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Fandom Friday

10/28/2016

by Christina

Sorry for the time lapse everyone! Work, the baseball playoffs, and real life got in the way. But below are some of the top stories from this week in entertainment.

The Walking Dead came back. And everyone cried.

‘The Walking Dead’ season 7 premiere recap: Meet Lucille -Hypable

Did The Walking Dead Finally Go Too Far? -E! Online

Review: ‘The Walking Dead’ Delivers Double-Whammy in Sadistic Season 7 Premiere -ScreenCrush

The Gilmore Girls trailer premieres online

Best. Bachelor. Story. Ever.

These Former “Bachelor” Contestants Found Love With Each Other Instead -Buzzfeed

Australian Bachelor contestants fall in love with each other -Entertainment Weekly

Two Contestants on Australia’s The Bachelor Have Fallen in Love With Each Other -Time

13 Going On 3o is heading to Broadway

’13 Going On 30′ Going To Broadway; Revolution Preps Musical Take On 2004 Hit -Deadline

13 Going on 30 Is Heading to Broadway -Elle

13 Going on 30 Musical Aiming for Broadway -Playbill

Season four of Sherlock gets a premiere date

‘Sherlock’ Season 4 Finally Gets a Premiere Date -Celebuzz

Sherlock season 4 will air in the US sooner than you thought -Vox

SHERLOCK Season 4 Premiere Date Revealed in New Trailer -Nerdist

Get an early look at the new Disney animated film, Moana

Is Coulson/May going to be a thing on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Clark Gregg Teases Possible Coulson/May Romance -ScreenRant

Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. May Introduce A New Romance Soon -CinemaBlend

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Is Philinda finally going to happen? -Entertainment Weekly

Bryan Fuller steps down as Star Trek showrunner

Star Trek: Discovery: Bryan Fuller to Step Down as Showrunner -TV Line

Bryan Fuller Stepping Back From Showrunner Role on ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ (EXCLUSIVE) -Variety

Star Trek Discovery showrunner Bryan Fuller has stepped down due to his other projects -The Verge

Daenerys and Jon Snow will finally meet on Game of Thrones

'Game of Thrones' Daenerys and Jon Snow Together for the First Time -ABC News

Game of Thrones spoilers: Daenerys and Jon Snow finally, FINALLY meet in season 7 set pictures -Digital Spy

New Game of Thrones Set Photos Mean All Your Theories Were Exactly Right -Esquire

There's a new ALNM episode coming soon!

This coming Thursday, join us as we throw it back to the 90's!

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The cast of Will and Grace reunites for a new episode...kind of

Lady Gaga confirmed for Super Bowl halftime show

It's not an illusion. The rumors are true. This year the SUPER BOWL goes GAGA! @nfl @FOXTV @pepsi #PERFECTILLUSION #GAGASUPERBOWL pic.twitter.com/qR4O57451G
— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) September 30, 2016

Lady Gaga will headline the Super Bowl halftime show next year -The Verge

5 things we'd love to see Lady Gaga do at the Super Bowl -USA Today

VP Joe Biden makes an appearance on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

The internet is here for Joe Biden’s cameo on ‘Law & Order: SVU’ -USA Today

Joe Biden Appeared on Law and Order: SVU and the Internet Loved It -Time

Joe Biden to appear on Law & Order: SVU to talk rape kit backlog -The Guardian

Alec Baldwin debuts as Donald Trump on SNL

Winston Duke cast as Black Panther villain

‘Black Panther’ Taps ‘Person of Interest’ Actor Winston Duke to Play M’Baku (EXCLUSIVE) -Variety

‘Black Panther’ Finds Another Villain: Winston Duke To Play M’Baku/Man-Ape -Deadline

‘Black Panther’ Hires ‘Person of Interest’ Star Winston Duke as Villain -The Wrap

Final trailer of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is released

Beauty and the Beast images leak online

New Beauty and the Beast Stills Give Us Our First Look at the Live-Action Beast -Gizmodo

She's the perfect Belle! First photos of Emma Watson in character for Beauty And The Beast are leaked online -Daily Mail

New Beauty and the Beast Images Show Belle and Beast Dancing Drearily -The Mary Sue

The new Marvel series Luke Cage debuts on Netflix

Marvel's Luke Cage season 1 review: This isn’t just about a bulletproof black man. It’s also a story about the fragility of black life. -Vox

