Superman Returns ‘Man Of Steel 2’ In Development

And thank goodness for that. I mean I was hoping they weren’t just going to go with Dawn of Justice to be the sequel for Man of Steel. There needed to be more behind Superman than just a beginning. There were four movies for the original Superman series back in the 80s (which I watched religiously, yes even the third one which was not very good) so I would think that now since they have a wonderful concept on an old fav hero, that they would run with it and bring us more.

It’s been about 3 years since the Man of Steel came to the big screen back in 2013, and there has finally been a confirmation by Henry Cavill’s manager that we may be seeing a Man of Steel 2. Apparently Mr. Cavill is already filming for Justice League, and in development for a Superman sequel. And in case you are wondering or have been under a rock, Justice League is set to be out in November of 2017 (yes have to wait until next year…)

As for now, Henry has been super busy with other projects and movies it seems. And when you are a booming star the way he has become since his days of Tudors (yes ladies if you have not seen this, go watch it now and thank me later) you start getting your hands in everything and expand as much as you can. ^_^

Will Captain Jack AKA John Barrowman Be Returning For The Next Season Of Doctor Who?

And the sources seem to be pointing to….. YES!!!! There just may be some more of the Captain Jack action when the season returns to us this spring.

During an interview with radiotimes.com, he was asked if he would ever return to Doctor Who, he replied with “yes, the answer is always yes.” And why shouldn’t he be back? I mean we know (SPOILERS) that he is the Face of Boe, who has been around for quite some time. So naturally you would think that there may be more encounters with him later in the Who series. We have to see how he becomes just a face with no body. I mean, we know kind of what goes down, but let’s see it too.

Further in the interview he reveals “…My producers here in the US for the show I’m on at the moment, Arrow, they’ve said if that did happen we’d let you do it. I would love to do it, and I do know that there’s a huge fan base.” Doesn’t this just make you want to squeal??? *EEEEEK*

John Barrowman has done his time on the set of Doctor Who, Arrow, Torchwood (which is currently on pause at the moment due to some ego issues I guess) and other wonderful shows. To have him back on with the Doctor would be fantastic. And I can’t wait to see how his personality would clash with the current Doctor. Could you just imagine? ^_^

Jared Leto to Play Andy Warhol in New Biopic

Oscar winner Jared Leto is due to play Andy Warhol in an upcoming biopic about the artist’s life. Leto, who recently appeared in the 2016’s more colourful DC outing Suicide Squad as the Joker, will star in the movie based on the 1989 book Warhol: The Biography by Victor Bockris. He is famously a method actor, so I personally am looking forward to seeing the 28 hour video of a tramp sleeping he will inevitably make to get into character.

Leto will also co-produce the film with Michael De Luca, whose previous production credits include the two Nicolas Cage Ghost Rider films, Best Picture Oscar nominees The Social Network, Moneyball and Captain Phillips, and Razzie Worst Picture winner 50 Shades of Grey – an eclectic mix there, Mr De Luca!

Former Xena: Warrior Princess writer Terrence Winter will provide the screenplay. Winter also wrote and produced for Boardwalk Empire and the Sopranos, as well as writing the screenplay for 80s yuppy-fest The Wolf of Wall Street. This is not Winter’s first brush with Andy Warhol, as he also appeared as a recurring character in his recently cancelled HBO series Vinyl.

Andy Warhol was a leading figure in the Pop Art movement in the 1960s, famed for his Campbell’s Soup Can pictures and his brightly coloured portraits of icons such as Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley. His studio The Factory was a haven for artists, playwrights, drag queens, intellectuals and celebrities, and he was openly gay in a time before the gay liberation movement.

Jared Leto has come under fire by the LBGT community before, when he played Rayon, a transgender AIDS patient in The Dallas Buyers Club. Although Leto came away with an armful of awards for his performance, he also found himself on the receiving end of a lot of criticism from the underrepresented community. Leto himself has said that he thinks Hollywood is ‘too conservative’ for gay leading men (I’m sure Neil Patrick Harris, Zachary Quinto and Lee Pace agree totally…) so time will tell if he can win back the fans he angered in 2014.

Warhol has no release date yet, however you can catch Jared Leto in next year’s Blade Runner remake and potentially in the Harley Quinn solo project that Margot Robbie has already signed on for.

