Saturday, October 24, 2015

AMC Brings Fans 'The Walking Dead' Mega Sunday Event on November 1st

AMC BRINGS FANS “THE WALKING DEAD MEGA SUNDAY” EVENT ON NOVEMBER 1ST AT 9:00 P.M. ET/PT

VIEWERS WHO TUNE IN FOR AN ALL-NEW EXTENDED 90-MINUTE EPISODE OF “THE WALKING DEAD,” WILL SEE THE WORLD PREMIERE OF THE TRAILER FOR AMC’S MUCH ANTICIPATED SERIES, “PREACHER,” PLUS THE TELEVISION PREMIERE OF THE TRAILER FOR “INTO THE BADLANDS”

AMC is bringing fans “The Walking Dead Mega Sunday” event on November 1st at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. During the all-new extended 90-minute episode of “The Walking Dead,” AMC will air the world premiere of the trailer for AMC’s upcoming, highly anticipated series “Preacher,” as well as the television premiere of the “Into the Badlands” trailer.

In this all-new episode of “The Walking Dead,” “Here’s Not Here,” written by Scott M. Gimple and directed by Stephen Williams, the survivors must ask themselves who can be trusted, and better yet, can they change? Critics continue to praise the series, including Verne Gay of Newsday, who calls it “exceptional.”

Based on the twisted and popular ‘90s comic book franchise of the same name, “Preacher,” created by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon, is the story of Jesse Custer (Dominic Cooper) a conflicted Preacher in a small Texas town who is inhabited by a mysterious entity that allows him to develop a highly unconventional power. Jesse, his ex-girlfriend, Tulip (Ruth Negga), and an Irish vampire named Cassidy (Joseph Gilgun) embark on a journey to, literally, find God. The Sony Pictures Television and AMC Studios co-production was developed for television by Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg (“This Is the End,” “Superbad,” “Neighbors”) and showrunner Sam Catlin (“Breaking Bad”). The series is set to premiere mid-2016.

“Into the Badlands” tells the story of a ruthless, well-trained warrior named Sunny (Daniel Wu) and a young boy named M.K. (Aramis Knight) who embark on a spiritual journey across a dangerous land. From AMC Studios, the six-part series is created by executive producers/showrunners/writers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar (“Shanghai Noon,” “Smallville”), and executive produced by Oscar®-nominated producers Stacey Sher and Michael Shamberg (“Pulp Fiction,” “Contagion”), director David Dobkin (“Wedding Crashers,” “Shanghai Nights”), fight director Stephen Fung (“Tai Chi Zero”) and Daniel Wu (“Tai Chi Zero”). AMC’s martial arts drama premieres on Sunday, November 15th at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT on AMC.

Next Games and AMC Proudly Launch 'The Walking Dead: No Man's Land' on iOS

NEXT GAMES AND AMC PROUDLY LAUNCH THE WALKING DEAD: NO MAN’S LAND – THE OFFICIAL MOBILE GAME OF AMC’S “THE WALKING DEAD” – ON iOS

Featuring Fan-Favorite Character Daryl Dixon,

Scenes and Signature Weapons from the Hit TV Show,

The Walking Dead: No Man’s Land Gives Fans a Chance to Fight in a

Walker-Infested World and Access Exclusive Content from Season Six

October 8, 2015 – AMC and Next Games today announced The Walking Dead: No Man’s Land, the official mobile game based on AMC’s record-breaking TV series, is now available on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

In a unique collaboration, AMC and Next Games have joined forces to create The Walking Dead: No Man’s Land, a first-of-its-kind tactical game for mobile, with thrilling turn-based combat, an engaging character progression system, and zoom-in close-ups of key moments during battle. Guided by Daryl Dixon, the fan-favorite character from the TV show played by Norman Reedus, players are in charge of their own unique group of survivors and their fate.

The game starts in the grim Terminus train yard, where a small group of survivors manage to escape. Together they must fight walkers and survive to create and build up their own safe haven. The Walking Dead: No Man’s Landfeatures six different character classes and a massive number of unique characters, each with different abilities and strengths. It also boasts months of gameplay, with a total of 10 episodes of story missions at launch and weekly guild challenges for allied players to perform, which add a social dimension to the game.

Players will get to experience other familiar locations from the TV show such as the Prison, use signature weapons and encounter new surroundings from season six of “The Walking Dead.” Fans of the series can also watch clips from the show and exclusive behind-the-scenes materials from within the game.

