Telltale’s ‘The Walking Dead: Season 3’ Debuts This November

The PAX West video-game convention is currently ongoing in Seattle, and we’re seeing a steady trickle of news coming from the event. One (sort of) big reveal is the release date for Episode 1 of Telltale’s ‘The Walking Dead: Season 3’. I say sort of because that release date is more of a release month, with no firm time yet set. However at some point in November you know you’ll be able to sit down and have your heart broken, so yeah, look forward to that.

The game has also received a new subtitle: ‘A New Frontier’. This doesn’t tell us much, however like the ‘New World’ tagline used for the last season of ‘The Walking Dead’ TV series, we can expect Clementine to run into a whole lot of new faces as her horizons expand in that dreary, desolate hellscape she calls home.

Those behind the game did have some things to add, however given the story driven nature of the game and not wanting to reveal spoilers, it’s about as vague as it gets.

“This third new season will serve as both a continuation of what’s come before in our story, as well as an all-new beginning set nearly four years after the outbreak events of Season One. As a harrowing and horrific drama, ‘A New Frontier’ will explore beyond what it means to survive in a world ravaged by the undead, and will see our characters confronting the new rules of order and justice in a land being brutally reclaimed and rediscovered by what’s left of humanity itself.”

Sounds like we’re certainly gonna be getting our average dose of horror and despair then. If you thought it was going to be bad for us, spare a thought for poor Clementine and new kid on the block Javier.

“When we began this series, we explored what it meant to protect a character like Clementine at all costs. Years later, meeting her for the first time, Javier will begin to unravel the mystery of who Clementine has become, as her story intersects with his—both of them still driven by the things they value most long after society’s collapse.”

So it looks like this is shaping up to be another solid entry in Telltale’s ‘The Walking Dead’ series. It’s certainly business as usual, but with a winning formula and compelling story, why would you want it to change?

‘The Walking Dead: Season 3’ will come to PC, Mac, PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Mobile this November.

‘Agents of SHIELD’ Season 4: First Look At Ghost Rider

With the Season 4 premiere for ‘Agents of SHIELD’ mere weeks away now, it seems ABC is picking up the pace in promoting it. Entertainment Weekly today revealed the first look at Gabriel Luna (Matador) as Robbie Reyes, a.k.a Ghost Rider.

Though the picture doesn’t give us a full reveal as to what Luna will look like as Ghost Rider, Executive Producer Jed Whedon stated how the character would be adapted from his decidedly minimal source material.

“As always, we are going to put our own spin on the character. We are staying true to the comics in the places where we feel like it’s really important — we love the character’s family dynamic and the East L.A. kid in him.”

Given the majority of audiences won’t be familiar with this version of Ghost Rider, it will be interesting to see what liberties the writers take with the character. Now that the show has been moved to a later 10pm timeslot, there’s much more scope to do some darker things, and this character is a perfect fit.

‘Agents of Shield’ Season 4 premieres Tuesday, 20th September at 10pm on ABC.

‘Agents Of SHIELD’ Season 4 Premiere Title Revealed

In the absence of a trailer from the fast approaching season of ‘Agents of SHIELD’, fans are currently clinging onto any information we get. And today we got something good indeed.

According to Spoiler TV, it has been revealed that the title for Episode One is ‘The Ghost’. Given what we know about the upcoming Season, this is an exciting development indeed. It has already been announced that Gabriel Luna is set to arrive on the show in a blaze of fire as Ghost Rider, and now we have a pretty substantial clue as to just when this arrival will take place.

Of course this episode title isn’t ironclad confirmation that Ghost Rider will feature heavily in the season-opener. Indeed the group could be tracking someone down simply codenamed ‘The Ghost’ before a full reveal at the end of the episode. Given how TV shows like to tease us, this isn’t exactly unlikely.

Given the reaction to this sliver of information we can only hope that ABC satisfies our hunger for news with the release of a full trailer soon. Season 4 is just over two weeks away from airing, and ABC have been annoyingly quiet in promoting it. This could be the last chance ‘Agents of SHIELD’ gets unless it gains a significant audience, so I urge anyone not watching to do so. Season 3 was consistently amazing, and across a 22 episode season that’s no easy feat.

‘Agents of SHIELD’ Season 4 premieres Tuesday, September 20 at 10pm on ABC. Air dates internationally often vary greatly.

