought Bobby Campo did such an amazing job taking this character, who could’ve very easily been a write-off as the skanky teacher who sleeps with a student — he ended up being more interesting. I would like to see him in Season 2. He’s definitely not going to be teaching at Lakewood anymore. But his presence would be really interesting. Wanting to see that scene between him and Brooke, a month after the events of the finale — to me, that’s something that would be fascinating.

Warning: The following Q&A contains spoilers for Scream’s Season 1 finale. Read at your own risk.

Whether or not you had guessed the identity of Scream‘s masked killer before Tuesday’s season finale, chances are you were surprised by something that went down during the eventful hour.

Audrey’s unexpected correspondence with podcaster-turned-murderer Piper? The fact that Kieran had nothing to do with the Lakewood killing spree? That supremely gross death scene featuring Sheriff Hudson’s intestines? Regardless of which finale moment shocked you most, we think you’ll appreciate the insight provided by executive producer Jill Blotevogel,...

"When this is over we need a spa day." "A murder is like potato chips—you can't just stop with one." Potential victims of a new masked murderer voice their concerns in a new Scream: The TV Series teaser video that looks ahead at upcoming episodes.

"What starts as a YouTube video going viral, soon leads to problems for the teenagers of Lakewood and serves as the catalyst for a murder that opens up a window to the town's troubled past."

MTV's Scream: The TV series stars Willa Fitzgerald, Bex Taylor-Klaus, John Karna, Carlson Young, Amadeus Serafini, Bobby Campo, Connor Weil, and Joel Gretsch.

The post Watch Footage from Upcoming Episodes of Scream: The TV Series appeared first on Daily Dead.

MTV has previewed the first eight minutes of its upcoming Scream series.

The video shows Bella Thorne's character Nina getting gorily killed by a masked serial killer in a scene reminiscent of Drew Barrymore's death in the original movie.

The small-screen adaptation won't initially feature the masked Ghostface killer.

Willa Fitzgerald, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Amadeus Serafini, Carlson Young, Connor Weil, Tom Maden, Brianne Tju, Bobby Campo and Amelia Rose Blaire star.

The TV series has been developed by Jill Blotevogel.

It debuts Tuesday, June 30 on MTV in the Us.

Someone's playing a deadly game poolside. Ahead of its June 30th premiere, you can watch the first eight minutes of MTV's Scream series right now.

"What starts as a YouTube video going viral, soon leads to problems for the teenagers of Lakewood and serves as the catalyst for a murder that opens up a window to the town's troubled past."

The Scream TV series stars Willa Fitzgerald, Bex Taylor-Klaus, John Karna, Carlson Young, Amadeus Serafini, Bobby Campo, Connor Weil, and Joel Gretsch.

The show’s pilot is helmed by Jamie Travis (Faking It) from a script by Jay Beattie and Dan Dworkin (Criminal Minds, Revenge). Dimension Films and The Weinstein Co. are backing the project, with Harvey and Bob Weinstein executive producing along with Craven, Marianne Maddalena, and Cathy Konrad.

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Scream Trailer 2. MTV‘s Scream (2015) TV show trailer 2 stars Connor Weil, Bobby Campo, Amadeus Serafini, Tom Maden, and Tracy Middendorf. Scream‘s plot synopsis: “The series focuses on the town of Lakewood. After a cyber bullying incident goes too far, the killer wreaks havoc on young people in the town. It exposes painful memories from everyone’s past and forces people to confront the choices they have made.”

We previously published these Scream articles:

Scream (2015) TV Show Trailer: Bella Thorne Headlines Film-to-tv Horror Franchise

Scream also stars Bella Thorne, Willa Fitzgerald, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Carlson Young, John Karna, Jason Wiles, and Brianne Tju.

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"By the time the first body's found... it's only a matter of time before the bloodbath commences." A new trailer for MTV's Scream TV series has debuted, teasing threatening texts and the new killer in action ahead of the show's June 30th premiere.

