Warner Bros. Consumer Products To Promote DC Films & More At Licensing Expo 2015

Ahead of the Licensing Expo 2015, Warner Bros. Consumer Products has announced their full line-up of what they will be showing at the event, ranging from their DC Comics-based films to their planned “Harry Potter” spin-off. You can read the full press release below and check back here next week for exclusive photos from the event!

With a powerhouse portfolio of entertainment properties—anchored by a theatrical slate of tentpole films, a fan-driven TV portfolio, global initiatives with immersive worlds, all-new animated content developed for younger fans, and a diverse lineup of pop-classic favorites—Warner Bros. Consumer Products (WBCP) soars into Licensing Expo 2015 with an unrivaled lineup of content support and partners that will drive its licensing, merchandising and retail business in 2016 and beyond.

“WBCP arrives at Licensing Expo with an unmatched portfolio of content and product offerings, led by the most anticipated feature film events of 2016—DC Comics’ Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, the first time fans will see Batman and Superman together in a theatrical event; DC Comics’ Suicide Squad, the first-ever theatrical team up of some of the most iconic Super-Villains; and from J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” said Brad Globe, President of Warner Bros. Consumer Products. “Content is the cornerstone of our robust programs, and we have an unparalleled lineup of collaborations and partnerships, which is a testament to the trusted relationships we have built with all of our licensing and retail partners.”

Batman and Superman – First Time Ever Together in a Theatrical Event!
For the first time ever, fans will see Batman and Superman together in the theatrical event of the year in Warner Bros. Pictures’ Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and WBCP stands tall at Licensing Expo with a powerhouse roster of global partners to support as Batman and Superman fly into theaters on March 25, 2016. WBCP promises to deliver on fan anticipation and licensing opportunities as this heroic theatrical event continues to build momentum through its licensing and merchandising programs around the world. At the same time, the tentpole film will help drive the Batman and Superman franchises to new heights, offering licensees and retailers new opportunities to reach fans of all ages.

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice will be supported by an impressive list of licensees, including global toy partner, Mattel, with a wide range toy line, including action figures, role-play, playsets and collectible figures, highlighted by the fan-favorite Movie Masters line. Also supporting Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice will be The LEGO Group, global construction partner; Rubie’s Costume Co. with a wide range of costume products based on the entire DC Comics portfolio, including Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice; and Thinkway Toys for role play items. Additionally, apparel and accessories collections from Junkfood and Bioworld, and footwear from Converse, with a graphically unique inspired line for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice; among many others will support the film.

DC Comics’ Super-Villains Team Up for First Time in Theatrical Film:
As the power of Warner Bros. Pictures’ and DC Entertainment’s film portfolio shows its strength, WBCP will also offer a targeted licensing and merchandising program focusing on collectors and adult fans in support of Suicide Squad, the first film to feature many of DC Comics’ iconic Super-Villains as a team, including Deadshot, Harley Quinn, Killer Croc, Boomerang, Katana and The Joker, as the second theatrical release from the Studio’s DC Comics film slate rolls out.

From J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World:
The wizarding world continues to delight audiences with Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, J.K. Rowling’s screenwriting debut, which marks an expanded creative partnership between Warner Bros. Entertainment and J.K. Rowling, and which will be fully supported by WBCP to offer fans an exciting licensing and merchandising program. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the first in a new film series from J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World, is inspired by Hogwarts textbook Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and the adventures of the book’s fictitious author, Newt Scamander.

“We are incredibly excited to further explore and dig deeper into our already strong portfolio with an eye towards content creation, allowing us to offer initiatives for girls, boys and preschoolers on a global scale,” said Karen McTier, Executive Vice President, Warner Bros. Consumer Products. “With programs like DC Super Hero Girls, Batman Unlimited, DC Super Friends and more, WBCP is creating new content and building impactful activations with partners around the world.”

DC Super Hero Girls Empowers Girls to True Potential:
In a revolutionary partnership, WBCP, DC Entertainment (DCE), Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) and Mattel have joined forces to launch the DC Super Hero Girls franchise, an exciting new universe of Super Heroic storytelling that will help build character and confidence, and empower girls to discover their true potential. Developed for girls aged 6-12, DC Super Hero Girls stars the female Super Heroes and Super-Villains of DC Comics during their formative years.

