Monthly Archives: July 2019
Matt Groening Promises A Simpsons Movie Sequel ‘One of These Days’
The Simpsons creator Matt Groening promises fans will get a sequel to 2007's the Simpsons Movie... eventually.
Groening made the announcement at Comic-Con today in response to fan Q&A, revealing that it's mainly a matter of finding the time and recovering from the difficult grind that was the original movie.
"The first Simpsons movie killed us," said Groening bluntly. He reflected on how, because there wasn't a separate team devoted to working on the movie, the regular cast and crew had to squeeze in work between seasons of the TV series. Fortunately, Groening said, "We're almost recovered. No doubt there will be another Simpsons movie one of these days. Disney wants something for its money."
New Picard Trailer, Seven of Nine and Next Generation Cast Members Confirmed
Sir Patrick Stewart hit San Diego Comic-Con today to show off a new trailer from the upcoming return of his iconic character, Jean-Luc Picard. And along the way, we got confirmation of several other classic Trek characters who will also be making their return on Star Trek: Picard.
Jean-Luc will be joined by Brent Spiner’s android Data, the Borg known as Hugh played by Jonathan Del Arco, and perhaps most interestingly of all, Jeri Ryan’s Seven of Nine from Star Trek: Voyager. All three joined Stewart at today's panel. Additionally, Jonathan Frakes and Marina Sirtis will also be back in front of the camera on Picard.
The panel was part of CBS All Access’ massive Enter the Star Trek Universe extravaganza, which also featured Picard show regulars and Trek newcomers Alison Pill, Michelle Hurd, Evan Evagora, Isa Briones, Santiago Cabrera, and Harry Treadaway, plus executive producers Alex Kurtzman, Michael Chabon, Akiva Goldsman, and Heather Kadin.
Star Trek: Lower Decks – Rick and Morty Producer Debuts First Look
CBS All Access’ huge Enter the Star Trek Universe panel at Comic-Con today didn’t just give us a load of new info on Star Trek: Discovery and Star Trek: Picard, but it also provided a first look at and casting for the upcoming animated series, Star Trek: Lower Decks.
Co-creator and executive producer Mike McMahan (Rick and Morty) was on hand to show off the new show, the first official animated Trek since Star Trek: The Animated Series ran from 1973-1974. Also on hand were Star Trek executive producers Heather Kadin and Alex Kurtzman, stars Tawny Newsome (Ensign Mariner, who has a bat’leth) and Jack Quaid (Ensign Boimler), and panel moderator Jerry O’Connell, who is also voicing a character on the show.
Doctor Manhattan Returns in HBO’s New Watchmen Trailer
A new trailer for HBO’s Watchmen show released out of San Diego Comic Con 2019 reveals what appears to be the return of the all-powerful Doctor Manhattan.
As comic readers will remember, Doctor Manhattan departed at the end of Watchmen to further explore his powers and the nature of existence. The trailer’s stinger shows a suited figure reaching down to pick up a blue mask -- and a glimpse of his blue hand seems to confirms his return. Even though Doctor Manhattan had left Earth, the trailer includes lots of imagery evoking the character, including a festival with costumes and masks in his likeness, so his impact on the world is still very much visible. He's as close as the world has ever had to a god living among them, after all.
Pike, Spock and Number One Return for More Short Treks
Big news out of San Diego Comic-Con’s Star Trek panel today as CBS All Access confirmed we will be seeing more stories about the crew of the USS Enterprise from before the era of Captain Kirk. Anson Mount's Captain Pike, Ethan Peck’s Spock, and Rebecca Romijn’s Number One will return for a series of Star Trek: Short Treks.
Peck and Romijn debuted as the characters in Star Trek: Discovery Season 2, serving on the iconic starship about 10 years before James T. Kirk would be running things on the classic series.
There will be six shorts this time out. Three will involve the Enterprise crew, two will be animated, and one will be a Star Trek: Picard teaser. The episode titles are “Ask Not,” “Q&A,” “The Trouble with Edward,” “The Girl Who Made the Stars,” “Ephaim and Dot,” and “Children of Mars," as revealed in a trailer for the shorts which debuted during the panel.
New Discovery Details as the Crew Travels 1000 Years in the Future
Star Trek overtook Hall H -- the “big room” -- at Comic-Con today, where the Enter the Star Trek Universe Panel stretched over 90 minutes. It’s truly an amazing time to be a Star Trek fan, where at least three television series are in production and several other projects are in various stages of development. Star Trek: Discovery is of course where this new age of CBS All Access Trek began, and series star Sonequa Martin-Green was on hand at the panel along with executive producers Alex Kurtzman, Michelle Paradise and Heather Kadin to preview what’s to come in Season 3 of the show now that the Discovery and her crew have been transported a thousand years into their future.
Abrams Stopped Kevin Smith From Seeing End of Star Wars: Episode 9
After recovering from a heart attack in early 2018, film director Kevin Smith began a lengthy process of modifying his health regimen. Conveniently enough, this included following up on a promise that Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker director J.J. Abrams made to come visit the film’s set when he recovered. During Comic Con 2019, Smith revealed to IGN that Abrams had actually stopped him from seeing the final shot of Star Wars Episode 9 because it would “melt your mind.”
Star Wars: Kylo Ren’s Origin Story to Be Revealed Before Rise of Skywalker
A new four-issue comic mini-series detailing the origins of Kylo Ren and the Knights of Ren will be released by Marvel Comics just before the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in December.
The news came during the Lucasfilm publishing panel at San Diego Comic Con 2019 where we learned it’ll be written by Charles Soule, who has also written Marvel’s Darth Vader, Obiwan & Anakin, Lando, and Poe Dameron comics.
Netflix’s The Dragon Prince: Official Season 3 Poster Revealed
Warning! Full SPOILERS for Seasons 1 and 2 of Netflix's The Dragon Prince follow.
Netflix's The Dragon Prince roared its way into Comic-Con 2019 with an awesome Season 3 poster reveal, featuring Soul Regan towering above a cloaked figure.
"Season 3 finds Rayla and Callum finally at the cusp of entering Xadia, while young Ezran returns home to take his place on the throne. Meanwhile, Lord Viren begins to realize the influence and power of his new ally – the mysterious Startouch elf, Aaravos. As several storylines unfold in big ways, this season will be massively epic," according to a synopsis from Wonderstorm and Netflix.
Photo courtesy of Wonderstorm and Netflix
Superman: Red Son Animated Movie Announced
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment announced two new animated, direct-to-video DC Universe Original Movies revolving around Superman and set for release in 2020 at Friday's San Diego Comic-Con.
WBHE announced plans to adapt the acclaimed DC Comics story Superman: Red Son before they premiered their latest film, Batman: Hush, at Friday night's con. It will be WBHE's first release of 2020.
In addition, they also announced plans for another Superman animated film due out in 2020, this one titled Superman: Man of Tomorrow.
Unlike Red Son, Man of Tomorrow will not be an adaptation of any existing DC Comics material but rather an original film.
Man of Tomorrow will follow a young Clark Kent still n his early days as Superman.