The cast of the timely comedy Space Force has expanded by six. Netflix announced John Malkovich, Ben Schwartz, Diana Silvers, Tawny Newsome, Jimmy O. Yang, and Alex Sparrow have signed on to the streaming service’s new comedy series.
Steve Carell was previously announced to star in the series. Carell co-created the comedy with Greg Daniels (The Office, King of the Hill, Parks and Recreation), and both are on board as executive producers, with Daniels serving as the season one showrunner. Howard Klein/3Arts (The Office, The Mindy Project, Parks and Recreation) is also executive producing.
BAFTA nominee Paul King (Paddington, Paddington 2) is directing the first two episodes.
Space Force‘s first season will consist of 10 30-minute episodes and is expected to launch in 2020.
Space Force Details and Character Descriptions, Courtesy of Netflix:
The Plot: “Workplace comedy centered around the people back on Earth tasked with creating a sixth branch of the armed services… Space Force.”
Steve Carell plays “Mark R. Naird,” a General tapped by the White House to lead a new branch of the Armed Forces with the goal of putting American “Boots on the Moon” by 2024.
John Malkovich plays “Dr. Adrian Mallory” – Head Science Advisor, brilliant, arrogant and hoping to prevent space from becoming the next great international battlefield.
Ben Schwartz plays “F. Tony Scarapiducci” – A self-centered media consultant whose Machiavellian goals only sometimes line up with those of Mark or Space Force.
Diana Silvers plays “Erin Naird” – Popular and an A-student in Washington DC, Mark’s daughter is an outcast in Wild Horse Colorado after transferring to a remote military base and turns to delinquency.
Tawny Newsome plays “Angela Ali” – Helicopter pilot, ambitious and competitive, with secret dreams that she keeps close to the vest.
Jimmy O. Yang plays “Doctor Chan Kaifang” – Doctor Mallory’s right hand man, Chan is a brilliant astrophysicist and rocket engineer who immigrated from China as a teenager and loves all things American, from fly fishing to the Baltimore Orioles.
Alex Sparrow plays “Yuri ‘Bobby’ Telatovich” – A charming observer from the Russian government, Yuri is curious about many things in Mark’s life, like his daughter, or the tech specs of the Javelin missile.
Jennifer Lopez and Shakira are 2020’s Super Bowl Halftime Show performers. (Photo Credit: Pepsi / Roc Nation / NFL)
The NFL, Pepsi, and Roc Nation announced that Jennifer Lopez and Shakira are confirmed to perform at halftime during the 2020 Super Bowl. Super Bowl LIV will take place at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Sunday, February 2nd.
“Ever since I saw Diana Ross fly off into the sky at the Halftime Show, I dreamed of performing at the Super Bowl,” said Jennifer Lopez. “And now it’s made even more special not only because it’s the NFL’s 100th anniversary, but also because I am performing with a fellow Latina. I can’t wait to show what us girls can do on the world’s biggest stage.”
“I’m so honored to be taking on one of the world’s biggest stages in the company of a fellow female artist to represent Latinos and Latinas from the U.S. and all over the world — and to top it off, on my birthday!” said Shakira. “This is a true American dream and we are going to bring the show of a lifetime!”
The Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show is, according to the NFL, the most-watched musical performance of the year. Just under 100 million viewers tuned in to check out the 2019 Super Bowl Halftime Show which featured Maroon 5, Travis Scott, and Big Boi. Beyoncé, Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Bruno Mars, Prince, and Madonna have all taken the stage to perform during football’s championship game.
Jennifer Lopez has sold over 75 million records and her recent performance in the critically acclaimed film Hustlers has earned Oscar buzz. Lopez was named to the TIME 100 list and was nominated for a Golden Globe for her starring role in Selena.
Shakira’s also sold more than 75 million records and has earned three Grammy Awards as well as 11 Latin Grammys. She also has the distinction of being one of the top five YouTube artists in history.
The NFL Network is producing the Pepsi Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show telecast and Ricky Kirshner is executive producing. Hamish Hamilton is on board to direct.
Netflix just released a new official trailer for The Irishman directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese. Scorsese’s new drama is the ninth feature film he and Robert De Niro have worked on together as director and actor.
