With only a few months left until we’re all in the theater, popcorn in hand, checking out the latest film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the marketing is starting to pick up. We got a new trailer from San Diego Comic-Con International, and now have some trippy promotional art for you to feast your eyes on.
Will you be picking up this Doctor Strange themed calender? Be sure to let us know in the comments section of this article, down below.
Before he met the Sorcerer Supreme, Doctor Stephen Vincent Strange was an unlikable and egotistical neurosurgeon. Everything changes when a car accident limits Strange’s use of his hands, sending him on a maddening quest for a miracle cure. This origin story introduces the magical and mystical realms of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The “God Of War” Ares Could Make An Appearance In The Upcoming DCEU Film
With the World War 1 setting for ‘Wonder Woman‘, one of her most famous villains could be pulling the strings. Once Danny Huston showed up in the first trailer, I think Ares is coming to the DC Extended Universe.
Some have suspected that Ares may make an appearance in the film. The setting, the mentions of Greek Gods, and especially Wonder Woman saying she has fought monsters from other worlds before in ‘Batman v Superman‘ have furthered these rumors. Youtubers New Rockstars have speculated that Danny Huston could be playing Kaiser Wilhem, Germany’s Emperor at the time. While that may seem like a stretch, a problematic ruler is the perfect cover for the God of War.
What could Ares bring to the table? While seeing Wonder Woman basically fight nazis makes for a great plot, these DC films seem to be always planning something bigger. The World War 1 background will be important, I believe there is much graver danger to be dealt with. Nothing is more grave than an psycho god!
It’s also been rumored we will see Circe, another Greek god that’s known to fight against Wonder Woman. Her and Ares are said to team up in this film. Could she be that mysterious and intriguing woman we saw in the trailer?
It will be some time before DC makes any announcement towards the villain of the piece; especially after the backlash of showing Doomsday so early in ‘BvS‘ promo but the rumor mill will keep running. I hope all of these rumors become truth because this solo ‘Wonder Woman‘ piece is building towards being an epic.
Who do you think will be the villain for 2017’s ‘Wonder Woman‘?
Recent remake Ben Hur is expected to perform far below Paramount Picture’s expectations as reported by recent article from Hollywood Reporter. Projecting around $14-15 million dollars over the weekend, this may be the sign the remake wave is reaching its peak.
Many classic films (RoboCop, Total Recall, Ghostbusters, etc.) are undergoing remakes or reboots to varying levels of success. Ben Hur, among the most revered of films to undergo such treatment, shows that sometimes you should leave well enough alone.
The trailer presents more of an ancient Roman sports film over an epic tale of revenge and redemption. Though it is heavy in special effects, over the top action sequences, and a stellar cast (I do like the casting of Morgan Freeman and Jack Houston), it lacks the heart and soul of the legendary film starring Charlton Heston.
Whether or not this will see the end of the remake/reboot trend remains to be seen. What are your thoughts on the movie and of this particular trend?
At San Diego Comic-Con exclusives are one of the biggest draws to the convention. 20th Century Fox decided to cash in on this by offering a limited-edition Dazzler album cover to the first people that pre-order the X-Men: Apocalypse bluray at their booth. The cover is from a deleted scene in the movie where Jean Grey, Scott Summers, Jubilee, and Nightcrawler go to the mall for an 80’s montage.
However, it appears that the art used on that cover might be yet another case of studios stealing art off of the internet without credit or permission from the original artist. Artist Bill Sienkiewicz accused the studio on twitter of using his art without permission or notification on the album covers.
At the moment this is just a rumor and we attempted to reach out to Sienkiewicz via social media we did not receive a response. We also attempted to reach out to 20th Century Fox via social media and have not received a response at this time.
A New Monday Night Raw and Smackdown Live Have Forever Changed WWE!
We are one week removed from the WWE draft. Since then, we’ve seen a massive PPV and some dramatic changes to their weekly programing Monday Night Raw and Smackdown Live. New wrestlers have debut and new titles have been created; the landscape of WWE has shifted dramatically.
But where do we go from here?
