Motorsports superstar Travis Pastrana riding the Indian Scout FTR750 for HISTORY’s ‘Evel Live.’
History is teaming up with Nitro Circus for the three-hour live event, Evel Live, set to air on Sunday, July 8, 2018 at 5pm PT and 8pm ET. The live special will feature Travis Pastrana attempting to surpass three of Evel Knievel’s most memorable jumps.
The Evel Live special will take place in Las Vegas and will be hosted by America Ninja Warrior‘s Matt Iseman. Sal Masekala is hosting the roundtable during the event which will feature “celebrity and expert panelists comprised of athletes, analysts and more.” Carey Hart, Johnny Knoxville (the Jackass series, Action Point, Being Evel) and the panelists will handle the commentary throughout the event, with ESPN reporter Kimberly Pressler on board as a sideline reporter.
ABC Chief Meteorologist Ginger Zee is on board to discuss how the heat and wind might affect Pastrana’s jumps.
The special’s executive produced by Trip Taylor and Dave Mateus for Nitro Circus Media Productions, with Zachary Behr, Sean Boyle, and Mary E. Donahue executive producing for History.
The Evel Live Details: “During Evel Live, Travis Pastrana will attempt to exceed three of Knievel’s most iconic jumps. Pastrana will first look to surpass Knievel’s 50 crushed car record as well as his 14 bus record by jumping 16 Greyhound buses (located directly behind Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, Paris Las Vegas and Bally’s Las Vegas). Then Pastrana will cap the night off by attempting to complete the famous Caesars Palace fountain jump that 50 years ago left Knievel grasping for his life.
Raising the stakes even higher, Pastrana will attempt these jumps on a v-twin motorcycle similar to what Evel used. He will be jumping a modern day evolution of the flat track motorcycles of the past, the Indian Scout FTR750. If successful, Pastrana will be the first person to complete all three jumps in one night.
Throughout the three-hour event Kelly Knievel (elder son of the late Evel Knievel), along with Pastrana family members, will discuss the persona and legend that Evel created; the impact he has had on America; what it is like to watch these nerve-wracking moments as a family member and why Pastrana is the perfect person to pay tribute to Evel. Archival footage of the history behind Knievel’s many daring jumps will also be woven throughout the three hours.”
CBS All Access has announced the new mystery series, One Dollar, will debut on Thursday, August 30, 2018. The series’ first season will consist of 10 episodes which will be available on demand to CBS All Access subscribers each Thursdays following its August 30th premiere.
Along with announcing the season premiere date, CBS All Access released the official poster for season one.
One Dollar stars John Carroll Lynch, Nathaniel Martello-White, Chris Denham, Philip Ettinger, Kirrilee Berger, Gracie Lawrence, Joshua Bitton, Níkẹ Uche Kadri and Hamilton Clancy. The cast also includes Greg Germann, Sturgill Simpson, Aleksa Palladino with Jeff Perry and Leslie Odom Jr. in recurring roles. Craig Zobel (The Leftovers) directed the first season and executive produces with Matt DeRoss, Alexandre Dauman, and Jason Mosberg.
The Plot and Characters:One Dollar is a mystery set in a small rust belt town in post-recession America, where a one-dollar bill changing hands connects a group of characters involved in a shocking multiple murder. The path of the dollar bill and point of view in each episode paint a picture of a modern American town with deep class and cultural divides that spill out into the open as the town’s secrets get revealed.
John Carroll Lynch portrays Bud Carl, owner of the family business, Carl Steel, and beloved around town. He’s known to most of his employees as “Pop.”
Nathaniel Martello-White is Jake Noveer, a resourceful, willful and mostly good-hearted man who left the Braden Police Department to investigate a child disappearance and now works exclusively as a private investigator.
Philip Ettinger plays Garrett Drimmer, a high school dropout and former hard partier who presently works in the lowest paid position at Carl Steel. Now, he is a hardworking and devoted single father trying to make positive changes in his life.
Chris Denham is Police Chief Peter Trask, the town’s somewhat green but very capable young police chief who used to be best friends and partners with Jake.
Kirrilee Berger plays Danielle “Dannie” Furlbee, the daughter of the richest man in town and the valedictorian of her high school in the summer between senior year of high school and college. More book-smart than street-smart, she is confident in her intelligence and appearance.