The cast is led by two-time Oscar winner Robert De Niro (Raging Bull, The Godfather: Part II), Oscar winner Al Pacino (Scent of a Woman), and Oscar winner Joe Pesci (Goodfellas). Harvey Keitel, Ray Romano, Bobby Cannavale, Anna Paquin, Stephen Graham, Stephanie Kurtzuba, Jack Huston, Kathrine Narducci, Jesse Plemons, Domenick Lombardozzi, Paul Herman, Gary Basaraba, and Marin Ireland also star in The Irishman.
Steven Zaillan adapted Charles Brandt’s 2003 book, I Heard You Paint Houses, for the screen. Scorsese, De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Irwin Winkler, Gerald Chamales, Gaston Pavlovich, and Randall Emmett produce.
Martin Scorsese’s behind the scenes team includes director of photography Rodrigo Prieto, production designer Bob Shaw, costume designers Christopher Peterson and Sandy Powell, and editor Thelma Schoonmaker. Lucasfilm’s Industrial Light & Magic was tapped to transform De Niro and the cast into younger versions of themselves for flashbacks.
Netflix will release the drama in theaters on November 1 and on Netflix November 27, 2019.
The Irishman Plot, Courtesy of Netflix:
Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci star in Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, an epic saga of organized crime in post-war America told through the eyes of World War II veteran Frank Sheeran, a hustler and hitman who worked alongside some of the most notorious figures of the 20th century. Spanning decades, the film chronicles one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in American history, the disappearance of legendary union boss Jimmy Hoffa, and offers a monumental journey through the hidden corridors of organized crime: its inner workings, rivalries and connections to mainstream politics.
Al Pacino stars in ‘The Irishman’ (Photo Credit: Netflix)
The CW’s The Flash star Candice Patton says Iris and Barry will be dealing with the loss of Nora as season six picks up. At the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con, Patton also talked about her hopes for Iris’ career as a Pultizer-prize winning reporter.
Season six of The Flash premieres on October 8, 2019. New episodes arrive on Tuesdays at 8pm ET/PT.
Last season ended in heartbreak for Iris over Nora. How is Iris handling that this season?
Candice Patton: “I feel like Iris is always in trauma. I feel like most of what I’ve been doing the last six seasons is crying. But, yeah, we pick up 10 seconds after season five. Obviously, the death of Nora is still very fresh for Barry and Iris. We watch them both try and deal with it in their own way – maybe not in the healthiest of ways. Very early on we watch them come to the conclusion that they’ve got to properly grieve Nora to move forward and get back to being Team Flash and also, ultimately, get to deal with the Crisis on Infinite Earths.”
There’s a new bad guy this season. How much interaction will Iris have with this person?
Candice Patton: “I don’t know. So far, not much. I imagine that none of us are going to escape this villain. I’m sure we’ll come to blows at some point. Iris is always kind of finding herself in the middle of things with her reporting and being nosy. So I’m sure their paths will cross.”
How much of Iris the reporter will we see in season six?
Candice Patton: “A lot more. […] I do think we’re getting into it. We saw Iris start her own newspaper last season. She has her own office. This season we’re going to see my character there much more. She’s hiring a team of employees. We’re really moving toward the idea of a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist that we know from the comics. So, I’m really, really excited about that.
I didn’t want the show to end without us doing that. Comic book fans know her as this ace reporter and so I wanted us to get to that before it all is said and done.”
Will we also delve more into her personal life?
Candice Patton: “Yeah. I think every episode is going to be more focused on certain characters. I think we’re going to get to learn a lot more about certain characters. I’m really excited about that. Obviously, I feel like Barry, Iris, Joe – we’re kind of the heart of the show. I don’t think I’m going to escape the family and the love of it all. So, I think we’re definitely going to be dealing with those issues.
With the date change of the newspaper, there’s obviously a lot of heartbreak potentially coming.”
What about lots of joy and happiness?
Candice Patton: “I hope so. I don’t know. Someone was mentioning earlier is Iris going to get pregnant. There’s always potential for joy and happiness.”
Can we look forward to another girls night episode?
