Matt LeBlanc, Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Courteney Cox, and Matthew Perry, a costar and "family" member, are discussed about his passing.
Friends actors Matthew Perry's cast members have opened up about his untimely death.
Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, and David Schwimmer released a joint statement to PEOPLE on Monday expressing how quickly they were grieving his loss and promising to honour him further at a later time.
"Matthew's passing has devastated us all deeply. On the show, we were more than simply coworkers. They remarked, "We are one big family." "There is so much to say, but right now we’re going to take a moment to grieve and process this unfathomable loss."
"In time we will say more, as and when we are able," the group continued. "For now, our thoughts and our love are with Matty’s family, his friends, and everyone who loved him around the world."
The Friends star drowned, apparently, and died over the weekend at his Los Angeles home. As soon as word of the actor's passing broke, social media was quickly flooded with condolences for the actor, whose life and work had influenced millions of people worldwide. Most of the posts were written by colleagues who had worked with Perry over the years.
The eighth and final season of Game of Thrones is currently being shot, and it appears that the show has broken its own record in shooting a ginormous battle sequence - perhaps the final battle between the living and the dead.
Game of Thrones, probably the biggest TV show these days, keeps pushing the boundaries of television production. It is one of the most expensive shows ever, thanks to ever-generous HBO, and the high budget allows the showrunners to shoot sprawling battles scenes that would not otherwise be possible on the small screen. Cases in point: Hardhome, Battle of the Bastards and the dragons v/s White Walkers sequence last season. The final season is currently being shot, and it appears that the show has broken its own record in shooting a ginormous battle sequence – perhaps the final battle between the living and the dead.
One of the assistant directors of the show, Jonathan Quinlan posted this image (below), thanking the cast and crew for working so hard to shoot the sequence in “sub-freezing temperatures. Quinlan said in the caption, “Says it all. 55 consecutive nights. 11 weeks. 3 locations. You’ll never again see anything like it.” Of course, he had to delete the image later – likely asked to do so by the showrunners and/or HBO executives since this could potentially be a spoiler. But image exists thanks to the aware folks at Game of Thrones fan site Watchers on the Wall.
As the different noble families fight amongst themselves, the Night King (basically the Satan of Westeros) is coming with a huge army of zombies. The Wall is down thanks to Viserion, who after dying has switched teams from Daenerys Targaryen. So the Night King, who can kill dragons with spears and gives an unblinking, hard stare, is in Westeros to kill everyone with zombies (the Dawn of the Dead kind, not The Walking Dead kind).
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The ensuing battle is sure going to be epic, and no fan should really mind the delay as long as the end product is good. But let us also hope that the final season is not buried under CGI spectacle which, while good to look at, was not really why people fell in love with the show.
Jeffrey DeMunn, who starred as Dale Horvath, asked showrunners if he could be killed off during the second run of the series.
He was one of the original six characters to appear in The Walking Dead premiere along with Rick Grimes (played by Andrew Lincoln) and Morgan Jones (Lennie James).
Unfortunately he didn’t last very long in the post-apocalyptic world as he was disemboweled by a walker in series two.
Now, Jeffrey has revealed it was his decision for Dale to be killed after he learned that executive producer Frank Darabont was fired from the show in 2011.
“Dale’s death was my decision,” the actor told Cleveland.com.
“I was furious about how Frank was pushed out of the show.
“I spent a week not being able to take a full breath. And then I realised, ‘Oh, I can quit.’”
Jeffrey went on to add: “So I called them and said, ‘It’s a zombie show. Kill me. I don’t want to do this any more.’
Speaking to press including Express.co.uk, Tom dished: “Well, you have the script for the episode but actually, some of the actors who aren’t regulars don’t get the scripts for the episode and just get their scenes so that’s pretty tough.
“When I joined the show I had to beg for a schedule… like, when am I shooting these scenes? They’re very secretive about all that kind of stuff.
“That can be quite frustrating at time but it is from episode to episode. We don’t get told where we are going to be at the beginning.”
After last week’s lackluster episode, The Walking Dead returned with an exciting, meaningful episode. With suspenseful confrontations, mysterious encounters and surprising betrayals, the episode proved to be extremely refreshing. Here are the top five moments from Sunday’s episode of The Walking Dead.
