Better Call Saul will get a 10-episode third season, AMC and Sony Pictures Television announced Tuesday.
“Better Call Saul” is set six years before Saul Goodman meets Walter White. When we meet him, the man who will become Saul Goodman is known as Jimmy McGill, a small-time lawyer searching for his destiny and hustling to make ends meet. Working alongside and often against Jimmy is “fixer” Mike Erhmantraut, a beloved character first introduced in “Breaking Bad.” The series will track Jimmy’s transformation into a man who puts the criminal in “criminal lawyer.”
The show stars Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Rhea Seehorn, and Michael McKean. Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould serve as showrunners.
“What Vince, Peter, Bob and the entire team have accomplished with ‘Better Call Saul’ is truly rare and remarkable. They have taken one of the most iconic, immersive and fan-obsessive (in the best possible way) shows in television history and created a prequel that stands on its own. Watching Jimmy McGill’s thoughtful, melodic and morally flexible transformation into Saul Goodman is entertaining and delighting millions of fans, whether their starting point was ‘Breaking Bad’ or not. This series has its own feel, pace and sensibility and we can’t wait to see what this incredibly talented group comes up with next in season three,” said Charlie Collier, president of AMC, SundanceTV and AMC Studios.
“It’s been an extraordinary show that lives up to its predecessor. Vince, Peter, Bob and the team are delivering brilliant storytelling, and we’re proud to have AMC as our partner for another well-earned season,” said Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg, presidents of programming and production for Sony Pictures Television.
Better Call Saul was nominated for seven 2015 Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Jonathan Banks, and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drams Series for Bob Odenkirk.
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Todd McFarlane went to Facebook to give fans an update on the Spawn film reboot. The creator is working on trimming the script down to 120 pages.
In the video below McFarlane explains that he has plans for a few people to review his script draft, talk with at least two actors about the project, and announce where the financing will come from.
Disney and Lucasfilms have taken its time with a search for a young Han Solo, for Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s Star Wars spin-off. The studios have reportedly auditioned thousands of actors and now the list is down to five names, according to Heat Vison.
Young Han Solo Short-list:
Taron Egerton
Alden Ehrenreich
Jack O’Connell
Blake Jenner
Jack Reynor
According to the report, tests were conducted in London last weekend that involved all those actors. There could also be a few wild cards added to the list due to the high level of secrecy surrounding the casting.
The untitled Star Wars film is scheduled for release in 2018.
Disney officially announced Indiana Jones will return to the big screen on July 19, 2019, for a fifth epic adventure in the blockbuster series. Steven Spielberg, who directed all four previous films, will helm the as-yet-untitled project with star Harrison Ford reprising his iconic role. Franchise veterans Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall will produce.
“Indiana Jones is one of the greatest heroes in cinematic history, and we can’t wait to bring him back to the screen in 2019. It’s rare to have such a perfect combination of director, producers, actor and role, and we couldn’t be more excited to embark on this adventure with Harrison and Steven,” said Alan Horn, Chairman, The Walt Disney Studios.
Famed archaeologist and explorer Indiana Jones was introduced in 1981’s Raiders of the Lost Ark, and later thrilled audiences in 1984’s Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, 1989’s Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and 2008’s Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. The four films have brought in nearly $2 billion at the global box office.
Daredevil season two is just days away and the final trailer has been released. This trailer features, even more, footage than the previous two trailers. Daredevil, Punisher, and Elektra are featured heavily in the trailer (which will make fans very pleased.) The new 13 episode season of the series will debut on Netflix this Friday.
Daredevil is Executive Produced by Doug Petrie, Marco Ramirez and Drew Goddard, along with Marvel TV’s Joseph Loeb. The series stars Charlie Cox, Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson, Jon Bernthal, Elodie Yung and Rosario Dawson.
What was your favorite part of the trailer? Be sure to leave comments or tweet us your reaction.
The first full trailer for Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children has arrived. Tim Burton is directing this adaptation of the Ransom Riggs novel. The trailer focuses mainly on the menagerie of special-powered youngsters. We get an extensive look at Asa Butterfield’s as Jacob, Eva Green as Miss Peregrine, and Samuel L Jackson as the Barron. Check out the trailer.
