Everything You Need to Know About Iron Fist Season 2
The first season might not have gotten the greatest critic rating, but that hasn’t stopped the show from getting a second season. Here is everything you need to know about Iron Fist Season 2:
Release date?
The second season has only just started filming in December, around the same time as Daredevil season three, so we won’t be seeing Iron Fist season two in the same March slot as its first season. We may have to wait until March 2019 for Iron Fist season two.
Cast?
The first-look photo confirmed that Danny (Finn Jones) and Colleen Wing (Jessica Henwick) would be back. Also returning will be Tom Pelphrey as Ward Meachum, Jessica Stroup as Joy Meachum and Sacha Dhawan as Davos, Danny’s best friend from K’un-Lun.
In early December, Star Trek: Into Darkness star Alice Eve was confirmed to be joining the cast in season two. However, we don’t yet know what her role will be other than the fact that there will be “an intrigue and danger to her character unlike anyone else,” according to Marvel’s head of television Jeph Loeb.
New showrunner?
EW reported that Scott Buck was stepping down as showrunner, with Raven Metzner taking over for season two. Metzner has previously worked on the likes of Sleepy Hollow, Falling Skies and Heroes Reborn, with his main movie role to date being the writer of Elektra.
Plot?
As well as helping to defeat the Hand, Danny ended The Defenders by sitting on a rooftop in New York City, illuminated by his iron fist.
The assumption is that with Daredevil currently sidelined (depending on what happens in season three if it arrives before Iron Fist‘s second run), Danny will take over as the protector of Hell’s Kitchen, keeping it safe until Matt Murdock’s return.
Matt found himself in prison after his identity is revealed, leading to Danny ‘taking over’ as Daredevil to protect New York City and give Matt a cover story that he might not actually be Daredevil. When he was released from prison, a misunderstanding saw the two fight on a rooftop – as you do – before order was restored.
Source: Digital Spy
Arrow Star Stephen Amell Gets Festive
Arrow’s Stephen Amell is getting into the holiday spirit.
Amell shared some festive photos of him in his costume as the Arrow this weekend. The first photo he posted is with Santa Claus with the caption, “Seconds before I told him he was on the list.”
He posted another photo in the same place with his wife Cassandra Jean and daughter Mavi.
He also took to Twitter to share a transformation photo from 2012-2017.
2012 – 2017 🎄🎄🎄 pic.twitter.com/J6uzuCWV9t
— Stephen Amell (@StephenAmell) December 16, 2017
How adorable are these photos?
Source: Comicbook
The Nutcracker and The Four Realms Teaser Trailer
The holiday season is upon us and to add to the festive spirit, Disney has released a teaser trailer of the live-action retelling of E.T.A. Hoffmann’s 1816 story The Nutcracker And The Mouse King.
The Nutcracker And The Four Realms follows Clara (Mackenzie Foy) whose only wish is to get hold of a one-of-a-kind key that will unlock a box that holds a priceless gift from her late mother. A golden thread, presented to her at godfather Drosselmeyer’s (Morgan Freeman) annual holiday party leads her to the coveted key — which promptly disappears into a strange and mysterious parallel world. There, Clara encounters a soldier named Phillip (Jayden Fowora-Knight), a gang of mice and the regents who preside over three Realms: Land of Snowflakes, Land of Flowers and Land of Sweets. Clara and Phillip must brave the ominous Fourth Realm, home to the tyrant Mother Ginger (Helen Mirren), to retrieve Clara’s key and hopefully return harmony to the unstable world.
Other cast members include Jack Whitehall, Richard E Grant, Eugenio Derbez and Keira Knightly. Knightley is playing the sugar-plum fairy. There’s also a special performance by Misty Copeland.
Disney opens The Nutcracker on November 2, 2018.
Source: Deadline
Early Man First Full Trailer Released
The first full trailer has been released for Early Man, the prehistoric family film.
The animated film follows Dug (Eddie Redmayne), who, along with his best friend Hognob, must unite their tribe against a mighty enemy Lord Nooth (Tom Hiddleston) and his Bronze Age City to save their home.
Leading Dug’s tribe of lovable misfits is Chief Bobnar (Timothy Spall) who is joined by Treebor (Richard Ayoade), Magma (Selina Griffiths), Asbo (Johnny Vegas), Barry (Mark Williams), Gravelle (Gina Yashere), Eemak (Simon Greenall) and Grubup (Richard Webber). Maisie Williams voices Goona, the gallant and indomitable rebel who befriends Dug and helps the tribe in its battle. Also joining the cast are Roby Brydon, Kayvan Novak and Miriam Margolyes.
