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The Librarians franchise is heading back to TNT. After being pulled last week from The CW's fall schedule, The Librarians: The Next Chapter has been acquired by TNT, which was the home of the franchise's previous series, The Librarians.

Per Deadline, the network acquired The Librarians: The Next Chapter from Electric Entertainment, which produced the series. The Next Chapter was originally scheduled to premiere on The CW on Thursday, October 24, 2024, following an all-new episode of Superman & Lois, but was pulled from the schedule last week and replaced with the reality series, The Wranglers. No new premiere date for The Next Chapter has been announced at this time. TNT previously aired all four seasons of the franchise's predecessor, The Librarians, between 2014 and 2018.

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The Librarians are returning to the small screen this fall. The CW has announced the premiere date for the latest installment in the long-running fantasy adventure franchise, The Librarians: The Next Chapter.

Per TVLine, The Librarians: The Next Chapter will premiere on Thurs., Oct. 24 at 9 p.m. after an all-new episode of Superman & Lois. Announced in May 2023, The Next Chapter follows "a Librarian from the past, who time traveled to the present, and now finds himself stuck here," reads the official synopsis. "When he returns to his castle, which is now a museum, he inadvertently releases magic across the continent. He is given a new team to help him clean up the mess he made, forming a new team of Librarians."

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Admittedly John Kim's Calarts grad film Steadfast Stanley isn't really appropriate for the very young, there are still zombies tying to eat humans and severed body parts that move on their own, but the story takes a decidedly different, not to mention unexpected, approach that shifts the focus so that the story is as much about a boy and his dog as it is about zombies. It works on a couple of levels and all of them pretty awesome.

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Rosemary's Baby

NBC has announced air dates for its two-part, four-hour "Rosemary's Baby" miniseries. The first part premieres 9pm on Mother's Day - Sunday May 11th, the second a few days later at 9pm on Thursday, May 15th.

It's a highly competitive timeslot for the Zoe Saldana-led series, competing with the "Penny Dreadful" premiere & "Revenge" season finale on Sunday along with the "Elementary" and "Grey's Anatomy" season finales on Thursday. [Source: NBC]

The Librarians

TNT has given the green light to "The Librarians," a ten-episode series follow-up to the network's hit "The Librarian" telemovie trilogy. A late 2014 premiere is being targeted.

Rebecca Romijn has joined the cast in the female lead opposite returning champ Noah Wyle who will only recur (due to his "Falling Skies" commitments). Christian Kane, Lindy Booth, John Kim along with comedy legends John Larroquette, Matt Frewer, Bob Newhart and Jane Curtin also star. [Source: Deadline]

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TNT ordered a new action series called The Librarians, based on The Librarian trio of TV movies. Noah Wyle, who starred in the movies, will executive produce and recur.

The new series will star Rebecca Romijn, Christian Kane, Lindy Booth, John Kim, and John Larroquette. In addition, Bob Newhart and Jane Curtin will reprise their roles from the movies and Matt Frewer will also have a recurring role.

Here are the details:

TNT Greenlights Action-packed Drama Series "The Librarians," Starring Rebecca Romijn And Executive-produced By Dean Devlin

Noah Wyle to Executive-Produce and Reprise Recurring Role from The Librarian Movie Trilogy

Christian Kane, Lindy Booth, John Kim and John Larroquette to Star in Series, With Bob Newhart and Jane Curtin Set to Reprise Roles and Matt Frewer to Recur

TNT is returning to...

TNT has greenlit 10 episodes for a series based on The Librarians franchise, slated to air in late 2014. The TV movies told the story of a group of extra special librarians who live beneath the Metropolitan Public Library in New York and safeguard mystical relics from forces of evil by slapping them with outrageous overdue fees. The plot is a messy stew of Indiana Jones, National Treasure, and Hell Boy …but the product is less than the sum of its parts.

Noah Wyle (Falling Skies, ER) will reprise his role as the big cheese librarian and will also executive produce. Rebecca Romijn will play Eve Baird,...

