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TV News

Ryan Robbins Joins Arrow Season 4 As Shadowspire Villain

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With the previous news of Baron Reiter joining Arrow Season 4 came with it mention the character was included because of his ties to the villainous organization Shadowspire.

Now a second Shadowspire villain is added to Arrow Season 4 with Conklin, played by Falling Skies‘ Ryan Robbins.

Conklin is described as (via Variety) a sadistic and ruthless member of Shadowspire who will be an adversary for Oliver (Stephen Amell) in the flashback sequences. It’s further said Baron Reiter will also be a part of the flashback sequences.

Robbins will first appear as Conklin in episode three with it said to be a recurring role. The actor is also known for roles on Hell On Wheels and will be featured in the Duncan Jones Warcraft movie.

Arrow Season 4 debuts Wednesday, October 8th on the CW starring Stephen Amell, Katie Cassidy, David Ramsey, Emily Bett Rickards, Willa Holland, Paul Blackthorne and John Barrowman.

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TV News

The Walking Dead Season 6 Premiere To Feature Over 650 Zombies

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AMC has released six new images for The Walking Dead Season 6 giving viewers a look at the zombies.

The Walking Dead returns Sunday, October 11th with a 90-minute premiere featuring more than 650 zombies.

The Walking Dead stars Andrew Lincoln as Rick, Chandler Riggs as Carl, Danai Gurira as Michonne, Melissa McBride as Carol, Sonequa Martin-Green as Sasha, Lauren Cohan as Maggie, Steven Yeun as Glenn, Norman Reedus as Daryl, Lennie James as Morgan, Seth Gilliam as Father Gabriel, Michael Cudlitz as Abraham, Josh McDermitt as Eugene, Alanna Masterson as Tara, Christian Serratos as Rosita, Tovah Feldshuh as Deanna, Ross Marquand as Aaron, Alexandra Breckenridge as Jesse, Austin Nichols as Spencer, Ethan Embry as Carter, Corey Hawkins as Heath and Merritt Wever as Dr. Denise Cloyd.

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TV Trailers

Watch: Attack On Titan Live-Action Series Trailer

The trailer for the live-action Attack On Titan TV series has been released by the Japanese steaming service dTV.

The series is called Attack On Titan: Counter Rockets and is based on Hajime Isayama’s bestselling manga title of the same name and movies.

Three episodes will be featured, which tie into the upcoming movies, and the series kicks of with the first 30-minute episode on August 15th, followed by the next two on subsequent Saturdays.

The first Attack On Titan movie also gets released August 1st in Japan, and you can check out the trailer for that here, with the second on September 19th.

Attack On Titan: Counter Rockets stars Satomi Ishihara, Nanami Sakuraba, Shu Watanabe, Rina Takeda and Ayame Misaki.

The series focuses on the soldiers as they battle the flesh-eating Titans for humanity’s survival.

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Star Wars TV News

3 Star Wars TV Series Rumored For Netflix

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It’s being said Disney is developing three new live-action Star Wars series for Netflix.

According to Cinelinx, Disney wants to continue their partnership with Netflix, and following the success of Daredevil, Netflix is working with Disney “on the cheap” and is “more than happy” to continue their relationship.

It’s stated Disney wants to continue with the “cinematic feel” of the movies with the TV shows, which would film in-between the movies utilizing the same sets.

Disney did air the final season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars on Netflix, so Star Wars TV series could be possible.

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Sports TV News

Stephen Amell Says Arrow vs. WWE’s Stardust Is On

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It’s looks like a wrestling match between Stephen Amell and Cody Rhodes is in the cards.

WWE’s Stardust has been taunting Stephen Amell in regards to Green Arrow and super heroes for weeks, and now it seems the Arrow star has had enough.

Stephen Amell posted the following on Facebook adding: “Stardust stole my line. Somebody point me in the direction of the WWE Universe. It’s on.”

This past Monday on WWE Raw saw Rhodes tear up a picture of Amell as Arrow, which caused Amell to ask his fans on Facebook if he should wresltle Rhodes. Over 38,000 people responded yes.

More than likely a second event occurred tonight on Smackdown, which Amell is referring to.

Updated: with video of Stardust telling R-Truth “you have failed this city.”

