The CW’s new sci-fi action series The Outpost continues its first season with episode six set to air on August 21, 2018. Season one episode six is titled #The Book of Names” and was directed by John Lyde from a script by Jason Faller and Kynan Griffin.
The cast is led by Jessica Green (Ash vs Evil Dead) as Talon. Season one also features Jake Stormoen as Garret, Imogen Waterhouse as Gwynn, Anand Desai-Barochia as Janzo, Philip Brodie as Everit dred, Andrew Howard as Wythers, and Robyn Malcolm.
Kynan Griffin and Jason Faller created the series and serve as executive producers along with Dean Devlin (The Librarians), Marc Roskin, Rachel Olschan-Wilson, and Jonathan Glassner (Stargate SG-1). Faller and Griffin wrote all 10 episodes and John Lyde directed four, including episode one.
“The Book of Names” Plot: GWYNN’S REAL IDENTITY IS DISCOVERED – Talon (Green) promises to find the mysterious “Book of Names.” Gwynn’s (Waterhouse) true identity is revealed. Talon agrees to escort Janzo (Desai Barochia) to meet the Worm’s colipsum supplier outside the walls of the Outpost.
The Series Plot:The Outpost follows Talon, the lone survivor of a race called “Blackbloods.” Years after her entire village is destroyed by a gang of brutal mercenaries, Talon travels to a lawless fortress on the edge of the civilized world, as she tracks the killers of her family. On her journey to this outpost, Talon discovers she possesses a mysterious supernatural power that she must learn to control in order to save herself, and defend the world against a fanatical religious dictator.
Disney announced Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot will be voicing the character of Shank in the Wreck-It Ralph sequel, Ralph Breaks the Internet. Shank’s described as “a tough and talented driver in an intense and gritty online racing game called Slaughter Race.”
Disney introduced the character with a photo and a description of how Shank will interact with the film’s two lead characters, Ralph and Vanellope. “Ralph and Vanellope encounter Shank and her unusual cohorts when they venture to the internet in search of a replacement part for Vanellope’s game, Sugar Rush. Shank, a tough-as-nails street racer, takes her role and her tricked-out car very seriously and doesn’t like to lose. When Vanellope finds herself in a street race with Shank, her Sugar Rush driving skills are put to the test—and Shank is impressed.” – per Walt Disney Animation Studios.
“Shank is amazing at driving cars and has this bad-girl vibe to her,” explained Gadot. “But as the movie goes on you realize how fun, wise and warm she really is on the inside, which is what I like most about her.”
“She is the coolest character in this world of Slaughter Race,” stated director Rich Moore. “Shank’s lived a lot, she’s seen a lot, yet she’s got nothing but kindness in her heart—that’s the duality of that character.”
Moore added, “There’s so much texture to her voice and so much living in her voice. If Ralph is Vanellope’s big-brother figure, we wanted a big-sister figure. We wanted someone that Vanellope would look up to, and Gal is definitely someone kids—and a lot of adults I know—aspire to emulate. I can’t imagine anyone else embodying that part.”
Gad Gadot joins a voice cast that includes John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch, Alan Tudyk, Ed O’Neill, and Taraji P. Henson. The sequel was directed by Rich Moore and Phil Johnston.
Ralph Breaks the Internet is set to open in theaters on November 21 2018.
The Plot:Ralph Breaks the Internet leaves Litwak’s video arcade behind, venturing into the uncharted, expansive and thrilling world of the internet—which may or may not survive Ralph’s wrecking. Video game bad guy Ralph (voice of John C. Reilly) and fellow misfit Vanellope von Schweetz (voice of Sarah Silverman) must risk it all by traveling to the world wide web in search of a replacement part to save Vanellope’s video game, Sugar Rush.
In way over their heads, Ralph and Vanellope rely on the citizens of the internet—the Netizens—to help navigate their way, including Yesss (voice of Taraji P. Henson), who is the head algorithm and the heart and soul of the trend-making site “BuzzzTube,” and Shank (voice of Gal Gadot), a tough-as-nails driver from a gritty online auto-racing game called Slaughter Race.