Candice Patton: “Oh my gosh! I forgot about that. I would love that. Maybe during the crossover there’s a moment for the ladies to get together. I don’t know.”
Iris and Lois…reporters on the town.
Candice Patton: “Listen, it’s such a missed opportunity I feel like. You’ve got these two iconic reporters. I feel like they should know and meet each other. Who knows? It’s not impossible. I would love that.”
How is Nora’s sacrifice affecting the West-Allen family? Is there tension or does it bring them closer together?
Candice Patton: “I think a little bit of both. Grief is never an easy thing for a family to deal with. Barry and Iris have a common goal which is to stay married and deal with everything together, so I don’t think there’s any fear of that. But, it’s definitely not easy. But, yeah, I think the thing you can always fall back on is that they love each other and they want to see it through together.”
The CW’s Supergirl returns for its fifth season with episode one, “Event Horizon.” Season five will see Supergirl wearing a new costume and also will mark the final season of Mehcad Brooks as Jimmy Olsen. Secrets will be revealed and new relationships will be formed.
Season five episode one was directed by Jesse Warn from a script by Derek Simon and Nicki Holcomb. “Event Horizon” airs on October 6, 2019 at 9pm ET/PT.
The cast is led by Melissa Benoist as Kara Danvers/Supergirl. Chyler Leigh is Alex Danvers, Mehcad Brooks is James Olsen/Guardian, David Harewood is Hank Henshaw/J’onn J’onzz, Katie McGrath is Lena Luthor, Jesse Rath is Brainiac-5, Nicole Maines is Nia Nal/Dreamer, Azie Tesfai is Kelly Olsen, and Andrea Brooks is Eve Teschmacher.
The “Event Horizon” Plot – SEASON PREMIERE – Kara (Benoist) is surprised to find that CatCo has a new owner who has brought in a star reporter. New couples emerge and explore their budding relationships while J’onn J’onzz (Harewood) receives an unexpected visitor.
Supergirl Series Details, The CW:
“Supergirl is an action-adventure drama based on the DC character Kara Zor-El, (Benoist). Twelve-year-old Kara escaped the doomed planet Krypton and was sent to Earth where she was raised by a foster family. Kara grew up in the shadow of her foster sister, Alex (Leigh), and learned to conceal the phenomenal powers she shares with her famous cousin, Superman, in order to keep her identity a secret.
Years later, Kara was living in National City and still concealing her powers, when a plane crash threatened Alex’s life and Kara took to the sky to save her. Now, Kara balances her work as a reporter for CatCo Worldwide Media with her work for the Department of Extra-Normal Operations (DEO), a super-secret government organization whose mission is to keep National City – and the Earth – safe from sinister threats. As Kara struggles to navigate her relationships and her burgeoning life as a reporter, her heart soars as she takes to the skies as Supergirl.”
The first season of CBS’s All Rise continues with episode two airing on September 30, 2019. Episode two, titled “Long Day’s Journey Into ICE,” was directed by Michael M. Robin from a script by Gregory Nelson.
All Rise new episodes air on Mondays at 9pm ET/PT.
Season one of the drama stars Simone Missick as Lola Carmichael, Wilson Bethel as Mark Callan, Marg Helgenberger as Lisa Benner, Jessica Camacho as Emily Lopez, J. Alex Brinson as Luke Watkins, Lindsay Mendez as Sara Castillo, and Ruthie Ann Miles as Sherri Kansky.
“Long Day’s Journey Into ICE” guest stars include Reggie Lee, Roland Ruiz, Stefanee Martin, Kelly Frye, and Yancey Arias. John Colton, Ava Deluca-Verley, Rishi Arya, Lindsey Gort, Robert Curtis Brown, Ahmad Dugas, Josh Latzer, and Melanie Reif also guest star in episode two.
The “Long Day’s Journey into ICE” Plot – When an ICE agent pursues a defendant in Lola’s courtroom, she must fend him off while determining the appropriate sentence for the offender, an undocumented immigrant, whose crime was warning people of a grocery store selling spoiled goods.
