CS Video: Robert Rodriguez Directs Performance Capture at WETA

CS Video: Robert Rodriguez Directs Performance Capture at WETA

20th Century Fox invited ComingSoon.net to WETA Digital in New Zealand to hang out with Alita: Battle Angel director Robert Rodriguez, who directed us in a performance capture scene and even scored it live on guitar! See the scene unfold in our video in the player below!

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Visionary filmmakers James Cameron (Avatar) and Robert Rodriguez (Sin City) create a groundbreaking new heroine in Alita: Battle Angel, an action-packed story of hope, love and empowerment. Set several centuries in the future, the abandoned Alita (Rosa Salazar) is found in the scrapyard of Iron City by Ido (Christoph Waltz), a compassionate cyber-doctor who takes the unconscious cyborg Alita to his clinic. When Alita awakens she has no memory of who she is, nor does she have any recognition of the world she finds herself in.

Everything is new to Alita, every experience a first. As she learns to navigate her new life and the treacherous streets of Iron City, Ido tries to shield Alita from her mysterious past while her street-smart new friend, Hugo (Keean Johnson), offers instead to help trigger her memories. A growing affection develops between the two until deadly forces come after Alita and threaten her newfound relationships. It is then that Alita discovers she has extraordinary fighting abilities that could be used to save the friends and family she’s grown to love. Determined to uncover the truth behind her origin, Alita sets out on a journey that will lead her to take on the injustices of this dark, corrupt world, and discover that one young woman can change the world in which she lives.

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Alita: Battle Angel also stars Jennifer Connelly (Top Gun: Maverick), Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali (Moonlight, Green Book), Ed Skrein (Deadpool), and Jackie Earle Haley.

Directed by Robert Rodriguez, the film features a screenplay written by James Cameron and Laeta Kalogridis and Rodriguez. Based on the graphic novel series Gunnm by Yukito Kishiro, Alita: Battle Angel is produced by Cameron and Jon Landau.

Alita: Battle Angel is now playing in theaters everywhere!

Oscars Reverse Decision to Not Air 4 Categories

Oscars Reverse Decision to Not Air 4 Categories

According to Deadline, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has reversed their decision to present four categories during the forthcoming Oscars’ commercial breaks. This comes after pushback to the original decision from film fans, Academy members and major filmmakers, including Guillermo del Toro, Quentin Tarantino and Martin Scorsese. Awards for cinematography, film editing, live-action short and makeup and hairstyling will still be broadcast in full during the show.

“The Academy has heard the feedback from its membership regarding the Oscar presentation of four awards – Cinematography, Film Editing, Live Action Short, and Makeup and Hairstyling,” the officers of the Academy’s board of governors said. “All Academy Awards will be presented without edits, in our traditional format. We look forward to Oscar Sunday, February 24.”

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Earlier this year, it was confirmed that the forthcoming 91st Academy Awards will be airing without a host for the first time in 30 years. This was due to the controversial resignation of comedian-actor Kevin Hart from being this year’s host.

The Academy Awards have gone without a host only one time before, and before then, there were instances of big-named talent such as Bob Hope, Jack Lemmon, Rosalind Russell, and, of course, Donald Duck, sharing the duties. The last time more than three people hosted the event was in 1987 when Chevy Chase, Goldie Hawn, and Paul Hogan worked the stage together.

The 91st Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 24, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, and will be televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscars also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

New The Man Who Killed Don Quixote Poster for U.S. Release

New The Man Who Killed Don Quixote poster for U.S. release

Screen Media will release Terry Gilliam’s The Man Who Killed Don Quixote in partnership with Fathom Events to the U.S. this coming April, but in the meantime you can check out a new poster in the gallery below!

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A classic tale of fantasy and adventure inspired by the legendary protagonist of Miguel De Cervantes’ literary classic Don Quixote, the project is directed by highly-acclaimed filmmaker Terry Gilliam (The Fisher King, 12 Monkeys, Brazil, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas) and features a cast that includes Adam Driver (Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Paterson, Silence), previous Gilliam collaborator Jonathan Pryce (Pirates of the Caribbean films, The Brothers Grimm, Brazil, Tomorrow Never Dies) as Don Quixote, Stellan Skarsgård (Our Kind of Traitor, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Good Will Hunting), Olga Kurylenko (Quantum of Solace, Oblivion, To the Wonder), Joana Ribeiro (Portugal Não Está à Venda, A Uma Hora Incerta), Óscar Jaenada (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, The Cold Light of Day), Jordi Mollà (Criminal, In the Heart of the Sea), Sergi Lopez (Pan’s Labyrinth, Dirty Pretty Things, With a Friend Like Harry) and Rossy de Palma (Julieta, The Flower of my Secret, Three Many Weddings).

