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Amy Slaton will grow especially emotional on the October 29 episode of 1000-Lb Sisters.

But not for a reason you might expect.

Amy Slaton looks on here in this 1000-Lb Sisters scene. (TLC)

In a sneak peek at this installment of the TLC reality show, which you can watch over at E! News, Slaton goes on a special shopping trip to celebrate her extreme recent weight loss.

“I always wanted a pair of heels, but I was never skinny enough,” Amy says on air. “When you’re fat and blind, your balance is kind of off, so on the ground is more sturdy.”

Indeed, in the past, we’ve witnessed sibling Tammy accomplish various life milestones that weren’t previously possible — all because she has shed hundreds of pounds.

On this episode, it is Amy’s turn to do the same.

Amy Slaton should be so proud of all the weight she has lost.

Amy Slaton is ready to celebrate a huge milestone.

The 1000-lb Sisters star has lost nearly 200 pounds, and she’s discovering things about her body she didn’t even realize could change.

In a sneak peek at this week’s episode of 1000-lb Sisters, as shared by TLC on Instagram, the 37-year-old mom of two goes on a shopping spree.

The Reel was captioned, “These heels were made for tripping.

Get ready for an emotional rollercoaster as “1000-Lb. Sisters” presents Season 4 Episode 13, titled “Well-Done and Over With.” Airing at 9:00 Pm on Tuesday, December 26, 2023, on TLC, this episode promises a blend of tough decisions, overdue appointments, and last-minute preparations.

Following a blowout with Michael, Amy finds herself at a crossroads, making what is deemed the hardest decision of her life. Meanwhile, Chris and Tammy embark on a long-overdue appointment with Dr. Smith, adding anticipation to their journey. As surgery worries loom large, Amanda and Misty take a last-minute cleanse to sweat out nicotine, adding a touch of urgency to their preparations.

Tune in at 9:00 Pm for an evening of heart-wrenching decisions, medical appointments, and personal transformations on “1000-Lb. Sisters” Season 4 Episode 13, only on TLC.

Release Date & Time: 9:00 Pm Tuesday 26 December 2023 on TLC

1000-Lb. Sisters Well-Done and Over With Cast – Season 4 Episode 13 Main Cast Tammy Willingham

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Nigeria’s entertainment industry, known as Nollywood, has been thriving for years — it’s the second biggest film industry after Hollywood — but a truly international, mainstream hit in the orbit of a “Squid Game” or “Money Heist” has so far been elusive.

For a long time, that’s boiled down to a proclivity for insular stories that couldn’t easily travel beyond Nigerian viewership, combined with low production values. But all of that is set to change as Nigerian storytelling targets a more global audience, and streaming backers like Netflix direct resources into premium programming from the country’s top producers.

Netflix’s first Nigerian original TV series, “Blood Sisters,” embodies the market potential that’s in store. The four-part thriller comes from prolific producer Mo Abudu’s EbonyLife Studios, and you’d be hard-pressed to walk away from its explosive premiere episode.

Set in Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city,...

As the undisputed king of streaming (for now at least), Netflix has enjoyed the presence of some major blockbusters. Now, with its list of new releases for May 2022, Netflix is bringing back one of its biggest ever hits.

Stranger Things season 4 “volume one” is set to premiere on May 27. It’s been a long wait for new episodes of this ’80s-tinged sci-fi/horror series and based on the trailers, the wait will have been well worth it. In this go-around, the kids of Hawkins (now high schoolers) will have to contend with the Upside Down once again to go along with the horrors of the Creel House.

While Stranger Things is the biggest Netflix original this month, it’s far from the only one. Mike Myers’ latest series The Pentaverate premieres on May 5 (fittingly: 5/5). Meanwhile The Lincoln Lawyer is set to arrive on May 13 followed by Love, Death & Robots Volume...

This May, Netflix will release the first volume of “Stranger Things” Season 4, one of the streaming platform’s most popular and successful shows. It also plans to release “Love, Death & Robots: Volume 3,” a new comedy called “Senior Year” with Rebel Wilson, and much more.

Here’s the full list of what’s new on Netflix for May 2022.

New on Netflix on May 1

42

3 Ninjas: Kick Back

40-Love

A River Runs Through It

Are You the One?, Season 6

Blippi Wonders, Season 1

Corpse Bride

Crazy, Stupid, Love.