"What starts as a YouTube video going viral, soon leads to problems for the teenagers of Lakewood and serves as the catalyst for a murder that opens up a window to the town's troubled past."

The Scream TV series stars Willa Fitzgerald, Bex Taylor-Klaus, John Karna, Carlson Young, Amadeus Serafini, Bobby Campo, Connor Weil, and Joel Gretsch.

The show’s pilot is helmed by Jamie Travis (Faking It) from a script by Jay Beattie and Dan Dworkin (Criminal Minds, Revenge). Dimension Films and The Weinstein Co. are backing the project, with Harvey and Bob Weinstein executive producing along with Craven, Marianne Maddalena, and Cathy Konrad.

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One big difference between the small screen version of Scream and the movies is the killer's mask. Described as a mixture between the headgear of Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers, and Ghostface, the mask from the Scream TV series has been revealed.

EW unveiled the first look at the murderer's mask in MTV's Scream TV series. Empty eye holes and a gaping mouth show some relation to the iconic Ghostface look, but this mask is also held down by slightly visible straps and retains a more human-like look with its realistic facial dimensions.

With the Scream TV series premiering on June 30th, we'll have to wait until later this summer to see who's hidden beneath this new mask and find out their motives (if any) for murder.

Speaking with EW, Scream film series director and Scream TV series executive producer Wes Craven mentioned that the different design of the killer's mask...

"It sounds dead in there." A clever new promo video for MTV's Scream TV series has debuted, showing some recognizable MTV-affiliated faces splattered with blood and staring into the distance with glazed eyes.

"What starts as a YouTube video going viral, soon leads to problems for the teenagers of Lakewood and serves as the catalyst for a murder that opens up a window to the town's troubled past."

The show’s pilot is helmed by Jamie Travis (Faking It) from a script by Jay Beattie and Dan Dworkin (Criminal Minds, Revenge). Dimension Films and The Weinstein Co. are backing the project, with Harvey and Bob Weinstein executive producing along with Craven, Marianne Maddalena, and Cathy Konrad.

Premiering on June 30th, the Scream TV series stars Willa Fitzgerald, Bex Taylor-Klaus, John Karna, Carlson Young, Amadeus Serafini, Bobby Campo, Connor Weil, and Joel Gretsch.

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Details the upcoming convention screening of Bloodsucking Bastards, as well as casting updates for the Scream TV series and AMC's Preacher pilot, are featured in our latest round-up.

Bloodsucking Bastards: The office-set horror comedy Bloodsucking Bastards will screen at the Texas Frightmare Weekend on May 2nd at 8pm:

Press Release -- "An Office Space meets Shaun of the Dead action-packed horror comedy, Bloodsucking Bastards stars Fran Kranz as Evan Sanders, a low-level, dutiful employee stuck in a boring job at a soul-killing every corporation. Evan’s the kind of guy who does all the work and gets none of the credit, but at least he gets to spend his days with his beautiful co-worker/girlfriend Amanda (Emma Fitzpatrick) and his slacker best friend Tim (Joey Kern).

Unfortunately, it all falls apart in one fell swoop when Amanda breaks up with him and Evan’s boss Ted (Joel Murray) hands...

"Everyone has secrets, everyone tells lies, and everyone is fair game." MTV recently revealed that the Scream TV series will slash its way onto the small screen on June 30th and now the first trailer and promos for the show have debuted, giving us a look at the meta-horror moments to come.

"What starts as a YouTube video going viral, soon leads to problems for the teenagers of Lakewood and serves as the catalyst for a murder that opens up a window to the town's troubled past."

The show’s pilot is helmed by Jamie Travis (Faking It) from a script by Jay Beattie and Dan Dworkin (Criminal Minds, Revenge). Dimension Films and The Weinstein Co. are backing the project, with Harvey and Bob Weinstein executive producing along with Craven, Marianne Maddalena, and Cathy Konrad.

