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Jon Hamm, January Jones, John Slattery, Christina Hendricks, Vincent Kartheiser, Elisabeth Moss, Michael Gladis, Aaron Staton, Bryan Batt, Joel Murray, Anne Dudek, Jessica Pare, Robert Morse, Matt Long, Peyton List, Jared Harris, Kiernan Shipka
Jon Hamm Reveals Premiere Date of 'Mad Men' Season 5
January 10, 2012 09:01:21Jon Hamm has let slip the premiere date of "Mad Men" season 5. Appearing on Friday, January 6's episode of "Doug Loves Movies" with Doug Benson, the lead actor of the period drama series revealed that the show will debut the new season on March 25. AMC, however, has not confirmed the news.
The production of the fifth season was long delayed due to stalled contract negotiations between creator and showrunner Matt Weiner, AMC and Lionsgate, causing the show to go off the air during the entire 2011. The filming of the new chapter was then kicked off in August last year.
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'Mad Men' Debuts Season 5 Promo
August 11, 2011 02:08:48"Mad Men" will not return until 2012, but AMC has unleashed a promo for a fifth season of the Emmy Award-winning series. There is no new footage in the video since the long-delayed production has just been kicked off this Monday, August 8, but the compiled scenes point out that the show will not stray from the things that Don Draper has been dealing with all this time, which are money and business.
The Draper depicter, Jon Hamm, serves as director for the first episode of the new season which will bow in March next year. He was recently pictured giving a direction to co-star Elisabeth Moss during the rehearsal shot in Joan Harris' office. Sharing about his experience working behind the lens, he gushed, "Directing is fun!"
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First Set Picture From 'Mad Men' Season 5 With Jon Hamm and Elisabeth Moss
August 09, 2011 08:08:27Jon Hamm has slipped into director's shoes for "Mad Men" season 5 premiere. The lead actor of the critically acclaimed AMC series has been back on the set to take on the helming duty and was pictured giving a direction to Elisabeth Moss, while co-producer Marcy Patterson, photography director Christopher Manley and executive producer Matthew Weiner were watching.
The photo, which makes its way out via Entertainment Weekly, was taken during the rehearsal shot in Joan Harris' office. Gushing on what he was doing in the image, Ham said, "I don't remember if we were discussing a scene or Albert Pujols' impending free agency, but suffice to say 'directing' is fun!' "
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Jon Hamm Locked for 3 More Years on 'Mad Men' With 8-Figure Paycheck
June 22, 2011 04:06:27Lionsgate TV and AMC have secured Jon Hamm for at least three more seasons of "Mad Men". Rumor has it, the Don Draper depicter has signed a three-year contract which reportedly takes him to the top ranks of cable's leading men.
According to Deadline, the "Bridesmaids" actor earns eight figures with this new deal. His old contract locked him for two more seasons, and he gets a huge raise in exchange of an extra year. This way, he follows in the footsteps of creator Matthew Weiner who has also signed up for three more years.
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'Mad Men' Wins Big at Inaugural Critics' Choice TV Awards
June 21, 2011 10:06:05"Mad Men" is victorious at the first Critics' Choice Television Awards. The AMC drama series wins three out of five nominations, taking home the coveted Best Drama prize. "Like a TV critic, I'm a champion of the underdog," creator Matt Weiner said when accepting the kudo at the June 20 ceremony.
The show gets the other nods through Jon Hamm who wins Best Actor in a Drama, and Christina Hendricks who is named Best Supporting Actress in Drama. The former is tied with Margo Martindale of "Justified" for the title.
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Jon Hamm on 'Mad Men': It Should End
June 13, 2011 04:06:46Jon Hamm is relieving the fact that "Mad Men" will end after three more seasons. Although the show catapulted him to his fame, the 40-year-old believes that it will end anyway. "I think it should end," he recently said. "Everything should end. I was a big fan of 'The Office' over here [in the U.K.] because it ended."
Long negotiations of creator Matthew Weiner's contract with AMC/Lionsgate cause a delay to production of the fifth season, but the actor refused to blame anyone in this case. "It was nobody's fault really, it was the network and the studio. When billionaires fight it tends to take a lot longer than when normal people do," he explained to BBC.
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Jon Hamm Excited to Direct 'Mad Men' Season 5 Premiere
May 27, 2011 11:05:38Jon Hamm will be stepping behind the camera for "Mad Men" season 5 premiere. The lead actor of the Emmy-winning series will tackle the helming duty for the first episode of the upcoming season, which premiere is pushed back to March 2012.
