WARNING: This article contains major spoilers for the broadcast premiere of Marvel’s Inhumans. When Auran shows up on Marvel’s Inhumans, she doesn’t look like the short-lived comic book character that inspired her — and she doesn’t act much like her, either. Using a rough idea of Auran, the ABC show has crafted more of an
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Welcome to Comic Book Legends Revealed! This is the six hundred and forty-sixth 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: There was almost an X-Men: Hidden Years
2004’s Seed of Chucky is a divisive film. Starring Jennifer Tilly, Redman, and the Chucky-voicing Brad Dourif, the fifth film in the Child’s Play franchise took a decisively comedic tone, dividing viewers into two camps: love and hate. Now, the director of the upcoming Cult of Chucky — the latest film in the franchise, releasing
There have been rumblings of a return to the Men in Black franchise since Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones reunited in 2012 for the third film, most recently as a planned crossover with Sony’s 21 Jump Street. Now comes word that the studio will revisit the sci-fi comedy not with a sequel or a
The term “DC Extended Universe” has become an umbrella term for Warner Bros.’ slate of DC Comics-based films, but apparently no one at the studio uses that name. In fact, it originated as a joke. RELATED: DCEU Has Officially Adopted a New Approach to Continuity Vulture’s Abraham Riesman made the discovery while working on an
As a part of a new experiment, One Piece is going to have its very first YouTube program! Yamaguchi Kappei (Usopp) will be the MC, and he’ll be hosting guests Tanaka Mayumi (Luffy) and Hirata Hiroaki (Sanji). It’s set to be streamed for the 3 nights before the “Luffy VS Sanji” fall 1-hour special (the
Hakuba Photo Industry is coming out with Fate/Grand Order accessories in their Chara Mode line in October! Check the full range out here~ Fate/Grand Order iPhone 8/7 smartphone cover This transparent cover is printed with UV-cured ink to keep your characters around for as long as possible. It’s made of light, durable acrylic elastomer that
A series of smartphone and pass cases inspired by hit figure skating anime Yuri!!! On Ice are set for release through top character goods company Playful Mind. The notebook-style iPhone cases are available in four different designs, each of which has three inner pockets perfect for cards and tickets and can also act as stands
One Piece is celebrating 20 years of serialization with an awesome collaboration exhibit event in Kyoto! From Oct. 7 to Oct. 22, the “One Piece Art Nue Daikaku-ji – Majyuu to Hime to Chikai no Hana” event will span the entire grounds of Daikaku-ji, a temple in Kyoto. A special new side story to the
George Romero might have been known for his genre-defining horror films like Night of the Living Dead and Creepshow, but at one point the director could have gone in a completely different direction. There was a point in his career where Romero was top choice to adapt the Marvel Comics character Copperhead for the big
Before Gal Gadot came along, Lynda Carter embodied the iconic Wonder Woman character on television throughout the ’70s. Now, the actress has some choice words for director James Cameron, who has made it clear he doesn’t think much of Patty Jenkins’ interpretation of Wonder Woman, and recently doubled down on his previous comments. Just after
Ron Perlman is done talking about Hellboy, and he’d appreciate it if everyone would stop asking him about it. During a recent Reddit AMA, the actor was asked what he thought about the upcoming reboot now that Lionsgate Studios has released the first look at star David Harbour as the titular character. “I’ve made my
The much loved gaming series Final Fantasy is celebrating its 30th anniversary next year with a special exhibition at Mori Arts Center in Roppongi, Tokyo, from Jan. 22 – Feb. 28 2018. As a preview, famous quotes from the history of the Final Fantasy franchise covered the walls at Makuhari Messe last weekend during Tokyo
With the TV anime adaptation set for broadcast this October, the first volume of Sengoku Night Blood, the manga adaptation of the popular smartphone game, hits shelves on Sept. 27. This adaptation of the original hit renai game, in which the player contends with vampires and werewolves in the Sengoku Era, is headed by Ono
Watanabe Shinichiro has released an anime short that tells the story of the day before Blade Runner 2049, the upcoming sci-fi epic set to open on Oct. 27, Blade Runner Blackout 2022 is set 3 years after Deckard disappeared with the female replicant, and it serves as the key to that space between 2019 when
