Isabelle Cornish, Iwan Rheon, and Ari Dalbert in ‘Marvel’s Inhumans’ (ABC/Karen Neal)ABC’s new comic book-inspired series, Marvel’s Inhumans, scored an ABC first by debuting in IMAX prior to its premiere on primetime television. The series, which is based on Marvel Comics characters, stars Anson Mount as Black Bolt, Iwan Rheon as Maximus, Serinda Swan as Medusa, Eme Ikwuakor as Gorgon, Isabelle Cornish as Crystal, Ken Leung as Karnak, Ellen Woglom as Louise, Sonya Balmores as Auran, and Mike Moh as Triton.
Scott Buck is the season one showrunner and executive produces with Jeph Loeb and Jim Chory. Roel Reiné directed the first two episodes.
Marvel’s Inhumans will premiere on September 29, 2017.
The Plot:Marvel’s Inhumans explores the never-before-told epic adventure of the royal family, including Black Bolt, the enigmatic, commanding King of the Inhumans, with a voice so powerful that the slightest whisper can destroy a city. After the Royal Family of Inhumans is splintered by a military coup, they barely escape to Hawaii where their surprising interactions with the lush world and humanity around them may prove to not only save them, but Earth itself.
Episode 1 “Behold…The Inhumans!” and Episode 2 “Those Who Would Destroy Us” Plot: After a military coup leaves the Royal Family stranded in Hawaii, they must find a way to reunite with each other and return home before their way of life is destroyed forever.
Serinda Swan, Iwan Rheon and Anson Mount in ‘Marvel’s Inhumans’ (ABC/Marvel)Ari Dalbert and Iwan Rheon in ‘Marvel’s Inhumans’ (ABC/Mario Perez)Sonya Balmores, Serinda Swan and Iwan Rheon (ABC/Marvel)Isabelle Cornish and Lockjaw (ABC/Marvel)Iwan Rheon in ‘Marvel’s Inhumans’ (ABC/Karen Neal)
Fox and Gordon Ramsay are working on a new unscripted series titled Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours to Hell & Back. Season one of the new series will consist of eight episodes and will be executive produced by Gordon Ramsay, Michael Van Briesen, Chris Brogden, Layla Smith, and Greg Lipstone.
“With the clock set at 24 hours-and-ticking, I can promise you this culinary boot camp gives a whole new meaning to ‘Hell on Wheels,’” stated Ramsay.
“The restaurant business is one of the toughest there is – and no one knows that more than Gordon,” said Rob Wade, President, Alternative Entertainment and Specials, Fox Broadcasting Company, announcing the network’s continuing partnership with Gordon Ramsay. “Watching him try to save these businesses, not to mention restore the livelihoods of hardworking men and women, really puts the pressure on – and doing this as the clock ticks, challenges him like never before.”
Ramsay’s other Fox series include MasterChef, MasterChef Junior, Hell’s Kitchen, MasterChef Celebrity Showdown, and The F Word with Gordon Ramsay.
The Plot: In today’s world, everyone can be an amateur food critic on social media, and restaurants often find themselves one bad Yelp review away from shutting their doors. Ramsay will travel throughout the United States to find restaurants on the knife’s edge of losing everything. A timer is set, and Ramsay will work around the clock to put these restaurants back on course. With only 24 hours to turn the restaurant around, he’ll make the necessary changes that he sees fit – from re-interviewing the staff to see who makes the cut, to renovating the space and updating the menu with signature dishes and first-class service.
Additionally, to help him with the task at hand, Ramsay will unveil his secret weapon – Hell on Wheels – a 70-foot-long semi-truck that unfolds into a state-of-the-art, completely self-sustaining mobile kitchen, where he’ll re-invent the struggling restaurant’s menu, and whip the staff into shape. Then, when the time is up, he’ll present the launch of a revamped restaurant.