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TV Trailers

Watch: Guardians of the Galaxy Animated Series Star-Lord Clip

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Disney has released a clip from the Guardians of the Galaxy animated series featuring Star-Lord.

The series doesn’t premier until September, but origin shorts are availalbe though iTunes.

Guardians of the Galaxy premiers September 26th on Disney XD at 9:30pm ET starring the voice talents of Will Friedle as Star-Lord, Trevor Devall as Rocket Raccoon, Vanessa Marshall as Gamora, David Sobolov as Drax, Kevin Michael Richardson as Groot and James Arnold Taylor as both Yondu and Cosmo.

The Guardians of the Galaxy animated series follows the newly-formed team who finds a strange artifact keyed only to the DNA of Peter Quill. Upon opening it, Quill unleashes a treasure map leading to a powerful weapon known as the Cosmic Seed which is capable of giving birth to the next universe.  It’s up to the Guardians to find, protect and ultimately destroy the Cosmic Seed in order to keep it out of the hands of those who would abuse its power, from galactic big boss Thanos, to the conniving brothers the Collector and the Grandmaster, to a resurrected Ronan, to the ultimate trickster, Loki, in order to save the universe.

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TV News

Comic Characters Join The Walking Dead Season 6


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The Walking Dead Season 6 will feature three new characters.

EW.com debuted the following images of Ethan Embry as Carter, Merritt Wever as Dr. Denise Cloyd, and Corey Hawkins as Heath.

Carter is described as: “Gimple says Carter serves as a composite of different people from the original comic. ‘Ethan plays a combo of a few characters that we actually haven’t hit yet or weren’t able to hit in other characters,’ says Gimple. ‘He is an Alexandrian, and has been there the whole time, just quite busy.’

Wever’s Dr. Cloyd is from the comics described as: “Denise’s role as a medic becomes critical in the community of Alexandria after the death of Pete, and in the comic her skills as a surgeon prove pivotal, especially after a ghastly injury incurred by one of the main characters—an injury which may or may not happen on the TV version.”

Corey Hawkins is from the comic as well and is described as: a supply-runner for the town (and one who becomes romantically linked to Denise in the original source material), but we’ve got an exclusive new photo for you above. Gimple had this to tell EW about Hawkins in the role: “He’s terrific and I’m so excited to see him bring Heath to life. It’s been fun and he dove in with both feet. He’s tough and skeptical when the cameras are rolling, and then when they’re off he’s just like a goofy fan. He’s really, really excited to be there.” 

The Walking Dead returns Sunday, October 11th at 9pm ET on AMC.

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Watch: Arrow Cast Talks Season 4 Villains & More

The latest episode of DC All Acess features the cast of Arrow at Comic-Con talking what’s to come in Season 4.

Stephen Amell wouldn’t offer much other than Oliver is presently content, but David Ramsey did state Diggle and the rest of the team would need Arrow soon enough.

Willa Holland stated she is excited to finally be playing Speedy, aka Red Arrow, and cried when she first tried on the suit.

John Barrowman is the new Ra’s Al Ghul and hinted that the League of Shadows may help Team Oliver.

EP Marc Guggenheim also made mention that the Arrow Season 4 villain, Damien Darhk (played by Neal McDonough), will be the evilest bad guy the show has ever seen.

Check out the video above for more; Arrow returns Wednesday, October 7th on the CW.

Big changes are coming to Arrow when Season 4 returns this fall. How big? DC All Access caught up with the cast including the newly-minted Green Arrow himself- Stephen Amell-to find out. As if that’s not explosive enough, check out the interview with Marguerite Bennet about the new Bombshells digital first comic book series—featuring the legendary ladies of DC as you’ve never seen them before—as the heroes of WW2. Still want more? Go behind-the-scenes for an exclusive look at the making of some of the incredible special effects that make The Flash so incredible!

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TV News

Chris Browning Cast As Reactron In Supergirl

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Sons Of Anarchy‘s Chris Browning will play the DC Comics super villain Reactron for Supergirl.

Browning is playing Ben Krull (aka Reactron) described (via THR) as a deadly adversary of Superman’s from Metropolis who wears an armored suit powered by nuclear energy. Never able to defeat his rival, Krull has come to National City to get revenge on the Man of Steel by killing his cousin, Supergirl.  

