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 Hoechlin’s Grey Matter

The news that Tyler Hoechlin scored a minor role in a major movie has aroused ire in some corners of the Teen Wolf Fandom.

The Wrap broke the news this week that Teen Wolf’s Derek Hale will become Fifty Shades Darker’s Boyce Fox. Fox is apparently barely a mention in the novel, the sequel to Fifty Shades of Grey, but will have a somewhat larger bit in the film. Teen Wolf fans seem to immediately jump into two disparate groups, those who think it’s great that Hoechlin is scoring big movies and those who think it’s disgusting that he would be in “this” movie.

The latter opinion is basically summed up thusly – This actor I like should not be in a film that romanticizes rape and abuse.

This is opinion is not a new one, feminist authors and others have been vocally bashing the whole “Fifty” phenomenon since it began.


 * "It takes violence against women and re-brands it as romantic," feminist professor of sociology and women's studies at Wheelock College Gail Dines told USAToday.


 * "I can't emphasize enough the disturbing quality of this," Dr. Drew Pinsky, Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Keck School of Medicine says. "This is a woman who is naïve to these issues, and then is manipulated and exploited by a man who has a severe personality disorder and a sex addiction who is violent with her, it is just too much to be understood."


 * Feminist Scholar and English Professor Gina Barreca wrote a piece for the Hartford Courant which criticized the book as “glorifying women as objects and violence as somehow romantic” and “a nasty piece of misogynist residue.”

It’s not just negative opinions that support the “Hoechlin shouldn’t do Darker” crowd. There is some evidence that the attitudes promoted by the books and films do real harm.

A study by Amy Bonomi, professor at Michigan State University's Department of Human Development and Family Studies, found the novel perpetuates violence against women.  Young adult women who read “Fifty Shades of Grey” are more likely than nonreaders to exhibit signs of eating disorders and have a verbally abusive partner, according to Bonomi’s study. They also found women who read all three books in the series are at increased risk of engaging in binge drinking and having multiple sex partners.

Those supporting Hoechlin’s choice to do the film basically say - Hey, he’s an actor. This is a part in a big movie. We should be stoked.

This group has good points too.

Hoechlin’s has had only a couple of really good opportunities since leaving Teen Wolf. He’s in the new Richard Linklater period piece “Everybody Wants Some!!” That film will hit theaters on April 1st and Hoechlin is expected to join the cast in Austin next week for the Texas Film Awards. He also did a movie called “Stratton” which is set for a UK release sometime this year. Both films will showcase the actor’s talents to the industry but neither is likely to garner the level of hype and interest that “Fifty Shades Darker” will. While his turn in independent films might earn him respect and possible future roles, his few minutes on screen in “Fifty” could generate serious buzz and that is something all the respect in the world can’t buy. Buzz is the real currency in the entertainment business. Get enough buzz and you automatically level up in the industry.

Go back in time for a moment and think about Brad Pitt’s part in “Thelma and Louise.” He was on screen for a scant few minutes but his career was never the same. Before T&L, Pitt had been on TV and done a few small movie roles. A year later he was leading movies like “A River Runs Through It.” That’s what buzz can do for a good actor. It’s what a solid performance in really trashy but widely talked about movie like “Fifty Shades Darker” could do for Hoechlin.

Whichever side you take in this argument, Hoechlin is already in Canada doing the movie so your choice now will come down to whether you see the movie or don’t.

JustJared.com has images from Hoechlin’s first days on set - http://www.justjared.com/2016/02/29/tyler-hoechlin-hangs-with-jessica-lowndes-after-arriving-in-vancouver-for-fifty-shades-darker/

<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;"> Aptheosis



The title of Season 5's finale episode has folks on the Teen Wolf Wikia forums buzzing with theories about what it all means.

Technically, Apotheosis is from theology. It means "attaining a god-like status." You'll also find it used in the art world to describe a piece of art executed in a particularly grand manner.

One could argue that the Beast fits both those definitions being the "Apotheosis of Evil" and also the "Apotheosis of the Dread Doctor's work."

Here is the official synopsis from MTV -
 * In the Season 5 finale, Scott and his friends try to stop the Beast before Beacon Hills is razed to the ground.

The Season 5 Finale of Teen Wolf airs Tuesday March 8 at 9PM on MTV and the MTV App. New Episodes are also available for streaming on iTunes and Amazon Video.

<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;"> Posey in Halsey Video

<p class="MsoNormal">Tyler Posey gets all sexy as the star of a music video for one of his favorite performers – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGulAZnnTKA

<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;"> Questions for Jeff Davis

<p class="MsoNormal">Jeff Davis and I will be talking Season 5 later this week for an article in the next edition of Teen Wolf News.

<p class="MsoNormal">If you have burning questions about THIS season of Teen Wolf, let me know in the comments below or hit me up on twitter @teenwolfwikia.

<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;"> Arden Cho Shop Talk

<p class="MsoNormal">If you’re a fan of Arden Cho, you’ll want to check out this episode of the “ShopTalk Radio” podcast.

<p class="MsoNormal">Some things we learn in this podcast:

<p class="MsoNormal">Follow the link for more - http://www.nickonken.me/2016/02/arden-cho/
 * Why her parents still influence her [5:20]
 * Being a minority in the entertainment industry [6:25]
 * The grind of being in the arts [8:50]
 * Why she "cleaned out" her life [10:50]
 * How social media changes the game [13:50]
 * How her parents felt about her going into acting [16:55]
 * Her advice for young girls [23:20]

<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 6 Behind the Scenes

<p class="MsoNormal">The casting notice for Teen Wolf extras this week reads in part, “Must look like high school student, no tattoos and clean shaven.” <p class="MsoNormal">That's because the cast is spending a lot of time at Pacific Palisades Charter High School. They've been on location over the last several days and nights. The school near the beach doubles for exteriors (and some interiors) of Beacon Hills High School.

<p class="MsoNormal">Here are a handful of images and video we’ve collected of filming during the past week.

Teen Wolf News is holding back some BTS images since to show them would spoil the ending of Season 5.