Spider-Man: Homecoming Starts Filming
Stand-up comedian Hannibal Buress has joined the cast of Spider-Man: Homecoming, as filming on Marvel and Sony's upcoming Spidey solo film begins today.
According to Variety, Buress—who's also set to star in The Masterpiece and Baywatch—will appear alongside Tom Holland's Peter Parker in a role that has yet to be revealed.
Hannibal Buress (image via hannibalburess.com)
Game of Thrones Director Talks “Battle of the Bastards”
Full spoilers for Game of Thrones continue below.
Game of Thrones delivered its most impressive episode to date in Sunday's "Battle of the Bastards," and that's largely thanks to the direction of Miguel Sapochnik. Sapochnik was also the man behind the camera for Season 5's "Hardhome," and is the person who is going to be helming Season 6's finale.
Following the airing of "Battle of the Bastards," Sapochnik took some time to answer a few of our biggest questions over e-mail about what went into pulling off Game of Thrones' most action-packed episode. For more on this week's episode, check out our interview with Ramsay Bolton himself, Iwan Rheon, read Matt Fowler's review and watch the latest episode of Dragons on the Wall.
Hotel Transylvania 3 Announced
Sony Pictures Animation has announced that a third installment in its super successful Hotel Transylvania film franchise is in the works.
According to Sony's press release, Hotel Transylvania will open in theaters on September 21, 2018, with Star Wars: Clone Wars director Genndy Tartakovsky, who helmed the first two films, returning to direct. Adam Sandler is also returning to executive produce and voice Dracula.
Michelle Murdocca is back to produce, with Michael McCullers on board to pen the screenplay. Additionally, Selena Gomez and Andy Samberg will be returning to play Dracula's daughter Mavis and her husband Johnny, respectively.
CW Shows Coming to Netflix Faster; Recent Episodes Leaving Hulu
Netflix and the CW are reportedly negotiating a deal that would bring CW series to the streaming service much sooner after a season finishes its initial run.
According to Variety, the new deal could bring shows to Netflix less than two weeks after a season ends on the CW. However, this means the CW's current deal with Hulu for in-season streaming is ending, and new episodes of a CW series will no longer be available to Hulu subscribers the day after they first air. In-season streaming will continue on CWTV.com and, per Variety, "affiliate stations' VOD deals."
Hulu was reportedly looking for "full stacking rights" for CW shows, meaning the ability to have every episode of the currently-running season of a show available for their subscribers, as Hulu is currently limited to the five most recent episodes only. Discussions between CW and Hulu were formally ended late last week, and Variety reported the deal is expected to expire in early October, just as the CW's shows return for their new season.
Fables Is Getting a Sequel Comic Series
Vertigo is launching a new ongoing monthly comic book that takes places after Bill Willingham and Mark Buckingham's Fables series called Everafter: From the Pages of Fables.
Everafter will be done by the same creative team that did the Fables: The Wolf Among Us comic adaption of Telltale's game, writers Matthew Sturges and Dave Justus and artist Travis Moore. Covers will be done by Tula Lotay.
Everafter: From the Pages of Fables #1 cover by Tula Lotay
Sony Pictures Announces Ghostbusters Animated TV Series
Sony Pictures Animation will expand the upcoming spectral footprint of the Ghostbusters franchise with a new animated television series called Ghostbusters: Ecto Force.
The "younger-skewing" animated show will take place in 2050 and center on the newest generation of Ghostbusters. Ghostbusters: Ecto Force will travel the world as the team fights ghosts using the latest and greatest "cool gear." Ghostbusters executive producer Ivan Reitman will spearhead the project alongside his production team from Ghost Corps.
Sony Pictures Animation is aiming for an "early 2018" debut for Ghostbusters: Ecto Force.
Let’s Talk About That EPIC Game of Thrones
Warning: Full spoilers for Game of Thrones' ninth Season 6 episode, "Battle of the Bastards," below.
Game of Thrones usually goes big in the ninth episode of each season, but Season 6 was a bit different, with a very quiet, introspective episode that... Oh, wait, no, THE BIGGEST BATTLE EVER happened!
So let's jump into it, as we talk about all of the spectacle in "Battle of the Bastards":
This week's Dragons on the Wall topics include:
-The battle scenes and why they were so thrilling on both a fantasy and war story level-Sansa's big scenes here and how they showed how she's changed
-The Meereen scenes and Dany rising to power like never before
9 Craziest E3 Press Conference Moments
Every year at E3 some of the most legendary game makers come together to show us their perfect visions of their upcoming projects, along with perfect playthroughs and presentations calculated to whip us into a frenzy they hope will last until launch day.
And sometimes, well, it doesn't work out that way. Equipment fails, presenters forget their lines, and awkward silences stand in for what should have been rapturous applause.
This is a celebration of 9 of the craziest E3 press conference moments in history.
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Returns on Wii U Virtual Console
Those who have a Pokemon itch thanks to the previews for upcoming titles in the series shown at E3 will get a chance to scratch it this week. Three Pokemon Mystery Dungeon games will be added to the Wii U Virtual Console this Thursday, June 23.
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team, Blue Rescue Team and Explorers of Sky will all be made available for Wii U owners on the Nintendo eShop. At this time, no pricing has been listed for these titles.
Penny Dreadful Has Come to An End
Showtime has announced that their horror series Penny Dreadful has come to an end. There had been suspiciously little news about a fourth season of the show and when Sunday night's Season 3 finale concluded with the words “The End” on screen, viewers were left uncertain if this meant what it seemed to mean, but now it’s official – the period piece drama won’t be back.
Penny Dreadful creator John Logan released a statement on the show ending - though if you haven’t seen the Season 3 finale, be warned, what he says is somewhat spoilery.
Said Logan, “I created Penny Dreadful to tell the story of a woman grappling with her faith, and with the demons inside her. For me the character of Vanessa Ives is the heart of this series. From the beginning, I imagined her story would unfold over a three-season arc, ending with Vanessa finally – and triumphantly – finding peace as she returns to her faith. To have had fans that have embraced us so passionately has been one of the most gratifying experiences of my career. This has been a very personal project for me and I will be forever grateful to have worked with the incredible cast led by Eva, Josh and Tim, our amazing Irish crew, and with our wonderful partners at Showtime and Sky.”