Fandom Friday 6/26/15

Remember June 26, 2015 as a day in history.  
Today the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that it is legal for all Americans, regardless of gender or sexual orientation, to marry the people they love. Congratulations, America.  We did it.  #LoveWins #NoH8 #MarriageEquality

TV News

• NBC cancels Hannibal after three seasons, but never fear!  The possibility of getting picked up by another network is high
• Game of Thrones joins the San Diego Comic-Con lineup
• Ryan Murphy confirms that Lady Gaga will not be singing in her role on American Horror Story: Hotel
• Criminal Minds casts Aisha Tyler in place of Jennifer Love Hewitt
• Lester Holt officially takes over as the new anchor for NBC Nightly News
• Get ready for Monday by checking out Teen Wolf’s new opening credits with new series regular Dylan Sprayberry!
• James Frain (True Blood, Grimm) is cast in Gotham as season 2’s big bad
• Emma Roberts will return for American Horror Story: Hotel
• Golden Globe winning Amazon series Transparent has been renewed for a third season
• Ellie Kemper (The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) fills in on The Today Show throughout the summer as its hosts go on their summer vacations 
• David Duchovny’s Aquarius is renewed by NBC for a second season
• The CW and Fox set their fall premiere dates  
• Seth Meyers and Amy Poehler revive “Really?!” on Late Night 

Movie News

• Tom Holland (who originated the role of Billy Elliott on Broadway) has officially been cast as the newest incarnation of Spider-Man!
• The title and plot details of Independence Day 2 are released!
• Channing Tatum and Jimmy Fallon have some fun reading Magic Mike rewritten by children
• The first trailer for the prequel to Wet, Hot American Summer is released starring Amy Poehler, Paul Rudd, and Bradley Cooper
• The fourth Chronicles of Narnia film, The Silver Chair finally has a complete script
• New in completely unnecessary sequels: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, and Eddie Murphy will return for Twins 2
• Joseph Fiennes signs on for the companion film to Chariots of Fire entitled The Last Race
• Emma Watson joins Tom Hanks for the movie The Circle
  

 Theatre News

• Smash’s Bombshell is headed to Broadway
• The Bait Shop returns for one night only.  August 30th, you can catch a one-night-only performance of The OC: The Musical in Los Angeles!
• The Prince of Egypt is getting the musical treatment
• Michael C. Hall cast as the lead in the new David Bowie musical Lazarus
• The first photos of Taye Diggs as Broadway’s next Hedwig are released
• Darren Criss apologizes for transphobic joke made during his performance in Hedwig after fans voice their distaste over Twitter
  

 Misc News

• RIP James Horner.  The Titanic and Avatar composer died in a plane crash earlier this week.
• Gmail launches a feature that allows you to unsend an email...so it’s like Snapchat for your email?
• John Oliver tackles the subject of online harassment of women
• Leonard Nimoy’s son is crowd-funding a "Spockumentary"
• Taylor Swift can change the world!  Or at least she can change a lot about iTunes
• Maya Rudolph does a perfect impersonation of Rachel Dolezal
• Sam Maccarone, a man from New Jersey, proposes to the girl he has loved since they were 10 and it goes viral
• Seattle unveils 11 rainbow crosswalks in its Capitol Hill neighborhood
• Harry Potter fans rejoice as JK Rowling confirms a play about the boy wizard will be opening in London next year
• Channing Tatum and Matt Bomer surprise attendees at LA’s Gay Pride Parade on a Magic Mike float