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Could Alec's talk with his dad have changed his mind about getting his scars removed on The Irrational? It could be a factor!

Caution: This article contains Spoilers for The Irrational Season 2 Episode 11

As fans of The Irrational know, Alec Mercer (Jesse L. Martin) carries the facial and body scars left from a church bombing when he was a teenager. Season 1 revolved around the mystery of Alec trying to find out who was responsible for the bombing, which he solved at the end of the season.

Season 2 has shown Alec moving on as solving that mystery. He was also told that a new cutting-edge procedure might erase his scars, and he was tempted by it. Alec decided to keep the scars as reminders of how he's grown yet the temptation was clear.

In Episode 11, a case of a "ghost ship" brought Alec back to his hometown and a reunion with his father,...

[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for The Irrational Season 2 Episode 11 “Ghost Ship.”] Thanks to a case, Alec (Jesse L. Martin) and his dad Eli (Ron Canada) are able to get very honest with one another — and it leaves their relationship in a much better place by the end of the latest episode of The Irrational. When Alec heads to his hometown to help with a case, he calls his father out on not visiting him in the hospital after the bombing that left him scarred. Though Eli doesn’t defend himself at first, at the end, he reveals why he wasn’t there: He’d relapsed. He’d been five years sober the day he got that call, and the thought of his son suffering broke him. Cops pulled him out of the gutter, took him to detox, and he never drank again. He never told anyone until now. Then, Alec asks his father if he...

The Irrational reunites Jesse L. Martin and Ron Canada in the January 28 episode, “Ghost Ship,” with the latter coming in to play the former’s father. But they first worked together back in a 2008 episode of Law & Order. “First of all, everyone should know that Jesse is a wonderful actor and has achieved so much as you know, in Law & Order and The Flash. But before then, as a member of the original cast of Rent. He’s a gifted artist and a professional,” Canada tells TV Insider. “Jesse and I have an episode of Law & Order in common, ‘Bottomless,’ and it’s found some favor among Law & Order fans. Jesse and I worked together quite a bit.” “One of my possessions given to ...

Ron Canada as Eli Mercer and Jesse L. Martin as Alec Mercer in ‘The Irrational’ season 2 episode 11 (Photo by: NBC)

Prepare for a family reunion when Ron Canada guest stars as Alec’s father on NBC’s The Irrational season two episode 11, “Ghost Ship.” Episode 11 will air on Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 10pm Et/Pt.

Jesse L. Martin leads the cast as Alec Mercer. Season two also stars Maahra Hill as Marisa, Travina Springer as Kylie, Molly Kunz as Phoebe, and Arash DeMaxi as Rizwan.

“Ghost Ship” Plot: Alec and Marisa investigate a mysterious ghost ship that has washed up on the shores of his hometown. This forces him to revisit his past and spend time with his father with whom he has a fraught and complicated relationship.

Arash DeMaxi as Rizwan and Molly Kunz as Phoebe in season 2 episode 11 (Photo by: James Dittiger/NBC) The Irrational Series Description, Courtesy of...

Used on more than a few occasions over the years, Star Trek's best weapon to beat Klingons probably isn't what you think it is. Klingons have been iconic Starfleet enemies since Star Trek: The Original Series season 1, episode 26, "Errand of Mercy", which saw Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) defend the Organians from Klingon Commander Kor (John Colicos). Unlike Starfleet phasers, Klingon disruptors have no stun setting, proving their thirst for blood. Time and again, Kirk's Klingon enemies match the USS Enterprise captain's battle strategy, starship armaments, and taste for revengebest served cold, of course.

Klingons are redefined by Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, with an emphasis on rituals and honor that changes the Klingons' favored weapons. Instead of carrying disruptors like Tos Klingons, 24th-century Klingon combat is defined by bladed weapons, like the two-handed bat'leth, the smaller mek'leth, and the d'k tagh dagger.

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NBC's The Irrational filled a crucial spot in the network's strike-affected fall slate in 2023, and now the unorthodox procedural has scored a season 2 renewal. The series is loosely based on the best-selling nonfiction book Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely, and concerns Alec Mercer (Jesse L. Martin), a behavioral psychologist who assists the police in various high-profile cases using his knowledge of the human mind. Though an expert in his field, Mercer finds he is no match for a domestic terrorist who trounces all of his ingenious theories.

While the critical reaction to season 1 was lackluster (via The Hollywood Reporter), the clever and original premise kept the audience engaged. This was due largely to the dearth of content in the 2023 fall season...

