VIDEO: Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon Perform "History of Rap: Part 3"

Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake Justin Timberlake returned to the Late Night with Jimmy Fallon stage on Friday, and he and Fallon unveiled "The History of Rap: Part 3." Beginning with Run D.M.C.'s "King of Rock," Timberlake and Fallon's mash-up took the audience from 1985 to the present with such songs as Sir Mix-A-Lot's "Baby Got Back," Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise," and Kanye West's "Stronger." They ended the number with Naughty By Nature's "Hip Hop Hooray."Watch more clips and videos of Justin Timberlake in our Online Video Guide The two first joined forces on "The History of Rap" in 2010 and returned with Part 2 in July 2011. Watch the latest collaboration below. Which of the three is your favorite? Watch below:

The Number Of Years Are You Going To Lose Off Your Existence by Watching 'In Time'? (And 24 Other Urgent Questions)

These days, the excitement in the pub is all about Justin Timberlake's new movie the St. Louis Cardinals' improbable Game 6 World Series victory. The title from the new Justin Timberlake movie is 'In Time,' although it is not related to time travel. In 'In Time', time may be the new currency (and, yes I recognized that the start of this sentence reads "in over time time"), and therefore living day-to-day on wages has become a literal reality. Is 'In Time' anything like 'Logan's Run'? Will watching 'In Time' take years off of your existence? Like a service, here's an response to every question you could possibly have about 'In Time.' Q: Is 'In Time' anything like 'Logan's Run'? A: Kind of, although not really. In 'Logan's Run,' one is wiped out when she or he reaches age 30. In 'In Time,' one is placed on a preliminary year-lengthy countdown when she or he reaches age 25. Consider time could be added, one could theoretically love a very long time because their body stops aging at 25. Q: For that relaxation of the piece, are you going to make reference to Justin Timberlake as Timberlogan anyway? A: Yes. Q: Just how can an individual add time? A: Time has become currency. So, following a day's work, one is compensated with the addition of time for you to an employee's lifespan, that is stored tabs on with a handy, dandy clock on the person's left arm. Many people have only in regards to a day left at any time, so, yes, they're literally living from salary to salary. Q: Wait, would be the styles in 'In Time' alluding whatsoever to current occasions and also the condition of the economy? A: Where would you develop these crazy ideas? Nut job. Q: Is really a salary the only method to earn additional time? A: Time may also be stolen, that is most likely the worst facet of this movie. Q: How do you steal time from someone else? A: By getting someone else's right arm and taking it. Time could be distributed applying this method too. Q: Wait, how's it made the decision who's taking or giving what? Can't an individual simply not let their time be studied when they do not want it taken? A: This really is never really fully described. Throughout the path of the film, any criminal who desires time appears to have the ability to go all right. It could have something related to whose arm is on the top -- as there's a game title of strength that centers for this aspect. Q: The length of time has Lincoln subsequently Hawk gained? A: It's unknown the length of time Sylvester Stallone's character from 'Over the Top' has gained in 'In Time,' he isn't pointed out in a capacity. Q: Does Justin Timberlake steal time? A: Timberlogan plays Will Salas, a guy living day-to-day together with his mother, performed by Olivia Wilde (yes, case as inadvertently amusing because it sounds). At his local pub, Will helps a guy from a skirmish -- a suicidal and wealthy guy who gives Will his remaining time, which totals over a century. Q: You realize, I truly feel there is a statement attempting to be produced using the parallels between... A: Hippie. Q: Exactly what does Is going to do wonderful this time around? A: He attempts to give a while to his mother, let us just say it goes poorly. He is doing give 10 years to his closest friend, Leonard Hofstadter. He then will take off for that eco-friendly pastures of recent Greenwich, that is where people with many different time live. Q: How do you reach New Greenwich? A: Will must go through many obstacles known as Timezones, every time zone will get more costly to go in. Simply to enter New Greenwich, Will be forced to pay having a year of his existence. Q: Am I wrong, or performs this movie seem interesting? A: The idea is unbelievably interesting. But it is not lengthy after Will reaches New Greenwich that 'In Time' becomes absurd. Q: What goes on when Will arrived at New Greenwich? A: Will is nice at poker, so he decides to visit "all in" on the poker hands against among richest males on the planet, Philippe Weis (Vincent Kartheiser), who, for those intents and reasons, is immortal. Will manages to lose and dies. The finish. Will wins, generating themself over 1000 years. Q Will an asteroid striking Earth still kill Vincent Kartheiser? How about once the moon eventually drifts too far from Earth and throws our planet's axis into chaos? Or, wait, how about when our nearest star begins burning helium rather than hydrogen, leading to the sun's rays to grow and engulf our planet in flames? A: Many of these things would kill Vincent Kartheiser within the film as well as in real existence, too. The limitless time does not safeguard against accidents and disasters. For instance, figures never frolic in the water within the sea since it is too harmful. Q: Exactly what does Is going to do together with his, now, 1000 years? A: Well, he does not have his 1000 years for lengthy. Cillian Murphy turns up, accuses Will of stealing his initial a century, and places Will under arrest. Q: ', I actually do that constantly, too -- confuse Cillian Murphy with Vincent Kartheiser. A: Both Cillian Murphy and Vincent Kartheiser have been in 'In Time.' Murphy plays a officer, of sorts -- known to as "Timekeepers." Q: Everybody stops aging at 25 in 'In Time.' In tangible existence, what age is Cillian Murphy? A: 35 Q: Does Goes quietly? A: God, If only. No... rather Will goes out and, along the way, takes Kartheiser's daughter, Sylvia (Amanda Seyfried) like a hostage: a lady Will is allegedly now deeply in love with, despite the fact that he looks after a gun pointed at her for a large amount from the film. It's at this time the film drifts from "interesting concept" to "action movie having a chase scene including a vehicle being driven backwards.Inch Q: Does Sylvia eventually fall deeply in love with Will? A: He's harmful! He's in the wrong side from the tracks! And that he appears like Justin Timberlogan! Obviously she falls deeply in love with Will. The 2 eventually continue a bank robbery spree (banks are possessed by Sylvia's father), to be able to steal, then hands out time for you to poor people -- and it is interesting to notice it seems that the pair of them really invented the idea of slowly destroying a bank. Individuals are dying around the roads since they're drained of your time, yet, nobody every considered, "Hey, let us take advantage of a bank. Fuck it, we are dead anyway, right?" Q: What is the greatest trouble with 'In Time'? A: Timberlogan's character is innocent. But throughout his escape he really does commit many crimes, including stealing time using their company humans -- as well as, as mentioned, taking Sylvia hostage. Q: The number of years will watching 'In Time' remove of my existence because of frustration and confusion? A: One. Q: Being initially from St. Louis, the number of years has our planet Series removed from your existence? A: Three. Q: Must I see 'In Time'? A: Sure, I suppose? 'In Time' is in no way a great movie, which, as I have alluded to, is really a shame since the subject material is completely fascinating it might have been an excellent movie. You will probably be entertained, but you will also probably set an archive for "occasions I folded my eyes." Q: If you are likely to be blurbed within this weekend's advertisements for 'In Time,' what quote do you consider is going to be used? A: "A great movie ... an excellent movie!" Mike Ryan, Moviefone You are able to contact Mike Ryan on Twitter Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook [Top Photo: Stephen Vaughan/twentieth century Fox Middle Photos: Getty] RELATED

