A brand new trailer was just released for the sixth instalment of the Mission: Impossible franchise, which gives us an excellent new look at Ethan Hunt’s most dangerous, personal and explosive mission ever. The trailer features a lot of action, a lot of explosions and a lot of Henry Cavill’s moustache, which looks just as glorious as you remember.
“The best intentions often come back to haunt you. “Mission: Impossible – Fallout” finds Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise – “Top Gun,” “American Made,” “The Mummy”) and his IMF team (Alec Baldwin – “Saturday Night Live,” “The Boss Baby,” “Beetlejuice,” Simon Pegg – “Star Trek,” “Ready Player One,” Ving Rhames – “Pulp Fiction,” “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2”) along with some familiar allies (Rebecca Ferguson – “The Greatest Showman,” ”The Girl on the Train,” Michelle Monaghan – “The Bourne Supremacy,” “The Heartbreak Kid”) in a race against time after a mission gone wrong. Henry Cavill (“Justice League,” “Man of Steel”), Angela Bassett (“Black Panther,” “American Horror Story”), and Vanessa Kirby (“Me Before You,” “The Crown”) also join the dynamic cast with filmmaker Christopher McQuarrie (“Jack Reacher”) returning to the helm.”
Mission: Impossible – Fallout lands in cinemason July 27.
How many times will you see Deadpool 2? Comment below.
About the film: After surviving a near fatal bovine attack, a disfigured cafeteria chef (Wade Wilson) struggles to fulfill his dream of becoming Mayberry’s hottest bartender while also learning to cope with his lost sense of taste. Searching to regain his spice for life, as well as a flux capacitor, Wade must battle ninjas, the yakuza, and a pack of sexually aggressive canines, as he journeys around the world to discover the importance of family, friendship, and flavor – finding a new taste for adventure and earning the coveted coffee mug title of World’s Best Lover.
Deadpool 2 is directed by David Leitch, from a script by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, and stars Ryan Reynolds, Zazie Beetz, Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller, Josh Brolin, Brianna Hildebrand, Stefan Kapicic, and Leslie Uggams.
As the number of days until E3 continue to count down like players during a round of Fortnite, excitement grows. With each passing day, gamer’s from all over discuss and predict what will happen. While leaks have already sprung, one thing looks to be certain. Microsoft will likely take last place when it comes to exclusive properties once again.
Amid the plethora of leaked (though not confirmed) titles by Wal-Mart listed below, Microsoft looks to be focusing on sequels. Particularly Gears of War 5, and Forza Horizons 5. What adds to the validity of this leak is the release of two trailers for Bethesda’s Rage 2.
Now to be fair Sony did just release God of War, and last year Nintendo teased Metroid Prime 4 at E3. However, nobody saw those titles coming, especially the latter of the two. Also it has been a long time since new iterations of the two properties have hit a home console. This goes back to my article about release dates.
The longer you wait to release a new property or a sequel to a major property, the better the reception. Putting out a new Gears of War every couple of years is fine, but it’s not exciting. Sony announcing a Spider-Man game that’s an exclusive is exciting, Nintendo teasing Samus’ return to console is exciting and makes me want to buy a Nintendo Switch right now! The Last of Us Part II while I don’t think it’s needed has me intrigued.
I cannot think of an exclusive that would make me want to go out and buy an Xbox One. But here is how Microsoft can make that happen. You own Rare, use them! Tease a new Battletoads, make a new Perfect Dark, let people know a new Conker is coming.
Try to resuscitate PlatinumGames’ Scalebound which was cancelled last year. The truth is this, you can have the power of a computer in an Xbox One X, but its library means so much more. Create new stories and properties while building on old ones. Not every exclusive has to be original, it just has to be something that makes me feel like I’m missing out.
As of right now I don’t. Also the better exclusives you have, the more you can bundle them with your console. Part of what sold me on getting a PlayStation 4 was it came with a copy of The Last of Us which I hadn’t played prior to buying the console. Microsoft, you cannot go through another E3 and make myself and others feel like you have nothing special to offer.
Announce a major acquisition of a studio and trust them to make a game that will please people. Don’t just do what you did with Lionhead Games (makers of the Fable games) and acquire them, only to neglect them, causing them to close their doors as Lionhead did in 2016. Do something, anything. Just don’t think you can get by with the Fenix family and Master Chief alone, embrace new things.
Right now you’re looking like a kid who doesn’t want to try new foods. But the truth is if you tried them out, you’d like them. Use E3 2018 to blow myself and others away.
