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UPDATED: Comic Con 2019: Day Three

Posted in Comic Con, Convention/Event, Geekdom, Movies, News, Pictures, Television, Video on July 20, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Just like yesterday, day three of San Diego Comic Con was jam-packed with LOTS and LOTS of TV show panels and so much more.

Batwoman (The CW)

https://www.cnet.com/news/batwoman-will-have-hush-origin-burt-ward-cameo-revealed-at-san-diego-comic-con-2019/

Here is the trailer for Batwoman:

Project Blue Book (History Channel)

https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/project-blue-book-sdcc

Here is a teaser for season 2:

Star Trek Universe (CBS All Access)

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/star-trek-discovery-comic-con-panel-picard-trailer-1225849

Here is a trailer for Star Trek: Picard

The Good Place (NBC)

https://ew.com/comic-con/2019/07/20/the-good-place-season-4-comic-con-2019-interview/

The Good Place – 360° Experience

The Expanse (Amazon)

Here is a trailer for the show’s new season on the streaming service:

You can also check out The Expanse Activation

Westworld (HBO)

https://www.vulture.com/2019/07/westworld-season-3-jonathan-nolans-comic-con-2019-tease.html

Here is the trailer for Season 3:

Impulse (You Tube)

https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/impulse-sdcc

Here is the trailer for Season 2:

The Orville (now on Hulu)

The Orville Moving Exclusively to Hulu for Season 3, to Premiere in Late 2020

You can check out the Orville experience below:

Here is a cool poster for the show that Comic Con was featuring as a giveaway:

Snowpiercer (TBS)

Here is a full video interview via Entertainment Tonight with the cast who attended the con:

Here is the trailer for the debut season:

https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/07/21/snowpiercer-season-1-trailer-comic-con-2019

Arrow (The CW)

https://www.etonline.com/comic-con-2019-arrow-cast-dish-on-cinematic-final-season-felicitys-absence-exclusive-128270

Make sure to check out this sizzle reel:

Entertainment Weekly’s Women Who Kick Ass

https://ew.com/comic-con/2019/07/20/women-who-kick-ass-panel-2019/

Left to Right: Shoreh Aghdashloo, Betty Gilpin, Jeri Ryan, Cobie Smulders and Freema Agyeman

[Photo Credit: Zimbio-Getty Images]

Supergirl (The CW)

Here is a video interview via Entertainment Tonight with the cast who attended the con:

Here is the trailer for the new season:

The Man in the High Castle (Amazon)

https://screenrant.com/man-high-castle-season-4-release-date-trailer/

Here is a trippy sneak peek at the final season:

https://screenrant.com/man-high-castle-season-4-release-date-trailer/

Black Lightning (The CW)

https://www.cbr.com/black-lightning-sdcc-2019-panel/

Here is a trailer for the new season:

[Photo Credit: Lisa Harrison]

NOTE: The latest crossover – “Crisis on Infinite Earths” – between the DC shows will be a 5-parter, involving Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow and Batwoman with the first 3 parts set to air in December and the last 2 set to air after the mid-season break in early 2020. It was also announced that Brandon Routh and Tyler Hoechlin will both don the Superman cape in the crossover with Tyler reprising his role as Clark/Superman and Brandon playing Kingdom Come Superman.

Check out this cool Comics Come to Life Video:

Wynonna Earp (Syfy)

Here is a video interview with the cast courtesy of Entertainment Weekly:

Check out this season 4 teaser trailer, which features bloopers:

NOS4A2 (AMC)

The show will be back for a second season.

https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/07/21/nos42-zachary-quinto-says-it-isnt-your-typical-vampire-show-comic-con-2019

The Flash (The CW)

https://comicbook.com/dc/2019/07/21/sdcc-2019-panel-recap-the-flash/

Here is a trailer for the new season:

The Magicians (Syfy)

Here is a video interview of the cast from Entertainment Weekly

Here is a first look at Season 5:

Stan Lee’s Alliances: A Trick of Light (Audible)

https://www.bleedingcool.com/2019/07/18/stan-lees-alliances-a-trick-of-light-sdcc-audible-experience-better-than-audio-drama/

ROZ REPORT

After all the excitement Roz had yesterday (it was Veronica Mars day yesterday after all), today was a bit more low key for her; but she did have a great time at the panel for The Good Place (which she will miss when it ends next year). She snapped a few pics of the panel, which you can find below:

[Photo Credit: Roz Foster]

She also sat in on the panel for The Expanse, which is reaping the financial benefits of all that Amazon money because the show has some amazing visuals. You can see her picture of the panel below:

[Photo Credit: Roz Foster]

Her day ended with a visit to Conanfor some sneak peeks at the new fantasy series Carnival Row and then a low-key meet up for the podcast Fansplaining where authors Britta Lundin (“Ship It”) and Rainbow Rowell (“Wayward Son”) made an appearance.

Other Tidbits

50 Years of Apollo 11

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/apollo-11-anniversary-how-hollywood-helped-nasa-bring-moon-walk-images-public-1225846?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=THR%20Behind%20the%20Screen_now_2019-07-20%2012:15:04_tberesford&utm_term=hollywoodreporter_therace_bts

Watchmen Trailer

Marvel Announcements

The Falcon & Winter Solider Disney+ series will be set after the events of Avengers: Endgame, starring Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan. Mackie even came on stage holding the iconic Captain America shield. Emily VanCamp and Daniel Bruhl will reprise their film roles too. Disney+ is set to launch on November 12.

Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige made the announcement that Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali (Moonlight) will take over the role of Blade in a reboot of the franchise.

It was announced that Canadian actor Simu Liu (The Expanse) and Awkwafina (Ocean’s 8 and Crazy Rich Asians) will star in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. The original Marvel Comics follows Shang, a half-Chinese, half-American superhero; a master of numerous unarmed and weaponry-based wushu styles, including the use of the gun, nunchaku, and jian.

It was revealed that the cast of the upcoming Marvel movie The Eternals will include Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek, Richard Madden (Game of Thrones and Bodyguard), Brian Tyree Henry (Atlanta) and Kumail Nanjiami (The Big Sick). The movie should be out in theatres on November 6, 2020.

The MCU will get its first LGBTQ superhero in Thor: Love and Thunder, and that will be Valkyrie (played by Tessa Thompson); and it was revealed that as Asgard’s new ruler she will seek out a Queen to rule alongside her.

COSPLAYERS

TOMORROW: Day Four, Comic Con 2019 [Final Day of Convention]

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Comic Con 2019: Day Two (Part 2)

Posted in Comic Con, Convention/Event, Geekdom, Movies, News, Pictures, Television, Video on July 20, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Day two of San Diego Comic Con was jam-packed with LOTS and LOTS of TV show panels and so much more.

Here is part 2 of coverage on the TV shows that were featured on Friday:

Game of Thrones (HBO)

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2019-07-19/game-of-thrones-comic-con-final-panel

Wanna see the whole Game of Thrones panel? You can watch it below:

The Rook (Starz)

https://www.vitalthrills.com/2019/07/19/the-rook-comic-con-sneak-peek-photos/

Joely Richardson, Emma Greenwell and Olivia Munn

Q&A with Nathan Fillion and Alexi Hawley (The Rookie – ABC)

While there wasn’t a panel (per se) for the cast of The Rookie, the cast was at the con, sitting down with Entertainment Weekly to talk about the show. Here is that video interview:

TV Guide Fan Favorites

This year’s panel included Ben Feldman and Lauren Ash from NBC’s Superstore; William Jackson Harper from NBC’s The Good Place; Candice Patton from The CW’s The Flash; Caity Lotz from The CW’s Legends of Tomorrow; Matt Davis from The CW’s Legacies; newlyweds Bob Morley and Eliza Taylor from The CW’s The 100; Brittany Curran from Syfy’s The Magicians; Clark Gregg from ABC’s Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Yetide Badaki from Starz’s American Gods with a surprise visit from Stephen Amell, star of The CW’s Arrow.

[Photo Credit: Zimbio-Getty Images North America]

nExt (FOX)

This new FOX drama that hits a bit TOO close to home will debut in 2020. Here is the albeit long synopsis of the show:

nexXt is propulsive, fact-based thriller about the emergence of a deadly, rogue artificial intelligence that asks us to look closely not only at our relationship to technology, but to one another. Silicon Valley pioneer Paul LeBlanc (John Slattery, Mad Men) built a fortune and legacy on the world-changing innovations he dreamed up, while ignoring and alienating the people around him, including his own daughter, Abby (Elizabeth Cappucino, Jessica Jones), and his short-sighted younger brother, Ted (Jason Butler Harner, Ozark), who now runs Paul’s company.

After discovering that one of his own creations – a powerful A.I. called neXt – might spell doom for humankind, Paul tried to shutter the project, only to be kicked out of the company by his own brother, leaving him with nothing but mounting dread about the fate of the world.

When a series of unsettling tech mishaps points to a potential worldwide crisis, LeBlanc joins forces with Special Agent Shea Salazar (Fernanda Andrade, The First). Having escaped crime, poverty and a deadly criminal father to remake herself as a force for good, Salazar’s strict moral code and sense of duty have earned her the respect of her team – a talented but contentious group held together by her faith in their ability to defy expectations and transcend their differences, including Gina (Eve Harlow, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), a high-strung cybercrime agent; Ben (Aaron Moten, Mozart in the Jungle), a straight-laced, buttoned-up hard worker, who is boring to the point of being interesting; and CM (Michael Mosley, Seven Seconds), an ex-con hacker with a genius IQ. But the demands of Shea’s challenging job have taken their toll on her home life, where Salazar’s young son, Owen (Evan Whitten, The Resident), has been raised primarily by his father, Ty (Gerardo Celasco, The Haves and the Have Nots), a recovering alcoholic.

Now, LeBlanc and Salazar are the only ones standing in the way of a potential global catastrophe, fighting an emergent super-intelligence that, instead of launching missiles, will deploy the immense knowledge it has gleaned from the data all around us to recruit allies, turn people against each other and eliminate obstacles to its own survival and growth.

Here is a poster for neXt that was part of a giveaway at the con:

Here is a trailer for neXt:

Preacher (AMC)

https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/sdcc-2019-preacher-panel

Here is a trailer for the 4th and final season of Preacher:

Pandora (The CW)

https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/pandora-cw-sdcc-2019

Watch as some of the cast of Pandora talk about the sci-fi series:

Batman: Hush (DC Universe Animated Film)

This direct-to-video animated superhero film based on the comic book story arc of the same name is the 13th installment of the DC animated movie universe that focuses on a mysterious criminal known as Hush (voiced by Geoffrey Arend), determined to destroy both the crime-fighting career and personal life of Batman (voice by Jason O’Mara), which has already been complicated by a relationship with Catwoman (voice by Jennifer Morrison).

