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The Best of Wizard World Chicago 2017

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Wizard World manages to pack a lot of activities into four days. Attendees descended on Rosemont, IL from all over the country to get their geek fix in and Wizard World didn’t disappoint. Though there were many high points below is a list of our top 5 highlights from this year’s show.

  1. The Rocky Horror Picture Show Extravaganza!

The Rocky Horror Picture Show is one of those cult films that has only gotten better with age. Though many have gone to midnight shows over the years few moments will top watching the show live with actor Barry Bostwick in person. The movie, which constantly breaks the fourth wall anyways, was elevated to a whole new level of meta with Bostwick on stage enjoying it with the rest of the audience. It was a truly once-in-a-lifetime experience.

  1. Beecake with Billy Boyd

The best parts of Wizard World happen when most people aren’t paying attention. The panels are wonderful but the addition of a main stage in the middle of the lobby created an energy that ran through the entire weekend. That came to a climax with Beecake, the rock band the includes Billy Boyd of Lord the Rings. Watching the celebrity let loose and really have fun surrounded by fans was a truly joyous experience.

  1. Secret Agent Women: A Conversation with Cobie Smulders and Elizabeth Henstridge

Even though it started nearly a half hour late the energy and chemistry between Cobie and Elizabeth made the entire panel a nearly giddy experience. Talking entirely off the cuff fans got to know the personalities of two of the most enthralling women in the entertainment industry.

  1. A Conversation with John Cusack

Cusack was a bit of a wild card at Wizard World. While he’s a very well-known actor he’s not really part of any genre or fandom. He also rarely does interviews, which is why his panel was so fascinating. Though the time itself was changed and Cusack seemed a little rushed his insights into his career were well worth the price of admission.

  1. How to Get Published: From Concept to Under Contract

Let’s not forget that Wizard World started out as a comic book convention. That is why it is always nice to see the show return to its roots and embrace what it means to be a comic book fan. Many of the attendees of the show are not just fans but creators as well and panels such as this one help everyone involved and progress the industry. There needs to be more like this at each show.

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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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