Oscar nominee Will Smith has been tapped to host National Geographic’s One Strange Rock, a global event series created by Darren Aronofsky (mother!, Black Swan) and producer Jane Root (America The Story of Us, The 80s: The Decade That Made Us).
The 10-part series is set to premiere on National Geographic in March 2018.
“I am thrilled to have Will Smith on board to guide our series,” stated Darren Aronofsky. “His charisma, intelligence and humanity will add greatly to the project, helping welcome viewers into this unique narrative about the mind-blowing wonders that make life on Earth possible.”
“By pairing the incomparable, out-of-this-world, global appeal of Will Smith with our rock-star astronauts, who literally went out of this world, we tell the incredible story of the complexities of our planet,” added Tim Pastore, president, original programming and production, National Geographic. “With the distinctive storytelling from Aronofsky and Root, One Strange Rock will be an incredible visual treat, taking audiences from the microscopic to the cosmic, leaving viewers to see and appreciate our planet as never before.”
“Our goal here is to reimagine factual programming and give viewers a cinematic spectacle like they have never seen before,” said Jane Root. “We’ll unpack the science behind our marvelous planet, and provide stories that are entertaining and provocative; and who better to do that with than the visionary Darren Aronofsky and his partners at Protozoa Pictures, the incomparable Will Smith and our team of legendary astronauts?”
Will Smith will host the series which will feature astronauts sharing their personal experiences. Among the astronauts set to appear in One Strange Rock are:
• Chris Hadfield – The first Canadian astronaut to command the International Space Station and the only Canadian to have ever boarded the Russian Space Station Mir while in orbit, Hadfield has left Earth three times and spent a total of 166 days in space.
• Jeff Hoffman – Logging 21.5 million miles in space, Brooklyn-born astronomer and former astronaut Hoffman has flown to space five times, one of which was the first mission to reach the Hubble Space Telescope.
• Mae Jemison – Former astronaut Jemison just celebrated the 25th anniversary of her mission to space aboard the Endeavour, making history as the first African-American woman to go to space.
• Jerry Linenger – Former astronaut Linenger, who survived the most severe fire ever aboard an orbiting spacecraft, spent nearly five months on the Russian space station Mir and logged 50 million miles on that mission alone.
• Mike Massimino – The first person to send a tweet from space, former astronaut Massimino flew on two space shuttle missions to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.
• Leland Melvin – The only person drafted into the NFL to have flown to space, former astronaut Melvin blasted off to space twice and logged more than 565 hours there.
• Nicole Stott – Known as the “Artistic Astronaut,” former astronaut and aquanaut Stott, who became the first astronaut to paint in space, logged 104 days in space and nearly three weeks on Aquarius undersea habitat.
• Peggy Whitson – Astronaut Whitson just completed her third journey to space, setting a NASA record for the most days in space — 665.
The Plot:One Strange Rock is the extraordinary story of Earth — our curiously calibrated, interconnected planet — and why it is special and uniquely brimming with life among a largely unknown but harsh cosmic arena. Anchoring the series is an elite group of astronauts who see Earth’s bigger picture; they provide unique perspectives and relate personal memoirs of our planet seen from space.
Karin Konoval, Terry Notary, Andy Serkis and Michael Adamthwaite on the set of Twentieth Century Fox’s ‘War for the Planet of the Apes.’
20 films remain in the running for consideration as 2018 Academy Award nominees in the Visual Effects category. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Visual Effects Branch Executive Committee’s responsible for determining the films that have advanced to this stage of the Oscar nomination process. The committee will whittle the list down from 20 to 10 later this month.
Nominations will be announced for the 90th Oscars on Tuesday morning, January 23, 2018. Next year’s Academy Awards honoring the best in 2017 films will take place on Sunday, March 4, 2018. The awards show will air live from Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood on ABC beginning at 3:30pm PT/6:30pm ET.
Partial Visual Effects Category Rules, Courtesy of AMPAS: “The Visual Effects Branch Executive Committee shall review a reminder list of all eligible motion pictures and through a series of meetings, shall cast secret ballots to select a maximum of 20 films for further consideration. Achievements shall be judged within the parameters defined by the Executive Committee and on the basis of a) consideration of the contribution the visual effects make to the overall production and b) the artistry, skill and fidelity with which the visual illusions are achieved.”
“Following the running of the excerpts and discussion relative to the achievements, voting shall be conducted as follows:
a. A ballot shall be cast by all members of the Visual Effects Award Nominating Committee present on the ten productions under consideration.
b. Five productions shall be selected using reweighted range voting to become the nominations for final voting for the Visual Effects award.
c. Final voting for the Visual Effects award shall be restricted to active and life Academy members.”
The films on the short list in the Visual Effects category are:
Alien: Covenant
Beauty and the Beast
Blade Runner 2049 Dunkirk
Ghost in the Shell
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Justice League
Kong: Skull Island
Life
Logan
Ojka
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
The Shape of Water Spider-Man Homecoming
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Thor: Ragnarok
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets War for the Planet of the Apes
Wonder Woman
Tom Ellis in ‘Lucifer’ season 3 episode 9 (Photo by Ray Mickshaw / FOX)
Fox’s Lucifer season three episode nine finally revealed the identity of the serial killer known as the Sinnerman. Unfortunately for poor Lucifer (Tom Ellis), the reveal of the person committing the brutal murders came only after two people Lucifer had done favors for were found dead. Episode nine also brought Maze back into the mix and moved forward a certain romantic relationship some Lucifans have been hoping for.
Season three episode nine begins with self-described nice guy Joey Pileggi (Andy Cohen) asking Lucifer for a favor. Lucifer, back in the satisfying desires mode, asks what he wants.
Next, Lucifer pays Dr. Linda (Rachael Harris) a visit and she wants to know why his celestial gift is “desire.” Lucifer teases that he was sorted into a house in angel school – he’s pulling a whole Harry Potter at Hogwarts thing – and Dr. Linda falls for it. “There’s no Hogwarts in the sky,” laughs Lucifer. He finally gets serious and says that’s just the way he was born.
She wonders if his powers shaped his personality or his personality shaped his powers, and Lucifer admits he doesn’t know. He just thinks his powers are perfect for him because desire is all about free will.
Over at the police station, Marcus Pierce (Tom Welling) is back at work but he admits to Chloe (Lauren German) the wound still hurts. She needs a day off and he doesn’t immediately grant it. Instead, he takes it under advisement.
