Category: Fandom Friday

Fandom Friday 6/3/16

6/3/2016

Wednesday morning’s tragic shooting on UCLA’s campus may have motive for the shooting which ended in a murder/suicide

TV News

Take a look at the schedule for the mega-marathon of Disney Channel Original Movies!
Sense8 Season 2 is bringing major changes our way
General Hospital’s Kirsten Storms takes a break from the show
Legion ordered to series on FX
The cast and creators of Galavant discuss a possible future of the show on Netflix
Ellen Pompeo signs on for another season of Grey’s Anatomy
Rob Kardashian and fiancee Blac Chyna get their own reality show
Julie Andrews will star in a new children’s show on Netflix entitled Julie’s Greenroom

Movie News

Due to Dylan O’Brien’s injury, the third Maze Runner film, Death Cure has been pushed to 2018
Could an animated Spiderman movie profile Miles Morales?
After poor test audience reviews, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is headed into some expensive reshoots
It’s official! Lin-Manuel Miranda and Emily Blunt will lead Mary Poppins Returns
20th Century Fox is moving forward with a remake of the movie musical Guys and Dolls
Pitch Perfect 3 pushes back its release date to prepare for #Pitchmas
Marvel eyeing Oscar winner Brie Larson for the lead role in Captain Marvel
Stephen King’s It will creep into theatres September 2017 with Hemlock Grove’s Bill Skarsgard taking over as Pennywise

Theatre News

Broadway stars flock to the revival of Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn on the Great White Way
Take a look at the first photos of the Anastasia musical on Broadway
Lines too long? Check out the full video of Disney’s California Adventure Park’s new Frozen musical show
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child brings you photos of the Potter, Weasley, and Malfoy families
Broadway’s revival of You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown will release a cast recording
Harvey Weinstein and Lin-Manuel Miranda join forces for a film adaptation of the musical In The Heights
Something Rotten! announces its 2017 national tour
Lin-Manuel Miranda plans to leave Hamilton on Broadway on July 9th

Misc News

Congratulations to Pentatonix member Kirstin Maldonado on her engagement!
Congratulations to former That 70’s Show star Topher Grace on his marriage!
Congratulations to The Americans costars Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys on the birth of their first child!
Congratulations to Twilight’s Jackson Rathbone and his wife on the birth of their daughter
The world mourns the breakup of power couple Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris
Amber Heard’s abuse by husband Johnny Depp is detailed in her court filing
Glee’s Mark Salling has been formally charged in child pornography case
News anchor Ann Coulter causes a stir insisting “Mandarins” is the correct term for Asian-Americans
Jane the Virgin’s Gina Rodriguez donates her Golden Globes dress to a high schooler for her prom
Adele calls out a fan who was filming her concert
Soarin’ Over the World takes flight at Disney’s California Adventure Park starting on June 17th
The NBA Finals have begun! Take a look at the players reading Mean Tweets before the big game
Gigi Hadid and former One Direction singer Zayn Malik call it quits

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Fandom Friday 5/27/16

5/27/2016

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It’s finally here! Take a look at the teaser trailer for Disney’s live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast

TV News

The Flash’s Tom Cavanaugh argues that Grant Gustin should be The Flash in the movies, too
Louis CK dominates Jeopardy for charity
Andy Samberg returns to Saturday Night Live for an awesome NSFW Digital Short
Could a massive Save the Show campaign actually save Agent Carter from cancellation?
Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton get the cold open treatment on Saturday Night Live
The Chewbacca Mom is living the life as she give James Corden a ride to work and gets a special surprise from Chewbacca himself, Peter Mayhew
Get nostalgic with the new Girl Meets World Season 3 opening credits
Congratulations to Nyle DiMarco and Peta Murgatroyd, the winners of Dancing with the Stars Season 22
Game of Thrones’ Emilia Clarke sings “MMMbop” in Dothraki with Seth Meyers
A third season of True Detective seems unlikely
The cast of recently-cancelled Galavant thank their fans for the #MoreGalavant campaign
CBS cancels Limitless

