Fandom Friday

There’s so much fake news this week that we don’t really know what’s real and what’s not.  Hope you didn’t get too confused this April Fool’s Day!

TV News

• The Daily Show picks its successor: 31-year-old Trevor Noah
  
• The first teaser trailer for The Walking Dead spinoff, Fear the Walking Dead has been released
  
• Once Upon A Time finally reveals some answers about the most elusive character, The Author!
  
• ABC Family orders “Shadowhunters” TV series based on The Mortal Instruments books by Cassandra Clare
  
• New Girl has been renewed for season 5
  
• The Arrow and The Flash spinoff, nicknamed "Flarrow"casts Doctor Who’s Arthur Darvil
• NBC’s next live musical is The Wiz
• Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones) to guest star on Doctor Who
  
• Full House sequel (Fuller House) will follow DJ & Kimmy
  
• Tracy Spiridakos (Revolution, Bates Motel) will join Adam Brody in the untitled CBS comedy from the writers of Modern Family
• Mistresses casts Scandal’s Brian White as a new love interest for the upcoming summer season
• House of Cards has been renewed for a fourth season
• ABC is planning a revival of The Muppet Show 19 years after the original

Movie News

• Disney announces a live-action Mulan?!  The internet explodes with possibilities for casting.
  
• A new Star Wars trailer will premiere in front of Avengers: Age of Ultron
  
• A Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sequel is in the works entitled Half Shell
  
• Arrow star Stephen Amell joins the TMNT sequel in his first major movie role
  
• A live-action Winnie The Pooh?! Uhm…Stop with the live-action stuff, Disney. 
• Even more is revealed in the Fantastic Four international teaser trailer
• X-Men Days of Future Past “Rogue Cut” adds 17 minutes to the movie and a whole new subplot
  
• Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice trailer to premiere in front of Mad Max: Fury Road
  
• Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is lending his voice to Disney’s Moana

Misc News

• Harrison Ford released from the hospital following his plane crash on March 5, 2015
  
• Hunger Games attractions are coming to a theme park in Dubai, according to LionsGate.  I’m not sure I’d want an attraction where I’d have to run for my life from Tributes….
  
• Spencer Smith announces he is leaving Panic! At The Disco
  
• Kelly's favorite band The Maine releases their 5th studio album, American Candy
  
• Ryan Reynolds plays an April Fool’s Joke on us with Mario Lopez and it's amazing
  
• Congratulations to Kendrick Lamar on his engagement to his high school sweetheart