Suicide Squad star Joel Kinnaman learned the hard way that you probably shouldn’t allow a co-worker to give you a tattoo. RELATED: Suicide Squad 2 Will Likely Be “More Grounded” The actor recently appeared on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live, where he revealed how much he regrets letting his Suicide Squad co-star Will Smith loose
Month: February 2018
A Watcher and former mentor to Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He died and was resurrected as a pre-teen child. Now Rupert Giles steps into the spotlight to face his greatest challenge: High School! When teachers start to go missing at an inner-city Los Angeles high school, potentially by mystical influences, Giles takes it upon himself
In response to its enthusiastic fans, Sailor Moon will be holding another performance of the Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon 25th Anniversary Classic Concert! Featuring the specially organized Miracle Romance Orchestra, the concert is to be held at Festival Hall in Osaka and will start at 2:00 pm. Appearing once again as guests will be songwriter
Pre-registration has officially opened for the upcoming English release of the mobile game BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!, which is scheduled to release worldwide in Spring. Developed by Craft Egg Inc. and Bushiroad Inc., BanG Dream! Girls Band Party is an addictive rhythm-based game that’s already won multiple awards in Japan. Players have access not
Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot will voice herself in an upcoming episode of The Simpsons. The actress announced her role in a Twitter post. Attached to the post is a video of Gadot signing a large poster depicting all the members of the Simpsons family. RELATED: Gal Gadot Responds to Wonder Woman’s Oscar Nomination Shutout With
Amazon is in the process of developing Conan the Barbarian into a television series. While the name is no doubt familiar to comics fans, the series will be an adaptation of the Conan the Barbarian source stories by Robert E. Howard. The TV series is being helmed by Ryan Condal (Colony), Miguel Sapochnik (Game of
The cast of the upcoming Riverdale spin-off, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, is finally coming together with the addition of Sabrina’s best friend, Rosalind Walker. As revealed by Hollywood Reporter, Jaz Sinclair of The Vampire Diaries fame has joined the series opposite Kiernan Shipky, who will play the titular role. Walker is the “brash, empowered and outspoken daughter” of
Ahead of Black Panther finally debuting in theaters, the actor behind the titular role has revealed how he became the Marvel Comics character. Speaking at a press conference for the upcoming movie, Chadwick Boseman told the story of how he was cast as the superhero and king of Wakanda. “We were in Zurich, I was coming
Following the announcement on Sunday of the first details about DC Comics’ new imprints for young readers and middle-graders, the publisher has released the full list of titles and creative teams for the fall launch of DC Zoom and DC Ink. RELATED: Bendis Launching New Superman Title for DC Comics: Man of Steel You can find
Natalie Portman returned to Saturday Night Live, but this time she reprised her role as Padmé Amidala. Known for her roles in Black Swan and the MCU’s first two Thor movies, Portman made a name for herself as the mother of Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker in George Lucas’ Star Wars prequels from 1999 to 2005. While
This is the first installment in a brand-new feature called “Turns Back the Page,” which is a look at interesting back-up stories from comic books. If you have suggestions for back-ups that you’d like to see me write about, drop me a line at brianc@cbr.com! In the early 1970s, Marvel debuted Marvel UK, which was
Welcome to Comic Book Legends Revealed! This is the six hundred and sixty-fifth week where we examine comic book legends and whether they are true or false. Click here for Part 1 of this week’s legends. Click here for Part 2 of this week’s legends. COMIC LEGEND: Lex Luthor was based on Donald Trump in
SuperGroupies has teamed up with anime movie Fate/stay night: Heaven’s Feel for a series of fashion items inspired by five of the franchise’s best loved characters – Matou Sakura, Tohsaka Rin, Saber, Archer, and Lancer. The series includes watches, tops, bags, wallets and pumps which can all be worn together as an outfit themed around
It’s been announced that the live action Gintama film sequel will premiere on Aug. 17, 2018! The first entry premiered on July 14, 2017 and starred Oguri Shun as Sakata Gintoki. The final count for box office revenue sat at around 3.84 billion yen, and the film also set a new opening record in China
NBC’s broadcast of Super Bowl LII included the first trailer for Westworld Season 2, delivering on our first look at snazzy new footage from the hit HBO series. The footage is narrated by Evan Rachel Wood’s Dolores Abernathy, who talks the beauty of the world where she lives. Her narration then gets a lot more
