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 Teen Wolf News 101916



 Lost in Beacon Hills

If you follow Teen Wolf Wikia on Twitter, then you know this reporter had the great fortune to be the guest of Teen Wolf Executive Producer Jeff Davis this week at the show’s headquarters in Los Angeles. Seriously, that’s how they introduced me to folks. “Jeff invited him.” It was like code to let people know I wasn’t some random wandering in off the street. Of course, Jeff Davis is off in Canada this week prepping his Let the Right One In pilot episode for TNT, so he left me in the hands of some very capable folks in his organization. Shout out to Kyle and Casey!

Meeting Orny Adams
Right out of the gate, as I was waiting in the production office for my guide, Orny Adams barreled in. The comedian was outraged. He’d just come from filming the After After Show for MTV. Apparently (I swear I was trying not to eavesdrop, but he’s thunderous when he’s wound up) Adams had done something he felt was genuinely funny during the taping, but the producer or director of the bit didn’t appreciate the humor. Once the rant subsided, I introduced myself, and we chatted about what we do at Teen Wolf Wika/Teen Wolf News, and how he was thrown off a news show once for claiming that the whole “gluten-free” thing was a marketing ploy akin to Santa Claus. He’s really quite remarkable in person. If you get the chance to see him do stand-up, I recommend you buy that ticket.

Non-Disclosure
There are many things I can’t tell you about my visit. The first thing Casey (my minder and guide) had me do was sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement. It says if I reveal anything I see or witness while at the studio that’s not already known by the public, I will pay $3 million dollars in damages to the production. It’s a good thing Teen Wolf News adheres to a strict “no spoiler” policy already.

I can show and tell you about things as long as the elements are already publicly known. For instance, I can show you the Ghost Riders on set because you’ve already seen them in the trailer.

I can show you these amazing inspiration boards from the art department for sets you’ve already seen. They take these images of already existing places and use the elements to create a set. In this case, they took example elements from real early-to-mid-20th-century state hospitals and incorporated them into the Eichen House shower room from Season 5. I can’t show you a couple of the cool new sets built for Season 6 or the modifications to existing sets that give away plot points of the season. I can show you those pieces once they air the episode in which they appear (probably after 601 and 602).

Shooting Liam and Theo
This night’s work consisted of a handful of pick up scenes from earlier episodes in the first half of Season 6 involving Cody Christian and Dylan Sprayberry, Theo and Liam fighting with Ghost Riders. Between takes, I talked a bit with Cody. He’s always so kind when confronted with nosey reporters. We spoke about how intense the scene is and how much fans appreciate his character’s return for Season 6. We also talked about the amazing work of Chan Vasquez and how appreciative he is of both the quality and humor of the Theo and Deuc comic strips (He has one of the comics hanging in his home).

Hey, Khylin!
Khylin Rhambo also showed up. He wasn’t working on Teen Wolf but came by for a photo shoot with MTV. He’s very chill in person and incredibly humble. He says working on the show changed him in many ways and made him the man he is today. If you don’t already, I recommend you follow him on Twitter. He’s a very sincere young man.

Hanging with the Directors
For most of the night, Director and Script Supervisor Katie Eastridge hosted me at Video Village. We sat in front of the monitors watching each take of each scene. Katie came to Teen Wolf back in Season 3 and started directing episodes herself in Season 5 (The Sword and the Spirit). I have a full interview with Katie linked below. Director Tim Andrew joined us between takes when he wasn’t working or setting up for the next shot. Like everyone else on the production, Tim was very welcoming. Of course, he immediately pointed out how Teen Wolf Wikia got some of our information about him wrong. We had him listed as an “American Director” when he’s very British. I fixed his page on the spot and added a few details like his birthplace (Essex) and the year he came to work in America (1994). Also, a bit of a scoop, Tim’s daughters (Lily Bleu Andrew as Lori and Claire Bryétt Andrew as Sydney) will return to Teen Wolf in Season 6.

Writers, Wardrobe and Getting Lost
So much more happened over my seven-hour visit. I saw Tyler Posey briefly but didn’t get to talk to him. Tyler Schnabel (stand-in to the stars and podcast co-host) hung out for a bit. I interviewed writers Angela Harvey, Eric Wallace, and Lindsay Sturman. They were working late on one of the scripts for the second half of Season 6 but did find the time to sit down for a lengthy interview when they broke for dinner. We'll be posting stories from those interviews in the coming weeks.