Showtime has landed the rights to the upcoming novel The President is Missing from President Bill Clinton and bestselling novelist James Patterson. Showtime will adapt the book, which will be released on June 11, 2018, into a series. The novel marks the first time an American President has co-authored a thriller, and Showtime believes it will be one of the “biggest and most spellbinding” novels of 2018.
“I’m really enjoying writing this book and working with Jim,” said President Bill Clinton. “And I can’t wait to see Showtime bring the characters to life.”
“The White House is such an exciting world to explore and is made even more so with the unique insights of a former President,” said Patterson. “Rich storytelling opportunities for this series abound.”
“Bringing The President is Missing to Showtime is a coup of the highest order,” stated David Nevins, President and CEO, Showtime Networks Inc. “The pairing of President Clinton with fiction’s most gripping storyteller promises a kinetic experience, one that the book world has salivated over for months and that now will dovetail perfectly into a politically relevant, character-based action series for our network.”
Patterson has sold more than 380 million books over his four decade-long career. His books include the Alex Cross, When the Wind Blows, Women’s Murder Club, Michael Bennett and NYPD Red series. Patterson’s Zoo is the basis for CBS’s summer series starring James Wolk.
President Clinton wrote the bestselling nonfiction books including My Life, Back to Work: Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy, Between Hope and History, Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World, and Putting People First: How We Can All Change America.
The President is Missing Plot: In the book, President Clinton and Patterson tell the startling story of a sitting U.S. president’s disappearance, with the level of detail that only someone who has held the office can know – generating a powerful, one-of-a-kind thriller. Though fictional, the story brings to life the pressures and realities of the most important position in the world.
Thomas Jane stars in ‘1922’ (Photo Courtesy of Netflix)
Yet another Stephen King-inspired film is opening in 2017. Netflix is premiering 1922 at the Fantastic Fest on Saturday, September 23rd, followed by the horror film’s premiere on October 20th. The full trailer’s arrived featuring Thomas Jane as a man who murders his wife rather than allowing her to leave him. The cast also includes Molly Parker, Dylan Schmid, Kaitlyn Bernard, Brian d’Arcy, and Neal McDonough.
Zak Hilditch adapted the Stephen King novella and directed.
The Plot:1922 is based on Stephen King’s 131-page story telling of a man’s confession of his wife’s murder. The tale is told from the perspective of Wilfred James, the story’s unreliable narrator who admits to killing his wife, Arlette, with his son in Nebraska. But after he buries her body, he finds himself terrorized by rats and, as his life begins to unravel, becomes convinced his wife is haunting him.
Kingsman: The Secret Service’s lead actors return, reuniting with director Matthew Vaughn on the much-anticipated sequel. They’re joined by a pack of big name actors including Jeff Bridges, Julianne Moore, Halle Berry, Channing Tatum, and Narcos‘ Pedro Pascal. The presence of so much talent must have made it difficult to cut out unnecessary storylines. There are simply too many supporting characters squeezed into the mix, leaving the main plotline short-changed and feeling incomplete. Throw in Sir Elton John as a kidnap victim and even with a two-and-a-half hour running time, there’s no way to flesh out the story enough to fill in all the plot holes.
The villain at the heart of the action is Poppy (Moore), the narcissistic, sadistic leader of a drug cartel who longs to be acknowledged as one of the world’s shrewdest businesswomen. She’s built a secret hideaway filled with buildings that look lifted from the sets of Happy Days and Grease. Poppy’s office is in a vinyl and chrome diner and her henchmen patrol the grounds wearing leathermen jackets. Poppy’s desire for world domination )and admiration) via the illegal drug trade leads to a deal with the President of the United States, a deal which the President agrees to but has no intention of carrying through on. It seems Poppy has a plan to make drugs legal, but first she has to wipe out all the Kingsman.
Fortunately for Eggsy (Taron Egerton) and Merlin (Mark Strong), Poppy’s plan doesn’t involve getting rid of the American cousins of the Kingsman, the Statesman. A Kentucky distillery is their base and Eggsy and Merlin make their way to the U.S. where they team up with their American counterparts, each named after liquor. They also discover Harry (Colin Firth) is not dead and is being cared for by the Statesman while they attempt to cure him of his amnesia.
