It’s hardly surprising that merchandising and filmmaking go hand in hand – George Lucas was something of a trendsetter back in 1976 when he had the foresight to ask that he retain all merchandising rights associated with Star Wars. 20th Century Fox happily agreed to this request, unaware of what a colossal boon either Star Wars or any of the related merchandising would be. Since that time, studios have taken note....
Samuel L. Jackson will appear to be a lot younger when he plays Nick Fury in the upcoming Captain Marvel film, which is set to be released next year. That makes sense, since the film is set in the 1990s, a previously unseen period in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Captain Marvel is directed by Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden, and stars Brie Larson as titular hero Carol Danvers....
Which character could Keanu Reeves play if he ever joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe? With Phase 4 of the MCU on the way, a number of films will need to be cast in the near future. We put together a list of Marvel characters that Reeves would perfectly encapsulate. Reeves is currently the man of the moment in Hollywood. The 54-year-old just came off of another successful John Wick film, which dethroned Avengers: Endgame’s top spot at the box office when it debuted....
Opening Phase 3 with a massive bang, Captain America: Civil War delivered in droves. Not only was it a game-changing superhero fray for the MCU, but it will also stand as an exemplar for superhero fare to come. The ensemble film brought together the sizeable Avengers squad – plus and minus a few folks – before ripping them to shreds over the Sokovia Accords. Of course, with the culmination of eight years of MCU-based storylines into one action-packed film, and the addition of new characters like Falcon, Black Panther, and Spider-Man, could have confused the heck out of the casual moviegoer....
Many of us have been left scratching our heads following the announcement of the Apple Watch Series 7, not just because rumors didn’t pan out but because Apple is being quite vague about when it’s going to ship. They’ve simply said that it will be available “later this Fall” and that doesn’t even take into account if they’ll be available in large quantities or severely constrained. There are lots of clues on Apple....
Darth Maul is back in Star Wars in a big way, but his shock appearance in Solo: A Star Wars Story shouldn’t be setting up a big showdown in the Obi-Wan Kenobi movie. Maul in Solo was a surprising twist, given moviegoers last saw the Sith Apprentice when he was sliced in half by Obi-Wan in The Phantom Menace. More general Star Wars fans would be aware that George Lucas himself had Maul resurrected in The Clone Wars animated series, and that he became a dangerous foe for the heroes of Star Wars Rebels....
Legendary writer Kelly Sue DeConnick has become the latest Marvel Comics mainstay to be recruited by DC Comics to work on a monthly series, as she will begin writing Aquaman. Following Brian Michael Bendis’ takeover of the Superman line and G. Willow Wilson being signed to write Wonder Woman, DeConnick is poised to start writing the monthly Aquaman series, as the King of the Seven Seas’ solo movie hits the silver screen later this year....
If you saw Deadpool 2, odds are you enjoyed a brief subplot in which the title character, played by Ryan Reynolds, assembles the X-Force, his own low-rent version of the X-Men. It’s a comic highlight of the film. Each of the mutants he assembles has their own quirky, unique power – except, of course, for Peter, who’s just an ordinary guy. The movie earns laughs from their misguided attempt to be heroic....
The second generation of the X-Men featured characters from numerous different backgrounds and nationalities. The new team included a Russian mutant, by the name of Piotr Rasputin, who took on the codename of Colossus. Colossus quickly became one of the most popular members of the X-Men, thanks to his mixture of naivete about the world outside of his homeland, coupled with the fact that he possessed one of the most visually impressive powers on the team....
Nothing brightens up the holiday season like a little bit of Deadpool in your Christmas stocking, and that’s why 20th Century Fox is treating fans to 12 Days of Deadpool: a 12-day long celebration of the upcoming film that will culminate with the release of a brand new trailer on Christmas Day. Star Ryan Reynolds has been very active in helping to promote the film, which is understandable since he was one of its strongest proponents when Deadpool was struggling for a green light from Fox....
