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How’s the saying go?! Don’t let the door hit your keister on the way out! Something like that! As we reported back in July, Marvel has now confirmed that Brian Bendis is leaving Guardians of the Galaxy. Following news of the Guardians of the Galaxy movie getting made, Marvel Comics fired Abnett and Lanning off the […]
Watch a new trailer below for the Russian superhero movie, Guardians (Zashchitniki/Защитники). Guardians has a February 23, 2017 release directed by Sarik Andreasyan starring Sebastien Sisak, Sanzhar Madiyev, Anton Pampushnyy, Alina Lanina, Valeria Shkirando, Stanislav Shirin and Vyacheslav Razbegaev. Synopsis: The film is set in an alternate history at the height of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet
MARVEL TELEVISION UNVEILS HEROIC NEW YORK COMIC CON LINEUP Cast of the Netflix Original Series Marvel’s Iron Fist Makes First-Ever Appearance on the Main Stage World Premiere Screenings and Exclusive Panels Bring Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Marvel’s Hulk: Where Monsters Dwell, Marvel’s Avengers: Ultron Revolution, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel’s Ultimate Spider-Man vs. The
A few days ago saw Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler mention he wants to be in Guardians of the Galaxy 3. Tyler actually has a connection to James Gunn as his daughter, Liv Tyler, was featured in Gunn’s 2010 Super. Now Gunn comments on Facebook. “Yes, I did hear that Steven Tyler wants to be in Guardians
Chris Pratt was recently in Toronto for the opening of his latest movie, The Magnificent Seven, when he talked about Guardians of the Galaxy 2 as well. Speaking with the Toronto Sun, Chris Pratt went on record with some cosmic-sized words for Guardians of the Galaxy 2 calling it “exceptional.” “I can say Guardians 2
Rock star leader singer of Aerosmith, Steven Tyler, says he wants to be in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy 3. “I hope [audiences] enjoy [my latest movie Happy Birthday]. I know I did! It made me want to do more movies for sure, I would do anything to be in Guardians of the Galaxy 3 – are you
James Gunn has taken to his Facebook page to offer answers to frequently asked questions about Guardians of the Galaxy 2 and other topics. Regarding Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Gunn offers a slight spoiler regarding Baby Groot; Gunn also talks about Thanos being in the movie (or not) and about the Guardians appearing in Avengers:
Pieces of concept art from the first Guardians of the Galaxy movie have surfaced online. A senior Illustrator at Marvel Studios, Jackson Sze, posted the the art on Instagram and Facebook of Rocket Raccoon, Groot, Korath, an Alien Broker, and cosmic scenery. See below. Concept art for Avengers 2, Ant-Man and Thor 2 has also hit the
Marvel Studios released the recent Guardians of the Galaxy 2 concept art in a high-res format. The first piece of art is done by Andy Park featuring the Guardians with new member Mantis, and the second features the Guardians battling a creature that may have connections to Doctor Strange. “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2”
James, when is the Guardians of the Galaxy 2 trailer coming out?! James, why aren’t you working on the Guardians of the Galaxy 2 trailer?! James, when is Nova getting introduced in the MCU? James!! James Gunn took to Facebook to offer his dislike to the trolls that have been bothering him about the Guardians
Check out the cool piece of art that Marvel Studios gave to the actors that played the Ravagers in Guardians of the Galaxy 2 as thanks for appearing at the recent San Diego Comic-Con. The Ravagers kicked off the Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy 2 panel (watch below), which also saw Michael Rooker’s Yondu introduced
It’s being reported that Marvel TV and ABC Studios is developing a New Warriors TV show that will feature Squirrel Girl and will be a comedy.
According to TV Line, the New Warriors comedy TV show will be a half-hour project and is currently being shopped around to cable and streaming outlets.
The New Warriors comedy show is described as: the junior version of The Avengers, the New Warriors are a superhero squad made up of teenagers, one of whom would include Doreen Green (aka Squirrel Girl). For the record, Squirrel Girl can do more than just communicate with the world’s vast squirrel population; she also possesses super-speed and strength.
