Sep 14, 2015
The entertainment news for the week ending Thursday, September 10th 2015as seen by Beef, Neil and Wing. As usual, we discuss news from the world of entertainment from movies to TV, the web and more. Spoiler Alert! Spoiler Alert! These discussions will be spoiler filled and will contain explicit language, so consider yourself warned.
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OBITUARIES& NON-OBITUARIES(Let’s not have a moment of silence)
Terry Gilliam, not-dead at age 74:
Variety accidentally hits the “post” button on his
obituary
Article:http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weird-news/monty-python-star-terry-gilliam-says-hes-not-dead-n424201
COMICS
Marvel:A-Force #4, Civil War #4, Planet Hulk #4 and 1602: Witch Hunter Angela #3
DC: JL:United #14 (Nostalgia - Sgt. Rock)
Image:Bitch Planet #5, Walking Dead #146, The Wicked + the Divine #14, Saga Vol 5
Indie:Swords of Sorrow #5 (Dynamite), Star Trek: New Visions #8: The Survival Equation (IDW), Mirror’s Edge: Exordium #1 (Dark Horse)
BOOKS
Star Wars: Aftermath
by Chuck Wendig:
First look at the new expanded universe!!
Release
Date:
Sept 4, 2015
Article:
http://www.denofgeek.us/books-comics/star-wars/248864/star-wars-aftermath-review
Amazon:http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TCI489U/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_7U07vb0Y6GJCT
Star Wars: Lost Stars by Claudia Grey:
YA Lit in the run up to Force Awakens
Release
Date:
Sept 4, 2015
Article:
http://io9.com/everything-we-know-about-star-wars-post-return-of-the-j-1729549100
Amazon:http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00YB2HK42/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_t2k8vb1NYBBPJ
Homecoming: Book 1 - Aftermath
by R. A. Salvatore:
The 28th Drizzt Do’urden book
Release
Date:
Sept 1, 2015
Article:https://dnd.wizards.com/products/fiction/novels-ebooks/archmage
Amazon:http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00R047Y7G/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_Au17vb1KHDMNF
GAMING
ONLINE MEDIA
TV NEWS
Arrow (CW):
Season 4 trailer drops at Dragon Con
Article:http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/arrow-season-4-trailer-constantine-mr-terrific-damien-darhk-1201586481/
Trailer:https://youtu.be/vPXHDB6-QMk
The Flash (CW):
Season 2 trailer focuses on Jay Garrick
Article:http://comicbook.com/2015/09/09/new-flash-promo-centers-around-jay-garrick/
Trailer:
https://youtu.be/-YXewrnbHss
The Walking Dead (AMC):
You know what these Walkers need… more Zombie!
Article:http://comicbook.com/2015/09/07/the-walking-dead-season-6-will-use-digital-augmentation-to-make-/
Agents of SHIELD (ABC):
First Trailer and some insight into season 3
Article:http://www.denofgeek.us/tv/agents-of-shield/246085/agents-of-shield-season-3-news-trailer-premiere-date-and-more
Trailer:https://tv.yahoo.com/video/marvels-agents-h-e-l-204615912.html
Jessica Jones (Netflix):
Jessica Jones to premiere on Nov 20
Article:http://www.superherohype.com/news/352549-marvels-jessica-jones-teaser#/slide/1
Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIKecSNhRv8
Shooter (USA Network):
Pilot based on the Mark Whalberg movie is getting some
cast
Article:http://deadline.com/2015/09/emily-rios-cast-drama-pilot-shooter-1201517774/
MOVIES
Weekend Box Office (U.S.
Domestic):
Sept 4-7 (Includes Labor Day)
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2015&wknd=36a&p=.htm
1stWar
Room$12.55M
(+10.6%)
2nd
Straight
Outta Compton$11.28M(-14.1%)
3rd
A Walk In the Woods$10.55M(opening
week)
4th
MI: Rogue Nation$9.3M
(+14%)
5thThe
Transporter: Refueled$9.0M(opening
week)
6thNo
escape$7.0M(-13.3%)
Summer Box Office Re-cap:
Second best year on record after a disappointing
2014
Article:http://variety.com/2015/film/box-office/summer-box-office-record-jurassic-world-avengers-1201587377/
Road House (Reboot):
Ronda Rousey to take the place of Patrick Swayze
Article:http://variety.com/2015/film/news/ronda-rousey-road-house-reboot-1201567956/
Trainspotting 2:
This might actually happen...
Article:http://deadline.com/2015/09/trainspotting-sequel-danny-boyle-telluride-steve-jobs-1201516590/
Bourne 5:
First shot of Matt Damon as Jason Bourne hits the
interwebs
Article:
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/markcassidycbm/news/?a=124875
BOND
Poster
Article:
https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/bond-24-spectre-coming-soon-poster?t=&s=&id=03956
TRAILER DUMP
Our Brand is Crisis (Movie):
New Sandra Bullock adaptation of a 2005
documentary
Article:http://variety.com/2015/film/news/our-brand-is-crisis-trailer-sandra-bullock-watch-1201587943/
Trailer:https://youtu.be/BLZo_ILZhfk
Beasts of No Nation (Netflix):
First Trailer drops
Article:
http://variety.com/2015/film/news/beasts-of-no-nation-trailer-idris-elba-netflix-1201586082/
Trailer:
https://youtu.be/2xb9Ty-1frw
STAR WARS Countdown to VII
Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens Countdown: 98 daysLess than 100 - double digits baby!
Force Friday:
The Force is strong with Hasbro
Article:
http://money.cnn.com/2015/09/04/media/star-wars-force-friday-fans/
The Force Awakens:
Brits will get Ep VII 1 day before North America.
Article:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/34183688/uk-star-wars-release-date-brought-forward
The Force Awakens:
C3-PO speaks his mind on the mouse, prequels and
George
Article:http://variety.com/2015/film/news/star-wars-anthony-daniels-slams-disney-force-awakens-secrecy-1201586167/
Star Wars VIII:
Episode 8 to start shooting in Ireland in October after some
confusion
Article:http://www.ew.com/article/2015/09/09/star-wars-force-awakens-will-undergo-reshoots-ireland
NON-NEWS
Ubisoft Theme-park:
Lemme guess; kids will swan dive into piles of hay from old
buildings
Article:http://variety.com/2015/film/news/ubisoft-film-division-to-launch-theme-park-in-malaysia-1201587242/