1. Maggie found an intriguing new character
Maggie (Lauren Cohan), Rosita (Christian Serratos), Enid (Katelyn Nacon) and Michonne (Danai Gurira) discovered an interesting signal when looking out from the Hilltop. The signal contained an invitation to meet with traders who had a “key to the future.” The women agreed to meet with the traders and found an odd, older woman named Georgie, and two female guards. Georgie wanted Maggie to fill a crate with food and vinyl records in exchange for knowledge. Maggie decided to bring them back to the Hilltop before making up her mind. Rosita and Enid thought the idea was stupid and wanted to rob them of their supplies. However, Michonne remembered Carl’s (Chandler Riggs) message of acceptance and urged Maggie to trust them.
In the end, Maggie decided to trust Georgie and gave her supplies. In return, Georgie gave the Hilltop food and a book titled A Key to a Future. The book laid out instructions on how to build things such as aqueducts, windmills and other things needed for a society. Before she left, Georgie promised that she would be back to see all that the Hilltop accomplishes. The gesture showed that the group still can trust other individuals and gave Maggie the tools needed to build the Hilltop further.
2. Rick confronted Negan Hell-bent on revenge, Rick (Andrew Lincoln) seized his opportunity to kill Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) when he saw the Saviors driving. He then crashed into Negan and attempted to shoot him, but Negan fled into a nearby building. Here, the two had a showdown. Negan tried to make a deal with Rick, stating that if Rick got the Hilltop, Kingdom and Alexandria to fall in line, he would cut the amount of food that the Saviors take. Rick declined the offer because he saw what happened to Jadis’s (Pollyanna McIntosh) people. This shocks Negan because Simon (Steven Ogg) told him that he only killed one of Jadis’s people. Rick then found Lucille, Negan’s baseball bat, and lit it on fire, enraging Negan. The two fought until Negan reclaimed Lucille and escaped out of a nearby window, mysteriously disappearing.
Rick has continued to go against what Carl told him to do. Whether he is blinded by his rage or need for revenge, his actions will likely end up causing more problems. Also, with Negan offering Rick a deal, it proves that Negan may be losing faith in his battle against Rick.
3. Negan learned about the Scavengers Once Rick told Negan about what happened to Jadis and her people, Negan was shocked. He specifically instructed Simon not to kill more than one person, but Simon had other plans. He killed all of her people and then lied to Negan about it. Negan has been growing increasingly frustrated with Simon, resulting in a tension between the two men. As the two begin to doubt each other, the fate of the Saviors is unknown.
4. Simon takes a stand When Negan’s car was hit by Rick’s, Simon and Dwight (Austin Amelio) went to look for him. While looking, Simon expressed his doubt in Negan’s plan. He suggested it wouldn’t work because Rick and Maggie never back down. The two eventually find Negan’s car overturned, but see no trace of Negan. Rather than look for him, the men agreed to tell their people that Negan is gone. Back with their group, Simon declared himself the new leader and encouraged them to destroy the Hilltop entirely. Dwight nervously looked on, knowing that Simon’s leadership would have dangerous consequences for everyone.
5. Jadis found Negan When Negan jumped out of the window to escape, he seemingly disappeared. However, in the last scene of the episode, it was revealed that he had been kidnapped by Jadis. Negan woke up inside a car with Jadis driving and pointing a gun at his head.
Jadis thinks that Negan ordered her people to be killed, so she will likely seek revenge against him. Rick also refused to help her, leaving viewers wondering what she’ll really do with Negan and where she’ll take him. Also, with Negan kidnapped, Simon is free to do whatever he likes with the Saviors in Negan’s absence. Overall, the episode proved to be extremely refreshing as it strayed from its typical plot lines and audiences are eagerly anticipating what will happen to the characters as the show explores new territory. The Walking Dead airs Sundays at 9 p.m. on AMC.
A HBO executive has hinted there will be a lot of character deaths in the final ever episode of Game of Thrones.
Speaking at the Best of HBO panel at the INTV Conference in Israel, the channel's senior vice president of drama Francesca Orsi recounted her experience of being at the table read for the finale, where actors were forced to read out their own characters' demises without warning.
Brutal.
"[The table read] was a really powerful moment in our lives and our career," she said (via Variety).
"None of the cast had received the scripts prior, and one by one they started to fall down to their deaths."
Game of Thrones won't return to screens until 2019, following the reveal that the final season will be delayed a whole year and every episode could potentially be feature-length.
Nonetheless, filming on the season is well under way in Northern Ireland, leading to inevitable speculation and potential spoilers about what will occur in the final season.
If you don't want to know – here's your spoiler warning to look away now or have zombie Mountain gouge out your eyes.
