HBO has confirmed the television adaptation of Watchmen will arrive on the premium service in October 2019. Season one of the drama will kick off with an episode directed by Nicole Kassell and written by series creator Damon Lindelof (Lost, The Leftovers). Emmy Award winner Lindelof and Kassell also executive produce.
The Watchmen series is adapted from what’s considered to be one of the greatest graphic novels ever penned. The award-winning, groundbreaking graphic novel was written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Dave Gibbons. The series is produced by White Rabbit in association with Warner Bros. Television. Tom Spezialy, director Stephen Williams, and Joseph Iberti serve as executive producers.
Season one will feature Oscar winner Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk) as Angela Abar, who wears two masks; one as a lead detective in The Tulsa Police Force and another as wife and mother of three. Oscar winner Jeremy Irons (Reversal of Fortune) plays the aging and imperious Lord of a British Manor. Golden Globe winner Don Johnson (Miami Vice) is Tulsa Chief of Police Judd Crawford and Emmy Award winner Jean Smart (Samantha Who?) stars as FBI Agent Laurie Blake.
Tim Blake Nelson stars in season one as Detective Looking Glass. Oscar winner Louis Gossett Jr. (An Officer and a Gentleman) is Will Reeves; Yahya Abdul-Mateen II plays Cal Abar, and Tom Mison is Mr. Phillips. Frances Fisher plays Jane Crawford, Sara Vickers is Ms. Crookshanks, and Hong Chau is mysterious trillionaire Lady Trieu. Andrew Howard, Jacob Ming-Trent, Dylan Schombing, and James Wolk also appear in season one.
The Plot:
“Set in an alternate history where masked vigilantes are treated as outlaws, Watchmen, from executive producer Damon Lindelof, embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel of the same name, while attempting to break new ground of its own.”
Regina King stars in ‘Watchmen’ (Photo by Mark Hill / HBO)
Fox’s bizarre What Just Happened??! With Fred Savage half-hour series is one of the summer’s most meta comedies. In fact, you’d be hard-pressed to name a single series released in the past couple of years to which the “meta” label so perfectly applies.
The series features Fred Savage as the host of a Talking Dead-type aftershow that focuses on a non-existent series, The Flare. The aftershow pulls in members of The Flare cast as well as recognizable guest stars to share their thoughts on the series that, again, doesn’t actually exist.
Savage was joined by The Flare actors Shiri Appleby, Tyler Ritter, and Kevin Zegers at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con where they did their best to explain how they approached their characters.
Shiri Appleby described the pitch for the show as Fred calling and asking to meet for coffee. He didn’t even need to describe the series for Appleby to agree to What Just Happened??!. She initially wasn’t sure what she was getting herself into, but now says the series is her dream job. “I didn’t really know what was going on and I got to wear my own clothes – and it was pretty mellow,” said Appleby.
“Shiri was in the pilot for us and to build a show on the foundation of a show that doesn’t exist, that foundation has to be as solid as you can make it,” explained Savage. “We needed to get someone for that show who was a phenomenal actress, someone who instantly brings credibility and gravitas to a project, and someone who you’re just genuinely fans of. And Shiri just checked all those boxes.”
Appleby was the first person Savage and the creative team thought of when casting the series. “I just couldn’t believe she agreed to do it,” said Savage. “She was our first yes, and that just sent us on our way.”
The make-believe series The Flare has a lot of fans among viewers and among the What Just Happened??! cast. “We really want to make The Flare. We really want the show The Flare to be its own show, but that’s what’s been so fun about it is you can just put stakes into it and commit to it and you didn’t have to shot the last 30 minutes,” said Appleby, laughing.
“Doing one scene at a time allows you a lot of freedom. Things don’t necessarily have to track,” confirmed Savage. He also revealed an added benefit is it means they can be super flexible with actors’ work schedules.
Because there aren’t any real specific beats to hit, the actors aren’t always sure what their lines mean. “You’re like saying lines like, ‘Wake up,’ and you’re like, ‘Wake up from what? Why is he sleeping? What do I need him to wake up for?’ It could be anything. The possibilities are endless,” explained Appleby.
