Trailer To Star-Studded “Cats” Trailer Released

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The first trailer for the upcoming adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical fantasy has finally arrived.

Directed by Tom Hooper, who won a best director academy award for The King’s Speech, “Cats” has a stunning star-studded cast that includes Taylor Swift, James Corden, Judi Dench, Jason Derulo, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen, and Rebel Wilson.

“Cats” is based on of the longest-running shows in West End and Broadway history, the stage musical “Cats”, which received its world premiere at the New London Theatre in 1981. It played for 21 years and earned the Olivier and Evening Standard Awards for Best Musical.

In 1983, the Broadway production became the recipient of seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and ran for an extraordinary 18 years. Since opening in London in 1981, “Cats” has continuously appeared on stage around the globe, to date having played to 81 million people in more than fifty countries and in nineteen languages. It is one of the most successful musicals of all time.

Hopper was also responsible for successfully adapting Les Misérables into a 2012 musical drama film, which also received critical and commercial success in 2012.

Cats is scheduled for release by Universal Pictures on December 20, 2019.

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New “It Chapter Two” Trailer Revealed At Comic Con

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San Diego Comic-Con started early with its ScareDiego event featuring New Line and Warner Bros. “IT: Chapter Two”

Moderated by Conan O’Brien, the night showcased a gory and scary new trailer, along with three exclusive clips shown throughout the night.

Also joining the festivities were the stars playing the grown-up Loser’s Club: James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Bill Hader, Jay Ryan, James Ransone, Isaiah Mustafa, and Andy Bean.

This time around, the new trailer featured the grown-up cast a lot more than the initial trailer released a couple of months ago. Chapter Two takes place 27 years after the events of the first film, which took place in 1989.

Bill Skarsgård also returns as Pennywise the Clown. The first film’s director Muschietti and writer Gary Dauberman are also back.

ScareDiego is part of Comic-Con’s preview night and held off San Diego’s Convention Center area. This year, it was held at Spreckels Theatre.

Written by Gary Dauberman from the book by Stephen King, It Chapter Two is set for release on September 6, 2019.

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Tom Cruise Unveils ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ First Trailer

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“Ladies and gentlemen, prepare to say hello to the biggest movie star you’re gonna meet in a long, long time,” comedian O’Brien said at the big SDCC stage. He was not kidding.

Tom Cruse made a surprise appearance at the 2019 Comic-Con International in San Diego Thursday, much to the delight and surprise of the fans at SDCC. The actor appeared on stage shortly after the end of the panel for another Paramount film, “Terminator: Dark Fate.”

The moviestar also unveiled a thrilling first trailer to his upcoming action drama film ‘Top Gun: Maverick’, the highly anticipated sequel to the 1986 global blockbuster “Top Gun.”

“Thirty-four years ago I made a movie in San Diego right here,” Cruise said about the original “Top Gun.” “I actually shot across the street at a restaurant.”

“For 34 years, you guys have been very very patient with me. And I felt that it was my responsibility to finally really deliver for you,” Cruise added about the iconic film.

“Maverick” of course is Cruise’s character nickname in the original film where he played LT Pete Mitchell, a reckless young naval aviator aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise. The global success of the original film made Cruise a bonafide star: grossing $356m worldwide against a modest $15 million budget, it was the highest grossing film that year.

“Everything you see in this film, obviously it’s for real. So the flying, working with the Navy, all the flying you’ll see in this picture, everything is real. I really wanted to give you all the experience of what it is to be inside that aircraft.”

Directed by Joseph Kosinski, the film co-stars Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Ed Harris, and Val Kilmer who will reprise his role as Vice Admiral Tom “Iceman” Kazansky.

“Top Gun: Maverick” is set to hit theaters next June.

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Game of Thrones, Mrs. Maisel Lead 2019 Emmy Nominations

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‘Game of Thrones’ – HBO

Game of Thrones not only led the 2019 Emmy nominations, it also set a record in the process. The HBO fantasy drama received 32 nominations, the most in a single year and breaking the record set by NYPD’s 26 noms back in 1994.

Also doing great were Amazon’s comedy “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” with 20 nominations, HBO’s “Chernobyl” with 19, and NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” with 18 nods.

Overall, HBO led the network race with a total of 137 nods, followed by streaming giant Netflix with 117.

The nominations were announced by D’Arcy Carden (The Good Place) and Ken Jeong (Crazy Rich Asians) on Tuesday morning. The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards is set to be presented on FOX on Sunday, September 22. The show’s host has not yet been announced.

See the list of nominees below, or to go Emmy’s official website.

