Monthly Archives: July 2016
Spider-Man Faces Off Against an Army of Clones
Spider-Man has a long history with clones, but his deadliest challenge is yet to come. Today's Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends panel at Comic-Con promised an event that, in standard Dan Slott style, will put your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man through the ringer as never before with Dead No More: The Clone Conspiracy.
Dead No More kicks off in October, but before that we'll see Before Dead No More, a four-part series that begins with Amazing Spider-Man #16. The issue shows Peter uncomfortable with his new-found status as a billionaire, and when an accident occurs at one of his facilities he'll find out just how much responsibility comes with that much power.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: Kurt Russell’s Ego Costume
Following Marvel's announcement last night at San Diego Comic-Con that Kurt Russell will star as Ego in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, new images of the character's costume have been revealed.
Marvel Digital Media vice president Ryan Penagos shared the following photos via Twitter.
In addition to confirmation that Russell will be playing Star-Lord's father in James Gunn's sequel, Marvel also debuted the film's new logo, announced that Elizabeth Debicki will play Ayesha, and teased Sylvester Stallone's involvement with a quick shot of the actor during the footage screened at the panel.
Star Trek Beyond Warps Into First Place in Box Office Debut
Star Trek Beyond had a respectable opening weekend, debuting in first place at the box office with $59.6 million.
Variety notes that while Paramount Pictures' critically acclaimed new sci-fi film performed well, it failed to reach the same numbers hit by its predecessors, falling short of Star Trek Into Darkness' $70.2 million debut and J.J. Abrams' 2009 film, which had a $75.2 million opening weekend. In order to recoup its $185 million production budget, it will have to find success internationally.
How Dead Rising: Endgame Draws Upon the Games
Leading into the Dead Rising: Endgame panel at San Diego Comic-Con today, IGN has the exclusive debut of a new behind-the-scenes look at the movie that will be shown at the panel.
Check out the video to see what the Dead Rising: Endgame team had to say about the Crackle movie and how it draws upon and connects to the hit video game franchise.
Sherlock Season 4 Teaser Released
During a panel at Comic-Con today, a new trailer for Sherlock's fourth season was revealed.
The trailer features Sherlock mulling over the return of a familiar foe, plus glimpses of Watson, Molly, Mycroft, Mrs. Hudson, and more, and warns that "everything they know will be tested. Everyone they know is under threat."
The panel featured star Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock), as well as Amanda Abbington who plays Mary, and executive producers Mark Gatiss, Sue Vertue, and Steven Moffat.
"It's really dark," Abbington said during the panel in reference to season four. "It's the darkest that Steven
and Mark
have written. When we read them, all of us, when we read them we were kind of overwhelmed, I think."
Karl Urban Almost Skipped Star Trek Beyond Because of Star Trek Into Darkness
Karl Urban’s Doctor Leonard “Bones” McCoy has been a member of the onscreen Star Trek family ever since 2009 when director J.J. Abrams took the helm of the beloved franchise. But his status as a true Trek fan stretches back much further than that. Now, Star Trek Beyond -- the third film in the rebooted series -- has hit theaters, and while Abrams is gone from the director’s chair (replaced by Fast and the Furious vet Justin Lin), Urban is back once again. And this time it’s in his best turn yet as the cranky, lovable Bones.
Interestingly, however, Urban almost didn’t come back for the third film after his experience on the prior picture, the love-it or hate-it Star Trek Into Darkness. I spoke with the actor recently about how Bones was almost a no-show for Star Trek Beyond, as well as his thoughts on the character’s evolution in the film, Idris Elba’s villain Krall, and Urban’s least favorite Star Trek film. Read on for our entire chat below!
Mystery Science Theater Reboot Coming Soon to Netflix
The new Mystery Science Theater 3000 reboot series is coming soon to Netflix, the popular streaming service has announced.
According to Netflix's press release, Joel Hodgson's MST3K revival will available exclusively on the service in the "not-too-distant future" across several territories, including the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, UK and Ireland.
Yesterday, it was announced at San Diego Comic-Con that more alums from the original series will be back for the reboot, including Bill Corbett, Mary Jo Pehl and Kevin Murphy. Dan Harmon is also on board as a guest writer and Felicia Day stars as Kinga, the daughter of Dr. Clayton Forrester.
Sonic, E.T. and More LEGO Dimensions Expansions Detailed
This weekend at San Diego Comic-Con, Warner Bros. shared new details on the six new expansion packs coming to LEGO Dimensions this November.
The new packs available in Wave 7 include Sonic the Hedgehog, J.K. Rowling's Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Gremlins, E.T. and Adventure Time.
The Fantastic Beasts Story Pack features six levels and new LEGO Gateway bricks to construct the Magical Congress of the United States of America, as well as a figure of the film's lead character Newt Scamander. Meanwhile, fans of Adventure Time can get a minifigure of Marceline the Vampire Queen in a new Fun Pack based on Cartoon Network's popular show.
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Marvel, Game of Thrones Cosplay Featured on Day 3 of SDCC
It's that time of year, when fans from virtually every aspect of geekdom meet together in San Diego, CA for Comic-Con, one of the largest conventions in the world. Intersecting fandoms means we see a pretty diverse array of cosplay, and we're going to highlight our favorites for each day of the show.
Day 3 of SDCC brought with it a number of new announcements from the Big Two, including a new trailer for DC's Wonder Woman and confirmation of Brie Larson playing Captain Marvel in the upcoming Marvel film.