First look at Isabela Moner as Dora in the film ‘Dora the Explorer.’ (Photo Credit: Paramount Players)
Filming has just gotten underway on the live-action film based on Nickelodeon’s award-winning children’s animated series, Dora the Explorer. Production kicked off on August 6th in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia with Isabela Moner (pictured above) taking on the title role.
11-time Emmy and four-time BAFTA nominee James Bobin (The Muppets, Muppets Most Wanted, Flight of the Conchords) is directing the first live-action adaptation of Dora the Explorer. The Paramount Players, Nickelodeon, and Walden Media production is targeting an August 2, 2019 theatrical release.
In addition to Isabela Moner (Sicario: Day of the Soldado), the cast includes Eugenio Derbez (How to Be A Latin Lover) as Alejandro, a mysterious jungle inhabitant who tries to protect the teenagers from the marauders. Micke Moreno (Escobar: Paradise Lost) is playing cousin Diego; Nicholas Coombe (Spy Kids: Mission Control) is Randy, a fellow high schooler who develops an immediate crush on Dora; Madeleine Madden (Picnic at Hanging Rock) plays the school’s snooty class president, Sammy; Oscar nominee Adriana Barraza (Babel) is Dora’s grandma, Abuelita Valerie; and Temuera Morrison (Moana) is taking on the role of Powell.
Kristin Burr produces and John G. Scotti, Julia Pistor, and Eugenio Derbez executive produce. The behind the scenes team includes production designer Dan Hennah, costume designer Rahel Afiley, cinematographer Javier Aguirresarobe, film editor Mark Everson, and VFX supervisor Andy Brown.
The Plot: Having spent most of her life exploring the jungle with her parents nothing could prepare Dora for the most dangerous adventure ever – High School. Always the explorer, Dora quickly finds herself leading Boots (her best friend, a monkey), Diego, and a rag tag group of teens on a live-action adventure to save her parents and solve the impossible mystery behind a lost Inca civilization.
Fox will be airing the two-hour special Inside the Manson Cult: The Lost Tapes on Monday, September 17, 2018. The crime special is set to air beginning at 8pm ET/PT and is narrated by Emmy nominee Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan). According to Fox, the special will include footage of the cult as well as new interviews with former Manson family members.
Simon Andreae, Hugh Ballantyne, Richard Dale, Allan Gaba, and Dean Egnater served as executive producers. Inside the Manson Cult is produced by Naked Television.
“The Manson murders are some of history’s most shocking and grisly crimes,” stated Rob Wade, President, Alternative Entertainment and Specials, Fox Broadcasting Company. “The Lost Tapes offers incredible insight into how such unsuspecting people fell under Manson’s demonic spell, and how so many of them committed such heinous acts.”
“Raw, candid and compelling, this extraordinary cache of material takes us right inside the Manson family home at the very time the crimes were committed,” said executive producer Simon Andreae. “The footage shows – in real time – how the cult members were brainwashed under Manson’s influence.”
Charles Manson’s mugshot (Photo Courtesy of Fox)
The Details: “Culled from more than 100 hours of footage, the two-hour special goes inside Spahn’s Ranch, where the Manson cult lived, to offer an intimate and terrifying look into America’s most murderous group. Airing 10 months after Manson’s death, the special will feature new and archival interviews with former Manson cult members, such as Catherine ‘Gypsy’ Share and Dianne ‘Snake’ Lake, as well as key people involved in the history of the Manson case, including prosecutor Stephen Kay and FBI criminal profiler John Douglas. The special also features an exclusive interview with Bobby Beausoleil from prison, where he is serving a life sentence for a murder he committed in association with the Manson family.
Fifty years ago, Charles Manson assembled a group of young followers, setting up a commune in Southern California. Mirroring the energy of the era, Manson was an aspiring musician who preached messages of peace and love, attracting seemingly innocent people into his inner circle. No one would have suspected that his followers would commit the most infamous series of slayings in U.S. history. During this period, one young filmmaker was given exclusive access to the Manson cult. In October 2016, he died, leaving a vast collection of footage, interviews and photos. Now, Inside the Manson Cult: The Lost Tapes presents the inside story of how a peace-loving commune turned into America’s most horrifying group of cold-blooded killers.”
