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On paper, Star Wars: The Clone Wars could've been a flash in the pan, but it ultimately blossomed into one of the most compelling long-form Star Wars stories in any medium. The series, overcoming a rocky cinematic debut, had an underrated run on Cartoon Network, a season on Netflix and a final season on Disney+.

From its beginning to its triumphant end, the creative team behind The Clone Wars was unwavering about the thematic and narrative integrity of the story they needed to tell. As a result, its legacy cemented itself as one of the defining pieces of continuity and a vital aspect of the central ideas behind the Prequel Era.

Updated by Jordan Iacobucci on March 28, 2025: Star Wars: The Clone Wars remains the best series in the sprawling sci-fi saga. Over a decade after it first aired, the series still contains the best action, character development, and lore...

Simu Liu hosts ‘Got to Get Out’ (Photo Credit: Hulu)

Hulu’s ready to launch a new reality TV star-fueled competition with Got To Get Out. Simu Liu (Barbie) is on board as host of the unscripted competition series that pits 20 reality show veterans against each other, with $1 million in prize money on the line.

“Lies and lunacy collide in this exhilarating competition series where an outrageous mix of reality icons and crafty gamers must conspire to get out. In this house, time is money. As the clock ticks up, so does the prize money. The longer they stay, the greater their chance to earn more,” reads Hulu’s synopsis. “They can split the money equally in the end, or at any point in time, try to make their escape with the accumulated money all for themselves, leaving others to start again at $0.

From wild strategies and temptations to shifting alliances and unbelievable escape attempts,...

"Star Wars: The Clone Wars" is one of the best things to happen to "Star Wars" since George Lucas tapped Irvin Kershner to direct "The Empire Strikes Back" and Lawrence Kasdan to write it. Coming off the success of the still visually stunning "Clone Wars" micro-series by maestro Genndy Tartakovsky, "The Clone Wars" took all the good ideas and concepts Lucas introduced in the prequel trilogy — yes, there are some great ideas here, even in "Attack of the Clones" — and gave them enough time to properly breathe and develop over time.

The result remains some of the best storytelling in all of "Star Wars." It's a show that gave us one of the best characters in "Star Wars" in the form of Ahsoka Tano, turned the faceless clone army into a group of dozens of fleshed-out and complex characters, and even expanded upon the politics of the Separatists and the titular conflict,...

Christian Juttner, a child actor in the 1970s who appeared in the films Return From Witch Mountain, I Wanna Hold Your Hand and The Swarm and on several TV shows, has died. He was 60.

Juttner died Nov. 29 of natural causes at his home in Yucca Valley, California, his daughter Aidan Juttner told The Hollywood Reporter.

Return From Witch Mountain, I Wanna Hold Your Hand and The Swarm appeared in theaters within five months of one another in 1978.

He portrayed Dazzler, one of the truants known as the Earthquake Gang, in the sequel Return From Witch Mountain, and in I Wanna Hold Your Hand, the feature directorial debut of Robert Zemeckis, he was the boy with a Beatles-style haircut who is determined to see the Fab Four perform on The Ed Sullivan Show in February 1964.

And in the Irwin Allen-directed disaster film The Swarm, Juttner portrayed a kid who suffers...

On Monday December 2 2024, Axs TV broadcasts Hell’s Kitchen!

Rookies vs. Veterans Season 18 Episode 1 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Hell’s Kitchen,” titled “Rookies vs. Veterans,” promises to be an exciting clash of culinary skills. This episode features eight former contestants who return to the kitchen to face off against eight eager rookie chefs. The stakes are high as both groups compete for a chance at the grand prize.

In this challenge, the rookie chefs will have just 45 minutes to prepare the best versions of their signature dishes. This is a chance for them to showcase their creativity and skills in a high-pressure environment. The veterans, on the other hand, will attempt to recreate the same dishes, testing their experience against the fresh talent of the rookies.

Viewers can expect to see intense competition as both teams strive for the top. The veterans will draw on their past experiences in the kitchen,...

Palpatine's grand plan, including Order 66, was nearly foiled by the clone trooper Fives in Star Wars: The Clone Wars in an act that was close to saving the entire galaxy. Fives, also known as Ct-5555, was a member of the Domino Squad along with Echo, the latter of whom is now mainly known for his time spent with Clone Force 99 in Star Wars: The Bad Batch. First introduced in The Clone Wars season 1, episode 5 "Rookies," Fives and Echo were some of the first named clones in the animated Star Wars TV show.

Following their efforts at Rishi Moon Outpost, which tragically saw the rest of their original squad terminated, Fives and Echo both became members of Anakin Skywalker's 501st Legion. The duo also became Arc troopers after their contributions during the Battle of Kamino, though not long after, Echo was thought to have died in an explosion at the Separatist prison named the Citadel,...