Gracie Lawrence stars as Julie Gardner, Dannie’s best friend who is savvy and quick with a joke but lives a little bit in Dannie’s shadow.
Leslie Odom Jr. is Randall Abatsy, new in town, he stands out as larger than life with his politician-like charisma and is known for his charitable work and lavish theme parties.
Jeff Perry plays Charles, a retired con man from Braden with declining health.
Sturgill Simpson plays Ken Fry, a resident of Braden who used to work at the steel mill until he was let go by “Pop” Carl. He now makes his living holding a never-ending yard sale with items stolen from peoples’ front yards and porches. (One Dollar will serve as Simpson’s acting debut.)
Dwayne Johnson rappels around the outside of a burning skyscraper, through broken glass and spinning blades, to get to his family trapped inside the building. The new minute and a half Skyscraper trailer finds Johnson dangling hundreds of feet in the air with no help in sight while everything around him burns. But, not to worry – of course he figures out a way to escape from certain death. It wouldn’t be a Dwayne Johnson action film without multiple near-death escapes.
In addition to Dwayne Johnson, the cast of Skyscraper includes Neve Campbell (House of Cards), Chin Han (Ghost in the Shell), Noah Taylor (Preacher, Peaky Blinders), Roland Møller (Atomic Blonde), Byron Mann (Blood and Water, The Expanse), Pablo Schreiber (American Gods, Den of Thieves), and Hannah Quinlivan (Moon River).
Skyscraper was written and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber (Central Intelligence, We’re the Millers). The action thriller was produced by Dwayne Johnson, Rawson Marshall Thurber, Beau Flynn (San Andreas, Baywatch), and Hiram Garcia (San Andreas, Central Intelligence). Dany Garcia (Baywatch, Ballers), Wendy Jacobson (San Andreas), Eric McLeod (Kong: Skull Island, Pirates of the Caribbean series) and Eric Hedayat (The Great Wall, Real Steel) served as executive producers.
Universal Pictures is set to open Skyscraper in theaters on July 13, 2018 where it will go up against the family-friendly animated sequel, Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation. Skyscraper‘s rated PG-13 for sequences of gun violence and action, and for brief strong language.
The Plot: Global icon Dwayne Johnson leads the cast of Legendary’s Skyscraper as former FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader and U.S. war veteran Will Sawyer, who now assesses security for skyscrapers. On assignment in China he finds the tallest, safest building in the world suddenly ablaze, and he’s been framed for it. A wanted man on the run, Will must find those responsible, clear his name and somehow rescue his family who is trapped inside the building…above the fire line.
Maddie Hasson stars in ‘Impulse’ (Photo Credit: Erin Keating)
Cast members from the YouTube original series Impulse and Origin will be promoting the new shows at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con. Origin is bringing series stars/Harry Potter veterans Tom Felton and Natalia Tena to the Con to talk about the sci-fi series. Impulse creator Doug Liman will be joined by the series’ stars, including Maddie Hasson and Missi Pyle, for a panel to discuss the original YouTube series.
The 2018 SD Comic Con will take place July 18th through July 22nd in downtown San Diego. The annual pop culture/comic book convention will be attended by more than 130,000 people.
Origin and Impulse Panel Details:
ORIGIN – Origin, a new YouTube Original series coming soon from director Paul W.S. Anderson and producers of The Crown and Outlander, stars Tom Felton (Harry Potter film franchise, Rise of the Planet of the Apes) and Natalia Tena (Harry Potter film franchise, Game of Thrones). The 10-episode series follows a group of outsiders seek a clean slate on a colonized planet but are jarred awake on their journey as an asteroid collision damages their spaceship, leaving them stranded. The abandoned passengers discover a terrifying truth and must work together for survival, but quickly realize that one of them is far from who they claim to be.
WHAT: PANEL – A Never-Before-Seen Look at Origin
PANELISTS: Tom Felton, Natalia Tena, Mika Watkins, Sen Mitsuji, Nora Arnezeder, Paul W.S. Anderson
WHEN: Thursday, 7/19/18, 1:00PM – 1:50PM
WHERE: Indigo Ballroom, Hilton San Diego Bayfront
IMPULSE – Impulse, which released on June 6th to critical acclaim (currently 100% on Rotten Tomatoes), is from creator Doug Liman and follows a rebellious 16-year-old girl, Henry or Henrietta (Maddie Hasson) as she grapples with her newfound ability to teleport while her world seemingly spirals out of control.
