Chris Rock and Adam Sandler star in the Netflix comedy film, ‘The Week Of.’
Adam Sandler and Chris Rock are set to star in the comedy film The Week Of co-written by Sandler and director Robert Smigel. Sandler’s also producing the Netflix original film along with Allen Covert, and Barry Bernardi and Tim Herlihy are executive producing. Filming’s expected to take place in Long Island this summer, with Netflix targeting a 2018 premiere.
“Adam Sandler and Chris Rock are cornerstones of the Netflix comedy family and we are over the moon about these two legends reuniting to give our members worldwide a healthy dose of the hilarity that they have been creating together for years. Similar in the romantic comedy tone of Sandler’s most recent film Sandy Wexler, this film will be the perfect vehicle for Sandler and Rock and their millions of fans around the world,” stated Ted Sarandos, Netflix Chief Content Officer.
Adam Sandler and Chris Rock previously worked together on Saturday Night Live back in the 1990s, Grown Ups, Grown Ups 2, and 2005’s The Longest Yard. The Week Of will find Sandler playing the father of the woman Chris Rock’s son is marrying. The story follows the wedding party during the week leading up to the ceremony.
Kevin Alejandro joined his co-stars Lesley-Ann Brandt and Rachael Harris as well as executive producers Joe Henderson and Ildy Modrovich at the convention to discuss all things Lucifer and provide a look ahead at the final episodes of season two. Lucifer is set to return from a three month break with season two episode 14 airing on May 1, 2017.
Will we see more of Dan and Lucifer teaming up in the upcoming episodes? How’s that dynamic to play with Tom Ellis?
Kevin Alejandro: “Yeah, definitely. You’ll definitely see that. You know what? It’s fantastic because I think when they wrote a scene where Dan has finally had enough of it, he’s like, ‘Dude, I’m not Detective Douche. I’m Daniel Espinoza, all right?’ he steps up to him and that opened up a whole new world of Dan stepping up to Lucifer. Now there’s all this really funny banter back and forth that they put into the show and that we also improv back and forth. I think people are really going to enjoy that sort of aspect now. Instead of him being more of a doormat, always used to taking the jab, he’s like, ‘F*ck you, dude!’”
Where would you like to see your character go?
Kevin Alejandro: “I think one of the coolest things would be is if you know how he always makes these decisions for good reasons but it always ends up being sort of shady, like shooting a person, I would like something big to happen where he has to make another choice and it just pulls the rug out from under everything and turns him evil and dark. He turns into the ultimate force villain to reckon with. That would be a really awesome thing.”
Will there be any repercussions for Dan when God arrives?
Kevin Alejandro: “You know, Dan’s in the dark about this whole celestial world so he’s kind of like the dumb guy. He’s like, ‘Hey, what we got? What’s going on?’ He definitely has encounters with him but he still doesn’t know this world that is Lucifer.”
Do you like that Dan doesn’t know?
Kevin Alejandro: “Absolutely. I think eventually I kind of want to know but right now it’s really good to not know because it gives this guy a lot of just strange… Like, he’s constantly calling (Lucifer) weird because he says weird things. I think it’s really funny that he doesn’t know.”
Especially since he’s a detective. You’d think he’d figure it out.
Kevin Alejandro: “Exactly. He’s so logical, right? It would just turn his world upside down.”
Will we explore more about Chloe and Dan’s relationship and why they split up?
Kevin Alejandro: “Yeah, definitely. They’re peppering a bunch of different things. Like right now we’re in a whirlwind of trying to finish season two but also pepper in storylines and details that make you want to come back for season three. That’s definitely something that they’re (doing). The good thing about getting season three is that it gives us time to breathe and deal with them on a slower, more evolutionary sort of level. Let it sort of breathe itself out as opposed to rushing through it. So, yes. The answer to your question is yes. You’re going to figure that out.”
Joe Henderson was saying they’re going to have episodes that concentrate on specific characters. Is there a Dan episode?
Kevin Alejandro: “There is. There is a Dan episode. It’s not just me, but I’m pretty heavy in it. You get to figure out a little bit more of how he ticks, why he ticks, why he is the way he is. Why he’s so straight-laced. So, yeah, definitely. I think it’s really awesome that they’re able to do that and give everybody a chance to be their own person and let you guys decide whether you like them or dislike them.”
Who would you like to have more scenes with?
Kevin Alejandro: “I don’t know. I love, love, love working with Tom and Lauren (German). I just did a really great scene the other night with Rachael (Harris) and that woman is amazing. You cannot sit there and look her in the eye without laughing because she’s so funny. She’s so great and honest with it. I would like to see that relationship evolve. We are going to see the worlds… Like I said, they’re peppering things in and I do get some moments with Amenadiel this season. They’re brief but they’re very meaningful. You see why those two guys could potentially have a good friendship or how they would relate to each other. They’re doing a really good job of balancing us all out. But also doing an amazing job of not letting us know what we’re going to be doing next season.”
You mentioned improv with Tom Ellis. Do you have a lot of room to change what Dan says now that you know the character so well?
Kevin Alejandro: “You know what? We do what they write because they’re really good at it. You don’t have to change anything because it’s so good. We lay it all down and the directors and everyone are really good about giving us one take just to do whatever we want to. And sometimes it makes it into the show and sometimes it doesn’t. But we know these guys so well, we can ham them up. Usually we ham them up and they’re like, ‘Too much!’
