Hype #112: American Merlin Story




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Summary: Hype #112 tackles Beauty and the Beast, James Bond casting rumors, movie news, TV show pilots and more. Selina, Pam and Kyle settle in for a fun discussion of the week’s biggest entertainment stories! How We Hype: – Pam recommends Carly Rae Jepsen’s Emotion Side B – Kyle read I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid – Selina finally finished Jane Eyre, and we get sidetracked with a discussion about which classics were ruined for us by reading them in school. News: – There’s a new teaser clip and some concept art from Beauty and the Beast! – We pick our favorites from the alleged James Bond actor shortlist – Karen Gillan joins the cast of Jumanji – Gene Wilder dies at 83 – Sebastian Stan (!) joins Steven Soderbergh’s Logan Lucky – Kerry Washington is producing ABC’s new female-led cop drama – Pretty Little Liars is (finally?) coming to a close after season 7 – But in happier news, Stranger Things will return for s2 – Jeff Davis is doing a TV adaptation of Let The Right One In for TNT – Outlander casts older John Grey for season 3 – Bill Nye is coming to Netflix! The Science guy inks deal for new talkshow – Fox greenlights a reimagined King Arthur police procedural drama… for some reason. TV Show of the Week: – Pam is hyping about The Great British Bake-Off, like every other Hypable staffer – Selina is revisiting Friends. Again. We wrap up with Listener Feedback, and a small bonus discussion about just how we might be tackling a King Arthur police procedural series…