The first big trailer for Game of Thrones’ sixth season ended with an awesome stinger of Davos Seaworth drawing Jon Snow’s sword from its sheathe, ready to hack someone to pieces. But a new clip from the show’s premiere gives us some context for the badass moment, and there’s a lot more going on than … Continued
Good news! (Or bad news, depending on how much you loved the British original.) Josh Schwartz’s long-in-the-works Americanization of the awesome UK superhero series Misfits now has entered development once more, this time at Freeform, the channel very recently known as ABC Family. The original Misfits ran between 2009 and 2013 in the UK, focusin … Continued
Kevin Smith further confirms Ben Affleck’s involvement in writing the Batman solo film. The Russo brothers tease Cap and Bucky’s relationship in Civil War. There’s a first look at the Secret Warriors on Agents of SHIELD. Plus, an update on Bill & Ted 3, and HBO continues to tease Game of Thrones fans. Spoilers Now! … Continued
The Vision comic has come to the point of no return for its synthezoid hero—a true turning point, in what has been an incredibly haunting and fascinating journey so far. But Marvel’s best current comic isn’t going to get any less bleak. In fact? It’s only going to get darker from here. https://gizmodo.com/marvels-the-vision-is-telling-a-story-unlike-any-superh-1756995647 As usual, … Continued
Actually, I’ll tell you how: The promotional material for the Warcraft movie has been atrocious. But that shouldn’t take away the fact that these gifs made by a Polish Warcraft fan are pretty great. The fan, who goes by Quass on Twitter, has been posting neat little gifs that compare the locations shown in the … Continued
Well, I’ll be damned. Are you ready for more Marvel superheroes to come to television? Variety is reporting that Freeform—the channel formerly known as ABC Family—has commissioned a brand new Marvel TV series based on the tenn team-up comic Cloak and Dagger. in the comics, Tyrone “Cloak” Johnson and Tandy “Dagger” Bowen are mutates—yes, that’s … Continued
Yes yes yes yes yes. Marvel has announced that The Force Awakens and Game of Thrones actress Jessica Henwick has landed the role of the Netflix Iron Fist show’s female lead, and it’s great news for fans of the comics: she’ll be playing international ass-kicker Colleen Wing. Henwick, best known for her roles as Nymeria … Continued
Peter Parker has lost many people over the years, friend and foe alike. So many, in fact, that Marvel’s next Spider-comic event is basely around them in a series titled “Dead No More.” Over the past few weeks, Marvel has slowly been releasing slices of a huge piece of promo art by Alexander Lozano, with … Continued
Although we recently got our first good look at the Wonder Woman film’s Amazon aesthetic, many fans were a bit disappointed at the Amazon’s fanciful, heel-clad battle gear. They’re still wearing it in these new set pictures, but hey, but now they’re definitely showing off their warrior skills! https://gizmodo.com/our-first-look-at-the-amazonian-warriors-of-wonder-woma-1766817990 The new pictures from the movie, … Continued
Okay, so a lot of the CG animals we’ve seen in the live-action Jungle Book movie venture a bit too far into the uncanny valley (uncanny jungle?), but Scarlett Johansson’s Kaa is looking great in this extended look at the movie, right down to the trippy hypnotic eyeballs. https://gizmodo.com/the-live-action-jungle-books-talking-animals-kind-of-fr-1766643347 This new trailer, released by Moviefone, … Continued
This year, Captain America, the most patriotic superhero in American comic book history, turns 75. Between getting his superpowered juice back in this week’s comic, and Civil War hitting theaters soon, it’s been a great year so far for Steve Rogers. To celebrate, we thought we’d take a look back at Cap’s most American moments. … Continued
Because of course it is. Unbeatable Squirrel Girl is nothing if not ceaselessly delightful. In a new interview with Comic Book Resources, creative team Ryan North and Erica Henderson revealed that this month’s Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #7, in which Doreen and her pals take on low-rent supervillain Swarm, will in fact let readers decide the … Continued
Joe Russo discusses Civil War’s darker tone. Jared Leto extols the virtues of playing the Joker in Suicide Squad. Gwendoline Christie promises more Brienne action on Game of Thrones this year. Plus Ewan McGregor is game for an Obi-Wan movie, new pictures from Arrow, and a new SHIELD clip. To me, my Spoilers! Justice League … Continued
There’s a zillion characters in Game of Thrones, even after a bunch of them have been brutally bumped off. But among the likes of Tyrion, Bran, Dany, and pals, who’s really the main character? A team of mathematicians used a power far beyond Melisandre’s shadow magics to find out: the power of cold hard graphs. … Continued
It’s been a decade since Tony Stark and Steve Rogers came to blows over the struggle between freedom and security in the original Civil War comic series, but Marvel’s sequel, due out this May, takes place in a very different time and place for Marvel’s heroes. Here’s what you need to know. Yesterday afternoon, Marvel … Continued
It’s been less than a month since Mythbusters aired its final episode after it was canceled late last year. Actually, I guess we should call it the “formerly final” episode, as the Science Channel has just confirmed that the show is living on… but with new hosts, found through a reality TV competition. Announced in … Continued
James Gunn might not come back for a third Guardians movie. Simon Kinberg offers an update on the New Mutants film. Carice Van Houten discusses Melisandre’s crisis of faith on Game of Thrones. Plus, Andrew Lincoln hypes up Negan’s Walking Dead debut, and new pictures from Flash, Supergirl, and Gotham. Spoilers Get! Thor: Ragnarok Speaking … Continued
The life of a Steven Universe fan is one punctuated by moments of great fun when the show is actually on, followed by huge periods of sadness while waiting for it to return (as is the case right now, since the last episode aired in January). But now we know when Steven and the Crystal … Continued
Matt Fraction, David Aja, and Matt Hollingsworth’s Hawkeye run is one of Marvel’s best comics in the last decade, so seeing a fan brings it to life is always going to be fun. But this particular film also happens to do a lovely job of encapsulating the adventures of Hawkguy, Hawkeye, and Lucky the Pizza … Continued
If you’ve been following Marvel’s comics lately, you’ll know that Steve Rogers hasn’t been Captain America for a while now. He’s been drained of his super-soldier serum and turned into an old man, while former Falcon Sam Wilson has taken up the mantle (much to some people’s chagrin). As of today, that’s no longer the … Continued