Monthly Archives: July 2018
Better Call Saul, Fear the Walking Dead Renewed for Season 5
AMC announced Season 5 renewals for Better Call Saul and Fear the Walking Dead at its Television Critics Association summer press tour presentation on Saturday. The cable network also announced a Season 2 pickup for McMafia, a political thriller about the global "franchising" of the mafia as it spreads across the world.
“In an environment where viewer choice is almost unlimited, the success of these shows is especially meaningful, with characters and stories that our viewers connect with and return to season after season,” said David Madden, president of original programming for AMC, SundanceTV and AMC Studios in a statement. “It’s a privilege to continue collaborating with and sharing the vision of the talented creatives behind these series, and we’re excited to start exploring the next chapter in the lives of these unique and complex characters.”
Avengers: Infinity War Directors Creating Mysterious Global Amazon Series
Amazon and the Russo Brothers announced a mysterious new global event series at the Television Critics Association summer press tour on Saturday, with Amazon promising that the show will "redefine the boundaries of storytelling" and "create a radical global storytelling disruption."
How the streaming service will accomplish that ambitious plan remains to be seen, since Amazon declined to announce plot details or a title for the new show. Joe and Anthony Russo weren't on hand for the announcement, since they're currently in post-production on Avengers 4, but did send a video for critics noting that Amazon "offers unprecedented ways to connect" with viewers around the globe, and will provide an ideal platform to source "talent from all across the world to bring this series to life."
Amazon Orders Horror Anthology from Lena Waithe
Amazon has given a two-season order to a new horror anthology series, THEM, executive produced by The Chi creator Lena Waithe and Little Marvin, who also wrote the script. Jennifer Salke, the Head of Amazon Studios, made the announcement at Amazon's Television Critics Association summer press tour presentation on Saturday.
The anthology's first season, THEM: Covenant, is set in 1953, and centers around Alfred and Lucky Emory, who move their family from North Carolina to an all-white neighborhood in Los Angeles. According to Amazon, "the family’s home on a tree lined, seemingly idyllic street becomes ground zero where malevolent forces both real and supernatural threaten to taunt, ravage and destroy them."
Lord of the Rings TV Series Taps Star Trek Writers
At the 2018 Television Critics Association summer press tour, the head of Amazon Studios, Jennifer Salke, announced the writing team that will help adapt the streaming provider's Lord of the Rings TV series.
JD Payne and Patrick McKay, writers of the upcoming Star Trek 4 film, will write and develop the hotly anticipated series.
been a very thoughtful process… it's such a vast world, there are so many different ways to go with that project, and thanks to Sharon Tal Yguado
, she led the charge on bringing so many different people to pitch us... there was a lot of time spent talking about ideas and different takes. We’re very excited to bring Payne and McKay on to move to the next step of this development process," Salke explained at Amazon's TCA presentation.
Lucasfilm Made the Right Choice for Leia’s Appearance in Ep. 9
Regardless of their thoughts on recent Star Wars movies like The Last Jedi and Solo, it's safe to say many Star Wars fans have been looking to the release of Episode IX with a degree of trepidation. The untimely passing of actress Carrie Fisher has cast a pall over the latest sequel. Star Wars: Episode IX was intended to be the most Leia-centric film in the new trilogy, and director J.J. Abrams and his crew had to find some way of working around Fisher's absence.
We finally learned Friday how Lucasfilm plans to proceed from here. Episode IX will make use of archival footage left over from The Force Awakens, allowing Fisher to reprise her most iconic role one final time. It may not be the perfect solution to the Leia dilemma, but it's the best option Lucasfilm has.
Why Teen Titans Go! Is Darker Than You’d Expect
It's easy to dismiss Teen Titans Go! as a goofy, kid-oriented animated series with little to offer older viewers. That's what a lot of DC fans have done, especially those who (unfairly) hold the series responsible for the premature cancellation of Young Justice. But those who give the series a shot have found a surprisingly clever spin on the classic superhero team. If anything, this outwardly silly series ventures in some pretty dark places at times.
With the series making the jump to the big screen with Why Teen Titans Go! to the Movies, we figured now would be a great time to look at the dark undertones of this all-ages superhero saga.
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Sin City Creator Frank Miller Regains Movie and TV Rights
Frank Miller has regained the film and TV rights to Sin City, the neo-noir comic book he created in 1991 that was also brought to theaters in 2005 and 2014.
According to THR, this acquisition follows the sale of of the Weinstein Company to Lantern Capital Partners for $289 million last week.
The Weinstein Company filed for bankruptcy back in February following multiple sexual abuse allegations against Harvey Weinstein, in which he has since been charged with six counts of sexual assault and rape in Manhattan.
Spyro Reignited Trilogy Devs Explain Crazy Tool Used to Rebuild the Original Games
With every new reveal of gameplay, art, or music, Toys for Bob has performed the tricky balancing act of showing both a reverence for the original adventures and an evolution of the beloved purple dragon in the Spyro Reignited Trilogy.
Blending the old and new is a common theme throughout all aspects of the trilogy's development, particularly in refreshing the soundtracks underlying Spyro’s first three outings. Originally composed by The Police’s Stewart Coepland, the beloved music has been reimagined, in large part thanks to Music Remixer Stephan Vankov.
God of War’s Final Easter Egg Has Officially Been Found
Following discoveries earlier this week, and then subsequent uncertainty over those discoveries, Sony Santa Monica Studio has confirmed God of War's fabled "final" secret Easter egg has been discovered.
A set of runes inside Kratos' house discovered earlier this week tied into what many believed could be the final secret game director Cory Barlog and other members of the team have been discussing. However, without official word, fans waited to find out if more had to be uncovered.