While saving the world from Poppy’s devious, demented plan takes up a fair amount of his time, Eggsy is also dealing with meeting the disapproving parents of his girlfriend, a Swedish princess. Eggsy’s also determined to get his friend and mentor, Harry, back into the spy game.
Pedro Pascal’s ‘Whiskey’ is wicked with a whip, Channing Tatum’s ‘Tequila’ pops in and out of the film much too quickly, and Halle Berry’s ‘Ginger Ale’ has to play second-fiddle to the men even though she can outsmart them all. Jeff Bridges is ‘Champagne,’ the leader of the Statesman who agrees to working with the agency’s British counterparts. The performances by the Kingsman newbies are fine, but none can replace the chemistry among the original 2014 Kingsman team.
Kingsman: The Golden Circle works best when Egerton and Strong are paired up, or when the Kingsman trio of Egerton, Strong, and Firth are front and center. Of the many supporting players thrown into the mix in this sequel, surprisingly it’s Sir Elton John who delivers the most enjoyable performance. Elton John even gets to kick a little ass in high-heeled boots and his trademark outlandish costumes.
Kingsman: The Golden Circle tries to do too much and loses much of what made the original film such a huge hit. The first film was a fun, frenetic, fish-out-of-water story; the sequel feels jaded and restrained.
GRADE: C+
MPAA Rating: R for sequences of strong violence, drug content, language throughout and some sexual material
Lana Parrilla in ‘Once Upon a Time’ season 7 episode 1 (Photo by ABC / Jack Rowand)
ABC’s Once Upon a Time returns on October 6, 2017 for a revamped season seven, minus many fan favorite characters and with a grown-up Henry Mills. Season seven episode one titled “Hyperion Heights” was written by series creators Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, and directed by Ralph Hemecker. The seventh season stars Lana Parrilla as Regina/Roni, Robert Carlyle as Rumplestiltskin, Colin O’Donoghue as Hook/Rogers, Andrew J. West as Henry Mills, Gabrielle Anwar as Lady Tremaine/Victoria Belfrey, Dania Ramirez as Cinderella/Jacinda, and Alison Fernandez as Lucy.
Season seven guest stars include Jared S. Gilmore as Young Henry, Mekia Cox as Sabine/Tiana, Rose Reynolds as Alice, Adelaide Kane as Drizella/Ivy, Daniel Jeffrey as Carl, Liam Hall as The Prince, Jillian Fargey as The Fairy Godmother, and Darcy Laurie as Louie.
The Plot: In the season premiere episode, Henry leaves Storybrooke in search of his own story. Years later in another realm, he encounters a troubled Cinderella, changing the trajectory of his quest forever. When Cinderella’s evil step-mother, Lady Tremaine, poses a threat, Henry discovers that following his heart will require him to make more difficult choices than he ever could have imagined. Years later, a young Lucy finds a disillusioned Henry at his home in Seattle, determined to make him remember his true self in order to defeat the curse afflicting the fairytale characters of “Hyperion Heights.”
Andrew J West and Dania Ramirez in ‘Once Upon a Time (Photo by Eike Schroter / ABC)Adelaide Kane in ‘Once Upon a Time.’Andrew J West as Henry Mills (Photo by Jack Rowand / ABC)Rose Reynolds in ‘Once Upon a Time’
After a two-minute recap of season three that ends with Bruce Wayne (David Mazouz) standing tall on top a building, season four of Fox’s Gotham kicks off with a couple being mugged in an alley. Bruce dons a mask and takes on the muggers, saving their would-be victims. While one mugger is on the ground, he tells Bruce he has a License of Misconduct.
As Bruce walks away, he puts his hood back on. Ra’s al Ghul (Alexander Siddig) watches from a doorway.
