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Report: DC’s Doom Patrol TV Series Courting Kelsey Grammer

Kelsey Grammer is reportedly being eyed for the key role of Dr. Niles Caulder, AKA The Chief, in the upcoming Doom Patrol TV series. A new report from indicates the multiple Emmy Award-winner is being courted to lead the series, a spinoff of the live-action Titans show, which along with its sister series will debut on the Warner Bros.-owned streaming service, DC Universe. RELATED: The news that Grammer is being eyed for Doom Patrol comes in the wake of a leaked character description for Dr. Caulder (via ), which is as follows: The Chief is a noted scientist, wealthy investor and, of course, leader of The Doom Patrol. The Chief rescued each member of his team from horrific accidents, nurtured them to health, resuscitated their self-esteem and sent them into the world to defend a populace that sees them as little more than freaks. His disarming manner does little to conceal a steely determination and unwavering devotion to defending Earth from Evil’s oddest entities. RELATED: This latest report notes that, since Titans is still currently filming its first season in Toronto, there’s still time for Grammer to make an appearance on the DC Comics-based show in a backdoor pilot of sorts for Doom Patrol. Doom Patrol member Elasti-Girl, played by April Bowlby, has already been confirmed to appear on Titans. Grammer has a long history in genre projects, having famously appeared as Hank McCoy/The Beast in 2006’s X-Men: The Last Stand and in a villainous turn for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. He also lent his vocal talents to Guillermo del Toro’s hit Netflix animated series, Trollhunters, for which he won his first Daytime Emmy Award. RELATED: Based on the team of super-powered misfits introduced in 1963 by Arnold Drake, Bob Haney and Bruno Premiani, the series will spin out of the events of the live-action , . DC Universe has ordered 13 episodes of Doom Patrol, which hails from Berlanti Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television. The one-hour drama is written Jeremy Carver (Supernatural, Being Human), who will executive produce alongside by Greg Berlanti, Geoff Johns and Sarah Schechter. Production is expected to begin later this year for a targeted 2019 debut on DC Universe. The post appeared first on .
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June 22, 2018
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Netflix’s The Witcher to Begin Casting ‘Soon’

More than a year after the Netflix series was announced, The Witcher is set to begin casting, according to showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, who tweeted about the upcoming process on Friday night. The string of tweets explain that the scenes used for casting may find their way on to the Internet, but will in no way spoil the show for eager fans as they have each been written specifically for use during the casting process. They are entirely new scenes that capture that spirit of the characters and the show, but otherwise hold no relevance to the actual plot of the upcoming series. It's Friday night in LA, and it's been a seriously great week here at . So. Let's talk casting. Yes, I said the magic word! Casting is starting soon, and no, I can't tell you who our top picks are so don't ask. But. There is something very important you need to know. — Lauren S. Hissrich (@LHissrich) The Witcher follows Geralt of Rivia, a mutated monster hunter for hire who often finds himself entangled in political intrigue and the bitter lives of the peasantry, often leading him into quandaries that cause him to remain bitter and sceptical of the morally ambiguous people that surround him. While Andrzej Sapkowski’s novels are set in a worl of magic and monsters, they often focus on the conflict between the human and monstrous aspects of everyday people. RELATED: While Hissrich has thus far provided fans of the Witcher franchise with a high level of transparency with regard to the process of creating a television series, she informs fans in the tweets that she will not be revealing the top picks. What she has revealed that they will be casting internationally. In the final tweet, she also revealed that Dandelion — bard and faithful friend of the main character, Geralt of Rivia — will be known in the show as Jaskier, which is the name given to the character in the original Polish novels. When asked by fans about the reasoning behind this, Hissrich stated that she wanted to remain faithful to the novels by Andrzej Sapkowski, who will be serving as a creative consultant on the show. Since the release of the critically-acclaimed video game adapation, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (developed by CD Projekt Red), fans have enthusiastically formed entire lists of actors they believe would suit the various roles in a show of film. Since the announcement of the Netflix series, some of those casting choices have grown in popularity. Some of those popular choices include Mads Mikkelsen as Geralt of Rivia and Eva Green as Yennefer of Vengerberg. There was also some excitement among fans of the series when . The first season of the show will be shot entirely in Eastern Europe and will be just eight episodes long. It will include elements of both Sapkowski’s novel series as well as the video games that helped to popularize them internationally. The post appeared first on .
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June 23, 2018
TV

Swamp Thing: James Wan, Buffy Vet Reportedly Helming DC Universe Pilot

Director James Wan may be currently in post-production on Aquaman, but the busy director appears to already have his next DC project lined up. As reported by , Wan will not only on the forthcoming television series — he’ll also co-direct the pilot alongside Deran Sarafian. The duo will helm the first episode of the hour-long drama, with the series marking Wan’s first foray into television; of course, while this will be Wan’s first time helming a television episode, Sarafian has an impressive resume of television projects including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, House, and Hemlock Grove. RELATED: Filming on the series is expected to begin this fall in North Carolina, with casting reportedly already well-underway as for the show’s leads, Abby Arcane and Alec Holland. With DC said to be for it’s upcoming Doom Patrol series, one can only assume the streaming service will also try to secure a big name for Swamp Thing. For now, fans can get excited knowing that Swamp Thing will have Wan on board as more than simply a producer — for the pilot, at least. RELATED: Executive produced by James Wan, Mark Verheiden, Gary Dauberman and Michael Clear, Swamp Thing will join Titans, Young Justice: Outsiders, Harley Quinn and Metropolis on the DC Universe service, which is expected to launch later this year. Swamp Thing will arrive on the service in 2019. The post appeared first on .
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June 23, 2018
TV

Legends of Tomorrow Season 4 Promotes Villain to Series Regular

Nora Darhk is going to play major role in the fourth season of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. Actor Courtney Ford has reportedly been upped to series regular status after recurring as the fan-favorite villain throughout the DC Comics-based series’ third season. RELATED: Having first appeared in Episode 5 of Legends of Tomorrow Season 3, Nora is of course the daughter of Neal McDonough’s Damien Darhk. She appeared several times throughout the season, attempting to release the demon Mallus upon the Arrowverse. Ford joins fellow new Legends recruits Matt Ryan (John Constantine) and Jes Macallan (Ava Sharpe) as a series regular, while Keiynan Lonsdale’s Wally West is departing the series. While we don’t know the extent of Nora Darhk’s role in Legends Season 4, it’s safe to assume she’s either the central villain, or switching sides and joining the Legends. We’ll have to wait until the fall for any answers. Returning to The CW for a fourth season on Mondays this fall, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow stars Dominic Purcell as Mick Rory/Heat Wave, Caity Lotz as Sara Lance/White Canary, Brandon Routh as Ray Palmer/Atom, Nick Zano as Nate Heywood/Steel, Matt Ryan as John Constantine and Jes Macallan as Ava Sharpe. RELATED: (via ) The post appeared first on .
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June 23, 2018