Marvel Studios will introduce Ms. Marvel in their cinematic universe after Captain Marvel has been established, as confirmed by studio president Kevin Feige.
“We’re doing Captain Marvel right now. Captain Marvel is shooting, right now, with Brie Larson,” Feige told the BBC. “Ms. Marvel, which is another character in the comic books, the Muslim hero who was inspired by Captain Marvel, is definitely in the works. We have plans for that one once we’ve introduced Captain Marvel to the world,” Feige added.
Since the future of the MCU is largely unknown following Avengers: Infinity War, Ms. Marvel could enter the universe in a prominent role. Kamala Khan, aka Ms. Marvel, made her debut in Captain Marvel #14, nearly five years ago. Inspired by Captain Marvel, Khan is a teenage Pakistani American, and Marvel’s first Muslim superhero; the character is also part of both The Avengers and the Secret Warriors in the comic books.
Are you looking forward to Ms. Marvel making her debut in the MCU? Who should play the character? Comment below, let us know!
Ice Cream Man by W. Maxwell Prince, Martin Morazzo, and Chris O’Halloran is a special kind of creepy, and Image Comics has provided Monkeys Fighting Robots with an exclusive reveal of the variant covers for issues five six, seven, and eight (because we don’t want you to sleep at night).
The gorgeous and deeply unsettling variants are by Frazer Irving, Christian Ward, Fábio Moon, and Vanesa Del Rey. Prince talked about his emotional response to each cover.
“Frazer’s variant (much like Martín’s main cover) is literally vertiginous—it erases the ground from beneath your feet, giving you a sense of plummeting forever. It’s a beautiful piece, but it gives me the willies; I think it might have something to do with the Falling Man’s infinite, ice-cream-covered mouths…” said W. Maxwell Prince.
“Christian Ward’s is 3 flavors of despair, Fabio Moon’s has nostalgia, and Vanesa Del Rey’s brings deep, true terror”
Prince also has great advice for working with artists and commissioning work.
“My motto for commissioning cover art is: get out of the way. Which is to say that I like to let an artist do their job with as little interjection from me as possible. Generally, I give an artist a rundown of what a given issue is about—this includes main characters, important scenes, or the sort of “music” I’m trying to make with the story. But after that, I run as far in the other direction as possible, waiting like a child until a beautiful piece of art pops up in my inbox. This hands-off approach has worked swimmingly for me so far, and I recommend it to anyone working with specialists they trust,” said Prince.
What do you think of the covers? Comment below.
Ice Cream Man, Vol. 1: Rainbow Sprinkles TP hits your local comic book store on June 20, and issue five comes out on July 18.
About ICE CREAM MAN Chocolate, vanilla, existential horror, drug addiction, musical fantasy…there’s a flavor for everyone’s misery. ICE CREAM MAN is a genre-defying comic book series featuring disparate ‘one-shot’ tales of sorrow, wonder, and redemption. Each installment features its own cast of strange characters, dealing with their own special sundae of suffering. And on the periphery of all of them, like the twinkly music of his colorful truck, is the Ice Cream Man-a weaver of stories, a purveyor of sweet treats. Friend. Foe. God. Demon. The man who, with a snap of his fingers-lickety split!-can change the course of your life forever.
Since our breaking news on season six of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Hollywood Reporter has come out with the news that the show will air its 13 episode season during the summer of 2019.
S.H.E.I.L.D. Season Six
Perhaps the reason for the delay is the upcoming Infinity War: Part 2 film, which may have major repercussions for the Agents. Whether this year’s Infinity War will affect them in any way remains to be seen.
According to an article on The Hollywood Reporter‘s website, the hiatus between seasons five and six is sizable. While the day and time are still unknown, the mini-season does not return until Summer 2019. The finale to season five airs this Friday, May 18th, at 9PM.
The show is the only Marvel property to survive more than two seasons on basic cable. Both Agent Carter and Ihumans were cut short, however Netflix originals including Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, and Daredevil have fared much better. S.H.I.E.L.D.‘s future has been rocky for several seasons, but showrunners Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen “…negotiated a reduced licensing fee that helped secure a fifth-season pickup.” They are likely behind the greenlit sixth season, as well.
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. currently airs Friday nights at 9/8C.
It’s finally here.
A teaser trailer for Bohemian Rhapsody is finally here.