When casting the series, pulling in guest stars, and gathering the behind the scenes team, Fred Savage’s mantra was, “I want people we don’t deserve. In front of the camera, behind the camera, people that we can’t get…people that you’d say you’re crazy to ask them to come do it. But that’s what I wanted. That was the mantra.”
Savage has nothing but compliments for the cast and their dedication to the project and to delving into the world without the normal amount of information on their characters. “For any other actors in lesser hands, they probably wouldn’t care what the shows about, show up and read lines, fake it. But all of these characters have really found – sometimes we write it in the scenes – but a lot of times the homework was left to them to figure out why.”
Check out the video featured above for the complete interview with Fred Savage and Shiri Appleby. They discuss more about The Flare, the guest stars, and having Avengers: Endgame spoiled before it was released. (It ties into What Just Happened??! since the running gag is that Savage’s host character always has upcoming episodes spoiled.)
EPIX’s Pennyworth delves into the life of Alfred Pennyworth (played by Jack Bannon) in the decades before he became Batman’s butler. The series explores Alfred’s introduction to Thomas Wayne, Bruce’s dad, and fills in details as to how Alfred learned to defend himself and what his world was like prior to his employment with the Waynes.
The series is set in London in the 1960s, but it’s a very stylized, reimagined version of the place and time period. Series creator Danny Cannon says part of the reason he was so interested in telling this story was the opportunity to set it in London, which had never had a DC do-over.
“Everything in the design of this show is slightly different,” explained Cannon. “If you looked at what reality was and then said, ‘What if this happened in history?’ What if these things had happened? What if there was still an armed police force, etc?’ All of that look came from there, just trying to be different, again, and create a world people would want to go to, almost like our ideal London.”
When asked what makes Jack Bannon the perfect Alfred Pennyworth, Cannon replied, “Myself and Bruno (Heller) were working on this for a year before anybody came in to cast, and it’s an impossible thing for any actor to walk into that room. I think he walked into it five times. I think he was auditioning for five months, basically, because the lead character needs to inhabit that part. That part needs to go to him because he knows it better than you. So I think that was just a question of getting to know somebody for a long time, because so much of what we rely on now is what Jack is.
I mean, when we were trying the costumes on for the first time – and it had been a long, arduous journey for him – but he put that suit on and we pushed his hair back, and then he walked from the wardrobe racks to the camera. I said, ‘Put the camera on him now,’ and I opened the stage door where we were. He did the walk and he looked like Caine, and the suit made him walk better. I said to him, ‘Confidence, confidence, confidence, whatever happens.’ I said, ‘That calming nature of someone whose shoulders are always down and the way that you could talk to a gardener or the Queen exactly the same way, that’s him. And that shot that I did of him in that test is in the main titles at the end when he walks towards it. I stole that and then animated it.”
Cannon added, “That’s how much we love him.”
In our interview with Jack Bannon at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con, he discussed finding his way into the character and what he latched onto in playing Alfred Pennyworth. Pennyworth is set to premiere on July 28, 2019.
Danny Cannon said during the costume fitting you developed a walk. Did you feel internally you were getting there with Alfred Pennyworth at that point?
Jack Bannon: “Yeah. I mean, it’s all part of the process, isn’t it? I was trying to find him, and Bruno’s script was a great starting point. But the great thing about when you’re doing the first season of something…especially something like this…we created the world so, yes, it’s London back in 1962 but it’s a DC London and it’s weirder and darker. It’s sexier and strange. And part of that is the physicality of the people – the clothes, the music, the smells almost, the whole kind of thing. So, yeah, I was definitely… You know when you put on different clothes, they make you move differently anyway, so these camera test days are long and boring for us anyway because it’s just like you change your clothes all the time. But I was like, ‘This is as much time for you as it is for them to start finding something.’
