Getting back to our guest announcements and we’ve got a very exciting guest announcement coming later today!
We’ve been in talks with Fox for a while and they recently offered us an interview with a MAIN cast member from Gotham. We’ll be announcing the main cast member later today.
I’m looking forward to revealing who this guest is!
By Ruari Williamson
In the latest edition highlighting an interview of ours we recommend you listen to, we recommend you give our interview with production designer Patrick Tatopoulos a listen.
“Join hosts Ruari and Mairin in this special guest interview with production designer Patrick Tatopoulos, best-known as the Production Designer on Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, 300: Rise of an Empire, Total Recall, Die Hard 4.0, Underworld: Evolution, Independence Day and Battlefield Earth, Creature Designer on Silent Hill, Silent Hill: Revelation 3D, Resident Evil: Extinction, Beauty and the Beast, Spawn and Riddick, Visual Consultant on AVP: Alien vs. Predator and Resident Evil: Extinction, Costume Designer on Stargate and Battlefield Earth and Director of Underworld: Rise of the Lycans. In the interview they talk about how Patrick decided he wanted to become a production designer, how Patrick was originally hired to work on Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, whether Patrick was a fan of comic books when he was growing up, Patrick’s inspirations in coming up with the design for the new Batmobile, the challenges Patrick faced as a production designer in selecting a setting and visual style on any project he has worked on, how far along the crew is in pre-production for The Justice League- Part One, Patrick’s upcoming production roles and other projects, whether Patrick was always leaning towards the sci-fi/superhero genre when he started working in production design, whether Patrick feels that the rise of CGI and special effects over practical effects has affected his work in production design and Patrick’s favourite film from a production design viewpoint.”
You can listen to the interview below:
Be sure to leave your feedback on the interview and enjoy!
By Ruari Williamson
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The Batman: The Killing Joke animated movie has officially been given an R-rating.
This follows reports since last year that the film could be getting an R-rating. Producer James Tucker suggested at a New York Comic Con panel last year that they could give it an R-rating, but cautioned that just because they could doesn’t mean that they should. Warner Bros. Animation & Warner Series President Sam Register has confirmed that they did.
Register is quoted as saying the following:
“From the start of production, we encouraged producer Bruce Timm and our team at Warner Bros. Animation to remain faithful to the original story — regardless of the eventual MPAA rating. The Killing Joke is revered by the fans, particularly for its blunt, often-shocking adult themes and situations. We felt it was our responsibility to present our core audience — the comics-loving community — with an animated film that authentically represented the tale they know all too well.”
Batman: The Killing Joke is the first DC animated movie to receive an R-rating. The film will debut at San Diego Comic-Con in July before being released on home video later in the year.
Thoughts on this news? Does this make you more excited for the release of the Batman: The Killing Joke animated movie?
By Ruari Williamson
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The Walking Dead companion series Fear The Walking Dead has been renewed for a third season, just one week after the second season premiered on AMC. The second season premiered to a viewership of 8.8 million.
The third season will have a total of sixteen episodes and air in 2017. Chris Hardwick’s The Talking Dead: Fear after-show will also get another season- airing after each episode of Fear The Walking Dead.
Charlie Collier, president of AMC, SundanceTV and AMC Studios is quoted as saying the following in a press release:
“What Dave Erickson and Robert Kirkman have invented in ‘Fear The Walking Dead’ is to be applauded. Watching Los Angeles crumble through the eyes of our characters and seeing each make decisions and try to figure out the rules of their new world – it’s fresh, eerie and compelling and we’re all in for the ride. As Victor Strand observed, ‘The only way to survive a mad world is to embrace the madness.’ We thank the millions of fans for embracing this mad world and look forward to sailing far into the future.”
Thoughts on this news? Are you happy that Fear The Walking Dead has been renewed for a third season?
By Ruari Williamson
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A new trailer for the upcoming DC Comics movie Suicide Squad was released at the MTV Movie Awards earlier this week.
You can watch the trailer below:
“It feels good to be bad…Assemble a team of the world’s most dangerous, incarcerated Super Villains, provide them with the most powerful arsenal at the government’s disposal, and send them off on a mission to defeat an enigmatic, insuperable entity. U.S. intelligence officer Amanda Waller has determined only a secretly convened group of disparate, despicable individuals with next to nothing to lose will do. However, once they realize they weren’t picked to succeed but chosen for their patent culpability when they inevitably fail, will the Suicide Squad resolve to die trying, or decide it’s every man for himself?”