Premiering on June 30th, the Scream TV series stars Willa Fitzgerald, Bex Taylor-Klaus, John Karna,...

Recently, CBS delivered the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" episode 14 of season 15. The episode is entitled, "Merchants Of Menace," and it turns out that we're going to see some interesting stuff go down when the CSI teams visits a macabre murder memorabilia convention for their latest investigation, and more. In the new, 14th episode press release: The CSI team is going to investigate a homicide at a convention for people who collect macabre murder memorabilia. Press release number 2: The CSI team will investigate a homicide at a convention for people who collect macabre murder memorabilia. Guest stars feature: Larry Mitchell (Officer Mitchell), Skyler Stone (Alex Friel), Mekenna Melvin (Nora Waters), Dominic Hoffman (Roy Narvick), Greg Evigan (Bruce Waters), Rob Estes (Todd Spanna), Richard Harmon (Kyle Jessup/Second Geek), Cj Hoff (Pasty Geek), Joseph Buttler (Random Collector #1), Nate Shelkey (Random Collector #2), Bobby Campo (Damon...

MTV's TV series based on the "Scream" film franchise will reportedly recreate one of the most memorable scenes of the 1996 original - the Drew Barrymore-led opening sequence.

Like it did with the first film, the sequence will be used to kick start the TV series. Disney starlet Bella Thorne has apparently been cast in the role and revealed the news during a Facebook chat on Yahoo! Celebrity.

"Yes it is true. I will re-enact the famous scene of Drew Barrymore in the original series" she reportedly said and Bloody Disgusting later confirmed.

Willa Fitzgerald, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Bobby Campo, Connor Weil and Joel Gretsch star in the series which will will revolve around a YouTube video gone awry, leading to trouble for teenager Audrey Jesen who becomes a catalyst for murder and opens a window into her town's troubled past.

Willa Fitzgerald, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Bobby Campo, Connor Weil and Joel Gretsch...

MTV’s Scream TV series is just taking big risks across the board, isn’t it? Not only is the show doing away with the Ghostface mask and possibly running with one made of flesh instead, but there’s also a report floating around claiming it’ll attempt to recreate Drew Barrymore’s unforgettable death scene with Bella Thorne. Hit the jump for more on the new rendition of the scene and what it could mean for the show. The 10-episode series will begin in October 2015. It also stars Willa Fitzgerald, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Carlson Young, Amadeus Serafini, John Karna, Bobby Campo, Connor Weil and Joel Gretsch. The news comes from a Bloody Disgusting reader, but Thorne also confirmed her involvement during a Yahoo Celebrity Facebook Q&A. When one fan asked if she’ll appear in the first episode, Thorne replied: “yes it is true. i will re-enact the famous...

MTV's Scream series may not be using the iconic Ghostface Killer mask, but it will recreate one of the original Scream film's most remembered scenes. In 1996, it came as a shock to audiences when Drew Barrymore didn't make it past the opening act, as she was set up to be the star of the movie. She was dispensed rather quickly by the main slasher. Now, MTV has gotten another big star, and it's confirmed that this same opening act will be used once again to kickstart this small screen reboot.

Disney mega-star Bella Thorne stated that she has been secretly cast by MTV for this homage to the original Wes Craven horror classic during a Facebook chat on Yahoo! Celebrity. Bloody Disgusting was later able to confirm this report. About appearing in the show, Bella Thorne stated:

"Yes it is true. i will re-enact the famous scene of drew barrymore in the original series.

In case you missed it we now know that there are designs on delivering a new mask. We know that Willa Fitzgerald TaylorKlaus Bobby Campo Connor Weil and Joel Gretsch have been officially cast. And as word trickles down the grapevine were also learning that the Scream series could play a whole lot more faithful to the original film than wed thought possible. In fact this could possibly be a complete reboot in television form.

