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22:10 - Marvel Announces 3 Comics As Part Of Relaunch
Marvel Announces New Spider-Gwen Comic
Get excited, web-heads: we’ve got two announcements for Marvel Comics’ Spider-Gwen.
First, as hinted by a recent teaser image, she will be getting a series relaunch with a brand new Spider-Gwen #1 by the same creative team, writer Jason Latour and artist Robbi Rodriguez. Her comic will be one of ~60 new Marvel comics released as part of a line-wide relaunch after Secret Wars. While Secret Wars and Spider-Verse will be acknowledged in the relaunched comic, the series will largely pick back up where it left off, exploring the alternate universe of Earth-65 where Peter Parker died and Gwen Stacy became Spider-Woman.
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Marvel Announces New Spider-Man Comic Featuring Miles Morales
Comic book geeks’ spider senses are tingling.
After battling evil-doers in an alternate comic book line, a popular biracial version of Spider-Man is getting a promotion to the official Marvel Comics universe.
The first issue of the relaunched “Spider-Man” hits comic stores, tablets and smartphones this fall with more fanfare than a typical new series, because the hero under the mask is Miles Morales, the teen son of an African-American father and Puerto Rican mother.
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Marvel Announces New Doctor Strange Comic
The Marvel Universe will get a little bit more magical and a little weirder this fall—and not in the shield or hammer way. In tandem with All-New All-Different Marvel, as many as 60 new #1 titles will be released, and among them is the return of the Sorcerer Supreme himself: Doctor Strange.
The brand new series, written by Jason Aaron (Thor, Weirdworld) with art by Chris Bachalo (Uncanny X-Men, Incredible Hulk), will not only serve as a reinvention of the classic character but will also explore him in a deeper way than ever before. “This is a Doctor Strange who is going to get hurt real bad, real quick. And who is also going to make you feel things,” Marvel editor Nick Lowe explained to EW. “And not just think things, but feel things… hopefully a little bit of both.”
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21:55 - Kevin from Work - Production Begins
ABC FAMILY GOES TO WORK ON NEW SERIES “KEVIN FROM WORK”
Comedy Series Begins Production This Week for August Premiere
Burbank, CA (June 23, 2015) – ABC Family has begun production in Los Angeles on its newest comedy series, “Kevin from Work.” The single-camera comedy series will premiere on the network on Wednesday, August 12th at 8:30 PM ET/PT, following hit comedy series “Young & Hungry.”
“Kevin from Work” is a half-hour workplace comedy centered on Kevin, a young man who declares his unrequited love for his coworker Audrey in a letter, believing he’ll never see her again after he accepts a job overseas. But when the opportunity falls through and Kevin is forced to return to his old job, how will he and Audrey continue to work together now that his feelings are no longer secret? The comedy stars Noah Reid (“Backpackers“) as Kevin, Paige Spara as Audrey, Matt Murray (“Rookie Blue”) as Brian, Jordan Hinson (“Eureka”) as Roxie, Punam Patel as Patti, with guest star Amy Sedaris (“Strangers with Candy”) as Julia.
“Kevin from Work” is written, created and executive-produced by Barbie Adler (“How I Met Your Mother,” “My Name Is Earl,” and “Arrested Development”). Aaron Kaplan at Kapital Entertainment (“Chasing Life,” ”The Mysteries of Laura,” “The Neighbors” and “Terra Nova”) and McG at Wonderland Sound & Vision (“Charlie’s Angels,” “The O.C.,” “Supernatural,” “Chuck,” and “Nikita”) will serve as Executive Producers. McG also directed the pilot and will direct several episodes of the series.
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21:50 - Queen of the South - First Look at Alice Braga as Teresa Mendoza
20:00 - Kevin Spacey and Megyn Kelly Developing White House TV Drama
Kevin Spacey and Dana Brunetti have inked a first-look deal between their Trigger Street shingle, 20th Century Fox Television and Fox 21 Television Studios — and the first project they're developing is a doozy.
The Resident, which reads like a cross between Downton Abbey and House of Cards, follows the relationships between White House residence staffers and the various First Families that come into the famous address over the course of several administrations. And, in her first scripted effort, Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly is on board as a co-executive producer.
