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Jason Bateman is going behind the camera again. The actor/director has just booked IPO Man, based on the real-life story of a guy who sold shares of himself and then let shareholders make his decisions for him. It sounds like horrible strategy for life, but could be a fun premise for a movie. Hit the jump for more on the Jason Bateman IPO Man movie.

The IPO Man of the title is Mike Merrill, whose story went viral last year thanks to a Wired magazine profile by Joshua Davis called Meet the Man Who Sold His Fate to Investors at $1 a Share. Deadline reports Fox Searchlight has just acquired that article, and set Bateman to star and direct. Bet the shareholders are happy about that.

In 2008, Merrill put himself on the market with 100,000 shares costing $1 apiece. 929 of them sold, and he kept the other 99,071 as a non-voting shareholder. His investors voted on everything from whether he should have a vasectomy (no) or invest in a Rwandan chicken farmer (yes). When Merrill’s IPO scheme cost him his girlfriend, a minority shareholder who was fed up with having strangers interfere in their lives, other investors weighted in on new potential love interests.

Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster will script IPO Man. The duo have written for Amazon’s acclaimed dramedy Transparent and are currently working on the Mister Rogers biopic I’m Proud of You, which Little Miss Sunshine helmers Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris will direct.

Bateman made his feature filmmaking debut this year with Bad Words, and quickly followed it up with his sophomore effort The Family Fang. The latter stars Nicole Kidman and Christopher Walken alongside Bateman and is expected out next year. His other recent projects as an actor include the dramedies The Longest Week and This Is Where I Leave You. Next month, he’ll be seen re-teaming with Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis for Horrible Bosses 2.

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Things are coming to a head in Panem as the Capitol seeks to squash any possible rebellion, and Katniss is pushed into a position of leadership as the President’s fist comes down on her people. And so we have this so-called Final Trailer for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1, in which no one looks like they’re likely to escape these events without a whole lot of pain. And as bad as it will be for them, it’s likely to be great for us, because this footage looks great. Check out the latest Mockingjay Part 1 trailer below.

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1 opens on November 21. Trailer via Lionsgate.

The worldwide phenomenon of The Hunger Games continues to set the world on fire with The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, which finds Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) in District 13 after she literally shatters the games forever. Under the leadership of President Coin (Julianne Moore) and the advice of her trusted friends, Katniss spreads her wings as she fights to save Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) and a nation moved by her courage.

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 is directed by Francis Lawrence from a screenplay by Danny Strong and Peter Craig and produced by Nina Jacobson’s Color Force in tandem with producer Jon Kilik. The novel on which the film is based is the third in a trilogy written by Suzanne Collins that has over 65 million copies in print in the U.S. alone.

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The two covers of the new issue of Entertainment Weekly feature our first official look at four of the stars of Terminator: Genisys. and one skeletal robot. “How to Save a Billion Dollar Franchise” blares the the copy in text only slightly smaller than the magazine’s title and the movie’s name. Well, here’s a hint on “saving a franchise”: don’t debut the characters in photos that look like they were taken at a mall during a festival for cosplayers on a budget. See the two covers below.

We have EW to thank for these images, which grace the magazine’s two latest covers. I can’t believe Skydance and Paramount approved these. I’m dying to see the ones the companies did not approve.

These photos range from not very good (Matt Smith’s cover) to really quite terrible (the other one). Do they mean the film will be bad? Nope! We’ve seen plenty of terrible photos for good films — these don’t even come from Paramount, but were likely shot by EW’s photographer. But it’s not the best move to debut these are the first thing most people will see for the movie. Let’s hope the footage is more compelling, when we see a trailer.

Oh, but wait. Here’s some of the plot. EW also offers this synopsis of the opening of the film.

The beginning of Terminator: Genisys, the first of three planned films that Paramount hopes will relaunch the beloved sci-fi franchise, is set in 2029, when the Future War is raging and a group of human rebels has the evil artificial-intelligence system Skynet on the ropes. John Connor (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ Jason Clarke) is the leader of the resistance, and Kyle Reese (Divergent‘s Jai Courtney) is his loyal soldier, raised in the ruins of post apocalyptic California. As in the original film, Connor sends Reese back to 1984 to save Connor’s mother, Sarah (Game of Thrones‘ Emilia Clarke), from a Terminator programmed to kill her so that she won’t ever give birth to John. But what Reese finds on the other side is nothing like he expected.