Chloe’s still pissed about Marcus’ answer when she and Lucifer arrive at a new crime scene. She thinks Marcus is a jerk and then Lucifer asks the same question Marcus did, why does she need a personal day? She gives him the same answer, “It’s personal.”
Ella (Aimee Garcia) is already at the murder scene and Lucifer immediately recognizes Joey as the murder victim. He admits he just did the kid a favor a few months ago. Chloe pulls him aside and Lucifer explains about the favor, and she can’t believe he’s still granting favors. Lucifer confesses Joey wanted to be the new Scarface for millennials, so he got him an internship with the mob.
Joey’s legs were broken and he has two gunshot wounds to the chest, and Ella quickly determines the broken legs happened after he was dead. Lucifer reveals the legs were probably broken because he was a “runner” for the mob.
Over at Dr. Linda’s office, she and Amenadiel (DB Woodside) share a laugh over Lucifer’s angel school joke, although Linda doesn’t think it’s as funny as Amenadiel apparently does. He can’t believe she thinks angel school is a thing. She reminds him that all of this is crazy, so angel school could be real. She then wonders why his power is slowing down time and he explains it’s so he can do his dad’s work on Earth without anyone being the wiser. Linda thinks that’s sad because it means he doesn’t really get to know people. He admits he never really wanted to…until recently.
Maze (Lesley-Ann Brandt) busts in and she and Linda share a hug. (Maze’s portion includes grabbing Linda’s butt.) Amenadiel fills Maze in on the fact Linda believes in angel school. Maze laughs but seems a little put off by the fact Linda and Amenadiel are now friends and hang out. It’s obvious she’s a little jealous.
Back at the station, Ella shows them Joey’s shoe and she’s excited to announce they’re limited editions worth a grand. Charlotte (Tricia Helfer) joins Lucifer, Chloe, Dan (Kevin Alejandro), and Ella and reveals she’s now a prosecutor. Surprise! They can’t believe it and Ella acts strange when they talk about what instigated Charlotte’s career change.
Ella talks about all the cash and stuff Joey had hidden, and it’s way more than he should have earned from being a runner. Charlotte says if Joey was skimming off the top, then he would have been executed by his bosses. The killing wouldn’t have taken place the way they found Joey’s body.
Chloe’s going to bring in Frankie Ferrante, the person Lucifer sent Joey to to mentor.
Linda and Amenadiel try and figure out why Maze was weirded out by their friendship. They compliment each other and the sparks are flying all over the place. They kiss and Linda’s the first to pull away. She says it’s a mistake and Amenadiel is a gentleman about it. He apologizes, and then they kiss again!
Once again at the station, Charlotte provides some help because she knows Frankie Ferrante. Chloe accepts her offer but wants Charlotte to “keep a low profile” during the interrogation. Frankie (Andy Davoli) doesn’t admit to knowing Lucifer, but he does admit to having worked with Charlotte in the past. (She has to explain she’s now with the cops.) Frankie claims he doesn’t know Joey. Lucifer threatens Frankie and then Chloe makes Frankie admit he did actually know Joey. Lucifer uses his special angel school desire trick and Frankie reveals they all loved Joey and would have protected him. They were all generous to Joey and treated him like family. Frankie wants to help bring in the killer.
Dan interrupts the interrogation to confirm Frankie’s not the killer. His alibi checks out and they have another body.
They arrive at the new murder scene to find a victim with the same wounds. Lucifer also knows this woman, telling Chloe he did this woman a favor a few years ago. He’s certain the murders are a message for him.
Frieda Marquis is the victim and Ella explains the noose around her neck was made from her own hair. She, like Joey, died from two gunshots to the chest. Frieda wanted to be a hairstylist to the stars says Lucifer, and Ella fangirls over Frieda’s hair care products.
Chloe quietly asks Lucifer who he thinks is sending the messages, admitting she’s worried about him. Lucifer insists the killer must be the Sinnerman, but Chloe reminds him there’s no evidence such a person exists. Lucifer is positive this is the Sinnerman’s way of escalating their rivalry.
As they talk, Marcus arrives at the crime scene to back up Lucifer’s story. He agrees this is the work of the Sinnerman and Chloe’s shocked to learn Marcus and Lucifer have discussed this before. Marcus takes the blame for not filling her in, and then adds that it’s not really the Sinnerman’s MO to taunt a nightclub owner. Lucifer’s a small fish compared to the Sinnerman’s other victims, according to Marcus.
Lucifer keeps getting calls from an unknown number but doesn’t answer.
Lucifer heads off to his place and calls his brother for help on the Sinnerman. He doesn’t even realize Maze is back but when he discovers she’s standing in his living room he’s super happy to see her since he needs her help. She can’t believe he doesn’t even care about her needs and is only happy she’s returned because of how it affects him. (Did she forget she’s talking to Lucifer?)
Lucifer finally answers the phone, trying to get rid of the telemarketer who’s been calling him. Turns out it’s not a telemarketer – it’s the Sinnerman.
Back at the station, Ella has found the DNA of the Sinnerman. She found skin under Frieda’s fingernails and a hair at Joey’s place and knows the killer was at both scenes. She dug even further and found a perfect match to an old Sinnerman case in Chicago. Chloe calls Ella a miracle worker and then gets distracted watching Marcus walk through the station, muscles bulging. Ella can’t believe there’s nothing going on between Chloe and Marcus since there are so many sparks.
Chloe tells Marcus she found the Sinnerman’s DNA at the scenes and she wants to lean on Frankie. Marcus offers to help, but she opts to take Charlotte instead.
An angry Lucifer meets the Sinnerman at the designated location, a slaughterhouse. Lucifer is tricked into walking into a trap, with the doors closing behind him. The Sinnerman (Kevin Carroll) is communicating via closed-circuit television and Lucifer demands to know why he killed Frieda and Joey. Sinnerman says they were just bait and now Lucifer’s trapped.
Lucifer declares he’s no mouse and tries to break the wall down. Unfortunately, it’s a foot of reinforced steel. It also turns out the Sinnerman believes Lucifer is the Devil. Lucifer wonders how the Sinnerman returned his wings and changed his Devil face, and the Sinnerman taunts him that he’ll be trapped in the building for years.
Lucifer can’t use his Jedi mind trick because the man’s wearing sunglasses. He promises the Sinnerman he’ll find out what he really wants and then he’ll destroy him.
Chloe and Charlotte show up at a restaurant to talk to Frankie, but Chloe makes Charlotte promise she’ll stick to the script before they go inside. She does.