Toby (Driver), a cynical advertising director, finds himself trapped in the outrageous delusions of an old Spanish shoe-maker (Pryce) who believes himself to be Don Quixote. In the course of their comic and increasingly surreal adventures, Toby is forced to confront the tragic repercussions of a film he made in his idealistic youth – a film that changed the hopes and dreams of a small Spanish village forever. Can Toby make amends and regain his humanity? Can Don Quixote survive his madness and imminent death? Or will love conquer all?

Gilliam penned the screenplay with Tony Grisoni, with whom he previously collaborated on Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Tideland and The Brothers Grimm. Gerardo Herrero, Mariela Besuievsky, Amy Gilliam, Tornasol Films, Kinology, Recorded Picture Company, Entre Chien et Loup and Ukbar Filmes in association with Alacran Pictures, are producing with the participation of TVE, Movistar +, Eurimages and Wallimage.

New Star Wars: Episode IX Trio Photo as Production Wraps!

New Star Wars: Episode IX trio photo as production wraps!

Today marks an important day in Star Wars history as the ninth and final installment in the main Star Wars Saga films wrapped principal photography after over six months of shooting. A  special photo of Daisy Ridley, John Boyega and Oscar Issac released by director J.J. Abrams to mark the occasion. Check out the full photo of the main Star Wars: Episode IX trio in the gallery below!

“It feels impossible, but today wrapped photography on ‘Episode IX,'” Abrams said on Twitter. “There is no adequate way to thank this truly magical crew and cast. I’m forever indebted to you all.”

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Returning cast members for Episode IX include Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Kelly Marie Tran, Joonas Suotamo and Billie Lourd. Joining the cast are Naomi Ackie (Doctor Who), Richard E. Grant (Logan), Dominic Monaghan (Lord of the Rings), Matt Smith (Doctor Who) and Keri Russell (The Americans), who will also be joined by veteran Star Wars actors Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels and Billy Dee Williams, who will reprise his role as Lando Calrissian.

The role of Leia Organa will once again be played by Carrie Fisher, using previously unreleased footage shot for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Star Wars: Episode IX filmed for six-and-a-half months starting August 1, 2018 and ending on February 15, 2019, with J.J. Abrams (Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Trek) returning to direct the final installment of the Skywalker saga. Abrams co-wrote the screenplay with Chris Terrio (Argo, Justice League). Composer John Williams, who has scored every chapter in the Star Wars saga since 1977’s A New Hope, will return to a galaxy far, far away with Episode IX.

The film will be produced by Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, and Michelle Rejwan, and executive produced by Callum Greene and Jason McGatlin.

Star Wars: Episode IX is scheduled for release on December 20.

Junkie XL Set to Score Sonic the Hedgehog Soundtrack

Junkie XL set to score Sonic the Hedgehog soundtrack

In an interview with Film Music Magazine (via Comic Book Movie), composer Antonius Tom Holkenborg aka Junkie XL confirmed his involvement in the soundtrack of Paramount Pictures‘s Sonic the Hedgehog movie.

Junkie XL is Dutch composer who has worked soundtracks for many blockbuster films such as: Sony’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2; Mad Max: Fury Road which starred Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron; Shailene Woodley and Theo James’ Divergent; and popular R-rated superhero film Deadpool. He has recently worked on the score for James Cameron’s Alita: Battle Angel which recently had its premiere.

The cast of Sonic the Hedgehog film stars Ben Schwartz (Parks and Recreation, House of Lies) as the voice of Sonic,  Jim Carrey as Doctor Robotnik/Eggman,Sonic’s villainous rival; James Marsden as Tom Wachowski, a police officer who teams up with Sonic to thwart Eggman’s evil schemes; Adam Pally (The Mindy Project, Iron Man 3) as Tom’s fellow police officer; Tika Sumpter and Natasha Rothwell. Neal McDonough (Captain America: The First Avenger), Sumpter and Rothwell’s roles are currently under wraps.

