Monthly Archives: May 2016
Gotham: Mad Hatter Among Villains Teased for Season 3
As Gotham's second season comes to a close, executive producer John Stephens has come forward to tease the villainous cast that will be featured in the forthcoming Season 3.
"We'll be seeing Mad Hatter in Season 3," Stephens told CBR, noting that "we'll be seeing the Tweedle Brothers, too, if we're going to bring the Hatter in."
Stephens also teased a few additional characters, adding, "In line with the Court of Owls, we'll be seeing Talon. And, we should be seeing Solomon Grundy." The executive producer has mentioned Mad Hatter in the past and Solomon Grundy has been a topic of speculation among fans, but this is the first time the Tweedle Brothers have been teased.
Thor 3’s Urban Promises ‘Great Arc’ for Skurge
Spoilers from Thor comics from the 1980s follow!
Karl Urban had an eventful day last Friday, with the debut of a new Star Trek Beyond trailer (in which he returns to the role of Doctor McCoy for a third spin), a very successful Star Trek Fan Event on Paramount’s backlot (which he attended with his co-stars), and with Marvel’s announcement of the Thor: Ragnarok cast (which will include him as the classic Asgardian character Skurge the Executioner).
Infinity War Writers Tease Guardians Crossover
Infinity War screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely all but confirmed a Guardians of the Galaxy crossover—and it's all thanks to Thanos.
"Let's put it this way," Markus told Nerdist. "You know who owns that
Gauntlet, right? And you know who's in another movie? And his kids are in that movie... you do the math!"
Thanos is expected to play a big part in Avengers: Infinity War. He's only shown up briefly in Marvel films in the past, though his presence has largely been felt.
In April, Captain America: Civil War filmmakers Joe and Anthony Russo confirmed Chris Pratt's Star-Lord would show up in Avengers: Infinity War, though which installment of the two-part film the character will appear in is unclear. From Markus' comments, it seems like he won't be the only Guardians of the Galaxy character involved. Along with Thanos' adopted kids Gamora and Nebula, Drax the Destroyer has a huge stake in the big guy's future—and all three are a definite possibility as well.
Netflix Exclusivity Deal With Disney Kicks Off in September
Netflix has announced its exclusive partnership with Disney—making it the "exclusive US pay TV home" for the studio's catalog of latest films—will go into effect later this year.
"From September onwards, Netflix will become the exclusive US pay TV home of the latest films from Disney, Marvel, Lucasfilm and Pixar," Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos revealed in a blog post on the company's official site.
Sarandos also confirmed that new Netflix Original movies are on the way, including a comedy called Mascots from Christopher Guest (Best in Show, A Mighty Wind), as well as director David Michod's War Machine, a military-minded film starring Brad Pitt.
Road to E3 2016: Mass Effect: Andromeda
Brace yourselves: E3 2016 is nearly upon us. From June 12-16, the entire gaming industry will converge on Los Angeles to showcase the biggest games that we’ll be playing for 2016 and beyond. We’ve been updating our Games of E3 List whenever news drops, but now we’re going to go even deeper. Every day leading up to the show, we’re going to be highlight one of the biggest games that we hope to see more of at E3. Up today: Mass Effect: Andromeda.
These New Ninja Turtle Toys Are Straight From the Arcade
UPDATE: According to NECA Toys, each set is priced at $100 and pre-orders can only be picked up at SDCC by the person who ordered them.
Toymaker NECA is releasing two San Diego Comic Con–exclusive Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle figure box sets, based off the classic four-player arcade game.
NECA's Turtles Box Set includes Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, and Raphael, all with new figure sculpts. The Turtles stand around 6 inches tall and have over 30 points of articulation, including double knee joints to "fully showcase their mastery of the martial arts."
DC Comics Reveals the Return of [Spoilers!]
DC Comics has revealed a big, heavily-teased character return ahead of Wednesday’s DC Universe: Rebirth #1, along with the cover for the series where that character will be featured.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for DC Universe: Rebirth #1!
Late last Friday, DC Universe: Rebirth #1 leaked online, prompting DC to reveal big plot twists ahead of the issue's Wednesday release. In a page released today straight from DC Universe: Rebirth #1, we see the return of Wally West from before Flashpoint. Even though he’s younger and wearing his Kid Flash costume, he still retains all the memories from his adult life as the Flash before the New 52.
29 Captain America: Civil War Toys Under $50
Captain America: Civil War his theaters earlier this month, and there are a whole lot of toys that have come out alongside the film.
While you can find some MCU figures for crazy prices like $9,999, we decided to compile some of the cheapest Civil War toys currently available.
Click right to see them all:
We featured a lot of Hasbro here, but there are also some cheap Funko Pop! Vinyls of characters from the film, and some cool LEGO sets, though those are a little more expensive.
Here’s What’s Leaving Netflix in June
It's time to look at all the movies and TV shows we'll be losing in June on Netflix. So plan accordingly, as this is your last call to watch movies like Darkman, Groundhog Day, About a Boy, Wayne's World, Private Parts, Who Framed Roger Rabbit? and more.
Leaving 6/1/16
A Wrinkle in Time (2003)
About a Boy (2002)
Bounce (2000)
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury (2004)
Fallout 4 Dev ‘Actively Working’ on Far Harbor Issues
Bethesda debuted its Far Harbor DLC for Fallout 4 last week, and some players have experienced serious performance issues.
The developer is assuring players it's "actively working" on more improvements. Bethesda reportedly "made optimizations" based on Far Harbor beta feedback, though some are still experiencing issues. Bethesda has not commented on which issues it's working to fix.
Players on the Fallout 4 sub-reddit suggest that Far Harbor's dense fog is the culprit for the game's frame rate problems. In IGN's Far Harbor review, we found the fog more annoying than threatening.