The new trailer for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom debuted during the Super Bowl, providing flashes of all of our favorite dinosaurs as well as a mysterious new hybrid, which lurks largely in shadow. The footage focuses on the creature’s many teeth and fearsome talons before finally giving us a better look at the beast in
The first details of DC’s much-buzzed-about “Young Readers” line surfaced today to a surprising revelation: the comics publisher is doing not one, but two new young reader-focused imprints. The first, DC Ink, will be geared towards YA audiences while the second, DC Zoom, will be focused on middle grade readers. Both will be overseen by
DC Comics adaptation Gotham is on its third iteration of Poison Ivy, and fans now have their first look at the latest actor to take on the role. RELATED: Gotham Recasts Scarecrow For Its Season 4 Return The sneak peak for the twelfth episode of Gotham‘s fourth season shows Peyton List as the famed comic book villain. The Mad
TV URBAN LEGEND: Darkwing Duck was originally going to be called Double-O Duck but couldn’t do to a trademark owned by the makers of the James Bond films. Just the other day, I did a list about some surprisingly racy jokes in Disney Afternoon cartoon shows and one of them was about the DuckTales episode
The Walking Dead co-creator Robert Kirkman has teased the possibility of Carl Grimes surviving the walker bite that he sustained prior to the winter break. RELATED: Walking Dead Midseason Premiere Trailer Promises to Finish the Fight “He’s not dead yet,” Kirkman said on a Walker Stalker Cruise Q&A panel. “He might not die. You never know. But I
With a majority of its cast set to undergo contract negotiations ahead of the previously announced Season 9, The Walking Dead could be losing yet another cast member. RELATED: Walking Dead Renewed for Season 9 as Series Taps New Showrunner According to Deadline, actor Lauren Cohan, who has played Maggie Greene since Season 2 of
Ahead of Black Panther‘s theatrical release, Hasbro is adding to its Marvel Legends line with an adult-sized replica of T’Challa’s helmet. The sleek, light-up helmet is adjustable, which means kids and adults alike can use it to cosplay as the Black Panther. RELATED: Facebook Bans Group Planning to Tank Black Panther on Rotten Tomatoes The
The eighth season of AMC’s The Walking Dead reached its halfway point with a dark moment for Rick Grimes and his group of survivors. As the midseason trailer shows, there’s only one thing left to do for Rick and the others to get out from under Negan’s oppressive thumb: finish the fight. RELATED: The Walking Dead: Season 8 Return Synopsis
Following Bryan Fuller and Michael Green’s departure from American Gods, Starz has tapped Hannibal producer Jesse Alexander as showrunner on the sophomore series. Though Fuller and Green penned the first six episodes of Season 2, The Hollywood Reporter reports that the network plans to start anew with Alexander. American Gods creator Neil Gaiman was reportedly unhappy
The latest promo for Syfy’s Krypton features a relic from Seg-El’s future. In the brief promo, Seg-El approaches Superman’s cape, which hangs from a stand that bears the House of El’s family crest. However, when he picks it up, it begins to disappear in his hands, starting from the bottom up. “This cape belongs to
On the heels of his shared Academy Award nomination for best adapted screenplay, a first for a superhero film, Logan director James Mangold has taken aim at one of the modern staples of the genre: post-credits scenes. RELATED: Logan’s Oscar Nomination Is a Watershed Moment For Superhero Movies Appearing Thursday in Los Angeles at Audi’s
Mark Ruffalo joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2012 with The Avengers, and as Bruce Banner/the Incredible Hulk has become of the breakout stars of the blockbuster franchise. Now the actor has shared a photo from the set of Avengers: Infinity War, capturing a moment from his last day of work on the upcoming ensemble film. RELATED:
In “When We First Met”, we spotlight the various characters, phrases, objects or events that eventually became notable parts of comic lore, like the first time someone said, “Avengers Assemble!” or the first appearance of Batman’s giant penny or the first appearance of Alfred Pennyworth or the first time Spider-Man’s face was shown half-Spidey/half-Peter. Stuff
With so much to see, do, and eat, it can be difficult to begin planning that amazing Japan trip you’ve always been dreaming of. If you’re not sure where to start, why not check out this ranking of top Japan experiences? In late January, Recruit Lifestyle and Jalan released a survey about foreign tourists’ experiences
Premium Bandai has opened preorders for a gorgeous figurine of Yuri Plisetsky from Kubo Mitsurou’s hit series Yuri!!! on Ice! The infamously short-tempered male figure skater will be joining the G.E.M. Series as a 1/8 scale figure reaching approximately 200 mm. Clearly in his element, Plisetsky strikes a beautiful pose that oozes the graceful precision