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  • ‘ANT-MAN 3’ Production Update

    ‘ANT-MAN 3’ Production Update

    I initially struggled with whether or not to share this information given the current uncertainty surrounding productions, especially here in the U.S.; however, in sharing it might clear up some confusion, so here it is: as of now, Ant-Man 3 has been rescheduled to begin production in June of 2021 in Atlanta.

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    At the moment it’s really hard to predict what will happen with film and TV production in the coming months, much less all the way into next Summer, so I certainly wouldn’t start etching this one in stone any time soon but it is worth noting for one reason: when Marvel Studios reshuffled their release lineup earlier this year, fans were surprised, if not disappointed, that Ant-Man 3 wasn’t included on the slate. Captain Marvel 2 got a date and Ant-Man star Michael Douglas had teased that some Ant-Man 3 news would arrive, so what happened to Ant-Man 3?

    Fans in some circles came to believe the film had been outright canceled, which was never the case. The reality is that the film, which was supposed to begin filming in January or February of 2021 was a victim of the uncertainty of the production slate due to COVID-19. With so many films moving to 2022 and a backlog of projects to film both in the U.S. and abroad, the studio was willing to give the film some room to breathe, especially with a new writer on board and, from what I’ve heard consistently, big plans for the film.

    And so here we are. Certainly the team at Marvel Studios knows that anything production related is going to be touch and go for quite a while; it’s my belief that this is why they’ve remained so quiet over the past couple of months. That said, Ant-Man 3 has not been canceled and is absolutely still in the plans. If, by some miracle, everything stays on track and long term shut downs are avoided, we could see Ant-Man 3 in theaters late 2022 or early 2023!

  • ‘DOOM PATROL’ Review: Episode 2.04, “Sex Patrol”

    ‘DOOM PATROL’ Review: Episode 2.04, “Sex Patrol”

    Doom Patrol has never been one to stray from the weird and outlandish and they don’t seem too keen on changing that anytime soon. Season 2, episode 4, ”Sex Patrol”, makes its mark as one of the weirdest and yet most important episodes, featuring big turning points for many main characters.

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    Even when there’s a party going on around the team, there is so much more going on inside their heads, making this episode so much more special than what it appears to be. Doom Patrol wouldn’t be the show it is if it didn’t take the time to give these characters room to grow and show that even when you’re super you aren’t perfect and that isn’t always your fault.

    Dealing a lot with past and present family trauma, “Sex Patrol” gives us different perspectives of each separate issue while all revolving around one similar topic, whether it be Larry’s guilt of abandoning his children or the feeling of rejection Cliff felt from his daughter. It’s not until the Dannyzens arrive to help invigorate Danny The Brick to the once lively and free-spirited street they once were that the Team can work out some of what’s been eating them up inside. This week’s episode features the return of Flex Mentallo (Devan Long) and Marau Lee Karupt (Alan Mingo Jr), who propose a party is just what Danny needs to begin healing, but it ends up benefiting more than one.

    Rita’s story has been one many have been quite keen on since season 1. Her development since the beginning has been nothing short of phenomenal and watching her start to grab life by the horns and take control of what once held her back and face her insecurities is incredibly satisfying. Here she must deal with events of the past that she has long blocked and buried deep within her psyche and she recruits the help of Flex, asking him to “Do the thing he did” before sending them into the white space when they first confronted Mr. Nobody. They begin exuding highly unnatural levels of sexual energy, attracting the shadowy Mr. Evan, countless sex ghosts, and of course, the Sex Men. This is the part where you remember what you’re watching and this doesn’t seem entirely out of the norm.

    Season 2 has brought out a shining star when it comes to newcomer Dorothy Spinner the delightful yet dangerous daughter of Niles Caulder, played by Abigail Shapiro, whose theater background comes in handy in her elegant rendition of Gene Wilder’s ‘Pure Imagination” to get the ball rolling on Danny’s celebration. But her constant battle with the candlemaker and the fear of being locked away once more is what makes her such a fascinating character.
    “Sex Patrol” may be one of the wackiest episodes yet but its also an incredibly important one, possibly one of the best episodes since “Danny Patrol.” The fact that they’re able to pull off something so unconventional and still keep you focused on the progression of the characters around it should tell you just what this show is really about.