Shonen Jump is celebrating Dragon Ball's 40th anniversary in style with a series of redesigns of the series 42 volume covers, and one in particular was so realistic that the artist simply had to apologize to Toriyama. Many illustrious manga artists have put their own spin on Dragon Ball's nostalgic covers as part of the Dragon Ball Super Gallery project, but Masanori Morita's take on volume 24 has arguably taken the cake.

Masanori Morita, the legendary author of Rookies and Rokudenashi Blues recently re-imagined the cover art of Volume #24 of Dragon Ball depicting Goku, Vegeta, Krillin, and Gohan in his iconic, hyper-realistic art style. Hilariously, in a post on X, Morita apologized to Toriyama for giving Krillin a nose, calling back to arguably one of the most iconic gags in Dragon Ball and the idiosyncrasies of Toriyama's character designs.

Legendary Mangaka Apologizes For Giving Krillin a Nose in New Volume Cover Art "Toriyama-sensei,...

Saikyo Jump magazine recently revealed the latest illustration for its Dragon Ball Super Gallery project -- an official 40th-anniversary tribute to Akira Toriyama's beloved shonen franchise. This month, the magazine is showcasing an entry from Kohei Horikoshi, creator of the worldwide bestseller My Hero Academia.

Per @WSJ_manga on X (formerly Twitter), Horikoshi's submission features a confident-looking Kid Goku standing atop a Capsule Corp car. Cbr readers can check it out below. The artwork is directly inspired by the cover of Dragon Ball Volume 13, which was initially published in January 1988. Horikoshi's entry is #39 out of 42. Saikyo Jump has previously confirmed that the final submissions will be published in November 2024.

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Last month, Masanori Morita, creator of the iconic Rookies delinquent manga, unveiled his submission for Dragon Ball's 40th Anniversary Super Gallery Project. However, he recently apologized to Dragon Ball's late creator Akira Toriyama for making a major stylistic change to Krillin.

For his official gallery entry, Morita redrew Goku, Gohan, Vegeta and Krillin using his signature art style, which gives a unique delinquent-esque makeover to the iconic Z fighters. However, Morita recently apologized (possibly in a tongue-in-cheek manner) via X for failing to depict Krillin accurately. "Toriyama-sensei, I'm sorry for drawing Krillin with a nose," he wrote. While he doesn't give a reason for this stylistic choice, it may have been due to his initial concerns about a noseless Krillin design not meshing well with his own style, which is comparatively less cartoonish than Toriyama's.

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Saikyo Jump's 40th Anniversary Dragon Ball Super Gallery recently unveiled its latest entry. For its September 2024 issue, the publication highlighted a piece created by shonen manga artist Masanori Morita, who presents Goku and his fellow Z fighters with a radically different look.

Masanori Morita is best known as the creator of Rookies, a popular sports manga that follows the career of a high school baseball team whose members consist of street thugs and delinquents. Shared on X (formerly Twitter) by numerous Dragon Ball fans and shonen news hubs, Morita's artwork pays tribute to the original cover art of Dragon Ball's 24th volume, which likewise features Goku, Krillin and Vegeta. Accordingly, Morita redraws the three heroes -- plus young Gohan -- using his signature art style, giving Goku and company a uniquely intimidating vibe. Cbr readers can check it out below.

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars showcases pivotal, fan-favorite arcs and unforgettable sacrifices that keep audiences engaged and emotionally invested. Standout episodes like "Rookies" and "The Lawless" bring action, emotion, and complex character development to the forefront, making them worthy of a rewatch. The series finale, "Victory and Death," delivers an epic, heartbreaking conclusion that cements The Clone Wars as one of the best Star Wars content created.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars is the longest-running Star Wars TV show and is filled with episodes that audiences want to watch on repeat. Running for seven seasons between 2008 and 2020, The Clone Wars has cemented itself as some of the best content Star Wars has produced. The show dug deeper into stories, helped define character motivations, and introduced new characters who have since become fan-favorites. Many episodes of The Clone Wars came in multiple-episode arcs that helped tell a more complete and cohesive story,...

Actor and producer La La Anthony has signed with WME for representation.

On screen, Anthony is known for roles in Starz’ Power drama, the Bmf (Black Mafia Family) series, The Chi on Showtime and most recently an appearance in the Lifetime film The Bad Guardian, which debuted May 18.

She also recently hosted the Met Gala live stream for a third year in a row. Anthony’s other TV credits include A&e’s Unforgettable, CBS’ NYC 22 and Vh1’s Single Ladies. On the big screen, Anthony appeared in Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq, Think like a Man, Think Like a Man Too, Baggage Claim and Double Play.

