We’ve got a short spring and a long, hot summer to get through before Sons of Anarchy comes back into our lives on a weekly basis. Sure, there are plenty of blogs to read, podcasts to listen to and we have seasons 1 & 2 on dvd to curb the cravings. But lots of us want new info. NOW.
The problem is that there just isn’t a lot of it out there right now.
Sons of Anarchy
But I’ll happily share what I know:
Season 4 of Sons of Anarchy
Kurt Sutter and crew are currently hashing out the arc for the upcoming season. We left off in season 3 with our boys in the slammer for 14 months and it sounds like season 4 we’ll be coming back to the club with fresh eyes and a new perspective.
Sutter wrote on his blog, “A lot can happen in fourteen months, especially in prison. Loyalties, trust and friendships can take odd turns when you are living in a cage.” He promises that his writers are “firing on all cylinders and we’re coming up with some very cool, very crazy fucking shit.”
We can expect “three new characters on SOA this season. the good, the bad and the ugly.” April MacIntyre (@AprilMac) of Monster & Critics was tipped off by Sutter on Twitter that Peter Weller, best known as Robocop and recently as Stan Liddy on Dexter, will be directing an episode as well.
“Who dies in season 4?” Sutter teased on Twitter. He quickly made light of that tweet, following up with “i’m sorry, that was a typo… it was supposed to read, “who dips in season 4?” skoal is a new sponsor. my bad.” and “i’m sorry, that was a typo… it was supposed to read, “who dicks in season 4?” trojan is a new sponsor. my bad.” Funny guy.
Production for season 4 begins on May 23rd, so it appears that we’ll be seeing the new season air sometime in September, just like previous seasons.
When will Season 3 of Sons of Anarchy come out on DVD?
That’s a good question, but most likely right before the new season begins. Sutter informed us that the season 3 DVD will most likely be released in late summer, just before S4 premier. Apparently it always happens that way because all DVD launches draw from new season’s budget. There will be 3 “creator’s cuts” for the S3 DVD, adding in footage that got cut for time or sex/violence content.
What about the Sons of Anarchy iPhone/iPad app?
SOA iPhone app main screen
The SOA iPhone app will live on! It will be updated as the new season gets closer. New content could be pushed as early as May or June, with monthly updates heading into the season premier. Sutter says he is hoping for more extensive content in the form of actual video webisodes or extended trailers. And for those wondering, there are no plans for an Android or Blackberry app. Sorry. <*sad trombone*>
A moment to gloat
Back in February KS had a big issue with another blog that bated Charlie Hunnam in an interview, spawning a post on Sutterink. He then posted a follow up piece about the bloggers he likes– and guess who made it to that list! (Umm, it’s me in case you aren’t sure.)
That’s it for now my friends. I’ll keep the updates coming when I hear more.