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Teen Wolf News 020817

Teen Wolf Writers Exit
While there are still three episodes of Teen Wolf in various stages of the writing process, a couple of veteran writers already moved on from the show. Teen Wolf News has learned that fan favorites Angela Harvey (Frayed, A Novel Approach) and Will Wallace (Codominance, Sundowning) both left the show in recent weeks.

Angela Harvey Exits for ‘Salvation'
Executive Producer Jeff Davis tells us, “Angela is actually working on a show called Salvation right now. It was an opportunity that came up, and I said, ‘You’ve got to take it. We’re all unemployed in a few months.’”

Angela’s new show debuts on CBS this summer. It’s about an impending asteroid impact. It’s what the network calls an “event series.” While she’s found work already, Angela told Teen Wolf News recently that she’ll always miss her Teen Wolf family. “It’s an ending in the sense that I’m never going to have this again. This kind of show where everybody is family, and you’re proud of the work all the time. It’s an ending in the sense that it’s a loss. Obviously, these relationships are life-long, that’s not going anywhere, but to go to work with family every day is going to end and that’s sad.”

Will Wallace Says Goodbye
Will Wallace announced his exit on Twitter this week and followed up in an interview with TWN. “It was a bittersweet day for me. I'd been with Teen Wolf since 2011. That's a long time to work with a great group of people. I'm very proud to have been a part of a story that has meant so much to so many people. This show launched my career as a professional TV writer, and I'll never forget what it and the people I worked with mean to me.” According to Will, his exit is just part of the process of a show that’s wrapping up its final season. “Jeff and the other upper-level writers are still working on the final episodes (618, 619, 620). The offices will slowly empty out over the next few weeks as the show gets closer to the end.”

While Teen Wolf is coming to an end, it may not be the last time all these folks work together. Jeff Davis says he’d like to get the band back together at some point. “Absolutely, I told Angela the next show that goes forward; she’s on my staff. I would like her to be a showrunner one day while I sit back and executive produce.” The idea of the Teen Wolf family sticking together isn’t all that farfetched; Jeff’s already working with former Teen Wolf writer Andy Cochran on a new series pilot for MTV.

Hunk Spotting on the Teen Wolf Set
One thing we know for sure about the second half of Season 6 – there will be plenty of hunks wandering around Beacon Hills. The male population is increasing with some new faces and returning hunks from seasons past. So far, we’ve met several of the new guys including Froy Gutierrez and Andrew Matarazzo. So far, we know zero about their characters Nolan and Gabe, but they are often photographed together on set. We’ll also see a bunch of returning hunks. Ian Bohen, Cody Christian, and Matthew Del Negro return in the closing chapters of Season 6. Jeff mentioned the return of Scott’s dad in a TV Line interview – “You’ll see the city of Beacon Hills thrown into a bit of a chaotic state, so he comes back as an FBI agent first and a dad second.”

Ian Bohen will be back in 6B, and Jeff says, “We’ll be exploring more of their (his and Malia’s) relationship.”

We’ve also know former Eye Candy star Casey Deidrick will be in the show near the beginning of the second half of the season. We’ve not seen any BTS stuff really but we believe he’s playing a character called Halwyn.

‘Teen Wolf’ Takes Over the Old LA Zoo
Teen Wolf filmed at another historically significant location in recent weeks. The Season 6 production took over a former zoo inside Griffith Park. “We used the old LA Zoo cages and stuff,” Showrunner Jeff Davis explains, “shot everywhere we could.”

Inadequate, Ugly, Poorly Designed
The zoo, built for $2000 in 1912, opened with just 15 animals. It was plagued from the start with a series of health crises as animals died from disease and malnutrition.

<p class="MsoNormal">By the 1950s the zoo was a widely-hated political whipping boy, and taxpayers voted overwhelmingly to open a new facility. The old zoo held on for another decade and finally closed in 1966.

Popular Filming Location
<p class="MsoNormal">Even before it closed, the zoo was a popular filming location for productions in nearby Hollywood. Several dozen movies and TV shows filmed here. Some of the areas are so familiar to viewers; Jeff Davis said he had to limit what he showed. "I wouldn’t allow shooting in the main façade because it’s been shot so much before, most noticeably in Anchorman.” <p class="MsoNormal">Beyond the infamous bear scene with Will Ferrell, you’ve seen the zoo in the Arnold Schwarzenegger, Vanessa Williams film Eraser and the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation where it subbed for the Pawnee Zoo for the episode with the same-sex marriage penguins. <p class="MsoNormal">In all those cases, productions brought in animals to shoot at the zoo. In the case of Teen Wolf, we only saw one animal in behind the scenes images of the shoot, what appears to be a fearless gopher popped up several times during the day. <p class="MsoNormal">Without bringing in animals, it’s unclear why Teen Wolf needed a zoo. We’ll have to wait till about halfway through the next ten episodes to find out. Teen Wolf returns on MTV this summer.

