Benicio del Toro may be preparing to take on a role in Star Wars Episode VIII, but a new confirmation has revealed that he will be making a return to familiar ground as well soon.
Though Benicio stated in June that he wasn’t sure if he would be returning, Zoe Saldana (who starred as Gamora in the film released last year) has confirmed it herself, though not in the usual way. A video she posted on her husband’s Facebook page features her complimenting Benicio on Sicario (his latest film), and ending the video saying (in Spanish): “I’ll see you on Guardians”.
Benicio had previously stated that he wanted to develop Taneleer Tivan/The Collector more, so this is just as good news for him as it is for us.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is scheduled for release on May 5th, 2017.
Thoughts on this news? Are you excited to see more of The Collector in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2?
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By Ruari Williamson
Mark Hamill has had an illustrious career (both on and off screen), but a role that may have slipped the minds of some fans was that he played the Trickster in the original The Flash series. Therefore, it was a nice surprise when Hamill reprised the villainous role during the first season of The CW’s on-going series.
Rumours had been flying around recently that Hamill would be returning as the character again for the second season, and now those rumours have been confirmed. No details on the episode or whereabouts he will appear in the second season are known, but he will be returning.
Thoughts on this news? Are you excited to see more of the Trickster in the second season of The Flash?
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By Ruari Williamson
After the massive success of the previous X-Men film, X-Men: Days of Future Past, fans have wondered if it’s possible for director Bryan Singer to top its success with X-Men: Apocalypse. While we’re still in the dark if it can top last year’s success, a new statement from Singer has indicated Apocalypse may be longer.
Singer is quoted as saying the following:
“Usually they’re about two hours, but I might let this one be longer. There’s even an homage at the end — it’s going to get spoiled because they decided to use it in the trailer, which comes out in, like, six months — but it’s kind of a wrap-up of the six movies.”
Not only could X-Men: Apocalypse be the longest in the series, but a homage in the end would be a nice touch (and considering previous statements say that Apocalypse is the last of the trilogy a homage makes sense). The ‘trilogy’ started with First Class in 2011, continued with Days of Future Past last year and will end with Apocalypse next year.
Thoughts on this report? Would you like to see X-Men: Apocalypse be longer than previous films in the X-Men series?
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By Ruari Williamson
DC fans were very excited when it was announced that Batman: The Killing Joke would be adapted into an animated film. Both Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill, the voices of Batman and The Joker in many Batman projects respectively, have stated they would love to voice on the film, but no official news has really been released since the initial announcement.
However, a recent tease has hinted at a potential announcement for the animated film.
New York Comic Con’s Batman: Bad Blood First Look panel saw director James Tucker talk about his experience working on the DC animated films, including adaptions and original stories. Tucker is quoted as saying the following:
“At first, we were pretty much told that was what we were going to do, is to do a new universe thing coming off the New 52. But having said that, I actually really enjoy what we’re doing. And also we do three movies a year, two of them are in continuity and one is an adaptation, or an original, or whatever we want it to be. So we still do adaptations. Killing Joke is next year. So you’re kind of getting the best of both worlds, because there’s a finite amount of adaptations really. So doing one a year as opposed to three a year is probably going to make them last a little longer.”
Continuing with his mentioning of The Killing Joke, Tucker then added the following hint at the rating:
“And you know, they said we could make it a R. Not saying that’s what it will be, but we’ll see.”
Thoughts on this rumour? Would you like to see The Killing Joke get an R-rating?
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By Ruari Williamson
When news broke that Marvel and Sony had reached a deal to include Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, everyone immediately suspected that Captain America: Civil War would see his debut in the universe. That news has since been confirmed, but no images of Spider-Man’s look in the film been revealed.
However, a new rumour has hinted at some possible details on Spider-Man’s costume in the third Captain America film.
The rumoured details indicate that the design will be influenced by the old Spider-Man costume, with a Spider-Man logo on the back. You can see what that logo may look like below:
Captain America: Civil War will officially be released on May 6th, 2016.
Thoughts on the rumoured details? Are you excited to see Spider-Man in Captain America: Civil War?
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By Ruari Williamson
Progress is picking up on the upcoming Power Rangers film, and as such new rumours have been hitting social media recently. The latest report indicates the possible villain and opening scene we may see in the film.
The report comes from Collider, which reads as follows:
“Yes, I’m talking about Scorpina, of course! Sources tell us the ruthless and dangerous minion of Rita has returned to plague the Rangers once more. And it seems she’s brought an army, which she uses to battle the Power Rangers and their robot Megazords in the epic opening battle scene. From what we’re hearing, the Rangers (presumably the Dino Charge team at this point) are protecting the Morphin Grid, an energy field that provides power to every generation of Rangers. This energy grid not only lets the Rangers borrow its power to morph into their super versions, it gives them access to past, present, and future Ranger memories so that they can glimpse other Rangers and glean strategies from battles. The instruction manual on the Morphin Grid is probably pretty extensive, but certain glitches like not being able to sustain two of the same Rangers for long will give the Power Rangers writers plenty of plot options to work with.”
As you can see, Scorpina is potentially going to be the villain of the new film.
Thoughts on this rumour? Would you like to see Scorpina as the villain of the upcoming Power Rangers film?
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By Ruari Williamson
Avatar was one of the highest grossing films of all time and is regarded highly by many film-goers, but progress on the sequels has been slow. To keep fans excited about Avatar and get their anticipation for the forthcoming sequels higher, the film’s director James Cameron and Dark Horse Comics have announced an Avatar comic series.