WHAT: PANEL – An Inside Look into Doug Liman’s Impulse
PANELISTS: Maddie Hasson, Missi Pyle, Doug Liman, Lauren LeFranc, Gene Klein, David Bartis
WHEN: Thursday, 7/19/18, 12:00PM – 12:50PM
WHERE: Indigo Ballroom, Hilton San Diego Bayfront
The Impulse Plot:ImpulseImpulse features a rebellious 16-year-old girl “Henry” played by Maddie Hasson (Twisted, The Finder). Missi Pyle (Gone Girl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) plays “Henry’s” mother “Cleo.” Henry has always felt different from her peers and has longed to escape from her seemingly quaint small town. She soon discovers she has the extraordinary ability to teleport.
Impulse is a genre-bending action-thriller from Universal Cable Productions (UCP). Hypnotic’s Doug Liman (Bourne Identity, Edge of Tomorrow) executive produced the series. Hypnotic’s David Bartis and Gene Klein, who produce UCP’s hit series Suits, served as executive producers. Lauren LeFranc (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) also served as an executive producer and the series showrunner.
Joseph Gilgun as Cassidy and Ruth Negga as Tulip O’Hare in ‘Preacher’ season 3 episode 2 (Photo by Alfonso Bresciani / AMC / Sony Pictures Television)
Season three episode two of AMC’s Preacher begins with a flashback to a teenage Jesse Custer being approached by one of his high school teachers. The ambitious science teacher wants Madame L’Angell to rid him of a problem: a girl has become obsessed with him after they had a sexual encounter and he can’t shake her. The girl could ruin his career aspirations and after a little back-and-forth about terms, the teacher agrees to striking a deal with Madame L’Angell.
Jesse warns him there will be consequences if he misses a payment, but the teacher doesn’t take the warning seriously. His first payment’s short and he completely skips out on the next payment which leads to Jesse, TC (Colin Cunningham), and Jody (Jeremy Childs) chasing him down in the woods.
After Jesse kicks the crap out of him, they haul the teacher before Madame L’Angell where young Jesse gets his first glimpse at how Madame L’Angell’s able to stay so young. Instead of following through with Jesse’s threat to pull off the teacher’s fingernails, Madame L’Angell extracts some of his soul.
The scene shifts to Krishna Headquarters in India. Herr Starr (Pip Torrens) arrives and claims to have an appointment.
Back in Angelville, Cassidy (Joseph Gilgun) serves Tulip (Ruth Negga) some of TC’s consommé in bed as she continues to recover from being dead. Tulip can’t remember what happened to her while she was dead, and Cassidy helpfully recalls a story about a friend who died and saw a bustling metropolis run by talking deer. Tulip accuses him of still smoking crack.
Jesse (Dominic Cooper) joins Tulip and Cassidy, and Cassidy lets Jesse in on the news the Grail was responsible for killing Tulip. Jesse is furious but he can’t leave Angelville just yet. Cassidy wants to leave immediately, and Tulip’s forced into the role of peacekeeper. Jesse explains he needs to find a way to convince Gran’ma to let him leave.
Outside, Jesse tries to use the voice but it doesn’t work. He calls Herr Starr and leaves a message. “Tell him the Messiah’s ready. Tell him to bring my soul.”
Meanwhile, Herr Starr and his minions wipe out everyone at the Krishna Headquarters. The shoot-out goes down to the tune of “Get Together” by The Youngbloods. The Swami’s the last one standing and as he shows off his karate moves, Herr Starr kicks him in the balls. The fight, if it can be called that, is interrupted by a call delivering Jesse’s message.
Herr Starr stares down the Swami and asks, “Will you take Humperdoo as your one true leader?” The Swami won’t and is shot in the head.
Back in Angelville, Cassidy’s looking at the photos hanging in the hallway as Jesse apologizes for everything. Jesse thinks now’s the time for Cassidy to take off, but Cassidy refuses to leave without Tulip.
As Jesse has a talk with Gran’ma, TC attempts to make small talk with Cassidy. Cassidy’s not having it until TC asks if he likes drugs.