She also appeared on stage in the off-Broadway production of Love Loss and What I Wore and made her Broadway producing debut with Eclipsed, the first all-female, all-black Broadway show.

Anthony’s debut as an author, The Love Playbook, was followed with her second book,...

Domino Squad, featuring Echo and Fives, faced tragedy and triumph in The Clone Wars, forming an unbreakable bond through their experiences. Echo, thought dead, was actually prisoner of the Techno Union and joined Clone Force 99, forming a special bond with its members. Fives, last survivor of Domino Squad, uncovered a dangerous truth about inhibitor chips, ultimately sacrificing himself to save others.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars introduced audiences to many different and new clones, but none have such a tragic fate as the Domino Squad. The Domino Squad was made up of five clones, and viewers followed them through their journey trying to graduate from their training on Kamino to their first assignment and beyond. Domino Squad includes two fan-favorite clones, Echo and Fives - and while they are the most well-known, they wouldn’t have gotten to where they were without their experiences with their squad.

The Domino Squad...

Sundance documentaries are alive and well. And it looks like there’s some acquisition action this year, too. Which Sundance documentaries have the best shot at landing in Oscar contention this year? It helps to get bought early or to have an international footprint.

A rickety theatrical market for non-fiction features and a dwindling number of active documentary buyers meant that many Sundance 2023 films did not get picked up for distribution, or met serious delays before companies came through. As the top American film festival for docs, Sundance usually supplies as many as four out of the final five Oscar nominees each year.

And usually, by late summer, Oscar promotion is well underway. But last year, “Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project,” which was rumored to be an HBO Documentary Films pickup for months, wasn’t announced until August 29, when other Sundance grads had been campaigning all summer.

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“Buck Commander” Season 4 Episode 3, titled “Rookies,” is set to bring a unique blend of family bonding and celebrity hunting adventures to viewers. Airing at 2:30 Pm on Tuesday, January 23, 2024, this episode features an exciting first for Adam as he takes his son, Drake, on his inaugural bow hunt. Brace yourself for an emotional and thrilling journey as the father-son duo navigates the challenges of the hunt together.

In addition to the family-focused storyline, “Rookies” also showcases the early season whitetail hunting endeavors of country music stars Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean. Viewers can expect an entertaining mix of camaraderie, expert hunting techniques, and the joys of introducing a new generation to the joys of the great outdoors.

For fans of outdoor adventures and hunting escapades, “Buck Commander” remains a must-watch series. Tune in at 2:30 Pm on Outd for an episode filled with rookie experiences, seasoned expertise, and the shared love of the hunt.

The most exciting thing about the Hunger Games, citizens of the Capitol would probably argue, is that anyone can win. The first "Hunger Games" movie saw the strongest, fastest tributes, who had volunteered for the games and specifically trained for them, outranked by Peeta Mellark, whose main skill was disguising himself as a rock. 

2023's Thanksgiving box office brawl has been similarly thrilling, even if there haven't been any violent deaths (yet). Though "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes" was expected to be ousted by Disney's "Wish," it's now on track to keep the No. 1 spot for a second weekend.

"Songbirds & Snakes" got off to quite a muted start last weekend, with a franchise-low $44.6 million opening, but it has held strong amid a rush of new releases from studios eager to capitalize on the holiday box office. The "Hunger Games" prequel grossed a combined $13.2 million over Wednesday...

In 1977, Star Wars became one of the biggest box office successes in history. Bringing moviegoers the world envisioned by George Lucas, it wasn't long before the franchise was expanded through new movies, comics and TV series. One of the best of these was Star Wars: The Clone Wars, an animated series that filled in the gaps of the war between the Republic and Confederacy. Here, some of the greatest stories in Star Wars canon were told.

Despite being a series aimed at younger fans, The Clone Wars had its share of more mature themes, including some scary episodes. In fact, it was The Clone Wars that helped establish Star Wars as having some brilliant horror potential, through use of zombies, monsters and evil Sith. The series remains a fan favorite, especially for younger generations, and its darkest episodes helped maintain its cross-generational appeal.

Sacrifice

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars reimagines George Lucas' prequel characters and introduces new ones, becoming a masterpiece that changed how fans view the franchise. While some seasons of The Clone Wars are lauded over others, each season offers something for every Star Wars viewer to enjoy, from grandiose battles to quiet contemplative moments. Each season of The Clone Wars improved on the last as Dave Filoni and George Lucas experimented with the animation and tone of the series.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars single-handedly helped change how the audience views George Lucas’ prequels. In many ways, Dave Filoni’s masterpiece reinvigorates and reimagines Lucas’ characters, such as Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi, while also introducing new ones like Ahsoka Tano and Captain Rex. The Clone Wars spanned seven seasons from 2008 to 2020, and each season tended to improve on the last. From grandiose battles with constant action to the quiet contemplative moments in-between,...

