The Star Wars Universe Welcomes a New Live-Action TV Series
From movies to TV, Star Wars is getting a live-action series that is set to debut on Disney’s digital streaming service. The still un-named service is set to launch in 2019.
This is the first live-action TV series for Star Wars, however, the franchise has created five animated series. These include Star Wars: Droids, Star Wars: Ewoks and the most recent, Star Wars Rebels.
In light of the new Disney streaming service, Disney will be taking all Marvel and Star Wars films off of Netflix and move them to the in-house streaming service in 2019. The pricing for the service is still being worked out, but the plan is to make it lower than the price of Netflix, which is currently $11/month for a standard plan.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Rian Johnson Prepares to Take on New Star Wars Trilogy
Rian Johnson, director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, is set to expand the far away galaxy into a new movie trilogy.
These new movies will be separate from the continuing Skywalker saga and, according to the announcement from Lucasfilm, “Johnson will introduce new characters from a corner of the galaxy that Star Wars lore has never before explored.”
After the announcement was released, Johnson took to Twitter to share his feelings about the upcoming movie Star Wars: The Last Jedi that is set to open on Dec. 15. after all this trilogy is a huge vote of confidence from both Disney and Lucasfilm.
https://twitter.com/rianjohnson/status/928756341908430848
The announcement of this new trilogy comes as Lucasfilm is preparing for Solo: A Star Wars Story, set to come out May 25, 2018, as well as director J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: Episode IX set to hit screens Dec. 20, 2019.
Lots to look forward to in the Star Wars universe in the next few years!
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Iron Fist Season 2 Has Official Film Start Date
Iron Fist season 2 will begin filming on December 6 according to Spoiler TV.
After a rocky first season, it took a little longer for a second season to be confirmed for Iron Fist, unlike other shows such as Daredevil, Luke Cage and Jessica Jones.
Season 2 will be receiving some new updates including a new showrunner as well as Misty Knight (Simone Missick) being added as a recurring player in the show.
What’s interesting about the December start date is what it means for the premiere of the show. New seasons of Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Daredevil are all set to premiere in 2018, but it is unclear whether Iron Fist season 2 will be joining them.
Seems like there’s a lot of new seasons to look forward to next year! The question is will Iron Fist be one of them?
Source: Screen Rant
First Teaser for Crisis on Earth-X Crossover has Arrived
The first teaser for the highly anticipated “Crisis on Earth-X” crossover event (yes, it’s an event not just a crossover) has finally arrived!
Just a warning, however, that this clip really is a tease because if you blink you might miss it. In the teaser, we see The Flash, Green Arrow and Supergirl come together to “protect the people.”
You can get a glimpse of what’s to come here.
The “Crisis on Earth-X” crossover event will begin Monday, November 27 with Supergirl and Arrow and finish off with The Flash and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow the next day.
Source: Digital Spy
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Debuts New Characters for New Season
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is back next month for Season 5 and with it some new faces!
In this season, Coulson and the team take on a new setting and new characters on their way to space.
At the end of last season, we saw the crew celebrating after saving the world with the help of Ghost Rider. The celebration didn’t last long, however, as it was interrupted by a mysterious man and an elite squad. Next thing we see, Agent Coulson is aboard a ship, in space.
In this season, we will see new characters such as Deke (Jeff Ward), Tess (Eve Harlow), Flint (Coy Stewart) and Grill (Pruitt Taylor Vince).
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. returns Friday, December 1 with a special two-hour premiere (8:00-10:00 EST) on ABC.
Here’s the first look at the new characters we can expect to see this season.
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Arrow Welcomes Back Deathstroke in New Promo Video
Deathstroke is back in action in this trailer for next weeks episode of Arrow appropriately titled “Deathstroke Returns.”
In last year’s season finale, we saw Oliver Queen travel to his home island of Lian Yu to save his friends and family. To help in his endeavor, he asked for aid from from his best friend turned sworn enemy, Slade Wilson, aka Deathstroke. In return for his help, Oliver agreed to help Slade find his long lost son.
Check it out!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=22&v=7iMcBuLtT5I
Source: CBR
Beyoncé Added to The Lion King as the Voice of Nala
Disney has added musician Beyoncé Knowles-Carter to voice Nala in director Jon Favreau’s live-action Lion King remake.
The cast also includes Donald Glover as Simba, Chiwetel Ejiofor as Scar, Billy Eichner as Timon, Seth Rogen as Pumbaa and James Earl Jones, who will reprise his role as Simba’s father Mufasa.
Reportedly, the remake will see an animated style close to Favreau’s other Disney remake project, the 2016 film The Jungle Book.
The Lion King is set to premiere July 19, 2019.
Source: CBR
Constantine’s Arrival to Legends of Tomorrow Teased in a Script Cover
Matt Ryan’s John Constantine was confirmed last month to return for a two-episode arc in DC’s Legends of Tomorrow.
As we approach the two-episode arc in this superhero drama, the executive producer Marc Guggenheim has shown fans a first look at the cover page of the script of Episode 10 entitled “Daddy Darhkest.”
The otherwise regular looking cover page with the show’s logo and technical details has had a red necktie and a lit cigarette added to it. These are two signature items belonging to the chain-smoking con man/magician.
This is more like it… @mattryanreal @ketomizu pic.twitter.com/zW9jgXMqtn
— Marc Guggenheim (@mguggenheim) October 31, 2017
Shortly after the announcement of Constantine’s return, executive producer Phil Klemmer revealed details about the arc, including that the narrative takes place, chronologically, after his appearance in Arrow Season 4, in Oliver Queen called upon Constantine to restore the soul of Sara Lance.
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow airs Tuesdays at 9 pm. ET.
Source: CBR
Chantal Thuy Joins the Black Lightning Cast as Grace Choi
The CW’s Black Lightning has added another cast member to their list with Chantal Thuy being the latest.
Thuy – who has also appeared in Madam Secretary and Pretty Little Liars – has been cast to play Grace Choi who will be a recurring role in this first season. Choi is a comic book fan who befriends Anissa Pearce (Nafessa Williams) while coming to terms with her abilities.
Along with Thuy, the CW has also cast Marvin “Krondon” Jones III as Tobias Whale and Jill Scott as the villainous Lady Eve.
Black Lightning premieres on the CW in 2018.
Source: Variety
Star Trek: Discovery : Harry Mudd Returns in Episode 7
Star Trek: Discovery will see the return of a most unwelcome guest in this week’s episode.
Harry Mudd (Rainn Wilson) was re-introduced into the franchise’s universe last week, but he is back again this week in an attempt to learn the secrets of the ship’s spore drive.
In an exclusive video of the upcoming episode, Mudd can be seen sitting in engineering at the controls of the drive. He asks Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and Lt. Tyler (Shazad Latif) to save time and simply tell him how the drive functions. The computer lets Burnham and Tyler know that the drive is approaching an overload and will soon destroy the ship. Burnham says that he is mad, to which he replies, “No, I’m Mudd.”
Check it out here:
Star Trek: Discovery episode 7, titled “Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad,” will be available to stream beginning at 8:30 p.m. ET on CBS All Access.