Jessica Henwick (Game of Thrones, Star Wars: The Force Awakens) has been cast as female lead Colleen Wing in Marvel’s Iron Fist series.
Wing is described as “an invaluable ally to Iron Fist as he returns to his life in New York.” She will also run her own dojo in the series.
A description of the character in the Marvel comics can be read below:
“Wing, in the pages of Marvel Comics, is one half of the “Daughters of the Dragon” alongside Misty Knight. She was created in 1974 by Doug Moench and Larry Hama as a martial arts expert who frequently teams with Iron Fist and his own oft-partner Luke Cage. Her specialty is swordsmanship and Japanese martial arts.”
Showrunner and executive producer Scott Buck is quoted as saying the following:
“I’m very excited to have Jessica as our Colleen Wing. She’s shown us that she can bring both a sense of quiet strength as well as an engaging vulnerability to the character.”
Head of Marvel Television Jeph Loeb had the following to add:
“Jessica brings both a youthful vitality mixed with a strong sense of authority crucial to the character. And as anyone who’s seen her in Game of Thrones can attest, she can throw down with the best of them, making her the perfect Colleen Wing.”
Marvel also released a teaser image for the character which can be viewed below:
The Iron Fist series is expected to premiere sometime in 2017.
Thoughts on this casting? Are you excited to see Jessica Henwick as Colleen Wing in Iron Fist?
The decision of the writers to end The Walking Dead’s sixth season finale has caused a division among fans. Many fans lament the decision while another large number back the decision. Even the actors don’t know which character was being killed off because the death scene hasn’t actually been filmed yet.
Executive producer and zombie guru Greg Nicotero (who also directed the finale) is quoted as saying the following:
“We have not filmed it yet and I don’t know if the person knows yet or not. Knowing the fact that any death changes our characters and changes our people in a very dramatic way, what’s exciting about season seven is how a death — any death — changes people and propels us into a different direction. While we were shooting this episode, I’d never seen the cast more energized and more excited about the future of the show. The fact that the world is our oyster right now is exciting time for The Walking Dead. We’re changing the direction of the show and bringing Negan in, it’s a great time. Everyone is so excited to get back to work [in May] to get where we’re going.”
The Walking Dead returns for its seventh season later this year.
Thoughts on this report? Are you looking forward to the cliff-hanger being resolved in The Walking Dead Season 7?
Director Zack Snyder (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Man of Steel) has revealed that more standalone Superman movies are still planned.
“I think if we could get a good script it’d be great to have another standalone Superman movie. I think that would be fun to do. Part of the reason we haven’t announced the stand alone Superman movie at this time was to support some of the events of this film.”
Furthermore, current Superman actor Henry Cavill has said that he is open to doing more standalone Superman films:
“I do believe it depends upon the success of this movie. If this goes well, then we can start negotiating with Warner Bros. to develop another standalone Superman, but they’ve got their plans set out for other stuff and Justice Leagues and various other movies, so it’s about finding the time really. It’s something I’d be very keen to do.”
Both Snyder and Cavill’s comments came while promoting the release of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, so clearly the focus for both of them right now is on that film. Snyder also confirmed that Batman v Superman is the launch of so many new parts in the DC Cinematic Universe.
Thoughts on this news? Are you looking forward to seeing more standalone Superman movies?
Ryan Reynolds, who starred as the title character in this years’ highly successful Deadpool movie, has reportedly signed the deal to star in Deadpool 2.
Previous reports indicate that Reynolds earned $2 million for Deadpool. While he was already signed on for a sequel, his agents at WME have supposedly managed to renegotiate for a larger payment in future Deadpool instalments. This is understandable with Deadpool becoming the highest grossing film in the X-Men franchise and one of the highest grossing R-rated movies of all time.
The Deadpool sequel will reportedly begin filming late this year.
Thoughts on this report? Are you excited for the release of Deadpool 2?
Sony Pictures has reportedly registered the following domain names: SpiderManComingOfAgeMovie.com, SpiderManGreatnessAwaitsMovie.com and SpiderManSuspendedMovie.com. The domain names suggest that the movie could potentially be called Spider-Man: Coming of Age, Spider-Man: Greatness Awaits or Spider-Man: Suspended.
The purchase of multiple domain names suggests that Sony hasn’t finalised their decision on which title they should use.
However, these possible titles could also be in consideration for the upcoming animated Spider-Man film (and the titles do sound like they’re targeted for a younger audience).
Marvel’s Spider-Man film is scheduled for release on July 7th, 2017.
Thoughts on this report? Which of these possible titles do you like the best?
The Walking Dead: The Complete Sixth Season will be released on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD on August 23rd, 2016.
No details on the bonus content have been announced, but there will be a standard edition and a limited edition released. Fans can expect to hear Negan’s “f-bombs” in the Blu-ray/DVD version of the finale episode.
Thoughts on this news? Are you planning on watching the sixth season of The Walking Dead on Blu-ray/DVD?
*SPOILERS FOR THE WALKING DEAD SEASON 6 FINALE BELOW*
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The last couple of episodes in Season 6 of The Walking Dead showed that the pregnant Maggie Greene is in a troubling situation, with her pregnancy complications being the reason the group was trying to get to the Hilltop Colony before being cornered by The Saviours.
Showrunner Scott Gimple has teased that Maggie’s situation will be revealed in the shows seventh season. He is quoted as saying:
“I don’t want to say exactly what it is but the exact diagnosis will be shared one way or the other. We’ll find out one way or another what happened.”
The Walking Dead returns for its seventh season later this year.
Thoughts on this report? What do you think will happen to Maggie Greene in the next season of The Walking Dead?