The trailer rocks as hard as any Queen-centric project can and promises a release date of November 2nd, 2018. Take a moment to watch it and try sitting still through the whole thing.
We Are Already Rocking You
Rami Malek is electric as Freddie Mercury, the ill-fated lead singer of Queen, easily the most innovative and daring band in the post-Beatles landscape. Whether you’re familiar with deep tracks, or only ever stomp to “Another One Bites the Dust”, it’s hard to deny Queen’s magnetic pull, even after all these years. So hard to deny, in fact, that the British west end theatre that houses “We Will Rock You” (a Queen-based jukebox musical from the brain of Brian May) had a larger-than-life faux gold statue of Freddie outside the ticket booth for its first ten years’ worth of shows. “We Will Rock You” opened in 2002, and on its tenth anniversary the statue disappeared.
Bohemian Rhapsody: The Trailer
Have you rewatched it yet? Maybe do that now, then come back. We good? Great.
Freddie was singular, but that doesn’t make him faultless. An easy thing to do here would be to clean up his legacy, ignore the flaws and the affairs and the short temper. But even in this 1:37 teaser, it’s clear that Bohemian Rhapsody doesn’t flinch. Malek manages to show off Freddie’s vulnerability, genius, anger, and, most importantly, his charisma. Sometimes all it takes is a tilt of his shoulder. Other times it’s the way he could get an entire stadium of people to sing along with wordless riffs.
Perfect casting doesn’t stop with Malek, though. See below for side-by-side comparisons of the original band members and their modern-day counterparts.
The trailer also blends songs from the Queen catalogue as though that’s the only way they should be heard: bleeding seamlessly back and forth between tracks. The result is a heady, non-stop ride that leaves you dizzy in the best of ways by the end.
Don’t even get me started on the costumes.
After a rocky start, a change in directors, and a complete halting of production, Bohemian Rhapsody’s future could have been cut short. Thank goodness it rallied and returned, ready for theatres this fall. Without any blockbusters as competition, here’s to hoping it does as well in theatres as it clearly deserves.
As beautiful and puzzling as the sphinx itself, “The Riddle of the Sphinx” is a divisive episode that may split the audience, but will leave people talking about it. Featuring the return of a fan-favorite character while omitting a few mainstays, some threads are connected while the whole cloth is pulled in different directions. SPOILERS follow, so tread no further if you are not yet prepared. If you need a refresher on what happened last week, point your browser here.
“If you aim to cheat the Devil, you owe him an offering.”
The Rolling Stones song “Play with Fire” opens the episode, but instead we’re asked if we can find sympathy for the devil as we pan around (and around) a stylish, circular little living space that turns out to be the apartment/cell of James Delos (magnificently played by Peter Mullan). Delos finds out that he has died, and his consciousness is now in a host (“If you can’t tell, does it matter?”). It turns out the reason William was able to convince Delos to back Westworld financially was so that he could try to achieve immortality. Delos wanted to be able to “live on” as a host. There’s a problem, though. His mind, unable to accept reality, can’t effectively bond with his new body, and quickly deteriorates. Each new version of the host is destroyed (along, for some reason, with everything else in the apartment). After years and 149 attempts, William tells Delos that the process won’t work (never mind that the monitoring tech later says Delos was stable until William walked in) and that he thinks it’s meant to be. Man, or at least some men, aren’t meant to live forever. He tells Delos that his wife, son, and daughter are all dead, then leaves him to rot in his glass cell.
The series of scenes focused on Delos are ingeniously layered to create for us a subconscious sense of inescapable, cyclic time that Delos feels. From the round room to the repeating conversations, to the swirl of coffee, director Lisa Joy shows us that Delos achieves a form of immortality, but the Devil is not cheated so easily, and his Hell seems fitting retribution for the suffering of the hosts.
“Is this now?”
Bernard, whose failing mind has left him lost in his own series of loops, is reunited with season one favorite Elsie (Shannon Woodward), his former coworker in Behavior. Elsie is not pleased to see him, since the last time they met, Bernard (under Ford’s orders) was choking her out in the abandoned theater. It seems he left her chained in a cave to prevent her from ruining Ford’s plans. He fills her in on what’s been happening and in turn, she helps him understand what’s happening to him. Due to the damage to his system, Bernard has a faulty sense of time. At any given moment, he doesn’t know if what he’s “experiencing” is happening now, or if he’s stuck in a memory of it.