But, yeah, physicality I always find helpful. The script and the lines and the words are probably the first thing and then the next thing is the physicality. (Laughing) I mean, I wish he’d told me he thought I found it that early because I was still going for a few weeks after that.”
What about his personality did you latch onto and really delve into?
Jack Bannon: “What about Alfred’s personality? I think it was, you know, his moral compass. He always does the right thing, even if that means he has to do something bad or violent to get to the thing that he believes is right and good. I admired that within him. And this show challenges the idea of good and evil. You know, good people do bad things and vice versa. And Alfred’s always trying to stay two steps ahead and second guess. But people constantly surprise him – villains, good people, his family.”
What kind of journey would you say he’s on this season?
Jack Bannon: “Well, when we see him in the pilot he’s just out of the army and he’s a young boy, almost. He’s trying to shake off…it’s that strange age. He’s 26 and I think throughout your early 20s you’re sort of working out who you are as a person and what’s important to you. But by the end, he goes on a journey through loves, loss, the trauma and stress of his time in the army we explore in depth. That almost completely derails him. He grows up fast.”
Paramount Pictures just released a new behind-the-scenes video from the 2019 sci-fi action thriller, Gemini Man. The new featurette explores Will Smith playing Henry and his antagonist, Junior, and delves into the process of bringing the younger version of Smith to life.
“What is so special about Gemini Man is that at the center of it you have two characters played by one person across generations,” explains Will Smith. “I play both 50 year old Henry and 23 year old Junior who is sent to kill him.”
“You’re looking at Will who’s looking at his younger self. That’s a phenomenal experience for an audience,” says producer Jerry Bruckheimer.
VFX Supervisor Bill Westenhofer confirms the younger version wasn’t achieved via a de-aging process or face replacement. “What you see for Junior is a completely digital creation 100% driven by Will Smith’s performance capture.”
“The concept of a man being chased by himself, that’s a really compelling idea for a story. Thanks to the technology now it’s possible,” adds director Ang Lee.
In addition to two-time Oscar nominee Will Smith (Ali, The Pursuit of Happyness), the cast includes Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Smashed, Fargo), Oscar nominee Clive Owen (Closer), and Benedict Wong (Avengers: Endgame, Deadly Class). Two-time Oscar winner Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain, Life of Pi) directs and and Jerry Bruckheimer, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Don Granger produced the thriller.
Paramount Pictures will release Gemini Man in theaters on October 11, 2019.
The Plot:
“Gemini Man (#GeminiMan) is an innovative action-thriller starring Will Smith (#WillSmith) as Henry Brogan, an elite assassin, who is suddenly targeted and pursued by a mysterious young operative that seemingly can predict his every move.”
Director Ang Lee and Will Smith on the set of ‘Gemini Man’ from Paramount Pictures, Skydance and Jerry Bruckheimer Films.Will Smith in ‘Gemini Man’ from Paramount Pictures, Skydance and Jerry Bruckheimer Films.
Dr. Robert Ballard heads the search for Amelia Earhart’s airplane (Photo Courtesy of National Geographic)
Dr. Robert Ballard heads up a team searching for Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, in National Geographic’sExpedition Amelia. Ballard, who was responsible for finding the Titanic shipwreck in 1985, has assembled teams that will search land and water for Earhart’s remains and her airplane.
“I have always been intrigued by the story of Amelia Earhart because she shocked the world doing what everyone thought was impossible, much like what I have attempted to do my entire career as a deep-sea explorer. Also, like Amelia, I was born in Kansas, so it is only appropriate that a Kansan solves this riddle,” stated Ballard. “We have an incredible team in place of experts, scientists and explorers who are working diligently to map out this ambitious expedition. Using state-of-the-art technology and decades of evidence collected in regard to her disappearance, I would say we have a real shot at rewriting history by solving one of the greatest mysteries of our time.”
National Geographic Partners and National Geographic Society are funding the expedition. Ballard is joined by National Geographic Society’s archeologist-in-residence, Fredrik Hiebert, in the hunt for the answer to what happened to Earhart after her plane stopped responding.