Details on All Rise, Courtesy of CBS:
“All Rise is a courthouse drama that follows the chaotic, hopeful and sometimes absurd lives of its judges, prosecutors and public defenders, as they work with bailiffs, clerks and cops to get justice for the people of Los Angeles amidst a flawed legal process. Among them is newly appointed Judge Lola Carmichael (Missick), a highly regarded and impressive deputy district attorney who doesn’t intend to sit back on the bench in her new role, but instead leans in, immediately pushing the boundaries and challenging the expectations of what a judge can be.”
Season two of CBS’s crime drama FBI continues with episode two, “The Lives of Others.” Episode two was directed by Alex Chapple from a script by David Amann and is set to air on Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at 9pm ET/PT.
The season two cast includes Missy Peregrym as Special Agent Maggie Bell, Zeeko Zaki as Special Agent Omar Adom ‘OA’ Zidan, Ebonée Noel as Kristen Chazal, and Jeremy Sisto as Jubal Valentine.
“The Lives of Others” features guest stars Amy Rutberg, Sebastian Arcelus, Owen Dammacco, Roshawn Franklin, Brad Frazier, and Taylor Anthony Miller. Jordan Gelber, Caroline Huey, Patrick Murney, Nemuna Ceesay, Craig Wroe, Jacopo Rampini, Martin Barabas, Joe Feldman-Barros, and Natasha Murray also guest star in episode two.
“The Lives of Others” Plot – After the son of a prominent Mommy blogger is kidnapped, the team must sweep through her two million followers to find the culprit. Also, Kristen continues to adjust to life as a field agent with her new partner, Stuart Scola (John Boyd).
The FBI Plot, Courtesy of CBS:
“FBI is a fast-paced drama about the inner workings of the New York office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This elite unit brings to bear all their talents, intellect and technical expertise on major cases in order to keep New York and the country safe. Born into a multigenerational law enforcement family, Special Agent Maggie Bell commits deeply to the people she works with as well as those she protects. Her partner is Special Agent Omar Adom ‘OA’ Zidan, a West Point graduate via Bushwick who spent two years undercover for the DEA before being cherry-picked by the FBI.
Overseeing them is Special Agent in Charge, Isobel Castille, who operates under intense pressure and has undeniable command authority. The team also includes Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jubal Valentine, the nerve center of the office whose ability to easily relate to and engage with both superiors and subordinates makes him a master motivator. Kristen Chazal is the team’s most valued resource, a brilliant analyst recruited straight out of university who can piece together the big picture faster than anyone. These first-class agents tenaciously investigate cases of tremendous magnitude, including terrorism, organized crime and counterintelligence.”
The CW’s much-anticipated new superhero series Batwoman is set to premiere on Sunday, October 6, 2019. The first episode sets up the world Kate Kane/Batwoman inhabits and was directed by Marcos Siega from a script by Caroline Dries.
New episodes of Batwoman will air on Sundays at 8pm ET/PT.
Ruby Rose leads the cast as Kate Kane/Batwoman. The season one cast also includes Dougray Scott as Jacob Kane, Meagan Tandy as Sophie Moore, Elizabeth Anweis as Catherine Hamilton-Kane, and Rachel Skarsten as Alice. Camrus Johnson is Luke Fox and Nicole Kang plays Mary.
“Pilot” Plot and Series Details: Kate Kane (Rose) never planned to be Gotham’s new vigilante. Gotham is a city in despair, the Gotham City Police Department have been overrun and outgunned by criminal gangs. Enter Jacob Kane (Scott) and his military-grade Crows Private Security, which now protects the city with omnipresent firepower and militia. Years before, Jacob’s first wife and daughter were killed in the crossfire of Gotham crime. He sent his only surviving daughter, Kate Kane, away from Gotham for her safety.
After a dishonorable discharge from military school and years of brutal survival training, Kate returns home when the Alice in Wonderland gang targets her father and his security firm by kidnapping his best Crow officer – and Kate’s ex-girlfriend – Sophie Moore (Tandy). Although remarried to wealthy socialite Catherine Hamilton-Kane (Anweis), who bankrolls the Crows, Jacob is still struggling with the family he lost, while keeping Kate –– the daughter he still has –– at a distance. But Kate is a woman who’s done asking for permission. In order to help her family and her city, she’ll have to become the one thing her father loathes –– a vigilante.
