Monthly Archives: March 2020

The Boys Season 2 Reveals First Image of New Superhero

You're The Worst's Aya Cash will be joining Amazon Prime Video's The Boys as a brand new superhero called Stormfront, and EW has revealed a first look at her in full costume. EW shared two images, as well as the first details on what Stormfront will bring to The Boys' second season. “She’s the grenade that gets thrown into Homelander’s world and the world of the Seven,” says Antony Starr, who plays Homelander, the leader of The Seven. "She really causes me so many problems." [caption id="attachment_2316479" align="aligncenter" width="1333"]Photo via EW: James Minchin/Amazon Photo via EW: James Minchin/Amazon[/caption] In The Boys comic series, Stormfront is "male, a riff on Thor and Shazam! with a little Nazism thrown in." However, this version of Stormfront will come "with her own agenda." "I think Stormfront is like a nuclear bomb that goes off in the Seven," Explains Cash. "Maybe nuclear bomb isn’t the right word. We’re in Chernobyl. There you go. It’s a Chernobyl thing.I think she’s here to blow up Vought. She’s here to try to get Vought back to the original idea behind creating superheroes... And she can be quite the feminist. There’s a lot of, I wouldn’t say misdirect, but she also is a very empowered woman." Starr further revealed that this upcoming season is "all about destabilization" and that Stormfront is here to "disrupt the status quo." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=amazons-the-boys-9-surprising-differences-from-the-comics&captions=true"] “She’s really social-media-savvy, where Homelander doesn’t really have anything to do with that," Starr said. "Someone else is always running his accounts. He’s almost like a Don Draper-era character and she’s very young and new and fresh, and that’s a massive challenge for him.” Stormfront has plasma bolt capabilities and isn't afraid to stand up to Homelander, and Cash thinks "the dynamic between the two is terrifying and will change who Homelander is." What really makes Stormfront intriguing is that viewers may think she is one thing at the beginning of season 2, but she may be quite different by the end. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/07/21/the-boys-cast-explain-everything-wrong-with-the-avengers-comic-con-2019"] “There are quite a few times where you’ll identify with her as an audience member or agree with what she says," Cash finishes. "I think [those] are the most dangerous people.” For more on The Boys, check out why Black Noir will be "terrifying" in season 2, everything we know about the new season that's set to arrive later this year, and the biggest differences between the show and the comics. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

The Boys Season 2 Reveals First Image of New Superhero

You're The Worst's Aya Cash will be joining Amazon Prime Video's The Boys as a brand new superhero called Stormfront, and EW has revealed a first look at her in full costume. EW shared two images, as well as the first details on what Stormfront will bring to The Boys' second season. “She’s the grenade that gets thrown into Homelander’s world and the world of the Seven,” says Antony Starr, who plays Homelander, the leader of The Seven. "She really causes me so many problems." [caption id="attachment_2316479" align="aligncenter" width="1333"]Photo via EW: James Minchin/Amazon Photo via EW: James Minchin/Amazon[/caption] In The Boys comic series, Stormfront is "male, a riff on Thor and Shazam! with a little Nazism thrown in." However, this version of Stormfront will come "with her own agenda." "I think Stormfront is like a nuclear bomb that goes off in the Seven," Explains Cash. "Maybe nuclear bomb isn’t the right word. We’re in Chernobyl. There you go. It’s a Chernobyl thing.I think she’s here to blow up Vought. She’s here to try to get Vought back to the original idea behind creating superheroes... And she can be quite the feminist. There’s a lot of, I wouldn’t say misdirect, but she also is a very empowered woman." Starr further revealed that this upcoming season is "all about destabilization" and that Stormfront is here to "disrupt the status quo." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=amazons-the-boys-9-surprising-differences-from-the-comics&captions=true"] “She’s really social-media-savvy, where Homelander doesn’t really have anything to do with that," Starr said. "Someone else is always running his accounts. He’s almost like a Don Draper-era character and she’s very young and new and fresh, and that’s a massive challenge for him.” Stormfront has plasma bolt capabilities and isn't afraid to stand up to Homelander, and Cash thinks "the dynamic between the two is terrifying and will change who Homelander is." What really makes Stormfront intriguing is that viewers may think she is one thing at the beginning of season 2, but she may be quite different by the end. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/07/21/the-boys-cast-explain-everything-wrong-with-the-avengers-comic-con-2019"] “There are quite a few times where you’ll identify with her as an audience member or agree with what she says," Cash finishes. "I think [those] are the most dangerous people.” For more on The Boys, check out why Black Noir will be "terrifying" in season 2, everything we know about the new season that's set to arrive later this year, and the biggest differences between the show and the comics. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Nintendo and Levi’s Denim Collection Revealed