A new update for The Irrational season 2 confirms the debut of another Mercer family member in the crime drama's upcoming episodes. The cast of The Irrational consists of multiple members of Alecs (Lesse L. Martin) family. This includes his younger sister Kylie (Travina Springer), as well as his FBI agent ex-wife Marisa Clark (Maahra Hill). These family dynamics often come into play when Alec assists law enforcement with some of their cases, using his knowledge in behavioral psychology to deduce specific details about a case.

Now, TVLine has confirmed that Ron Canada will be joining the cast of The Irrational season 2 as Alec and Kylie's father. His debut episode is currently expected to air on February 4, 2025. However, season 2 of the crime drama begins on Tuesday, October 8, meaning it will be quite some time into the season before he gets introduced. Even so, his inclusion will broaden the Mercer family and...

The Mercer family will expand in the upcoming The Irrational Season 2. TV Line reports that Ron Canada has joined the cast of Jesse L. Martin's series. He will play Eli Mercer, Alec, and Kylie's father, about whom much is unknown. Save for one reference in Season 1, Eli is a stranger to the viewer, but his presence will offer an opportunity to tell more stories and expand the Mercer family relationships. He will undoubtedly influence the dynamics between Kylie and Alec, given that when Alec talked to Kylie about seeking shelter with their dad during a risky investigation, Kylie turned the offer down. This can, however, be partially attributed to her affection for her elder brother. The tentatative airdate for Canada's episode is on February 4.

Prepare to meet one more branch of the Mercer family tree: The Irrational has cast Alec and Kylie’s father, TVLine has learned exclusively.

Prolific character actor Ron Canada (Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, The Good Fight) will play Eli Mercer in Season 2. His first episode is tentatively slated to air Feb. 4.

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For two seasons, “Girls5eva” fans got little pieces here and there about the upbringing of resident ridiculous diva Wickie Roy née Lesley Wiggens (Renée Elise Goldsberry). But in Season 3, they were fed a whole meal. “It’s every actor’s dream to have a backstory,” Goldsberry tells Gold Derby (watch the exclusive video interview above). “When they’re casting your parents or your love interest, it feels like it’s a good investment in a character. And this one felt so perfect. Because she has a documentary. She’s trying to make a documentary and it felt like at some point, whether it was the real backstory or whether it was some dramatic over-telling of her life, it was going to be worth it. And we got both.”

In the third episode of the season, the group stays with Wickie’s parents Dana (Ron Canada) and Carmen Wiggens (Adriane Lenox) in Clarksville,...

Marcia Cross, Bryan Batt and Ron Canada starred in the opening night of the Off-Broadway play, Pay the Writer. The first performance of the comedy-drama was held in benefit of the Writers Guild of America, which is currently on strike.

Producer Sandy Marshall said the actors wanted to show support for the writers’ union because “without their members, there would be no stories to experience and no escape from the difficulties of the human experience that are often cast upon us. Simply, the artist must support the art.”

The plot of Pay the Writer follows literary agent Bruston Fischer (Batt) and his complex friendships with his most successful client, Cyrus Holt (Canada), and Holt’s ex-wife Lana (Cross). Fischer is a gay man who faces “social persecution” while trying to succeed in his publishing career while Holt is a black writer attempting to get noticed.

The play is Cross’s...

Marcia Cross, Bryan Batt and Ron Canada will star in the world premiere of the play Pay the Writer, with the first performance set as a benefit for the Writers Guild.

The comedy-drama, written by novelist Tawni O’Dell (Back Roads) will play Off-Broadway at the Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theater at the Pershing Square Signature Center for a seven-week engagement starting Aug. 13. Karen Carpenter (Love, Loss, and What I Wore) directs.

The story of Pay the Writer follows a well-known literary agent Bruston Fischer (played by Batt) and his complicated relationship with his best friend, Cyrus Holt (played by Canada) who is also his most successful client, as well as Holt’s ex-wife Lana, played by Cross.

The production describes the play saying: “Bruston Fischer is a young gay man suffering from social persecution while trying to make it in publishing when he first meets Cyrus Holt some 40 years earlier.

It’s Emmy season, so what better time to celebrate the Peacock limited series “The Best Man: The Final Chapters”? On Saturday, May 20, 2023, an intimate panel with leading cast members Morris Chestnut, Harold Perrineau and Melissa De Sousa was held at the NBCU FYC House in Los Angeles. Gold Derby associate editor Latasha Ford was on the red carpet to go behind the scenes with the cast and executive producers Nichelle Protho and Dominique Telson. Watch the fun, enlightening chats above.

“The Best Man: The Final Chapters” is a bittersweet limited series following longtime college friends who are conquering the midlife challenges of marriage, parenting, health, romance, work, and identity as they revisit and redefine their friendships. Developed by Malcolm D. Lee and Dayna Lynne North, the series stars the original cast from original box office hit franchise: Chestnut, De Sousa, Perrineau, Taye Diggs, Regina Hall, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan and Nia Long.