Other voice actors include Jerry O’Connell (Superman), Rebecca Romijn (Lois Lane), Maury Sterling (Thomas Elliot), Rainn Wilson (Lex Luthor), Sean Maher (Dick Grayson/Nightwing), Peyton List (Barbara Gordon/Batgirl), Bruce Thomas (James Gordon), Stuart Allan (Damian Wayne/Robin), James Garnett (Alfred), Vanessa Williams (Amanda Waller) and Geoffrey Arend (also as Edward Nygma/The Riddler).

Check out this video interview with some of the actors who will voice characters in the animated series based on the graphic novel, courtesy of IGN:

https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/07/19/batman-hush-actors-do-iconic-dc-villain-impressions-comic-con-2019

Also during this panel new animated movies were announced. You can read the details here:

https://comicbook.com/marvel/2019/07/20/superman-man-of-tomorrow-movie/

Other Tidbits

NiceGirl Lisa singing with Orlando Jones on the Syfy Karaoke Bus (https://www.facebook.com/lisa.harrison.7315/videos/10216847955084248/?).

NOTE: Make sure you are logged in to Facebook to watch the video.

The Best Things at Comic Con Aren’t at Comic Con

https://www.wired.com/story/comic-con-off-site/?verso=true

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TOMORROW: Day Three – Comic Con 2019

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Comic Con 2019: Day Two (Part 1)

Posted in Comic Con, Convention/Event, Geekdom, News, Pictures, Television, Video on July 20, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Day two of San Diego Comic Con 2019 was jam-packed with LOTS and LOTS of TV show panels and so much more.

Let’s take a look at just some of the TV shows that were on tap today. [There will be more coverage on day two of Comic Con sometime tomorrow.]

Veronica Mars (Hulu)

Hulu has made season 4 available NOW rather than on July 26 as originally planned. You can now binge-watch all 8 episodes. What are you waiting for?!! Seriously, get over to Hulu and watch.

Best of all, our very own Roz dedicated a lot of her day today to the show, getting a chance to pose for quick selfies with some of the cast. Check out her great photos below:

[Photo Credit: Roz Foster]

Also, Kristen Bell got to meet Lin-Manuel Miranda – Hamilton himself – for the first time EVER – and it was swoon worthy.

You can see her reaction video here and then check out the picture of the two of them courtesy of Entertainment Weekly:

[Photo Credit: Eric Ray Davidson/Entertainment Weekly]

Here is a trailer for Veronica Mars Season 4:

Fear the Walking Dead (AMC)

‘Fear The Walking Dead’ Renewed For Season 6; Adds New Cast Members And Reveals Plans For New Series – Comic-Con

Here is the trailer for Fear the Walking Dead:

Here is a photo of Fear the Walking Dead cast who was at the con:

[Photo Credit: TV Line]

The Walking Dead (AMC)

The Walking Dead’s First Season 10 Trailer Teases Michonne/Ezekiel Romance, the Whisperers War and More

Entertainment Weekly’s Brave Warriors

On the panel this year were actors John Bradley (Game of Thrones), Cameron Cuffe (Krypton), Michael Emerson (soon to be seen in CBS’s Evil), Aiden Gillen (Project Blue Book and formerly of Game of Thrones), Cress Williams (Black Lightning) and William Zabka (Cobra Kai).

https://ew.com/comic-con/2019/07/19/brave-warriors-panel/

The Witcher (Netflix)

Henry Cavill shared during the panel that he “is a big gamer. I’ve played the games a lot. There was something about Geralt that struck a chord with me.” He also shared that he did his own stunts. “It’s very important for me that you know it’s Geralt and it’s not some guy doing Geralt’s stuff but it’s me in there.”

In fact, he learned how to wield two swords – one silver for monsters and one steel for people. And, there is some speculation that perhaps The Witcher just MIGHT take over the mantel of Game of Thrones.

In short the series is about the witcher, Geralt, a mutated monster hunter, who struggles to find his place in a world where people prove more wicked than beasts.

Here is a trailer for The Witcher:

Legacies (The CW):

https://meaww.com/sdcc-2019-legacies-julie-plec-new-character-vampire-diaries-character-return-romance-season-2

Here is a picture of the cast of Legacies who were at the con:

[Photo Credit: TV Line]

The Boys (Amazon):

The Boys has been given a second season renewal by the streaming service a week in advance of its debut.

Women Take Spotlight In Amazon’s Anti-Hero Series ‘The Boys’ – Comic-Con

Here is a trailer for The Boys:

Pennyworth (EPIX):

https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/07/18/pennyworth-tv-show-review-epix-episode-1-premiere

Here is a trailer for Pennyworth:

Carnival Row (Amazon):

https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/2019/07/19/sdcc-2019-panel-recap-carnival-row/

Here is a trailer for Carnival Row:

CONAN O’BRIEN

Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Norman Reedus (Negan and Daryl of The Walking Dead) also appeared on Conan yesterday – it wasn’t just Tom Cruise – pretending to be two 16-year-old girls who are cosplayers.

Check out the video here:

OTHER TIDBITS

It should also be noted that there will be TWO more Halloween movies, they will be sequels to the 2018 Halloween movie. It was stated by Blumhouse, “the saga of Michael Myers and Laurie Strode isn’t over.”

One of my fellow NiceGirls TV staff, Lisa, had the chance to not only meet Orlando Jones (American God and Sleepy Hollow) – you can see the picture below – but she also got to sing with him on the karaoke bus that was winding its way around San Diego during the con. I hope to have video of that soon.

