Captain America: Civil War just finished filming last week and there have been rumors about whether or not Mark Ruffalo’s Bruce Banner and or Hulk would be in the film.
Ruffalo was at the Venice Film Festival and spoke to BadTaste.it about the film and the future of the Hulk.
“The reason is too great to be revealed in this movie (Civil War), I was in the script but then they removed my character. They don’t want to reveal where is he and why. I don’t even know if Hulk will be back soon,” said Ruffalo.
One can only hope for a Planet Hulk film…
Directed by Anthony & Joe Russo from a screenplay by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely, Captain America: Civil War picks up where Avengers: Age of Ultron left off, as Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) leads the new team of Avengers in their continued efforts to safeguard humanity. After another international incident involving the Avengers results in collateral damage, political pressure mounts to install a system of accountability and a governing body to determine when to enlist the services of the team. The new status quo fractures the Avengers while they try to protect the world from a new and nefarious villain.
Starring Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Rudd, Chadwick Boseman, Emily VanCamp, Daniel Brühl, Frank Grillo, William Hurt, and Martin Freeman.
Captain America: Civil War is set for release on May 6, 2016.
Scott Cooper’s Whitey Bulger crime drama Black Mass is one of the more hotly anticipated releases of the upcoming fall movie season. Now, Cooper appears to be lining up his next project, American Wolf, with Leonardo DiCaprio taking on producing duties. The Wrap had the exclusive yesterday evening.
American Wolf tells the true story of a hunter in Yellowstone National Park who mistakenly kills an endangered wolf, which sparks outrage. In the aftermath, the hunter finds an unlikely friendship in the researcher who works for the park. The source material comes from Texas Monthly‘s Nate Blakeslee.
The material fits for Leonardo DiCaprio, a noted environmentalist and conservationist. The story in American Wolf also feels topical, at least for now, given the recent outrage over the killing of Cecil the Lion. As for Cooper, this will be his fourth major feature film following Crazy Heart, Into the Furnace, and the upcoming Back Mass. Cooper is an uneven filmmaker for me, one who captures compelling moments in otherwise up and down films. Hopefully, Black Mass will codify his best traits throughout.
USA’s summer break out hit Mr. Robot conclude its first season Wednesday night with ‘eps1.9_zer0-day.avi’ and gave the audience more questions than answers.
Here is the after credits scene with the surprise entrance of the White Rose.
“Because fsociety in essence succeeded, I wanted to let audiences know that there wasn’t necessarily a victory, rather something larger at play. There are chess moves higher up, higher than the biggest conglomerate on the planet. I wanted the looming threat of something more devious,” said series creator Sam Esmail to Deadline.
Esmail adds that one of Elliot’s adversaries in season two will be Joanna, Tyrell Wellick’s wife. Elliot and Joanna go toe-to-toe in the season finale.
“Her motivations are a little murky this season, but they will get clearer next season. We’ll see her rise,” said Esmail to Deadline.
When asked where Tyrell was, Esmail gave this cryptic answer about Elliot.
“The show is about a guy who has this disorder in real time that we’re discovering with him. What do you do when your alter ego has acted as you? How do you deal with that emotionally and practically on a real-world level?” said Esmail to Deadline.
Mr. Robot is a blatant ripoff of Fight Club in premise but takes the next step to distance itself from the muse and establish new ground. For the series to succeed there needs to be a definitive end game in Esmail’s mind.
Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers is airing on Crunchyroll and updates Saturdays at 3:30pm EST.
Quick Rundown
Adelet and Hans are at a loss as to how to defeat Chamo for a bit. Essentially, to defeat her Adelet had to come up with something that nobody else had done before. He does this and Hans disables Chamo. They tie her up and ask her if she knew about the barrier before she got there. She says no.
Adelet meets with Flamie and tells her he thinks the seventh Brave raised mists to make it look like the barrier was activated before it actually was. He surmises that they had Lauren lie to all the others about how to activate the barrier, and it got activated while everyone fiddled with sword later. Flamie says this is impossible because the only way to cover the entire forest with fog is a barrier, and since a barrier was already set up there, placing a second would be impossible. Adelet convinces her not to kill him by reminding her that she would be the next suspect once he’s dead in the event that he is not the seventh.
Maura goes back to the temple and convinces Hans and Chamo they’ve been had.
Nachetayna explains to Goldov that Hans knew she was a princess all along but pretended not to, and that is why she suspects Hans.
Thoughts
The action scene with Chamo was the best part of the entire episode. The action is just so fun and I do wish there was more of it and less standing around and talking. I still think this is probably better in it’s original light novel format.
I do not think Adelet is mistaken about being misled about the barrier activation. He is just looking at it too narrow-mindedly. Perhaps the forest wasn’t covered in fog at all. Perhaps it was an illusion? For a moment I thought it could have been Hans since he showed talent with illusions, but I don’t really think he could have gotten everyone in the group unless he was a Saint, and only females can be Saints. However, there could still be a Saint of Illusions who is the 8th Brave Adelet thinks exists, perhaps helping out the 7th Brave. Man. I really don’t want it to be Hans.
