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MONSTERPALOOZA CELEBRATES 10 YEARS IN PASADENA: SUNDAY

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The third and final day of Monsterpalooza offered a tremendous array of presentations in addition to the various celebrity guests and exhibitors that were present for the entire weekend. First up in the Monsterpalooza Main Stage was the second part of Saturday’s “Making Apes” presentation.

Sunday’s panel featured a sneak peek at the upcoming “Making Apes” documentary directed by William Conlin. Moderated by Conlin, the panel featured make-up effects artists Tom Burman and Vincent Van Dyke, Lou Wagner (Lucius, “Planet of the Apes”), Bobby Porter (Cornelius, “Battle For The Planet of the Apes”), Matt Winston (Stan Winston School), film expert Scott Essman. Next to take the stage was a presentation previewing the new Dean Devlin-directed thriller “Bad Samaritan”. Starring David Tennant (Marvel’s “Jessica Jones”), the film tells the story of a killer who targets a valet after stumbling across his dark secret.

The panel featured a discussion with director Dean Devlin, as well as writer Brandon Boyce, actor Carlito Olivero, and FX artist Christina Kortum. The next panel was a delight for long-time horror fans as it previewed the highly-anticipated reboot of the Puppet Master franchise, titled “Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich”. In attendance were stars Barbara Crampton, Thomas Lennon, Michael Pare, and Jenny Pellicer. Also in attendance were make-up artist Tate Steinsiek and producer Dallas Sonnier. The next panel was a delight for all Angelenos as it focused on the attractions at Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights. Moderated by John Murdy (Creative Director/Executive Producer) and Chris Williams (Art Director/Production Designer), the panel took a look at some of the attractions for the past as well as a few sneak peeks of what’s to come.

The panel culminated in a grand prize giveaway for front-of-the-line passes as well as a one-of-a-kind behind the scenes tour of the event. Next to take the stage was a presentation focusing of the special effects of this year’s Best Picture Oscar Winner, “The Shape of Water”. The panel was moderated by creature designers Mike Hill and Shane Mahan, who offered a behind-the-scenes look into the creation of Doug Jones’ “creature” suit. Finally, the panels of Monsterpalooza 2018 culminated with a horror legend, Kane Hodder (“Friday the 13th” Parts VII-X), as he spoke with director Derek Dennis Herbert about their acclaimed documentary “To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story”. The documentary focuses on the life of Hodder, who had a career as a stuntman before taking on the role of fan-favorite serial killer “Jason” in the smash hit “Friday the 13th” franchise. Monsterpalooza’s second annual convention, “Son of Monsterpalooza” will be mounted in Burbank this fall.

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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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