The Everything Geek Podcast is DELIGHTED to announce that actress Beth Keener is the next actress we’re confirming for a celebrity guest interview on the podcast!
Beth is best-known for playing Annie in The Walking Dead. Her other notable roles include Kathy Martinez in Battle Los Angeles, Amy in Death Sentence, Sue in A Zombie Invasion, Camille in Implanted, Amber Wheelan in Reckless, Debbie Weiner in Necessary Roughness, Madison in Finding Carter, Ms. Sutton in Army Wives, Beth in Drop Dead Diva, Haley Actress in One Tree Hill, a Girl in The Vampire Diaries and a Journalist in The Game.
We’re looking forward to chatting with and interviewing Beth on the podcast. If you have any questions for Beth please feel free to leave them in the comments. We’ll make sure to post updates once a date is confirmed for Beth to be on the podcast.
By Ruari Williamson
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The Everything Geek Podcast is DELIGHTED to announce that actor Justin Kucsulain is the next actor we’re confirming for a celebrity guest interview on the podcast!
Justin is best-known for playing Ethan in The Walking Dead. His other notable roles include Henry Rourke in Bloodline, Colburn in Chicago P.D., Zeke in Finding Carter and a Guard in Iron Man 3.
We’re looking forward to chatting with and interviewing Justin on the podcast. If you have any questions for Justin please feel free to leave them in the comments. We’ll make sure to post updates once a date is confirmed for Justin to be on the podcast.
By Ruari Williamson
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Continuing on with our guest announcements and we’ll be announcing TWO new guests from The Walking Dead later today.
Both guests appeared in the sixth season. One played a member of the Alexandria Safe-Zone and the other played a member of the Hilltop.
I’m looking forward to revealing who these guests are!
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Lucasfilm have officially revealed the Celebration Stage line-up for Star Wars Celebration Europe 2016.
The schedule is as follows:
Friday:
11:30-12:30
An Hour With Mark Hamill
“Start your Celebration weekend off in the best possible way, by spending time with the Jedi Master himself. Mark Hamill will chat with the audience, answer questions, and tell stories from his years in entertainment and from his point of view portraying the pivotal character of Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars universe.”
16:00-17:00
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
“Secret mission? What plans? What are you talking about? Find out, when Gareth Edwards – director of the upcoming Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – joins Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy and some special guests for a revealing can’t-miss Rogue One panel! Also streamed to the Galaxy Stage and Behind The Scenes Stage.”
18:00-19:30
Star Wars Celebration Europe Cosplay Championship
“Enjoy the best cosplay in the galaxy live on the Celebration Stage. The Celebration Europe Cosplay Championships, hosted by Warwick Davis and Mark Daniel, will entertain, and possibly inspire you to get started with your own Star Wars cosplay. The Championships will feature celebrity judges who know quite a bit about the art of Star Wars costumes: Dave Filoni (Executive Producer, Star Wars Rebels), Rayne Roberts (Creative Executive, Lucasfilm) and Steve Sansweet (Rancho Obi-Wan).”
20:30-23:00
Screening: Star Wars: A New Hope
“The story that started the theatrical saga of Star Wars, as well as the most recent, epic movie for the big screen, will play for fans at Celebration Europe Friday and Saturday evenings. Tonight, relive the excitement of seeing Star Wars: A New Hope in a theater, surrounded by your fellow fans. Bring your lightsaber and get ready to cheer for your heroes, and boo the Dark Lord of the Sith, Darth Vader. Or perhaps cheer for Darth if you lean toward the dark side….”
Saturday:
12:00-13:00
The Creatures, Droids & Aliens of Star Wars: The Force Awakens
“Take a deep dive into the Pinewood Studios-based Star Wars creature shop, where Creative Supervisor Neal Scanlan and team designed and built every alien, beast and droid from Star Wars: The Force Awakens! Step-by-step, the process of crafting amazing creatures and droids like Maz Kanata, BB-8, the luggabeast, Unkar Plutt and Supreme Leader Snoke will be explored; from design and sculpting, to fabrication and animatronics, to painting and puppeteering. The panel will culminate in a live demo of one of the creature shop’s incredible Star Wars characters!”
