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LA Comic-Con 2021: Eras of Animated Batman featuring Kevin Conroy, Will Friedle, and John Glover!

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For nearly 30 years our televisions screens have been graced with the mind-bending animation and storytelling of Batman: The Animated Series and all the subsequent DC Animated spinoffs that followed. At Los Angeles Comic-Con, original series stars Kevin Conroy (Bruce Wayne/Batman) and John Glover (The Riddler) along with Batman Beyond’s Will Friedle (Terry McGuinness/Batman) took to the Main Stage to share their experiences bringing these iconic characters to life.

Moderated by Londyn Jackson (“History of the Batman”), the panel kicked off with the question of how each of the stars came into their roles. Conroy shared that auditioning for Batman: The Animated Series was the first animated series he had ever auditioned for. Prior to landing the part he would be most identified with he had been primarily a theatre actor in New York City. He had initially assumed it would be a humorous Saturday morning cartoon akin to the 1966 television incarnation of Batman famously played by Adam West. It wasn’t until Conroy met series creator Bruce Timm that he learned that this wasn’t a “cartoon”, it was an “animated series”. While it had to be kid-friendly, it wasn’t necessarily made for kids. Conroy went on to note that their largest demographic turned out to be young adults in college.

Friedle shared a similar sentiment, also having Batman Beyond be his first animated series audition. Friedle was on the popular sitcom “Boy Meets World” at the time and said he felt less intimidated because he didn’t necessarily have shoes to fill. Friedle starred in Batman Beyond as Terry McGuinness, a 17-year-old orphan trained by an older, retired Bruce Wayne to be the next Dark Knight. Friedle also humorously noted that he is “the best Terry McGuinness ever” being that he is the only actor thus far to have ever played the part. Friedle also expressed his gratitude for the brilliance of creator Bruce Timm and voice director Andrea Romano for sticking to their guns and not allowing studio executives to condescend to the audience. Arguably, “Batman Beyond” is a much darker show than the original series.

Glover shared that it wasn’t until he started attending comic conventions that he realized the impact the animated series had on people. He had gotten the role of The Riddler after having previously been a guest voice on “Pinky and the Brain” (another Romano-directed work). Glover had only recorded three episodes and went on with his career without having really sat down to watch the series. After a chance encounter with a fan, however, he sat down to watch his episodes. “I delighted myself with how much fun I was having,” shared Glover.

While the panel did take note of the upcoming animated revival series “Batman: Caped Crusader”, no new information could yet be shared. However, it’s sure to excite many generations of fans as it hits HBO Max in 2022.

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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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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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