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You May Never See The Nevers, But You Can Try

You May Never See The Nevers, But You Can Try

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HBO’s The Nevers has to be one of the unluckiest TV shows in recent memory, and definitive proof it’s impossible to predict how a Hollywood project will turn out. It premiered with great fanfare in early 2021. At this point series creator Joss Whedon was just starting to lose his sterling reputation, but he had bailed on the series mid-production anyway, so it didn’t seem like that connection would harm the show too much. Then the following sequence of events happened: HBO put the other half of Season 1 on hiatus for no clear reason; AT&T sold Warner Bros to Discovery; the head of Discovery went on a mindless massacre that included The Nevers in the pile of victims; and the six released episodes were taken off HBO Max with no indication they would reappear anywhere else OR that the unreleased six would ever publicly appear. Now we’re hearing the entire series has been licensed out to free-streaming channels Tubi and Roku, but there’s a catch there too. Tubi is

Joss Whedon’s The Nevers Revealed In Full Frilly Glory

Joss Whedon’s The Nevers Revealed In Full Frilly Glory

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After a detour into superhero movies, some better than others, Joss Whedon has returned to the medium where he’s found the most success — television — with HBO’s The Nevers, premiering in two months. It covers familiar ground for Joss — young women with supernatural powers — but there are a couple of new twists thrown in. The first trailer was released today. While we’ve known The Nevers is coming for quite some time, there are a couple of things this trailer revealed that are news to us….first off, it’s set in Victorian England, with all the frilly fans and tight corsets one would expect. Maybe that was revealed earlier and we just weren’t paying attention. Either way, there will be gaslamps and stuffy accents aplenty. There’s even a touch of steampunk — we spotted some out-there mechanical gizmos being used in a couple of scenes. The second revelation: The Nevers is just six episodes long. Is it just a miniseries or is that the length of the first season?

Buffy Reboot Is Actually A Continuation, Says Showrunner

Buffy Reboot Is Actually A Continuation, Says Showrunner

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Those of you who feared the Buffy reboot would be resetting the entire community of Sunnydale (and the world beyond) can breathe a bit easier. When creator Joss Whedon announced the reboot was finally a thing during Comic-Con, all he said was that it would be “a new Buffy” who belonged to another race. Perhaps he should have clarified “a new Slayer.” Showrunner Monica Owusu-Breen felt the need to elaborate on Joss’s words, and today she posted this tweet, with a message that was part-poem: For some genre writers it’s Star Wars. Buffy the Vampire Slayer is my Star Wars. Before I became a writer, I was a fan. For seven seasons, I watched Buffy Summers grow up, find love, kill that love. I watched her fight, and struggle and slay. There is only one Buffy. One Xander, one Willow, Giles, Cordelia, Oz, Tara, Kendra, Faith, Spike, Angel… They can’t be replaced. Joss Whedon’s brilliant and beautiful series can’t be replicated. I wouldn’t try to. But here we are, twenty

SDCC 2018: Joss Whedon Writing Comic Sequel To Dr. Horrible

SDCC 2018: Joss Whedon Writing Comic Sequel To Dr. Horrible

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Ten years ago, a writer’s strike left most of Hollywood’s script writers twiddling their thumbs, including Buffy and Angel creator Joss Whedon. There was nothing to do but cheat on his wife some more, and he’d already done that, so he needed something fresh to occupy his time. That’s when he concocted a brilliant idea: make something for the web! Since anything could be published there, Joss was free to let his mind run wild. Why not a musical vlog focusing on an amateur villain in an age of superheroes? Before long, Joss had the script for Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, and not long after, he was actually shooting it, with Neil Patrick Harris, Felicia Day and Nathan Fillion playing the roles. Despite being just a short miniseries with a self-contained story, Dr. Horrible and its characters are still referenced in geek culture to this day. This week Whedon, Day and Fillion hosted a tenth anniversary panel at Comic-Con, where Whedon announced he was at last working on a sequel…..well,

SDCC 2018: Joss Whedon To Re-Buff Buffy

SDCC 2018: Joss Whedon To Re-Buff Buffy

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It’s been rumored for a long time — Fox’s reboot of Buffy the Vampire Slayer — but we’ve never heard anything about the project actually going forward. That’s because, until now, none of the Buffy re-Buffs have had the blessing of creator Joss Whedon, and have thus died on the vine. Until now. This could be the Chosen One, folks….this could be the Slayer. Whedon himself took to the stage at Comic-Con today and said HE was working on a new Buffy series. It will be a new continuity with a new cast. “Based on recent remake trends, I’m guessing the character is going to be exactly the same only black,” you might say. And um….yeah, that’s what Joss confirmed. He also said he was hiring on Monica Owusu-Breen as showrunner, who is a seasoned veteran of this kind of show — she wrote for Agents of SHIELD and Charmed, and was a major player behind NBC’s Midnight Texas, though we doubt she puts that last part on her resume.