[Photo Credit: Lisa Harrison]

COSPLAYERS

[Photo Credit: Pop Sugar]

Chewie’s Angels (Courtesy of Imgur):

TOMORROW: Day Two, Part 2 and Day Three – Comic Con 2019

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Comic Con 2019: Day One

Posted in Comic Con, Convention/Event, Geekdom, Movies, News, Pictures, Television, Video on July 18, 2019| 1 Comment »

It was a BIG day at San Diego Comic Con today with not only Tom Cruise showing up at Conan O’Brien’s special taping along with the first trailer for Top Gun: Maverick but Arnold himself showed up for the big Hall H Terminator Dark Fate panel.

Thanks for our very own Dominick Dusseault, we’ve got some great pictures of the Terminator panel. You can check those out below:

[Photo Credit: Dominick Dusseault]

As for the Tom Cruise appearance on Conan, NiceGirl Lisa was at the taping, and let’s just say it was a BIG surprise to everyone that the special guest was Mr. Cruise himself. And, he also crashed the Terminator Dark Fate panel to show off the trailer for Top Gun: Maverick.

Here is a picture from NiceGirl Lisa:

[Photo Credit: Lisa Harrison]

Here is the trailer for Top Gun: Maverick:

[Photo Credit: Meaww]

As for Terminator Dark Fate news, James Cameron wasn’t in attendance at the panel, but he livestreamed a message form the set of Avatar and the news dropped that Judgment Day’s Edward Furlong will be in the movie, reprising the role of John Connor. Did anyone see THAT coming?!

As everyone recalls, Linda Hamilton got herself into peek physical condition for Judgment Day, but this time around her preparations were “more internal. The hard work I did was the deep exploration of a woman who’s an outsider whose life hasn’t worked out. I had to go to my deepest sorrows and places of deepest loss, and that’s what makes Sarah Connor, Sarah Connor. (Courtesy i09/Gizmodo)

Here is a trailer for Terminator Dark Fate:

Among the TV shows that were featured with panels on the first day of the convention were:

Van Helsing (Syfy)

Thanks to Amrie Cunningham at My Take on TV for the following fantastic picture of actress Tricia Helfer (of Battlestar Galactica fame), who will join the season 4 cast of the Syfy horror series:

[Photo Credit: Amrie Cunningham/My Take on TV]

Van Helsing Trailer: [Warning: This one is VIOLENT, watch at your own risk!]

The Order (Netflix):

https://meaww.com/comic-con-2019-sdcc-updates-netflix-the-order-teases-season-2-cast-does-reading-of-upcoming-scenes

Evil (CBS):

https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/evil-cbs-sdcc-2019

Here is a trailer for Evil:

Nancy Drew (The CW):

https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/2019/07/18/nancy-drew-tv-series-spoilers-2019-the-cw-hardy-boys-comic-con/

Here is a trailer for Nancy Drew:

Emergence (ABC):

https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/emergence-sdcc

Here is a trailer for Emergence:

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (ABC):

https://comicbook.com/marvel/2019/07/18/agents-of-shield-season-6-finale-trailer-teaser/

Here are some photos from Roz:

[Photo Credit: Roz Foster]

Stumptown (ABC):

‘Stumptown’ Spotlights Female Veterans And Indigenous Women; Cobie Smulders Addresses Character’s Bisexuality – Comic-Con

Here is a trailer for Stumptown:

You can also check out this cool poster for the show:

[Photo Credit: TV Guide]

Cobra Kai (You Tube):

https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/2019/07/18/cobra-kai-sdcc-2019-panel-live-recap/

His Dark Materials (HBO):

https://www.slashfilm.com/his-dark-materials-comic-con-2019/

Here is the trailer for His Dark Materials:

Superstore (NBC):

Exclusive Photos: America Ferrera, Ben Feldman and the Cast of NBC’s ‘Superstore’ at San Diego Comic-Con

It should also be noted that there were a lot of celebrations going on. San Diego Comic Con is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year; Ghostbusters is 35, Alien is 40 and there was even a panel celebrating the 100 years of Zorro. And, the 15th anniversary of Stargate Atlantis:

https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/stargate-atlantis-cast-15th-anniversary-sdcc

And there was also A Celebration of Stan Lee’s Life and Legacy panel:

https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/stan-lee-the-amazing-stan-restless-at-sdcc

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TOMORROW: Day Two, Comic Con 2019

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Comic Con 2019: Follow Up to Preview Night

Posted in Comic Con, Commentary, Convention/Event, Geekdom, News, Television, Video on July 18, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Two of the advanced screeners that aired last night at San Diego Comic Con during Preview Night included FOX’s upcoming psychological drama Prodigal Son and the latest DC Universe series Batwoman.

Here is the synopsis of Prodigal Son:

Malcolm Bright (Tom Payne from The Walking Dead) is a gifted criminal psychologist, using his twisted genius to help the NYPD solve crimes and stop killers, all while dealing with a manipulative mother (Bellamy Young from Scandal), a serial killer father (the one and only Michael Sheen) still looking to bond with his prodigal son and his own constantly evolving neuroses. Bright’s only ally is his sister, Ainsley (Halston Sage from The Orville), a TV journalist who wishes her brother would take a break from murder and have a normal life. Unfortunately for his sister, the only way Bright feels normal is by solving cases with the help of his longtime mentor, NYPD Detective Gil Arroyo (Lou Diamond Phillips). Arroyo’s one of the best detectives around, and he expects no less from his team, which includes Detective JT Tarmel (Frank Harts from The Path), a born-and-bred New Yorker who questions whether Bright is a psychopath himself.