Gran’ma admits she thinks Tulip’s pretty, but she also admits she doesn’t care about her. She doesn’t want Jesse to tell the Boyds he’s back. Instead, she wants him to get the tombs up and running again, hoping that will make business pick up. He refuses.
Tulip steps outside to blow off some steam by shooting at beer cans. Jody interrupts her practice session and asks what it was like to die and come back, but she continues to claim she can’t remember. Tulip’s irritated with Jody until he offers her an M4-ASR with a special scope and a 1,000-yard range. Tulip’s about to shoot a beer can when something runs behind the target. It’s Lara Featherstone (Julie Ann Emery) and Tulip launches a full-on attack and knocks her out.
Cassidy and TC talk about their dreams while doing drugs until Jesse barges in wondering where Tulip’s gotten off to. Outside, they discover Tulip has grabbed Lara.
Gran’ma, TC, and Jody also involve themselves in Tulip’s revenge plot, with Gran’ma sending Jody with them to kill Lara and F.J. Hoover (Malcolm Barrett) and dispose of their bodies in the swamp. Cassidy won’t shut up as they walk, going off about Miller’s Crossing and how he can’t believe the same two geniuses – Joel and Ethan Coen – who made Miller’s Crossing are the idiots who created The Big Lebowski. Tulip refuses to have this discussion again, stomping off as Cassidy continues his film critique.
Tulip walks at Lara’s side, telling her she always knew something was off about her. Tulip’s ready to put a bullet through Lara’s head, but Jesse suggests they use Jody’s organ grinder instead.
Jody shows them how he inserts the animals in, tossing raccoons into the blades. He then explains you need to clear the juicer portion, draining the blood into a large mason jar. He calls it swamp consommé, and Cassidy and Tulip realize that’s what they’ve been eating. Cassidy’s okay with that, telling Tulip he heated up the consommé so that should have sanitized it. Anyway, she likes hot dogs.
F.J. makes a run for it and as they split up to find him, Jesse takes Lara into the woods and points out the direction to town. He wants her to get a message to Herr Starr that nothing has changed. He needs Herr Starr to come to Angelville.
As Lara takes off, Tulip startles Jesse by revealing she saw him let Lara go.
Dominic Cooper as Jesse Custer in ‘Preacher’ season 3 episode 2 (Photo by Alfonso Bresciani / AMC / Sony Pictures Television)
Tulip’s upset about the Lara thing until Jesse explains he needs Herr Starr to give him his soul back so he can use the voice and make Gran’ma let him go. After he gets his soul back, he’ll kill everyone – Jody, Gran’ma, The Grail. He admits he needs Tulip’s help and Cassidy, although not completely on board with the plan, agrees to stick around and help kill people.
Tulip makes a toy car bomb and blows up part of Madame Boyd’s place. Cassidy wants to keep on driving after the bombing, but Tulip is determined to help Jesse get his soul back. Cassidy’s fed up with taking orders from Jesse, but Tulip reminds him Jesse gave up his soul to save them from the Saint of Killers. She suggests Cassidy just get over it. They’re a team – no matter what.
Gran’ma and Jesse have a chat in the family cemetery out back. She assures him if he stays, he’ll remember what family means. As they talk, they hear the Boyds’ trucks heading their way. Jody sets out the big guns and everyone grabs one as Cassidy’s forced to explain why he wears an umbrella hat and can’t expose his skin to the sun.
The Boyds fire a cannon at #TeamJesse, with a goat landing headfirst in the dirt near their feet. Jody explains shooting a goat at someone is a voodoo telegraph. It indicates they want Jesse dead.
While the Boyds vs L’Angells showdown is going on, Jesse has a secret meeting with Herr Starr. Herr Starr wants Jesse to discuss his feelings, but Jesse refuses. He wants his soul back and Herr Starr hands it over without putting up a fight. Jesse swallows it but, of course, it’s a trick. The vial contained a placebo.
Cassidy’s shot during the gun battle and although TC says he won’t leave him behind, he does to chase after the fleeing Boyds. Tulip’s more helpful, heading inside to retrieve a blood bag to help Cassidy heal.
Herr Starr wants to know why Jesse won’t agree to take over as the Messiah. He believes Jesse must be desperate since he returned to Angelville, and Jesse confesses he didn’t have any other option after they shot Tulip. Herr Starr informs Jesse his real soul is in the car waiting outside.