DC Super Hero Girls will take the girls space by storm when it launches this fall as it plays out across multiple entertainment content platforms and product categories to create an immersive world. Featuring a completely new artistic style and aesthetic, this unprecedented initiative will include digital content and TV specials, while made-for-videos, publishing, toys, apparel and other products will begin to roll out in 2016, providing opportunities for girls to interact with characters, learn about the storylines, and engage in customizable play.

The LEGO Group will also be key to building the DC Super Hero Girls franchise, leveraging their experience and success engaging girls in creative construction play to bolster this universe through an array of LEGO building sets designed to inspire girls’ imaginations.

The Random House Books for Young Readers imprint of Random House Children’s Books has been appointed the master publishing partner for the franchise and offers a portfolio of books that will bring the DC Super Hero Girls world to life. Global partner Rubie’s Costumes will also offer a wide range of costumes based on the various characters. Additionally, consumer products partners around the world will be engaged in creating a merchandise line dedicated to DC Super Hero Girls across all key categories.

All-New Adventures with Batman Unlimited and DC Super Friends:
As the DC Comics universe expands, WBCP, DCE and WBA offer boys and preschoolers all-new content inspired by two of the company’s most successful toy lines developed in partnership with Mattel and Fisher-Price: Batman Unlimited and DC Super Friends, respectively. Bringing dimension to the action figures and playsets available in toy aisles globally, each program will engage millions of young fans around the world like never before.

Batman Unlimited debuted content in May as a made-for-video animated movie entitled Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, with the sequel Batman Unlimited: Monstery Mayhem set to release in the second half of 2015. Adding to the new Batman Unlimited content, Warner Bros. has started to roll out the 22 stand-alone, two-minute shorts featuring additional story elements along with companion apps designed for young fans to extend and customize their experience in a new interactive way. Rubie’s Costumes will support the new original content with a line of inspired-by dress-up and costumes, and toymaker Thinkway will introduce new Batman Unlimited-themed role-play accessories. Batman Unlimited will have products in other key categories, such as apparel and publishing, to be announced at a later time.

DC Super Friends content, inspired by the Fisher-Price Imaginext toy line, also introduces a series of shorts. Exciting new playset environments from the successful product line are featured in the shorts, such as The Joker Laff Factory as well as a new design of the fan-favorite Batcave, all featuring the interactive Imaginext Power Pad that enables kids to activate key features in the toy. Publishing partner Random House Children’s Books will also continue to extend storytelling by publishing new titles. Additional licensees in other key categories and will be announced in the coming months

DC TV Portfolio Takes New Heights:
Additionally, WBCP will highlight its rich primetime TV licensing portfolio based on DC Entertainment’s pantheon of characters across DC Comics and Vertigo. From Warner Bros. Television (WBTV) and DCE, new DC Comics–based series “Supergirl” and “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow,” and returning hits “Arrow,” “The Flash” and “Gotham,” along with Vertigo-based new series “Lucifer” and returning series “iZOMBIE,” will continue to inspire an array of new products from licensing partners in every category as WBCP brings fans closer to their favorite WBTV hits.

Zoinks! Scooby-Doo is Building Excitement:
Everyone’s favorite canine, Scooby-Doo, is building more excitement at retail with licensing support from The LEGO Group, bringing Scooby-Doo, Shaggy and the Gang to life in LEGO form for the first time ever, in five all-new building sets and in never-before-seen animated content, featuring the zaniness of the classic characters in true LEGO form. Later this year, fans can look forward to a 22-minute LEGO special, featuring Scooby-Doo, and produced in partnership with WBA. In addition, WBA will also be producing made-for-video movie titles, which will be released by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment in the coming years.

Scooby-Doo and the Gang are rollin’ up in the Mystery Machine for the upcoming new animated comedy Be Cool Scooby-Doo! as WBCP will continue to offer licensing opportunities for the Scooby-Doo brand and groovy opportunities to new and returning partners, including global master toy licensee Character Group, Kellogg, General Mills, Rubie’s Costumes, Scholastic and Hallmark, among others.

