"Emerald City" Promo review

Emerald City
What it’s about: In a dark reimagining of the tales of Oz, Dorothy Gale is unwittingly sent on a journey that places her in the middle of an epic and dangerous war for the control of Oz.
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What we think: I’m a big Oz fan whether it be The Wizard of Oz or Wicked so I was hoping for big things from this promo. Luckily I wasn’t disappointed. One of the things that struck me first was how rich and vibrant the world of Oz is in this show. The sets are fantastic, the make up is astounding and the costumes are beautiful. It’s obviously going to be a very visual piece which is going to complement the story very well. We didn’t learn much about the characters in the trailer, choosing instead to focus on Dorothy’s journey, but at 2 and a half minutes that’s to be expected. The promo was definitely a slow burner building up to a dramatic climax but it worked well and the whole thing seemed very epic.  Excitement Factor: 4/5

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First Look at James Franco's "Mother, May I Sleep with Danger"

Never one to be put in a box, James Franco is again pushing the limits of expectation with a remake of Mother, May I Sleep With Danger? -- and ET has your exclusive first look!

The new film, which premieres on Lifetime on June 18, reunites Tori Spelling and Ivan Sergei from the original 1996 TV movie but tells a very different story. “James has totally put his own spin on it, which is why they brought along James Franco, of course,” Spelling tells ET. “It’s this cool, edgy, vampire lesbian movie.”

“I wanted to change things a little bit,” Franco says in a behind-the-scenes interview from the set.

The original saw Laurel (Spelling) trying to distance herself from her seemingly perfect boyfriend (Sergei), who didn’t understand boundaries. In Franco’s revision, Spelling plays Julie, the mother to Leah (played by Vincent D'Onofrio’s daughter, Leila George), who brings home girlfriend Pearl (The Leftovers’ Emily Meade) much to her parents' surprise.

“Julie tries to embrace the idea of Leah’s new love interest,” Lifetime’s official log line reads, “but she can’t shake the feeling that something is very wrong.” What’s wrong is that Pearl is a vampire, adding a whole new meaning to “sleeping with danger.”

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“That makes vampires metaphorically sexual creatures,” Sergei, who plays a professor at the college where Leah is a theater major, jokes.

While Spelling tells ET that she thought it was a prank at first (“It was the craziest thing. I thought I was being Punk’d. I’m serious!”), Franco revealed at the Television Critics Association in January that the remake was a very serious one. “[The idea] came out of Will Ferrell having done A Deadly Adoption,” Franco said. “Will told me that he was actually inspired by my going on General Hospital when he did that.”

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Photos: Stills from NBC's Emerald City

 
EMERALD  CITY -- Season: 1 -- Pictured: (l-r) Adria Arjona as Dorothy Gale,  Oliver Jackson-Cohen as Lucas - (Photo by: Michael Muller/NBC)

 

 EMERALD CITY -- "The Beast Forever" Episode 101 -- Pictured: (l-r) Oliver Jackson as Lucas, Adria Arjona as Dorothy -- (Photo by: Rico Torres/NBC)

Coming soon.  No premiere date has been set.



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Join Vincent & Carin for the 2nd Annual Badass Bash Animal Rescue

@vincentdonofrio - These badass volunteers rescued our dog Bo. We cannot thank them enough. Carin and I are co-chairs for the June 14th fundraiser. Come and join us. Badass Brooklyn Animal Rescue Susie's Senior Dogs  

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Luka with Bo Max Claw and Happy, the D'Onofrio's rescue dogs.




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Leila at her day job as bartender at the Pink Taco in West Hollywood.
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Pele: Birth of a Legend in theaters and OnDemand on May 13th!

The real story of ‪#‎Pele‬ became Pelé, ‪#‎PeleFilm‬, releases in North America in select theaters and on demand on May 13!

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Vincent D'Onofrio as "Coach Feola"



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