“Adam West Day” To Be Celebrated In Actor’s Hometown

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August 17, 2017

Walla Walla, WA, will be celebrating the life of Adam West this fall. The actor’s hometown will honor his legacy on September 19th, West’s birthday. Adam West unfortunately passed away on June 9th this year. Born William West Anderson, West lived in Walla Walla before moving to pursue television in Hawaii.

Many people know Adam West for his role as Batman in the 1960s television show. He also played Mayor Adam West on Family Guy, and had cameos on geeky comedies like Big Bang Theory and Powerless. West recently added his voice to the upcoming animated film Batman vs. Two-Face, along with former Robin actor Burt Ward.

The day of celebrations will feature several tributes to the late actor. Walla Walla will host a showing of the documentary Starring Adam West, and host a Q&A with artist/animator Ruben Procopio. The town will also light the Bat Signal in the evening. Additionally, many local businesses will display a bat sticker, which indicates their involvement in celebrating West’s work.

“Adam West is beloved in Walla Walla like few others, and it’s not an exaggeration to say that he was Walla Walla’s favorite son,” said Ron Williams, executive director of Visit Walla Walla. “So it is only natural for the entire community to honor his life together. And in a way that befits the moniker, ‘The town so nice they named it twice,’ Walla Walla is inviting his fans from near and far to come join us in the celebration.”

All net proceeds from Adam West Day will be donated to Camp Rainbow. Camp Rainbow is for children who are either cancer survivors or are undergoing treatment for blood-related cancer diseases. West was a supporter of the camp.

For more information on planning a trip to Walla Walla, go to visitwallawalla.com. For more details on Adam West Day, visit www.adamwestday.com.

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Obi-Wan Kenobi Spinoff is Headed Our Way

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Larry Taylor - Managing Editor

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August 17, 2017

To the surprise of probably nobody, the next film in the extended Star Wars Universe will be an Obi-Wan Kenobi spinoff.

The Hollywood Reporter broke the news today, adding that noted sci-fi/action/adventure filmmaker Stephen Daldry of Billy Elliott, The Hours, and The Reader fame will take over directing duties.

As for Obi-Wan Kenobi himself, there is no news whether or not Ewan McGregor will reprise his role from the prequels. Mostly because there is no indication as to when this story will take place. It could be Obi-Wan’s early days becoming a Jedi, which could open the door for more Qui-Gon Jinn. Somebody call Liam Neeson.

Maybe this could take place between Episode III and IV, after he maims Anakin and goes into hiding, but that is the same space occupied by Rogue One. Not that they’re the same movie, but… ya know… let’s spread this whole shared universe thing out a bit, shall we?

Before Obi-Wan Kenobi gets his moment in the sun, don’t forget we have Ron Howard’s Han Solo movie coming next summer. Get mentally prepared for that one, which could go one way or another for sure.

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George R.R. Martin Hints The Winds Of Winter Could Come Out in 2018

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Jonathan Bruce

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August 17, 2017

Winter has come on television, but the book version in A Song of Ice and Fire is another story.

Author George R.R. Martin now says The Winds of Winter is coming soon, according to reports.

The 68 year old writer reveals the sixth book could come out in 2018. According to The Guardian, he calls the various rumours “equally false and moronic.”

With regard to the sixth book, Martin did offer an update on how it is progressing. He’s working away at it- albeit slowly. “Hundreds of pages. Dozens of chapters,” he says. “But there’s also a lot still left to write. I am months away still.”

“I don’t know which story is more absurd,” Martin writes. “The one that says the book is finished and I’ve been sitting on it for some nefarious reason, or the one that says I have no pages”.

Keep in mind, Martin has been saying the release is coming for years now. The last book, A Dance with Dragons, came out in 2011. This would be the same year Game of Thrones’ first season would make its debut on television.

At this rate, the chances are excellent that The Winds of Winter will see publication after Game of Thrones is long over. Ditto A Dream of Spring.

Martin reveals he is not done with A Song of Ice and Fire, because he has Fire and Blood in the works. This will be a two-part volume about Westeros’ early history, the Targaryens, and the rise of Robert Baratheon. Think of J.R.R Tolkien’s The Silmarillion– only much larger in size.

“it’s likely that we will get the first volume of Fire and Blood out in late 2018 or early 2019,” he says. “The second volume, which will carry the history from Aegon III up to Robert’s Rebellion, is largely unwritten.”

Game of Thrones‘ seventh season is airing on HBO.

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ABC Orders Pilot For Live-Action ‘Jetsons’ Series

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Matthew Sardo

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August 17, 2017

ABC has ordered a live-action adaptation of the classic cartoon The Jetsons, according to EW.

The network has ordered a pilot order. The new series is from writer Gary Janetti, Robert Zemeckis is getting an executive producer credit.

No release date or casting was announced. This is a breaking news story, check back for updates.

DC Comics announced THE JETSONS comic book yesterday, a new six-issue mini-series by Jimmy Palmiotti and Pier Brito. The first issue debuts November 1. The cover is featured above.