The pair step into Hell as they enter the chamber where William abandoned Delos. Delos, now deranged, attacks Elsie, but Bernard saves her. Delos gives a maniacal speech about the nature of his torment before Elsie incinerates him. Bernard flashes to a memory of Ford sending him to retrieve another control unit (the digital “brain” on which a human’s mind is stored), leading to Bernard slaying several humans and drone hosts. He doesn’t remember who was imprinted on the unit, but signs seem to indicate it was Ford himself.
“Time is coming.”
Grace, the mysterious guest from the Raj is driven by the Ghost Nation to a camp where Stubbs tells her rescue is coming to get them out of the park, but she tells him she’s not interested in leaving. The hostages are taken in front of “the first of us” (Akecheta, who was the man pitching Westworld to Logan in “Reunion”), presumably to be killed. Grace escapes and Akecheta tells Stubbs “You live only as long as the last person who remembers you.” then…lets him go.
“You haven’t known a true thing in all your life.”
William and Lawrence find their way back to Las Mudas (home of Lawrence’s wife and daughter). They are taken captive, along with the rest of the citizens, by Craddock and what remains of his Confederados. The sight of Craddock menacing Lawrence’s family brings William back to memories of his own, he remembers his wife’s suicide (which his daughter says was his fault). In a spectacular, rain-soaked gunfight, William kills the Confederados, risking his own life to save Lawrence’s family. But is that enough to redeem him? Not according to Ford, speaking once again through Lawrence’s daughter. William tells Ford he wasn’t trying to redeem himself, just playing Ford’s game. They ride off towards Glory, and run into Grace, who with a smirk greets William, “Hi, Dad.”
Wrapping It Up
Delving into Delos’s “living” hell made for maybe the best single installment of Westworld, but there’s only so much that can be shown in a episode (even if it clocks in at over an hour), and it shows at times. Previous episodes have done a better job of incorporating all the main characters so the audience doesn’t lose sight of what all is happening. The scenes with Elsie and Bernard are muddled and the dialogue seems too overtly expository, a sign that the writers may be stretching too far in an attempt mystify viewers. We, like Bernard, have limits to how many plotlines and timelines we can keep in mind at once. Or maybe I’ve just reached a “cognitive plateau”.
Deadpool 2 shows what happens when you let Ryan Reynolds and company do what they want to do – like in the first film – and actually put the studio’s support behind it.
Following the events of Deadpool, Wade Wilson is back to his mercenary ways, and living happily with his sweetheart Vanessa. But when Cable, a time traveler with a metal arm, arrives from the future to kill a young mutant, Wade decides to step up and protect the kid.
Real talk: the story here is just ok. The first Deadpool‘s plot was more interesting. This one is basic and straightforward. It’s a traditional antihero arc and pretty predictable. It’s not bad, just average. But honestly, the story isn’t why you’re going to see this movie.
You’re going to see it to see Deadpool be Deadpool, and he’s FAR more Deadpool in this movie than he was in Deadpool (did you get all that?).
Where the first flick broke the fourth wall, DP2 demolishes it. From literally the first line of the film, the meta jokes and cultural references come flying at you at breakneck speed. This is what makes DP2 so damn fun. It’s everything fans have come to know and want from the character. The jokes are great, and they hold nothing back. No one – no character, no film, no real life cultural icon – is safe.
The references aren’t only packed in the dialogue either; they’re everywhere. The sets are full of blink-and-you’ll-miss-it Easter eggs and visual gags. You’ll have to watch the movie multiple times to catch everything crammed in here, and you’ll be happy to do so. The filmmakers truly went above and beyond to make this movie fun for the fans. (Especially comic book fans. There are a ton of jokes that are just for those of us who know why a car is driving down “Gerry Duggan Boulevard”.)
And while the story is average, it too benefits from this rapid fire writing. There’s no fat in this script. It’s not weighed down by the overstuffing that most sequels suffer from. Good on director David Leitch and writers Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, and Ryan Reynolds for crafting such a tight, engaging follow-up. The time just flies by, and before you know it the movie’s over and you want to watch it again.
It’s not all fun and games, however (just mostly). The filmmakers again do an excellent job exploring the tragedy of Deadpool. He’s not all dick and fart jokes (again, just mostly). He uses that humor to mask something deeper, and sadder. And it’s that something that makes him such a compelling and interesting protagonist.
Speaking of compelling and interesting characters, Deadpool 2 introduces some great new members to the team. Josh Brolin’s Cable and Zazie Beetz’s Domino in particular are standouts. They’ve got great chemistry with Reynolds and do their comics counterparts justice. It’s their addition that makes the future of this franchise look bright.