Den of Thieves

Dirty Harry

Empire State

Forrest Gump

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

Hello, My Name Is Doris

Jackass: The Movie

Jackass 2.5

Jackass 3.5

John Q

Menace II Society

Once Upon a Time in America

Rambo

Rambo: Last Blood

Road to Perdition

Seven Years in Tibet

Soul Surfer

Summerland

The Gentlemen

The Lake House

U.S. Marshals (1998)

War of the Worlds

When Harry Met Sally

You’ve Got Mail...

In a bid to expand Prime Video in key African markets, Amazon Studios is recruiting a London-based head of Nigerian originals, Variety has learned.

In a recent job posting, the streaming platform has said it’s looking for an experienced senior creative executive to work with its Nigeria originals team, and oversee both scripted and non-scripted content. The role will report directly into Ned Mitchell, the Los Angeles-based head of originals for Africa and the Middle East for Amazon Studios.

“You will create a welcoming ‘Home for Talent’ to include creators and artists who represent the best of Nigeria,” reads an ad for the role. “You will cultivate talent of all levels and backgrounds and elevate Nigerian voices and stories for the enjoyment of audiences in Nigeria, Africa and the world. You will ensure that Originals, and the teams working on them, include and reflect Nigeria’s diversity across gender,...

Netflix has released the trailer for its first original TV show out of Nigeria, “Blood Sisters.”

Produced by leading Nigerian production company EbonyLife Studios, founded by Mo Abudu, the four-part crime thriller directed by Biyi Bandele and Kenneth Gyang will launch globally on the streaming service on May 5. The show is Abudu’s latest project for Netflix as part of her multi-title deal with the platform.

Set in Lagos, “Blood Sisters” follows a Nigerian wedding where the bride — who is fed up of being beaten up by her partner — accidentally kills the groom the night before their big day. The show tackles themes of intra-family relationships, physical and substance abuse, love, commitment and relationships.

An official description bills “Blood Sisters” as “an ode to life in the city [of Lagos] as it brilliantly juxtaposes the various socio-economic divides in Africa’s most famous commercial and social hub.”

EbonyLife Studios CEO Abudu said:...

The casting directors behind Babyteeth, Measure for Measure, Paper Champions and The True History of the Kelly Gang will square off in the feature film category at the upcoming Casting Guild of Australia (Cga) Awards.

Bert and Amanda LABONTé will host the virtual ceremony on Facebook November 28, recognising casting across all mediums including film, TV, advertising, theatre and online.

In TV drama, the casting directors behind Mystery Road (season 2), The Heights (season 2), Neighbours and Wentworth (Season 8) have each been recognised with nods, while in the running for the TV Miniseries & Telemovie category are those who worked on Deadhouse Dark, Halifax: Retribution, Operation Buffalo and The Secrets She Keeps.

In contention in the TV comedy race are Black Comedy (season 4), How to Stay Married (season 2), The Other Guy (season 2) and Upright.

Leading the nominees overall are Nathan Lloyd and Natalie Jane Harvie with four nods each, while Kirsty McGregor, Stevie Ray,...

Rosie Lourde on the set of ‘Romance on the Menu’ (Photo credit: David Fell)

Multi-hyphenate talent Rosie Lourde’s career looks set to accelerate on the back of multiple deals for Romance on the Menu, her feature directing debut produced by the Steve Jaggi Company.

The romantic comedy starring Canadian Cindy Busby (Heartland) and Tim Ross was pre-sold to major European markets, premiered here as a Netflix Original film and has been acquired by an as yet-un-named streamer in the US.

The actor-turned writer, director and producer is currently in talks with production companies about several projects while developing a raft of her own projects, collaborating with the likes of Madeleine Dyer, Daniel Mulvihill, Kodie Bedford, Julie Kalceff, Mithila Gupta, Gretel Vella and the Afro Sistahs Collective.

After making Romance on the Menu on an extremely tight schedule of two weeks of pre-production and a 15-day shoot, followed by four weeks of editing,...

Jub Clerc.

Two weeks ago Jub Clerc was scheduled to go into a writers’ room on the webseries Shady Ladeez in the remote community of Ngukurr in East Arnhem Land.

But knowing that the elderly and people with pre-disposed illnesses – “all my mob” – are most vulnerable to the coronavirus, the filmmaker cancelled the trip and instead took part via Skype for a much lower fee.

Two days later she got an email from Bunya Productions advising the inaugural Bunya Talent Indigenous Hub in Los Angeles, to which she and 12 other Indigenous practitioners had been invited, had been postponed.