Adam Brody Gets Animated for MTV's 'Good Vibes': 'Fortunately, I'm Not Very Evolved'

Getty Images On MTV's new animated series, Good Vibes, Adam Brody returns to his beach roots. No, I'm not just referring to his time on the Fox series,The O.C.The actor grew up in San Diego and says he relates a lot to the series' beachside locale.our editor recommends'Beavis and Butt-Head': What the Critics Are Saying'Twilight's' Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner to Appear on MTV (Video)'Beavis and Butt-Head's' Return: What the Fans Are Saying "It's got sort of the touches on the Malibu or sort of O.C. wealth and opulence," Brody tells The Hollywood Reporter. "But it also has Venice Beach's much more arty and skuzzier elements, graffiti-laden elements as well. I really like both. I'm actually partial to the kind of the lower rent version. It's got kind of a pot smoke haze over the whole thing." Good Vibes features Brody's character, Woodie, and his best buddy, Jersey transplant Mondo (voiced by Book of Mormon's Josh Gad), as they brave the waves of their teen years together. "Fortunately, I'm not that evolved," Brody jokes about playing the role. "There's a voice that took me a minute to find, but I'm very comfortable doing that now and you just have fun. Again, it's not hard for me to dumb it down to high school." "It's easier than I care to admit," he continues. "You just have to have some fun with it and be really part of the fun when you do it because it has to read with no physicality, so you really want to kind of be over the top when you're recording it." The show, which clearly bears the stamp of creator David Gordon Green (Pineapple Express, Your Highness), has a healthy amount of teenaged sexual charge to it, but Brody says that romance does find its way into the series. "I definitely think it's the horniest cartoon on television," he says. "But, I think it's the first one that you might get invested in the actual sexual escapades as well as the ongoing sort of romantic love interests and love stories in it." Good Vibes premieres Thursday at 10:30 p.m. on MTV. Watch a featurette on the series below. Email: Jethro.Nededog@thr.com; Twitter:@TheRealJethro Adam Brody MTV

First official images of Frankenweenie released online

What now ? if you're a Tim Burton character along with your dog dies? You reanimate it, clearly - as well as the first official images of Victor Frankenstein doing just that to his pet Sparky have came out online.Burton told Entertainment Weekly, which launched the images in the stop-motion animation Frankenweenie, the film is among the lengthy lasting story from the child and also the first pet."It really tries to keep that idea of a very, simple pure relationship.Mix using the Frankenstein myth plus it causes problems," he mentioned. "It's its advantages and effects," Burton added. "Ultimately, we attempt to find the a bit more talents of keeping that relationship going."Burton lost his job at Disney to create an energetic-action short of the material in 1984. However, that film aided open entrance doors for his career just like a director."I am unsure, these were given freaked out or something like that like this, nonetheless they still allowed me to produce the film. Even though I used to be frustrated in regards to the release - or else relieve it - it absolutely was still a great experience, and did a good deal personally, therefore i couldn't really complain," Burton mentioned.Frankenweenie opens 5 October 2012.