Why does Adelet take Chamo’s word? If I were the bad guy, I’d have said I didn’t know about the barrier, too.
As for everyone fiddling with the sword after the fact, I think Nachetanya had the most suspicious attempt, ending with her breaking a piece of it (possibly so it couldn’t be reversed). However, there doesn’t seem to be a way for her to get word out to Lauren to lie about how to activate the barrier. Someone else would have had to do it for her. And I still find it suspicious that Goldov thought all her whininess lately was strange. He would know her best. He is in love with her, after all!
As for Hans knowing that Nachetanya is a princess, that could be explained by him having taken jobs assassinating people in Piena. Or he could have just been using it as an insult. It’s not a very good hypothesis at all. Ever since they made it to the temple, I’ve wanted to slap Nachetanya every time she opens her mouth. And then she makes Goldov look at her cleavage, knowing that he’s in love with her. Ugh.
Comic book name: OLD MAN LOGAN Numbering: 4 Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Artist: Andrea Sorrentino Publisher: Marvel
Damn. That is the only appropriate word for how good Old Man Logan has been as a series. The way the writing of Bendis perfectly syncs with the art style of Sorrentino, is mind-blowingly perfect. Next to Warren Ellis and Declan Shalvey’s run on Moon Knight, Bendis and Sorrentino may be the best comic duo on a Marvel series since then. The Secret War’s Old Man Logan captures so many elements of Frank Miller’s Old Man Logan, while still standing out on its own and sticking to the general tone of the Secret Wars: Battleworld. Enough credit cannot be given to how well Bendis and Sorrentino have handled this miniseries.
Old Man Logan #4 opens up with Logan battling his way through a sea of Marvel Zombies, for a time period in which, even he isn’t sure. Wolverine describes it as possible hours or even days, because of the lack of time change in the Deadlands, with no sun or moon. Logan is eventually able to battle his way out of the swarm of zombies before making it into a small cave on a cliff side, where he discovers She-Hulk (or really one of Battleworlds many She-Hulks) who had been sentenced there by God-Doom. After some time is spent on dialogue between Logan and She-Hulk regarding the Deadland, the two eventually figure out a way for Wolverine to escape this portion of Battleworld, through a mile high jumping, fast ball special over the wall. This is where the issue comes to a close and where Old Man Logan finds himself in yet another piece of Battleworld.
Bendis and Sorrentino are the best comic duo at Marvel right now.
Most of this story relies heavily on multiple art panels in action scenes, which make up most of the book. Sorrentino’s signature use of turning the panels themselves into artwork, combined with Bendis’ ability to exude Wolverine, to the peak of what makes the Logan’s “Loganness”, is superb. Especially, being able to accomplish this in only one issue. The series thus far has been more than amazing and it’s as if every issue, gets better and better as the story goes on. Bendis captures such a life weary Logan to a T, you really miss having this character around in Marvel 616. Bendis is able to tell this story in such simple fashion, through the dialogue and plot pacing, and it’s one of the best examples to give for less is more. Many times writers focus so heavily on the dialogue it stifles the art of the book and takes away from the reading experience itself. However, Bendis let’s Sorrentino’s artwork tell his story, rather than forcing unnecessarily long conversations or forcing the comics’ script into the book. He knows who Logan is and what makes the character tick. Bendis isn’t trying to reinvent the wheel, rather he’s making the best wheel he can.
And of course, when it comes to the artwork of Old Man Logan, nothing can be said less than Sorrentino’s work is God-tier levels of skill and artistry. The man knows how to turn simple paneling, into a visual masterpiece of art within art, completely changing how you read a comic. Everything is so aesthetically beautiful and mesmerizing, he could draw an entire comic without a single word and you would get more out of it than most comics on the shelves right now. The visual prowess used through this series and this particular issue isn’t a treat, it’s an experience.
Read this issue, read this series. By far, Bendis and Sorrentino are the best duo in Marvel comics right now. The way these two are able to mesh the scripting, as well as the art work, is discredited by a review. It needs to be read and experienced for oneself. In the future, Marvel really needs to put these two on other series without a doubt. Luckily, when Marvel launches their new titles in the fall, Sorrentino will be working with Jeff Lemire on the new Old Man Logan series, which is spectacular news. If you haven’t read those twos’ Green Arrow for the New 52, then you don’t know what you’re in for and if you have, then you probably share in the excitement for it. Praise God-Doom for what is to come with that title.
FOX released the synopsis for episode one of season two of Gotham, ‘Damned if you do…’. This season of Gotham is being coined as the Rise of the Villains.
“Penguin is King of Gotham and after a shakeup at the GCPD, Detective James Gordon’s moral compass wavers, as he seeks help from Penguin. Meanwhile, Bruce Wayne continues to explore the secrets from his father’s office, while GOTHAM newcomers Theo Galavan (James Frain) and his sister, Tabitha (Jessica Lucas), make friends with some unlikely allies, a group of dangerous inmates from Arkham in the all-new ‘Rise of the Villains: Damned If You Do…”
Gotham returns to FOX on September 21.