With Halloween just around the corner, MTV revealed today that the network has issued a series order for their Scream TV show. The announcement came through MTV's official Twitter page, which comes with a phone number (310-461-4299) that allows fans to hear a pre-recorded message revealing the show will debut in October 2015. Take a look at the tweet, and check out the full message below, which is delivered by the iconic creepy Scream voice when you call the number.

“Do you like scary movies?” If this line from Wes Craven’s Scream still sends a shiver down your spine, then perhaps you should prepare to be creeped out by more cryptic phone calls, as MTV has officially put in a series order for their Scream reboot.

MTV made the announcement via Twitter, using blood-splattered emojis to get the message across, in addition to a listed phone number. If you call the number, a man imitating Roger L. Jackson’s chilling vocal cords says, “Do you like scary TV? Scream is coming to MTV October 2015.”

The first season of the show will consist of 10 episodes and it is believed that the franchise’s iconic Ghostface outfit will not be worn by any killers early on, based on this statement made by R.J. Torbert of Fun World (the official rights-holder and manufacturer of the Ghostface costume) in an interview with Ghostface.

When MTV announced that they greenlit the pilot for the Scream TV series, many fans assumed that the iconic Ghost Face mask from the movie franchise would surely be seen at some point. As it turns out, the Ghost Face look copyright is held by the Fun World company, and they have been informed by The Weinstein Company that MTV will not be using the mask as part of it's "initial launch," but that may change in the future.

Here's what Fun World's Rj Torbert had to say in an interview with GhostFace.co.uk.

"To answer your question regarding the Scream TV series... Please note, that I had been in communication with TWC regarding this and they have informed me, that as of now, and during the initial launch that Ghost Face is Not involved in the new format. They also indicated that because of this direction, it does not mean,...

Just two weeks ago, MTV announced that it had set director Jamie Travis (Faking It) to helm the pilot episode of a series based on the popular meta-horror Scream franchise. At the same time, the network revealed a cast of young up-and-comers, including Willa Fitzgerald (Alpha House, Royal Pains), Amy Forsyth (Reign), John Karna (The Neighbors), Carlson Young (Key and Peele) and Amadeus Serafini. Now, some more casting news, including a major recasting, has been announced.

Bex Taylor-Klaus, who became a fan favorite on The CW’s Arrow with his portrayal of DC Comics character Sin, will be replacing Forsyth in the role of Audrey, the daughter of a Lutheran pastor, who is described as “an artsy loner who aspires to be a filmmaker.” Audrey used to be close friends with protagonist Emma Duvall (Fitzgerald), “a classic beauty whose looks and popularity hide a natural shyness and intellectual nature.” Emma,...

Arrow's Bex Taylor-Klaus will have a major role in MTV's upcoming Scream television series.

Taylor-Klaus is replacing the previously-cast Amy Forsyth in Scream as teen filmmaker Audrey Jensen, reports Deadline.

Scream's Wes Craven on TV show: 'If script is good it could be fun'

Audrey Jensen is the ex-best friend of Willa Fitzgerald's character Emma Duval, who has recently been accepted among her school's popular clique.

Taylor-Klaus has played The Canary's sidekick Sin in Arrow, and has also appeared in The Killing as Bullet.

Scream's small screen adaptation begins with the release of a viral video that exposes a town's dark secrets and sets up a brutal murder.

Also joining the cast are Bobby Campo (Being Human USA) as English teacher Seth Branson, Joel Gretsch (The 4400) as Sheriff Clark Hudson and Connor Weil (Sharknado) as Emma's basketball-playing boyfriend Will Belmont.

Scream is expected to premiere...

