With one quick tease from Ryan Reynolds, the news machine has started rolling on the upcoming Deadpool film, which is still over a year away. Reynolds shared a picture from the Deadpool camp showing us a little tease of the mask he will be wearing in Fox’s long-awaited solo film for the merc-with-a-mouth, a character Ryan Reynolds has been waiting to properly bring to the big screen for years.
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We’ve heard numerous plans and rumors about Spider-Man over the past few months, starting with the many different directions Sony planned to take the Spidey universe over the next few years. Eventually those rumors shifted to discussion of Spidey’s return to Marvel, following the under performance of their rebooted Amazing Spider-Man franchise. Fans collectively grew more excited following the Sony leak, which revealed possible discussions between Sony and Marvel about bringing the character into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Those discussions were quickly hushed, and Sony’s potential spin-offs Sinister Six and Venom were teased again. Finally, the official confirmation came that Spider-Man will in fact be joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The announcement of this unique partnership between Sony and Marvel Studios does not come without some bad news, as it was revealed that Andrew Garfield will not be returning as the webhead, nor will the planned spin-offs be happening.
Continue reading Spider-Man Officially Joins The Marvel Cinematic Universe, First Solo Film in 2017!
Big news from DC Comics today, who for the past three years have been in an era that will always be known as the New 52. According to the announcement, DC Comics will be dropping the New 52 banner after the upcoming two-month long Convergence event, which will begin a new direction for the comic line. The word relaunch is being thrown around a lot, though this feels different from their New 52 reboot announcement from years ago.
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It’s no surprise that DC Comics and Warner Brothers are increasing their domination of the TV comic adaptations, with news coming from different networks about new series like Supergirl and iZombie to join the already successful Gotham, Arrow, The Flash, and to a lesser extent, Constantine. Marvel has been playing catch-up with Agents of SHIELD and Agent Carter, plus the four Netflix series currently in development (You didn’t miss the first Daredevil trailer, did you?), but DC still holds the advantage. Especially with news of the most recent adaptation in development.
Now TNT is producing a live action adaptation of the Teen Titans simply titled Titans, with Akiva Goldsman and Marc Haimes acting as writers and executive producers of the series (or at least the pilot). The team have had a place in the animated world for years, with two related Teen Titans series, as well as the fan favorite Young Justice series that also focused on the sidekicks of the DC Universe.
Continue reading Titans: TNT Reveals Roster For Live Action DC Show
Marvel and Netflix provided us a quick tease yesterday, presenting us with our first look at the upcoming series Daredevil. The teaser effectively had fans chomping at the bit, waiting for the full trailer reveal to follow the next day. We’ve been following the production of Marvel and Netflix’s four limited series very closely, with Daredevil hitting our screens first in April.
There are a few iconic Batman stories that die-hard fans are quick to share with new and old fans alike, but one story stands above the rest as one that not only changed the face of Batman in the decades to follow, but also the rest of the comic industry. The Dark Knight Returns took a dark look at the future of Gotham City, as a retired Bruce Wayne once again dons the cape and cowl, along with a new partner and a renewed fight against crime. While TDKR is never far from any dedicated fans comic shelf, the upcoming Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice has brought TDKR back into the forefront, with many of the themes and scenes from the comic set to appear in the film.
Continue reading Frank Miller and Scott Snyder Discussing a New Dark Knight Sequel
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