Greg Berlanti Developing ‘Black Lightning’ TV Series

It seems the Superhero TV news just doesn’t wanna stop this week, as Deadline reports that Greg Berlanti is working on yet another DC superhero series, alongside Mara Brock Akil (The Game, Being Mary Jane) and her husband Salim Akil. The description for the hero is as follows:

“Black Lightning centres on Jefferson Pierce. He made his choice: he hung up the suit and his secret identity years ago, but with a daughter hell-bent on justice and a star student being recruited by a local gang, he’ll be pulled back into the fight as the wanted vigilante and DC legend — Black Lightning.”

Created in 1977 by Tony Isabella with Trevor Von Eeden, Black Lightning was one of DC’s first major African-American superheroes. The series is currently being pitched to networks, with the Akil’s set to write and executive produce the project together with Berlanti and his production partner Sarah Schechter.

Given all Berlanti’s other DC projects have been picked up by The CW it would be surprising to see this taken elsewhere, however given the sheer number of comic book shows on the network it’s not a certainty that this one would join the group.

Some of Berlanti’s other efforts air on different networks, such as Blindspot on NBC, and he has several series in development for ABC. Clearly then he’s a busy man, but if ‘Black Lightning’ manages to get picked up and holds a quality akin to that of ‘The Flash’, we could be looking at receiving another very popular TV show next year.

The ‘Captain Marvel’ Director Shortlist Just Got Shorter

The ‘Captain Marvel’ film is still a long way off in the eyes of the fans, but it seems Marvel is starting to move things together ready for the film’s production. Now that we’ve got the incredible casting of Brie Larson as the title character out of the way, next up is finding a Director to actually make the darn thing.

The studio had narrowed the search down to just three candidates, however has since added one more. The initial candidates included: Niki Caro (Whale Rider), Lorene Scafaria (Seeking a Friend at the End of the World) and Lesli Linka Glatter (Homeland), with the newest name being added to the list: Rebecca Thomas (Electrick Children).

I can’t say i’m familiar with any of these Director’s works, with even ‘Homeland’ somehow managing to elude me all these years, however Thomas seems to be in high demand at the moment. Though neither film has got the official go ahead from their respective studios, Thomas is slated to direct both Universal’s live-action ‘The Little Mermaid’ and Paramount’s John Green adaptation ‘Looking for Alaska’.

In any case Marvel has plenty of time yet to decide, with the film not due to hit theatres until March 8, 2019! It certainly feels like a long way off now, but given what we already know about the film it’ll be worth the wait. With a script currently being penned by ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ co-writer Nicole Perlman, and ‘Inside Out’ co-writer Meg LeFauve, this film is looking set to be a treat.

If all this news is getting you too excited then don’t fret. Marvel has another 7 films releasing between the time of writing and ‘Captain Marvel’s’ release, one of which is the highly anticipated ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ which could likely see Captain Marvel make her first appearance. Between Film and TV Marvel has a lot to get excited about at the moment.

The Flash: Season 3 Premiere Pictures And Jesse Quick Rumours

Season 3 of ‘The Flash’ is speeding towards us with the premiere just over a month away, so in order to rev us up for what’s looking to be a mind boggling season for the show, The CW has released a slew of new images from Episode 1.

The CW had already revealed that Wally West (Keiynan Lonsdale) would finally be appearing as Kid Flash with a set of awesome promotional photos a couple months back, however it was unclear when in Season 3 he would be appearing. That’s all been cleared up now though as the pictures above make it very clear he’s the Flash of the Flashpoint timeline. Whether this means he’ll retain his powers when everything goes back to normal however remains to be seen. The character was a sort of non entity last season, with very little screen time of note, so giving him powers is a brilliant way to make him exciting. Take them away again though, and we might be looking at a problem.

In all the photos don’t reveal much, and so they shouldn’t, but it looks like we’re going to be treated to additional appearances by the Reverse Flash (Matt Letscher), as well as Henry (John Wesley Shipp) and Nora Allen (Michelle Harrison). Add to that Barry’s blossoming, but likely highly different, relationship with Iris (Candice Patton), and you best be prepared for a highly emotional episode.

This follows rumours that Jesse Quick (Violett Beane) is set to receive her powers this season too. The actress was spotted on set wearing what appeared to be a super suit similar to that of Barry (Grant Gustin), though nothing has yet been confirmed.

‘The Flash’ Season 3 is set to premiere Tuesday, October 4th 8pm on The CW, with international release soon after.

Marvel Developing ‘New Warriors’ Comedy Series Focused On…Squirrel Girl?

That’s right folks, it seems like Marvel’s looking to add to its dominance of everything by introducing another TV show to the mix.

