Star Wars! Suicide Squad! Marvel Movies!
Welcome back to Keepin' It Reel! In this week's podcast, Jim Vejvoda and Roth Cornet bring you the latest in genre movie news.
This week's topics include Suicide Squad, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the alleged Boba Fett spinoff, Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, the Spider-Man and Ghostbusters reboots, John Wick 2, Stephen King's It, and more.
Finally, we're joined by special guests writer/director Jon Schnepp and producer Holly Payne who talk about their documentary The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened?.
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Constantine Cancelled by NBC
It was a long, painful road for fans to get this news, but NBC has now officially cancelled Constantine. It was several months ago when the network declined to order more episodes for the show beyond its initial 13, which usually means de facto cancellation. But NBC and Warner Bros. insisted that the fate of Constantine was still up in the air and it could potentially return for a second season - and in the past couple of weeks, producers met with NBC to pitch them their concepts for Season 2.
Alas, it was not to be, and NBC has decided to not move forward with the tale of John Constantine and his Hellblazer ways.
Could there be a future for the show elsewhere? Constantine Executive producer Daniel Cerone tweeted this today:
ABC Orders New Uncle Buck TV Series
On the heels of several new series pick ups yesterday, including a new Muppet show, ABC has ordered another comedy in the form of a new version of Uncle Buck, reports EW.
Based on the hit 1989 John Hughes film, which starred John Candy, the newest incarnation of Buck stars Mike Epps (Next Friday, Resident Evil: Apocalypse). Per the official description:
Uncle Buck (Mike Epps) is a fun loving but irresponsible guy who needs a job and a place to stay. By happy coincidence, his nieces and nephew’s Nanny has just quit and his brother and sister-in-law need his help. His unconventional personality just may make him the right fit for the family and they may be the answer to his problems, too.
Three Stooges 2 to Feature Action Star
The Three Stooges are getting a sequel -- and muscle may follow hijinks in the upcoming film.
Deadline reports that the sequel to the 2012 comedy will likely feature an action star. Who the production team is considering remains unknown, but the use of such a player is likely an attempt to change up the traditional Three Stooges formula of physical comedy and sight gags.
No official title or plot details are currently known, but this sequel will see Sean Hayes, Chris Diamantopoulos, and Will Sasso return to reprise the roles of Larry, Moe, and Curly. C3 and Grand Peaks will produce alongside The Exchange.
Which Avenger Will NEVER Return?
Well, if you've seen Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron then you know who we're talking about here. If you haven't ... why did you click on this?! Bookmark this page and come back and read it after you have because SPOILERS follow!
Still here? OK, you've been warned!
Marvel Studios president and Avengers 2 producer Kevin Feige recently participated in a post-Ultron screening Q&A at the University of Southern California during which time he was asked whether Quicksilver (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) could ever return despite dying at the end of the movie.
Tesla Will Show Off Model 3 Next Year
Tesla will give us our first look at its upcoming Model 3, a smaller version of the Model S, in March 2016.
Priced at just $35k, we know that the Tesla Model 3 will be the most affordable of Tesla's vehicles, but we don't know what it will look like just yet.
Production for the Tesla Model 3 will begin somewhere around late 2017.
Earlier this week, Tesla CEO Elon Musk also revealed that the company's Powerwall home battery system had already sold out until next year.
True Detective: Season 2 Character Posters Unveiled
HBO has unveiled characters posters for True Detective: Season 2.
Stars Colin Farrell, Rachel McAdams, Vince Vaughn and Taylor Kitsch have individual posters (seen below), though each one-sheet obscures the face of the actors. In addition, every print features the phrase "We get the world we deserve," which also was seen on the animated posters for the sophomore season of the HBO drama. You can click through all four in the gallery below.
True Detective: Season 2 Posters:
Set in California, True Detective: Season 2 focuses on three law enforcement officers and a career criminal. And of course there are investigations, conspiracies and lots of money involved as well.
Bones Renewed for Season 11
FOX has given the greenlight to Bones for Season 11, renewing the show nearly last minute, as we go into Upfronts next week and all of the broadcast networks announce their new schedules for the 2015-2016 season. Bones' return was considered a near-lock, with the only major holdup involving the need to sign stars Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz to new contracts for the series.
While those deals have been made, there will be a change behind-the-scenes, as longtime showrunner Stephen Nathan has decided to leave the series. Bones executive producer Jonathan Collier and co-executive producer Michael Peterson will take his place next season, reports EW.
App Store Update: May 8
Every day hundreds of new apps make their debut on the App Store, and hundreds more are updated or reduced in price. We have sifted through the noise and highlighted those select few that might be worth your attention.
Note: The prices and deals compiled below are accurate at the time we published this story, but all are subject to change.
Doodle Tanks – ($1.99)
The creators of Doodle God, Doodle Devil and Doodle Kingdom and back with even more doodlin', this time tasking you with the creation of tanks.
Star Wars Battlefront Ditches Ironsight Aiming
Fans who were expecting Star Wars: Battlefront to reboot the popular shooter series with all the trappings of its modern cousins might be in for a surprise, as DICE Executive Producer Patrick Bach has revealed the game won't include some familiar features like aiming down sights, squads, and classes.
"There are no ironsights in Star Wars, on the ordinary blasters," Bach said in an interview with Official Xbox Magazine. "You have scopes on some rifles, but there are no ironsights." This means players will be firing from the hip like real Stormtroopers unless they have a scoped weapon. It's easy enough to remember games before ironsight aiming, but these days it's hard to imagine an online shooter without squads.