Gunn Confirms GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3 in 2020

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January 16, 2018

The James Gunn confirmed on Twitter what some of us might have known or most hoped for, but the third film of the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise will be released in 2020.

The sequel will follow the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War, which will be the first of a two-part series that will conclude Marvel’s Phase 3 of its cinematic universe. The two films had previously been rumored to be Part 1 and 2 in the Infinity War saga, but it has since been announced that the second installment will be titled differently.

Gunn will again write and direct the next GoTG sequel, which he has done brilliantly with the first two films in the series. In fact, the man is a genius. If you haven’t already, you need to check out some of his other projects. Specifically, Slither and The Belko Experiment. He has also been linked to take the lead on the upcoming Starsky & Hutch television revival.

Rumors are swirling as to who could pop up in GoTG Vol. 3, but fans are clamoring for a Nova appearance. Though the ending to Volume 2 suggested we might indeed see Adam Warlock. Since Disney has regained the rights to mutants and the Fantastic Four, might we see any X-Men or a member of the Four? Gunn has also stated, “We’re going to be setting up new characters. It’s going to really expand the cosmic universe and will be the last movie of this version of Guardians of the Galaxy.” We will have to impatiently wait and see what he cooks up.

The current Guardians are due to appear in Avengers: Infinity War, which is set for a May 4 release, while production just ended on Avengers 4, with a curious, but awesome cake picture the Russo Brothers shared on social media.

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Synopsis For SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY Promises An All-New Adventure

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Jackson Hayes

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January 16, 2018

The mystery that is the Solo: A Star Wars Story marketing has confused people the world over. The film is set to release in May and we have yet to see a trailer and most of the promotional images were leaked. Today, Disney has helped to settle fans a bit by releasing an official synopsis of the film.

Board the Millennium Falcon and journey to a galaxy far, far away in Solo: A Star Wars Story, an all-new adventure with the most beloved scoundrel in the galaxy. Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and encounters the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian, in a journey that will set the course of one of the Star Wars saga’s most unlikely heroes.

Solo: A Star Wars Story releases in U.S. theaters on May 25, 2018.

The synopsis doesn’t add much in terms of information about the direction of the film but does tease an “all-new adventure”. We have yet to see the underground world of smugglers in Star Wars and this film will deliver on that.

Moving onto the controversies around the film, many have speculated that the film should move from the May release date and delay it until December. The December date has become a staple for Star Wars films since The Force Awakens was released in 2015 but Lucasfilm made the decision to move back to the more traditional May date. There’s still time left for Disney to decide to move the film especially since the news came that Fox had moved Deadpool 2 into May which will likely steal box office from Solo. Only time will tell what happens with the newest Star Wars project.

The film stars Alden Ehrenreich, Donald Glover, Emilia Clarke, Woody Harrelson, and Paul Bettany. The film will be directed by Ron Howard and was written by Lawrence Kasdan.

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New ‘Ant-Man And The Wasp’ Image Released

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Kieran McLean

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January 16, 2018

Marvel Studios has released the first official image from Ant-Man and the Wasp. The still comes from Walt Disney Studios’ 2018 preview kit for the press.

The impressive new image shows Scott Lang aka. Ant-Man (Paul Rudd), accompanied by his partner in crime Hope van Dyne aka. The Wasp (Evangeline Lilly) in their heroic costumes.

Check out the image below:

From the Marvel Cinematic Universe comes Ant-Man and the Wasp, a new chapter featuring heroes with the astonishing ability to shrink. In the aftermath of Captain America: Civil War, Scott Lang grapples with the consequences of his choices as both a Super Hero and a father. As he struggles to rebalance his home life with his responsibilities as Ant-Man, he’s confronted by Hope Van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym with an urgent new mission. Scott must once again put on the suit and learn to fight alongside the Wasp as the team works together to uncover secrets from the past.

Peyton Reed is returning to direct Ant-Man And The Wasp, which stars Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Pena, Walton Goggins, Bobby Cannavale, Judy Greer, Tip “T.I.” Harris, David Dastmalchian, Hannah John Kamen, Abby Ryder-Fortson, Randall Park, with Michelle Pfeiffer, with Laurence Fishburne, and Michael Douglas.

The film lands in theatres on July 6, 2018.