Next up, a wedding reception is interrupted by armed gunman. They demand cash and jewelry, but then Victor Zsasz (Anthony Carrigan) arrives, gets their attention, and the crowd quiets down. He claims he was just passing by and wants to know if the robbers realize they must be licensed by Penguin to cause trouble now. It’s a new rule in Gotham, but these thugs refuse to back down. Zsasz shoots the leader’s finger off, telling the rest to leave the loot behind.
The bride and groom thank Zsasz but it turns out there’s actually a gang that’s licensed that takes the unlicensed gang’s place. As the licensed gang shoots up the reception, Zsasz declares, “Best. Wedding. Ever!”
Penguin (Robin Lord Taylor) reports violent crime is down 57% following his takeover of Gotham’s underworld. Meeting with the new underworld boss, Mayor Burke (Larry Pine) says Penguin can’t unionize crime, though he appreciates everything Penguin’s done. Penguin takes credit for making the streets safe, and now only professionals will be committing the crimes under his new License of Misconduct program. And, obviously, he’ll profit from the program.
Penguin offers the mayor a choice between an era of calm and prosperity or a return to the crime-ridden old days. The new Police Commissioner (Harry Sutton Jr) says if they agree, they’ll need to deny it to the press. Penguin explains that if a GCPD officer finds someone with a license committing a crime, he will have to let him walk away. The mayor and the commissioner agree to a tiny percentage of the profit for turning a blind eye and unofficially endorsing the program.
Jim Gordon (Ben McKenzie) walks into a bar to get his morning coffee just as the owner, Frank, is being robbed. The robber lets Jim see his Penguin-approved License of Misconduct and of course, Jim doesn’t care. He arrests the dude and takes his coffee to go.
When Jim locks him up at the precinct, the other officers just stare at him in disbelief.
Harvey Bullock (Donal Logue) meets with the GCPD bookkeeper and he’s impressed with the numbers Penguin’s promised the department. But, the accountant reminds Harvey all officers must comply and Penguin is, justifiably, worried about Jim Gordon. Harvey guarantees his men will honor the licenses and kicks the accountant out of the office just as Jim walks in.
Harvey reminds Jim he’s a homicide detective and doesn’t need to be arresting robbers. He also says the commissioner means business and officers must allow anyone with a card to go free. “Before you get on your high horse, three months ago this city was in a tailspin. We survived because Penguin took control of the underworld,” says Harvey. Jim doesn’t want to go along with the program, but Harvey reminds him no cops have been shot recently and Gotham has to get back on its feet.
Jim is worried the citizens will now always trust Penguin more than the cops, and Harvey assures him one day they’ll bust Penguin.
Over at Wayne Manor, Bruce wants to turn the program against Penguin and Alfred (Sean Pertwee) warns him to stop thinking that way. Alfred asks if he remembers why he put on the mask and took to the streets, and Bruce says it was Alfred’s teachings that drilled into him there’s no substitute for “real world encounters.” Bruce must be ready for Ra’s return and Alfred says they must hold to that mission.
Bruce is still feeling guilty about the fact his finger was on the button to release the virus. Even though he didn’t press it, he feels responsible and needs to make a difference in his city. Alfred tells him to get his priority straight and not have two missions. Bruce believes he can do both – prepare for Ra’s and make Gotham safe.
The unlicensed gang makes their way to Arkham and, along with Warden Reed (Damian Young), they visit Jonathan Crane (Charlie Tahan) in his cell. Reed explains the toxin Jonathan’s dad injected him with overloaded his fear response. His mind created a boogeyman that haunts him, and Reed uses it to control Jonathan. They want Jonathan’s fear juice and pay Reed to release him. As he leaves his cell, a drawing of the Scarecrow is revealed on the floor.
The gang take Jonathan back to his childhood home and he uncovers a chest full of his dad’s notebooks and chemicals. To keep him under control, they’ve created a scarecrow figure that freaks Jonathan out.
Now armed with Crane’s fear gas, the gang rob a bank. After collecting the money, they leave the bank manager in a hysterical state, mumbling about fiery demons.
