Category: Marvel Comics

‘Wonder Woman’ Star Saïd Taghmaoui Joins ‘Legion’ Cast

It was announced during SDCC that Saïd Taghmaoui (played Sameer on Wonder Woman) will be joining the cast of Marvel’s Legion as Amahl Farouk, a.k.a. the Shadow King.

In the comics, the Shadow King is an entity of energy which feeds on humanity’s hatred. It manifests itself by possessing human bodies, with its primary human manifestation being Amahl Farouk.

The announcement was made during the first-ever Legion panel at SDCC, which the entire principal cast attended.

During the panel, it was revealed that the next season will consist of 10 episodes and will debut early 2018. Creator of the show, Noah Hawley, hinted at a possible introduction of David Haller’s father, Professor X.

Source: Comic Book Movie.

Posters for ‘Black Panther’ and ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Unveiled at Comic Con

Comic-Con preview night saw the unveiling of two new posters for Marvel’s Black Panther and Thor: Ragnarok.

In the Black Panther poster, we can see some kind of upgrade to T’Challa’s suit. Maybe Wakandan magic? Hm?

Whereas in the Thor: Ragnarok poster, we take a look at the magnificent Hella standing over two scared-looking Thor and Loki.

New Character Promos for ‘The Gifted’ Released

IGN released on Thursday nine new character bio videos for the upcoming X-Men series: The Gifted.

FOX also released a promo on Monday featuring some new scenes and lines from our main characters:

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Take a look at the characters:

The series already has a trailer, and it is set to debut October 2 on FOX.

New Rides, Lands and More for Disney Parks Announced at D23

Tons of news came out of D23 regarding a new lineup of attractions at the Disney Parks around the world, and we are here to break them down.

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Chairman Bob Chapek was the one to unveil over a dozen new attraction coming to the parks, and also revealed sneak peaks of some of the projects in development.

We already covered the detailed look at the new Star Wars lands, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. However, in addition to that, guests who visit Walt Disney World will have a chance to stay at a Star Wars-inspired themed resort.

Chapek said: “It’s unlike anything that exists today, from the second you arrive, you will become a part of a Star Wars story! You’ll immediately become a citizen of the galaxy and experience all that entails, including dressing up in the proper attire. Once you leave Earth, you will discover a starship alive with characters, stories, and adventures that unfold all around you. It is 100% immersive, and the story will touch every single minute of your day, and it will culminate in a unique journey for every person who visits.”

Image: Disney Parks Blog.

We are also getting our first Mickey-themed ride-through attraction at the Walt Disney World Resort.

The ride is inspired by the Mickey Shorts aired on the Disney Channel, and the people who take part in the show are going to partner with Disney Parks to make the attraction possible.

According to Disney Parks Blog you’ll “step through the movie screen and join Mickey and his friends like never before.” The ride will feature a new story and theme song. Imagineer Kevin Rafferty said teams are coming up with technologies that turn your usual 2D cartoon into a “dimensional display of amazingness.”

Image: Disney Parks Blog.

In addition to that Mickey ride, guests will also enjoy a new Disney Skyliner and Minnie vehicles at the Disney World Resort.

The Disney Skyliner will connect various locations with Disney’s Hollywood Studios and the International Gateway at Epcot, including Disney’s Art of Animation and Caribbean Beach resorts. The gondolas will feature famous Disney Characters.

Image: Disney Parks Blog.

As for the Minnie vehicles, they will take the guests anywhere they want at the Walt Disney World Resort, and will look like this:

Image: Disney Parks Blog.

A new Toy Story land has been talked about for a while now, and during the expo, Chapek announced that the land will open next summer.

Toy Story Land will feature two new themed attractions: Slinky Dog Dash and Alien Swirling Saucers.

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Speaking of a Pixar property, it was announced that a new Pixar Pier for Disney California Adventure park.

In 2018, Paradise Pier will feature a new Pixar-themed look, including some characters from movies like The Incredibles and Inside Out. 

The permanent addition to the parks will open during a limited-time celebration at the Disneyland Resort that will feature fireworks and Pixar Play Parade (including Paint the Night parade).

