‘Walking Dead’ actor attempts suicide and records a goodbye video to friends and family.

According to reports, “The Walking Dead” actor Markice “Kesnan” Moore tried to kill himself this week and explained why in a video.

The actor, who played a prison survivor in Season 3, was found unresponsive Tuesday morning at his home by his friends after overdosing on Xanax and alcohol.

Moore was rushed to the hospital and placed on a psychiatric hold. He has been released and is currently undergoing therapy.

Moore recorded a suicide video in which he outlined his plan to end his life, telling his kids why he wanted to take his own life.

Moore’s manager told TMZ, that he was upset over his grandmother’s recent death.

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Is it Method Acting or binge eating? Jared Leto is gaining “a lot of weight” to play the Joker in the upcoming superhero series, “Suicide Squad”.

Jared Leto recently spoke with Billboard magazine about his new diet for the upcoming ‘Suicide Squad’ movie.

“Do you mind if I eat a little?” Jared Leto asked Billboard during an interview for our new cover story, out Friday. “I’m trying to gain a lot of weight. It means I have to eat every couple of hours — and I’m terrible at eating a lot.” (Case in point: Leto was eating vegan tacos during the interview, which are hardly the fattiest food on the market.)

This is not the first time Jared Leto gained or lost weight for a movie. Jared Leto won an Academy Award for losing nearly 60 pounds for the movie Dallas Buyers Club. In addition, Jared Leto gained weight for the Chapter 27 by eating microwaved ice cream.

“The opportunity to take on this nearly Shakespearean character — that’s what graphic novels and comic books are becoming, right?” Leto says. “[He’s] this beautiful disaster of a character — what a big challenge.”

‘Suicide Squad’ will film in Toronto, Canada in the next few weeks.

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The author of the Fifty Shades of Grey, E.L. James, wants full creative control over the Fifty Shades sequel.

Despite being a box-office hit and setting numerous records, the author of the Fifty Shades trilogy is not happy. According to Variety, the author is demanding that she gets full control over the script in the upcoming sequel, Fifty Shades Darker.

According to insiders, the delay in the production of “Fifty Shades Darker” is related to the fact that Universal execs and James are still arguing over details. Unlike most successful franchises, which aim to retain the team behind the first film, it appears that “Fifty Shades” will undergo a dramatic creative reshuffling in the weeks to come. Sources close to the project don’t expect director Sam Taylor-Johnson or screenwriter Kelly Marcel to be back for the second installment, though reps for the studio say no official decisions have been made.

Now that “Fifty Shades of Grey” has become an international box office phenomenon, author E.L. James is seeking more control over the sequel by writing the script herself. Universal Pictures, which had been resistant to the idea, is currently discussing the potential move with James, who wrote the bestselling erotic trilogy about Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele, Variety has learned. []

If E.L. James is given the opportunity to write the script for ‘Fifty Shades Darker’, then there is a good possibility the movie’s release will be pushed back for several months. As Variety pointed out, it is rare in the film industry for an author to demand so much creative control over a movie. But, because the movie was such a hit, it gave the author a ton of power.

According to reports, E.L. James, who has no prior filmmaking experience, was a constant problem since, she was so protective over her series. She would attend creative meetings and complain about certain plot lines, in addition, she would frequently get into arguments with the movie’s director.

Do you think giving E.L. James more creative control over the Fifty Shades Darker movie is a good idea?

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‘Shaft’ reboot is coming soon.

New Line Cinema is planning on bringing back John Shaft to the silver screen. According to reports, a Shaft reboot is currently in development.

New Line has acquired the remake rights to MGM’s 1971 blaxploitation film, based on Ernest Tidyman’s novel and directed by Gordon Parks. John Shaft was portrayed by Richard Roundtree, who navigates mob neighborhoods in New York City to find the missing daughter of a mobster.

The film was a major success with box office of $13 million on a budget of $500,000. Isaac Hayes’  “Theme from Shaft” won the Academy Award for original song. Parks and Roundtree also teamed on “Shaft’s Big Score” in 1972 and “Shaft in Africa” in 1973.

The 2000 reboot of Shaft was a box office hit making $108 million worldwide.

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Here’s the Skit Eddie Murphy Hated and Wouldn’t Do for SNL 40

Norm McDonald went on Twitter last night to share some behind-the-scenes drama during the “Saturday Night Live’s” 40th anniversary.

According to reports, Eddie Murphy, who made a brief apperance during the NBC special, was asked to impersonate Bill Cosby in “Celebrity Jeopardy,” a skit Macdonald wrote and originally created for the show but, Eddie Murphy said no the night before the premiere.

From Variety:

According to Macdonald, he didn’t want to further shame Cosby–public enemy No. 1 on the Internet–who already faces a litany of sexual assault allegations for drugging and raping dozens of women.

“He knew the laughs would bring the house down,” Macdonald said of his decision. “(But) Eddie decides the laughs are not worth it. He will not kick a man when he is down.”

Here’s the ‘Celebrity Jeopardy’ sketch from SNL 40 that Eddie Murphy said no to:

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