<p class="MsoNormal">Zoo History LINK - http://english.glendale.cc.ca.us/zoo.html

Saintgnue Assault Case Back in Court
<p class="MsoNormal">Monday will be a day of many motions in Teen Wolf Actor Cody Saintgnue’s lawsuit against the Mirage Casino and several employees. The case stems from a 2014 attack on Saintgnue. He was roughed up and held against his will by security workers at a club inside the Mirage in Las Vegas. Both sides want summary judgments on some aspects of the case. Other motions aim to keep popular stories of casinos beating up their guests out of the trial. All this could be moot though as the Judge is set to try for at least a partial settlement.

Unforgettable Birthday Bashed
<p class="MsoNormal">The incident took place as Saintgnue was celebrating his 21st birthday with his family and a few friends in Las Vegas in June of 2014. “I found myself in an unfortunate situation,” Saintgnue said after filing the suit, “the 1 OAK nightclub in Vegas/The Mirage attempted to shake me down, and obtain more money for services not wanted or requested.”

<p class="MsoNormal">Saintgnue's lawyer says employees tried to pimp him out to a wealthy VIP and then beat him up when he refused to pay a bogus bill for a party.

<p class="MsoNormal">Nightclub employees allegedly approached Saintgnue and asked him to visit a private party in the 1 OAK VIP section. After a few moments in the VIP section, he left to rejoin his friends. That’s when things get hinky according to the lawsuit.


 * "As he left the VIP section, it quickly became obvious that this was no mere invitation without strings as plaintiff understood, but rather, plaintiff was apparently expected to remain with the party for the balance of the evening, and possibly thereafter." - Saintgnue Lawsuit

<p class="MsoNormal">“I was really taken aback by the whole situation,” Saintgnue said, “because I was trying (to) enjoy a 21st birthday gift from my biological family. So, when the 1 Oak club presented me this exorbitant table service upgrade offer, I tried very hard to reason with the 1 Oak staff and understand what was happening.”

<p class="MsoNormal">His lawyer says the actor was approached by club employees and told he would have to pay hundreds of dollars for VIP service he had not requested. “I have provided my legal team documentation that supports payment was already made for the original table service,” Saintgnue explains.

<p class="MsoNormal">Security personnel from the Mirage escorted him into a back hallway and restrained him. “It became clear to me, that this was becoming a shakedown and, to my detriment, I ended up unlawfully detained (handcuffed), beaten, humiliated, isolated from my family and friends, and then thrown out of The Mirage.”

<p class="MsoNormal">Surveillance footage shows part of the exchange. As Saintgnue tried to shoot a cell phone video, security officers slammed him against a wall and tackled him to the ground. <p class="MsoNormal">According to the lawsuit, “The attack was undertaken with no less than six persons participating, and plaintiff's head was banged repeatedly against a wall and plaintiff's ribs were bruised, all while plaintiff was not fighting back."

Case Moves Forward at a Glacial Pace
<p class="MsoNormal">On January 5, Judge Michelle Leavitt canceled the scheduled trial date of February 7. On January 12 she rescheduled the trial for June. She also pushed plans for pre-trial hearings at the end of January and will now hear arguments on more than a dozen motions on February 13.

<p class="MsoNormal">The Mirage is asking that she exclude from evidence movies and books that purport to show a pattern of violence against casino patrons by thuggish employees. The motion says the works might be, “irrelevant, inadmissible or prejudicial.” 

<p class="MsoNormal">While the motion wants “works of fiction” kept out of the courtroom in general, it specifically names the 1995 Martin Scorsese film Casino and Attorney Robert Nerseian’s book “Beat the Players.” The former is a work of historical fiction in which uniformed casino security beat up someone suspected of cheating.

<p class="MsoNormal">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYa1IsxGVuc

<p class="MsoNormal">Robert Nerseian’s book purports to be true and apparently shows “the extent of the manipulation and corruption of security guards working at gambling establishments” as well as other examples of how casinos detain and interrogate their guests.

<p class="MsoNormal">While Saintgnue is seen on video getting roughed up by security and led away to a casino “back room” like in the movie, his case is not exactly like those presented in either of the cited works. Saintgnue claims he wasn’t doing anything wrong. He wasn’t even gambling. <p class="MsoNormal">Other motions set for Monday are pretty much obligatory for a case like this including motions for summary judgment or partial summary judgment. The judge will also entertain a “Motion for Determination of Good Faith Settlement” which is a chance for any of the parties to bow out of the proceedings with a settlement that would not stop the remainder of those named in the suit from continuing to trial.

<p class="MsoNormal">All these scheduled hearings should begin at 8:30 AM on Monday, February 14 in Courtroom 14D of the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas.