Another Marvel TV casting has reportedly been revealed. Stephen Rider, best-known for playing Admiral Rochon in The Butler, CIA Analyst in Safe House and G-Dog in Shameless, has reportedly been cast as Blake Tower for the second season of Netflix’s Daredevil series.
A description of the character accompanied this report:
“Like in the comics, Tower will be a New York City District Attorney in New York City who helps provide information to the nearly-blind superhero Daredevil (Matt Murdock) so that he can apprehend criminals.”
The second season of Daredevil will be released on Netflix in 2016.
Thoughts on this casting? Are you excited to see Stephen Rider as Blake Tower?
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By Ruari Williamson
John Diggle is about to go where no Diggle has gone before (that sort of sounded funny). The character will finally suit up alongside Oliver Queen in the fourth season of Arrow.
The first look at Diggle’s costume shows that he will be wearing a helmet as part of his new look.
I don’t know if I’m the only one, but it reminds me a lot of Magneto’s helmet…
We will officially see Diggle’s new look in the fourth season premier on October 7th.
Thoughts on Diggle’s new look? Are you excited to see it in Arrow Season 4?
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By Ruari Williamson
Actor Mahershala Ali has been cast as Marvel Comics villain Cornell Cottonmouth in Netflix’s upcoming Luke series.
Ali, best-known for his roles as Boggs in The Hunger Games films, Remy Danton in House of Cards and Mombasa in Predators, has been cast as the character who had recently been rumoured for an appearance on the series.
A description of the character we will see in Luke Cage reads as follows:
“Ali’s version of Cottonmouth will be Cornell Stokes, a nightclub owner in Harlem who uses his club for some… less-than-legal purposes.”
Luke Cage recently began shooting in the last couple of weeks in New York.
Thoughts on this casting? Are you excited to see Mahershala Ali as Cornell Cottonmouth?
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By Ruari Williamson
A new Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens wallpaper is rumoured to have been revealed.
The wallpaper focuses on the First Order, with villains Kylo Ren, Captain Phasma and General Hux featured in the foreground. The army of the First Order is similar to what was recently seen in a teaser for The Force Awakens released in Korea.
The words in the logo translate to “The Awakening Of The Force”.
The wallpaper looks official but keep looking at it with a large grain of salt until confirmed by either Lucasfilm or Disney.
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By Ruari Williamson
Following many months of rumours, followed by leaked images, Lego have finally officially revealed their first batch of sets from Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. The official reveal from Lego comes with the sets now being available in stores.
The reveal includes pictures, descriptions and prices of every set in the first wave of The Force Awakens sets.
75099 – Rey’s Speeder
“Hover into action on Rey’s Speeder! This cool landspeeder has everything Rey needs for scouting the surface of a desert planet, including dual stud shooters, opening storage hatch and side-mounted bag, blaster, buzzsaw and electrobinoculars. There’s also a detachable sled with space for a minifigure when Rey must make a quick escape down the desert dunes! Recreate your own fantastic scenes from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Includes 2 minifigures: Rey and Unkar’s Thug with a crowbar. $19.99 USD”
75100 – First Order Snowspeeder
“Call in weaponized support with the First Order Snowspeeder! With a crew of three, this rapid response vehicle features a forward storage compartment, fixed stud shooter in the cockpit, two rapid-fire stud shooters built into the engines and transparent wheels hidden out of site for a true ‘hover’ look. Now you can recreate your own great scenes from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Includes 3 minifigures with assorted weapons: 2 First Order Snowtroopers and a First Order Snowtrooper Officer. $39.99”
75102 – Poe’s X-Wing Fighter
“Battle the forces of the First Order with Poe’s X-Wing Fighter. This customized starfighter is packed with features, like the 4 spring-loaded shooters, 2 stud shooters, retractable landing gear, opening wings, opening cockpit with space for a minifigure and space behind for the BB-8 Astromech Droid. There’s even a loader with tool rack, extra ammunition, and a seat for a minifigure. So climb the access ladder, strap in and get ready to recreate your own great scenes from Star Wars: The Force Awakens! Includes 3 minifigures with assorted accessories: Poe Dameron, Resistance ground crew and a Resistance X-Wing Pilot, plus a BB-8 Astromech Droid. $79.99 USD”
75103 – First Order Transporter
“Lower the ramp, load the troopers and get ready to transport them into battle! This heavily armored First Order Transporter is packed with cool features, like dual spring-loaded shooters, top-mounted dual-stud shooter and hatch with space for a minifigure, pilot cabin with opening hatch and space for 4 minifigures in the hold, big engines at the rear, and hidden, transparent wheels for a cool ‘hover’ look. You can also remove the top section for easy access. Get ready to recreate incredible battle scenes from Star Wars: The Force Awakens! Includes 7 minifigures with assorted accessories: 2 Resistance Soldiers, 2 First Order Flametroopers, 2 First Order Stormtroopers and Captain Phasma. $89.99 USD”
75104 – Kylo Ren’s Command Shuttle
