Lucasfilm Announces New Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Tie-In Novels

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Lucasfilm Announces New Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Tie-In Novels

This fall, California’s Disneyland Resort and Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Florida will launch Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. These parks invite Star Wars fans to visit Black Spire Outpost on the Outer Rim planet of Batuu. Ahead of the attractions’ respective openings, Disney and Lucasfilm are fleshing out the lore of this cosmic region. According to StarWars.com, Del Rey and Disney Lucasfilm Press are releasing three new novels that expand on Batuu’s history. Check out images from these books in our Galaxy’s Edge gallery below!

We already knew that Marvel was preparing for Galaxy’s Edge by releasing an eponymous comic book miniseries of the same name. That series will introduce readers to an Ithorian named Dok-Ondar, a morally ambiguous antiquities dealer. Following this, Disney Lucasfilm Press will publish two young adult novels, A Crash of Fate and Star Wars: Myths & Fables, on August 6.

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A Crash of Fate is written by Zoraida Córdova and tells the story of best friends Izzy and Jules, who lived together on Batuu as children. After spending several years away, Izzy returns to Batuu and draws Jules into a plot involving smugglers and pirates. George Mann is writing Myths & Fables, which also features artwork by Grant Griffin. As its title implies, the book includes a number of folktales set in the Outer Rim. To tease the collection, StarWars.com posted an excerpt from a story titled “The Knight & the Dragon.” You can read the excerpt at the link above.

On September 3, Del Rey will release Delilah S. Dawson’s Black Spire, a prequel to the upcoming Galaxy’s Edge attractions. The novel depicts General Leia Organa sending her most trusted spy to enlist new recruits to join the Resistance. IDW Publishing has its own Galaxy’s Edge children’s comic in the works. Surprisingly, Insight Editions is also putting together a Star Wars-themed cookbook written by Chelsea Monroe-Cassel and Marc Sumerak. Monroe-Cassel previously wrote cookbooks inspired by Game of Thrones and World of Warcraft.

What are your thoughts on these upcoming Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge tie-in books? Let us know in the comment section below!

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Nintendo Bringing Dr. Mario World to Mobile Phones this Summer

Nintendo bringing Dr. Mario World to mobile phones this Summer

Nintendo is further expanding its reach in the realm of mobile games, revealing a new partnership with LINE Corporation to co-develop and jointly operate a new game for smart phones.

The title will be a new action puzzle game featuring Dr. Mario titled Dr. Mario World to be released by Nintendo. Dr. Mario World is targeting an early summer 2019 global release, including Japan and the United States.

The medicine-themed puzzle spin-off of the proper Mario series first debuted in 1990, giving players the task of removing viruses by matching them together. Dr. Mario hasn’t seen quite as many titles in its line-up as other Mario spin-offs like Mario Kart or Mario Tennis, with only seven titles released across its 28 year history. Most recently was Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure on Nintendo 3DS in 2015.

Nintendo has expanded into the realm of mobile titles in recent years, developing their own versions of some of their iconic franchises for smart phones. Available now for players is Super Mario Run, a version of the platformer for phones, plus Fire Emblem Heroes, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, and Dragalia Lost. Two other titles still in-development for mobile from Nintendo include Mario Kart Tour, set to arrive this summer, and a Legend of Zelda game which was announced in 2017.

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The Red Line Trailer: Get A First Look at Ava DuVernay’s CBS Limited Series

The Red Line trailer: Get a first look at Ava DuVernay’s CBS limited series

CBS has revealed an official first look trailer for The Red Line, the upcoming event series from executive producers Ava DuVernay (A Wrinkle in Time) and Greg Berlanti (Riverdale). Set to debut on Sunday April 28, after the conclusion of God Friended Me’s season finale, you can check it out in the player below!

The Red Line is a drama that follows the lives of three vastly different Chicago families whose stories of loss and tragedy intersect in the wake of the mistaken shooting of an African American doctor by a white cop. As the stories of the Calder, Young and Evans families crisscross and converge, a message of hope appears – it’s possible to emerge from tragedy stronger, and it’s important to come together with others, not just to survive, but to thrive.