‘Luke Cage': 11 References to Other Marvel Netflix Series -The Wrap

'Luke Cage' binge-watchers punched out by two-hour Netflix outage -CNET

Robin Hood will be returning to Once Upon A Time

Once Upon a Time: Sean Maguire returning as Robin Hood — exclusive -Entertainment Weekly

Hallelujah, Robin Hood Is Coming Back to Once Upon a Time -Cosmopolitan

Robin Hood Is Returning to Once Upon a Time Even Though He's Super Dead -TVGuide

Netflix releases the first trailer for The Crown

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Brangelina is over

Angelina Jolie to Divorce Brad Pitt, Ending ‘Brangelina’ -New York Times

Don’t look for reason yet in the Brangelina fight -The Guardian

Why should the Brangelina split matter? -BBC

The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards take place in LA

Juggernauts Repeat At 2016 Emmys, But Fresh Faces Get Their Due -NPR

2016 Emmys prove diversity can pay off -Chicago Tribune

THE 15 BEST MOMENTS AT THE 2016 EMMY AWARDS -Harpers Bazaar

The Dalai Lama has a great Donald Trump impression

Find out your Patronus now on Pottermore

Mine is a Manx Cat. What's your Patronus?

Pitch premieres on FOX

Review: 'Pitch' Is a Heartwarming Sports Drama With a Gender Twist -The Atlantic

Paleyfest proves that ‘Pitch’ is the most relevant show of 2016 -Hypable

'Notorious' & 'Pitch' Off To Slow Ratings Start, 'Rosewood' Hits Low, 'Grey's' Solid -Deadline

Hillary Clinton appears on Between Two Ferns

Ghost Rider debuts on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

The Marvel Universe Needs More Characters Like Ghost Rider -Zap2It

Can Ghost Rider give 'Agents of SHIELD' the buzz it's been lacking? -Washington Post

3 Ways Ghost Rider Just Changed Up Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. For Season 4 -CinemaBlend

Joss Whedon returns to Twitter with a splash

Hey! Did I miss anything? Lol jk the world is on fire □ here's a thing I made https://t.co/g1SE45Rkrv
— Joss Whedon (@joss) September 21, 2016

This Is Us premieres...with a twist

Twist! Will the Big Reveals in This Is Us and Pitch Really Work? -E! Online

Dan Fogelman on Making Fall TV's Biggest Twists -Vulture

Review: 'This Is Us' Is Skillful, Shameless Tear-Jerking -New York Times

Birth of the Dragon trailer premieres online

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America honors the 15th anniversary of 9/11

9/11 memorial events in New York City, Washington, Pennsylvania -CNN

Hollywood Remembers 9/11: Pete Davidson, Others Pay Tribute On 15th Anniversary Of Attacks -Deadline

Emotional tributes mark 15th anniversary of 9/11 horror -USA Today

Dolly Parton performs her hit "Jolene" with Pentatonix

Grace VanderWaal wins America's Got Talent

'America's Got Talent' crowns Grace VanderWaal as winner -CNN

Grace Vanderwaal, 12, Breaks into Sobs as She's Crowned Champion of America's Got Talent -People

Watch 'America's Got Talent' Winner Grace VanderWaal's 7 Best Performances -Billboard

50 Shades Darker trailer premieres online

Congratulations to newlyweds Anna Camp and Skylar Astin

Inside Anna Camp and Skylar Astin's Vineyard Wedding -Us Weekly

Pitch Perfect's Anna Camp and Skylar Astin Are Married! -People

Anna Camp & Skylar Astin's Wedding Looks Pitch-Perfect -Refinery29

Game of Thrones, Grease: Live, Making A Murderer, and American Crime Story are all big winners at the 68th Annual Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards

'Game of Thones,' 'O.J. Simpson' win big at the Creative Arts Emmys -Mashable

James Corden Bests Beyonce at Creative Arts Emmys; Danny Elfman & 'Jessica Jones' Also Winners -Billboard

68th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards -Wikipedia

American Horror Story: Roanoke premieres

Roanoke's Lost Colony: The Truth Behind New 'American Horror Story' Season -Rolling Stone