They take a seat at the table with Frankie and some of his people, and Chloe asks about the Sinnerman. Frankie claims he’s never heard of him and Charlotte promises if he helps, it will be worth his while. He’ll have a friend inside the D.A.’s office next time he needs it.
Chloe and Charlotte leave without getting any answers. Chloe explains she knew Frankie wouldn’t talk to the cops, but since they’ve disclosed the killer was the Sinnerman, Frankie will be hunting him down on his own. When he finds him, the cops will step in.
Charlotte heads home while Chloe sticks around to watch Frankie. It turns out Marcus is also in the restaurant parking lot and he’s going to handle stakeout duty with Chloe.
Lesley-Ann Brandt in “The Sinnerman” episode of ‘Lucifer’ (Photo by Ray Mickshaw / FOX)
Lucifer’s rescue comes in the form of a very upset Maze. She opens the door and he’s happy to see her, but of course makes everything about himself once again. She tracked him down because she wanted to talk and she’s pissed he’s hiding in a freezer. He yells at her that he’s a prisoner trapped by the Sinnerman. Maze can’t believe he was trapped and she steps out of the room, locking the door behind her.
Lucifer pounds on the door and yells at her to think of someone else’s needs. Maze assures him he can only get out once he listens to her. Plus, he has to act like he cares. She asks if he knows Linda and Amenadiel are a thing, and Lucifer’s genuinely shocked. He reminds her that talking in Dr. Linda’s office is what she does, so maybe they were just chatting. Lucifer adds that he doesn’t care if Linda and Amenadiel are a thing and she shouldn’t either. And then Lucifer figures out that Maze is still “hot for angel.”
Maze denies it and says she’s upset because Linda is her best friend and Amenadiel’s her ex. “So, you don’t want him but nobody else can have him? That’s awfully greedy of you, Maze,” says the still-confined Lucifer.
Maze demands to know what’s going on and Lucifer tells her to ask herself what it is she truly desires. She must answer that question honestly. She’s silent and then finally sets Lucifer free.
Marcus and Chloe continue their stakeout, and Marcus is fully aware she wants to say something to him. She confesses she wants to know why the Sinnerman case is so important to him, and Marcus claims it’s simply because it’s so high priority. Chloe doesn’t believe that and thinks it’s personal. Marcus finally admits the Sinnerman killed his brother. He wants to make him pay.
Chloe reveals she asked for a personal day because it’s the anniversary of her father’s death. She tells him about finding the guy who did it a few months back and she wasn’t sure what she’d do. She ultimately did the right thing and arrested him. She explains she doesn’t talk about it – not even to Lucifer. She suggests Marcus think about what he really wants and warns him not to do something he’ll regret. (There’s a lot of that “think about what you really want” advice going around this episode.)
Chloe and Marcus watch someone walk into the restaurant but don’t follow, thinking it’s probably just someone reporting on the Sinnerman’s identity to Frankie. Lucifer calls and explains he was held captive by the Sinnerman, providing a description of the man complete with a critique of his sweater vest. Chloe realizes the person walking into the restaurant is the killer. She leaves the phone in the car as she and Marcus head into the restaurant.
Lucifer, concerned, speeds toward the restaurant.
Chloe and Marcus enter, guns drawn. Sinnerman has already shot some of the mobsters and shoots at Chloe before running into the kitchen. She follows him, warning there are units outside. She promises to take him in if he gives up. He doesn’t and keeps shooting.
Chloe and the Sinnerman exchange gunfire in the kitchen before he takes off running. Marcus tackles him outside and wrestles with himself over shooting his brother’s killer. Chloe offers her help and Marcus makes the right decision and places the Sinnerman under arrest.
Lucifer arrives after the Sinnerman’s arrested, but Chloe stops him from talking to the killer for now.
No one notices the Sinnerman has managed to get a pen and slips it up his sleeve as the cops take him away.
Maze shows up at Dr. Linda’s and Linda’s acting strange when she reluctantly lets her in. Maze admits it was weird seeing her so “chummy” with Amenadiel. She also admits that Linda is her best friend and Amenadiel is one of a million exes, and she feels left out. She doesn’t want Linda and Amenadiel to get together, and Linda understands. Maze makes it worse by describing her sexual adventures with Amenadiel, explaining she touched nerves Amenadiel didn’t know he had.
Once more to the station and Charlotte is crying in the bathroom when Dan asks if she’s okay. She confesses she’s not okay and that she’s not any closer to being a better person after switching to the prosecution side. She sucks at being good, and Dan comforts her by saying no one expects her to change overnight. He confides that he makes mistakes and advises her not to quit.
Only after they talk and she feels better does Charlotte realize she’s in the mens room.
Lucifer looks around the police station as everyone is going about their business. He sees Charlotte, Marcus, Dan, and Chloe, and you can see he’s just waiting for a chance at the Sinnerman. Lucifer sees his opportunity and enters the interrogation room. It’s just Lucifer and the Sinnerman when the Devil reminds the serial killer he was going to look into his eyes, find out what he desires, and then take it from him. The Sinnerman won’t look at Lucifer and only then does Lucifer realize the Sinnerman has blinded himself. “Now you’ll never know what I wanted,” says the Sinnerman.
BBC America’s Doctor Who Christmas Special will send off the current Doctor, Peter Capaldi, and it will also, sadly, be the final episode for fan favorite Pearl Mackie. Mackie plays companion Bill Potts opposite Capaldi, and fans of the long-running sci-fi series quickly latched on to and embraced Mackie’s character as soon as she was introduced.
The 2017 Doctor Who Christmas Special is titled “Twice Upon a Time” and will air on Christmas. BBC America has confirmed the official synopsis: “The magical final chapter of the Twelfth Doctor’s (Peter Capaldi) journey sees the Time Lord team up with his former self, the first ever Doctor (David Bradley) and a returning Bill Potts (Pearl Mackie), for one last adventure.
Two Doctors stranded in an Arctic snowscape, refusing to face regeneration. Enchanted glass people, stealing their victims from frozen time. And a World War One captain destined to die on the battlefield, but taken from the trenches to play his part in the Doctor’s story.
An uplifting new tale about the power of hope in humanity’s darkest hours, ‘Twice Upon A Time’ marks the end of an era. But as the Doctor must face his past to decide his future, his journey is only just beginning…”
Mackie took part in the 2017 San Diego Comic Con and in addition to participating in a panel in front of a jam-packed crowd, she also sat down for roundtable interviews. In our interview, Pearl Mackie discussed her feelings about the show’s impact on audiences and about being part of the Doctor Who universe.