First up, there's the return of Lena Headey's body double, meaning we are likely to see a naked Cersei in some capacity during the final season.
We also know a huge new castle is being built on location, although what for, we can't be sure.
Nevertheless, it could have something to do with the fact Winterfell is likely to burn down in season eight, as the set was pictured up in flames earlier this year.
Oh, and the character Grey Worm (Jacob Anderson) may have an unlikely but major hand in the final season's proceedings, as he was spotted drinking with the likes of Jon Snow (Kit Harington) and Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke).
Black Panther zoomed past the billion-dollar mark in worldwide theaters this weekend, earning the number one box office spot for the fourth week in a row as Ava Duvernay’s A Wrinkle in Time finished in second place, marking the first time that films by black directors have held the top 2 spots at the U.S. box office.
According to Box Office Mojo, Black Pantherearned $41 million this weekend, making it the first movie with a predominately black cast to make $1 billion worldwide while setting a number of other records:
Its domestic total of $562 million makes it the third-biggest 24-day total of all time behind The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi
Ryan Coogler becomes the only second black director to direct a $1 billion-dollar-grossing movie, joining F. Gary Gray, who directed The Fate of the Furious.
Black Panther is the second-highest grossing comic book superhero movie in North American film history (The Avengers is #1 with $623 million ... but seemingly not for long.)
It is now the seventh-biggest unadjusted domestic grossing movie of all time.
Meanwhile, A Wrinkle in Time earned $33 million this weekend, meaning Ava Duvernay, who joins Coogler to become the first duo of black directors to top the weekend box office, also becomes the first black woman to accomplish that feat.
Both films are distributed by Disney. The company has 2 blockbuster films in theaters directed by African Americans with $100 million dollar budgets.
Meanwhile, the Wakanda box office totals show that A Wrinkle in Time earned 7.3 billion vibraniums and won the weekend’s box office, which is understandable.
Fans may still be forced to wait for the eighth and final season of "Game of Thrones," but that doesn't mean they can't relive some of the better moments from the show in the meantime.
While spending the next year ("Game of Thrones" is slated for a 2019 return, though an exact date has yet to be confirmed), waiting, fans can naturally continue rewatching Seasons 1-7. However, there is another way to also get a fix from the show—by remembering some of the smart and really great dialogue.
The show has some of the smartest writing on television, with a single word never wasted. In addition to words never really being wasted, characters often say some of the wittiest, bravest, most inspiring, deliciously evil, and absolutely beautiful things to one another. To keep you satisfied while you wait, here are the best 21 quotes from the show's first seven seasons.
Season One:
"The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword," --Eddard Stark (Sean Bean), "Winter is Coming"
"Let me give you some advice, bastard: never forget what you are. The rest of the world will not. Wear it like armor, and it can never be used to hurt you." -- Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage)
"First lesson: stick 'em with the pointy end." -- Jon Snow (Kit Harington), "The Kingsroad"
"I am a Khaleesi of the Dothraki! I am the wife of the great Khal and I carry his son inside me! The next time you raise a hand to me will be the last time you have hands." -- Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke), "Cripples, Bastards and Broken Things"
"When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die. There is no middle ground." -- Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey), "You Win or You Die"
Season Two:
"Power resides where men believe it resides. It's a trick, a shadow on the wall, and a very small man can cast a very large shadow." -- Varys (Conleth Hill), "What is Dead May Never Die"
"I will hurt you for this. A day will come when you think you are safe and happy and you joy will turn to ashes in your mouth...and you will know the debt is paid." -- Tyrion Lannister, "The Prince Of Winterfell"
Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage) often says the best lines on "Game of Thrones." Photo: HBO
Season Three:
"Chaos... isn't a pit. Chaos is a ladder. Many who try to climb it fail and never get to try again. The fall breaks them. And some, who are given the chance to climb, they refuse. They cling to the realm. Or the gods. Or love. Illusions. Only the ladder is real. The climb is all there is." -- Petyr Baelish (Aiden Gillian), "The Climb"
"If you ever call me 'Sister' again, I'll have you strangled in your sleep."-- Cersei Lannister, "Second Sons"
"Any man who must say, 'I am the king' is no true king." -- Tywin Lannister (Charles Dance), "Mhysa"
"Oh, I'm a monster? Perhaps you should speak to me more softly, then. Monsters are dangerous and just now kings are dying like flies." --Tyrion Lannister
Season Four:
"You know nothing, Jon Snow." --Ygritte (Rose Leslie), "The Watchers on the Wall"
Season Five:
"Lannister, Targaryen, Baratheon, Stark, Tyrell...they're all just spokes on a wheel, This one's on top, then that one's on top, and on and on it spins, crushing those on the ground."