Tulip sees the empty vial on the table and mistakenly believes Jesse has his soul back. She then watches as Jesse heads toward the car with Herr Starr, assuming that means Jesse is running out on them. She flashes back to right before she shook off death when God told her he was counting on her to “get those sons of bitches.”
Herr Starr tells Jesse he doesn’t want to roll out Humperdoo, but his superior is demanding he do so. Jesse didn’t know Herr Starr had a boss, and Herr Starr explains he has an Allfather.
The Grail members put on headphones to block out the sound as Lara hands Jesse the case containing his soul. As he’s about to take it, Tulip starts shooting. Herr Starr and Lara take off with Jesse’s soul.
Meanwhile, Gran’ma’s upset Jesse was trying to escape and twists the handkerchief containing his blood. Jesse writhes in agony in response.
Tulip apologizes for mistakenly believing Jesse was trying to break their deal and leave with the Grail.
Jesse confronts Gran’ma and says he’s going to get out of their deal someday. She sends him off to work on getting their business back up and running.
Tulip tells Cassidy she has to fix this. She defends Jesse when Cassidy says he has a dark side.
Jesse unlocks the tombs and begins cleaning them up. He sees the high school teacher from all those years ago, wheezing and wearing a collar around his neck. The teacher asks for help and Jesse tells him no.
Universal’s Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom remained in first place over the first weekend of July 2018 with $60 million. The 2018 sequel to 2015’s Jurassic World now sits at $264 million domestically after two weekends in theaters. In comparison, the rebirth of the Jurassic Park franchise, Jurassic World, rang up $106 million over its second weekend in release, domestically. That film went on to gross $652 million domestically and $1 billion internationally over the course of its theatrical run.
However, the big news at the box office comes from the film holding the #2 spot. Pixar’s Incredibles 2 is now the third biggest animated release of all time, behind only 2016’s Finding Dory and 2004’s Shrek. Rounding out the highest grossing animated films top 10 list are The Lion King, Toy Story 3, Frozen, Finding Nemo, The Secret Life of Pets, Despicable Me 2, and Inside Out.
Newcomers Sicario: Day of the Soldado and Uncle Drew were forced to settle with third and fourth place finishes, respectively. According to Box Office Mojo, the original Sicario (released in September 2015) brought in $12 million over its first weekend in domestic wide release following a limited release which earned $401,000. Sicario went on to bring in $84 million over its entire worldwide release before exiting theaters. The sequel appears poised to, at the very least, match that number during its theatrical run.
Up next: The First Purge gets a jump on the weekend with a Wednesday, July 4th opener. Ant-Man and the Wasp follows on Friday, July 6th.
The Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Plot: It’s been four years since theme park and luxury resort Jurassic World was destroyed by dinosaurs out of containment. Isla Nublar now sits abandoned by humans while the surviving dinosaurs fend for themselves in the jungles.
When the island’s dormant volcano begins roaring to life, Owen (Pratt) and Claire (Howard) mount a campaign to rescue the remaining dinosaurs from this extinction-level event. Owen is driven to find Blue, his lead raptor who’s still missing in the wild, and Claire has grown a respect for these creatures she now makes her mission. Arriving on the unstable island as lava begins raining down, their expedition uncovers a conspiracy that could return our entire planet to a perilous order not seen since prehistoric times.
With all of the wonder, adventure and thrills synonymous with one of the most popular and successful series in cinema history, this all-new motion-picture event sees the return of favorite characters and dinosaurs—along with new breeds more awe-inspiring and terrifying than ever before. Welcome to Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.”
Syfy will once again have a big presence at the San Diego Comic Con, with the network hosting panels for returning shows The Magicians, Krypton, Van Helsing, Z Nation, and Wynonna Earp. The network is also bringing cast members from their upcoming new series Nightflyers and Deadly Class to the sold-out convention running July 18 through July 22nd in downtown San Diego.
Syfy’s also sending the Sharknado movie franchise off with one final Comic Con panel to be held on July 20, 2018. The Last Sharknado: It’s About Time will be represented by franchise stars Ian Ziering, Tara Reid, and Cassie Scerbo.