Movie News

Thor: Ragnarok casts Cate Blanchett, Jeff Goldblum, and more!
Zac Efron and Seth Rogen flesh out some ideas for the next Neighbors movie
Take a look at the trailer for Star Trek Beyond
Idina Menzel wants to give Frozen’s Elsa a girlfriend
Check out the second trailer for Pixar’s Finding Dory
Netflix will soon be the only place to stream movies from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and LucasFilm
The live-action Full Metal Alchemist movie gets an all-Japanese cast
Joss Whedon expresses interest in directing an all-female Marvel film
A Twitter campaign asks Marvel to #GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend
Beauty and the Beast star Josh Gad shares a video of the new trailer along with the original trailer from Disney’s 1991 animated classic
Disney is now considering a live-action remake of the classic film, The Little Mermaid
John Carpenter will executive produce a new Halloween movie
Tom Hardy has been cast alongside One Direction’s Harry Styles in Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk
Nicolas Cage updates us on National Treasure 3
Could Tom Hiddleston be the next James Bond?
Megan Fox hopes to play Kitana in the next Mortal Kombat movie
The Little Prince is coming to Netflix August 5th
Harry Styles shows off his new haircut and uniform on-set of Dunkirk

Music News

Former Megadeth drummer Nick Menza died onstage
Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis is in stable condition after a painful situation
Calvin Harris cancels his LA gig after a car accident
Take a listen to the newly-released Finding Dory theme song

Theatre News

Shoshana Bean is Fanny Brice in Funny Girl
Jake Gyllenhaal will lead City Center’s Sunday in the Park with George
Rebel Wilson will make her West End debut in Guys and Dolls
Tuck Everlasting will soon be taking its final bow
Lin-Manuel Miranda has received a portrait at New York City’s famous Sardi’s
Dear Evan Hansen announces its transfer to the Broadway stage
Broadway’s She Loves Me announces a release date for their cast album
Tony Award winner Lena Hall to take on the title role in the Hedwig and the Angry Inch tour
The Hamilton Original Broadway Cast Recording earns platinum record status
The Broadway revival of Cats finds its Grizabella in Leona Lewis
Broadway’s The Phantom of the Opera welcomes its first Asian-American Christine Daae

Misc News

Congratulations to Eva Longoria on her marriage to Jose Antonio Baston!
Congratulations to Dancing with the Stars couple Peta Murgatroyd and Maksim Chmerkovskiy on the announcement of their first child together!
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom have made their romance Instagram official
Watch Pink get pink when her crush Johnny Depp surprises her on Jimmy Kimmel Live
Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr. prove that they are real-life superheroes when they made this cancer patient’s dream come true
Kris Jenner announces her plan to change her name back to Kardashian
Watch Jimmy Fallon take Blake Shelton to sushi for the first time
Over 400 authors have signed a petition against presidential hopeful Donald Trump
Marvel Comics has just made Steve Rogers AKA Captain America one of the biggest villains
The Disney Cruise Line will be returning to California, New York, and Texas in Fall of 2017
Watch the cast of Ghostbusters play a game of Heads Up with Ellen DeGeneres
James Corden and Anne Hathaway throw down with this insane rap battle
Amber Heard files for divorce from Johnny Depp after one year of marriage
Saturday Night Live’s Kate McKinnon impersonates Hillary Clinton and Ellen DeGeneres to their faces and it’s awesome
Khloe Kardashian files for divorce from Lamar Odom…again

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Fandom Friday 5/20/16

5/20/2016

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TV News

How are your favorite shows doing? Take a look at all the renewed and cancelled shows so far
Sherlock Season 4 casts Toby Jones as the villain
The BBC is working on Britflix, a new streaming service
The X-Files will not be returning next season, but could still come back the following year
Take a look at the trailer for the Prison Break reboot
Laverne Cox is Frank-N-Furter in the first trailer for FOX’s Rocky Horror Picture Show
Scandal Season 6 has been pushed to midseason due to Kerry Washington’s second pregnancy
CBS confirms that it is moving forward with a spinoff of The Good Wife
Petitions to save Marvel’s Agent Carter amass 88,000+ signatures
The Discovery Channel has announced its lineup for Shark Week
Sara Ramirez leaves Grey’s Anatomy after 10 years on the show
The Netflix Gilmore Girls revival gets a title and a poster
The CW shuffles up their lineup for next fall

Movie News

Warner Brothers is planning an all-female superhero movie starring Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn
Iron Man 3’s villain was genderswapped due to concerns with toy sales
Vin Diesel welcomes Nathalie Emmanuel to Fast & Furious 8 by lip-syncing Sade
Could Star Wars breakout star John Boyega be joining Marvel’s Black Panther?

