ABC have officially given a pilot order for Marvel’s Most Wanted, the previously announced Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D spin-off series that will star Adrianne Palicki (Bobbi Morse) and Nick Blood (Lance Hunter).
ABC President Paul Lee is quoted as saying the following at the Television Critics Association press tour:
“We are making it in the next few months. It’s a really good script.”
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. executive producer Jeffrey Bell and series writer Paul Zbyszewski are behind the development of Marvel’s Most Wanted. Both served as the writers of the pilot episode and if the show goes to series the latter will serve as its showrunner.
Thoughts on this news? Are you excited for the Marvel’s Most Wanted pilot?
AMC have released key art for the second half of The Walking Dead’s sixth season ahead of the shows return next month.
The image has the tagline “A Larger World”, which is the name of a story arc in the comic series from issues 93-96.
Showrunner Scott Gimple is quoted as saying the following on the image:
“This image gives a look at tiny pieces of a larger world our group is about to discover. In the new world, they’ll find hope, possibility, tragedy and the terrifying cost of change.”
The Walking Dead resumes its sixth season on February 14th.
Thoughts on the key art? Are you excited for the return of The Walking Dead?
20th Century Fox have released a new trailer for the Deadpool movie- in both red band and green band versions like the previous trailer.
You can watch the red and green band versions respectively below:
“Based upon Marvel Comics’ most unconventional anti-hero, DEADPOOL tells the origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life.”
The Deadpool movie is set for release on February 12th, 2016.
Thoughts on the new trailer? Are you excited for the Deadpool movie?
Now that Star Wars: The Force Awakens has been in cinemas for almost a month, the attention of Star Wars fans is beginning to turn to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. While little is known about the film, a rumoured description of a set that scenes were shot on has surfaced online.
This is only a rumour and may not be true. However, if you’re looking to avoid any Rogue One details this is your SPOILER alert warning.
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“An X-wing crashed inside what appears to be an urban-like environment. The buildings are dirty and tan. At first one might think its architecture from Mos Espa or a settlement on Tatooine, but it is doubtful that’s what it is supposed to be. It should be noted that a few of the archways are still rounded in the same way they are on Tatooine. The foreground of the set is fitted with a large blue screen. You can see the blue screen in between the ruins of a wall or former building. The entire thing has been taken out by the X-wing that has just crashed through it. It looks like to me the place that was taken out is actually a round archway, an entrance into the city or port perhaps? The wall behind the X-wings has steam vents with water stains below the vents on the wall. One of the three vents actually has steam coming out of the vent, adding a nice touch of lived-in realism. Ropes or cables hang from one side of the street to the other side of the street like old telephone wires. The walls have circuit boxes and other tech connecting to the wires.
The X-wing fighter that has crashed appears to be the same kind of fighter the rebellion used when Luke Skywalker was flying for them, a T-65. However, this X-wing is black or very dark grey with white detailing. Unlike Poe Dameron’s ship in The Force Awakens, this fighter has no orange highlights. Instead the detailing on the fighter is white on the back of the wings, with the white detailing tracing the back outline of the chassis and the cockpit. Only one laser gun is visible on the collapsed wings. The lower guns likely busted off when the ship crashed to the ground, but you can see that ship has four engines and isn’t a Z-95. The ship isn’t on fire itself, but a little fire burns behind the craft. The X-wing’s canopy is up, which slightly obscures some of the ship; however, it doesn’t appear the X-wing has a slot for an astromech unit but I can’t say for certain thanks to the canopy being up. I would probably guess there is no astromech slot.
The ground is dirt, slightly sandy like the ground from a Western cowboy movie. The roads are not paved and never have been here. Stormtroopers roam the streets. These are the classic stormtroopers of the Original Trilogy era. There were at least five Stormtroopers on this set and it appears they are there to meet with or clash with the two men outside the X-wing. The stormtroopers are just normal troopers, no shoulder pauldrons with colors noting rank or anything like that.
On the street, two men walk in front of the wreckage of the black-and-white X-wing fighter. It isn’t clear if they were a part of the crash or if it was just a part of their entrance. The first man has a long rifle that in spirit seems to resemble Doc Brown’s riffle from Back to the Future Part III. He has a black leather trench coat on. His mask is dull red and the visor is like a cross between Kylo Ren and and the Imperial guards from Return of the Jedi. The other man has a brown trench coat and a really big rifle with a stock that reminds me of the guns used on Hoth by the rebels in The Empire Strikes Back. If I had to guess, I would say these two are probably bounty hunters or two of the coolest extras of all time.”
The rumour also suggests that this was filmed at the backlot of Pinewood Studios (which was used for the exterior of Maz Kanata’s castle in The Force Awakens).
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is expected to open on December 16th, 2016.
Thoughts on the rumoured description? Are you excited for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story?
A new TV spot has been released by Disney XD for “A Princess on Lothal”, the first episode of Star Wars: Rebels that will air when the show resumes its second season.
You can watch the TV spot below:
The episode will air on January 20th and features the debut of Princess Leia Organa on the show.
Thoughts on the TV spot? Are you excited for the return of Star Wars: Rebels?
New episode titles for the Star Wars: Rebels animated series have reportedly been revealed.
The new episode titles and their air dates are as follows:
2×13 “The Protector of Concord Dawn”
2× 14 ” Legacy of Lasan ” running on 3 February
2 × 15 “The Call ” runs on 10 February
2 × 16 ” Homecoming ” runs on 17 February
2 × 17 ” The Honorable Ones “runs on 24 February
These five episodes will follow the shows return on January 20th with the episode “A Princess on Lothal”. “The Protector of Concord Dawn” and “Legacy of Lasan” will almost certainly be centred on Sabine Wren and Garazeb Orrelios respectively.
Thoughts on the episode titles? Which of these episodes are you most excited for?
Actor Alan Rickman, best-known for playing Severus Snape in the Harry Potter film series, has passed away at the age of 69.
Rickman, whose other notable films included Die Hard (1988), Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), Michael Collins (1996), Galaxy Quest (1999) and Love Actually (2003), was suffering from cancer at the time of his passing.
A family statement said: “The actor and director Alan Rickman has died from cancer at the age of 69. He was surrounded by family and friends.”
Harry Potter author JK Rowling is quoted as saying the following on the news:
“There are no words to express how shocked and devastated I am to hear of Alan Rickman’s death. My thoughts are with [Rickman’s wife] Rima and the rest of Alan’s family. We have all lost a great talent. They have lost part of their hearts.”
Rickman’s awards included a Golden Globe for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special for Rasputin (1996), a BAFTA award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) and he also won the ALFS award for British Actor of the Year in 1992, among numerous other awards and nominations.
Our thoughts go out to his friends and family in this sad time.