As initially reported by TV Line, Marvel and ABC Studios are currently developing the show, with it “being shopped around to cable and streaming outlets”. Of course nothing has been officially confirmed by Marvel at this point, however given we know they’ve had several projects in the pipeline for a while now, coupled with the recent surge in interest regarding the character of Squirrel Girl, the reports seem highly likely.

Now the New Warriors themselves have always been a more obscure group of characters. Consisting mainly of teenage and young adult heroes; serving as a younger counterpart to the Avengers, the group haven’t had much success in comic book form. Indeed, the most notable appearance for the group was when they sparked Marvel’s Civil War event, an action that killed most of them off in the process.

Given their rocky history, it seems Marvel is looking to put the emphasis on a central character within the team, and in another outlandish move they’ve chosen this character to be Squirrel Girl. As obscure as the character sounds, high profile name Anna Kendrick (Pitch Perfect) has shown interest in playing the character. Speaking to Net-A-Porter she said:

“My brother sent me a Squirrel Girl comic because he thinks I should. I don’t know what Squirrel Girl does other than be half squirrel, but I could be half squirrel!”

Even ‘Captain America: Civil War’ directors Joe and Anthony Russo said this would be brilliant casting, but given Kendrick has mainly stuck to big screen appearances so far, it’s unclear whether she’d make the transition to TV.

If this rumour turns out to be true, then the series will join a whole heap of Marvel TV shows in the works, including ‘Cloak and Dagger’, ‘The Runaways’, ‘The Defenders’ and ‘The Punisher’. It’s an exciting time indeed to be a Marvel fan.

Karen Gillan Joins ‘Jumanji’ Sequel

Karen Gillan has nabbed the female lead in the continuation of the ‘Jumanji’ series. She will star alongside Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart and Nick Jonas in the Jake Kasdan directed film being brought to us by Sony.

Gillan was the final piece to slot into place for the film, as filming is now scheduled to begin in Honolulu next month. Set to play Martha, this is the latest in a line of big roles for Gillan that includes Marvel’s ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’. Having starred in various smaller roles before a leading role in ‘Doctor Who’ kick-started her career, Gillan seems set to continue on her path to Hollywood domination.

 

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Between myself, @kevinhart4real Jack Black and @NickJonas we've searched far and wide to find the one person to complete our #JUMANJI family. This isn't just any role, but in many ways the most important role of the movie. We had to find a girl. But not just any girl. A girl who has "Chutzpah". Guts, nerve and talent to stand her ground and hold her own against Nick's cool rockstar ways, Jack's relentless energy and genius, Kevin's masterful timing and skills and the big, brown, bald tattooed guy who just simply stands there and oooooozes smoldering, captivating, sizzling, can't take your eyes off this brilliant manly man.. never mind I got drunk on the ol' DJ kool aid again. Ladies and gentlemen, I'm proud to announce a girl who's playing the most important role in our movie – the talented, beautiful and down for a Scottish fight at any time, Ms @KarenGillanOfficial. And yes, this is the girl who is so bad ass she shaved her freaking head for Guardians of the Galaxy. We start production next month in Hawaii and as many of you already know, this isn't a remake or reboot, but a continuation of the awesome JUMANJI story we love. Jake "The Snake" Kasdan directing, Matt "OG" Tolmach producing. Yup, I give everyone nicknames. The adventure and fun continues… #JUMANJI #KarenGillan #RESPECT #GingerTough

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Dwayne Johnson took to Instagram to confirm the casting that ended a months long search for the right person.

Gillan is set to reprise her role of Nebula in ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2’ as well as costar alongside Ethan Hawke in ‘In A Valley of Violence’.

‘Jumanji’ is set to hit theatres July 28, 2017.

Doctor Who Spin-Off Class To Explore Consequences Of Whoniverse

In an interview with Empire Magazine the general premise of Class has finally been revealed. Given that since casting news broke earlier this year no news about the show has been heard, this is an exciting moment for Whovians looking to fill that large void caused by the lack of a full season this year.

Created by Patrick Ness (Chaos Walking) and set in Coal Hill Academy, the show already has quit a bit of legacy surrounding it.

“Coal Hill has existed in Doctor Who since literally episode one. The Doctor’s granddaughter went there. So we thought, ‘All that time activity at the school, has that caused any problems? What do you know, it has!”

So it seems the Doctor’s fondness for the school has left it vulnerable to alien attack, with tears in space-time allowing all manner of creatures from across the universe to invade the school.

The article that further revealed the show is set to debut on BBC One and BBC Three sometime in October, also emphasised the importance of a diverse human group of characters.

