Fandom Friday 6/5/15

6/5/2015

Luke Mitchell and Henry Simmons are upgraded to series regulars on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. /
Outlander Season 2 casts Stanley Weber, Robert Cavanah, and Dominique Pinon
Sendhil Ramamurthy will return to Heroes: Reborn as Mohinder Suresh
Empire casts Adam Rodriguez (Magic Mike XXL) for season 2
Entertainment Weekly unveils the updated Ghostface mask for MTV’s Scream
The Soup’s Joel McHale joins the cast of The X-Files
ABC Family’s Shadowhunters casts David Castro as Raphael
Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig will try their hand at a Lifetime movie on June 20th, along with 90210 alum Jessica Lowndes
Degrassi will see its end after 14 seasons

Jimmy Kimmel brings us even more NBA Mean Tweets
Jennifer Lopez sends a photo from her first day of filming a new NBC cop show Shades of Blue

Movie News

Sofia Coppola drops out of the live-action version of The Little Mermaid
Colin Trevorrow, who directed Jurassic World, will not return for the sequel
Academy Award Winner Eddie Redmayne has been cast as Newt Scamander in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
The first Mockingjay: Part 2 poster foreshadows the fall of The Capitol
The first trailer for Pixar’s The Good Dinosaur has finally been released
Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 producer Nina Jacobsen tweets out a photo of Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson filming the epilogue

Joseph Gordon-Levitt attempts a thrilling tightrope walk in a new trailer for his film The Walk
JK Rowling announces Tina and Queenie, two lead characters in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Samuel L. Jackson is pretty much the only one who will not be appearing in Captain America: Civil War
New Mockingjay Part 2 stills are popping up all over!
Disney hires the writers for Legally Blonde to pen the Sister Act remake

Misc News

Kimye are expecting baby #2 -- South West?
A fourth 50 Shades of Grey book is coming. Hide your kids, hide your wife.
It’s been a year since his car crash and Tracy Morgan finally speaks out
David Beckham shares an adorable photo on Instagram teaching his 3-year-old daughter Harper how to ride a bike
Drake Bell is in big trouble for that transphobic tweet about Caitlyn Jenner, but he promptly apologizes for it
Brandy Norwood extends her run on Broadway in Chicago
Eight-year-old Izzy Cornthwaite is the fuel behind the UK Disney Store’s change in gender stereotyping
The casts of Broadway shows The Lion King and Aladdin have an impromptu sing-off at LaGuardia Airport in New York

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