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AGENTS OF SHIELD's Clark Gregg is Getting Behind the Camera
Clark Gregg is well known for his acting, but he also has a seasoned career behind the camera. He wrote the Robert Zemeckis film What Lies Beneath and wrote and directed the 2013 film Trust Me. Agents of SHIELD fans have long hoped that Gregg would direct an episode of the ABC show, and we now have confirmation that it’s happening, thanks to a Tweet from Gregg himself. I’m directing my first one starting this week. #DaisyDatesanAlien — Clark Gregg (@clarkgregg) September 12, 2017 If you saw the Season 4 finale, you’ll know Gregg is being *quite* the tease. [Warning: The Following Contains SPOILERS for Agents of SHIELD Season 4.] The…
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NIGHTWING Director Chris McKay Teases “Badass Action,” “Heart and Emotion”
DC Comics fans were ecstatic when a Nightwing film was announced, and Director Chris McKay’s vision for the project is only growing the hype. Collider’s Christina Radish caught up with McKay at The LEGO Ninjago Movie press junket, where he poured out his thoughts on the upcoming project: “I’m a big comic book fan, and being able to do the story of Nightwing, to do a Dick Grayson story, which is a character that every single person in the world knows, but has never really had a lot of screentime. They make a billion Spider-Man movies and a lot of Batman movies, and they’ve tried The Hulk. When they were making…
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THE EXPENDABLES Writer Boards WONDER WOMAN 2
Development on Wonder Woman 2 is speeding along! We previously reported that Patty Jenkins and Geoff Johns were working on a story treatment for the 2019 sequel. And now, The Hollywood Reporter has the exclusive that industry vet Dave Callaham is joining the project as a co-writer. Callaham has a seasoned writing career, having worked on Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla, The Expendables franchise, and the 2005 Doom adaptation. Having worked with Director Patty Jenkins in the past, it is reported that she personally brought him aboard the DC Comics project. Wonder Woman 2 (working title) hits theaters December 13th, 2019. Source: The Hollywood Reporter
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Acolyte is the Villain of DC’s TITANS
DC fans have been hungry for live-action Titans news, and That Hashtag Show continues to deliver. In an exclusive from That Hashtag Show, they revealed a casting call snippet showing that the new show’s Big Bad™ will be Acolyte. The Acolyte – Male. African-American 40-50. Confident. The villain of our story. He is after Rachel and her powers, trying to kidnap her after he murders her mother. Judging by the snippet, all signs point to his arc being heavily intertwined with Raven’s. In the comics, Acolyte is something of a small time villain; a normal human posing as a powerful being. With these developments, it’s likely DC is updating his character…
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Rumor: NIGHTWATCH Movie in Development at Sony; Spike Lee Eyed to Direct?
Following the huge success of Spider-Man: Homecoming, Sony is in the process of developing several films based on characters from the Spider-Man universe. The first film on the slate is next year’s Venom, starring Tom Hardy. Meanwhile, the studio will release Silver and Black, starring Silver Sable and Black Cat, in 2019. Now, rumor has it that yet another title is in the works. In this week’s episode of Meet the Movie Press, The Tracking Board’s Jeff Sneider dropped a rumor suggesting that a Nightwatch movie is in the works at Sony. In the comics, Nightwatch is the superhero persona of Dr. Kevin Trench, who witnessed a costumed man die battling…
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Marvel TV Developing New Female-Led Series with ABC
Over the past few years, Marvel has been dramatically increasing its television slate. The studio currently has five shows on Netflix (with the sixth, The Punisher, coming this year), Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. on ABC (with Inhumans premiering next month), Runaways coming to Hulu, Legion on FX, The Gifted premiering on Fox this fall, and two shows premiering on Freeform next year. But, it’s not stopping there. Karim Zreik, SVP of Original Programming at Marvel TV, talked about the company’s television slate at today’s Edinburgh International Television Festival (via Deadline). During the presentation, he announced that Marvel is developing a new show with ABC. He merely said that it’s a female-led series, and…
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You'll Never Guess Who's Coming Back in JESSICA JONES Season 2
We’ll be meeting Jessica Jones again in The Defenders later this week, but season two of her series is finally coming out in early 2018. Few plot details are known, but the season will see the return of most of the show’s original cast, along with newcomers Leah Gibson and J.R. Ramirez. And now, it’s been confirmed that one of the first season’s biggest characters is returning…somehow. [SPOILER WARNING for Season 1 of Jessica Jones, in case you haven’t caught up for some reason.] Entertainment Weekly has confirmed that David Tennant is reprising his role as Kilgrave in Jessica Jones season two. Kilgrave was the main villain of season one,…
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Thor and Hulk Take the Spotlight in Empire Magazine's RAGNAROK Covers
The marketing campaign for Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok is fully underway, following the premiere of its second trailer and poster at San Diego Comic-Con last month. Today, Empire Magazine has unveiled this week’s issue, featuring two covers: one with the God of Thunder himself, and one with the Incredible Hulk. This issue of Empire features a lengthy set report, new images, and much more from Marvel’s next blockbuster. There’s also some tidbits on Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, and DC Films’ Justice League. For all that and more, be sure to pick up the issue, which hits stores this week. Thor: Ragnarok is scheduled to hit theaters on November 3rd. The…
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These Five Spider-Man Villains Will Reportedly Appear in SILVER AND BLACK
In addition to Venom, Sony is developing a Marvel-based film titled Silver and Black, which will team up Spider-Man supporting characters Silver Sable and Black Cat. Gina Prince-Bythewood is directing the film, as well as working on script revisions. Now, rumor has it that some more Spider-Man villains will appear. According to That Hashtag Show, these five characters from Spider-Man lore will appear in Silver and Black. The site also verifies a past rumor by Splash Report that describes the movie’s plot. Here are the five characters… (By the way, some SPOILERS for Spider-Man: Homecoming follow.) Mendel Stromm/Gaunt – This character previously appeared in 2002’s Spider-Man, played by Rob Perkins. In that film,…
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Yes, Nick Fury Will Appear in CAPTAIN MARVEL
For a while, it has been suggested that Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury will appear in 2019’s Captain Marvel, which stars Brie Larson as Carol Danvers. Jackson suggested in an interview a few months back that he would pop up in this movie, as well as the next two Avengers films. Then, Omega Underground learned from production crew recruitment that Jackson is co-starring in Captain Marvel. Now, it’s happening. Deadline has verified that Jackson will reprise his role as Nick Fury in Captain Marvel. It’s unclear exactly how big his role in this movie is. Captain Marvel will serve as Fury’s tenth Marvel movie appearance; Jackson signed a nine-movie contract.…
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