Nintendo and Levi's denim collection has been revealed to include overalls, pants, jackets and more. Levi's teased a collaboration with Nintendo last week on Twitter and now we know exactly what this collaboration will look like. Featuring subtle overalls and not-so-subtle pants, shorts, and jackets, Levi's said in a tweet that this collaboration will be available on April 1. The collection was aptly announced on March 10, which is also Mario Day. You can take a look at the clothes below. As you can see in the tweet, the overalls feature the signature gold coins from the Mario series of games while the other pieces of clothing, like the pants, shorts, and jackets feature basically all of the Mushroom Kingdom including Yoshi, Toad, Wario, Luigi, Bowser, Boo, a Koopa Troopa and more. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2017/11/12/this-custom-super-mario-odyssey-amiibo-is-insanely-realistic"] There's also a denim jacket featuring the words "Super Mario" on it surrounded by a few familiar icons from the games. The person wearing the denim jacket is wearing a red jacket as well, but what's shown in the picture doesn't indicate that the red jacket has anything to do with Mario. It could just be a red jacket to mimic the main color of Mario's outfit, or it could turn out to be something to do with the collaboration. There's no word on how much these articles of clothing from Levi's will cost. The collaboration is coming on April 1. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-ign-super-mario-review-ever&captions=true"] The collaboration is coming soon but in the meantime, check out some of the other Mario-themed things that have happened on the Jump Man's big day. LEGO seems to be teasing some kind of Mario collaboration that's forthcoming. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN who is going to save up some money for those overalls. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes

Nintendo and Levi’s Denim Collection Revealed

Nintendo and Levi's denim collection has been revealed to include overalls, pants, jackets and more. Levi's teased a collaboration with Nintendo last week on Twitter and now we know exactly what this collaboration will look like. Featuring subtle overalls and not-so-subtle pants, shorts, and jackets, Levi's said in a tweet that this collaboration will be available on April 1. The collection was aptly announced on March 10, which is also Mario Day. You can take a look at the clothes below. As you can see in the tweet, the overalls feature the signature gold coins from the Mario series of games while the other pieces of clothing, like the pants, shorts, and jackets feature basically all of the Mushroom Kingdom including Yoshi, Toad, Wario, Luigi, Bowser, Boo, a Koopa Troopa and more. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2017/11/12/this-custom-super-mario-odyssey-amiibo-is-insanely-realistic"] There's also a denim jacket featuring the words "Super Mario" on it surrounded by a few familiar icons from the games. The person wearing the denim jacket is wearing a red jacket as well, but what's shown in the picture doesn't indicate that the red jacket has anything to do with Mario. It could just be a red jacket to mimic the main color of Mario's outfit, or it could turn out to be something to do with the collaboration. There's no word on how much these articles of clothing from Levi's will cost. The collaboration is coming on April 1. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-ign-super-mario-review-ever&captions=true"] The collaboration is coming soon but in the meantime, check out some of the other Mario-themed things that have happened on the Jump Man's big day. LEGO seems to be teasing some kind of Mario collaboration that's forthcoming. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN who is going to save up some money for those overalls. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes

Kumail Nanjiani Recreates Iconic Shots From Movies

Kumail Nanjiani is this month's cover star of Men's Health Mag and for it, he recreated iconic shots from several films showing off the work he's done to get in shape for Marvel's Eternals. Specifically, Nanjiani climbed through air ducts, jumped rope, played some volleyball and grew some sideburns to recreate shots from Die Hard, American Psycho, Top Gun, and The Wolverine, respectively. You can check out those photos below. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=kumail-nanjiani-recreates-iconic-shots-from-movies&captions=true"] Nanjiani's ripped transformation was revealed last December and it comes by way of his upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in November's Marvel's Eternals. He said it was only possible because of his trainer and the resources of the largest movie studio in the world. "I never thought I'd be one of those people who would post a thirsty shirtless, but I've worked way too hard for way too long so here we are," Nanjiani said in an Instagram post. "You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain. I found out a year ago I was going to be in Marvel's Eternals and decided I wanted to transform how I looked. I would not have been able to do this if I didn't have a full year with the best trainers and nutritionists paid for by the biggest studio in the world. I'm glad I look like this, but also understand why I never did before. It would have been impossible without these resources and time." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/08/03/marvels-eternals-movie-explained"] The world will see more of Nanjiani's work in Marvel's Eternals but for now, catch up on what to expect from the upcoming MCU entry. Nanjiani recently said it will be the "most sci-fi of all Marvel movies." You can also read up on how Avengers: Endgame sets up Marvel's Eternals. A trailer for Marvel's Eternals has not yet been released to the public, but you can read our break down of the first bits of trailer footage from last year's Brazil Comic Con. Marvel's Eternals will hit theaters on November 6, 2020. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN who has decided he needs to be cast in a Marvel movie so he can get ripped as well. You can follow his current, non-ripped form on Twitter @LeBlancWes.  