"The wheels have officially been set in motion to make that happen," Hamm opens up about the gig, which will also mark his directorial debut. "It's a very exciting challenge that I'm looking forward to with a mixture of utter fear and excitement."
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Creator Says 'Mad Men' Will End in Season 7
April 01, 2011 09:04:50"Mad Men" will likely not last longer than seven seasons. After some tough negotiations, Matthew Weiner has finally signed a new 3-year deal with AMC/Lionsgate to work on the drama series, and he hints it will also be the end of the show.
"These will be the last 3 seasons", Weiner tells Deadline. "I'm going to take it one year at a time without the distraction to ever have to go through this again."
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'Mad Men' Gets Premiere Date Amidst Difficult Negotiations
March 30, 2011 08:03:30"Mad Men" talks between creator Matthew Weiner and AMC/Lionsgate may have not fallen through but the network is giving assurance to fans that the show will see the light of day. In the latest progress of the negotiations, AMC set March 2012 as the premiere date of season 5. It is 17 months since the series wrapped up the fourth season in October last year.
"AMC has officially authorized production of season 5 of 'Mad Men', triggering our option with Lionsgate," the official statement said. "While we are getting a later start than in years past due to ongoing, key non-cast negotiations, 'Mad Men' will be back for a fifth season in early 2012." The "key non-cast" refers to Weiner.
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'Mad Men' Creator Objects to Two Cast Elimination
March 29, 2011 03:03:19There's a trouble brewing in the negotiations between "Mad Men" creator Matt Weiner and AMC/Lionsgate Television. Deadline is reporting that talks "are suddenly on the rocks" because Weiner is objecting to three things that the network and the studio are demanding from him.
The negotiations are done in order to lock a fifth season in time for the network's April upfront meetings with advertisers. AMC, which owed most its success to the series, wants integrated product placement into the series, 2 minutes cut from each episode's running time in favor of more commercials and the elimination of two regular cast members to save money.
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'Mad Men' Is Reaching a New Pact for Season Five
March 23, 2011 11:03:37Latest news for "Mad Men" has been dropped recently. For anyone who have been waiting for the new season to see Don Draper and friends again, the good news is that the series creator Matt Weiner, AMC, and Lionsgate are near to an agreement that would carry the drama through its sixth season.
But the fans ought to be patient before they could see the fifth season aired on AMC. Unlike the usual, the forthcoming new season is not likely to be released in mid-summer. Last January, AMC's senior vice president of original programming, Joel Stillerman has confirmed about the rumor, saying " 'Mad Men' is definitely coming back for Season 5, but don't ask me when, because we're not sure yet."
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'Mad Men' Creator Gets Vermeil Medal in France
February 09, 2011 03:02:06"Mad Men" creator Matthew Weiner was honored with France's Vermeil Medal for his cultural contributions to society in Paris on Tuesday, February 8. The ceremony took place Paris' City Hall.
His series stars Christina Hendricks and John Slattery joined the writer/producer in the French capital, where he was feted by Mayor Bertrand Delanoe. "I fell in love with Paris through the movies," said Weiner, adding that it was "very meaningful" to be given the award. "I don't get many accolades, I don't get many medals," he continued.
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Photo Calls: Stars of 'Mad Men', 'Walking Dead' and More at 2010 MIPCOM
October 06, 2010 11:10:39Jon Hamm and co-star Elisabeth Moss marked the first red carpet event of 2010 MIPCOM at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France on Tuesday, October 5 morning. The "Mad Men" stars were there in support of the show's foreign market sales. One of the fourth season's episodes was screened to global buyers who will enable the show to be watched in over 120 countries.
"It's tremendously surprising and very humbling," Hamm told THR. "But it's also tremendous validation of something that we are very proud of." He too, was surprised at the level of interest, saying "Tonight we're screening an episode from the fourth season, and we've had a lot of people coming up to us and saying, 'Oh, my God. I love your show - I'm from Brazil, I'm from Mexico, I'm from Denmark.' It's jarring even because you never think of the show being felt in places as far away."