Jim, Harvey, and the cops show up after the robbers have left, and Harvey says these guys didn’t have a license. Jim wonders if they attacked the bank – a public place – because they’re sending Penguin a message. Jim is determined to beat Zsasz to the gang, just to prove the GCPD still matters.
Before Jim takes off (and after Harvey threatens to fire him), Gordon reveals he thinks the victims were sprayed with Crane’s formula. Mr. Crane’s dead but his son isn’t, and that’s who Jim believes they should visit for answers.
Jim and Harvey visit Arkham and ask Warden Reed about Jonathan Crane. Reed doesn’t want Jim or Harvey to visit Jonathan since his condition is fragile and seeing the men who killed his father might push him over the edge. Jim informs the Warden that Crane’s toxin was used to rob a bank and the people who did it challenged Penguin. If Harvey tells Penguin the Warden’s involved, he’ll send Zsasz in to get answers. Reed admits he was threatened and gives up the name, Grady.
Jim and Harvey track down Grady and his gang, but Grady gets the jump on them. Grady tells them he’s an outlaw with a code and doesn’t like Penguin’s program. He believes Penguin’s a criminal who steals people’s livelihoods. They’re determined to show Penguin who’s in charge.
And now we catch up with Selina Kyle (Camren Bicondova) who’s wandering through an alley and comes across a gang. They surround her and she asks to be let go. When they don’t allow her to pass, she whips out her whip and easily takes down all but one. Tabitha (Jessica Lucas) finishes off the last one standing, warning Selina not to turn her back on anyone unless she knows they’re down.
Tabitha and Selina go for pizza to celebrate a successful training session, returning home to find Zsasz in Tabitha’s place. He’s there to offer them each a License of Misconduct because Penguin thinks it’s time to let bygones be bygones. He invites them to the opening of Penguin’s club where they can pick up their licenses. He warns them it’s an “or else” kind of deal.
Selina wants to join Penguin but Tabitha refuses. Instead, she wants to move somewhere they can’t be found.
Bruce pays a visit to Jim Gordon at the GCPD headquarters, wanting to know if Jim’s going along with Penguin’s licenses. Jim replies, “Not really,” and Bruce wonders if Penguin might have a master list of criminals who hold the licenses. Bruce suggests that list would include the crimes that have been committed as well as those that have not yet been committed in Gotham.
Jim doesn’t believe it’s an avenue that can be pursued since the judges have agreed to Penguin’s program. Bruce suggests Jim could use Penguin to lead him to the unlicensed gang he’s pursuing and then invites Jim to dinner before disappearing.
The press attend a pre-opening meeting with Penguin in which he talks about his new Iceberg Lounge. When asked if he acquired the club from Barbara Kean, Penguin doesn’t answer and instead says her whereabouts aren’t his concern. The press asks about the licenses and Penguin responds by asking for the current crime rate in Gotham. It’s at historic lows and Penguin says, “You know, Augustus Caesar once presided over the longest period of peace and prosperity the world has ever known. It was called the Pax Romana. Perhaps one day this will be known as the Pax Penguina.”
Penguin signals Ivy (Maggie Geha) to light up the centerpiece of the club. It’s Edward Nygma frozen in ice, and Penguin says he’s been frozen because he has a rare brain disease. Ed begged to be put on display before he was frozen, according to Penguin.
Jim Gordon shows up at the press event and asks if Nygma knew he was being frozen. Penguin says he has affidavits from Ed’s doctor, and then asks why Jim’s really there. Jim announces in front of the media that Penguin is a fraud. The gang with Crane’s fear gas is unlicensed and aren’t afraid of him. Other gangs will find out and Penguin’s reign will end.
Penguin swears he’ll crush this gang and prove he’s the one who keeps Gotham safe.
The threat to destroy the gang is the lead on the local news, and Grady and his men watch as the reporter quotes Penguin as saying they are cowards and pond scum. They’re more determined than ever to take Penguin down as soon as possible. Jonathan Crane is forced to work on more fear gas and then he’s locked up with the creepy stuffed scarecrow.