“The opportunity to pitch a feature film idea to Netflix was super exciting but my decision to cancel on Ngukurr made it an easier pill to swallow,” Clerc, who made her TV directing debut on season 2 of the ABC’s The Heights, she tells If.

“I feel like one of the lucky ones though.

On May 6, 2019, double Oscar winner George Clooney will celebrate his 58th birthday. The actor has become one of the most successful people in his profession but despite family connections (his aunt was the late singer Rosemary Clooney), he struggled for years to make it as an actor.

After dropping out of college, Clooney would try his hand at acting. He struggled for a few years until finding a part on “E/R” in 1984. This wasn’t the “ER” that would make him a star 10 years later, but instead was a short-lived sitcom with the same name. In the decade between those shows, Clooney became known mostly for his track record of starring in an incredibly large number of pilots that weren’t picked up to be made into series. He would score a few successes with recurring roles on “The Facts of Life,” “Sisters” and “Roseanne,” but he would also...

With the WGA-Ata war fully raging, diversity discussions at the forefront of the industry and numerous new rivals entering the original-content game, there is arguably more pressure than ever on the broadcast networks to make the right call when it comes to pilot pickups.

Here’s what Variety’s insiders are saying about this season’s offerings.

ABC

On the comedy front, three female-led pilots look to charge ahead at ABC.

An untitled Hannah Simone project has enjoyed support within ABC from the start. Simone’s “Greatest American Hero” pilot at ABC last year was ultimately passed over, but she still has many supporters at the network.

Another hot prospect comes from writer Jessica Gao, fresh off an Emmy win for her work on “Rick and Morty.” Hopes for the untitled pilot are bolstered not only by Gao’s recent success but also by Brian Grazer serving as exec producer.

Watching the festive, heartwarming classic White Christmas, starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen, is a holiday-season tradition for many families. This year, moviegoers of all ages can experience the fun and joy of White Christmason the big screen when it plays nationwide for two days only on Sunday, December 9, and Wednesday, December 12, featuring brand-new commentary before and after the film by TCM Primetime Host Ben Mankiewicz.

White Christmas is the final film in the 2018 TCM Big Screen Classics series from Fathom Events and Turner Classic Movies (TCM). The 2019 lineup for the popular series will be unveiled soon.

White Christmas features unforgettable music by Irving Berlin, including, of course, the beloved title song, as well as “Sisters,” “Snow” and “Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep.” Directed by Michael Curtiz (Casablanca), White Christmas stars Crosby and Kaye as army buddies who set out to save the inn run by...

Exclusive: Wme has signed Santino Fontana, the actor set for the lead role – or roles – in Broadway’s upcoming Tootsie, for representation in all areas.

Fontana, who voiced Prince Hans in Disney’s animated feature Frozen and was Tony-nominated for playing Prince Topher in Broadway’s 2013 production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, has been cast as Michael Dorsey/Dorothy Michaels in the Tootsie musical previewing at the Broadway’s Marquis Theatre March 29 (opening date is April 23).

Fontana originated the role – made famous by Dustin Hoffman in the classic 1982 movie – for the musical’s pre-Broadway Chicago engagement. Scott Ellis directs, with a book by Robert Horn and original score by David Yazbek (The Band’s Visit).

The actor also was seen in the Tina Fey-Amy Poehler Universal Studio’s comedy Sisters, and starred in the first two seasons of the CW’s Crazy Ex-Girlfriend as Greg.

Other stage...

“What the Devil hath joined together, let no man cast asunder,” reads the gleefully blasphemous tagline of Brian De Palma’s 1973 horror film Sisters, the auteur’s first foray into his obsessive Hitchcockian homage landscapes as well as his breakthrough film (which was his seventh directorial effort). An early entry in the Criterion canon finally resurrected for Blu-ray, it stars a pre-Lois Lane Margot Kidder as a pair of French-Canadian Siamese twins whose physical separation causes significant psychological and physical distress. Although clearly modeled after key tenets from Vertigo and Rear Window (and features a Bernard Herrmann score rivaling the hysteric depths of his infamous Psycho overture), De Palma’s title also pre-dates the delicious body horror which came to characterize Cronenberg and even inspired a failed 2006 American indie remake (starring Lou Doillon and Chloe Sevigny as the juxtaposed women).…...

Maya Rudolph and Natasha Lyonne have signed a first-look television deal with Amazon Studios. Under the pact, the Emmy-nominated duo will create original series for the studio via their new Animal Pictures shingle for Amazon Prime Video.