Classic Animated Favorites Just Keep Getting Better:
Beloved classic animation properties such as Looney Tunes will continue to drive new trends with hot new partnerships, such as the return of the fan-favorite collaboration, Hare Jordan, to high-end fashion collections including haute couture apparel and accessories with globally renowned label Moschino, by designer Jeremy Scott; and Tom and Jerry with PUMA. Also as part of WBCP’s classic animation offerings comes Wabbit – A Looney Tunes Production and The Tom and Jerry Show, from WBA, with all being supported by top-tier licensees.

TV Properties Continue to Win Over Audiences:
Network television’s most-watched comedy among Adults 18–49 and #1 entertainment series among Total Viewers, WBTV’s “The Big Bang Theory” continues to draw support from licensing partners with new product leading into this year’s Licensing Expo, including fan-favorites Ripple Junction, Funko, Bioworld, USAopoly, Hallmark and Bif Bang Pow!, among many others. WBCP is also excited to work with The LEGO Group to indulge The Big Bang Theory fans’ inner genius and bring them the LEGO version of Leonard and Sheldon’s living room as seen in the hit series. Created by two LEGO fan designers and selected by LEGO Ideas members, this limited edition set features minifigures of all seven main characters from the show—Leonard, Sheldon, Penny, Howard, Raj, Amy and Bernadette—with assorted accessory elements and authentic detail.

WBCP will also continue to highlight its current and classic hit television properties such as Warner Bros. Television’s “Supernatural” and “The Vampire Diaries,” as well as Warner Horizon Television’s “Pretty Little Liars” and “The Voice,” in addition to perennial hits such as Friends, Seinfeld, and many more with continued cross-category support at retail as part of its television licensing entertainment portfolio. Adding to the diverse licensing show lineup, WBCP will also introduce the summer event game show 500 Questions and the new 2015-2016 season series, including “Rush Hour,” “Blindspot,” “Containment” and “Heads Up!”

WBCP Offers Immersive Experiences For Young Fans:
WBCP and DCE have teamed up to launch all-new online entertainment destinations for kids, ScoobyDoo.com, LooneyTunes.com and DCKids.com, engaging young fans with their favorite Warner Bros. characters and DC Comics Super Heroes in immersive experiences, featuring original content. In addition, these websites feature components such as videos, downloadable activities, games, quizzes and contests, offering kids the opportunity to stay connected to these dynamic and immersive worlds 24/7. An international market roll-out in Australia, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Portugal, Russia, Spain and the UK is planned for the coming months.

Video Games Bring Worlds to Life:
WBCP is excited to offer enthusiasts many of their favorite collectibles, apparel and more, in niche licensing programs that allow them to show-off their fandom and support for some of the most popular video games in the industry. This year, WBCP offers licensing opportunities for the upcoming LEGO Dimensions game as WBCP, on behalf of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (WBIE), partners with The LEGO Group for a game-inspired product line to bring fans of all ages many of their favorite characters and worlds, including DC Comics Super Heroes, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy and The Hobbit Trilogy, The Wizard of Oz and Scooby-Doo, among many others. Additional video game offerings include the much-anticipated Batman: Arkham Knight game, from WBIE and Rocksteady Studios, releasing on June 23; and Mortal Kombat X, from WBIE and NetherRealm Studios, already a hit among fans.

Worldwide Reach of Global Themed Entertainment:
Warner Bros.’ global themed entertainment offerings continue to expand worldwide bringing the Warner Bros. experience to theme parks, international cultural venues, live stages and more. In July of 2014, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter expanded globally, opening at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka, and domestically with the opening of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Diagon Alley, the highly anticipated expansion at Universal Orlando Resort, creating the world’s first centrally themed, multi-park experience and expanding The Wizarding World of Harry Potter across both Universal Orlando theme parks. Additionally, the countdown has begun for the Spring 2016 opening of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Hollywood.

Harry Potter: The Exhibition, currently in Paris and with more stops planned for 2015 and beyond, continues to bring the Harry Potter experience to fans with a state-of-the-art interactive, travelling exhibition featuring thousands of props, costumes and magical creatures from the Warner Bros. films based on J.K. Rowling’s beloved book series.