Cosmic Book News has to give a big thumbs down to this project as Richard Rider Nova was a member of the New Warriors.
It is not known if Nova will be a part of the New Warriors TV series.
As many of our regular readers know, our site launched as a result of the Marvel COSMIC Annihilation, Nova and Guardians of the Galaxy comics, the same comics that inspired and created Disney’s new billion dollar Guardians of the Galaxy franchise.
However, when it was learned that the Guardians of the Galaxy movie was getting made by Marvel Studios, the head honchos at Marvel Comics fired the creative teams on the comics and replaced them with — themselves. Head of Marvel TV Jeph Loeb took over and replaced Richard Rider Nova. Likewise, Brian Michael Bendis, a member of the Marvel Creative Committee that knew the movie was getting made, put himself on the Guardians of the Galaxy comics. Both of their comics have been failures, and honestly an insult to comic book fans everywhere — and especially the previous creators, fans and source material.
Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has also recently distanced himself from both Jeph Loeb and Brian Michael Bendis. Marvel Studios has nothing to do with Loeb’s Marvel TV, and Feige fired the Marvel Creative Committee and Bendis from being involved with the movies.
The Marvel comics have been nothing but Loeb, Bendis and Joe Quesada’s breeding ground for Marvel TV, and they are using the comics to further their own agendas through other media outlets which have a much greater audience than the comics.
In addition, Marvel TV and Loeb cancelled the uber popular Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes animated series, and Loeb put his Nova in the Ultimate Spider-Man animated series.
Marvel TV under Loeb is also responsible for the less than stellar Agents Of SHIELD and Agent Carter ABC series. Most recently saw the Agents Of SHIELD spinoff, Marvel’s Most Wanted, get axed. While the Marvel Netflix series do seem an improvement, the writing and the quality of the series must be questioned as they’re nowhere near as good as their movie counterparts or other comic series and similar genre series on television and cable networks (basically it’s just cool to see the characters on Netflix).
Marvel Comics, under Axel Alonso, Bendis and Quesada, is also failing as sales have been nose diving, and Marvel Comics is forced to relaunch their series seemingly every other year.
We encourage fans to continue to stake a stance regarding how Jeph Loeb, Brian Michael Bendis and Joe Quesda treat the Marvel characters as well as the Marvel COSMIC characters. Fans have already successfully boycotted Loeb’s Nova Marvel comic, and the Bendis comic is now suffering a similar fate. Those same fans have also successfully gathered a petition to get Richard Rider in the MCU.
It is critical that you pay attention at this time: Don’t let them butcher any more Marvel characters.
Confirming speculation from a while ago, now Dwayne Johnson has announced Karen Gillan is joining the cast of Jumanji.
Between myself, [Kevin Hart], Jack Black and [Nick Jonas] we’ve searched far and wide to find the one person to complete our [Jumanji] family,” Johnson posted on Instagram. “This isn’t just any role, but in many ways the most important role of the movie. We had to find a girl. But not just any girl. A girl who has ‘Chutzpah.’ Guts, nerve and talent to stand her ground and hold her own against Nick’s cool rockstar ways, Jack’s relentless energy and genius, Kevin’s masterful timing and skills and the big, brown, bald tattooed guy who just simply stands there and oooooozes smoldering, captivating, sizzling, can’t take your eyes off this brilliant manly man.. never mind I got drunk on the ol’ DJ kool aid again. Ladies and gentlemen, I’m proud to announce a girl who’s playing the most important role in our movie – the talented, beautiful and down for a Scottish fight at any time, Ms. [Karen Gillan]. And yes, this is the girl who is so bad ass she shaved her freaking head for Guardians of the Galaxy. We start production next month in Hawaii and as many of you already know, this isn’t a remake or reboot, but a continuation of the awesome [Jumanj] story we love. Jake “The Snake” Kasdan directing, Matt “OG” Tolmach producing. Yup, I give everyone nicknames. The adventure and fun continues…”
As Johnson notes, the new Jumanji movie is a sequel to the 1995 film that starred Robin Williams.