“Maya and Natasha are proven talents in front of and behind the camera, and we are so excited to tap into this powerful creative brain trust and be in business with these fiercely funny and phenomenally smart women,” said Jennifer Salke, Head of Amazon Studios.

The deal extends Rudolph’s relationship with Amazon. The Saturday Night Live alum can be seen in the critically-praised Amazon Prime original series Forever, that she also produced, starring alongside Fred Armisen. On the film side, Rudolph stars in Amy Poehler’s upcoming movie Wine Country which will be released in May 2019. Additional film credits include Bridesmaids, The Way Way Back, Maggie’s Plan, Sisters, and Away We Go,...

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Star Wars: Rebels season two devotes another episode to Sabine, one that is willing to put several of its characters in danger...

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2.11 The Protector Of Concord Dawn

Sabine’s story has been revealed very gradually, with pieces of her backstory slowly coming into view. That’s an unusual amount of interconnectedness for Rebels these days: the second season has tended more towards standalone episodes than a gradual arc. However, this season has been good at giving out Sabine’s story in particular in controlled amounts. That continues in The Protector of Concord Dawn, which finds the young Mandalorian back among her own people.

The Empire is harrassing the Outer Rim more and more, so Sabine suggests the Rebels use an out-of-the-way hyperspace route around Mandalorian colony, Concord Dawn. That requires talking to the factious Mandalorians who live there, whose aggressive response leaves...

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Star Wars Rebels isn't spending the time it needs to on developing certain characters, as Stealth Strike shows...

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2.7 Stealth Strike

The last few episodes of Star Wars: Rebels have focused on individual characters, giving a little more backstory to Hera and Sabine. Zeb is still relatively unknown, but Stealth Strike brings us back to Kanan and Ezra in an episode that shows how repetitive the series has been lately.

Kanan and Ezra have already starred in several good stories, although one of the best is still Rise Of The Old Masters, from early in season one. Last week, Sabine learned a lesson about friendship, and this week's episode combines the two ideas -- Jedi and friendship -- for a decent episode with some fan-pleasing visuals.

Pleasing fans is in no way a bad thing here. Familiar Rebels characters dressing up in stormtrooper...

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Sabine moves centre-stage in this week's Star Wars Rebels episode, which showcases a friendship critical to her history...

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2.6 Blood Sisters

While last week’s episode of Star Wars: Rebels focused on Hera, this week gives us a look at Sabine in a similar way, sending her into a perilous flight with an old friend-turned-enemy. Ketsu Onyo, played with youthful energy by Gina Torres, helped Sabine escape the Imperial Academy on Mandalore and ushered her into the life of a bounty hunter. Now, the two find themselves competing to capture a Rebel droid bound for Bail Organa.

Blood Sisters hinges on the titular sisterhood. Although the two aren’t literally from the same family, they do have a lot of history, and if that relationship wasn’t convincing, the episode would feel flat. Instead, it does work, thanks in part to some unsubtle...

Sneak Peek new footage, plus images from the upcoming "Star Wars Rebels" CG animated episode "Blood Sisters", airing November 18, 2015 on Disney Xd:

"...'Sabine' is assigned a mission to escort a courier of secret information vital to the rebel cause to a rendezvous point.

"The task is quickly complicated by the arrival of Sabine’s old friend and partner, 'Ketsu', who is looking to collect the bounty on the courier..."

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Star Wars Rebels: Blood Sisters"...

Universal Pictures has acquired the pitch Schooled, from writer Erica Oyama, that Amy Poehler will produce alongside Brooke Posch through their Paper Kite Productions banner.

Plot details are being kept in detention, but the comedy will explore the lengths a high school teacher will go to gain the respect she deserves.

Executive vp production Erik Baiers will oversee the project for the studio.

The sale extends Universal’s relationship with Poehler, who stars with Tina Fey in the studio's December comedy Sisters. She also is producing the comedy Balls for the studio. The actress currently is shooting The House with Will Ferrell for New Line.

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Universal Pictures has acquired the pitch Schooled, from writer Erica Oyama, that Amy Poehler will produce alongside Brooke Posch through their Paper Kite Productions banner.

Plot details are being kept in detention, but the comedy will explore the lengths a high school teacher will go to gain the respect she deserves.

Executive vp production Erik Baiers will oversee the project for the studio.