14:00-15:00
Anthony Daniels, Without Protocol
“It’s always bright and shiny when our favorite protocol droid takes the stage. Don’t miss Anthony Daniels, the human behind C-3PO. Expect the unexpected as Daniels and host Warwick Davis have a marvelous time, sometimes at the expense of unsuspecting audience members.”
16:00-18:00
Star Wars Rebels Season 3
“Still recovering from the epic Star Wars Rebels Season 2 finale? Feel like you have more questions than answers about what the future holds for the crew of the Ghost? Fear not! Star Wars Rebels Executive Producer and Supervising Director Dave Filoni will be joined by special guests to share highly-guarded sneak peeks at what’s to come in Star Wars Rebels season 3 including a screening of the first two episodes!”
19:00-20:00
Meet the Creators: The Minds Behind EA’s Star Wars Games
“Join us for a roundtable discussion about what’s it’s like to create Star Wars games. The creative leaders behind Star Wars Battlefront, Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes, Star Wars: The Old Republic™ and other upcoming Star Wars video games from EA will share behind-the-scenes stories and reveal news about the future of Star Wars games at EA.”
21:00-23:30
Screening: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
“The story that started the theatrical saga of Star Wars, as well as the most recent, epic movie for the big screen, will play for fans at Celebration Europe Friday and Saturday evenings. Tonight, plan to stay after hours to watch your most beloved characters new and old in The Force Awakens, presented in theatrical quality on the Celebration Stage.”
Sunday:
11:00-12:00
Carrie Fisher: The Princess Diaries
“Buckle up. Our favorite Princess is coming and she will certainly have something to say. Join Carrie Fisher, the force behind Princess Leia in the Star Wars movies, for an hour of insights into the world of one of our favorite characters on and off the screen.”
13:00-14:00
Ray Park Unleashed
Ray Park, the actor and champion martial artist behind the iconic character of Darth Maul, will take the stage for an hour of insights and interaction. Always two there are – Park will share the stage with Celebration Host and Sith apprentice Warwick Davis.
More panels may be announced before the convention.
Star Wars Celebration Europe is taking place from July 15th-17th at the ExCel Convention Centre in London, England.
Thoughts on the line-up of Celebration Stage panels? Which of the panels are you planning to attend at Star Wars Celebration Europe 2016?
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New images from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story have been released.
Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones):
Captain Cassian Andor (Diego Luna):
Chirrut Imwe (Donnie Yen) & Baze Malbus (Jiang Wen):
K-2SO (Alan Tudyk):
Bodhi Rook (Riz Ahmed):
Director Orson Krennic (Ben Mendelsohn):
Deathtroopers:
Stormtroopers:
Behind the scenes:
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is scheduled for release on December 16th, 2016.
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The confirmation of Darth Vader’s return to the big-screen has been followed by character profiles for all of the main characters in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
The character profiles are as follows:
Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones):
Lucasfilm president and Rogue One producer Kathleen Kennedy has described Jyn as having “a checkered past.” She went on to say that Jyn has been detained [by the Rebellion] and is being given an opportunity to be useful. And by being useful, it may commute her sentence… She’s a real survivor. She becomes a kind of Joan of Arc in the story.”
Captain Cassian Andor (Diego Luna)
Captain Cassian Andor is more of the Obi-Wan Kenobi mould, as he is a by-the book Rebel intelligence officer. Kiri Hart, Lucasfilm’s chief of story development spoke about his personality further “He conveys a fair amount of experience and the reality of what it’s like to do this every day, to try to figure out how to resist the Empire effectively and intelligently, it’s not easy.”
Galen Erso (Mads Mikklesen)
Jyn’s estranged father possesses doomsday knowledge that is sought by both the Empire and the Rebellion. “He’s one of those people that has insight into you know specific aspects of just how the universe works,” says Hart. On the relationship between Galen and his daughter, Hart went on to say “The circumstances of how the family got to the state that it’s in is something that we probably don’t want to share right now,” Hart says. Strikingly, Lucasfilm has yet to reveal an on-screen image of his character.
Chirrut Imwe (Donnie Yen)
Pronounced chi-RUT, he is devoted to Jedi ways, but himself is no jedi. He has used the spiritual powers to overcome his blindess. “Chirrut falls into the category of being a warrior monk,” says Kennedy. “He very much still believes in everything the Jedi were about.” He maintains that belief even though the Jedi are no longer there to protect the galaxy.