“Enter the battle with Kylo Ren’s personal Command Shuttle! This fantastic, highly detailed starship has loads of features, including opening front, rear and bottom storage bays; wing-mounted, spring-loaded shooters and detachable tool racks. And when you’re ready for even more action, activate the amazing extending wing function! It’s time to hunt down the enemy and play out your own great scenes from Star Wars: The Force Awakens! Includes 6 minifigures with assorted accessories: Kylo Ren, General Hux, First Order Officer, 2 First Order Crew and a First Order Stormtrooper Officer. $119.99 USD”
75105 – LEGO Star Wars Millennium Falcon
“One of the most iconic starships of the Star Wars saga is back, and it’s leaner and meaner than ever before! As featured in exciting scenes from Star Wars: The Force Awakens, this latest LEGO® version of the Millennium Falcon is crammed with new and updated external features, including an even more streamlined and detailed design, detachable cockpit with space for 2 minifigures, rotating top and bottom laser turrets with hatch and space for a minifigure, dual spring-loaded tools, sensor dish,ramp and an entrance hatch. Open up the hull plates to reveal even more great new and updated details inside, including the main hold with seating area and holochess board, more detailed hyperdrive, secret compartment, extra boxes and cables, and storage for spring-loaded tool. And of course no LEGO Millennium Falcon model would be complete without Han Solo and Chewbacca, as well as other great characters from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Activate the hyperdrive and set course for LEGO Star Wars fun! Includes 6 minifigures with assorted accessories: Rey, Finn, Han Solo, Chewbacca, Tasu Leech and a Kanjiklub Gang Member, plus a BB-8 Astromech Droid. $149.99 USD”
The next The Force Awakens sets will be featured in the next regular January 2015 wave.
Thoughts on the sets? Which sets are you planning to buy?
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By Ruari Williamson
The second season of Marvel’s Agent Carter series has officially begun production, Marvel Television has confirmed.
With their confirmation they have released the first image from the set, which reveals that Agent Daniel Sousa (played by Enver Gjokaj) has been promoted to chief in between seasons.
The second season of Agent Carter takes place in Los Angeles so it’s possible that Sousa’s SSR branch will be outside New York as well.
Agent Carter Season 2 will air during the mid-season break of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D Season 3, which will be in early 2016.
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By Ruari Williamson
A new poster for this year’s James Bond film Spectre has been released by EON Productions.
The poster features Daniel Craig as the title character wearing a cream white suit.
“In Spectre, a cryptic message from his past sends James Bond on a quest to uncover a sinister organization while M battles political forces that want to shut down the British secret service.”
Spectre will officially be released on November 6th.
Thoughts on the poster? What are you most looking forward to in Spectre?
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By Ruari Williamson
A new image has hinted that Warner Bros. Animation could be working on a new animated Justice League series.
The image shows a wall (possibly of either Warner Bros. Animation or Cartoon Network’s offices) and features a poster saying “JLA” on the far right of the image. The poster is alongside other animated shows posters, including Be Cool Scooby Doo and Wabbit (both of which begin airing before the end of the year).
We can guess that the following characters are on the poster: Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, Martian Manhunter, Firestorm, another male figure that is probably a Green Lantern or Flash, an unidentifiable female, another female, a Hawk like-person down at the bottom and five unidentifiable characters. Safe to say it’s a pretty big line-up.
Thoughts on this rumour? Would you watch a new Justice League animated series?
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By Ruari Williamson
Many rumours have been surrounding The Incredible Hulk since Avengers: Age of Ultron was released, and lots of hints and teases led people to believe that the character would be appearing in next year’s superhero fest Captain America: Civil War.
However, actor Mark Ruffalo (who brings The Incredible Hulk and his human counterpart Bruce Banner to life) has confirmed that the character was removed from the Civil War script.
Ruffalo is quoted as saying the following:
“The reason is too great to be revealed in this movie. I was in the script but then they removed my character. They don’t want to reveal where he is and why. I don’t even know if Hulk will be back soon.”
Thoughts on this report? Are you disappointed that The Incredible Hulk won’t be appearing in Captain America: Civil War and when do you think we will next see him?
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By Ruari Williamson
Many DC fans were wary when actor Ezra Miller (The Perks of Being a Wallflower, We Need to Talk About Kevin) was cast as The Flash for the DC Cinematic Universe, but perhaps new rumoured details may ease their worries.
The rumoured details include:
- The Flash will appear in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
- Barry Allen’s hair will be long in Batman v Superman.
- His Flash costume will have a post-apocalyptic look to it.
- Ezra Miller will have a ripped physique and not bulky.
Note: The Twitter feed that revealed these details only has 40 followers and 101 tweets (consisting mostly of memes and retweets) so it’s hard to guess how credible they are. Therefore, take these details with a large grain of salt.
Ezra Miller’s first The Flash movie will be released March 23rd 2018.
Thoughts on the rumoured details? Are you excited to see Ezra Miller’s take on The Flash?
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By Ruari Williamson