The sale extends Universal’s relationship with Poehler, who stars with Tina Fey in the studio's December comedy Sisters. She also is producing the comedy Balls for the studio. The actress currently is shooting The House with Will Ferrell for New Line.

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Documentary De Palma by Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow to screen out of competition.

Brian De Palma, the Us director of Scarface, Carrie and Carlito’s Way, is to receive the Venice International Film Festival’s Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker 2015 Award, dedicated to those who have made significantly original contributions to contemporary cinema.

The award will be given to De Palma on Sept 9 in the Sala Grande (Palazzo del Cinema) and will be followed by the world premiere of documentary De Palma, directed by Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow. The film is billed as an intimate conversation between filmmakers, chronicling De Palma’s 55-year career, his life, and his filmmaking process.

De Palma has previously presented seven films at Venice, the first being crime thriller Blood Sisters in 1975.

In 1981, De Palma screened Blow Out in the section Mezzogiorno/Mezzanotte; in 1987, The Untouchables, out-of-competition; in 1992, Raising Cain, the closing film in competition; in 2006, The Black Dahlia, the opening...

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Two-time Bram Stoker Award winner Paula Guran has brought together a diverse selection of toothy tales, all written by female authors, in Blood Sisters: Vampire Stories by Women, which arrives in exactly one week from Night Shade Books. From the… Continue Reading →

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★★★☆☆Made in 1973, a whole three years before his breakthrough Stephen King adaptation Carrie, Brian De Palma's Sisters (previously released as Blood Sisters in the UK and now available on DVD and Blu-ray through Arrow Video) begins with a mock quiz show called 'Peeping Tom', in which a female participant wins a set of steak knives. Right there, we have the key De Palma obsessions; voyeurism stabbed through with violence, all played out with a healthy slice of self-aware humour. This being De Palma, we also need the Hitchcock influence which - with a late score by Bernard Hermann - occasionally oversteps the mark into straight pastiche rather than nuanced, reverent homage.

To mark the release of Sisters on 28th April, we’ve been given 3 copies to give away on Dual Format DVD and Blu-ray.

Before 1973, Brian De Palma was impossible to pigeonhole: he made comedies, political satires and openly experimental pieces. But with Sisters (originally released as Blood Sisters in the UK) he turned to the suspense thriller and discovered his natural home – and a style that would lead directly to later masterpieces like Carrie, Dressed to Kill and Blow Out.

When Danielle (Margot Kidder) meets potential boyfriend Philip (Lisle Wilson) after appearing on the TV show Peeping Toms (a nod to the Michael Powell shocker), she invites him home, only to attract the ire of her twin sister Dominique. From across the courtyard, Rear Window-style, reporter Grace (Jennifer Salt) witnesses Philip being murdered by one of the twins – but the police find no body or any physical evidence. Naturally,...

I don’t know about you folks, but I’ve been dying to see Vampire Academy make the leap to the big screen for a good five years now, ever since I first imagined Rose and Dimitri under the spell of that locket. Mmmm. Oh, did I just write that in public? Ahem. Anyway, St. Vladimir’s most promising students, Zoey Deutch (Rose) and Lucy Fry (Lissa) are stopping by Very VH1 on Thursday at 3 pm Et to answer all those questions about the movie that have building up since you first fell in love with the sweet vampire princess and her fierce half-vampire bodyguard/Bff. Click on the window above and log in early to submit your questions.

What do they think of the term “Blood Sisters”? What is a conversation with the director of Mean Girls (Va director Mark Waters) and the writer of Heathers (Va screenwriter Daniel Waters) even like?...

Vampire Academy Blood Sisters centers on St. Vladimirs Academy a school for kids with amazing powers where Rose is being trained to be a supernatural bodyguard for her best friend Lissa (Lucy Fry) a Moroi princess with whom Rose shares a deep bond. The film begins with them being returned to St. Vladimirs after theyve escaped though dark forces are working within the academy to scare Lissa and leaving threatening messages like Leave or die. The film is directed by Mark Waters and scripted by Daniel Waters. The film stars Zoey Deutch Danila Kozlovsky and Lucy Fry in lead roles.

Looks like the team behind "Vampire Academy: Blood Sisters" wants to make one thing clear: It's not the new "Twilight" (although the series' gajillion fans are probably more than welcome to the show).

There's no denying the fact that the two young-adult book-to-film adaptations have a few obvious similarities — vampires, romance, femme protagonists — but to hear the filmmakers talk, "Vampire Academy" is in a league of its own. The film's first poster, which has premiered at Yahoo! Movies with a little motion action in the mix, signs that promise in blood.