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Rumor: Tom Holland’s Spider-Man Will Appear In VENOM

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Kieran McLean

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January 16, 2018

When we first learned that Sony was developing a Venom movie, we all wondered if Tom Holland’s Spider-Man would make an appearance or at the very least, swing past in the background. For a while, it seemed like the Venom movie would stay separate from Holland’s Spidey and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but a new rumour suggests that we might see the web-slinger in Sony’s first spin-off film.

Also Read: Watch The First Trailer For ‘Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse’ Here

Jon Schnepp recently appeared on Collider Movie Talk, where he revealed that a few of his “little birds” have told him that Spider-Man, played by Tom Holland, will appear alongside Tom Hardy’s villain/anti-hero in the upcoming Venom film.

See what Schnepp said below:

“Spider-Man is going to be in Venom. For the last couple of months, we’ve been hearing how Sony is keeping it all separated, and Spider-Man is in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but every other character that’s in the Spider-Man universe is separate. All I’m saying is that Spider-Man—and I’m talking about Tom Holland’s Spider-Man—is going to be in Venom.”

This is an exciting rumour for any Marvel/Spider-Man fan, but it’s important to note that this is an unconfirmed report and should be taken with an endless grain of salt. It’s possible (and likely) that Tom Holland won’t appear in the Venom film and while it would be incredible to see Hardy and Holland in a movie together, it doesn’t necessarily make sense for the characters and the different universes that Marvel and Sony are creating.

Do you want to see Tom Holland as Spider-Man in the Venom movie? Let us know in the comments section!

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DON’T WORRY, HE WON’T GET FAR ON FOOT Trailer: Joaquin Phoenix Battles Booze in Gus Van Sant’s Latest

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Larry Taylor - Managing Editor

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January 16, 2018

Gus Van Sant may not always be on top of his game, but his films are nevertheless fascinating regardless of success and failure. Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far On Foot, his latest drama starring Joaquin Phoenix as a wheelchair-bound alcoholic and Jonah Hill (unrecognizable) as his friend, has that look of good Gus.

The cast beyond Phoenix and Hill – again I cannot stress how different Jonah Hill looks – is stacked, and the tone is interesting. Check it out:

After Portland slacker John Callahan (Joaquin Phoenix) nearly loses his life in a car accident, the last thing he intends to do is give up drinking. But when he reluctantly enters treatment – with encouragement from his girlfriend (Rooney Mara) and a charismatic sponsor (Jonah Hill) – Callahan discovers a gift for drawing edgy, irreverent newspaper cartoons that develop a national following and grant him a new lease on life.

With Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far On Foot and the pulp thriller You Were Never Really Here on the horizon – two complete sentence titles, oddly enough – Joaquin Phoenix is set up for a great 2018.

This will be Van Sant’s first film since the disastrous Sea of Trees, which was a bad move on just about everyone involved. Aside from Phoenix and Hill, the film stars Rooney Mara, Jack Black, and even Udo Kier plays a role. The screenplay is based on John Callahan’s (Phoenix’s character) biography, with Van Sant doing the bulk of the screenwriting. It will hit theaters May 11, just in time to get all that summer blockbuster money no doubt.

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Review: GIDEON FALLS Delivers On Atmosphere, Mood and Psychological Horror

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Manuel Gomez

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Gideon Falls, the new Image Comics ongoing series by Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino, is bringing haunting and disturbing psychological horror to comic shop shelves this March.

Gideon Falls #1
Written by: Jeff Lemire
Art by: Andrea Sorrentino
Colors by: Dave Stewart
Letters by: Steve Wands

The lives of a reclusive young man obsessed with a conspiracy in the city’s trash, and a washed-up Catholic priest arriving in a small town full of dark secrets, become intertwined around the mysterious legend of The Black Barn, an otherworldly building that is alleged to have appeared in both the city and the small town, throughout history, bringing death and madness in its wake. Rural mystery and urban horror collide in this character-driven meditation on obsession, mental illness, and faith.

Writing

Gideon Falls is a very tightly written book. It’s a master class in using dialog and conversations as a tool to flesh out characters and drive the narrative. It’s also a perfect example of using pacing to build dread and mystery. As stated earlier, this is something very difficult to do in a medium that relies only on words and pictures. But Lemire makes it work. With each turn of the page, the story not only unfolds further but raises the tension. At one point, during a brilliant parallel narrative sequence near the end of the book, I actually held my breath.

