The pilot episode of Banshee, the new Cinemax drama from True Blood creator Alan Ball, offers a tantalizing glimpse into a corrupt small town populated by a hard-boiled sheriff and enough lowlifes and criminals to guarantee weekly viewing.
HBO has announced that True Blood creator Alan Ball will step aside as showrunner following the upcoming fifth season, continuing only in “a supervisory role” if the drama is renewed.
Cinemax has given a series order to Banshee, an action drama from True Blood creator Alan Ball and authors Jonathan Tropper and David Schickler about an ex-con who assumes the identity of a small-town sheriff.
Twentieth Century Fox has released a lighthearted clip from the Matthew Vaughn-directed film highlighting Sean Cassidy’s efforts to harness his mutant abilities to enable him to fly. X-Men: First Class opens June 3.
The cast for X-Men: First Class continues to grow, with yet another young name potentially joining the list — Caleb Landry Jones as Sean Cassidy, best known to comic book fans as Banshee.