Infinity War: What Other Marvel Heroes Might Show Up

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February 28, 2016

The Russo Brothers recently clarified their earlier comments on Infinity War, stating that the film will feature 68 characters, not 67. It’s unclear how many characters will be heroes or villains, and it’s still unclear what role the TV heroes will play, if any. But it’s hard to say how many of these characters we’ve already seen, and how many are still coming. Here are a couple guesses and assumptions of who could be new players for the films.

ADAM WARLOCK

For those unfamiliar with the Infinity War comics, Adam Warlock was a huge part of the arc. He used his powers and the Soul Gem to stop Magus from conquering reality, and puts himself in a coma to do so. He could be added to the Guardians of the Galaxy line-up sometime, whether in the upcoming sequel or in the first half of Infinity War. It would also be interesting to contrast his “Quantum magic” with the powers of Doctor Strange, or the space weaponry of the Guardians.

QUICKSILVER

Yeah, I know we’ve seen him before in Age of Ultron. And – SPOILER – he died. But Agent Coulson was brought back to life for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, so it’s possible that they’d bring back Quicksilver for something this big. I don’t know how they’d do it – perhaps one of the Infinity Gems would come into play to revive him. But it seems like the kind of thing they’d do for a project of this magnitude.

ANOTHER HULK

Bruce Banner’s likely returning to the Avengers team for Infinity War, but he may not be the only gamma-powered person. For instance, General Thunderbolt Ross could turn himself into the Red Hulk, either to take out Banner or to help out the team. Or Jennifer Walters could decide it’s time to stop being a lawyer, and time to become She-Hulk. The added Hulk muscle could certainly come in handy. We could also maybe see Hulk-related villains, like a rebooted Abomination, or maybe classic Hulk villain, The Leader.

GIANT-MAN/GOLIATH

While Ant-Man was a highly amusing heist movie, one aspect of the Pym Particles that was left out was how they can increase a user’s size, as well as decrease it. Ant-Man and Wasp will likely keep their current monikers, but that doesn’t mean someone else couldn’t try the big times. Goliath was certainly a big part of the Civil War comic series, though he doesn’t seem to be in the movie. Scott Lang has a couple of friends who would probably jump at the chance to be a superhero. Maybe even old Hank Pym could hop back into the fray.

SQUIRREL GIRL

A particular hit in the Marvel comics, Squirrel Girl is a surprisingly powerful, comedic character. She serves as a Deadpool-type character, minus the violence and gore. Not powerless, but certainly leaning towards comedic relief. It would certainly be nice to get a few more female characters in the mix, and Squirrel Girl would make a fun, goofy addition.

NOVA

Guardians of the Galaxy set up the Nova Corps as a universal police force, rather than a single being. While that’s been a concept shown in the comics before, it doesn’t mean we won’t see a singular Nova-embodying hero for Earth. Contenders for the Human Rocket include Glenn Close or John C. Reilly, as they are the two living Nova Corps members we know best. But we could always see newer, younger Corps officers ready to become a protector of Earth.

GHOST RIDER

Neither of the Ghost Rider films were very popular, but he could still be brought into the fold for Infinity War. Neither of the Hulk movies were big successes either, but Avengers put a positive spin back on the character, and the same could be done for Johnny Blaze. Maybe just pull a Sons of Anarchy actor up as opposed to Nicholas Cage?

HOWARD THE DUCK

Howard was shown at the end of Guardians of the Galaxy, seemingly as a one-off post-credits joke. But now that we know just how many characters are expected to be involved, it’s possible they’d bring Howard to Earth for backup. We already have a foul-mouthed (or “fowl,” if you will) gunman in Rocket Raccoon, but there’s always room for more, as far as I’m concerned.

