Disney+’s new one minute Loki featurette explores the character Judge Ravonna Renslayer, played by Gugu Mbatha-Raw. Mbatha-Raw describes Judge Renslayer as powerful and well-respected, and teases there will be a lot of “betrayal and mischief” this season.
Tom Hiddleston leads the cast of Marvel Studios’ Loki as the God of Mischief. Owen Wilson plays Mobius M. Mobius, Wunmi Mosaku is Hunter B-15, Sophia Di Martino, and Richard E. Grant. The comic book-inspired series was directed by Kate Herron, with Michael Waldron serving as the head writer.
Loki premiered on June 9, 2021 and will release new episodes on Wednesdays. The finale’s set for July 14th.
The Plot:
Marvel Studios’ Loki features the God of Mischief as he steps out of his brother’s shadow in a new series that takes place after the events of “Avengers: Endgame.
Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Judge Ravonna Renslayer in ‘Loki’ (Photo Courtesy of Marvel Studios)
Melissa McCarthy heads off to a wellness retreat for a little “fixing,” as the teaser trailer for Hulu’s star-studded ensemble Nine Perfect Strangers begins. The minute and a half teaser finds Nicole Kidman welcoming nine guests to her retreat where she promises to completely transform their lives.
In addition to Nicole Kidman and Melissa McCarthy, the series stars Michael Shannon, Luke Evans, Bobby Cannavale, Regina Hall, and Samara Weaving. Melvin Gregg, Asher Keddie, Grace Van Patten, Tiffany Boone, and Manny Jacinto also star.
Nine Perfect Strangers is based on Liane Moriarty’s bestselling novel and was adapted for the Hulu series by executive producers David E. Kelly (Big Little Lies), John Henry Butterworth, and Samantha Strauss. Kelley and Butterworth are co-showrunners. Director Jonathan Levine also executive produces along with Bruna Papandrea, Steve Hutensky and Jodi Matterson for Made Up Stories, Nicole Kidman and Per Saari for Blossom Films, Liane Moriarty, Molly Allen, and Melissa McCarthy.
The eight-episode dramatic series is a Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories, Nicole Kidman’s Blossom Films, and Endeavor Content production.
Hulu has set an August 18, 2021 premiere date.
The Plot, Courtesy of Hulu:
Nine Perfect Strangers takes place at a boutique health-and-wellness resort that promises healing and transformation as nine stressed city dwellers try to get on a path to a better way of living. Watching over them during this 10-day retreat is the resort’s director, Masha, a woman on a mission to reinvigorate their tired minds and bodies. However, these nine “perfect” strangers have no idea what is about to hit them.
Nicole Kidman in ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ (Photo by: Vince Valitutti/Hulu)Yao (Manny Jacinto) and Delilah (Tiffany Boone) in episode 3 (Photo by: Vince Valitutti/Hulu)Zoe (Grace Van Patten), Masha (Nicole Kidman), Ben (Melvin Gregg), Jessica (Samara Weaving), Delilah (Tiffany Boone), and Yao (Manny Jacinto) in episode 5 (Photo by: Vince Valitutti/Hulu)Delilah (Tiffany Boone), Zoe (Grace Van Patten), Lars (Luke Evans), Napoleon (Michael Shannon), and Carmel (Regina Hall) in ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ (Photo by: Vince Valitutti/Hulu)Jessica (Samara Weaving) and Ben (Melvin Gregg) in episode 4 (Photo by: Vince Valitutti/Hulu)Tony (Bobby Cannavale), in ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ (Photo by: Vince Valitutti/Hulu)Heather (Asher Keddie) and Frances (Melissa McCarthy) in episode 1 (Photo by: Vince Valitutti/Hulu)
Melissa McBride as Carol Peletier and Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Negan in ‘The Walking Dead’ season 10 episode 22 (Photo Credit: Josh Stringer/AMC)
AMC’s filling the void between seasons 10 and 11 of The Walking Dead with The Walking Dead: Origins. Each episode focuses on a TWD fan-favorite character, with the short series kicking off with an episode spotlighting Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus).