Inga Swenson, who as Gretchen Kraus on the 1979-1986 sitcom Benson was an incredible comedic foil for Robert Guillaume’s titular butler, died on July 23 in Los Angeles.

Swenson died at a board-and-care facility as a result of natural causes, her son Mark told TMZ, with her husband of 70 years, Lowell Harris, at her side. Her health reportedly was on the decline for the past six months.

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Netflix has unveiled the first trailer for its latest live-action original series from Japan, Burn the House Down, set to launch globally on July 13.

A domestic revenge thriller, the show stars Mei Nagano (My Love Story!, Hanbun, Aoi) as Anzu Murata, a young woman whose childhood was torn apart when her family’s home burned down, prompting her parents to divorce. Convinced that her ailing mother was wrongly accused of the conflagration, Anzu goes undercover to work as a housekeeper for the suspicious woman who married her father in the wake of the blaze — convinced that she can gather evidence and discover the truth of what really happened.

The show is an adaptation of the popular manga Burn the House Down (Mitarai-ke Enjō Suru), which ran in Japan from 2017 to 2021. Kodansha USA Publishing began releasing the manga in English in June 2022.

‘Burn the House Down’

The lead cast includes: Asuka Kudo,...

Enjoy golf? You will simply love this. And if you aren´t a fan, this can be appreciated because Full Swing puts us in the skin and lives of these pros beyond the apparent tranquility of a world that is anything but… peaceful.

Eight really entertaining chapters full of luxury, interviews, oddities and anecdotes about golfing that present this sport as a little more than mere sport and bring us close to a world that few of us were aware of, and which from now on, will be much more interesting.

In the same vein as Break Point (this one was about tennis), in this series we are taken on the great tournaments and players, also new players in another generation that leaves Tiger Woods behind, who seek to carve a space for themselves in the history of the sport.

This series is very entertaining and, above all, is not focused exclusively for golfers.

‘The Archies’ Wraps Production

Production has wrapped up on “The Archies,” a Netflix coming-of-age, live action musical set in 1960s India, based on the teenagers of Riverdale and the popular comic book series of the same title. Directed by Zoya Akhtar (“Gully Boy”), the film stars the offspring of many of Bollywood’s current superstars. These include: Mihir Ahuja, Dot, Yuvraj Menda and Vedang Raina. They are joined by Khushi Kapoor, the daughter of the late actor Sridevi and producer Boney Kapoor and sister of Janhvi Kapoor; superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s daughter Suhana Khan; and Agastya Nanda, the grandson of revered actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan. It was written by Akhtar, Reema Kagti and Ayesha Devitre. Production is by Tiger Baby (Akhtar and Kagti), Graphic India (Sharad Devarajan) and Archie Comics.

Hainan Under Way

The Hainan Island International Film Festival got under way on Sunday, after a delay...

Hainan Island International Film Festival (Hiiff) in China’s Sanya has returned as an in-person event, following a relatively short Covid-related postponement, with separate competition sections for features, documentaries and shorts.

The festival opened on December 18 with a screening of Chinese filmmaker Da Peng’s Post Truth and is scheduled to wrap on December 25. It was originally scheduled to run December 3-10, but was postponed due to the on-going Covid situation.

Veteran festival director Marco Mueller recently joined Hiiff as artistic director. He previously headed programming for China’s Pingyao International Film Festival.

Hiiff’s 11-title competition section will screen recent festival favourites including Charlotte Wells’ Aftersun, Alice Diop’s Saint Omer and Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s The Beasts. Chinese titles in competition include Chakme Rinpoche’s Georgia and Qiao Siyu’s The Cord Of Life. The documentary competition will screen eight titles (see line-up below).

In addition to the competition sections,...

Marco Mueller overseeing fourth edition of festival.

China’s Hainan Island International Film Festival (Hiiff) is to take place from December 18-25, after being postponed at short notice, and has revealed the titles in its feature and documentary competitions.

The fourth edition of the festival, held in the city of Sanya, was set to run from December 3-10 but was abruptly put on hold following a rise in Covid cases. Now, following the relaxation of pandemic measure in China over the past week, the festival is back on and has unveiled its line-up of titles.

