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  • ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Almost Featured Christian Bale’s Gorr in a Kate Bush Dance Sequence

    ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Almost Featured Christian Bale’s Gorr in a Kate Bush Dance Sequence

    Kate Bush has gone viral since the iconic episode released from Stranger Things. Yet, it looks like another popular property almost featured the singer, as it turns out that Thor: Love and Thunder almost featured a dance sequence with music from Bush. Yet, what stands out is that the sequence was actually going to feature Gorr the God Butcher, who is played by Christian Bale.

    Bale revealed the sequence that sadly didn’t end up getting made, as director Taika Waititi feared the sequence wouldn’t make it into the final cut. Of course, they may have snuck in some kind of sequence that is an evolution from this original idea, as he teases something inspired by Aphex Twin’s video “Come to Daddy.”

    Taika and I wanted to do a whole dance, which we didn’t get to do, but we had all this sort of Kate Bush stuff that we worked at. But I think he just realised he was never going to be allowed to put that in the final film. I would say that the most common thing I was staring at was the Aphex Twin video of ‘Come To Daddy’. But I don’t even know if that will be in the final film.

    Christian Bale

    Gorr has been teased as one of their best villains, and test screenings hint at him having the biggest acceptance score out of all MCU villains. Christian Bale is a fantastic actor, and he does hint in the interview that he has no idea that he was part of a bigger franchise. That isn’t too uncommon, not that actors only do it “for a paycheck” as some on the internet proclaim, but generally as they are interested in the role offered.

    Source: Total Film

  • Disney+’s ‘Percy Jackson’ Series Expands Cast by 3

    Disney+’s ‘Percy Jackson’ Series Expands Cast by 3

    According to Deadline, Dior Goodjohn and Charlie Bushnell have joined the Disney+ series Percy Jackson and the Olympians in recurring roles, while Olivea Morton is set to guest star. They join series lead Walker Scobell in the small screen adaptation of the beloved book series. Also starring alongside Scobell in the series are Aryan Simhadri and Leah Sava Jeffries, as well as recently announced cast members Virginia Kull, Glynn Turman, Jason Mantzoukas, Megan Mullally, and Timm Sharp.

    Goodjohn, best known for her role as Robyn Rook in the Head of the Class reboot on HBO Max, will be portraying Clarisse La Rue, the child Ares. She is a determined and aggressive fighter and is feared as a bully at Camp Half-Blood. Bushnell, who appeared as Bobby Cañero-Reed in Diary of a Future President on Disney+, will play Luke Castellan. The character is the son of Hermes and a head counselor at Camp Half-Blood, as well as an expert swordsman and all-around cool guy.

    Morton, who has appeared in the short film And Yet They Speak, will play Nancy Bobofit, a sixth-grade classmate of Percy Jackson. Portrayed as a bit of a kleptomaniac in the first book of the Percy Jackson series, Nancy enjoys picking on Percy, but ends up the first victim of Percy’s demigod powers.

    Production on the live-action series is underway with the author of the original Percy Jackon book series Rick Riordan serving as the writer of the pilot, alongside Jon Steinberg. James Bobin of The Muppets and Dora and the Lost City of Gold fame is directing the series for Disney+, which currently is without a release date.

    Source: Deadline

  • Sebastian Stan Set to Star in New A24 Thriller ‘A Different Man’

    Sebastian Stan Set to Star in New A24 Thriller ‘A Different Man’

    Sebastian Stan will star in A24’s latest production, the physiological thriller A Different Man. Stan joins Renate Reinsve and Adam Pearson, who are also set to be in lead roles for the film. A Different Man is written and directed by Aaron Schimberg (who worked with Pearson on his 2018 film Chained for Life). Production for the project is slated to begin next month in July.

    The film is said to follow a man named Edward, an outcast based on his disability, who desires a new start on life away from his struggles. Following a facial reconstructive surgery, Edward becomes fixated on a portrayal of him and his past life in a stage production. Based on this description, it can be assumed that both Stan and Pearson will be portraying Edward in different stages of his life.