Image: Disney Parks Blog.

Chapek also hinted at some new Marvel’s superheroes attractions joining the Guardians of the Galaxy in what would be an “immersive Super Hero universe at the park.”

Image: Disney Parks Blog.

Speaking of GotG, a new attraction inspired on the team will be added to Future World at Epcot, replacing the Universe of Energy attraction, which will close August 13, 2017.

Image: Disney Parks Blog.

Also at Epcot, a new Ratatouille-inspired attraction will be added to the France Pavilion in World Showcase. Guests will be able to run to safety with Remy in a “dazzling” adventure across a kitchen.

Image: Disney Parks Blog.

Both attractions will open in time for the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney World Resort in 2021.

But that’s not all for Epcot. The theme park is getting a new space restaurant, which will takes guests into a dining experience that’s out of this world.

The restaurant will be located across the park’s Mission: SPACE attraction.

Here’s a first look at what the restaurant would look like:

Image: Disney Parks Blog.

Finally, we have a new Tron attraction coming to Magic Kingdom.

The attraction will be located in a new area next to the Space Mountain attraction. Chapek said that the attraction is set to open in time for Walt Disney World’s 50th anniversary in 2021.

Image: Disney Parks Blog.

Learn more about these attractions on the Disney Parks Blog website.

‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Trailer Description Released

A trailer for Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity Wart was shown at last weekend’s D23 Expo, and the bad news is: we probably won’t watch it until Thor: Ragnarok comes out.

However, we do have a detailed description of the teaser courtesy of io9 and Marvel’s Agent M.

Check them out:

The text ahead contains spoilers for every MCU movie released to date (including Spider-Man: Homecoming)

We’ll learn more about Thor and the Hulk in Thor: Ragnarok, but the Infinity War trailer opened with the Asgardian being flung against the windshield of the Milano, the ship commanded by Star-Lord (Chris Pratt) from Guardians of the Galaxy. “Get it off!” shouts Rocket (voiced by Bradley Cooper), as though a particularly ugly bug had been smushed there.
Mantis (Pom Klementieff) brings Thor back to life, and he promptly greets out Guardians with an unfriendly, “Who the hell are you?” (To be fair, Star-Lord had just told his fellow Guardians, “This might be dangerous, so let’s put on our mean faces.”) It then seems like Thor joins forces with the Guardians to guide them to Earth, where we see the following things go down, in quick succession:
Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) seems to cut a flaming car in half. It looks like her beau Vision (Paul Bethany) might be trapped nearby, and to judge from their faces, something sad and bad is going down.
“Death follows him like a shadow,” we hear, as Josh Brolin’s ultimate villain Thanos is teased.
Suddenly, Tom Hiddleston’s Loki appears, cutting through flaming wreckage to grab the Tesseract, which holds one of the Infinity Stones. Is this what Scarlet Witch and Vision were trying to prevent?
Next, there’s a glimpse of Tom Holland’s Peter Parker on his school bus. The hair on his arms stands up. How’s that for some trouble-activated spider-sense?
“He’s come to us,” someone says, as some alien ships crash land on a wrecked Earth. A worried Mantis stands with Iron Man, Thor, Doctor Strange, the Hulk, and the other heroes as the aircrafts approach.
“This does put a smile on my face,” intones Thanos, as Gamora (Zoe Saldana) takes in the wreckage of the room kept by the Collector (Benicio del Toro). More Infinity Stones pillaged.
And that’s when Thanos walks through a portal onto Earth — big and hulking and boasting a shit-eating grin. Star-Lord and Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) leap into action, harnessing magic and airborne stepping stones. Even Spider-Man swings into action, wearing a cool new suit … perhaps the one teased at the end of Spider-Man: Homecoming?
Briefly, we see Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), who’s blond now, and Captain America, who’s bearded. Listen, I know the fate of the universe is at stake, but don’t we all feel a little refreshed after spending valuable time on an undercover makeover? Talk to Wonder Woman about that, she knows what’s up.
In the final moments, things get truly heightened. Thanos grabs Thor’s head in his meaty paw and regards it like a grape he’s about to smush. Maybe he saw that scary black-and-white episode of Twin Peaks and wants to practice storming radio stations and breaking open heads?
“You can run from it,” growls Thanos, “but your destiny still arrives.” And then he holds up one hand and seemingly destroys a planet far away in the sky — or, if this scene is taking place on Earth, our freaking moon — and heaves the remains of it at our Avengers in a single shot.