And if you want to know what that “nothing like he expected” looks like, here’s some info that could be considered spoilerish, if it hadn’t been approved by the studio for a first-look magazine feature. This stuff will probably all be in trailers.

Twist No. 1? Sarah Connor isn’t the innocent she was when Linda Hamilton first sported feathered hair and acid-washed jeans in the role. Nor is she Hamilton’s steely zero body-fat warrior in 1991’s T2. Rather, the mother of humanity’s messiah was orphaned by a Terminator at age 9. Since then, she’s been raised by (brace yourself) Schwarzenegger’s Terminator—an older T-800 she calls “Pops”—who is programmed to guard rather than to kill. As a result, Sarah is a highly trained antisocial recluse who’s great with a sniper rifle but not so skilled at the nuances of human emotion.

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Phase Three will culminate on May 2018 and 2019 with an epic two part Avengers film. Avengers Infinity War will be released on May 4 2018 and May 3 2019. Wow. And yes, that means we finally get Thanos. We’ve got an image below.

At the event, Marvel put this image on the big screen for this huge two part film. So I guess Thanos finally gets all those gems.

Avengers: Infinity War Part 1 and 2 Announcement Trailer

A fan captured footage of the entire Avengers: Infinity War teaser trailer shown at the event, watch that below:

Here’s the full Marvel press release:

The Avengers have already triumphed over Loki, and next summer they’ll face Ultron…but nothing could prepare them for the menace of Thanos.

How big of a threat does Thanos pose, you ask? Big enough to span two epic films, beginning with Marvel’s “Avengers: Infinity War Part 1” on May 4, 2018, and concluding in Marvel’s “Avengers: Infinity War Part 2” on May 3, 2019 for one massive cinematic event.

“We’ve always had a plan since Nick Fury broke into Tony Stark’s house and told him he’s part of a bigger universe,” recalled Feige. “‘Avengers: Infinity War Part 1′ is the beginning of the culmination of everything that has come before.”

Hold onto your hats, True Believers, because Phase 3 of the Cinematic Universe is going to be one wild ride! Stay tuned to Marvel.com for the latest on the Avengers and the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as it develops!

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Just hours after Marvel revealed plans for its first female-led superhero movie, it’s unveiled a first peek at its first female-led superhero show. Agent Carter stars Hayley Atwell, reprising the role of Peggy from Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

The first Agent Carter TV spot has Peggy in fine form, looking stylish as hell while gunning down bad guys. Watch it after the jump.

Marvel debuted the new Agent Carter TV spot on Twitter. It’s not a ton of footage, but it’s a fun little taste.

#AgentCarter is coming to ABC Tuesdays this January.
https://t.co/SjrLrVABgM

— Agent Carter (@AgentCarterTV) October 29, 2014

The slogan is cheesy and the sexy garter bit is downright groan-worthy, but Peggy herself looks as badass as ever. She should make a great addition to ABC/Marvel’s small screen lineup when her show kicks off next year.

Years before Agent Coulson and his S.H.I.E.L.D. team swore to protect those who cannot protect themselves from threats they cannot conceive, there was Agent Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell, Marvel’s “Captain America: The First Avenger,” Marvel’s “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”), who pledged the same oath but lived in a different time when women weren’t recognized as being as smart or as tough as their male counterparts.

But no one should ever underestimate Peggy.

It’s 1946 and peace has dealt Peggy a serious blow as she finds herself marginalized when the men return home from fighting abroad. Working for the covert SSR (Strategic Scientific Reserve), Peggy finds herself stuck doing administrative work when she would rather be back out in the field; putting her vast skills into play and taking down the bad guys. But she is also trying to navigate life as a single woman in America, in the wake of losing the love of her life, Steve Rogers – aka Captain America.