The two main characters, Father Fred and Norton, are both fantastically realized characters. Obviously flawed and carrying burdens and baggage, you immediately connect with them and are drawn into their respective stories. When these two cross paths, it’s going to be a great moment.

Art

Andrea Sorrentino has always been one of the best artists in the business, especially when it comes to panel layouts and page design. Gideon Falls has some of the most inventive and evocative work from Sorrentino yet. His use of negative space creates a sense displacement and unease that heightens the narrative. Panels are placed in unique ways; he is a master as juxtapositioning (just check out the below image for a great example). He also draws faces that carry so much weight and emotion you can feel by just looking at expressions. There is also a texture to his art that is very tactile.

Dave Stewart’s colors work like cinematic photography does in a film. Mood and atmosphere are heightened. You can honestly almost feel the lighting.

And something has to be said about Steve Wands minimal yet no less impacting lettering. The hand-drawn look of the font fits perfectly with the story and ‘sound effects’ have the appropriate punch that makes them essential.

Conclusion

Gideon Falls is going to be one of 2018’s best new books. It has all the components of a classic and is further proof that horror may be the next big genre that the comics medium might make its own. Don’t sleep on this and visit Gideon Falls and The Black Barn.

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Review: WWE #13 Celebrates 25 Years of RAW

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Kimberly Cook

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WWE celebrates 25 years of Monday Night RAW with this month’s WWE #13 from Boom! Studios.

Like the “Big Four” pay per view event anthologies that precede it, WWE #13 is a compilation of four short stories, each focusing on a different WWE Superstar, and each is individually written and illustrated.

Samoa Joe is the next WWE Superstar to help pen his feature, “Undrafted,” and he doesn’t disappoint. He tags up with Michael Kingston, who also teamed with AJ Styles for his feature in the Royal Rumble special published earlier this month. “As a lifelong comic book fan, it’s a thrill to partner with Boom! Studios on the official WWE comic book series and tell the true story behind my journey to WWE,” says Samoa Joe in a statement from Boom! Studios. Michael Mulipola and Doug Garbarks’ illustrations and color smoothly blend together the panels from Joe’s fancy dinner meeting to his visualization of running through the RAW roster one by one.

“More” is an appropriate word to describe for the next story, “The Yes! Movement.” Rodrigo Lorenzo and Doug Garbark make this story shine with the bright colors and excitement behind Daniel Bryan’s “Yes” chants. They made me feel like I was in the middle of a crowd with fingers being pointed in the air repeatedly. However, Julian May’s story is short; I really wanted to have more than four pages of Bryan’s rally of WWE fans.

“Unbroken” recalls the WWE Championship ladder match between The Undertaker and Jeff Hardy, who had previously dominated the tag competitions with his brother Matt. Lan Pitts gets us into the head of Hardy, learning what was going through his mind during this crazy match. Hardy is acrobatic and fun to watch wrestle in real life, and Kendall Goode’s visuals make Hardy just as fun to read. The Undertaker’s black background word balloons were a nice touch, emphasizing his gruff and haunting voice.

Kevin Panetta replays the “Festival of Friendship” in “Fest Prep,” by giving us the behind the scenes look at Chris Jericho gathering goodies for the party he planned for one fateful RAW episode earlier this year. Daniel Blayliss’ artwork embodies the flamboyancy of Jericho with the perfect amount of sass and arrogance.

This is another solid set of stories put together to get us excited about another monumental WWE event. I was, however, surprised that they didn’t make this another stand-alone issue; they’ve included this in the numeric order and released this as they have with their ongoing monthly series. It is, nonetheless, a nice intermission between storylines, as they’ve just finished a focus on The Shield members and will soon begin to tell the tale of the Women’s Evolution.

What has been your favorite RAW moment? Mine was just this past spring at the RAW after Wrestlemania where Roman Reigns stood in the ring alone for about 10 minutes, listening to the taunts from the crowd after his win over the retiring Undertaker. Then, he simply states, “This is my yard now,” drops the mic, and walks off.

What other fun trips down memory lane will we take when the WWE celebrates RAW 25 on Monday, January 22 at 8:00 PM EST live on the USA Network? Tune in to find out. Pick up your copy of WWE #13 at your local comic shop this Wednesday. Find one near you at comicshoplocator.com.