AMC’s zombie horror hit, “The Walking Dead,” the highest rated basic cable program in the history of television and the #1 show on TV in the U.S. among adults 18-49 for three years in a row, will kick off its sixth season on Sunday, October 11th at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT with an extended 90-minute episode.

The Walking Dead: No Man’s Land is available to download for free on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch: http://www.twdnml.download

View The Walking Dead: No Man’s Land cinematic trailer here: https://youtu.be/fh0XHCSVWG8

View The Walking Dead: No Man’s Land game play trailer here: https://youtu.be/-tBtf6iGjaI

For more information, please visit www.thewalkingdeadnomansland.com.

Fear the Walking Dead - Season One, Blu-ray News

Hot on the heels of the season finale comes news of the upcoming Blu-ray release of Season One

Fear the Walking Dead the Complete First Season

Anchor Bay Entertainment has announced plans to bring the AMC TV show, "Fear the Walking Dead" to DVD and Blu-ray on December 1, 2015.
Fear the Walking Dead: The Complete First Season is set to include the following special features:

A Look at the Series
Character Bios

"Fear the Walking Dead" was created by Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead) and Dave Erickson (Sons of Anarchy). The show stars Kim Dickens, Rubén Blades, Cliff Curtis, Mercedes Mason, Lorenzo James Henrie, Frank Dillane, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Elizabeth Rodriguez and Colman Domingo.

"Fear the Walking Dead" is more of a prequel to "The Walking Dead" in that it takes place before the epidemic begins and we get to see all hell break loose.

Living in the same universe as The Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead is a gritty drama that explores the onset of the undead apocalypse through the lens of a fractured family. Set in a city where people come to escape, shield secrets, and bury their pasts, a mysterious outbreak threatens to disrupt what little stability high school guidance counselor Madison Clark (Kim Dickens) and English teacher Travis Manawa (Cliff Curtis) have managed to assemble. The everyday pressure of blending two families while dealing with resentful, escapist, and strung out children takes a back seat when society begins to break down. A forced evolution, a necessary survival of the fittest takes hold, and our dysfunctional family must either reinvent themselves or embrace their darker histories.

The 'Fear' Continues to Spread as AMC Launches New Web Series - 'Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462'

One Character from Flight 462 Will Join the Cast of "Fear the Walking Dead" Season 2

The series will be produced by “Fear” show runner and executive producer Dave Erickson and co-executive producer David Wiener

“Fear the Walking Dead” may be concluding its first season this Sunday, October 4th, but “Fear” will continue to spread as AMC rolls out its newest web series, officially titled “Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462,” online beginning this fall. The first installment of the 16-part series will debut on AMC.com on Sunday, October 4th and will then air as promos during two commercial breaks within “The Walking Dead” season 6 premiere episode on Sunday, October 11th.

Subsequent episodes of “Flight 462,” each less than one minute long, will debut every Sunday, online and then on-air as promos during new episodes of “The Walking Dead,” for the duration of season 6. In addition, one of the characters featured in the web series, which is produced by “Fear the Walking Dead” show runner and executive producer Dave Erickson and co-executive producer David Wiener, will join the cast of “Fear the Walking Dead” season 2.

“Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462” tells the story of a group of passengers aboard a commercial airplane during the earliest moments of the outbreak. Over the course of the series, the plane and the lives of its passengers are put in jeopardy once they discover an infected traveler. The series is written by L. Signorino and Mike Zunic and directed by “Fear” director of photography Michael McDonough.

“‘Flight 462’ is a great extension of the world of ‘Fear’ and will engage fans across multiple platforms with another riveting story set at the start of the fall of civilization,” said Joel Stillerman, president of original programming and development for AMC and SundanceTV. “We are thrilled to be collaborating with Dave Erickson and David Wiener on another piece of original content. Watching how they’ll bring one of these new characters to the second season of ‘Fear’ will be really exciting for viewers to follow.”

A companion series to “The Walking Dead,” “Fear the Walking Dead” explores the onset of the undead apocalypse through the lens of a fractured family in Los Angeles. The series, which debuted this August as the #1 series premiere in cable history with 10.1 million viewers, is executive produced by Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd, Greg Nicotero, David Alpert and show runner Dave Erickson and produced by AMC Studios. The series will return for a second season of 15 episodes in 2016.

IFC Midnight Acquires North American Rights to Travis Z's 'Cabin Fever' Remake

Are you ready to return to the cabin?

