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Forget the rivalry rumors, y’all! Star Wars legend James Earl Jones shuts down competition rumors with Morgan Freeman. Respecting Freeman’s talent, Jones insists their styles are pretty distinct. The Star Wars voice actor’s own deep, iconic tone—the one that brought Darth Vader to life—is simply one-of-a-kind, and Freeman is no less.

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This refreshing perspective from a Hollywood voice icon reminds us: There’s room for multiple unforgettable voices to narrate our world.

Morgan Freeman and James Earl Jones Celebrate Unique Narration Styles Morgan Freeman as Ellis Boyd from the movie The Shawshank Redemption | Castle Rock Entertainment

Morgan Freeman, the voice of God himself, and James Earl Jones, the man behind Darth Vader’s iconic breathing? Rivals? In a recent interview with the New York Times, the voice artist shuts down whispers of competition between him and Freeman,...

Exclusive: We’re getting word about a series in the works from Sony Pictures Television’s Affirm television and Revelations Entertainment which is centering around the Biblical Nazarene movement.

Created by John Christian Plummer, the untitled series is set six months after the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. The secret Nazarene movement to spread his radical teaching of love is growing. Two families, one Hebrew and one Roman, are each fraught with their own crises of faith, and are drawn together in a complex web of espionage. The series, I understand, is being pitched as one about those who put their lives on the line, against extraordinary adversity, in the face of occupation and oppression by the most powerful empire in history, to bring Christ’s teachings to life.

The early Jewish Christian sect was first mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles of the New Testament where Paul the Apostle...

Exclusive: Lori McCreary and Morgan Freeman’s Revelations Entertainment is partnering with the podcast Ear Hustle — part of the Radiotopia podcast network from Prx — on a docuseries adaptation.

Co-hosted by Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods, Ear Hustle launched in 2017 as the first podcast created and produced in prison. A two-time Peabody Awards finalist, National Magazine Awards finalist, and Pulitzer Prize finalist downloaded more than 78 million times, the show is made by a team both inside and out of San Quentin State Prison in California, traversing stories such as finding romance, grappling with a life sentence, trying to parent via 15-minute phone calls, getting out and starting over, and beyond.

With the series to be directed by Erika Cohn, the two-time Emmy and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker behind New York Times Critics Pick Belly of the Beast, Revelations aims to capture authentic, raw and surprising stories of prison life by delving even...

Ryadh-based media conglomerate Srmg has partnered with Warner Bros. Discovery to launch Asharq Discovery, a free-to-view pan-Arabic-language platform with a lineup that includes shows that have never been seen for free in Arabic before.

These include international dating reality TV series “90 Day Fiancé” (pictured), reality shows “Gold Rush” and “Wheeler Dealers” and the Morgan Freeman-hosted science docs program “Through the Wormhole.”

Warner Bros. Discovery’s offerings span a range of genres and comprise thousands of hours of premium content from outlets such as Animal Planet, TLC, Investigation Discovery, HGTV and Food Network as well as from Middle Eastern food and lifestyle television channel Fatafeat. The content has been fully adapted and tailored with Arabic voiceovers and graphics.

Significantly, the partnership also includes some regional content acquisitions and the co-production of up to 30 hours per year of original shows inspired by stories out of the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region.

Lionel Messi Gets Animated With Sony

Argentinian soccer star Lionel Messi has inspired an animated series from Sony Music Entertainment and Sony Picture Television – Kids. Messi and the Giants, which also counts Leo Messi Management as a co-creator, will launch at Mipcom next week. The series depicts a 12-year-old Messi as he confronts various obstacles while traveling a video game on a quest to get home. “Football is the only sport around the world that can inspire excitement and connection in the same way that storytelling does,” said Joe D’Ambrosia, EVP & General Manager, Sony Pictures Television – Kids. Story editor and writer Guy Toubes (Odd Squad) is attached to the project, while Canary Islands-based Atlantis Animation serves as the lead creative studio driving graphic development and art treatment.

Srmg and Warner Bros. Discovery Launch Asharq Discovery

Riyadh-registered, pan-mena integrated media group Srmg and Warner Bros. Discovery have partnered to launch Arabic-language infotainment platform Asharq Discovery.