Karen Gillan first teased involvement in the Jumanji movie back in 2013 noting “things are really happening.”
Gillan also stars in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy 2.
Jumanji has a July 28, 2017 release starring Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black and Nick Jonas.
Set pics previously revealed James Gunn’s buddy Nathan Fillion on movie posters as Simon Williams, aka Wonder Man.
Now a new nugget of info may shed light on why that Earth scene is featured in Guardians of the Galaxy 2.
Previously it was said Aaron Schwartz is playing a young J’son (Star-Lord’s father in the comics), but now IMDb has been updated stating Schwarz is actually playing a young Ego, which makes sense as in Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Ego The Living Planet is Star-Lord’s father, played by Kurt Russell.
It’s possible the Wonder Man scene may be a flashback scene in Guardians of the Galaxy 2 where the young EGO and Star-Lord’s mother go on a date at the movie theater where the young Ego is attacked.
The Guardians of the Galaxy 2 movie theater scene also features Easter Eggs for Jack Kirby, Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning.
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” has a May 5, 2017 release starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Michael Rooker and Sean Gunn. New cast members include Pom Klementieff, Elizabeth Debicki, Chris Sullivan and Kurt Russell.
Synopsis:
Set to the all-new sonic backdrop of Awesome Mixtape #2, “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” continues the team’s adventures as they unravel the mystery of Peter Quill’s true parentage.
Following James Gunn revealing details and the name of the alien creature from the recent Guardians of the Galaxy 2 concept art, Gunn also went over the characters in the movie.
Gunn offered the following about what we know in Guardians of the Galaxy 2 in the below video from Facebook.
• “We know Baby Groot is in the movie; that he is not an adult.”
• “We know the movie takes place two months after the first movie ends.”
• “We know that Ego is the father of Peter Quill; that he is an ancient being; played by Kurt Russell.”
• “We know that Mantis [Pom Klementieff] is in the movie.”
• “We know Yondu [Michael Rooker] and Nebula [Karen Gillan] have more important roles in the film.”
• “We know that Sylvester Stallone is playing someone in the film. We don’t know who.”
• “Those are kind of the things we know that are out there now. As time goes on, we’ll let you know a little bit more.”
It’s also been revealed:
Elizabeth Debicki is playing Ayesha.
Glenn Close returns as Nova Prime.
Benicio del Toro returns as The Collector.
Chris Sullivan plays Taserface.
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” has a May 5, 2017 release starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Michael Rooker and Sean Gunn. New cast members include Pom Klementieff, Elizabeth Debicki, Chris Sullivan and Kurt Russell.
Synopsis:
Set to the all-new sonic backdrop of Awesome Mixtape #2, “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” continues the team’s adventures as they unravel the mystery of Peter Quill’s true parentage.
A few days ago saw new digital art released for Guardians of the Galaxy 2 by artist Andy Park.
The art features the Guardians battling it out with some sort of alien space creature.
James Gunn was asked about the creature during a Facebook Live event and offered details.
“What is the name of the alien monster in the promo art? That’s an Abilisk. A multi-dimensional being. The Guardians have been hired to fight him,” Gunn said.
Mention of the creature being multi-dimensional is rather interesting as Doctor Strange director Scott Derrickson also mentioned dimensions noting that Doctor Strange was the start of the Marvel Cinematic Multiverse and teased “other-dimensional psychotropic violence” for the film. It’s also been confirmed that Dormammu, another extra-dimensional being, will be in Doctor Strange.
Fans of the Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning Guardians of the Galaxy 2008 comic book series should also recollect that the Guardians battled extra-dimensional creatures from The Fault and the Cancerverse, which came to a head in Ream of Kings and the highly fan-favorite and critical hit The Thanos Imperative.
