Jason Sudeikis joins third season of "Eastbound & Down"

This year has been pretty big for Jason Sudeikis, aside from his job as a cast member of Saturday Night Live, he has been beefing up on his feature film work. Most recently, he co-starred in HORRIBLE BOSSES, which came out just this past Friday. Although his film career is blossoming at a very fast rate, he doesn’t seem prepared to give up on television just yet.

Sudeikis is now going to be involved with the third season of Jody Hill’s HBO series, Eastbound & Down.

For those of you who haven’t seen the show before, it follows Kenny Powers (Danny McBride), a brash, drug-abusing, ex-baseball player after he has lost the spotlight. The first season followed him as he moved back to his hometown, the second season placed him deep in Mexico. The third season will mark his return to America. Sudeikis will be playing Shane, one of Kenny’s new friends for the season. Continue reading “Jason Sudeikis joins third season of "Eastbound & Down"” →

Blake Lively to take on Carrie Bradshaw in SEX AND THE CITY prequel?

I think it’s a pretty fair assessment to say that Blake Lively has officially made it in both the film and TV realms. After taking up roles in such films as THE TOWN and the upcoming GREEN LANTERN, as well as her most famous role as Serena van der Woodsen in Gossip Girl, we can only imagine that she will be a staple of future entertainment.

To even further substantiate this, there are rumblings that she very well could take up the mantle of Carrie Bradshaw of the ridiculously popular SEX AND THE CITY franchise in a prequel.

The prequel would follow Carrie’s teenage years as depicted in Candace Bushnell’s The Carrie Diaries, which leads us right up to Blake Lively who is seemingly obvious, yet perfect casting. Now that I’ve imagined Lively in the role, it proves quite difficult to imagine anyone else in the role. Continue reading “Blake Lively to take on Carrie Bradshaw in SEX AND THE CITY prequel?” →

HBO's "Boardwalk Empire" gets a premiere date

It really isn’t TV, it’s HBO. It’s something so much more than your standard television fare and, along with Showtime and AMC, HBO is changing the way people think of cable shows. HBO’s next big show Boardwalk Empire, which was co-created by Martin Scorsese, finally has a premiere date.

The show will premiere on September 19 at 9 PM, most likely to very high viewership (all their shows always premiere well). HBO has been running the trailer almost non-stop lately, and gives off a vibe that screams “prohibition era version of The Sopranos.” If that formula doesn’t scream ridiculous success, then Scorsese’s involvement certainly does. Continue reading “HBO's "Boardwalk Empire" gets a premiere date” →

ENTOURAGE movie to have a HANGOVER-esque plot?

A while back we were hit with Entourage news that was somewhat surprising, but at the same time made complete sense. Producer Mark Wahlberg came out and said that the team behind the HBO series was interested in making two more seasons of the show, then cap it all off with a movie.

We know that this sort of plan works for HBO – does SEX AND THE CITY ring a $400 million bell? Now Wahlberg has come out and said what direction the film might go, and it seems…familiar. Continue reading “ENTOURAGE movie to have a HANGOVER-esque plot?” →

Michael Mann and David Milch have some "Luck"

HBO has always been ahead of the curve, and time after time they have brought us quality television shows. Not to mention the countless Emmy Awards their programming as been nominated for. Now they have turned to two heavy hitters to bring them another show.

HBO has picked up a series that is to be executive produced by Michael Mann (PUBLIC ENEMIES, THE INSIDER) and David Milch (“Deadwood”), titled “Luck.” It will focus on the lives of people involved with a racetrack and gambling. Milch previously created “Deadwood” for HBO, which went on to be a success and an Emmy winner. Continue reading “Michael Mann and David Milch have some "Luck"” →