On this episode of Collider TV Talk (October 10th, 2016) Josh Macuga, David Griffin, Sinéad de Vries and Sasha Perl-Raver discuss:
New York Comic Con was TV Mecca this weekend.The Walking Deadwhich premieres on AMC October 23rd, gave fans in attendance and then all of us common folk online an extended clip from the first episode. Yes, Rick has blood on his face and yes Negan’s bat is super bloody. Also, doesn’t Josh look a lot likeJeffrey Dean Morgan? But I digress,Chris Hardwick, who moderated the panel at the con, prodded executive producerScott Gimpleuntil he confirmed that we will know who dies in the first hour.
Danny Rand aka Iron Fist and the Defenders had themselves quite a weekend at New York Comic Con.We got a teaser trailer of the newest Marvel series, which will glowing fist punch its way onto Netflix on March 17th, 2017 as well as a huge casting announcement when audiences were treated to the news thatSigourney Weaverwill be the main villain inThe Defendersseries.
The Hollywood Reporter broke news thatEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mindcould be coming to TV.The reboot comes from Anonymous Content’sSteve Golin, who produced the 2004 film, with Universal Cable Productions attached. Anonymous Content has an impressive TV resume thus far producing series likeThe KnickandMr. Robot.
Superhero Rundown
The Punisher has a beard.Fans got some set photos this week ofJon Bernthal’smachine gun wielding manon a mission meeting Karen by the water with a long beard and that same never smiling look on his face. We also got updates on casting for the upcoming Marvel Netflix show. We knew thatBen Barneswas cast as Jigsaw and now we knowGirlsactorEbon Moss-Bachrachwill be playing Microchip andAmber Rosewill be playing Dinah Madani, a secret agent that gets involved with Castle’s rampaging.
We haven’t discussed much about The CW’sLegends of Tomorrowhere on TV Talk, butthe most recent trailer for season 2which premieres this Thursday October 13th, showed a much more dynamic show with bigger villains, the Justice Society of America and a quick shot of the 4 show crossover on The CW.