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New Power Rangers Posters Reveal Zords

Fans of the original live-action TV series Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers probably know the morphin’ sequence by heart–“It’s Morphin’ Time! Mastodon! Pterodactyl! Triceratops! Sabre-toothed Tiger! Tyrannosaurus!”.  Lionsgate has released a few new character posters in anticipation for the upcoming “Power Rangers” movie reboot, spotlighting all five of the film’s leading Rangers (WOO!).

 

The posters are immediately catch the eye by giving us our first look at the film’s Zords. Probably the most memorable aspect of the Power Rangers mythos, Zords are the gigantic assault weapons piloted by the Rangers, which, in times of extreme trouble join together to form an even larger Zord — the Megazord.

The Rangers themselves are being played by lesser-known, but up and coming, actors; including, relative newcomer Dacre Montgomery as Jason the Red Ranger, as well as Naomi Scott (The Martian) as Kimberly the Pink Ranger, RJ Cyler (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl) as Billy the Blue Ranger, Ludi Lin (Monster Hunt) as Zack the Black Ranger and pop star Becky Gomez (aka Becky G) as Trini the Yellow Ranger.

Power Rangers is being directed by Dean Israelite (Project Almanac), who will most likely be on stage with the cast to take questions and present new footage from the film during its NYCC presentation.

Power Rangers hits theaters March 24, 2017. The cast will be at New York Comic-Con for a panel, where it is expected footage will be revealed for the first time. Are you pumped for this?! Sound off in the comments below!

The Expanse: S1 Ep7 Windmills

We’re seven episodes into the SyFy channel’s hit TV series, The Expanse. Make sure you can pay full attention. This is another cerebral episode intended to build to the action of the last few episodes.

Ceres Station

Windmills picks up with Miller on his way home. He’s broken up about being fired. He’s also trying to figure out what he’s going to tell Julie Mao’s father. Eventually, he sees a picture of Dawes and decides to go confront him. He knows Dawes is behind his being let go from Star Helix. And, of course, he wants to settle the little matter of Dawes trying to have him killed.

Miller walks into a known OPA hang out and begins to cause a commotion. Dawes is there and calms things down before they get bad for Miller. Dawes tries to make nice with him, but Miller won’t budge. He just wants Dawes to know that, even though he’s been fired, he’s going to continue investigating the Julie Mao case.

Later, Miller goes back to Julie Mao’s apartment to look for more clues. As he’s leaving, he sees the mysterious bird that’s been following him around. Then he gets a message from an old friend. It seems the Anubis, the ship Mao was on, hasn’t been heard from lately, but a shuttle from the Anubis has been located on Eros.

Miller decides that’s where he needs to go. He quickly packs a few things and rushes off to catch the next shuttle.

Rocinante

Holden and crew are researching the current political climate they’ve been involuntarily conscripted into. They’re amazed at how big the situation is becoming.

They’re hoping to stay off the radar but come across an MCRN ship. Naomi is able to evade them. Then they find a mysterious radio transmission emanating from somewhere on the Rocinante. Amos goes to check things out and finds a stowaway.

They question him and he says he’s a consultant who’s been hired to spy on Fred Johnson. He insists that he’s friendly. But, while Holden is questioning the stowaway, the MCRN ship suddenly decides to send out a boarding team to check out the Rocinante. The stowaway tries to get Holden to work with the Mars Navy. Holden and crew are unsure whether to trust him or not.

Things get tense with the approach of the boarding ship. Holden and Amos are at the dock. Amos is ready to fight to the death. Holden wants to be cautious. There’s another standoff between the two.

As the pressure builds, the stowaway offers to help the crew of the Rocinante by keeping up their disguise. Just as the troops are about to board, Alex (a former Mars Navy pilot) remembers a codeword that the MCRN uses to signify when they are undercover.

It seemingly works. As soon as he says the codeword, the MCRN troops back off. They even turn friendly.

Finally, they crew believes they are home free until they get to Eros Station. They also locate the last known whereabouts of Lionel Polanski, the person Fred Johnson has tasked them with finding.

As they speed on their way, we notice there is something strange about the stowaway.

