TNT Reveals Premiere Dates and Trailers For 'Falling Skies,' 'The Last Ship' and 'Legends'

On Thursday, we reported on today's three SXSW panels featuring the TNT shows "Falling Skies," "Legends" and "The Last Ship" and now prior to the panels, the release dates and first look trailers have been revealed.

From Michael Wright, president, head of programming for TNT, TBS and Turner Classic Movies (TCM), "For the past three summers, TNT has had great creative and commercial success with 'Falling Skies,' which has inspired us to continue to program for fans of sci-fi and action. This year, we're going to launch 'The Last Ship' and 'Legends,' two expertly crafted shows that bring the storytelling scope and thrill-ride excitement of our favorite summer movies to series television. With their great writing, expansive casts and outstanding production quality, these are really fun, smart and addictive shows."

The press release provided the news that "The Last Ship" will kick off TNT's summer action series  on Sunday, June 22, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT). Executive produced by Michael Bay ("Transformers"), the new series is about a Navy vessel that may be humanity's last hope in the wake of a worldwide catastrophe and stars Eric Dane ("Grey's Anatomy") and Rhona Mitra ("Strike Back").

The fourth season premiere of "Falling Skies," from Amblin Television and executive producer Steven Spielberg, will follow "The Last Ship" at 10 p.m. (ET/PT).

TNT's new drama, "Legends" premieres in August, and comes from Homeland executive producers Howard Gordon and Alexander Cary and Fringe co-executive producer David Wilcox. It is scheduled to premiere on Wednesday, August 20, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT) and stars Sean Bean ("Game of Thrones") as a deep-undercover FBI agent who may be losing his grip on reality.

The release provided detailed descriptions and trailers for the three shows:

'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' Restored for 40th Anniversary Theatrical Re-release

It was announced yesterday that MPI/Dark Sky Films will be releasing a restored version of Tobe Hooper’s 1974 classic, "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre." This re-release is in honor of the film’s 40th anniversary, and the restoration will be revealed at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas next week. The complete details from the press release are below.

"In 1973, Tobe Hooper, a cast of unknown actors, and a crew of Austin film students and recent graduates headed to Round Rock, Texas in the middle of July. For the next 32 days they worked around the clock in 100 degree weather to make The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. The movie became a huge hit on the drive-in circuit and eventually grossed $30 million. It was invited to the 1975 Cannes Film Festival Director’s Fortnight, and was acquired as part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art. Since then, it has become the eighth highest-grossing horror franchise of all time. In 2012, 'Sight & Sound' magazine named it one of the 250 most important movies ever made.

TNT and TBS Bring 'Falling Skies,' 'The Last Ship,' 'Legends' and 'The Pete Holmes Show' to SXSW

SXSW will be featuring panels from TNT and TBS favs this Monday, March 10. A press release reveals that the networks are bringing with them stars and producers of such series as TNT's "Falling Skies" and new dramas "The Last Ship" and "Legends," and TBS's late-night series "The Pete Holmes Show." 

From the release:
On Monday, March 10, the networks will stage two panels during the annual music, film and interactive conference and festival held in Austin, Texas. That night, TNT will hold a special First Look Watch Party for "The Last Ship," giving SXSW attendees the opportunity to catch the entire first episode of the action-packed series from executive producer Michael Bay ("Transformers"). Eric Dane ("Grey's Anatomy"), Rhona Mitra ("Strike Back") and Adam Baldwin ("Chuck," "Firefly") are scheduled to appear at the Watch Party.

TBS begins the panel presentations with "The Pete Holmes Show Makes It Weird" at 3:30 p.m. where host Pete Holmes will be joined by producers Nick Bernstein and Oren Brimer and head writer Karen Kilgariff for a panel discussion on what it takes to create a late-night series. Following at 5 p.m., TNT will present "The New Golden Age of Drama on TV," a discussion about the resurgence in quality television dramas, with executive producers behind the network's hit series Falling Skies and the upcoming series "The Last Ship" and "Legends." Both panels will feature extensive video clips from the shows.

Below are the details on TBS and TNT's Monday events during SXSW.

New Poster and Red Band Trailer for 'Stage Fright'

"Isn't it wrong to sing and dance when someone just died?" Nope! Apparently not in the new film "Stage Fright" which will debut next week at SXSW. Written and directed by Jerome Sable and starring Allie MacDonald, Douglas Smith, Brandon Uranowitz, Minnie Driver and Meat Loaf, "Stage Fright" will premiere at the 2014 SXSW Film Festival.

Screening dates and times:
Monday, March 10th at 11:45PM at Alamo Ritz 1
Tuesday, March 11th at 7:00PM at SXSatellite: Marchesa
Wednesday, March 12th at 11:15AM at Alamo Ritz 2

Magnet Releasing will release "Stage Fright" on iTunes/On Demand April 3, 2014 and in theaters May 9, 2014. In the meantime, check out the synopsis and then enjoy the Red Band trailer where not only are there an ample amount of kills, but a young man delightfully confuses bukkake with Kabuki.

Synopsis:
Starry-eyed teenager Camilla Swanson wants to follow in her mother's footsteps and become a Broadway diva, but she's stuck working in the kitchen of a snobby performing arts camp. Determined to change her destiny, she sneaks in to audition for the summer showcase and lands a lead role in the play, but just as rehearsals begin, blood starts to spill, and Camilla soon finds herself terrified by the horror of musical theatre.



-Larissa Mrykalo

FX's 'The Strain' to Offer Rejuvenation Pods at SXSW Festival

For those of you heading to the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas, we've got a little relief for you. The FX network understands how utterly exhausting these shindigs can be, so they've decided to set up "The Strain Rejuvenation Station" to perk up all you weary fest attendees! Now, what exactly is a rejuvenation station? For 20 minutes you will be able to catch some zzz's in a nap pod, while exclusive content from the new FX show, "The Strain," plays on a tablet. The press release gives a bit more insight, so here are all the exciting details!

FX is bringing relief to fatigued South by Southwest attendees in Austin, Texas. The Strain Transformation Station will provide participants with the chance to recover from "the strain" of SXSW with 20-minute power naps inside custom-built Rejuvenation Pods. The pods are equipped with tablets showcasing exclusive content from the new FX original series, "The Strain."

The Strain Transformation Station
·Operating from March 7 through March 10, 12:00pm - 6:00pm · Located in the prominent downtown Austin location 419 Congress Ave. @ 5th Street
·A hostess will be on hand to book power-nap appointments in 10 Rejuvenation Pods with additional sitting area/lounge
·Appointments may also be booked ahead of time through the custom mobile site (www.thestrainpods.com)
·The Strain Vaccine (branded energy shots) will be distributed in and around the venue
·The Strain novels and special-edition comic books will be available for takeaway

Marvel Entertainment is Set to Make History At SXSW Interactive in March 2014

If you're heading to Austin, Texas for the South By Southwest Interactive Festival (SXSW), we have the details on two can’t miss panels from Marvel Entertainment. The panels will give fans the future of digital entertainment featuring all the world’s most renowned Super Heroes-Avengers, X-Men, Spider-Man, and Guardians of the Galaxy.

The event is free and open to the public, so everyone can be on hand to see Marvel’s newest game-changing innovations featuring all your favorite Super Heroes from comic books, television, gaming and more.

Dan Buckley, President, TV, Publishing and Brand Management, Marvel Entertainment expresses,  “We’re excited to return to SXSW for a third year and unveil our exciting plans for the future of digital publishing, gaming and more. This is our biggest SXSW yet—with more panels, more news and more exclusives than we’ve ever brought to the show before!”