Monthly Archives: September 2015
Last Two Divergent Films Get New Names
The final two films in the Divergent film franchise have been renamed.
Despite being two halves of a single book, Lionsgate has opted to remove the "Part 1" and "Part 2" descriptors from the movies' titles. Instead, according to MTV News, the first will simply be called The Divergent Series: Allegiant, while the latter will bear a completely new subtitle, Ascendant.
Along with this announcement, new logos for the pair of films were revealed. Give them a look below.
There’s a New Redhead in Iron Man’s Life
Marvel wasn't kidding when they teased that unexpected new characters would be joining the supporting cast in this fall's Invincible Iron Man relaunch. Today Marvel.com revealed that Spider-Man's ex-girlfriend Mary Jane Watson will be joining the book in December's Invincible Iron Man #4.
As with most things regarding the All-New, All-Different Marvel relaunch, the publisher isn't revealing the hows or whys of this big change yet. But with Tony Stark and Pepper Potts on the outs following the events of Superior Iron Man, it seems the time has come for a new redhead in Tony's life.
Art by David Marquez
Why Scarlet Witch Loves Captain America: Civil War
Elizabeth Olsen, who played the Scarlet Witch in Avengers: Age of Ultron, has spoken about what it's like to work on the set of a Marvel movie, and how excited she is for Captain America: Civil War.
Speaking in an interview with Premiere.fr, Olsen said of her character the Scarlet Witch: "she's someone who's more powerful than she's able to control and she ends up going insane because of it." We're assuming she's talking about the character from the comic rather than the movie at this point. "She's like a wildcard, you never know if she's a hero or a villain."
Harley Quinn Teams Up for Second Ongoing Comic Series
DC Entertainment has announced a brand new Harley Quinn comic called Harley's Little Black Book.
Starting on December 2, it will be bi-monthly, and will be the second ongoing Harley Quinn comic series.
"While in the midst of her fantastic 6-issue team-up with Power Girl (concludes November 2015), Harley is gearing up to meet (and almost certainly annoy) the greatest heroes and villains of the DC Universe!" DC said in its announcement.
Who Is Star Wars: Aftermath’s Mysterious Fleet Admiral?
WARNING: This article includes full spoilers for Star Wars: Aftermath’s ending, and explores story elements of The Force Awakens.
Star Wars: Aftermath ends with a big mystery. Its epilogue sees Admiral Rae Sloane standing on the bridge of Ravager, allegedly the Empire’s last Super Star Destroyer, while she discusses the future with an unnamed fleet admiral. They discuss the defeat, weaknesses, and flaws within the Galactic Empire.
At the end of the novel, Grand Moff Pandion is surprised to learn this fleet admiral is still alive. Pandion knows he’s survived because Sloane implies the Empire has another "last weapon" beyond Ravager. This fleet admiral, he matters. He is somebody, he is significant, and he matters to the future of Star Wars.
Batman Buzz, Transformers 5 and Shyamalan’s Return
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This week's topics include Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Captain America: Civil War, Wonder Woman, Transformers 5, SPECTRE, Square Enix movie dreams, and the latest buzz on sequels and reboots.
Marvel Bringing All Their TV Shows to NYCC
Marvel Television has announced their lineup for New York Comic Con, revealing they will be bringing all of their current series to the big convention.
There will be one panel devoted to the Marvel ABC series, Agents of SHIELD and Agent Carter (including a new SHIELD episode being screened), and another for the Netflix series Daredevil and the upcoming Jessica Jones.
Currently, no cast members have been announced from SHIELD or Carter to join executive producer Jeph Loeb, though in previous years – such as Clark Gregg’s appearance last year – there have been surprise guests.
The Jessica Jones cast, though not individually named, are confirmed to attend, while no one has been announced specifically for Daredevil.
First Look at Hawkman and Hawkgirl in Legends of Tomorrow
Production began this week on the new CW series DC's Legends of Tomorrow, and the first photo has now been revealed of two of the show's heroes - Hawkman and Hawkgirl.
You can check out the image below, showing Falk Hentschel and Ciara Renee in their full costumes as the DC Comics characters - albeit without their trademark wings.
Hawkman (Falk Hentschel) and Hawkgirl (Ciara Renée) in DC's Legends of Tomorrow.
Hannibal Writer and Director Reunion on American Gods
Bryan Fuller, co-showrunner of the upcoming American Gods TV adaptation, has announced that David Slade has been brought on as a director on the series.
Fuller made the announcement via Twitter, and according to Deadline, Slade will be an executive producer and will direct "the pilot and several more episodes."
EXCITING NEWS, #FANNIBALS! @DAVID_A_SLADE IS DIRECTING @AmericanGodsSTZ @neilhimself @andmichaelgreen @FMNATV pic.twitter.com/kyVlKmwn7k
Street Fighter 5 Adds New Middle-Eastern Fighter to Cast
Capcom has revealed the next all-new character for Street Fighter V. Rashid, a Middle-Eastern fighter, joins the cast and he brings with him the ability to harness the power of wind.
Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono was on-hand in Dubai at the Games15 video game show to make the reveal. Ono had been teasing a new character on Twitter prior to the Games15 announcement.
YouTube by user Emiratendo captured footage of the trailer in which Rashid is seen performing a variety of aerial based moves like drop kicks and dives off of the wall. He appears to have the ability to create tornadoes similar to Cody from Street Fighter IV and his Critical Art moves catches Ryu in a giant tornado, ending with a kick.