TV Bits: ‘The Newsroom,’ ‘Doctor Who,’ ‘Mad Men,’ ‘Arrested Development,’ ‘Glee’ One of the most anticipated trailers of the year, one of the most controversial shows currently on air and updates on several popular programs all in this edition of TV Bits. After the jump read about the following: Aaron Sorkin, head writer and creator of HBO’sThe Newsroom, was at the Television Critics Association event this week and found himself defending the show, much like his lead character....

TV Writers Matthew Federman & Stephen Scaia Hired To Reboot ‘Zorro’ We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. After two movies, Antonio Banderas can hang up his mask. Sony has just hired writersMatthew Federman&Stephen Scaiato write an origin story reboot ofZorrobased on a 2005 book byIsabel Allende. Blending fiction with actual historical events, the novel is written as a mock-biography telling how a young man raised in California moves to Spain and becomes the famous masked bandit....

Tyrese Gibson Confirms Meeting With Warner Bros. About ‘Green Lantern Corps’ Grammy winner turned actorTyrese Gibsonalready counts two big franchises in his career withTransformersandFast and Furious, but early this year we learnedthe actor was campaigning hardto be the newGreen Lanternfor the developing DC Comics cinematic universe. Gibson seemed tohint that a big announcement was comingat Comic-Con, but theonly thing we learned in San Diegowas that the reboot of the aforementioned DC Comics property was calledGreen Lantern Corps....

WonderCon: Wanted - Reshoots? Wonder-Con premiered an extended scene fromWanted, the big screen adaptation of Mark Millar (Civil War, Wolverine: Enemy of the State, Ultimate Fantastic Four, Superman: Red Son) and J.G. Jones' (the forthcomingFinal Crisiswith Grant Morrison for DC,52covers) graphic novel about a shadowy organization that specializes in assassinations and a sub-average loser handpicked to join them. James McAvoy (Atonement, The Last King of Scotland) was on hand to discuss his role....

YouTube’s ‘Origin’ Series Is ‘Lost’ Meets ‘Event Horizon’, Watch The Trailer Now [Comic-Con 2018] IfCobra Kaididn’t convince you to check out YouTube Premium, how about a new science fiction horror series that feels as ifEvent HorizonandLostwere genetically spliced together? And thatEvent Horizoncomparison isn’t a throwaway reference, either – the first two episodes ofOriginwere directed byPaul W.S. Anderson, the filmmaker behind that 1997 B-movie gem and more than a fewResident Evilmovies....

‘Black Panther’ Deleted Scene Shows Heated Argument Between Married Couple Okoye And W’Kabi Ahead of the fast-approachingBlack Pantherdigital and Blu-ray release, a previously un-seenBlack Pantherdeleted scene has popped up online, introduced by directorRyan Coogler. The scene features Okoye (Danai Gurira) and W’Kabi (Daniel Kaluuya) engaged in a heated argument, and reveals the pair are actually married. While the final cut ofBlack Pantherstrongly hints that characters Okoye and W’Kabi are a couple, a newBlack Pantherdeleted scene introduced by Ryan Coogler confirms the pair are actually married....

‘Blood Ties’ Trailer: Clive Owen And Billy Crudup Are Brothers On Opposite Sides Of The Law For his English-language debut, French filmmakerGuillaume Canetchose to do a remake of a French film that he himself had starred in a few years previous:Rivals(a.k.a.Les liens du sang), based on a novel byBruno PapetandMichel Papet. Canet’s version, titledBlood Ties, hit Cannes last year and is now headed for release in the U.S. Scripted byJames Gray(Two Lovers), the drama centers on two very different brothers in ’70s New York....

‘Confederate’: HBO Announces New Drama Series From ‘Game Of Thrones’ Showrunners David Benioff And D.B. Weiss Game of Thronesjust began its penultimate season, but with the eighth and final season looming, we’ve been wondering what showrunnersDavid BenioffandD.B. Weisswould do after its over. Would they take on a larger role on one of theThronesspin-offs currently in development? Maybe make the jump to feature films? Go into hibernation after pouring their hearts and souls into one of the most difficult adaptations in TV history?...

‘Dark Skies’ Trailer: ‘Paranormal Activity’ Producer Jason Blum Moves Into Alien Territory Although his credits include all types of films, it’s really within the horror genre thatJason Blumhas made his name. The powerhouse producer has been behind some of the biggest hits in recent years, including theParanormal Activityfranchise,Insidious,Sinister, andThe Bay. In 2013, he’ll attempt to continue that winning streak with a slew of new thrillers. Among them isDark Skies, an alien invasion flick directed byScott Charles Stewart....

‘Dora The Explorer’ Movie Coming From Michael Bay And Nick Stoller, Cats And Dogs Living Together, Mass Hysteria Dora the Explorer, the popular and educational animated children’s television character who reigned supreme for 14 years on Nickelodeon, is about to make the leap to the big screen in a very unexpected way.Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes will produce a live-action take on the character fromForgetting Sarah MarshallandNeighborsdirectorNick Stoller. I’m not making any of this up, I swear to you....

‘Harriet’ Trailer: Cynthia Erivo Is Harriet Tubman The extraordinary life of Harriet Tubman gets the biopic treatment inHarriet, a new drama starringCynthia Erivoas the legendary freedom fighter.Kasi Lemmons, director ofEve’s Bayou, helms the feature, which also starsLeslie Odom Jr.,Janelle Monáe,Joe Alwyn,Jennifer Nettles, andClarke Peters. From the look of the film, it’s the type of emotional drama that garners plenty of attention during awards season. Watch theHarriettrailer below. Harriet Trailer The talent involved withHarrietis undeniably impressive....

‘Jay And Silent Bob Reboot’ Brings Back Shannon Elizabeth, Adds Wrestler Chris Jericho Jay and Silent Rebootis shaping up to be a reunion of almost everyone thatKevin Smithhas ever worked with. Not only are stars from the various View Askewniverse moviesreturning in this one, but cast members fromZack and Miri Make a Pornohave made a comeback, too. Therefore it comes as no surprise thatJay and Silent Bob Strike BackstarShannon Elizabethis back as Jay’s thief lover Justice....

‘Moana’ Directors Talk ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Influences And Taika Waititi’s Screenplay Over the Summer, I got the great opportunity to talk with filmmakersRon ClementsandJohn Muskerabout their upcoming Walt Disney Animation Studios filmMoana. Ron & Jon are animation legends, having worked on many great Disney animated movies over the years, includingThe Great Mouse Detective, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Hercules, Treasure PlanetandThe Princess and the Frog. Over the course of our discussion, Ron and Jon talk about how the project developed with Maui originally set to be the main character of the story, howThor RagnarokdirectorTaika Waititibrought to the script, developing the musical elements,Lin-Manuel Mirandawriting songs forThe Rockto sing, howMad Max: Fury Roadhelped inspired an action sequence featuring the Kakamora in the film....