American Horror Story’s New Theme Hauntingly Connects to Season 1 -Vanity Fair

AMERICAN HORROR STORY: EXPLAINING THE MYSTERY OF ROANOKE -IGN

Ellen DeGeneres and Michelle Obama go shopping, and it's comedy gold

Funko announces new Pop Figures

Coming Soon: New Disney Princess Pops! -Funko

Scooby-Doo gets a range of Funko Pop! Vinyl figures -Flickering Myth

NHL players to become Pop! stars -NHL.com

Protesters crash Ryan Lochte's Dancing With The Stars performance

Audience members crash Ryan Lochte's debut on 'Dancing with the Stars' -CNN

Ryan Lochte vows not to quit Dancing with the Stars after being stormed by protesters -Independent

Dancing's Derek Hough on Kicking Out Ryan Lochte Protesters: "I Don't Like Bullies" -TV Guide

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RIP Gene Wilder

Gene Wilder, star of 'Willy Wonka,' dead at 83 -CNN

Gene Wilder, ‘Willy Wonka’ Star and Comedic Icon, Dies at 83 - Variety

Comedians Pay Tribute to Gene Wilder -Slate

The VMAs: The Good, The Bad, and The Weird

MTV VMAs 2016 Red Carpet Fashion: See What the Stars Wore -US Weekly

Watch Every 2016 VMAs Performance Here - Billboard

The best and worst 2016 VMA moments -New York Post

Stan Lee supports Zendaya as Mary Jane Watson

Stan Lee Reveals Least Favorite Marvel Movie; Supports Zendaya As MJ -Screenrant

Stan Lee Reveals Least Favorite Marvel Movie Character; Talks More About Zendaya In SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING -ComicBookMovie.com

Stan Lee reveals his least favourite Marvel movie casting, comments on Zendaya / Mary Jane Watson rumour -FlickeringMyth.com

ABC announces the cast for Season 23 of Dancing With The Stars

New 'Dancing With the Stars' cast is... -CNN

Dancing With the Stars Season 23 Cast Revealed: Find Out the Celebs and Their Pro Partners -E! Online

Dancing with the Stars 2016 Season 23 Cast Revealed! -ABC

Stranger Things is coming back to Netflix for season 2

The rumored short list of actors for the next James Bond appears online

James Bond: the rumoured shortlist -Den of Geek

Rumored ‘James Bond’ shortlist includes Hiddleston, Elba, Fassbender, more British hotties -Hypable

James Bond Casting: Here Are The 7 Actors Reportedly In The Running To Replace Daniel Craig -CinemaBlend

The Black Eyed Peas release an updated remix of "Where Is The Love"

Some new television series were announced this week

Fox Updating King Arthur as Police Procedural Drama 'Camelot' (Exclusive) -The Hollywood Reporter

MARVEL DEVELOPING NEW WARRIORS COMEDY TV SERIES FOCUSED ON SQUIRREL GIRL -IGN

Bill Nye Is Coming to Netflix -Fortune

Judge Judy Developing Scripted Series at CBS Based on Her Life (EXCLUSIVE) -Variety

Michael Shannon cast in new TV series about deadly 1993 Waco standoff -Chicago Tribune

Check out "Magic Michelle," Ellen Degeneres' Magic Mike parody

The Bachelor is...Nick Viall?

Nick Viall 'Couldn't Feel More Fortunate' to Be the Next Bachelor -People

Luke Pell Found Out About 'Bachelor' Switch-Up 11 Hours Before Flight to L.A: ‘I Had My Bags Packed' -US Magazine

With Nick Viall, ‘The Bachelor’ is leaning into its diversity problem -The Washington Post

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Hey everybody! With Kelly taking some time off (more on that in our next episode being posted this coming Thursday), you're stuck with me for Fandom Friday. So each Friday from this point on you'll be seeing ten of the top entertainment stories that caught my eye each week. If there are any stories you want to talk about, please comment on them at the bottom. We'd love to hear from you!