Browning will first appear as Krull in episode three of the series and is set as a guest star with a strong potential to recur.

Supergirl premieres Monday, October 26 (8:30-9:30 PM, ET/PT) on CBS.

Synopsis:

SUPERGIRL is an action-adventure drama based on the DC Comics character Kara Zor-El (Melissa Benoist), Superman’s (Kal-El) cousin who, after 12 years of keeping her powers a secret on Earth, decides to finally embrace her superhuman abilities and be the hero she was always meant to be. Twelve-year-old Kara escaped the doomed planetKrypton with her parents’ help at the same time as the infant Kal-El. Protected and raised on Earth by her foster family, the Danvers, Kara grew up in the shadow of her foster sister, Alex (Chyler Leigh), and learned to conceal the phenomenal powers she shares with her famous cousin in order to keep her identity a secret. Years later at 24,Kara lives in National City assisting media mogul and fierce taskmaster Cat Grant(Golden Globe Award winner Calista Flockhart), who just hired the Daily Planet’s former photographer, James Olsen (Mehcad Brooks), as her new art director. However, Kara’s days of keeping her talents a secret are over when Hank Henshaw (David Harewood), head of a super-secret agency where her sister also works, enlists her tohelp them protect the citizens of National City from sinister threats. Though Kara will need to find a way to manage her newfound empowerment with her very human relationships, her heart soars as she takes to the skies as Supergirl to fight crime.

Supergirl 6-minute trailer:

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TV News

SyFy Announces Blood Drive Series

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Syfy and Universal Cable Productions today announced they have greenlit Blood Drive, a high-octane, over-the-top scripted series in the classic grindhouse movie tradition. Set in a near-apocalyptic future, the 13-episode series centers around LA’s last good cop who is forced to join a twisted, gory cross-country death race — with cars powered by blood and a dangerous femme fatale partner who sees people as fuel.

Blood Drive is from executive producers John Hlavin (Underworld: Awakening, The Shield) and David Straiton (Bates Motel, Hemlock Grove), who will also direct.

James Roland wrote the pilot under Hlavin’s supervision and will also serve as supervising producer. Fredrik Malmberg (Conan the Barbarian) and Mark Wheeler will serve as producers. Universal Cable Productions will be the studio.

Said Dave Howe, President, Syfy & Chiller:  “This highly stylized roller coaster ride is a throwback to 1970s grindhouse cinema. With its fast-paced thrills and indie feel, Blood Drive will make an exciting and edgy addition to Syfy’s growing slate of original scripted series.”

“The grindhouse cinema style remains largely untapped in television. The combination of gritty action and dark humor can push the envelope in some fun and unexpected ways,” said Jeff Wachtel, Chief Content Officer, NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment and President, Universal Cable Productions. “Blood Drive has all these elements and more. We’re excited to partner with John Hlavin and David Straiton to bring this cool, action-packed series to life.”

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Stephen Amell Teases Green Arrow Goatee

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Stephen Amell will become the Green Arrow for Arrow Season 4, and in addition to the new costume, it appears as if Amell will look more like the comic book version of Oliver Queen.

Amell took to his Facebook page with the following image to respond to a fan comment mentioning: “Need A Green Arrow fix, dude.”

In addition, earlier on Twitter saw Amell post a pic of Green Arrow with mention season four is coming soon.

Arrow returns Wednesday, October 7th on the CW.

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First Look At Robbie Amell In X-Files


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Robbie Amell has been added to the cast of the upcoming X-Files relaunch, and now we get a first look at the actor on set with Gillian Anderson.

Robbie Amell is playing FBI Agent Miller, described as smart and smooth.

Amell also stars on The Flash for the CW.

X-Files returns January 24, 2016 on FOX.

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Thirteen years after the original series run, the next mind-bending chapter of THE X-FILES will be a thrilling, six-episode event series helmed by creator/executive producerChris Carter, with stars David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson re-inhabiting their roles as iconic FBI Agents FOX MULDER and DANA SCULLY. This marks the momentous return of the Emmy- and Golden Globe Award-winning pop culture phenomenon, which remains one of the longest-running sci-fi series in network television history.Production on THE X-FILES event series is set to begin in summer 2015. 