Amazon Prime’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is treating fans to a new trailer for the upcoming second season which finds Midge heading to the Catskills. Check out the comments under the video on YouTube and it’s apparent fans love the trailer but don’t love the fact Amazon still hasn’t announced a season two premiere date. The trailer doesn’t confirm a date and only teases the new season is coming later this year.
The first season, which consisted of eight episodes, was released on November 29, 2017 to Amazon Prime subscribers.
The cast of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is led by Golden Globe winner and Emmy nominee Rachel Brosnahan as Midge Maisel. The cast also includes five-time Golden Globe nominee and nine-time Emmy nominee (three-time Emmy winner) Tony Shalhoub (Monk) as Midge’s father Abe Weissman and Alex Borstein (Family Guy) as Susie Myerson. Michael Zegen (Boardwalk Empire) is Midge’s husband Joel Maisel and Marin Hinkle (Two and a Half Men) plays Midge’s mother, Rose Weissman.
The series is written and executive produced by Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino (Gilmore Girls).
Amazon’s critically acclaimed series just received 14 Emmy nominations, the most of any Amazon Prime series to date. The series picked up nominations in categories including Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (Rachel Brosnahan), Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (Tony Shalhoub), and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (Alex Borstein). It’s already earned two Golden Globes, a Critics’ Choice Award, and the Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy award from the Producers Guild of America.
The Plot: In 1958 New York, Midge Maisel’s life is on track- husband, kids, and elegant Yom Kippur dinners in their Upper West Side apartment. But when her life takes a surprise turn, she has to quickly decide what else she’s good at – and going from housewife to stand-up comic is a wild choice to everyone but her.
‘The Deuce’ season one stars Pernell Walker, James Franco, and Maggie Gyllenhaal (Photo by Paul Schiraldi / HBO)
HBO’s set to kick off the second season of The Deuce on September 9, 2018 at 9pm ET/PT. With the new season premiere just weeks away, the network’s released details on the first four episodes of season two which takes a five year time jump from the end of season one.
Created by George Pelecanos and David Simon, the second season cast is led by James Franco and Maggie Gyllenhaal. Gary Carr, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Margarita Levieva, Dominique Fishback, Emily Meade, Lawrence Gilliard, Jr, Chris Bauer, Michael Rispoli, and Chris Coy also reprise their roles from season one.
New series regulars include Luke Kirby (Rectify) and Jamie Neumann (The Looming Tower). The season two guest stars are Zoe Kazan (The Big Sick), Ralph Macchio (The Karate Kid), Mustafa Shakir (Marvel’s Luke Cage), David Krumholtz (Living Biblically), Don Harvey (The Night Of), Cliff “Method Man” Smith (8 Mile), Daniel Sauli (House of Cards), and Sepidah Moafi (Falling Water).
The Season 2 Plot: Amid a city that is as culturally dynamic as it is dystopic, the show finds its protagonists living at the apex of the Golden Age of Porn, when the dream of a mainstream X-rated film business is suddenly a credible reality, and the culture of pornography and its blatant commodification of sex is finding increasing traction among more and more Americans.
Disco and punk are in full swing, and police corruption and political tolerance for New York’s midtown demimonde is at its height. And the Mafia, the early backer of pornography at the moment when courts declared for its legality, is now seemingly poised to reap great profits. A comparable – and, in some ways, more professional – porn industry is rising on the West Coast as well. But for now, New York is holding its own in a city flush with movies, music and art, as the drug-fueled party rages around the clock.
The Deuce September 2018 Episodes:
Episode #9 (season 2, episode 1): “Our Raison d’Être”
Debut date: SUNDAY, SEPT. 9 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT)
Times Square, 1977. After his early successes managing the Hi-Hat and French Parlor, Vincent (James Franco) is now proprietor of a new mob-backed disco, Club 366, while his girlfriend Abby (Margarita Levieva) has brought the nascent punk-rock culture into the Hi-Hat. Vincent’s twin brother, Frankie (James Franco), remains a problem, “borrowing” money from Show Land, the sex emporium he manages, to pay off his debts. Candy (Maggie Gyllenhaal), now a “triple threat” as a porn actress, producer and director, is looking to make more artful, ambitious adult films, over the objections of her collaborator, Harvey (David Krumholtz). C.C. (Gary Carr) pulls a con on Bernie Wolf (Stephen Gevedon), the director of a porn film starring Lori (Emily Meade), to get her more money. Hoping to launch a more upscale gay nightclub, Paul (Chris Coy) looks to sever mob ties from his current bar. Alston (Lawrence Gilliard, Jr.), now a homicide detective, is approached by Gene Goldman (Luke Kirby), a civil servant appointed by Mayor Koch to clean up Times Square.