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Sonic the Hedgehog will take its cues from the popular games, focusing on Sonic’s attempts to battle the evil Doctor Robotnik who is on a quest to assemble the Chaos emeralds. This mark the first time that the Sonic games have been adapted for the big screen, but the character has previously appeared in both Wreck-It Ralph and this year’s Ready Player One.

Neal H. Moritz from Original Film Inc. (Fast and Furious series) will produce the adaptation which has Jeff Fowler (Blur Studio, Academy Award nominee for 2005 Best Animated Short Film Gopher Broke) set to direct and Deadpool‘s Tim Miller executive producing. Production of the film reportedly began in Vancouver last week, and it’s set to continue through the end of September. The exact plot of the film is unknown, but it’s production title is said to be “Casino Night,” a callback to a level in Sonic 2.

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Sonic the Hedgehog was first seen in 1991 on the SEGA Genesis. Since then, the character was inducted into the “World Video Game Hall of Fame” in 2016 at The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York. Most recently, the popular franchise has seen two new hit releases in 2017, Sonic Mania and Sonic Forces (PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PC). Total sales of the series including both packaged and digital downloads count over 360 million units.

Sonic the Hedgehog movie will feature a mixture of CGI animation and live-action characters. Paramount Pictures will release the film on November 15.

Captain Marvel Tracking for $100 Million+ Opening Weekend

Captain Marvel tracking for $100 million+ opening weekend

With only three weeks left to go until the highly-anticipated premiere of Marvel Studios’ Captain Marvel, Variety reports that Marvel’s first female-led superhero film is on track to earn more than a $100 million when it finally makes its debut on March 8. Should the early tracking numbers hold, this would put the film on par with DC’s Wonder Woman which debuted in 2017 with a whopping $103 million during its opening weekend.

Captain Marvel follows Carol Danvers (Brie Larson, Room) as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races. Set in the 1990s, the film is an all-new adventure from a previously unseen period in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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Brie Larson is joined in the film by Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Lashana Lynch, Gemma Chan, Algenis Perez Soto, Rune Temte, McKenna Grace, with Annette Bening, and Jude Law. Reprising their roles from Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy are Djimon Hounsou and Lee Pace, and returning once again to a Marvel Studios film will be Gregg as Agent Phil Coulson.

Marvel Studios’ Captain Marvel is directed by the writing/directing team of Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, whose credits include Mississippi Grind and Half Nelson. An all-star collective of accomplished writers penned the screenplay, including Meg LeFauve (Inside Out), Nicole Perlman (Guardians of the Galaxy), Geneva Robertson-Dworet (Tomb Raider), Liz Flahive & Carly Mensch (Glow) and Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck.

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Kevin Feige is the producer of Marvel Studios’ Captain Marvel. Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Jonathan Schwartz, Patty Whitcher and Stan Lee are executive producers, with Lars Winther serving as co-producer/first assistant director and David Grant serving as co-producer.

New Detective Pikachu TV Spot Sheds Some Light on the Story

New Detective Pikachu TV spot sheds some light on the story

A new TV spot for Detective Pikachu is here, and its jam-packed will all the delightful hijinks one might expect from a live-action Pokemon movie where Ryan Reynolds voices the title character. You can check it out in the player below!

Detective Pikachu’s eclectic cast consists of Golden Globe nominee Reynolds (Deadpool) as the titular talking Pokemon with Justice Smith (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom), Kathryn Newton (Big Little Lies), Oscar nominee Ken Watanabe (The Last Samurai), Suki Waterhouse (Assassination Nation), Rita Ora (Fifty Shades Freed) and Golden Globe winner Bill Nighy (Gideon’s Daughter). Smith will star as a teen whose father is kidnapped which leads him to Reynolds’ Pikachu and Kathryn Newton as a young journalist who team up in order to find him.

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Goosebumps helmer Rob Letterman is on directing duty while Mary Parent (The Revenant) and Cale Boyter are producing the film for Legendary Entertainment. The screenplay was written by Letterman and Nicole Perlman (Captain Marvel, Guardians of the Galaxy).