The Suicide Squad movie is scheduled for release on August 5th, 2016.
Thoughts on the new trailer? Are you excited for the release of the Suicide Squad movie?
By Ruari Williamson
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Warner Bros. have released a new trailer for the Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. The trailer debuted at the MTV Movie Awards earlier this week.
You can watch the trailer below:
“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them opens in 1926 as Newt Scamander has just completed a global excursion to find and document an extraordinary array of magical creatures. Arriving in New York for a brief stopover, he might have come and gone without incident…were it not for a No-Maj (American for Muggle) named Jacob, a misplaced magical case, and the escape of some of Newt’s fantastic beasts, which could spell trouble for both the wizarding and No-Maj worlds.”
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is scheduled for release on November 18th, 2016.
Thoughts on the new trailer? Are you excited for the release of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them?
By Ruari Williamson
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Netflix and Marvel Television have announced that Douglas Petrie and Marco Ramirez (showrunners of Daredevil Season 2) will be returning as showrunners for the crossover series Marvel’s The Defenders.
Oscar-nominee Drew Goddard (creator of the Daredevil series) will serve as an executive producer on the series.
Netflix Vice President of Original Content Cindy Holland is quoted as saying the following:
“Doug and Marco captivated our members around the world with their continuation of the story of Matt Murdock in Marvel’s Daredevil, and we can’t wait to see how they and Drew will introduce the full Defenders team to our global audience.”
Head of Marvel Television Jeph Loeb had the following to add:
“We’re incredibly excited to be able to bring our four street level heroes together in an epic tale woven by Doug and Marco whose work on Marvel’s Daredevil speaks for itself. They write and produce not only great action and adventure, but also the heart and touch of humor that’s makes us Marvel. With the inclusion of Drew Goddard, we’ve got a team that’s as formidable as the Defenders themselves.”
Petrie and Ramirez had the following to say themselves:
“This is the big one. Four amazing casts, four amazing series, now all in one amazing story. We are thrilled at the opportunity to deliver the show that both we and the fans have been waiting for.”
Marvel’s The Defenders brings Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist together for a crossover mini-series event.
Thoughts on this news? Does this make you more excited for Marvel’s The Defenders series?
By Ruari Williamson
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A new live action Pokémon movie is reportedly on the way.
The report suggests that Warner Bros. and Legendary are in a bidding war over the live action movie rights to the Pokémon franchise. Legendary are reportedly the frontrunners for the movie rights (though Warner Bros. had great success with the first animated movie over 15 years ago).
Legendary are hoping to develop that movie into a big budget live action film based on Ash Ketchum and his partner Pikachu.
There are obstacles standing in the way of Legendary’s pursuit of the live action rights though. Legendary is owned by a Chinese conglomerate and political tensions between China and Japan could add difficulties to Legendary’s bid for the Pokemon rights, though Legendary has previously been involved with Godzilla (another major Japanese franchise).
Thoughts on this report? Would you like to see a new live action Pokémon movie?
By Ruari Williamson
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Comic series characters Ezekiel and Shiva are rumoured to be appearing in the seventh season of The Walking Dead.
Their appearance was teased by the The Walking Dead from Skybound Facebook page (the account that represents the comic series) on National Pet Day. Their post came with the caption “you’ll get to meet Ezekiel and Shiva soon enough!”
The rumour also suggests that Shiva will be appearing in the trailer for the seventh season that will be released at the San Diego Comic-Con panel in July.
If you’re unfamiliar with the characters you can read a description of them from the comics below:
“Ezekiel is the leader of a community called The Kingdom. A former zookeeper, he keeps his trustee tiger, Shiva, with him. Shiva is immune to the zombie virus and destroys any threats that come near her master.”
The seventh season of The Walking Dead begins airing this October.
Thoughts on this rumour? Are you excited at the possibility of Ezekiel and Shiva joining the TV show?
By Ruari Williamson
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Last year a Star Wars event called Force Friday took place which gave Star Wars fans the first chance to buy merchandise from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. While not officially announced yet, another Force Friday is expected to take place this year tying into the release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
A new rumour has potentially revealed the 6-inch Star Wars figures Hasbro are planning to release on Force Friday this year. The figures are as follows:
The list mostly consists of Rogue One and The Force Awakens characters. It’s unknown what film the Medical Droid is from.
Force Friday 2016 is expected to take place on September 30th.
Thoughts on this rumour? Would you buy any of these figures?
By Ruari Williamson
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