Lauren and I have this love/hate relationship where we like to kind of mess with each other, be mean to each other but in a loving way. And we do that with our characters as well, and that stuff never makes it into the show. You’ll see us whispering or bickering in the background but we’re really talking about, ‘I can’t believe your hair looks that way! It looks terrible. Are you sure they put makeup on you?’”
Is there anything you can tease about the season two finale?
Kevin Alejandro: “Your socks will be blown off. It’s amazing. You enter into a world that you don’t expect.”
If Detective Dan were to die right now, would he go to Heaven or Hell?
“If he were to die now? He’d go to Heaven. He really is a kind person. Everything comes from his heart. He genuinely loves his family and he rationalizes whatever decisions that he makes out of love. I think he’d go to Heaven, even though he killed a dude.”
Watch the full interview with Kevin Alejandro on Lucifer season 2:
Kumail Nanjiani, Thomas Middleditch, Martin Starr, and Zach Woods in ‘Silicon Valley’ (Photo by John P. Johnson / HBO)
Details have arrived on the May episodes of season four of HBO’s critically acclaimed half-hour comedy series, Silicon Valley. Season four kicked off on April 23, 2017 with an episode that found Richard breaking away from the group to work on his project. Created by Mike Judge, John Altschuler, and Dave Krinsky, Silicon Valley stars Thomas Middleditch as Richard Hendricks, T.J. Miller as Erlich, Zach Woods as Jared, Kumail Nanjiani as Dinesh, Martin Starr as Gilfoyle, Josh Brener as Big Head, Amanda Crew as Monica, Matt Ross as Gavin Belson, Jimmy O. Yang as Jian-Yang, and Suzanne Cryer as Laurie Bream.
The Season 4 Plot: Change is in the air as the Pied Piper guys pursue their video-chat app, PiperChat, but Richard has a hard time letting go of his dream to put his algorithm to better use. Dinesh flirts with notoriety, while Gilfoyle looks on in amusement. Erlich searches for his next big break. Jared attempts to pivot with the company. And Big Head enters the world of academia.
Meanwhile, over at Hooli, Gavin finds himself threatened by Jack Barker, while Monica struggles to bounce back at Raviga after her fallout with Laurie. Sharp and irreverent, Silicon Valley continues to lambast the self-important world of tech in a season that finds the Pied Piper team looking to leave their mark, even as they continue to fumble along the road to success.
Silicon Valley May 2017 Episodes:
Episode #31 (season 4, episode 3): “Intellectual Property”
Debut: SUNDAY, MAY 7 (10:00-10:30 p.m. ET/PT)
An overtired Richard (Thomas Middleditch) pushes himself to the brink of sanity while trying to move ahead with his next big idea. Eyeing a comeback, Erlich (T.J. Miller) pressures an uncooperative Jian-Yang (Jimmy O. Yang). Monica (Amanda Crew) sets a trap at Raviga to improve her standing with Laurie (Suzanne Cryer). Dinesh (Kumail Nanjiani) goes on a date; Big Head (Josh Brener) enters the world of academia; Gavin (Matt Ross) faces an unknown future.
Written by Carrie Kemper; directed by Jamie Babbit.
Episode #32 (season 4, episode 4): “Teambuilding Exercise”
Debut: SUNDAY, MAY 14 (10:00-10:30 p.m.)
When Richard (Thomas Middleditch) reaches out to an unlikely ally, Jared (Zach Woods) worries about the company he’s keeping. Gilfoyle (Martin Starr) gets tough on security in the wake of Dinesh’s (Kumail Nanjiani) latest dalliance; later, he considers whether to put his pride aside for a job. Concerned about Jian-Yang’s (Jimmy O. Yang) commitment to his app, Erlich (T.J. Miller) takes matters into his own hands.
Written by Meghan Pleticha; directed by Jamie Babbit.
Episode #33 (season 4, episode 5): “The Blood Boy”
Debut: SUNDAY, MAY 21 (10:00-10:30 p.m.)
Cracks in Richard’s (Thomas Middleditch) latest partnership become more apparent when he’s forced to deal with an unexpected interloper. As things get more serious, Dinesh (Kumail Nanjiani) scrambles to find a way out of his new relationship. After learning of surprising developments afoot at Raviga, Monica (Amanda Crew) has trouble deciding which horse to back.
Written by Adam Countee; directed by Tim Roche.
Episode #34 (season 4, episode 6): “Customer Service”
Debut: SUNDAY, MAY 28 (10:00-10:30 p.m.)
On the hunt for financial support, Richard (Thomas Middleditch) looks outside the tech bubble, and crosses paths with a contentious figure from Pied Piper’s past. Erlich (T.J. Miller) reaches out to Monica (Amanda Crew) and Laurie (Suzanne Cryer) in search of a new endeavor. A launch gone wrong finds Dinesh (Kumail Nanjiani) and Gilfoyle (Martin Starr) at war as Jared (Zach Woods) tries to keep the peace.
Written by Graham Wagner & Shawn Boxe; directed by Clay Tarver.
The cast of ‘Descendants 2’ (Photo by David Bukach / Disney Channel)
Disney Channel has released new photos from Descendants 2 and confirmed the movie will premiere on Friday, July 21, 2017 at 8pm ET/PT on Disney Channel, ABC, Disney XD, Freeform and Lifetime. The original Descendants film was watched by 12.2 million people, making it the fifth most watched cable TV movie of all time. And since its premiere, Descendants has reached more than 100 million viewers. The sequel brings back Dove Cameron as Mal, Cameron Boyce as Carlos, Sofia Carson as Evie, Booboo Stewart as Jay, and Mitchell Hope as King Ben, as well as Emmy winning director and choreographer Kenny Ortega.