Apple dropped support for old generations of Apple TVs without tvOS a long time ago, but that doesn’t mean that there are no more people using these models. If that’s the case for you, a new tool called “Blackb0x” was released this week for jailbreaking older Apple TV models. This tool works with both third- and fourth-generation Apple TVs, and it lets users easily jailbreak such devices. The process is quite simple and the only requirement is to have a Mac, as the process is done through a macOS app....
The Black Panther home video release comes equipped with plenty of behind-the-scenes content and featurettes that reveal much more about the film, its characters, its story, and how it all came together after being stuck in development hell for 24 years. Considering just how well Black Panther performed - both critically and commercially - it seems that all the time spent developing the movie was well worth it. While the creative team behind Black Panther managed to deliver a solid superhero movie that was different and fun for audiences at the same time, there’s much more to the film that moviegoers might have initially overlooked....
The first teaser for Christopher Nolan’s Tenet is playing in front of Hobbs and Shaw screenings this weekend. Officially announced back in January as an untitled event film, Tenet is the latest original film from Nolan and has been subject to much secrecy. Star Robert Pattinson was placed in a locked room when he read the script, so cinephiles are becoming increasingly intrigued about what exactly Tenet is. Nolan is one of this generation’s premier directors and is renowned for his high ambition and grand scope....
When Larry David worked on Seinfeld with Jerry Seinfeld, he revolutionized the sitcom by making the first and last episodes of the seasons worthwhile. The season premiere episode is the one that reintroduces audiences to the characters after a year-long hiatus, so it should be a significant and memorable episode. The same goes for the season finale episode, which is the last the audience will see of those characters before another year-long hiatus....
With the premiere of Luke Cage just weeks away, the anticipation for the next chapter in Netflix and Marvel’s The Defenders saga is growing almost by the hour. The excitement for the new series is an indication of a job well done by Marvel TV as it peeks into to corners of the Marvel Cinematic Universe left unexamined by the glossy, family-friendly air of their cinematic counterparts. From our vantage point today, it’s almost difficult to remember how eyebrow raising it was when the gritty direction was first announced in 2014....
Dark Phoenix will not only be the final X-Men movie from Fox but it will also be the first without an appearance by Wolverine. Written and directed by Simon Kinberg, the second attempt to cinematically adapt The Dark Phoenix Saga comics story stars Sophie Turner as Jean Grey, James McAvoy as Professor X, Michael Fassbender as Magneto, and Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique but (barring a surprise) Hugh Jackman’s Logan will be nowhere to be found....
Update: The Deadpool 2 writers want Peter to get his own X-Force spinoff. Peter - the final and apparently least useful member of Deadpool’s X-Force team in Deadpool 2 - has been revealed to have a real world Twitter account. The account reveals that Peter is a married man and a grilling enthusiast as well as an experienced bee-keeper. Peter was introduced to the world in the final trailer for Deadpool 2....
Deadpool might be one of the rare examples of a movie adaptation where a comic book character casting was met with near-universal approval. Part of that is likely due to how devoted Ryan Reynolds was to the title role, as his very involvement is what enabled the film to survive years in development hell and come out on the other ends as a smash hit. Now, attention has turned to the casting of Cable and Domino, two mutants long connected to Wade Wilson who will be showing up in next year’s sequel, Deadpool 2....
Starting today, Deezer users can have more than 10,000 songs translated as an in-app feature. With that, the music streaming service is the first one to offer this function, which usually requires users to look for them online or with third-party apps. According to its press release, Deezer users can view real-time lyric translations of the most popular English songs in French, German, Spanish, and Portuguese. The company says only 10,000 of the most popular songs streamed on the platform will display this new “Lyrics Translation” function....
Y, FX’s adaptation of Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Gurerra’s acclaimed Vertigo comic, Y: The Last Man, announces an impressive cast that includes Diane Lane, Barry Keoghan, Imogen Poots, and Marin Ireland. One of the most ambitious comic book-related projects headed for television in recent years, Y has the potential to be game changer for FX, as the network finds itself in the unique position to deliver a show capable of addressing and commenting on several current social and political movements of the moment....