Kumail Nanjiani Recreates Iconic Shots From Movies

Kumail Nanjiani is this month's cover star of Men's Health Mag and for it, he recreated iconic shots from several films showing off the work he's done to get in shape for Marvel's Eternals. Specifically, Nanjiani climbed through air ducts, jumped rope, played some volleyball and grew some sideburns to recreate shots from Die Hard, American Psycho, Top Gun, and The Wolverine, respectively. You can check out those photos below. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=kumail-nanjiani-recreates-iconic-shots-from-movies&captions=true"] Nanjiani's ripped transformation was revealed last December and it comes by way of his upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in November's Marvel's Eternals. He said it was only possible because of his trainer and the resources of the largest movie studio in the world. "I never thought I'd be one of those people who would post a thirsty shirtless, but I've worked way too hard for way too long so here we are," Nanjiani said in an Instagram post. "You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain. I found out a year ago I was going to be in Marvel's Eternals and decided I wanted to transform how I looked. I would not have been able to do this if I didn't have a full year with the best trainers and nutritionists paid for by the biggest studio in the world. I'm glad I look like this, but also understand why I never did before. It would have been impossible without these resources and time." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/08/03/marvels-eternals-movie-explained"] The world will see more of Nanjiani's work in Marvel's Eternals but for now, catch up on what to expect from the upcoming MCU entry. Nanjiani recently said it will be the "most sci-fi of all Marvel movies." You can also read up on how Avengers: Endgame sets up Marvel's Eternals. A trailer for Marvel's Eternals has not yet been released to the public, but you can read our break down of the first bits of trailer footage from last year's Brazil Comic Con. Marvel's Eternals will hit theaters on November 6, 2020. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN who has decided he needs to be cast in a Marvel movie so he can get ripped as well. You can follow his current, non-ripped form on Twitter @LeBlancWes.  

Here’s Why Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’s Original Opening Scene Was Cut

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker creative supervisor Neal Scanlan has opened up about why The Eye of the Webbish Bog was cut from the opening scene of Episode IX. In an interview with Collider, Scanlan, who started working as a creature creator on Star Wars movies following the Lucasfilm-Disney acquisition, explained that the extended opening scene was probably cut down because "there was too much time being spent" on something that could be "explained much quicker", though he confirmed that the "sequence exists." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/12/12/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker-kylo-ren-and-emperor-palpatine-clip"] "That was a character that was designed very early on in the day," he said of The Eye of the Webbish Bog, described in The Rise of Skywalker novelisation. "Jake Lunt [Davies], who's one of my concept designers, we were all playing around with this idea and talking about it and he did this drawing and J.J. saw it and went, 'That is amazing.' "It was one of those moments where it was like, 'This has to be in the movie.' So we actually did build it and we took it to a place called Black Park in the UK, which is close to Pinewood Studios, where we shot it in a lake on location, and that sequence exists. Unfortunately, it didn't make it to the movie story, plot-wise, etc. It was a fully practical character shot in a location, and it is amazing." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/12/21/exegol-explained-star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker"] Explaining why he thought the scene ended up on the cutting room floor, Scanlan added: "I think it maybe was too lengthy an explanation for something that [Abrams] was able to explain in the movie much quicker, eventually. J.J.'s movies move very quickly, don't they? And it was all part of Kylo Ren's journey and I think he just felt that there was too much time being spent on something which he explained much quicker. "So that's all it was, really. Runtime is always my biggest fear on any movie. So much of what we do, so much of what we shoot—and I'm sure this is the same for every department—you invest so much time and love in it and you hope it'll make the final cut, but it doesn't always do that because the movie would be four hours long. Which would be great! [Laughs]." The cut scene, featuring The Eye of The Webbish Bog, was recently detailed in an excerpt from The Rise of Skywalker novelization, wherein Kylo Ren encounters the strange creature protecting the Sith Wayfinder before acquiring the device on his quest to find Exegol – which provides further context for Ren's on-screen confrontation with the Alazmec. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-mandalorian-the-best-aliens-weapons-and-tech&captions=true"] Scanlan, however, is holding on to the hope that the "fully practical" spider-like being might be brought back out of the creature shop for a future adventure in the galaxy far, far away, as he admitted that he would like to see the character revisited in the Disney+ series The Mandalorian. "I hope that we can maybe bring that back in some way shape or form on the TV series [The Mandalorian] or that we can revisit that character in some way because it was a haunting image and a very unusual image," he told the outlet. "But one which I think was incredibly Star Wars. So yeah, somewhere there's footage of that." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/01/03/the-mandalorian-season-1-review"] Unfortunately, it might be some time before we get a proper look at the Mustafar-monster-dweller, as there hasn't been any indication of deleted scenes being included on the bonus features of The Rise of Skywalker's digital and home releases. Plus, The Mandalorian Season 2 recently wrapped production without any mention of the Webbish Bog, which is probably for the best as adorable Baby Yoda might have mistaken its tentacles for those of an edible amphibian. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