THE X-FILES originally premiered in September 1993. Over the course of its nine-season run, the influential series went from breakout sci-fi favorite to massive global hit, and became one of the most successful television dramas of all time. The show, which earned 16 Emmy Awards, five Golden Globes and a Peabody Award, follows FBIspecial agents Scully (Anderson) and Mulder (Duchovny), as they investigate unexplained cases – “X-Files” – for which the only answers involve paranormal phenomena. 

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TV Trailers

Watch: Grant Gustin Talks Landing The Flash Role

Check out a clip above featuring Grant Gustin talking about Season 1 of The Flash.

Gustin, when trying out for the part, said he realized he wasn’t Chris or Liam Hemsworth and was also aware of the look of the character in the comics.

Worth a mention is that Gustin reveals the character breakdown for The Flash in the series said Barry has blond hair.

With Gustin obviously landing the role, it seems the show’s producers decided to simply keep with the dark hair of Gustin.

“It wasn’t something like I was ‘oh, I’m going to book this,” Gustin said. “But it went my way.”

The Flash Season 2 returns Tuesday, October 6th to the CW.

A gag reel from The Flash Season 1 is also online.

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USA Picks Up IDW’s Brooklyn Animal Control

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USA Network announced a pilot pick-up for BROOKLYN ANIMAL CONTROL.  The project is written and executive produced by JT Petty (“Splinter Cell”).  David S. Goyer (“Batman v Superman”), Circle of Confusion’s Rick Jacobs (“Spare Parts”) and David Alpert (“Walking Dead”), and IDW Entertainment’s David Ozer and Ted Adams (“30 Days of Night”), will also executive produce.  BROOKLYN ANIMAL CONTROL is based on the IDW Publishing comic book created by Petty and is a co-production with Universal Cable Productions and IDW Entertainment.
 
“Fans of the comic book know that BROOKLYN ANIMAL CONTROL is a thriller anchored inside the world of New York organized crime families,” said Jackie de Crinis, Executive Vice President Original Programming, “At its core, it is a family drama, albeit an unconventional one.”
 
BROOKLYN ANIMAL CONTROL follows the inner workings of a secret subdivision of the NYPD that functions as social services for some of the city’s most unique citizens — werewolves.  Delving into the lives of both the Case Officers, and the secretive, highly insular Kveld-Ulf, a community of werewolves living deep in the borough, BROOKLYN ANIMAL CONTROL will examine city politics, immigrant communities, and families divided by ambition, secrecy, and tradition.
 
In addition, USA Network recently announced a pilot pick-up for POOR RICHARD’S ALMANACK, a co-production between Legendary Television and Universal Cable Productions, the project is from executive producer Jim Danger Gray (“Orange is the New Black”) and consulting producer Miguel Sapochnik (“Game of Thrones”).  Previously announced pick-ups also include the Universal Cable Production dramas FALLING WATER from executive producers Gale Anne Hurd (“The Walking Dead”) of Valhalla Entertainment, Blake Masters (“2 Guns”) and the late Emmy Award-winner Henry Bromell (“Homeland”), and PARADISE PICTURES from executive producer Aaron Korsh (SUITS) and Rick Muirragui (SUITS). 

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Marvel TV News

Thunderbolts Netflix Series Rumored; Punisher Spinoff A Possibility

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The Television Critics Association press tour is taking place today where earlier saw mention that every six months new Marvel episodes will be coming to Netflix.

Now we get an update on Jon Bernthal’s Punisher from Netflix CCO Ted Sarandos who mentioned that it’s possible the Punisher could get a spinoff.

“It is possible for sure,” Sarandos offered. “That’s the beauty of the Marvel universe.”

Sarandos continued with mention that it’s actually possible for any of the characters to be featured in the Marvel movies as well.

“Any of them could spin out into films, too,” Sarandos added.

In related news, a rumor has hit the net that Marvel is developing a Thunderbolts Netflix series.

The Hashtag Show YouTube channel states a source has filled them in that the Netflix Thunderbolts series is being developed.

Check out their video (note: Red Hulk is only speculated for Captain America: Civil War):

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New Marvel Netflix Episodes Coming Every 6 Months

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With Daredevil being such a hit, fans are eagerly awaiting the next Marvel Netflix series, which will be Jessica Jones.

