Preacher Creators Want to Make Something New on TV
When Preacher premieres on Sunday, the show's creators want it to feel different from anything you've seen before.
Preacher tells the story of a man named Jesse Custer who is grappling with trying to be a good preacher and live up to his father's shadow. When something happens to him that affects his sway over his congregation -- and all people -- his struggle becomes a bit more complicated.
Adapted from the Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon comic book series, Preacher is going to pick up earlier than when Volume 1 begins. But the show, developed for AMC by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and Sam Catlin, still stays close to its roots.
"We don’t have to try that hard
because just turning Preacher into a TV show makes it unlike anything that’s been on TV before," Catlin told IGN. "Just to bring that world to life; the violence and the perversity and the comedy and the love story and all the different genres — crime drama, western drama, vampires — it’s just built in crazy. I’ve never seen anything like it, on TV or in a movie or pretty much anywhere."
Preacher Gets a New Series Premiere Trailer
AMC has unveiled a new series premiere trailer for Preacher, as the show is set to debut this Sunday, May 22.
The "Annville" video gives viewers a chance to briefly meet the Preacher cast of characters, such as Tulip O'Hare, Cassidy, Eugene "Arseface" Root and of course Jesse Custer. Watch the trailer below:
On top of the just-released trailer, IGN recently got an exclusive look at Preacher ahead of the premiere.
Preacher is an adaptation of the Garth Ennis comic series and stars Dominic Cooper, Ruth Negga and Joseph Gilgun. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are executive producers on the AMC show, with Sam Catlin serving as showrunner.
5 Darwyn Cooke Comics That Changed the Industry
The comic book world suffered a huge loss this past weekend with the untimely passing of Darwyn Cooke. Cooke was responsible for some of the most influential comics of the past 15 years, and by all accounts he inspired many of his colleagues to push themselves that much further.
In honor of Cooke's tremendous career, we're looking back at his five most memorable and influential works. Cooke may be gone, but these stories will remain to delight and inspire new generations of readers.
The '90s was a bad time for superhero comics for various reasons, one of them being the regrettable "Bad Girl" phase many books went through. You couldn't throw a rock without hitting a comic featuring at least one scantily clad, ridiculously proportioned femme fatale on the cover. Catwoman was hardly exempt from that problem.
New FOX Trailers: 24: Legacy, Prison Break, Son of Zorn, More
FOX unveiled their full 2016-2017 schedule this week, along with trailers for all their upcoming series.
You can check out all these new previews below, including revivals of two popular FOX franchises from the past with 24: Legacy and Prison Break, adaptations of popular films Lethal Weapon and The Exorcist and two new comedies from the acclaimed duo of Christopher Miller and Phil Lord (The LEGO Movie, 21 Jump Street, Last Man on Earth)- plus a teaser for a new TV-movie version of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Also included are the official network descriptions for each series and new photos from each show.
The clock ticks again with the next evolution of the Emmy Award-winning “24.” 24: LEGACY debuts with a special two-night event beginning Sunday, Feb. 5 (10:00-11:00 PM ET/7:00-8:00 PM PT), following SUPER BOWL LI, and continuing with its time period premiere on Monday, Feb. 6 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). The series chronicles an adrenaline-fueled race against the clock to stop a devastating terrorist attack on United States soil – in the same real-time format that has propelled this genre-defining series. Starring Corey Hawkins (“Straight Outta Compton”), Miranda Otto (“Homeland”) and Jimmy Smits (“Sons of Anarchy”), 24: LEGACY reunites the original series’ award-winning producing team of Howard Gordon, Brian Grazer, Manny Coto and Evan Katz; director Stephen Hopkins; and “24” star Kiefer Sutherland, who all serve as executive producers.
13 Most Ambitious Movies Ever Made
In the this movie era of assembly line blockbusters, recycled ideas, and aversion to originality, it's easy to forget that some of the greatest achievements in moviemaking have come from grand impossible ideas, risky unique premises, and unconventional execution.
Gambling visionaries like Stanley Kubrick, Akira Kurosawa, Christopher Nolan, James Cameron, and more have put it all on the line, laid it all out there, and pushed to take films to new levels of storytelling and technology. By ramping up the quality of special effects, breaking down the typical conventions of screenwriting and editing, and overall just being unequalled badasses, these creative geniuses have given us some truly impressive work. Some projects soared, some stumbled, but all were insanely ambitious for a system not known for going out on a limb.
Spielberg, Jurassic World Director Reteam for Powerhouse
Colin Trevorrow and Steven Spielberg are joining forces once again to produce a a new family action film called Powerhouse.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Emily Carmichael will write and direct the project, which, in addition to Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment, will be produced by X-Men: Apocalypse's Simon Kinberg. While plot details are being kept under wraps, Powerhouse is based on a completely original story crafted by Trevorrow.
After seeing Carmichael's short film The Hunter and the Swan Discuss Their Meeting, Trevorrow connected with the rising director to develop the characters of Powerhouse. Carmichael also gained some attention with her animated web series The Adventures of Ledo and Ix and animated short RPG OKC, and is rumored to be in the running to helm Captain Marvel.
New Comic Event Is 28 Days Later with Super Powers
Valiant Comics just announced via live Twitch stream that a new four-part event comic called Bloodshot U.S.A. by writer Jeff Lemire and artist Doug Braithwaite will release in October.
Check out the teaser revealed on Twitch:
BLOODSHOT U.S.A. TEASER by Kano
The event will see a 28 Days Later style story where Project Rising Sun (the creators of Bloodshot) infected the New York City populace with experimental nanites, and now they’ve been activated, giving ordinary citizens the same abilities as Bloodshot and turning them into dangerous, violent and near-invulnerable creatures bent on destroying everything in their path. Naturally, this gets Bloodshot’s attention, and he teams up with a group of other victims of Project Rising Sun to try to save the day. There will also be some other Valiant characters who show up and get infected, but it wasn’t revealed who, so we’ll just let our imaginations run wild with Ninjak-Bloodshots and Zephyr-Bloodshots.
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Last-Gen Call of Duty Fans, Don't Miss This Modern Warfare Collection
If you've still got your PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 hooked up and you've got a hankering to revisit the first three Modern Warfare games, this collection brings them all together for just $24 with Amazon Prime.
Wrestling Wrap Up: The New Day Travel Back in Time
What is up, fellow humans? How was your week of pro-wrestling entertainment? Did it meet all your levels of liking?
Once again, because I really didn't see anything better this week, I'm kicking off this madness with Lucha Underground. A promotion (well, a "TV show about a promotion" really) that's currently doing more with less and creating a truly unique, special environment of bloodshed and creativity. Mil Muertes challenged Matanza for the LU Championship last week and they met in a Grave(r) Consequences match. Which is a more ornate Casket Match, complete with Day of the Dead decor and such.
Tetris Movie Will Be a ‘Sci-Fi Thriller’, Part of a Trilogy
Following its announcement last year, Threshold Entertainment's film adaptation of the classic puzzle game Tetris is moving forward, and will serve as the first installment in a trilogy.
According to Deadline, the movie is "billed as a sci-fi thriller" that producer Larry Kasanoff says is "not at all what you think," but will instead "be a cool surprise."
China and the United States are said to be co-producing the $80 million project under Kasanoff and Bruno Wu's new company Threshold Global Studios. Filming is expected to begin next year in China, as well as other locations, and will feature a Chinese cast.