#17 – Aquaman, Birds of Prey, Titans, Lobo, and fall TV preview

by | Oct 4, 2018

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Episode 17 of The DC Drop covers this weeks news including Titans and New York Comic-Con plus a preview of the Fall 2018 DC TV schedule.

New Aquaman poster released

Rosie Perez cast as Renee Montoya in Birds of Prey – The Wrap

  • Nominated for Academy Award for best supporting actress for Fearless (1993)
  • Also known for White Men Can’t Jump and In Living Color

Fathom Events announces Superman (40th Anniversary) and Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (25th Anniversary) will have special screenings

  • November 12th for Mask of the Phantasm
  • November 25th and 27th for Superman; will include 1941 “Mechanical Monsters” Superman animated serial short

TV

Emmett J. Scanlan cast as Lobo for Season 2 of Krypton – The Hollywood Reporter

  • Played Jim Corrigan in 2 episodes of Constantine
  • Will be a recurring role; expected to be main villain of the season

DC Universe (Much from New York Comic Con)

DC Universe renews Titans for Season 2 ahead of Season 1 debut

  • EP Geoff Johns says the season is already “mapped out” including what new characters will be introduced; also said it will be less of a “conventional procedural show and more of a 12-hour movie”
  • ComicBook.com – EP Akiva Goldsman says they had a loose plan for first 3 seasons in early development

Netflix will distribute shows internationally, beginning with Titans – (Deadline)

  • Excluding U.S. and China
  • Release date not given
  • YouTube – New “Netflix” trailer

Matt Bomer (Magic Mike, The Nice Guys, Superman: Unbound) cast in Doom Patrol – (Variety)

  • Will provide the voice of Negative Man and appear as Larry Trainor in flashbacks
  • Matthew Zuk will portray the character in costume

Jennifer Beals (The L Word) cast as Sheriff Lucilia Cable in Swamp Thing for DC Universe

  • Will be a recurring role
  • Character description – “tough as nails and pragmatic, Cable’s fierce devotion to her son, Matt, is rivaled only by her sworn duty to serve and protect the town of Marais. As the community she has dedicated her life to defending is beset by strange forces, she must double down in her efforts to safeguard everyone she holds dear.”

Voice cast announced for Harley Quinn Animated Series – (The Hollywood Reporter)

  • Kaley Cuoco (The Big Bang Theory) will executive produce and voice the role of Harley Quinn; Margot Robbie was asked but unavailable
  • Other cast includes Lake Bell, Alan Tudyk, Ron Funches, JB Smoove, Jason Alexander, Wanda Sykes, Giancarlo Esposito, Natalie Morales, Jim Rash, Diedrich Bader, Tony Hale and Chris Meloni

First look at the Harley Quinn Animated Series – YouTube

  • Will debut on DC Universe sometime in 2019
  • Lots of Harley and Ivy

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