Exclusive: Morgan Freeman, Alfre Woodard, Trevor Jackson, Common and Bill Burr are set to star in Revelations Entertainment’s Hate to See You Go.

The Ben Tishler directed feature, which he co-wrote with Rob Stone, tells the story of Sonny Bell (Freeman), an aging Chicago Blues musician, who refuses to retire and defiantly hits the road with his band for one last long-shot to keep doing the only thing that makes them all feel truly alive––play Blues. The story is inspired by Stone’s experiences touring and playing harmonica with many of blues music’s most revered artists.

Freeman will produce with his longtime Revelations Entertainment partner Lori McCreary and Gary Lucchesi of Revelations along with Shelby Stone and Derek Dudley of ID8 Multimedia and Jon Levin of Sustainable Imagination. Albert Berger & Ron Yerxa of Bona Fide Entertainment have also joined forces to executive produce.

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Exclusive: We can tell you first that Morgan Freeman and Lori McCreary of Revelations Entertainment and Jay Firestone of Prodigy Pictures are partnering with geneticist and Crispr pioneer George Church to develop and produce a dramatic series centered on the dangerous and life-affirming ways the technology can impact the world.

The series, to be written and produced by Nick Torokvei, explores the personal and global implications of cutting-edge gene editing and engineering technologies being used in the effort to combat climate change.

“We are honored to be working directly with George Church,” Freeman and McCreary said. “He has been at the forefront of new genetic technology that is certain to impact all of our lives in more ways – and faster – than we think.”

Firestone, who has produced series dealing with aspects of science and fantasy, originally met Church at a Science & Entertainment Exchange event. “George’s work could have a profound impact on the environment.

Greta Thunberg and Rainn Wilson.

After working in the US for 11 years, Australian filmmaker Christel Cornilsen is keen to shoot a feature film in Australia next year, while maintaining her base in Los Angeles.

Earlier this year, the Dop, writer, producer and director completed An Idiot’s Guide to Climate Change, a six-episode short docuseries starring actor Rainn Wilson (The Office) and climate activist Greta Thunberg.

Now available on the Participant Media-owned digital company SoulPancake’s YouTube channel and on social media, the part-comedy, part-investigative series sees Wilson interview scientists and activists on how drastic climate change in the Arctic is impacting the rest of the planet.

It was her third documentary collaboration with Wilson but her first series as a director and lead writer.

“I was mostly in post-production for An Idiot’s Guide to Climate Change at the start of the pandemic so we shifted to working remotely,...

Exclusive: Kelly Mendelsohn has been promoted to executive vice president, production of Revelations Entertainment, overseeing the studio’s production slate of factual TV, scripted TV, documentary and feature film projects.

Prior to her current role, Mendelsohn served as Svp Production & Finance. Her background is in production accounting where she worked on various feature films and TV shows, including ten seasons of NBC’s The Biggest Loser.

“We have been so lucky to have Kelly on our team for so many years. She has proven again and again that she embodies our vision for this company, exemplifies the leadership skills needed to move projects forward, and sustains the savviness needed to bring those projects to fruition. We are delighted and enthusiastic to make this announcement and we look forward to future successes for Revelations as a result of Kelly’s hard work,” said Revelations co-founders Lori McCreary and president, Morgan Freeman,...

Actor Morgan Freeman has been accused of sexual assault. A production assistant alleged that in 2015, while working on the set of Going In Style, the now 80-year-old subjected her to unwanted touching and comments about her body on a regular basis. He would allegedly rub her lower back and even attempted to take a peek under her skirt. She claimed he "kept trying to lift up my skirt and asking if I was wearing underwear." However, this was not an isolated incident. A senior staff member for the 2012 film Now You See Me told CNN that Freeman sexually harassed her and her female assistant on multiple occasions. "He did comment on our bodies... We knew that if he was coming by not to wear any top that would show our breasts, not to wear anything that would show our bottoms, meaning not wearing clothes that [were] fitted," she said. A total...

Morgan Freeman has issued an apology for making women feel “uneasy,” following a CNN report in which eight women alleged that he sexually harassed them or made inappropriate remarks.