MOON KNIGHT

Moon Knight has been considered for a Netflix series, and while we don’t know when it may happen, it could easily be added to the roster in time for the Infinity War films. Moon Knight’s delicate mental state separates him from the existing pack of Netflix heroes, but that’s not a bad thing. And he certainly would fit into the gritty Netflix universe. And if he’s added to the Defenders line-up, then he’d be an obvious fit for the films. His entrance could also signal the inclusion of other Defenders to the movies, like Hellcat or Nighthawk.

POWER PACK

Does this choice make sense? Not really. But would it be great to see four small children beating up Thanos alongside Ghost Rider and Winter Soldier? Absolutely.

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

-Spider-Woman, an Avenger and very experienced heroine

-Blade, the vampire-slaying leather-clad badass

-Captain Britain, another UK hero who could add some British charm

-Korvac, the Beyonder & sentient Cosmic Cube from Secret Wars

-MODOK, large-headed leader of evil genius conglomerate A.I.M.

-Whichever X-Men characters Marvel can get the rights for

Have any personal draft picks for Infinity War? Leave your dream team in the comments below.

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Anime That’s Impacted My Life/ My Favorite Anime

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Logan Peterson

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February 28, 2016

Well yesterday was the 20th anniversary of Pokemon, and normally I wouldn’t have really thought twice about it if it wasn’t for a certain Youtuber I’m subscribed to. Her profile name is TamashiiHiroka and she does mainly lists about Pokemon and rarely talks about anime and other video games. So naturally I suspected she would do something to commemorate this event, and she did. What she put out however is mainly the reason I felt utterly compelled to write this article. In her video she talks about how Pokemon as a whole helped her through tough times and helped her feel a need of belonging. It’s a real emotional video and I implore you to go watch it even if you don’t care about Pokemon.

Anyway this video got me seriously thinking about if any form of media has ever really impacted me on such a level that Pokemon seemed to impact her. Naturally because Anime is my passion I looked straight to that and didn’t even have to think about it because I knew instantly. So today I’m going to be talking about the three anime that changed my life and consequentially reign as my current three favorite anime of all time.

Puella Magi Madoka Magica

After about ten years of watching anime I was confident that no show would ever be better than Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion. Code Geass had everything I thought I wanted from a show and for five years had unquestionably been my go to recommendation and talking point whenever Anime came up. Then in 2011, shortly after I was done scraping off the shell of high school life and finding out what I wanted to do for my life, I came across Puella Magi Madoka Magica. A deep and emotional show about the choices we make in life and the consequences that arrive with them. Madoka both provided a path to avoid and follow when it comes to fulfilling your dreams/destiny. It was the first time in Anime that I ever thought of its subject matter as, not only relatable, but important.

It was Madoka that taught me what I really wanted from my entertainment. And if fate so happened, this was around the time that I discovered my passion for writing and Madoka also helped me realize what kind of stories I wanted to write. It was a story that fit my empathetic nature so perfectly that I couldn’t help but feel what all the characters were going through. I love all the characters like how you would love your family. A love that doesn’t need to be questioned because it feels natural and unyielding. It was a story of growth and perseverance which was what I needed at that point in my life and can still think about today. Madoka taught me that fulfilling my dream would be worth it, no matter the hardships that come with the path to reaching it.

Neon Genesis Evangelion

From the realization of shows more akin to Madoka I finally watched a show that I had ignorantly been ridiculing for years. In 2012 I finally watched Neon Genesis Evangelion and it was almost comedic at how well this transitioned from what I got out of Madoka Magica. If what I got out of Madoka was the nature of others, then Neon Genesis Evangelion taught me about the nature of myself. It delved deep into my psyche and brought all my insecurities to the surface and dragged them across the screen in the form of the main character, Shinji Ikari. I am so much like Shinji to the point where when I talk about him I sometimes get mixed up and relate it to how I would feel or react to things because they’re so similar. Literally the only real difference between me and him is that for the most part I’ve had a healthy support system in my family and God. Honestly I think without the strength of God I would’ve felt the same as Shinji, but that’s a thought better left out of an article about Anime.