Pokémon has delighted fans of all ages around the world for over two decades. With more than 300 million video games sold worldwide, 23.6 billion Pokémon TCG cards shipped to 74 countries, and an animated series spanning 20 seasons, Pokémon is one of the most successful entertainment properties in the world.

Detective Pikachu will arrive in theaters on May 11.

Sebastian Stan to Replace Chris Evans in Netflix’s The Devil All the Time

Sebastian Stan to replace Chris Evans in Netflix’s The Devil All the Time

According to Deadline, Sebastian Stan has been tapped to replace his fellow MCU co-star Chris Evans (Avengers: Endgame) in director Antonio Campos’ upcoming film adaptation The Devil All the Time for Netflix. Evans has decided to depart from the drama due to schedule conflicts. Stan will next be seen in the romantic drama Monday.

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The Devil All the Time film is based on Donald Ray Pollock’s 2011 novel of the same name which is set in rural southern Ohio in a town called Knockemstiff over the course of two decades and surrounding a cast of dark and bizarre characters, including a serial killing couple, a faith-testing preacher and a corrupt sheriff. The official synopsis reads as follows:

“In a place called Knockemstiff, Ohio, a forgotten backwoods of this country, where a storm of faith, violence and redemption is brewing. Out of desperation to save his dying wife, Willard Russell turns to prayer which succumbs to sacrifice. This sets protagonist Arvin, Willard’s son (Holland), on his path from bullied kid to a man who knows when to take action. “The Devil All the Time” involves a nefarious cast of characters that is told across two decades.”

The film’s cast also includes Tom Holland (Spider-Man: Far From Home), Good Time‘s Robert Pattinson, Crimson Peak‘s Mia Wasikowska, Suspiria‘s Mia Goth, The Sinner‘s Tracy Letts and It star Bill Skarsgard. It is set to be produced by Randall Poster (Destroyer), Riva Marker (Wildlife) and Jake Gyllenhaal, marking his second upcoming collaboration with Netflix after the horror-thriller Velvet Buzzsaw, which will debut on February 1, and his third after having starred in the 2017 fantasy drama adventure Okja.

The film will be directed by Campos who also co-wrote the adaptation along with Paulo Campos. Randall Poster, Jake Gyllenhaal and Riva Marker of Ninestories Production are set to produce the film. The Devil All the Time‘s production is scheduled to begin this February.

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Antonio Campos, whose last feature directorial effort was the critically-acclaimed 2016 biopic Christine, has only been behind the camera for the small screen for the past two years. He previously directed episode 8 of The Punisher as well as five episodes of the USA Network series The Sinner. Paulo Campos will be making his feature debut by helping script the project.

It’s Good Vs. Evil Throughout History in the Good Omens Opening Credits

It’s good vs. evil throughout history in the Good Omens opening credits

We’re still a couple months away from Amazon’s adaptation of Good Omens, but the opening credits are here to tease viewers over what’s to come. The animated sequence seems to symbolize the relationship of good and evil, which has existed throughout all of history. You can check them out in the post below!

The BBC Studios adaptation of the best-selling novel by Neil Gaiman and the late Terry Pratchett series adaptation will arrive on May 31. The six-part limited series is based on the best-selling novel by Neil Gaiman and the late Terry Pratchett will launch globally on Amazon Prime Video and premiere on BBC Two in the UK.

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Michael Sheen (Masters of Sex) and David Tennant (Jessica Jones) star as fussy angel and rare book dealer Aziraphale and the fast-living demon Crowley, respectively. The cast also includes Jon Hamm (Baby Driver), Jack Whitehall (The Nutcracker and the Four Realms), Michael McKean (Better Call Saul), Adria Arjona (Pacific Rim: Uprising), Nina Sosanya (Strike Back: Retribution), Ned Dennehy (Peaky Blinders), Ariyon Bakare (Life), Mark Gatiss (Game of Thrones), Derek Jacobi (Murder on the Orient Express), Nick Offerman (Bad Times at the El Royale) and Miranda Richardson (Stronger).

Good Omens was commissioned for Amazon Prime Video and for BBC Two by Patrick Holland, Controller, BBC Two; Shane Allen, Controller, BBC Comedy Commissioning and BBC commissioning editor Gregor Sharp. It is being produced by the comedy team at BBC Studios, the BBC’s commercial production arm, Narrativia and The Blank Corporation, in association with BBC Worldwide.

