Month: October 2017

After Legendary Entertainment acquired the rights to make films based on the popular Pokemon series in 2016, it announced Detective Pikachu as its first project. Now, according to Omega Underground, production on the live-action Detective Pikachu film will begin January 15, 2018 in London. RELATED: Pokemon the Movie: I Choose you Trailer Reveals New Mythic
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After writer Rhett Rheese confirmed Deadpool 2 had wrapped filming, star Ryan Reynolds also took to his Instagram to celebrate the production and crew, but in the process he revealed another BEA-utiful easter egg from the set. RELATED: Deadpool 2 Filming Complete, Confirms Co-Writer In the photos, we can see the hilts of Deadpool’s katanas
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After being cast as Starfire back in August, 24: Legacy actress Anna Diop is finally getting into the role as the alien princess, which she’ll portray on the upcoming live-action Titans TV show. Taking to Twitter, Diop shared a behind-the-scenes look at the lengthy visual effects process that’ll be used to bring her character to
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A twisted figure crawling out of a tunnel. A giggling crowd of masked watchers. A reassembling corpse. What could be behind you, just waiting for you to turn around? Behind You is an illustration series, a comic with no panels, where each piece is essentially a separate story. Each tale is one image and one
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The New Mutants director Josh Boone has indicated that he wants his spine-tingling movie to kickstart a trilogy of horror-infused X-Men films. He revealed that this project, influenced by the Bill Sienkiewicz and Chris Claremont run from the ’80s, was pitched to Fox as a three-part series, and that he felt it was the right
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Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige has revealed that the ending to Joss Whedon’s Avengers: Age of Ultron had to be changed after Internet reports surfaced that would have compromised the film’s ending. RELATED: Thor: Ragnarok On Track For $90-$100 Million US Debut Feige made the statement to The Wrap and its writer Umberto Gonzalez —
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According to early box office estimates (via Deadline), Blumhouse Productions and Universal Pictures’ Happy Death Day will unexpectedly reign supreme at the box office this weekend, dethroning the big-budget Blade Runner 2049 from Alcon Entertainment and Sony Pictures. The micro-budget horror film, written by longtime X-Men comics scribe-turned-screenwriter Scott Lobdell, is expected to earn $26.5
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The home of Charles Schulz, the late American cartoonist famous for creating the comic strip Peanuts, was destroyed in the California wildfires that broke out last weekend, his son, Monte Schulz, confirmed. RELATED: President Obama Writes Foreword For “Complete Peanuts” Vol. 25 The younger Schulz told the Associated Press that his father’s 78 year-old widow,
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IDW Publishing’s Friday evening panel last week at New York Comic Con 2017 focused on two projects led by comics veterans: Shelly Bond’s Black Crown, imprint and Dirk Wood’s quarterly comics magazine, Full Bleed. In addition to Bond, the former Vertigo editor, and Wood, who is IDW’s vice president of marketing, the panel featured a
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Although Seth MacFarlane’s Star Trek love-letter, The Orville, has yet to become nearly as beloved as its inspiration, writer Peter David has revealed that he’s totally open to writing novelizations for the series — should they ever decide to do them. RELATED: Discovery vs. The Orville: Which Does Star Trek Better? Taking to Twitter earlier
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Sean Gordon Murphy is certainly delivering a different take on Batman and his mythos in the new DC Comics series Batman: White Knight. And, he’s pushing the envelope with mature content. Based on a tease from the writer-artist’s social media, it seems we’ll get a love scene with the Joker and Harley Quinn that could
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With Hollywood currently rocked by the Harvey Weinstein scandal, Riverdale co-star Lili Reinhart has joined the chorus of voices, ranging from Rose McGowan to Terry Crews, that have come forward with their own personal accounts of sexual harassment in order to raise awareness and help break this vicious cycle in the entertainment industry. RELATED: Riverdale
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Welcome to Comic Book Legends Revealed! This is the six hundred and forty-ninth week where we examine comic book legends and whether they are true or false. As we’ve been doing it for some time now, one legend today, one tomorrow and one Sunday. Let’s begin! COMIC LEGEND: What was originally going to be New
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In the mid 2000s, Charlie’s Angels director McG was once this close to helming a Superman reboot for Warner Bros., but one specific phobia ended up costing him the job outright. So what proved to be McG’s personal dose of Kryptonite? Flying. The film, ironically titled Superman: Flyby and based on a script by J.J.
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Horror manga fans are in for a serious Friday the 13th treat with the news that the maestro of the macabre, Junji Ito, will see his grotesque works adapted as an anime anthology series. RELATED: Viz to collect horror master Junji Ito’s ‘Tomie’ in deluxe edition Titled Junji Ito “Collection,“ the project will feature frightening
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Max Landis’ wild TV adaptation of Douglas Adams’ novel Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency is gearing up for its second season. And if you thought its first season was full of wild twists and rampant weirdness, Landis and his cast promise: You ain’t seen nothing yet. During Comic-Con International in San Diego, CBR spoke with
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Fans finally learned who lived to fight crime another day in the Season 6 premiere of Arrow. While that important question was answered, a whole new set of questions was introduced before the episode ended. The first question is, “What’s the deal with Diggle?” A flashback to the island showed Diggle barely escaping as he
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Bandai’s official webshop Premium Bandai has started accepting preorders for their “Pokémon Evolutionary Stone Candy Box”! This set was inspired by the episode “The Battling Eevee Brothers” from the first anime series and comes with a Fire Stone, a Water Stone, and a Thunder Stone. Made of transparent resin to faithfully recreate the glow, the
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Tonight fans of The CW’s Arrow finally learned which members of Team Arrow survived, and which perished, on the island of Lian Yu after the explosive finale of Season 5. For those who don’t remember, Prometheus rigged the entire island with explosives that would detonate upon his death. While Oliver Queen, his captive son William
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Marvel’s most brutal character, The Punisher, takes on a character who can’t really die, Deadpool, in a new fan-made trailer. Made by user Stryder HD, the trailer pits the two current actors — Jon Bernthal and Ryan Reynolds — against each other in ruthless fashion. The Punisher is known for gunning down countless thugs without
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The recent revelation by actor Mark Ruffalo that Thor: Ragnarok is the first part of a three-movie arc for the Hulk raises immediate questions about what kind of evolution fans should expect in the character. Like, say, whether we might expect another shade of Hulk. RELATED: Thor: Ragnarok On Track For $90-$100 Million US Debut
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Famous Italian luxury goods brand BVLGARI and mangaka Araki Hirohiko are bringing fans a killer JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure collaboration in November! Titled the “BVLGARI & Araki Hirohiko Japan-Limited Capsule Collection,” it will offer a stylish lineup of accessories themed after Killer Queen, the Stand of antagonist Kira Yoshikage. Alba Bag This trendy bag is available
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Himouto! Umaru-chan R has announced a talk & mini live event to be held on Dec. 3 at Tower Records Shibuya! The event will feature Tanaka Aimi (Doma Umaru), Kageyama Akari (Ebina Nana), Shiraishi Haruka (Motoba Kirie), and Furukawa Yurina (Tachibana Sylphynford) talking about the second season and revealing opening theme “Nimensei Ura Omote Life!”
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