  • Rumor: Warner Bros. Rebooting the Justice League

    Rumor: Warner Bros. Rebooting the Justice League

    Warner Bros. has made a lot of news with its DC properties over the past several weeks: from bringing Michael Keaton back to developing films for Zatanna and Constantine, they’ve certainly made a big footprint recently. Today’s latest rumor, however, is certainly the biggest: the studios is looking at rebooting the Justice League with a Justice League: Rebirth film. According to the rumor, the film is being developed as its own property and is not associated with Justice League, The Snyder Cut of Justice League or any other Justice Leagues.

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    As the report rightly points out, this sort of “reboot” is right up the alley of J.J. Abrams who recently signed a lucrative deal with Warner Bros. to develop several properties. While it’s unknown at this time what the intended fate of the new Justice League project might be, it certainly seems like it would head to theaters, assuming those are still a thing.

    Justice League: Rebirth launched in 2016 as part of DC’s Rebirth line wide initiative. Written by Bryan Hitch, the team consisted of Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, Aquaman, Mera, Cyborg and Green Lanterns Simon Baz and Jessica Cruz. It will be interesting to follow the development of this film and see what existing actors, if any, make the jump.

     

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  • ‘STARGIRL’ Renewed, Moved to CW for Season 2

    ‘STARGIRL’ Renewed, Moved to CW for Season 2

    Before it has even finished its first full season run, Stargirl has received a season 2 renewal and will be moving exclusively to The CW for its sophomore season. For the past eight episodes, the show has premiered a day early on the DC Universe streaming service and debuted on the CW the next. The solid and steady ratings the show has amassed was likely a leading factor in it being moved to The CW. Season one of Stargirl will reportedly make its way to HBO Max once this season finishes its current run.

    This news leads to a couple of concerns: will it suffer the CW curse and what’s happening over at DC Universe?

    Most CW shows receive 20+ episode seasons, leading to story-lines being dragged out and to filler episodes that don’t benefit the dynamic of the story in any way, shape, or form. The best-case scenario to avoid a situation like this would be to give the show at a mid-season premiere and offer an episode count similar to its first season. This would make it easier for the show to keep its budget compared to what it was when it was originally produced for DC Universe: quality over quantity.

    Since the announcement that Doom Patrol season 2 would run on both HBO Max and DC universe, many have wondered what fate the  DC Universe service would suffer. Since then, an exodus of its original content has become a monthly occurrence. Along with Doom Patrol, it seems as if Harley Quinn’s first two seasons will make their way to HBO Max as well. Where does this put Titans and Young Justice? The best course of action would be to leave DC Universe as a virtual comic library and move these shows to HBO Max, giving their DC library a much bigger boost and more original content for the service to offer while also giving these shows a much larger audience to appeal too.

     

  • Report: J.J. Abrams Producing a New ‘CONSTANTINE’ Film

    Report: J.J. Abrams Producing a New ‘CONSTANTINE’ Film

    A new report from DCU Direct indicates that J.J. Abrams will produce a new live-action Constantine film for Warner Bros. to debut on HBO Max. This report comes on the heels of rumors of the studio developing a Zatanna solo film. As these reports continue to come in, it appears that Warner Bros. plans to use HBO Max to build the roster of Justice League Dark through standalone films before assembling the team in the announced streaming series.

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    More interesting than the development of the film is the inference that the studio may actually be courting Keanu Reeves to return in the role of John Constantine, 15 years after he first appeared in the role. Following the news of the studio’s interest in bringing Michael Keaton back as Batman in the upcoming Flash solo feature, the possibility of Reeves coming back is certainly intriguing.

    Should Abrams truly be building the team through solo films, it’ll be interesting to see if Swamp Thing, Deadman or other characters associated with the team find their way into individual projects as well. Stay tuned as news continues to develop around these projects.

     

  • ‘BLACK WIDOW’ Just the Beginning for Florence Pugh’s Yelena Belova

    ‘BLACK WIDOW’ Just the Beginning for Florence Pugh’s Yelena Belova

    The vest. Nat’s wearing the same vest as Yelena, so Yelena is going to die and Nat wears the vest to remember her! That’s a really short and poor summary of one of the most prevalent fan theories surrounding the fate of Florence Pugh’s Yelena Belova in the upcoming Black Widow. It looks like fans will have to get to work on another explanation, however, as director Cate Shortland seems to have dug a grave for the popular theory in an exclusive interview with Empire Magazine in which she indicates the film will see Scarlett Johansson pass the torch to Pugh.