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The American French Film Festival in Los Angeles has unveiled its documentary lineup, led by Loup Bureau’s Tranchées (Trenches), shot in the Donbas region of Ukraine months before Russia launched a full-scale invasion of the nation; the film focuses on local soldiers fighting against Moscow-supported separatists in a battle for survival.

The festival, formerly known as Colcoa, plans to screen five feature and three TV documentaries as part its nonfiction program during the event that runs Oct. 10-16. The feature docs booked include Andre Bonzel’s Et j’aime a la fureur (Flickering Ghosts of Loves Gone), focusing on the filmmaker reflecting on his life; Thierry Demaizière and Alban Teurlai’s Allons Enfants (Rookies), a breakdance documentary about talented, ambitious kids from diverse backgrounds in a swanky Paris high school; Francois Busnel’s Seule La Terre est Eternelle (The Earth is All...

Hip hop is a popular pastime in Paris and its suburbs, having now made its way into many of the city’s high schools. At The Turgot high school in central Paris, hip hop is now part of the curriculum, as the Berlinale documentary “Rookies” (“Allons Enfants”), by Thierry Demaizière and Alban Teurlai, shows.

This compelling film follows some of the school’s most talented hip hop aficionados train and battle under the watchful eye of a demanding coach. It served as the opening film this year for the Generation section at the Berlin festival, a sidebar dedicated to new films exploring the lives of teens and children. The film is a testament to the power of embracing raw talent and turning it into potential.

Producer-director Demaizière is best known for the documentaries “Lourdes” and “Rocco,” both of which he collaborated on with Teurlai who is an editor and director.

Le Pacte is set to host market premieres for Édouard Baer’s “Adieu Paris” and Giordano Gederlini’s “On the Edge” at the Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Paris, which takes place this week.

“Adieu Paris” stars an ensemble cast, including some of France and Belgium’s best-known actors, notably Benoît Poelvoorde, François Damiens, Gérard Depardieu, Isabelle Nanty, Pierre Arditi and Ludivine Sagnier. The dialogue-driven comedy takes place entirely at a Parisian bistro. Camille Neel, head of international sales at Le Pacte, said the film will appeal to traditional French films lovers and admirers of iconic actors. “Adieu Paris” is the fourth directorial outing of actor-turned-helmer Baer, who last directed “Ouvert la nuit” in which he starred opposite Audrey Tautou and Sabrina Ouazani. The film, produced by Cinéfrance Studios, Les Films en Cabine, Le Pacte and Artémis Productions, had its world premiere at the Lumiere Festival in Lyon, France.

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The 2022 Berlin International Film Festival has revealed its first titles, including seven films that have been invited to the Berlinale Special program. You can see the full list of confirmed films below.

Those seven include Peter Flinth’s Against The Ice, starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Joe Cole, Heida Reed and Charles Dance, and Laurent Larivière’s About Joan, starring Isabelle Huppert, which both play as Berlinale Special Galas.

The Panorama program has unveiled 13 titles, with Generation confirming eight features, and further films set for Forum and Forum Expanded.

The Panorama strand includes Myanmar Diaries, a doc/feature hybrid from the Myanmar Film Collective that highlights violence suffered by Burmese citizens.

“The pandemic has created distances – not only between people but also the way we see the world. Amongst the 2022 selection are films shot during the pandemic, reflecting on how it feels to be disconnected from others. It is with this first...

Disney has pulled back the curtain on its slate of Asia-Pacific films and TV shows set for its two-year-old streaming service. Among the fare set to run on Disney+ is Rookies, a romantic drama set at an elite police academy that stars K-pop sensation Kang Daniel, and Blackpink: The Movie, a documentary about the popular K-pop group tied to its fifth anniversary.

Those are among 20-plus global, regional and local-language projects revealed today as headed for Disney+ as South Korean drama series Squid Game has become a global phenomenon. Check out the slate below.

The new Apac projects include original productions from scripted live-action tentpole series including drama, comedy, fantasy, romance, sci-fi, crime and horror to variety shows, documentaries and anime from markets including Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, Greater China and Australia. Subject to local availability, the new Apac content titles will be available on the streaming service over the next year,...

Munich-based Neuesuper, one of the rising values on Germany’s ebullient new TV scene, is teaming with Ard Degeto to develop “Breitscheidplatz,” a drama-thriller that depicts the build-up to Berlin’s 2016 Christmas market truck attack which left 12 dead.

The series, however, will buck trends, presenting not a matter-of-fact rehashing of the events leading up to the attack, but rather a fictional interpretation of what might have happened, turning on two German policemen working at a time when Europe had suffered a blitz of attacks, attempting to prevent a similar outrage in Germany.

“One of the huge questions poised by the attack is how on earth it could have happened, how did the security forces come to make such mistakes?” said Simon Amberger, one of the producers for Neuesuper.