Daryl’s episode premieres on Thursday, July 15, 2021 followed by an episode that focuses on Maggie (Lauren Cohan) on July 22nd. Negan’s story with Jeffrey Dean Morgan premieres on July 29th and a Carol-centric episode featuring Melissa McBride wraps up The Walking Dead: Origins on August 5th.
All of this leads up to The Walking Dead season 11 premiere on Sunday, August 22nd at 9pm ET/PT.
The announcement of the four-episode series came as part of AMC’s “11 Weeks of Reveals until Season 11.” AMC released the following description of The Walking Dead: Origins series:
“Spotlighting Daryl Dixon, Carol Peletier, Maggie Rhee, and Negan, each episode of The Walking Dead: Origins charts the story of the zombie apocalypse from the point of view of a single character and features new interviews and narrations from the actors that portray these iconic characters, interwoven with clips from the most pivotal moments of their journeys so far. Each episode will also feature an exclusive sneak peek of season 11. Accompanying each special will be a ‘Best Of’ collection, featuring fan-favorite episodes for each character.”
The season 11 cast also includes Christian Serratos as Rosita, Josh McDermitt as Eugene, Seth Gilliam as Gabriel, Ross Marquand as Aaron, Khary Payton as Ezekiel, and Cooper Andrews as Jerry.
The teaser trailer for Netflix and Mattel Television’s Masters of the Universe: Revelation has a pure ’80s vibe. The series from executive producer Kevin Smith brings the classic characters back to the small screen with five 30-minute episodes premiering on July 23, 2021.
The all-star voice cast includes Mark Hamill as Skeletor, Lena Headey as Evil-Lyn, Chris Wood as Prince Adam / He-Man, Sarah Michelle Gellar as Teela, Liam Cunningham as Man-At-Arms, and Stephen Root as Cringer. Diedrich Bader voices King Randor / Trap Jaw, Griffin Newman is Orko, Tiffany Smith is Andra, Henry Rollins is Tri-Klops, and Alan Oppenheimer (original Skeletor) is Moss Man.
Susan Eisenberg lends her voice to Sorceress, Alicia Silverstone is Queen Marlena, Justin Long is Roboto, Jason Mewes is Stinkor, Phil LaMarr is He-Ro, and Tony Todd is Scare Glow. Rounding out the voice cast are Cree Summer as Priestess, Kevin Michael Richardson as Beast Man, and Kevin Conroy as Mer-Man.
The teaser trailer arrived along with the announcement of a special aftershow special, Revelations: The Masters of the Universe Revelation Aftershow, featuring Mark Hamill, Chris Wood, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Lena Headey, Tiffany Smith, Henry Rollins, Griffin Newman, Jason Mewes, and Alan Oppenheimer. The 25 minute aftershow is hosted by showrunner Kevin Smith, Tiffany Smith, and executive producer and Vice President, Content Creative, Mattel Television Rob David.
Additional executive producers include Frederic Soulie, Adam Bonnett, and Christopher Keenan. Marc Bernardin, Eric Carrasco, Diya Mishra, and Tim Sheridan are the writers.
The Plot, Courtesy of Netflix:
The war for Eternia culminates in MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE: REVELATION, an innovative and action-packed animated series that picks up where the iconic characters left off decades ago. After a cataclysmic battle between He-Man and Skeletor, Eternia is fractured and the Guardians of Grayskull are scattered. And after decades of secrets tore them apart, it’s up to Teela to reunite the broken band of heroes, and solve the mystery of the missing Sword of Power in a race against time to restore Eternia and prevent the end of the universe.
Brand new character posters have arrived for the upcoming action film, Snake Eyes, starring Henry Golding in the title role. The collection of eight posters includes Golding as Snake Eyes, Andrew Koji as Storm Shadow, Ursula Corbero as Baroness, Samara Weaving as Scarlett, Haruka Abe as Akiko, Takehiro Hira as Kenta, Peter Mensah as Blind Master, and Iko Uwais as Hard Master.
Snakes Eyes was directed by Robert Schwentke (Insurgent, RED) and is based on Hasbro’s G.I. Joe characters. Evan Spiliotopoulos, Anna Waterhouse, and Joe Shrapnel wrote the screenplay (story by Spiliotopoulos) and Brian Goldner, Erik Howsam, and Lorenzo di Bonaventura produced. David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger, Jeff G. Waxman, and Greg Mooradian served as executive producers.