“Descendants fans asked for more, and we’ve answered their call, with more ways to watch and more ways to engage with the next chapter in their favorite TV movie. We’re combining the magic of Disney Channel content with the power and reach of our linear networks and digital platforms to ensure we’re everywhere our fans are all at the same time,” stated Ben Sherwood, co-chairman, Disney Media Networks and president, Disney|ABC Television Group.
“The passion that fans – across every demographic and geographic landscape – have demonstrated for Descendants rivals anything we’ve seen since High School Musical,” added Gary Marsh, president and chief creative officer, Disney Channels Worldwide. “Sharing the new sequel movie across our far-reaching portfolio of TV networks and digital platforms is something only Disney can do – and we do it proudly.”
The Plot: In Descendants 2, the story deepens as the Villain Kids (AKA “VKs”) – Mal, Evie, Carlos and Jay – continue to try to find their place in idyllic Auradon. When the pressure to be royal becomes too much for Mal, she returns to her rotten roots on the Isle of the Lost where her archenemy Uma, the daughter of Ursula, has taken her spot as self-proclaimed queen of the run-down town. Uma, still resentful over not being selected by Ben to go to Auradon Prep with the other Villain Kids, stirs her pirate gang including Captain Hook’s son Harry and Gaston’s son Gil, to break the barrier between the Isle of the Lost and Auradon, and unleash all the villains imprisoned on the Isle, once and for all.
Starring as the new villains are China Anne McClain as Uma, the daughter of Ursula; Thomas Doherty as Harry, son of Captain Hook; Dylan Playfair as Gil, son of Gaston; and Anna Cathcart as Dizzy, daughter of Cinderella’s evil stepsister Drizella and granddaughter of wicked stepmother Lady Tremaine. Also reprising their roles in this sequel are Brenna D’Amico as Jane, the daughter of Fairy Godmother; Melanie Paxson as Fairy Godmother; Dianne Doan as Lonnie, the daughter of Mulan; Jedidiah Goodacre as Chad, the son of Cinderella; Zachary Gibson as Doug, the son of Dopey; Keegan Connor Tracy as Belle and Dan Payne as Beast.
‘Descendants 2’ stars Sofia Carson, Booboo Stewart, Cameron Boyce, Dove Cameron and Mitchell Hope (Disney Channel/Bob D’Amico)Thomas Doherty, China Anne McClain, and Dylan Playfair in ‘Descendants 2’ (Disney Channel/Bob D’Amico)
Channing Tatum in ‘Kingsman: The Golden Circle (Photo Credit: Giles Keyte / 2017 Twentieth Century Fox)
The first trailer’s arrived for the Kingsman: The Secret Service sequel, Kingsman: The Golden Circle. The 2017 sequel to the 2014 critically acclaimed action film has director Matthew Vaughn back at the helm and Colin Firth, Taron Egerton, and Mark Strong returning in starring roles. The cast also includes Julianne Moore, Halle Berry, Sir Elton John, Channing Tatum, and Jeff Bridges. 20th Century Fox is planning a September 22, 2017 theatrical release.
The Plot:Kingsman: The Secret Service introduced the world to Kingsman – an independent, international intelligence agency operating at the highest level of discretion, whose ultimate goal is to keep the world safe. In Kingsman: The Golden Circle, our heroes face a new challenge. When their headquarters are destroyed and the world is held hostage, their journey leads them to the discovery of an allied spy organization in the US called Statesman, dating back to the day they were both founded. In a new adventure that tests their agents’ strength and wits to the limit, these two elite secret organizations band together to defeat a ruthless common enemy, in order to save the world, something that’s becoming a bit of a habit for Eggsy…
Cory Michael Smith in the “Mad City: How The Riddler Got His Name” episode of ‘Gotham’ (Photo by Jeff Neumann/FOX)
Fox’s Gotham returns from a nearly three-month break with an episode that explores Ed Nygma’s embrace of the Riddler. Season three episode 15 titled ‘How the Riddler Got His Name’ begins with Edward Nygma (Cory Michael Smith) visiting a chemistry professor and demanding he answer a riddle. The professor gets the answer wrong and Ed nearly loses control. He collects himself and asks another riddle, and the professor once again guesses wrong. Ed taunts the professor, telling him the “others” didn’t do well either. Apparently, Ed’s been asking riddles of Gotham’s shining intellectual and artistic stars and none were able to answer correctly.
Ed recalls Penguin’s words about there being no Edward Nygma without Oswald, and Ed confesses to the professor he killed his best friend. Ed now knows who he is but not how to be himself. He’s looking for someone to take Penguin’s place and no one can live up to his expectations, each failing to answer his riddles. The chemistry professor should have studied harder as he’s now another body on Nygma’s list of kills.
Bruce’s doppelganger practices his Bruce (David Mazouz) impersonation, reciting the events of the night of the Waynes’ murders. The head of the Court of Owls, Kathryn, is impressed and calls Jim’s uncle, Frank, letting him know Fake Bruce is ready to go and asking for assurance Jim is amenable.