The series stars Noah Wyle (The Romanoffs, Donnie Darko), and is produced by DuVernay and Berlanti, who serves as an executive producer on everything from The CW’s The Flash, DC Universe’s Doom Patrol, as well as CBS’ own God Friended Me. Caitlin Parrish and Erica Weiss are co-executive producers for Warner Bros. Television and CBS Television Studios. Victoria Mahoney directed the pilot from a script by Parrish and Weiss.

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Riverdale Spin-Off Katy Keene Won’t Crossover with Flagship Series

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Riverdale spin-off Katy Keene won’t crossover with flagship series

Last week it was revealed that The CW had ordered a pilot for Katy Keene, a musical dramedy spin-off of Riverdale. Speaking today at TCA, CW president Mark Pedowitz said not to expect any characters from the main series to show up in the new series.

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“Katy Keene takes places years after Riverdale High School,” Pedowicz said (via Deadline). “There are no plans to do anything [regarding a crossover]. Any of the Riverdale characters who come to Katy Keene will be older. Robert [Aguirre-Sacasa] is getting the pilot right.”

Much like the Netflix adjacent Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, the shows will have a shared branding with their basis in Archie Comics but won’t see any crossing over in the foreseeable future.

Katy Keene follows the lives and loves of four iconic Archie Comics characters — including fashion legend-to-be Katy Keene — as they chase their twentysomething dreams in New York City. The musical dramedy chronicles the origins and struggles of four aspiring artists trying to make it on Broadway, on the runway and in the recording studio.

Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Michael Grassi will executive produce alongside Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter and Jon Goldwater.

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Hulu Releases First Teaser For New Comedy Shrill

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Hulu releases first teaser for new comedy Shrill

Ahead of its March 15 premiere on the streaming service, Hulu has released the first teaser for the upcoming comedy series Shrill based on the novel of the same name. Starring Aidy Bryant (Saturday Night Live), you can check it out in the player below!

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The small-screen adaptation of Shrill is written by West, Ali Rushfield (Friends from College), and star Aidy Bryant (Saturday Night Live, The Big Sick). Bryant plays Annie, a fat young woman who wants to change her life, but not her body. Annie is trying to start her career while juggling bad boyfriends, a sick parent, and a perfectionist boss.

Julia Sweeney (Pulp Fiction) will play Bryant’s mother in the show, which also stars Lolly Adefope (Mission: Impossible — Fallout), Luka Jones (Her), Ian Owens (Oasis) and John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig and the Angry Inch).

RELATED: SNL Stars Julia Sweeney Joins Hulu Series Shrill

Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video will produce Shrill along with Elizabeth Banks, Max Handelman’s Brownstone Productions and Warner Bros. Television. Jesse Peretz will direct and produce the first episode, while Carrie Brownstein will direct the second. Rushfield will serve as the series showrunner.

All six episodes of Shrill will be available to stream on Hulu Friday, March 15.

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The CW Renews 10 Shows Including Supernatural, Charmed & More

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The CW renews 10 shows including Supernatural, Charmed & more

The CW has handed out early renewals to 10 of its series. Mark Pedowitz, the president of The CW, made the official announcement today at the 2019 TCA Winter Press Tour.

Returning for the 2019-2020 season are Arrow for Season 8, Black Lightning for Season 3, Charmed for Season 2, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow for Season 5, Dynasty for Season 3, Legacies for Season 2, The Flash for Season 6, Riverdale for Season 4, Supergirl for Season 5, and Supernatural for Season 15. The freshman series All American has not yet received a renewal.

RELATED: Charmes Season 1 Episode 11 Recap

“This season, we expanded our primetime schedule to six nights with the addition of Sunday 00 which has been an unqualified success for the network, our affiliates, and our advertisers. In addition to growing our schedule across the week, we also continue to add more year-round programming,” Pedowitz said.