Outstanding Comedy Series

Barry
Fleabag
The Good Place
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Russian Doll
Schitt’s Creek
Veep
Outstanding Drama Series

Better Call Saul
Bodyguard
Game of Thrones
Killing Eve
Ozark
Pose
Succession
This Is Us

Outstanding Limited Series
Chernobyl
Escape At Dannemore
Fosse/Verdon
Sharp Objects
When They See Us

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Emilia Clarke, Game Of Thrones
Jody Comer, Killing Eve
Viola Davis, How To Get Away With Murder
Laura Linney, Ozark
Mandy Moore, This Is Us
Sandra Oh, Killing Eve
Robin Wright, House Of Cards

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Jason Bateman, Ozark
Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
Kit Harington, Game Of Thrones
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Billy Porter, Pose
Milo Ventimiglia, This Is Us

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Marvel Entertainment Unveils 2019 San Diego Comic-Con Marvel Booth and Signing Schedules

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Marvel Entertainment revealed its full booth event and signing schedules featuring a can’t-miss lineup of autographs, giveaways, exclusive previews, meetups, and more. Marvel is at booth #2329 where fans can experience some of their favorite stars and creators starting Thursday, July 18 through Sunday, July 21.

Kicking off with Earth’s Mightiest Show LIVE! on Thursday, this year’s Marvel Booth schedule will share live segments from Marvel Let’s Play, Women of Marvel, This Week in Marvel, Marvel Quickdraw, and Marvel’s Pull List. Fans can tune in for breaking news and exclusive livestream coverage from Marvel on Marvel.com, YouTube, Twitter and Facebook, hosted by Ryan Penagos, Lorraine Cink, Langston Belton, Angélique Roché, Justin Warner, Nore Davis, and Josh Saleh.

Marvel’s signing schedule will include talent from Marvel Studios’ Avengers Endgame; Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.; Marvel Games’ Marvel’s Avengers, MARVEL ULTIMATE ALLIANCE 3: The Black Order, and Marvel’s Iron Man VR; and legendary creators from your favorite comics – including Jonathan Hickman, the writer behind the highly-anticipated House of X and Powers of X series.

Also to appear is industry legend Rob Liefeld and Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski as they sign free copies of the Major X #1 Rob Liefeld variant cover from the all-new limited series starring Rob’s latest creation.

Check out the schedule of Marvel Entertainment’s panels, booth events, and featured signings at Marvel.com/SDCC2019.

MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT BOOTH SCHEDULE:
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The Saturn Awards Announces 2019 Nominations

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Nominations for the 45th annual Saturn Awards, honoring motion picture, television, home entertainment and live stage productions, were announced today. A beloved event for many of Hollywood’s top creative talent, the awards show will be available for the first time ever to global fans via a streaming partner, to be announced shortly. All 2019 Saturn Awards winners will be unveiled at the official ceremony on Friday, the 13th of September at the historic Avalon Theater in Los Angeles.

Leading the way with 14 Saturn Award film nominations is Marvel/Walt Disney Studio’s Avengers: Endgame, and Walt Disney Studio’s Aladdin in second place with nine. For television and streaming, HBO’s Game of Thrones leads with nine nominations, with The Haunting of Hill House and The Walking Dead following second with six nominations each. As a studio overall, Disney leads with 44 nominations among 12 film and television projects across its various companies, Marvel, Walt Disney Studios, Pixar, Lucasfilm Ltd. and the Disney Channel.

As part of the show’s revitalization in 2019, the Saturn Awards has moved from its traditional June date to Friday the 13th of September. To accommodate this change, the eligibility window for this year’s nominations is based on a 16-month eligibility period, which includes projects publicly released from March 1, 2018 through July 7, 2019. The 46th annual Saturn Awards will be held at the end of summer/early fall 2020 and will resume a 12-month eligibility period.

2019 SATURN AWARDS NOMINATIONS

FILM
BEST COMIC-TO-MOTION PICTURE RELEASE
Aquaman
Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Infinity War
Captain Marvel
Shazam!
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM RELEASE
Alita: Battle Angel
Bumblebee
Jurassic Park: Fallen Kingdom
Ready Player One
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Sorry to Bother You
Upgrade

BEST FANTASY FILM RELEASE
Aladdin
Dumbo
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Godzilla, King of the Monsters
Mary Poppins Returns
Toy Story 4
Yesterday

For the full list of nominations, visit www.SaturnAwards.com.

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SDCC 2019: Art Directors Guild Announces SDCC Line-Up

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The Art Directors Guild (ADG, IATSE Local 800) returns to San Diego Comic-Con with an exciting 2019 line-up of panels about the world building artists who worked on Black Panther, Westworld, Captain Marvel, and many more. Audiences can expect to meet these insiders, learn rarely-heard insights, and discover behind the scenes explanations from key art department members like Production Designers, Art Directors, Illustrators, Graphic Designers, and Set Designers.

Additionally, the ADG will present two awards at the 2019 Masquerade, Comic-Con’s annual costume competition. The two winners will each receive a $500 prize for: The Art Directors Guild Cosplay Award for Original Concept Design, presented to an entry with the most originality. The other award, The Art Directors Guild Cosplay Award for Best Graphic Design, is based on superior implementation and craftwork.