-Christina

Simone Biles carries the American flag at the Closing Ceremony in Rio, and everyone wants to take a selfie

Everyone wants a photo with Simone! #ClosingCeremony pic.twitter.com/E09ZoDX0Jk
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) August 22, 2016

The entire closing ceremony wanted to take a selfie with Simone Biles -Yahoo! Sports

Simone Biles selfie clamour 'delays' Rio closing event -BBC News

Rio 2016: 'Queues' form for selfies with Simone Biles during closing ceremony -The Independent

Naya Rivera opens up in her upcoming memoir, Sorry Not Sorry

Naya Rivera Reveals She Battled Anorexia as a Teen and Had an Abortion While on Glee -People

Naya Rivera is sharing some very personal stuff now. Here’s why that matters. -Washington Post

Naya Rivera Didn't "Switch Grooms" When Big Sean Ended Their Engagement -InStyle

Amber Heard battles with ex-husband over divorce settlement

Amber Heard Calls Out Johnny Depp for Using Charity Donation as 'His Tax Deduction' -People Magazine

Amber Heard Resumes Public Battle with Johnny Depp Over Divorce Settlement -Vanity Fair

Amber Heard slams Johnny Depp over charity payments, says he is trying to pay less -UPI

Britney Spears joins James Corden for Carpool Karaoke

Southside With You premieres to great reviews

Southside With You Is a Gentle Bit of Political Nostalgia -The Atlantic

A charming microbiopic that will make you miss the Obamas before they’re even gone. -Slate

'Southside With You' Review: Romantic Indie Recreates When Barack Met Michelle -Rolling Stone

New Captain America: Civil War special features appear online

The first images from the upcoming live action Beauty and the Beast are released

First Look at Lumiere and Cogsworth from Disney’s Live-Action ‘Beauty and the Beast’ -Collider

Remain Calm: There Are New Live-Action Beauty and the Beast Pictures -POPSUGAR

‘Beauty and the Beast’ reveals first look at live-action Cogsworth, Lumière -Hypable

Is this the best Family Feud answer? Steve Harvey thinks so.

Jason Momoa has his own beer, and he's very excited

HOLY SHIT. @guinnessus the open gate brewery In Dublin. Just brewed the first ever. MOMOA brew. The Mano. The first sour. From @Guinness. Come down and try. I'm officially blown away love u @feds_h

A photo posted by Jason Momoa (@prideofgypsies) on Aug 23, 2016 at 7:22am PDT

Game of Thrones' Jason Momoa now has his own Guinness beer -Entertainment Weekly

Jason Momoa Now Has His Own Guinness Beer -Paste Magazine

Aquaman And Game Of Thrones Star Jason Momoa Now Has His Own Beer -Comicbook.com

Criminal Minds moves on without lead Thomas Gibson

How Criminal Minds Will Deal with Thomas Gibson’s Absence -Vanity Fair

Criminal Minds Reportedly Adds New Characters in Wake of Thomas Gibson Firing -TV Guide

‘Criminal Minds’ plans to replace Thomas Gibson with two new characters -Hypable

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Fandom Friday

7/1/2016

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Finally some happy news to highlight! Harry Potter alum Tom Felton has signed on to be a series regular for Season 3 of The Flash on CW!

TV News

Bryan Fuller hints that the Star Trek TV series will be more graphic
After that epic Game of Thrones finale, creators of the show let us know how much more we can expect
[SPOILER] HBO confirms Jon Snow's father
Teen Wolf releases season 6 opener and announces their Comic Con plans
What we know about Supernatural season 12
HBO reveals Game of Thrones Comic Con plans
Connie Britton and Hayden Panettiere are returning to Nashville
Netflix orders a Lost In Space reboot
Preacher gets an extended second season
Check out the Fall 2016 TV Calendar
Game of Thrones has no more than 15 episodes left
President Obama tries to name all the characters who have died on Game of Thrones

Movie News

Deadpool drops in on the Japanese trailer for X-Men: Apocalypse
Han Solo script rumored to be best Star Wars script ever
Pacific Rim sequel gets a release date
Gifted, starring Jenny Slate and Chris Evans, gets a release date
The Academy invites its largest and most diverse class ever
Ana Kendrick and Justin Timberlake star in Trolls trailer
Disney announces Wreck-It Ralph 2
There's a petition online to immortalize an Orlando victim as Star Wars' first LGBT character
Poster released for Daniel Radcliffe's new FBI drama, Imperium
Check out never before seen footage from Disney's Hercules
Daniel Radcliffe hasn't ruled out playing Harry Potter again
Dick Van Dyke sings "Let's Go Fly A Kite" outside Walt Disney's childhood home

