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Crackle’s DEAD RISING: WATCHTOWER Gets A Poster

It’s never too early or too late in any season for zombie movies, and for viewers who regularly watch content over at Crackle, Leprechaun: Origins helmer Zach Lipovsky has accomplished just that with his newest offering, Dead Rising: Watchtower. Set to begin streaming on March 27, Jesse Metcalfe stars along with Meghan Ory, Virginia Madsen, Dennis Haysbert, Harley Morenstein, and actor Rob Riggle…who clearly knows more about zombies than anyone else in the latest trailer which you can check out beneath the poster and synopsis.

SYNOPSIS:

“DEAD RISING: WATCHTOWER” takes place during a large-scale zombie outbreak. When a mandatory government vaccine fails to stop the infection from spreading, the four leads must evade infection while also pursuing the root of the epidemic, with all signs pointing to a government conspiracy. Politics, public paranoia, and media coverage play an important role in the story’s narrative. “The Dead Rising” game franchise has sold over 7.6 MM copies worldwide. Publisher Capcom has sold over 100 MM game copies worldwide, including juggernauts “Resident Evil,” “Street Fighter” and “Mega Man.”

H/T: Movieweb

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Live-Action DEAD RISING Movie Casts Rob Riggle To Lead

Live-Action DEAD RISING Movie Casts Rob Riggle To Lead

It was probably a matter of time before post-apocalyptic zombie game would follow in the footsteps of its predecessors toward cinema territory Granted, previous results like those stemming from that of the Resident Evil franchise don’t fare critically as well despite its commercial success, although maybe something different or better will come along to help provide some optimism.

On that note, hopefully Legendary’s latest foray into live-action territory with Capcom’s Dead Rising game franchise is on its way to fans following an announcement back in June. Leprechaun: Origins helmer Zach Lipovsky is directing the film for its upcoming multiplatform digital release as of August, and this week, Dumb And Dumber To and 22 Jumpstreet co-star, actor and comedian Rob Riggle is now set to take the lead, according to the latest press release from Legendary which has more info below:

Burbank, CA – October 20, 2014 – Legendary’s Digital Media division and Crackle announced today the principal cast for the upcoming feature-length project Dead Rising: Watchtower.  Rob Riggle (LET’S BE COPS, 22 JUMP STREET), Harley Morenstein (Epic Meal Time, Epic Meal Empire, TUSK), Keegan Connor Tracy (Bates Motel, Once Upon A Time), and Aleks Paunovic (THIS MEANS WAR) will join previously announced cast members Jesse Metcalfe, Meghan Ory, Virginia Madsen and Dennis Haysbert.  

Riggle will join the cast as Frank West, a weathered photo-journalist skilled in surviving Zombie attacks; Morenstein will play Pyro, a menacing biker and Logan’s (Paunovic) second-in-command; Paunovic portrays Logan, a hard criminal and the head of a biker gang and Tracy will take on the role of Jordan, a straight-laced journalist.Deafd Rising: Watchtower takes place during a large-scale zombie outbreak. When a mandatory government vaccine fails to stop the infection from spreading, the four leads must evade infection while also pursuing the root of the epidemic, with all signs pointing to a government conspiracy. Politics, public paranoia, and media coverage play an important role in the story’s narrative.  

The project is written by Tim Carter, who is also producing with Tomas Harlan under their Contradiction Films banner.  Contradiction most recently produced the hit digital series Mortal Kombat: Legacy. Lorenzo di Bonaventura (Transformers, Red, G.I. Joe) will executive produce. 

Crackle will debut Dead Rising: Watchtower in its feature-length form in the U.S. After Crackle’s exclusive distribution run, the project will also be released on SVOD, DVD, VOD and TV. Content Media Corporation will distribute Dead Rising: Watchtower in both feature-length and episodic formats for all international platforms. 

The Dead Rising® game franchise has sold over 7.6 MM copies worldwide. Publisher Capcom has sold over 200 MM game copies worldwide, including those from juggernaut series Resident Evil®, Street Fighter® and Mega Man®.

H/T: Polygon

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Emmanuelle Chriqui Gets Back To Work In The New Season 2 Trailer For Crackle Series, CLEANERS

Emmanuelle Chriqui Gets Back To Work In The New Season 2 Trailer For Crackle Series, CLEANERS

A new trailer has been unveiled for the forthcoming premiere of the second season of digital series, Cleaners. The show is one of a handful of series of multi-genre programs launched by Crackle, a unit of Sony Pictures Television, since its announcement last May with its premiere six months later.

A cast of returning and new faces headline the new season featuring the action-packed misadventures of two sexy contract killers, played by actress and show producer Emmanuelle Chriqui and actress Emily Osment. A press release for the show was issued back in January ahead of the show’s filming on-location in Puerto Rico, with all casting, crew and plot info as follows:

Following the first action packed season, Emmanuelle Chriqui (“Entourage”), Emily Osment (“Hannah Montana”), David Arquette (SCREAM), and Gina Gershon (“Rescue Me,” FACE/OFF) return for a second season and double the punch with 12, half-hour episodes premiering on Crackle and across all Crackle applications in 2014. 

The first season followed two gorgeous young women (Emmanuelle Chriqui, Emily Osment) who turn out to be a team of highly trained and lethal contract killers. While on an errand for their boss (Gershon), the job goes bad and the duo quickly find themselves as the target of their boss’ client, the FBI (Arquette) – and even their own boss – whose team of assassins is now out to eliminate them. Season 2 opens on a Caribbean island two weeks after the end of season one. Veronica (Chriqui) and Roxie (Osment) realize they have not escaped their past just yet… The female assassins find themselves trying to take down a major drug cartel and are entangled in the trappings of Mother (Gershon), who is trying to hunt them down. All the while, Agent Barnes (Arquette) is on a mission to take down Mother. 

New characters played by Esai Morales as Father Brooks, Omar Avila as Carlos, and David Rees Snell as Phillips, John Savage as Marcus Walker and Mimi Rogers as Isabelle Walker, add more twists to the thrilling plot for an all-new 12 episodes uncovering secrets, lies and ulterior motives. 

The second season, written and directed by Paul Leyden (THE FACTORY), brings back executive producers Sam Worthington (AVATAR, CLASH OF THE TITANS), Emmanuelle Chriqui, John Schwarz (“McLeod’s Daughters”), Michael Schwarz (OLIVER TWIST) and Luca Scalisi (TAILCHASER’S SONG, EMINEM: LIVE FROM NEW YORK CITY).

Cleaners premieres its second season on August 19. Watch the trailer below and head over to Crackle.com for all the specs you need on the show and much more!

H/T: Variety

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Crackle's Fall Slate: What I Learned About CLEANERS And EXTRACTION

Crackle's Fall Slate: What I Learned About CLEANERS And EXTRACTION

I try to follow a lot of people who work in the entertainment field, namely stunt professionals. I primarily do this on Facebook where I ultimately end up subscribing to a lot of them since their friend lists are full to the hilt. In this case, I vaguely remember-it had to have been sometime between late April or May when I noticed actor, stunt performer and stunt coordinator James Lew posted an interesting set photo of himself and actress Emmanuelle Chriqui (pic below) while filming something called “Cleaners”.

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