Warning: Spoilers For Star Trek: Picard Season 3The loss of the USS Enterprise-e while under the command of Captain Worf (Michael Dorn) confirms a warning from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's Captain Benjamin Sisko (Avery Brooks). Prior to his promotion to Captain of the USS Enterprise-e, Worf served under two of Starfleet's greatest Captains, Benjamin Sisko and Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart). Both men gave Worf valuable counsel and helped him find a place for himself that honored his Klingon heritage while respecting the rules and regulations of Starfleet. Starfleet's first Klingon rose up the ranks until he earned himself a red command uniform in DS9 season 4.

Worf got his first taste of command in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 4, episode 17, "Rules of Engagement", but it ended with him facing court-martial and extradition to the Klingon Empire. Captain Sisko successfully defended Worf against the charges of destroying a...

With the film now considered a cult classic, writer/director David Prior opens up about a potential The Empty Man 4K physical release. Based on the Boom! Studios graphic novel of the same name, the film revolved around a former detective whose investigation into the disappearance of a friend's daughter leads down a dark rabbit hole involving the titular legend and its followers. James Badge Dale led the cast of The Empty Man alongside Marin Ireland, Get Out's Stephen Root, Ron Canada, and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power's Robert Aramayo.

While speaking exclusively with Screen Rant to discuss his work in Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities, David Prior was asked about the chances for a 4K physical release of The Empty Man. The writer/director shared the sentiment of many to see it get such a release, namely as he used his...

Alan Cumming will oversee a traitorous game: The Good Wife vet will host Peacock’s reality competition show The Traitors, based on the Dutch series of the same name.

Set in a remote castle in the Scottish Highlands, the program features 20 contestants competing in a series of challenges for a cash prize — but “a number of the contestants coined ‘The Traitors’ will meet in secret to devise a plan to eliminate their fellow players coined ‘The Faithful,'” per the official description. “‘The Faithful’ must figure out who is a Traitor and vote them out so they can take the prize money for themselves.

Peacock‘s The Best Man: The Final Chapters announce Nicole Ari Parker, Ron Canada, and Tony winner Brandon Victor Dixon is among its recurring guest stars. They join previously announce franchise stars Morris Chesnut, Melissa De Sousa, Taye Diggs, Regina Hall, Terrance Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Nia Long, and Harold Perrineau.

Rounding out the cast are Michael Genet, Yvonna Pearson, Aaron Serotsky, Terrence Terrell, Tobias Truvillion, and Eric Scott Ways.

Parker will play Xiomara Amani, a captivating, high-profile, multi-hyphenate beauty who is sure to disrupt the dynamic of the Best Man crew.

Canada will play Wellington, Quentin’s (Howard) father. He is the patriarch of the family and is uncertain...

Sneak Peek footage from 20th Century Studios live-action adaptation of the Boom! Studios supernatural graphic novel title "The Empty Man", directed by David Prior and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures:

"...on the trail of a missing girl, an ex-police officer, comes across a secretive group...

"...attempting to summon a terrifying supernatural entity..."

Cast includes James Badge Dale as 'James Lasombra', Samantha Logan as 'Davara Walsh', Stephen Root as 'Arthur Parsons', Joel Courtney as 'Brandon Maibum', Marin Ireland as 'Nora Quail', Aaron Poole as 'Paul'...

...Adam Ferguson as 'The Tulpa', Owen Teague as 'Duncan West', Evan Jonigkeit as 'Greg', Tanya van Graan as 'Allison Lasombra', Ron Canada as 'Detective Villiers', Robert Aramayo as 'Garrett' and Robert Coutts as 'The Empty Man'.

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As an optimist that believes theatrical exhibition will survive, I look forward to the day when David Prior’s The Empty Man is introduced by a genre geek at an upcoming cult screening, perhaps Weird Wednesdays at the Alamo Drafthouse. The Empty Man is a curious creation, arriving as a B-movie compromise from Disney for beleaguered theaters while the studio ships its A-level movies like Pixar’s Soul to Disney+. This picture, with a 137-minute running time, was seemingly plucked from the limbo of the pre-Disney Fox vault, and although Disney has changed the name of the studio in February, they didn’t even spare the expense to swap out the 20th Century Fox logo and presenting credit on the Dcp sent to theaters.

Putting aside the business of distribution and exhibition, as well as The Empty Man’s unique time and place in cinematic history, for much of the...

Sneak Peek new footage from the live-action adaptation of the Boom! Studios supernatural graphic novel series "The Empty Man", directed by David Prior and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures:

"...on the trail of a missing girl, an ex-police officer, comes across a secretive group...