Ed checks out a newspaper with headlines declaring Mayor Oswald Cobblepot is still missing. Nygma’s popping pills and hallucinates Oswald sitting on the couch, covered with slime from the river. Imaginary Oswald (Robin Lord Taylor) mirrors Ed’s movements and both stare at a board with six photos of Nygma’s recent victims. Ed can’t figure out why they weren’t able to answer his riddles and Oswald suggests he ditch the riddles. But Ed’s convinced if he finds the right person, they’ll be able to teach him how to be a villain. Oswald yells at Ed, telling him villains do not have teachers. And then Ed has an epiphany: what he needs is an enemy. That’s the key to learning how to be himself. Imaginary Oswald protests, but Ed decides Jim Gordon will be the perfect enemy.
Over at the police station, Lucius Fox (Chris Chalk) believes a serial killer targeting smart people is on the loose. Harvey Bullock (Donal Logue) is not at all convinced that a serial killer offing brilliant minds is operating in Gotham, reminding Lucius they’re still looking for Oswald and finding more of Jerome’s victims every day. They really have their hands full and don’t need to add in a new serial killer.
Lucius and Harvey’s talk is interrupted by a singing telegram meant for Jim delivered by a guy in a grape suit. Jim’s not around but Grape Man sings about the death of “six masters” anyway, ending by handing Harvey and Lucius a card with a maze drawn on it. Lucius immediately connects “six masters” to the six deaths, but Harvey’s still a doubting Thomas. Still, Harvey goes along although he’s not committed to Lucius’ theory. Lucius figures out the drawing is of the Knight’s Tour and off he and Harvey go to follow the clue.
Meanwhile, Ed watches a chess tournament from the balcony. He pops a pill and Imaginary Oswald appears. Ed promises the competition below will be electrifying and he yells out a move before being shushed. Oswald tells Ed that Jim can’t help him and he must face the truth. Imaginary Oswald disappears as Lucius and Harvey enter the room, and Ed’s surprised Jim didn’t solve the riddle and instead it was Lucius who figured it out.
Harvey and Lucius ask for the building to be evacuated just as the timers on each table send out shocks. Harvey changes his mind and warns everyone to stay seated instead.
At Frank’s cabin in the woods, Jim (Ben McKenzie) and his uncle (James Remar) chat and Jim wants to know why he hasn’t been around. Frank asks Jim if he’s ever done anything he’d like to do over, and Jim replies, “Yes.” Frank admits he’s done horrible things and now he wants to make things right.
Over at Wayne Manor, Alfred (Sean Pertwee) is giving Bruce lessons in throwing knives. He’s deliberately distracting Bruce because he knows Bruce has something on his mind. Alfred believes it has something to do with Selina because he’s found a note from Selina to Bruce. Bruce refuses to follow Alfred’s suggestion and go see her, claiming Selina’s been avoiding him for weeks.
Back at the chess tournament, Lucius, Harvey, and the GCPD look over the crime scene. Lucius discovers numbers on the bottom of the chess pieces and figures out it’s a phone number. He calls it and Ed’s pissed he’s seven minutes late. Ed says he had to kill the six smart people because they failed his test, and now it’s Lucius’ turn. He warns Lucius he needs to solve a new clue tomorrow that will take him one step closer to learning the identity of the killer. As Ed hangs up and walks away, a painting of Mayor Cobblepot is shown with a large green question mark over Oswald’s face and body.
Jim takes a shot at a deer and fortunately, he misses. He admits he missed on purpose, just checking to see if his gun works. (It’s a weird scene.) He wants Frank to come clean with whatever it is he’s hiding, and Frank asks if Jim has heard about the Court of Owls. Frank explains it’s an old secret society started by Gotham’s most influential families. It used to maintain the balance in Gotham, but now it’s corrupt. Frank shocks Jim by admitting not only that he’s a member but that Jim’s father was also a member. Frank further shocks Jim by telling him the Court wanted him to offer Jim an invitation to join the exclusive group.
Lucius and Harvey interrogate a man who works for a pawnshop that’s part of Nygma’s riddle. The man claims to be filling in for another guy, and it turns out that man’s name translates to “beast” which is the next part of the riddle. Off Lucius and Harvey go to track down the beast.
Back at Wayne Manor, Alfred cooks while providing Bruce a little life lesson about getting closure on relationships. Bruce finally agrees to meet with Selina, mostly to stop Alfred from harping on the situation.
Imaginary Oswald pokes fun at the ‘Chess Killer’ headlines, teasing Ed that it’s not exactly a name that strikes fear. Oswald attempts to talk Ed out of the next part of his plan, but there’s no stopping him. Imaginary Oswald tries to convince Ed he’s only doing this because he’s not sleeping, taking drugs, and is lost without him. Oswald then takes the stage in a tux, crooning Amy Winehouse’s “Wake Up Alone” to Ed while Ed tries to slap himself back to reality. Finally, Ed admits killing Oswald killed a part of him, but he plans to leave him behind. Oswald shouts, “There is no Ed Nygma without the Penguin!”
Lee (Morena Baccarin) and Lucius are with the dead body of the man referred to as the beast by the Chess Killer. There’s an incision on his stomach and when Lee cuts him open, they discover Harvey Bullock’s lost badge has been stuffed into the body. Lucius now knows who the next target is: Harvey.
Harvey’s rehearsing the speech he’s about to deliver to a graduating class of cadets when Ed Nygma shows up backstage. Ed says he’s there to deliver a few remarks since the mayor is still MIA, but Harvey tells him to get lost. Harvey’s phone rings and when Ed notices it’s Lucius calling, he grabs Harvey and knocks him out.
