FANdemonium Network: Stana on Location and the Changing of the Castle Guard

Sunday, June 22, 2014

Stana on Location and the Changing of the Castle Guard

Europe looks good on Stana! Hiatus has taken our dear Ms. Katic to both Italy and Greece. She has been busy filming "The Tourist" with fellow ABC star Brett Dalton (Agents of SHIELD). In the film, Stana plays an American expatriate, trying to help her Italian family connect with their roots.

Stana Katic Photo Credits - Tsilos Akis photoshoot, Greece

Italian Stanatics have been flooding social media with their fan encounter photos and stories! And as much as I love almost any opportunity for Stana updates, I am going to use this platform as a reminder that as public as celebrities are, there is a time and a place. Please respect the boundaries that you would appreciate if someone were to approach you in public. This includes, not becoming "stalkerazzi", being respectful and not publishing the locations of where they are staying. So unfortunately because Stana is so amazingly gracious, and these pictures are impossible to sort from the respectful fan pictures I won't be publishing anyone's fan encounters from Italy or Greece. This is a personal stance and it is echoed in the stance of this blog.

"Our blog does NOT condone paparazzi photos and will not post any. We do not condone the invasion of privacy of anyone. We are proud to say we are paparazzi free!"

On a much lighter note, Stana was interviewed by several professional outlets including PeopleGreece, which gave us the opportunity for an ever rare summer interview! She revealed that she herself is still reeling from the direction that the finale took and is looking forward to finding out what they are cooking up in the writer's room!

And with that we transition to the newest piece of news from the Castle writer's room. Creator and Showrunner, Andrew Marlowe has stepped down, or more appropriately passed the Castle Showrunner's Crown to longtime co-writer and show producer David Amann. As sorry as I am to see Marlowe step down, I would like to thank him for the 6 long and arduous years that he has given us and I look forward to seeing what he is going to come up with for season 7 as he remains an active part of the Castle writing staff. I am personally excited to see what new experiences that Amann will be offering us next season!

For anyone worried that Marlowe would be "uninvolved" with Season 7....
they sure know how to troll a fandom.

Just for reference and because I think it helps put it in perspective, here is the list of Amann written episodes and he's been a producer or co-produced 82 episodes for Castle!

Castle (TV Series) (written by - 10 episodes, 2011 - 2014) (writer - 1 episode, 2010)

- That '70s Show (2014) ... (written by)

- In the Belly of the Beast (2014) ... (written by)

- Under Fire (2014) ... (written by)

- Disciple (2013) ... (written by)

- The Human Factor (2013) ... (written by)

- Target (2013) ... (written by)

- After the Storm (2012) ... (written by)

- Pandora (2012) ... (written by)

- Heroes and Villains (2011) ... (written by)

- Setup (2011) ... (written by)

- 3XK (2010) ... (writer)

With Amann taking the lead on most of the 3XK episodes, I have a strong leaning that the "We'll Meet Again" foreshadowing is what resulted in Castle's car crash. Can't say he didn't warn them!

I would also like to welcome the newest Castle staff writer! Amanda Johns has joined the ranks for season 7 and from the banter I've seen on Twitter she is fitting in perfectly! Head on over to her Twitter and welcome her to the team!

The actors head back to begin filming in mid July, so be on the lookout for more updates about season 7!

I am going to leave you with a picture of the Captain of the Castle, looking mighty fine and rocking the scruff (~~yes please!?)~~ from his appearance this weekend at Philadelphia Comic Con.