WBCP also currently manages a successful theme park portfolio with partners around the world, including Warner Bros.-inspired theme parks in Australia and Spain, Six Flags theme parks throughout North America, and Hopi Hari in Brazil, all immersing fans in the world of DC Comics Super Heroes, Looney Tunes characters and more.

Located at Booth #N139, WBCP is one of the largest exhibitors at this year’s show.

Promo For iZOMBIE Season 1 Episode 9: "Patriot Brains"

After a major twist, next week’s iZombie has Ravi dealing with a few repercussions. Meanwhile, Liv & Clive investigate the death of a former sniper and Major continues to get closer to the truth behind Blaine’s shop. Come check out the new extended promo for next week’s episode now!

PERCY DAGGS III (“VERONICA MARS”) GUEST STARS – Liv (Rose McIver) and Clive (Malcolm Goodwin) investigate the mysterious death of a former sniper, Everett (guest star Ronald Patrick Thompson), who has been working as an instructor at a paintball facility. They begin questioning family members including Everett’s ex-wife and her new husband Sean (guest star Percy Daggs III) and realize things are not what they seem. Meanwhile, Major (Robert Buckley) continues to get closer and closer to the truth, and Blaine (David Anders) does the unthinkable. Guy Bee directed the episode written by Robert Forman

Promo For iZOMBIE Season 1 Episode 8: "Dead Air"

Next week’s iZombie has Liv investigating the murder of a morning radio talk show host. Meanwhile, Major & Peyton make some headway on their case, but end up provoking a violent reaction from Blaine.

LIV HAS A VISION THAT MIGHT BE A GAME CHANGER – Liv (Rose McIver) and Clive (Malcolm Goodwin) work together to solve the murder of a morning radio talk show host who specialized in relationship straight talk. Liv becomes filled to the brim with insight after consuming the brains, making Clive extremely uncomfortable when Liv starts getting personal. Meanwhile, Peyton (guest star Ali Michalka “Easy A”) steps in to help Major (Robert Buckley), and Blaine (David Anders) issues a warning. Lastly, Ravi’s (Rahul Kohli) unexpected romantic connection has the potential to make things awkward for Liv. Zetna Fuentes directed the episode written by Aiyana White.

iZOMBIE Season 1, Episode 8 Synopsis: ‘Patriot Brains’

The CW has released an official synopsis for episode 1×08 of iZombie, titled “Patriot Brains,” which airs Tuesday, May 12 at 9/8c.

PERCY DAGGS III (“VERONICA MARS”) GUEST STARS — Liv (Rose McIver) and Clive (Malcolm Goodwin) investigate the mysterious death of a former sniper, Everett (guest star Ronald Patrick Thompson), who has been working as an instructor at a paintball facility. They begin questioning family members including Everett’s ex-wife and her new husband Sean (guest star Percy Daggs III) and realize things are not what they seem. Meanwhile, Major (Robert Buckley) continues to get closer and closer to the truth, and Blaine (David Anders) does the unthinkable. Guy Bee directed the episode written by Robert Forman (#108). Original airdate 5/12/2015.

iZombie airs Tuesdays at 9/8c on The CW.

Promo For iZOMBIE Season 1 Episode 7: "Maternity Liv" | Liv Gets Pregnancy Brain

Next week on iZombie, Liv gains a strong maternal instinct after consuming the brains of a young pregnant woman who doesn’t make it. Meanwhile, Major makes a shocking discovery, come check out the new extended promo for next week’s episode now!

THE TIES THAT BIND – A group of teens get a scare when a disheveled young pregnant woman approaches them muttering for help. Unfortunately, the woman doesn’t survive but her baby does. Liv (Rose McIver) and Clive (Malcolm Goodwin) begin questioning suspects in her murder, and after consuming the victim’s brain, a fierce maternal instinct kicks in for Liv. Meanwhile, Major (Robert Buckley) makes a shocking discovery. Rahul Kohli and David Anders also star. Patrick Norris directed the episode written by Bob Dearden (#107).

iZOMBIE Season 1 Episode 08 Synopsis: ‘Dead Air’

The CW has released an official synopsis for episode 1×08 of iZombie, titled “Dead Air,” which airs May 5 at 9/8c.