Studiocanal co-finances Early Man alongside the BFI, and will distribute in its own territories: the UK, France, Germany, Australia and New Zealand, selling worldwide. Lionsgate boarded U.S. rights in May and has set a February 16 release date. Studiocanal opens Early Man on January 26 in the UK.
Source: Deadline
Ian McKellen Interested in Playing Gandalf in Lord of the Rings TV series
Sir Ian McKellen played the beloved wizard Gandalf in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, but is his time as Gandalf over?
McKellen was a guest on the Graham Norton’s BBC 2 Radio show and the host asked McKellen, “Amazon are doing a TV series of Lord of the Rings. Now isn’t that annoying? That there’s going to be another Gandalf in town?”
To which McKellen replied, “What do you mean, another Gandalf?”
“I haven’t said yes because I haven’t been asked,” the actor continued. “But are you suggesting that someone else is going to play it? Gandalf is over 7000 years old, so I’m not too old [yet].”
The Amazon series will not be an adaptation of the JRR Tolkien’s original novels. Instead, it will be set before the events of the first novel, The Fellowship of the Ring, and tell a new story based on Tolkien’s other Middle-earth writings.
Source: Comicbook
Teaser Trailer for Mortal Engines Released
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPCuZAKSWXQ
A teaser trailer has been released for the upcoming sci-fi film Mortal Engines.
The movie is based on the first of four books written by Philip Reeve. Mortal Engines will follow a war-torn steampunk Earth, in which all major cities are mounted on wheels and move around the world. These “Traction Cities” hunt down and consume their smaller counterparts.
The cast includes Hugo Weaving as Thaddeus Valentine, Hera Hilmar as Hester Shaw, Robert Sheehan as Tom Natsworthy, and Stephen Lang as Shrike.
Peter Jackson wrote and produced the film. Christian Rivers will make his directorial debut on this film. Rivers worked with Jackson on both The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit.
Mortal Engines is set to hit theatres December 14, 2018.
Source: Comicbook
New Black Lightning “Resurrection” Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=22&v=wnJ3O_0dnlA
A new trailer has been released for The CW’s upcoming show Black Lightning!
In this one we see a bit more than our famous Jefferson Pierece (Cress Williams). In this trailer, we get our first look at villain Tobias Whale (Marvin “Krondon” Jones III,) leader of the local gang, The One Hundred.
“Do you believe in the resurrection?” Tobias asks in the trailer, but it’s not religion the gangster is talking about. Instead, he’s referring to the return of the vigilante Black Lightning. It’s a resurrection that Tobias is clearly not happy about it.
Black Lightning premieres January 16 @ 9/8c on The CW.
Source: Comicbook
Preview of Star Trek: Discovery Soundtrack
Star Trek: Discovery has a soundtrack coming out right around the corner and Lakeshore Records has released an exclusive preview.
The soundtrack will contain twenty-one tracks from the show’s earliest episodes.
In a statement, Discovery producer Alex Kurtzman said the following about Russo’s score:
“Grand, glorious, hopeful, heartbreaking, intimate, bittersweet, tense, soaring, surprising. Over 51 years, in its many iterations, there’s been no shortage of adjectives to describe the music of Star Trek. On the other hand, the list of composers capable of capturing them all is short, and this is where Jeff Russo comes in. Jeff manages to hold each note in beautiful balance, evoking the nostalgia of Alexander Courage’s original theme while scoring Discovery with his own unique ear and heart. We’re lucky to have him, and we hope you’ll love his music as much as we do.”
The soundtrack will be available digitally December 15.
What do you think of the soundtrack?
Source: Nerdist
Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 Character Posters
New character posters have been released for the second season of Star Trek: Discovery.
The new posters have a sleek black and white design, one each for Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green), Captain Gabriel Lorca (Jason Isaacs), Lt. Saru (Doug Jones), and Voq (Javid Iqbal…maybe).
Each poster also contains the tagline “Discover the Unknown,” which is a reference to the midseason finale, in which the USS Discovery jumped into uncharted space. The fact that each character has their back turned in their poster may also be a tease for the upcoming mirror universe episodes.
Check them out!
Source: Comicbook
Colton Haynes Returns to Arrow
Guess who’s coming back to Arrow?
The CW has officially announced Colton Haynes as Roy Harper is returning to Arrow for a short arc starting with the 15th episode of this season.
“We’re thrilled to announce that Colton Haynes will be reprising his role as Roy Harper,” executive producers Marc Guggenheim and Wendy Mericle said in a statement. “Roy is called back to Star City to help resolve an urgent matter with high stakes for the team.”
Haynes first starred in Arrow street rat Roy midway through Arrow‘s freshman run, and last aired as a series regular toward the end of Season 3. He also returned in Season 4.
Arrow returns from the holiday break on Thursday, Jan. 18, with Episode 10.