"...attempting to summon a terrifying supernatural entity..."

Cast includes James Badge Dale as 'James Lasombra', Samantha Logan as 'Davara Walsh', Stephen Root as 'Arthur Parsons', Joel Courtney as 'Brandon Maibum', Marin Ireland as 'Nora Quail', Aaron Poole as 'Paul'...

...Adam Ferguson as 'The Tulpa', Owen Teague as 'Duncan West', Evan Jonigkeit as 'Greg', Tanya van Graan as 'Allison Lasombra', Ron Canada as 'Detective Villiers', Robert Aramayo as 'Garrett' and Robert Coutts as 'The Empty Man'.

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'The Empty Man' trailer has been released and it teases a new evil spirit heading your way.

20th Century Studios dropped the official trailer for the upcoming supernatural horror movie 'The Empty Man', which will open in theaters soon.

Written and directed by David Prior, the film is based on a popular series of Boom! Studios graphic novels by Cullen Bunn and Vanesa R. Del Rey.

'The Empty Man' revolves around stories told in a small Midwestern town around the disappearance of local teens. The locals living there believe it is the work of an urban legend known as The Empty Man. As a retired cop investigates the mystery behind their disappearance, he discovers a secret group trying to summon a horrific, mystical entity.

As the trailer explains, "If you're on a bridge and you find a bottle, you blow into it and you think about the Empty Man…...

Disney's 20th Century Studios has released the surprise trailer for their upcoming horror movie The Empty Man. The studio is releasing the scary thriller later this month, just in time for Halloween. With movie theaters still mostly closed and even closing down again, it will be interesting to see if The Empty Man brings in much of an audience. Advance tickets for the horror movie go on sale today and can be purchased anywhere tickets are sold. The Empty Man opens in U.S. theaters on October 23rd, 2020.

The Empty Man is a supernatural horror film based on a popular series of Boom! Studios graphic novels. After a group of teens from a small Midwestern town begin to mysteriously disappear, the locals believe it is the work of an urban legend known as The Empty Man. As a retired cop investigates and struggles to make sense of the stories, he...

The Empty Man, a supernatural horror film, has become a surprise straggler in a shrunken pandemic-era lineup of films still actually headed to theaters… and it’s coming sooner rather than later, as evidenced by 20th Century Studios’ release of the trailer.

James Badge Dale headlines the horror flick, which adapts The Empty Man comic book series from Boom! Studios created by esteemed writer Cullen Bunn with art by Vanesa R. Del Rey. The film also serves as the feature directorial debut of David Prior, who worked off an adaptation screenplay he wrote, bringing nearly two decades’ worth of experience filming shorts and documentaries, notably shorts connected to director David Fincher’s 2011 version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

Familiar summoned supernatural urban legend creature concepts from genre offerings such as the remake-set Candyman and The Slender Man will obviously come to mind once the trailer for The Empty Man establishes its premise.

Move over Bloody Mary and Candyman.

Disney just dropped the trailer for “The Empty Man” — a mystical, horrifying entity that is summoned if you find an empty bottle on a bridge, blow into it and think of him. On the first night, you hear him. On the second night, you see him.

“And on the third night,” a teen asks his creepy young friend who wishes to summon him. “Well on the third night he finds you.”

That’s the setup for “The Empty Man,” a horror film based on the Boom! Studios graphic novels that opens this month. James Badge Dale plays a retired cop who investigates a group of teens in a Midwestern town who try to summon The Empty Man, only for locals to mysteriously disappear and put other peoples’ lives in danger.

David Prior directs the film based on a screenplay he wrote based on Cullen Bunn’s graphic novel.

Here’s your first look at the new Halloween film, The Empty Man.

20th Century Studios’ “The Empty Man” is a supernatural horror film based on a popular series of Boom! Studios graphic novels. After a group of teens from a small Midwestern town begin to mysteriously disappear, the locals believe it is the work of an urban legend known as The Empty Man. As a retired cop investigates and struggles to make sense of the stories, he discovers a secretive group and their attempts to summon a horrific, mystical entity, and soon his life—and the lives of those close to him—are in grave danger.

Directed by David Prior from a screen story and screenplay by David Prior based on the graphic novel by Cullen Bunn, “The Empty Man” stars James Badge Dale, Marin Ireland, Stephen Root, Ron Canada, Robert Aramayo, Joel Courtney and Sasha Frolova. The film is produced by Ross Richie,...