Pearl Mackie as Bill Potts in BBC America’s ‘Doctor Who’ (Photo by Ray Burmiston/Noise In Colour)
Doctor Who Pearl Mackie Interview:
What is the absolute best thing about being part of the Doctor Who world?
Pearl Mackie: “I think all of it. Everything. I think Doctor Who is such a wonderful show that people relate to so individually, and personally, and differently. Everyone, I think, has something special that they get from it. It seems to really resonate with people in a really powerful way, actually.
I think people really engage with it and engage with the issues, and engage with the emotional journeys of all the characters. As an actress, that’s a wonderful thing to be able to give, essentially, to be able to explore something that people really, really relate to and people really resonate to.”
Was there one particular fan encounter that really did resonate with you about what you just said regarding Doctor Who’s impact on people?
Pearl Mackie: “Well, actually two, but they’re both quite similar. There was one…I was in a Pret in North London. I can’t remember what I was doing, just wandering around probably, wandering around trying to get something to eat, and this woman came up to me and was like, ‘You’re amazing. You’re amazing on the show. My daughter just loves you.’ And this little girl just bounced out from behind her mom, with this curly hair, everywhere. She was wearing like a ballet getup. She had just been to ballet or something and she was on this pink scooter. She was just like, ‘Hey, Bill!’ I go, ‘Hello, nice to meet you.’ She’s like, ‘I love you!’ (Laughing) I was like this is so great. I said, ‘So nice to meet you,’ and I went to shake her hand. She launched herself at me and just gave me a massive hug.
I think to be able to see that with young kids, especially young kids of color who don’t see themselves so much on screen… We’re getting better these days, but I know when I was young I didn’t see many people who looked like me on the screen. For me, that was something. She sort of bounced off and was really happy. I don’t know if it was something that she had consciously gone, ‘Hey, she looks like me.’ But I think for me it’s great to be able to experience that, experience the joy that that gives to kids and adults, and everyone, really.”
Bill’s sexual orientation really threw a lot of people. Do you hope people start to see that as just part of the human condition, so it doesn’t make waves?
Pearl Mackie: “Yes, exactly. I do. You have summed it up. I do hope that, yes. I think we should continue moving forward in that direction, for sure.”
A lead role in Doctor Who has increasingly become a launch pad to great career things.
Pearl Mackie: “Fingers crossed!”
What personal career ambitions do you have for the future that you may be able to achieve as a result of being a part of Doctor Who?
Pearl Mackie: “I mean, yes, firstly you’re right. Looking at previous companions and the journeys that they’ve been on, that they’re still on, there are some incredible alumni as Doctor Who companions. For me, there are so many things that I would like to explore as an actress.
Essentially for me it’s about character; that’s what really gets me. It’s about someone who’s real…or not real. I’m not adverse to playing unreal people. But, yeah, as long as like the journey’s real and the emotions are real, that’s what I want to explore. Something with an interesting story. I want to play some characters that are struggling with some stuff, maybe. I think it’s nice to be able to explore. I mean, not nice, but it’s good to be able to explore people who aren’t just happy and chilling, you know? Not that Bill was in any way. I’m not saying that at all. This has been an amazing character and an amazing journey. I’d like to just do lots more, really.
I still don’t really know what I’m doing, especially in front of a camera. So, I’d like to do a little bit more of that just so I can make sure it wasn’t just the wonderful crew that we had on Doctor Who that enabled me to actually do it.”
Fox’s Gotham season four episode 10 found unlikely allies going up against Penguin. It also featured a very disturbing scene in which Penguin appeared to sacrifice his young orphan friend, Martin. Fortunately, the kid’s death was staged and The Penguin didn’t actually toss away his last scrap of humanity. Even with the fake death, Penguin definitely took another step toward the dark side.
Episode 10 also featured Jim Gordon and Lucius Fox working together to discover Professor Pyg’s true identity. It turns out the man who’s obsessed with swine is actually serial killer Lazlo Valentine. Unfortunately, Lazlo escaped from Arkham and is now back on the loose.
Jim was also busy dealing with the Penguin and Sofia situation, and a deal was struck to send Sofia away to safety. Barbara and her gang complicated that plan which led to the whole fake killing of Martin thing. In the upcoming season four fall finale, it appears Penguin is once again set on going to war with the GCPD.
Up next, season four episode 11 titled “Queen Takes Knight” airing December 7, 2017. The episode’s guest cast includes Michael Cerveris as Professor Pyg, Cameron Monaghan as Jerome, John Doman as Carmine Falcone, and Anthony Carrigan as Zsasz.
Season four’s main cast features Ben McKenzie as Detective James Gordon, Donal Logue as Harvey Bullock, David Mazouz as Bruce Wayne, Morena Baccarin as Leslie Thompkins, Sean Pertwee as Alfred, Robin Lord Taylor as The Penguin, Erin Richards as Barbara Kean, Camren Bicondova as Selina Kyle/the future Catwoman, Cory Michael Smith as Edward Nygma/the Riddler, Jessica Lucas as Tabitha Galavan, Chris Chalk as Lucius Fox, Drew Powell as Butch Gilzean/Solomon Grundy, Alexander Siddig as Ra’s Ah Ghul, and Crystal Reed as Sofia Falcone.
The “A Dark Knight: Queen Takes Knight” Plot: Things get complicated for Gordon, Sophia and Penguin when Carmine Falcone (guest star John Doman) comes to town. Alfred tries to get through to Bruce once and for all, while Nygma struggles to gain control over The Riddler persona and Tabitha attempts to make Grundy remember his past. Meanwhile, a familiar smile resurfaces in Gotham.
The nominees for the 45th Annual Annie Awards have been announced by the International Animated Film Society and Pixar’s Coco leads the list with 13, including Best Animated Feature Film, Music in an Animated Feature Production, and Directing in an Animated Feature Production. Cartoon Saloon’s The Breadwinner followed with 10 nominations including Best Animated Feature-Independent, a category that spotlights the work of smaller distributors.
Winners of the 2018 Annie Awards will be announced during a ceremony on Saturday, February 3, 2018 at UCLA’s Royce Hall.
“The Annies continue to grow in the number of submissions again this year, pointing out animation’s diversity in both style and storytelling, not only from our local community, but from the industry world-wide,” stated ASIFA’s Executive Director Frank Gladstone. “That the Annies are now an established and important part of the ‘Award Season’ is enormously gratifying for all of us who tell our stories frame by frame.”