Written by David Simon & George Pelecanos; directed by Alex Hall.
Episode #10 (season 2, episode 2): “There’s an Art to This”
Debut date: SUNDAY, SEPT. 16 (9:00-10:00 p.m.)
Confronted with the changing realities of prostitution and porn, C.C. (Gary Carr) doubles down on his assets, while fellow pimp Larry Brown (Gbenga Akinnagbe) eyes a new opportunity. Growing creatively frustrated, Candy (Maggie Gyllenhaal) turns to Genevieve Furie (Dagmara Dominczyk), a onetime porn director who’s graduated to slasher films, for filmmaking advice. After a customer is mugged outside his bar, Paul (Chris Coy) is approached by Matty the Horse (Garry Pastore), a rival of Rudy’s (Michael Rispoli), who promises Paul the mob protection he deserves. Following a nostalgic road trip to Coney Island with Vincent (James Franco), Abby (Margarita Levieva) attends a meeting of activists, and recognizes a familiar face from Times Square.
Written by Richard Price; directed by Alex Hall.
Episode #11 (season 2, episode 3): “Seven-Fifty”
Debut date: SUNDAY, SEPT. 23 (9:00-10:00 p.m.)
Lori (Emily Meade) envisions a sunny future in LA after attending the AFFA Erotica Awards with Harvey (David Krumholtz) and Candy (Maggie Gyllenhaal), who’s looking to connect with west-coast producers who are willing to turn her fairy tale into reality. Paul (Chris Coy) and Kenneth (Michael Stahl-David) approach Vincent (James Franco) about a loan for a new nightclub, free from mob ties. Goldman (Luke Kirby) visits Alston’s (Lawrence Gilliard, Jr.) precinct to share the mayor’s vision for cleaning up the Deuce. Frankie (James Franco) wins a hand of poker, but risks losing his job. Back in NYC, Ashley (Jamie Neumann) pushes her reform agenda on Abby (Margarita Levieva), while trying to avoid C.C. (Gary Carr). Larry Brown (Gbenga Akinnagbe) and Darlene (Dominique Fishback) learn a bitter lesson about supply and demand. Rudy (Michael Rispoli) sends a message to his rivals, but invites retaliation.
Written by Chris Yakaitis; directed by Steph Green.
Episode #12 (season 2, episode 4): “What Big Ideas”
Debut date: SUNDAY, SEPT. 30 (9:00-10:00 p.m.)
Ashley (Jamie Neumann) and Abby (Margarita Levieva) resolve to track down the identity of a 16-year-old sex worker killed in a recent fire. Vincent (James Franco) is shaken after witnessing the brutal side of Rudy’s (Michael Rispoli) operation. Frustrated by the progress on her new film, Candy (Maggie Gyllenhaal) recruits new faces to help with the production. Frankie (James Franco) finds his dry-cleaning business a less-than-perfect fit. Larry Brown (Gbenga Akinnagbe) shows off his improvisational skills. Lori (Emily Meade) looks to forge a deal with Kiki (Alysia Reiner) while keeping C.C. (Gary Carr) in the loop.
Written by Anya Epstein; directed by Uta Briesewitz.
Scott M. Gimple, Lennie James, Ian Goldberg, Andrew Chambliss, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Maggie Grace, Colman Domingo, Danay Garcia, Jenna Elfman, and Garret Dillahunt from ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con (Photo by Ari Perilstein / Getty Images for AMC)
AMC’s Fear the Walking Dead returns for the second half of season four on August 12, 2018. Cast members Colman Domingo, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Lennie James, Danay Garcia, Garret Dillahunt, Maggie Grace, and Jenna Elfman joined the series’ executive producers and showrunners for a panel at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con as well as a press conference to delve into the upcoming new episodes.
