Series Regulars Added to Cast of Marvel’s The Punisher
Marvel’s The Punisher has cast three new people as series regulars!
Josh Stewart (Shooter), Floriana Lima (Supergirl) and Giorgia Whigham (Scream) have been cast as new series regulars for the upcoming second season of Marvel’s The Punisher on Netflix.
Stewart will play John Pilgrim, a man whose calm exterior belies a ruthless interior. Despite having left behind a life of violence, circumstances will force him to use his old skills and bring him into Frank Castle’s world. Lima will portray Krista Dumont, a smart, compassionate and driven psychotherapist for military veterans. Whigham will play Amy Bendix, a street-smart grifter with a mysterious past.
The Punisher executive producer/showrunner Steve Lightfoot said, “We are incredibly excited to have Josh, Floriana and Giorgia joining the cast of Marvel’s The Punisher and seeing them bring their talents to the next chapter in the Frank Castle story.”
There is currently no premiere date for the second season of the show. However, you can catch up if you haven’t seen the show by watching all 13 episodes of the first season on Netflix.
Source: Deadline
Stranger Things Season 3 Get’s Production Date and Episode Count
Fans of the popular 80’s style hit show Stranger Things rejoice! We finally have some news on Season 3!
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Even though it isn’t much, according to TVLine, Netflix will produce eight episodes in total for Season 3 with production beginning in April.
Why only eight episodes? We don’t really have an answer for that question. However, we do know that Season 3 will include a time up to 1985. 1985 is the year that Back to the Future and Super Mario Bros. were released. Although that really isn’t saying much, we hope that those will make some appearances or get some references to those famous pieces of entertainment and pop culture.
Both Seasons of Stranger Things are available to stream on Netflix while you wait for Season 3 to come out.
Source: TVLine
Jessica Jones Gets a New Trailer for Season 2
After seeing set photos and waiting for so long, we finally got our first trailer for Season 2 of Jessica Jones. You can watch the trailer down below.
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Season 2 will be available to stream on March 8th.
Here is the synopsis for Season 2:
“Jessica Jones is back as New York City’s tough-as-nails private investigator. Although this time, the case is even more personal than ever before. Fueled by a myriad of questions and lies, she will do whatever it takes to uncover the truth”
Source: Netflix & Youtube
REVIEW: Altered Carbon, Episode 102
Altered Carbon continues as we head into episode 2 of the new Sci-Fi Netflix series.
Now before anyone mentions anything, there will be spoilers for the episode down below.
We start the episode by seeing Takeshi Kovacs (Joel Kinnaman) and Kristin Ortega (Martha Higareda) morning routines. Kovacs wakes up and scolds his AI companion for the hotel Poe (Chris Conner) for letting the attorney Oumou Prescott (Tamara Taylor) into his room while he has no clothes on, and Ortega reluctantly wakes up to go for Boxing training with her partner Abboud (Waleed Zuaiter). The scene with Kovacs is funny and awkward since he is talking to the attorney with no clothes and Poe keeps trying to cover him up. While the scene with Ortega and Abboud is fun and intense, we get to learn why Ortega keeps a tracker on Kovacs as Abboud tells her to stop following him like a stalker.
Next, we go to a Sleeving (Body Swapping) Faculty where Kovacs and Prescott go to get some answers, only to find Laurens Bancroft (James Purefoy) getting back into his current sleeve and talks to Kovacs. This scene plays out as a world-building moment because we get to learn more about how and what Sleeves (Empty Bodies) are and what purpose they serve in this future.
Then, we move to a poker game that Poe is playing with his AI friends and this scene doesn’t really serve much but it will get mentioned because it has some great effects and it also gives some backstory to the Poe and the AI he calls his friends.
Next, we see Kovacs watch a bunch of videos of death threats that Bancroft has received and stumbles on one that sees’s a masked man show his gun to the camera. Kovacs is able to get a Serial Number and track down the gunman to his home and tries to question him about the video. We later find out that the man’s name is Vernon Elliot (Ato Essandoh) and he is trying to save his daughter. This conflict as a whole takes up a huge chunk of the episode and is awesome from start to finish. From the continuous fighting and special effects that are presented when Kovacs uses a VR headset to look where Elliot’s daughter Lizzie.
After this, Kovacs Visits a futuristic strip joint to find talk to one of the girls to find out more information about Lizzie and where to find her when he is then ambushed afterwards by Vernon. This turns sour because then Kovacs and Vernon are attacked by some gangster with some using a power enhancer. This scene was filled with action and violence to make it entertaining and it looked visually pleasing as well.
Finally, we end the episode by Kovacs coming back to his hotel home when he is greeted by Bancroft’s Wife who wants to sleep with Kovacs. They then spend the last few minutes of the episode having sex.
This was another great episode of Altered Carbon, it had a nice balance of both world building and action that keeps the viewer entertained and interested in what this world has to offer. Let’s hope that this series can continue going up from here.