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19:10 - Showtime and Hulu Partner to Launch Streaming Service in Early July
SHOWTIME® AND HULU PARTNER TO LAUNCH SHOWTIME STREAMING SERVICE THROUGH HULU IN EARLY JULY
SHOWTIME Becomes First Premium Service Offered On Hulu
NEW YORK – June 23, 2015 – Hulu subscribers will soon have the ability to add the SHOWTIME service to their Hulu subscription and stream on a wide range of the most popular internet-connected streaming devices. The announcement was made today by Matthew C. Blank, Chairman and CEO, Showtime Networks Inc. and Mike Hopkins, CEO, Hulu. Starting in early July, SHOWTIME will become the first premium service to be offered to Hulu’s nearly nine million subscribers nationwide. Hulu will make SHOWTIME available for purchase prior to the highly-anticipated July 12th premieres of the critically-acclaimed hit series RAY DONOVAN and MASTERS OF SEX. For an early look, go to: http://www.hulu.com/getshowtime.
“We’re excited to be the first premium service available to Hulu’s growing subscriber base and look forward to offering their customers our award-winning original programming, films and documentaries across almost every device,” said Blank. “Hulu is an important launch partner for SHOWTIME as we continue to expand our service across new platforms and distributors, reaching new consumers wherever a broadband connection is available.”
"We are always looking to give our subscribers access to the best content available,” said Hopkins. “The robust slate of SHOWTIME original programming, movies, and specials together with Hulu’s strength in current season programming, library acquisitions and original programming makes a powerful combination.”
New and existing Hulu subscribers will be able to sign up for SHOWTIME on Hulu.com. Subscribers will be able to seamlessly access SHOWTIME through the Hulu app and stream programming on Android devices (phones, tablets and TV devices), iOS devices (iPhone®, iPad® and iPod touch®), Apple TV®, Xbox One®, Nintendo® Wii™ and Wii U™, Roku® players and Roku TV™ models, PlayStation4 (PS4™), PlayStation 3 (PS3™), Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, Chromecast™, and the latest LG, Samsung and Vizio televisions and LG, Samsung and Sony Blu-ray players, as well as online at www.hulu.com, with more devices coming in the future. Hulu subscribers will have unlimited on demand access to every season of award-winning SHOWTIME original series, as well as access to new episodes as they premiere, along with documentary and sports programming, and hundreds of hours of movies, all commercial-free, anywhere in the U.S. At launch, Hulu will offer SHOWTIME across more devices than any other SHOWTIME distributor over the internet. Subscribers will also be able to watch the east and west coast feeds of SHOWTIME live on Hulu.com. SHOWTIME is the only premium streaming service to offer live East and West Coast feeds through all of its internet distributors.
The SHOWTIME premium service complements Hulu’s rapidly expanding library of exclusive content, including groundbreaking licensing deals with other major cable networks, as well as full libraries of hit broadcast and cable shows. In addition to SHOWTIME, Hulu offers more than 88,000 hours of content including current season broadcast network programming, full libraries of popular shows and exciting Hulu Originals.
SHOWTIME is currently available to subscribers via cable, DBS and telco providers. Starting in early July, SHOWTIME will also be available as a stand-alone streaming service through Apple® and Roku, Inc.’s Roku players and Roku TV models. In addition to Hulu, consumers can also subscribe to SHOWTIME via Sony Network Entertainment International LLC’s PlayStation® Vue.
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18:25 - Stitchers - Episode 1.07 - The Root Of All Evil - Press Release
Kirsten surprises the Stitchers team when they discover that she has a boyfriend, Liam, who shows up suddenly, prompting Maggie to covertly gather information on him. Meanwhile, a young woman's extravagant social life may be the clue to her death.
"The Root of All Evil" was written by April Fitzsimmons and directed by Roger Kumble.
"Stitchers" is executive-produced by Jeffrey Alan Schechter ("Overruled!"), Jonathan Baruch and Rob Wolken. The series stars Emma Ishta as Kirsten Clark, Kyle Harris ("Carrie Diaries") as Cameron Goodkin, Ritesh Rajan (upcoming "Jungle Book" feature) as Linus Ahluwalia, Salli Richardson-Whitfield ("Eureka," "I Am Legend") as Maggie Baptiste, and Allison Scagliotti ("Warehouse 13") as Camille Engelson.
