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 Teen Wolf News 083116



 Dylan O’Brien Arrives in London

Dylan O’Brien is overseas to begin filming on American Assassin with Michael Keaton. We saw a few shots of him in London over the weekend. Filming is taking place in a few different locations throughout Europe in the coming weeks.

 Jeff Davis Lands Vampire Pilot at TNT

Teen Wolf News started reporting on Jeff Davis’ Let the Right One In TV series more than a year ago. It was first in development for A&E Studios but ultimately landed at Turner’s TNT network which ordered a pilot episode this week. I talked to Davis about the project this week. He says fans of the original book should be pleased with his take on the characters.

Read the full interview at FANDOM.com - http://fandom.wikia.com/articles/tnts-let-right-one-pilot-isnt-remake

Initial reaction from Teen Wolf fans was anger. For some reason, folks got it into their heads that Davis “cancelled Teen Wolf” to do this new show. To set the record straight, Jeff Davis did not “cancel Teen Wolf.” MTV cancelled Teen Wolf as part of a larger move away from scripted programming and back toward reality shows.

Who Killed Teen Wolf? - http://fandom.wikia.com/articles/men-killed-teen-wolf

LTROI was in development for almost two years before MTV pulled the plug on Davis’ current show. The two are unrelated beyond having the same executive producers and writer.

 Colton’s Coming Out Award

In the immortal words of 3LW, haters gonna hate. This week those ever-present “haters” were questioning if former Teen Wolf Colton Haynes deserved an award just for publicly admitting that he’s homosexual.

The Human Right’s Campaign presented its Visibility Award to Haynes in an emotional ceremony.



The announcement spurred some criticism. “On one hand, celebrities do bring attention,” longtime LGBT activist Danielle Moodie-Mills told TheWrap. “But, it begs the question: Are we still in an age when we’re giving participation awards just for showing up? … Colton Haynes may deserve an award someday, maybe in a couple of years from now.”

Okay, so that’s less “hater speech” and more along the lines of thoughtful criticism on an important topic.It’s also something Haynes considered. “I don't necessarily feel especially deserving of this recognition. We all know that there are many other ways, many other people who have come before me and blazed the trail as LGBT advocates and role models. And I'm walking in their shoes, and I'm following their lead."

While the act of “coming out” in Hollywood should no longer be the “big deal” it once was, a familiar figure like Haynes coming out is headline-worthy. We should be talking about it merely because it reminds others in similar situations that they’re not alone and can achieve great things without hiding their true selves.

<p class="MsoNormal">Listen to the full speech (linked above) to hear Hayne’s plans for a family and more about his newly free and open life.

<p class="MsoNormal">Article Link: http://www.thewrap.com/is-colton-haynes-getting-an-lgbt-visibility-award-just-for-showing-up/

<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;"> Price Peterson: Behind the Funny

<p class="MsoNormal">If you love Teen Wolf, you’ve likely heard or read the name "Price Peterson." He’s not officially affiliated with the show, but his photo recaps of each episode are much beloved by the cast, crew, and many fans. <p class="MsoNormal">Teen Wolf News first wrote of the brilliance of Peterson’s recaps back in 2013, “It’s not that ‘Van Gogh, cut your ear off and make universally beloved paintings of sunflowers and stars’ kind of brilliant. It’s more of an ‘absorb pop culture and immediately understand the funniest way to relate it to a wider audience… and possibly cut your ear off’ kind of brilliant.”

<p class="MsoNormal">This week I had a chance to ask Mr. Peterson a few questions about his work and how he came to be “The Teen Wolf Photo Recap Guy.”

<p class="MsoNormal">TWN. How did you come to be in Los Angeles?

<p class="MsoNormal">PP. When I was a teenager, I moved to Los Angeles to attend UCLA and then forgot to leave.

<p class="MsoNormal">TWN. Where do you fit into the Los Angeles entertainment ecosystem?

<p class="MsoNormal">PP. I am probably most involved in the comedy world since I've been doing videos and live sketches since college. Now I'm focusing on the writing part, and most of the people I hang around are creative types also.

<p class="MsoNormal">TWN. I know you best from your hilarious photo recaps of Teen Wolf, and I’ve read a few other things you’ve written for different sites, but what’s your actual regular gig? <p class="MsoNormal">PP. It's so nice that you think I have anything else going on other than recaps! I guess I would say my main thing is TV writing... My writing partners and I have gotten two of our pilots produced by pretty big networks but neither has been picked up to series. We're hoping the idea we just sold will happen but as everyone knows Hollywood is a game of shadows. In the meantime, I'm really lucky to be able to pay my bills watching TV and doing dumb recaps. I still can't believe how nice these fandoms have been to me.

<p class="MsoNormal">Peterson’s most recent project is directing a music video for the group Onsen which featured actress Gates McFaddon from Star Trek: The Next Generation and a brief cameo by former Teen Wolf Charlie Carver. You can read more about the video at Fandom.com.

<p class="MsoNormal">ARTICLE LINK: http://fandom.wikia.com/articles/star-treks-dr-crusher-sexy-new-video



<p class="MsoNormal">TWN. How did you end up directing the Onsen video?

<p class="MsoNormal">PP. Onsen is my favorite band, and I'm lucky enough to be close friends with its main guy Drew Straus. "Follow the Numbers" has been my favorite song of theirs ever since I heard the demo and I made sure Drew knew that I wanted to make the video for it and for some reason he let me!

<p class="MsoNormal">TWN. The video is a creepy/cool triumph BTW. Is directing where you're heading professionally?

<p class="MsoNormal">PP. I love directing. I'm really happy with how the video turned out but I'm even happier with how fun the filming ended up being. Tons of my favorite people all working together (for free!) on one of the most festive, stress-free sets I've ever experienced. I'm really proud of that. I sure hope to do more directing, but we'll see.

<p class="MsoNormal">TWN. Charlie Carver is in the video for like a second, how did that cameo come about?

<p class="MsoNormal">PP. Charlie's been a friend of mine for a few years now. Ironically I didn't really get to know him until he was no longer on Teen Wolf. I think he knew I did those recaps, but neither of us really brought it up. But since then we've grown pretty close. He's truly a wonderful guy, and it's been amazing to see his journey unfold the way it has. Right now he's working on a project that Teen Wolf fans are going to really love.

<p class="MsoNormal">TWN. Is this where 10-year-old Price Peterson thought he would be at this point in his life?

<p class="MsoNormal">PP. I think so yeah. I stay up late and eat A LOT of candy.

<p class="MsoNormal">TWN. Now for the "True Hollywood Question" - Do you have anything else current you'd like me to plug?

<p class="MsoNormal">PP. Ha! Naw, I don't have anything very plug-worthy. But I'll be doing photo recaps in the fall for Yahoo TV, EW, and TV Guide.

LINKS TO PHOTO RECAPS - Lie Ability - http://www.tv.com/shows/teen-wolf-2011/community/post/teen-wolf-season-5-episode-16-lie-ability-photo-recap-review-145505883359/?fullstory=1

The Benefactor - http://www.tv.com/shows/teen-wolf-2011/community/post/teen-wolf-season-4-episode-4-the-benefactor-review-photo-recap-140538417685/

Time of Death - http://www.tv.com/shows/teen-wolf-2011/community/post/teen-wolf-season-4-episode-8-time-of-death-review-photo-recap-140780303412/