'Orange is the New Black': A New Character is Added and Another is Promoted

 

For anyone who has Netflix, have you seen the series Orange is the New Black? No? Why not?! Get on it ASAP! If you answered 'yes', then good for you and I hoped you love the show as much as I do.

It's already been announced that Taryn Manning (Tiffany 'Pennsatucky' Doggett) has been made a series regular for season 2. Now it's been announced that Danielle Brooks (Tasha 'Taystee' Jefferson) has been promoted to a series regular as well.

That's not the only news because Lorraine Toussaint has been added to the show. She'll play a new inmate named Vee who is being described as "a longtime street tough who ran her own drug business, recruiting children to serve as runners."

No release date for season 2 has been announced, but it's expected to stream on Netflix sometime in 2014.

Check out the trailer below and if you like what you see, I highly recommend that you watch the 13 season 1 episodes:

Source: Deadline

It's Official: Kristen Wiig Joins 'Anchorman' Sequel

Adam McKay, writer/director, announced on Facebook that Kristen Wiig (Bridesmaids, SNL) is "officially on board" for Anchorman: The Legend Continues and that he "couldn't be happier" about it. Back in December, I wrote about the fact that she was being eyed for a role in the sequel.

While there's no word on the role she'll be playing, the rumor is that she'll play the love interest for weatherman Brick Tamland (played by Steve Carell). Along with Carell, Wiig joins the other cast members that include Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd and Dave Koechner.

Anchorman 2 will hit theaters on December 20th.

Source: Rolling Stone

Will Kristen Wiig Join 'Anchorman: The Legend Continues'?

According to The Wrap, Kristen Wiig (Bridesmaids, SNL) is being eyed for a role in Anchorman: The Legend Continues.

While work on the script is still being done, the talk is that she would play the love interest of Brick Tamland (played by Steve Carell).

The principle actors are returning and they include Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, Christina Applegate and Steve Carell.

Adam McKay is set to direct the comedy which is looking at a October 2013 release date.

Source: The Wrap

Photo via The Emmys

Charlie Sheen Joins "Machete Kills"

Robert Rodriguez took to his Twitter yesterday to announce that Charlie Sheen will have a role in the upcoming Machete Kills that is currently filming in Austin, Texas.

In the same Twitter post, Rodriguez also announced that Sheen will be playing the President of the United States.

"I just cast Charlie Sheen in #machetekills as the President of the United States! Who better? More soon..."

Rodriguez isn't the only one sharing videos/pictures from the set. Jessica Alba and Sofia Vergara are also sharing their pictures. Alba shared one that shows her and Danny Trejo (Machete) on set with an all-female mariachi band.

Sources: ComingSoon.net and Twitter

Ashley Tisdale to Star in "Scary Movie 5"

Dimension Films has announced that Ashley Tisdale (High School Musical) will star in Scary Movie 5.

Malcolm Lee (The Best Man, Soul Men) is set to direct. Co-writing the sequel will be the writer and director of Scary Movie 3 and Scary Movie 4 David Zucker. He'll also serve as a producer.

Production is set to begin this summer and it's been given a release date of January 11, 2013.

Source: Deadline

Zach Galligan Joins "Hatchet 3"

The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Zach Galligan (Gremlins, Gremlins 2: The New Batch) has signed on for a role in the upcoming horror flick Hatchet 3. He is set to play a "hard-nosed head of police."

Kane Hodder is returning as Victor Crowley and Danielle Harris is also reprising her role as Marybeth, a women looking to end Crowley and his murderous ways for good.

"Hatchet 3" will continue the saga of Crowley, the "Bayou Butcher," who first made his gruesome mark in 2007's "Hatchet". It will continue where the story left off in "Hatchet 2."

Adam Green wrote and directed Hatchet and Hatchet 2 and while he did write the third one, he will step aside as director and will serve as producer instead. B.J. McDonnell will direct.

Shooting begins this week just outside of Louisiana.

Source: THR

Zoe Saldana Joins "Machete Kills"

During an interview with Moviehole, Machete star Danny Trejo let it slip that Zoe Saldana (Star Trek, Avatar) has joined the film.