There are a few times throughout the movie where the visual effects look shabby and unfinished, unfortunately. The more traditional action sequences are great. There’s a montage at the start of the film and the fight choreography is top notch. But then, during larger, more explosive chase scenes, the green screen and CGI is downright painful if you notice that sort of thing. So if you watched the Final Trailer and thought, “I guess they still need to clean up the effects before it’s released,” just know that no, what you see there is what you get.
Deadpool 2 proves that this series is in the right hands. Reynolds and his crew of dazzling degenerates know what makes this character tick, and they’re intent on putting the fans first. Now that they’ve gotten the studio’s support behind them, there’s no stopping them.
Deadpool 2 opens everywhere this Friday, May 18th.
Here’s the actual Final Trailer if you fell for that other link.
David Leitch’s Deadpool 2 is the perfect mix of severed heads, pantsless vigilantes, awkward touching, and a family-centric narrative which will leave audiences delighted.
Often the crush of expectations can derail the success of a sequel, but Ryan Reynolds inner-merc (some might refer to it as his ability to be a smart-ass) was enough to overcome them. Deadpool 2 doesn’t seek to explore previously visited portions of Wilson’s rich source material but does take the time expand where the narrative of the first film left off. Each member of Wade’s inner circle experiences some evolution (even our lovable, foul-mouthed, unicorn loving hero). Now, this doesn’t mean Deadpool is suddenly a rational crime fighter; it just means even cocaine sniffing spandex wearing slayers of bad guys can gain perspective.
To avoid spoiling the film, the only thing fans need to know is Wade Wilson has taken his hero for hire campaign internationally. Writers Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, and Reynolds developed a story which seamlessly connected the original film with their vision of an expanded universe for Deadpool. What was remarkable is how close they remained to the source material. The comedic beats appeared effortless and tailored towards Reynolds brand of humor. Reese and Wernick not only have a good sense of their co-writers comedic talents, but they were also able to bring out the best in the ensemble.
Josh Brolin shows the world why he was chosen to play Cable by turning in a strong performance highlighting the physicality and emotional torment of our favorite time traveling soldier. Zazie Beetz is fantastic as Domino. The chemistry between Beetz and Reynolds is undeniable which makes me hopeful for any future X-Force film. Loved how the narrative gave Stefan Kapicic (Colossus) an expanded role. Kapicic is excellent in the original movie, and the trend continues in Deadpool 2. Brianna Hildebrand returns as Negasonic Teenage Warhead providing great moments as she is continually clashing with Deadpool.
Leitch managed to keep the pace consistent allowing for no lag in the film. He utilized quite a few closeup shots to enhance the vicious action sequences. Those moments certainly had a Kill Bill Volume 2 vibe to them. During the more emotional moments, he went to a two-shot allowing both participants to share the spotlight. Even though there was some drama surrounding who was directing the Deadpool sequel, Leitch indeed shows why he was the best director to move this franchise forward.
Johnathan Sela’s cinematography indeed is on display during the numerous action sequences in Deadpool. Sela used camera placement to enhance the hilarity of the scenes. For example, by shooting behind Deadpool and Weasel, it made the interview scenes hysterical. Speaking of hysterical, the post-credit scenes in the film are the best of any superhero film. Any slight hint would ruin how great they are. Just remember to stay until the very end of Deadpool 2.
Overall, fans couldn’t have asked for a better sequel which appeals to both the hardcore and regular comic book readers. Reynolds will be forever tied to this role (in the same way Robert Downey, Jr. is connected to Iron Man). Even if you aren’t a fan of comic books, but are looking to laugh your ass off, then this film should indeed be on your list.
The show is the only Marvel property to survive more than two seasons on basic cable. Both 
Rami Malek is electric as Freddie Mercury, the ill-fated lead singer of Queen, easily the most innovative and daring band in the post-Beatles landscape. Whether you’re familiar with deep tracks, or only ever stomp to “Another One Bites the Dust”, it’s hard to deny Queen’s magnetic pull, even after all these years. So hard to deny, in fact, that the British west end theatre that houses “We Will Rock You” (a Queen-based jukebox musical from the brain of Brian May) had a larger-than-life faux gold statue of Freddie outside the ticket booth for its first ten years’ worth of shows. “We Will Rock You” opened in 2002, and on its tenth anniversary the statue 