It would be pretty cool if Marvel’s Phase 3 films with Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Thor: Ragnarok and Avengers: Infinity War led to Marvel’s Phase 4 with The Avengers 4 battling some of those extra-dimensional beings — or even alternate versions of themselves.
Ant-Man even featured a different dimension of sorts with the Quantum Realm.
Check out Gunn’s Facebook Live post below.
Guardians of the Galaxy 2 digital concept art of the Guardians battling the alien monster:
Comic book art from DnA’s Stellar Marvel COSMIC run:
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” has a May 5, 2017 release starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Michael Rooker and Sean Gunn. New cast members include Pom Klementieff, Elizabeth Debicki, Chris Sullivan and Kurt Russell.
Synopsis:
Set to the all-new sonic backdrop of Awesome Mixtape #2, “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” continues the team’s adventures as they unravel the mystery of Peter Quill’s true parentage.
James Gunn video:
Check out the new trailer below for the Russian superhero movie, Guardians (Zashchitniki/Защитники).
Guardians has a February 23, 2017 release directed by Sarik Andreasyan starring Sebastien Sisak, Sanzhar Madiyev, Anton Pampushnyy, Alina Lanina, Valeria Shkirando, Stanislav Shirin and Vyacheslav Razbegaev.
Synopsis:
The film is set in an alternate history at the height of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, as a group of Soviet superheroes were created during the Cold War. The group includes representatives of the different nationalities of the USSR, superpowers protagonists reflect strengths and traditions of the people of the USSR.
Set during the Cold War, a secret organization named “Patriot” gathered a group of Soviet superheroes, altering and augmenting the DNA of four individuals, in order to defend the homeland from supernatural threats.
The group includes representatives of the different nationalities of the Soviet Union, which each one of them have long been hiding their true identity. In hard times, they settled down to business and gather to defend their homeland.
James Gunn revealed a new look at Guardians of the Galaxy 2 concept art.
“First digital look at Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 concept art shared in the new Empire Magazine. Whoo hoo! Have a great week everybody! Art by Andy Park,” Gunn posted on Facebook.
The art features Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket Raccoon and Baby Groot fending off a space creature.
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” has a May 5, 2017 release starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Michael Rooker and Sean Gunn. New cast members include Pom Klementieff, Elizabeth Debicki, Chris Sullivan and Kurt Russell.
Synopsis:
Set to the all-new sonic backdrop of Awesome Mixtape #2, “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” continues the team’s adventures as they unravel the mystery of Peter Quill’s true parentage.
It looks as if the Guardians of the Galaxy make it out of the sequel unscathed as they will be appearing in The Avengers: Infinity War.
The Russo brothers previously confirmed Star-Lord Chris Pratt for Avengers: Infinity War and Rocket Raccoon has been said to be a part of the film; now Vin Diesel, the voice of Groot, confirms all of the members of the Guardians of the Galaxy for the third Avengers movie.
“…the Guardians will be included in Avengers: Infinity War, and that’s incredibly exciting. Incredibly exciting. Incredibly exciting and something that if you were a part of our page you knew before everybody,” Vin Diesel posted on Facebook.
Likewise, a while back saw Avengers: Infinity War writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely confirm the Guardians of the Galaxy: “Let me put it this way. You know who owns that gauntlet, right? And you know who’s in another movie? His kids are in that movie. It’s a big universe” McFeely said, with Markus adding, “You do the math!”
We can speculate that something may take place at the end of Guardians of the Galaxy 2 that possibly causes the Guardians to sync up with the Marvel Earth heros for Avengers: Infinity War.
James Gunn has been pretty adamant about no Avengers or Thanos for Guardians of the Galaxy 2; however, Gunn may just be trying to throw fans off.
Winter Soldier was recently confirmed for Avengers: Infinity War as well.
Guardians of the Galaxy 2 hits May 5, 2017; The Avengers: Infinity War lands May 4, 2018.
Yesterday saw a rumor hit the net stating that Zendaya is actually playing Mary Jane Watson in Spider-Man: Homecoming, which has caused a lot of uproar.