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18:00 - Person of Interest - Season 4 DVD - Back Cover Art
17:50 - Empire - Season 2 - Filming Begins
Today is our first day of filming #Empire season 2 and Lee Daniels (@leedanielsent) has a message for you! pic.twitter.com/RL3NI3EzKV
— Empire (@EmpireFOX) June 23, 2015
15:15 - MOVIES: Macbeth - Official International Trailer feat Michael Fassbender
14:00 - Netflix Crosses 1 Million Subscribers In Australia
Netflix launched in Australia on March 24, although some estimates say over 200,000 of us may have previously signed up to the service, using geo-blocks to stream US or UK content. Officially, in April, 766,000 Australians in 296,000 homes were subscribed. By May, this had grown to 1,039,000 in 408,000 households.
The $40billion US giant has clearly taken an early—and perhaps insurmountable—lead in the new world of on-demand subscription television in Australia, securing over ten times more subscriptions than its nearest (and locally owned) competitors.
By May, just 97,000 Australians were subscribed to Presto, from Foxtel and Seven West Media; 91,000 had Stan, which Nine Entertainment and Fairfax Media launched in January; 43,000 had Quicklix, the long-established ASX-listed former DVD-delivery service (just like Netflix once was); and 40,000 had Foxtel Play, the streaming version of its Pay TV.
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08:40 - DVD Covers for Bitten, WOEE and The Royals
08:10 - American Crime - Season 2 - Elvis Nolasco & Richard Cabral Returning
EXCLUSIVE: ABC’s second season of American Crime is raising its returning cast members from season one to five. Tonight it was announced at Deadline’s Emmy screening for the series that regulars Richard Cabral and Elvis Nolasco will be joining Timothy Hutton, Regina King and Felicity Huffman who were previously announced. Those actors returning for Season 2 of American Crime will play new characters in a new setting.
American Crime executive producer John Ridley told Deadline, “After playing individuals on the fringes of the law, season two will offer complete role reversals for both Elvis and Richard. Elvis playing a fundamentally good man scapegoated by the system in which he works. Richard as someone who takes it upon himself to stand for the rights of others, even if it means he stands alone. Elvis and Richard both gave revelatory performances last year, and we are so happy to have them rejoining Felicity, Tim and Regina.”
While the first season followed the aftermath of a murder in Modesto, California, Season 2 will film in Austin Texas, with production likely to begin in July. Michael J. McDonald also executive producers American Crime for ABC Studios. Ridley, McDonald, Cabral and Nolasco were present at tonight’s Q&A following Deadline’s screening of the season one final episode.
Ridley told Deadline previously that Regina King’s character in season two “is going to be at the center of a story that deals with physicality, sexuality, and societal boundaries with the same urgency as our first season dealt with race and faith.”
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08:05 - Younger - Season 2 - Molly Bernard Upped To Series Regular
After recurring for the first season on TV Land’s Younger, Molly Bernard (Pay It Forward) has been promoted to series regular for Season 2. Bernard plays Lauren Hiller in the series that stars Sutton Foster, Hilary Duff, Debi Mazar, Miriam Shor and Nico Tortorella. Younger follows Liza (Foster), a 40-year old woman who pretends to be 26 in order to get a job in the highly competitive world of publishing – and succeeds. Now working under the prickly Diana (Shor), Liza has to figure out how to balance her real life with bestie Maggie (Mazar), and her “pretend” life with new friend and coworker Kelsey (Duff)…all while embarking on an exciting and somewhat confusing relationship with sexy tattoo artist Josh (Tortorella). Bernard is repped by D2 Management and Innovative Artists.
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08:00 - The Michael J. Fox Show - Getting A DVD Release
Waaaaay back in November 2013 we had the heads-up info that "The Michael J. Fox Show - The Complete 1st Season" was up for pre-order at Amazon.com (at the time...that particular listing is still there, but it hasn't accepted customer pre-orders for a long time now). This reported occurred in the middle of the show's one-and-only season's broadcast run; NBC aired 15 of the 22 episodes produced, and the other 7 remain unaired.
Now a brand new Amazon.com listing shows that "The Michael J. Fox Show - The Complete 1st Season" (yes, they're still calling it that, even though that season consists of the complete series) will be available from Sony on July 7th. We've confirmed directly with Sony that this item IS coming out on that date, and that it will be an MOD (manufacture on demand) release. Price is $45.99 SRP, and at the top you'll see the studio-provided description of the release and on the above right is a thumbnail look at the cover art. No other info is available at this time, but if we find out anything significant we'll update you!
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