Earth: A North American Farming Collective: Montana.

Avarasala is visiting the place where Holden grew up. She meets Holden’s Mom.

It’s a very strategic conversation with a lot of technical positioning.

Mrs. Holden cuts to the chase and calls out Avarasala. Avarasala likes that. She wants to know if Holden was involved in the destruction of the Canterbury and the Donnager. Avarasala doesn’t think he’s innocent. Avarasala says she want’s to understand Holden in order to stop a war.

Finally, Avarasala makes a connection with Holden’s Mom. She hints that there is intelligence suggesting Holden may still be alive. Avarasala offers some information on where Holden might be. But she want’s more information in return.

His Mom finally opens up. Holden was supposed to take over the farm. The co-op raised Holden to think of himself as a leader. They gave him the best education. Then his Mom realized that was unrealistic so she told him to go out and explore the universe.

Satisfied, Avarasala is leaving the farm when she is contacted by the UN Undersecretary, Sadavir Errinwright, who informs her that her spy (the stowaway) has been captured by Holden and crew. He also tells her that Holden and crew gave fake codes during the boarding conversation that were being monitored by the United Nations. Turns out the reason the MCRN ship left them alone was because the UN told them to.

The Undersecretary has already activated a black ops team to get rid of Holden, Naomi, Amos, and Alex on Eros. Avarasala is devastated.

Stay tuned for the next episode of The Expanse coming soon. Comment for discussion points. Share with your friends if you’re a fan of the show!

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D SN4 EP01- ‘The Ghost’

Ghost rider made his fiery debut in a spectacular episode that flipped the status-quo yet again.

Photo Credit: Marvel/ABC

Agents of Shield is back, and it’s back with a vengeance. After what felt like a very intimate Season 3, very much focused on threats the Agents had created for themselves, the opening episode for Season 4 makes its position known straight away. It’s going to be bigger, better and bolder.

The new direction the show is going in, is in no small part thanks to its later timeslot. Sure we all panicked when that move was initially announced, worrying it spelled doom for the show (it still could), but just from one episode you can tell the show has benefitted greatly from it. The brilliant opening scene said it all. The use of flames to shroud Ghost Rider’s initial appearance in mystery made him extremely menacing, a feeling amplified as blood spattered about the scene. This was just the first instance of the merits of the new timeslot. Increased gore, so long as it isn’t gratuitous, adds to the sense of gritty realism the show has been perfecting throughout its run. Somehow, the past has seen a multitude of melting and disintegrating bodies, as well as a character’s head being peeled open, but blood has been weirdly absent. I don’t know the specifics of what can be shown when on TV, but it’s nice to see the show lose some restraints.

What was most surprising about this episode was just how much it disturbed the status quo…again. We’ve seen this happen time and again, but the one constant was that the team was (usually) all together. Not now though. The team has splintered as a result of the meddling new Director, who’s no doubt going to be a thorn in our sides all season, and as such the relationships carefully crafted over 3 seasons are fracturing, secrecy and mistrust poisoning them. This is most clear with Simmons’ new position as ‘Scientific Advisor to the Director’. Though she says she’s trying to remain in control of things, her close position to a man clearly intent on keeping the old group apart makes her hard to trust. Neither May nor Fitz trust her with pretty big secrets, whilst I’m certain Coulson would’ve told Fitz about Daisy had Simmons not been with him. It’s a situation that will no doubt cause drama throughout the season, and it’s exciting because it’s not really something the show has done before. Coulson never had to deal with procedure so much with Nick Fury as his best friend, so to have someone so close to him instigating rules he doesn’t necessarily agree with will be a big issue for him.

The show did a lot of world building this episode, introducing us to several new characters, whilst providing tantalising updates on existing ones. After a full episode focusing on them last season, The Watchdogs sort of fizzled away until Hive used them as Guinea Pigs. Now it seems they’re controlling half the criminal underworld, possibly in line to be the season’s next big bad. I say possibly because there are several contenders for that position. Ghost Rider is clearly going to be a target for Shield, but probably the most exciting reveal to come from the episode was that SHIELD is going all in on the supernatural this season, with what looks to be an actual ghost. It’s still unclear exactly what she makes people do, but given she’s now on the loose, and the fact that May has been affected by her means it likely won’t be long before we find out.

