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  • The Morning After Huddle: May 16, 2022

    The Morning After Huddle: May 16, 2022

    Welcome to your Monday edition of The Morning After Huddle where we bring you the top news from around the NFL. Former players dominated the news cycle over the weekend, starting with the pro boxing debut of Frank Gore.

    Here’s what you need to know:

    • Frank Gore is just plain good. The former running back, and future hall of famer, made his pro debut in boxing in emphatic fashion on Saturday, landing a KO of Yaya Olurunsola in the fourth round. It seems he has bounced back after his exhibition match against former NBA player Deron Williams last year.
    • The winds of fate have not been as kind to former Seahawks and Ravens player, Earl Thomas. Thomas was recently charged with a third degree felony for violating a protective order twice or more within a 12 month period. According to reports, Thomas refused to communicate with his wife – who has filed for divorce – through an established app, instead communicating with her directly and threatening her and their children.
    • Finally, some team news: The Raiders are emerging again in league news, with the New York Times uncovering what is described as ”financial disorder” by more than a dozen former employees. Within their coverage, they note how employees who raised concerns about the situation “were often ignored or pushed out and given settlements and nondisclosure agreements to keep them quiet.”

    That’s it for today’s huddle. We’ll be back tomorrow with more news you want to know.

    ICYMI: Saturday – May 14,2022 Edition

  • ‘The Marvel’s Composer Also Worked on ‘Ms. Marvel’s Score

    ‘The Marvel’s Composer Also Worked on ‘Ms. Marvel’s Score

    It looks like Laura Karpman has been quite busy, as Variety has just revealed that she composed the score for Ms. Marvel, which will make its debut in just a few weeks. The five-time Emmy winner has worked on a variety of projects such as HBO’s Lovecraft Country and also worked on the MCU projects What If…? and will be busy with next year’s The Marvels. Her working on both projects where Iman Vellani will take on the role of Kamala Khan is quite interesting and might add some nice connective tissue between them. She shares her enthusiasm for joining the project in the following statement:

    I am thrilled to be a part of a wonderfully diverse team that is bringing Kamala Khan off the pages of her comic book and into your homes this June. She is an epic superhero hailing from a rich musical heritage that was a joy to be immersed in.

    Laura Karpman

    It definitely seems like they want to keep some connectivity between these projects, especially with Ms. Marvel potentially building into the upcoming MCU film. It’ll b interesting to see how they might also differentiate between each other, but given the fact, Captain Marvel plays a key role in the young Pakistani-American’s growing role into a superhero, it wouldn’t be surprising if we get the newest rendition of her theme song in the film. So, we’ll get a tase of what’s to come in June luckily.

    Source: Variety

  • RUMOR: ‘Doctor Strange 2’ Almost Featured Ghost Rider, Magneto, and More

    RUMOR: ‘Doctor Strange 2’ Almost Featured Ghost Rider, Magneto, and More

    At this point, it’s hard to say who hasn’t been rumored to appear in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. While it has been pointed out in the past that some rumored cameos weren’t ever truly on the board outside of early talks, most notably Tom Cruise as Iron Man, a new rumor is adding some more fuel to the fire to what may have been left on the cutting room floor throughout the film#s production. The Weekly Planet podcast’s James Clement has reportedly shared a few more members of the Marvel multiverse that may have appeared.

    So somebody sent me a list of five characters that were going to be in this movie that were cut… So apparently, yeah, the Wanda killing MCU Mordo, that was real. That was going to happen. Michael Fassbender was going to turn up as Magneto… I said [to my source], ‘Were any of these filmed?’ And this person said, ‘Filmed but ultimately cut from the theatrical version,’ which is what my source relates… Balder the Brave as mentioned, though not given a name… Ghost Rider, which is very interesting as a member of the Illuminati.

    James Clement

    He goes on to highlight that he was going to fight Wanda as well, but even he couldn’t truly survive the onslaught that is Wanda’s fury in Multiverse of Madness. There’s no word, however, if this would’ve been Nicolas Cage reprising his role as Ghost Rider. The mention of Balder the Great was hinted at being the role that Daniel Craig originally was going to tackle. He also goes on to highlight that Deadpool was going to be part of a post-credit sequence.

    He was going to fight Wanda and probably die… and Deadpool was going to be in the post-credits scene.

    James Clement

    So, it’s a little hard to chew that they would film entire sequences but end up just leaving it on the cutting room floor, especially if they managed to get Michael Fassbender to film sequences as Magneto. It also seems unlikely that they would film these sequences and not include them, but the wording could hint at a bonus for the digital release, or perhaps even for an additional theatrical release to give the film the last push to reach a billion. For now, we’ll have to see if anything about this rumor is true.