Paramount Pictures will be releasing Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins in theaters, Dolby Cinema, and IMAX on July 23, 2021.
The Plot:
Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins stars Henry Golding as Snake Eyes, a tenacious loner who is welcomed into an ancient Japanese clan called the Arashikage after saving the life of their heir apparent. Upon arrival in Japan, the Arashikage teach Snake Eyes the ways of the ninja warrior while also providing something he’s been longing for: a home. But, when secrets from his past are revealed, Snake Eyes’ honor and allegiance will be tested – even if that means losing the trust of those closest to him.
The foul-mouthed teddy bear who hates thunderstorms and doesn’t have a filter is coming to life once again in Ted. Peacock’s so confident there’s an audience out there that wants more of the raunchy bear that they’ve given Ted a straight-to-series order.
Ted – the film – stands as the highest-grossing (worldwide) original R-rated comedy. Released by Universal Pictures with MRC Film in 2012, the first of two feature films starring Ted (voiced by Seth MacFarlane) and Mark Wahlberg grossed over $500+ worldwide before exiting theaters. Ted 2 followed in 2015 but, unlike the original, the sequel failed to set the box office on fire. Ted 2, which focused on Ted the bear’s love life, pulled in $215 million worldwide.
According to Peacock’s official series announcement, Seth MacFarlane is currently in negotiations to once again voice the pot-smoking bear. MacFarlane wrote, directed, and produced both feature films along with handling the voice work.
Peacock did not confirm any additional casting details or announce when Ted is expected to join the network’s primetime lineup. The Hollywood Reporter says the series is rumored to be a prequel and season one will consist of 10 episodes.
MacFarlane and Erica Huggins will executive produce for Fuzzy Door. This marks the second series set up at Peacock as part of MacFarlane and Fuzzy Door’s development deal.
Season two of Evil, which will air on Paramount+ rather than CBS, is set to premiere on Sunday, June 20, 2021. In support of the new season’s debut, Paramount+ just released a 30 second teaser trailer along with a new poster and a batch of photos from upcoming episodes.
Katja Herbers and Mike Colter return to lead the season two cast as Kristen Bouchard and David Acosta, respectively. Aasif Mandvi reprises his role as Ben Shakir, Michael Emerson plays Leland Townsend, Christine Lahti is Sheryl, and Kurt Fuller is Dr. Boggs. Brooklyn Shuck stars as Lynn Bouchard, Skylar Gray is Lila Bouchard, Maddy Crocco is Lexis Bouchard, and Dalya Knapp plays Laura Bouchard.
Season one wrapped up its 13-episode run in January 2020. Season two, which also consists of 13 episodes, premieres on Sunday, June 20, 2021.
Robert King, Michelle King, Liz Glotzer, Rockne S. O’Bannon, and Nelson McCormick executive produce. Evil‘s produced by CBS Studios in association with King Size Productions.
The Plot, Courtesy of Paramount+:
Evil is a psychological mystery that examines the origins of evil along the dividing line between science and religion. The series focuses on a skeptical female psychologist who joins a priest-in-training and a contractor as they investigate the Church’s backlog of unexplained mysteries, including supposed miracles, demonic possessions and hauntings. Their job is to assess if there is a logical explanation or if something truly supernatural is at work.
The second season brings evil closer to home. Kristen struggles with her darker nature, while David suffers temptation as he gets closer to his ordination. Meanwhile, Ben is visited by night terrors that prey on his greatest fears.
The teaser trailer for Apple TV+’s Invasion warns us to “hold onto our humanity” as aliens launch an attack on Earth. The epic sci-fi action drama, which comes from Oscar nominated producer Simon Kinberg (The Martian) and David Weil (Hunters), follows key players around the globe as they battle to save our planet.
Apple TV+ will release the first three episodes of the 10 episode season on October 22, 2021. New episodes will follow weekly on Fridays.
The series stars Shamier Anderson (Wynonna Earp), Golshifteh Farahani (Extraction), Sam Neill (Jurassic World: Dominion), Firas Nassar (Fauda), and Shioli Kutsuna (Deadpool 2).