Are you excited to see ‘The Jetsons’ on the small screen again? Comment below.

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Ben Affleck Has To Clean Up Casey’s Batman Mess

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Matthew Sardo

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August 17, 2017

You would figure that your family should at the very least have your back, but those rules go out the window in Hollywood.

The ‘Will Ben Affleck Play Batman?’ story is old, and not based on fact – but when Casey Affleck is at Fenway Park, the whole world stops to listen to his inside information on his older brother.

“I thought he was an okay Batman. No, he was great. He was great. He was a hero, so he had something to channel and work with there. But he’s not going to do that movie[The Batman], I don’t think. Sorry to say. … Is that breaking news? Because I was just kind of making that up, I don’t know,” said Casey Affleck on the Dale & Holley With Keefe radio show Tuesday.

The sound bite is at the 6:02 mark of the video. You decide if Casey is coming from a place of fact or fiction.

Now the Affleck / Batman shitstorm has gotten steam again, and representatives from Casey and Ben have stepped in.

“He was having fun with the folks at the Red Sox game — where he threw out the first pitch in support of the Jimmy Fund — and not speaking from a place of firsthand knowledge,” said a representative for Casey Affleck told BuzzFeed.

“He’ll continue to be Batman as long as the studio will have him,” said a representative for Ben Affleck told BuzzFeed.

Warner Bros. had no comment.

You wonder what the conversation was like between Ben and Casey. Our only suggestion is to get all the drama out now before ‘Justice League’ hits and pray that it is a decent film. Ben will walk away from the project if ‘Justice League’ fails because he is a fan of comics and the shitstorm drama is just not worth pay. This has been one of the weirdest storylines in Hollywood where the fans like Affleck as Batman, but the media won’t get off his back and critics overly bash his films. Affleck has done nothing wrong and just shows up to do his job.

What do you think about Affleck’s comments? Comment below.

DC Extended Universe Release Schedule:

‘Justice League’ – 11/17/17
Untitled DC Film – 7/27/18
‘Aquaman’ – 12/21/18
‘Shazam’ – 4/5/19
Untitled DC Film – 6/14/19
Untitled DC Film – 11/1/19
‘Wonder Woman 2’ – 12/13/19
Untitled DC Film – 2/14/20
‘Cyborg’ – 4/3/20
Untitled DC Film – 6/5/20
‘Green Lantern Corps’ – 7/24/20

About ‘Justice League’:
Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman’s selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to find and recruit a team of metahumans to stand against this newly awakened threat. But despite the formation of this unprecedented league of heroes—Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and The Flash—it may already be too late to save the planet from an assault of catastrophic proportions.

‘Justice League’ is directed by Zack Snyder and stars; Ben Affleck (Batman), Henry Cavill (Superman), Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman), Ezra Miller (The Flash), Jason Momoa (Aquaman), Ray Fisher (Cyborg), Ciarán Hinds (Steppenwolf), Amy Adams (Lois Lane), Diane Lane (Martha Kent), Jeremy Irons (Alfred Pennyworth), J.K. Simmons (Commissioner Gordon), Amber Heard (Mera), Kiersey Clemons (Iris West) and Jesse Eisenberg (Lex Luthor).

‘Justice League’ hits theaters on November 17.

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Darren Aronofsky Talks ‘mother!’ Screenplay, Comparisons

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Larry Taylor - Managing Editor

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August 17, 2017

Darren Aronofsky’s mother! is somehow only four weeks away, and the filmmaker is out there giving us hella trailers and sneak peeks and discussing the project to help build anticipation.

Recently, Aronofsky spoke with Entertainment Weekly about the screenplay for mother! and how it’s most closely related to, unsurprisingly, Black Swan. Here’s an excerpt from the interview:

“I was always jealous of singer-songwriters who can pop out a song in a couple of days or a few hours,” Aronofsky says. “I had this idea, and I felt it rise up in my head. I took a long weekend and got into this fever dream and just pumped it out. [Laughs] We’ll see what the results are. It’s been an interesting way to approach it — trying to capture a single emotion and trying to tell that two hour story out of that emotion.”

A screenplay for a major motion picture being completed over a weekend is crazy to consider. But Darren Aronofsky, like the subjects of his films, apparently knows a thing or two about obsessiveness.

Speaking of obsession, Aronofsky compares mother! to an obvious work in his catalogue. “It is closer to Black Swan in spirit than anything I have done in a while,” he tells EW. Makes perfect sense, although it makes me wonder what the Jennifer Lawrence character might be addicted to. It’s a staple in Aronofsky’s work, and while the “what’s real and what’s not” element is obvious in these wild ass trailers, a specific obsession is not as clear.

We can all find out when mother! opens September 15.

