“Nashville” co-star Oliver Hudson has signed on as one of the male leads in the high-profile straight-to-series comedy-horror anthology “Scream Queens” at FOX. Hudson will take over from “True Blood” and “Magic Mike” star Joe Manganiello who was originally cast in the same role. Manganiello has pulled out of the project due to his “Magic Mike XXL” publicity commitments, and potentially his casting as Deathstroke in David Ayer’s “Suicide Squad” film which begins shooting next month. Set to premiere this Fall, the story revolves around a college campus that is rocked by a series of murders. All that’s known about Hudson’s role is that he’ll be playing a DILF. Ryan …

‘I saw it as the Empire Strikes Back of the series…’You likely saw the exclusive new pictures we premiered from The Maze Runner sequel Scorch Trials a couple of days ago. We’ve also had a chance to talk to returning director Wes Ball about what we can expect from the new adventures of Thomas (Dylan O’Brien), Teresa (Kaya Scodelario), Newt (Thomas Brodie Sangster) and the rest.“I think that they're out of the frying pan into the fire, and their adventures are just beginning,” says Ball when we ask what fans can expect from the follow-up, which plunges our heroes from the dangers of the maze into …

ithin the film world, a year is a very long time. There are approximately 52 weekends between the start of January and the end of December, and each of those typically not only feature multiple wide-released movies, but also a number of limited releases as well. It now being mid-March, this means that there are still hundreds of films left to be seen in the next nine and a half months. That being said, I’m confident that by the time December 31st rolls around, Ex Machina – which just had its North American premiere at SXSW – will still be considered