Bruce is about to be attacked by a handful of teenage thugs when Selina (Camren Bicondova) runs up and tells them to leave Bruce alone. She then tells Bruce she has business to attend to with Sonny, one of the thugs, and he shouldn’t be there. They argue a bit, Bruce apologizes, and Selina tells him to leave. He asks why she left him a note if she didn’t want to see him, and she reveals she didn’t leave anything in his mailbox.
After Selina walks away, the gang attacks, and initially Bruce gets the worst of it. However, instead of staying down, he gets up and fights back, easily beating each of Selina’s so-called friends.
Ed, clad in a striking green suit, takes the stage at the graduation ceremony and says he’s there because Captain Bullock is tied up. No one can answer his riddle so he sets off the gas, dons a mask, and the cadets – none of whom reacted to any of this – are all knocked out.
A strawberry singing telegram arrives for Lucius and when she asks for Foxy, he knows the killer is Ed Nygma since only Ed calls him by that nickname. Ed demands he come upstairs alone or the cadets and Harvey will die. Lucius climbs up multiple flights of stairs to find Harvey strapped into a chair and hanging out over the edge of the staircase. Ed will give him three riddles and he’ll cut one of the ropes holding Harvey in place for each wrong answer. Three wrong answers and Harvey will plunge to his death with the antidote that will wake the cadets taking the fall along with him. Everyone lives if Lucius gets even one of the riddles correct.
Strike one, and one rope is cut and Harvey’s chair teeters. Strike two, and Ed – who’s getting extremely agitated – slices another rope. Ed asks for the answer to the final riddle and Lucius changes the subject, asking what Ed did to Oswald. He flat-out asks if Ed killed him, and Ed repeats the riddle. Lucius gets the answer correct but the rope snaps and Harvey starts to fall. Lucius catches him and pulls him to safety as Ed calmly walks away.
David Mazouz in ‘Gotham’ season 3 episode 15 (Photo by Jeff Neumann/FOX)
Bruce is heading back to Wayne Manor when he stops to wipe the blood from his face. Fake Bruce walks up behind him, identically clad. Bruce discovers his doppelganger sent the note but before Bruce can react, Fake Bruce administers a knockout drug. “This is what I was made for…to be Bruce!” proclaims the doppelganger.
Frank and Jim continue their Court of Owls conversation, with Frank admitting the Court lied to them and now he despises them. Frank reveals the Court of Owls murdered Jim’s dad, staging it to look like a drunk driver killed him. Frank’s positive that’s how it went down 20 years ago, and Jim’s angry Frank waited all these years to tell him the truth. Frank apologizes, saying the Court sent him overseas and he had to accept their assignment. But now that Jim’s been asked to join the Court, they can work on destroying it from within. Jim, wisely, doesn’t trust his uncle.
Fake Bruce arrives at Wayne Manor and Alfred offers him Shepherd’s Pie. When Bruce says it sounds delicious, Alfred does his best to act like nothing unusual is going on although he now suspects something’s up.
The GCPD attempt to track down Ed Nygma, but he’s actually hiding out in the backseat of Lucius’ car. When Lucius gets in, Ed holds a gun to his head. Lucius and Ed have a chat and Lucius reveals the antidote was grape juice and the deadly toxin Ed claimed to have used on the cadets was just knock-out gas. Ed explains the point was to have Lucius play his game, that he’s always had someone inside him who’s stronger and smarter. Only Oswald saw that but Oswald had to die because he killed the love of Ed’s life. Ed thanks Lucius for helping him figure out how to be himself, and Lucius reminds him he killed seven people and told the entire city that he’s a murderer. Lucius asks him to turn himself in, suggesting he needs help. Ed announces he knows who he is without Oswald now, declaring, “I’m the Riddler,” before knocking Lucius out.
Ed stands on the bank of the river looking out over the spot where he pushed Oswald into the water. He apologizes to the Imaginary Oswald and Oswald suggests no one will be afraid of ‘The Riddler.’ Ed replies, “Maybe not yet, but they will be.” Ed tosses his pills into the river and Imaginary Oswald disappears. Ed says goodbye, dons a bowling cap and walks away.
Oh, and now we’re over at Ivy’s place and she’s got a very much alive Oswald in her bed. She fished him out of the river and has been nursing him back to health. She asks why he looks strange and Oswald replies, “I just remembered there’s someone I need to kill.”
Frank’s gone and Jim sees he’s left behind a photo of Jim, his dad, and Frank. On the back reads, “Help me honor his memory.”
Frank meets with Kathryn and tells her Jim’s interest is piqued. He assures her he won’t let her down, and she confirms the Bruce Wayne clone is in place.
The final scene shows the real Bruce Wayne is locked in a cell. He wakes up and makes his way slowly to the cell’s window. Outside he sees a huge snow-covered mountain. Is Bruce in the Himalayas and about to meet the League of Assassins?
‘Gotham’s Jessica Lucas, Camren Bicondova, Danny Cannon, Cory Michael Smith, Erin Richards, David Mazouz and Drew Powell (Photo by Richard Chavez / Showbiz Junkies)
Gotham executive producer Danny Cannon joined cast members David Mazouz, Camren Bicondova, Cory Michael Smith, Erin Richards, Jessica Lucas, and Drew Powell at the 2017 WonderCon to talk about season three and what fans can expect from their favorite characters. In addition to participating in a panel, the cast and Danny Cannon also took part in roundtable interviews to provide a little more insight into what’s in store.
What can you tease about the remainder of season three?