“No doubt about it, our nominees represent the best work in the field,” said ASIFA-Hollywood President Jerry Beck. “I am particularly proud of the diversity of voices, techniques and artistic styles displayed in the feature films, television programming, independent shorts, commercials and gaming we screened this year. The animation community embodies the finest qualities of the creative arts – and our Annie nominees this year certainly bare that out.”
ASIFA Hollywood will also be recognizing achievements and contributions to the world of animation with special Juried Awards. The 2018 recipients include British character animator, James Baxter; SpongeBob SquarePants creator, Stephen Hillenburg; and the Canadian animation duo, Wendy Tilby & Amanda Forbis, for their career contributions to the art of animation. Animation historian Didier Ghez will receive the June Foray Award for “his significant and benevolent or charitable impact on the art and industry of animation.”
Annie Awards Nominees:
Best Animated Feature
“Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie” – DreamWorks Animation “Cars 3″ – Pixar Animation Studios
“Coco” – Pixar Animation Studios “Despicable Me 3″ – Illumination “The Boss Baby” – DreamWorks Animation
Best Animated Feature-Independent
“In This Corner of the World” – Taro Maki, GENCO, Inc. and Masao Maruyama, MAPPA Co., Ltd
“Loving Vincent” – BreakThru Films, Production Company Trademark Films, Co-Production Company
“Napping Princess” – Nippon TV
“The Big Bad Fox & Other Tales” – Folivari/Panique!/Studiocanal
“The Breadwinner” – Cartoon Saloon/Aircraft Pictures/Melusine Productions
Best Animated Special Production
Imaginary Friend Society “Feeling Sad”
“Olaf’s Frozen Adventure”
“Pig: The Dam Keeper Poems”
“Revolting Rhymes”
“Tangled Before Ever After”
Best Animated Short Subject
“Dear Basketball”
“Hedgehog’s Home”
“Negative Space”
“Scavengers”
“Son of Jaguar”
Best Animated Television/Broadcast Commercial
“Biscotti. Una storia buona”
“June”
“League of Legends ‘Legends Never Die’”
“Please the Cheese”
“Sainsbury’s ‘The Greatest Gift’”
Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children
“Mickey and the Roadster Racers” / Episode: Goofy Gas!
“Octonauts” / Episode: Operation Deep Freeze
“Peg + Cat, The Mariachi Problem” / Episode: 220B, The Mariachi Problem
“The Stinky & Dirty Show” / Episode: HaHaHigher / The Waiting Game
“Through the Woods” / Episode: A Snowy Morning
Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Children
“Buddy Thunderstruck” / Episode: To Protect and Swerve / Robo Truck of the Future
“Lost in Oz” / Episode: The Pearl of Pingaree
“Niko and the Sword of Light” / Episode: From the Cliffs of Catastrophe to the Pools of Destiny
“Tangled: The Series” / Episode: Queen for a Day
“We Bare Bears” / Episode: Panda’s Art
Best General Audience Animated Television/Broadcast Production
“Big Mouth” / Episode: Am I Gay?
“BoJack Horseman” / Episode: Stupid Piece of Sh*t
“Rick and Morty” / Episode: 303 -“Pickle Rick”
“Robot Chicken” / Episode: Freshly Baked: The Robot Chicken Santa Claus Pot Cookie Freakout Special: Special Edition
“Samurai Jack” / Episode: XCIII
Best Student Film
“Cradle” – Devon Manney
“Elsewhere” – Junyi Xiao
“Good Night, Everybuds!” – Director: Benedikt Hummel, Sound Design & Mix: Lena Beck, Music: Andreas Pfeiffer, Producer: Stefan Michel
“Once a hero” – Xia Li
“Poles Apart” – Director: Paloma Baeza; Producer: Ser En Low, All Student Crew
Animated Effects in an Animated Production
“Avatar Flight of Passage”
“Cars 3”
“Coco”
“Despicable Me 3”
“Olaf’s Frozen Adventure”
Character Animation in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production
“DreamWorks Trolls Holiday” – Character Animator: Kevan Shorey (Character: All Characters)
“DreamWorks Trolls Holiday” – Lead Animator: Ben Willis (Character: All Characters)
“DreamWorks Trolls Holiday” – Character Animator: Onur Yeldan (Character: All Characters)
“Trollhunters” / Episode: 205 – “Homecoming” – Character Animator: Bruno Chiou; Yi-Fan Cho (Character: Blinky, Dictatious, Aaarrrgghh!!); Lead Animator: Kevin Jong; Chun-Jung Chu (Character: Blinky, Dictatious, Aaarrrgghh!!)
“Tumble Leaf” / Episode: Rutabagels / Okra-Ball – Character Animator: Michael Granberry (Character: Maple, Fig, Stick and Okra); Joe Heinen (Character: Fig, Gourd, Coco, Maple, Pine, Zucchini, Okra, Grubs, Chicks and Beetle Bus); Rachel Larsen (Character: Coco, Pine, Maple, Fig, Stick and Okra); Hilary Lile (Character: Maple, Fig and Okra); Dan MacKenzie (Character: Pine, Fig, Gourd, Rutabaga, Beetles, Coco, Okra and Maple)
Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production
“Coco” – Animator: John Chun Chiu Lee (Character: All characters)
“Coco” – Animator: Allison Rutland (Character: All characters)
“The Big Bad Fox & Other Tales” – Animator: Marco Nguyen (Character: all characters in scene); Directing Animator: Benjamin Renner (Character: all characters in scene); Supervising Animator: Patrick Imbert (Character: all characters in scene)
“The Boss Baby” – Animation Supervisor: Bryce McGovern (Character: various)
“The Boss Baby” – Animation Supervisor: Rani Naamani (Character: various)
Character Animation in a Live Action Production
“Game of Thrones” / S7 Ep.6 Beyond The Wall
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2”
“Kong: Skull Island”
“Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets”
“War for the Planet of the Apes”
Character Animation in a Video Game
“Cuphead” – Lead Animator: Hanna Abi-Hanna (Characters: The Devil, Grim Matchstick, Beppi The Clown, Werner Werman)
“Cuphead” – Lead Animator: Tina Nawrocki (Characters: Baroness Von Bon Bon, Hopus Pocus, Pirouletta, Giant, Tipsy Troupe, Lobster, Porkrind, Dragonfly, The Devil – DEATH)
“Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice” – Character Animator: Chris Goodall; Jitaik Lim; Kirill Spiridonov (Character: Senua)
“Horizon Zero Dawn” – Lead Animator: Richard Oud (Character: All mechanical creatures); Kevin Quaid (Character: All humanoids); Character Animator: Niek Neervens, Jonathan Colin (Character: All humanoids); Character Animator: Peer Lemmers (Character: All mechanical creatures)
“Uncharted: The Lost Legacy” – Lead Animator: Almundena Soria, Keith Paciello, Paul Augustus Davies (Character: All Characters);
Character Design in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production
“Buddy Thunderstruck” / Episode: Buddy Double / Beaver Dam Fast Pizza
“Danger & Eggs” / Episode: Tube of Pain / Broccoli
“Samurai Jack” / Episode: XCVI
“Tangled: The Series” / Episode: Tangled Before Ever After
“Trollhunters” / Episode: Ep 201 – “Escape from the Darklands”
Character Design in an Animated Feature Production
“Coco”
“Despicable Me 3”
“Smurfs: The Lost Village”
“The Boss Baby”
“The Breadwinner”
Directing in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production
“Disney Mickey Mouse” / Episode: The Scariest Story Ever: A Mickey Mouse Halloween Spooktacular!