Fox also released everything you need to know from the first season of Gotham in seven minutes.
The good. The evil. The beginning.
Everyone knows the name Commissioner Gordon. He is one of the crime world’s greatest foes, a man whose reputation is synonymous with law and order. But what is known of Gordon’s story and his rise from rookie detective to Police Commissioner? What did it take to navigate the multiple layers of corruption that secretly ruled Gotham City, the spawning ground of the world’s most iconic villains? And what circumstances created them – the larger-than-life personas who would become Catwoman, The Penguin, The Riddler, Two-Face and The Joker?
GOTHAM is an origin story of the great DC Comics Super-Villains and vigilantes, revealing an entirely new chapter that has never been told. From executive producer/writer Bruno Heller (“The Mentalist,” “Rome”), GOTHAM follows one cop’s rise through a dangerously corrupt city teetering between good and evil, and chronicles the birth of one of the most popular super heroes of our time.
Twitter account DCEU Feed is reporting that Ezra Miller who has been cast as the Flash revealed details to his appearance in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. All of this news is according to a fan.
Barry Allen’s hair will be kept long for ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.’
His Flash suit has a post-apocalyptic look to it.
Ezra will have a ripped physique instead of being bulky
What would you like the Flash suit to look like in the film?
Batman v. Superman: Dawn Of Justice is directed by Scott Snyder, and stars Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jason Momoa, Ben Affleck, Jesse Eisenberg, Gal Gadot, Jena Malone, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Diane Lane, Ezra Miller, Jeremy Irons, Holly Hunter, Michael Shannon, and Laurence Fishburne.
The film is set to open worldwide on March 25, 2016
James Bond author Anthony Horowitz was asked if Idris Elba would make a good Bond. His comments stirred a rage over the internet.
“[He] is a bit too rough to play the part. It’s not a colour issue. I think he is probably a bit too ‘street’ for Bond,” said Horowitz.
Horowitz quickly put out an apology statement after his comment went viral.
“I’m really sorry my comments about Idris Elba have caused offense,” he wrote. “That wasn’t my intention. I was asked in my interview if Idris Elba would make a good James Bond. In the article I expressed the opinion that to my mind Adrian Lester would be a better choice, but I’m a writer, not a casting director, so what do I know? Clumsily, I chose the word ‘street’ as Elba’s gritty portrayal of DCI John Luther was in my mind, but I admit it was a poor choice of word. I am mortified to have caused offense,” said Horowitz.
Elba responded with a positive message to fans on his Instagram account.
Cate Blanchett will take on the queen of comedy, Lucille Ball, in an upcoming authorized biopic written by Aaron Sorkin.
According to the breaking report in The Wrap, the story will chronicle Ball’s 20-year marriage to Cuban actor Desi Arnaz, who starred alongside Ball in life and in the wildly successful 50s sitcom I Love Lucy. There is no word yet as to who will play Arnaz next to Cate Blanchett.
The biopic will be produced by Lucy Arnaz Jr. and Desi Arnaz Jr., the two children of Lucille and Desi (if that wasn’t clear given their names). Neither Blanchett nor Sorkin have released a statement regarding the project.
This is intriguing to me. I hold I Love Lucy in higher regard than most my age or younger. I watched every episode, multiple times, thanks to my mother who adores the series. It is antiquated, sure, but is now a fascinatingly dated look at an era where gender roles and censorship were vastly different than today. Aside from the show, the tumultuous relationship between Ball and the adulterous and sometimes abusive Arnaz should make for a fascinating familial glimpse into two of the most influential celebrities of the early days of television.
Up first for two-time Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett is Todd Haynes’ drama Carol, which may nab her another Oscar nomination, Truth alongside Robert Redford, and Terrence Malick’s Knight of Cups. Meanwhile, Aaron Sorkin’s next film is Steve Jobs, starring Michael Fassbender and directed by Danny Boyle.
Steven Spielberg invented the summer blockbuster and now the filmmaker is putting a clock on the superhero film genre. In an interview with Yahoo! Spielberg suggests that the superhero film will go the way of the Western and ride off into the sunset.
“…We were around when the Western died and there will be a time when the superhero movie goes the way of the Western. It doesn’t mean there won’t be another occasion where the Western comes back and the superhero movie someday returns. Of course, right now the superhero movie is alive and thriving. I’m only saying that these cycles have a finite time in popular culture. There will come a day when the mythological stories are supplanted by some other genre that possibly some young filmmaker is just thinking about discovering for all of us,” said Spielberg.
This is an over simplification of the superhero film and could be perceived as a slap in the face to Disney as the two sides could not come together on a long term agreement and it looks like Dreamworks and Disney will part ways. Unlike the Western, the superhero genre has infinite possibilities and storylines. As long as the box office and merchandise revenues are there, the superhero machine will continue to produce.
