COMIC REEL: Lance Gross Drops "Green Lantern" Tease; "Suicide Squad" Coming To Chicago

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By Brett White

Published Aug 3, 2015

The "Tyler Perry's House of Payne" actor is following Tyrese's lead; the "Suicide Squad" cast was spotted together at a music festival and more.

GREEN LANTERN CORPS

Move over Tyrese, because there's another actor posting Green Lantern logos to Instagram and inspiring casting rumors. "Tyler Perry's House of Payne" actor Lance Gross has posted a Green Lantern icon to his Instagram feed, with the caption "In Brightest Day."

In Brightest Day A photo posted by lancegross (@lancegross) on Aug 1, 2015 at 5:41pm PDT

ARROW

TV Line's Michael Ausiello has heard that Thea Queen will get a new love interest, one described as "handsome, charming, witty." The character, a political consultant named Alex, will debut in episode five of the upcoming season.

Returns October 7 on the CW

BLACK PANTHER

BlackTree TV has an interview with "Straight Outta Compton" director F. Gary Gray, spotted by ComicBookMovie, wherein he touches upon the superhero genre after being asked about "Black Panther."

"I would love to direct a superhero movie," said Gray. "We'll see what happens. If it's right, I'm there."

Opens July 6, 2018

FEAR THE WALKING DEAD

AMC has released a new teaser trailer for "Fear the Walking Dead," and Los Angeles is right at the heart of it.

Premieres August 23 on AMC

GOTHAM

TV Line's Michael Ausiello has heard that characters Renee Montoya (Victoria Cartagena) and Crispus Allen (Andrew Stewart-Jones) will not be series regulars for season two. The report notes that Michael Chiklis has been added to the regular cast as GCPD Captain Nathaniel Barnes, and Zabryna Guevara's Captain Essen will remain a regular.

Fox has released a new promo for the upcoming season, this time teasing that the lunatics will run the asylum.

Returns September 21 on Fox

SUICIDE SQUAD

The Chicago Tribune has reported that "Suicide Squad" will head across the border into the United States to film in the city next week. The shoot, which will focus on the skyline and areas by the river, will occur over night on Friday August 7 in downtown Chicago, continuing into the early morning. The article mentions that this footage will be part of a composite used to create fictional city skylines in the film and that no actors will be involved in the shoot.

The "Suicide Squad" cast did have some fun over the weekend, as reported by Uproxx. Members of the Squad went to the Osheaga Art and Music Festival in Montreal, where Enchantress actress Cara Delevingne's girlfriend Annie Clark of St. Vincent was performing.

The squad gettin' turnt up!! A photo posted by @jayhernandez001 on Aug 2, 2015 at 10:36am PDT

Included in the image are Delevingne up front in the pink wig, Joel Kinnaman, Margot Robbie (next to Kinnaman in a black wig), Jay Hernandez, Karen Fukuhara and Jai Courtney.

Opens on August 5, 2016

X-MEN: APOCALYPSE

Olivia Munn is embracing her inner Psylocke. Since earning the part of "X-Men: Apocalypse's" telepathic ninja assassin, Munn has kept her Instagram feed filled with examples of her mutant makeover and training regimen. The latest such example includes Munn putting away her iconic swords and leaping into her workout feet first.