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    Talking with Empire about the film, Shortland explained how she and Marvel Studios The-One-Above-All tried to circumvent fan expectations with the upcoming film and how that will apparently lead to Pugh taking over the mantle and, potentially, the franchise:

    [Kevin Feige] realised that the audience would expect an origin story so, of course, we went in the opposite direction. And we didn’t know how great Florence Pugh would be. We knew she would be great, but we didn’t know how great. Scarlett is so gracious, like, ‘Oh, I’m handing her the baton.’ So it’s going to propel another female storyline.

    In all honesty, the chances of Marvel Studios bringing in a young actress of Pugh’s caliber for a one off were always incredibly low and there are plenty of other ways around the “vest” theory, one of which I teased in a series of tweets back in March:

    Of course my crackpot theory is just as unlikely to be accurate as anyone else’s, but I’m still not sure that I can get talked out of it either. Moving Yelena forward, both in standalone Black Widow sequels and in other projects, as good character who was corrupted by AIM presents a wonderful contrast to Nat’s bad character looking to make good. Of course we’ll have to wait to see how it all turns out, but with a project like The Thunderbolts rumored to be on the horizon, Pugh could find herself a VERY busy actress over the next decade.

    Look for more Black Widow news from Empire Magazine this week and, I would suspect, a couple of new looks at the film as well. Black Widow is set to hit theaters on November 6, 2020.

  • New ‘BLACK WIDOW’ Trailers Cleared to Debut

    Last Friday, the British Board of Film Classification cleared two new Black Widow trailers to be released as 12A, meaning suitable for those 12 and above indicating that Marvel Studios almost certainly has plans to release these new looks at the film in the very near future (possibly as soon as today).

    As you can see, one of the trailers has a run time of 2:38, pretty standard for a Marvel trailer while the other is much shorter, coming in at 1:44. It’s possible that this second look could be some sort of new feature that the studio has cut to give fans something to tide them over. At this time, Black Widow is set to release on November 6, 2020.

  • Murphy’s Law Podcast: Episode 55

    Murphy’s Law Podcast: Episode 55

    The double nickel episode explores the two Charleses thoughts on what the MCU might look like in 2030, the new set videos we recently shared and more! Click here to make your ears happiest.

  • ‘SHANG-CHI’ Prepping to Restart Production This Month

    ‘SHANG-CHI’ Prepping to Restart Production This Month

    The good news just keeps on rolling in. It appears that production on Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings, which paused in March, will resume sometime this month in Australia. According to a trade report, Marvel Studios is taking “careful steps” to allow the film, which is scheduled for a May 7, 2021 release, to get back underway at Fox Studios in Australia.

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    The report indicates that as cast and crew return to Australia, they will quarantine in accordance with government regulations before returning to work. This is excellent news as the May 2021 release date would have been in serious jeopardy had the production not resumed on the film in the near future. Of course things may change, production may be halted again and we have no clue what the theater situation will be, but for now we’ll take every bit of good news we can!

  • Are The Infinity Stones Truly Gone?

    Are The Infinity Stones Truly Gone?

    With Avengers: Infinity War recently being added to Disney Plus, Marvel took the opportunity to give a rundown of the history of each of the Infinity Stones in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

     

     

    Noteworthy is that the IG post by Marvel Entertainment lists the status of each of the stones as “destroyed”, a description which has caused a little debate online. To clarify, the stones in question here are those from the Prime Timeline and not the ones that were acquired as part of the time heist in Avengers: Endgame; each of those stones is clearly still in play in its individual timeline which explains why we have a Loki show coming up on Disney Plus eventually.

    As Thanos told the Avengers, he “used the stones to destroy the stones” as they served no further purpose than to pose as a temptation; however, as the Russos described in an interview in May of 2019, even in the MCU the stones follow the very important scientific principle of the conservation of mass so the true fate of the stones was, as Thanos further described it, isn’t quite so simple and incredibly important. Even the power of the Infinity Stones can’t change the simple fact that matter can neither be created nor destroyed, but Thanos did use that power, and the particulate nature of matter, to reduce the stones into their individual atoms.

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    This is good news for the MCU because, as the Ancient One told Bruce Banner, the stones are essential to the flow of time and their removal or destruction would portend very, very bad things for the timeline. So while the stones aren’t big chunks of matter anymore, all the matter that made up the stones still exists which means the world can keep on keeping on. We will see what implication, if any, this has on the future of the MCU, other than allowing it to have one, when Phase 4 gets going sometime in the next 4 months to a year.