The latest episode of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D revealed some big secrets on HYDRA, but during the broadcast it also featured the first promo for the second season of another Marvel series- Agent Carter.
You can watch the promo below:
Agent Carter’s second season begins airing on January 5th, 2016.
Thoughts on the promo? Are you excited for the second season of Agent Carter?
By Ruari Williamson
Fans are still recovering from Ridley Scott’s reveal that the title of the Prometheus sequel was changed from Alien: Paradise Lost to Alien: Covenant, but now the official logo, synopsis and release date for the film have been revealed at the same time.
The synopsis can be read below:
“Ridley Scott returns to the universe he created in Alien with Alien: Covenant, the second chapter in a prequel trilogy that began with Prometheus — and connects directly to Scott’s 1979 seminal work of science fiction. Bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, the crew of the colony ship Covenant discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world — whose sole inhabitant is the “synthetic” David (Michael Fassbender), survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition.”
Alien: Covenant is scheduled for release on October 6th, 2017.
Thoughts on this news?
By Ruari Williamson
X-Men: Apocalypse isn’t due for release until May next year, but a report has surfaced that the following X-Men film will begin shooting in 2017.
Bryan Singer, whose X-Men credits include the original film, X2: X-Men United, X-Men: First Class and X-Men: Days of Future Past (as well as Apocalypse) will reportedly return to direct the film, which may film at Montreal (where scenes for Apocalypse were shot).
No release date has officially been announced, but Fox are reportedly targeting the summer of 2018 as the estimated release of the film.
Thoughts on this report?
By Ruari Williamson
This year’s instalment was one of the biggest in the Fast & Furious series, with Furious 7 paying a great tribute to star Paul Walker (Brian O’Connor). Recent reports had indicated that the series will end after ten films, but news has broken that spin-off films are in development.
The news was broken by star Vin Diesel, who has played Dominic Toretto since the original film in the series (The Fast and the Furious). Vin Diesel is quoted as saying the following:
“We’ve written out story lines for various characters. We’ve been playing with it for a long time. It’s a very rich property and we’re committed to treating with a lot of class.”
Universal Pictures Chairman Donna Langley added the following:
“We’re certainly in conversations about how we can expand the franchise now. It’s an ensemble cast and there’s room to bring characters in and out.”
The cast and crew are currently focused on the final trilogy of films (which will end the main series at ten films) before really digging into the spin-off ideas. Fast & Furious is the latest franchise to delve into spin-offs, with Star Wars, Transformers and The Walking Dead as other recent examples.
Fast & Furious 8 has a scheduled release date of April 14th, 2017.
Thoughts on this news?
By Ruari Williamson
Just as it did this year, Marvel’s Agent Carter series will air weekly during Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D’s hiatus at the beginning of 2016.
Agent Carter’s Season 2 premier will air Tuesday, January 5th, 2016 at 9pm on ABC. Like in its first season, the first week will be a two-hour debut with the remaining weeks having one-hour slots.
After the second season of Agent Carter ends, there will be another 1-2 weeks to wait until Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D returns on Tuesday, March 8th, 2016 at 9pm.
Thoughts on this announcement? Are you excited for the second season of Agent Carter?
By Ruari Williamson
Last month, it was announced that B.D. Wong (Jurassic Park, Jurassic World, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) had been cast as Professor Hugo Strange in Gotham, and now the actor has shared the possible first look at his version of the character.
The image at the top of the articles shows seven possible looks for Hugo Strange on the show. Which will be the final look that the showrunners go with?
Wong has also teased that Hugo Strange will be featured in a scene with The Penguin. He is quoted as saying the following:
“I may or may not have been in a room with Robin Lord Taylor at 2AM Saturday morning. It may have been tense and unclear who was in charge. To him.”
Thoughts on this rumour?
By Ruari Williamson
Grant Gustin may be wowing DC fans on the small-screen with his take on The Flash, but in the next few years we’ll have another take on The Flash to look forward to. The film take on the character will see Ezra Miller (The Perks of Being a Wallflower, We Need to Talk About Kevin, Trainwreck) play the title role.
Warner Bros. faces a battle to make Miller’s take on the character as popular, but Miller himself doesn’t seem overly concerned. The actor is quoted as saying the following:
“Well, it’s going to be a movie. I’d like for it to be an exploration of a human being, a multi-dimensional human being. “I hope to realize him as a person, and I think what’s most exciting for me in superhero mythologies is when we feel the humanity of someone who is heroic — or the heroism of someone who is a flawed, deeply human person.”
Thoughts on what Ezra Miller said?
By Ruari Williamson
New action figures from the highly-anticipated Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice film have been revealed.
The figures (made by Mattel) are Heat Vision Superman and Electro-Armour Batman. Both have deployable action wings and include more than a dozen sounds and phrases from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
“Following the destruction of Metropolis, Batman (Ben Affleck) embarks on a personal vendetta against Superman (Henry Cavill).”
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is scheduled for release on March 25th, 2016.
Thoughts on the figures?
By Ruari Williamson
Luke Cage may be getting his own series on Netflix, but viewers will be introduced to him in Jessica Jones beforehand (scheduled for release on November 20th). To build up the hype for his appearance, Marvel and Netflix have released a teaser for the Jessica Jones series focused on Cage.
You can watch the teaser below:
The teaser also shows Josie’s bar from the first season of Daredevil.
Jessica Jones is released on November 20th, 2015.
Thoughts on the teaser? Are you excited to see Mike Colter’s Luke Cage in action?
By Ruari Williamson
Marvel’s Ant-Man film is released on digital platforms today, with the Blu-ray edition scheduled for release on December 8th. To hold fans over, another deleted scene that will be part of Ant-Man’s bonus features has been released.
The features include commentary from lead actor Paul Rudd (Scott Lang/Ant-Man) and director Peyton Reed. This scene features Darren Cross, Hank Pym and a man with a Ten Rings tattoo.
You can watch the deleted scene below:
Thoughts on the deleted scene?
By Ruari Williamson