Now it turns out fans will not have to wait that long for more Marvel Netflix content as it’s become known that new episodes will be made available around every six months.

The Television Critic’s Association is going on today, and Netflix head honcho Ted Sarandos confirmed that Jessica Jones will arrive by the end of this year as well as telling the audience that a new season or series will “ideally” debut every six months. It’s further said that prior to the Defenders crossover event, some of the series will have multiple seasons.

To date, the Marvel Netflix series consist of Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, and the Defenders.

Update: Punisher spinoff a possibility, and Thunderbolts series rumored.

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TV News TV Trailers

Watch Guardians of the Galaxy Animated Star-Lord Origins Short

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Prior to the release of the new animated Guardians of the Galaxy series on Disney XD, Marvel is releasing a series of origin shorts.

Up first is Star-Lord, which unfortunately is available only through iTunes with a $4.99 season pass.

Before they became the Guardians, five outlaws made their way through the galaxy… and got into plenty of trouble along the way. These shorts tell stories from the checkered pasts of Peter Quill, Groot, Rocket, Drax and Gamora. They’re a prelude to awesomeness! 

Guardians of the Galaxy premiers September 26th on Disney XD at 9:30pm ET starring the voice talents of Will Friedle as Star-Lord, Trevor Devall as Rocket Raccoon, Vanessa Marshall as Gamora, David Sobolov as Drax, Kevin Michael Richardson as Groot and James Arnold Taylor as both Yondu and Cosmo.

The Guardians of the Galaxy animated series follows the newly-formed team who finds a strange artifact keyed only to the DNA of Peter Quill. Upon opening it, Quill unleashes a treasure map leading to a powerful weapon known as the Cosmic Seed which is capable of giving birth to the next universe.  It’s up to the Guardians to find, protect and ultimately destroy the Cosmic Seed in order to keep it out of the hands of those who would abuse its power, from galactic big boss Thanos, to the conniving brothers the Collector and the Grandmaster, to a resurrected Ronan, to the ultimate trickster, Loki, in order to save the universe.

Test footage:

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Sports TV News

Stephen Amell Teases WWE Appearance Vs. Stardust (Video)

Update: Stephen Amell has asked his fans if he should wrestle Stardust:

 

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Arrow star Stephen Amell happens to be a big WWE fan who hails from Toronto, Ontario, another big wrestling town.

Not too long ago Amell attempted to take on Sting, as Sting was using the vigilante gimmick, sort of similar to Amell in the Arrow series.

It’s guessed when Amell came face-to-face at the recent Philadelphia Comic-Con with Sting, the (175lb?) actor quickly realized he wasn’t a match for the 6’3 250lb WWE Superstar.

Following that short feud, Amell attended a WWE event where he was called out by Codey Rhodes, aka Stardust.

It was originally thought that Amell and Rhodes might duke it out at next month’s Summer Slam, but we are guessing as production on Arrow has kicked off in Vancouver (Summer Slam is in Brooklyn), Amell can’t find the time to leave.

Now the latest regarding Arrow vs. Stardust is that the last couple of weeks on WWE RAW, Rhodes has been feuding with Neville (whose finisher is called the Red Arrow), with Rhodes saying stuff about super heroes and such. Earlier tonight on RAW saw Cody Rhodes mention super heroes again as well as “green hood” and appeared to rip up a magazine of Stephen Amell as Green Arrow.

Stephen Amell shared the above video on his Facebook noting “the time for talk is almost over,” which seems to be hinting that Amell will be taking on Cody Rhodes. Amell also previously made mention that the WWE will be in the area, which may suggest the battle will take place somewhere in the northwest. 

August 8th does see the WWE have a house event in British Colombia, and the next Monday, WWE RAW is in Washington, not too far from where Amell is filming Arrow. Tuesday’s Smackdown is in Oregon as well.

Another possibility is that the WWE and Amell are setting up a match for Wrestlemania 32, which takes place in April at ATT&T Stadium in Texas. The WWE is going to try to take back the single event crowd record, which they previously held with Wrestlemania 3, but has since been beat by the NBA.

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TV News

Stephen Amell Teases Flashbacks For Arrow Season 4 (Video)

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Arrow Season 4 is currently in production, and now Stephen Amell has taken to his Facebook page to offer a sneak peek teasing flashback scenes will again be featured in the series.