"You can hear him, can't you? Squirming his way into your thoughts." Surprise! 20th Century Studios has released an official trailer for a supernatural horror movie The Empty Man, set for release next weekend (in one week). This is the first bit of marketing we've seen for this movie, which is still getting a nationwide theatrical release despite every other studio movie being pulled from (theatrical release) on the schedule. On the trail of a missing girl, an ex-cop comes across a secret group that's attempting to summon a terrifying supernatural entity. The locals believe it is the work of an urban legend known as "The Empty Man". The horror thriller film stars James Badge Dale, Marin Ireland, Stephen Root, Ron Canada, Robert Aramayo, Joel Courtney, and Sasha Frolova. This really does look super scary, not only with the kids on the bridge opener. But with the creepy skeleton in...

Now that Twentieth Century Fox Film (Tcff) is part of Disney, a live-action adaptation of Boom! Studios supernatural graphic novel series "The Empty Man", to be directed by David Prior, will be distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures:

"...on the trail of a missing girl, an ex-police officer, comes across a secretive group...

"...attempting to summon a terrifying supernatural entity..."

Cast includes James Badge Dale as 'James Lasombra', Samantha Logan as 'Davara Walsh', Stephen Root as 'Arthur Parsons', Joel Courtney as 'Brandon Maibum', Marin Ireland as 'Nora Quail', Aaron Poole as 'Paul'...

...Adam Ferguson as 'The Tulpa', Owen Teague as 'Duncan West', Evan Jonigkeit as 'Greg', Tanya van Graan as 'Allison Lasombra', Ron Canada as 'Detective Villiers', Robert Aramayo as 'Garrett' and Robert Coutts as 'The Empty Man'.

"Our industry’s soul is its storytelling and artistry," said Tcff CEO, Chairman Stacey Snider.

"...and...

"It gets easier... But it ain't ever gunna be easy." An official trailer has arrived online for an indie coming-of-age comedy titled Bully, the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Santino Campanelli. This premiered at the Dances With Films Festival last year, but hasn't played anywhere else yet - and it's pretty clear why as there's not much here. Bully is about a heavy-set high school kid named Jimmy who is constantly tormented by the resident school bully and his cronies. But after he meets a boxer, he starts training and learns how to fight back. Truly the best way to fight bullies is to literally fight them! Right?! Starring Tucker Albrizzi as Jimmy, along with Danny Trejo, Ron Canada, Vincent Pastore, Jack Difalco, Elanna White, and Jay Lee. Despite the good intentions, it looks pretty bad and impressively derivative. Check it out anyway. Here's the full-length trailer (+ official poster) for Santino Campanelli's Bully,...

In today’s film news roundup, Maya Hawke, Charlie Plummer and Andrea Riseborough have joined “Please Baby Please,” “Downhill” gets a release date, “Jumanji: The Next Level” will open early in China and “Bully” finds a new home.

Castings

Maya Hawke, Charlie Plummer and Andrea Riseborough have joined the cast of romance-drama “Please Baby Please.”

Amanda Kramer is directing “Please Baby Please.” Rob Paris is producing under his Paris Film Inc. banner alongside Gül Karakiz Bildik. Kramer co-wrote with Noel David Taylor. CAA Media Finance is handling sales and arranged the financing. Principal photography will start in February.

The story is centered on newlyweds who witness a murder in the gritty streets of a surreal 1950’s Manhattan and become the dangerous obsession of a gang that awakens a sleeping quandary into the couple’s own sexual identity.

The project will reunite Hawke with her “Ladyworld” director Kramer. She had a...

Boom! Studios supernatural comic book title "The Empty Man", will be adapted as a live-action feature film, to be directed by David Prior, opening August 7, 2020, as part of the Walt Disney Company's acquisition of Fox:

"...on the trail of a missing girl, an ex-police officer, comes across a secretive group...

"...attempting to summon a terrifying supernatural entity..."

Cast includes James Badge Dale as 'James Lasombra', Samantha Logan as 'Davara Walsh', Stephen Root as 'Arthur Parsons', Joel Courtney as 'Brandon Maibum', Marin Ireland as 'Nora Quail', Aaron Poole as 'Paul'...

...Adam Ferguson as 'The Tulpa', Owen Teague as 'Duncan West', Evan Jonigkeit as 'Greg', Tanya van Graan as 'Allison Lasombra', Ron Canada as 'Detective Villiers', Robert Aramayo as 'Garrett' and Robert Coutts as 'The Empty Man'.

"Our industry’s soul is its storytelling and artistry," said former Fox Chairman Stacey Snider.

"...and as...

Now that Twentieth Century Fox Film (Tcff) is part of the Disney/ Fox acquisition deal, the live-action adaptation of Boom! Studios supernatural graphic novel series "The Empty Man", to be directed by David Prior, will be distributed in 2019 by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures:

"...on the trail of a missing girl, an ex-police officer, comes across a secretive group...