Ballard’s search will be featured in Expedition Amelia, a two-hour special set to air on Sunday, October 20, 2019. Expedition Amelia is produced by Chad Cohen and executive produced by Christine Weber.
Details on the Search for Amelia Earhart, Courtesy of National Geographic:
“The ocean search will be conducted aboard EV Nautilus, owned by the Ocean Exploration Trust under the direction of Chief Operating Officer and Expedition Leader Allison Fundis. Ballard has assembled a group of Earhart experts, scientists and technicians for the monthlong journey that departs from Samoa to a remote Pacific atoll called Nikumaroro in the Republic of Kiribati on Aug. 7, 2019.
Nikumaroro is part of the Phoenix Island Protected Area, the largest and deepest mid-ocean World Heritage site. Ballard and his team, equipped with the latest in technology and scientific expertise, will explore the waters surrounding the island using remotely operated underwater vehicles and autonomous surface vessels. The archaeological team will investigate Earhart’s potential campsite using bone-sniffing dogs, DNA sampling and good, old-fashioned digging.
The special also follows clues gathered over the past 30 years by Ric Gillespie and The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR)— clues that have led Ballard to Nikumaroro. And perhaps most importantly, the film delves into Earhart herself and how she became one of the most intriguing and inspirational figures in history.”
Amazon Prime Video’s twisted superhero series The Boys just released its final season one trailer. The nearly three minute trailer dropped just days before the eight-episode first season is set to premiere on July 26, 2019. Season two of the wild and raunchy series has already been greenlit and is currently in production.
The series is based on the bestselling comics by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, with season one focusing on The Supes of The Seven and The Boys. The Boys are Billy Butcher (Karl Urban), Hughie (Jack Quaid), Mother’s Milk (Laz Alonso), Frenchie (Tomer Capon), and The Female (Karen Fukuhara). The Supes are Homelander (Antony Starr), Starlight (Erin Moriarty), Queen Maeve (Dominique McElligott), A-Train (Jessie T. Usher), The Deep (Chace Crawford), and Black Noir (Nathan Mitchell).
The first season’s cast also includes Simon Pegg as Hughie’s father and Elisabeth Shue as Madelyn Stillwell, Vought’s Senior VP of Hero Management.
Eric Kripke (Supernatural) developed the series and serves as showrunner, writer, and executive producer. Kripke also directed the season one finale. Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, Neal H. Moritz, Pavun Shetty, Ori Marmur, Ken Levin, and Jason Netter also executive produce.
The Plot:
The Boys is a fun and irreverent take on what happens when superheroes – who are as popular as celebrities, as influential as politicians and as revered as Gods – abuse their superpowers rather than use them for good. It’s the powerless against the super powerful as The Boys embark on a heroic quest to expose the truth about The Seven, and Vought – the multi-billion dollar conglomerate that manages these superheroes and covers up all of their dirty secrets.
The 2019 VMAs nominees have been announced and it’s Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift who are sitting on the top of the list. Grande and Swift both earned 10 nominations, with VMA newbies Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X also picking up multiple nominations. MTV’s VMAs will introduce two new categories for the 2019 show: “Best K-Pop” and “Video for Good.”
This year’s awards show will take place on August 26th and will air live on MTV from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
“It’s been an incredible year in music and this group of nominees perfectly reflect the rich pop music landscape,” stated Bruce Gillmer, Head of Music and Music Talent, Viacom and Co-Brand Head, MTV International. “We can’t wait to see the outcome, once the fans weigh in. It’s going to be an awesome, unforgettable evening!”
Voting is now open in 14 VMAs categories including Artist of the Year, Video of the Year, and Best New Artist. Fans can vote via vma.mtv.com.