Beginning in the undead

Beck done the singular musical episode of 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer,' titled 'Once More With Feeling.'Christophe Beck done more than twelve TV series, and won an Emmy, before he got his large feature-film break while using cheerleading movie "Go On" in 2000.From UPN's sitcom "Pig Sty" to ABC's "Spy Game," the majority of Beck's TV career was in short-were living or ill-fated series. Just one stays out, and aided propel Beck into the film career he's today: "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."Beck acquired half of their second, and all of its third and fourth seasons (from 1997 to 2000), winning an Emmy within the finish of his newbie. "Musique Fantastique" author Randall Larson states: "The music activity can be very wealthy in emotional layers and aggressive potency. It's unquestionably the very best music that has ever embellished the smallscreen.""TV scoring is a good training ground," Beck states. "You have to perform a lot work so quickly. One factor 'Buffy' did personally wound up being to actually hone my fake-orchestra creating capabilities." Financial restrictions forced him to produce the weekly score on keyboards, although he added numerous artists (frequently a woodwind player), which "made everything appear more real."But, he adds: "No matter what lengths you obtain in TV, it is just like beginning by yourself by visiting do films. So after three seasons of 'Buffy' then one season of 'The Practice,' I quit.""Go On" and "Large Body body fat Liar" showed up over the following couple of years and Beck could transition with a full-time film career. But everything electronic music for TV made Beck a whiz inside a skill that's now considered crucial for every composer in film: the mock-up, whereby a director can hear a synthesized approximation of every single signal and for that reason Not surprised after they participate in it carried out live, days or days later, by an orchestra.BILLION-DOLLAR COMPOSER: CHRISTOPHE BECK Beck's eco-friendly phase Resurrecting 'Muppets' in Disney tradition Beginning in the undead Beck's music within the own words Beck, private school grad, gives back Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

Big Brother Winner Rachel Reilly Dishes Her Latest Stint on The Bold and the Beautiful

Rachel Reilly Rachel Reilly won the $500,000 grand prize last month on Big Brother 13. Now she's working for tips on The Bold and the Beautiful! The marriage-crazy redhead will return to the CBS soap October 28 and 31 as Rachel, a saucy cocktail schlepper at the Bikini Beach bar, and she'll have her real-life fiancé (and fellow Big Brother player) Brendon Villegas in tow. The future Mrs. V gave TV Guide Magazine the lowdown.TV Guide Magazine: What's with all the B&B love? This is your 10th appearance! Reilly: I know! Isn't it crazy? [Laughs] And this time I'm a bride! Brendon and I are part of the Halloween shows so they put us in wedding outfits, which of course I loved! We're getting Bikini Beach ready for a party. Amber [Adrienne Frantz] is there flirting with Thorne [Winsor Harmon]. The costumes and makeup are so fantastic you're going to be shocked! We have swamp creatures, pirates, gypsies, mermaids, fairies, geishas. I was a cocktail waitress in Vegas for years and this trumps any Halloween party I ever worked there. It really inspired me for real life.TV Guide Magazine: So spill it. How are you and Brendon dressing for Halloween?Reilly: We're going as Jessica and Roger Rabbit!TV Guide Magazine: Well, you've already got the hair and the bod! Reilly: [Laughs] Exactly! I'm almost there!TV Guide Magazine: Just after you won the half mill you told a TMZ crew you were eloping in Vegas that coming weekend. It never happened. How come? Reilly: That was horrible and I blame it totally on me! It was the night of the Big Brother after party and Brendon and I had a few drinks and it seemed like a good idea at the time. Of course, my mom saw it. She called up and said, "You are not getting married this weekend, young lady!"TV Guide Magazine: Then what are your "I do" plans? Reilly: We're looking at venues for December or January and I think I've found the dress. Now that I have this extra money I can buy the dream wedding I've always wanted! [Laughs] With lots of sequins!TV Guide Magazine: Any truth to reports you're shopping a reality show about the big day? Reilly: It's just a rumor. [Laughs] And I didn't start that one! No, I'm not shopping a show but if it were to happen it'd be awesome. I don't know if Brendon could handle it but I won't lie. I would never turn it down.Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

The Talk Taps Aisha Tyler as Co-Host

Aisha Tyler Aisha Tyler will join CBS' The Talk as co-host, Deadline reviews. Tyler, 41. starts her new gig on Monday and can sit alongside co-hosts Sara Gilbert, Julie Chen, Sheryl Underwood and Sharon Osbourne. She and Underwood replace Leah Remini and Carol Robinson Peete who left the show in August. Take a look at much more of present day news Tyler, whose credits include Buddies and Ghost Whisperer, already has some hosting experience. Besides formerly guesting around the talk show, she located E!'s Talk Soup in 2001.

