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In the news, Woody Harrelson is in talks to play a mentor to Alden Ehrenreich’s young Han Solo in the as yet untitled anthology film. Is this a fitting cast? And what can we expect from a Han and Lando team-up?
Also Star Wars related, Princess/General Leia Organa was supposed to have a larger role in Episode IX. Now producers are meeting to decide what should be done with the character. Could we see a recast? A CGI motion capture a la Grand Moff Tarkin?
In TV News, all four DC “Arrowverse” shows have been renewed by CW. On top of that, Constantine has been picked up as an animated series for CW Seed. Can Matt Ryan’s incarnation of the character survive in animated form?
To cap off the news, the villain for the Flash/Supergirl musical crossover has been revealed to be Music Meister. Could we see Neil Patrick Harris return to the role in a live action capacity?
The second half of the show is our semi-annual look at 2017 TV. Crazy Train joins Seth to preview seven new TV shows debuting in the next few months.
Emerald City, NBC – January 6th
Taboo, BBC/FX – January 10th
A Series Of Unfortunate Events, Netflix – January 13th
Legion, FX – February 8th
Taken, NBC – February 27th
Iron Fist, Netflix – March 17th
Star Trek: Discovery, CBS/CBS All Access – May
Are there any shows you are looking forward to? Or you think deserve to be checked out? Let us know in the comments below!