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David Tennant Spotted On ‘Jessica Jones’ Season 2 Set

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Aric Sweeny

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August 17, 2017

Although David Tennant’s Jessica Jones season one character died, it looks like he’ll be brought back somehow. A Twitter user that goes by dxvid616 spotted the actor on set:

Holy F***! pic.twitter.com/iRP9Da0ifG

— David ⚡️ (@dxvid616) August 16, 2017

Kilgrave still in Jessica and Malcolm's minds? pic.twitter.com/LY7IGGCnxA

— David ⚡️ (@dxvid616) August 16, 2017

Given that Marvel’s Netflix shows are typically grounded, I doubt they’d actually bring the character back to life; that said, however, I think Kilgrave will continue to control their minds somehow.

Jessica Jones season two is supposed to hit the streaming service in 2018. Until then, see the character in The Defenders.

“Marvel’s The Defenders” follows Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist. A quartet of singular heroes with one common goal – to save New York City. This is the story of four solitary figures, burdened with their own personal challenges, who realize they just might be stronger when teamed together.

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Tim Seeley Opens Up About Brilliant Trash

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Matthew Sardo

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August 17, 2017

AfterShock announced on Tuesday; creator Tim Seeley would be launching a new series BRILLIANT TRASH with artist Priscilla Petraites.

About Brilliant Trash:
In the days to come, a super powered teenage girl wipes the heavily disputed Old City of Jerusalem from the face of the globe. Now, in American dystopia after the “Lady Last Word Incident,” a click-bait headline writing “journalist” holds the key to a med-tech conspiracy that could turn people into gods for the price of days of their lives. But in a world where news is tailored to every viewpoint, will anyone believe her?

We caught up with Seeley, and he stated the first arc is six issues and sets up an unlimited series, with multiple arcs plotted out exploring the consequences of the first arc.

One aspect of the book that stood out was the timeliness of the series with descriptive terms like ‘click-bait headline writing journalist.’ Seeley mentioned he has been working on this series for several years, and the character Kennedy is essential to the series.

“Kennedy represents the two paths of modern journalism…the content driven kind which adheres to a strict code, and the kind that exists to generate fast and easy revenue. Journalism has lost a lot of the trust it once had, largely due to partisan politics and 24-hour cable news…but also because of the ‘necessity’ of running total crap puff celebrity-news,” said Seeley.

One of the amazing aspects of the comic book medium is how the world around us influences creators’ work, directly and indirectly. With the current political climate, it will be interesting to look back 20 years from now and analyze this era for similar narratives and tones. You should bookmark Brilliant Trash now.

Talk to your local comic book store to put Brilliant Trash on your pull-list as the first issue hits on November 15.

Does this additional information get you more excited for Brilliant Trash? Comment below.

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Netflix Has One Last ‘Defenders’ Trailer For you

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Matthew Sardo

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August 17, 2017

‘Marvel’s The Defenders’on Netflix hits the streaming service in less than 17 hours, but you know you want one more trailer.

With 41 reviews in on Rotten Tomatoes, the series is sitting at an 83%. That is a nice rebound after ‘Iron Fost’ received a 17% approval rating.

Marvel’s The Defenders follows Matt Murdock/Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Danny Rand/Iron Fist, a quartet of singular heroes with one common goal – to save New York City. This is the story of four solitary figures, burdened with their own personal challenges, who realize they just might be stronger when teamed together.

The series stars Charlie Cox, Krysten Ritter, Mike Colter, Finn Jones, Sigourney Weaver, Elodie Yung, Scott Glenn, Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson, Carrie-Anne Moss, Rachael Taylor, Eka Darville, Simone Missick, and Jessica Henwick.

How excited are you for this series? Comment below.

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Sean Gordon Murphy Brings Jack Napier To DC Comics

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Matthew Sardo

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August 17, 2017

Creator Sean Gordon Murphy is writing and drawing a Batman seven-issue miniseries for DC Comics (Batman: White Knight), and he just received approval from Warner Bros. to use the Jack Napier version of Joker. This would be the Joker played by Jack Nicholson in Tim Burton’s 1989 ‘Batman.’

“Frank Miller modeled him after David Bowie. Chris Nolan showed him as a controlled sociopath. I see the Joker as Don Draper,” said Murphy to Wired.

Murphy tweeted his excited this morning:

Big news: JACK NAPIER will be the name of my JOKER. Warner just approved–1st time Napier has been in a comic (minus Burton adaptations). pic.twitter.com/u4YwZLMmGL

— Sean Gordon Murphy (@Sean_G_Murphy) August 17, 2017

About Batman: White Knight:
Set in a world where the Joker is cured of his insanity and homicidal tendencies, The Joker, now known as “Jack,” sets about trying to right his wrongs. First by reconciling with Harley Quinn and then by trying to save Gotham city from the one person who he thinks is truly Gotham’s greatest villain—the Batman.

“My main goal was to undo the comic tropes while changing Gotham from a comic book city into a real city—a city dealing with everything from Black Lives Matter to the growing wage gap. Rather than write a comic about the wage gap, I gave those ideas to the Joker, who leads a kind of media war against Gotham’s elite by winning people over with his potent observations and rhetoric,” said Murphy to Wired.

Batman: White Knight hits your local comic book store on October 4.

What do you think of Murphy’s creative choice? Comment below.

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