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[TV Bites] Next On “The Walking Dead” and “Dexter”; Casting For “The Following” and “Those Who Kill”
“Common Law”‘s Warren Kole has landed a killer recurring role in the Kevin Williamson-produced midseason drama “The Following”, Fox’s upcoming psychological thriller, TVLine reports. Kole will play Roderick, a devotee of Joe Carroll (played by James Purefoy), a recently escaped serial killer originally captured by Kevin Bacon’s FBI agent Ryan Hardy. Roderick is one of Joe’s most important followers and does many of his twisted master’s most crucial tasks. “The Following” debuts on Monday, Jan. 21 at 9/8c.
Sexy “American Horror Story: Asylum” star Chloe Sevigny (pictured) has been tapped for the A&E pilot “Those Who Kill,” reports Variety. From Fox 21, “Those Who Kill” is based on original Danish series “Den Som Dræber” and centers on Catherine (Sevigny), a police detective, and a forensic profiler who hunt down serial killers. Project is penned by TV vet and “X-Files” alum Glen Morgan who has developed the project for American Television with Imagine TV. “The Grey’s” Joe Carnahan is helming. Morgan along with Jonas Allen, Peter Bose, Brian Grazer and Francie Calfo serve as exec producers. Pilot is lensing this fall in Pittsburgh.
Airing next Sunday, November 4 only on AMC is “The Walking Dead” Season 3 episode 03.04 “Killer Within.” In the episode, “The group is severed, placing lives in jeopardy; Merle has a request for the Governor.” Check out two sneak peak clips.
We’ve also added three clips from Showtime’s “Dexter” Episode 7.06 “Do The Wrong Thing”. Airing next Sunday, November 4, “Debra gets to know a local crime writer who’s dug up some incriminating dirt on Hannah McKay (Dexter’s newest obsession). Quinn gets an offer he tries to refuse and Batista is drawn to a new business opportunity. LaGuerta keeps digging into the Bay Harbor Butcher case.”
Just three years after Evil Dead Rise set the box office on fire with a $147 million worldwide haul, Evil Dead Burn was unleashed into theaters this past weekend. Unfortunately, the opening weekend for Evil Dead Burn wasn’t quite as strong as the debut for its predecessor.
Evil Dead Burn debuted in 3,004 theaters across North America and scared up $13.7 million in its domestic debut, about $10 million less than Evil Dead Rise‘s $24.5 million opening.
Worldwide, Evil Dead Burn debuted with $25 million. Given the film’s production budget was somewhere in the ballpark of $20 million, all is certainly not lost for Evil Dead Burn. That said, Warner Bros. and New Line no doubt hoped that Burn would top or at least match the domestic opening of Rise, but instead we’re looking at a case of diminishing franchise returns.
The good news for fans? Next installment Evil Dead Wrath has already wrapped production for expected release in 2028, so there’s no danger of the franchise ending with Evil Dead Burn.
Evil Dead Wrath from director Francis Galluppi (The Last Stop in Yuma County) is currently set for theatrical release on April 7, 2028, though that could change in the coming months.
Will the Evil Dead franchise be taking a break after Evil Dead Wrath? That all depends on how Wrath performs at the box office. But for what it’s worth, the post-credits scene at the end of Evil Dead Burn suggests that the franchise’s creators are hopeful for a bright future ahead.
The critical reception for Evil Dead Burn was a bit less positive than the reception to Evil Dead Rise, with Rise hitting 85% on Rotten Tomatoes and Burn currently sitting at 71%. It’s interesting to note, however, that the “Popcornmeter” on Rotten Tomatoes is a bit higher for Burn than it was for Rise, with Burn‘s currently at 80% and Rise‘s sitting a tad lower at 76%.
The site’s “Popcornmeter” scores are decided by users, rather than verified movie critics.
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