Cinematographer Denny Hall dies

Cinematographer Denny Hall died Thursday morning while shooting the USA Network series "Common Law." Hall, 54, was with the crew in New Orleans, filming the second episode of the skein. According to CBS Television Studios, which produces the show, Hall had a heart attack in his hotel and his roommate, a camera operator, called for the paramedics. After arriving at the hotel, the paramedics were unable to revive Hall. Hall, who specialized in TV work, has been a d.p. for several series over the past 10 years, including "Burn Notice," "Franklin & Bash," "The Cleaner" and "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip." Previous to becoming a d.p., Hall was a camera operator for many years. "Common Law" is a one-hour drama that has yet to air. Michael Ealy and Warren Kole star as Los Angeles Police Dept. robbery and homicide detectives. Jack McGee and Sonya Walger also star. Series is exec produced by Cormac and Marianne Wibberley, Craig Sweeny and Jon Turtletaub, who directed the pilot. Contact Stuart Levine at stuart.levine@variety.com

Systems Hedge Gadhafi Coverage as Rebels Take Credit for Killing Him

Libyan rebels required credit Thursday for taking and killing Col. Moammar Gadhafi.our editor recommendsGadhafi's Boy Fails in Tries to Be Hollywood MogulNo Hollywood Ending for Gadhafi Later Thursday, Libya's prime minster confirmed he'd been wiped out. UPDATE: CNN, MSNBC, Fox Air Nasty Mobile Phone Video of Dead Gadhafi Prior to the confirmation, multiple spelling's of Gadhafi's title instantly grew to become Twitter trending subjects as people thought if the questionable leader have been shot to dying. VIDEO: Journalists Under Attack A graphic photo seemed to be published that purported to exhibit the Libyan leader with gunshots towards the mind. CNN also published the things they have to say is video of his capture. CNN's Physical Violence Worsens hedged his reviews online, warning on Twitter, "Conflicting unconfirmed reviews on #Gadhafi's condition and status. Gossips rapidly spread and obtain repeated as details. Better to wait and find out.Inch "#libya martial artists say #Gadhafi continues to be taken. But this really is unconfirmed, plus they've made false claims in past," Cooper added. Other shops also authored about Gadhafi, but ensured to point this news had not been confirmed. PHOTOS: Probably The Most Spoken-About TV News Faces GlobalGrind Global Grind Talking with Al Jazeera, NTC military chief Bel Haj verifies that #Gadhafi continues to be wiped out. bit.ly/oUipBW P The Connected Press NATO verifies it hit a convoy of Moammar Gadhafi loyalists running Sirte because the city fell today: apne.ws/okjiAd -EC #Libya poniewozik James Poniewozik [Time Magzine] Reviews: Qaddafi dead, Gadhafi wounded, Khadafi arrested, location of Gaddaffi and Qadafy unknown. WSJ Wall Street Journal Breaking: Misrata Military Council, which stated to possess taken Moammar Gadhafi today, states he's died in custody of the children. wsj.com PHOTOS: Rachel Maddow On... NBCLA NBC La BREAKING NEWS.. Unconfirmed reviews .. Gadhafi is taken and might be wiped out.on.msnbc.com/nj8vmN ktla ktla #BREAKING NEWS: NTC Official states #Gaddafi has died of his wounds bit.ly/ogonQT #libya #gadhafi CNNLive CNN Live Unconfirmed reviews former Libyan leader #Gadhafi continues to be taken. Watch Libya's Al Ahrar network live: on.cnn.com/cnndcl1 AP The Connected Press RAW VIDEO: Libya martial artists fire guns in mid-air because they celebrate getting full charge of Gadhafi home town: apne.ws/nnQSjk -EC one hour ago Favorite Retweet Reply Audiences required problem using the conflicting reviews, with one named shawneemon Tweeting, "The reporter on CNN stated the they "think" they've 100% confirmation that Gadhafi is dead. Something is extremely wrong with this statement." Related Subjects CNN Physical Violence Worsens