When old acquaintance Howard Stark (Dominic Cooper, Marvel’s “Captain America: The First Avenger”) finds himself being framed for unleashing his deadliest weapons to anyone willing to pony up the cash, he contacts Peggy – the only person he can trust – to track down those responsible, dispose of the weapons and clear his name. He empowers his butler, Edwin Jarvis (James D’Arcy, “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World”), to be at her beck and call when needed to help assist her as she investigates and tracks down those responsible for releasing these weapons of mass destruction. But Jarvis, who is a creature of habit and sticks to a rigid daily routine, is going to have to make some major life changes if he’s going to be able to keep up with Peggy.

If caught going on these secret missions for Stark, Peggy could be targeted as a traitor and spend the rest of her days in prison – or worse. And as she delves deeper into her investigation, she may find that those she works for are not who they seem, and she might even begin to question whether Stark is as innocent as he claims.

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Netflix has a string of solid hits under its belt already, and now it’s going bigger than ever with its latest series Marco Polo. And we do mean big. The 10-episode first season reportedly cost $90 million to make, and looks it. The vistas are stunning, the design details are intricate, and the sex and violence appear to be copious.

Italian actor Lorenzo Richelmy plays the famed explorer, who travels down the Silk Road from Italy to China in the 13th century. He finds himself in the court of Kublai Khan (Benedict Wong), where adventure and intrigue await. Watch the first Marco Polo trailer after the jump.

Netflix posted the Marco Polo trailer.

Marco Polo was created by John Fusco, writer of the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon sequel also coming to Netflix. Kon-Tiki helmers Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg (Kon-Tiki) directed the first two episodes and serve as executive producers. Also on board are Dan Minahan (Game of Thrones) and Harvey Weinstein as executive producers. Joan Chen, Zhu Zhu, Remy Hii, Olivia Cheng, Claudia Kim, Uli Latukefu, and Tom Wu round out the cast.

The first Marco Polo trailer doesn’t reveal much about the actual plot of the show, but it does just what a teaser should do — demand you pay attention, and then leave you eager to see more. We’ll get the chance soon enough. All ten episodes of Marco Polo will debut on Netflix Friday, December 12 at 12:01 AM Pacific time.

Intrigue. Deception. Bloodshed. These are just some of the obstacles awaiting legendary explorer Marco Polo as he navigates the inner court of 13th century ruler, Kublai Khan. From the back alleys of Venice to the perilous Silk Road, from the opulence of the Imperial City to the battlefields of China, Marco Polo is an epic action-adventure, where cultures clash, blood is spilled, and lies are told…

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One of the many new superheroes announced for the Marvel Cinematic Universe this week was Captain Marvel. To comic book readers, that name is a big deal — she’s a fan favorite character that people have been asking Kevin Feige about for years. But to everyone else, the name may not ring a bell.

To get you better acquainted with her in time for her 2018 debut, we’ve put together a primer explaining who she is, how she got here, and what her introduction might mean for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. If you’re going “Who is Captain Marvel?” you’ll get all the answers after the jump.

Who is Captain Marvel?

The short answer: As Kevin Feige said, “This Captain Marvel’s name is Carol Danvers.”

The long answer: Kevin Feige had to clarify the above because Captain Marvel has the nom de guerre of many different characters in the Marvel Comics universe. (To make matters even more confusing, Captain Marvel also used to be the name of the unrelated DC Comics superhero now known as Shazam.) The first Captain Marvel who debuted in 1967 was a Kree (alien) soldier called Mar-Vell, and the mantle passed through several more characters before landing with Carol Danvers in 2012.

Okay, so who is Carol Danvers?

Carol Danvers first appeared in 1968 as a supporting character in Marvel Super-Heroes. She was a top U.S. Air Force pilot who moved on to the CIA and then NASA, where she met and eventually fell into a romance with the original Captain Marvel. During a battle with Mar-Vell’s nemesis Yon-Rogg, a radioactive explosion leads to Danvers’ DNA absorbing Mar-Vell’s genetic structure. That meant she also gained his powers, including flight and enhanced strength and durability. Danvers took on the superhero name Ms. Marvel for the first time in 1977.

Over the next several decades, Danvers underwent all the sci-fi soap operatics typical for a Marvel superhero: She made new friends, fell in love, suffered losses, battled foes, gained and lost other powers, forayed into other realities, got trapped in an alternate dimension where she was raped and impregnated, and so on. At various points she’s taken on the aliases Binary and Warbird, and she’s rolled with the X-Men, the Avengers, the Starjammers, and the Guardians of the Galaxy.