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Review: PHANTOM THREAD, 60’s Cinema With A Twist Of Anderson

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Matthew Sardo

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Phantom Thread is writer and director Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film, and could also be Daniel Day-Lewis’ final performance on the big screen. The story is set in 1950’s London, and Reynolds Woodcock (Day-Lewis) is a renowned dressmaker whose fastidious life is disrupted by a young, strong-willed woman, Alman (Vicky Krieps), who becomes his muse and lover. This plot seems somewhat arbitrary, sure, but that is Anderson’s intent. What makes the makes Phantom Thread a must-see are the ways in which PTA breathes life into this story through visual acuity and narrative brilliance.

The texture of the film carries all the qualities of the great cinema of the fifties and sixties. The graininess, the lighting, and the dirt all have a place even in this world of high fashion. Anderson serves as cinematographer as well and this is his intent according to longtime gaffer Michael Bauman. They underexposed the film and then pushed it up in the development process so the stock became more sensitive and increased the grain and texture of the image.

Woodcock loves to drive his car throughout the film, and the clunkiness of the camera combined with the speed of the filming put to shame how over-the-top car movement is filmed today. The clouds while driving add an eerie calm. And continuing the theme of eerie calm, Jonny Greenwood’s score truly makes Anderson’s visual idiosyncrasies sing. The tension, the passion, and the twists of emotion throughout the film are because of Greenwood. He adds the punch to the punchline.

Phantom Thread is a three-person play with Day-Lewis, Krieps, and Lesley Manville as Woodcock’s assistant, Cyril. The actors take Anderson’s script and inject their own strong choices. Day-Lewis is captivating, perfectly over-the-top, and brilliant as the lead. His body language can build tension better than most actors with all their tools. Krieps and Manville in separate ways stand toe-to-toe with Day-Lewis in the most passionate scenes. Manville brings a sharp tongue and Krieps has a bold resistance to the status quo. Each actor has a solid performance which complements the cinematography and score to a bizarre climax.

At two hours and ten minutes, even the most exceptional performance starts to drag if the story struggles for closure. Phantom Thread could have been tremendous had Anderson adhered more to his brisk Punch Drunk Love runtime; not that this picture goes for days, it simply would have been perfect had it shed 20-30 minutes. The climax loses steam.

In Phantom Thread, Paul Thomas Anderson puts together a weird tale in a way only he can. He puts together a beautiful “finale” for Day-Lewis, which makes it understandable why Anderson wanted to stay in this world and keep on shooting.

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Lindsay Lohan Wants To Be BATGIRL In Joss Whedon’s Film

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Aric Sweeny

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January 15, 2018

After it was announced that Joss Whedon will be directing Batgirl, the conversation regarding who should play the character started to begin. Although there isn’t a clear frontrunner yet, one individual who has shown interest in the role is Lindsay Lohan.

Back on January 6, Lohan attempted to use the power of Twitter to inform Whedon that she was a favorite for the role.

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Then, most recently, the actress tweeted an edited image of her next to Batgirl.

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— Lindsay Lohan (@lindsaylohan) January 15, 2018

Would Lohan be a good fit to portray Batgirl in the DCEU? Although she’s not a terrible actress, I’d much prefer someone more unknown than her, to cement themselves as Batgirl. Similar to that of Gal Gadot, when we look at her we associate her with Wonder Woman. I want the same to happen with Batgirl, given how important the character is to many storylines.

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Jon Bernthal Wants Daredevil & Jessica Jones In THE PUNISHER

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Aric Sweeny

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January 15, 2018

Given that The Punisher has been confirmed for a second season, news outlets have begun talking to the cast and crew about the forthcoming season.

During a Q & A at ACE Comic-Con, actor Jon Bernthal revealed that he’s interested in having Charlie Cox make an appearance in The Punisher season two.

“You know, I love Charlie [Cox]. I’ve worked with him before and I’d work with him again on anything in a heartbeat. He’s the reason I’m doing this. He brought me into this and his performance is what made me want to do it.”

Later on in the session, Bernthal mentioned that, along with Cox, he’d also love to work with Krysten Ritter on The Punisher.

“That being said, they’re all great. I’m a huge fan of Krysten’s [Ritter] too. She’s killer and I’d love to work with her as well.”

Would you be interested in seeing the two Defenders pop up in The Punisher? Comment below, let us know.

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