Music News

Jimmy Fallon, The Roots, and The Lonely Island take on “I’m On A Boat” with classroom instruments
Check out James Corden’s latest Carpool Karaoke with Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas
Take a look at the official music video for the wildly popular Justin Timberlake comeback song “Can’t Stop The Feeling”
Due to controversy with Dr. Luke court case, Kesha will not be performing at this weekend’s Billboard Music Awards
Rage Against the Machine has just launched a mysterious countdown website
Michael Buble has cancelled two upcoming performances due to vocal surgery
Hamilton’s Leslie Odom Jr. will release his own solo jazz album
RIP John Berry: one of the founding members of The Beastie Boys has passed away at age 52

Theatre News

Jane the Virgin’s Jaime Camil is joining Chicago on Broadway
Lin-Manuel Miranda totally killed it with his commencement speech at University of Pennsylvania
Arielle Jacobs (whose famous brother Adam currently plays Aladdin on Broadway) will take over the role of Princess Jasmine in Australia’s Aladdin musical
Frasier’s David Hyde Pierce will co-star with Bette Midler in Broadway’s revival of Hello Dolly!
Younger star Sutton Foster joins the revival of Sweet Charity
Broadway sensation Wicked names its next Elphaba

Misc News

Disnerds! Sink your teeth into this POV video of the new TRON Lightcycle Power Run roller coaster at Disneyland Shanghai
Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin come together to celebrate their daughter Apple’s 12th birthday at Disneyland
Maybelline has just signed their first Asian Global Ambassador
With the new attraction opening July 4th, here’s a first look at Universal Studios’ Walking Dead attraction
Mexico’s president is proposing legalizing same-sex marriage

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Fandom Friday

5/13/2016

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TV News

ABC cancels a shocking number of series, including Castle, Marvel's Agent Carter, The Muppets, The Family, Galavant, and Nashville.
Alan Menken tweets about a stage version of Galavant
Marvel's Most Wanted not moving forward
CBS cancels CSI: Cyber, the last remaining show of the CSI franchise
Supergirl moves from CBS to The CW
FOX cancels all their freshman comedies, but renews Sleepy Hollow
NBC cancels Telenovela, Undateable, Crowded
**SPOILER** exits as a series regular on DC's Legends of Tomorrow, but signs on as series regular for the Berlanti universe
Ross Butler joins the cast of Teen Wolf

Movie News

Michael B. Jordan and Lupita N'yongo to join the cast of Marvel's Black Panther
The first reviews for X-Men Apocalypse are in, and they're not great
Deadpool takes part in his own Honest Trailer
Not a surprise, but Captain America: Civil War dominates the box office

Music News

Justin Timberlake and Anna Kendrick duet on "True Colors" at Cannes
Meghan Trainor takes down photoshopped music video
Apple promises they are not getting rid of downloads
Is there new music coming from the Spice Girls?

Theater News

Andrew Lloyd Webber furious about Nicole Scherzinger pulling out of Cats revival
Audra McDonald announces her maternity leave from Shuffle Along
James Corden prepares to host the Tony Awards

Misc News

People freak out after realizing Sebastian Stan looks exactly like a young Luke Skywalker
J.K. Rowling provides a handwritten "Expecto Patronum" to a fan in need

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Due to the excitement surrounding Captain America: Civil War, Christina and I were unable to post Fandom Friday last week. Instead, we have gathered all our favorite news stories from the past TWO weeks to bring you one big Fandom Friday! We’re sorry, but we hope you all enjoyed the past two weeks.

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Happy 20th anniversary to RENT!!
The Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning musical opened at the Nederlander Theatre in New York City on April 29, 1996.