With all producing deals closed and a cast in place, TNT has given the green light to The Librarians, a 10-episode series follow-up to the network’s hit movie trilogy The Librarian, for a premiere in late 2014. The series will have a female lead played by Rebecca Romijn, returning to TNT where she played one of the leads in King & Maxwell. Noah Wyle, who toplined the movies, is executive producing and reprising his role in a recurring capacity because he is the star of another TNT series, Falling Skies. Romijn leads a cast that includes Christian Kane (TNT’s Leverage), Lindy Booth (Copper) and John Kim (Neighbors) as well as John Larroquette. Joining Wyle from the movies are Bob Newhart and Jane Curtin, who also will reprise their roles, with Matt Frewer (TNT’s Falling Skies) also set to recur. The series, which will be produced by the company behind the movies,...

TNT is returning to the world of its hit movie franchise "The Librarian" with a brand new series from Electric Entertainment and executive producers Dean Devlin, John Rogers and Marc Roskin. Rebecca Romijn ("X-Men," TNT's "King & Maxwell") is set to lead the cast of the new series, which is entitled "The Librarians." Noah Wyle ("Falling Skies," "ER") will executive-produce and play a recurring role in the series, reprising his role as Flynn Carsen from TNT's movie trilogy. Christian Kane, Lindy Booth and John Kim are set to round out the cast as the newest protectors of the world's mystical treasures, with Emmy winner John Larroquette slated to play their reluctant caretaker. Also appearing from the movie trilogy will...

Stars: Xavier Samuel, Sharni Vinson, Julian McMahon, Phoebe Tonkin, Alex Russell, Dan Wyllie, Lincoln Lewis, Cariba Heine | Written by John Kim, Russell Mulcahy | Directed by Kimble Rendall

In a sleepy Australian beach community shoppers at the underground Oceania supermarket are under attack by a crazed bandit. Suddenly, the unimaginable happens. A monster freak tsunami swallows up the town hook, line and sinker. Now trapped, with rushing waves threatening to entomb them in a watery grave, the survivors discover they are not alone. For the tsunami has brought unwanted visitors up from the depths. Not only must they overcome the threat of drowning and the psycho robber in their midst, but also a hazard far more deadly and bloodthirsty – a pack of hungry sharks.

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Bait

Stars: Xavier Samuel, Sharni Vinson, Julian McMahon, Phoebe Tonkin, Alex Russell, Dan Wyllie, Lincoln Lewis, Cariba Heine | Written by John Kim, Russell Mulcahy | Directed by Kimble Rendall

In a sleepy Australian beach community shoppers at the underground Oceania supermarket are under attack by a crazed bandit. Suddenly, the unimaginable happens. A monster freak tsunami swallows up the town hook, line and sinker. Now trapped, with rushing waves threatening to entomb them in a watery grave, the survivors discover they are not alone. For the tsunami has brought unwanted visitors up from the depths. Not only must they overcome the threat of drowning and the psycho robber in their midst, but also a hazard far more deadly and bloodthirsty – a pack of hungry sharks.

Jaws has a lot to answer for. Today it seems shark movies are a dime a dozen, from big budget Hollywood films like Deep Blue Sea and Open Water,...

Australian Singapore co-production Bait 3D, a sharksploitation disaster film continues its strong run at the Chinese box office, taking nearly $20m with over 2.77m tickets purchased. The film is ranked number one and its success has meant the producers have already announced a second.

The announcement:

Bait 3D, which first screened publicly to enthusiastic audiences who gave the film standing ovations at sold out screenings at the Venice Film Festival is now taking a bite out of international box offices since its recent releases in Italy, the Us, Australia, The Netherlands, Kuwait, Malaysia, Russia and especially China.

The film is currently ranked #1 (for the week of October 15-21) in China and has taken in nearly $20M since its premiere in the region 10 days ago and made over $10M last week alone. There have been over 2,770,000 tickets purchased.

“Bait 3D’s popularity in China is absolutely thrilling and we couldn’t be more pleased,...

Aussie box office flop Bait 3D continues to do well overseas, with a strong opening weekend in China.

The film took approximately Au$7.05m at the Chinese box office in its first weekend in cinemas.

Distributed by Yunnan Film Group, Enlight Pictures and Scholar Media, the film opened on about 2,000 screens for a $3,600 screen average.

Producer Gary Hamilton said: “The audience for Bait 3D is growing exponentially worldwide,” said producer Gary Hamilton. “We’re delighted with the film’s immense success at the Chinese box office, which is a testament to the high quality of entertainment Bait has to offer.”