Prodigal Son is set to debut on FOX on September 23, 2019.

Special correspondent NiceGirl Lisa provided us with this review:

I missed the first 15 minutes of The Prodigal Son pilot, but from what I saw it was a strong pilot. Michael Sheen gives an incredible performance in the episode. Lou Diamond Phillips also shines. It gave me Lucifer vibe a little bit, but I think it’s a strong pilot and will be a good show.

Here is a trailer for Prodigal Son:

Here is the synopsis of Batwoman:

Three years after Batman mysteriously disappeared, Gotham is a city in despair, and it’s under the watch of Jacob Kane (Dougray Scott) and his military-grade Crows Private Security, which now protects the city with omnipresent firepower and militia. When the Alice in Wonderland gang targets the firm, Kane’s daughter Kate (Ruby Rose from Orange Is the New Black) returns home, deciding that if she wants to help her family and her city, she’ll have to become the one thing her father loathes — a dark knight vigilante. With the help of her stepsister Mary and the crafty Luke Fox, the son of Wayne Enterprises’ tech guru Lucius Fox, Kate Kane continues the legacy of her missing cousin, Bruce Wayne. Armed with a passion for social justice and a flair for speaking her mind, Kate soars through the shadowed streets of Gotham as Batwoman.

Batwoman will debut on The CW on October 6, 2019

Again, special correspondent NiceGirl Lisa provided us with this review:

Batwoman was really good. I am a huge fan of Ruby Rose, and she did a great job of carrying the pilot as well as stepping into the Batwoman character. It was really interesting to see the background of how she becomes Batwoman, why she becomes Batwoman and those questions are answered in the pilot. I also liked that they touched on homosexual issues because she is a lesbian, and I really liked that they have that aspect on the show. The cast is diverse and great support system for Ruby Rose to shine.

Here is a trailer for Batwoman:

LATER TODAY: Day One, San Diego Comic Con

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Comic Con 2019: Preview Night

Posted in Comic Con, Convention/Event, Geekdom, Movies, News, Pictures, Television on July 17, 2019| Leave a Comment »

NiceGirl Mynda

Right now in San Diego, hundreds of thousands of pop culture fans are at the convention center for Comic Con 2019, checking out the Preview Night screeners – more on that shortly – as well as a sneak peek inside the coveted doors of the Exhibition Hall (see below for a few pictures from inside those walls).

Just like last year, Amazon had a big outside-the-convention-center activation area dedicated to The Expanse, The Boys and Carnival Row. Thanks to my fellow NiceGirlsTV staff members, who are at the con, I understand The Boys and The Expanse activations were “escape-room type challenges” while the one for Carnival Row was “more like an immersive theater experience.”

Check out NiceGirl Cay’s, NiceGirl Mynda’s and NiceGirl Lisa’s pictures from Carnival Row:

Cool, right?!

Among the special screenings that were to take place in Ballroom 20 were the pilot episodes of The CW’s new DC series Batwoman and the debut episode of Pennyworth that will be debuting on EPIX as well as a look at the new animation series Harley Quinn (among a number of other screeners).

And, thanks to the folks at FOX 5 San Diego, I understand that a special fundraising event for the new Comic-Con Museum happened this evening. The event was called “The Gathering.” It featured a black carpet celebration with Batman, who hit 80 this year, the first character inducted into the museum.

Now it’s time for the Roz’s Report. She got a chance to stop by the Her Universe booth, grabbing herself a new Loki dress and a Ravenclaw (that’s from the Harry Potter universe if you’ve been living under a rock – wink!) sweater dress. She also got herself some cute Doctor Who tattoos and a Fourth Doctor pin.

Check out the pics below:

Roz also got to check out this really cool Lego display for Game of Thrones. Check them out below:

As promised here are a few pictures I found online for Preview Night 2019 inside the Exhibition Hall. Thanks go out to the folks over at Bleeding Cool for these:

TOMORROW: Day One, San Diego Comic Con 2019

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Box Office Movies Coming in July

Posted in Movies, News on June 27, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Based on information provided by the Box Office Mojo and some internet research, here are a few of the movies you can expect to see in the movie theatres in July:

Spider-Man: Far From Home
Opens: July 3

Shortly after the events of Avengers: Endgame, Peter Parker (Tom Holland) is still mourning the death of his mentor Tony Stark as he goes on a school trip to Europe with his classmates. While abroad, he is recruited by Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) to team up with Quentin Beck (Jake Gyllenhaal), also known as Mysterio, a master of trickery and illusion, to battle the Elementals. The ensemble cast includes Zendaya, Cobie Smulders, Jon Favreau, Jacob Batalon, Martin Starr and Marisa Tomei.

Stuber
Opens: July 12

A mild-mannered Uber driver named Stu (Kumail Nanjiani) picks up Vic (Dave Bautista), a grizzled detective who is hot on the trail of a sadistic, bloodthirsty terrorist. Stu soon finds himself thrust into a harrowing ordeal where he has to keep his wits, avoid danger, and work with his passenger while maintaining his high customer service rating. The cast includes Natalie Morales, Mira Sorvino, Karen Gillan and Betty Gilpin.

The Farewell
Opens: July 12

Over the objections of her parents, a Chinese-American woman named Billi (Awkwafina) returns to China after her grandmother has been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, which is kept as a secret from the matriarch. Tzi Ma co-stars.