In addition, the network announced Comic Con will mark the launch of SYFY WIRE Fan Creators initiative – the next phase of SYFY’s “It’s a Fan Thing” positioning. Per the official announcement, “the multi-platform program will celebrate, nurture and support the makers, artists and creators at the heart of genre fandom. Beginning with an online hub dedicated to showcasing the latest and greatest in fan creations, the SYFY WIRE Fan Creators initiative will prove ‘It’s a Fan (Made) Thing’ with year-round contests, partnerships and recognition for the best in class when it comes to being a participating fan.”
“At SYFY, we know that genre fans are not mere observers, they’re passionate participants,” stated Alexandra Shapiro, Executive Vice President, Marketing and Digital for SYFY and USA Network. “And so everything we do at SDCC will include remarkable creative work from fan artists and creators, from the designs on our sought-after swag bags to the décor and food at our parties.”
Syfy’s San Diego Comic Con Panels and Events:
Thursday, July 19
NIGHTFLYERS
Panel: 3-3:50PM | Indigo Ballroom, Hilton Bayfront
From the mind of George R.R. Martin, this highly anticipated new SYFY series is a psychological thriller set in the year 2093 that follows a team of scientists aboard the most advanced ship ever built. Their mission takes them to the edge of space but also to the edge of insanity, as they realize true horror isn’t waiting for them out there — it’s already on their ship.
Unlike anything you’ve seen before, Nighflyers combines horror and science fiction in a way that Martin himself has described as “Psycho in space.” Join the cast and creators for an exclusive look into this exciting new series. Panelists include: Jeff Buhler, Eoin Macken, Gretchen Mol, David Ajala, Jodie Turner-Smith, Gene Klein and David Bartis.
VAN HELSING
Panel: 4-5PM | Indigo Ballroom, Hilton Bayfront
Presented by Nomadic, the cast of SYFY’s action horror series Van Helsing will once again descend on San Diego Comic-Con to give fans an exclusive first-look at what’s in store for the upcoming third season. Panelists include: Kelly Overton, Jonathan Scarfe, Vincent Gale, Aleks Paunovic, Rukiya Bernard, Trezzo Mahoro, Neil LaBute, Mike Frislev and Chad Oakes.
SYFY WIRE HOSTS THE GREAT DEBATE
Panel: 4:45-5:45PM | Ballroom 20, Convention Center
What superfan doesn’t love a good debate? To reboot or not reboot? Have video games eclipsed movies and TV? Pine, Pratt or Hemsworth? Join celebrity favorites from the sci-fi universe for the ultimate debate as they share their thoughts, feelings and theories on the genre’s most hotly contested topics while moderator Aisha Tyler keeps the peace. After each round, you’ll get to settle the debate by casting your vote for the most convincing argument.
Z NATION
Panel: 5-5:50PM | Indigo Ballroom, Hilton Bayfront
Presented by The Asylum, be the first to witness a whole new evolution in zombie-kind as the cast and creators of SYFY’s hit series reveal exclusive details of what they have planned for the 5th season. Panelists include: DJ Qualls, Kellita Smith, Russell Hodgkinson and Karl Schaefer.
Friday, July 20
SYFY WIRE FANGRRLS: WOMEN CHANGING THE GAME
Panel: 5:30-6:30PM | 6DE, Convention Center
The landscape of sci-fi has changed — and we’re never going back. Women aren’t just making some of the best, most groundbreaking work found in the genre today, they’re also redefining what it means to be a fan. Come geek out with our panelists and moderator Cher Martinetti (SYFY WIRE Fangrrls’ Managing Editor) as they chat about their current obsessions and discuss how they’re blazing their own path and changing the industry.
THE LAST SHARKNADO: IT’S ABOUT TIME
Panel: 7-8PM | 6BCF, Convention Center
Presented by The Asylum, for the LAST TIME EVER, Comic-Con will be home to a Sharknado panel. Go shark to the future with the cast of the FINAL installment in SYFY’s fin-tactic movie franchise. Panelists include: Ian Ziering, Tara Reid and Cassie Scerbo.
Saturday, July 21
KRYPTON
Panel: Noon-12:50PM | Indigo Ballroom, Hilton Bayfront
After a mind-blowing Season 1 finale that saw Krypton’s history drastically rewritten, the future of Superman has never been in greater jeopardy. Join the cast and creators of SYFY’s hit series as they discuss the many surprises of the first season and give an inside look into what fans can expect in Season 2. Panelists include: Cameron Cuffe, Shaun Sipos, Wallis Day, Ann Ogbomo, Cameron Welsh and Dan Evans.