9/10
REVIEW: Altered Carbon, Episode 101
Altered Carbon is the latest new series to stream on Netflix and is a Sci-Fi/Cyberpunk thriller that looks gorgeous and is thrilling at the same time. Just by watching the trailers, you can see that it is heavily inspired by Blade Runner and other Sci-Fi films. However, this isn’t a bad thing, Altered Carbon takes this notion and runs with it pretty well while also creating its own universe and characters.
Here is the trailer if you are interested:
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Now before anyone mentions anything, there will be spoilers for the first episode down below.
Altered Carbon starts by throwing you right into the action, where we meet two criminals with guns, one is a woman (we don’t learn her name) and a guy by the name of Takeshi Kovacs (Will Yun Lee) who are ambushed by an armed forces group, they look like stormtroopers if they were scarier. The criminals put up a good fight, but are killed in the end. This scene was very tense at times and was full of action. Definitely a great way to start a pilot.
We then cut to 250 years into the future where we see Takeshi Kovacs (Joel Kinnaman) being reborn. However, he is in a different body and is having a hard time adjusting to his new environment. However, not only has his body changed, so has the world around him. It’s here that we get to see the CGI and set design really kick in. The world of Altered Carbon is visually stunning and it stands out enough that it doesn’t come off as a copy of Blade Runner (There’s going to be a lot of comparisons that so just a warning).
It’s after that stunning revelation that Kovacs is picked up by Kristin Ortega (Martha Higareda) who is a police lieutenant who picks up Kovacs and escorts him to a wealthy estate where we learn that Kovacs was hired to try and solve the murder of Laurens Bancroft (James Purefoy) who has already been reborn into a new body. However, Bancroft still wants to find out who wants him dead. It’s this conflict that is the driving force for the rest of the episode, as Kovacs spends his time thinking about taking the case for him to finally agree to at the end of the episode.
So far, Altered Carbon presents a beautiful world and some really good acting. However, the story feels pretty scarce and doesn’t explain everything clearly and it may come off as a lot of showing but not telling. Given that it is only the first episode of the series, we can cut it some slack. Let’s just hope that the story will pick up and gain more momentum while exploring more of the beautiful world around it.
8.5/10
The Cloverfield Paradox is Now Available on Netflix
The long-awaited sequel to Cloverfield and 10 Cloverfield Lane has been revealed during the Super Bowl called, The Cloverfield Paradox.
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While the ad aired during the Super Bowl, the movie was released on Netflix after the Super Bowl finished airing. The movie is now available to stream on Netflix.
Here is the official synopsis:
“Orbiting about a planet on the brink of war, scientists test a device to solve an energy crisis and end up face-to-face with a dark alternate reality.”
Source: Netflix & IGN
The Punisher Has Been Renewed for Season 2
A second season has been confirmed for Netflix’s The Punisher.
The announcement was made via a video on the show’s Facebook page, check it out below:
https://www.facebook.com/MarvelsPunisherNetflix/videos/1571287582959387/
The series follows Daredevil adversary The Punisher, aka Frank Castle (played by Jon Bernthal), as he uncovers a conspiracy that runs far deeper than New York’s criminal underworld. The vigilante must discover the truth about injustices that affect more than just the family that he lost.
Source: TV Line
Filming Begins for Daredevil Season 3
Filming is underway for Daredevil Season 3.
Earlier this year, a report indicated that filming was set to start on October 15 and finish June 30, but thanks to public notice signs that were shared on Twitter, we know that filming is now up and running on the streets of New York.
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The sign indicates that the project title is “Ringside S3” which, as Daredevil fans will remember, was the working title for the shows second season.
Rumour has it that Daredevil Season 3 will premiere on Netflix sometime in 2018.
Source: Comic Book
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
Marvel’s Daredevil Welcomes Back Vincent D’Onofrio; Erik Oleson Becomes New Showrunner for Season 3
Deadline reported today that Marvel’s Daredevil will be seeing the return of Vincent D’Onofrio as the reprise of Wilson Fisk for season three. D’Onofrio was the main villain in Season 1 of the Netflix Original and he also made an imprisoned appearance in Season 2 last year.
D’Onofrio teased his fans of his return with a banner photo of the Fisk character on his Twitter page.
Along with the return of D’Onofrio, Erik Oleson will be taking the role of showrunner for the third season. Douglas Petrie and Marco Ramirez were showrunners for Season 2 of Daredevil, however, both have moved on to handle the same duties on Marvel’s The Defenders.
In an interview with Deadline, EP and Marvel TV chief Jeph Loeb said, “We’re very excited how Marvel’s Daredevil develops through the creative lens and guidance of our new showrunner, Erik Oleson.”
Marvel and Netflix have yet to release a launch date for Daredevil’s Season 3.