Danny Cannon: “At the beginning it was about two journeys. I’m sitting down with season four now and I remember this time last year we were like, ‘It’s a metamorphosis season.’ The two people changing the most in season three were Bruce Wayne [David Mazouz] and Edward Nygma [Cory Michael Smith], and they were two actors who’ve just grown. Incredible work they’ve done. Bruce Wayne had to become a man. He had to confront violence; he had to confront his parents’ deaths. He had to confront guilt. And the end of the season you’ll see him being forced to deal with those complex, mature emotions they go through in the same way that Edward Nygma had to confront who he really was and embrace, finally, ‘Now I’m a dark person.’ Just admitting who you really are, what your true human nature is and what makes you an individual is what’s great about all of the DC villains. They’re all people who will not be ignored, will not be forgotten, will not be put down. And finding their voice – that’s a beautiful thing to write.”
Is there one character in particular we should be paying attention to in these upcoming episodes?
Danny Cannon: “I think that the journey that Bruce takes, the mentor that takes Bruce through this journey, has some really good moments with Bruce. It’s like a long, painful therapy session where someone’s forced to confront everything they think makes them tick but actually it’s what’s holding them back. I think we’ve all been that guy. That’s something we can all relate to, in the same way with Nygma being like however bad it is, keeping a lid on somebody you’re destroying that person from the inside out. It’s best to just let that lid off and let them be who it is and deal with the consequences, rather than just [holding it in]. I watched King of Comedy at the beginning of the season with De Niro and he says, ‘Better king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime.’ I was like, ‘That’s a great line.’”
What’s the one villain you really want to get for season four and are you worried there may be conflicts with the movies?
Danny Cannon: “That’s the problem. Well, it’s not a problem – it’s a great problem to have that you have a massive company like DC and they want to keep stuff secret from us, too. If you can imagine, I’m like a guy who likes to come to these things. I’m like a fan guy and you’re talking to the head of DC who’s saying to you, ‘Stay away from X,’ and you’re like, ‘Why? What are you doing?!’ It’s a good problem to have but the fact is that they are trying to keep things for them right now, and they’re jumping around all kinds of timelines too. So, it’s kind of messing with everything.
But is there somebody that I really want to get out there? Yeah, there is. There’s a couple. I have a stand-alone episode which I’m dying to write called ‘The Ventriloquist.’ I’m just so fired up for that. I’m so fired to revisit Jonathan Crane, too, because the thing about him is we talked about the origin of the origin. We haven’t talked about his origin yet and that’s coming up. That will be the beginning of season four – where the name comes from and all that stuff. We’ve still got Clayface to do. There’s so much to do.”
Was the fan reaction part of why Cameron Monaghan was brought back?
Danny Cannon: “No, that was always designed. He has a series of his own and that’s where I met Cameron, as a director. I was working with John Wells and he knew I was a fan of Shameless. I went in and did an episode for them and then when I came back, the minute Gotham started and we talked about this character – he’s going to kill his parents inside a circus – I got the guy. I got him. I know who it is. That’s happened to me twice. I did it with Victor Zsasz, too. I looked at that character and I was like, ‘I’ve got this guy.’ And, it’s great to be right like that. You cast him, the costume goes on, first scene, great. But in that cutting room you’re kind of like, ‘Oh, this is totally my neck on the block.’ And then to watch them just, ‘Boom,’ both of those characters.
The great thing and what actors like about this show, they get to act with their bodies as well. You never see that in other shows. You’ve got heads and shoulders and people speak what they’re feeling. This is a show where a guy could walk into an empty room and you’re interested because he’s personifying something more than we put on the page.”
Despite having Christian Bale and Oscar Isaac in lead roles, the romantic drama The Promise played to a lot of empty seats over its first three days in theaters. Critics liked it slightly better than Unforgettable (its RT score is 45%), yet the $90 million film could only muster $4 million during its opening weekend.
The CW’s Reign season four episode nine featured the wedding of Queen Mary and Lord Darnley, the reveal that Mary is pregnant, and Lord Bothwell confessing he’s in love with the Queen. Allegiances shifted, Queen Elizabeth was not pleased, and James and Greer kicked their burgeoning relationship up a level.
Up next is season four episode 10 titled ‘A Better Man’ set to air on April 28, 2017. Dawn Wilkinson directed the episode from a script by John J. Sakmar and Kerry Lenhart.
The season four cast includes Adelaide Kane as Queen Mary, Rachel Skarsten as Queen Elizabeth, Megan Fellows as Queen Catherine, Dan Jeannotte as James, and Will Kemp as Lord Darnley. Ben Geurens, Celina Sinden, Jonathan Goad, Craig Parker, Spencer MacPherson, and Rose Williams also star in Reign‘s fourth and final season.
The ‘A Better Man’ Plot: MARY PLOTS TO TAKE OVER ELIZABETH’S THRONE — As Mary (Kane) strategizes ways to take over the English throne, Elizabeth (Skarsten) struggles to find an appropriate suitor to marry. Meanwhile, James (Jeannotte) gets caught up in a scheme orchestrated by John Knox (Jonathan Goad) and has to deal with the tragic aftermath.
Rebecca Mader and Alex Desert in ‘Once Upon a Time’ season 6 episode 18 (ABC/Jack Rowand)
ABC’s Once Upon a Time season six episode 18 puts Zelena front and center, unveiling a little more about her backstory. Titled ‘Where Bluebirds Fly,’ the episode begins with a teenage Zelena saving a dead baby bird while walking on the Yellow Brick Road. She makes friends with a woodsman named Stanum who believes that if she uses her magic for good, she’s not a monster.