Personally, I’m from the school of thought that they should just create new characters instead of replacing already existing characters, and that goes for all characters of color and creed. For instance, I wouldn’t want a white, chinese or latino Luke Cage or Black Panther or John Stewart, and I wouldn’t want a male Catwoman or Harley Quinn.
However, right now it’s “cool” to be PC, and if you disagree, you’ll be labeled a misogynist, a Trump supporter, bigot, racist etc. You’ll also see the studio (or whoever) state, “well, ahem, we just went with the best person for the job,” which is a laughable statement.
Likewise, you’ll also be told to get a life if you happen to care that a character’s core is changed so much. You’ll be called names and belittled for caring about a fictional character, a character that you shell our your hard earned cash for, a character that makes these guys millions and billions of dollars, a character that some people have made or do make their living from, and a character that may have impacted your personal life.
Regarding Mary Jane, I always thought she was a rather unique character. She’s a red head, which only makes up 2% of the population. I felt Peter Parker was darn lucky to have a girlfriend like that.
Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn took to his social networks to voice his thoughts, like he often likes to do, on the fan reaction to Zendaya potentially playing Mary Jane (Gunn says he doesn’t know who she is playing). Gunn took to Twitter to state that if your are a complainer, you basically need to get a life as well. Gunn then expanded upon his thoughts on Facebook stating that if the color of Mary Jane’s hair is the major attribute of the character, then that character is “shallow and sucks.” You can read Gunn’s full thoughts below.
“Spider-Man: Homecoming” has a July 7, 2017 release directed by Jon Watts starring Tom Holland, Zendaya, Michael Keaton, Donald Glover, Jacob Batalon, Laura Harrier, Tony Revolori, Tyne Daly, Bokeem Woodbine, with Marisa Tomei, and Robert Downey Jr.
Synopsis:
A young Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Tom Holland), who made his sensational debut in Marvel Studios’ “Captain: Civil War,” begins to navigate his newfound identity as the web-slinging superhero in “Spider-Man: Homecoming.”
Via Facebook:
People get upset when something they consider intrinsic to a comic book character changes when adapted for a film. I get this. There are movies I dislike because I think there’s a basic misunderstanding of the story or the character when the comic is transferred to film (I still hate how in the first Batman movie the Joker was revealed as the murderer of Bruce Wayne’s parents, for instance.)
That said, I do not believe a character is the color of his or her skin. When Michael B Jordan was cast as Johnny Storm I didn’t understand the uproar. The primary characteristic of Johnny was not, to me, that he was white, or that he had blonde hair, but that he was a fiery, funny, big-mouthed braggart of a hero. I was happy that he was going to be played by one of the finest and most charming young actors out there.
Yesterday, a rumor broke out that the character of Mary Jane was being played by a young black woman, Zendaya, and all hell broke out on the Internet (again). I tweeted that if people find themselves complaining about Mary Jane’s ethnicity they have lives that are too good. (For those of you who think this means I’m confirming that Zendaya IS playing MJ, realize that although I’ve read the Spidey script, and I’ve met the actress in question, I have no idea what her role is. There’s a good chance someone told me at one time or another, but, if so, I can’t remember. I’m going to find out when I go into Marvel this afternoon, but I feel free to speak until that time because it’s about the concept about a black woman playing Mary Jane, not the actuality or hypothesis of it.)
I got a thousand or so responses to my tweet. Most of them were positive. Some folks disagreed – they thought the character should look like what she looks like in the comics – but were thoughtful. And a handful were flat out racist.
I can’t respond to the racists – I’m not ever going to change their minds. But for the thoughtful majority of you out there:
For me, if a character’s primary attribute – the thing that makes them iconic – is the color of their skin, or their hair color, frankly, that character is shallow and sucks. For me, what makes MJ MJ is her alpha female playfulness, and if the actress captures that, then she’ll work. And, for the record, I think Zendaya even matches what I think of as MJ’s primary physical characteristics – she’s a tall, thin model – much more so than actresses have in the past.