A six-part series commissioned for Ard Degeto by Carolin Haasis, “Breitscheidplatz” tries to deliver an answer. Picturing the daily work of the...

This Star Wars: The Clone Wars article contains spoilers.

“Ambush,” the first episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, opens with a simple question: who is stronger, an army of droids, or a single Jedi Master?

Well, when that Jedi Master is Yoda, fans can be pretty sure of the answer, and “Ambush” delights in that certainty.

The episode is an action-packed, droid-busting romp, with a short interlude for Yoda’s serene Jedi wisdom. It’s an episode unlikely to be accused of being deep. And yet, “Ambush” carefully seeds the paradoxes that will ultimately cause the downfall of the Jedi. How can the peacekeepers of the galaxy be its generals? How can the Jedi stand for the sanctity of individual life while endorsing the use of a bred-for-battle clone army?

The episode opens on the moon of Rugosa orbiting the planet Toydaria, which is remote but strategically significant. Both...

MTV will have its own take on a summer global games event as it reveals key details for the latest installment of The Challenge.

Set in Croatia, The Challenge: Spies, Lies and Allies will feature 17 international participants alongside players from the United States. 15 The Challenge vets will go head-to-head or team up with 19 rookies, hailing from different countries and different franchises like Survivor and Love Island, for the top spot and a $1 million prize.

The Challenge‘s 37th season is set to premiere on MTV Wednesday, August 11 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt. The Challenge: Spies, Lies and Allies will see the 34 challengers take on mentally and physically extreme tasks and challenges, and shifting dynamics beyond the battlefield.

Before the new season drops, fans can get to know the cast members (listed below) during MTV’s The Challenge Spies, Lies and Allies: Global Activation on Monday, August 9th at 8:00pm Et/Pt.

Perth’s cobblestone streets and heritage buildings will form the London setting for Callan Durlik’s directorial debut It Only Takes A Night.

Set to begin shooting in early May, the romantic comedy follows four best friends on a girl’s night out who end up learning to own their worth, redefine their destinies, and support each other despite their differences.

Eliza Taylor leads a cast that includes George Pullar, Sana’a Shaik, Arielle Carver-o’Neill, Charles Grounds, and Jaime Ureta, with Western Australian Academy of Performing Art’s (Waapa) Ana Ika making her feature debut.

Having penned the script, Durlik will also produce the privately-financed film with Josh Horneman of Rookies Ambush (The Naked Wanderer), Megan Wynn of Wynn Media (The Invisible Man), and Kara Pisconeri of Star Shadow Media.

Taylor, who is also onboard as an executive producer, said the project appealed to her on multiple levels.

“I am so...

Confused, chaotic, and with a sense of humour that might just tickle the average 13-year-old lad: Chinese action-film Rookies delivers a shameless dollop of comic book humour and action in one politically incorrect, anarchic and seriously violent package.

It is the ordinary everyday story of extreme sport thrill seeker and net celeb Zhao Feng (Wang Talu), who finds himself involved in organised crime by accident. That is: he just happens to paraglide into an illicit trade, as one does, at the very moment the deal is going down. Bad move. Cue slaughter of all concerned by international special agent and butch to-die-for Bruce (Milla Jovovich), who turns up in the nick of time to save and then recruit Zhao to Phantom.

Wow! Just like James Bond, intones Zhao, as he mugs in front of a mirror, points his new Phantom credit card, and cites that immortal catchphrase: “The name's Feng: Zhao Feng!

CBS has given a put pilot order to Sylvester Stallone and Dolph Lundgren’s one-hour drama “The International,” according to a person familiar with the situation.

Lundgren is set to star as a Anders Soto, who is described as part negotiator, part international spy. He is a one-man covert black-ops team working for the U.N., called in to find asymmetrical solutions to the world’s most delicate and complex problems.

Stallone is set to direct, while Ken Sanzel will write and executive produce. Lundgren will produce, and Stallone will executive produce for Balboa Productions along with Braden Aftergood, Tony Krantz of Flame Ventures and Craig Baumgarten. CBS Television Studios is the studio attached.

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Netflix's latest buzzy show is Russian Doll, a dark comedy following Nadia, a woman stuck in a twisty Groundhog Day loop: she keeps reliving her 36th birthday party - and dying at the end of every loop. Star and creator Natasha Lyonne is a familiar face to Netflix viewers for her longtime role on Orange Is the New Black, and she's brought along a few other Oitnb alumni to join her on her own series. Among the familiar faces is "Beatrice," the girlfriend of Nadia's fellow time-loop victim Alan.