All six episodes of Good Omens will be available to stream on Amazon starting May 31.

Production Begins on Jumanji 3!

Production begins on Jumanji 3!

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has once again taken to Twitter, this time to announce that Jumanji 3 has officially started production. “Happy Valentines Day,” the tweet began, “Wanna play a game? Here we go…” he wrote, with an accompanying image of the Jumanji gaming cartridge.

Happy Valentines Day.

Wanna play a game? 😈🖤

Here we go….#StartOfProduction #JUMANJI@SevenBucksProd @SonyPictures pic.twitter.com/DfFRCwyST5

— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) February 14, 2019

The sequel to 2017’s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle has been in development for some time, with writers Scott Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner taking on the script. The director of the previous film, Jake Kasdan (Orange County, Bad Teacher), is also returning to helm the new installment. The film is currently eyeing a Christmas release date later this year.

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The sequel to 1995’s Jumanji ended up bringing in around $956 million worldwide, over 3.5x the worldwide gross of the original film from 1995. It even became Sony’s highest-grossing domestic release of all time (just barely passing 2002’s Spider-Man). The film was number one at the box office for four weekends, including three in a row and was the first December wide release to be topliner on a February weekend since Titanic in 1998. Globally, Welcome to the Jungle reached the top in 76 territories and was number one worldwide for four weekends in a row.

Kevin Smith Talks Howard the Duck Animated Series

Kevin Smith talks Howard the Duck animated series

This week Marvel Entertainment and Hulu announced they’re expanding their partnership for four new animated series and a standalone special. The writers behind the Howard the Duck animated series, Kevin Smith (Clerks, Comic Book Men) and Dave Willis (Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Squidbillies), recently spoke to to Marvel.com about the series.

“The times we’re living in deserve an orator who can identify all the quacks in the system – a straight-shooter who won’t leave us holding the bill,” said Smith. “Thanks to Marvel & Hulu, I get to do fowl things to one of my all-time favorite comic book characters in animation! Let’s be honest: I’m not talented enough to handle any of the Avengers, but Howard is definitely in my wheelhouse! However, the real brains of our operation is a legit cartoon genius: the great Meatwad himself, ‘Aqua Teen Hunger Force’s’ Dave Willis! So prepare to get Ducked hard!”

“I’m looking forward to working with Kevin on bringing Howard to the flat screen,” added Willis. “And I know if I screw this up, I’ll never be able to show my face at Comic-Con ever again. Nerds will hunt me the rest of my days.”

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The streaming service has ordered animated series adaptations of M.O.D.O.K., Hit-Monkey, Tigra & Dazzler Show and Howard the Duck, as well as the special The Offenders, which will bring all of these heroes together for a team-up mission in the same vein as The Avengers and Netflix’s The Defenders.

M.O.D.O.K., set around the character of the same name created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, will be written and executive produced by Patton Oswalt (Happy!) and Jordan Blum (Community) alongside Jeph Loeb (Legion). The series will follow the titular supervillain with the really big head and really small body as he fights to keep control of his organization and his needy family.

Hit-Monkey will follow a Japanese snow monkey who trains with the ghost of an American assassin to prepare for a bloody and darkly comical revenge trip through the seedy Tokyo underworld. The character was created by Daniel Way and Dalibor Talajic and the series is being written and executive produced by Josh Gordon and Will Speck (Office Christmas Party) and Loeb.

Tigra & Dazzler Show will see the titular best friends/superheroes as they face one of their biggest battles yet: recognition from other superpowered people in Los Angeles. Tigra, created by Tony Isabella and Gil Kane, and Dazzler, created by Tom DeFalco, Roger Stern, Louise Simonson and John Romita Jr, have not been seen on the small screen for years, with Dazzler’s previous portrayal seen in the 2009 animated series Wolverine and the X-Men and is reportedly set to appear in the next live-action X-Men film, Dark Phoenix, and Tigra was last seen in the 1999 Fox animated series The Avengers: United They Stand. The new series will be written and executive produced by Erica Rivinoja (The Last Man on Earth) and Chelsea Handler (Chelsea) alongside Loeb.

