The second batch of "Teen Mom" will premiere in January next year, Executive Producer Morgan J. Freeman announced on Tuesday, November 16. The reality show follows the lives of teenage girls during their first year of motherhood after "16 and Pregnant".
The sophomore season uses the girls from the second season of the original show although which of them have not been announced. The first season followed more closely four out of six teenagers on "16 and Pregnant" season 1.
Season 2 had actually been reported earlier this year but the shooting has not been kicked off until now. The premiere date is set for January 11 on MTV.
Meanwhile, it is still blurry whether there will be "Teen Mom 3" featuring the first season's cast - Maci Bookout, Catelynn Lowell, Farrah Abraham and Amber Portwood. On this Freeman said, "We're doing some continuous-type shooting with the original 'Teen Mom' [cast], but nothing's been announced yet about what we'll do with that."
Thursday, 18 November 2010
The Second Batch of 'Teen Mom' Will Premiere
Wednesday, 17 November 2010
Fans of New AMC Series 'The Walking Dead' May Squirm
Fans of new AMC series "The Walking Dead" may squirm at the following news. THR is reporting that the zombie series is not going to be back for the second season anytime soon. The predicted premiere date of the new season is October 2011, which is exactly a year after the first season debuts.
This is particularly frustrating for some because the first season only has 6 episodes. But AMC has several good reasons to premiere the series that late. First of all, it aims for another Fearfest which is the horror-themed programmings leading to Halloween festivity. There will be higher level of audience which fits the genre, and since "Walking Dead" is doing fairly well, it can compete with broadcast shows which mainly premiere in Fall.
Second of all, AMC has a full list of other shows waiting to get their premieres. "Breaking Bad" and "Mad Men" will occupy summer while newbie "The Killing" is going to be slipped in somewhere next year. In order to give each of them a proper promotion, AMC is planning to spread them equally throughout the year.
Third reason, the second season, which would have 13 episodes, has not even gone into production. There was a rumor that it would start in February 2011 but an AMC rep told CBR that nothing has been decided yet.
Transformation Revealed in MTV's 'Teen Wolf' Trailer
MTV shows it through the trailer that their take of "Teen Wolf" won't be as cheesy and hairy as the 1985 movie starring Michael J. Fox. The newly-released footage reveals a lot of details including how Tyler Posey's Scott McCall turns into the creature, who the villains are and what are his dilemmas in turning into the beast.
The network described the series as a "sexy thriller set against the drama of high school life with a forbidden, romantic love story at its core." Liz Gateley, MTV Senior Vice President of Series Development said, "We loved the conceit of the original film and knew the title had a great hook. The creative challenge was to take that title and reinvent it as a horror series for the MTV audience. It combines romance and high school to make 'Teen Wolf' the perfect thriller for MTV."
Set to premiere early next year, "Teen Wolf" is supported as well by Dylan O'Brien as Scott's best friend 'Stiles', Crystal Reed as the mysterious new girl in town, 'Allison', and Tyler Hoechlin as the older and possibly quite dangerous werewolf, 'Derek Hale'.
The Race to Win An Oscar for Best Animated Film Will Be Less Competitive This Year
The race to win an Oscar for Best Animated Film will be less competitive this year. On Monday, November 15, the Academy announced that they have only accepted 15 films for consideration for the Best Animated Feature prize, which means there will be only three nominees in the category. Had there been one more film accepted, the category would have increased to five slots.
This year's top grossers "Toy Story 3" and "Shrek Forever After" are among the consideration, joined by fellow hits "How to Train Your Dragon" and "Despicable Me" as well as newly-released "Megamind". Other animations in the running are "Alpha and Omega", "Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore", "Idiots and Angels", "Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole", "My Dog Tulip" and "Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue".
Meanwhile, the final four of the academy's 15 accepted films still need to start a one-week run at a Los Angeles theater by December 31 to qualify for this upcoming annual awards event. They include "Tangled", "The Illusionist", "The Dreams of Jinsha" and "Summer Wars".
The nominations for the 83rd Annual Academy Awards will be released on January 25, 2011 and the ceremony will be held on February 27, 2011.
Tuesday, 16 November 2010
AMC Releases A Sneak Peek of 'The Walking Dead'
AMC has released a sneak peek to the next episode of "The Walking Dead". Shane and the gang show a concern of Jim when he keeps digging a hole under 100 degrees heat. And when Jim becomes uncontrollable, Shane is forced to manhandle him and put a handcuff on. Unhinged, Jim reveals the truth about what he did to his family.
Meanwhile, Rick runs into unforseen problems, which get in the way with his mission to return to Atlanta. The November 21 episode is called "Vatos".
"Walking Dead" is three episodes into the first season. The sophomore episode showed a decrease in rating although not drastically, going from 5.3 million to 4.7 million.
Revealing why the series is different from any other zombie projects out there, AMC's head of programming Joel Stillerman said, "There are sequences where zombies are actually humanized. The series has an empathetic point of view that isn't just about the survivors but about the zombies, too."
Despite Safety Checks 'Spider-Man' Musical Makes No Changes
The director of the much-delayed "Spider-Man" musical is adamant rounds of vigorous safety checks have not had a detrimental effect on the production - insisting there are "no changes to the actual show". "Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark" has suffered numerous delays as producers fight to open the show on Broadway and the launch date was recently pushed back until January to allow safety inspectors time to thoroughly assess the aerial stunts.
Director Julie Taymor was rumored to have been forced to make a number of changes to ensure the production passed the inspection, but she's adamant the small tweaks will not compromise the superhero spectacle. She tells Showbiz 411, "There are no changes coming to the actual show. All the changes have to do with technical things. The flying, of course. But also all the wires, and the changes between scenes. We may need a little bit of an underscore to cover a move, or a small transition that needs to be smoothed."
And Taymor is urging critics to stop being so negative about the show, because "Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark" will provide a number of jobs and give Broadway a major boost when it opens next year. She adds, "This is a time of terrible unemployment. We have around 200 people involved in this, being paid every week. Do we really want to see them lose their jobs? It's unbelievable."
New Set Pics of 'Man on a Ledge'
Sam Worthington has spent his weekend shooting his upcoming movie "Man on a Ledge". On Sunday, November 14, he was pictured hitting the street around Roosevelt Hotel on Madison Avenue, New York City to film his scenes along with Kyra Sedgwick and Ed Harris.
The depicter of ex-cop and wanted fugitive Nick Cassidy was snapped storming towards Harris, who portrays a powerful businessman, and grabs him by the collar. Several men dressing in police outfit were later seen pulling him off Harris.
A day before, on Saturday, Worthington was also being involved in the movie production. Filming a scene set on a ledge of a building, he was joined by Elizabeth Banks, who portrays a hard-living New York Police Department hostage negotiator trying to talk Worthington's character down, and Anthony Mackie, the depicter of Worthington's best friend.
"Man on a Ledge" is a story of a man who threatens to jump to his death from a Manhattan hotel rooftop. The NYPD dispatch a female police psychologist to talk him down. However, unbeknownst to the police on the scene, the suicide attempt is a cover for the biggest diamond heist ever pulled. Asger Leth directs this thriller.