Evangelion brought the dreams I had realized from Madoka and showed me the main road block that I would come across achieving those dreams, me. Sadly Evangelion doesn’t provide a good or healthy solution to the problems its characters face in the show but it was enough for me to realize those faults in myself and slowly begin to delve into why I feel the way I do, and how that way of thinking can help other people with similar feelings. This yet again helped me in my writing and gave me a unique way to write characters that’s more in line with my empathetic nature.

Kill La Kill

While I was working on fully understanding myself after watching Evangelion I really struggled between the lines of fixing myself or accepting who I was. Then in 2014, three years after opening my world to a higher level of Anime, I watched the first Studio Trigger TV series Kill La Kill. While Madoka and Evangelion both sort of had happy and uplifting endings, it was Kill La Kill’s upbeat and go getting attitude through out its whole run that made yet another benchmark on my life. It was as if they had brought the world and situation from Evangelion and thrown in different characters to deal with those situations, and it was enlightening. It was exactly what I needed after years of wondering if who I am was acceptable and then Kill La Kill came along with a megaphone and shouted into my ear “Who Cares”! Kill La Kill is about being who you are and making connections with others regardless. A trait that I had for a long time but never really considered that it worked both ways.

For a long time I would be the person that was overly accepting of others but never really thought I was deserving of the same acceptance. It was a big self-worth issue and after watching Kill La Kill I realized that my self-worth comes from the connections I make with others and not solely on myself as a person. This was a huge pick-me up. I could be selfish, moody, and down right depressing sometimes, but people would still reach out to me and love me because I would reach out and love them. Now I didn’t have to be afraid of myself anymore for the sake of others, I could be myself so that other people could be themselves around me as well. We could carry the weight of the world together instead of alone and we would make each other stronger because of that. Again this was something so simple that I knew on a conceptual basis but never really knew how to execute it until I watched Kill La Kill.

Time to wipe away the tears and close this thought

Of course there are other Anime that really taught me some important things. But what these three shows gave me at the time was so necessary, the emotional impact was its strongest. Even since watching Kill La Kill only two years ago there have been shows that I have learned from and hope that I will never stop finding shows that enrich my life.

Again as much as these shows helped me realize and take positive steps in my life I can’t express how much of a factor God was in the grand scheme of things. Without him the meaning to all the concepts I learned and work towards seems mundane and pointless. In a way I like to see it as God helping me grow by presenting these shows to me at times in my life where I would benefit the most from them. And I know I said I wouldn’t mention God anymore in this post, but lets face it, he’s the one that’s impacted my life more than the hundred of shows I’ve watched or ever will watch.

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A Brand New ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ Teaser Trailer

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Dewey Singleton - Film Critic

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February 28, 2016

A teaser trailer for X-Men: Apocalypse was released on Instagram and it promises war for the two factions of mutants, check it out.

X-Men: Apocalypse is the ninth film in the X-Men franchise. The film features a screenplay by Simon Kinberg. X Men: Apocalypse stars James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Oscar Isaac, Nicholas Hoult, Rose Byrne, and Olivia Munn.

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‘Wrath of Khan’ Director Nicholas Meyer Joins New ‘Star Trek’ Show

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Nikolai Fomich

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February 28, 2016

Nicholas Meyer, responsible for writing and directing two of the most successful Star Trek films (The Wrath of Khan and The Undiscovered Country), as well as co-writing the screenplay for Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, has joined CBS’s new Star Trek television show, set to premiere on CBS All Access in 2017. “We are thrilled announce that one of Star Trek’s greatest storytellers will be boldly returning as Nicholas Meyer beams aboard the new Trek writing staff,” said the series’ showrunner Bryan Fuller while speaking with The Wrap.

Meyer’s other credits include the Sherlock Holmes novel The Seven Percent Solution, which he adapted into a screenplay, and the award-winning Time After Time, a film he directed and co-wrote about H. G. Welles as he chases Jack the Ripper into the 20th century.