When did Carol Danvers become Captain Marvel?

Carol Danvers took on the Captain Marvel mantle in 2012, headlining her own series from writer Kelly Sue DeConnick and artist Dexter Soy. At the time, Captain Marvel was the publisher’s only solo female superhero title. It proved an immediate hit, and launched Carol Danvers to new heights. The new Captain Marvel inspired a devoted following calling themselves the Carol Corps, many of them women and girls excited to see a lady in the lead and eager to push for still more diversity in comics. And they seem to be succeeding, based on the recent announcements of a Muslim Ms. Marvel, a black Captain America, and a female Thor.

After the jump, find out what Carol Danvers is like and how she might fit into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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Over the next five and a half years, there are 10 DC Comics movies, 11 Marvel Studios movies, and 10 Marvel movies from Fox and Sony on the calendar. With this week’s new announcements, I thought now was as good a time as any to take a look at the future of the comic book movie landscape. Hit the jump to find a comprehensive calendar of superhero movie release dates tracking the announced comic book movie adaptations up to the year 2020.

2014 and 2015 Superhero Movie Release Dates

November 7, 2014: Big Hero 6

From Walt Disney Animation Studios and directors Don Hall (Winnie the Pooh) and Chris Williams (Bolt), Big Hero 6 is inspired by the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name. It is the first Marvel property to be adapted by Walt Disney Animation, and will not be connected with the live-action Marvel Cinematic Universe, The characters were created by Steven T. Seagle and Duncan Rouleau, the team first appeared in Alpha Flight #17 puiblished in December 1998. Here is the official plot synopsis:

With all the heart and humor audiences expect from Walt Disney Animation Studios, “Big Hero 6” is an action-packed comedy-adventure about robotics prodigy Hiro Hamada, who learns to harness his genius—thanks to his brilliant brother Tadashi and their like-minded friends: adrenaline junkie Go Go Tomago, neatnik Wasabi, chemistry whiz Honey Lemon and fanboy Fred. When a devastating turn of events catapults them into the midst of a dangerous plot unfolding in the streets of San Fransokyo, Hiro turns to his closest companion—a robot named Baymax—and transforms the group into a band of high-tech heroes determined to solve the mystery.

May 1st 2015: Avengers: Age of Ultron

Joss Whedon and the entire superhero cast of The Avengers must assemble once again to combat the threat of Ultron and face one of their biggest villains yet. Elizabeth Olsen and Aaron Taylor-Johnson join the mix as Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver.

July 17th 2015: Ant-Man

Originally developed by Edgar Wright with screenwriter Joe Cornish, but the team left the project due to creative differences with Marvel Studios. Bring It On director Peyton Reed will direct with writer Adam McKay contributing to the film’s script. Paul Rudd (Scott Lang) and Michael Douglas (Hank Pym) star in the size-changing super hero’s first cinematic adventure. Evangeline Lilly will play Hope Van Dyne, the daughter of Hank Pym, while Corey Stoll will play Darren Cross, a.k.a. Yellowjacket, the antagonist of the film.  Here is the official plot description released by Marvel:

Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, con-man Scott Lang (Rudd) must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym (Douglas), protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from a new generation of towering threats. Against seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Pym and Lang must plan and pull off a heist that will save the world.

August 7th 2015: Fantastic Four

Chronicle director Josh Trank helms a reboot of the Marvel comic book superhero team written by Simon Kinberg for 20th Century Fox. The story will once again center on four astronauts who gain superpowers after cosmic radiation exposure. Kate Mara plays Sue Storm aka The Invisible Woman, Miles Teller plays  Reed Richards aka Mr. Fantastic, Jamie Bell plays Ben Grimm aka The Thing, Michael B. Jordan plays Johnny Storm aka The Human Torch and Toby Kebbell plays Victor von Doom aka the villianous Doctor Doom.

