Ferreira to Star in David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks” Reboot on Showtime

Sky Ferreira’s acting career is Peaks-ing…

The 23-year-old part-Brazilian American singer-songwriter, model, and actress will star in David Lynch’s Twin Peaks, the Showtime follow-up to his cult ABC series.

Sky Ferreira

The new season, which mixes original and new cast members, has completed filming.

The new installment picks up twenty-five years after the events in the original series that kicked off with the inhabitants of a quaint northwestern town of Twin Peaks being shocked by the murder of homecoming queen Laura Palmer, played by Sheryl Lee who is back for the reboot, joining the only previously confirmed actor, star Kyle MacLachlan, reprising his role as FBI Agent Dale Cooper.

Other actors from the original who are back include Sheryl Lee, Sherilyn Fenn, Mädchen Amick, David Duchovny, Michael Horse, Dana AshbrookRay Wise, Grace ZabriskiePeggy Lipton, Everett McGill and David Lynch.

In addition to Ferreira, other Latino actors in the 217-member cast include returning star Miguel Ferrer, Ana de la Reguera, Xolo Maridueña, Vincent Castellanos, Juan Carlos Cantu, Johnny Chavez and Lisa Coronado.

Written and produced by series creators and executive producers Lynch and Mark Frost, the upcoming Twin Peaks, directed entirely by Lynch, will premiere on Showtime in 2017.

 

Trailer Released for Orrantia’s New Film “God’s Not Dead 2”

Hayley Orrantia’s career’s not dead… It’s booming.

A new trailer has been released for the sequel to God’s Not Dead, the faith-based film starring the 21-year-old Mexican-American actress/singer.

Hayley Orrantia

The original film, released last year, earned more than $60 million on a budget of $2 million.

God’s Not Dead 2 stars Melissa Joan Hart as a school teacher who ends up in a lawsuit for answering a student’s question about the similarities between Jesus’ teachings to those of Martin Luther King and Mahatma Gandhi.

In addition to Orrantia and Hart, the film also stars Ernie HudsonJesse Metcalfe, PureFlix CEO David A.R. White, Sadie RobertsonRobin GivensMaria Canals-Barrera and the late Fred Thompson in one of his final film appearances star alongside cameos by Pat Boone and Ray Wise.

It will be released on April 1, 2016.

Boyar’s “Big Ass Spider!” to be Released This October

Lombardo Boyar’s big ass project is heading to theaters this October…

Epic Pictures Releasing has booked October 18, 2013 as the official date to release Big Ass Spider!, starring the 39-year-old Latino actor.

Lombardo Boyar

The film, directed by filmmaker Mike Mendez, centers on a giant arachnid that terrorizes the city of Los Angeles.

The creature comedy will be released simultaneously in theaters and on video-on-demand.

Along with Boyar, who portrays Jose Ramos, the film stars Greg Grunberg, Claire Kramer and Ray Wise.

Epic Pictures and Wittgenstein Entertainment produced the film, which premiered at the SXSW Film Conference and Festival in Austin this past March.

Boyar’s credits include guest-starring roles on ABC’s short-lived series GCB, CBSNCIS and Showtime’s Shameless.

He’ll appear as Terry in 2014’s Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.