“Anyone who knows me or has worked with me knows I am not someone who would intentionally offend or knowingly make anyone feel uneasy,” Freeman said in a statement obtained by Variety. “I apologize to anyone who felt uncomfortable or disrespected — that was never my intent.”

CNN reported that two women alleged Freeman, 80, touched them inappropriately. One of them, a production assistant, said the actor repeatedly tried to lift her skirt.

In total, 16 people spoke to CNN about Freeman. Eight claimed to be the subjects of either sexual harassment or inappropriate behavior, and eight said they witnessed Freeman’s alleged misconduct. The months-long investigation was sparked by comments made by Freeman to one of the CNN journalists who co-wrote the report over a year ago.

Eight women have accused Morgan Freeman of harassment and inappropriate behavior, according to a report by CNN.

In total, 16 people spoke to CNN about Freeman, eight who claim to be victims of either sexual harassment or inappropriate behavior, and eight who said they witnessed Freeman’s alleged misconduct.

A young production assistant who worked on “Going in Style” — the 2017 comedy starring Freeman, Michael Caine, and Alan Arkin — alleges Freeman subjected her to unwanted touching. She also claims that Freeman would comment on her figure and clothing on a regular basis, and that he would rest his hand on her lower back or rub her lower back. In one instance, she said Freeman “kept trying to lift up my skirt and asking if I was wearing underwear.” At one point, she recalled, “Alan made a comment telling him to stop. Morgan got freaked out and didn’t know what to say.

CBS All Access is developing “8 Fights — The Life of Muhammad Ali,” a limited series that will tell the story of eight critical moments in the life of the legendary boxer. Each of the eight episodes episode will be framed by one of Ali’s fights. The story of each episode, however will focus on Ali’s internal struggles and the drama of his life outside the ring. The project will explore the heart and mind of one of the most consequential and controversial figures of the 20th century.

The limited series will be produced by CBS Television Studios in association with Morgan Freeman’s Revelations Entertainment, and is based on the recent biography “Ali: A Life” by Jonathan Eig. Dan Kay will serve as writer and executive producer. Freeman, Lori McCreary and Beth Miyares will exec produce for Revelations Entertainment. Erica Shelton will serves as a consulting producer through her...

Morgan Freeman – Academy Award winning actor, producer, voice actor and activist – has been named the 54th recipient of SAG-aftra's highest tribute: the SAG Life Achievement Award for career achievement and humanitarian accomplishment.

Freeman will be presented the performers union’s top accolade at the 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards,which will be simulcast live on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018 at 8 p.m. (Et), 7 p.m. (Ct), 6 p.m. (Mt) and 5 p.m. (Pt). Given annually to an actor who fosters the “finest ideals of the acting profession,” the SAG Life Achievement Award will join Freeman’s exceptional catalog of preeminent industry and public honors, which includes a Screen Actors Guild Award, an Academy Award, HFPA’s Cecil B. DeMille Award, an AFI Lifetime Achievement Award, seven Image Awards, a Silver Berlin Bear, several Obies, a Kennedy Center Honor, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The second episode of Morgan Freeman‘s “Through the Wormhole” Season 7, titled “Is Privacy Dead?” has been submitted as Science’s paid entry on the TV academy’s Fyc website, Gold Derby has learned exclusively. While the Emmy site is updated frequently, as of this writing “Through the Wormhole” is one of only a handful of Best Informational Series Or Special […]...

This week Through the Wormhole With Morgan Freeman asks if we can hack the planet to save ourselves from self-destruction. As humanity has risen to cover the globe and our industry and farming have altered both the landscape and the very atmosphere, scientists are wondering if we can turn some of the resulting problems into something positive. Global warming, whether you believe it is man-made or natural, is a real problem for future generations. However, as scientists learn to unlock the mysteries of complex systems like climate and life it could be that we can use these changes in a...read more...