Baze Malbus (Jiang Wen)
Heavily armored, Baze prefers the use of a blaster to a staff or lightsaber, yet is devoted to protecting his friend Chirrut at all costs. “He understands Chirrut’s spiritual centeredness, but he doesn’t necessarily support it,” Kennedy says. Baze goes along with this Force business because “it’s what his friend deeply believes,” she adds.
Bodhi Rook (Riz Ahmed)
Bodhi is this Rebel squad’s lead pilot. “He flies a lot of cargo, one of his key jobs,” Kennedy says. “And he tends to be a little tense, a little volatile, but everybody in the group really relies on his technical skills.”
K-2SO (Alan Tudyk)
This towering, powerful security droid is described by Edwards as “the antithesis of C-3PO.” In other words, he’s tough, confident, not especially interested in “human/cyborg relations.” “Kaytoo is a little bit like Chewbacca’s personality in a droid’s body,” Edwards says. “He doesn’t give a s— about what you think. He doesn’t fully check himself before he says things and does things. He just speaks the truth.” Like Jyn, he’s also seeking a bit of redemption for past wrongs.
Director Orson Krennic (Ben Mendelsohn)
Orson Krennic is the principal villain of the piece. He is an ambitious Imperial Officer who intends to use his squad of Deathtroopers to crush rebel insurgent groups and gain favor with the Emperor, whilst simultaneously avoiding the wrath of his enforcer, Darth Vader. “The bad guy is a lot more terrifying when he’s really smart, and really effective,” says Knoll. “There is a lot of palace intrigue going on in the Empire, with people conspiring to move up the ranks and sabotaging each other. There’s not a lot of loyalty there.”
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is scheduled for release on December 16th, 2016.
Thoughts on the character profiles? Which of the Rogue One: A Star Wars Story characters are you most looking forward to watching in the film?
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Yesterday the latest edition of Entertainment Weekly was released with an issue focused on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. The cover represented this focus but also revealed the big news that iconic villain Darth Vader will officially be appearing in the film.
A press release on the issue stated:
“In this week’s issue of Entertainment Weekly, we bring you an inside look at ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which explores just how the Rebellion came to possess the information that revealed the fatal flaw in the Empire’s super weapon. It’s a battlefield heist that fans have been imagining for nearly 40 years, described in the opening crawl of 1977’s original ‘Star Wars’ with little details scattered throughout.”
Full details on what the issue included are as follows:
- Official confirmation of Darth Vader’s return to the big screen.
- New information about Jyn Erso and her father, played by Mads Mikkelsen.
- Full details of the principal ‘Rebel’ characters, who are united in their efforts to topple the Empire: Diego Luna, Jiang Wen, Donnie Yen, Riz Ahmed, Forest Witaker and Alan Tudyk (who plays a performance-capture droid).
- Ben Mendelsohn’s view on the ‘Imperial Ranks’ and his character’s own ambitions, notably the character’s eagerness to win favour of the Emperor and avoid the wrath of Darth Vader.
- The filmmakers give clearer revelations about what the reshoots are adding to the plot, as the film nears its cinematic release.
Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy also revealed several details on Vader’s return to EW. Those details included:
- James Earl Jones will reprise the iconic voice of Darth Vader, at the age of 85. Jones will continue his reprisal of the Sith Lord, following recent special guest appearances on the second season of the hit Star Wars animated TV series, Star Wars: Rebels.
- Audiences will be getting “just a little bit” of Darth Vader. Kathleen Kennedy stated: “He will be used sparingly in the movie. But at a key strategic moment, he’s going to loom large”.
- Vader will remain a “background player in galactic politics”
- Kennedy described Vader as “the muscle, the fixer and the breaker, when he needs to be.”
Director Gareth Edwards teased that both the Empire and Rebels are unfamiliar with Vader, saying:
“Within the Rebellion, it’s not commonly spoken about. Within the Empire, there is a culture of knowing of the existence of Darth Vader. There’s definitely an underlying feeling there is a power – a dark power – available to the Empire and if you overstep your mark, you will suffer the consequences.”
