Month: March 2018

Marvel’s Luke Cage has found a new Season 2 villain in The Sopranos alum Annabella Sciorra, who will play Rosalie Carbone. Entertainment Weekly describes the character as “a dangerous downtown criminal underworld power player with an eye, and an agenda, toward Harlem.” “Anabella Sciorra is no joke as Rosalie Carbone,” showrunner Cheo Hodari Coker teased.
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Casting is already under way for the sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming 2, with Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios reportedly searching for an actor or actress to play the villain. That Hashtag Show contends the studios are casting a wide net for a primary antagonist with “elevated ideas.” “In an interesting twist, not only has the
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If there’s one thing that otaku enjoy, it’s coming across a character in a series that has the same hobbies and interests they do! As meta as it seems, it’s not unusual for anime to have characters that, incidentally, love anime themselves. But with so many choices, that begs the question… which self-proclaimed otaku character
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Later this year, Dragon Ball Super will receive its very own movie, which will mark the 20th film in Toriyama Akira’s Dragon Ball series! The film, which will premiere in Japan on Dec. 24, 2018, has been temporarily named Dragon Ball Super. Aside from the new teaser visual showcasing a grinning Goku, the only other
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Good Smile Company has revealed a gorgeous figurine of Antarcticite, a winter-bound Gem from Ichikawa Haruko’s Land of the Lustrous! Sculpted by Sayoko Kamiture, this high quality figure is non-scale with a height of approximately 170 mm. Originally sold as a garage kit at Summer Wonder Festival 2016, Antarcticite strikes a beautiful and haunting form
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While this isn’t exactly news of a Firefly reunion, it should at the very least get fans of the cancelled-too-soon Joss Whedon TV series a little stoked. Take a deep breath — Nathan Fillion will soon guest as a fictionalized version of himself on the ABC series American Housewife, and in his appearance he will
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It’s official: Toys R Us is going out of business. After months of speculation and financial trouble in the bankruptcy process, the once-frequented toy store chain is closing up shop. According to NPR, Toys R Us alerted employees Wednesday that the store’s parent company would be closing all of its United States locations or selling
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Black Panther actor Sope Aluko will appear in a second superhero film this year: Sony Pictures’ Venom. According to Deadline, the Nigerian-born actress has joined the cast of Sony’s Venom solo film, one seemingly disconnected from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. She joins a packed cast that includes Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams and Riz Ahmed. Aluko’s role has not yet
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Chip Zdarsky, writer of Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man and Marvel Two-in-One, has signed an exclusive agreement with Marvel Comics. Known for his collaboration with Matt Fraction on Sex Criminals, and for such work as Prison Funnies and Archie Comics’ Jughead, Zdarsky made his Marvel series debut in 2016 with Howard the Duck, with artist
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If you feel like you need to prepare yourself for Marvel Studio’s Avengers: Infinity War in the most epic way possible, AMC Theaters has got you covered. On its website, the theater chain announced the “Avengers: Infinity War Marathon,” which will run for a whopping 31 hours. The marathon will likely start out with 2008’s
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Domino is set to headline her own series come this April, but the fan-favorite mutant won’t be on her own for her first solo outing. Marvel has unveiled the first preview pages for Domino #1 from writer Gail Simone and David Baldeon, and it appears Domino will also bring a dog along for the ride.
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SPOILER WARNING: This article contains major spoilers for the latest episode of The Flash, “Run, Iris, Run,” which as of publication has not yet aired on the west coast. Iris West (Candace Patton) got a taste of life on the other side of the S.T.A.R. Labs experience on tonight’s episode of The Flash, “Run, Iris,
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Magdalene Visaggio and Sonny Liew make their Young Animal debut with Eternity Girl #1, out this week. The six-issue series from DC’s pop up imprint follows superpowered agent Caroline Sharp as she tries to get back on the roster at Alpha 13, after being benched following an “incident.” Caroline is depressed and traumatized, and Eternity
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A third OVA adaptation for Mikiro Gakumo’s light novel series Strike the Blood has been announced! The series was first adapted into anime in 2014, and has since then received two OVAs in addition to its 24 TV anime episodes. A part of the fantasy action genre, Strike the Blood follows the life of Akatsuki
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While fans eagerly await the premiere of behind-the-scenes footage, to say nothing of a second full-length trailer, Marvel Studios has debuted a new 30-second television spot for Avengers: Infinity War, ominously titled “The End.” There’s no additional footage in this promo, but there is a new line of dialogue: “The end is near,” uttered by
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