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Howard the Duck, who previously made it to the big screen in the widely detested 1986 film and cameo appearances in the Guardians of the Galaxy films, was created by Steve Gerber in 1973. The series, being written by Kevin Smith (Jay and Silent Bob reboot) and Dave Willis (Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell), will follow the titular hero as he, with the help of his best friend Beverly, attempts to return to his home planet before Dr. Bong can kill and cook him.

The Offenders, executive produced by Loeb, will follow all four of the characters as they are forced to reluctantly team up to save both the Earth and various parts of the universe from an unknown force.

Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger Season 2 Teaser Reveals Mayhem

Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger season 2 teaser reveals Mayhem

Freeform has released the teaser trailer for the second season of their hit teen superhero series Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger, giving us a preview of what expect for Season 2 while also teasing us with the arrival of Mayhem. Starring Olivia Holt and Aubrey Joseph, the network has also revealed that the first episode of Season 2 will be a two-hour premiere event which is scheduled to air on April 4 at 8pm EST/PST. Check out the video below! (via Comic Book Movie)

In the comics, Mayhem is also known as Detective Brigid O’Reilly (portrayed by Emma Lahana in the series),  Tandy and Tyrone’s ally, who died due to poisoning. The pair tried to use their powers to resurrect their friend but soon gave up when they thought it wasn’t working. Lleading the duo to leave O’Reilly’s dead body to search for the culprits. Little did they know, she was resurrected as the villain Mayhem, who has the power to fly and let out a green and venomous gas that can paralyze her enemies.

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In season two, things will be heating up on our young heroes as Tyrone and Tandy try to find their place as more active heroes in this world. As they learn and grow emotionally, so will their skills. In season one, we saw Tandy and Ty dip their toes into the world of hopes and fears; this season, they will dive deeper into this metaphysical pool. With enhanced powers and a decision to be the type of heroes they want to be, they make the choice to run into the danger, head first. They tackle a heartless vigilante and uncover an evil that’s been preying on the young women of the city, as the show takes on more serious topics like gang violence and human trafficking.

The series stars Olivia Holt, Aubrey Joseph, Gloria Reuben (ER, Mr. Robot), Andrea Roth (Rescue Me, Blue Bloods), J.D. Evermore (True Detective, The Walking Dead), Miles Mussenden (Bloodline, Queen Sugar), Carl Lundstedt (Grey’s Anatomy, Conviction), Emma Lahana and Jaime Zevallos.

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Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger is a coming-of-age series based on the beloved comic characters. Tandy Bowen (Olivia Holt) and Tyrone Johnson (Aubrey Joseph,) come from starkly different backgrounds, each growing up with a secret they never dared share with another soul. The series is co-produced by Marvel Television and ABC Signature Studios. Joe Pokaski (Underground, Heroes) will serve as showrunner and executive producer, Jeph Loeb (Marvel’s Luke Cage, Marvel’s Iron Fist), Marvel’s Head of Television and Jim Chory (Marvel’s Luke Cage, Marvel’s Iron Fist) will also serve as executive producers.

Loki TV Series Lands Showrunner in Rick & Morty’s Michael Waldron

Loki TV series lands showrunner in Rick & Morty’s Michael Waldon

The Hollywood Reporter is bringing word that TV writer Michael Waldron will be the showrunner on the Loki TV series currently in development at Disney +, the Disney streaming service. The show will reportedly follow the title God of Mischief as he pops up throughout time influencing human history. Tom Hiddleston is expected to reprise his signature role for the limited series.

A veteran of Dan Harmon’s Starburns Industries, Waldron honed his craft on shows like HarmonQuest and the smash hit Rick and Morty, where he wrote scripts for the currently-in-production fourth season. This is not the first time the Marvel Universe and Rick and Morty‘s creators have intersected, as Harmon himself contributed uncredited rewrites to 2016’s Doctor Strange.

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Disney is developing multiple limited series featuring characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with Loki and Scarlet Witch being two of the shows in development. Both Tom Hiddleston and Elizabeth Olsen are expected to reprise their roles for their respective series. There are plans for other limited series that will feature other Marvel heroes who haven’t gotten their own movies.

Marvel Studios will reportedly oversee the new limited series, with each only consisting of six to eight episodes and Kevin Feige taking a hands-on role in their development.