Lucasfilm’s Chief of Story development Kiri Hart did hint, however, that Vader and Ben Mendelsohn’s character Orson Krennic know each other and are not friends, saying:
“Vader doesn’t really play by the rules. He’s present in the military structure, but he’s not beholden to it. He’s not accountable to anybody really, except Palpatine.”
Finally, Edwards revealed that he had a “fanboy” moment on the set of Rogue One when Vader showed up. He said:
“I got goosebumps. I was so nervous to turn the corner and see him. You have to pinch yourself. Everyone became children again. You just go straight back to being a 4-year-old, like, in a heartbeat. There’s all sorts of rules about security on set, but I couldn’t help it. I got my phone out and started taking pictures of him, and pictures of him with me, because I felt like no one would believe that I’d met Darth Vader.”
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is scheduled for release on December 16th, 2016.
Thoughts on this news? Are you looking forward to seeing Darth Vader’s appearance in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story?
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Tom Holkenborg aka Junkie XL (Deadpool, Mad Max: Fury Road, Divergent, 300: Rise of an Empire, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) will officially be composing the score for the Justice League movie.
Executive producer Deborah Snyder broke the news to several press outlets recently on the set of Justice League. Snyder said:
“Junkie is coming back to do the score. Obviously we have a lot of Hans’ music and themes. So we’ve worked with Junkie even outside of Hans so we’re really thrilled that he’s going to do the score.”
Junkie XL previously worked alongside Hans Zimmer on the score for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
“Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman’s selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to find and recruit a team of metahumans to stand against this newly awakened threat. But despite the formation of this unprecedented league of heroes—Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and The Flash—it may already be too late to save the planet from an assault of catastrophic proportions.”
The Justice League film is scheduled for release on November 17th, 2017. Its currently untitled sequel will follow on June 14th, 2019.
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The villain of the Justice League movie is confirmed to be Steppenwolf. This news follows a rumour earlier in the year that he would be the main villain in the movie.
The news was broken by executive producer Deborah Snyder to several members of the press recently. She also stated that they haven’t officially cast anyone in the role yet but are close to finalising a deal with someone.
Steppenwolf will be leading an army of Parademons. The Parademons were first seen in the “Knightmare” sequence in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Steppenwolf made his first appearance in the Justice League Cinematic Universe in a deleted scene from the film.
A description of the character in DC Comics is as follows:
“An uncle to Darkseid, Steppenwolf is one of the despot’s most trusted lieutenants. He’s been killed and resurrected more than once, the first and most notable time after he assassinated the wife of Izaya, the Highfather of New Genesis and Darkseid’s opposite number.
Steppenwolf’s sister, Heggra, was Darkseid’s mother, until she was killed by her husband. The villain is generally depicted as the great military mind behind Darkseid’s forces.”
“Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman’s selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to find and recruit a team of metahumans to stand against this newly awakened threat. But despite the formation of this unprecedented league of heroes—Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and The Flash—it may already be too late to save the planet from an assault of catastrophic proportions.”
The Justice League film is scheduled for release on November 17th, 2017. Its currently untitled sequel will follow on June 14th, 2019.
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Willem Dafoe’s (Spider-Man, Platoon, Antichrist, The Grand Budapest Hotel) role in the Justice League movie has been revealed.
Dafoe will be playing one of Aquaman’s biggest supporting characters in Vulko. News outlets spotted concept art on the set of the Justice League production which mentioned his role.
Vulko will have a full-on royal Atlantean costume when he appears in Justice League. It’s unknown how large of a role he will play but it’s expected that he will also appear in in the standalone Aquaman movie in 2018.
A description of the character in DC Comics is as follows:
“Created by Bob Haney and Howard Purcell, Vulko is an Atlantean politician and a mentor to Aquaman. He offers level and sound advice in time of crisis and lives as the city’s oldest dignitary. Prior to Aquaman’s rule, Nuidis Vulko was around for his birth. He argued against the curse of Kordax and refused to abandon Aquaman.”
“Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman’s selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to find and recruit a team of metahumans to stand against this newly awakened threat. But despite the formation of this unprecedented league of heroes—Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and The Flash—it may already be too late to save the planet from an assault of catastrophic proportions.”
The Justice League film is scheduled for release on November 17th, 2017. Its currently untitled sequel will follow on June 14th, 2019.
Thoughts on this news? Are you looking forward to seeing Willem Dafoe in the Justice League movie?
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