"...attempting to summon a terrifying supernatural entity..."

Cast includes James Badge Dale as 'James Lasombra', Samantha Logan as 'Davara Walsh', Stephen Root as 'Arthur Parsons', Joel Courtney as 'Brandon Maibum', Marin Ireland as 'Nora Quail', Aaron Poole as 'Paul'...

...Adam Ferguson as 'The Tulpa', Owen Teague as 'Duncan West', Evan Jonigkeit as 'Greg', Tanya van Graan as 'Allison Lasombra', Ron Canada as 'Detective Villiers', Robert Aramayo as 'Garrett' and Robert Coutts as 'The Empty Man'.

"Our industry’s soul is its storytelling and artistry,...

Now that Twentieth Century Fox Film (Tcff) is part of the Disney/ Fox acquisition deal, Boom! Studios supernatural "The Empty Man", directed by David Prior, will be distributed in 2019 by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures:

"...on the trail of a missing girl, an ex-police officer, comes across a secretive group...

"...attempting to summon a terrifying supernatural entity..."

Cast includes James Badge Dale as 'James Lasombra', Samantha Logan as 'Davara Walsh', Stephen Root as 'Arthur Parsons', Joel Courtney as 'Brandon Maibum', Marin Ireland as 'Nora Quail', Aaron Poole as 'Paul'...

...Adam Ferguson as 'The Tulpa', Owen Teague as 'Duncan West', Evan Jonigkeit as 'Greg', Tanya van Graan as 'Allison Lasombra', Ron Canada as 'Detective Villiers', Robert Aramayo as 'Garrett' and Robert Coutts as 'The Empty Man'.

"Our industry’s soul is its storytelling and artistry," said Tcff CEO, Chairman Stacey Snider.

"...and as we...

Tony Goldwyn will return to Broadway in Ivo van Hove’s much-anticipated production of Network, joining Bryan Cranston and Tatiana Maslany in the stage adaptation of the 1976 Oscar-winning film.

Goldwyn will play Max Schumacher, the TV exec in the midst of a mid-life crisis played by the Oscar-nominated William Holden in the film. British actor Douglas Henshall originated the role in the West End production of the play last year.

Known to TV audiences for playing President Fitzgerald Grant in Shonda Rhimes’ Scandal and next to be seen onscreen in Netflix’s Chambers with Uma Thurman, Goldwyn has a long stage history. Among his credits: Theresa Rebeck’s The Water’s Edge, Craig Lucas’ The Dying Gaul, Holiday at Circle in the Square opposite Laura Linney, and an Obie-winning performance in The Sum of Us. He most recently appeared on Broadway in the 2010 revival of Promises, Promises.

Performances of Network begin on Saturday,...

In today’s film news roundup, Danny Trejo’s “Bully” and the Harvey Weinstein documentary “The Reckoning” land distribution deals.

Acquisitions

North of Two has acquired the worldwide distribution rights to the dark comedy “Bully,” planning a release in the fall, Variety has learned exclusively.

The film was directed and produced by Santino Campanelli, and written and produced by his father, Joe Campanelli.

Tucker Albrizzi stars as a quiet, high-school student tormented by a school bully and his cronies. After an altercation on his way home from school lands him a chance meeting with a former professional boxer, played by Ron Canada, he decides to learn how to defend himself and start going to the boxing gym with a trainer, portrayed by Danny Trejo.

“I love movies about underdogs and I love filmmakers who don’t let being an underdog get in their way,” said North of Two president Mark Cartier.

ABC’s Designated Survivor this week inadvertently rips from the headlines, with a storyline about the propriety of Confederate statues that was filmed weeks before the infamous Aug. 11 rally in Charlottesville.

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The real-life rally, in which white supremacists converged on the Virginia town to protest the removal of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, erupted into violence, with three people dying in the surrounding chaos.

In the third episode of Designated Survivor‘s second season, which filmed the week of July 25 and airs tonight at 10/9c, new...

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Charlie McDowell returned to Sundance this year to debut his latest mind-bending exploration of the human condition. Three years ago his wondrous study of the complexities of a couple’s relationships, The One I Love, gave audiences a chance to see what the writer/director was all about. This year his latest film, The Discovery, played to captivated audiences at the festival.

As part of their Park City plunder Netflix snapped up the rights to McDowell’s latest, and we should be seeing it hit our small screens in a month’s time. Something of a spiritual sequel to Zal Batmanglij’s The Oa, the set up is proper Black Mirror stuff. A scientist proves the existence of an afterlife, and we join the story one year after the revelation. Suicide rates are rocketing, the nature of existence challenged and our tight hold on life loosened to disconcerting degree.