Tonight’s Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman looks at the exciting subject of reversing Alzheimer’s disease and the magic of stem cells. The episode, titled Can We Cheat Death?, sees Freeman looks at how we can unlock the secrets of certain cells to repair our aging minds and bodies. In it he openly discusses the certainty that awaits everyone. But research into stem cells shows that age-related damage reversal can happen. Watch our exclusive clip below as Freeman says: “Our bodies have built-in technology to repair themselves.” The slow decline of our minds is discussed with cell biologist Dr. Larry Goldstein,...read more...

The last time Zach Braff stepped behind the camera for a feature film, it was in for his Kickstarter-funded “Wish I Was Here,” about a struggling actor, father and husband who finds himself at a major crossroads. Now, two years later, Braff is directing another feature “Going in Style,” a heist comedy starring Morgan Freeman (“Unforgiven”), Michael Caine (“Hannah and Her Sisters”) and Alan Arkin (“Little Miss Sunshine”).

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A remake of Martin Brest’s 1979 film by the same name, the film follows three lifelong buddies who decide to knock off a bank after their pension fund becomes a corporate casualty, but soon find themselves in over their heads. It co-stars Anna Margret (“Carnal Knowledge”), Matt Dillon (“Drugstore Cowboy”), Christopher Lloyd (“Back to the Future”) and more. It’s written by Theodore Melfi, who previously...

Hans Zimmer is one of Hollywood’s most recognized talents, composing scores for films like “The Lion King,” “Inception,” “Gladiator,” “The Dark Knight,” among many others. Add to that list BBC’s breathtaking “Planet Earth II” score, which you can listen to below.

The album includes the series’ mesmerizing and captivating main theme song, “Planet Earth II Suite,” composed by the Academy Award winner, as well as original music written by Jacob Shea (“Through the Wormhole,” “Sparks”) and Jasha Klebe (“Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom”) for Bleeding Fingers Music. The stellar LP contains 49 tracks that will instantly transport you to another world, helping you reimagine the mind-blowing scenes seen on TV.

Read More: ‘Planet Earth II’ Clip: Grizzly Bears Shake and Shimmy to ‘Jungle Boogie’ – Watch

For those who have been following the six-part series, the soundtrack also includes the music from the epic battle between the baby iguana and racer snakes.

Gourds will be launched long distances through the air before splattering back to earth when the Punkin Chunkin competition is featured on the Science Channel and the Discovery Channel this November.

Press Release: Projectile pumpkins take over the sky as Punkin Chunkin returns to Science Channel with a three hour simulcast with Discovery Channel – that’s more primetime gourd-chunkin hours than ever before! Punkin Chunkin is the epic gathering of unconventional engineering teams and builders who compete using a variety of technologies - air cannons, catapults, trebuchets and other homemade contraptions - to see who can propel a pumpkin the farthest. This signature Science Channel television event celebrates the science and engineering skills of all those who compete, as well as their creativity, ingenuity, teamwork, and passion. Punkin Chunkin returns in all its glory after a two-year absence as a simulcast on Science Channel and Discovery Channel Saturday, Nov. 26 at 8Pm.

Akin to a science fiction blockbuster, the Rosetta spacecraft has traveled over four billion miles to try and achieve what no other ship has ever done: catch a comet. In 2014 Rosetta caught up with its quarry and now, only 62 miles apart and at the end of its mission, Rosetta will collide comet 67P as it enters our inner solar system. The final stages of the mission will be showcased in the Science Channel documentary “Death on a Comet: The Rosetta Mission.”

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Rosetta’s first contact with comet 67P was broadcast on the Science Channel’s “Landing on a Comet: Rosetta Mission.” In 2014, the Philae probe sent to land on the comet was lost, but recently discovered, and its reemergence has provided scientists with a wealth of information about comets.

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Tonight on Through the Wormhole With Morgan Freeman – is the future one where we can all be geniuses? It is a fact that intelligence is mostly genetic but could we soon use technology to boost our innate abilities? Well even without technological enhancement there is some evidence that you can increase your intelligence if you’re older, though this could be more a slowing of decline. Mostly studies and experts doubt the claims of brain training companies. Even defining what intelligence is can be difficult in itself but people who do well in one sort of Iq test tend to do well in them...read more...