"It's a beautiful dream: stopping the wheel. You're not the first person who's ever dreamt it."
"I'm not going to stop the wheel. I'm going to break the wheel," -- Daenerys Targaryen to Tyrion Lannister, "Hardhome"
Season Six:
"That's what I do. I drink, and I know things." --Tyrion Lannister, "Home"
"What will you do, then? You have no support, not anymore. Your brother's gone, the High Sparrow saw to that. The rest of your family have abandoned you, the people despise you. You're surrounded by enemies, thousands of them—you're going to kill them all by yourself? You've lost, Cersei—it's the only joy I can find in all this misery." - Olenna Tyrell (Diana Rigg), "The Broken Man"
Season Seven:
"Leave one wolf alive, and the sheep are never safe," Arya Stark (Maisie Williams), "Dragonstone"
"You love her. You really do love her. You poor fool. She'll be the end of you." -- Olenna Tyrell, "The Queen's Justice"
"I'd hate to die like your son. Clawing at my neck, foam and bile spilling from my mouth, eyes blood-red, skin purple. Must have been horrible for you, as a Kingsguard, as a father. It was horrible enough for me, a shocking scene. Not at all what I intended. You see, I'd never seen the poison work before. Tell Cersei. I want her to know it was me."-- Olenna Tyrell
"I can't have children."
"Who told you that?"
"The witch who murdered my husband."
"Has it occurred to you she might not've been a reliable source of information?" -- Jon Snow to Daenerys Targaryen, "The Dragon and the Wolf"
Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) and Jon Snow (Kit Harington) have said some of the most profound quotes on "Game of Thrones."
I wondered if there was going to be any sort of pushback after (spoiler) Carl’s death on The Walking Dead in the midseason premiere of season 8. At first it didn’t seem like there was too much of a downward ratings swing after the fact. Yes, 8.2 million viewers is low for a midseason premiere, particularly one that was after something of a cliffhanger, but I think that fans were still holding out hope that somehow, some way, Carl might end up surviving.
He did not. And ratings for the following week? Hoo boy.
Last week’s episode of The Walking Dead (which was rather good!), only drew 6.82 million viewers. That’s easily the lowest of the season, no other episode has drawn close to even 7 million viewers before this one, and those numbers put it at about an average performing episode from season 2. But there’s even worse news. The target 18-49 demo was only a 3.0, which dropped from a 3.6 the previous week, and that number is the lowest figure for that audience segment since quite literally, season 1. Ouch.
I have to say, The Walking Dead earned this one. While there may be a general lack of disinterest in the show which is causing a ratings slide, it’s hard not to see this as an “I’m done” response after the show killed off Carl, a hugely important character and a fan-favorite actor in the form of Chandler Riggs. We saw something similar in season 7 when The Walking Dead lost 5 million viewers in a week after Glenn and Abraham were brutally executed in the = premiere, but this seems like a smaller scale version of that. However, numbers are now 5 million lower than when thatevent happened, so this decline has been sharp, and it’s not clear where the bottom is.
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The Walking Dead
AMC likes to explain these drops away by saying that allcable shows are dropping, and that thanks to online viewership and a zillion other ways to consume content, TWD’s numbers continue to be strong enough to satisfy them. While I do believe that to some extent, in cases like this, it’s clear what’s spurning sharp, quick drops, which are bad writing decisions that cause fans to finally say “enough is enough.” I thought this would happen with Carl’s death, and it seems like the numbers are bearing that out.
As ever, The Walking Dead is still AMC’s highest rated show by several orders of magnitude, and AMC is barreling ahead crafting essentially a “Walking Dead Cinematic Universe” under the direction of Scott Gimple who seems poised to start rolling out other spin-offs and miniseries to bolster the universe of the show. But The Walking Deadproper is clearly suffering. After nearly nine years, cast members are either being fired for cheap thrills or they’re itching to leave themselves, and that’s often reflected in the work.
To The Walking Dead’s credit, I will say that things have slowly gotten better since the initial Negan debut. In my eyes, each half-season has been better than the last over the past two years, though we are still short of the quality (and ratings) peak of the series in season 5. I’m hoping that recent decisions, Carl’s death aside, will lead to a better product in the end, but it’s clearly a very bumpy road to get there.