So far very few of the Marvel TV series have featured characters from the films, despite the shared MCU landscape. Marvel TV and Marvel Studios have operated as separate entities, with shows like Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Daredevil, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones and the rest often referring to events in the films while the movies ignore the characters who originated on TV.

How do you feel about the potential Loki TV series? Let us know in the comments below!

Get a First Look at The Creep from the Creepshow TV Series!

Get a first look at The Creep from the Creepshow TV series!

Legendary special effects producer and director Greg Nicotero took to Instagram this morning to reveal that the first episode of the upcoming horror anthology series Creepshow has finished production, and in doing so revealed the new version of The Creep from the series! The hooded figure appeared on the poster and throughout the original film as he revealed the many twisted tales of the movie. Check him out below!

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The six-episode season, which began production in Atlanta, Georgia earlier this month, will feature a variety of talented writers penning the episodes, with one episode being based on the Stephen King short story “Survivor Type” from the collection Skeleton Crew. The other episodes include:

“Silvery Waters of Lake Champlain” by Joe Hill ( NOS4A2 )

“House of the Head” by Josh Malerman ( Bird Box )

“The Companion” by Joe Lansdale ( The Bottoms )

“The Man in the Suitcase” by Christopher Buehlman ( The Lesser Dead )

“All Hallows Eve” by Bruce Jones ( The Hitchhiker )

“Night of the Paw” by John Esposito ( The Walking Dead: Webisodes )

“Bad Wolf Down” by Rob Schrab ( Monster House )

The TV series will be an anthology of original stories, each made by a different director, with the series scheduled to kickoff on Shudder in 2019. Nicotero’s KNB EFX Group will create the creature and makeup effects on the show, which will be produced by The Cartel with Monster Agency Productions, Taurus Entertainment, and Striker Entertainment.

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The original 1982 Creepshow was directed by George A. Romero from a screenplay by Stephen King that paid tribute to the EC horror comics (ala “Tales From the Crypt”) of the 1950’s. The film featured stars such as Hal Holbrook, Adrienne Barbeau, Leslie Nielsen, Ted Danson and Ed Harris, and grossed $21 million at the box office. It was followed by a sequel in 1987, directed by the first film’s cinematographer Michael Gornick from a screenplay by Romero, once again based on short stories by King, grossing $14 million.

An in-name-only Creepshow 3 was released direct-to-video in 2006 with no participation from Romero or King, which is why the Romero-produced 1990 anthology Tales from the Darkside: The Movie is often referred to by fans as “the REAL ‘Creepshow 3,'” as it also includes a King story originally intended for Creepshow 2.

Penny Dreadful Sequel Series Adds Jessica Garza and Johnathan Nieves

Penny Dreadful sequel series adds Jessica Garza and Johnathan Nieves

The upcoming horror sequel series, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels has expanded its cast with the additions of The Purge vet Jessica Garza and New Amsterdam‘s Johnathan Nieves in series regular roles. Deadline first reported the news.

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City of Angels will be set in 1938 Los Angeles, a time and place deeply infused with Mexican-American folklore and social tension. Rooted in the conflict between characters connected to the deity Santa Muerte and others allied with the Devil, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels will explore an exciting mix of the supernatural and the combustible reality of that period, creating new occult myths and moral dilemmas within a genuine historical backdrop.

“PENNY DREADFUL: CITY OF ANGELS will have a social consciousness and historical awareness that we chose not to explore in the PENNY DREADFUL London storylines,” Logan added. “We will now be grappling with specific historical and real world political, religious, social and racial issues. In 1938, Los Angeles was facing some hard questions about its future and its soul. Our characters must do the same. There are no easy answers. There are only powerful questions and arresting moral challenges. As always in the world of PENNY DREADFUL, there are no heroes or villains in this world, only protagonists and antagonists; complicated and conflicted characters living on the fulcrum of moral choice.”

Garza and Nieves join Here and Now‘s Daniel Zavatto, who signed on last month to lead the series as the LAPD’s first Mexican-American detective Tiago Vega, who is described as struggling with childhood trauma, racism and faith as he and his family grapple with supernatural forces that threaten to tear them apart.