    Source: YouTube via The Direct

  • David Tennant Spotted in Newly Leaked ‘Doctor Who’ Set Photos

    David Tennant Spotted in Newly Leaked ‘Doctor Who’ Set Photos

    Shortly after the announcement dropped that not only will David Tennant return to Doctor Who alongside Catherine Tate, we’ve already gotten our first look at his Doctor on the set for the new season. What stands out is that we see him alongside the 13th’s TARDIS, which may hint at it possibly being the 10th Doctor catching up with Jodie Whitaker’s version or he may actually be an in-between regeneration before Ncuti Gatwa takes on the role. The photos are shared by Twitter user @_PigginTeaBreak.

    There’s also another shot featuring Tennant in a new coat, or it may just be a better close-up of the one he was wearing, which was obscured due to the distance the photos were taken, as shared by @BadWolfArchives.

    https://twitter.com/BadWolfArchives/status/1526235014664527873

    There’s a lot we don’t know yet about what the new season of Doctor Who will have in store for us. It almost seems like it’ll be a crossover of multiple versions of the Doctor meeting each other, similar to the 50th anniversary. yet, they could also take it into a different direction and Tennant becomes an in-between version where he returns to an identity of an older version of himself. While it’s not something that has been done before, it would create a unique position for this new generation of Doctor to switch between older versoins of himself.

    Source: Twitter

  • 3 New ‘Silent Hill’ Titles in Development

    3 New ‘Silent Hill’ Titles in Development

    Just recently, we shared leaked photos from what is supposedly the new mainline Silent Hill revival. It’s been quite a long time since the last entry in the franchise, which was Silent Hill: Downfall back in 2012. So, many have been hoping to see one of the most influential horror franchises make a grand return, and it seems that Konami is cooking up quite a bit for the franchise’s revival.

    According to Video Game Chronicles, there are currently not one but three games in development. This adds to recent leaks by journalist Jeff Grubb and influencer NateTheHate adding to the possibility of these projects in development. It seems that Bloober is the one working actively on one of the new Silent Hill entries. This may be a remake of Silent Hill 2 is in some form of development, which will feature “reworked AI, animations, puzzles and several new endings” with a PlayStation exclusive release planned for a limited time.

    In addition, we have a new mainline game and an episodic series of “short stories” in some form of development. It seems Until Dawn’s Supermassive might have been in talks before creating the concept for the Dark Pictures anthology. Annapurna Interactive may now be the one involved with the new episode project, but there have seemingly been many in some form of discussion. For now, there’s hope we could see something later this year.

    Source: VGC

  • Geeked Week Trailer Offers First Look at ‘The Sandman’s Gwendoline Christie as Lucifer in Action

    Geeked Week Trailer Offers First Look at ‘The Sandman’s Gwendoline Christie as Lucifer in Action

    A new trailer has arrived teasing early June’s Geeked Week, which will be a special event hosted by Netflix to talk about all their upcoming projects. We’ve gotten teases that we’ll get some news on the live-action One Piece series by then, though a trailer seems very unlikely given they only recently wrapped work on two episodes, and more information on the new The Sandman adaptation. With a new trailer released to celebrate the occasion, Netflix also included quite a few sequences including our first look at Gwendoline Christie as Lucifer in action. Luckily, Fandom pulled the small set of footage showing off Christie’s charming take on Lucifer.

    It’s amazing to see how they’ve adapted Lucifer’s design to live-action and we’ll see what role she’ll have in the story, especially with not knowing how exactly they may tackle the adaptation. The graphic novel’s original creator Neil Gaiman is heavily involved and the footage shown seems like it’s staying true to his vision in many ways. It’s an exciting prospect to finally get a live-action adaptation after many pitches seemingly failed over the years. So, we’ll see what the future has in store for us once we get another full trailer during Geeked Week.

    Source: Twitter

  • First Details and Concept Art for Pixar’s New Film ‘Elemental Revealed

    First Details and Concept Art for Pixar’s New Film ‘Elemental Revealed

    While Pixar is busy promoting its upcoming animated film Lightyear, which will take a closer look at the inspiration behind Toy Story’s Buzz Lightyear, the news has arrived on what we can expect from their upcoming release on June 16th, 2023. It turns out the next feature film will be titled Elemental and Disney has released a first look at the key concept art behind the Pixar film.

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    The feature film will be directed by The Good Dinosaur‘s Peter Sohn with producer Denise Ream attached. It’ll follow the story of an unlikely pair named Ember and Wade. While polar opposites due to their elemental backgrounds, they will swiftly learn they have something in common in their world where people made of fire, water, land, and air reside. Sohn goes on to highlight the inspiration for this project.

    My parents emigrated from Korea in the early 1970s and built a bustling grocery store in the Bronx. We were among many families who ventured to a new land with hopes and dreams—all of us mixing into one big salad bowl of cultures, languages and beautiful little neighborhoods. That’s what led me to ‘Elemental’.