The Lion King
Opens: July 19

Simba (voiced by Donald Glover), the son of Mufasa (voiced by James Earl Jones) the Prince of the Pride Lands, hopes to follow in his father’s footsteps. Mufasa’s brother, Scar (voiced by Chiwetel Ejiofor), plots to betray Mufasa and take over the Pride Lands, forcing Simba into exile, where he meets Timon and Pumbaa voiced by Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen respectively). Simba has to make an alliance and rebuild himself fully to take what is rightfully his. Other voices will be provided by Alfre Woodard, John Oliver, Beyonce and Amy Sedaris.

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Opens: July 26

Set in 1969 Los Angeles, everything is changing, as TV star Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his longtime stunt double Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) make their way around an industry they hardly recognize anymore. The film also stars Margot Robbie, Emile Hirsch, Margaret Qualley, Timothy Olyphant, Austin Butler, Dakota Fanning, Al Pacino and Bruce Dern.

Movies coming out in August will be posted at the end of July.

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Box Office Movies Coming in June

Posted in Movies, News on May 28, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Based on information provided by the Box Office Mojo and some internet research, here are just some of the movies you can expect to see in the movie theatres in June:

Dark Phoenix
Opens: June 7

During a life-threatening rescue mission in space in 1992, Jean Grey (Sophie Turner) is hit by a cosmic force that transforms her into one of the most powerful mutants of all. Wrestling with this increasingly unstable power as well as her own personal demons, Jean spirals out of control, tearing the X-Men family apart and threatening to destroy the very fabric of our planet. The ensemble cast includes James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan, Alexandra Shipp, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Evan Peters and Jessica Chastain.

Late Night
Opens: June 7

Legendary talk-show host Katherine Newbury (Emma Thompson) is a pioneer in her field. The only woman ever to have a long-running program on late night, she keeps her writers’ room on a short leash ― and all male. But when her ratings plummet and she is accused of being a “woman who hates women,” Katherine puts gender equality on her to-do list and impulsively hires Molly Patel (Mindy Kaling), a chemical plant efficiency expert from suburban Pennsylvania, as the first and only female on her writing staff. With rumors swirling that Katherine is being replaced by a younger, hipper male host, she demands that the writers make her funny and relevant again. A lifelong fan, Molly is determined to prove she’s not just a diversity hire, but the one person who can turn her idol’s career around. Going against everything Katherine has staked her reputation on, she urges her to make the show more contemporary, authentic and personal, a move that could make Molly’s career ― or send her back to the chemical plant for good. The film will also star John Lithgow, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, Denis O’Hare, Amy Ryan, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Ike Barinholtz and Halston Sage.

The Secret Life of Pets 2
Opens: June 7

Max (voiced by Patton Oswalt) faces some major changes after his owner Katie (voiced by Ellie Kemper) gets married and now has a child named Liam, up to the point he becomes overprotective. On a family trip to the countryside, Max meets a farm dog named Rooster (voiced by Harrison Ford), and both attempt to overcome his fears. Meanwhile, Gidget (voiced by Jenny Slade) tries to rescue Max’s favorite toy from a cat-packed apartment, and Snowball (voiced by Kevin Hart) sets on a mission to free a white tiger named Hu from a circus. Other voices will be provided by Eric Stonestreet, Tiffany Haddish, Lake Bell, Nick Kroll, Dana Carvey, Hannibal Buress and Bobby Moynihan.

American Woman
Opens: June 14

Adept at living off the grid ever since she masterminded an act of violence against the American government, 25-year-old former radical Jenny Shimada (Hong Chau) agrees to take care of three fugitives who are on the run. One of them, the kidnapped granddaughter of a wealthy newspaper magnate (Sarah Gadon), has become a national celebrity for embracing her captors’ ideology and joining their revolutionary cell. This movie is a fictional account of the real-life woman who cared for heiress Patty Hearst after she was abducted. The cast includes Ellen Burstyn and David Cubitt.

Men in Black International
Opens: June 14

A London-based team of Men in Black (MIB) secret agents become involved in a series of alien attacks that sends them traveling around the globe. The film stars Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Liam Neeson, Rebecca Ferguson, Kumail Nanjiani, Rafe Spall and Emma Thompson.

Shaft
Opens: June 14

John “JJ” Shaft Jr. (Jessie Usher) is an FBI agent and a cybersecurity expert with a degree from MIT. After his best friend dies under suspicious circumstances, he turns to his estranged father – the legendary John Shaft II (Samuel L. Jackson) – to uncover the truth. Father and son must navigate the Harlem underworld to solve the crime. Along the way they team up with the first generation John Shaft (Richard Roundtree). The cast will also include Alexandra Shipp, Regina Hall, Avan Jogia, Method Man and Matt Lauria.

Anna
Opens: June 21

Beneath a woman’s (newcomer Sasha Luss) striking beauty lies a secret that will unleash her indelible strength and skill to become one of the most feared assassins on the planet. The film includes Helen Mirren, Luke Evans and Cillian Murphy.

Toy Story 4
Opens: June 21

Some years after Andy gave his toys to Bonnie, Woody, Buzz, and the rest of the toys are faced with a problem when Bonnie creates a new toy from arts and crafts, named Forky. Forky suffers from an existential crisis about being a toy, which the others try to help him understand how to be one. As Bonnie and her family go on a road trip, Forky escapes and Woody goes to save him, becoming separated from the group near a small town. As Buzz and the others try to help find Woody, Woody finds Bo Peep among other toys in the town’s antique shop, and she gives him a new outlook on what being a toy is really about. Among the voices provided included Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, Joan Cusack, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Michael Keaton, Kristen Schaal, Bonne Hunt, Timothy Dalton, Laurie Metcalf, Tony Hale, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Keanu Reeves and Christina Hendricks.

