Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are currently working on adapting Garth Ennis’ Preacher for AMC. Back in September AMC picked up the pilot and ordered a 10-episode first season.
Now it appears that Rogen and Goldberg have their eyes set on their next project. According to Birth Death Movies to duo is talking to cable networks about a TV adaption of Ennis and Darick Robertson’s The Boys.
The comic book series was canceled by DC Comics after six issues and then picked up by Dynamite for a 72-issue run.
The series is set between 2006–2008 in a world where superheroes exist. However, most of the superheroes in the series’ universe are corrupted by their celebrity status and often engage in reckless behavior, compromising the safety of the world. For this reason, a superpowered CIA squad, known informally as “The Boys”, is charged with monitoring the superhero community; the name is Butcher’s contribution, a reference from his neighborhood that those in power would send “the boys” to handle anyone causing trouble.
Ennis has said in an interview that the series would “out-Preacher Preacher”, presumably referring to the extreme violence and sexuality that were that series’ hallmark, and that the series would end with its seventy-second issue.
Rogen and Goldberg will have their work cut out for them to find a home for The Boys, as there are only a handful of networks that could air the type of content needed to truly represent the comic series.
After watching the first two episodes of Comet Lucifer I have really mixed emotions about it. At the same time I feel like I’m seeing something I’ve seen before many times, but also there is enough the show seems to have as its own to seem fresh. The show’s story seems like an Eureka Seven scenario right off the bat. Unfortunately this show isn’t a visually creative as Eureka Seven, but it certainly is trying to keep its style from being more than generic. I’m still on the fence whether I like this show for more than its cute comet girl and sometimes breathtaking art. That’s to be expected though because there really isn’t much else to be caught up in quite yet. At this point I’m still not sure what is even going on. Well for the most part, I have a slight idea.
I think that the comet girl, Felia, is some sort of… I don’t even know, but this countries government apparently knows about her and wants to capture her. That’s really all I know about the plot so far, and I was paying pretty close attention. Unlike another show I’m reviewing this season, Comet Lucifer seems to be in opposite when it comes to making their exposition digestible. It’s all very cryptic right off that bat, giving us little to no information on why somethings are going on. There is some serious stuff in the works with a brooding old man, a veteran pilot, and a maniacal murderous kid. These characters seem interesting but when they are spouting out cryptic nonsense it makes me care less. Which is not cool, I want to care more, not less. This needs to be fixed. But thankfully its only the government stuff that really isn’t making any sense.
The scenario of “boy finds girl in rock” seems to be progressing at a nice pace and is enjoyable for the most part. Our main character, Sogo, seems to be an adventurous person. He’s a nice guy and has some good friends, pretty generic so far. There are things about his life style though, that may end up revealing more about him. Honestly we haven’t been able to get to hang out with him this much to learn anything besides he likes digging up rocks, and gets embarrassed when he touches girls. Togo has three friends, but at this point aren’t really worth delving into yet. Not sure if they are going to be a main part of the story. The only seemingly important person is his orange haired friend, Kaon, who he seems to get embarrassed overtime they get somewhat close. But the other two boys seem interesting enough that they will stick around, so we’ll have to wait and see.
Felia is quite a treat, both aesthetically pretty and entertaining. They could have gone a couple of ways with treating their blank slate rock girl, and I’m glad with what they chose. It seems right off that bat she has a vibrant personality and is quite the curious one, almost like a baby. But she certainly doesn’t look like a baby, probably 10-12 if I had to ballpark it. Her relationship with Sogo hasn’t really started yet. If anything she is growing closer to Kaon. According to the opening though they will eventually get really close. Just what kind of relationship they will form is still a mystery. I hope it’s not a romantic one. One because she seems way too young and immature and two because Kaon may like Sogo.
There is on more important character, Moura, a crystal ferret that can transform into a giant robot. Just like Felia he seems to have quite a vibrant personality. He is very protective of Felia and doesn’t like Sogo, for reasons. Somehow he knows things like how to speak and stuff, which Felia is only learning. Moura will most likely be as important to the plot as Felia seeing that he can transform into a robot. And seeing that Sogo wears a crest that gives him the sole power to transform Moura, the characters have already been tied together for the long haul. And I assume that this long haul will be full of MouraXSogo robots battles.
There have already been one fight, and so far is the least visually impressive part of the show. Which is sad to say. The designs of the mech’s are one of the most creative I’ve seen. But the mech’s seem like they are part of a different show and don’t really belong in the universe. Maybe it has to do with the fact that they are CG, like every other mech series nowadays. Or maybe it has to do with the only mech fight taking place in a dark dreary cave. Once they get out in the sun and really get to shine I might change my tune on them.
So like I said before, It’s hard to know how I feel about Comet Lucifer yet. There are certainly things I like and things I am confused on. The show seems to be holding back and hinting parts of the plot which will get annoying unless we start to get straight forward answers soon. I’m all for some mystery in a show but when you spend so much time with mystery instead of focusing on whats actually going on, you’re gonna lose me. So far Comet Lucifer hasn’t lost me yet, but I guess we’ll see.
Editor/filmmaker/video journalist Jacob T. Swinney has been putting together some interesting supercuts as of late. Recently, he showed us the first scene and the last scene of several dozen films, which show some interesting things. Those installments were split into two different episodes of his work on Vimeo.
Now, Swinney has released a horror-centric look at First and Final Frames. Much like the others, these first and last looks at a film show many different things. Some show an intentional symmetry, others show a sharp evolution (or devolution) of characters and situations. Some may even show no real resemblance one way or another, but they can evoke a certain emotional charge for those who remember the film. Some of these are debatable as horror films, but let’s not nitpick Swinney’s great work.
