SUICIDE SQUAD Cast Photo Reveals New Actors, No Joker

The cast of Suicide Squad courtesy David Ayer via Twitter
The cast of Suicide Squad courtesy David Ayer via Twitter

Director David Ayer brings on the bad guys in Suicide Squad, based on the DC Comics book in which super villains are recruited for covert government missions as part of their sentence.

The director revealed the cast including new actors via Twitter in a cast read through.

Here’s who’s who from top left then bottom right back: Continue reading SUICIDE SQUAD Cast Photo Reveals New Actors, No Joker

RYAN REYNOLDS ON DEADPOOL DEATH

Deadpool #45 courtesy Marvel
Deadpool #45 courtesy Marvel

Deadpool is dead…long live Deadpool?

The Merc With a Mouth died in Deadpool #45 this week. That’s not a spoiler since Marvel had been promoting the big event which is also the 250th issue of Wade Wilson’s comic.

Ryan Reynolds made a comment while filming the Deadpool movie on location with via Twitter:

“Smells like someone died up in here. #alivepool”

Is that Reynolds in costume taking a bathroom break while reading the momentous issue? Continue reading RYAN REYNOLDS ON DEADPOOL DEATH

AGENTS OF SHIELD Leads To CIVIL WAR And INHUMANS Movies?

Agents of SHIELD Afterlife by Dave Johnson courtesy Marvel
Agents of SHIELD Afterlife by Dave Johnson courtesy Marvel

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. continues to reveal more Inhuman secrets in Afterlife, an episode packed with triple crosses and maybe setting the stage for events in Captain America: Civil War and Inhumans films.

Before we recap and ask our latest burning questions…

Here’s a SPOILER ALERT!

If you did not see this week’s episode yet stop reading now.

Here it comes: Continue reading AGENTS OF SHIELD Leads To CIVIL WAR And INHUMANS Movies?

STAR TREK GREEN LANTERN Crossover

Star Trek/Green Lantern: The Spectrum War courtesy IDW
Star Trek/Green Lantern: The Spectrum War courtesy IDW

The stars have aligned for a cosmic crossover of sci-fi franchises. Green Lantern will boldly go where no DC hero has gone before…into warp speed with Captain Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise.

Here’s the official press release courtesy IDW Publishing:

IDW Publishing, CBS Consumer Products and DC Entertainment announced today that they will boldly go where no one has gone before…in brightest day, in blackest night. Two iconic franchises will meet this summer in a legendary crossover event with the release of a six-part comic book miniseries, STAR TREK/GREEN LANTERN: THE SPECTRUM WAR. Both Star Trek and Green Lantern are known for their strong cast of interstellar characters and when they come together for the first time this July, fans new and old are sure to experience a galaxy-sized thrill. Continue reading STAR TREK GREEN LANTERN Crossover

AVENGERS: VIBRANIUM COLLECTION

Avengers #1 courtesy Marvel
Avengers #1 courtesy Marvel

The final countdown is on to Avengers: Age of Ultron. Prepare for Earth’s Mightiest Sequel with the greatest stories ever assembled in Avengers: Vibranium Collection.

This super-size slipcased volume features epics from some of Marvel’s greatest writers starting with the fateful day the Avenger were born by Stan Lee, when the roster is shaken up by the addition of Captain America and former villains, the dark day when the HQ was under siege by the Masters of Evil, when Wolverine and Spider-Man answered the call for a New Avengers and when Jonathan Hickman declared Earth an Avengers World to warn any alien invaders. Continue reading AVENGERS: VIBRANIUM COLLECTION

BRYAN SINGER On X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST ROGUE CUT

X-Men: Days of Future Past courtesy Fox
X-Men: Days of Future Past courtesy Fox

Director Bryan Singer sets the record straight on the “Rogue Cut” of X-Men: Days of Future Past.

The revised sequel will include the scenes featuring Anna Paquin as Rogue that were edited out of the original theatrical version due to time constraints.

“For the record the Rogue Cut of #Xmen #DOPT is 17 minutes more than the original cut. And has a few little changes I made. :)”

Singer revealed via Twitter. Continue reading BRYAN SINGER On X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST ROGUE CUT

ANGEL In X-MEN: APOCALYPSE

All-New X-Men #29 courtesy Marvel
All-New X-Men #29 courtesy Marvel

A new version of an original X-Man in X-Men: Apocalypse?

Ben Hardy (EastEnders) will play Warren Worthington aka Angel in the sequel according to Jeff Sneider of The Wrap via Screen Rant.

Ben Foster played Worthington in X-Men: The Last Stand. This Angel was the son of the biotech billionaire whose company developed a mutant cure. But the board is clear (to borrow inspiration from Xavier and Magneto’s chess games) since X-Men: Days of Future Past reset the timeline for a fresh start.

In comics Warren was one of the original X-Men who would later be transformed by Apocalypse into Archangel – one of his Horsemen. In battle, Warren had his wings cut but En Sabah Nur gave him metal wings which he could shoot knives and a blue skin as the Angel of Death. Continue reading ANGEL In X-MEN: APOCALYPSE