IFC Midnight announced today that the company is acquiring North American rights to Travis Z’s horror remake, "Cabin Fever." Travis Z’s film, with a screenplay by Eli Roth & Randy Pearlstein (based on a story by Roth), stars Gage Golightly, Matthew Daddario, Samuel Davis, Nadine Crocker, and Dustin Ingram. The film was produced by Evan Astrowsky, Christopher Lemole and Tim Zajaros, and was executive produced by Roth, Cassian Elwes, Jerry Fruchtman, Peter Fruchtman and Ike and Jaclyn Suri. IFC Midnight will release the film in 2016.

A reboot of Roth’s 2002 horror film of the same name, "Cabin Fever" follows a group of five college graduates who rent a cabin in the woods. Soon, all hell breaks loose, as the group falls victim to a flesh-eating virus that attracts the unwanted attention of the homicidal locals.

Travis Z said: “It was a great opportunity to recreate an iconic film for a new generation of horror fans. I am a die hard fan of horror films and the king of horror Eli Roth trusted me to re-imagine his film. I was not going to fail.”

The deal was negotiated with WME Global on behalf of the filmmakers.

IFC Midnight is a sister label to IFC Films and Sundance Selects, and is owned and operated by AMC Networks Inc.

'Preacher' Ordered to Series by AMC

SHOW BASED ON POPULAR COMIC BOOK FRANCHISE DEVELOPED FOR TELEVISION

BY SETH ROGEN, EVAN GOLDBERG AND SHOWRUNNER SAM CATLIN OF “BREAKING BAD”

Back in the 90's I read "Preacher" and it was a great comic! I think horror fans will something to enjoy about the upcoming show, whether it is the oddball characters or the violence perpetrated by said characters. I feel better about the show knowing it will be on AMC, considering their track record of quality shows in the past several years.

AMC has announced it has ordered a series based on the twisted and popular ‘90s comic book franchise “Preacher,” created by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon. The Sony Pictures Television and AMC Studios co-production was developed for television by Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg (“This Is the End,” “Superbad,” “Neighbors”) and showrunner Sam Catlin (“Breaking Bad”). Rogen & Goldberg will produce the series through their Point Grey banner, along with Neal Moritz’s Original Film. AMC has ordered 10 one-hour episodes, with an expected premiere date in mid-2016.

“Preacher” is the story of Jesse Custer (Dominic Cooper, “Agent Carter”), a conflicted Preacher in a small Texas town who is inhabited by a mysterious entity that allows him to develop a highly unconventional power. Jesse, his ex-girlfriend, Tulip (Ruth Negga, “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”), and an Irish vampire named Cassidy (Joseph Gilgun, “This Is England”) embark on a journey to, literally, find God.

“Garth Ennis’ ‘Preacher’ is, above all, about great characters – something we look for in all of our series,” said Joel Stillerman, president of original programming and development for AMC and SundanceTV. “The fact that it is also darkly funny, has some great supernatural elements, and takes us on an incredible adventure is just the icing on the cake. The incredible creative team behind this show – led by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Sam Catlin and Neal Moritz – made a pilot that completely blew us away, and we know the series will satisfy and surprise fans of the comics, and captivate fans of great TV everywhere.”

“We started reading the comic when it first came out in the ‘90s,” said Rogen & Goldberg. “In many ways Garth’s sense of drama and comedy and Steve Dillon’s visual aesthetic helped form our style, and the idea that we are actually bringing ‘Preacher’ to life is a dream come true. This is the craziest thing ever and we can’t wait to move forward and work our asses off to make it the best it can be.”

Sam Catlin said: “Couldn’t be more happy with Sony/AMC’s decision to bring Garth’s amazing ‘Preacher’ to television. Can’t wait to spend some quality time with vampires, psychopaths, rednecks and God.”

Other previously announced series regulars include Ian Colletti as Eugene Root aka Arseface, W. Earl Brown as Hugo Root and Lucy Griffiths as Emily. Rogen & Goldberg directed the pilot, which was written by Catlin.

Source: AMC

Fear the Walking Dead - Comic Con Trailer

Fear the Walking Dead, the spin-off to The Walking Dead, focuses on how the world transformed into a zombie apocalypse. Set in Los Angeles, the new series follows new characters as they face the inevitable.

Fear the Walking Dead premieres Sunday, August 23 2015 on AMC.

The Walking Dead - Season 6 Trailer

The Walking Dead panel is going on right now at the 2015 San Diego Comic Con and the trailer for the upcoming season has been released.

The 90 minute season 6 premiere will air on AMC on Sunday October 11, 2015.

Saturday, October 24, 2015