"[It's] is going to be a lot more over-the-top than Machete. We've got Sofia Vergara, who is a star in her own right, Jessica Alba, Michelle Rodriguez and Zoe Saldana. And guess what? I get to kiss all of 'em."

This sequel will find Machete recruited by the U.S. Government to stop an arms dealer, played by Mel Gibson, from launching a missile with the hopes of spreading war across the planet.

Production is set to start soon in Austin, Texas.

Source: ComingSoon.net

Isabelle Fuhrman to Star in "Suspiria" Remake

Variety is reporting that Isabelle Fuhrman (Orphan, The Hunger Games) has landed the lead role in the upcoming remake of Dario Argento's 1977 horror flick Suspiria.

The original followed an American ballet student, Suzie, who discovers that the academy she's attending in Germany is being controlled by a coven of witches.

David Gordon Green (Pineapple Express) is set to direct. He also co-wrote the script with Chris Gebert.

Production will begin in September.

Source: Variety

Jaime King Joins "Silent Night"

It's been announced that Jaime King (Sin City and My Bloody Valentine) will join Silent Night (remake of 1984s Silent Night, Deadly Night) alongside Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange and The Artist).

From the press release: "Heart of Dixie's Jaime King will star alongside Malcolm McDowell in the upcoming horror remake SILENT NIGHT helmed by Steven C. Miller (The Aggression Scale) and produced by The Genre Company and Buffalo Gal Pictures. Media House Capital will co-finance production, set to begin next week in Winnipeg. The project was recently announced by Anchor Bay Films and Inferno Entertainment’s new Ember label.

King, whose past films include My Bloody Valentine and Sin City, will play Aubrey Bradimore, a Deputy Sheriff who battles the killer Santa Claus terrorizing her small Midwestern town."

In the same press release, more casting news was announced. Joining McDowell and King will be Donal Logue (Shark Night 3D and Blade), Jamie Kennedy (Scream), Brendan Fehr (Final Destination), Lisa Marie (Sleepy Hollow), Ellen Wong (Scott Pilgrim vs The World).

Source: Dread Central

"Leprechaun" Reboot Gets Their Leprechaun

Not too long ago, Lionsgate announced that they were teaming up with WWE Studios to reboot 1993's Leprechaun. The two studios are aiming for a March 2013 release date for the film titled Leprechaun: Origins. We also now know who will be playing Leprechaun and it's not Warwick Davis, who starred in the original and the sequels that followed. The title role has been given to Dylan Postl, the WWE star who is better known as Hornswoggle.

Postl went to Twitter to make the announcement.

"The #swogglesecret that I've been hinting at all week is that in March 2013 I will be starring in Leprechaun:Origins by WWE Studios!!!"

WWE Studios released their official statement.

"As first reported by Variety, WWE Studios is joining forces with Lionsgate for a two-film slate, the first of which will be a reboot of the hit “Leprechaun” franchise. “Leprechaun: Origins” will star WWE’s own mischievous Superstar Hornswoggle making his feature film debut, proving the old adage that there truly are no small parts, only small actors. A writer or director has yet to be announced."

Source: DailyDead.com

'In Living Color' Reboot Adds Cast Members

Fox is bringing back In Living Color along with the show's creator and star Keenan Ivory Wayans to serve as executive producer. The show will debut as two half-hour specials. No date has been given, but it looks like May is a possibility since filming is set to take place in April.

So far, four cast members have been hired : Jermaine Fowler, Lilrel Howery, Jennifer Bartels and Kali Hawk (New Girl and Bridemaids).

More Casting News for 'Bad Girls'

Two more actresses have signed on for the NBC pilot Bad Girls.

Jaime Pressly (My Name is Earl) will play the prison warden Melinda. The character is described as "a sexy, ominous woman with a sadistic streak enjoying cat-and-mouse games with her inmates who are terrified by her."

Tracess Ellis Ross (Girlfriends) is set to play Rachel. She is being described as "a high-powered business woman who is now serving time for selling phony mortgages. She delayed having kids because of her career, and now she’s desperate to get pregnant — which isn’t easy in prison."