The company has been needing a shake-up for the past few years. The same faces were running the main event scene while the mid-card and women’s division was thrown to the back burner. Now it seems things are finally switching around; NXT star Finn Balor has a main event title match and people like Dolph Ziggler are getting pushed again. Can’t forget to mention how powerful the women’s division has grown with an influx of new talent and a brand new Women’s Champion named Sasha Banks. These are drastic changes from a company many thought would be forever behind the times.
With SummerSlam and NXT Takeover: Back To Brooklyn around the corner, WWE still has time to keep pushing this new era they love to mention. Both cards are filled with new faces and new opportunities for stars to shine. The real challenge is how long can they keep this up? I remember the first WWE Draft starting out as this epic moment in wrestling history and it quickly fizzled out so how do we keep this fresh?
First, we keep pushing talent from NXT and under-used wrestlers as a way to keep things from getting stale. Long gone are the days when John Cena, Big Show, and Randy Orton can dominate the main events; we need new people to take their place and push the brands further into the future. With companies like Lucha Underground, NJPW, and PWG giving quality events…this is the first time in a long time that WWE actually has competition. But knowing the McMahon’s, all they will do is just keep buying talent from other brands in an attempt to make them fail.
Second, we have to give better matches. Sometimes these WWE matches are paint-by-numbers. The spots are easy to call and there is no real tension. If we start allowing some minor changes to how we pace and execute matches, I believe fans will be kept entertained after weeks and weeks. Wrestlemania seems like the time where they switch match structures; it gives things a big fight feel and engages viewers. If we add more matches like this to the monthly PPVs or even some RAW/Smackdown main events, we could be looking at a wrestling renaissance.
There is also a Cruiserweight tournament happening weekly on the WWE Network. The best talent from around the globe compete to win a chance to apart of wrestling’s future. Never has something this global happened within the company, another sign at their want to change.
Do you think WWE can keep this up or will they let us down within a few months?
The HBO PR Twitter feed Saturday afternoon, retweeted a tweet by TV.com confirming season eight of ‘Game of Thrones’ will be its last, with possible spinoffs.
Season 8 is definitely the final season of #GameofThrones. HBO has talked about spinoffs but no concrete plans. #TCA16
HBO announced earlier in July ‘Game of Thrones’ will begin shooting its next season later this summer, and will only have seven episodes. Production will be based in Northern Ireland, while additional portions will be filmed in Spain and Iceland, with debut slated for summer 2017.
“Now that winter has arrived on ‘Game of Thrones,’ executive producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss felt that the storylines of the next season would be better served by starting production a little later than usual when the weather is changing,” said Casey Bloys, president, HBO programming. “Instead of the show’s traditional spring debut, we’re moving the debut to summer to accommodate the shooting schedule.”
Season seven directors will include Mark Mylod, Jeremy Podeswa, Matt Shakman and Alan Taylor.
The HBO powerhouse received 23 Emmy nominations including Outstanding Drama Series, 2 for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Peter Dinklage, Kit Harington), 3 for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Emilia Clarke, Lena Headey, Maisie Williams), Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series (Max von Sydow), 2 for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (Miguel Sapochnik, Jack Bender) and Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series (David Benioff and D.B. Weiss).
This episode becomes all about Greg, Rose Quartz, and their relationship. It features one of the best montages ever as it shows Greg and his hardships as he tries to be with Rose. Their relationship is cute, funny, and heartwarming all at the same time.
This episode focuses on Greg as he tries to get accustomed to being in Beach City. Showing how he tried to play to get money but it doesn’t work but still kept moving forward in an effort to keep his dream of being a musician alive. Eventually through helping to babysit and interacting with Rose he realizes he needs to grow up and get a job. It’s a real good moment which is lead up to by him stopping to play video games as he’s looking for a lost baby.
There are a lot of great moments and references in this episode. It contains Sour Cream as a infant, and a reference to Little Butler (the show Greg was a huge fan of). Rose’s ignorance for humans allows to show a great comparison between Gems and humans. It’s a wonderful look into why Rose loves humans so much and why she was willing to fight for them against her Homeworld.