Picture courtesy of Ain’t It Cool News.

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Review: ‘Fuller House’ Series Premiere – Predictable But Effective

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Dewey Singleton - Film Critic

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February 28, 2016

Netflix’s Fuller House debuted on Friday night to a worldwide audience. Fuller House (a sequel to the popular ABC sitcom from the 80’s early 90’s) is a trip down memory lane riddled with pot holes and writing reminiscent of an ABC afterschool special.

However, if anyone was hoping for appointment television when the announcement was made that Full House was getting a sequel then shame on you. Fuller House is, in essence, predictable television. After all, the show’s theme song does begin with “Whatever happened to predictability.”

Fuller House is the television equivalent of a Twinkie. It’s familiar, sweet, and doesn’t resemble anything close to quality but, we can’t help ourselves when we want more.

Fuller House starts off as a sitcom-style family reunion. The irony in all this is that when Full House aired from 1987-1995, it was already a nostalgia show. It was the house full of group hugs and catch phrases. The widower Danny Tanner (Bob Saget) raised three daughters with his cool brother-in-law and quirky best friend. In the newer version the roles have been flipped, and now it’s DJ raising kids after her husband died on the job as a firefighter.

The premiere is a 35-minute dash down memory lane. The studio audience went crazy when John Stamos and Lori Loughlin took the stage. Dave Coulier dusted off his old catchphrase “Cut-it-Out!” The highlight of the episode was when someone mentioned Michelle (who was played by Mary-Kate/Ashley Olson and was the only original cast member who opted not to return) and the cast glared through the fourth wall.

Many fans will be pleased to know that Stamos reprises the song “Forever,” which was Jessie’s wedding song. The premiere manages to hit most if not all the familiar beats (don’t want to reveal them all) so that they too will have “yaba daba doo time” while watching the first episode (sorry a little Fuller House humor).

The episode also serves it’s purpose as it sets up the remainder of the 13 episode first season. Stephanie (Jodie Sweetin) and crazy neighbor Kimmy Gibbler (Andrea Barber) move in to help D.J. (Candace Cameron-Bure). Kimmy has a 13-year-old daughter who’s a carbon copy of Gibbler and D.J.’s middle son even debuts a new catch phrase as the show attempts to cutesify him.

The reality in all this is whether or not people give Fuller House it’s kudos or annihilate the premise, depends on your relationship with the show. If this is a show you grew up with, then you know what you are getting yourself into. On the flipside, if you are were expecting better then you are going to be upset with what you see. Fuller House is Netflix bringing us back to a period where you rarely if ever worried what was playing on the television. Family oriented television is what they wanted, and boy or boy does Fuller House deliver that and then some.

One question does eat at me about this show, and it’s if the audience wants to know what’s been going on with this cast or do we just want to envision they way it was. Do we wish to see Danny Tanner giving one of his epic lectures to Michelle about being a good friend or hear how Kimmy Gibbler knows about the Kama Sutra? Are we just hoping to see D.J. and Stephanie fighting over space in their room or D.J. setting up an online dating profile? Regardless of the answer, we can’t escape the fact that 29 years have passed since we last saw Tanner clan and they’ve grown up.

If audiences are looking for award winning T.V., then go binge watch Narcos. If safe, fun, and family-oriented television is what you seek then look no further. Yes, the premiere episode of Fuller House is predictable but these days, that’s not a bad thing.

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Fox Pulls ‘Gambit’ from Scheduled Release Date

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Anthony Composto - EIC

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February 28, 2016

Fox struck gold in 2016 with Deadpool, and it looks like they want to ride the momentum. The studio has added two untitled Marvel projects to its slate, scheduled for October 6, 2017 and January 12, 2018. These dates come with the news that Gambit has also been pulled from its scheduled release date of October 6, 2016.

Gambit is meant to star Channing Tatum, who has been treating the film as a passion project, similar to Ryan Reynolds’ treatment of Deadpool. Yet, the film has been plagued with recent problems, with Tatum almost dropping out completely. Its original director, Rupert Wyatt, left the project last year.