A bunch of major TV casting has happened in the past day or so:

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Eddie Izzard ("Hannibal"), Noah Taylor ("Game of Thrones") and Olesya Rulin ("High School Musical") have all scored major roles in Sony Playstation Network's "Powers". The upcoming direct-to-series adaptation of the acclaimed comic follows a pair of cops who investigate crimes related to people with superhuman abilities. [Source: Deadline]

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Four more names have joined the cast of the pilot based on the "Scream" franchise for MTV. Bex Taylor-Klaus ("Arrow") will replace the previously set Amy Forsyth in the role of a Lutheran pastor's daughter and aspiring filmmaker.

Also onboard are Bobby Campo ("The Final Destination") as a hunky English teacher, Connor Weil ("Sharknado") as an all-American high school basketball player, and Joel Gretsch ("V," "The 4400") is Sheriff Clark Hudson who is a good guy and father to one of the kids. [Source: The Live Feed]

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We’ve got some TV casting news worth sharing. Here’s what’s coming at a glance: MTV’s Scream added Connor Weil, Bobby Campo and Joel Gretsch, and swapped Amy Forsyth for Bex Taylor-Klaus. HBO’s Show Me A Hero added Jim Belushi, Terry Kinney and Michael Stahl-David to the cast. Sony PlayStation Network’s Powers just picked up Eddie Izzard, Noah Taylor and Olesya Rulin. Hit the jump for more. Just the other week, we told you that MTV’s Scream TV show loaded up its cast with a whole bunch of fresh faces including Forsyth as a character named Audrey Jensen, the “artsy loner who aspires to be a filmmaker.” However, apparently that didn’t wind up working out because according to THR, they just swapped her out for Arrow’s Taylor-Klaus. Willa Fitzgerald will lead the show as Emma Duvall, a Sidney Prescott-type character who goes...

Some quick casting news is here for the upcoming MTV series based on the Scream franchise as THR is reporting that four more actors have signed on for active duty, one of whom will be replacing the previously announced Amy Forsyth.

Willa Fitzgerald will star as Emma Duvall, a classic beauty whose looks and popularity hide a natural shyness and intellectual nature. Her new life with the “in crowd” leaves her estranged from her childhood best friend, Audrey.

Emma is the lead in MTV’s "Scream" take and bears a resemblance to Neve Campbell’s tortured high school student Sidney Prescott in the 1996 feature film.

Bex Taylor-Klaus, who has been recurring on The CW’s "Arrow" as DC Comics character Sin and whose credits also include "The Killing" and "House of Lies," will replace Forsyth in role of Audrey, the daughter of a Lutheran pastor. She’s described as an...

MTV’s Scream has been in the making for a while. It was first announced that the show had a pilot order in May of 2013, but it wasn’t until more than a year later that it finally found its cast and director. And now, there’s been a change to that cast.

EW has confirmed that Bex Taylor-Klaus, who plays Sin on The CW’s Arrow, will replace Amy Forsyth in the lead role of Audrey Jensen, who was originally described as “the daughter of a Lutheran pastor” and “an artsy loner who aspired to be a filmmaker.” There...

Following a slew of casting announcements earlier this month, MTV is rounding out the cast of its Scream pilot, adding Bex Taylor-Klaus (Arrow, The Killing), Bobby Campo (The Final Destination), Connor Weil (Sharknado) and Joel Gretsch (The 4400).

Bex Taylor-Klaus, who recently played Sin on CW's Arrow, actually replaces the previously announced Amy Forsyth as Audrey Jensen, the daughter of a Lutheran pastor described as a loner and an aspiring filmmaker. Bobby Campo will have a recurring role as Seth Branson, a charming and easy-going English teacher at Lakewood High. Connor Weil will be a new series regular as Will Bellmont, an All-American basketball player and boyfriend of the main character Emma Duval (Willa Fitzgerald). Joel Gretsch rounds out the cast as Sheriff Clark Hudson, a respectable lawman and father to Kiernan (Amadeus Serafini).

Other confirmed cast members include John Karna as Noah Foster, a computer genius and best friend of Audrey Jensen,...