Emmy nominee Jakob Verbruggen (The Alienist) directs and executive produces. Writers Simon Kinberg and David Weil also executive produce with Audrey Chon, Amy Kaufman, Elisa Ellis, Andrew Baldwin, and Boat Rocker Studios’ Katie O’Connell Marsh. Baldwin is also involved as a writer.
The Plot, Courtesy of Apple TV+:
Invasion is a sweeping, character-driven science fiction drama series that follows an alien invasion through different perspectives around the world.
Poster for ‘Invasion’ (Photo Courtesy of Apple TV+)
The new trailer for Twentieth Century Studios’ Free Guy finds Ryan Reynolds starring as a background video game character who leaps into the spotlight after learning he’s not actually a living, breathing human. Reynolds tosses out one-liners while taking over the game and catapulting himself into the role of the story’s hero.
Ryan Reynolds is joined by Jodie Comer (Killing Eve), Joe Keery (Stranger Things), Lil Rel Howery (Rel), Utkarsh Ambudkar (Brockmire), and Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit). The adventure comedy also features cameos by real video gamers Imane “Pokimane” Anys, Lannan “LazarBeam” Eacott, Seán William “Jacksepticeye” McLoughlin, Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, and Daniel “DanTDM” Middleton.
Matt Lieberman and Zak Penn wrote the screenplay and Reynolds, Levy, Sarah Schechter, Greg Berlanti, and Adam Kolbrenner produced. Mary McLaglen, Josh McLaglen, George Dewey, Dan Levine, and Michael Riley McGrath executive produced.
Directed by Shawn Levy, Free Guy‘s heading to theaters on August 13, 2021.
The Plot, Courtesy of Twentieth Century Studios:
In Free Guy, a bank teller who discovers he is actually a background player in an open-world video game, decides to become the hero of his own story…one he rewrites himself. Now in a world where there are no limits, he is determined to be the guy who saves his world his way…before it is too late.
The first teaser trailer’s arrived for Netflix’s tick, tick…BOOM!, the directorial debut of Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, In the Heights). The nearly two-minute teaser focuses on Andrew Garfield as a theater composer with dreams of hitting it big on Broadway.
Jonathan Larson (creator of Rent) wrote the autobiographical musical in 1990 prior to Rent. Nearly 15 years later, Lin-Manuel Miranda actually performed the lead role during a two-week Encores! “Off Center” production. Producer Julie Oh caught a performance and at her recommendation – and with the blessing of Larson’s estate – Imagine Entertainment acquired the film rights.
“tick, tick…BOOM! is a corner of the world I know from every angle. I know what it’s like to be a struggling songwriter. I know what it is to be in your 20s writing that one musical, what it’s like to be in New York with a bunch of friends with artistic dreams and then watch them drop off one by one, to real life, while you’re still hanging on,” explained Miranda. “It’s a story of doubling down on your craft in the face of impossible odds, which is not unique to musical theater — it’s the struggle of any artist trying to make a living doing the thing they love.”
Tony Award winner Steven Levenson wrote the screenplay based on Larson’s musical, with Miranda, Julie Oh, and Imagine Entertainment’s Brian Grazer and Ron Howard producing. Levenson, Celia Costas, and Julie Larson executive produced.
Netflix will release tick, tick…BOOM! in select theaters and on the streaming service this fall.
The Plot, Courtesy of Netflix:
Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda makes his feature directorial debut with tick, tick…BOOM!, an adaptation of the autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson, who revolutionized theater as the creator of Rent. The film follows Jon (Academy Award nominee and Tony Award winner Andrew Garfield), a young theater composer who’s waiting tables at a New York City diner in 1990 while writing what he hopes will be the next great American musical.
Days before he’s due to showcase his work in a make-or-break performance, Jon is feeling the pressure from everywhere: from his girlfriend Susan, who dreams of an artistic life beyond New York City; from his friend Michael, who has moved on from his dream to a life of financial security; amidst an artistic community being ravaged by the AIDS epidemic. With the clock ticking, Jon is at a crossroads and faces the question everyone must reckon with: What are we meant to do with the time we have?