TV News

Doctor Who introduces the newest companion: Pearl Mackie
Here’s your first look at Neil Patrick Harris as Count Olaf in Netflix’s A Series of Unfortunate Events
Netflix orders its sixth Marvel show, The Punisher, to series
John Krasinski to play Jack Ryan in Amazon’s new series
Star Wars breakout star John Boyega and X-Men’s James McAvoy have been cast in the new Watership Down miniseries on Netflix
Freeform will air Lizzie McGuire, That’s So Raven, and other beloved Disney Channel shows from the 2000s
The Mindy Project will be staying with Hulu for a Season 5
Lifetime is bringing us a sequel to the 2000 teen hit Center Stage with returning stars Peter Gallagher, Ethan Steifel, and Sascha Rudetsky

Movie News

Check out the stars and directors for nine more Disney movies getting the live-action treatment
Hamilton star Lin-Manuel Miranda will play opposite Emily Blunt in the remake of Mary Poppins
Nathan Fillion joins Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 2 as Wonder Man
Take a look at the first trailer for Oliver Stone’s Snowden
Academy Award winner Alicia Vikander has been cast as Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Robert Downey Jr. is open to Iron Man 4
Director Josh Boone teases new mutants for the next X-Men film
The hastag #GiveElsaAGirlfriend goes viral for Frozen 2…..but will Disney listen?
The Russo Brothers reveal that they will be re-titling Avengers: Infinity War
Alden Ehrenreich is your young Han Solo!

Music News

Nick Jonas and Demi Lovato have cancelled two shows in North Carolina
Justin Bieber is in trouble with PETA for posing with an abused tiger
Take a listen to Justin Timberlake’s new song “Can’t Stop the Feeling”!

Theatre News

Harvey Fierstein, Jennifer Hudson, Martin Short, and Derek Hough have been cast in NBC’s Hairspray Live!
The original Ariel, Jodi Benson, will make an appearance in The Little Mermaid at the Hollywood Bowl
JK Rowling plans to take Harry Potter and the Cursed Child abroad!
The Palace Theatre unveils a gorgeous statue of Albus Severus for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Check out the full cast for the revival of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown starring Kristin Chenoweth
Hamilton breaks records with 16 Tony nominations! Take a look at all the other nominees here
The Broadway-bound Frozen musical may have found its Anna
Lin-Manuel Miranda brings JJ Abrams on #Ham4Ham in celebration of May the 4th, Star Wars Day
Finding Neverland sets a summer closing date
Wicked’s Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth reunite to sing “For Good”

Misc News

Congratulations to Kevin and Danielle Jonas on the announcement of their second child together!
A Tim-Burton-themed bar has opened its doors in New York City
We all experienced cuteness overload when Prince George met President Obama in pajamas and a plushy robe
Microsoft reveals a Stark-approved Iron Man version of XBOX One
Congratulations to former Bachelorette Desiree Siegfried and her husband Chris on the announcement of their first child together!
The Los Angeles Lakers have hired Luke Walton as their head coach
Ryan Reynolds wrote a tribute to a young fan who passed away from cancer
Congratulations to Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry on receiving the Magic Johnson Award!
For the first time, a transgender flag flies over Boston’s City Hall!
Channing Tatum’s interview with this autistic reporter will give you all the feels
Could a Guardians of the Galaxy ride replace fan-favorite Tower of Terror at Disneyland?
Time to plan a ladies trip! Channing Tatum is bringing Magic Mike Live to Las Vegas!
Starbucks and Barnes and Noble will be joining Target in having trans-friendly bathrooms available for customers
Arrow and Teen Wolf star Colton Haynes comes out as gay and we here at ALNM couldn’t be happier for him!

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Fandom Friday 4/22/16

4/22/2016

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Rest In Peace Prince

TV News

Two leading cast members will be leaving Castle after Season 8
Once Upon A Time producers talk about the big reveal
New Doctor Who companion to be revealed this weekend
Kelly Ripa will not return to Live! this week after Michael Strahan announces his departure
Disney Channel will have a Memorial Day weekend filled with all our favorite Disney Channel Original Movies
MTV has renewed The Shannara Chronicles for a second season
Take a look at the first photos of Chuck’s return on Supernatural
Mr. Robot Season 2 gets a release date and a new teaser