What makes a terrorist, and can they be rewired or circumvented? Can scientific theory and practice eradicate the threat? These are the provoking questions that kick off the new season of Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman tonight. The Season 7 premiere begins an intellectually challenging ride as Freeman examines terror networks to learn how they rally people to their causes. He also asks if the ideas of there being two sexes, male and female, is outdated in gender classification. Basque separatists, the Ira, and the Kkk are are part of a legacy of terror which continues today as Americans and the West lie in the...read more...

Morgan Freeman is looking for clues in the fight against terrorism – and using his TV show to find them.

The actor’s Science Channel series “Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman” returns next week for its seventh season with more episodes that investigate controversial and burning topics.

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The show’s season premiere, which airs Aug. 30 at 10 p.m. Et, asks the question, “What Makes a Terrorist?” In the episode, terrorism is examined through science, including the brain shape of known terrorists. The motivation: Finding new ways to wage the war on terrorism.

Other episodes this season include “Are There More Than Two Sexes?,” “Is Gun Crime a Virus?” and “Is Privacy Dead?” Freeman is back as host.

“This series is ambitious and not afraid to tackle the biggest topics and most provocative, necessary questions that...

Discovery’s “Deadliest Catch” first spinoff series, “Dungeon Cove,” is set to premiere on Sept. 13. Group President Rich Ross touched on the franchise’s latest offering Monday afternoon during the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour, but very little info accompanied the mention. While TheWrap is told that preview clips will be coming soon, few details beyond the original upfronts announcement of the latest version have been shared. Today was no exception. Also Read: JonBenet Ramsey Murder Tapped for Investigation Discovery Cold Case Series Ross also runs the Science Channel, which will welcome back Morgan Freeman‘s “Through the Wormhole” on Aug.

National Geographic Channel's new six-part event series "The Story of God with Morgan Freeman" premiered Sunday night to rave reviews. Watch the trailer above. Produced by Morgan Freeman, Lori McCreary and James Younger (the same team that brought us "Through the Wormhole"), this new informational program takes audiences on a journey to answer many of humanity's biggest riddles: Who is God? Where did we come from? Why does evil happen? -Break- Emmy spotlight: 'MythBusters' should finally win Best Reality Program If you missed this hot new contender in the Emmy race for Best Informational Series, don't worry -- you can stream the premiere episode about what happens when we die on the Nat Geo website by logging in with your cable TV provider. Next week's second hour is titled, frighteningly, "Apocalypse." This Sunday at 9 p.m., Freeman investigates why some religious texts (like Christianity...

Morgan Freeman's series Through the Wormhole may have gained pop-culture traction last year when the famously satin-voiced actor sucked down helium, but season 2 of the Science Channel show isn't afraid to get serious.

And, despite the signature twinkle in Freeman's eyes during the opening moments of the season's first episode, "Are We Bigots?" – which People has obtained exclusively – the premiere is unflinching in its acknowledgment of people's ingrained biases.

Never was the relevance of the topic more clear than, during the episode's development, when the country erupted over the shooting of unarmed black teen Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri,...

So the big Emmys don't air until next Sunday night and at Moviefone we will have, of course, full coverage. But last night the Creative Arts Emmys were handed out, for the people that are largely responsible for making these shows that you absolutely love -- you know, the behind-the-scenes talent tasked with conceptualizing and realizing your favorite programs. Oh -- and some guest actor and actresses awards were handed out, so there's that too!

In the Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series category Uzo Aduba took home the prize for "Orange is the New Black." Since we are, very shamefully, one of a handful of Americans who hasn't seen a single second of "Orange in the New Black," this doesn't mean a whole lot to us, but we are very happy for her! (We promise, we'll watch soon.) For the Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series, the...

The Creative Arts Emmy Awards were handed out in Los Angeles last night (August 16).

HBO scooped the highest number of awards, with Game of Thrones and True Detective among the winners.

Digital Spy presents a full list of all the winners and nominees below:

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series

Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black - Winner

Natasha Lyonne, Orange Is the New Black

Laverne Cox, Orange Is the New Black

Tina Fey, Saturday Night Live

Melissa McCarthy, Saturday Night Live

Joan Cusack, Shameless

Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Programme

Jane Lynch, Hollywood Game Night - Winner

Betty White, Betty White's Off Their Rockers

Tom Bergeron, Dancing With The Stars

Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn, Project Runway

Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can Dance

Anthony Bourdain, The Taste

Outstanding Unstructured Reality Programme

Deadliest Catch - Winner

Alaska: The Last Frontier

Flipping Out

Million Dollar...