Beatrice is played by Dascha Polanco, who will most definitely be recognizable to fans of Orange Is the New Black. Since the flagship Netflix original comedy began in 2013, she has played inmate Daya Diaz. During the first two seasons, Polanco was a recurring character, but she was promoted to a series regular for the third season in 2015; she has kept this status ever since.

ABC has given a straight-to-series order to a drama to star Poppy Montgomery that will be a co-production with France’s M6 network.

“Reef Break” will revolve around a woman who is a former thief who now works as a “fixer” for the governor of a fictional island in the Pacific. The series is based on an idea of Montgomery’s and will be steered by showrunner/executive producer Ken Sanzel.

ABC said the series will air next summer.

“It’s an exhilarating and suspenseful ride set against some of the most beautiful locations,” said Channing Dungey, president of ABC Entertainment.

“Reef Break” will be produced through ABC Studios and ABC Studios International. ABC veteran Keli Lee relocated to London in 2015 to develop international co-productions for the network and studio. The drama will air on M6 in France and will be distributed by Disney Media Distribution in other international markets.

Adam Goldberg has joined the cast of NBC’s Taken, marking the second addition to the action-drama’s Season 2 rejiggering.

Weeks after the series was renewed for the 2017-18 TV season, TVLine reported that Gaius Charles (who played John), Brooklyn Sudano (Asha), Monique Gabriela Curnen (Vlasik), Michael Irby (Scott), Jose Pablo Cantillo (Dave) and James Landry Hébert (Rem) would not be returning, while Clive Standen (Bryan Mills) and Jennifer Beals (Christina Hart) will.

Explaining that the half-dozen excised characters had not been defined enough, “We just took a look at what the essence of the show was and tried to focus in on that,...

The Case of the Pilot in Limbo is closed: CBS won’t pursue a series for its potential Nancy Drew drama Drew, our sister site Deadline reports.

Drew was one of two projects from Tony Phelan and Joan Rater (Grey’s Anatomy, Madam Secretary) in consideration at the network; the other, the Katherine Heigl-starring Doubt, received a series order Saturday.

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Drew, loosely based on the popular young adult mystery series, had the iconic sleuth — now in her 30s and played by Person of Interest‘s Sarah Shahi — using her “uncanny observational skills...

“Can you see… whether this show will survive?”

So, more or less, said one of the Precogs in the premiere of Fox’s Minority Report sequel series on Monday night. But before you chime in on whether or not you saw enough to come back for Episode 2, let’s briefly recap the pilot.

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Picking up in 2065 – 10 years after the end of Precrime in the Tom Cruise film of the same name – Precog Dash (played by NYC 22‘s Stark Sands) is struggling with his visions. As the movie detailed,...

The broadcast networks have more than 20 shows debuting this fall, including a soaring Supergirl, reborn Heroes, reanimated Muppets and sexy Scream Queens. To help you prep, TVLine is offering up First Impressions of the pilots.

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The Show | Fox’s Minority Report (Mondays at 9/8c, premiering Sept. 21)

The Competition | ABC’s Dancing With the Stars, CBS’ Scorpion, NBC’s The Voice and The CW’s Jane the Virgin

The Cast | Meagan Good (Deception), Stark Sands (NYC 22), Nick Zano (2 Broke Girls), Wilmer Valderrama (That ’70s Show), Laura Regan...

Fox’s Minority Report (premiering Monday, Sept. 21) is missing the key element behind the 2002 Tom Cruise film — and yet that tweak affirmed Steven Spielberg’s decision to finally adapt the sci-fi pic as a series.

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Set in Washington, D.C. circa 2065 (11 years after the events of the movie), Minority Report presents a future where Precrime investigations have been disbanded, leaving a pre-cog named Dash (played by NYC 22′s Stark Sands) to go Awol from his remote retreat, still fielding flashes of dire demises and thus wanting to secretly assist Detective...

When you think Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll frontman Johnny Rock, think Mick Jagger without the mindbending fame. Bono without the gravitas. Steven Tyler without the scarves. David Bowie without the longevity.

In fact, take just about any classic rock band’s lead singer and disregard the wealth and stardom, and you’re left with Johnny (played by Rescue Me‘s Denis Leary), the hard-partying face of the 1990s band The Heathens.

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Nick Zano has seen the future, and it involves him playing a prognosticating twin in Minority Report.

The actor (One Big Happy, Happy Endings, 2 Broke Girls) has joined the cast of the upcoming Fox drama as Pre-cog Arthur, our sister site Deadline reports.

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The series picks up 10 years after the end of Pre-crime in Washington, D.C., where one of the three Pre-cogs, Dash (played by NYC 22′s Stark Sands), struggles to lead a “normal” human life, haunted as he is by visions of the future.