Amell has his trademark longer hair, which is used for the island flashback scenes, in the following video.

Arrow returns Wednesday, October 7th on the CW.

“Kinda feels like a Monday,” Amell offered.

 

Monday.

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TV News

Chloe Bennet Cuts Hair For Agents Of SHIELD Season 3

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Chloe Bennet’s character, Skye, was revealed to be the Marvel Comics character Daisy Johnson, aka Quake, during Season 2 of Agents of SHIELD.

Now Bennet reveals she has cut her hair, which further resembles her comic book counterpart.

“The comic book version of Daisy Johnson has very short, Miley Cyrus-esque hair,” Bennet explained to People. “We wanted to stay true to the comic book character fans love; I wanted to please them but also make sure there was still some movement and length and sexiness in the hair.

“It was crazy. I cried a little bit, to be honest, and definitely had some anxiety,” Bennet said. “I should have brought tequila with me. 100 percent. I’m in love with it. And I think for the character, it is going to be awesome.”

Check out pics and video below.

“Marvel’s Agents Of SHIELD” Season 3 premiers  Tuesday, September 29th at 9pm ET.

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Agents of SHIELD Season 3 synopsis:

…the series will begin introducing new friends and foes inspired by the critically acclaimed SECRET WARRIORS comic series as well as the Inhuman Lash.

In the aftermath of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s battle with Jiaying and the Inhumans, Director Coulson will search the world for more powered people and assemble an extraordinary new team to deal with threats unlike the world has ever seen. However, the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

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TV News

New Melissa Benoist Supergirl Set Pics


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Check new set images below featuring Melissa Benoist as Supergirl as the series has continued with production.

Supergirl premiers Monday, October 26th on CBS at 8:30pm ET.

Synopsis:

SUPERGIRL is an action-adventure drama based on the DC Comics character Kara Zor-El (Melissa Benoist), Superman’s (Kal-El) cousin who, after 12 years of keeping her powers a secret on Earth, decides to finally embrace her superhuman abilities and be the hero she was always meant to be. Twelve-year-old Kara escaped the doomed planetKrypton with her parents’ help at the same time as the infant Kal-El. Protected and raised on Earth by her foster family, the Danvers, Kara grew up in the shadow of her foster sister, Alex (Chyler Leigh), and learned to conceal the phenomenal powers she shares with her famous cousin in order to keep her identity a secret. Years later at 24,Kara lives in National City assisting media mogul and fierce taskmaster Cat Grant(Golden Globe Award winner Calista Flockhart), who just hired the Daily Planet’s former photographer, James Olsen (Mehcad Brooks), as her new art director. However, Kara’s days of keeping her talents a secret are over when Hank Henshaw (David Harewood), head of a super-secret agency where her sister also works, enlists her tohelp them protect the citizens of National City from sinister threats. Though Kara will need to find a way to manage her newfound empowerment with her very human relationships, her heart soars as she takes to the skies as Supergirl to fight crime.

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Marc Guggenheim Defends Casting Black Actor As Nazi Comic Character For Arrow

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The DC Comics Nazi super villain, Baron Blitzkreig, has been cast for Arrow Season 4 with British actor Jimmy Akingbola tapped to play the bad guy.

Well, seeing how Akingbola is black, this caused a bit of controversy online.

Now Arrow EP Marc Guggenheim has taken to EW.com to clear the air.

While true, in the comics the character is a Nazi, it turns out Jimmy Akingbola will be playing a slightly different version with Baron Reiter.

The article notes: “Marc Guggenheim wants to ‘disabuse people of the notion that we cast a black man as a Nazi, because that’s not actually what we did.'”

It’s further clarified that Baron Reiter acts as a foil for Oliver Queen in flashbacks, while Damien Darhk fills that role in the present-day story lines.

“We wanted a really great villain for Oliver in the flashbacks,” Guggenheim explained. “We wanted to come out of the gate strong with someone great and we wanted to, quite frankly, cast the best actor. As it turns out, our best actor was African-American.

“We took the name Baron Reiter without any intention of turning him into Baron Blitzkrieg,” he continued. “Baron Blitzkreig is the evil Nazi super villain. Baron Reiter is not going to become Baron Blitzkreig in the show.”