“The early renewal of these signature CW series gives us a head start on laying out the 2019-2020 season, and this is just the beginning,” he added. “These shows provide a strong foundation for our multiplatform programming strategy, and we look forward to building on this with even more returning and new shows as we approach the May upfront.”

New episodes of Supernatural and Legacies will air tonight on The CW.

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Brie Larson, Lynette Howell Taylor Set Two Films at Netflix

Brie Larson, Lynette Howell Taylor set two films at Netflix

Oscar winner Brie Larson (Room, Captain Marvel, Just Mercy) and Oscar-nominated producer Lynette Howell Taylor (A Star is Born) have entered into a two-picture worldwide rights deal at Netflix, Deadline has confirmed. The films will be produced by Howell Taylor’s 51 Entertainment.

Netflix has acquired Unicorn Store Larson’s directorial debut, and Lady Business, Larson’s next starring role and likely next directorial effort. After Larson and Howell Taylor wrapped production on Unicorn Store, they acquired the rights to develop Lady Business alongside Endeavor Content.

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Lady Business is based on an article by John Paul Titlow for Fast Company Magazine which tells the true story of two young female entrepreneurs, Penelope Gazin and Kate Dwyer, who had to invent a third male company founder in order to be taken seriously in the business world. The deal includes the duo’s life right and Howell Taylor will produce alongside Samantha Housman and Larson.

Unicorn Store is based on a script written by Samantha McIntyre and centers on a woman who moves back in with her parents, and receives an invitation to a store that will test her ideas of what it really means to grow up. The movie premiered at Toronto and stars Larson, Joan Cusack, Bradley Whitford, Mamoudou Athie, Hamish Linklater, and Samuel L. Jackson. The project is produced by Howell Taylor alongside The District’s David Bernad and Ruben Fleischer and Rhea Films’ Terry Dougas and Paris Kasidokostas. Jean-Luc De Fanti, Nathan Kelly, Samantha McIntyre, and Anne Woodward executive produce with Kostas Tsoukalas co-executive producing.

Unicorn Store will debut on Netflix on April 5, 2019, a month after the release of Captain Marvel on March 8.

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The Final Greta Poster Promises Everyone Needs a Friend

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The final Greta poster promises everyone needs a friend

Focus Features has released the final poster for their upcoming suspense thriller Greta, starring Chloë Grace Moretz (Suspiria, Let Me In) and Oscar nominee Isabelle Huppert (Elle). You can check out the poster in the gallery below!

Greta follows a sweet, naïve young woman trying to make it on her own in New York City, Frances (Chloë Grace Moretz) doesn’t think twice about returning the handbag she finds on the subway to its rightful owner. That owner is Greta (Isabelle Huppert), an eccentric French piano teacher with a love for classical music and an aching loneliness. Having recently lost her mother, Frances quickly grows closer to widowed Greta. The two become fast friends — but Greta’s maternal charms begin to dissolve and grow increasingly disturbing as Frances discovers that nothing in Greta’s life is what it seems.

RELATED: Greta Trailer & Poster: Don’t Take the Bait

From Academy Award-winning director Neil Jordan (The Crying Game) and writer Ray Wright (The Crazies), Greta also stars Maika Monroe (It Follows), Colm Feore (House of Cards), and Karen Richards. Sidney Kimmel, John Penotti, James Flynn, Lawrence Bender, and Karen Richards serve as producers on the project.

Greta will arrive in theaters on March 1, 2019.

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Trailer for The Ron Burgundy Podcast Asks the Tough Questions

Trailer for The Ron Burgundy Podcast asks the tough questions

Even though it’s been nearly five years since Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues hit theaters, and Anchorman 3 still isn’t on the horizon, we’ll still be getting some Ron Burgundy in the future. Yes, Will Ferrell is bringing back his Anchorman character for a new podcast, the aptly titled The Ron Burgundy Podcast.

Entertainment Weekly got a look at the first trailer, which you can check out below.

