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Comic-Con Revolution 2019: Samurai Jack

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Comic-Con Revolution Ontario once again blasted its way to the Inland Empire last weekend. With an impressive slue of guests including some of Hollywood’s best voiceover talent, to legends of the comic book industry, this convention was not to be missed. Kicking off this astounding convention was a panel showcasing one of the most seminal animated series of our time, Samurai Jack.

Featured on the panel were the show’s two leads, Phil LaMarr (Jack) and Greg Baldwin (the second voice of Aku). When asked what it was like meeting Jack for the first time, LaMarr said, “For me it began with the original audition. They may have had a character drawing; not much of a description. I just remember Genndy Tartakovsky (series creator) and Collette Sunderman (voice director) were there and we were just sort of “massaging” the voice. I knew the character was from Japan, but they really didn’t want much of an accent. They kept telling me to dial it back.” LaMarr continued, “Eventually we sort of stumbled onto what I like to call “a young, Asian Clint Eastwood voice.”

Unlike LaMarr, Baldwin had come into the series when it was revived for its fifth and final season. He replaced the legendary actor Mako, who had created the role of the villainous Aku. This is not the first time Baldwin has had to step into Mako’s shoes; he had previously taken over Mako’s role as Iroh in Avatar: The Last Airbender shortly after Mako’s passing in 2006. “I was a fan,” said Baldwin, “My Son and I would watch the show everyday when he got home from school and it was something we both enjoyed. I was sad to see it go and elated when I got the call to do the last season.”

The actors also touched upon the fact that while the show has a ton of action, that wasn’t necessarily the driving force of the series. “You realize it doesn’t mean anything if it isn’t grounded in a story, in a reason, in a character,” said LaMarr.

The two were also asked how they felt about high-profile celebrity talent getting roles in animation, citing Robin Williams in Aladdin as example. LaMarr said of this “Disney took away the wrong lesson from that film. Instead of continuing to cast actors that were like Robin Williams, that actually brought life to a character, they thought to themselves “Stars! We need more stars!”. Baldwin added, “It made sense for Robin to play the Genie, who else would’ve voiced that? However Mel Gibson didn’t need to voice John Smith. I understand why he did, but he didn’t need to.”

In closing, the two were asked what it was like to interact with their fans and if Samurai Jack fans were different in any way. “I think every fandom is different because each show is different,” said LaMarr, “What we want us to give you something different.” Baldwin added, “Iroh has surprised me a little bit. I always thought Iroh was a very well written character, but it wasn’t until I started coming to these cons when I realized this character had an impact. Time after time, I would come to realize Iroh was a father figure in many ways.”

Samurai Jack is now available to stream in its entirety on adultswim.com.

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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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