Season four part one saw series regulars Kim Dickens and Frank Dillane’s characters killed off, Lennie James arrive from The Walking Dead, and the addition of new cast members Maggie Grace, Garret Dillahunt, and Jenna Elfman. During the press conference both Colman Domingo and Alycia Debnam-Carey complimented the season four newcomers and confirmed that as actors they don’t worry about getting close with someone who might get killed off.
“I think we know it’s the nature of the show,” explained Domingo. “You get into it and you go full-hearted with everyone. That’s just the nature of it. You have basically welcome them on board and create new traditions with them and become a family.”
Fear the Walking Dead Season 4 Part B Press Conference:
What was it like to join an established show?
Maggie Grace: “Like moving into a new neighborhood where everyone brought you a three-tiered cake. It was so warm and friendly, and they just went out of their way. It was, I will say, a little shocking when we lost cast members very soon thereafter. I had no idea.”
Garret Dillahunt: “Yeah, it was great. It was exciting to be a part of it. It’s not the first show I’ve ever joined mid-process. That’s not really that unusual of an event. But I know this was a big change that went on. It’s one of the best introductions I’ve ever had on a show, I’ll tell you that. I’m having a blast.”
Jenna Elfman: “It’s been a really big learning curve for me just with the mythology and familiarizing myself with it and understanding it and wanting to do right by the fans who’ve been so invested for so long. As a newcomer, this is such a fan-based experience – that was really important to me is to make sure I really understood it so that I was in the same world with them. Just artistically it’s been really stimulating and has been a really great adventure.”
What’s the theme for the second half of season four?
Ian Goldberg: “I think there’s a few. We talked at the panel about the end of the first half of the season ended with these characters sitting around a campfire brought together by circumstances they couldn’t imagine and could not have imagined they’d end up with each other. There’s a lot to resolve, both within themselves, within the group, questions of who are they to each other, who will they be going forward, how will they carry on Madison’s legacy of hope, how will they bring light into this dark world. And I think redemption is a really big theme in the back half. It’s about making up for the things you’ve done. How do I go about doing that? That’s something we’ll see.”
Alycia Debnam-Carey and Lennie James in ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ season 4 episode 9 (Photo Credit: Ryan Green / AMC)
So much has happened to Alicia over the past seasons. How have the changes affected her?
Alycia Debnam-Carey: “It’s a been a really exciting journey for me because this character, I think, has had one of the major developments out of any character on this show. We’ve seen her go from a regular teenage girl to a fearless warrior in the apocalypse. She’s been destroyed by it and lost everyone she knows.
It’s interesting. All our characters have become versions of an orphan in the apocalypse. Everyone has lost everyone in their life, their family. And what’s unique about Alicia is you’ve seen the beginning of that journey right to the end. Her full story arc is playing out. If you thread it all together in one journey, it’s quite remarkable how much she’s changed.
This season’s obviously been really, really hard. I lost all the Clarks. I’m the only one left. That was hard. […] What’s great though is that we now get to see Alicia purely as her own character completely. She doesn’t have the same ties to her mother and her brother. It’s just about her as a woman now. That opens up new journeys and narratives for her to play out. I’m really excited about some of the stuff that’s coming up.”
When you came on board Fear the Walking Dead, did you sense any friendly competition with The Walking Dead over Morgan?
Lennie James: “My kind of thing is I try and do my best wherever I am and tell the story in the best way that we think it should be told. I don’t think there’d be any point in the crossover or all of the pomp and circumstance around it, if it wasn’t adding something or continuing the great work that was being done before, if it wasn’t broadening the storytelling. If it was just a gimmick, I’m not interested in being a gimmick. It’s got to be something that works for me and works for everybody else involved in it.
That was the thing that most interested me and most concerned me. I’m very protective and take a real responsibility for Morgan as a character. If it didn’t continue to tell his story in a way I want to tell his story, it wasn’t something that I would pursue. (Laughing) But if we end up kicking the other guys’ ass, that’s a bonus.”
This character allows you to really lean into the idea of a modern-day Texas gunfighter. How did you feel about that?
Garret Dillahunt: “It’s been a blast. I can’t say I wasn’t a little nervous about it, a guy walking around modern day with two guns on his hips and a cowboy hat. It was a thin line we walked but I think they did it really well. I sure loved that first episode. I don’t think I’ve ever had, in a long and busy career, such a great introduction to a series or a universe before and I’m grateful for it.”