'The Descendants' Website Introduces the King Family

Fox Searchlight Pictures Fox Searchlight's drama The Descendants is all about family.our editor recommendsGeorge Clooney: Career in PicturesToronto Film Festival: 13 Films to Know So, to give viewers a better look at the King family, Fox Searchlight has launched an interactive website that digs deeper into their family tree. PHOTOS: George Clooney: Career in Pictures The Descendants centers about Matt King (George Clooney), a land baron who attempts to build a better relationship with his daughters after his wife falls into a coma. Alexander Payne's drama screened at the Toronto Film festival, and is quickly gathering awards buzz. TELLURIDE FILM REVIEW: The Descendants The interactive site has video clips of each of the family members and their descendants. Set against a beautiful Hawaii backdrop (since the film is based there), viewers can meet Matt King's ancestors, which include Hawaiian royalty. Visit the site here. George Clooney The Descendants

Share counts don't follow buybacks

Companies often buy back their own shares, and Wall Street believes this enhances shareholder value. With fewer shares outstanding, earnings per share should climb, boosting the stock price. S&P Capital IQ recently screened its database to look at buybacks by major media companies. The film and TV companies that bought back shares in the quarter ended June 2011 did have fewer shares in public hands, but the numbers don't always add up. CBS Corp. bought back 9.9 million shares, but retired only 6 million during the period -- a 39% difference. Viacom had an almost 20% discrepancy between the 14.3 million shares it repurchased and the 11.4 million actually withdrawn from the market. Why don't share counts drop by the number of shares repurchased? Executive stock options may be a reason. Execs exercising such options buy from the pool the company holds (called treasury stock), which includes some of the shares that were recently repurchased. Since the only reason to exercise a stock option is that the price execs will pay for the stock is lower than the market price, they often immediately sell those shares, returning them to the open market. Thus shares the company may have repurchased in a buyback can go from "shares outstanding" to "treasury stock" and back to "shares outstanding" in no time at all. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

'The Walking Dead': Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd Tease Season 2