The first round of 2014 Emmy Awards were handed out at the Creative Arts Emmys ceremony on Saturday (August 16) night at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. The ceremony, which precedes the Monday, August 25 Primetime Emmy Awards telecast, offered signs of hope for a number of drama and comedy hopefuls. Netflix's "Orange Is The New Black," for example, won Emmys for editing, series casting and for Uzo Aduba, who is considered a guest actress for the purposes of these awards. No other comedy series was able to build any other momentum going into next week's show, with "The Big Bang Bang Theory," "Nurse Jackie," "How I Met Your Mother" and "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" grabbing isolated tech prizes and Jimmy Fallon winning the Guest Actor in a Comedy Series award for the second time in three years for his "Saturday Night Live" hosting duties. The two guest acting awards on the drama side...

So ridiculous! Morgan Freeman stopped by the "Tonight Show" on Thursday, where Jimmy Fallon and the actor inhaled helium from balloons during their interview. Check out the hilarious clip above! Freeman stopped by to promote his new web series "Through The Wormhole," but talk quickly changed from the show to Morgan's boat, where the late night host cracked jokes about never being invited and dubbed him "Captain Morgan." But it was hard to take the two seriously, as they chatted in high-pitched voices ... even Fallon couldn't stop laughing throughout the conversation. The "Lucy" star did maintain his serious demeanor, which made Freeman's helium voice all the more hilarious. What do you think about Morgan and Jimmy's interview? Tell toofab in the comment section below! Want more Fallon hilarity? Check out these can't-miss clips:Jimmy Dances with J.LoMiranda Kerr and Jimmy Fallon Play Flip CupChanning Tatum Takes on Jimmy...

Morgan Freeman has made a career out of having all the answers. Whether he’s playing God or simply hosting his new science show, Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman, Freeman’s voice is the definitive voice of authority. In Lucy, Freeman even spouts incorrect science—but it’s easy to (almost) believe him.

Anyway, Jimmy Fallon had Freeman on Tonight on Thursday, and he decided it was time to take Freeman down a notch. He took out two helium-filled balloons and conducted an interview with Freeman without Freeman’s trademark voice.

Freeman’s done this before, on his own terms,...

Jimmy Fallon took the smooth, calming drawl of Morgan Freeman's voice up a few notches on Thursday's Tonight Show.

The Oscar winner, 77, stopped by to promote his new movie Lucy, costarring Scarlett Johansson, but Fallon had other ideas. After watching Freeman sip helium on the science show Through the Wormhole, the late-night host convinced the star to do it again.

Equipped with a bounty of helium balloons, the pair began sucking them down and engaging in chipmunk-sounding chit chat.

"I really shouldn't be doing this," Freeman exclaimed to Fallon in a surprisingly squeaky voice.

We politely disagree. High or low,...

Jimmy Fallon welcomed Morgan Freeman, executive producer of Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman (who made sure the host read out the full title) onto The Tonight Show on Thursday, and made him sound like never before. "Everyone loves your voice, but I always wondered what your voice would sound like on helium," revealed Fallon, before pulling out two bright red balloons filled with the gas.  Photos Hollywood's 100 Favorite Films  It took a few times for them to get the right squeakiness, until Fallon asked: "Do you ever want to go to space?" and the Oscar winner squealed

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Jimmy Fallon and Morgan Freeman did a great job of feigning disdain for one another during Freeman's appearance on “The Tonight Show.” Fallon started off on the wrong foot by identifying Freeman's show as simply “Through the Wormhole.” When he was corrected that the full title was “Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman,” Fallon rolled his eyes. “Well, this is ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,'” he retorted. “So, ‘with’ is pretty interesting, but I'm ‘Starring’ in this.” See video: Morgan Freeman Says Not to Make Race A ‘Bigger Issue Than It Needs to Be’ In a nod to a bit from “Through.