Given the timeline in The Walking Dead, does that rule out further crossovers?
Scott M. Gimple: “It does not. That’s about all I’ve got to say. (Laughing) It does not but I wouldn’t expect it all the time – but things could happen. You never know who might pop up on Fear the Walking Dead. That includes not only The Walking Dead stuff but even potentially people in the past from Fear the Walking Dead.”
Is the natural disaster coming up on Fear the Walking Dead originally supposed to be on The Walking Dead?
Scott M. Gimple: “You know what? We had talked, things had bounced around in that area on the original show, but it was never more than talking about it. I think once we talked about some of the crazy imagery involved, Fear the Walking Dead is a show that is incredibly distinct on its own. This half season really establishes that it has such a tonal flexibility. It is a tonal elasticity. There are things that happen, there is this episode 10 that is so dark and so emotional, and so heartfelt. And then, as Lennie has said, within an episode we will see Morgan on a toilet. I would say it runs the gamut.”
Speaking of Morgan on the toilet…do zombies poop?
Scott M. Gimple: “I think there’s a fermentation process that could result in projectiles. I don’t mean to spoil this half of the season.”
Netflix just released the official trailer for the dramatic film, The Kindergarten Teacher, starring Maggie Gyllenhaal. The film will premiere on Netflix on October 12, 2018 and will also have a limited theatrical release.
The Kindergarten Teacher had a successful film festival run, snagging the U.S. Dramatic Directing Award at the Sundance Film Festival. It was also part of the Gala Presentation at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. The film currently sits at 92% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, with Sharon Waxman from The Wrap saying, “Gyllenhaal offers a beautifully nuanced performance full of intelligence and desperation.”
In addition to Oscar nominee Maggie Gyllenhaal (Crazy Heart), the cast includes Parker Sevak, Anna Baryshnikov (Superior Donuts), Rosa Salazar (Maze Runner: The Death Cure), Michael Chernus (Orange is the New Black), and Gael Garcia Bernal (Mozart in the Jungle). Sara Colangelo (Little Accidents) wrote and directed the 2018 release, based on a film by Nadav Lapid.
The Kindergarten Teacher was produced by Talia Kleinhendler, Osnat Handelsman-Keren, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Celine Rattray, and Trudie Styler. The behind the scenes team includes director of photography Pepe Avila del Pino, editors Lee Percy and Marc Vives, costume designer Vanessa Porter, and production designer Mary Lena Colston.
The Plot: Lisa Spinelli (Gyllenhaal) is a kindergarten teacher in Staten Island who yearns to live a life of art and intellectualism. She takes an evening poetry class but, despite her best efforts, her work is mediocre. When she overhears Jimmy (Sevak), one of her five-year-old students, reciting an original poem in her classroom, she is floored.
Convinced he is the equivalent of a young Mozart, she becomes obsessed with the child and embarks on a dangerous journey to nurture his talent. As Lisa continues down this increasingly desperate path, she seems ready to throw away everything to chase an impossible dream.
Syfy’s Deadly Class hosted its first panel at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con, debuting the series’ trailer and discussing adapting the popular graphic novel by Rick Remender and Wes Craig for television. In addition to the panel, the Deadly Class cast and executive producers took part in roundtable interviews to provide a little insight into the series. Teaming up for interviews, Lana Condor (“Saya”), Luke Tennie (“Willie”), and María Gabriela de Faría (“Maria”) chatted about their roles and their knowledge of the source material.
The Deadly Class Plot: Set in a dark, heightened world against the backdrop of late ’80s counter culture, Deadly Class follows the story of Marcus, a teen living on the streets who is recruited into Kings Dominion, an elite private academy where the world’s top crime families send their next generations. Maintaining his moral code while surviving a ruthless curriculum, vicious social cliques and his own adolescent uncertainties soon proves to be vital.
Deadly Class Cast Interview
What’s your least favorite thing about your character?
Luke Tennie: “My least favorite thing? What I like doing in my life is meeting people and making friends. Willie doesn’t necessarily like doing that. But, I do enjoy playing him.”
Lana Condor: “My least favorite thing about Saya is her fear to let people in. I think it’s great to be independent and to only have to rely on yourself, but at some point you need to open your heart and let people in and become…have a group and have a team around you. I don’t think Saya’s like that. She’s working on it.”
