Monthly Archives: February 2017
Star Wars Goes Horror in New Comic Book Crossover
A new five-part crossover comic called Star Wars: Screaming Citadel has been announced.
According to StarWars.com's reveal (via THR), the series will have a gothic horror story that crosses Marvel's main Star Wars comic with the new Star Wars: Doctor Aphra series (read IGN's review of Doctor Aphra #1).
Han Solo Movie: Fleabag Star Up for Key Role as CGI Character
Fleabag star Phoebe Waller-Bridge is in talks to join the Han Solo standalone film.
Variety reports that Waller-Bridge will play an important CGI character similar to The Force Awakens' Maz Kanata, played by Lupita Nyong'o, and Alan Tudyk's recent performance as K-2SO in Rogue One.
Waller-Bridge in Fleabag.
Waller-Bridge would join a growing cast that includes Alden Ehrenreich as a younger Han Solo and Donald Glover as a younger Lando Calrissian. The rest of the film's confirmed stars are Woody Harrelson and Emilia Clarke.
Lena Headey, Nick Frost Join Movie About WWE’s Paige
The Dwayne Johnson-produced movie based on WWE superstar Paige, Fighting With My Family, has added two more cast members.
Deadline reports that Game of Thrones star Lena Headey has joined the film, while Johnson shortly after tweeted that both Headey and Nick Frost (Shaun of the Dead, The World's End) were now in the movie. Headey will play Paige's mother, Julia Hamer-Bevis, who is also a wrestler. While it isn't said what Frost's role is, it seems likely he is playing Paige's father, Ian Bevis, yet another wrestler. The two join a cast that includes newcomer Florence Pugh (Hush, The Commuter), who will play Paige, and Jack Lowden (Dunkirk, '71), who will portray Paige's brother Zak.
Check Out This Gorgeous The Last Guardian Print
Artwork gracing the cover of The Last Guardian original soundtrack vinyl is available to order as a limited edition print.
The 12 x 36-inch print and can be ordered from iam8bit beginning Thursday, February 8 at 10 am PT.
The art was done originally for the 2 LP release of The Last Guardian soundtrack by artist Nimit Malavia, best known for his Fables comics cover art, as well as covers for Marvel's Wolverine and Jubilee.
Limited Edition The Last Guardian Screenprint
Netflix’s Magic School Bus Has Cast the Perfect Ms. Frizzle
Saturday Night Live's Kate McKinnon has been cast as Ms. Frizzle for Netflix's new The Magic School Bus series.
The A.V. Club reports that McKinnon, who recently won an Emmy for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on SNL, will be voicing the character in the revival of the kids show, titled The Magic School Bus Rides Again. McKinnon will be taking the role over from Lily Tomlin, who voiced Ms. Frizzle in the original mid-1990s cartoon.
Netflix first announced the series back in 2014 when it was still called The Magic School Bus 360°. The show will consist of 26 episodes and will be made using CGI effects instead of the traditional animation found in the original show. No release date has been set yet, and there are no details on the rest of the cast.
Stars From TWD, Arrow and More Announced for PaleyFest
The initial lineup for PaleyFest LA 2017 has been revealed, and features over 100 stars from hit shows like The Walking Dead, Westworld and American Horror Story: Roanoke.
The CW's slate of DC superhero shows will be in full force at this year's Los Angeles-based TV fan festival as well, with talent from Supergirl, Arrow, The Flash and DC's Legends of Tomorrow confirmed to appear.
While additional guests still have yet to be announced, the current lineup for PaleyFest LA 2017 is as follows:
Friday, March 17: Opening Night Presentation: The Walking Dead (7:30 pm):
- Andrew Lincoln, Rick Grimes
- Lauren Cohan, Maggie Greene
Netflix Announces Castlevania Series
The first season of a Castlevania animated series will be coming to Netflix this year, the streaming service announced today.
As part of its slate of new premiere date reveals, Netflix also revealed Castlevania Season 1, Part 1 will be arriving this year, though no specific date was revealed. Netflix's website lists the series as a four-part season, with each episode running for approximately 30 minutes.
According to Netflix's official description of the series, Castlevania will focus on the game franchise's Belmont clan, as it follows "the last surviving member of the disgraced Belmont clan, trying to save Eastern Europe from extinction at the hand of Vlad Dracula Tepe himself."
5 Ways The Judas Contract Changed DC Comics
IGN debuted the trailer for DC's next direct-to-DVD animated movie today: Teen Titans: The Judas Contract will adapt a classic Teen Titans tale, one that cemented the enduring rivalry between the Titans and Deathstroke and featured one of the all-time great DC Comics plot twists.
The Judas Contract won't necessarily be a direct adaptation of the comic book source material, as it also serves as a sequel to 2016's DTV Justice League vs. Teen Titans. Even so, it's worth looking back at that source material and remembering what made it such an integral part of the DC Universe in the mid-'80s. Here are five ways in which The Judas Contract changed DC Comics.
Warning: This article contains some spoilers for the original comic!
Baby Groot Is ‘a Little Jerk’ in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
We're on the set of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and Marvel security is hovering nearby closer than usual. A nondescript black case is brought forward and opened by the film’s prop master, a small object pulled out and handed to the first member of a group of journalists visiting the Atlanta set for the day.
Like clockwork, every time someone holds the object, they let out a soft exclamation of delight. It's one of the most precious props on the set of the film, and the one that surpasses expectations every time it's held. By the time it gets to me, I unintentionally let out a joyful yelp. The prop I'm holding, of course, is Baby Groot.
"When I bring Baby Groot out, people just die. They're like, 'You've got to be kidding me,'" Marvel prop master Russell Bobbitt tells the gathered group of press after we've all had a chance to hold him. "Obviously designing a 10" Groot, you know it's going to be special."
FFXV Director Says ‘No Plans’ for Nintendo Switch Version
It doesn't look like Final Fantasy XV will be coming to Nintendo Switch anytime soon, as game director Hajime Tabata has confirmed there are currently "no plans" to bring the game to Nintendo's upcoming console.
"There are no plans, it wouldn't run…" Tabata told DualShockers when asked if there's a possibility that Final Fantasy XV would release for Nintendo Switch.
When pressed further about whether or not the game could run on the console, Tabata said "it might run," but the team hasn't "conducted the proper tests on whether it would run properly on Switch or not." As such, he said he couldn't provide a definitive answer.