Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling has confirmed that the spin-off Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them films will indeed be a trilogy.
This had been speculated since the reveal of Warner Bros. slate of films up to (and including) 2020, but this is official confirmation that Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them will be three films.
“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them opens in 1926 as Newt Scamander has just completed a global excursion to find and document an extraordinary array of magical creatures. Arriving in New York for a brief stopover, he might have come and gone without incident…were it not for a No-Maj (American for Muggle) named Jacob, a misplaced magical case, and the escape of some of Newt’s fantastic beasts, which could spell trouble for both the wizarding and No-Maj worlds.”
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is scheduled for release on November 18th.
Thoughts on this news? Are you excited for the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them trilogy?
Fan-favourite actor Warwick Davis (Star Wars Harry Potter, Willow, Doctor Who) is confirmed to be appearing in Star Wars Episode VIII.
Davis is no stranger to the Star Wars franchise. His first acting role was playing Wicket the Ewok in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983). He has also played Wald and Weazel in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999) and Wollivan in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015).
Davis was recently spotted in Dubrovnik, Croatia, where Episode VIII is currently filming.
Star Wars Episode VIII is scheduled for release on December 15th, 2017.
Thoughts on this news? Are you excited to see Warwick Davis in Star Wars Episode VIII?
Robin Atkin Downes (Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Batman: Bad Blood, Fallout 4) has revealed that he helped bring Doomsday to life for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
Downes revealed the news himself on Twitter. While he didn’t specify his exact role, given his extensive voice-acting credits it can be speculated that he provided Doomsday’s voice.
“Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.”
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice opens on March 25th.
Thoughts on this news? Are you excited to see Doomsday in action in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice?
Billie Lourd (Lieutenant Connix) has confirmed that she will be returning for Star Wars Episode VIII.
The actress, best-known for her role in Scream Queens and is the daughter of General Leia Organa actress Carrie Fisher, played Lieutenant Connix in the Resistance Base scenes in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Lourd is quoted as saying the following:
“Yes, I can’t say much about it but yes.”
She also confirmed that she will play a larger role in Episode VIII. She said the following on this:
“Oh yeah, yeah. The last one was a little Where’s Waldo-y.”
Star Wars Episode VIII is scheduled for release on December 15th, 2017.
Thoughts on this news? Are you looking forward to seeing more of Billie Lourd in Star Wars Episode VIII?
EA have released a gameplay trailer for the upcoming Star Wars: Battlefront DLC, titled “Outer Rim”.
You can watch the trailer below:
The DLC includes four new maps, two new heroes and a new game mode. The trailer gives us our first look at the new maps on Sullust and Tatooine. The majority of the footage in the trailer is on the Tatooine map (Jabba’s Palace). The new playable heroes, Nien Nunb (Rebel Alliance) and Greedo (Galactic Empire), are also shown in action in the trailer.
The DLC is available for season pass holders on March 22nd.
Thoughts on the gameplay trailer? Are you excited to play the “Outer Rim” DLC on Star Wars: Battlefront?
By Ruari Williamson
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Marvel Studios and ABC have released the synopsis for the upcoming Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D episode “Parting Shot”. The episode will air on March 22nd.
The synopsis can be read below:
“Bobbi and Hunter become ensnared in an assassination plot after tracking Malick to Russia. As S.H.I.E.L.D. races to save the lives on the line, the team is changed forever.”
From the sounds of it, this episode could see the departure of Bobbi Morse (Adrianne Palicki) and Lance Hunter (Nick Blood) to set-up the upcoming spin-off series Marvel’s Most Wanted.
Thoughts on the synopsis? Are you excited for this episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D?
Lego has officially revealed their first set based on the upcoming Ghostbusters reboot.
The set is of the new ECTO-1 and includes mini-figures of Abby Yates (Melissa McCarthy), Jillian Holtzmann (Kate McKinnon), Erin Gilbert (Kristen Wiig), Patty Tolan (Leslie Jones) and Kevin (Chris Hemsworth).
No estimated release date or number of pieces the set contains are known.
The Ghostbusters reboot is scheduled for release on July 15th.
After years of video-games being set in the present day (or future), it looks like one video-game franchise is preparing to take a gamble.
Battlefield 5 will reportedly be set in World War 1, a time period that has virtually been untouched by the popular video-game franchises like Battlefield.
The report comes from German retailer World of Games having Battlefield 5 described as a “multiplayer tactical shooter in WW1”.
Battlefield has previously tackled World War II, Vietnam, the present and the future, so this could mark video-games finally looking to the past again for inspiration.
Battlefield 5 is scheduled for release on October 26th. It will be available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC.
Thoughts on this report? Would you like to see Battlefield 5 be set in World War 1?
Lauren Cohan, who stars as Maggie Greene in The Walking Dead, has teased that her character will be taking on more of a leadership role in the future of the show.
Cohan is quoted as saying the following:
“It’s been really interesting, because Deanna saw things in Maggie that she didn’t necessarily see in herself when they got to Alexandria, and I think the most important part was that she could be this intermediary. She understood the way her group functioned, but she also has that hopeful vision and aligned with that hopeful vision that Deanna had to create a sustainable community.
And this is all coming before she’s pregnant, before she knows that they’re going to have a baby, and so it’s very fortunate that she gains these lessons from Deanna. And then what we get to see as we progress is Rick saying that Deanna was right. These are the things you have to do, and he’s realizing that Maggie may be able to deal with certain people that he isn’t able to. He’s, well, you know, brutish.
So, we have this sort of combined approach to a lot of the future challenges that we’ll see this season, and it’s fantastic. I feel really lucky to have had both Scott Wilson and Tovah Feldshuh to have as Maggie’s mentors, because they’ve been my mentors too, and these actors, I mean, they’ve just done everything. To be able to learn from them and then have that portray that in the show has been really fun.”
Maggie’s growth was evident in the recent “Knots Untie” episode of The Walking Dead, where she successfully makes a deal with Hilltop Colony leader Gregory. Her time with the Alexandria Safe-Zones’s previous leader (Deanna Monroe) is responsible for Maggie emerging as a leader.
Thoughts on this report? Are you excited to see Maggie Greene take a leadership role in The Walking Dead?