Fox Execs Would Like To Re-Vamp Buffy

Fox Execs Would Like To Re-Vamp Buffy

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Eventually, rewatching all 90s shows will become a two-pronged experience: the original seasons, and then the Trump-era revival season with lots of in-the-moment “fake news” jokes. With all the revivals we’ve seen lately, it shouldn’t surprise anyone that 20th Century Fox wants to bring back Buffy badly. What IS surprising is the restraint they’re showing in regards to that decision. Fox TV chairman Gary Newman addressed a crowd at the INTV Conference in Jerusalem and admitted out of all the properties they own and haven’t resurrected already, “Buffy” is the name that’s most often brought up. But he refuses to let it happen without the involvement of creator Joss Whedon. “Most times when we brought things back, it started with the creator coming into us and saying I’ve got another story I want to tell,” Newman said. “It’s something we talk about frequently, and Joss Whedon is really one of the greatest creators we ever worked with. When Joss decides it’s time, we’ll do it. And until Joss decides it’s time,

Here’s What Joss Whedon’s Abandoned Batgirl Flick Would’ve Been Like

Here’s What Joss Whedon’s Abandoned Batgirl Flick Would’ve Been Like

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Recently, Joss Whedon was hired by Warner Bros. to develop a solo feature film for Batgirl. Even more recently, he quit the project, citing the embarrassing reason that he couldn’t think of a story. At least he’s honest. “Batgirl is such an exciting project, and Warners/DC such collaborative and supportive partners, that it took me months to realize I really didn’t have a story,” Whedon said the day his departure was announced. “I’m grateful to Geoff and Toby and everyone who was so welcoming when I arrived, and so understanding when I… uh, is there a sexier word for ‘failed’?” But while Whedon couldn’t think of anything good, it’s untrue that he couldn’t think of anything at ALL. Variety spoke to other sources close to the project and found there WAS a generalized plot in mind. Whedon wished to adapt “The Million Dollar Debut of Batgirl!”, the 1967 comic debut of the character written by Gardner Fox and drawn by Carmine Infantino. In Batgirl’s very first story, she worked as

Joss Whedon Orders Massive Reshoots For Justice League

Joss Whedon Orders Massive Reshoots For Justice League

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I can imagine when Joss Whedon came on board to finish the movie Zack Snyder had to abandon, he looked at the gritty dour mess that a Snyder Justice League had to be and shook his head. We wondered just how much creative control Joss would have at this late stage, as well as just how much he’d be able to change at all given the time remaining. Apparently a lot. For one thing, the film as Snyder left it was reportedly one giant setup for Justice League 2. The Big Bad was Steppenwolf, who serves under Darkseid — and his role still hasn’t changed, but what has is that Steppenwolf is being positioned as a much more serious threat than he was in Snyder’s cut. Originally, he was constantly portrayed as weaker to Darkseid, as if to say to the audience “The REAL good stuff is coming in two years! Oh boy!” Joss didn’t like that, and the moviegoing public probably wouldn’t have liked it either. Reshoots are also

Ben Affleck Reflect On Two Justice League Directors

Ben Affleck Reflect On Two Justice League Directors

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There’s a lot of buzz around the upcoming Justice League film, and not all of it good. You see, before things even started, fans weren’t happy that Zack Snyder would be the director of it. Then, after a family tragedy, Joss Whedon came in (as he’s going to be directing Batgirl) and helped the film to the finish line. But, in the process, he apparently did $25 million worth of reshoots, which has many panicking over what the final film will be like. But, if one of the cast is to be beloved, it may not be as bad as we think. Ben Affleck talked with Entertainment Weekly about the current situation of Justice League, and admitted that though it’s odd to have two directors making the film in a way, it is working: “It’s a little bit unorthodox,” said Affleck, “Zack had a family tragedy, and stepped off, which was horrible. For the movie, the best person we could’ve possibly found was Joss. We got really lucky that he

Joss Whedon Talks Casting Batgirl

Joss Whedon Talks Casting Batgirl

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The moment fans heard that Joss Whedon would be directing a Batgirl movie, the internet lit up with excitement. Joss is known for his character work, and he’s proven that in not only TV, but in movies as well, which is why people are excited for him to helm the live-action debut of Barbara Gordon as Batgirl (recall, Batman & Robin had Barbara Wilson, not Barbara Gordon). Of course, a role is only as good as its actor/actress, and there is a lot of speculation as to who will be cast as Barbara/Batgirl. Well, if Joss Whedon is to be believed, you may not know them when they are cast, which is perfectly fine with Whedon: “I don’t have my eye on anybody. I’m creating this character, I’m in a dialogue with her and then we’ll see who joins that later on… I doubt it’ll be a name. I think this is somewhere where you go and find Batgirl and then you cast her,” Whedon said. He further elaborated on

Joss Whedon Gearing Up To Direct Batgirl Movie

Joss Whedon Gearing Up To Direct Batgirl Movie

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Looks like Joss Whedon’s retirement from superhero movies has officially ended. Today Variety broke the news that Warner Bros. is considering bringing the man on to direct a Batgirl feature film. Joss swore off directing big-budget superhero films after 2015’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, which received mixed opinions that he agreed with. He wasn’t proud of the film and said he needed to take some time off afterward. The vacation is over, and he’s now working for the Other Side. “Strong independent women” are Joss’s well-known specialty (when they aren’t Black Widow), and anybody who isn’t Zack Snyder is welcome in my book. The project is very young — movement only started at WB within the last month. But if Variety’s wording is correct about Batgirl being the “second” female-led DC super-flick, it could mean Sirens, the Suicide Squadf spinoff directed by David Ayer, may have been pushed down the schedule in favor of this. Which would make sense — Batgirl is supposed to appear in Sirens and it would

Happy Twentieth Birthday, Buffy

Happy Twentieth Birthday, Buffy

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Prepare to feel old: Joss Whedon’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer is about to turn 20. On March 10, 1997 a TV adaption of an obscure 1992 movie appeared on an upstart network barely anybody watched…and it grew to become one of the most popular and influential programs ever made. There was nothing like it at the time and the show set the blueprint for genre television as we know it today. Every single urban fantasy or superhero series produced since that time owes something to it (or borrows from it outright). Buffy Summers saved the world. A lot. The show remains a part of pop culture to this day, and its reruns rival Star Trek’s in the timeless ability to attract new fans. Fox is aware of the debt they owe to the Slayer, and is gearing up to party. The first thing you need to do is….get out your crayons! This Friday a few advances pages from the Buffy Adult Coloring Book will be leaked on the BoxLunch &

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