The story follows Rose (Zoey Deutch), a 17-year-old half-vampire half-human girl, and her best friend Lissa (Lucy Fry), who just so happens to be a special Moroi vampire princess. Rose is a guardian-in-training who has sworn to protect Lissa from evil vampires called the Volturi the Striogoi. After being on the run for two years, the girls are caught and dragged back to St.

  Cameron Monaghan, Sami Gayle, Ashley Charles, Claire Foy cast in Vampire Academy Blood Sisters. The casting of Cameron Monaghan, Sami Gayle, Ashley Charles, and Claire Foy in Vampire Academy: Blood Sisters (2014) answers the questions of who will play key characters in the Mark Waters directed film. Cameron Monaghan will [...]

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"Vampire Academy" author Richelle Mead has spoken up about her thoughts on The Weinstein Company's developing adaptation, "Vampire Academy: Blood Sisters," in an all-new interview with Penguin Teen Australia. In a lengthy Q&A, she talked about her books and the status of the "Blood Sisters" film. Below are the pertinent movie-related snippets, but the full tweet-erview can be found here! Q: Do you have any particular actors in mind that you think would make a good Christian? A: I don't! I'm waiting to be surprised. The Christian cast announcement should be coming pretty soon. Q: Is the Whole cast confirmed for the movie yet? A: Not everyone, but they're very close. Filming starts at the end of this month, so it'll have to be soon. Penguin presents Richelle Mead Q: You're always posting Danila's pictures, how excited are you ...

"Oblivion" co-star and former Bond Girl Olga Kurylenko has enrolled in "Vampire Academy: Blood Sisters," an adaptation of the latest supernatural young-adult craze. The "Vampire Academy" series takes place at St. Vladimir's Academy, and Kurylenko will play the thankless role of headmistress Kirova. If you thought regular high school was confusing and full of needless social constructs, wait until you get a load of St. Vlad's. There are good vampires (the Moroi), bad vampires (the Strigoi), and half-human guardians who are trained to protect the Moroi and stop the Strigoi (dhampirs). Our heroine, Rose, who is not too fond of Kirova, is a dhampir whose Bff is Lissa, queen of the vamps. While she's training to become a bad-ass guardian, Rose is also feeling some not-so-undead feelings for her teacher, Dimitri. Zoey Deutch, who played queen bee Emily Asher in "Beautiful Creatures," has signed on for the lead role of Rose.

Update: Olga Kurylenko is hitting all the marks: Bond girl in Quantum of Solace, action heroine opposite Tom Cruise in Oblivion, and now she's getting her fangs to star in Vampire Academy. Kurylenko will play Kirova, the head mistress at the Academy. 

Feb. 11, 2013 - The Weinstein Company, the production company known for winning Oscars (The Artist, The King's Speech, and this year's Silver Linings Playbook and Django Unleashed) will distribute Blood Sisters as well as future installments of the intended Vampire Academy film series.

Feb. 4, 2013 - Zoey Deutch (Beautiful Creatures and "The Suite Life on Deck") will star as Rose Hathaway in Blood Sisters, the first movie in an intended "Vampire Academy" series. Based on the novels by Richelle Mead, the first installment is about Rose and Lissa, best friends who share a psychic bond. Dimiti, a guardian (Russian actor Danila Kozlovski) who finds the girls in a secret lair and drags them to St.

Oblivion starring Tom Cruise and Olga Kurylenko is playing now at a theatre near you. In case you didn't know, it's been said that it pretty much sucks. Now Kurylenko is set to star in a new flick that will suck in a good and literal way - Vampire Academy!

According to Deadline, Kurylenko is set to star as Kirova, the headmistress of Vampire Academy: Blood Sisters, the screen adaptation of the six-volume Richelle Mead young adult novel series that Mark Waters is directing from a script by Daniel Waters.

She joins the previously announced Zoey Deutch (Beautiful Creatures) and Australian newcomer Lucy Fry. They will play lead characters Rose and Lissa alongside Russian star Danila Kozlovski (We Are from the Future), who will play the role of Dimitri.

Blood Sisters: Vampire Academy will be produced by Michael Preger and his Preger Entertainment banner, Angry Films’ Don Murphy and Susan Montford,...

Next month sees the shooting start of Vampire Academy: Blood Sisters with Mark Waters directing from a script by Daniel Waters (Heathers). Today, Deadline reports Olga Kurylenko has joined the cast as Kirova, the head mistress of the eponymous vampire academy.