The highlight of the episode though was the fight between Ghost Rider and Daisy. Before the two sussed one another out, there seemed to be a few sparks flying, specifically from Robbie, but this was soon eclipsed by the fight. The full reveal of Ghost Rider is something we’ve been waiting to see since he was announced. Many wider Marvel fans scoffed at the idea of Ghost Rider being one justice on a TV budget, but these are likely people who stopped watching close to the beginning when the VFX were still evolving with the show. Since then we’ve been subject to some real visual treats, such as the Hive reveal, and the aforementioned melting bodies. The visuals did an excellent job at conveying the pain behind Robbie’s transformation. His skin is burning right off, and the look in his eyes expertly signalled how painful the process was for him. With the transformation complete, it was impossible even for non-believers to scoff at what they had seen. Everything from the billowing flames to the movement of the skull was expert, and left me eager to see more. What’s nice is that he also posed a true danger to Daisy. Other than when she first received them, we’ve never really seen Daisy drained by her powers, so it being brought up here will likely factor into her return to Shield. However even with the injuries, Ghost Rider was presented as a truly formidable threat.

The look into Daisy’s psyche in general was good. There has been much speculation as to why she left Shield. It was clear it had something to do with Lincoln’s death, but to learn she severed all ties so that she had nothing else to lose was heart breaking. Shield is family to her, so for her to reach a point where she can no longer face them speaks to the effects of last season upon her. In fact, the effects of last season lingered throughout the episode. Not only the Sokovia Accords, but the deaths of Lincoln and Andrew have made such an impact, that the smartest guy on the team is risking everything to build an intelligence that is bound to go rogue. That being said, Shield does a brilliant job at subverting our expectations, so I’m confident that the Aida subplot won’t follow traditional AI story structure.

S.H.I.E.L.D Zephyr One Report Log_Events of Interest and Enquiry:

• The chemistry between Mack and Yo-Yo has always been fun, but it really stood out this episode. It felt like Yo-Yo has become much more free spirited, whilst Mack has returned to his roots as a stickler for the rules.

• The rapport between Fitz and Dr Radcliffe continues to be one of the strongest elements of the show.

• Speaking of Dr Radcliffe and Yo-Yo, I hope their significant presence within the premiere is an indication that they will be around a lot for this season.

• Agent Piper returned! No big ass gun this time, but hopefully we’ll see her more often as well.

• Loved hearing Aida say she’d be a Shield. Given how alive she is no doubt that will ignite debates of morality.

• Got a glimpse of the relationship between Robbie and his brother, but not enough on either of them yet really to justify what he’s doing. Which is fine, as at the moment the show is painting him to be more of a villain.

• Have I seen the hula girl ornament that was on Daisy’s dashboard before? It rings a bell but I’m just not sure.

Overall this was a fantastic premiere episode for ‘Agents of Shield’s’ 4^th season. Ghost Rider was the main concern going into this, but the visuals were stellar, making him a mix of awe inspiring and just plain formidable. After so long together it was somewhat jarring to see the team so splintered, but at the same time makes sense to push us and them into unfamiliar territory. It will be interesting to see how the team dynamics play out with this newfound level of secrecy amongst them all. With some unexpected surprises and tantalising teases displayed, you can bet that this season is gonna be on fire.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine SN04EP01 Cool Palms Part 1

The cliff-hanger ending of Brooklyn Nine-Nine season three finally got a completion last night, so let us dive into the series again and recap what happened to our favorite detective Jake Peralta and his strict yet awesome boss captain Raymond Holt.

He’s Back, Our Handsome Devil Returns in Lucifer SN2 EP1 “Everything’s Coming Up Lucifer”

Our Handsome Devil last night (Monday 19th Sept 2016) returned to our screens and I don’t mind telling you it was the highlight of my Monday evening, even though that makes me sound incredibly old and boring. Don’t know about you little devils, but I am really looking forward to seeing where this season will take us, especially with the addition of new characters. Thought it would be a good idea to refresh our minds and recap where we left Lucifer in episode 13.