Gambit Channing Tatum — Tatum representing Gambit alongside Fox’s other superhero stars. Photo courtesy of Entertainment Weekly.

It should come as no surprise that the film was pulled, since it has yet to begin filming. Still, this news raises a slew of questions about the future of Gambit. It is merely delayed? Will it ever get made?

Fox’s next superhero blockbuster, X-Men: Apocalypse, will be released May 27, 2016.

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In Defense of Netflix’s ‘Fuller House’

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John Zakour

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February 28, 2016

Fuller House dropped on Netflix this past Friday. It’s everything that it’s predecessor (Full House ABC 1987 – 1995) was. The traditional multi-camera show shot like pretty much every sitcom was in the 1980s and early 90s, complete with laugh track. Fuller House is a shameless retelling of the original story only with the kids now as the grownups. The oldest daughter DJ (Candace Cameron) is the widowed mom of three boys and her sister and best friend move in with her, in the same house. (Kind of how Star Wars The Force Awakens mostly retelling of the original Star Wars trilogy with a new younger more diverse cast.) Of course, to update into this century, there is a bit more sexual innuendo, and one of the characters speaks Spanish. They even try to be a bit “meta” as they talk about the Olsen twins and how they are too rich to act in stuff like this these days.

Let’s make no mistake about it. Full House wasn’t Seinfeld, Frasier, 30 Rock, Parks and Rec, The Office. To compare with more contemporary ABC multi-camera sitcoms, Fuller House isn’t even on par with The Middle, The Goldbergs or Blackish. DJ in the gang aren’t even the same room as Netflix’s other original comedies like Kimmy Schmidt and Master of None. In fact, Fuller House should never even be spoken in the same sentence as those two shows.

But here’s the thing, it’s not trying to be any of those shows.

Fuller House sets the bar low. The plots are easy to see coming. They go for simple laughs based on corn and nostalgia. Certainly not laugh out loud funny, but you will smile or giggle from time to time. The three leads: Candace Cameron Bure, Jodie Sweetin and Andrea Barber all do a fine job bringing their characters up to 2016. Of course, no pun is too obvious. This is the type of show where they have a Bollywood dance number and aren’t trying to be ironic. In other words, put your mind on hold because Fuller House is not high-brow humor. It’s cheesier than a cheese sandwich made with cheese instead of bread. Of course, in a world where we have presidential candidates insulting each other on a 24-hour news cycle, it might not be such a bad thing to munch on a mental cheese sandwich once in a while.

Side Note: John Stamos and Lori Loughlin have aged very well. Loughlin still looks like she could still play Black Canary in a retooling of Birds of Prey.

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‘The Kubrick Gaze’ is the Latest Supercut From This Young Video Essayist

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Elisabeth S. Contreras

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February 28, 2016

22 year-old supercutter and video essayist Jorge Luengo, who lives in Madrid, says his most recent video, The Kubrick Gaze – posted on Vimeo on February 26 – is “the craziest video I’ve done and has nothing in common with any other of my video’s editing”. See for yourself:

Before this video, his supercut Pixar’s Tribute to Cinema went viral when it hit the internet about a month ago and has gathered over 1.3 million views to this day. It consists of almost five minutes of Pixar movie scenes which look the same as some of the most recognized live-action films in the history of cinema.

Luengo states that the actual editing of his supercuts doesn’t take as long, because “the process [of constructing a supercut video] consists basically in watching a film and finding some constants or leitmotivs which grab my attention, and they become an idea to edit a video.” For example, another one of his works is based on Christopher Nolan’s focus on his characters’ hands. After finding out the idea he wants to work on, what takes him the longest time is watching the films and analyzing almost every frame to catalog what goes in his final product. Luengo explains, “In regards to the Pixar video, it has been the one that took me the longest [time to make] since I had to watch all Pixar films, many of which I’d seen when I was younger, but obviously, my film culture was not the same then.”