Movie News

Captain America: Civil War is on track for a huge opening weekend
There was a lot of news about upcoming movies from CinemaCon
Michael Keaton is out and Robert Downey Jr. is in for Spider-Man: Homecoming
Take a look at the first trailer for the reboot of the classic Western, The Magnificent Seven
Robert Downey Jr. says new Sherlock Holmes movie may shoot this year
Some familiar faces from the Wizarding World will be popping up in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Take a look at Elizabeth Banks as Rita Repulsa in the new Power Rangers reboot
Check out the Red Band Trailer for Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates starring Zac Efron, Adam Devine, Anna Kendrick, and Aubrey Plaza
Star Wars: Episode VIII will bring back the A-Wing fighter

Music News

According to their manager, new Radiohead music will arrive this June
Scottish grunge band Garbage has released a new single titled “Empty”
American Authors have released four great new songs from their upcoming album What We Live For

Theatre News

Congratulations to Lin-Manuel Miranda on winning the Pulitzer Prize for Hamilton!
JK Rowling provides more insight into Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Anastasia is coming to Broadway http://www.broadway.com/buzz/184545/anastasia-stage-adaptation-will-land-on-broadway-in-2016-17-season/
Betsey Wolfe (Bullets Over Broadway, The Last Five Years) has been cast as Elsa in the Frozen musical on Broadway
Daniel Dae Kim and Marin Mazzie are the newest stars of Broadway’s The King and I

Misc News

The world says goodbye to Everybody Loves Raymond star Doris Roberts, who passed away at 90 years old
Congratulations to John Legend and Chrissy Teigen on the birth of their daughter, Luna
Congratulations to Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis on the announcement of their second pregnancy together!
Congratulations to Behati Prinsloo and Adam Levine who just announced that they are having a little girl!
Congratulations to Jennifer Aniston, who was just named People’s Most Beautiful!
ESPN fires Curt Shilling after he posts an anti-transgender meme
Prince Harry and Prince William have a lightsaber battle on the Star Wars set in Pinewood Studios
A Saved by the Bell themed restaurant is opening in Chicago
Harriet Tubman will replace President Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill
Gwyneth Paltrow and James Corden work up a sweat in a dance class taught by toddlers

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Fandom Friday 4/15/16

4/15/2016

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Congratulations to the Golden State Warriors on their record-breaking 73rd win in a regular season!

TV News

Marvel’s Cloak and Dagger series is headed to Freeform
Check out the trailer for Bloodlines Season 2
Could Vampire Diaries be ending after Season 8?
Take a look at the latest trailer for Game of Thrones Season 6
Here’s your first look at the Netflix Gilmore Girls reboot!
The CW will bring back sketch comedy show MADtv
Lord of the Rings’ David Wenham has been cast in Marvel’s Iron Fist on Netflix
Arden Cho announces her departure from MTV’s Teen Wolf
Gavin Polone, the original producer of Gilmore Girls, is suing over the Netflix revival of the show
Disney has begun an open casting call for High School Musical 4

Movie News

Charlize Theron and Scott Eastwood join the cast of Fast & Furious 8
The newest clip for Captain America: Civil War shows the new Avengers in action
Take a look at the first full trailer for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them!
Bebop and Rocksteady are revealed in the newest trailer for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
Marvel Studios delay Inhumans movie
Thor and Star-Lord may be joining Infinity War
The original Star Wars trilogy will be returning to select cinemas!
Ant-Man is the fanboy in all of us in this clip from Captain America: Civil War
Take a look at the first trailer for Doctor Strange starring Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict Cumberbatch has been cast as The Grinch
Disney teases Beauty and the Beast and Finding Dory at CinemaCon
30 years after The Princess Bride, Cary Elwes and Mandy Patinkin will reunite for a new movie
Channing Tatum has been cast in Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Deadpool 2 has been confirmed with the original cast returning
Alden Ehrenreich could be the front-runner to play the young Han Solo
James Cameron has announced four Avatar sequels

Music News

Bruce Springsteen cancels his concert in North Carolina to oppose the transgender bathroom law
James Newton Howard will score Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Bryan Adams cancels his Mississippi concert in protest of new laws