Fast-forward to Storybrooke where Zelena (Rebecca Mader) is preparing a bottle for Robin. She slightly panics when she discovers the crib is empty and the Black Fairy (Jaime Murray) has entered her home and is holding Robin. She’s visiting Zelena because she thinks they can help each other, especially with the upcoming final battle. Zelena tells her she’s not afraid of her and won’t back down, but the Black Fairy insists she should be.
Emma (Jennifer Morrison) and Hook (Colin O’Donoghue) are being all domestic, kissing while making pancakes. Emma admits she’s surprised she’s so happy, and they decide the pancakes can wait as they get more and more amorous. Unfortunately, Snow (Ginnifer Goodwin) barges in without knocking and realizes too late she’s interrupting. Hook’s no longer in the mood and leaves, which is fine with Snow because she’s ready to get down to the business of planning Emma and Hook’s wedding. She’s put together a book with wedding dresses and other crucial material, and Emma gives her a hug for being so excited about her upcoming nuptials.
Wedding planning has to be put on hold as the gang gathers at the sheriff’s station to hear about Zelena’s encounter with the Black Fairy. Regina’s happy that apparently the Black Fairy needs help to win the final battle, and Hook whips out the piece of wood Tiger Lily gave him, telling the gang they need to find its other half to defeat the Black Fairy. Zelena says she doesn’t need a wand because she’s even more powerful than Regina (Lana Parrilla), which sets off a fight between siblings. After being told she’s not taking on the Black Fairy by herself, Zelena leaves in a huff. Regina wants to take the wood to her vault and use a locator spell for the other half, while David (Josh Dallas), Snow, Hook, and Emma are going to get busy with wedding planning at Snow’s insistence.
Rumple (Robert Carlyle) informs Belle (Emilie de Ravin) that Gideon is under the Black Fairy’s control, and Belle’s happy to learn her son isn’t really evil. Unfortunately, the person they need to help them – the Blue Fairy – has been drained of magic and is currently in a coma. Before they can do anything, Rumple has to go to the sorcerer’s mansion to see if there’s a way to restore Blue’s magic.
After Rumple leaves, Zelena barges in and swears the secret of Blue’s being in a coma minus her magic is safe with her since she never liked the fairy in the first place. She’s actually there to ask Belle to babysit Robin for her.
David returns home and finds his front door open. He whips out his gun in case the burglar’s still there, but it’s only Henry who’s busy/preoccupied using his author’s pen. No matter what he writes, it doesn’t alter Emma’s fate. She must fight the final battle. But, what he’s actually trying to do is decipher the symbols he wrote. Henry thought the author’s pen might help, but it doesn’t. David suggests he live life a little, recruiting him to help look at wedding venues.
Back with babysitter Belle, she and Robin are exchanging smiles when Regina arrives. She needs something for a locator spell and she’s not happy to see Zelena’s left Robin with Belle. Belle doesn’t understand what’s got Regina worked up and Regina heads out, obviously angry at her sister.
Back in Oz, Zelena is being waited on by her guards when Stanum, now a man, arrives to ask for help. The Wicked Witch of the North has turned him into tin. He needs to find a new heart before he’s completely transformed into a tin man. He needs her help to get the Crimson Heart which is guarded by a horrible monster. Zelena wants to know what she gets out of this, and Stanum reminds her she wanted to use her magic for good. He’s not afraid of her and even tells her she’s the one who’s afraid and that’s why she acts the way she does. As he’s leaving, Zelena proclaims she’s the most powerful witch in Oz and she’ll prove it by getting the Crimson Heart.
Regina tracks Zelena into the dwarves’ mines where the Black Fairy said she’d be hiding out. Regina tells Zelena she’s stopping her for her own good, and Zelena’s still not over Regina blaming her for Robin’s death after she sacrificed a life with Hades. She is, however, over Regina being the one who gets to lecture people, swearing she’s going to take care of this herself. Regina tries to stop her by slamming her into a wall and before Zelena can fight back, the wall begins crumbling.
It looks like Snow’s idea of the perfect wedding venue is Granny’s, but Hook speaks up and says it would be much more romantic to have it aboard the Jolly Roger. Henry brings up the fact half the guests will be seasick, and Hook concedes that’s a good point. Even David isn’t sure about Granny’s, knocking pretty much everything about the place including the fact not all their memories of being there are happy ones. He also reminds Snow that Emma’s a princess and the royal affair will be too big to take place at Granny’s. Snow, unhappy over David’s lack of enthusiasm, tells him to find someplace bigger then, and he says he’s happy too. Oh no…there’s trouble between Snow White and Prince Charming. Henry, Hook, and Emma are confused about what’s going on, but follow Snow and David on their hunt for a bigger venue anyway.
Regina and Zelena are now trapped after the rocks closed off their exit. Even in this position, they can’t stop arguing. Regina is positive they need the wand to defeat the Black Fairy. Zelena fires back, telling her sister that although she and Emma might need a fairy wand, she doesn’t. Regina wants to know why being better than everyone else is so important, and Zelena says it’s because she is.
Back in Oz, Zelena and Stanum look for the monster, and Stanum tries to tap into Zelena’s humanity. He tells her she can drop the act; he knows what she’s really like. He’s positive she was bored all alone in the castle and she’s happy to be out in the woods with an old friend. Just as he’s about to offer up a suggestion for what she should be working on, a lion attacks and drags him away.