Based on the novel by Richelle Mead, Blood Sisters concerns Rose Hathaway, a young woman who develops a mental and spiritual bond with her Bvff (best vampire friend forever) Princess Lissa. The two girls attend a strict school for vampires designed to retain their humanity where it is Rose’s task to protect the Princess. Among the everyday issues faced by teenage vampires Rose falls for Dimitri, their dreamy guardian, and together the three battle the mysterious forces of the evil Moroi who are set on destroying the Princess’s bloodline.‬

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Good news, "Vampire Academy" fans! The long-awaited adaptation of Richelle Mead's first series installment "Blood Sisters" is now officially moving forward. After teasing a few behind-the-scenes shots of training (attached) and innuendos over the last few weeks, the official "Vampire Academy" movie Facebook page released an update today from producers Mike Preger, Don Murphy, Susan Montford and Deepak Nayar. Their note confirmed that not only is casting and set scouting still on track, but the movie has now gotten the big green light. View slideshow: 'Vampire Academy' behind-the-scenes pre-production pictures Here's the body of the note with relevant details: It’s been awhile since our last update, so we want to take this opportunity to get everyone caught up o ...

Vampire Academy author Richelle Mead has spoken up about her reaction to the recent news that Daniel Waters will pen the adaptive script for Vampire Academy: Blood Sisters with his brother Mark Waters set to direct, and according to her fans are in for a tasty treat. Mead told Entertainment Weekly she was thrilled with the selection of the Waters brothers because they're responsible for some of her favorites in the teen film genre. "If you asked me what are some great teen movies, the two I would have pulled out are Heathers and Mean Girls. Those were classics for me," sh ... ently acquired the distribution rights for Blood Sisters and set a release date for Feb. 14, 2014. Production on the flick is expected to commence this summer. Also currently attached to star in the film are Lucy Fry and Danila Kozlovskiy ...

One of the most unwavering networks –beyond CBS- is The CW. The mini network and its stable of cult like genre shows have been able to sustain good ratings in the all-important 18-34 demographic, at times beating last place NBC. So far, for the 2012-13 TV season, they’ve only canceled one show, the medical drama Emily Owens, MD. Now, the network has announced early pick-ups of freshman superhero show Arrow, The Vampire Diaries (which is headed into season five, with a potential spin-off called The Originals may be added) and Supernatural –which heads into season nine, becoming the networks longest running show behind Smallville. Beauty and the Beast is also likely to be renewed as well. But other shows like 90210, Nakita, and The Carrie Diaries remain questionable network until the network heads can look over the upcoming pilots.

Independent distributor The Weinstein Company has made its first foray into...

Things are speeding up with the book-to-film progress on Richelle Mead's Vampire Academy: Blood Sisters. According to Variety, The Weinstein Company picked up the U.S. distribution rights for Blood Sisters on Sunday after a bidding war at the Berlin Film Festival's European Film Market. The studio has now put the film on the fast track, with plans to begin production on Vampire Academy this summer, with the cast leads and director already in place, and to release on Feb. 14, 2014. See also: Who's who among the 'Vampire Academy' cast and filmmakers "I am thrilled to be working on the first feature for Vampire Academy. The series is fantastic and I am excited to bring it to the screen for diehard fans and introduce the stories to a whole new audien //// ect competition with another Ya book-to-film property - Fox's The Maze Runner, which is a potential draw-in for The Hunger Games crowd.

The Weinstein Company has picked up domestic distribution rights to "Blood Sisters," the first film adaption from the popular young adult novels, "Vampire Academy." "Mean Girls" director Mark Waters will direct the film, which should begin shooting this summer. The Weinstein Company wants to release it on Valentine's Day, 2014, which is also a long weekend due to President's Day. It marks the independent distributor's first foray into the lucrative young adult market. The book series, which includes six titles thus far, has registered 8 million sales worldwide. Waters' brother Dan Waters adapted the...

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The Weinstein Company (TWC) has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to Blood Sisters , the first feature film installment of the highly successful "Vampire Academy" series of young adult books from financiers Reliance Entertainment and Im Global. Blood Sisters , to be directed by Mark Waters ( Mean Girls , The Spiderwick Chronicles ), is based on the first book in author Richelle Mead's successful series of books, with the screenplay written by Dan Waters ( Batman Returns , Heathers ). The "Vampire Academy" book series has sold over 8 million copies in print across 35 countries. To date there are 6 books in the series, with the last 4 on the New York Times Best Sellers list. Blood Sisters will be produced by Don Murphy and Susan Montford (...