On his educational show Through the Wormhole With Morgan Freeman, the distinguished actor helped to demonstrate the wonders of science by altering his iconic baritone with the help of a helium balloon. Tonight, he did it again, not in the name of science, but for the much more common reason that celebrities do things: because Jimmy Fallon tells them to. Sure, we expected this slavish adherence to the will of Fallon from the likes of Emma Stone or Halle Berry, but not from you, Morgan. Not from you.

The 2014 Emmy Nominations were announced today, with Game of Thrones and American Horror Story picking up quite a few nominations in top categories. The Walking Dead also picked up nominations for visual effects and sound editing. The official list is below and the winners will be announced live during the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards on August 25th.

Drama series

“Breaking Bad” (AMC)

“Downton Abbey” (PBS)

“Game of Thrones” (HBO)

“House of Cards” (Netflix)

“Mad Men” (AMC)

“True Detective” (HBO)

Comedy series

“The Big Bang Theory” (CBS)

“Louie” (FX)

“Modern Family” (ABC)

“Orange is the New Black” (Netflix)

“Silicon Valley” (HBO)

“Veep” (HBO)

Miniseries

“American Horror Story: Coven” (FX)

“Bonnie and Clyde” (A&E)

“Fargo” (FX)

“Luther” (BBC America)

“Treme” (HBO)

“The White Queen” (BBC America)

TV Movie

“Killing Kennedy” (National Geographic)

“Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight” (HBO)

“The Normal Heart” (HBO)

“Sherlock: His Last Vow” (BBC America)

“The Trip to Bountiful...

Could The Walking Dead actually happen? Morgan Freeman has tackled plenty of burning questions on his Science Channel series Through the Wormhole, but perhaps never one so fueled by pop culture. But with zombies taking over television, Freeman and his team felt the time was right for Through the Wormhole to ask, "Is A Zombie Apocalypse Possible?" The episode airs Wednesday at 10/9c.

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If you thought nothing could top Morgan Freeman talking on helium, you might want to reconsider. The June 25 episode of his Science Channel series Through the Wormhole explores the question, “Is a Zombie Apocalypse Possible?” Frightened? As Freeman told EW earlier this month, you don’t really have to be: “This whole thing with zombies is Bs, for the most part. However, there is another side to that one coin: There are zombies, at least in the insect world.”

Watch a sneak peek below to learn how an ant foraging for food can pick up a spore of the colloquially-termed “zombie ant fungus”—which multiplies,...

The Science Channel’s Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman returns for a fifth season and its premiere episode asks: Is a Zombie Apocalypse Possible? Here’s a look at three clips from the upcoming episode:

“Science Channel’s Emmy®- nominated hit series Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman is back for a mind-bending fifth season. The series that has broken ratings records for the network delivers eight all-new episodes that will provoke and inspire viewers to think beyond the boundaries of what they know. Covering such controversial topics as could poverty be genetic, how to crush a superpower and exploring the possibility of a zombie apocalypse, this season guarantees to break down the walls of conventional television to investigate the puzzles that captivate us all.”

Is a Zombie Apocalypse Possible?

World Premieres on Wednesday, June 25 at 10Pm Et/Pt

“It is a nightmare that has stalked us for...

Everyone knows Morgan Freeman is one of the world's most gifted actors. But along with his high profile big screen accomplishments, Mr. Freeman has a long association with educational TV. Many of a certain age remember him as Easy Reader (The Electric Company) while others may recall him as Fredrick Douglas (PBS's The Civil War). His work in educational TV continues to this day with his work on the Science Channel's Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman.

The show explores the deepest mysteries of existence — the questions that have puzzled mankind for eternity.

Can we eliminate evil? What is nothing? Is there a superior race? These questions have been pondered by the most exquisite minds of the human race. Now, science has evolved to the point where hard facts and evidence may be able to provide us with answers instead of philosophical theories.

Through the Wormhole brings together the...

I love this series, though I had to laugh as this post title sounds a little pervy

Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman

New Episode This Wednesday, June 25 @ 10Pm Et/Pt On Science Channel

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This week Science Channel's Emmy-nominated series "Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman" returns for its fifth season with a look at a potential real-life zombie apocalypse. Yes, Morgan Freeman and zombies in one program. Read on for details about the must-see show!