And watching those Disney and Pixar films as a little kid was what sparked his interest, but it wasn’t until he discovered Tim Burton’s Batman when he realized the power of movies beyond animation. He also became his favorite superhero: “He’s the most purely human of them all. Since childhood I have been a big fan of him.”

How does one go from loving film to editing supercuts? Luengo, in particular, says he’s attracted to evading himself from reality when watching movies and being able to empathize with the characters, but he also loves the technicalities of the making of films. He went to film school and practiced editing in his spare time, emulating the kind of supercut videos he’d see around the internet. “I love disengaging movies, and doing these type of videos, you tend to look a lot more for the cuts in each film”. This is why he likes being surprised by movies while at the same time paying attention to the photography, styling techniques and the editing, which is for the most part the focus of supercut videos.

And in seeing those videos online, he found authors he admires like Rishi Kaneira and Jacob T. Swinney. Luengo cites the latter’s First and Final Frames video as one of his favorites. But apart from directors like Nolan, Tarantino and Hitchcock, featured in several of his videos, the young Spanish editor claims video essayist Kogonada was one of his first inspirations to start creating supercuts. Many of Kogonada’s brilliantly crafted work has been featured in Vimeo’s “Staff Picks” channel. One of his most viewed videos is based on Kubrick’s One-Point Perspective technique in constructing shots, with over 2.2 million views (only second to Wes Anderson // Centered), which ties-in back to Luengo’s The Kubrick Gaze.

It doesn’t come as a surprise that one of Luengo’s favorite movies is Boyhood, which was edited across multiple years of filming. It was included in his Top 10 Movies in 2014 video, along with others like Inside Llewyn Davis, Wild Tales and Her. About some films he enjoyed in 2015, he cites Mad Max: Fury Road, Inside Out, The Revenant, Sicario, Ex-Machina, It Follows, Inherent Vice and Star wars: The Force Awakens. And mentions new movies from Martin Scorsese, Nicolas Winding Refn, Ben Affleck and Clint Eastwood as the ones he’s looking forward to seeing this year, along with more commercially acclaimed like Suicide Squad and Jason Bourne, especially because the latter’s saga overall “has some of the best editing ever done”.

Jorge Luengo has edited videos exclusively featured on the Turner Classic Movies (TCM) channel in Spain, collaborates with One Perfect Shot… What’s next for him? He says he’d like to edit a new Emmanuel Lubezki video, different from the tribute that first gathered international attention, “centered in something more specific from his work”. He also muses about making a video relating to “one of my favorite directors: Steven Spielberg”, who he hasn’t covered yet. Spielberg uses many interesting, rich-in-content filming techniques like framing characters with a foreground object or simultaneously showing the character’s reaction and the scene they’re reacting to through a window, glass, or even a reflection in the eye… which a supercut video could explore successfully.

Whether you’re interested in supercuts, movie technique compilations and clever edits or you simply love film, don’t forget to have a look at Jorge Luengo’s Vimeo page for more of his work.

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WWE Meets ‘The Oscars’ With Wrestling Inspired Movie Posters

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EJ Moreno

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February 27, 2016

Academy Award Nominated Films Wrestle With The WWE!

Ahead of the 88th Academy Awards this Sunday, WWE gives this year’s nominees the ‘Wrestlemania‘ treatment with brilliant movie posters inspired by wrestlers of the past & present! The results are hilarious homages to the best movies of year with wrestling references. With puns like DX-Machina & The Kevinant, how could you go wrong?
Below are some of the best of the bunch!

J.O.B.S
-When you do a “job” in wrestling, you are basically there to make the other guy look good & eventually lose the match. In the late 90’s, there was a group of misfits named The J.O.B. squad filled with the best of the worst in the company. WWE gives the beloved group a shoutout with their parody of 2015’s ‘Steve Jobs‘.