“Dragons: Race to the Edge” / Episode: Sandbusted
“Tangled: The Series” / Episode: Tangled Before Ever After
“The Simpsons – Treehouse of Horror XXVIII”
“Trollhunters” / Episode: Ep 211 – “Unbecoming”
Directing in an Animated Feature Production
“Coco” – Director: Lee Unkrich Pixar; Co-Director: Adrian Molina
“The Big Bad Fox & Other Tales” – Co-Director: Benjamin Renner; Co-Director: Patrick Imbert
“The Boss Baby” – Director: Tom McGrath
“The Breadwinner” – Director: Nora Twomey
“The LEGO Batman Movie” – Director: Chris McKay
Music in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production
“Disney Mickey Mouse” / Episode: The Scariest Story Ever: A Mickey Mouse Halloween Spooktacular!
“Home Adventures With Tip & Oh” / Episode: Ep 030A – “Chercophonie”
“Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures / Episode: Trouble on Tibalt
“The Powerpuff Girls” / Episode: Home, Sweet Homesick
“Tumble Leaf” / Episode: The Nature Of Friendship / The Ship Shop
Music in an Animated Feature Production
“Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie”
“Coco”
“Loving Vincent”
“Olaf’s Frozen Adventure”
“The Breadwinner”
Production Design in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production
“Big Hero 6 The Series” / Episode: Baymax Returns
“Disney Mickey Mouse” / Episode: The Scariest Story Ever: A Mickey Mouse Halloween Spooktacular!
“June”
“Samurai Jack” / Episode: XCIII
“The Loud House” / Episode: “Tricked!”
Production Design in an Animated Feature Production
“Coco”
“Ferdinand”
“LEAP!”
“Mary and The Witch’s Flower”
“The Breadwinner”
Storyboarding in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production
“Disney Mickey Mouse” / Episode: Bee Inspired – Storyboard Artist: Eddie Trigueros
“Home for the Holidays” / Episode: Ep 900 – “Tip and Oh: Home for the Holidays” – Storyboard Artist: Ben Bury
“Niko and the Sword of Light” / Episode: From the Phantom Woods to the Mountains of Misery – Storyboard Artist: Kim Arndt; Alexandria Kwan
“Trollhunters” / Episode: 205 – “Hero with a Thousand Faces” – Storyboard Artist: David Woo
“Trollhunters” / Episode: 213 – “In the Hall of the Gumm-Gumm King” – Storyboard Artist: Hyunjoo Song
Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production
“Coco” – Storyboard Artist: Dean Kelly
“Coco” – Storyboard Artist: Madeline Sharafian
“The Boss Baby” – Storyboard Artist: Glenn Harmon
“The Breadwinner” – Storyboard Artist: Julien Regnard
“The Star” – Storyboard Artist: Louie del Carmen
Voice Acting in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production
“BoJack Horseman” / Episode: Time’s Arrow – Wendie Malick as Beatrice Horseman
“Bunsen Is a Beast” – Jeremy Rowley as Bunsen
“Disney Mickey Mouse” / Episode: The Scariest Story Ever: A Mickey Mouse Halloween Spooktacular! – Chris Diamantopoulos as Mickey Mouse
“SpongeBob SquarePants” – Tom Kenny as SpongeBob SquarePants
“The Amazing World of Gumball” / Episode: The Grades – Nicolas Cantu as Gumball
Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
“Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie” – Nick Kroll as Professor Poopypants
“Coco” – Anthony Gonzalez as Miguel
“The Breadwinner” – Saara Chaudry as Parvana
“The Breadwinner” – Laara Sadiq as Fattema
“The LEGO Batman Movie” – Zach Galifianakis as Joker
Writing in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production
“Archer” / Episode: Archer Dreamland: Jane Doe
“Disney Mickey Mouse” / Episode: Locked in Love
“Milo Murphy’s Law” / Episode: The Island of the Lost Dakotas
“Rick and Morty” / Episode: 307 – “The Ricklantis Mixup”
“Trollhunters” / Episode: 201 – “Escape from the Darklands”
Writing in an Animated Feature Production
“Coco” – Writer: Adrian Molina; Matthew Aldrich
“Loving Vincent” – Writer: Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman; Jacek Dehnel
“Mary and The Witch’s Flower” – Writer: Riko Sakaguchi, Hiromasa Yonebayashi, David Freedman, Lynda Freedman
“The Breadwinner” – Writer: Anita Doron
Editorial in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production
“Bob’s Burgers” / Episode: Bob, Actually
“BoJack Horseman” / Episode: Stupid Piece of Sh*t
“Dinotrux” / Episode: Ep 053 – “Superchargers”
“Pickle and Peanut” / Episode: Bear-I-cade
“Samurai Jack” / Episode: XCIII, XCIV, XCIX
Editorial in an Animated Feature Production
“Coco”
“Ferdinand”
“The Breadwinner”
“The LEGO Batman Movie”
“The Star”
Disney•Pixar’s critically acclaimed animated film Coco retained its hold on the top spot at the box office over the December 1-3, 2017 weekend. Coco‘s repeat win wasn’t a surprise as the studios basically bailed on the weekend, with no major releases hitting theaters on December 1st. Films with awards buzz, including Lady Bird, The Shape of Water, and The Disaster Artist, opened or expanded in limited release, however the big studios took the weekend after the extended Thanksgiving holiday off from launching new movies.