LIV HAS A VISION THAT MIGHT BE A GAME CHANGER — Liv (Rose McIver) and Clive (Malcolm Goodwin) work together to solve the murder of a morning radio talk show host who specialized in relationship straight talk. Liv becomes filled to the brim with insight after consuming the brains, making Clive extremely uncomfortable when Liv starts getting personal. Meanwhile, Peyton (guest star Ali Michalka “Easy A”) steps in to help Major (Robert Buckley), and Blaine (David Anders) issues a warning. Lastly, Ravi’s (Rahul Kohli) unexpected romantic connection has the potential to make things awkward for Liv. Zetna Fuentes directed the episode written by Aiyana White (#108). Original airdate 5/5/2015.

iZombie airs Tuesdays at 9/8c on The CW.

iZOMBIE Season 1, Episode 7 Synopsis;"Maternity Liv" | Liv Gets Pregnancy Brain

The CW has released a synopsis for April 28th’s episode of iZombie, titled “Maternity Liv.”

In the episode, a pregnant woman is murdered and while her baby survives, it’s up to Liv, Clive and Ravi to figure out what happened to her. Unsurprisingly, eating the brains of a woman who died just prior to childbirth has unintended consequences.

You can check out the full synopsis below.

“Maternity Liv” — (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET) (TV-14, LV) (HDTV)

THE TIES THAT BIND — A group of teens get a scare when a disheveled young pregnant woman approaches them muttering for help. Unfortunately, the woman doesn’t survive but her baby does. Liv (Rose McIver) and Clive (Malcolm Goodwin) begin questioning suspects in her murder, and after consuming the victim’s brain, a fierce maternal instinct kicks in for Liv. Meanwhile, Major (Robert Buckley) makes a shocking discovery. Rahul Kohli and David Anders also star. Patrick Norris directed the episode written by Bob Dearden (#107). Original airdate 4/28/2015.

Cast And Producers Of iZOMBIE Talk Past, Present And Future

The sizzle reel opening WonderCon’s “iZombie” panel provided glimpses of past episodes and a few brief looks at the rest of the CW show’s first season, including main character Liv Moore [Rose McIver] getting into some pretty intense fighting.

After the footage ended, moderator Ben Blacker welcomed stars McIver, Malcolm Goodwin, Rahul Kohli, David Anders and Robert Buckley to the stage, along with creators and executive producers Rob Thomas and Diane Ruggiero-Wright.

Blacker started things off by talking to Thomas and Ruggiero-Wright — who were treated to huge applause then their previous work on “Veronica Mars” was mentioned. “When Rob called me about the project, the first thing that I was interested in was the word zombie, which was in the title,” Ruggiero-Wright recalled of her initial introduction to the concept of the show. “That pretty much sold me on it. I definitely wanted to do something genre, sci-fi. Just the idea of getting to do a different take on zombies is something I was really excited about.”

“When I first saw the comic book, it was because the head of Warner Bros. development brought it to me,” Thomas said. “She didn’t pitch it as the CW needs the next great zombie show. She pitched it to me as the CW needs the next kickass female lead on the network, the next Buffy, the next Veronica Mars. So it was an opportunity to do that, which was really exciting to me. But I do love zombies as well.”

“I would have been really nervous about doing this show if the movie ‘Warm Bodies’ hadn’t existed, because we wanted you to fall in love with our zombie, and don’t know if I would’ve known if that’s possible,” Thomas continued. “It’s a lifeless piece of flesh, will America fall in love with it? If we were trying to out-‘Walking Dead’ ‘The Walking Dead,’ I would have had no faith. It’s only because we’re doing a different spin on zombies that I felt like we could make it work.”

McIver and Anders are pressing Thomas for a musical episode
“One of my favorite things about the show is that zombies exist in pop culture in our world, which is great fun for us, to be able to refer to them,” Ruggiero-Wright said. “That’s just the most fun, to be able to have [Liv] researching what to do about a zombie apocalypse by watching movies and TV shows.”

Asked the group about the specific thrills and challenges of working on the show, Thomas answered first. “Most of what I’ve done has been quippy people in rooms. This is the first time in my career that I’m getting to deal with visual effects and violence and blood and action. It’s new to me. It was interesting to try to direct this. The other thing that makes the show a lot of fun is the device of getting to put Liv in a new brain each week.”