Jim and Harvey organize the cops, laying out the plan to capture the bank robbers when they arrive at Penguin’s club.
Jonathan is panicking in a locked room with the stuffed scarecrow. He hears it talk to him and then hallucinates that it attacks him, eyes and mouth blazing fire.
Jim’s in the locker room when four officers jump him. They don’t want to go against Penguin since his program has lowered the crime rate. Jim puts up a good fight but he’s outnumbered. Since the cops don’t want to back them up, Jim and Harvey will be on their own at Penguin’s.
Bruce and Alfred show up at the Iceberg Lounge party and Penguin greets them warmly. Alfred wants to know if Ed’s still alive inside the ice, and Penguin says they may never know. Bruce catches him in his obvious lie, and says they will find out once the cure for his disease has been found. Bruce thanks Penguin for what he’s done for Gotham, and then asks about the licenses. He wants to know how it works, assuring Penguin anything he says will remain a secret.
Penguin can’t believe Bruce would be supportive of licensed crime, but Bruce admits if it had been licensed three years ago, his parents would still be alive. Penguin says he just provides the guidelines and Mr. Penn handles the details.
Bruce has the info he needs on who controls the list, but he becomes distracted when he sees Selina. She looks grown-up and absolutely stunning. Zsasz also notices Selina’s at the party and confronts her, saying it’s a package deal. Surprisingly, Tabitha shows up just then to say they’re both in. Selina notices Bruce is staring at her and turns away.
The bank robbers arrive and they’re in the kitchen waiting to attack. Penguin surprises them first, showing up with Zsasz and other backup. Penguin knew Jim was setting him up, and now he has something special planned for the rogue gang.
Selina and Bruce meet up on the roof, and Bruce apologizes for what he said to her at the hospital. Selina’s walking on the roof’s edge and challenges Bruce to do the same if he wants to talk to her. She’s shocked when he does, and when he continues to apologize. Selina doesn’t care that Bruce doesn’t approve of her selecting Tabitha as a mentor. Selina pretends to be wobbly in her high heels on the ledge, but instead of telling her to get down or disapproving, Bruce compliments her on her dress.
Alfred arrives just then to tell Bruce they have a situation, and to ask why they can’t just go to the cinema like normal teenagers.
Bruce and Alfred arrive back inside as Penguin’s delivering a speech about keeping the city safe. He’s made the gang members kneel and tells his guests that without him, this gang is what Gotham would get: lawless and rampant crime. He wants everyone to know he’s the one keeping Gotham safe, not the GCPD.
Bruce whispers to Alfred that he wants to get his things out of the car and take care of the situation by taking on Penguin. Alfred won’t let him, instead saying, “There is a time for masks and there is a time for Bruce Wayne.”
In front of all of Penguin’s guests, Bruce demands to know what Penguin’s going to do with the gang. Penguin replies, “I do the dirty work no one else will.” Bruce says he understands but asks him to turn the men over to the GCPD. Penguin believes Bruce has a good heart, but won’t do what he requests.
Ivy has slipped away into the kitchen during Bruce and Penguin’s confrontation, and she throws the switch turning off all the electricity. With the lights out, the gang members attempt to escape with the crowd. Penguin is sprayed in the face with the fear gas and he hallucinates an unfrozen, green demon-ish version of Nygma. Jim comes to the rescue and places Penguin’s attacker under arrest. Penguin, panicking over the Nygma vision, hugs Jim and cries.
Back at the station, Jim’s still worried about finding Jonathan Crane.
Bruce, in his mask and hood, shows up and demands the license list from Mr. Penn.
Bruce watches from the roof as robbers break into a house. He accidentally breaks the glass skylight and falls into the building. The GCPD show up at just that moment and arrest Bruce, as the real burglars flee.
A gang member who escaped the Iceberg Lounge returns to fetch Jonathan Crane to force him to make more fear gas. However, Jonathan Crane has now transformed into the Scarecrow!
