Edward James Olmos

At long last, it’s time to rev up the Sons of Anarchy spinoff. Following a rocky development, FX now confirms that Mayans MC has received a series order under creators Kurt Sutter and Elgin James, with an eye to premiere as soon as this year.

It’s been over a month since Sons of Anarchy boss Kurt Sutter offered any update on FX spinoff pilot Mayans MC, and perhaps with good reason. Sources claim not only that the entire pilot may be reshot, but that cast may go their separate ways as well.

Disney Animation and Pixar are heading into a bright new era of culturally influenced moviemaking, ushered in by Frozen’s Nordic-inspired production design and continued through Big Hero 6 and last year’s fantastic Polynesian fairy tale Moana. For their next trick, Pixar is traveling to the Land of the Dead for Coco, a Mexican-inspired adventure about a boy who finds the soul of a long-dead musician in the underworld. It also seems like Coco is taking a cue from Moana, because all of the cast for Coco is Latino.

Edward James Olmos is doing double-duty in the sci-fi genre. On top of reprising his Blade Runner character for Denis Villeneuve’s upcoming sequel, the Battlestar Galactica will get back into his military sci-fi roots with the new Predator.

Harrison Ford won’t be the only familiar face in Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049. Actor Edward James Olmos revealed on Tuesday that he’ll reprise his role as Gaff in the upcoming movie.

When last we heard, FX was ready to rev up its Mayans MC spinoff of Sons of Anarchy, at least with a pilot order. Now, the new series nets its first major casting, as Battlestar Galactica lead and all-around legend Edward James Olmos takes a leading Mayans MC role.