Whatever the case, if we’re going to continue to make movies based on the almost all white heroes and supporting characters from the comics of the last century, we’re going to have to get used to them being more reflective of our diverse present world. Perhaps we can be open to the idea that, although someone may not initially match how we personally conceive a character, we can be – and often are – happily surprised.
Benicio Del Toro has been spotted on the set of Guardians of the Galaxy 2 in Los Angeles. The Daily Mail posted Guardians of the Galaxy 2 set images where Benicio Del Toro can be seen with the trademark white hair of The Collector. It’s said the actor was spotted inbetween takes while walking to
A couple of weeks ago saw it announced that China’s Legendary Entertainment is developing a live-action Pokemon movie.
Now it’s learned the writer behind Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy and Captain Marvel movies, Nicole Perlman, will be co-writing Pokemon with Gravity Falls scribe Alex Hirsch.
Variety reports Universal Pictures will handle distribution of the live-action Pokemon film outside of Japan, and that Toho will distribute the movie in Japan (similar to how Godzilla is handled).
Previous details for the Pokemon movie include it will be based on Detective Pikachu, a new character in the Pokemon universe.
The Pokemon movie was green lit following the release of the super popular Pokemon Go App which enables users to find and capture Pokemon in real time and do battle and get upgrades.
Pokemon was created in 1995 and has sold 279 million video games worldwide with 21.5 billion cards shipped to 74 countries, and an animated series spanning 19 seasons.
The next Pokemon game comes out for the 3DS with Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon.
Guardians of the Galaxy 2 director James Gunn reveals he was offered to direct DC movies, though exactly when is unclear.
Gunn recently participated in a Facebook Q&A where he mentioned his favorite DC characters he would like to direct.
“I thought there was some amazing action sequences in Man of Steel, but I haven’t seen the other two films [Batman Vs Superman and Suicide Squad]. I’ve had opportunities to make DC films, but I haven’t said yes to anything, and not sure I would at this time,” Gunn said. “I’ve talked before about which projects appeal to me the most IF I was into making one, and it’s always Shazam and Metal Men and Swamp Thing and [Jonah] Hex and a few other DC IPs I’ve enjoyed for a great deal of my life.”
Gunn also let it be known that the Cassandra Cain version of Batgirl is one of his favorite female superheroes, and he talked about the fact that Suicide Squad topped his 2014 Guardians of the Galaxy movie at the August box office.
“It beat us first weekend,” Gunn said. “We almost made more money second weekend. And there is a very likely chance we’ll make more money at the end of the day (we made more domestically than BvS even). The great thing about Guardians wasn’t that it came in and made a ton of money but that so many people went and told their friends about the movie, who went to see it, and that people kept coming back again and again. By the time we were in the later weeks, we were making more money than any comic book film EVER, which was such an amazing feeling for those of us who put our hearts into it.”
Regarding the DC movies, Dwayne Johnson is attached to the Shazam movie as both a producer and the villain Black Adam; Justice League Dark (Swamp Thing) looks to have been axed in favor of an animated movie; Jonah Hex did just appear on DC’s Legends Of Tomorrow last season, and a Metal Men movie was said to be in the works a few years ago directed by Barry Sonnefeld, which looks to have never gotten off the ground floor or is still waiting for the full green light.
James Gunn also said Guardians of the Galaxy 3 will probably get made, but he’s unsure if he will return to direct the third movie.
(via den of geek/collider)
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” has a May 5, 2017 release starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Michael Rooker and Sean Gunn. New cast members include Pom Klementieff, Elizabeth Debicki, Chris Sullivan and Kurt Russell.
Synopsis:
Set to the all-new sonic backdrop of Awesome Mixtape #2, “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” continues the team’s adventures as they unravel the mystery of Peter Quill’s true parentage.
Following Twilight‘s Kellan Lutz having revealed he took a meeeting for the live action Masters of the Universe He-Man movie, earlier today saw the director on the project, McG, taking questions about the film while at FOX’s Television Critics Association.