Just hours after the female lead role in Fox's Minority Report TV series went to Meagan Good, Stark Sands has landed the male lead, playing the dual roles of precog twins Dash and Arthur. Those roles were played by Matthew Dickman and Michael Dickman in the original Minority Report movie, directed by Steven Spielberg. The actor joins a growing cast that also includes Daniel London, Li Jun Li and Laura Regan.

The story is set 10 years after the Minority Report movie, where the Precrime experiment in Washington D.C. came to an end. Meagan Good is portraying Lara Vega, a detective with a troubled past who encounters Dash (Stark Sands), a former precog who is struggling to live a normal life as he continues to be plagued by haunting visions of the future. They team up as Dash is given a new sense of purpose for his incredible abilities. Daniel London...

The TV follow-up to Minority Report has found its leads: Anchorman 2's Meagan Good and Inside Llewyn Davies' Stark Sands…

We recently heard that Daniel London would appear in the Minority Report series, reprising his role from the film as Wally the caretaker for the TV series set ten years after Tom Cruise brought the whole PreCrime system crashing down.

Now, we know who the two lead characters will be played by. They look a bit like this…

The lead role has long been listed as Detective Lara Vega, who we now know will be played by Meagan Good of Think Like A Man, Anchorman 2 and Brick. Her character is a detective who’s ‘not afraid to break a few rules.’ The action of the series will see her helping a former Precog Dash, who still needs help reintegrating into society ten years after the events of film.

Stark Sands ("Inside Llewyn Davis," "NYC 22") and Meagan Good ("Think Like a Man," "Anchorman: The Legend Continues") have scored the leading roles in Fox's TV series follow-up to the 2002 Spielberg sci-fi film "Minority Report". The series is set ten years after the end of the Precrime Division in the nation's capital.

Sands plays Dash, one of the three Precogs who struggles to lead a "normal" human life yet remains haunted by visions the future. He soon meets a detective (Good) haunted by her past who helps him find a purpose for his gift.

Sands will take on the dual role of his identical twin brother Arthur, he joins a cast that includes Laura Regan as the third Precog Agatha along with Daniel London and Li Jun Li.

Kevin Falls ("The West Wing") will serve as show runner and Mark Mylod will direct the pilot. Max Borenstein ("Godzilla") penned the script and will executive produce.

The ranks of female film directors are about to swell a little more, as Katie Holmes confirms her plan to helm the upcoming adaptation of the debut novel from Annie Weatherwax – All We Had. The script is being written by Josh Boone (Stuck In Love, The Fault In Our Stars), with Holmes starring and pulling producer duties alongside Jane Rosenthal (Little Fockers) and Berry Welsh (NYC 22).

The story is described as ‘wry and sharply observed’ by publishers Simon And Schuster, and centres on a mother and 13 year old daughter, who find themselves existing on the verge of poverty in small town America, after their old life implodes. Holmes will play the role of the mother, but there is no news yet on wider casting.

While this news will almost certainly be met in many quarters with derision, it is important to note that, of late, Holmes has finally begun to come into her own.

Over the years, American novelist and screenwriter Richard Price has seen many of his works make smooth transitions from the page to the screen. His book The Wanderers was adapted by Philip Kaufman into a now-iconic coming-of-age film, and Spike Lee’s take on Clockers earned strong reviews. Additionally, Price’s work as a screenwriter has been highly successful – among his accolades are an Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay (for The Color of Money) and a Writers Guild of America Award (for HBO’s The Wire, on which he served as a writer). Now, Sony is betting on Price’s ability to deliver another strong drama by entering talks to adapt his upcoming work The Whites.

If a deal is made, super-producer Scott Rudin (Captain Phillips) will produce a film adaptation of the crime drama, the first written by Price under the pen name Harry Brandt. Set in New York City,...

Fox has rounded out the cast of its comedy Weird Loners adding Meera Rohit Kumbhani as a series regular opposite Becki Newton, Nate Torrence and Zachary Knighton. Written by Michael Weithorn and directed by Jake Kasdan for 20th TV, the six-episode, single-camera ensemble comedy tells the story of four relationship-phobic people who are unexpectedly thrust into one another’s lives and form an unlikely bond in a townhouse in Queens, NY. Kumbhani will play Zara, a beautiful young bisexual woman who’s also a free-spirited artist and lifelong heartbreaker who makes people fall in love with her, then unceremoniously dumps them as soon as things get even a smidge serious. Clear Talent Group-repped Kumbhani appeared most recently on ABC drama Black Box and previously on Carpe Noctem and NYC 22.