DEADLY CLASS
Panel: 6-6:50PM | Indigo Ballroom, Hilton Bayfront
Be the first to get a sneak peek of SYFY’s new series based on the graphic novel by Rick Remender and Wes Craig. Executive produced by Joe and Anthony Russo, Rick Remender, Miles Orion Feldsott, Mick Betancourt and Mike Larocca, Deadly Class follows the story of Marcus, a teen living on the streets who is recruited into King’s Dominion, an elite private academy where the world’s top crime families send their next generations. Panelists include: Rick Remender, Miles Orion Feldsott, Mick Betancourt, Benjamin Wadsworth, Lana Condor, María Gabriela De Faría, Benedict Wong and Wes Craig.
WYNONNA EARP
Panel: 6:45-7:45PM | 6DE, Convention Center
Presented by IDW Entertainment, join the cast and creators of the breakout SYFY hit series Wynonna Earp as they reveal behind-the-scenes antics, show off exclusive footage and answer your biggest questions about Season 3! Panelists include: Melanie Scrofano, Shamier Anderson, Tim Rozon, Domonique Provost-Chalkley, Katherine Barrell, Varun Saranga, Chantel Riley, Emily Andras and Beau Smith.
THE MAGICIANS
Panel: 7-8PM | Indigo Ballroom, Hilton Bayfront
Magic is back…at Comic-Con! Last season, an epic finale totally changed our magicians (like for real) and left us begging for more. Now, join the cast and creators of this critically acclaimed series to get an exclusive look at the upcoming 4th season and answers to all of your burning questions (well, most of them)! Panelists include: John McNamara, Sera Gamble, Jason Ralph, Stella Maeve, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Hale Appleman, Arjun Gupta and Summer Bishil.
FAN PARTIES!
SYFY’s epic fan parties will return to the Children’s Museum for two nights on Friday and Saturday at 9PM. “You don’t have to be a celeb to get on our guest list,” said Alexandra Shapiro. “If you’re a fan, we want you to come party with us – on a first-come-first-served basis, of course!”
MYSTERY BOXES!
SYFY will partner with hip, high-profile collaborators to create limited edition merchandise, each featuring an original, custom genre-themed design by a famed artist. Limited quantities will be released each Thursday through Saturday mornings at 10AM at the Children’s Museum.
LET THE FAN GAMES BEGIN!
Those with a competitive edge will be able to square off for mystery box prizes in a few different ways:
The Human Claw Machine! The all-you-can-grab extravaganza, located at the Children’s Museum, features a life-size claw machine that will lower players into a pit of prizes
Genre-themed bingo trolleys roaming the Gaslamp
The SYFY karaoke bus – one of last year’s fan favorites — for those who love to sing their hearts out
POP-UP FAN AWARDS WITH ORLANDO JONES!
Throughout the Gaslamp, Orlando Jones will preside over pop-up awards that honor the best in cosplay, art and more — complete with drumline and SYFY’s very own “Fan Creator Award” medals.
Freeform’s first season of Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger has reached the halfway point, with episode six of the series’ 10 episode season one set to air July 5, 2018. Episode six titled “Funhouse Mirrors” finds Tyrone and Tandy continuing in their quest to find the truth behind what’s happening at Roxxon.
The critically acclaimed new sci-fi drama stars Olivia Holt, Aubrey Joseph, Andrea Roth, Gloria Reuben, Miles Mussenden, Carl Lundstedt, James Saito and J.D. Evermore. Joe Pokaski (Underground, Heroes) is the showrunner and executive produces with Marvel’s Head of Television Jeph Loeb and Jim Chory.
The “Funhouse Mirrors” Plot: Tyrone heads down a dangerous path to get closer to Det. Connors, as Tandy pretends to be a Roxxon intern in an attempt to get answers. Her “internship” hits a little too close to home for Tandy when she gets a glimpse at what her life could have been like. Meanwhile, Det. O’Reilly gets closer to Det. Connors and Evita’s Aunt Clarisse worries about Tyrone’s future.