McG stated He-Man hasn’t been cast, but offered Kellan Lutz is in the running.
We haven’t cast the role yet, but I like Kellan very much. Obviously, we need a talented entertainer, but we also need a certain physicality, which he embodies. He’ll be considered very, very closely. We haven’t gotten to the casting process yet. Kellan’s a good guy, and we had a great meeting, and he’s passionate about He-Man, he’s passionate about the Adam story. He really knows a lot about it. I was charmed by his focus and intensity. He’ll be considered very, very carefully. We’re just not there yet. We’ve got to get the movie on its feet, then we’ll cast the movie.
McG also talked about casting Skeletor and confirmed the He-Man bad guy to heavyweight villains such as Star Wars‘ Darth Vader and Die Hard‘s Hans Gruber (which means they are taking a serious take on the characters and He-Man movie).
As Skeletor? I think the characters are bigger than any given actor. I think the right actor is going to be what’s most important. I’m not really hung up on, “Oh, it’s got to be a star.” I just want someone who’s right for it. I enjoy working with big movie stars. I enjoy working with discoveries. We’re going to do what’s right, so it embodies the energy. Skeletor needs to be an incredible menace. I really think — again — I mean it when I say Vader, Gruber, Skeletor.
McG confirmed Battle Cat and Evil Lyn for He-Man and offered an update where they are with the movie.
We have a big meeting with Sony regarding prep of the movie on Wednesday. And we’re in the middle of a bit of a script polish, and it’s my absolute passion. I’m laser-focused on that being my next film.
McG also said they are inspired by and are trying to emulate what Kevin Feige did with Marvel; what James Gunn did with the Guardians of the Galxy movie, and what Margot Robbie did with Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad.
“I want to make sure our Evil-Lyn is the standard bearer. That’s a tall order, isn’t it?” McG said referencing both Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn and Cara Delevingne’s Enchantress.
(via IGN)
Guardians of the Galaxy‘s Chris Pratt stars in a new science-fiction movie with Jennifer Lawrence in Passengers.
EW.com debut images and info.
Passengers sees: “Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt on a luxury intersteller spaceship bound for the Homestead II colony 120 years away. They’re two out of 5,000 souls traveling in suspended animation before they’re mistakenly awakened 90 years too early. Alone in outer space with a giant ship as their personal playground, they begin to fall in love just as it becomes apparent that the ship is malfunctioning and endangering its entire population.”
Passengers has a December 21, 2016 release directed by The Imitation Game‘s Morten Tyldum and also stars Laurence Fishburne. The script is from Jon Spaihts who also wrote The Darkest Hour, Van Helsing, Prometheus, Doctor Strange, and is writing Pacific Rim 2 and The Mummy.
How about that?
Suicide Squad, despite the poor reviews, has again beaten out Guardians of the Galaxy, and now also beats out Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War and The Avengers: Age Of Ultron.
Following Suicide Squad‘s record breaking August and Monday screenings, now it’s learned Suicide Squad has broken the record for the Tuesday August box office.
Suicide Squad netted $14.27 million, which is actually up 9% from Monday. The number also passes Guardians of the Galaxy‘s first Tuesday and also beats Captain America: Civil War‘s $13.76 million, Avengers: Age of Ultron‘s $13.1 million and Batman v. Superman‘s $12.7 million Tuesday.
Suicide Squad is near $300 million worldwide:
U.S: $161,087,183
Foreign: $133,300,000
Total: $294,387,183
“Suicide Squad” is directed by David Ayer starring Will Smith as Deadshot, Jared Leto as the Joker, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Cara Delevingne as Enchantress, Jai Courtney as Boomerang, Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flag, Viola Davis as Amanda Waller, Adam Beach as Slipknot, Karen Fukuhara as Katana, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Killer Croc, Jay Hernandez as El Diablo, and Scott Eastwood in an unknown role.