I visited Danny Flores in wardrobe. He’s very proud of the work he and the department have done over the six seasons of the show and has many of the iconic wardrobe pieces in museum-like displays. As of right now there’s no firm plan on how to preserve these pieces once the show wraps for good at the end of Season 6.

<p class="MsoNormal">Eventually, I found an outside wall and just followed it around to where I came in. I got lost again just after the crew broke for lunch at 11 pm. This time, I was in the empty white corridors of the offices that encircle the warehouse. I eventually ran into a helpful member of the crew who led me back to Casey in the main production office.

<p class="MsoNormal">I also spent a night on location with Teen Wolf in downtown Los Angeles. Check out that story and more photos at teenwolfnews.com.

<h2 style="padding:0.2em 0.4em; margin:0 0 -20px 0; font-family:Century Gothic,serif; color:#778899; font-size:100%; font-weight:bold; text-align:left;"> 'Teen Wolf' Season 5 Part 2 out on DVD

<p class="MsoNormal">After a protracted delay, Teen Wolf Season 5 part 2 is now out on DVD and digital HD. In addition to the final ten episodes of the season, the set features Ultimate Dread - The Creatures of Season 5, a look back at the Dread Doctors, The Beast and the various other folks down in the Eichen House special unit. <p class="MsoNormal">It’s been seven months since the Season 5 finale. In case you’ve forgotten, the second half of the season begins with Scott McCall and his pack at odds with each other. Theo’s pack is up to no good. Lydia Martin is still locked away in Eichen House. Malia’s mother is in town with evil intent while the Dread Doctors find their last chimera. It’s a very emotional time in Beacon Hills.

<p class="MsoNormal">You can get Teen Wolf S5P2 wherever you buy DVDs, but right now Amazon has it for just $14.96 for Amazon Prime members.

<p class="MsoNormal">EXCLUSIVE: Teen Wolf News spoke with Season 5 Director Kate Eastridge about the emotional impact of her episode The Sword and the Spirit. VIDEO LINK - https://youtu.be/3VJxxoEBg0I

<h2 style="padding:0.2em 0.4em; margin:0 0 -20px 0; font-family:Century Gothic,serif; color:#778899; font-size:100%; font-weight:bold; text-align:left;"> Tyler Posey Zombie Movie Gets a Trailer

<p class="MsoNormal">We’ll apparently see Teen Wolf Tyler Posey’s directorial debut later this month. According to a post on the star’s Instagram, the movie he lensed last month will be ready for Halloween. He also posted a trailer.

VIDEO LINK - https://youtu.be/S3-3wnF0Q4U

<h2 style="padding:0.2em 0.4em; margin:0 0 -20px 0; font-family:Century Gothic,serif; color:#778899; font-size:100%; font-weight:bold; text-align:left;"> Jeff Davis Attached to New Sci-Fi Project at MTV

<p class="MsoNormal">MTV is reportedly working on a series based on H. G. Wells’ War of the Worlds. Former Teen Wolf writer Andy Cochran (Shape Shifted) penned the script, and Teen Wolf Executive Producer Jeff Davis is attached as well. <p class="MsoNormal">The original 19th-century story features Mars launching an invasion, tearing up a bunch of stuff and then abruptly dying because they caught a cold and their alien immune system couldn’t handle it. There are already numerous adaptations of Wells’ story including a first-run syndicated television series that ran from 1988 to 1990 and the Tom Cruise, Steven Spielberg movie in 2005.

<p class="MsoNormal">Davis says his participation in the project will be limited, “I’ll just be helping out,” he told Teen Wolf News. You also shouldn’t look to see the alien war machines landing on MTV anytime soon as they’re just starting the development process. “Yep. Very early [in the process],” Davis adds.

<p class="MsoNormal">Cochran worked as a staff writer during Season 2 of Teen Wolf. He went on to pen the Evan Peters/Emma Roberts film Adult World in 2013.

<p class="MsoNormal">Davis was in Canada this week getting set to film the pilot episode of Let the Right One In for TNT. Teen Wolf is currently filming the back half of the final season in Los Angeles.