Titled "Is a Zombie Apocalypse Possible?," the series' fifth season premiere airs on Wednesday, June 25th, at 10pm Et/Pt. Check out the official synopsis for the episode below along with some short preview clips.

The eight-episode fifth season of "Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman" also covers such controversial topics as could poverty be genetic and how to crush a superpower.

Synopsis

It is a nightmare that has stalked us for centuries: hordes of human beings transformed into mindless, cannibalistic monsters. Could this civilization-ending nightmare become reality? Scientists have discovered pathogens that turn insects into the walking dead. New strains of viruses are attacking humans every day.

Morgan Freeman told CNN's Don Lemon he doesn't think race still plays a role in income inequality, and that people shouldn't make it “a bigger issue than it needs to be.” “Do you think that race plays a part in wealth distribution?” Lemon asked the “Through the Wormhole” star in an interview Tuesday. “Today?” Freeman asked.”No. No, I don't. You and I, we're proof.” “Why would race have anything to do with it?” he said. “Put your mind to what you want to do and go for that.

Through the Wormhole, the Science Channel series Morgan Freeman hosts and exec produces, returns for a fifth season June 4 with an episode asking the question, “Is poverty genetic?” You’ll have to wait until the July 2 episode, “Is Gravity an Illusion?”, for the hour that features him on helium — a clip that has more than a million views on EW.com alone.

“Things go viral on the Internet. You don’t know what will happen. It’s just one of those things, like rainfall,” the Oscar winner says. (No, the bit wasn’t his idea; yes, it was his first...

Morgan Freeman's Through the Wormhole returns Wednesday with new episodes that explore whether poverty is genetic, if a zombie apocalypse is possible and whether oceans are able to "think." Other topics this season -- which premieres at 10 p.m. on Science Channel -- include whether gravity is an illusion, when did time begin and if a shadow universe exists. Photos: Summer TV Preview "We have a lot of interesting stuff coming," Freeman tells The Hollywood Reporter of the new episodes, noting that one episode that "grabbed my attention" in particular was the one titled "How to Collapse a Superpower"

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Morgan Freeman's voice is so familiar from film roles, documentaries and commercials that it's a surprise to hear it altered in any way, like if someone added googly eyes to the Mona Lisa.

Which is why it's so amusing to find out what the Shawshank Redemption star sounds like when he inhales helium, as Freeman did in a recent promo for the Science Channel series Through the Wormhole, which he hosts. He doesn't sound himself, but then, he doesn't sound not himself either – the result is akin to either Donald Duck doing a Morgan Freeman impression, or Morgan Freeman doing a Donald Duck impression.

His voice is instantly recognizable and as one of the most famous actors in the business, Morgan Freeman could run the risk of taking himself too seriously.

But thankfully the “Bruce Almighty” star is a big fan of being silly, as proven in a new video clip from The Science Channel.

Morgan filmed a promo spot for his “Through the Wormhole” documentary series, which kicks off its fifth season on June 4th.

And midway through, Freeman starts taking hits from a big red balloon filled with helium. The result is marvelous!

There are just certain questions of the Universe that we've been so desperate to answer, it actually keeps us awake at night. For example: Why is Jason Biggs still a thing? Does anyone know? We don't really need him on Orange Is the New Black, right? But anyway. Today, we can finally give you guys the answer to one of life's greatest mysteries: What does Morgan Freeman's voice sound like when he sucks on a helium balloon? Thankfully, the man with the iconic voice did just that for Science Channel's Through the Wormhole (returning June 4) and it's everything we wanted and more. You guys, Morgan Freeman inhaled helium for scientific purposes. Life is amazing.

Morgan Freeman is known almost as well for his low voice as for his acting skills, so there's something pretty perfect about hearing how he sounds after sucking on a helium balloon. In a clip from the Science Channel's Through the Wormhole, a documentary Freeman hosts about the mysteries of the universe, the actor spoke normally before inhaling the helium, his voice turning hilariously squeaky. Of course, high-pitched helium voices are nothing new, but it's far more entertaining when it's Freeman, right?...