Courtesy of AMC"The Walking Dead" With new showrunner Glen Mazzara in place and twice the number of episodes to explore in its second season, The Walking Dead writers have a lot more room to play this year. Now, the AMC zombie series can focus on the drama taking place on-screen, starting with the fiery finale and what Jenner whispered to Rick (Andrew Lincoln) before the CDC explosion. Plus how stable is Rick and Lori's (Sarah Wayne Callies) marriage? Will Shane (Jon Bernthal) continue to spiral out of control? And just what caused the zombie outbreak in the first place? The Hollywood Reporter caught up with executive producers Gale Anne Hurd and Robert Kirkman (who created the comics the series is based on) to get the scoop what's next for the band of not-so-merry survivors. Here are nine things to know about Season 2. PHOTOS: Behind the Scenes of 'The Walking Dead' Season Two 1. What did Jenner whisper to Rick at the CDC? When Season 1 ended, the band of survivors was suddenly forced back onto the road to nowhere after Jenner blew up the CDC shortly after whispering something to Rick. What did he tell him and when will that be revealed? "We certainly tease it in the premiere," Hurd tells THR. Is everyone infected? Is Lori pregnant? "We'll definitely tell you what that is and resolve that while you're still wanting to know about it," Kirkman says, noting that the writers are very mindful of retaining viewers' interest. "It will be wrapped up before the end of the second season -- it could be the first episode, it could be in the last." 2. What caused the zombie apocalypse? While the origin of the story has yet to be approached, even as Kirkman's series approaches Issue 90, the AMC drama will reveal things "here and there," the comic creator says. "As far as actually finding the answer to things, we're probably not going to be doing that anytime soon." In the meantime, the impact of the apocalypse will affect the survivors -- and the new people Rick and company meet along the way -- in different ways. STORY: 'The Walking Dead' Season 2: What the Critics Are Saying In the Season 2 premiere, for example, T-Dog (Robert "IronE" Singleton) cuts his arm hiding from a pack of walkers and the writers will use that to explore ways in which the world has changed. "With the second season, we wanted to show that there is still the natural amount of death -- someone could still get the flu and get very sick and die," Kirkman offers. "With T-Dog, he cuts his arm and he could just bleed to death from getting a cut in this world. You don't always have to be getting eaten by zombies. We wanted to make sure people knew the world is that much more dangerous." 3. More back story. With twice the number of episodes, Walking Dead's second year will delve more into their characters' back stories, with the premiere flashing back to Rick and Lori before the world changed and exploring the nature of their marriage. "We're going to learn a lot about Rick and Lori's relationship from the past," Kirkman teases. "Given the things that went on with Shane, we'll be defining their relationships a lot more clearly moving forward." Flashbacks, however, will be used sparingly and not a regular part of each episode, a la FX's American Horror Story. 4. What happens to a marriage when the world ends? Asked if Rick and Lori are a stable couple, Kirkman noted that they weren't OK before the outbreak and that a world filled with the undead may have helped their relationship. "What the end of the world has done is boiled things down to, 'Are we good for each other? Do we love each other?' " he says. While Kirkman notes that taking a step back from the "nonsense of everyday civilized life" has been good for the couple, their revitalized relationship is going to make life increasingly harder for Shane. "One of the big sources of dramatic tension in the piece is obviously the love triangle," Hurd says. "Lori feels tremendous guilt and Shane is struggling with his love for her and Carl and how he fits in -- does he fit in, is there a place for him in this community?" STORY: What's Next for 'The Walking Dead' Season Two? 5. Should I stay or should I go? With Shane left with no choice but to watch as Lori stands by Rick's side, in the premiere he'll ponder splitting from the group -- but he won't be the only one with branching out on their mind. "Everyone is seeking two things: first, a safe harbor, a sanctuary," Hurd says. "Second, a feeling that they belong to something." "Shane is kind of being tortured by being around Rick and Lori, having had that relationship [with Lori] so of course he would be tempted to just kick himself out of the equation and go out on his own," Kirkman says. "We see very early on in the second season that things aren't necessarily easy and that the idea of going off on your own may hold less appeal than sticking it out and struggling with these people." 6. Shane's life really sucks. While Daryl's (Norman Reedus) brother Merle (Michael Rooker) is out there somewhere and everyone has lost friends and family, Shane is the most miserable of the group and will likely continue to unravel. "More than anything, Shane is being completely tortured by this world and he's having a harder time than anyone," Kirkman says, noting that while Rick was presumed dead, he got the family he wanted and had a place in society. "Once Rick came back, all that was taken away from him in a very abrupt change and that's something that's not easy for him to deal with. That's one of the core story lines of the second season: How does Shane deal with this and what does it drive him to do." STORY: 'The Walking Dead' Guide to Becoming a Zombie 7. Who's The Governor? The legendary character from the comics has yet to make an appearance on the AMC series and, despite speculation that Daryl's brother, Merle, could eventually be the twisted psychopath, Kirkman maintains that viewers have yet to meet him. "The Governor character will be introduced at some point and it will probably be an original character that hasn't appeared in the show up to that point," Kirkman says. 8. Andrea and ... Shane? Still mourning the loss of her sister, Amy, Andrea (Laurie Holden) bailed on a suicide attempt at the CDC in order to save Dale (Jeffrey DeMunn). When Season 2 opens, she's still very damaged and very upset to be alive. "Eventually she's going to come out of that wanting to be able to protect herself," Kirkman says. "We'll definitely see the beginning of the evolution to the character that she is in the comic, of the fearless sharpshooter that she became." Who she turns to as she transitions into that strong character becomes the fierce sharpshooter, meanwhile, may surprise fans of the comics. "We're definitely going to see somewhat of a relationship forming between Shane and Andrea," Kirkman notes. "Those two are definitely going to be spending a bit more time together." 9. New characters. Rick and company are heading to a farm (as seen in the key art for Season 2), where they will meet Hershel (Scott Wilson), his daughter Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and farmhand Otis (Pruitt Taylor Vince), as in Kirkman's comics. However, the budding romance between Maggie and Glenn may not play out as they did in the pages. "There will be an attraction but it's not going to be simple; it's going to be complicated by things that are very clearly not in the comic," Hurd says. Adds Kirkman: "Shane is already dead at this point in the comics, so when they arrive at the farm, he's completely out of the picture. Having him be a part of the story changes things in a lot of interesting ways and the Andrea-Shane relationship, what ever that entails, is a big part of that." The 90-minute Season 2 premiere of The Walking Dead airs Sunday at 9 p.m. on AMC. Email: Lesley.Goldberg@thr.com; Twitter: @Snoodit RELATED: 'The Walking Dead': Glen Mazzara on Frank Darabont and His Fears as the Drama's New Showrunner AMC The Walking Dead Gale Anne Hurd

New moniker for SAG/AFTRA?

Leaders in the Screen Stars Guild as well as the American Federation of Television & Radio Artists haven't yet made a decision what they'll call the combined union, should people approve a merger next season, but it's highly probable the SAG and AFTRA names can survive. Reps in the unions meet a couple of days ago in the third number of confabs to hammer out particulars in the merger plan using the goal of showing one last proposal for the national boards within the month of the month of january. Reps for SAG and AFTRA did not have discuss the chance title. Several sources have stressed the title is not spoken about formally yet but strongly declare that the SAG and AFTRA names will both remain. The SAG/AFTRA Group for starters Union will begin meeting Friday and conclude on Tuesday. Inside the two previous conferences in June and August, the unions have revealed only general particulars in regards to the substance of discusssions. The group's careful approach contrasts while using tack attracted in 2003 when the merger advocates selected an ambitious moniker -- the Alliance of Intl. Media Artists. SAG voters then narrowly switched lower the proposal, which needed a 60% super-majority to endure. Advocates contended because campaign the brand new union may well be more effective and would remove jurisdicitional overlaps but rivals contended that the benefits of the completely new union were minimal which SAG may have lost its character becoming an stars union. The AIMA designation might have been for your combined organization getting a trio of affiliate entrepreneurs -- SAG for stars the American Federation of Television & Radio Artists for tv producers as well as the American Federation of Recording Artists for recording artists. Merger advocates mentioned in those days the state group discover the title as the easiest method to "best identify media pros who work all over the world in many disciplines."SAG was founded in 1933 and held numerous festivities couple of years ago to commemorate its 75th anniversary. The predecessor of AFTRA was founded in 1937 since the American Federation of Radio Artists. SAG is now offering about 120,000 people while AFTRA has about 70,000. About 45,000 artists participate in both unions. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com