I’m not sure what lessons AMC will learn from Carl’s death. The problem with a “no one is safe” philosophy in a show like this means it’s impossible to get attached to characters. And killing off important characters like Carl where the actor wants to stay on the show is going to backfire when soon they may have to kill off others where the actors want to leave, like Maggie or Rick. And then we’ll be in this mess all over again.
Will ratings rise or drop further this week? We’ll find out in a few days. Stay tuned.
The Fear the Walking Dead
survivors have battled through brutal conditions and lost loved ones in
the first three seasons – Travis, we’re still not over it – but it
looks like the latest episodes of the AMC drama could be the darkest
yet.
The first pictures from season four
to feature all the old cast favourites and the new arrivals, including
The Walking Dead’s Morgan Jones (Lennie James), provides fans a small
glimpse of what’s in store for the Clarks, Strand and co.
(Nick survived the dam explosion and has been reunited with Luciana and his mum)
The new season will create a “new reality” for the survivors.
In season four of Fear the Walking Dead, we will see the world of Madison Clark (Kim Dickens) and her family through new eyes - the eyes of Morgan Jones (Lennie James), joining the story from the world of The Walking Dead.
(Will Alicia continue to grow as a leader for the group)
The characters’ immediate past mixes with an uncertain present of
struggle and discovery as they meet new friends, foes and threats. They
fight for each other, against each other and against a legion of the
dead to somehow build an existence against the crushing pressure of
lives coming apart. (Strand got lucky again at the dam and has found some hipster clothes for season 4)
There will be darkness and light; terror and grace; the heroic,
mercenary, and craven, all crashing together towards a new reality for
Fear the Walking Dead.
It was confirmed at the end of 2017 that Lennie James would crossover
from The Walking Dead to Fear the Walking Dead in season 4. He is the
first character to swap shows in the franchise. (Strand is looking back in fine form for season 4)
"Lennie James brilliance and humanity in his portrayal of Morgan Jones
has been part of the DNA of what makes The Walking Dead so fantastic
since the very beginning," said Scott M. Gimple, executive producer for
both series.
"Morgan's story will continue in this season of The Walking Dead, and
then, it begins again in the upcoming season of Fear the Walking Dead’
pushing the series - and the Walking Dead universe itself - into new
directions and possibilities."
"As longtime fans of Lennie James and his portrayal of Morgan Jones, we
are thrilled to have him join the cast of Fear the Walking Dead," said
Andrew Chambliss and Ian Goldberg, showrunners and executive producers
for Fear the Walking Dead.
"We look forward to working with Lennie to continue the journey Morgan began on The Walking Dead."
"To take Morgan into this new realm and landscape, to see who he could
now be, to see where his story could go in the world of Fear the Walking
Dead is wonderfully exciting and I am really looking forward to the
challenge," said James.
"My time on The Walking Dead has been a blessing and one of the top
working and personal experiences of my life. That cast and crew will
have my love, my respect and my deep gratitude until the end of my
days." (Will Nick clash with Rick Grimes' pal Morgan Jones?) (Will everyone get out of this messy situation alive?) (Have the tensions between Madison and Alycia finally been put to bed?)
The other new arrivals on the show are Lost star Maggie Grace, who will play Althea in Fear the Walking Dead season 4.
"Althea is someone who is uniquely qualified to survive — to thrive,
even — in this world because of who she was before the apocalypse," says
co-showrunner Ian Goldberg.
He added: "We have been fans of Maggie Grace for a long time — she
brings an intelligence, sensitivity, and innate strength to Althea that
has been really exciting to watch”
Maggie Grace starred as Shannon Rutherford in the smash hit series Lost
and also played Kim Mills in the Taken trilogy. Her other credits
include Californication, The Twilight Saga and Aftermath.
Two more new additions to the drama series are Garret Dillahunt (The Mindy Project) and Jenna Elfman(Dharma & Greg). (Meet Garret Dillahunt's new character)
Details about their characters are not known, but they will be series regulars
Dillahunt is a huge Walking Dead fan, who put himself forward to play
Negan in The Walking Dead. He will play John, a "man of fascinating
contradictions". (Alicia and Luciana are on the run)
Elfman’s recent TV projects include CBS' Courting Alex and Accidentally
on Purpose, NBC's 1600 Penn and Growing up Fisher, and ABC's Imaginary
Mary.
She will play Naomi, a new ally for Alicia who is a "capable survivor
we'll meet living on her own" at the start of the new season.