The Discovery Review The Discovery (2017), Film Review from the 33rd Annual Sundance Film Festival, a movie directed by Charlie McDowell, starring Jason Segel, Rooney Mara, Robert Redford, Jesse Plemons, Riley Keough, and Ron Canada. A common theme of this year’s Sundance Film Festival has been the abundance of extremely interesting premises that are poorly executed. Add this Netflix Original to the list. The film explores various existential questions: […]...

Here’s a couple of movies coming to the Sundance Film Festival, that snuck up on us by surprise — and both of them look quite promising.

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First up is “The Discovery,” which brings together Jason Segel, Rooney Mara, Robert Redford, Jesse Plemons, Riley Keough and Ron Canada for Charlie McDowell‘s (“The One I Love“) sci-fi love story.

Continue reading Sundance First Look: Jason Segel In ‘The Discovery’ & Armie Hammer In Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Call Me By Your Name’ at The Playlist.

The streaming goliath will launch Endgame Entertainment and Protagonist Pictures’ Rooney Mara starrer on its platform and in select theatres through undetermined partners sometime in 2017.

Robert Redford and Jason Segel also star in the sci-fi drama centring on a romance that takes place a year after scientists prove the existence of the afterlife.

Charlie McDowell directs from a screenplay he wrote with Justin Lader and shot in Rhode Island earlier this year. Rounding out the cast are Jesse Plemons, Riley Keough and Ron Canada.

Alex Orlovsky of Verisimilitude produces with Jim Stern of Endgame, which financed The Discovery alongside the film’s international sales agent,...

Netflix has acquired global rights to "The One I Love" director Charlie McDowell's "The Discovery" starring Rooney Mara, Robert Redford and Jason Segel.

McDowell and Justin Lader penned the sci-fi story set two years after the discovery of an afterlife that has been scientifically proven where millions of people have taken their own lives in order to start over.

Segel plays the son of the man (Redford) responsible for the discovery, and Mara plays a woman he falls in love with whose life is tinged by a tragic past. Jesse Plemons, Riley Keough and Ron Canada also star.

Shot on location in Rhode Island, Alex Orlovsky and James D. Stern produce and the film will premiere on Netflix along with receiving a limited theatrical domestic run in 2017.

Source: Netflix...

After Words Level 33 Entertainment Reviewed by: Harvey Karten for Shockya. Databased on Rotten Tomatoes. Grade: B+ Director: Juan Feldman Screenwriter: Juan Feldman (story), Joel Silverman (screenplay) Cast: Marcia Gay Harden, Óscar Jaenada, Jenna Ortega, Ron Canada, Jackie Torres Screened at: Critics’ DVD, NYC, 7/24/15 Opens: August 21, 2015 Hip travelers know that the best place to go on vacation is to Costa Rica. This tropical paradise has perhaps the world’s most eco-friendly government, one which refuses to sell out to the timber industry. Sights both on the Caribbean and the Pacific—to say nothing of the country’s center—are outstanding. In this small, mountainous country not far from any point in [ Read More ]

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• "West Wing" alum, Ron Canada, has been cast in the recurring role of the crisis-bungling NYC mayor for season 2 of FX's drama, "The Strain." - Merrin Dungey ("Alias") has booked a role as one of Disney's most well-known villains - "The Little Mermaid's" Ursula the Sea Witch, in the ABC series "Once Upon a Time."  - Reg E. Cathey has joined the cast of "The Walking Dead" creator Robert Kirkman's Cinemax drama pilot "Outcast," which is based on his new comic book of the same name, which centers on Kyle Barnes (Patrick Fugit), who has been plagued by possession since he was a...

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Will Once Upon a Time‘s beauty play hero? Which NCIS agents will have a heart-to-heart? Who knows The Mentalist‘s secret? Is an Arrow kiss just a kiss? Read on for answers to those questions plus teases from other shows.

Any scoop on Once Upon a Time’s Belle? –Natalie

With husband Rumplestiltskin treading ever deeper into morally murky waters, series cocreator Adam Horowitz says that Belle’s “strength and heroism play a key part in the fall finale” airing Dec. 14. The Ep also says to expect a flashback to “another bit of her time in the dark castle with Rumple.

