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Comic-Con At Home 2020 Presents ‘The New Mutants’

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The long-awaited New Mutants film, that’s been in development Hell since 2018, is taking another whack at releasing the thing. A panel with many of the key stars – Maisie Williams (Wolfsbane), Anya Taylor-Joy (Magik), Charlie Heaton (Cannonball), Alice Braga (Dr. Reyes), Blu Hunt (Mirage), and Henry Zaga (Sunspot), moderated by Ira Madison III, reunited the cast to dish on their roles in the film.

Madison III happily announced the hashtag to use on Twitter for the film and the Con, and the chance to see all their characters in brand new Emoji form –

#NewMutantsComicConAtHome

#NewMutantsWolfsbane

And a chance to win some sweet poster swag if you post on Twitter about the movie with the hashtag thus –

#NewMutantsPosterSweepstakes

Art director Bill Sienkiewicz made a pop-in visit to talk briefly about the very different artistic tone of the film, comparing his art for New Mutants to the early Nightmare on Elm St. films, particularly 3 and 4.

Lots of fan art of various beloved New Mutants characters was shared virtually with the actors, much to their delight.

Maisie Williams was asked to compare the differences between her character Arya Stark on the show Game of Thrones, to the role of Rahne Sinclair, or Wolfsbane, and expounded on how Sinclair is a much quieter character, a different stretch for the actress.

Anya Taylor-Joy laughed over the fact that she often plays a bad girl in various other roles she’s occupied recently, and talked about how her character Illyana Rasputin, or Magik, has lots and lots of action scenes in the film.

Charlie Heaton, best known thus far for his role of Jonathon on Stranger Things, talked about being drawn to outcast roles, especially the character of Sam Guthrie, or Cannonball, and being able to draw on inner pain to effectively play Sam.

Blu Hunt roundly proclaimed herself a huge Horror movie fan in real life, yet laughed to state that the only thing that creeped her out about the whole affair was that here she was, playing a lead in a big-big New Mutants movie after only starring on a few CW TV shows. (Like The Originals and Another Life, which aren’t small roles in this reporters opinion.)

Henry Zaga dished on the rigors of trying to play his character, Roberto de Costa, aka Sunspot, to the hilt, even to the point of endangering his own health. The sheer physicality of Sunspot led Zaga to not drink water all day before what he called his “nutting up” scene, and yet the scene kept getting rescheduled! “I did have to look the part,” Zaga laughed and grinned that he would never look that good again.

Maisie and Blu were asked to speak on their character’s burgeoning lesbian relationship and the importance of LGBTQ+ representation in comics and movies today. Maisie laughed and said they did compatibility reads together before filming, and that she suspects their screen tests and auditions together, including the infamous kiss scene, would be included in the Blu-ray movie extras.

We were treated to a 5-minute opening scene from the film itself, and then as a thank-you to the fans, Madison III announced a chance to win a visit to a pre-screening of New Mutants before the movie comes out, by Tweeting this –

#NewMutantsScreeningSweepstakes

New Mutants has been oh so hopefully stated as being released in theaters on August 28th, 2020!

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Paramount+ Reveals Official Main Title Sequence for the Upcoming Series TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

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During the TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES panel earlier today at San Diego Comic Con, Paramount+ revealed the official main title sequence for the series. The sequence is composed by EMMY® nominee, Matt Mahaffey, known for his work on Sanjay and Craig, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie and much more. 

From the studios of the Mutant Mayhem film, the all-new Paramount+ original series TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES explores the adventures of everyone’s favorite pizza-loving heroes as they emerge from the sewers onto the streets of NYC. Leo, Raph, Donnie and Mikey are faced with new threats and team up with old allies to survive both teenage life and villains lurking in the shadows of the Big Apple. The series is produced by Nickelodeon Animation and Point Grey Pictures.

TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES is executive produced by Chris Yost (The Mandalorian, Thor: Ragnarok) and Alan Wan (Blue Eye Samurai, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles [2012 Series]). Production is overseen for Nickelodeon by Claudia Spinelli, Senior Vice President, TV Series Animation, Nickelodeon, and Nikki Price, Director of Development and Executive in Charge of Production.

In addition to the upcoming new series, stream all things Turtles on Paramount+.

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Comic-Con 2024: Those About to Die Activation

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DISNEY+ CASTS DANIEL DIEMER AS FAN-FAVORITE ‘TYSON’IN SEASON TWO OF “PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS”

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 in Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con, Rick Riordan and Disney+ revealed that Daniel Diemer (“Under the Bridge”) will star as fan-favorite cyclops “Tyson” in the epic adventure series “Percy Jackson and the Olympians.” Diemer joins Walker Scobell (Percy Jackson), Leah Sava Jeffries (Annabeth Chase) and Aryan Simhadri (Grover Underwood) as a series regular. The Disney+ Original series from Disney Branded Television and 20th Television will start filming its second season next week in Vancouver.

Season two of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is based on the second installment of Disney Hyperion’s best-selling book series titled “The Sea of Monsters” by award-winning author Rick Riordan. In the new season, Percy Jackson returns to Camp Half-Blood one year later to find his world turned upside down. His friendship with Annabeth is changing, he learns he has a cyclops for a brother, Grover has gone missing, and camp is under siege from the forces of Kronos. Percy’s journey to set things right will take him off the map and into the deadly Sea of Monsters, where a secret fate awaits the son of Poseidon.

Diemer stars as Tyson – a young Cyclops who grew up all alone on the streets, and finds it difficult to survive in the human world.  Shy and awkward, with a heart almost as big as he is, Tyson soon discovers that Poseidon is his father, which means Percy Jackson is his half-brother… and that Tyson may have finally found a home. 

Diemer recently starred in the Hulu limited series “Under the Bridge” based off the critically acclaimed book of the same name and a tragic true story of a missing teen girl in Vancouver in 1997. He will next star in the indie “Thug” opposite Liam Neeson and Ron Perlman for director Hans Petter Moland. Daniel was recently seen as the lead in the indie “Supercell” opposite Alec Baldwin and Skeet Ulrich and the lead in the film “Little Brother” opposite Phil Ettinger and JK Simmons. Daniel can also be seen in the Netflix series “The Midnight Club” and recently starred as the male lead in the breakout hit Netflix feature “The Half Of It” from producer Anthony Bregman and director Alice Wu. He is a graduate of Victoria Academy of Dramatic Arts in Vancouver.

Created by Rick Riordan and Jonathan E. Steinberg, season two of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is executive produced by Steinberg and Dan Shotz alongside Rick Riordan, Rebecca Riordan, Craig Silverstein, The Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Bert Salke, The Gotham Group’s Jeremy Bell and D.J. Goldberg, James Bobin, Jim Rowe, Albert Kim, Jason Ensler and Sarah Watson.

The first season of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is available on Disney+

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