The lesson of “growing up is something you decide to do” is one which is should be especially poignant to the geek community. A lot of the hobbies and interests we enjoy are thought to be meant for kids and we are often looked at as being childish for enjoying them. Still, as long as we are responsible adults who take care of ourselves, others, and work to be productive individuals there really isn’t harm in indulging in a video game or cartoon every once and awhile.
Steven and Greg take Lapis on a boat trip out to sea and find themselves in dangerous water.
SPOILER ALERT. Sorry but it’s hard not to review this episode without spoiling it. It features the return of Jasper. She is back and wants Lapis to fuse with her so she can become Malachite again. There are a lot drama which results from this unwanted return.
First there is Lapis dealing with some of the choices she has made. Her past contains a lot of mistakes she is trying to deal with. She does feel very bad for some of the things she did last time and this is shown through facing her those she wronged. This is actually her first time properly meeting Greg, who was injured during the rampage she went on after breaking out of the mirror she was kept in. It’s a bit awkward to say the least but luckily Greg is not one to hold a much of a grudge.
Then there is Lapis dealing with her relationship with Jasper. Its very interesting how the creators decided to frame this discussion. From they way Jasper returns it feels reminiscent of an abusive relationship where one person is begging the other to take them back. It really seems this way because Jasper manipulates Lapis by insisting she is the worse out of the two of them. Lapis already had a lot on her plate and Jasper’s reappearance didn’t help with much. Still, Lapis did find a way to get her point across about how she felt.
This is a really intense episode and shows Jasper hasn’t changed at all but Lapis just might. Now if she could find a way to come to terms with her past and move forward she might have a chance at finding her place on Earth. Maybe if she were to find someone else to fuse with.
Steven’s healing ability is back and he tries to heal Centipeetle with it. The creature becomes a tad less monstrous because of it but is still angry and unable to speak. Luckily Steven has crayons and through drawings, the truth about Centipeetle and its history is revealed.
This is when the show really stands out as it finds a way to tell a lot of information in a short amount of time. Through just a bit of speculation a lot can be extracted from this episode. Centipeetle was a captain who wasn’t trained to fight but was caught up in the gem war anyways. This helps to show on top of the Homeworld Gems fighting the Crystal Gems, there were others who simply were at the wrong place at the wrong time during the war.
The biggest revelation to take away is the power of the Diamonds. It is made clear they have the ability to corrupt gems they find to be inferior into being monsters. This helps to dispel the idea the different Gems became monstrous because of some other aspects such as just injury during battle or because of some accident. Instead it proves the idea of the Diamonds are in control and are willing to use their power to corrupt anyone they wish into monsters. They are incredible dangerous and so far the fans have only properly been introduced to one of the three of them.
It’s very good to see a character return from a previous episode. Its also nice to see Steven’s healing return but at the same time it seems to be operating on the aspect of plot convenience. It will come and go as needed. Still the crayon drawings of the Centipeetle’s past, it’s time in the war, and the reveal of the power of the Diamonds is more than enough to make this a very worthwhile episode.
Steven finds himself jumping into Kiki’s dream every night to protect her from nightmares. You would think Steven would take some time to really think about not being going into someone’s dream after his recent experience with body swapping into Lars. Unfortunately, this is not the case and to decide to keep going into Kiki’s dreams over and over again and to defeat her nightmares in effort to allow her to sleep well but at the same time causing him to get ever more exhausted.
The lesson to take from this is confront your trouble even if they are uncomfortable. It may be hard to talk with someone about something which is bother you but it’s better to confront them about it instead of holding it un. It can eventually eat away at you and it tear you up from the inside. It’s a good piece of advice for anyone at any age. Some adults even have difficulty standing up to others because they are worried about how it will be perceived or if they may hurt another’s feelings. It is when the show looks at mature subjects like this it really shines.
This is the closest thing to battle in seven episodes and it’s gonna have to satisfy the action quota until something else comes along. It will do but more actual gems going head-to-head with other gems would be nice. Still this is the halfway point of the season and so far there have been far more emotional moments than action taking place.