Recap Season 1 Episode 13

SN1 EP13 – “Take Me Back to Hell”

Lucifer (Tom Ellis) is framed for the murder of Jacob Williams (Even Arnold), Chole (Lauren German) orders Lucifer to come peacefully, but he refuses and says she is just like the rest of them and invites them to shoot him. Lucifer confronts a rookie and reaches into his pocket, the rookie panics, and shoots. Lucifer disappears, and Chole sends offers to search the area. Lucifer finds himself on the roof with Amenadiel ( D.B. Woodside). Lucifer complains that Amenadiel has ruined things yet again and tells him he is done with earth and for Amenadiel to take him back to Hell.

Malcolm (Kevin Rankin) arrives as the CSI team is bagging and tagging evidence at Lux and confronts Dan (Kevin Alejandro) about what happened to Lucifer and is told that he just disappeared and is now on the run. Chloe pulls Dan aside and expresses that she believes Lucifer is innocent, however Dan isn’t convinced. When an officer finds what appears to be the murder weapon, Dan figures that Lucifer’s prints will be on the gun… but he’s innocent. Chole finds out that Dan was the one who shot Malcolm and that he did it to protect her. Lucifer and Amenadiel are on the hunt to find Malcolm which leads them to a funeral home. Chole and Maze (Lesley-Ann Brandt) go to Malcolm’s house and break in , when they suddenly they find themselves under fire, the shooter is Malcolm’s wife who said he has changed since coming back to life.

Lucifer and Amenadiel head to the brewery and split up to cover more ground, Malcolm finds Amenadiel and stabs him with the demon dagger  which he took from Lux. Lucifer arrives and Amenadiel collapses and tells Lucifer to go after Malcolm, Maze shows up and realizes that Amenadiel was attacked with one of her blades. Maze uses a feather she took from Lucifer’s wings to heal Amenadiel. Dan turns himself in and Chole get a call and Malcolm has Trixie, and if she wants her back alive then he wants his money back. Chole meets him alone at the hangar, She gets Trixie back and tells her to hide till she can come find her again. A paper airplane lands at Malcolm’s feet allowing Chole to run off,  Malcolm shoots Lucifer and as he is dying he talks to God and says he will do whatever he wants as long as Chole is protected. Lucifer finds himself back in hell and he walks through the corridors to a room,  and he realizes that it’s open, with that he is returned to the hanger floor and finds Chole who has pumped Malcolm full of bullets. Lucifer shaken by what he has seen goes home to find Amenadiel snoring on the couch but no sign of Maze, he tells his brother someone has escaped Hell…. Who has escaped Lucifer?  He replies…. Mom!

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“Everything’s Coming Up Lucifer” – SN2 EP1

Clearly distracted by Moms escape from hell, Lucifer (Tom Ellis) and Amenadiel (D.B. Woodside) gate crash a robbery in progress at a high-end jewelry store, thinking it could be Mommy dearest. The brothers have compiled a list of people who have died recently, thinking that Mom has entered a human form and is in Los Angles somewhere. Lucifer sees goes to see  Dr. Martin (Rachael Harris), he worried that his Mom Charlotte (Tricia Helfer) is going to kill him now she is free. He tells Dr. Martin that when he was kicked out by Dad (God), his Mom stood by and did nothing, so naturally when Dad kicked Mom out, Lucifer stood by and did nothing in return.

Chloe (Lauren German) and Lucifer are on a movie set to investigate a murder. Chole still can’t understand how Lucifer can still be standing in front of her after what she  witnessed. Lucifer tells Chloe that he needs her help with a woman hunt, but he quickly realizes that he is too late when they reach the victim’s body. The victim has metal bars coming out of her skull that resembles horns so naturally, Lucifer thinks it Mommy dearest doing. The new medical examiner Ella Lopez (Amiee Garcia) confirms the victim was strangled and killed first, the metal bars were added in her head to send a message.

Chloe and Lucifer find out that Amy Dods (Jessica Sula) overdosed  the day before and brought back to life, immediately Lucifer thinks his Mom has taken over Amy Dods body. Lucifer returns home to find Amenadiel drinking a whiskey and feeling sorry for himself, Lucifer tells him he has found Mom,  and goes on to say that the detective is finally going to know who I really am….Amenadiel asks how?  he replies she has my blood. Amenadiel’s not impressed and tells Lucifer to deal with Mom and he will deal with the other mess, so he sneaks into the cop station to nick the blood sample…. but his time-freezing powers went a little AWOL. Perhaps a result of cheating his own death?