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Bid for a Walk-In Role on 'Mad Men'
August 13, 2010 04:08:30Executives behind TV hit "Mad Men" are auctioning off a walk-on role on the critically-acclaimed drama to benefit a cancer charity. The show, about life in the advertising world in 1960s New York, regularly features its leading actors, including Jon Hamm and John Slattery, puffing away on cigarettes and auction organizers are putting a twist on this aspect of the programme - by donating a portion of the profits to the Lung Cancer Program at California's City of Hope.
Sandra Stern, chief operating officer at the Lionsgate production firm, says, "The smoking depicted in Mad Men was ubiquitous in the '60s world of Madison Avenue advertising and is a vivid reminder of how far we've progressed in our attitudes toward smoking since then."
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'Mad Men' Season 4 Screening at Times Square in Pics
July 27, 2010 10:07:18The fourth season premiere of "Mad Men" was made a huge celebration that New York Times Square was exclusively occupied for more than three hours on Sunday, July 25. A screening of the first return episode began at 9 P.M., an hour before the broadcast on AMC, and attended by the series' cast January Jones and Elisabeth Moss.
Many of the attendees channeled the '60s style, competing with the opening act of a vintage fashion show judged by "Project Runway" alum Chris March. The crowd was also entertained with a trivia quiz about the show. The leading ladies arrived at around 8.45 P.M., in time when the 7,000 plus people have packed the place.
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Photos: Stars Attending 'Mad Men' Season 4 Premiere
July 21, 2010 04:07:08The ladies of "Mad Men" stole the attention at the red carpet event for the fourth season premiere. The ever curvy Christina Hendricks preferred to go all black with lace details while Elisabeth Moss stunned onlookers with her green one-shoulder. Noticeably skipping the event was January Jones who plays lead character Betty Draper in the series.
Jon Hamm meanwhile brought along his long-term girlfriend Jennifer Westfeldt to the affair. He detached himself from her for a while to take a picture with the series' creator Matthew Weiner. Children were also present since Weiner decided to take his whole family to the event and Kiernan Shipka aka Sally Draper also walked down the carpet.
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'Mad Men' Not Delayed as Corporates Settle Dispute
July 16, 2010 09:07:49Crisis averted, "Mad Men" will air as scheduled on July 25. AT&T U-Verse and owner of AMC, Rainbow Media, have resolved their problem and released a joint statement to confirm that the channel will remain under AT & T service and subscribers will be able to enjoy it in the months to come.
AT & T and Rainbow had a disagreement which was made public last week as AMC warned its viewers that the channel may go dark after July 14 when their contract expired. Rainbow accused AT & T of putting corporate needs above the customers' while AT & T said, "Rainbow channels are among the least-watched and most overpriced per viewer."
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Corporate Feud Threatens 'Mad Men' Season 4 Premiere
July 12, 2010 11:07:24Although the recent announcement of 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards revealed that "Mad Men" scores a whooping 17 nominations and AMC ends up with 26 nominations in total, AT&T U-verse still has its doubt. A disagreement between AMC and the Broadband TV operator which had been going on for some time has now reached to the point that subscribers won't get to watch the return of "Mad Men".
The deal between AT&T U-verse and Rainbow Media which owns AMC, WE tv and IFC will expire on July 14 midnight. Rainbow has issued a statement, warning the subscribers that some of its channels may go dark after that. "Mad Men" is due to premiere its fourth season on July 25 and if a new deal is not reached until then, 2.3 million subscribers in the country will lose the chance to watch the return episode.
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First Promos of 'Mad Men' Season 4
June 15, 2010 10:06:05AMC has started airing the promos to the fourth season of "Mad Men", releasing three videos that have different point of views from two of the main characters. The first one is a mash up of scenes from the new season which will see Don Draper starting a new ad agency after his life fell out of control in the third season finale.
The second promo recalls the time Don as a man who has it all before his wife Betty opens the Pandora box. The lead male is giving himself a fresh start at work when Betty kicks him out of the house and takes the children with her.
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'Mad Men' Not Ending in 2012, Yet
April 20, 2010 09:04:59AMC has responded to the statement allegedly made by "Mad Men" creator Matthew Weiner who shocked fans by saying the show will end after six seasons. The cable said that there is no intention yet to end the Emmy-winning series but they would trust Weiner in his vision.
"No one wants to see Don Draper wearing a leisure suit," a spokeswoman for AMC said on Monday, April 19. "We trust Matthew's vision and that he knows where to take the show. But with that said, M*A*S*H figured how to stretch the Korean War for more than a decade, so stay tuned! "
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