See details below for the schedule of events.

WOMEN OF THE HOLLYWOOD ART DEPARTMENT
Friday, July 19 from 11:00 – 12:00 p.m., Room 9
Hear from a panel of talented women from the Art Directors Guild whose careers span a variety of design roles within the film and TV industries. They will discuss their professional journeys in the industry, how they envision the Art Department of the future, and the unique challenges they face as visual storytellers, creating distinct and wondrous worlds for today’s most popular films and TV shows. Oscar®-winning Production Designer Hannah Beachler (Black Panther, Moonlight), Art Director Aashrita Kamath (Avatar 2 and 3, Kong: Skull Island), Graphic Designer Ellen Lampl (Bumblebee, Jurassic World), Specialist Set Designer Andrea Onorato (Avatar 2 and 3, Westworld), Art Director Erin E. Riegel (Birds of Prey, Captain Marvel), and moderator Kate Weddle (Set Designer).

WOMEN OF THE HOLLYWOOD ART DEPARTMENT – AUTOGRAPH SESSION
Friday, July 19 from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m., Booth AA03
Oscar-winning Production Designer Hannah Beachler (Black Panther, Moonlight), Art Director Aashrita Kamath (Avatar 2 and 3, Kong: Skull Island), Graphic Designer Ellen Lampl (Bumblebee, Jurassic World), Specialist Set Designer Andrea Onorato (Avatar 2 and 3, Westworld), and Art Director Erin E. Riegel (Birds of Prey, Captain Marvel).
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child To Be Featured At This Year’s SDCC

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The award-winning international hit stage production Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will be featured at this year’s Comic-Con International: San Diego from July 18 to 21, 2019 with a booth and panel.

On Thursday, July 18 at 6pm, panel audiences will get an exclusive, never before seen insight into the world of the mind-blowing stage effects of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child when the show’s Magic and Illusions Designer Jamie Harrison and his associate Chris Fisher lead “Making Magic for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – An Interactive Masterclass.” With magical demonstrations, video footage and never-before told stories from the making of the show, audiences will learn how the magicians and actors use clever techniques and cunning psychology to make the impossible seem real – they’ll even learn to perform magic themselves.

The production’s booth, on display all four days at #3629 in the Exhibit Hall, will feature Tony Award winner Christine Jones’ set model for the Broadway production, along with an actual costume worn by Jamie Parker who created the role of Harry Potter in the original West End and Broadway productions.

The walls of the booth will be lined with exclusive content featured in the forthcoming book Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: The Journey which will be released by Scholastic in the US on November 5, 2019. There will also be a photo booth where fans can show their Hogwarts House pride by posing with Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin banners.
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The Saturn Awards To Be Reinvigorated With 45th Annual Event On Friday The 13th Of September

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The 45th annual Saturn Awards will take place on Friday, September 13, 2019 at the historic Avalon Theater in Hollywood, California. For the first time in its history, the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror, the organization that founded and owns the Saturn Awards, has made a multi-year partnership deal with veteran television producer Justin W. Hochberg.

This new highly sought-after collaboration has immediately resulted in the upcoming, newly produced and reinvigorated Saturn Awards show. The traditionally non-televised Saturn Awards has always been a favorite event among the most groundbreaking creators. This new production will be an exciting evolution of the beloved award show and, for the first time since the one-time TV airing in 1978, it will be available to global fans via a streaming partner to be announced shortly.

Hochberg’s additional plans to expand the brand creating a home for fandom year round will include a slate of co-marketing deals and brand partnerships all for the first time in the show’s 45 year history. With new content in development and decades of never before seen exclusive archival awards show footage with fandom’s legendary icons the Saturn brand will provide fans with unprecedented innovative experiences impossible to duplicate.
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SDCC 2019: Composer Benjamin Wallfisch

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Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Grammy nominated composer Benjamin Wallfisch will be signing a limited amount of Mondo’s exclusive Blade Runner 2049 vinyl at Comic-Con 2019.

The signing will take place at booth #435 on the exhibit floor from 3:00PM on Thursday July 18th. Wallfisch co-scored the film with Hans Zimmer where the two received nominations for Best Original Score with the BAFTAs, Grammys and multiple Critic Associations.

Composer of David F. Sandberg’s box office #1 film SHAZAM!, Andy Muschietti’s IT, the most successful horror film of all time, and co-composer of Denis Villeneuve’s acclaimed BLADE RUNNER 2049 (with Academy Award winner Hans Zimmer), Benjamin Wallfisch has worked on over 75 feature films and has received Golden Globe®- , BAFTA®-, 2x GRAMMY®- and  Emmy®- nominations.

He is currently scoring IT: CHAPTER TWO for New Line/Warner Bros.

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