Regina chases Zelena through the mines but they both stop when she sees a vein of fairy crystals. Regina and Zelena wonder what the Black Fairy could possibly want with light magic, and of course, that’s when she and Gideon show up to provide some answers. Gideon knocks Regina across the room and Zelena tells the Black Fairy she’s there to kill her.
While Regina goes after Gideon, Zelena chases after the Black Fairy. They end up in a chamber of fairy crystals and Zelena uses her magic but the Black Fairy only laughs. She’s easily able to stand up against Zelena who has fallen into her trap. The Black Fairy uses Zelena’s magic to weaponize the crystals with dark magic while Gideon has Regina under control. The Black Fairy taunts Zelena and then explains she’s done all this in order to start the final battle. But, she promises Zelena and Regina won’t be around much longer to witness it.
Back in Oz, Zelena confronts the lion, telling him she’s the king of the forest. He dodges her magic and attacks her, landing on Zelena’s chest. Stanum launches an axe at him, distracting him enough for Zelena to get on her feet. It works, and Zelena changes the lion from a beast into a coward. Stanum doesn’t have much time left and they resume their trip through the woods in search of the Crimson Heart.
Rebecca Mader and Lana Parrilla and ‘Once Upon a Time’ (ABC/Jack Rowand)
Zelena and Regina appear back above ground, and Zelena wants to go back into the mines to get some of the dark fairy dust to use against the Black Fairy. Regina’s upset and blames all of this on Zelena, telling her she should just go back to Oz where she can be on top and won’t worry about having to prove herself ever again.
Back to the wedding planning we go and the group is now at the town hall which Snow believes would be perfect for the wedding. David’s not sold on this place either, and when Emma jokingly says he probably won’t be happy unless they host it at his castle in the Enchanted Forest or at Excalibur in Vegas, David seizes on the castle idea. He asks how many beans it would take to get everyone back there, and Snow is beside herself. She asks to speak to him outside and demands to know what’s really going on. David wants to know why they’re rushing into this, swearing his reluctance isn’t about Hook. The truth finally comes out. Their wedding day went from the best day of his life to the worst with the arrival of the Evil Queen.
He doesn’t want Emma to have that same experience and with the final battle about to go down, he doesn’t think now is the right time for the wedding. He wants Emma to only be thinking of her life ahead and not about the Black Fairy. Snow’s worried they won’t be around to witness that – and that Emma might die before saying I do – but David swears they will live through this battle. They have to have hope. Emma, Hook, and Henry overhear and Emma agrees with her dad. She and Hook want to postpone the wedding until it’s absolutely the right time.
Zelena picks up Robin from Belle, and Belle says she’d watch her anytime. Zelena says that won’t be necessary as it’s time for them to head home.
Zelena cradles Robin and walks through the snow. She stops, looks back at the town, and uses the dark fairy dust to create a green tornado to take her to Oz.
Another flashback to Oz shows Zelena and Stanum approaching the Crimson Heart. She removes it from its case and tries to place it in Stanum, but all it does is drain her magic. She believes Stanum’s set her up, but he tries to convince her he had no idea this would happen. Zelena accuses him of working with Dorothy and he swears he doesn’t know anyone named Dorothy. He also tells her she just needs friends – not a time-travel spell – to not feel alone. The tin takes over more of his body and as it covers his face, he warns Zelena if she leaves him there to rust she’ll be alone for a very long time. “That’s a risk I’ll just have to take,” she replies. He can’t move and she grabs the box with the heart, reminding him magic is what made her special. As she’s leaving, she says maybe Dorothy will come by and save him.
Regina catches Snow, David, Hook, Emma, and Henry up on what Zelena caused down in the mines. She also reassures them Zelena won’t be a problem anymore. As Regina’s explaining the Black Fairy created the dark crystals to start the final battle, Zelena and Robin enter the room and no one seems happy to see them, especially not Regina. Zelena says she changed her mind about returning to Oz because everyone there hates her. Zelena tells Regina she’s all she’s got, but she thinks she can help. Since the Black Fairy used her magic to turn the crystals dark, she’s tethered to it and can destroy it with the Crimson Heart. If she uses it, it will destroy all of her magic!
Another flashback to Oz and Zelena sitting down at her dinner table, obviously regretting her decision to leave Stanum to rust.
And now we’re back in Storybrooke where Regina and Emma accompany Zelena as she opens the box containing the Crimson Heart. She makes Regina promise to look after Robin if something happens. Emma also promises, saying they’ll protect Robin with their lives. Zelena picks up the heart and it begins draining her of all her magic. It works and the dark magic is gone from the fairy crystals! Zelena is fine but weak, and Regina assures her she’s never looked stronger. Regina gives her sister a hug, telling her she’s never been prouder of her. The next step is for them to get Mother Superior to ask the dwarves to mine the crystals, but Regina says she hasn’t been able to reach her. Zelena spills the beans that Rumple has her.
Emma, Zelena, and Regina visit Rumple and Belle, and they both apologize for what happened to Mother Superior. The threesome explains they’re there to help wake the Blue Fairy, and Rumple agrees to let them try. Emma crushes a crystal over Blue and her heart starts beating again.
The Black Fairy watches all this through a crystal ball. Gideon asks if she’s afraid they’ll find the missing half of the wand, and the Black Fairy admits that’s not why she wanted the Blue Fairy to be out of the picture. It turns out Blue knows her darkest secret…the real reason she gave up her son.