Garza will portray Josefina, the youngest member of the Vega family that is quiet but possesses a powerful spirit that wants to be released, while Nieves is set to play Mateo, Tiago’s explosive younger brother who means well but lacks the ambition and patience to walk the same righteous path as his brother.

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Creator John Logan will still be the upcoming spin-off series’ creator, writer and executive producer. The show’s production is scheduled to start in 2019 with Michael Aguilar (Kidding) to serve as executive producer. The new chapter is expected to feature new characters and storylines.

The Emmy nominated series ran on air for three seasons. Penny Dreadful is a unique mash-up of literary horror that followed the story of Vanessa Ives (Eva Green), Ethan Chandler (Josh Hartnett), and Sir Malcolm (Timothy Dalton) as they’ve worked together, at all costs, to vanquish the evil that relentlessly pursues them.

Doom Patrol Episode 1 Recap

Doom Patrol Episode 1 Recap

Morden was a third-rate henchman–a nobody–who sought out a former Nazi scientist hiding in Paraguay in 1948. Morden paid the Nazi a king’s ransom in order to undergo one of the scientist’s experiments that were supposed to result in Morden receiving metahuman enhancements. Repeating the mantra “The mind is the limit,” Morden is blasted with energy, creating Mr. Nobody, the villain and narrator of the episode.

“I’m A Monster”

Cliff Steele was a race car driver who was involved in a horrible car crash that killed his wife and left his daughter, Clara, the sole survivor. Or so the world believed. Dr. Niles “The Chief” Caulder implanted Cliff’s brain into a metal body, building the robot over seven years. Awakening in 1995, cliff struggles to piece together his memories and learn basic function like how to walk up stairs, tasks made all the more difficult by the fact that he can’t feel anything. Cliff lives in The Chief’s home, along with a number of other individuals that The Chief has taken under his wing.

“Hey, What Was It Like Getting Buried In A Pyramid With Your Cat?”

Larry Trainor was the government’s star experimental test pilot who hid the fact that he was gay from the world. In 1961, while flying a test craft into space, Larry encountered a radioactive force that cut the craft’s power, sending it plummeting to earth where it crashed in a fiery explosion. The exposure to that force allowed Larry to survive, but he exists wrapped in bandages and clothing that keep the negative radioactive energy inside himself.

“What’s Drinky’s Deal?”

Rita Farr was a movie star in the 1950s. While on the set of an African film in 1955, Rita falls into a river and is exposed to a gas that causes her body to slough and droop. Always vain, Rita hides away at the mansion. Eating an enormous number of calories provides Rita the energy to keep herself together, though she loses the ability to maintain control during times of emotional distress.

“She’s In A Mood”

Crazy Jane’s arrival in the house in 2019 catches the story up to the present day. Jane possesses/is possessed by 64 distinct personalities, each with its own unique set of metahuman abilities. Jane’s moods swing wildly, depending on which personality presents itself at any given time.

“More TV Superheroes. Just What The World Needs”

As the group bonds into a “found family”, The Chief feels confident enough to resume traveling, searching for more of the world’s great mysteries. While The Chief is away, Jane hijacks the bus, gets it repainted black, and tells the gang that she wants to head into town. Cliff’s up for it. Larry and Rita initially refuse, but Jane plays on Rita’s ego and convinces the whole team to come along.

While in town, trouble sets in. Larry is uncomfortable with people staring at him, which excites his radioactive energy. Cliff and Jane get into a shouting match in the park over The Chief lying to Cliff, telling him that his daughter was killed in the car crash as well, which draws the attention of the cops. Rita seems to be enjoying attention in the diner, but when the conversation turns to rumors surrounding Rita’s death, she loses control and becomes a blob-like creature wrecking havoc and causing chaos throughout the town. Larry lets loose his negative energy, which saves one woman from downed power lines. Cliff saves a bus full of trapped students by ripping up the road and halting Rita’s advance.

“If We Do, We’re Doomed”

The Chief returns, seeing and hearing about what happened. He is scared that the group has caught the attention of an old enemy, who will be coming for the town and for them. He tells the group that they have to run as far away as fast as they can. Cliff refuses to abandon the town if there really is something coming after them. Jane convinces the others to stay and fight as well, going against The Chief’s wishes.

Mr. Nobody arrives. After taunting and threatening The Chief, Nobody creates a vortex in town in front of the would-be heroes.

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