2019 VMAs – List of Nominees
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
21 Savage ft. J. Cole – “a lot” – Epic Records
Billie Eilish – “Bad Guy” – Darkroom/Interscope Records
Ariana Grande – “thank u, next” – Republic Records
Jonas Brothers – “Sucker” – Republic Records
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Columbia Records
Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down” – Republic Records
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Cardi B – Atlantic Records
Billie Eilish – Darkroom/Interscope Records
Ariana Grande – Republic Records
Halsey – Astralwerks/Capitol Records
Jonas Brothers – Republic Records
Shawn Mendes– Island Records
SONG OF THE YEAR
Drake – “In My Feelings” – Young Money/Cash Money/Republic Records
Ariana Grande – “thank u, next” – Republic Records
Jonas Brothers – “Sucker” – Republic Records
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – “Shallow” – Interscope Records
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Columbia Records
Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down” – Republic Records
BEST NEW ARTIST
Ava Max – Atlantic Records
Billie Eilish – Darkroom/Interscope Records
H.E.R. – MBK/RCA Records
Lil Nas X – Columbia Records
Lizzo – Atlantic Records
ROSALÍA – Columbia Records
BEST COLLABORATION
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Columbia Records
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – “Shallow” – Interscope Records
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – “Señorita” – Island Records
Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco – “ME!” – Republic Records
Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber – “I Don’t Care” – Atlantic Records
BTS ft. Halsey – “Boy With Luv” – Columbia Records
PUSH ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Bazzi – Atlantic Records
CNCO – RCA Records
Billie Eilish – Darkroom/Interscope Records
H.E.R. – MBK/RCA Records
Lauv – LAUV/AWAL
Lizzo – Atlantic Records
BEST POP
5 Seconds of Summer – “Easier” – Interscope Records
Cardi B & Bruno Mars – “Please Me” – Atlantic Records
Billie Eilish – “Bad Guy” – Darkroom/Interscope Records
Khalid – “Talk” – Right Hand Music Group/RCA Records
Ariana Grande – “thank u, next” – Republic Records
Jonas Brothers – “Sucker” – Republic Records
Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down” – Republic Records
BEST HIP HOP 2 Chainz ft. Ariana Grande – “Rule the World” – 2 Chainz Ps/Def Jam
21 Savage ft. J. Cole – “a lot” – Epic Records
Cardi B – “Money” – Atlantic Records
DJ Khaled ft. Nipsey Hussle & John Legend – “Higher” – We The Best/Epic Records
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Columbia Records
Travis Scott ft. Drake – “SICKO MODE” – Epic Records/Grand Hustle/Cactus Jack
BEST R&B
Anderson .Paak ft. Smokey Robinson – “Make It Better” – Aftermath Ent/12 Tone Music
Childish Gambino – “Feels Like Summer” – RCA Records
H.E.R. ft. Bryson Tiller – “Could’ve Been” – MBK/RCA Records
Alicia Keys – “Raise A Man” – RCA Records
Ella Mai – “Trip” – 10 Summers/Interscope Records
Normani ft. 6lack – “Waves” – Keep Cool/RCA Records
BEST K-POP
BTS ft. Halsey – “Boy With Luv” – Columbia Records
BLACKPINK – “Kill This Love” – YG Entertainment/Interscope Records
Monsta X ft. French Montana – “Who Do You Love” – Epic Records
TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Cat & Dog” – Republic Records
NCT 127 – “Regular” – SM Entertainment
EXO – “Tempo” – SM Entertainment
BEST LATIN
Anuel AA, Karol G – “Secreto” – Universal Music Latino
Bad Bunny ft. Drake – “MIA” – OVO Sound/Warner Bros. Records
benny blanco, Tainy, Selena Gomez, J Balvin – “I Can’t Get Enough” – NEON16/Friends Keep Secrets/Interscope Records
Daddy Yankee ft. Snow – “Con Calma” – Universal Music Latin Entertainment
Maluma – “Mala Mía” – Sony Music US Latin
ROSALÍA & J Balvin ft. El Guincho – “Con Altura” – Columbia Records
BEST DANCE
The Chainsmokers ft. Bebe Rexha – “Call You Mine” – Disruptor/Columbia Records
Clean Bandit ft. Demi Lovato – “Solo” – Big Beat/Atlantic Records