Enter The Cut 'Footloose' Sweepstakes

FROM HOLLYWOOD CRUSH: Kenny Wormald and Julianne Hough aren't the only ones cutting loose for the remake of the classic '80s dance flick "Footloose." Country star Blake Shelton will also kick off his Sunday shoes on the soundtrack with a remake of the toe-tapping "Footloose" theme song (originally sung by Kenny Loggins). And you can join in the fun! In celebration of the flick's release this Friday, we're giving away one skinned guitar signed by Mr. Shelton himself! And entering for a chance to win couldn't be easier. All you have to do is answer a few simple questions (which you'll find after the jump) by October 18, and you'll be entered for a chance to win! Get the full details at Hollywood Crush!

HBOs Enlightened Off To A Soft Start

Opening a new night of original programming is not easy, so expectations for HBO’s new Monday 9 PM comedy block — which faces CBS’ comedies, ABC’s Dancing With The Stars, Fox’s House and ESPN’s Monday Night Football — were modest. Even by that standard, the well-received new Mike White/Laura Dern comedy Enlightened opened low with 210,000 viewers at 9:30 PM. It slipped a little from its lead-in, the third season premiere of Bored To Death, which drew 240,000 viewers. Quirky noir comedy Bored To Dead was down dramatically from its season premiere last fall, which averaged 1.05 million viewers, but back then, the show aired on Sundays following Boardwalk Empire, which drew 3.33 million viewers on the night of the Bored debut. This time around, it is dark comedy Hung that follows Boardwalk Empire and, like Bored to Death last year, it opened with 1.1 million viewers earlier this month. (Boardwalk Empire logged 2.6 million that night) Sophomore comedy How To Make It To America dropped further to 467,000 viewers at 10:30 PM. While soft, the numbers for Bored and Enlightened were only slightly down from the average for another half-hour series that aired outside HBO’s signature Sunday night, drama In Treatment.

IMG Letter Removed Mike Ovitz From Board

Michael Ovitz And IMG World And Teddy Forstmanns Brain Cancer: The Particular Story, In Addition To What Ovitz Described Relating To This There will not be any formal announcement because IMG anxiously wants all the dangerous consult with quiet lower.And so the unsavory Michael Ovitz situation was handled in privatethis week getting a proper IMG letter eliminating him from owner Teddy Forstmann’s advisory board. (One insider notifies me that three other board individuals who backed Ovitz’s allegedtakeoverattempt were removed too. However haven't any additional confirmation so won’t enter detail.)Thus ignobly finishes another of Ovitz’s longest personal and professional associations after hewas billed with maneuveringto run and/or own the world management and production giantwhile 71-year-old Teddy fought against brain cancer.The accusations against Ovitz incorporated that hewas disturbing management by demanding IMG financial records pressuring leader/COO Mike Dolan and senior IMG professionals to account to him by attempting to setup a so-referred to as executive committee within the board to supervise IMG activities because of Forstmanns illness and treatment and approaching Forstmann, Little & Co partners and traders allowing them to know he was considering buying IMG while using backing of Greg OHara, the controlling director of just one Equity Partners LLC. Ovitz strenuously declined tome all the allegationsand was adament that running Teds customers are not something Im considering at this time around. My job is always to support my friend who's really sick.” However, with pals similar to this round the eve of Yom Yippur, who needs competitors?

