Another week, and more MCU news! There
really wasn’t a ton of news this week: Daredevil
season 2 came out last weekend, and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. got the ball
rolling on its spinoff. Although, there
was this little art-house flick that premiered yesterday… what was it? Oh, that’s right: Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice!
Put some ketchup on your eggs, and catch-up on your Marvel news!
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My articles from the week
Since Daredevil season 2
was released last Friday, I’ve reviewed the whole thing without spoilers: Part 1
and Part 2. Nickel summary: it’s really good, especially the parts with the
Punisher. What do you think of the
season?
I also reviewed Daredevil
season 2, episode 1, “Bang,”
last week.
Expectations
and review
for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 3, Episode 13: “Marvel’s Most Wanted”—I mean, “Parting Shot.”
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Well, now that Agents of
S.H.I.E.L.D. gave Marvel’s Most Wanted its backdoor pilot (and they
started working on the actual pilot), it looks like we’re going to start
getting information about the non-spinoff finally. First up comes casting news: Oded Fehr and Fernanda Andrade are both
reported to be joining the series.
There’s also a tentative logo:
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At least now I have something to
replace my photoshop!
Do you want to see Jeremy Renner
star in a Hawkeye Netflix series? The man himself would be interested, and I
sure would be, too!
Rumor Has It that Marvel has a Captain
Britain series in development! It appears that this really is legitimate
according to the named producer, but that it
is not an official Marvel TV project—instead it is a fan project which they are
planning to pitch to Marvel Studios in 2017.
Are you interested in seeing Britain’s own superhero get a series? Note that there will be a “Rumor Has It”
article discussing Captain Britain which will publish this afternoon.
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So apparently Disney (as well as a number of other studios) has decided
that they aren’t a huge fan of the First Amendment. Georgia has a Religious Liberty Bill pending
before the Governor which would protect religious organizations from being
targeted with lawsuits. The bill would
make it legal for a faith-based religious organization to deny
services/employment based on “their sincerely held religious belief.” In other words, a gay couple couldn’t walk
into a church and sue them for refusing to perform a gay marriage (something
which does actually happen).
Let’s make something perfectly clear here: This bill is not “discriminatory”; it is
stating that the First Amendment (specifically the “free exercise clause,”
“Congress shall make no law… prohibiting the free exercise [of religion]”)
actually still has weight. If this bill
is unconstitutional (from my understanding of it), then the First Amendment
itself is unconstitutional! But
apparently the Motion Picture Association of America and Disney Studios
disagree with the Constitution, because the MPAA has expressed their outrage
against the bill, and Disney put out a statement saying that they will boycott
Georgia if it passes. AND ALL OF THIS IS
OVER A STATE SAYING THAT THEY ACTUALLY WANT TO FOLLOW THE FIRST AMENDMENT!!!!!
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that I find interesting
So Batman v. Superman:
Dawn of Justice opened this weekend.
So far the reviews have been pretty mixed. I haven’t seen it yet (very busy
weekend), but I will probably try to see it on Monday. Have you seen it yet, and if so, did you like
it? Don’t put any spoilers in the
comments!
They’ve already announced the
Blu-Ray/DVD release date for Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice on July 16.
Huh. So Paul McCartney is joining the cast
of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. Interesting.
I didn’t know he was an actor.
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