María Gabriela de Faría: “I love everything about her, really, but if I have to pick something I would say I hate that she kills people wearing high heels. It’s so hard!”
Lana Condor: “Yes! Oh my god, I can relate. Same, same.”
Can you talk about the feel of the show? It’s set in the ‘80s so are you fans of the music and movies from that era? Are you into that?
María Gabriela de Faría: “Absolutely. We celebrated her 21st birthday in an ‘80s bar.”
Lana Condor: “Yes. We were like, ‘We can party and do character work at the same time.’ That’s what we did.”
María Gabriela de Faría: “I’m really into ‘80s music and after the show wearing the huge wig and the bandana and the eye-liner…”
Luke Tennie: “Also, Rick (Remender) has been so adamant about getting us the music of the times. He wants us to experience the music so that we can get better into our characters. Just the notes that you would hear around you, the lyrics, the sound, the feel of the instruments – it was totally different. And it was also dark, it was honest which is not necessarily something that the most famous musicians explore today. It’s something that people like to stay away from. But it’s great to get in that mindset and hear those tunes. It helps us understand what the ‘80s were like to Rick because that’s whose story we’re trying to tell.”
When you are developing your characters, did you dig into the graphic novel or just use the script?
Luke Tennie: “I’ve read the comics three times.”
María Gabriela de Faría: “Yes, same here.”
Luke Tennie: “I’m trying to be very well-versed with the original source material.”
María Gabriela de Faría: “Because that’s what the fans want.”
Luke Tennie: “We want to be true to that. I was scared about Willie because Willie’s drawn about the same size as Marcus (played by Benjamin Wadsworth) and I’m over 6’. I was a little insecure about the height and all that stuff until the writers told me, ‘No, we picked you because his size is something that we’re going to use throughout the series.’ So, then I learned they’re really trying to translate this comic into a realistic medium. If that’s the case, some things will change. But some things, the things the fans are really passionate about, they’re going to stay the same. We want to keep them.”
Lana Condor: “I think for me, when we did the pilot I had skimmed through the graphic novel but I’m guilty – I had not read it intensely because my prior thought going into it was like, ‘What if they don’t stick to the graphic novel?’ I don’t want to have that preconceived idea of what Saya should be. I want to develop it as I’m there. But after shooting the pilot and seeing how similar they’re trying to stick to the graphic novel, I read the rest of them because it’s a no-brainer. It seems like that’s where they’re going. They want to keep it as close to the source material as possible.”
‘Deadly Class’ stars Maria Gabriela de Faria, Lana Condor and Luke Tennie (Photo by Neilson Barnard / SYFY)
Netflix’s new dramatic series The Innocents has just unveiled a full trailer and poster. The two and a half minute trailer teases that “what you see isn’t really what you see.” It also reveals a world of shifters, including a mother and daughter who can easily slip into alternate physical appearances.
The cast includes Sorcha Groundsell (Clique, Iona, Sleeping Lions) as June, Percelle Ascott (Wizard vs. Aliens, The Weekend Movie) as Harry, and Guy Pearce (L.A. Confidential, Memento, The King’s Speech) as Halvorson.
The series comes from Hania Elkington and Simon Duric, with first-time series creators Elkington and Duric writing and executive producing. Executive producer Farren Blackburn (Daredevil, Doctor Who, Holby City) directed six of the series’ eight episodes.
Chris Croucher is on board as a producer, with Elaine Pyke, Charlie Pattinson, and Willow Grylls serving as executive producers. UK-based New Pictures is producing the Netflix series.
Netflix has set an August 24, 2018 premiere date.
The Plot: When teenagers Harry and June run away from their repressive families to be together, they’re derailed by an extraordinary discovery – June’s ability to shape-shift. As the star-crossed lovers struggle to control this strange new power, a mysterious professor reveals that June is not alone: there are more shifters out there like her, and he promises to cure June and reunite her with the mother who deserted her three years ago. But as their journey becomes increasingly fraught with danger, Harry and June’s love for each other is tested to breaking point and they’re faced with a choice: keep their innocent dream alive, or embrace that their lives have changed and risk everything.
New poster for the Netflix original series, ‘The Innocents.’