DJ Snake ft. Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B – “Taki Taki” – DJ Snake Music Productions Ltd/Geffen
David Guetta, Bebe Rexha & J Balvin – “Say My Name” – Big Beat/Atlantic Records
Marshmello & Bastille – “Happier” – Capitol Records
Silk City & Dua Lipa – “Electricity” – Columbia Records
BEST ROCK
The 1975 – “Love It If We Made It” – Dirty Hit/Interscope Records
Fall Out Boy – “Bishops Knife Trick” – Island Records
Imagine Dragons – “Natural” – KIDinaKORNER/Interscope Records
Lenny Kravitz – “Low” – BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
Panic! At The Disco – “High Hopes” – Elektra Music Group
twenty one pilots – “My Blood” – Elektra Music Group
VIDEO FOR GOOD
Halsey – “Nightmare” – Astralwerks/Capitol Records
The Killers – “Land of the Free” – Island
Jamie N Commons, Skylar Grey ft. Gallant – “Runaway Train” – Interscope Records
John Legend – “Preach” – Columbia Records
Lil Dicky – “Earth” – Dirty Burd, Inc./Commission/BMG
Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down” – Republic Records
BEST DIRECTION
Billie Eilish – “Bad Guy” – Darkroom/Interscope Records – Directed by Dave Meyers
FKA twigs – “Cellophane” – Young Turks – Directed by Andrew Thomas Huang
Ariana Grande – “thank you, next” – Republic Records – Directed by Hannah Lux Davis
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Columbia Records – Directed by Calmatic
LSD ft. Labrinth, Sia, Diplo – “No New Friends” – Columbia Records – Directed by Dano Cerny
Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down” – Republic Records – Directed by Drew Kirsch & Taylor Swift
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Billie Eilish – “when the party’s over” – Darkroom/Interscope Records – Visual Effects by Ryan Ross, Andres Jaramillo
FKA twigs – “Cellophane” – Young Turks – Visual Effects by Matt Chandler, Fabio Zaveti for Analog
Ariana Grande – “God is a Woman” – Republic Records – Visual Effects by Fabrice Lagayette, Kristina Prilukova & Rebecca Rice for Mathematic
DJ Khaled ft. SZA – “Just Us” – We The Best/Epic Records – Visual Effects by Sergii Mashevskyi
LSD ft. Labrinth, Sia, Diplo – “No New Friends” – Columbia Records – Visual Effects by Ethan Chancer
Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco – “ME!” – Republic Records – Visual Effects by Loris Paillier & Lucas Salton for BUF VFX
BEST EDITING
Anderson .Paak ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Tints” – Aftermath Ent/12 Tone Music – Editing by Elias Talbot
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Columbia Record – Editing by Calmatic
Billie Eilish – “Bad Guy” – Darkroom/Interscope Records – Editing by Billie Eilish
Ariana Grande – “7 Rings” – Republic Records – Editing by Hannah Lux Davis & Taylor Walsh
Solange – “Almeda” – Columbia Records – Editing by Solange Knowles, Vinnie Hobbs, Jonathon Proctor
Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down” – Republic Records – Editing by Jarrett Fijal
BEST ART DIRECTION
BTS ft. Halsey – “Boy With Luv” – Columbia Records – Art Direction by JinSil Park, BoNa Kim (MU:E)
Ariana Grande – “7 Rings” – Republic Records – Art Direction by John Richoux
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Columbia Records – Art Direction by Itaru Dela Vegas
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – “Señorita” – Island Records – Art Direction by Tatiana Van Sauter
Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down” – Republic Records – Art Direction by Brittany Porter
Kanye West and Lil’ Pump ft. Adele Givens – “I Love It” – Warner Records & Def Jam Music Group – Art Direction by Tino Schaedler
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
FKA twigs – “Cellophane” – Young Turks – Choreography by Kelly Yvonne
ROSALÍA & J Balvin ft. El Guincho – “Con Altura” – Columbia Records – Choreography by Charm La’Donna
LSD ft. Labrinth, Sia, Diplo – “No New Friends” – Columbia Records – Choreography by Ryan Heffington