Here is Jacob T. Swinney’s evocative horror edition of First and Final Frames:
New York Comic Con 2015 is in the books but the memories live on. JoBlo put together a nice highlight reel of all the cosplay craziness that took place at the Jacob Javits Center.
New York Comic Con celebrated its 10th anniversary and brought more than 150,000 people together to enjoy all-things pop culture.
Every fan of the MCU wants more Hulk, and his role in The Avengers and Captain America: Civil War has been the source of debate and rumor and, as it turns out, omission. The next sure thing would be a Hulk appearance in Infinity Wars, but nobody wants to wait that long. Well, it seems that Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk will team up with his Avenger buddy Thor in the upcoming Thor: Ragnarok.
According to an exclusive story with JoBlo, The Incredible Hulk will join Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston in the third standalone Thor title. Judging by the direction Thor: Ragnarok is heading in the report, this could be a setup for Planet Hulk in the future.
Here is an excerpt from the JoBlo report:
Mark Ruffalo joins Tom Hiddleston (also confirmed by our sources) and Jaimie Alexander in RAGNAROK, which we’ve also heard will involve a “distant planet” that is “not Asgard and not Earth.” What does that mean? Certainly the theory will be made that this is where Marvel will work in the long-rumored Planet Hulk storyline, and although we can’t completely verify that, we can’t completely deny it either. I’ll leave it to you on how you want to place your bets, but I know where my money is going. Regardless, Ruffalo is on board. As to how much time he’ll spend as Hulk vs. Banner, we can’t say, only that he’s absolutely part of the supporting cast and will feature prominently.
Netflix and Marvel released the New York Comic Con Daredevil season two teaser Monday morning. The teaser recaps season one and gives a glimpse at Elektra and the Punisher.
Daredevil is Executive Produced by Doug Petrie, Marco Ramirez and Drew Goddard, along with Marvel TV’s Jeph Loeb. The series stars Charlie Cox, Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson, Jon Bernthal, Elodie Yung and Rosario Dawson. The second season of Daredevil is currently filming and will return to Netflix in 2016.
George Miller recently confirmed what everyone was hoping, that he would return to the Mad Max universe for at least two more sequels (we don’t need any more than that). That led to speculation about the story, the cast (Tom Hardy is confirmed for at least two films) and, most importantly, whether or not Charlize Theron’s Imperator Furiosa would be returning.
Miller spoke to Digital Spy about the sequels and Theron’s involvement, or lack thereof. “I’m not sure, is the answer,” Miller said when asked about Furiosa’s return. “She’s not in the Mad Max [sequel] story, but in one of the stories there’s an interaction between [Max and Furiosa]. I can’t really say more than that because it’s still in progress.”
It seems unlikely Theron would sign on and return to the franchise for a quick cameo or brief scene. Undertaking the Furiosa character has to be time consuming and taxing, and for just one scene it seems Theron would be better served moving on to something else. Not having Furiosa back in the fold would also continue the Mad Max tradition of Max being the only recurring character. It’s perhaps the right move, keeping the nomadic tradition of the character alive, despite the fact Furiosa was one of the brightest spots of Fury Road.
What do you think? Would you like to see Charlize Theron reprise her role?
The cast of Jessica Jones was at New York Comic Con over the weekend and Wil Traval discussed his character and the direction the character might take.
Traval mentioned in an interview with IGN that he’s playing a character named “Simpson” on the show, and that he’s based on post-Vietnam War super-soldiers, though “reinvented” a bit for the Netflix series.
Simpson could be the Daredevil villain Nuke. Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli created the cybernetically-altered ex-soldier that has an American flag tattooed on his face. He was part of a super-soldier program that enhanced his abilities. IN the comics Kingpin hires Nuke to kill Daredevil.
What B-list villains do you want to see appear in the Netflix Universe?
The show takes places after a tragic end to her short-lived Super hero career. The series follows Jessica as she rebuilds her personal life and career as a detective who seems to get cases involving people with super abilities in New York City. Marvel’s Jessica Jones premieres on November 20th on Netflix.
The series stars Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones, David Tennant as Kilgrave, Mike Colter as Luke Cage, Rachael Taylor as Patricia “Trish” Walker, and Carrie-Anne Moss. Marvel’s Jessica Jones is Executive Produced by series Showrunner Melissa Rosenberg and Liz Friedman, along with Jeph Loeb, who also serves as Marvel’s Head of Television.
Marvel’s Jessica Jones is produced by Marvel Television in association with ABC Studios for Netflix.
The cast of Gotham made their second appearance at New York Comic Con this weekend. Series stars Ben McKenzie, Robin Lord Taylor, Cory Michael Smith, Erin Richards as well as new cast members Michael Chiklis, James Frain and Jessica Lucas and Executive Producer John Stephens answered fan questions, and debuted an exclusive sizzle reel with all new footage from the 10/12 episode of Gotham.
Gotham airs Mondays at 8/7c on Fox.
Warner Bros. Television’s Sunday programming block at 2015 New York Comic Con kicked things off with a bang, when they treated fans in attendance to a couple of high-octane sizzle reels featuring footage from the new seasons of The CW’s hit superhero series Arrow & The Flash. Check out the footage that took the Empire Room by storm right here. The Flash airs Tuesdays at 8/7c and Arrow airs Wednesdays at 8/7c, both on The CW.
On Saturday, Mark Ruffalo was sneaking around New York Comic Con in costume. Jared Leto decided to follow suit Sunday as he wandered around the Jacob Javits in costume and picked up some comic books. This fan interaction will go a long way to win over the skeptics of the Suicide Squad and Leto’s depiction of the Joker.
Suicide Squad will be in theaters on August 5, 2016.