Mean Dean: Lunatic Road
Dean Ambrose is known as The Lunatic within WWE. He has quite the aggressive side much like Max from 2015’s ‘Mad Max: Fury Road‘. Also featured on the poster is ‘Diva’ Becky Lynch; the Irish born wrestler is as bad-ass as Fury Road’s leading lady Furiosa.

The Monday Night Wars: The Franchise Awakens
-Inspired by 2015’s biggest film, The Monday Night Wars were a battle between two massive feuding empires; Vince McMahon’s WWF vs. Ted Turner’s WCW. ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ is the most recent return to the Star Wars universe where two massive empires fight for dominance; the Jedi vs. The Sith. The poster features WCW’s Goldberg as a Jedi with The Undertaker obviously playing the role of a Sith lord. McMahon does have similarities to Snoke from Star Wars as well.

Check out the rest of the posters by clicking here & don’t forget to share your favorite wrestling inspired movie poster!

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Why Marvel’s ‘Runaways’ Should be Next for Netflix

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Jon Barr - TV Editor

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February 27, 2016

Odds are you may have heard of Marvel’s Runaways, but you may not be familiar with what the comic is actually about. The general plug for the team is that a gang of kids find out their parents are a super-villain team called The Pride, trying to end the world. The kids steal weapons & unlock powers in their attempt to strike back against their parents, and since they left their parents, they’ve been “running away” ever since – from The Pride, aliens, and even S.H.I.E.L.D. It’s a series that has been considered for a show or a movie before, but nothing has come to fruition. 2016 is the perfect time to change that.

Marvel has built such a strong base with its movie and television show universe, but right now there’s nothing quite like Runaways. The comics did a wonderful job of blending serious and comedic elements, creating a Breakfast-Club-Teen-Titans-Kick-Ass-type comic series. All of the characters are also able to exist outside of the major properties – The Pride doesn’t need to contend with The Avengers, Xavin doesn’t have to be a Super Skrull alien, and Molly Hayes could just be a Von Strucker HYDRA experiment. It’d also be nice if Marvel was willing to set up a superhero team that didn’t live in New York, as almost every hero resides there currently. They also have some glowing recommendations and co-signs, from Guardians of the Galaxy’s James Gunn, and Avengers’s Joss Whedon (who also wrote a couple Runaways comics).

The other major pull for the Runaways is it would give Marvel and entirely different-looking team. Marvel has a bit of a problem with diversity, as many of their major heroes have been straight white guys named Chris. But Runaways is a team that has racial, gender, and even sexual diversity. The team has more girls than boys, has kids of different backgrounds and ages, and the team also has a dinosaur. A DINOSAUR.

Now Runaways has spent some time in developmental limbo. There have been talks of both a movie and a television series for years, but so far, nothing has really come to fruition. There is the worry that a Runaways movie might not intrigue enough viewers. Marvel’s been keeping busy with their movie schedule, trying to pump out however many movies needed to build up to Infinity War. But Marvel has shown that they’re trying new things with their grittier Netflix shows, like Daredevil, Jessica Jones, and the upcoming Luke Cage show. Runaways is the kind of series that has had a lot of their own stories & lore that it could work as a running television show. To make another comparison, the show could thematically be a cross between The Goonies and Buffy the Vampire Slayer (another wonderful piece of work written by Joss Whedon). It’s a new take on superheroes that could freshen up the studio’s releases. While our Marvel-canon Spider-Man will be of high school age, it would be nice to see a superhero show that could be more relatable to a teenage audience, while still contending with the dark adult Netflix shows.

Marvel’s certainly been keeping themselves busy, what with all the different projects they have to juggle, but their line-up could use something a bit different. Runaways would showcase so many different things that the previous movies/tv shows have yet to demonstrate. And while it wouldn’t be animated, you can’t discount the beloved DC Young Justice and Teen Titans programs. Runaways has a lot going for it, and a lot of it could make for a really entertaining show.

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