RELATED: Will Ferrell’s Ron Burgundy Returns With a New Podcast

The podcast will play into the characters… antiquated views, while he still fancies himself a hard-hitting journalist ready to tackle a new audience with a podcast. Even if he isn’t quite sure what a podcast is. At any rate, it’s Will Ferrell running wild with one of his most beloved characters.

The Ron Burgundy Podcast will premiere on February 7 on theiHeartPodcast Network, with new episodes dropping every Thursday.

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Gina Rodriguez’s Diary of a Female President Series Ordered by Disney+

Gina Rodriguez’s Diary of a Female President series ordered by Disney+

TheWrap brings word that Disney+ has given a straight-to-series order to Diary of a Female President. The series is created by Ilana Peña (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) and will be produced by Gina Rodriguez’s production company.

Written by Peña, Diary of a Female President is a 10-episode series told through the narration of a 12-year-old Cuban-American girl’s diary as she navigates the ups and downs of middle school and her journey to becoming the future president of the United States.

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Robin Shorr (The Carmichael Show) will serve as showrunner on the series, hailing from CBS Television Studios. Rodriguez will executive produce alongside Emily Gipson via her production company I Can and I Will.

Diary of a Female President is scheduled to debut on Disney+ following the launch of the streaming service later this year. Other upcoming original series in the works at Disney+ include the Star Wars series The Mandalorian, High School Musical the series, and the High Fidelity reboot.

Rodriguez’s production company Jane the Novella series was also ordered to pilot at The CW. Narrated by Rodriguez, the anthology drama is designed as though each season is based on a different fictional novel written by Jane Villanueva and narrated by the author herself. The first installment of the Jane the Virgin spinoff will take place at a Napa Valley Vineyard, where family secrets don’t stay buried for long.

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ReMastered: The Two Killings Of Sam Cooke Trailer

ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke trailer

The latest installment of the Netflix documentary series ReMastered, titled “The Two Killings of Sam Cooke” takes a new look at the life, and death, of the singer. The episode will be available to stream on February 1. In the meantime, you can check out the trailer in the post below!

One of the most influential black musicians of the Civil Rights Movement, Sam Cooke made a huge impact on the rights of black musicians, frustrating the white establishment. An investigation into the circumstances and controversy surrounding his murder uncovers a deeper question — did the record industry try to suppress the story of Cooke’s death? And to what extent did they suppress the politics of his life?

Each episode of ReMastered dives into seminal events in the lives of artists ranging from Bob Marley to Johnny Cash, James Master Jay and of course, Sam Cooke. The episodes will be directed by Kief Davidson, Barbara Kopple, Sara Dosa, Brian Oakes, Stuard Sender, B.J. Perlmutt, Kelly Duane de la Vega, and Sam Cullman. The eight-part investigative docuseries exploring stories behind some of the most legendary names in music history. It was created by Emmy and Peabody Award-winning brothers Jeff and Michael Zimbalist (The Two Escobars, Favela Rising).

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Steven Yeun and J.K. Simmons To Lead Ensemble Animated Series Invincible

Steven Yeun and J.K. Simmons to lead ensemble animated series Invincible

The Amazon animated series Invincible from The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman has found its cast with an A-list roster. Deadline reports that former The Walking Dead star Steven Yeun and Counterpart‘s J.K. Simmons will lead the cast.

RELATED: Robert Kirkman’s Invincible Greenlit as Animated Series at Amazon

Yuen and Simmons are joined by an all-star ensemble that includes Sandra Oh (Grey’s Anatomy), Seth Rogen (The Lion King), Gillian Jacobs (Love), Andrew Rannells (Black Monday), Zazie Beetz (Atlanta), Mark Hamill (Star Wars: The Last Jedi), Walton Goggins (Tomb Raider), Jason Mantzoukas (John Wick 3: Parabellum), Mae Whitman (Good Girls) and Chris Diamantopoulos (Silicon Valley) amongst others.

The series is described as a suspenseful, action-filled, emotion-packed show that builds upon poignant and heartwarming moments of love, friendship, and humanity. The comic launched in 2003 and wrapped up last February after 144 issues had been published. Ryan Ottley served as the central artist on the Kirkman and Cory Walker created comics.

