Monthly Archives: August 2016
Cooper, Lady Gaga Team for A Star Is Born Remake
American Sniper star Bradley Cooper and pop star-actress Lady Gaga will star in a remake of the musical drama A Star is Born. The film will mark Cooper's directorial debut.
In addition to starring, Lady Gaga will compose and perform original music for the remake. A Star is Born marks Gaga's first leading role in a feature film. The "Bad Romance" singer's acting credits include Sin City: A Dame to Kill For and American Horror Story: Hotel. She's also returning for AHS's upcoming sixth season.
Lady Gaga in American Horror Story: Hotel
Agents of SHIELD: Season 4 Finds Their Robot
Marvel's Agents of SHIELD has gained a new cast member in Galavant star Mallory Jansen.
According to TVLine, the actress will appear in Season 4 as the robot Aida.
Mallory Jansen in Galavant, Photo credit: ABC/Nick Ray
It's important to note that the Season 3 finale teased LMDs, and prior reports claim these Life-Model Decoys, which are perfect robotic replicas of characters used throughout the comics, will indeed appear in Season 4. As such, Jansen's character will likely be referred to as an LMD rather than a robot.
7 Pokemon Decks That Could Win Worlds
With the 2016 Pokemon World Championships kicking off this Friday, August 19 in San Francisco, CA, we’re primed and ready to watch players compete for the coveted title of World Champion in their respective game.
Today we’re diving into the Trading Card Game, featuring seven decks to keep an eye out for at the tournament. We’ve got five decks we know we’ll be seeing in big numbers that all have a legitimate shot at taking the gold, and then two new decks from the recently released Steam Siege set that could make a surprise splash.
There will also be tournaments for the video game (Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire) and Pokken Tournament, but the TCG Masters Division tournament is always the biggest of them all, paying out $25,000 to the first place winner (as compared to $10,000 for the VGC champion).
Cyborg to Reportedly Appear in The Flash Movie
Ray Fisher will reportedly reprise his role as Cyborg in The Flash.
Sources have told Variety that in addition to Cyborg's appearance in Justice League, the character will also show up in The Flash, as Warner Bros. attempts to generate excitement for the DC Comics character ahead of its planned Cyborg solo film in 2020.
It's worth noting this isn't the first time we've heard of Cyborg appearing in The Flash, as BvS producer Deborah Snyder teased the possibility earlier this year, saying Ezra Miller and Fisher "have a really nice comradery with each other." Cyborg had a brief cameo in Batman v Superman, in a scene that confirmed the DCEU will feature New Gods tech.
Detective Pikachu Movie Taps Guardians Writer
Marvel screenwriter Nicole Perlman and Gravity Falls creator Alex Hirsch are in negotiations to join Legendary Pictures' live-action Detective Pikachu movie.
Perlman, who is known for her work on Guardians of the Galaxy, and Hirsch, who is responsible for Disney's Gravity Falls, will write the Pokemon flick, according to Variety. Legendary Pictures announced the Detective Pikachu film in late July, and has yet to release any plot or character details for the film. Production is slated for 2017.
Universal Pictures will distribute the film outside of Japan, where Toho will take on distribution duties.
Ferrell, Reilly to Reunite for Holmes and Watson
Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly are reuniting for Holmes and Watson, a Sherlock Holmes movie with a comical twist.
According to Deadline, Ferrell will star as Holmes, with Reilly playing Dr. Watson in the PG-13 comedy. The duo previously worked together on comedy hits Talladega Nights and Step Brothers. Production is expected to begin in late November.
Ferrell (left) and Reilly (right) in Step Brothers.
DC Dominates July’s Comic Book Sales
Diamond Comics released their sales figures for July 2016. For the first time in several years, DC Comics has emerged as the market share leader, claiming 30 of the top 40 best-selling comics for the month.
The new Justice League series topped the charts in July. Justice League #1 sold an estimated 209,187 copies (according to figures from Comichron), while Justice League Rebirth #1 sold an estimated 177,638 copies. Other DC Rebirth titles like Batman, Nightwing and New Super-Man also placed in the top ten, along with both new issues of Marvel's Civil War II.
DC Comics TV Series Powerless Loses Its Showrunner
Powerless has lost its showrunner, as series creator and executive producer Ben Queen is departing NBC's new DC Comics-inspired television series.
According to Deadline, the production start date -- which was originally two weeks from now -- has been delayed in favor of first finding a new showrunner to take Queen's place. Despite the setback, the midseason series' debut won't be affected as the network irons out its scheduling plans.
The departure of Queen was said to be a "mutual decision" that he, the network and Warner Bros. TV agreed upon in light of creative differences. Queen, who also created A to Z for WBTV, will remain employed at the studio as part of his overarching deal.
Leto Reportedly Feels He Was ‘Tricked’ Into Suicide Squad
Suicide Squad star Jared Leto feels as though he was "tricked" into taking on the role of Joker in Warner Bros.' new comic book film, according to a recent report.
The actor, who's also the lead singer of Thirty Seconds to Mars, shared a few thoughts on his role during a Q&A session at Camp Mars—an event Leto posted about on both Instagram and Twitter. According to a summary provided by a Leto fansite on Tumblr (via Batman-News), Leto is said to have felt "sort of tricked into being a part of something that had been pitched to him very differently."
Power Rangers Reveals New Rita Repulsa Image
A recently released image from the Power Rangers movie has given us a fresh look at Elizabeth Banks' Rita Repulsa.
Posted on the film's official Instagram page, the picture shows the villain standing behind a cracked, glass-like wall. The circumstances behind the image, however, are unknown. See it for yourself below:
According to Banks, the new movie's take on the villain is "definitely a modern and edgy re-imagining of the original." Banks calls her character "unpredictable," and says her re-imagined backstory "connects her to the new Rangers."