Update: The Weinstein Company, the production company known for winning Oscars (The Artist, The King's Speech, and this year's Silver Linings Playbook and Django Unleashed) will distribute Blood Sisters as well as future installments of the intended Vampire Academy film series.

Feb. 4, 2013 - Zoey Deutch (Beautiful Creatures and "The Suite Life on Deck") will star as Rose Hathaway in Blood Sisters, the first movie in an intended "Vampire Academy" series. Based on the novels by Richelle Mead, the first installment is about Rose and Lissa, best friends who share a psychic bond. Dimiti, a guardian (Russian actor Danila Kozlovski) who finds the girls in a secret lair and drags them to St. Vladimir's boarding school. The school trains vampires learn how to use their special powers as well as educate the half-human teens (Dhamphirs) who serve as vampire bodyguards. Rose is to bodyguard to Lissa (played by Australia actress Lucy Fry...

Though mostly known for producing movies with adult themes, most recently showcased in films such as Silver Linings Playbook and Inglourious Basterds, the Weinstein Company is adding some young adult fare into its upcoming slate of productions. Not only that, but it.s got vampires in it. It seems like a predictable more, sure, but teen vampire fiction is also a well-established and highly successful sub-sub-genre of films to invest in. Deadline reports the Weinsteins. latest distribution project is the recently-announced Blood Sisters, the first film adaptation from the best-selling Vampire Academy franchise by author Richelle Mead. Blood Sisters is the first in a series of six books, and has a spinoff series, Bloodlines, which will contain six novels when it.s finished its publishing run. Should this be a profitable venture, expect to see a lot more from Mead.s series in theaters in years to come. A lot...

In THR's Day 5 Berlin Festival daily, Iran takes center stage, The Canyons director Paul Schrader is tapped to write The Devil's Right Hand and The Weinstein Co. nabs vampire film "Blood Sisters." Closed Curtain Stirs Debate While the first half of this year’s Berlinale was dominated by the enigmatic The Grandmaster, the festival’s second half will inevitably be centered around a film even more mysterious: a secretly made piece from a filmmaker currently serving out a 20-year filmmaking ban at home. With Jafar Panahi’s Closed Curtain making its bow at the festival tomorrow, details have remained scant

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In one of the biggest U.S. deals ever to emerge from the European Film Market in Berlin, The Weinstein Co. (no doubt hoping for a franchise) has won a bidding war for Stateside rights to Mark Waters' adaptation of Blood Sisters, the first book in Richelle Mead's Vampire Academy series.

Per THR, insiders say the deal is valued at over $30 million between the acquisition fee and marketing commitment. TWC struck the pact with financiers Reliance Entertainment and Im Global and has a rolling option on subsequent installments. At least two Hollywood studios were bidding for U.S. rights to the movie, which we learned last week will star Zooey Deutch, Lucy Fry, and Danila Kozlovsky (more on that here). The script was written by Daniel Waters (Heathers), brother of director Mark (Mean Girls).

Blood Sisters, set to go into production in early summer and hit theaters on...

The Weinstein Company has acquired the U.S. Distribution rights to Blood Sisters, the first feature film installment of the highly successful "Vampire Academy" series of young adult books from financiers Reliance Entertainment and Im Global. The project has been developing some steam now, you can track its progress on Shock here.

Blood Sisters, to be directed by Mark Waters (Mean Girls), is based on the first book in author Richelle Mead’s hugely successful series of books, with the screenplay written by Dan Waters (Batman Returns, Heathers). The Vampire Academy book series is a worldwide phenomenon, with over 8 million copies in print across 35 countries. To date there are 6 books in the series, with the last 4 on the NY Times Best Sellers list.

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Berlin -- Hoping for a franchise, The Weinstein Co. has won a bidding war for U.S. rights to Mark Waters' bigscreen adaptation of Blood Sisters, the first book in Richelle Mead's bestselling Vampire Academy  series. Insiders say the deal is valued at north of $30 million, between the acquisition fee and marketing commitment. TWC struck the pact with financiers Reliance Entertainment and Im Global, and has a rolling option on subsequent installments. At least two Hollywood studios were bidding for U.S. rights. Blood Sisters is by far the biggest deal to emerge so far from the European Film Market

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