Another week, and more
MCU news! Not a lot to talk about on the Marvel front, but there’s some
DC news. Oh, and this little independent
film just opened last night. What’s it
called? That’s right: Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Put some ketchup on your eggs, and catch-up on your Marvel news!
Mostly MCU Reviews
My articles from
the week
This was a pretty
light week. First up is my review of Jessicda
Jones, season 1, episode 4, “AKA 99 Friends.”
AoS-less Tuesday
discussion for the week: What Inhuman power would you want?
AoS midseason
break discussion.
MCU News
Links to news
articles and blog posts about the MCU
Here
is a new piece of concept art for Captain America: Civil War teasing the
superhero fight. Wow. Take a look and let me know what you think!
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| Image Courtesy www.screenrant.com |
Tom Holland recently
visited the set
of Doctor Strange, leading to some speculation that he could make an
appearance in that movie. While
Spider-Man doesn’t exactly scream “Doctor Strange cameo” to me, the
animated series has put the two together for some interesting stories. Add to that the fact that they are both (in
the comics, at least) New York-based heroes and I can definitely see the case
being made for them to cross paths at some point, specifically when Strange is
in New York. You know, at some point (The
Defenders?) I want to see all the New York-based heroes (the Defenders,
plus Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, and maybe a few others) on screen together.
James Gunn reportedly wants Kurt
Russell to play Star Lord’s father in Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2.
We got some moreinformation about Iron
Fist this week, specifically casting announcements for a couple of series
regulars, as well as the casting directors, both of whom were involved with Daredevil
season 1: Laray Mayfield (full season)
and Julie Schubert (1 episode).
Additionally, ScreenRant suggests that the series will shoot spring –
fall 2016, with an airdate of early 2017 (very soon after Doctor Strange
premieres).
News from Around
Geekdom
Anything not
related to the MCU that I find interesting
If you’re excited for Agent
Carter to start on January 19 at 9:00 PM ET, you have something else to be
excited about. ABC and Marvel are
producing a Captain America 75th Anniversary Special
to air right before the Agent Carter season premiere.
Stephen Amell came out
this week and said that he would be interested in adding yet another comic book
role to his résumé (he’s already Green Arrow and Casey Jones if you didn’t
already know) if Marvel comes calling with a movie role. All I can say is: no kidding.
About the only person crazy enough to turn down a potentially-huge movie
role in a blockbuster franchise that churns out spinoffs and sequels like
Detroit churns out cars is Jason Statham!
That being said, since Amell already has a TV series and a movie
franchise on his plate, do you think he would have time to play a Marvel hero,
too?
Vixen and Arrow
are going to cross over,
with Megalyn Echikunwoke, the voice actress who voices the title character
playing the live-action version of the character on Arrow. Pretty impressive how the CW is building
their DCTVU.
Who’s excited to see Star
Wars: The Force Awakens? Who’s
already seen it? My wife and I are going
to wait until next week to see it (meaning I won’t be reviewing it this
weekend). In the meantime, here
is ScreenRant’s guide to the Journey to the Force Awakens publications
from Lucasfilm, Marvel, and Disney.
They’ve got some interesting details in there; among other things, the
New Jedi Order and New Republic are both canon… but no details as to what form
they really took or why they Luke is in hiding and the New Republic is now “The
Resistance.” I’m assuming that Star
Wars: The Force Awakens will answer some of these questions.
The Force Awakens
has become the first movie in history
to sell over $100 million in advance tickets before it even opens! The Thursday night preview topped $57 million,
shattering the record previously held by Harry Potter and the Deathly
Hallows Part 2. Estimates for Friday’s
box office total range from $100 million all the way up to $145 million. I’m pretty sure this thing is going to
shatter all the records!
Do you think posting Star
Wars: The Force Awakens spoilers on the Internet should be a crime? Evidently the Philadelphia Police Department
thinks so.
Wow. People are really sensitive. This is the kind of logic that thinks a kid
pretending that his pencil is a bow-and-arrow or biting a Pop-Tart into an
L-shape is actually dangerous. When did
guns become taboo in America???
And, to bring this back to the point of the article, since when is a Star
Wars shirt threatening?????
You know how shared
universes are all the rage? Apparently
Hasbro wants to get in on that action
with G.I. Joe, Micronauts, Visionaries, M.A.S.K., and Rom The Spaceknight. In what universe does this make sense? Movies based on toys, board games, and video
games just don’t seem to work, and the G.I. Joe movies have not exactly
done well enough to warrant universe-building, so… Plus, it would be nice to see Hasbro let Rom
the Spaceknight join the MCU, considering that they previously let Marvel have
the comic book rights to the character (which expired).
Um… Merry Christmas?
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