The Other Side of Heaven 2: Fire of Faith
Opens: June 28

Missionary John H. Groberg (Christopher Gorham) returns to Tonga in the 1960s with his wife and their five young daughters. When their sixth child is born with a serious illness, the Grobergs face their ultimate test of faith, only to find themselves surrounded by the love and prayers of thousands of Tongans. Barriers of interreligious strife are soon broken down as all unite in hopes of a miracle that will save the baby’s life, as well as the life of a Tongan minister’s son.

Yesterday
Opens: June 28

Jack Malik (Himesh Patel) is a struggling singer-songwriter in a tiny English seaside town whose dreams of fame are rapidly fading, despite the fierce devotion and support of his childhood best friend, Ellie (Lily James). Then, after a freak bus accident during a mysterious global blackout, Jack wakes up in another world, where The Beatles don’t exist. Performing songs by a band to a world that has never heard them, and with a little help from his steel-hearted American agent, Debra (Kate McKinnon), Jack’s fame explodes. However, as his star rises, he risks losing Ellie — the one person who always believed in him. With the door between his old life and his new closing, Jack will need to get back to where he once belonged.

Movies coming out in July will be posted at the end of June.

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UPFRONT NEWS: The CW Fall 2019-20 Schedule

Posted in News, Television on May 16, 2019| Leave a Comment »

It’s that time of year again when the networks make their annual presentations in New York to the advertisers where they announce their proposed fall line-up and announce the new shows they have picked up.

Here is the breakdown for The CW:

SUNDAY

8 PM – Batwoman *
9 PM – Supergirl

Batwoman – Kate Kane (Ruby Rose from Orange Is the New Black) never planned to be Gotham’s new vigilante. Three years after Batman mysteriously disappeared, Gotham is a city in despair. Without the Caped Crusader, the Gotham City Police Department was overrun and outgunned by criminal gangs. Enter Jacob Kane (Dougray Scott from box office movie Ever After) and his military-grade Crows Private Security, which now protects the city with omnipresent firepower and militia. Years before, Jacob’s first wife and daughter were killed in the crossfire of Gotham crime. He sent his only surviving daughter, Kate Kane, away from Gotham for her safety. After a dishonorable discharge from military school and years of brutal survival training, Kate returns home when the Alice in Wonderland gang targets her father and his security firm, by kidnapping his best Crow officer Sophie Moore (Meagan Tandy from Teen Wolf). Although remarried to wealthy socialite Catherine Hamilton-Kane (Elizabeth Anweis from NCIS: Los Angeles), who bankrolls the Crows, Jacob is still struggling with the family he lost, while keeping Kate –– the daughter he still has –– at a distance. But Kate is a woman who’s done asking for permission. In order to help her family and her city, she’ll have to become the one thing her father loathes –– a dark knight vigilante. With the help of her compassionate stepsister, Mary (Nicole Kang from You), and the crafty Luke Fox (Camrus Johnson from the box office movie The Sun Is Also a Star), the son of Wayne Enterprises’ tech guru Lucius Fox, Kate Kane continues the legacy of her missing cousin, Bruce Wayne, as Batwoman. Still holding a flame for her ex-girlfriend, Sophie, Kate uses everything in her power to combat the dark machinations of the psychotic Alice (Rachel Skarsten from Lost Girl), who’s always somewhere slipping between sane and insane. Armed with a passion for social justice and a flair for speaking her mind, Kate soars through the shadowed streets of Gotham as Batwoman. But don’t call her a hero yet. In a city desperate for a savior, she must first overcome her own demons before embracing the call to be Gotham’s symbol of hope.

Here is a trailer for Batwoman:

MONDAY

8 PM – All American (New Night)
9 PM – Black Lightning

TUESDAY

8 PM – The Flash
9 PM – Arrow (New Night)

WEDNESDAY

8 PM – Riverdale
9 PM – Nancy Drew *

Nancy Drew – The title character (newcomer Kennedy McMann) is a brilliant teenaged detective whose sense of self had come from solving mysteries in her hometown of Horseshoe Bay, Maine – until her mother’s untimely death derails Nancy’s college plans. Devastated by her mother’s passing, Nancy swears off crime-solving while crossing off the days until she can re-apply to college. But when a socialite is murdered, Nancy finds herself a prime suspect in the crime, along with a group of other teens present at the scene: Nancy’s nemesis from high school, George Fan (Leah Lewis from Station 19 and Charmed); a rich girl with a mysterious past, Bess Marvin (Maddison Jaizani from Into the Badlands and Versailles); Nancy’s secret boyfriend, Ned “Nick” Nickerson (Tunji Kasim from Nearly Famous), and amiable burnout Ace (Alex Saxon from The Fosters and The Fix). The five of them must team up to clear their own names – encountering emotional entanglements and even more mysteries along the way. Nancy’s reawakening brings her into conflict with her widowed father, Carson Drew (Scott Wolf from Party of Five), who is dating Detective Karen Hart (Alvina August from Siren). And, when a supernatural presence begins to haunt Nancy’s investigation, she discovers that the current crime has an astonishing connection to the unsolved murder of a local girl. Whether the ghost is here to help, or hinder Nancy remains to be seen, but one thing’s for sure: Nancy’s going to have to unravel the clues from both the living and the dead to solve the crimes.