Coco won’t be facing any real competition on December 8th, either, with Broad Green Pictures’ Just Getting Started starring Morgan Freeman, Tommy Lee Jones, and Rene Russo the only scheduled new wide release. It’s not until Star Wars: The Last Jedi opens on December 15th that the box office will spring back to life. December 15th is also the release date of Fox’s animated comedy, Ferdinand, featuring the voices of John Cena, Kate McKinnon, Gina Rodriguez, Daveed Diggs, Gabriel Iglesias, Bobby Cannavale, David Tennant, and Anthony Anderson.
The “Coco” Plot: Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel (voice of newcomer Anthony Gonzalez) dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz (voice of Benjamin Bratt). Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector (voice of Gael García Bernal), and together, they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel’s family history.
Sam and Dean continued their search for the missing nephilim, Jack, in The CW’s Supernatural season 13 episode eight. Fortunately for the bros, Bart the crossroads demon claimed to be a fan of theirs and offered up half a spell that could lead them to Jack. In order to obtain the other half, Bart made the Winchesters help him break into a house belonging to Luther Shrike – a murderer who hoards supernatural items – to retrieve an item he needed.
The task wasn’t simple and of course it didn’t go the way they planned. By the end of the episode Luther literally lost his head, the conniving Bart was dead, and unfortunately the Winchesters were no closer to finding Jack. However, Sam was surprisingly optimistic about the odds of locating Jack sometime soon.
Up next, season 13 episode nine titled “The Bad Place” airing December 7, 2017. Phil Sgriccia directs from a script by Robert Berens. The season 13 cast includes Jensen Ackles as Dean, Jared Padalecki as Sam, Misha Collins as Castiel, Mark Pellegrino as Lucifer, Alexander Calvert as Jack, and Samantha Smith as Mary Winchester.
“The Bad Place” Plot: JACK AND KAIA DISRUPT THE WORLD – Jack (Calvert), desperate to prove to Sam (Padalecki) and Dean (Ackles) that he is good and that he can control his powers, enlists the help of a dreamcatcher named Kaia (guest star Yadira Guevara-Prip) to help him find Mary Winchester (Smith) and save her from the alternate universe. However, when plans go awry, the Winchester brothers are the ones who need saving.
The Season 13 Plot: The exciting journey of the Winchester brothers continues as Supernatural enters its thirteenth season. Sam and Dean have encountered every kind of supernatural threat, facing down monsters, demons, and gods. Saving people, hunting things, and keeping the world safe. In the show’s twelfth season, the Winchesters were reunited with their long-dead mother, and joined forces with the British arm of the Men of Letters. But things turned from bad to worse, with the return of Lucifer and the surprising revelation that the Devil is expecting a child. Now, Sam and Dean find themselves facing a creature of almost unimaginable power… one that could save the world… or destroy it.
R. Keith Harris as Dr. Carson and Josh McDermitt as Dr. Eugene Porter in ‘The Walking Dead’ season 8 episode 7 (Photo Credit: Gene Page / AMC)
AMC’s The Walking Dead season eight episode six left off with Daryl, Tara, Rosita, and Michonne going rogue and deciding to attack the Sanctuary. The episode came to a close with Rick (Andrew Lincoln) locked up inside a cargo container by Jadis and the Scavengers. Season eight episode seven titled “Time for After” begins with Rick alone and sweating inside the container. The door opens and it’s revealed Rick’s only wearing his boxers and his hands are tied. He reminds them all it’s not too late to join them.
Jadis (Pollyanna McIntosh) takes Rick’s photo as one of the Scavengers draws his picture. Jadis reveals the pictures will be used to sculpt him “after.” She doesn’t explain what she means by after, but it sounds ominous.
Back at the Sanctuary, Eugene (Josh McDermitt) makes a list of what he knows and doesn’t know. He closes the notepad before he writes down a single item. He then visits Dwight (Austin Amelio), acknowledging he knows Dwight is the traitor. He also reveals that Negan’s charged him with finding the traitor. If Dwight stops, Eugene promises he won’t give away his secret.
Dwight explains that the Saviors and Negan are done. Supplies are running low, the workers are scared, and if Eugene just lets everything play out, he’ll come out on the winning side. If not, then Eugene will have blood on his hands. Eugene claims he just wants to be safe and it doesn’t appear he’s changing his mind about supporting Negan. Still, he won’t tell Negan about Dwight if Dwight doesn’t make it so that anyone left in the building is harmed.
Eugene heads downstairs where hundreds of walkers are attempting to get in. A Savior tells him she believes they’ll make it through into the building in no more than a day or two.
Next, Dr. Carson tells Eugene that Father Gabriel only has a few days left unless they get medication. Eugene understands why Father Gabriel was part of the attack on the complex, but he doesn’t forgive him for it. The doctor makes Eugene stay with his “friend” while he looks for anything that could help Father Gabriel.
Father Gabriel (Seth Gilliam) can barely speak and Eugene compares his physical state to that of a potato and sh*t casserole. It’s obvious Father Gabriel’s in bad shape, but he once again asks Eugene to help him get Dr. Carson out of the Sanctuary. Eugene reminds him he doesn’t stick his neck out for anyone, but Father Gabriel wants him to do the right thing. Eugene, however, isn’t sure what the definition of the right thing is. Eugene doesn’t have faith in God or that there’s a bigger plan. Father Gabriel says it’s not difficult to believe Eugene will know what the right thing to do is when the time comes. He believes he’ll act appropriately at the right time.
Morgan (Lennie James) scopes out the walkers outside the Sanctuary, in contact via radio with other snipers. They realize the truck that’s just pulled up is one of theirs.
Tonya visits Eugene’s room, asking if he fixed her boombox. He can’t believe she’s worried about that, but she wants her music. Their deal was for two bottles of liquor when the repair was completed, but he asks for the second bottle in advance. He claims he needs it to sleep. Tonya reminds him he could have made this place better when he first arrived, but instead he only took care of himself. She gives him the bottle, telling him it won’t help him sleep.
Daryl (Norman Reedus) wants Tara (Alanna Masterson), Rosita (Christian Serratos), and Michonne (Danai Gurira) to cover him while he crashes the truck into the Sanctuary. The walkers will then be able to enter the building and attack the Saviors. There are no more big weapons housed in the Saviors’ building, so they believe they’ll be okay.