2016 Superhero Movie Release Dates

February 12th 2016: Deadpool

The Deadpool movie adaptation has sat in limbo for a long time despite comic book fans banging on the movie studio walls.  X-Men Origins: Wolverine left Deadpool laying in the rubble, disfigured, and his mouth sewn shut.  The comic book version of the character wears a costume that covers his whole body, including his head, so it is possible for the character to appear without showing the face underneath the mask.Reynolds has described the character as “a cross between Commando and Phantom of the Opera, by way of Caddyshack,” a wise-cracking mercenary with a tendency to break the fourth wall. Reynolds has said that a Deadpool movie would need to be a closer adaptation of the comic book, so that sets up the expectations.

March 25th 2016: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Zack Snyder‘s followup to Man of Steel and a prequel to the announced Justice League. The movie stars starring Henry Cavill in the role of Clark Kent/Superman, Ben Affleck as BruceWayne/Batman, Gal Gadot as Diana Prince/Wonder Woman, Jason Momoa as Aquaman, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, Jeremy Irons as Alfred, with Amy Adams, Laurence Fishburne and Diane Lane returning from Man of Steel, and Holly Hunter in a role newly created for the film. The story will follow the epic fight between Superman and Batman, and a problem or villain will likely be introduced which will bring the duo together to fight the same evil.

May 5th 2016: Captain America: Civil War

The third installment of the Captain America film series will adapt the popular comic book event Civil War. The film will take place a couple years after the events of Captain America: The Winter Soldier, following the events of Avengers: Age of Ultron. Returning directors Anthony Russo and Joe Russo will kick off a whole new phase for the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

The Civil War storyline centers around the Superhero Registration Act, which requires anyone with superpowers to identify themselves to the U.S. government and effectively work as a police force for the authorities. The controversial legislation pits Tony Stark against Steve Rogers, with the former supporting the program and the latter arguing it threatens civil liberties. Eventually, Rogers and other superheroes are forced to go on the run to avoid arrest. Effectively, this makes Tony Stark the villain of Captain America 3. Chadwick Boseman will make his big screen debut as the Black Panther in the film.

May 27th 2016: X-Men: Apocalypse

Bryan Singer returns to direct the eighth installment of the X-Men film series. This time around the team will have to battle Apocalypse, who we got our first glimpse of in the end-credits sequence of X-Men: Days of Future Past. Apocalypse might be the first mutant in existence and his powers include flight, invulnerability, superhuman strength, teleportation, telekinesis – every basic possible mutant power.

June 3rd 2016: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2

Not much is known about the announced Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sequel.

August 5th 2016: Suicide Squad

Suicide Squad directed by David Ayer (Fury, Sabotage) will reportedly feature a lineup dominated by Blockbuster, Multiplex, Jaculi, Mindboggler, Harkness aka Captain Boomberang, Vixen, and Deadshot.

Deadshot will be the leader and real hero of the film, with Harkness and Vixen as the two primary support characters and the rest filling out the margins. That trio of Deadshot Harkness and Vixen was also present in the comic version of the team that began in 1987 under the guidance of writer John Ostrander, and which ran until 1992. There have been three additional primary Suicide Squad runs since then, one of which saw Ostrander returning to the team. All feature some of this character lineup, with Deadshot often a primary member.

November 4, 2016: Doctor Strange

The Doctor Strange movie adaptation will be directed by Scott Derrickson (Sinister)from a script by Jon Spaihts (Prometheus). Rumors about who might play Doctor Strange have been swirling for years now, which has included Joaquin Phoenix, Justin Theroux, Ethan Hawke, Ewan McGregor, Matthew McConaughey, Jake Gyllenhaal, Oscar Isaac, and Jared Leto. Benedict Cumberbatch was the latest name to be in talks to play the title role.

In comics, Doctor Stephen Strange is the “sorcerer supreme” of the Marvel Universe. Kevin Feige has said that Strange will be “the Marvel Cinematic Universe version of the supernatural, that involves everything from quantum mechanics to string theory. The idea of this film is to open up a whole new corner of the cinematic universe. We want to enter, through Strange, the world of parallel dimensions.” In the film, Doctor Strange will have an accident that ruins his hands; subsequent training with the Ancient One will help him tap into the supernatural. To do that he’ll use both his hands, and his thoughts.

