I know. I feel your pain. It’s almost May and we’re all very antsy. But let’s not wish our summer away just yet. We’re getting ramped up for a lot more news about season three to start filtering out. So, let’s just wait with happy anticipation!
When the hell is season three going to start?
Production for season 3 of Sons of Anarchy kicked off last week and will hit the tube in September this year!
Casting news
Season 3 will introduce a host of new characters, so most of recent news has revolved around casting. A few weeks ago we learned that Paula Malcolmson will join the show for an eight episode arc. She’ll be playing a wee-Irish lass named Maureen, who is based in Belfast.
We also learned that Kenneth Johnson will reprise his role for six episodes as the Tacoma chapter’s Kozik, an SoA club member who has some kind of an unhappy history with Tig.
Paula Malcolmson, Kenneth Johnson & Hal Holbrook will be part of SoA season 3
The latest character revealed is Gemma’s father, played by Hal Holbrook (who was in Creepshow, one of my favorite movies!). He will appear in a four-episode arc, beginning with the premiere episode. His character is 80 year old Rev. Nathaniel Madoc, who has mid-stage Alzheimer’s and is completely unaware that his wife has died. He spends his days in bed watching old Westerns and is delighted to see Gemma when she visits. Also, his dementia has made him a little trigger-happy. Recently tweeted by Kurt Sutter: “first day of production done. hal holbrook was awesome. sweet man. not a false fucking moment.”
There is also a rumor that Titus Welliver may be reprising his role as Jimmy O for a handful of episodes. *Fingers crossed* I love that guy!
Non-casting news
Here’s a small bone for those looking for news about lovebirds Jax & Tara (from EW): Season three will find them reeling from the trauma of season 2. “They’re both struggling with who they are as a couple,” reveals series creator Kurt Sutter. “It’s made them both take a step back. It was a reality check and it will impact everything they do throughout the season.”
Jax & Tara in happier times. Sounds like the honeymoon is on hiatis in season 3 as reality sets in...
And what about Gemma?
After killing Polly and getting framed for the death of Edmond Hayes, Gemma remains on the run but that doesn’t mean she’ll tame down nor will she lay low. “I’m in danger, I killed somebody. There’s an element of danger for everybody,” Katey Sagal tells TV Guide. “Gemma got totally screwed, but she’ll get revenge.” (source: BuddyTV)
Read on for a few additional spoilers.
Back to season 2 for a bit:
When is season 2 going to be out on DVD?
There’s no date yet on when it will be released. Mr. Sutter and the gang recently finished up the DVD commentary and also taped a roundtable discussion. Kurt asked people to send in questions that he randomly selected and answered for the DVD. He received over 2000 questions from fans! Good job answering the call, everyone.
Apparently the season 2 DVD is available for pre-order on Amazon.com (price is listed at $34.99)!
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SoA in the U.K.
Season 2 of the show will air on Bravo UK very soon. Henry Rollins was interviewed (more like bamboozled) by a guy named Rich Pelley (who writes for The Guardian) who, not only irretrievably annoyed Mr. Rollins, but basically spoiled the fate of his character, AJ Weston for the UK fans. What a douche.
Mr. Henry Rollins
Random tidbits:
Someone on Kurt’s FB page asked: where the idea of Bobby moonlighting as an Elvis impersonator came from and will we see any more of it?
Kurt answered part of the question: we have to use it sparingly. it costs like 10-20 K to use elvis’ likeness (bobby in a jumpsuit) and another 75-100 K to use a song… crazy how much the presley estate gets paid.
As a lot of you know, Kurt Sutter is a productive Twitter user and is still looking for more followers! He tweets frequently, so if you want to hear some news right from the heartbeat of the show, go follow him! He posted some pictures last week so I’m going to be bold and repost some of them here. (Looks like Charlie’s hair is a bit shorter this year. Enjoy!)
Well, that’s all I’ve got for now. I will keep my eyes peeled as more news becomes available!
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