Avengers: Infinity War comes out on May 4, 2018.

Source: Comic Book Movie.

First Look at Thanos’ Black Order Revealed at D23

We now know what Thanos’ henchmen will look like!

The Black Order is a group of villains raised and trained by Thanos (Gamora style) to do his dirty work for him.

Take a look at the gang:

The group revealed consists of:

Corvus Glaive: general of the Black Order. He has enhanced strength, speed and durability who uses a bladed pike that can cut through anything and makes him immortal when he holds it.

Ebony Maw: a genius telepath who uses a teleportation device and can control other people’s mind.

Proxima Midnight: Corvus’ wife. She’s an expert on hand-to-hand combat and super strength. Her lance transforms into unavoidable toxic light beams.

Black Dwarf: member of the Black Order who possesses super strength and impenetrable skin.

Does this mean that Gamora and Nebula will encounter some old friends?!

We also got a look at Thanos’ Infinity Gauntlet:

Marvel has yet to cast the voices of the members of the Black Order.

Avengers: Infinity War wrapped filming on Friday and now the cast is heading to start production on the untitled Avengers 4.

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The movie will hit theatres on May 4, 2018.

New D23 ‘Black Panther’ Poster is Nothing Less than Magnificent

Even though there was no new footage for Black Panther released during this year’s D23, a new amazing poster was unveiled.

Marvel Studios concept artist Ryan Meinerding, revealed on Twitter the new poster, where we can see T’Challa a.k.a. Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman), Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o) and Okoye (Danai Gurira) looking over T’Challa’s kingdom.

Marvel’s Black Panther is set to come out February 16, 2018.

20 New Stills for Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’ Released by EW

The wait for Marvel’s Black Panther just got even more unbearable!

Earlier today, Entertainment Weekly unveiled their Comic-Con double-issue cover and two stills featuring Black Panther‘s three main characters: our King of Wakanda: T’Challa a.k.a. Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman), his ex-lover and undercover operative of the Dora Milaje: Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o), and our villain: Erik Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan).

Take a look:

From left to right: Erik Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan), T’Challa/Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman), Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o).
Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o, left) and T’Challa’s sister, Shuri (Letitia Wright, right)
T’Challa/Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman, left) and Erik Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan, right).

On top of that, EW also released 20 official stills from the movie featuring the entire cast of the upcoming movie.

Here are the ones that stood up to us:

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Check out the full gallery, including character descriptions by Chadwick Boseman, Kevin Feige, Ryan Coogler and others.

We Got a New Image from Marvel’s ‘The Defenders’

Another image for Netflix’s The Defenders has been released.

The poster features our “gang of four:” Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage (looking like he’s about to hurt someone pretty badly), and Iron Fist.

The image looks like it will be used as a promotional banner for an interview of sorts due to the text on it: “Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist have united to form street-level supergroup The Defenders, the four stars brief us on what to expect.”

Here it is:

Marvel’s The Defenders is set to air on Netflix August 18.

Source: Comic Book Movie.

Marvel’s ‘Inhumans’ Comic-Con Poster Revealed

This year’s San Diego Comic-Con is next week, and with it, promotional material is slowly coming in.

This time, it was the Inhumans’ turn. Marvel Entertainment and ABC released earlier today the official SDCC poster for the show.

The promotional art comes from comic artist Jae Lee, who co-created the acclaimed 12-issue Inhumans comic alongside Paul Jenkins in 1998.

The poster features our main characters: Medusa, Black Bolt, Maximus, Karnak, Gorgon, Crystal, Triton, and Lockjaw.

Marvel’s Inhumans is set to show its first two episodes on IMAX theatres on September 1, and later premiere on ABC on September 29.

Source: IGN.