Here is a trailer for Nancy Drew:

THURSDAY

8 PM – Supernatural
9 PM – Legacies

FRIDAY

8 PM – Charmed (New Night)
9 PM – Dynasty (New Time)

The following new show will debut during mid-season:

Katy Keene – The spin-off of Riverdale, the series follows the lives and loves of four iconic Archie Comics characters — fashion legend-to-be Katy Keene (Lucy Hale from Pretty Little Liars), singer/songwriter Josie McCoy (Ashleigh Murray, brought over from Riverdale), performer Jorge Lopez/Ginger (Jonny Beauchamp from Penny Dreadful), and “It Girl” Pepper Smith (Julia Chan from Saving Hope) — as they chase their twenty-something dreams in New York City…together. Katy designs clothes for anyone she can, including her friend and roommate Josie, whose singing talent catches the attention of Alexander Cabot (Lucien Laviscount from Snatch and Scream Queens), a CEO who hopes to reboot the record label division of his father’s corporate empire. But Alexander’s dream of signing Josie to a recording contract meets resistance from Cabot Media’s powerful senior vice president Alexandra (Camille Hyde from Power Rangers Dino Charge), who also happens to be his twin sister. Josie and Katy’s roommate Jorge works at his family’s bodega and has his eye on Broadway, but after a series of rejections, he hopes to take his drag performance career as Ginger to the next level. The mysterious Pepper Smith plans to open her own version of Andy Warhol’s Factory. She has the connections, but no one seems to know where she got her money — or if she really has any at all. Katy struggles to manage the pressures of her day job at Lacy’s Department Store and her very demanding boss, Gloria (Katherine LaNasa from Satisfaction), who is a legendary personal shopper. But Katy has the support of her longtime boyfriend, KO Kelly (Zane Holtz from Dusk Till Dawn: The Series) who has his own dream of becoming a professional boxer. As these aspiring artists take on the runway, the recording studio, Broadway, and the NYC social scene, they will find more than just a career in the big city — they’ll find long-lasting friendship.

Here is a teaser for Katy Keene:

The CW dramas DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, In the Dark, Roswell New Mexico and The 100 will all return later in the season.

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UPFRONT NEWS: CBS Fall 2019-20 Schedule

Posted in News, Television on May 15, 2019| 1 Comment »

It’s that time of year again when the networks make their annual presentations in New York to the advertisers where they announce their proposed fall line-up and announce the new shows they have picked up.

Here is the breakdown for CBS:

MONDAY

8 PM – The Neighborhood
8:30 PM – Bob Hearts Abishola *
9 PM – All Rise *
10 PM – Bull

All Rise – This is a courthouse drama that follows the chaotic, hopeful and sometimes absurd lives of its judges, prosecutors and public defenders, as they work with bailiffs, clerks and cops to get justice for the people of Los Angeles amidst a flawed legal process. Among them is newly appointed Judge Lola Carmichael (Simone Missick from Luke Cage and Altered Carbon), a highly regarded and impressive deputy district attorney who doesn’t intend to sit back on the bench in her new role, but instead leans in, immediately pushing the boundaries and challenging the expectations of what a judge can be. The cast includes Wilson Bethel (Daredevil and Hart of Dixie), Marg Helgenberger (CSI), Jessica Camacho (Sleepy Hollow, The Flash and Taken), J. Alex Brinson (Travelers).

Here is a trailer for All Rise:

TUESDAY

8 PM – NCIS
9 PM – FBI
10 PM – NCIS: New Orleans

WEDNESDAY

8 PM – Survivor
9 PM – SEAL Team
10 PM – S.W.A.T. (New Night)

THURSDAY

8 PM – Young Sheldon (New Time)
8:30 PM – The Unicorn *
9 PM – Mom
9:30 PM – Carol’s Second Act *
10 PM – Evil *

Evil – The series focuses on a skeptical female psychologist (Katja Herbers) who joins a priest-in-training (Mike Colter from Luke Cage) and a carpenter (Aasif Mandvi) 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 cast also includes Michael Emerson (Lost and Person of Interest).

Here is a trailer for Evil:

FRIDAY

8 PM – Hawaii Five-0 (New Time)
9 PM – Magnum, P.I. (New Time)
10 PM – Blue Bloods

SATURDAY

8 PM – Crimetime Saturday
10 PM – 48 Hours

SUNDAY

7 PM – 60 Minutes
8 PM – God Friended Me
9 PM – NCIS: Los Angeles
10 PM – Madam Secretary

* Denotes new shows

The following dramas will air later in the season:

FBI: Most Wanted – This spin-off focuses on the Fugitive Task Force, which relentlessly tracks and captures the notorious criminals on the Bureau’s Most Wanted list. Seasoned agent Jess LaCroix (Julian McMahon from Nip/Tuck) oversees the highly skilled team that functions as a mobile undercover unit that is always out in the field, pursuing those who are most desperate to elude justice. The series also stars Alana De La Garza (Law & Order and Forever), Kellan Lutz (Twilight franchise), and Keisha Castle-Hughes (Game of Thrones).

Here is a trailer for FBI: Most Wanted:

Tommy – Edie Falco (The Sopranos) will star as a former high-ranking NYPD officer who becomes the first female Chief of Police for Los Angeles. A true blue New Yorker, Abigail “Tommy” Thomas uses her unflinching honesty and hardball tactics to keep social, political and national security issues from hindering effective law enforcement in the Southland. Equal parts political, procedural and family drama.

Here is a trailer for Tommy:

Criminal Minds and MacGyver will return later in the season.

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