Morgan walks up and says he and the other snipers will have their backs. They have a debate over whether to act now or follow Rick’s plans. Tara is upset that she waited once before, but Rosita still believes in Rick. She leaves the group, but not before making sure Michonne is good with this decision. Rosita believes they need to wait, but it appears the rest of the team are dead set on crashing into the building.
Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) sits alone in the meeting room. He motions Eugene in and assures him he doesn’t want to let the Saviors die, even though he knows he will survive. Negan recognizes that Eugene is smart, and he wants to make sure Eugene knows he knows that. He offers Eugene his hand and Eugene goes to kiss it. Negan snatches it away, saying he was only offering it for a handshake. He reminds Eugene he doesn’t shake hands often as it’s a sign of mutual respect.
Back in his bedroom, Eugene works on the boombox, staring at its speaker. He heads down to a storage area as he looks for parts. He spots Sasha’s coffin and pauses for a moment, emotional, before opening it to retrieve her iPod.
Lennie James as Morgan Jones in ‘The Walking Dead’ season 8 episode 7 (Photo Credit: Gene Page / AMC)
Morgan watches as Daryl, Michonne, and Tara drive the truck closer to the Sanctuary. Morgan tells Daryl to cut the engine so he won’t draw the walkers’ attention. Michonne doesn’t look completely committed to this plan, and she suggests to Daryl that maybe they should trust the old plan will keep working. She doesn’t think this new plan is worth risking them. Daryl replies, “It is for me.” Michonne tells him she hopes it works but that she can’t do it.
Tara is still on board as are the four snipers, but Michonne leaves.
Eugene has built a remote-control airplane and he’s going to use it to play music and lead the walkers away. He makes a recording of what he’s doing, positive he’ll be successful. Just as he’s about to launch it, Dwight sneaks up and tells him not to turn around.
Tara gets into position and Morgan’s snipers are ready for Daryl and his truck.
Dwight tells Eugene to back away from the airplane. Eugene can’t believe Dwight would kill everyone inside the building. Dwight reminds him it means Negan will kill Rick and all the others if Eugene launches this plane. Dwight says they’re just traveling companions and not friends so he’s okay with that. Eugene doesn’t believe Negan can be killed by anyone, and he has the remote control ready to push to launch.
Dwight continues to point the gun at Eugene’s head, but he allows him to launch the plane and doesn’t shoot. The plane soars over the walkers.
Daryl drives the truck toward the building as Dwight shoots the plane out of the air.
Outside the fence, the snipers and Tara begin firing into the building to cover for Daryl. Daryl rolls out of the truck as the truck smashes into the building. Daryl and Tara escape while the walkers pour into the Sanctuary.
The Saviors shoot the walkers but there are too many of them. They flee into the upper levels as the walkers continue to make their way inside. Eugene watches as it happens, completely stunned. Even Dwight shoots at the walkers as they begin feasting on the Saviors.
Eugene charges into Father Gabriel’s room and tells him he’s not on board with helping Dr. Carson escape. He goes off on a rant, saying he will survive and he will help Negan. He’ll turn in traitors and do whatever he has to do to live.
Eugene meets with Negan and tells him he needs his machines back to make more ammunition to save the Sanctuary. Negan reminds him that when he gets free of this mess, he’ll dump a sh*tstorm on Rick. Eugene’s okay with that and in fact, feels great that he can help Negan and the Saviors.
Eugene is about to reveal Dwight is the traitor when a few Saviors arrive, including Dwight. Negan tells them Eugene has solved this mess and instead of revealing Dwight as the traitor, Eugene says he can fix the intercom system to help with communications.
Eugene returns to his room, crying. He’s only in this for himself and he didn’t turn in Dwight when he had the chance. He downs some alcohol and then throws up. (It looks like wine but he shot it like real alcohol.)
Rick’s let out of the cargo container and he’s walked into the center of the Scavengers’ compound. He’s forced to kneel as a walker is led out by Jadis. She says, “Time for After,” and Rick springs into action. He attacks any Scavengers who enter the area and uses the walker as a weapon. He finally removes the walker’s head and attacks Jadis.
Rick is able to get Jadis’ gun away from her and then he’s surrounded by Scavengers. Holding Jadis inches from the walker’s mouth, he reiterates that he is leaving. However, he warns them his people will return to kill them all. He suggests that after he leaves, they all run.
Jadis instructs her people to lower their weapons. Rick leans in and asks Jadis, “We done?” She agrees, and he helps her to stand. She asks what will happen if she joins them. He explains the Sanctuary is surrounded by walkers and when the time comes, the Saviors will surrender to his group. He will then kill Negan himself. She agrees but wants him to pose naked for a sculpture after it’s all done as part of the deal. Rick refuses that demand and they finally settle on the Scavengers getting a fourth of the Saviors’ property when it’s all done.
Rick arrives with the Scavengers a distance from the Sanctuary to find walkers eating people. The snipers don’t answer when he calls them on the walkie-talkie, so he climbs the water tower. He’s shocked to see a hole in the side of the Sanctuary and realizes the walkers have all entered the building.
It’s not a teaser trailer but instead Universal Pictures has released a trailer teaser, teasing the upcoming release of the actual trailer for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. The 18 second video features returning Jurassic World stars Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard running for their lives through the jungle as dinosaurs run loose in the park. The official trailer will arrive on Thursday, December 7, 2017.
Jurassic World‘s director Colin Trevorrow co-wrote the sequel with Derek Connolly and executive produces along with Steven Spielberg. In addition to Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard, the Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom cast includes James Cromwell (The Young Pope), Ted Levine (The Alienist, Ray Donovan), Justice Smith (The Get Down, The Thundermans), Geraldine Chaplin (A Monster Calls, Beyond the Walls), Daniella Pineda (The Originals, American Odyssey), Toby Jones (The Snowman, Atomic Blonde), and Rafe Spall (Sons of Liberty). BD Wong and Jeff Goldblum return to reprise their roles as Dr. Henry Wu and Ian Malcolm, respectively.
The latest rampaging dinosaurs film was directed by J.A. Bayona (The Impossible, A Monster Calls). Frank Marshall, Pat Crowley, and Belén Atienza served as producers. Universal Pictures is targeting a June 22, 2018 theatrical release for the big budget action adventure film. Jurassic World, rated PG-13, arrived in theaters on June 12, 2015.
The Plot: With all of the wonder, adventure and thrills synonymous with one of the most popular and successful franchises 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.