“That’s my challenge,” McIver said. “I spent a lot of time watching zombie movies, watching ‘Veronica Mars,’ watching ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer,’ totally trying to get a sense of it. Then I get these texts each week that just say, okay, this week you’re a martial artist. And I’m like, I spent four months preparing Liv! I don’t know what a martial artist is!”

After Ruggiero-Wright interrupted to point out McIver’s past as a Power Ranger — which got a big round of applause — the actor continued. “I get to take on different characters each week. It’s so exciting, and it’s part of what I love most about this character. It can be a fine line to work out how to incorporate those, and the humor and the novelty of those, and not for it to overwhelm Liv’s personal journey that she’s on.”

“Rose is really good at everything,” Ruggiero-Wright said. “She dances, she was a Power Ranger, she sings, she can do karate. There’s nothing we can throw at her that she can’t do.” McIver responded that she and Anders were angling for a musical episode, so that they would both get to sing.

Blacker then opened the panel up to audience questions, the first of which was about the composition of the brains McIver eats as Liv. “It’s made out of coconut agar-agar, which is like gelatin,” McIver said. “And I have a spit bucket.”

The next fan asked about what one thing from the comics the panel would like to see make it into the show. “I want her to get a terrier really bad,” Ruggiero-Wright responded. “If we can’t have a ’60s ghost, then damn it, there’s going to be a dog.”

Kholi’s character has been nicknamed “Hot Doc” on the “iZombie” set
“We do get a mention of a were-terrier,” Thomas added.

Of the creators of the “iZombie” comic book, Chris Roberson and Michael Allred, Thomas said, “They have been so incredibly lovely. We took several liberties with their work, and so often that can turn into a bad or contentious relationship, and they have just been fantastic to the show. We are so appreciative of them, and so grateful that Michael did our main title sequence.”

Another fan asked whether it’s best to stay faithful to the source material or be able to take liberties. “I think either of those are admirable,” Thomas answered. “You just try to do the best show you can. The places where we deviated from the comic book, there’s a certain logic to it for us. By making Liv work in the morgue rather than at a graveyard, we had a murder case of the week. That felt better for a television series. In the comic book, they have a whole monster universe. One of the reasons we made the decisions we did is because ‘True Blood’ was on the air, and they had a whole monster universe. We felt like they’ve got that territory covered, [so] we’ll just keep it zombies. So those are the reasons we make those decisions. I don’t know that there’s a right or wrong answer to that. I think that you can be totally faithful to material you adapt if you feel that’s your best shot at having a quality show. We deviated where we did for some pretty specific reasons.”

The next question was about the possibility of a new love interest for Liv. Thomas hesitated a bit, and then said, “Yeah, there might be romance in the near future for zombie Liv.”

Blacker asked about balancing the various aspects of the show, which includes soap opera, procedural and horror. “There are so many ingredients in this show,” Thomas said. “It’s your basic zom-com-rom-dram. A show hitting its stride out of the gate is so hard to do. We were juggling a lot of different genres and ideas: comedy and horror and drama and romance, blending all of those together and hoping that it came out right.”

Blacker asked the cast members if they were surprised by anything that happened to their characters on the season so far. “I think with Ravi, I was surprised how we avoided stereotypes,” Kohli said. “That was a big surprise for me, not because you guys are lazy, but in the sense that you’re playing a doctor, who’s a geek, who’s a nerd, who’s Indian. I was surprised how well-rounded he was as a character.”

“We didn’t know that Ravi was going to be dreamy,” Ruggiero-Wright said. “At the studio, they call him ‘Hot Doc.’ He has Elvis hair.”

Asked about her process for getting into character, McIver replied, “Every day the hair and makeup takes an hour and 45 minutes, and in that time I tend to kind of feel like I’m putting on Liv. It’s more than I’ve ever had with any other character. It really does make me feel like I just get into the role. For each different character, honestly, less is more. For me, being really comfortable with the people I work with, it helps that these guys are all great friends of mine now. I find feeling confident and connected to the people around me the easiest way that I can prepare.”

