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Teen Wolf News 071316

Weltkrieg Werwolf Rückblende

Teen Wolf is going back to World War II again in Season 6 but this time they’ll be visiting Germany. Jeff Davis tells us we’ll get a little backstory on that Nazi Werewolf the Dread Doctors were keeping in their greasy green tube of a hydration station down in the basement. The 40s flashback promises to be cool but don’t get your hopes up for the same kind of expansive world-building episode we saw with The Fox and the Wolf. “It’s not the same as our usual flashbacks,” Jeff Davis tells Teen Wolf News, “much more condensed.” The Season 3 World War II episode that gave us the Nogitsune origin story was filmed over several days at a genuine 40s-era military installation along the California Coast. This time they recreated the war years closer to home. “We shot the Germany stuff by doing a build of rebuilding of sets and on location in the woods,” Davis explains.

The location probably won’t matter if the new (old) werewolf at the heart of the story lives up to the hype. Teen Wolf Tyler Posey told EW this week, “We have a Nazi werewolf, which might be the most interesting villain we’ve ever had on the show. I think this might be the oldest werewolf that we’ve ever (had), and of course he’s not a normal werewolf. That would just be too easy for the Teen Wolf world.”

In addition to the way-way-back time trip, the show is also stopping off in the 1980s for a little flashback too. There’s no indication what events Teen Wolf will be visiting in the world of Reagan and Thatcher but we saw a good bit of behind the scenes images from the shoot they did in Pomona, California back at the start of May.

Teen Wolf returns with new episodes this fall. We’ll get a first look at the Season 6 trailer during San Diego Comic Con next week. We should also get a debut date during the Teen Wolf Panel in Ballroom 20 on Thursday at 4:30 PT.

Saintgnue Case Delayed

Teen Wolf Cody Saintgnue (Brett) will have to wait until next year to seek justice in a case that left him beaten, handcuffed and humiliated during his birthday party in Las Vegas. The jury trial in Saintgnue’s lawsuit against the Mirage Casino employees who were caught on tape manhandling him and knocking him to the ground has been postponed until February.

In the original filing, Saintgnue’s attorney said employees of the Mirage’s 1 Oak Nightclub tried to pimp him out to a wealthy VIP and then beat him up when he refused to pay a bogus bill for the party. Several large men are then seen on surveillance video knocking Saintgnue into a wall and down to the floor.

TRIGGER WARNING – This video shows real depictions of violence and could upset some viewers. Saintgnue is suing for assault and false imprisonment. The trial was set to get underway in November but both sides in the case asked the judge for a longer period of discovery (evidence gathering) which will delay the proceedings by almost 3 months. The trial is now set for February 7, 2017.

Does a Lack of Tax Credits Mean No Season 7?

For the first time since 2011, ''[http://www.film.ca.gov/Tax%20Credit%20Applicant%20Information.htm Teen Wolf is not listed among the television productions receiving millions of dollars in tax credits from the State of California. ]''

Teen Wolf received $10.3 million in credits last summer. Those are currently allocated for continuing production on Season 6. The fact that they don’t have another bundle of state assistance in the pipeline doesn’t rule out a Season 7 but it does call into question the financial viability of MTV continuing with the show. <p class="MsoNormal">The California Film Commission doled out $65 million worth of the credits to 11 productions in June. The credits can reduce a company’s state tax burden and the proceeds from selling the credits can significantly lower the cost of producing shows within the state.

<p class="MsoNormal">Teen Wolf seasons 3 through 6 got roughly $38 million, about 30% of their budget, in state credits. That extra money was the only thing that lured the show away from Atlanta, Georgia where similar state tax credits helped pay for seasons 1 and 2.

<p class="MsoNormal">As Teen Wolf Producer Joe Genier told the LA Times in 2012, “We always wanted to film here (Los Angeles), but financially it didn't really make sense until a tax credit could come into play."

<p class="MsoNormal">In each of the last 5 years, Teen Wolf was awarded credits under the “relocating TV series” provision in the state scheme. Because they moved from Georgia, they also moved to the front of the line in following years and were pretty much guaranteed funding help. That provision has now changed.

<p class="MsoNormal">“Relocating TV series” is now defined as “TV Series that filmed its most recent season outside California” which seems to suggest Teen Wolf no longer qualifies under that provision.

<p class="MsoNormal">However, the system does still give preference to shows that have previously received credits which would suggest that, had Teen Wolf applied, they would have continued to have an advantage over other applicants.

<p class="MsoNormal">Without the tax credit picking up about a third of each season’s budget, Teen Wolf might no longer be on the air or they could have moved back to Georgia or to another state that offers similar financial incentives.

<p class="MsoNormal">As always, the decision to make more seasons of Teen Wolf is always up to MTV and, this year, there’s no rush. <p class="MsoNormal">The fact that the 20-episode Season 6 won’t debut until the fall suggests they don’t actually need credits from this current cycle.

<p class="MsoNormal">They’ll still be shooting Season 6 when the next tax credit application period comes around in November. By that time the network will likely have decided if they want another season of Teen Wolf and they can apply then if they want.

<p class="MsoNormal">Weekly ‘Teen Wolf’ Media Roundup

<p class="MsoNormal">Teen Wolf EP Jeff Davis and star Tyler Posey are doing a little legitimate press right now in advance of San Diego Comic Con. <p class="MsoNormal">With all the fake-clickbait-trash sites mucking up your average Google News search, we thought it would be useful to collect links to all the legitimate stories for you here.

<p class="MsoNormal">These are the only original interview sources for Teen Wolf News this week.

<p class="MsoNormal">Entertainment Weekly – Jeff and Posey interview on Season 6 http://www.ew.com/article/2016/07/13/teen-wolf-season-6-tyler-posey-scott-graduation

<p class="MsoNormal">Entertainment Weekly – Jeff and Posey interview about Scott in Season 6 http://www.ew.com/article/2016/07/05/teen-wolf-tyler-posey-season-6-scott

<p class="MsoNormal">That’s it. There are exactly two legit stories in a sea of aggregated, repurposed pulp BS on the internet right now.