Music News

Steven Tyler announces Aerosmith’s farewell tour in 2017
Selena Quintanilla to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Theatre News

Samantha Barks, who played Eponine in the movie adaptation of Les Miserables, will star in The Last Five Years on the West End
Joel Grey helps Avenue Q’s Rod and Ricky renew their wedding vows
New York City to provide 1,000 free Broadway tickets to low income families
Leslie Odom Jr. open to returning to Hamilton
Kristin Chenoweth and Jennifer Holliday sign on for a reading of Best Little Whorehouse In Texas
Hamilton has been professionally filmed with the original cast (we can't wait to see it Lin!)
Magic Mike 3 to be a Broadway musical
Anastasia sets an opening date for Broadway

Misc News

Jenny Slate and Chris Evans make their red carpet debut at the premiere for her new movie The Secret Life of Pets
Channing Tatum speaks out on the Stanford rape case
Grey’s Anatomy’s Jesse Williams gives a powerful speech at the BET Awards
Pottermore releases a sorting quiz for the American Wizarding school, Ilvermorny, and JK Rowling gives us its unique backstory
David Tennant helps Samantha Bee by reading Scottish Trump insults
Netflix considering offline viewing
Elizabeth Warren wants to teach at Ilvermorny
Emma Watson has the best ringtone ever
Labyrinth Funko Pop figures are coming
Daniel Radcliffe sits down for an interview with some kids
The Human Rights Campaign and 49 celebrities honor the 49 Orlando shooting victims
Twitter mocks "Heterosexual Pride Day"

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Fandom Friday

6/24/2016

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Our thoughts and prayers are with the friends and family of Star Trek’s Anton Yelchin. A tragic accident ended his short life earlier this week. He was 27 years old. Rest in peace, Anton.

TV News

This fall, new episodes of CW shows will no longer be posted to Hulu
The Flash Season 3 is officially doing the Flashpoint storyline
Penny Dreadful has been surprisingly cancelled
More recent Bachelorette cast-offs join Chad Johnson, Nick Viall, and the rest of the gang on Bachelor in Paradise this summer
Arrow Season 5 adds a Walking Dead star as the newest villain
Archer has been renewed for three more seasons on FX
Former Bachelor Ben Higgins and his fiancee Lauren Bushnell will be a part of a new reality series airing on Freeform
Once Upon A Time’s Jamie Chung joins Gotham Season 3 as Valerie Vale
Wonder Woman herself, AKA Lynda Carter, joins the cast of Supergirl Season 2 as the President
Will Chase and Audrey Peeples will not return for Nashville Season 5 on CMT
Scream Queens Season 2 is #TeamJacob as they add Taylor Lautner to the cast
Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan Tatum are bringing a Step Up drama series to YouTube

Movie News

Star Wars and Harry Potter alum Domhnall Gleeson will portray author and Winnie the Pooh creator A.A. Milne in an upcoming biopic
Leonardo DiCaprio will testify in a lawsuit against his film The Wolf of Wall Street
Finding Dory breaks records with a $136.2M opening weekend and introduces Baby Dory in an adorable new clip
Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston has been cast as Zordon in the Power Rangers reboot
Check out Gal Gadot and Jon Hamm in the first trailer for Keeping Up With The Joneses
The story continues with new books and shorts in Frozen: Northern Lights
Star Wars breakout star John Boyega joins the Kathryn Bigelow movie about the Detroit riots
Idris Elba tweets out our first glimpses of the movie adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower
New details surface about the characters of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, including confirming the appearance of Darth Vader!
Comedian Hannibal Buress joins the cast of Spider-Man: Homecoming
A synopsis, logo, and the movie’s villain has been revealed for the Justice League movie

Music News

Childish Gambino will debut new music with “Pharos”
Justin Bieber fell off the stage during his Purpose Tour while adjusting his pants
Broadway stars release “What The World Needs Now Is Love” for Orlando
Lin-Manuel Miranda debuts on Periscope and reveals lots of Hamilton news, including that we will all eventually get to see the original cast perform
Check out the Fall Out Boy and Missy Elliott cover of the Ghostbusters theme
In a move we never saw coming, One Direction’s Harry Styles is officially going solo