With the help of her compassionate stepsister, Mary (Kang), and the crafty Luke Fox (Johnson), the son of Wayne Enterprises’ tech guru Lucius Fox, Kate Kane continues the legacy of her missing cousin, Bruce Wayne, as Batwoman.
Still holding a flame for Sophie, Kate uses everything in her power to combat the dark machinations of the psychotic Alice (Skarsten), who’s always somewhere slipping between sane and insane. Armed with a passion for social justice and a flair for speaking her mind, Kate soars through the shadowed streets of Gotham as Batwoman.
Ready for a little Cake? FXX’s new series is set to debut tonight at 10:30pm ET/PT and with the premiere just hours away, the network’s released a lengthy “Quarter Life Poetry: Damn I Love This Friday Night” music video.
The video was written by and stars Samantha Jayne and features music by Jayne, Christian Hanlon, and Dom La Nena. Arturo Perez Jr directed the six-minute music video.
In addition to showing off the video, FXX released details on both “Quarter Life Poetry” and the new series, Cake.
Quarter Life Poetry:
“Quarter Life Poetry, based on the hit book and Instagram account of the same name, is a series of darkly funny vignettes about the anxiety of life in your twenties. From the mind of creator/star Samantha Jayne, Quarter Life Poetry is #relatable for the young, the broke and the hangry.”
Details on Cake:
“Cake is a handcrafted assortment of bite-sized shorts carefully curated and served up as a tasty treat for the mind. Featuring a diverse array of narratives from storytellers both new and established, this half-hour weekly showcase features both live-action and animated comedy programs of varied length that are equal parts thought-provoking, laugh-inducing, artistic, authentic and raw. (Not to mention, totally gif-able!)
Whether you love surprising animation, relatable musical poetry or emotionally-charged comedy, there’s something for everyone to enjoy! Cake currently features Oh Jerome, No; Quarter Life Poetry; Two Pink Doors; Psychotown; Drifters; Daytime Noir; The Places Where We Live; the Joe Bennett Collection, BeSheMoth and many more.”
Samantha Jayne in “Quarter Life Poetry” on ‘Cake’ (Photo Credit: FXX)
Are you ready to bid farewell to The CW’s Arrow? The comic book-inspired series that launched the network into the world of costumed superheroes will kick off its final season on October 15, 2019.
The Arrow cast made one final stop at the San Diego Comic-Con in support of the series at the heart of The CW’s Arrow-verse. Katie Cassidy (“Laurel Lance” / “Black Siren”) and Juliana Harkavy (“Dinah Drake” / “Black Canary”) joined their fellow Arrow stars to discuss where we pick up with their characters going into season eight.
Arrow will air in the Tuesdays at 9pm ET/PT timeslot immediately following episodes of The Flash.
How is Laurel and which Laurel are we now?
Katie Cassidy: “I know. I’m still trying to figure that out. We are as if Laurel never died. So, she still went through everything she went through. She’s still got a little edgy sassiness because she’s gone through a lot of sh*t. So that’s the version that you’re seeing. I’ve also got a new costume. It is so dope; it’s so cool. […] Out of all the costumes it’s fantastic.
Also, I’m directing episode 803. I’m really excited. I went through the WB directors’ workshop over hiatus and I learned so much. I feel…I shouldn’t say overly prepared…but I definitely feel ready. I’m really excited because these actors are so good and so for my first time directing, I’m so lucky. I have great people who I know and love and to just be able to work with them is just going to be awesome.”
What’s on your Laurel bucket list?
Katie Cassidy: “I’m in denial. I think I should get to do the salmon ladder. I think Caity Lotz is the only girl who’s done it. It’s this swinging thing and a technique you have to get down. I used to be a real competitive gymnast. […] I was like, ‘Why can’t you just write me in so I can try it?’ They said, ‘Well, can you do it?’ I was like, ‘I don’t know. Maybe…’
So, could you imagine if this whole time I had never tried it and the first time I do I’m like, ‘Do ta do ta do.’ We’ll see. It could be a disaster. It would be cool though if I could do it.”
What do you hope is the show’s legacy?