Amenadiel needs to put Chloe off Lucifer’s scent, so he decides to confront her with the “truth” about Lucifer, but she needs to see it understand it. Amenadiel fires a gun into his stomach while standing in front of her…but then revealing a bulletproof  vest and blood pack. He went on to say that because of their rough childhood, Lucifer created his “Devil” persona as a way of coping, and his “power” is one “of suggestion”. Lucifer sees Dr. Martin again and tells her a little more of his family From Mom and Dad getting together resulting  in “the Big Bang” to Dad’s tinkering with humanity in the shed (the Garage), to Lucifer being neglected and kicked out of the home. And as Mom did nothing when his was kicked out, he decided to sit back and do nothing when Mom was kicked out as well.

The prodigal demon Maze resurfaces just in time to kick some ass, When asked about her disappearing act she isn’t very forthcoming with information, her disappearance coincided with Mom’s escape…. Did Maze let her free? It appears not but how surprised she was to learn mother dearest had escaped. The only thing Maze said of her disappearance is that she was with a friend who is helping her sort through her own issues, now they are stuck on Earth. Lucifer serenades us on the ivory with “All Along The Watch Tower” he’s hot and he can sing! We find out who Maze confidant is, and yes it is Dr. Martin. Lucifer get an uninvited guest to his surprise its Mom, she stumbles forward with a  dagger in hand and covered in blood, Mom collapses in his arms as she gasps “help… me…”

Lucifer episode 2 “Liar, Liar, Slutty Dress on Fire” Aires 4th October 2016.

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A New Jumanji Photo Has Been Released, And Karen Gillan Looks Hot

Kevin Hart posted a picture on his Instagram account yesterday of a promo picture for the upcoming sequel to Jumanji:

The picture shows Dwayne ‘The Rock‘ Johnson as Doctor Bravestone and Karen Gillan as Martha, along with Kevin Hart and Jack Black – whose characters are yet to be revealed. I’m sure our male readers will agree that Karen Gillan looks especially nice in this picture; you just know she’s going to look amazing in 3D with that outfit!

It brings to mind the mini-skirts she would often wear as Amy Pond in Doctor Who:

It’s also interesting to note that Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart and Jack Black all look to be dressed in jungle gear whereas Karen Gillan’s outfit is more casual. Does this mean the three men are characters who are already trapped in the game and it’s up to Martha to rescue them by rolling the dice? Well, Dwayne Johnson has said on his Instagram account that Martha is ‘in many ways the most important role in the movie’ so it is possible…

Jumanji will be released in cinemas on 28th July 2017. The plot isn’t known for the film at present but it is said that it will honour Robin Williams’ character Alan Parrish in some form.

Supernatural S12 Sneak Peek

You may have heard a tremendously loud and horrendously long squee earlier today.  It may or may not have been me.

Don’t judge me!

This was the sneak peek I’ve been waiting on.  It was a true joy to behold.  And, I’m really not sure what my favorite part of it is exactly, but Dean appearing to be trying to break loose from his chains to save the bad guys from his mom is probably somewhere at the top of the list.  Mary is perhaps more of a BAMF than Dean… and that’s saying something!

I love her already.

They have been giving us little tidbits throughout Hellatus.  They’ve teased us with the return of Adam Rose as Aaron Bass and fan favorite Kim Rhodes as Sheriff Jody Mills.  They’ve told us there will be a fight against Hitler and a Hunter’s Wake (with the death of someone close to The Boys).  And, Kim Rhodes tweeted this today…

I could be wrong… but that sounds a lot like a goodbye.  Now, don’t get me wrong, Kim is always very cryptic about her appearances on The Show and insisting on using #NotASpoiler or a derivative thereof, but this time… I just don’t know.  But, let me assure all of you that I will have the pitchforks at the ready and the torches lit if any of you Wayward Daughters wanna join me as we march on The Castle.

At the time of this writing there is 23 days, 2 hours, 8 minutes, and 5 seconds until the end of Hellatus!  But who’s counting?