Theatre News

Hamilton’s Phillipa Soo will lead Broadway’s Amelie
School of Rock’s Sierra Boggess will headline Phantom of the Opera in Paris
Monopoly the Musical is headed to Broadway and we’re just as confused as you are
Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth has joined the cast of Hairspray Live! as Velma Von Tussle
PBS will air a special about the making of the Broadway phenomenon Hamilton
Nashville’s Will Chase will take over for his former Smash co-star Christian Borle in Something Rotten! on Broadway
Shuffle Along will end its run on Broadway on July 24th when its star Audra McDonald also leaves the show

Misc News

Congratulations to Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne and his wife Hannah Bagshawe on the birth of their first child!
Congratulations to Katherine Heigl and Josh Kelley on the announcement of their third child together!
Here’s everything coming to Netflix in July
JK Rowling sent her condolences and flowers to Luis Vielma’s funeral
You’ll soon be able to dine at a Golden Girls themed cafe in New York City
Someone created a custom Pop Figure for the late Potterhead Luis Vielma who lost his life in the Pulse Shooting in Orlando last week
Justin Timberlake pays tribute to his Alpha Dog co-star Anton Yelchin
Selma Blair was removed from a flight on a stretcher after a mid-flight outburst
You don’t have to wait in the five-hour-long line to experience a virtual ride on the new Frozen: Ever After ride at Epcot in Disney World
James Corden and Selena Gomez take Carpool Karaoke to new heights on a roller coaster
Calling all Disney Nerds! Read the first chapter of Tales from the Haunted Mansion!

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Fandom Friday 6/17/16

6/17/2016

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Our thoughts are with all those affected by the tragic shooting at Pulse in Orlando, Florida. We honor those heroes that night and those who lost their lives in this horrible tragedy. #OnePulse #PrayForOrlando

TV News

Nashville has officially been revived and renewed for a Season 5 on CMT
Justin Chambers, Chandra Wilson, and more cast members are set to return for another season of Grey’s Anatomy
Disney Channel announces a sequel to its Disney Channel Original Movie, The Descendants
The Real O’Neals star Noah Galvin slams and then apologizes to Teen Wolf and Arrow star Colton Haynes regarding his coming out
Owen Jones, a columnist for The Guardian, walks off the set when news anchors won’t address the real reason behind the Orlando Massacre
Anderson Cooper tears up while reading the names of the 49 victims of the Orlando Massacre
Jimmy Fallon addresses the Orlando Nightclub Shooting on The Tonight Show
Teen Wolf's Tyler Hoechlin joins the cast of Supergirl as Clark Kent
Curb Your Enthusiasm will return for a Season 9 on HBO
Agent Carter and Sleepy Hollow star Max Brown has been cast as Prince Robert in The Royals Season 3
The Doctor Who spinoff Class has cast a gay male lead with a boyfriend
Gotham producers recast Ivy Pepper AKA Poison Ivy for Season 3

Movie News

This year at San Diego Comic-Con, you can visit the actual jail from Suicide Squad
The legendary composer John Williams will return to score Star Wars - Episode VIII and Indiana Jones 5
Take a look at the first trailer for Disney’s Moana
Mallrats 2 will be a TV series according to Kevin Smith
Spider-Man: Homecoming casts Community’s Donald Glover
Stephen Daldry signs on to direct the Wicked movie set to be released in December of 2019
Steven Spielberg wants to remake West Side Story

Music News

The Voice alum Christina Grimmie was tragically shot at a meet and greet in Orlando, Florida last week at the age of 22. Rest in peace, Christina.
Adele calls out critics at her concert
Eric Clapton is struggling to play guitar after damage to his nervous system
Selena Gomez breaks down onstage while paying tribute to her late friend Christina Grimmie
Christina Grimmie’s former coach on The Voice, Adam Levine, offers to pay for her funeral
Lady Gaga and Nick Jonas speak at Orlando United vigils
Justin Bieber tears up while paying tribute to his late friend Christina Grimmie