    Peter Sohn

    In a world where elements are alive, it’s an interesting concept to see how they interact with each other. The concept art already teases how water and fire may not quite mesh well and who knows what other types of characters might find their way into the story. It sounds like a concept that perfectly fits into Pixar’s creative take on storytelling and we’ll see how they bring life to elements in creative ways.

  • Netflix Working on ‘Black Mirror’ Season 6

    Netflix Working on ‘Black Mirror’ Season 6

    It looks like Black Mirror will make a comeback after a three-year hiatus. The dystopian series made its last premiere with SEason 5 back in June of 2019, but the anthology series may be making a comeback. Variety has just reported that work may be underway on the sixth season, which will consist of even more episodes than the previous one. Season 5 surprised many when it mainly consisted of three episodes but had quite the talent to back it up.

    It seems Black Mirror is trying to treat each episode as its own film with a”more cinematic in scoop” approach. That was one of the reasons we got fewer episodes but they started to go beyond just the 60-minute mark with high production values. It’s unclear who is currently working on the project as its creator, Charlie Brooker alongside creative partner Annabel Jones left the production company House of Tomorrow in 2020. They’ve since set up a new production banner, Broke and Bones, while the rights to Black Mirror remained with House of Tomorrow.

    Brooker was unclear if there would even be a future for the series, as he wanted to move away from the more depressing outlook the series provided, especially given the current situations. It’s still crazy to think that the dystopian series initially started on Channel 4 before becoming a worldwide phenomenon under the Netflix umbrella, which then led to it adding big-name actors like Miley Cyrus, Topher Grace, Anthony Mackie, and more. We’ll see what the sixth season might have to offer without its original creative team.

    Source: Variety

  • BREAKING: David Tennant and Catherine Tate Returning to ‘Doctor Who’

    BREAKING: David Tennant and Catherine Tate Returning to ‘Doctor Who’

    In what has come as a bit of pleasantly surprising news for Doctor Who fans, it’s officially announced that both David Tennant and Catherine Tate will be returning to their respective roles at the 10th Doctor and Donna Noble. The duo will be filming some type of material to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the classic British television program in 2023.

    While the nature of what this project will entail is currently unknown, it will be done under the direction of Russell T. Davies, who served as showrunner for the series when the two were the leads. Davies is slated to return as the showrunner for the series, who recently announced Ncuti Gatwa as the next Doctor. There were rumors that Tennant may take on the role of the new Doctor, but turns out he was going to return as the 10th.

    Speaking on the announcement of David Tennant and Catherine Tate’s return, Russell T. Davies discussed his excitement about reuniting with the popular duo and teased the mysterious nature of their return.

    They’re back! And it looks impossible – first, we announce a new Doctor, and then an old Doctor, along with the wonderful Donna, what on earth is happening?  Maybe this is a missing story. Or a parallel world. Or a dream, or a trick, or a flashback. The only thing I can confirm is that it’s going to be spectacular, as two of our greatest stars reunite for the battle of a lifetime.

    Russell T. Davies

    David Tennant portrayed the role of the 10th Doctor from 2005 to 2010 (in addition to reprising the role in Doctor Who‘s 50th anniversary special in 2013). Catherine Tate appeared throughout the third and fourth series as a primary companion to the 10th Doctor. In their time on screen, they became an extremely popular duo that remains part of a fond era of fans of the show. The news of their return has certainly lit a strong level of excitement for what the Doctor Who franchise has in store for 2023.

    Source: Doctor Who

  • REPORT: ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Disney+ Series May Be in Early Development

    REPORT: ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Disney+ Series May Be in Early Development

    After a lot of silence, we finally got an update on the upcoming Margo Robbie-led Pirates of the Caribbean film. Most of the discussion surrounding the film franchise was on Johnny Depp‘s recent statement that he would never want to return to the franchise. Still, it seems they are definitely moving forward with the franchise, but it looks like DisInsider may have gotten their hands on some tidbits that hint at more plans in development for the franchise beyond just a new film, as it may be getting a spinoff on Disney+ as well.

    As part of their DisInsider Show’s “Rumor of the Week” segment, they shared the news that a Pirates of the Caribbean Disney+ series is “in very early development stages.” It’s very likely that they are only pitching the idea around and have no talent or directors attached at the moment. The Pirates franchise has built up its own mythology over the course of its many films, and there’s a lot of potential in further exploring the world in a series.

    Pirate-based stories have been seeing an uprise in interest, especially after the success of HBO Max’s Our Flag Means Death. There’s also the upcoming live-action One Piece adaptation that has quite a few set photos teasing many practical ships being built for the manga adaptation by Netflix. Starz also enjoyed quite the success with their Black Sails series. So, it’s the perfect time for Disney to also explore the franchise through a new Disney+ series that could further explore the mythology and world that kept people watching when the initial trilogy was released back in the day.

    Source: DisInsider