Shinkai Makoto’s hit anime movie Kimi no Na wa. will receive a live action Hollywood movie adaptation to be produced by J. J. Abrams ( Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens ) and Lindsey Weber. It was also revealed that Paramount Pictures and Bad Robot Productions had acquired the rights to a live
Oomori Fujino’s Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? launched the first episode of its newest YouTube program on Sept. 26! DanMachi News Channel O-radio Z promises to bring fans news about the series as well as related media projects, plus the occasional guest appearance or two. Streamed live, the
Dia Horizon, a TV anime based on Square Enix’s new smartphone game by the same name, will air from Oct. 2 late night on Tokyo MX. It’s not what you’d usually expect from a fantasy, unless you expected to see the world of the game spiced with salaryman gag comedy in 5-minute 3DCG flash animation
Your Name is headed back to the big screen as a live-action film from Paramount Pictures and J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot banner. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the popular anime will be adapted for live-action by writer Eric Heisserer, the Oscar-nominated scribe who penned Arrival. Abrams is attached to the project through his Bad Robot
With Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Disney and Lucasfilm were able to bring the look of the original 1977 movie back to the big screen with modern filmmaking technology. Perhaps the most impressive achievement amidst all that attention to detail was the film’s uncanny ability to convincingly bring Peter Cushing’s character, the Grand Moff
Fans of Image Comics’ The Walking Dead comic book series have come to expect some rather raw language from fan-favorite villain Negan, but that personality quirk was missing from the character’s introduction on the AMC television series due to the network’s policy. However, when the series returns for Season 8 next month, viewers may hear
When The Flash returns for Season 4, one of the season’s big mysteries will concern Team Flash’s latest recruit: Ralph Dibny, aka Elongated Man. Speaking to TVLine, executive producer Andrew Kreisberg revealed that Ralph will keep the source of his powers secret. “That’s one of the big mysteries of the season,” Kreisberg teased, referring to
Deadly Class is in session for its very own pilot episode on Syfy. Deadline reports the network has put in a pilot order for the television adaptation of Rick Remender and Wes Craig’s Image Comics series. Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War directors Joe and Anthony Russo are on board to executive produce.
When it was confirmed in April that Fox’s upcoming X-Men sequel will be titled X-Men: Dark Phoenix, many fans were understandably skeptical, considering how poorly elements of the seminal Marvel Comics storyline were adapted in 2006’s X-Men: The Last Stand. However, Pyslocke actress Olivia Munn appears to suggest franchise veteran Simon Kinberg intends to give
Tokyo Game Show is always an exciting time with cosplayers, talk shows, and performances like live music and pro-sports battles dotting the booths. Of course, what people go for are obviously the video games! What new titles are coming out? What developments are being made for older titles? Here are just three of the game
Join vol. 2 of the Gintama school festival at “Gintama 3-nen Z-gumi Ginpachi Sensei Gintama Koukou Bunkasai in J-World Tokyo” (Gintama 3rd Year Class Z Ginpachi Sensei Gintama High School Festival in J-World Tokyo)! Clear file To be held from Oct. 7 to Nov. 5, the event is subtitled “Koukou no Bunkasai ni Dete Iru
Spider-Man: Homecoming officially hit digital platforms today, and so have the film’s bonus features, including — but not limited to — various deleted scenes and a gag reel. The gag reel sees Tom Holland utter Spider-Man’s famous “great power” line, while Chris Evans’ Captain America breaks out into a fit of laughter as he films
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks star Kyanna Simone Simpson has joined Black Lightning, The CW’s latest superhero drama. Deadline reports that Simpson will appear in a recurring role as Kiesha, “the partner-in-crime/best friend of Jennifer Pierce, who also attends Garfield High School.” The report describes Kiesha as “the daughter of Inspector Henderson,” who “will
Thanks to the premiere of Star Trek: Discovery, downloads for the CBS All Access app rose 64% over their levels on the two previous Sundays, Variety reports. According to the report, which sourced its figures from the leading app-analytics firm Sensor Tower, the CBS app saw over 46,000 first-time installs from both Apple’s App Store
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