Theatre News

Missed the Tony Awards? Here’s a full list of the winners!
Jeremy Jordan is among those set to star in West Side Story at the Hollywood Bowl
JK Rowling promises a tour of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child so that all Potter fans can experience it
Lin-Manuel Miranda reads a sonnet as his acceptance speech at the Tony Awards this weekend
Jake Gyllenhaal, Sean Hayes, and James Corden sing “A Whole New World” during a commercial break at the Tony Awards
Check out James Corden’s showstopping opening numbers for the Tonys
Though Lin-Manuel Miranda will leave Hamilton next month, he intends to stop in from time to time
[SPOILER ALERT] Here’s everything known so far about Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
The New York City Gay Men’s Chorus paid tribute to the victims in Orlando with a song from Broadway’s Next to Normal
The Palace Theatre, currently home to Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, added a bright rainbow flag outside in honor of the victims in the Orlando Shooting
Hamilton is confirmed for a West End production in October of next year
Lin Manuel Miranda confirms he's leaving Hamilton, but not before the original cast is professionally filmed
She Loves Me, starring Laura Benanti and Zachary Levi, will make Broadway history as the first show to be livestreamed on BroadwayHD June 30th
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Idina Menzel, Nathan Lane, and more Broadway stars will come together to record “What The World Needs Now” to benefit the LGBTQ community
Krysta Rodriguez and Mario Lopez join the cast of A Chorus Line at the Hollywood Bowl
A Bronx Tale, directed by the legendary Robert DeNiro, is headed to Broadway!
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s alternate, Javier Munoz will step into his place as Alexander Hamilton when Miranda leaves the production in July

Misc News

Congratulations to Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher on the announcement of their second child together!
Vin Diesel shares a sweet photo of his daughter and his late best friend Paul Walker
Watch President Obama write thank you notes with Jimmy Fallon
Harry Potter stars Rupert Grint, Evanna Lynch, Bonnie Wright, and Matthew Lewis sort themselves on Pottermore and it’s great
USA swimming has banned Brock Turner from any and all events
Presidential hopeful Donald Trump puts his foot in his mouth again when sending a congratulatory tweet following the Orlando Massacre
California becomes the first state to make sexual consent lessons mandatory in high schools starting next year
Disneyland Shanghai is officially open for business!
One year old Princess Charlotte makes her balcony debut with her mother, father, and older brother George
JK Rowling and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter pay tribute to park employee Luis Vielma who lost his life at the age of 22 while at Pulse nightclub Saturday night
Stanford graduates protested Brock Turner’s sentencing during commencement
Across the world, monuments light up in solidarity and remembrance of the victims in Orlando
Prince William and Duchess Kate pay their respects to the victims of the Orlando Shooting at the U.S. Embassy in London
Disney donates $1 million to support the Orlando Shooting victims
New couple alert! Taylor Swift has been caught on camera cuddling up to Marvel’s Tom Hiddleston

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Fandom Friday 6/10/16

6/10/2016

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The last 9/11 service dog received an Honor Guard before she passed away

TV News

How I Met Your Mother’s Alyson Hanigan and Broadway star Megan Hilty will lead the TV Land remake of The First Wives’ Club
Superman to make an appearance in Supergirl Season 2
Nashville is near a deal to continue its story on CMT
Magic Mike’s Adam Rodriguez will take over for Shemar Moore as a new series regular on Criminal Minds
The Game of Thrones Season 6 finale will be the longest episode ever clocking in at a whopping 69 minutes!
Can’t get enough Gilmore Girls? Here’s everything you need to know about the Netflix revival
Real-life couple Lea Michele (Scream Queens) and Robert Buckley (iZombie) will star in Hulu’s Dimension 404

Movie News

Elizabeth Banks drops out of directing Pitch Perfect 3
Star Wars breakout star John Boyega has been cast as the lead in Pacific RIm 2
Hamilton’s Phillipa Soo joins the cast of Disney’s Moana alongside Lin-Manuel Miranda
Suicide Squad receives a PG-13 rating
Take a look at the first poster for Disney’s new princess Moana

Music News

Fall Out Boy and Missy Elliott will remake the classic Ghostbusters theme
Ed Sheeran faces a $20 million lawsuit over his hit song “Photograph”
Nick Jonas and Pretty Little Liars star Shay Mitchell get up close and personal in his new music video
Wilmer Valderrama and Demi Lovato call it quits after six years of dating

Theatre News

Broadway takes over James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke
The premiere of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child reveals [SPOILER] about Hermione
The cast of The Little Mermaid Live! finally share a photo together
Hairspray Live! finds its Tracy Turnblad
Take a magical first look at Hogwarts in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Misc News

Congratulations to Prince Charming and Snow White (AKA Josh Dallas and Ginnifer Goodwin) on the birth of their second son Hugo Wilson Dallas
JK Rowling responds to the racist backlash against Hermione
One of SeaWorld’s orcas tries to beach itself during a show
The cast of Girls speak out against sexual assault in a powerful PSA reminding us that “She is Someone”

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The Walking Dead came back. And everyone cried.