Theatre News

Kelli O’Hara, Laura Osnes, and many more join the list of stars to attend BroadwayCon 2017
The Lion King’s Heather Headley will replace Jennifer Hudson in The Color Purple
Broadway baby Jonathan Groff has taken his final bow as King George in Hamilton
Daniel Radcliffe will return to the New York stage in Privacy
The Zachary Levi- and Laura Benanti-led She Loves Me revival has extended its Broadway run
Matilda on Broadway has set its closing date
Fences will begin filming soon with its leads Denzel Washington and Viola Davis
Barbra Streisand’s Gypsy film finds a new director

Misc News

The Los Angeles Lakers say goodbye to a legend as Kobe Bryant plays his final game at Staples Center
Could Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds be expecting Baby #2?
Congratulations to Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling on the announcement of their second pregnancy together!
Congratulations to Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green on the announcement of their third child together
Congratulations to Anne Hathaway on the birth of her baby boy!
Congratulations to Kelly Clarkson and her husband on the birth of their son, Remington Alexander!
Jake Lloyd, known for playing young Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars - Episode I: The Phantom Menace, has been diagnosed with schizophrenia
Robert Downey Jr. traded in his Iron Man armor for an important cause
Tyler Oakley and Dancing with the Stars’ Nyle DiMarco are adorable as they flirt in sign language
Scream Queen’s Lea Michele pays tribute to the late Cory Monteith with her new tattoo
Teen Wolf’s Tyler Posey gave us an update on his best friend Dylan O’Brien’s recovery
Disney star Debby Ryan has been arrested under felony DUI charges
AMC quickly drops their “texting in the theatre” plan

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Fandom Friday

4/8/2016

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Happy Friday everyone! Join me in wishing my co-host Kelly a speedy recovery. In the meantime, you're stuck with me for all your Fandom Friday news needs. Also, be sure to check out the latest in our "ALNM's Path to Civil War" article series for all your Captain America needs.

TV News

Check out which shows CBS has renewed for the 2016-2017 fall season!
Exactly 22 years after the premiere episode, The All That Reunion will grace our televisions
Supergirl ratings skyrocket with The Flash crossover
NBC’s Hairspray Live! sets an open casting call to find its Tracy Turnblad
Melissa Joan Hart says that a Sabrina the Teenage Witch reboot could happen and all the 90’s kids rejoice!
Aaron Sorkin’s A Few Good Men will receive a live NBC broadcast
Kat Graham will be leaving The Vampire Diaries after Season 8
Sherlock Season 4 has begun filming
Kocktails with Khloe has been cancelled after only 14 episodes
Melissa McCarthy is officially returning to Gilmore Girls

Movie News

DC releases a timeline for the next ten films
Deadpool is now the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time
Take a look at the second trailer for The Lego Batman Movie
Harrison Ford will be auctioning off Han Solo’s jacket from Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The video of Daisy Ridley’s audition for Star Wars: The Force Awakens shows us that she was meant to play Rey
We catch a glimpse of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story in the first trailer
Oscar Isaac will reunite with his Ex Machina director for the film Annihilation
Fans want Batman v. Superman director Zack Snyder booted out of the DC Cinematic Universe
Disney is developing a live-action film about Snow White’s sister Rose Red
Ewan McGregor confirms that the Trainspotting sequel will begin filming next month
Check out the first trailer for Swiss Army Man starring Paul Dano and Daniel Radcliffe
Dylan O’Brien is healing very well after his accident on-set of The Death Cure, according to his co-star GIancarlo Esposito
Take a look at Disney’s BFG in the newest trailer for the movie based on the beloved Roald Dahl novel
Could Captain America: Civil War have a crossover with Luke Cage?
Break out the celebratory chimichangas! Ryan Reynolds has closed the deal for Deadpool 2
Check out the first set photos of Tom Cruise in the reboot of The Mummy

Music News

Take a look at the music video for Rooney’s newest song “My Heart Beats 4 U”
Check out the acoustic version of Kelly’s new favorite song “Am I Pretty” by The Maine
Backstreet’s back! They’ll be starting a trial run for a Las Vegas residency soon!
A judge has dismissed Kesha’s hate-crime and human-rights complaints against her producer Dr. Luke
American Idol ends with a star studded finale