We recently reported the official core cast and director for MTV’s Scream pilot, based on director Wes Craven and writer Kevin Williamson’s self aware and scary film series. Now the show is really taking shape with the announcement of four additions to the cast, one of whom is a favorite among fans of AMC’s The Killing and is replacing a previously attached actress.

Bex Taylor-Klaus, who played Bullet in season 3 of AMC’s The Killing and portrays Sin on The CW’s Arrow, has now joined the cast of the Scream TV series. Taylor-Klaus will play Audrey Jensen (the former best friend of the show’s main character, Emma), a role previously held by Amy Forsyth. Here are the four new additions and their character biographies (courtesy of The Hollywood Reporter):

“Bex Taylor-Klaus plays Audrey Jensen… the daughter of a Lutheran pastor. She’s described as...

MTV is hoping to make its Scream pilot No. 1 — with a “Bullet” — by recasting a major role.

Bex Taylor-Klaus (The Killing‘s Bullet, Arrow‘s Sin) will now play Audrey Jensen, best friend of Willa Fitzgerald’s Emma. She replaces Reign‘s Amy Forsyth, a decision that was reportedly made after the table read for the pilot, according to our sister site Deadline.

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The daughter of a Lutheran pastor, Audrey is described as an artsy loner who aspires to be a filmmaker. The project — penned by Jay Beattie and Dan Dworkin (Criminal Minds,...

The Scream television series over at MTV just recast one of its main characters. The Hollywood Reporter says Bex Taylor-Klaus is taking over for Amy Forsyth as "Audrey," a teen who aspires to be a filmmaker. No reason was revealed as to why Forsyth exited the role.

Added to the cast, per THR:

Bobby Campo (The Final Destination) will recur as Seth Branson, the hot English teacher at Lakewood High who has an easy charm and is clearly one of the "cool" teachers, who can go with it if a lesson plan gets a little off-track.

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Title: The Jazz Funeral Director: Jesse Rosen Starring: Bobby Campo, James Morrison, Maiara Walsh, Dee Wallace, Rene Le Vant A world premiere and Grand Jury honorable mention selection at the recently concluded 17th annual Dances With Films Fest, “The Jazz Funeral” is a relaxed, shrewdly observed portrait of the sort of crucible that a lot of young men must pass through in entering into a functional, adult, peer relationship with their father. Smart, modulated performances and a professional, unfussy technical package mark this as a superlative indie effort — one that augurs good things for a lot of the young talent involved. Would-be musician Billy (Bobby Campo) is having minor-chord relationship troubles with his live-in girlfriend [ Read More ]

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Los Angeles' "defiantly independent" Dances with Films festivals kicks off this week in Hollywood. In spirit, Toh! has the trailer exclusive for narrative feature "The Jazz Funeral," a touching father-son travelogue set against the backdrop of sweltering, jazz-addled New Orleans. Here is the official synopsis for the film, starring Bobby Campo and James Morrison:The ​death of a family friend brings a father and son to the intoxicating city of New Orleans. Amidst the colorful vibrance of the city, a strained relationship unravels, forcing them to bury the past and let go of the present in order to rebuild their future."The Jazz Funeral" is based on a true story, and directed by Jesse Rosen. "The Jazz Funeral" Official Trailer from Jesse Rosen on Vimeo.

When Showtime debuted its new series Masters of Sex, about pioneering sex researchers Masters and Johnson, we wondered if and how the show would handle the gay thing. M&J had what can be charitably described as a problematic relationship with homosexuality, running a clinic purporting to convert homosexuals with a claimed 71% effective rate (Virginia Johnson would later allow that figure was an exaggeration). Add to that the 1950s period setting and the general repression of non-standard sexuality in America in general and there had to be concern that gay people would be rendered invisible on the series.

We needn’t have worried. In addition to kicking off with a three-episode arc featuring lesbian prostitute Betty Dimello (Annaleigh Ashford), Showtime slipped a stealth gay character into the series, and his story is not only the most interesting one in the show, it’s probably one of the best gay storylines...