The Gilmore Girls trailer premieres online

Best. Bachelor. Story. Ever.

13 Going On 3o is heading to Broadway

Season four of Sherlock ​gets a premiere date

Get an early look at the new Disney animated film, ​Moana

Is Coulson/May going to be a thing on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.​

Bryan Fuller steps down as Star Trek​ showrunner

Daenerys and Jon Snow will finally meet on ​Game of Thrones

There's a new ALNM episode coming soon!

The cast of Will and Grace reunites for a new episode...kind of

Lady Gaga confirmed for Super Bowl halftime show

VP Joe Biden makes an appearance on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Alec Baldwin debuts as Donald Trump on SNL

Winston Duke cast as Black Panther villain

Final trailer of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them ​is released

Beauty and the Beast images leak online

The new Marvel series Luke Cage debuts on Netflix

Robin Hood will be returning to Once Upon A Time​

Netflix releases the first trailer for ​The Crown

Brangelina is over

The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards take place in LA

The Dalai Lama has a great Donald Trump impression

Find out your Patronus now on Pottermore

Pitch​ premieres on FOX

Hillary Clinton appears on Between Two Ferns

Ghost Rider debuts on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Joss Whedon returns to Twitter with a splash

This Is Us premieres...with a twist

Birth of the Dragon trailer premieres online

America honors the 15th anniversary of 9/11

Dolly Parton performs her hit "Jolene" with Pentatonix

Grace VanderWaal wins America's Got Talent

50 Shades Darker trailer premieres online

Congratulations to newlyweds Anna Camp and Skylar Astin

Game of Thrones, Grease: Live, Making A Murderer, and American Crime Story are all big winners at the 68th Annual Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards

American Horror Story: Roanoke premieres

Ellen DeGeneres and Michelle Obama go shopping, and it's comedy gold

Funko announces new Pop Figures

Protesters crash Ryan Lochte's Dancing With The Stars ​performance

RIP Gene Wilder

The VMAs: The Good, The Bad, and The Weird

Stan Lee supports Zendaya as Mary Jane Watson

ABC announces the cast for Season 23 of Dancing With The Stars​

Stranger Things is coming back to Netflix for season 2

The rumored short list of actors for the next James Bond appears online

The Black Eyed Peas release an updated remix of "Where Is The Love"

Some new television series were announced this week

Check out "Magic Michelle," Ellen Degeneres' Magic Mike​ parody

The Bachelor is...Nick Viall?

Simone Biles carries the American flag at the Closing Ceremony in Rio, and everyone wants to take a selfie

Naya Rivera opens up in her upcoming memoir, Sorry Not Sorry

Amber Heard battles with ex-husband over divorce settlement

Britney Spears joins James Corden for Carpool Karaoke

Southside With You premieres to great reviews

New Captain America: Civil War special features appear online

The first images from the upcoming live action Beauty and the Beast​ are released

Is this the best Family Feud ​ answer? Steve Harvey thinks so.

Jason Momoa has his own beer, and he's very excited

Criminal Minds moves on without lead Thomas Gibson

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Season four of Sherlock gets a premiere date

Get an early look at the new Disney animated film, Moana

Is Coulson/May going to be a thing on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Bryan Fuller steps down as Star Trek showrunner

Daenerys and Jon Snow will finally meet on Game of Thrones

Final trailer of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is released

Robin Hood will be returning to Once Upon A Time

Netflix releases the first trailer for The Crown

Pitch premieres on FOX

Protesters crash Ryan Lochte's Dancing With The Stars performance

ABC announces the cast for Season 23 of Dancing With The Stars

Check out "Magic Michelle," Ellen Degeneres' Magic Mike parody

The first images from the upcoming live action Beauty and the Beast are released

Is this the best Family Feud answer? Steve Harvey thinks so.