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – “Señorita” – Island Records – Choreography by Calvit Hodge, Sara Biv
Solange – “Almeda” – Columbia Records – Choreography by Maya Taylor, Solange Knowles
BTS ft. Halsey – “Boy With Luv” – Columbia Records – Choreography by Rie Hata
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Anderson .Paak ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Tints” – Aftermath Ent/12 Tone Music – Cinematography by Elias Talbot
Billie Eilish – “hostage” – Darkroom/Interscope Records – Cinematography by Pau Castejon
Ariana Grande – “thank you, next” – Republic Records – Cinematography by Christopher Probst
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – “Señorita” – Island Records – Cinematography by Scott Cunningham
Solange – “Almeda” – Columbia Records – Cinematography by Chayse Irvin, Ryan Marie Helfant, Justin Hamilton
Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco – “ME!” – Republic Records – Cinematography by Starr Whitesides
The CW’s The Flash and Supergirl used the San Diego Comic Con to announce three new cast members for their upcoming seasons. Sendhil Ramamurthy (Heroes, New Amsterdam) is confirmed to play the DC villain Bloodwork (aka Dr. Ramsey Rosso) in the sixth season of the comic-book inspired series, The Flash, premiering on Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at 8pm ET/PT. Julie Gonzalo (Veronica Mars) and Staz Nair (Game of Thrones) have joined the cast of season five of Supergirl.
Bloodwork is described as “a brilliant physician with a genius intellect, and the world’s leading expert on hematological oncology. A former colleague of S.T.A.R. Labs’ Caitlin Snow (Danielle Panabaker), Rosso rekindles their friendship after they are reunited by an unexpected event. But their longtime bond is quickly shattered when the doctor’s desire to defy the laws of nature takes him down a dark path…one that transforms Rosso from an old friend into the most chilling villain Team Flash has ever faced: the monstrous Bloodwork.”
Julie Gonzalo will play DC Character Andrea Rojas (aka Acrata) and Staz Nair will play an original character named William Dey.
Gonzalo’s Andrea Rojas is “a polished businesswoman and heir to a Central American tech empire.” She will be “making a hostile advance into the world of media. Unapologetic and unafraid to make waves, she also holds a mystical secret.”
Nair’s reporter William Dey appears to be a “cynic and a sellout who looks down on Kara’s earnest idealism. Dey’s not interested in making friends, he just wants to get the story — but his ties to the criminal underworld could prove problematic.”
Both Gonzalo and Nair will debut on the series during the first episode of Supergirl season five arriving on October 6, 2019 at 9pm ET/PT.
The CW also released an official photo of series star Melissa Benoist in her new season five Supergirl costume. The Kryptonian supersuit was designed by Victoria Auth and created by Ironhead Studios and Bill Hargates Costumes. “We’re beyond excited to update Supergirl’s iconic suit. We think her new image is strong and powerful. We hope the fans are as excited about it as we are,” explained executive producers Jessica Queller and Robert Rovner.
Shannen Doherty to guest star on ‘Riverdale’ (Photo Credit: Kurt Iswarienko)
The CW’s Riverdale will begin its fourth season with a special episode that pays tribute to recently deceased cast member, Luke Perry. Season four episode one will be titled “Chapter Fifty-Eight: In Memoriam” and, as just announced by executive producer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, will guest star Luke Perry’s friend and Beverly Hills, 90210 co-star Shannen Doherty. Aguirre-Sacasa made the announcement during the series’ panel at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con.
“In Memoriam” will air on Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at 8pm ET/PT. Per The CW, “the season premiere will reflect Luke Perry’s enduring legacy and the indelible imprint his character, Fred Andrews, had on Riverdale.”