New Elementary season 2,episode 18 official spoilers,plotline revealed by CBS. Recently,CBS released the new,official,synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Elementary" episode 18 of season 2. The episode is entitled, "The Hound of the Cancer Cells," and it sounds like it'll be pretty intriguing as Holmes and Watson investigate the murder of a famous cancer researcher, and more. In the new,18th episode press release: Holmes and Watson will investigate the murder of an influential cancer researcher whose latest invention might have changed the face of modern medicine. Press release number 2: When a famous cancer researcher is found dead, Holmes and Watson are going to have to determine if the scientist’s untimely demise was tied to his latest cutting-edge invention. In the meantime, Bell will finally be cleared to re-enter the field. Guest stars will feature: Jordan Gelber (Dr. Eugene Hawes), Ron Canada (Manny Rose), Shiri Appleby (Dalit Zirin...

New Elementary season 2,episode 16 not airing tonight,delayed for a couple weeks. Hey, "Elementary" peeps. Unfortunately, we have to tell you guys that the new episode 16 of season 2, labeled, "The One Percent Solution," will be missing in action tonight as the show is currently on another hiatus/break until Thursday night,February 27th at 9pm central time, so go ahead and jot that down on your TV calendars. CBS still has not served up the promo/spoiler clip for episode 16. However when they do, we'll definitely get that posted to the site for you guys, so be sure to stay tuned for that. In related news, the show is hiring actor, Ron Canada, to play a retired high school teacher, named Manny Rose. He's from a crime-plagued Brooklyn neighborhood, and has dedicated his life to improving his community and keeping his students away from gangs and drugs. In his episode,...

Writer and director Joe McClean is busy this week as the shoot for his new sci-fi thriller 'Life Tracker' has kicked off in La. Sexy 'Saw 3D' star Rebecca Marshall is amongst the cast that also includes both Matt Dallas and Barry Finnegan. Marshall was the unfortunate victim to one of Jigsaw's traps in which Bobby Dagen attempted to free her from her 'eye-catching' situation in the Kevin Greutert helmed final chapter of the 'Saw' franchise. Ron Canada, Jay Gillespie, Kimberly Adair, Bruna Matsin, Jeff Johnson and Jeannie Bolet all co-star in 'Life Tracker' which we expect to see a release later this year. The movie itself deals with a company that have managed to create a unique way in which they can predict biological events in a human's life by looking at their DNA. Check out the full plot synopsis below which was provided by McClean himself.

Red and Tan Productions announces today that principal photography has commenced in Los Angeles on their latest feature film Life Tracker. Written and directed by Joe McClean (How to Make a David Lynch Film), the movie stars Matt Dallas (ABC Family's Kyle Xy, The First Ride With Wyatt Earp), Rebecca Marshall (Saw 3D) and Barry Finnegan (How to Make a David Lynch Film).

Life Tracker is produced by Sarju Patel and Debbie Vandermeulen and is executive produced by Baron Davis and Marshall. Bianca Goodloe served as legal counsel.

In the near future, a new device has emerged to detect the time of death of every man's life through DNA analysis. A modern day palm reading, the device has ignited fear and paranoia throughout the world. The film follows an aspiring filmmaker, Dillon (Barry Finnegan), who chronicles the hysteria and stumbles upon the mystery behind Life Tracker Limited, the company behind the device.

Yes, we're excited to see "Iron Man 2," "Inception" and God help us, "Predators." But what we're really looking forward to spending a few hours in the company of an undertaking Bill Murray ("Get Low"), an Italian-speaking Tilda Swinton ("I Am Love") and a toga-wearing Rachel Weisz ("Agora") in the comfort of air-conditioned theater over the next three months. (Either that or we'll be enjoying them from the comfort of home online, on demand or on DVD.)

There are no less than 114 independently produced movies arriving in theaters this summer to compete with the big studio blockbusters and we've compiled this helpful guide that covers all of them. Yet realizing that the latest arthouse and foreign fare is subject to changing dates, particularly if you don't live in Los Angeles or New York, we've also included links to follow the films on Twitter, Facebook and release schedules where available, so...

Real life medical doctor turned filmmaker Sarab S. Neelam’s debut feature film “Ocean of Pearls” is a semi-autobiographical tale of a Canadian transplant specialist, played by 24’s Omid Abtahi, struggling with his Sikh heritage while he is offered the once in a lifetime position as surgeon at a Detroit hospital. By accepting the position, he also welcomes a variety of relationship challenges with hospital staff, played by Dennis Haskins, Ron Canada, ...

Real life medical doctor turned filmmaker Sarab S. Neelam’s debut feature film “Ocean of Pearls” is a semi-autobiographical tale of a Canadian transplant specialist, played by 24’s Omid Abtahi, struggling with his Sikh heritage while he is offered the once in a lifetime position as surgeon at a Detroit hospital. By accepting the position, he also welcomes a variety of relationship challenges with hospital staff, played by Dennis Haskins, Ron Canada, ...