“We’re not telling stories of the ‘chosen ones’. It’s happenstance that puts these people [at the centre of things]. What if your timing is just weird and things happen to you? How do you deal with it? I’m interested in real consequences. The Doctor is always exciting, but he never [stays]. He goes off on the next adventure. What happens to real people?”

Well with the premiere date possibly only a matter of weeks away, it shouldn’t be too long before we get to find out.

Fear The Walking Dead SN2 EP9- ‘Los Muertos’

The stakes are higher than ever before as the whole group faces immediate danger.

One of the main problems of ‘Fear The Walking Dead’ so far is that the characters have rarely felt like they’re in danger. Given this is a show set during the apocalypse, that’s a bit of a problem. Sure there have been flashes of danger, such as when the Abigail was attacked, however there’s never been a defining moment that says to the audience: ‘These people are truly fighting to survive’.

Cue, Los Muertos.

This episode was all about building the tension until the climactic finale, that saw just about every character facing an immediate threat. This was clearer with Strand’s group. Having returned to the Abigail only to find it gone, the group heads toward a nearby, unbeknownst to them, walker infested hotel. It was fun to see the shifting dynamics at play here. After almost getting the group killed on the Abigail, Alicia begins to step up and take charge. Before now her character had never really been defined. Like Nick she seemed lost in this world, yet her actions ultimately caused harm to those around her. Therefore, to see her start to lead the group; becoming the Rick like voice of hope, pushing the group forward, is an interesting and all together brilliant decision for a character that often felt like she was just there for the sake of it.

With Alicia the voice of hope and reason, it was only fitting that Maddison and Ofelia were harbingers of doom. Maddison’s propensity to cling to her children has mostly been a point of annoyance on the show. It’s easy to forget that Alicia is supposed to be about 17, with Nick not much older, yet Maddison’s cloying nature has always been at a detriment to the character. It’s certainly fun to see her parental instincts flare when it comes to protecting her children, as she turns into a woman you would not ever want to cross, but watching her mope about Nick when she has another child who always seems to play second fiddle to him, is counteractive to the strong, protective character the writers have built her up to be.

As for Ofelia, this was probably the most the character has had to do all season. Having gone from mourning the loss of her mother to now mourning the loss of her father, Ofelia feels truly alone in the world, despite Alicia’s assurance that they’re all family now. Through everything she says and does in the episode it’s clear she’s suicidal, however this fails to have the emotional impact it should. Because Ofelia has been so closed off due to the fates of her parents, we haven’t had much of a chance to really get to know her. This seems to be something the writers picked up on too, as we were given some details of her past. Any regular viewer of ‘The Walking Dead’ knows that when we get to know more about a character they’re usually heading for the chopping block, and given Ofelia’s current suicidal nature it certainly seems as if we’re heading that way, but I worry any decision regarding the character won’t have the emotional resonance it should.

Surprisingly Nick’s story was also continued this episode. Like all sanctuaries in ‘The Walking Dead’ series, Nick’s Tijuana camp held a dark secret. However, unlike all the other sanctuaries in ‘The Walking Dead’ series, these guys were completely upfront about it. It seems Nick has managed to stumble onto yet another camp using their faith to survive. Faith and religion have been big themes throughout this season, and it doesn’t look like that’s going to change. We got a drunken speech from Maddison stating how lost Nick has been all his life, and in an effort to fill this void he’s clinging to the words of another group of religious fanatics, even though it’s he knows their view on Walkers could ultimately lead to their destruction.

Of course now that the group’s split there was a lot to cover this episode, so other highlights include:

• In managing to talk his way out of getting his hand chopped off, coupled with last week’s episode, Nick has proved he is the ultimate survivor. It’s just a shame then that he keeps getting caught up with all these crazy people.

• So was Alejandro the Pharmacist actually bit? Is it faked so as to allow him more control over his people? Or have we just found someone immune to the disease? Whatever the answer, some really interesting storylines could spring from this.

• The visuals of Walkers flinging themselves off balconies to get closer to the ruckus Strand and Maddison were making was brilliant. ‘The Walking Dead’ always finds a way to make Walkers a threat, and this was one of the best.

So ‘Fear The Walking Dead’ was once again on form this week, as it offered a tense episode with a huge cliff-hanger. With Maddison, Strand, Alicia and Ofelia facing death by Walker, and Nick once again falling victim to a group of fanatics, each character is facing a desperate situation. All this is before we’ve even seen what Chris and Travis are up to. So with the group splintered more than ever before, and the threat level rising, it seems ‘Fear The Walking Dead’ might have just become the quality show we were all hoping it would be from the start.