From visionary director Tim Burton, and based upon the best-selling novel, comes an unforgettable motion picture experience. When Jake discovers clues to a mystery that spans alternate realities and times, he uncovers a secret refuge known as Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. As he learns about the residents and their unusual abilities, Jake realizes that safety is an illusion, and danger lurks in the form of powerful, hidden enemies. Jake must figure out who is real, who can be trusted, and who he really is.
In this week’s Episode of Supergirl , the titular character gets exposed to red kryptonite. Which doesn’t kill her, it just brings out Kara’s bad side. And in this case, bad is very fun to watch. This season we’ve seen Melissa Benoist play Supergirl as fierce and sweet. We’ve also seen her act like a flustered geek that brings back memories of Christopher Reeve’s Superman. We’ve even gotten to see Benoist play Martian Manhunter posing as Supergirl. Benoist has rocked them all. I was anxious to see how she handled a bad girl.
SPOILERS AHEAD
The episode started with Supergirl being her strong and sweet self. First she stands up for a girl who is being picked on. Then she saves a couple of fireman who are trapped up on a roof. This is where things get interesting though as Supergirl gets exposed to red kryptonite. We still don’t know who planted it, but a good guess is Indigo. (JZ: Update apparently it was Max Lord — I somehow missed that scene…) Supergirl pretty much instantly becomes bad girl Supergirl, saying thoughts that she has been suppressing. She also lets her “inner goddess” out. In one of the best fight scenes of the series, Supergirl easily beats up a powerful alien but then lets him go because she’s bored. Next, she pretty much calls out Hank Henshaw because he could be as strong as she is but hides behind his human disguise. Kara gets underhanded Siobhan fired, paving the way for Siobhan’s next move on the show. Kara hits on Jimmy, big time. She ignores Winn. Then she shows Cat who the most powerful person in National City really is by tossing her off of a building. Alex faces Kara and gives her the old “this isn’t you spiel.” Alex also lets Kara know that she’s been exposed to red kryptonite. Which is one of the glitches in tonight’s episode as we have no idea how the DOA figured this out. Kara then goes on to give Alex a verbal whipping pointing out they aren’t really sisters and she is pretty much nothing without Kara who she is jealous of. All in all, a great moment for the show. One, because it is kind of true. Two, because Benoist and Chyler Leigh really let the emotion out.
Things turn nasty for Supergirl and National City when Cat delivers an on air warning that Supergirl can’t be trusted. Supergirl starts doing what Batman is afraid Superman might do in their upcoming movie. She starts knocking things down and blowing things up with heat ray vision. Lucky for the DOA they now have Maxwell Lord, on their side, this also is never really explained, which is a another flaw. Max has whipped up a weapon that should remove the red kryptonite from Supergirl. He even wishes Alex luck, guess he kind of likes her. But still mirky motivation for him. The DOA goes after Supergirl, yet she proves too much for them, easily knocking them around. Luckily, Hank takes Supergirl’s advice and converts to Martian Manhunter. Manhunter and Supergirl take to the sky. They come crashing down, Manhunter seems to have the advantage but Supergirl still has a lot of fight in her. Plus she can always light him up with heat ray vision since he does not like fire. But Alex gets the drop on Supergirl with Max’s weapon. The bad news is Hank stays in Martain Manhunter form and is captured by the DOA. Another flaw in the episode as Hank had saved the day and could have easily gotten away. It also doesn’t make sense that the DOA would now hold him in a cell.
Supergirl wakes up in the DOA extremely sad at what she did. How she turned on her sister and the city she loves. The only good news is she didn’t kill anybody. Apparently Red Kryptonite brings out the worst in you but you are still you and won’t go against your basic core values. Supergirl and Cat have a heart to heart talk in Cat’s office. Supergirl apologizes for tossing her off a building. Cat tells Supergirl yeah she lost the city’s trust but all is not lost because she can win it back with work. And if there’s one thing Supergirl is good at it’s putting in the work.