According international box office monitoring website Box Office Mojo, it places the film the 34th biggest opening weekend in Chinese cinema history, replacing Yau lung hei fung (Look for a Star), and beating out blockbusters Casino Royale and Iron Man.

The film opened poorly at the local box office three weeks ago,...

Australian sharksploitation film Bait 3D, which cost an estimated $20m to make, is to see a sequel despite disappointing local box office results since opening a fortnight ago.

The film’s producer Gary Hamilton said Bait 2 in 3D is already in development, due to better international results for the film, which will see a release in every major territory around the world.

Hamilton said: “We’re thrilled with how well Bait 3D is being received by audiences. It’s not only a commercially viable film that appeals to people from every walk of life, it’s high production value brings moviegoers into the story immediately and keeps them on the edge of their seats throughout the show. Bait 2 will bring even more.”

In opening weekend the film made $365,000 at the Australian box office for a low screen average of $1,290, followed by an even worse second weekend, taking $190,000 across 231 screens for a $825 screen average.

Clean up on aisle 12! Can someone bring the mop, sanitizer, and body bag?

I’ve been tracking Bait for a while now, ever since I stumbled upon some fanboys talking up a crazy Australian flick involving sharks and a super market. Such a premise was right up this horror aficionado’s alley, as it sounds like the perfect start of something full of campy action and indulgent aquatic gore. I mean, Snakes on a Plane worked, didn’t it?

Director Kimbel Rendall’s dangerous tale essentially plays off the same type of ludicrous scenario, except he opens up the setting a bit and increases the size of his aggressive creature. These lumbering monsters gave the term “express checkout” a whole new meaning to our characters.

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Director: Kimble Rendall. Writers: Shayne Armstrong, Duncan Kennedy, John Kim, Shane Krause, Justin Monjo, and Russell Mulcahy. Cast: Phoebe Tonkin, Xavier Samuel, Julian McMahon, Sharni Vinson, Cariba Heine, Alex Russell, Lincoln Lewis, and Alice Parkinson. Tagline: "Cleanup on aisle 7." Bait 3D joins a long list of killer shark movies. From Jaws (1975) to Deep Blue Sea (1999) and more recently to Open Water 2: Adrift (2006), there have been many reasons to be afraid of the water. With this latest Australian entry into the genre, fans of thrillers can relax because computer enhanced sharks and false looking tsunamis will create very little fear. Really, Bait simply flounders as the shallow characters and weak storyline massage you into apathy. Speaking of storylines, Bait focuses on the plot devices rather than the characters. There are rogue tidal waves, bank robberies, roaming sharks and the threat of electrocution. But, none of these elements create for an.

Directed by: Kimble Rendall

Written by: John Kim, Russell Mulcahy

Featuring: Phoebe Tonkin, Xavier Samuel, Julian McMahon, Sharni Vinson

The fun, preposterous disaster/shark hybrid Bait floats above similar Dtv fair, but the déjà vu is deep.

Tragedy strikes the waters of a small Australian beach community when a great white shark attacks and kills two people, including lifeguard Rory (Richard Brancatisano). His death tears apart the relationship of his sister Tina (Sharni Vinson) and best friend/fellow lifeguard Josh (The Loved Ones’ Xavier Samuel). One year later, Josh is still haunted by the death of his friend (whom he was seconds away from saving) and laboring at a mindless job as a grocery store employee. Before leaving for work, he catches a news story (Foreshadowing at Five) warning locals about a group of great white sharks in the area who are following the southern migration of humpback whales.

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Anchor Bay have picked up Us distribution rights for Kimble Rendall's ('Cut') new Aussie-set tiger shark thriller 'Bait'. The 3D feature has been kicking around for a while now and is set for a domestic theatrical release in Australia on 6 September. No word currently on a UK release or indeed the Us date but we can imagine it'll be around a similar time for both. Russell Mulcahy ('Resident Evil: Extinction') and John Kim provided the script which has been touched up, tweaked and added to by the likes of Duncan Kennedy ('Deep Blue Sea'), Shayne Armstrong, Shane Krause and Justin Monjo. 'Bait' stars Julian McMahon ('Nip/Tuck'), Xavier Samuel ('The Twilight Saga: Eclipse') and a trio of Antipodean actresses; Alice Parkinson ('Sanctum'), Phoebe Tonkin ('The Secret Circle') and the gorgeous Sharni Vinson -below...