November 11 2016: The Sinister Six

Written and directed by Drew Goddard, the Spider-man spin-off movie Sinister Six would likely star Jamie Foxx, Paul Giamatti and Dane DeHaan as Electro, Rhino and Green Goblin, respectively. Previous clues as to the identities of the rest of the characters are still up in the air.

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/Film readers, you’ve been recruited. The producer and director of a new Back to the Future documentary, Back in Time, have asked for your help. They’re well into production on a documentary about the history of Back to the Future and the long-lasting effect the film has had on popular culture. However, the twist is the film is being told through the eyes of the film’s third star: The DeLorean.

Director Jason Aron and producers Louis Krubich and Lee Leshen have traveled all over talking to people inspired by the film, many of whom own DeLoreans, and the next up is one of their biggest yet: Doctor Emmet Brown himself, Christopher Lloyd. Aron has created a video specifically for the /Film readers asking for questions they can ask Lloyd. Then, sometime in the future, we’ll be able to post his answers, even if they don’t make it into the final film.

Below, give us your best Christopher Lloyd question in the comments, check out some production stills from Back in Time and read more about the film.

First up, here’s the video from Aron:

So again, put those questions in the comments below.

Here’s some more general information on the film followed by a few stills as well. We’ll have much more on Back in Time as it gets closer to completion:

Three decades after the Back to the Future franchise launched, a visionary project aims to examine the iconic movies’ impact on its global audience from the viewpoint of the star: the time machine itself, the DeLorean.

The cultural influence of the movies is the main element Director Jason Aron and his partners want to examine. With regular references to phrases like “88 miles per hour,” “1.21 gigawatts,” “flux capacitor,” and many, many more having crept into the vernacular, the films have clearly had a lasting impact on modern pop culture. The documentary will look at how the franchise has inspired the fans, and how it’s impacted and changed peoples’ lives. Throughout production so far, the team has met and interviewed cast, production crew, and fans on two continents, and will continue to examine the depth and breadth of the ripples caused by the films over the coming months.

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Teen Wolf has guaranteed company in the film-to-TV crowd on MTV. The cable company has given a series order to Scream, the show based on Wes Craven’s defining horror series. We’ve heard, however, that the show at this point won’t feature Ghostface, the recognizable masked killer who made his on-screen debut in the original 1996 film. (The Ghostface mask was actually an existing creation, owned by the company FunWorld.) But that doesn’t mean there won’t be another killer on the loose. After all, there’s no Scream without a killer.

In a move designed (I guess) to hit the audience, MTV announced the show with a tweet packed with emoji.

https://twitter.com/MTV/status/527188067841753088

Variety reminds us of a few more details. Scream stars Willa Fitzgerald (Alpha House),  John Karna (Premature), Carlson Young (Key and Peele) and Amadeus Serafini. Bex Taylor-Klaus (The Killing) replaces Amy Forsyth (Reign), who was originally cast as the character Audrey Jensen.

I mentioned FunWorld earlier; part of the reason is that it is through this company that we hear Ghostface won’t show up in the TV series. As we reported not long ago, RJ Torbert of FunWorld says,

Please note, that I had been in communication with TWC regarding this and they have informed me, that as of now, and during the initial launch that GHOST FACE® is not involved in the new format. They also indicated that because of this direction, it does not mean, that Ghost Face® will not be involved at a later date. So, there is still a question, to the question. However, as of now, there is no involvement. We believe SCREAM is GHOST FACE, and GHOST FACE® is Scream. However, while GHOST FACE® is owned by Fun World, The Scream Motion Picture Franchise is owned by The Weinstein Company and it is their option to Film a movie or T.V. SHOW without GHOST FACE®. Regardless, we wish them the best of luck and I’m sure SCREAM FANS will check out the series. Who knows what will happen in the future regarding the series and Ghost Face®. Never say Never.

(All ® marks via Torbert.)

One possibility here is that producers didn’t want to pay FunWorld’s license, and that Torbert is using public interest to try to drum up a contract. But that statement could have been prompted by other factors, too.

Jamie Travis directed the pilot from a script by exec producer Jill Blotevogel (Ravenswood), who rewrote the draft by Jay Beattie and Dan Dworkin (Criminal Minds, Revenge).

The first ten-episode run of Scream will debut in October 2015.

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