Theatre News

Book of Mormon’s Rory O’Malley will take over for Jonathan Groff has King George in Hamilton
Tuck Everlasting, starring Newsies’ Andrew Keenan-Bolger, will offer tickets for $19.75 in honor of the novel’s publication year
Alfie Boe has taken the stage as the newest J.M. Barrie in Finding Neverland
Waitress the Musical sets a box office record in its first weekend
Take a look at Saoirse Ronan in The Crucible on Broadway
Christian Borle, Stephanie J. Block, and Andrew Rannells will star in the revival of Falsettos
Sara Bareilles made her Broadway debut during an impromptu performance at Waitress the Musical
Check out Glenn Close as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard on the West End
Aaron Tveit, Tituss Burgess, Gavin Creel, and more delight us all in this year’s Miscast
Diane Lane will return to Broadway in The Cherry Orchard
Sara Bareilles, Darren Criss, Rebel Wilson, and Tituss Burgess headline The Little Mermaid at the Hollywood Bowl
BroadwayCon will expand to Javits Center for its 2017 return
Oscar Isaac set to headline Hamlet

Misc News

British comedy team Hamish and Andy pull off the best April Fool’s Prank: Jurassic Carpark
Wentworth Miller shuts down the body-shaming meme floating around the internet
Check out the beautiful cover art for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: Illustrated Edition
LEGO introduces Disney minifigures
The Plastics get the plastic Funko treatment with these new Mean Girls POP! Figures
Congratulations to Dancing with the Stars’ Allison Holker and her husband tWitch on the birth of their baby boy!
MAC will introduce a Star Trek cosmetics line
Tom Hiddleston gives Chicago its weather forecast and blames thunderstorms on Thor
Congratulations to Seth Meyers and his wife on the birth of their son, Ash!
Darkwing Duck will make his return to comic books!
Game of Thrones’ stars Rose Leslie and Kit Harrington go public with their romance with a red carpet debut
Congratulations to Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna on their engagement

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Fandom Friday 4/1/16

4/1/2016

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Happy birthday to our favorite practical jokers, Fred and George Weasley!

TV News

Grant Gustin has been cast as a recurring guest star for CBS’ Supergirl after the success of the crossover between The Flash and Supergirl earlier this week
Christopher Meloni to return to Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Elliot Stabler for a multi-episode story arc
Selfie will return for a second season on Netflix next fall
One season after Nina Dobrev, Ian Somerhalder announces his exit from The Vampire Diaries
Keahu Kahuanui and Max Carver team up for the new Teen Wolf spinoff featuring Danny and Ethan
Ryan Murphy confirms his retirement after the 2016-2017 fall television season
Game of Thrones writers will spoil the as-yet-unpublished book by George R.R. Martin in the next seasons
Supernatural will take its final bow after its 20th season
Once Upon A Time creators Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz to introduce Pocahontas as the next Disney princess to visit Storybrooke
Could fan-favorite Steven Yuen be leaving The Walking Dead for good?
How To Get Away With Murder confirmed to be part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
The Flash’s Robbie Amell will be leading the X-Files spinoff
Merlin cast to reunite for final TV movie
Harry Potter star Rupert Grint confirmed as next companion on Doctor Who

Movie News

Critics are all wrong: Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice is the one to beat for Best Picture 2017
Director Rian Johnson confirms fan-requested StormPilot storyline for Star Wars: Episode VIII
Hayden Christensen confirms his return to Star Wars with an adorable picture of his daughter on Instagram
Reese Witherspoon signs on for Legally Blonde 3
Eddie Redmayne talks Newt Scamander’s secret Weasley lineage in the newest trailer for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
DC Comics announces merge of film and television series via multiverse
Captain America: Civil War release date pushed back one month following post-production issues

Theatre News

Emma Watson has been cast as the understudy for Noma Dumezweni in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Broadway star Lin-Manuel Miranda joins the cast of the Hamilton National Tour
Broadway baby Jeremy Jordan will play J.M. Barrie this summer in Finding Neverland
Selena Gomez will be the next Roxie Hart in Chicago on Broadway this coming September
Grease revival announced coming 2017 starring Grease Live’s Aaron Tveit as Danny Zuko