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa told the Riverdale fans in attendance at the Con panel that Perry had wanted Shannen Doherty to appear on the series since the show’s first season. “They were such good friends, and when we were putting together this tribute episode, we wanted to make it as special as possible, and so we asked Shannen to do a pivotal, super-emotional role. She read the script and immediately said ‘yes.’ It’s very impactful,” explained Aguirre-Sacasa.
Shannen Doherty’s credits include Charmed, North Shore, Our House, and Heathers. She’s reuniting with her 90210 co-stars for a limited series, BH90210.
It was also revealed there will be a new Riverdale High principal when the show returns for season four. Kerr Smith (The Fosters, Life Unexpected) joins the cast in the recurring role of Mr. Honey, a character described as “a bit of a hard-ass who takes a harder line with the students this year, especially with the seniors.”
The cast of season four includes KJ Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse, Marisol Nichols, Madelaine Petsch, Mark Consuelos, Casey Cott, Charles Melton, Vanessa Morgan, Skeet Ulrich, and Mädchen Amick.
Jack Huston joins the ‘Fargo’ season 4 cast (Photo Courtesy of FX)
FX has finally announced additional details on the much anticipated fourth season of Fargo. Chris Rock was previously announced to star in season four, and now we know who’ll be starring alongside him in the critically acclaimed series.
Jack Huston, Jason Schwartzman, Ben Whishaw, Jessie Buckley, Salvatore Esposito, Andrew Bird, Jeremie Harris, Gaetano Bruno, Anji White, Francesco Acquaroli, E’myri Crutchfield, and Amber Midthunder are confirmed for season four which is expected to begin shooting this fall in Chicago.
FX is targeting a 2020 premiere for the drama’s fourth season. The series debuted in April 2014, with season two airing in 2015. The 10-episode third season didn’t arrive until April 2017.
Fargo is based on the award-winning film of the same name. The series was created by Noah Hawley who serves as showrunner, writer, and director. Hawley and his production company 26 Keys will lead the creative team once again, with Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (writers/directors of the feature film) serving as executive producers. Warren Littlefield also returns to executive produce.
Fargo Season 4 New Characters:
JACK HUSTON (Boardwalk Empire) as “Odis Weff”
JASON SCHWARTZMAN (Wet Hot American Summer: 10 Years Later) as “Josto Fadda”
BEN WHISHAW (Mary Poppins Returns) as “Rabbi Milligan”
JESSIE BUCKLEY (Beast) as ”Oraetta Mayflower”
SALVATORE ESPOSITO (Gomorrah) as “Gaetano Fadda”
ANDREW BIRD as “Thurman Smutney”
JEREMIE HARRIS (Legion) as “Leon Bittle”
GAETANO BRUNO as “Constant Calamita”
ANJI WHITE (The Chi) as “Dibrell Smutney”
FRANCESCO ACQUAROLI as “Ebal Violante”
E’MYRI CRUTCHFIELD (Roots) as “Ethelrida Pearl Smutney”
AMBER MIDTHUNDER (Hell or High Water) as “Swanee Capps”
The Season 4 Plot:
“In 1950, at the end of two great American migrations — that of Southern Europeans from countries like Italy, who came to the US at the turn of the last century and settled in northern cities like New York, Chicago — and African Americans who left the south in great numbers to escape Jim Crow and moved to those same cities — you saw a collision of outsiders, all fighting for a piece of the American dream. In Kansas City, Missouri, two criminal syndicates have struck an uneasy peace. One Italian, one African American. Together they control an alternate economy — that of exploitation, graft and drugs. This too is the history of America. To cement their peace, the heads of both families have traded their youngest sons.
Chris Rock plays the head of one family, a man who — in order to prosper — has surrendered his youngest boy to his enemy, and who must in turn raise his enemy’s son as his own. It’s an uneasy peace, but profitable. And then the head of the Kansas City mafia goes into the hospital for routine surgery and dies. And everything changes. It’s a story of immigration and assimilation, and the things we do for money. And as always, a story of basically decent people who are probably in over their heads. You know, Fargo.”