"Grey's Anatomy" fans may be weeping over the thought of Sandra Oh leaving at the end of Season 10, but perhaps this hilarious Season 9 gag reel, courtesy of ETOnline, will lift your spirits?

The drama might be non-stop at Grey Sloan Memorial, but the cast clearly knows how to have fun between takes, with stars such as Oh, Patrick Dempsey, Kevin McKidd and Jessica Capshaw showing a lighter side in the newly released bloopers.

While Oh's exit will undoubtedly affect the series, Season 10 will also feature some new faces. "Dexter" star James Remar will appear in multiple episodes, Bobby Campo and Heather Hemmens will play an engaged couple -- a firefighter and cop, respectively -- who are involved in a disaster in the Season 10 premiere, and Veronica Cartwright is also set to guest star.

"Grey's Anatomy" Season 10 premieres Thursday, Sept. 26 at 9 p.m. Et with a two-hour episode on ABC.

The "Grey's Anatomy" Season 10 premiere is just under two months away, but new details have emerged that will give fans some clues about what they'll see when the ABC medical drama returns.

TVLine reports that the "Grey's Anatomy" Season 10 premiere will be called "Seal Our Fate," which is quite ominous when looking at the end of Season 9 and what we know about the upcoming season.

Richard Webber (James Pickens Jr.) was last seen unconscious in the Season 9 finale, laying on the floor of the flooded basement of Grey Sloan Memorial, electrocuted after the power came back on in the wake of the storm that hovered over the season's final two episodes.

"Hopefully that's not going to happen, but we don't know," Kevin McKidd (Dr. Owen Hunt) told TV Guide in May of Richard's possible death. "If there's a chance to save Richard, you're going to have every doctor at Grey...

Well, this is nice and ominous.

ABC sources have confirmed the Grey's Anatomy Season 10 premiere title to TV Line and it may not bode well for the future of Dr. Richard Webber.

The September 26th opener will be called "Seal Our Fate." Gulp.

As previously reported, the two-hour opener will center on the new interns at the hospital, as well as the aftermath of Meredith's difficult birth.

We also know that Veronica Cartwright will guest star on the premiere, as will Bobby Campo and Heather Hemmens. The former's role is unknown, while the latter pair will portray an engaged couple who viewers meet at the scene of an accident.

Grey's Anatomy Season 10 will feature a quartet of new series regulars. Gaius Charles, Jerrika Hinton, Camilla Luddington and Tessa Ferrer were all promoted by the hit drama in June. They all debuted on Season 9 as the characters of Shane, Stephanie, Jo and Lea,...

Shonda Rhimes and her cryptic, inscrutable episode titles!

TVLine has learned the title of Grey’s Anatomy‘s Season 10 premiere on Sept. 26 and, much like the blackout that rocked Seattle Grace Mercy West in the finale, it’s dark.

According to sources, the first hour of the two-part opener is titled, “Seal Our Fate.”

What does it mean?! Whose fate is sealed?! The Chief’s?!

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As consulting producer Dan Bucatinsky teased to TVLine earlier this week, the premiere — which boasts a guest cast that includes Veronica Cartwright...

Will Webber make it out alive? Will Meredith and her baby be okay? What is in store for a number of our favorite couples?

There are certainly a number of questions surrounding the Grey's Anatomy Season 10 premiere, but while Shonda Rhimes remains mum on most answers, we can at least confirm the following:

Veronica Cartwright - a veteran actress known for supernatural roles on Invasion, The X- Files and Eastwick - will guest star on the two-hour September opener. Details on her role remain unclear at this time.

ABC has also announced that Bobby Campo and Heather Hemmens will stop by the premiere and both may also turn up later in the season.

Grey's Anatomy returns with new episodes on Thursday, September 26.