Misc News

Congratulations to Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris on their engagement!
James Corden’s latest edition of Carpool Karaoke accidentally exposes Jennifer Lopez’s secret romance with recent Oscar winner Leonardo DiCaprio
Twilight co-stars Anna Kendrick and Kellan Lutz are the cutest couple as they flaunt their new relationship on Twitter
N*SYNC announces reunion tour in select cities but fan-favorite Justin Timberlake will not be joining, instead being replaced by One Direction’s Niall Horan
Directioners around the world mourn as One Direction confirms their “hiatus” will actually be a break-up
Comic-Con San Diego finds its new home in Vancouver, Canada

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Fandom Friday 3/25/16

3/25/2016

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Our thoughts go out to all those affected by the terror attacks in Brussels.

We also wish a speedy recovery to Dylan O’Brien who was injured on the set of The Maze Runner’s third film Death Cure last week.

TV News

Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant sign on for the Netflix series Santa Clarita Diet
Braindead, the CBS series starring Broadway’s Aaron Tveit and Nikki M. James, sets a premiere date
Jeremy Renner is open to a Hawkeye series on Netflix
Richard Belzer is set to return as Detective John Munch on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Check out the new clip of Teen Titans vs. Justice League featuring Weather Wizard
Channing and Jenna Dewan Tatum are teaming up for a dance competition show in NBC
Game of Thrones Season 6 is gearing up for the biggest battle on television
Kirk Fogg, the original host of Legends of the Hidden Temple, will return for the made-for-TV movie
Rufus and Bobby make their triumphant return to Supernatural
Shemar Moore will leave Criminal Minds after 11 seasons
The cast of the 90’s Nickelodeon show All That is reuniting in April with all-new skits
California here we come! All seasons of The OC are FINALLY coming to Hulu!
Darth Maul is coming to Star Wars Rebels
Mr. Robot Season 2 is coming and here’s your first look

Movie News

The Little Prince has been picked up by Netflix
Take a look at the beautiful portraits of The Jungle Book stars alongside their animal counterparts
X-Men’s Lucas Till has been cast as MacGyver
Chris Hemsworth is ready for action in the new trailer for The Huntsman: Winter’s War
Director Zack Snyder addresses why Grant Gustin wasn’t cast as The Flash in the Justice League movie
Margot Robbie has been cast as Tonya Harding in a new movie about the skater
It’s finally here! Take a look at the trailer for Bridget Jones’ Baby
Disney and Marvel are vowing to stop filming in Georgia if an anti-gay bill is passed
Check out the first images and trailer for Deepwater Horizon starring Mark Wahlberg, Teen Wolf’s Dylan O’Brien, and Jane the Virgin’s Gina Rodriguez
Take a look at the hilarious first images from The Lego Batman Movie
The legendary Paul McCartney has joined the cast of Pirates of the Caribbean 5: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Kylo Ren boards the Millennium Falcon in one of many deleted scenes from The Force Awakens

Music News

NOW! That’s What I Call Broadway is coming with songs by Idina Menzel, Kristin Chenoweth, and more
Check out the lineup for this summer’s Vans Warped Tour including Kelly’s favorite band, The Maine
Crank up the DriveShaft: an official LOST concert will be happening this year
Coldplay’s Chris Martin and Jimmy Fallon perfectly cover David Bowie

Theatre News

The stars of the original Broadway cast of Aladdin have extended their runs for another year
Hamilton will be holding open auditions!

Misc News

Congratulations to 90’s heartthrob Devon Sawa on the birth of his baby girl
RIP Gary Shandling
Here’s everything that will be leaving Netflix and debuting on Netflix this April
Take a look at Graham Norton’s super-cut of celebrity impressions
Apple will be introducing a new, smaller iPhone
Luke Evans and Hugh Jackman had a sing-off to determine who was the better Gaston
Harrison Ford gives some advice to whoever will play the young Han Solo: “Don’t do it!”
Check out a Hello Kitty passenger train that we didn’t know we always wanted
Bachelor Season 12 contestant Erin Storm tragically dies in a private plane crash
Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love’s daughter Frances Bean Cobain files for divorce after only 21 months of marriage
Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry was immortalized at Madame Tussaud's San Francisco Wax Museum

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