Sharon Yguado, head of scripted genre programming at Amazon Studios, said: “Robert has an uncanny talent to predict the zeitgeist, and we are incredibly excited to see him break boundaries in an animated one-hour format. In a world saturated with superhero fare, we trust Robert to subvert expectations while encapsulating a story filled with heart and adrenaline. We love his ambitious plan for the show and believe it will look like nothing else on television.”

“I couldn’t be more proud of the series Cory Walker, Ryan Ottley and I did together for over 15 years. To know our characters will live on in multiple iterations in other media is almost too exciting to bear! What Amazon is allowing us to do in animated form is nothing short of ground-breaking, and I can’t wait for our rabid fan base to experience it,” added Kirkman.

RELATED: Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg to Write and Direct Robert Kirkman’s Invincible

Behind The Walking Dead, Invincible is Kirkman’s second-longest-running comic and the series serves as his first show under the new deal with Amazon. Invincible is Kirkman’s fourth scripted series based on his Skybound comics, alongside AMC’s The Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead and Cinemax’s Outcast.

Kirkman’s Skybound is set to produce Invincible with Teen Titans’ Simon Racioppa serving as showrunner. Along with Kirkman and Racioppa, David Alpert (The Walking Dead), and Catherine Winer (Star Wars: The Clone Wars) will executive producer. Justin and Chris Copeland (Ultimate Spider-Man) act as supervising directors.

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Charmed Season 1 Episode 11 Recap

Charmed Season 1 Episode 11 Recap

In the previous episode of The CW’s Charmed, the Charmed Ones rescued Harry from Tartarus, and Macy discovered that she and Maggie share the same father. In Charmed season 1 episode 11, Macy broke the news to Maggie and Mel.

Love Letters

Unfortunately, Mel and Maggie didn’t take the news well, despite Macy’s excitement at another clue. Mel felt that she didn’t know Marisol if she kept so many secrets. For Maggie, it was a lot to handle after Parker and her stint in Tartarus.

Macy cast a spell to help her find the truth. She found a box of old letters between her father, Dexter, and Marisol. They wrote to each other up until he died and were still in love. He knew about Maggie and would give Marisol updates on Macy. However, when Macy shared the letters with Maggie, they found another devastating secret. Dexter and Marisol had done something to bring Macy back from the dead that could be unforgivable.

The Maestro

The director of the Hilltones, the college’s acapella group, went to Athens and found an old pitch pipe. Mr. Miranda blew into it, and a demon possessed him. Maggie auditioned for the group right after hearing the news, and he loved her sad take on a normally happy song. Lucy was also in the group. They were on good terms. However, Lucy had an acapella nemesis, Effie, who always got the solo.

Mr. Miranda had the Hilltones drink a special tea. He arranged a mournful, dissonant version of “Killing Me Softly”, and gave Effie the solo. When she suggested something more upbeat, he trapped her soul. When Mr. Miranda said Effie quit and gave the solo to Lucy, Maggie touched the pipe hanging around his neck and heard Effie screaming for help.

The Book of Shadows told them that sirens used the pipe, so at the big performance, Maggie tried to vanquish him with a spell for sirens. Unfortunately, he wasn’t a siren, but their director, The Maestro. The notes the girls were singing were trapping the audience’s souls. They needed the Power of Three to vanquish him, but they needed to clear the air first. Galvin played “The Devil’s Tritone” on the pipe to release the trapped souls inside. Maggie got the Hilltones to sing a mash-up to reverse the effects of the song on the audience.

Immediate Justice

Mel came clean to Jada about her reason for joining the Sarcana. Jada already knew since they had an empath, but she felt that Mel would come to understand their point of view. Together, they magically stopped a man at the club from putting a pill in a woman’s drink and administered their own magical justice.

Unfortunately, Niko was there; she had been taking pictures of Mel and Jada. She was working as a private investigator. Niko warned Mel about Jada being part of a cult. Mel told Jada about Niko and the investigation.

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