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[TV Bites] New “Walking Dead” and “American Horror Story” Clips, Grandpa Gets Bloody!
A bunch of small screen stories grazed the Web this morning, thus we’ll smash ’em together in this afternoon edition of News Bites.
First, we’ve uploaded a second clip from “American Horror Story: Asylum” Episode 02.02 “Tricks and Treats.” Airing Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 10pm on FX, an exorcist visits Briarcliff to help a troubled boy. Meanwhile, Sister Jude reveals a disturbing secret.
Inside we’ve added a Q&A with Scott Wilson, who plays the now one-legged Hershel Greene in AMC’s “The Walking Dead.” You’ll also find two clips from episode 03×03 – “Walk With Me”. In the episode, Andrea and Michonne find a new community of survivors — and a decision must be made. Watch the official promo inside and then tell us what you think of the season thus far.
Lastly, above we’ve shared a bloody look at Eddie Izzard as Granpa Munster in Bryan Fuller ad Bryan Singer’s “Mockingbird Lane,” airing Friday, October 26 on NBC as a Halloween Special. It is a reinvention of the 1960s sitcom about “The Munsters,” a family of “monsters” — vampires, werewolves, and Frankenstein — and their “plain” cousin.
Veteran actor Scott Wilson explains how his beard helps shape his character and describes losing a limb on-screen in “The Walking Dead.”
Q: When you found out that Hershel was going to get bitten by a walker in the first episode, were you worried that was going to be it for him?
A: When Glen (Mazzara) told me they were going to chop my leg off, of course my first thought was, “Oh, there I go!” But just the opposite: He said he wanted someone with a disability and I understand that. It’s also very interesting that Hershel was the first one to have survived a bite. The question I think for Hershel is whether he is going to become a liability for the group. Is he going to be able to carry his load?
Q: What kind of prosthetic did Greg Nicotero fashion for the scene?
A: They did a cast of my leg, Greg Nicotero and his group, and that’s the leg you see a part of after they chop it off in Episode 1. It’s a pretty brutal scene; I got some responses from people who were really taken aback by it!
Q: How do you think this disability will change the character — and your portrayal of him?
A: He needs to show that he is combat ready and that he can contribute. His age and his life experience helps a bit. But I’m hoping right now that sometimes he’ll have a prosthetic.
Q: Hershel’s got a lot more hair this year. Whose idea was it to make him look so unkempt?
A: At the end of last season I decided that I wouldn’t cut my hair until this season started. So I started growing it, not knowing anything about how this season was going to start. I started letting my beard grow as well. I felt I could always cut it off if it didn’t work. But then I saw everyone involved, and they all liked it because they thought it showed a passage of time. It also shows that he has undergone a transformation since they were driven off his farm. So I think he’s coming to terms with his new reality. Hershel is letting his hair down, so to speak.
Q: Last year you told us about growing up in Georgia. Do you still have family in the area?
A: I’ve been visiting my mom, who’s in South Georgia. I graduated from high school there, and I try to visit as often as I can.
Q: How do you and the other cast members blow off steam when you’re not on set?
A: This year we’ve been playing a little golf. I have to say my game has been getting worse, not better.
Q: Who’s the best golfer?
A: I could make some enemies here! Andrew’s (Lincoln) game is really coming along. And David’s (Morrissey) got a good game, too. And one of the directors, Jeff January. His uncle won the PGA tour way back years ago. He has the sand wedge that he won the PGA tour with in his golf bag.
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‘The Exorcism’ Trailer – Russell Crowe Gets Possessed in Meta Horror Movie from Producer Kevin Williamson
Russell Crowe (The Pope’s Exorcist) is starring in a brand new meta possession horror movie titled The Exorcism, and Vertical has unleashed the official trailer this afternoon.
Vertical has picked up the North American rights to The Exorcism, which they’ll be bringing to theaters on June 7. Shudder is also on board to bring the film home later this year.
Joshua John Miller, who wrote 2015’s The Final Girls and also starred in films including Near Dark and And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird, directed The Exorcism.
Joshua John Miller also wrote the script with M.A. Fortin (The Final Girls). This one is personal for Miller, as his late father was the star of the best possession movie ever made.
Miller said in a statement this week, “The origins of the film stem from my childhood spent watching my father, Jason Miller, playing the doomed Father Karras flinging himself out a window at the climax of The Exorcist. If that wasn’t haunting enough on its own, my dad never shied away from telling me stories of just how “cursed” the movie was: the mysterious fires that plagued the production, the strange deaths, the lifelong injuries— the list went on and on. The lore of any “cursed film” has captivated me ever since.”
“With The Exorcism, we wanted to update the possession movie formula (“Heroic man rescues woman from forces she’s too weak and simple to battle herself!”) for a world where no one group owns goodness and decency over another,” he adds. “We were gifted with an extraordinary cast and creative team to tell a story about how we’re all vulnerable to darkness, to perpetuating it, if we fail to face our demons. The devil may retaliate, but what other choice do we have?”
The film had previously been announced under the title The Georgetown Project.
“The Exorcism follows Anthony Miller (Crowe), a troubled actor who begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror film. His estranged daughter (Ryan Simpkins) wonders if he’s slipping back into his past addictions or if there’s something more sinister at play.”
Sam Worthington (Avatar: The Way of Water), Chloe Bailey (Praise This), Adam Goldberg (The Equalizer) and David Hyde Pierce (Frasier) also star.
Of particular note, Kevin Williamson (Scream, Sick) produced The Exorcism.
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