Cameron is quoted as saying the following:
“I’m excited that starting now, even before the release of the first sequel, Dark Horse Comics will be bringing you new adventures from Pandora, covering the time before, during, and after the events of the original Avatar film. For the past 27 years, Dark Horse has been associated with my films The Terminator, Aliens, and The Abyss. Now they’re working directly with me and our team at Lightstorm in an unprecedented ten-year partnership that’s going to create new stories that will take you deeper into the world of Avatar.”
The announcement came at a New York Comic Con panel. While Cameron was unable to attend in person, he sent a video message to accompany the announcement.
Thoughts on the announcement? Are you looking forward to the Avatar comic series?
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By Ruari Williamson
Here are the behind-the-scenes pictures we shared on our Facebook and Twitter pages today.
1. Cast member Hayden Christensen (Anakin Skywalker) filming a scene for Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.
2. Cast member Frank Dillane (Nicholas Clark) filming a scene for Fear The Walking Dead.
3. Cast member Stephen Amell (Oliver Queen/Arrow) on location for the Arrow/The Flash cross-over event.
4. Director Alfonso Cuarón and cast member Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) on location for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
5. Cast member Michelle Gomez (Missy) filming a scene for Doctor Who.
6. Cast members Andrew Lincoln (Rick Grimes) and Norman Reedus (Daryl Dixon) during filming of a scene for The Walking Dead.
7. Director Joss Whedon and cast member Scarlett Johansson (Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow) on the set of The Avengers.
8. Creator George Lucas and cast member Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia Organa) talking on the set of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.
By Ruari Williamson
The Everything Geek Podcast is DELIGHTED to announce that actress Ann Mahoney is the next actress we’re confirming for a celebrity guest interview on the podcast!
Ann is best-known for playing Olivia in The Walking Dead. Her other notable roles include Rita Walachowski in Barefoot, Coach Lisa in Big Momma’s House 2, Beth in Rectify, Jenna in the Frankenstein TV movie, Mabel in Hart of Dixie, Astrid in Flakes.
We’re looking forward to chatting with and interviewing Ann on the podcast. If you have any questions for Ann please feel free to leave them in the comments. We’ll make sure to post updates once a date is confirmed for Ann to be on the podcast.
By Ruari Williamson
The previous episode of Doctor Who ended on a large cliff-hanger: The Doctor had become one of the Ghosts. Could the second episode in this two-parter provide a logical explanation how The Doctor will live while a Ghost of him is there?
I have to admit it, while I have nothing against his writing and I appreciate most of his work, I’ve felt that sometimes Steven Moffat can use what are called ‘get out of jail cards’ to try and explain why The Doctor is able to pull something off, and I have to admit in the first two-parter of this series (“The Magician’s Apprentice” and “The Witch’s Familiar”) I was worried the explanation at the end would be poor, but it was perfect and the reasons provided here were great as well, with The Doctor creating a Ghost hologram of himself. Quite clever.
This series of Doctor Who has been consistently impressive, and this episode continued that run. The character development was excellent, The Fisher King villain was impressive (and was performed by three people) and the tension in the episode was excellent.
I only have two complaints which I’ll talk about now. We were introduced to the ship’s crew in the previous episode, and in this episode we see The Doctor, Bennett and O’Donnell going back in time to understand why the Ghosts have been attacking. I have to admit, I thought the crew of the ship were all great characters and I understand that they had to kill off at least one character in this episode, but I was disappointed that it was O’Donnell as she was my favourite of the crew. I also felt her death scene was rushed and not very well done (the saving grace is the pain Bennett feels as a result of her death) so I was disappointed that she was killed off.
As much as The Fisher King was very impressive, I also felt that he was underused and I would’ve liked to have seen more of him. For a creature that was performed by three people (one as the body, one as the voice and another The Fisher King’s scream) and was hyped a lot ahead of the episode, I was surprised they didn’t use him a lot more. That said, The Fisher King was a very impressive monster and looked glorious in the time he was on-screen.
On a good note, we do get some very nice character moments in this episode. The pain Bennett feels because of O’Donnell’s death is believable, the kiss scene with Cass and Lunn is both heartfelt and humourous and The Doctor has some great lines (as well as the knowledge that he blew up a dam). Oh, and The Doctor still lies (telling The Fisher King that he erased the writing from the wall of the spaceship making it possible for The Doctor to flood the town).
A few other things I really liked in this episode. Most of the previous episode was spent in the future (and a lot of this episode still is), but most of this episode is set in the past and helps us understand how the Ghosts came about and the origin of the writing on the wall is shown, with The Doctor able to change the future and defeat The Fisher King and the Ghosts. I also liked the special changes to the theme in this episode of Doctor Who, which were made because Corey Taylor was the voice of The Fisher King’s scream. A nice idea to mix the theme up a bit for this episode.
In my opinion, this was another excellent episode of Doctor Who. While I’m a big fan of Doctor Who, I’ve always felt the show is rarely consistent, but we’ve just had four excellent episodes in a row and hopefully the rest of the series can keep up this momentum. The character moments were excellent, The Fisher King (though underused) was an impressive villain and the explanation behind The Doctor’s Ghost was handled well. Another outstanding episode in this series of Doctor Who.
My rating: 9/10
By Ruari Williamson
*The opinions in this article are of the writer and do not represent the views of all of the Everything Geek Podcast staff*.
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