2011 U.S. Album Sales Still Strong After Three Quarters

As the year heads into its home stretch, things are looking up for the U.S. music industry -- sales are on track to increase over the previous year, something that hasn't happened since 2004. PHOTOS: MTV VMAs 2011: Red Carpet Arrivals With nine months of 2011 down, album sales stand at 228.5 million, according to Nielsen SoundScan -- up 3.3% from the 221.1 million albums sold in the corresponding period of 2010. Overall U.S. unit sales, meanwhile, are up 7.2% to 1.18 billion, from 1.1 billion last year. And when albums including track equivalents are taken into account -- whereby 10 song downloads count as one album unit - albums have jumped 5.4%, to 323.7 million from 307.1 million. The positive showing for album sales can primarily be attributed to the digital format, where the configuration's scans are up 19.7% to 74.1 million units, compared to 61.9 million units in 2010's first nine months. PHOTOS: The Music Industry's Greatest Givers But it's not only digital numbers that are encouraging. Though physical sales are down from last year, the dip isn't nearly as drastic as music executives had long grown used to. CD sales have decreased only 3.6% this year, after experiencing declines ranging between 18%-20% in each of the five previous years. A banner year from Adele has helped across the board. Her album 21 has moved nearly 3.8 million units, while the best-selling title at the corresponding time last year -- Eminem's Recovery -- had garnered 2.7 million units by the end of the third quarter. PHOTOS: Top 10 Highest Paid Music Artists With 1.3 million units sold digitally, 21 is the best-selling album in the digital format since SoundScan began tracking such sales in 2003. Adele's song "Rolling In The Deep," with 5.2 million paid downloads, is likewise the best-selling title in the digital format. Where market share is concerned, Universal Music Group has finally pulled away from Sony Music Entertainment, which had been nipping close at its heels for the first six months of 2011. At the end of the nine-month period, UMG's market share tallied 30.3%, while Sony's stood at 28.9%. Meanwhile, the Warner Music Group's market share totaled 18.7% and EMI's came in at 9%. Independent labels' market share, as determined by distribution ownership, totaled 12.6%. Billboard will present a more comprehensive article on third-quarter stats, including market share by label ownership, in the coming days. Related Topics Eminem Adele

Stars Arrived At Support Reading through through

On Monday, the NY City organization Kids of Bellevue Hospital situated its 15th annual Starry Evening Tales, a celebration where noted stars read excerpts from children's tales to recruit volunteers and contributor for your hospital's Achieve Out and study program.This Years quantity of stars incorporated Julianne Moore, Samuel L. Jackson (who read with Moore from her children's book "Freckleface Strawberry: Close Buddies Forever"), John C. Reilly, Billy Crudup, Ana Gasteyer, Brooke Shields, and LaTanya Richardson.Achieve Out and Read's mission is always to prepare the city's youngest children to attain school, as research ensures that youngsters that are read to while very youthful create a strong foundation for later learning and ultimately stick out at school. The program matched up in the artists while using tales they read, wanting to inspire the adult audience individuals to volunteer or donate money."Anybody getting a brain inside their mind sees that reading through to children is important,In . mentioned Reilly. "Not just for reading through through capabilities, along with the special connection that occurs between children as well as the individuals who read on their behalf.In . The nearest friend of Reilly's mother-in-law might be the program's outgoing director, Linda van Schaick."The most effective gifts we could give a child might be the adoration for reading through through, which is never too early to begin,In . mentioned van Schaick.Crudup mentioned he read to their personal boy each night because they was maturing, and Moore, an honorary co-chair of Achieve Out and study, mentioned her mother and boy both volunteer while using program. When asked for the way the 2010 event compared to people previously years, she mentioned getting fun, "It's determined by the amount of money they've created.InchAchieve Out and study also partners with doctors to prescribe books throughout exams, wanting to encourage families, especially people dwelling in poverty, to determine together."In the event you request the pediatricians in this room, they'll inform you how significant that is,In . mentioned Perri Klass, the organization's national medical director. "It's something all of us do for that own children, which is something that can be done to help a youthful child each day.Inch

Still Existence (Stillleben)

A FreibeuterFilm, Lotus Film production. Created by Oliver Neumann, Erich Lackner, Thomas Pridnig, Peter Wirthensohn. Directed by Sebastian Meise. Script, Thomas Reider, Meise.With: Fritz Hoertenhuber, Christoph Luser, Daniela Golpashin, Roswitha Soukup, Anja Plaschg.Calling your movie "Still Existence" most likely is not the easiest way of being bold inside a crowd, particularly when the film is an additional Austrian pic about pedophilia. Tyro helmer Sebastian Meise's fresh tack would be to make his protag a perv in thought instead of deed, however the results don't add much towards the discussion. San Sebastian's First Film jury gave "Still Existence" a respectable mention, that ought to help fest reservations but very little else. Bernhard (Christoph Luser) sees father Gerhard (Fritz Hoertenhuber) hands an email to some streetwalker (Anja Plaschg) and accompany her to some brothel. He follows them and steals the note, which instructs the prostitute to pretend she's Gerhard's daughter, Lydia, growing up. Deeply disturbed, Bernhard passes the note towards the now-adult Lydia (Daniela Golpashin), who's naturally freaked out, though their mother (Roswitha Soukup) appears most disturbed the secret she type of understood about is outside. Gerhard, a recuperating alcoholic who never really molested his daughter, does not get sound advice and will get a rifle. Repression is communicated via hardened faces, no less than interfamily dialogue along with a nicely controlled camera.Camera (color), Gerald Kerkletz editor, Julia Drack music, Cleaning soap&Skin production designers, Katharina Woeppermann, Anja Ronacher costume designer, Woeppermann. Examined at San Sebastian Film Festival (Zabaltegi New Company directors), Sept. 21, 2011. Running time: 76 MIN. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com