Synopsis:
It feels good to be bad… Assemble a team of the world’s most dangerous, incarcerated Supervillains, provide them with the most powerful arsenal at the government’s disposal, and send them off on a mission to defeat an enigmatic, insuperable entity. U.S. intelligence officer Amanda Waller has determined only a secretly convened group of disparate, despicable individuals with next to nothing to lose will do. However, once they realize they weren’t picked to succeed but chosen for their patent culpability when they inevitably fail, will the Suicide Squad resolve to die trying, or decide it’s every man for himself?
If you are one of those spoiler-complainers, you may want to avoid the following which sheds light on the plot of Guardians of the Galaxy 2.
James Gunn has cast Elizabeth Debicki as Ayesha in Guardians of the Galaxy 2, which Marvel Cosmic fans may know of in the comics as Adam Warlock’s better half, Her, or Quasar fans may recognize Ayesha as Kismet. Following Kismet, she renamed herself as Ayesha in the pages of Fanastic Four.
With the history lesson over, Comic-Con saw Elizabeth Debicki reveal some plot details for Guardians of the Galaxy 2, as she told io9 the following:
“Ayesha is this leader of the Sovereign people,” explained Debicki. “She enlists the Guardians to help her fight a sort of galactical beast. They’re this sort of ragtag bunch of people but they happen to be very good at getting rid of things and cleaning up the universe, in a way. So she enlists them and it’s all going swimmingly until it all turns very very sour. Let’s just say it goes from amiable to not-so-amiable quite quickly.”
“The wonderful thing about James and the writing in the film is that every character has a really great arc,” she said. “And that’s why I really wanted to play her because she finishes in a very different place than where we first see her. She shifts a lot. How she looks kind of shifts, and I don’t want to give anything away.”
Worth a mention is that Debicki states the look of Ayesha shifts in Guardians of the Galaxy 2, meaning changes. As previously noted, Ayesha went through different names, so maybe Gunn will show Ayesha as her first incarnation of Her.
It’s also possible that Gunn could be going a different route with Ayesha in Guardians of the Galaxy 2, and she’s actually Starhawk. In the comics, Starhawk is at times both a male and a female as the character shifts timelines.
It’s also been rumored the original members of the Guardians of the Galaxy (from the 1969 comics) are appearing in the film, so including Starhawk would definitely fit. Another possibility with the use of Ayesha would be the obvious introduction of Adam Warlock in Guardians of the Galaxy 2 (especially with the oncoming Infinity War).
The Guardians of the Galaxy 2 Comic-Con footage also showed Rocket Raccoon making fun of Ayesha’s people, so that may play into the plot as well, and the footage also seems to set up Taserface as having a rather large role.
Further plot details include that Ego the Living Planet is Star-Lord’s father.
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” has a May 5, 2017 release starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Michael Rooker and Sean Gunn. New cast members include Pom Klementieff, Elizabeth Debicki, Chris Sullivan and Kurt Russell.
Synopsis:
Set to the all-new sonic backdrop of Awesome Mixtape #2, “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” continues the team’s adventures as they unravel the mystery of Peter Quill’s true parentage.
Comic-Con saw the new look of Yondu revealed – with Michael Rooker sporting the fin from the comics – and now another view of the character is shown off for Guardians of the Galaxy 2.
Marvel revealed on their Instagram account an image of “everybody’s favorite blue-skinned ravager” as part of their Marvel Photo Challenge.
“[Michael Rooker] asked us if it was cheating that this was his favorite Marvel character for the #MarvelPhotoChallenge. What do YOU think?!” The Marvel Instagram account posted.
With Kurt Russel cast as Star-Lord’s father, it will be interesting to see what happens onscreen between Yondu, Star-Lord and Ego.
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” has a May 5, 2017 release starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Michael Rooker and Sean Gunn. New cast members include Pom Klementieff, Elizabeth Debicki, Chris Sullivan and Kurt Russell.
Synopsis:
Set to the all-new sonic backdrop of Awesome Mixtape #2, “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” continues the team’s adventures as they unravel the mystery of Peter Quill’s true parentage.
(via CBM)
