Marilyn Manson Takes A Role In Sons Of Anarchy's Final Season.

Marilyn Manson is kind of a strange guy. Like other celebrity weirdos, he likes to get up to a lot of interesting nonsense, and over the past few years, he?s begun to try his hand at acting, popping up in both dramas and comedies. This week, we learned that Manson?s next gig will take him over to FX, where he will appear in the show?s intense drama Sons of Anarchy.

If you are a fan of Marilyn Manson?s acting work, there is even better news. Instead of a guest gig, the musician-turned-actor has signed on for a recurring role in Sons of Anarchy?s seventh and final season. According to Variety, during this fall?s episodes, Manson will play a white supremacist named Ron Tully. Tully will be incarcerated during the series, but will somehow get involved with lead character Jax, who uses him to expand his network and gain power. Needless to say, sweet dreams are definitely not made of this.

Early acting roles for Marilyn Manson have included The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things and Party Monster, but recently the man has increased his pedigree quite a bit, popping up in HBO?s hit comedy Eastbound & Down and taking a voice acting role in ABC?s popular fairytale drama Once Upon a Time. Regardless, not only does the Sons of Anarchy gig seem like it will be a bigger deal, the man also seems genuinely enthused to have landed the role, citing his pops as a big reason he wanted to take the job.

?Sons has been such a big part of my life, as well as my father?s. So I was determined to make him proud by being involved in what will probably be remembered as the most amazing piece of television cinema. After all, the very heart of SOA is about that relationship. So, now all I need is a motorcycle.?

Sons of Anarchy is expected to air its seventh and final season this September. We don't know a ton about the new season, but you can read about Drea De Matteo's promotion and more here. Or, you can be like everyone else on the Internet and speculate wildly. Last season, of course, ended in pretty epic fashion. As a result, there's quite a few messes to clean up and quite a few problems to sort out. Regardless of what happens, FX is probably pretty confident that a lot of people will be around to see it. Ratings have increased pretty steadily since the first season, and it's hard to imagine that upward trajectory will change anytime soon, especially with the guaranteed conclusion on the horizon.

Sons of Anarchy airs on Tuesday nights at 10 PM EST on FX.

True Blood Season 7 Episode Details Tease An Eric Update and H-Vamp Madness

Following up on the recently released poster for the seventh and final season of True Blood, HBO has released some details about the first two episodes of the season, including the major threat that's headed for Bon Temps and a mention of who is searching for Eric. Spoilers ahead!
From the description for Season 7's premiere episode, "Jesus Gonna Be Here," it looks like a rogue of H-vamps (presumably, vampires with the hepatitis V virus) are looking for trouble at Bellefleur's. And there's a big plan in place...
A band of rogue H-vamps crashes the vampire-human mixer at Bellefleur?s, with shocking results. As Sookie (Anna Paquin) seeks refuge from accusations that she?s somehow to blame for the chaos in Bon Temps, the ?one vampire for every human? plan moves forward. In the face of a vigilante insurrection led by redneck Vince (Brett Rickaby), Bill (Stephen Moyer) receives aid from an unexpected source.

I'm assuming that "one vampire for every human" is some kind of plot to even out the split between vampires and humans? If so, it sounds like a bad idea. Any time vampires talk about inching anywhere near the majority, they risk running out of food. If that's what the "one vampire for every human" plan involves, they might want to rethink it. But in terms of bringing horror and chaos to Bon Temps, that kind of effort could make for some suspenseful madness, whether it means turning a lot of humans to even out the population, or just killing them. It would explain some of the horrible images we saw in the trailer.
There's also the mention of Bill receiving aid from an unexpected source. Who could it be?

Speaking of Stephen Moyer, the actor also directed the first episode of the season, which was written by Angela Robinson.

And for those who want to know what's coming up after the Season 7 premiere, here's the description for Episode 2 of Season 7, "I Found You":

A trio of hostages taken in the Bellefleur?s attack looks to a familiar face as a possible liberator from the H-vamps. Sookie and Jason (Ryan Kwanten) visit the neighboring town of Saint Alice, where a young woman?s diary offers clues to the potential fate of Bon Temps. Spurned by Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis), a desperate Lettie Mae (Adina Porter) turns to Willa (Amelia Rose Blaire) to channel her family past. Vince whips his fellow vigilantes into a dangerous frenzy. Pam?s (Kristin Bauer van Straten) search for her maker leads her to a very familiar place.

Pam is searching for Eric! That should be of some (major) relief to those who've been wondering whether or not we'll be seeing Eric again anytime soon. At the very least, Pam is looking for him, and HBO's release notes that "Eric's ultimate fate remained a mystery" at the end of Season 6, so there's hope. We know from what True Blood showrunner Brian Buckner said last summer that Skarsgard will be back as a series regular. The last we saw of Eric, he was looking very exposed on a mountaintop, soaking in some sun, which isn't usually a good thing for vampires. So what happened to him and if he didn't turn to dust or explode into a pile of goop, where is he now? That remains a mystery
Here's who HBO has on the cast list for True Blood Season 7:

Anna Paquin - Sookie
Stephen Moyer - Bill
Sam Trammell - Sam
Ryan Kwanten - Jason
Rutina Wesley - Tara
Chris Bauer - Andy
Kristin Bauer van Straten - Pam
Amelia Rose Blaire - Willa
Lauren Bowles - Holly
Tara Buck - Ginger
Gregg Daniel - Rev. Daniels
Nelsan Ellis - Lafayette
Aaron Christian Howles - Rocky
Joe Manganiello - Alcide
Noah Matthews - Wade
Bailey Noble - Adilyn
Nathan Parsons - James (previously played by Luke Grimes)
Adina Porter - Lettie Mae
Carrie Preston - Arlene
Brett Rickaby - Vince
Jurnee Smollett-Bell - Nicole
Deborah Ann Woll - Jessica
Karolina Wydra - Violet

True Blood Season 7 premieres Sunday, June 22 on HBO. The DVD set for Season 6 arrives June 3.