The Season 1 Plot:Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger is the story of Tandy Bowen (Holt) and Tyrone Johnson (Joseph) – two teenagers from very different backgrounds, who find themselves burdened and awakened to newly acquired superpowers which are mysteriously linked to one another. Tandy can emit light daggers and Tyrone has the ability to engulf others in darkness. They quickly learn they are better together than apart, but their feelings for each other make their already complicated world even more challenging.
Additional season one characters include:
Andrea Roth plays Melissa Bowen, Tandy’s mom, who is the eternal optimist despite the struggles to adapt to her new existence. While complex and emotionally composed, her love for her daughter burns bright.
Tyrone’s mother, Adina Johnson, is played by Gloria Reuben. Mrs. Johnson invests every aspect of her being into giving her son the life she believes he deserves. But she props up and protects Tyrone so much she almost forgets to love him.
Miles Mussenden stars as Tyrone’s father, Michael Johnson, who trudges through his desk job to keep his family safe and happy. Mr. Johnson is a working-class father does what he can to ensure his son will grow up to be a great man.
Liam played by Carl Lundstedt, a salt-of-the-earth townie who operates as Tandy’s partner in crime while moonlighting as her boyfriend. But underneath his rough-around-the-edges appearance, Liam has big dreams.
Portrayed by James Saito, Dr. Bernard Sanjo has been an emotional cornerstone in Tyrone’s life; they have a most unusual relationship.
J.D. Evermore plays Detective Connors, who is a contradiction of a man embracing an intimidating persona that overcompensates for a secret he keeps close to the vest.
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Writer/director M. Night Shyamalan confirmed he’s bringing the cast of Glass to the San Diego Comic Con. The film’s panel will be held on Friday, July 20th in Hall H and will include a Q&A with the cast. Shyamalan, a San Diego Comic Con veteran, also promised fans can expect “a surprise as well…”
The announcement of Glass‘ Comic Con plans was accompanied by a teaser poster for the feature film.
The cast of Glass includes Bruce Willis, James McAvoy, Samuel L Jackson, Spencer Treat Clark, Charlayne Woodard, Sarah Paulson, and Anya Taylor-Joy. Described as the culmination of the Unbreakable and Split story, Glass is produced by Shyamalan and Jason Blum (Blumhouse Productions), Ashwin Rajan, and Marc Bienstock. Steven Schneider serves as executive producer.
The Blinding Edge Pictures and Blumhouse production will be released by Universal Pictures domestically on January 18, 2019. Buena Vista International is handling its release in foreign markets.
Details on Glass: M. Night Shyamalan brings together the narratives of two of his standout originals — 2000’s Unbreakable, from Touchstone, and 2016’s Split, from Universal—in one explosive, all-new comic-book thriller: Glass.
From Unbreakable, Bruce Willis returns as David Dunn as does Samuel L. Jackson as Elijah Price, known also by his pseudonym Mr. Glass. Joining from Split are James McAvoy, reprising his role as Kevin Wendell Crumb and the multiple identities who reside within, and Anya Taylor-Joy as Casey Cooke, the only captive to survive an encounter with The Beast.
Following the conclusion of Split, Glass finds Dunn pursuing Crumb’s superhuman figure of The Beast in a series of escalating encounters, while the shadowy presence of Price emerges as an orchestrator who holds secrets critical to both men.
Joining the all-star cast are Unbreakable’s Spencer Treat Clark and Charlayne Woodard, who reprise their roles as Dunn’s son and Price’s mother, as well as Golden Globe Award winner Sarah Paulson (American Horror Story series).
The official trailer for Netflix’s Father of the Year finds David Spade and Nat Faxon facing off as dads of two college friends who come up with a dumb idea to decide whose dad is tougher. The comedy movie comes from director Tyler Spindel who co-wrote the script with Brandon Cournoyer.
Joining David Spade (The Ridiculous 6) and Nat Faxon (Friends from College) in the Netflix film are Joey Bragg (Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later), Matt Shively (Santa Clarita Diet), and Bridgit Mendler (Undateable). Allen Covert, a frequent collaborator with Adam Sandler and David Spade, served as producer.
Father of the Year will premiere on Netflix on July 20, 2018.
The Plot: When a drunken debate between two recent college graduates about whose father would win in a fight is taken seriously by their idiot dads, jobs are lost, relationships ruined, futures destroyed, and best friends come of age as they come to grips with who their fathers really are.
David Spade stars in ‘Father of the Year’ (Photo Credit: Netflix)