Getting into some future developments, a fan asked Anders if his character was planning a zombie racketeering business with his sale of brains. “He’s got big designs on becoming King Z of the city by the sea,” Anders said. “You’re going to get inside his brains-dealing operation as the story goes along. Next week, in fact. You’re going to meet some of his zombie henchman, too.”

Blacker wrapped up the panel by asking what fans could anticipate in upcoming episodes of the show. “Robert Buckley takes his shirt off a few times,” McIver promised.

“There’s a hardcore bromance coming between Ravi and Major,” Buckley said. “I don’t want to get ahead of myself, but their celebrity crush name could be Rajer.”

“That has been one of our favorite things in the show,” Thomas said of the friendship. “Major needs a roommate, Ravi is available. The two of them playing together in scenes has been one of the delights of the show.”

Source: CBR

New Promo iZOMBIE Season 1, Episode 3; "The Exterminator"

Our first look at the third instalment of iZombie as Liv and her new allies look into a hit and run case.

“The Exterminator” – As Liv (Rose McIver) and Detective Babineaux (Malcolm Goodwin) investigate a hit and run case, they discover the victim was a sociopathic hit man responsible for the murder of a tech entrepreneur, a case that Peyton (Aly Michalka) is prosecuting. Liv and Ravi (Rahul Kohli) dig deeper into a supposed zombie sighting that was posted on line which leads Liv to make a surprising discovery about someone from her past. Major [Robert Buckley] moves on with his life and Peyton is shocked by Liv’s reaction. David Anders also stars. Michael Fields directed the episode story by Rob Thomas Teleplay by Graham Norris & Lee Arcuri.

New Combo Promo For CW’s THE FLASH And iZOMBIE

The CW have released a trailer promoting the return of The Flash but also the premiere of iZombie.
Now note that doesn’t mean that these are connected in anyway. BUT check out the trailer down below!

LIAM MCINTYRE GUEST STARS AS THE WEATHER WIZARD;  CISCO REALIZES DR.WELLS IS HIDING SOMETHING — Mark Mardon aka The Weather Wizard (guest star Liam McIntyre) appears in Central City intent on avenging his brother Clyde’s death, and sets his sightson Joe (Jesse L. Martin), who shot Clyde.  When Mardon attacks Joe and Barry (Grant Gustin), Barry is able to super-speed them to safety but Mardon gets away.  Barry warns Joe not to go after ameta-human alone but Joe doesn’t listen and ends up in grave danger.  Meanwhile, Cisco (Carlos Valdes) looks into the night the team captured the Reverse Flash and realizes something doesn’t addup and begins to wonder whether Joe was right about Dr. Wells (Tom Cavanagh).  Barry and Linda(guest star  Malese Jow) end up on an awkward double date with Eddie (Rick Cosnett) and Iris (Candice Patton).  Thor Freudenthal directed the episode written by Todd Helbing & Aaron Helbing (#115).

A NEW SERIES FROM THE BRAINS BEHIND “VERONICA MARS” – Olivia “Liv” Moore (Rose McIver, “Masters of Sex,” “Once Upon a Time”) was a disciplined, over-achieving medical resident who had her life path completely mapped out… until she is turned into a zombie. Now stuck somewhere between half-alive and undead, Liv loses her drive and ambition. She breaks off her engagement with charming soul mate Major (Robert Buckley, “One Tree Hill”), fearful of infecting him with her condition. Liv transfers her medical residency to the city morgue in order to access the only form of sustenance left available to her – the only thing that allows her to maintain her humanity – brains. There are side effects to Liv’s new diet: With each brain Liv consumes, she experiences “visions” – flashes of the corpse’s memories – which often provide clues as to how they were killed. Her boss, the brilliant but eccentric Dr. Ravi Chakrabarti (Rahul Kohli), encourages her to embrace this gift and to work with unproven homicide detective, Clive Babineaux, (Malcolm Goodwin, “True Blood”), to help solve these murders. In doing so, Liv finds a measure of peace, and a new sense of purpose in what her “life” has now become. David Anders also stars. Rob Thomas directed the episode written by Rob Thomas and Diane Ruggiero-Wright (#101).

The Flash airs on Tuesday, March 17 at 8 PM ET The CW.

iZombie will air its series premiere on Tuesday, March 17 at 9 PM ET The CW.

Source: SpoilerTV