NBC’s Saturday Night Live has announced the hosts of the first three episodes of season 43. Ryan Gosling was previously announced as the host of the season premiere on September 30, 2017 with musical guest Jay-Z. Now NBC’s confirmed Wonder Woman herself, Gal Gadot, will host the October 7th episode and Kumail Nanjiani will host on October 14th.
Gosling previously hosted the late night variety show in 2015. Jay-Z’s season 43 appearance will mark the fourth time he’s performed on SNL. Gosling has Blade Runner 2049 heading to theaters on October 6th and he’s attached to star as Neil Armstrong in First Man for his La La Land director Damien Chazelle.
Gal Gadot’s October 7th SNL appearance will be her first as host. She’ll be back in theaters reprising her role as Wonder Woman in Justice League opening on November 17th. The October 7th musical guest will be Sam Smith, making his second appearance on SNL.
Silicon Valley‘s Kumail Nanjiani will make his hosting debut on October 14th. Nanjiani’s The Big Sick was one of the sleeper hits of the year and will likely earn the actor/writer awards consideration. He’ll be joined on the October 14th episode by P!nk, making her third appearance as musical guest.
Season 43 of Saturday Night Live will air live on both coasts.
A scene from Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Trollhunters.’ (Photo Courtesy of Netflix)
Guillermo del Toro’s Trollhunters has added Star Wars‘ Mark Hamill and Game of Thrones‘ Lena Headey and David Bradley to its season two voice cast. Season one of the Netflix and DreamWorks series premiered on December 23, 2016 and consisted of 26 episodes. Season two will premiere later this year and will be made up of 13 new episodes.
The new voice cast members join returning season one actors Kelsey Grammer as Blinky, Ron Perlman a Bular, Steven Yeun as Steve, Anjelica Huston as Queen Ursurna, Jonathan Hyde as Strickler, Amy Landecker as Barbara, and Charlie Saxton as Toby. Anton Yelchin, who was killed in a tragic accident on June 19, 2016, had completed recording his lead role as Jim Lake, Jr. through season two.
Guillermo del Toro created the series and serves as an executive producer with Marc Guggenheim (Legends of Tomorrow), Rodrigo Blaas (Alma), Chad Hammes (Dragons: Race to the Edge), and Christina Steinberg (Rise of the Guardians).
Per Netflix’s official announcement, the new characters for season two include:
– Mark Hamill voices the unknown older brother to a member of the Trollhunting team but has pledged his loyalty to the evil Gunmar.
– Lena Headey plays an extremely powerful and evil sorceress who must be stopped at all costs.
– David Bradley voices a mysterious figure known to have great magical powers – but the Trollhunters find he’s not the mystical wizard they expected.
The Plot:DreamWorks Trollhunters features a tale of two fantastical worlds that collide in an epic saga. Set in the fictional suburb of Arcadia, our unlikely hero, Jim, and his two best friends make a startling discovery that beneath their hometown lies a hidden battle between good trolls and bad, the outcome of which impacts their lives forever.
Season two, premiering later this year, picks up with Jim entering the Darklands by himself, leaving his best friends and fellow Trollhunters, Toby and Claire, behind.
James Corden provides the voice of a very naughty – and still pantless – Peter Rabbit in Sony Pictures Animation’s comedy film, Peter Rabbit, based on Beatrix Potter’s classic stories. Written and directed by Will Gluck (Easy A, Friends with Benefits), the cast includes Domhnall Gleeson (Goodbye Christopher Robin) as Mr. McGregor, Rose Byrne (Neighbors) as Bea, and Margot Robbie (Suicide Squad), Elizabeth Debicki (The Night Manager), and Daisy Ridley (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) voicing Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cottontail.
Peter Rabbit is set to open in theaters on February 9, 2018.
The Plot: Peter Rabbit, the mischievous and adventurous hero who has captivated generations of readers, now takes on the starring role of his own irreverent, contemporary comedy with attitude. In the film, Peter’s feud with Mr. McGregor (Gleeson) escalates to greater heights than ever before as they rival for the affections of the warm-hearted animal lover who lives next door (Byrne).