Katie Cassidy: “I mean, I think it’s everything we’ve been saying about the theme. Someone asked me what is it that you want fans to walk away remembering and it is that you – I know it sounds cheesy, but it’s true – you have a city of heroes and that’s who we want to be and I feel like who we have been to our fans.
There’s so many people who’ve come up to me and other cast members and they say, ‘Thank you. This show has saved my life,’ whether it be addiction or something else. ‘I was in a really bad place.’ And it’s stuff like that, just being able to inspire and let people know you have people to look up to. Even though we’re playing characters who are superheroes, I like to think we try and do a good job of being a good influence to our fans.”
Arrow’s ending but is there a chance Laurel will show up on a different show in the Arrow-verse, like Legends of Tomorrow? (Note: the interview took place before the news broke that a possible female-driven spin-off is being discussed.)
Katie Cassidy: “I would love that because I love Caity. Caity Lotz is one of my closest friends. She was my roommate in Vancouver for a while. This season we’re in the same building and her apartment is right below mine. We go down to each other’s rooms; we watch movies together. She actually did the director’s program as well. It’s been cool to bounce ideas off of her. She’s very creative. She’s got great ideas.”
Will the Canary get to come out and play during “Crisis”?
Juliana Harkavy: “Oh god, I hope so. I think so but I’m trying not to get my expectations too high.”
Where do we pick up with her at the start of the season?
Juliana Harkavy: “The very start of the season is a bit of a departure. We’re doing something a little bit different. It’s something different and unexpected so I’m very excited to see what people think. At the beginning of the season she’s still the police captain. She’s also still trying to figure out where to find her footing when her team is falling apart in a sense. But it’s going to be a little bit of a twist on what we normally see.”
Do you feel more grounded within your role as you start the season or is it still finding the footing once again?
Juliana Harkavy: “That’s such an interesting question. I think every time we start the season it’s like the first day of school all over again. I’m nervous and I’m finding my footing. (Laughing) I’m like, ‘I forgot how to act!’ But that’s sort of the beauty of the process. You trip over everything and then you find it.”
What’s on your bucket list for Dinah?
Juliana Harkavy: “I’ve been thinking about that. Because we only get the scripts one week at a time, I don’t know where she ends the entire series. But, I just hope that she… She’s a character who’s always carried so much. She’s had a lot of things in her past, so I hope she finds some kind of resolve. Like, she finds her direction and she finds herself. She’s going back and forth, ‘Am I a vigilante? Am I a police captain?’ So, I would just like to see her land on her feet and be like this is what I am so that when we take her to the next place, she’s really strong in herself.”
Are you happy with how Dinah’s progressed over the seasons because she’s come so far?
Juliana Harkavy: “Yeah, I am. Especially the future stuff has been so interesting because it’s given us such opportunity to really do rich work as actors. To just jump 20 years in the future, you can fill in whatever you want to in the middle for the most part. It’s been really rewarding so I really am grateful to our writers and our producers for the storyline they’ve given her. I think it’s been really cool and interesting.”
We saw Oliver get pulled away at the end of last season. How is that directly affecting Dinah with the Green Arrow not being there?
Juliana Harkavy: “I think Dinah feels a sense of she has to step up now. I think she feels like who’s left and what can we do? Because the hierarchy of the team is important and our leader is gone, she definitely – also Dinah being Dinah – she feels the need to sort of step up to that position. Not that she wants to be in charge, but who will? Because someone needs to take care of the team.”
It sounds like the show starts off a little emotional. What is the tone for Dinah during this time?
Juliana Harkavy: “Ohhh, I love that. I think she’s exploring. I think she’s exploring, and I think that her tone is one of sort of searching and openness. Because a lot of things are happening that she… When Dinah first comes on the show and says something about I saw this and that, and Diggle’s like, ‘Well, we’ve dealt with aliens,’ and she’s like, ‘Aliens?!’ There’s all these things in the universe that she has no idea about and she’s going to discover more and more of them.”
What do you hope the show’s legacy will be?
Juliana Harkavy: “Oh wow… I hope it makes people want to be better people. I hope it makes people want to be just and make the right choices. Even if they don’t make the right choices, surround themselves with the right people who can put them in that direction. That’s very important.”
