Robert Kirkman on the Timeline of The Walking Dead Companion Series

The Walking Dead Companion Series

Creator Robert Kirkman revealed more details about “The Walking Dead” companion series today at SXSW in Austin, Texas. Last week, AMC announced that the yet-to-be-named spin-off has received a two-season order. The show’s first season will consist of six one-hour episodes and premiere on AMC in late summer. The show’s second season will air in 2016. Continue reading

Russell Brand Just Bailed From SXSW Because His Documentary Is “Intrusive”

Russell Brand

Once a rock star, always a rock star.

As of this morning, Russell Brand, of Forgetting Sarah Marshall and FX’s Brand X fame, was set to attend Austin’s South by Southwest film and music festival for the world premiere of his new documentary, Brand: A Second Coming. He was also locked as a keynote speaker, set to deliver a presentation dubbed “The Revolution Will Be Televised.” But with only a few hours until the film’s opening night premiere, those plans are officially out the window. Continue reading