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The #Binquirer: Mar. 7 Edition

By Zak Edwards
March 7, 2014 - 11:40

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of the #Binquirer, where we give you the news roundup you want about your favourite TV, Movies, and of course Comic Books. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, we'll provide you with the biggest news in easily digestible chunks. Want to know more? Just click on the links provided!

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Television
With the beginning of Mad Men's final season starting in April, AMC has released a very short teaser. Full spoilers, it's Don Draper walking out of a plane. The New York Times also ran a great article about the teaser poster. More at the AV Club.

Archer has been renewed for not one, but two more seasons. The animated spy comedy will officially run for sixth and seventh seasons. More at the AV Club.

Canadian cult comedy Trailer Park Boys is getting the Arrested Development treatment. Netflix has greenlit an eighth season that will have 10 episodes. More at CBC.

The team behind The Wire has its next subject: Martin Luther King. Jr. David Simon and Eric Overmyer will bring a six-episode miniseries to HBO with Oprah Winfrey as a producer. More at Deadline.

Sylvain Chomet, the incredible director of The Triplets of Belleville and The Illusionist, has created a couch gag for The Simpsons. It's amazing, watch it below:




The Game of Thrones mixtape, Catch the Throne, has dropped. With hiphop stars like Common, Kilo Kish, and Big Boi, it's sure to be interesting at least. Listen for free at Soundcloud.

Film
Speaking of The Wire, Idris Elba has signed on to voice Shere Khan in the upcoming Jungle Book live action film. More at Deadline.

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For dropped its first official trailer, featuring old favourites and new characters, like Joseph Gordon-Levitt's Johhny. Watch it below:




Some spots for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 have dropped, with none other than Stan Lee narrating. More at Coming Soon.

The Avengers: Age of Ultron star Thomas Kretschmann will play the main enemy in the next Hitman film. Agent 47 also stars Zachary Quinto and Rupert Friend, who is replacing Paul Walker after the actor's death last year. More at the Hollywood Reporter.

The Last of Us will get a silver screen adaptation through Sam Raimi's production company. The best-selling video game's creative director Neil Druckmann will write the screenplay. More at The Wrap.

The Zorro reboot now has a screenwriter in the form of Chris Boal. The reboot is apparently a "a Dark Knight-style unveiling of the character with a new backstory, gritty realism and emotional core," like the Wizard of Oz, Santa Claus, and everything else. More at Deadline.

Comics
Dark Horse will start publishing Gail Simone and Jim Calafiore's Leaving Megalopolis. The Kickstarter funded graphic novel will be published as a hardcover for about $15. More at CBR.

Travis Charest has signed on to do a cover variant for Mark Millar's next series. Starlight #4 will come with a cover from Charest in June. More at CBR.

Alyssa Milano's comic Hacktivist has sold out of its first printings, topping out at a reported 8,000 copies. More at Bleeding Cool.

Disney has started releasing comics based on their theme park rides and the next series has been announced. Announced with a Marvel single-word teaser poster, "Spark!" will focus on the Epcot Center's Figment mascot. More at Inside the Magic.

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