Here’s Why Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’s Original Opening Scene Was Cut

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker creative supervisor Neal Scanlan has opened up about why The Eye of the Webbish Bog was cut from the opening scene of Episode IX. In an interview with Collider, Scanlan, who started working as a creature creator on Star Wars movies following the Lucasfilm-Disney acquisition, explained that the extended opening scene was probably cut down because "there was too much time being spent" on something that could be "explained much quicker", though he confirmed that the "sequence exists." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/12/12/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker-kylo-ren-and-emperor-palpatine-clip"] "That was a character that was designed very early on in the day," he said of The Eye of the Webbish Bog, described in The Rise of Skywalker novelisation. "Jake Lunt [Davies], who's one of my concept designers, we were all playing around with this idea and talking about it and he did this drawing and J.J. saw it and went, 'That is amazing.' "It was one of those moments where it was like, 'This has to be in the movie.' So we actually did build it and we took it to a place called Black Park in the UK, which is close to Pinewood Studios, where we shot it in a lake on location, and that sequence exists. Unfortunately, it didn't make it to the movie story, plot-wise, etc. It was a fully practical character shot in a location, and it is amazing." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/12/21/exegol-explained-star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker"] Explaining why he thought the scene ended up on the cutting room floor, Scanlan added: "I think it maybe was too lengthy an explanation for something that [Abrams] was able to explain in the movie much quicker, eventually. J.J.'s movies move very quickly, don't they? And it was all part of Kylo Ren's journey and I think he just felt that there was too much time being spent on something which he explained much quicker. "So that's all it was, really. Runtime is always my biggest fear on any movie. So much of what we do, so much of what we shoot—and I'm sure this is the same for every department—you invest so much time and love in it and you hope it'll make the final cut, but it doesn't always do that because the movie would be four hours long. Which would be great! [Laughs]." The cut scene, featuring The Eye of The Webbish Bog, was recently detailed in an excerpt from The Rise of Skywalker novelization, wherein Kylo Ren encounters the strange creature protecting the Sith Wayfinder before acquiring the device on his quest to find Exegol – which provides further context for Ren's on-screen confrontation with the Alazmec. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-mandalorian-the-best-aliens-weapons-and-tech&captions=true"] Scanlan, however, is holding on to the hope that the "fully practical" spider-like being might be brought back out of the creature shop for a future adventure in the galaxy far, far away, as he admitted that he would like to see the character revisited in the Disney+ series The Mandalorian. "I hope that we can maybe bring that back in some way shape or form on the TV series [The Mandalorian] or that we can revisit that character in some way because it was a haunting image and a very unusual image," he told the outlet. "But one which I think was incredibly Star Wars. So yeah, somewhere there's footage of that." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/01/03/the-mandalorian-season-1-review"] Unfortunately, it might be some time before we get a proper look at the Mustafar-monster-dweller, as there hasn't been any indication of deleted scenes being included on the bonus features of The Rise of Skywalker's digital and home releases. Plus, The Mandalorian Season 2 recently wrapped production without any mention of the Webbish Bog, which is probably for the best as adorable Baby Yoda might have mistaken its tentacles for those of an edible amphibian. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.