Fandom Friday 3/25/16

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