Monthly Archives: July 2015
Another Futurama/Simpsons Crossover is ‘Possible’
When asked about the possibility of another Futurama/Simpsons crossover during a panel at Comic-Con, Matt Groening said, "It's possible."
According to Groening, "Fans of Futurama are still watching the show on Netflix. You know how everything gets rebooted? Futurama will get rebooted someday. We'll see."
In our review, we called Simpsorama, the last crossover episode that aired, "a fun and enjoyable ride" despite being kind of short.
Check out our Comic-Con 2015 hub for more news from the show this weekend.
The Simpsons Creators Tease New “Treehouse of Horror”
Going into it's record-breaking 27th season (just let that sink in for a second), The Simpsons returned to San Diego Comic Con in full force on Saturday.
Among the Ballroom 20 panel was creator Matt Groening, executive producers Al Jean and Matt Selman, supervising director Mike Anderson, long-time director David Silverman and the legendary voice behind Bart Simpson, Nelson Muntz, and Ralph Wiggum, Nancy Cartwright (making her Comic-Con debut!).
Also, as a special guest, director Guillermo del Toro joined the panel, re-screening his Halloween couch gag from a couple years back. When asked what inspired his self-referential title sequence, Del Toro joked, "Many, many lonely nights as a kid." The filmmaker also noted that there's one reference fans still haven't caught, and that's nod to 1977's The Car, starring James Brolin.
Suicide Squad Trailer Airs During Comic-Con
Footage for the upcoming Suicide Squad film aired during the Warner Bros. panel at Comic-Con earlier today.
The video opens with Amanda Waller, played by Viola Davis, eating steak at a dinner table with some government types and discussing her plans to put together a group of bad guys to do some good. Waller says manipulating bad people is what she's good at. The scene transitions into Belle Reve Prison, where we see the villains in their cells, including Killer Croc tied to a gurney. We see Harley Quinn in a Hannibal Lecter-style cage in the center of a large room, hanging upside down on a trapeze swing. When she spots Waller, she asks, "Are you the devil?"
New Batman v Superman Trailer Shown
Earlier today during a panel at San Diego Comic-Con, Warner Bros. Pictures unveiled a new trailer and details for Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice.
In the trailer, we got a first look at Wonder Woman and Lex Luthor in the anticipated superhero film. The trailer also lays the framework for the conflict between the Caped Crusader and the Man of Steel.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is directed by Zack Snyder, and scheduled for release in 2016. We'll have more news regarding Batman v Superman and the other films shown at the Warner Bros. panel.
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Saga and Lumberjanes Win Big at 2015 Eisner Awards
As with every year, the 2015 Will Eisner Comic Book industry Awards were announced at SDCC last night. Saga and Lumberjanes were recurring winners this year. Saga won the award for "Best Continuing Series," while artist Fiona Staples won "Best Penciller/Inker." Lumberjanes won awards for "Best New Series" and "Best Publication for Teens (Age 13-17)." Gene Luen Yang won "Best Writer" for his work on Dark Horse's Avatar: The Last Airbender comic and the graphic novel The Shadow Hero.
The Milestone Universe Returns to DC Comics
This morning DC Comics announced a partnership with Milestone Media to publish new comics featuring popular Milestone characters like Static, Hardware and Icon.
Unlike DC's previous Static Shock comic, which positioned Static as one of many heroes in the New 52 universe, the Milestone characters will go back to existing in their own self-contained world (referred to as Earth-M). The arrangement seems similar to Milestone's original relationship with DC, where the former was a DC imprint but maintained creative control over its properties.
Static as he appeared in the New 52.
Merida Is Coming to Once Upon a Time Season 5
Storybrooke has faced just about every kind of imaginable darkness over the last four seasons, but what will happen when their Savior crosses the line? The villainous journey ahead for Emma Swan featured prominently at the Comic-Con panel featuring Once Upon a Time creators Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis and cast members Josh Dallas (Charming), Ginnifer Goodwin (Snow), Colin O'Donoghue (Hook), Jennifer Morrison (Emma), Lana Parrilla (Regina), Sean Maguire (Robin), Rebecca Mader (Zelena), Emilie de Ravin (Belle), and Robert Carlyle (Rumplestiltskin).
The path to darkness and to what they're calling Dark Swan started in Season 4 for Emma. She was betrayed by those around her, including her parents, and she's questioning herself. Morrison said, "A lot of Season 4 was about her confidence being shaken. When you believe that you've overcome obstacles on your own, you think you've found that strength on your own.' She continued, "She felt like it was not necessarily her own accomplishment to stay good and that definitely undercut her confidence and belief in her strength."
Green Lantern Corps Movie Announced
Warner Bros revealed the next Green Lantern movie, Green Lantern Corps, at its SDCC 2015 panel.
This, however, is not an entirely new project. The previously announced Green Lantern movie will now be called Green Lantern Corps.
Just last month, it was rumored that Star Trek star Chris Pine would play Hal Jordan in Warner Bros' Green Lantern reboot.
We'll update this story with more details as they're shared, so keep checking back.
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Warcraft Movie Character Art Revealed
Character art for Durotan and Lothar from the upcoming Warcraft film was revealed by Legendary Pictures at Comic-Con today.
Check out the new posters below.
Back in May, we got to see the movie version of Orgrim Doomhammer, but this is our first look at the film's two leading protagonists, Durotan and Lothar.
Durotan, the orc Chieftain of the Frostwolf clan, is played by Toby Kebbell, while the human Sir Anduin Lothar, also known as the Lion of Azeroth, is played by Travis Fimmel.
The upcoming Warcraft film, which hits theaters June 10th, 2016, is set in Azeroth during the the earliest encounters between humans and orcs.
Michael Douglas Wants Zeta-Jones to Play Wasp
If it were up to actor Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones would play Wasp in the next entry in Marvel's Ant-Man film franchise.
"Catherine Zeta-Jones," Douglas told MTV UK who his dream casting choice would be for the character. "Wouldn't be a bad idea. Remember her in Entrapment? You know, she's pretty good at all that stuff."
"I could be happy to be in another Ant-Man," Douglas continued, while also half-joking about using CGI to make himself look 25 years younger so he could get in the suit.
Marvel's Ant-Man, starring Paul Rudd as Earth’s Tiniest Hero, hits theaters on July 17. In the meantime, be sure to read our review in which IGN's Roth Cornet praises the film for its "innovative action" and "clear, well-told story."