Guggenheim goes on to say that they only liked the fact that the Baron was associated with the evil organization called Shadowspire.

“We never planned on actually telling a story about a bad guy who is a Nazi,” Guggenheim said. “In fact, when people meet this character, he’s not German, he’s not a Nazi, he doesn’t subscribe to any Nazi philosophies. We were attracted to an organization that actually in the comics had been associated with Deathstroke called Shadowspire. In the comics, Baron Reiter became associated with Shadowspire.”

Guggenheim went on to say he understands the internet reaction.

“I totally get it. It’s all good. We were surprised because we mistakenly assumed that everyone was on the same page as we were, but why would they be? We haven’t told anyone anything about the flashbacks, but this was so obviously not our intention to do Baron Blitzkreig. If we were, in fact, doing a Nazi being played by an African American, I would expect us to be very duly Internet chastised.”

“Arrow” Season 4 premiers Wednesday, October 7th on the CW.

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Hawkman Coming To Arrow & The Flash Prior To Legends Of Tomorrow

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Comic-Con saw confirmation that Hawkman will eventually join DC’s Legends Of Tomorrow, which makes sense as Hawkgirl is a part of the series as well.

Now it’s being stated that Hawkman will first appear in Arrow and The Flash prior to the spinoff.

Word comes from EW.com, which states the Hawkman version will be Carter Hall. 

They also offered the following description:

Described as charismatic and wise beyond his years, Hawkman is a natural-born leader with an abundance of charm and confidence—well, that’s because he’s 5,000 years old. Much like the comic book iteration, Carter retains his memories of his past lives each time he is reborn, though his lover (aka Hawkgirl) is born anew. In other words, Kendra Saunders will have no idea who he is at first.

“Arrow” and “The Flash” premier the first week of October.

Hawkgirl from DC’s Legends Of Tomorrow played by Ciara Renee:

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Sara’s Resurrection & White Canary To Be Explained In Arrow Season 4

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Why they ever decicided to kill off Caity Lotz is anybody’s guess, but at least she is coming back.

Now it’s confirmed Lotz’s return will first be told in Arrow Season 4 prior to her debut in the spinoff DC’s Legends Of Tomorrow as White Canary.

“The White Canary will be launched in the first few episodes of Arrow,” EP Marc Guggenheim recently made known at a press event. “4×08, our typical crossover episode, will be doing a lot of heavy-lifting in terms of getting the Legends of Tomorrow characters set up and also seeing where they are with relation to The Flash. It’s a big episode.”

Guggenheim also offered they will explain how Sara comes back.

“It’s going to be handled head-on,” Guggenheim added. “We’re doing a really great episode that really tackles the question of Sara, death and resurrection. On Arrow, nothing is easy, so it’s not as simple as dumping her in the water.”

It’s been stated that Sara comes back due to the healing properties of the Lazarus Pit, but exactly how it goes down remains to be scene as John Barrowman’s Malcolm Merlyn is the new Ra’s Al Ghul and is said to have “a strong point of view on” the matter.

“Arrow” Season 4 premiers Wednesday, October 7th.

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Watch: Agents of SHIELD & Agent Carter Season Look Back Videos

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While we wait for Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD and Agent Carter to return, check out recap videos for their previous seasons, which were shown off at Comic-Con.

Agents of SHIELD returns for Season 3 on Tuesday, September 29th at 9pm ET; Agent Carter returns returns for its second season during mid-season.

Here’s the description for the third season of SHIELD:

…the series will begin introducing new friends and foes inspired by the critically acclaimed SECRET WARRIORS comic series as well as the Inhuman Lash.

In the aftermath of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s battle with Jiaying and the Inhumans, Director Coulson will search the world for more powered people and assemble an extraordinary new team to deal with threats unlike the world has ever seen. However, the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will soon find out they’re not the only ones tracking down these new Inhumans.

Description for Agent Carter Season 2:

Dedicated to the fight against new atomic age threats in the wake of World War II, Peggy must now journey from New York City to Los Angeles for her most dangerous assignment yet. But even as she discovers new friends, a new home — and perhaps even a new love — she’s about to find out that the bright lights of the post-war Hollywood mask a more sinister threat to everyone she is sworn to protect. 

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