This was fun episode with a lot to like. It was fantastic seeing Benoist play Supergirl letting all her pent up frustrations out. There was much truth in the verbal beating she gave Alex. You could feel Kara’s anger about being encouraged to hold back her super-self for a good portion of her life on Earth. She has pent up issues about this that she must deal with now. As much as the Alex and Supergirl scenes clicked the Supergirl and Kat scenes are some of the highlights of the series. Kat grant is a character who could be very unlikeable but Calista Flockhart does an excellent job making her likeable. Not just likeable but also noble as she holds herself and those around her to higher standards. She is an outstanding and surprising character. The other nice thing about this episode was the characters all have to actually live with consequences and work to fix them. Alex and Kara have to deal with the facts that Alex not only killed Astra but she is somewhat jealous of Kara. Kara not only has to win back the confidence of National City back she but also scared Jimmy Olsen off. She must work at gaining his trust again.
Fast Conclusion: Probably the best episode of Supergirl yet with great action, tension and some character growth. We get to see a darker side of Supergirl. Yes this was a red kryptonite induced darker side, but this is still a part of her that she has been dealing with since arriving on Earth.
The next few episodes are going to be interesting!
Sony Pictures released the first trailer to Seth Rogen’s Sausage Party, the first R-rated CG animated movie that will make you care about your hot dog.
Sausage Party is about one sausage leading a group of supermarket products on a quest to discover the truth about their existence and what really happens when they become chosen to leave the grocery store.
The film features the vocal talents of a who’s who of today’s comedy stars – Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Jonah Hill, Bill Hader, Michael Cera, James Franco, Danny McBride, Craig Robinson, Paul Rudd, Nick Kroll, David Krumholtz, Edward Norton, and Salma Hayek.
Sausage Party is directed by Conrad Vernon and Greg Tiernan, from a screenplay by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Kyle Hunter, and Ariel Shaffir.
Many parents will accidently take their children to see this film on August 12.
Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice is two weeks away, and some mystery still surrounds the film. While we know that Cyborg and Flash will make an appearance, we are still unsure about Hal Jordan (Green Lantern)
Dan Amboyer is the actor who’s rumored to playing the iconic role in the film. In fact, we covered all our reasons why this made so much sense a week ago. Many have dismissed the idea of Amboyer playing the role because producer Charles Roven was quoted as saying.
“Every beat of the movie is not yet worked out,” Roven says. “So there’s the possibility that he may or may not be in Justice League 2,” said Roven. “For now, we felt that we were introducing enough characters that the best possible place we could put Green Lantern is some introduction in Justice League 2, or barring that, a movie after.”
However, as we stated previously, he never mentioned anything about Hal Jordan. Well, Dan Amboyer certainly added fuel to the speculation with this Instagram post.
As I’m sure you caught on with the green light and usage of the phrase “find your limelight”, he’s dropping some serious hints that he’s indeed playing Green Lantern. However, he could be playing another character that incorporates the color green.
Maybe he’s playing Metallo, a kryptonite-fueled cyborg who would pose an enormous threat to Superman. The “Limelight” that he could be referring to might be the light from Kryptonite.
What role do you think he’s playing? Do you believe the producers and think he’s not going to be in the Green Lantern Corps? One thing is for certain, the odds of Dan Amboyer just playing the role of a drone pilot are slim.
Despite the rumors the show would return for its second season this year, new developments have made it appear as if fans will have no choice but to wait for more Attack on Titan anime. According to sources, the original creator Hajime Isayama wants to make sure the original manga is four full story arcs ahead before the new anime starts airing. His intention is to make absolutely sure the anime doesn’t catch up to the manga and create some type of filler episodes which could result in negative feedback from the fans. This situations seems like a double edged sword as fans will react to this news of a delay in a similar negative fashion.
Though the creator is looking at the importance of using the story arcs as a staple for how much anime should be made, it may be more important to look at the number of chapters involved instead. The first season of the anime adapted 34 chapters of manga and the 80th chapter will be released in the coming weeks. There is plenty of material for a studio to adapt into an anime. As a matter of fact, adapting another 34 chapters would put the series at chapter 68 which is at the tail end of one of the arcs. Perfect place to wrap up a season and allow for a third season which will give fans the proper ending they deserve.
Though this news may be depressing for fans of the series, keep in mind it’s only March. There is still plenty of time in the year for a studio to make a decision to go ahead and get the show up and running sometime for 2016. Who knows? The Attack on Titan season 2 may just be the best show of the Fall 2016 anime season. For now fans will have no choice but to rewatch the first season on Crunchyroll.