    This film has the potential to continue a long-line of success for Stan, including his time as Bucky Barnes in various projects in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Jeff Gillooly in I, Tonya, and most recently his critically acclaimed performance as Tommy Lee Jones in Pam and Tommy.

    Meanwhile, for A24, it will certainly be noteable to see if A Different Man will follow the continued critical success for the independent studio. With Everything, Everywhere, All At Once becoming the young studio’s most commercially successful film, more attention will turn to the projects distributed by the New York City company. This news also comes within days of their newest release in Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, a film that has already been receiving rave reviews ahead of its release this Friday. Not to mention the murderer’s row of critically acclaimed and award-winning filmography A24 has to offer such as Minari, The Green Knight, The Lighthouse, The Farewell, Eight Grade, and Hereditary. 

    A Different Man certainly holds big expectations on that front and hopefully, Aaron Schimberg’s newest project will join this lofty pantheon of modern films.

    Source: Deadline

  • ‘Ms. Marvel’ Episode 3 Primer

    ‘Ms. Marvel’ Episode 3 Primer

    Episode 2 of Ms. Marvel, “Crushed”, was a very exciting episode. As Kamala comes to understand what her new powers can do, she learns from Bruno that her powers don’t come from the bangle, but that the bangle just triggers something already inside of her. Just as all that starts to come together, Kamala runs into the new kid at school named Kamran. Kamala starts crushing on Kamran immediately, making Bruno more than a little jealous.

    The episode also makes good on the post-credit scene from the first episode that showed the Department of Damage Control taking an interest in Kamala. When Kamala saves a little boy, showcasing her superpowers once again, she not only gets the DODC’s attention again but also has a vision of a lady holding her hand out to her. At the very end of the episode, when Kamran helps Kamala escape the DODC, it’s revealed that this mysterious lady is actually Kamran’s mom.

    Arlyn’s Assumptions

    Why she was having visions about Kamran’s mom? Well, we don’t know but if I had to guess I think it might be because it is actually also Kamala’s great-grandmother, whose life story was at the center of much of Episode 2. It would be weird if she was just having visions about a random lady, but it would make sense that she would have visions about her if she had the bracelet before, too. In this next episode, I believe that her great-grandmother will explain everything to Kamala. She will help her understand her powers a little bit more and why she has been in her visions.

    The next episode of Ms. Marvel will stream tomorrow!

  • ‘Dune: Part Two’ Finds Its Lady Margot

    ‘Dune: Part Two’ Finds Its Lady Margot

    Supermega auteur Dennis Villeneuve has added another big name to the cast of the his Dune sequel. French actress Lea Seydoux has joined the cast of Dune: Part Two, set to begin production this Fall.

    According to a trade report, Seydoux will play Lady Margot Fenring, a Bene Gesserit who is sent to seduce Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen, who will be played by Austin Butler in the film. Seydoux has risen to prominence over the past several years, first for her work in the Craig James Bond films and, more recently, through a pair of films that debuted at the Cannes Film Festival.

    Dune: Part Two, the sequel to the visionary epic Dune: Part One, is set to debut in theaters on October 20, 2023.

    Source: Deadline

  • Zehra Fazal to Voice ‘Marvel’s Avengers’ Jane Foster

    Zehra Fazal to Voice ‘Marvel’s Avengers’ Jane Foster

    Marvel’s Avengers has unveiled that their next hero is going to be Jane Foster as Mighty Thor. While it was teased some time ago, we’ve been waiting for some kind of insight into what that might look like. Luckily, it seems that the wait is coming to an end, as Crystal Dynamics has unveiled a new trailer teasing the storyline that leads Jane to land in the past. That is not all, as Marvel’s Avengers took to Twitter to announce that Zehra Fazal will voice Jane Foster.

    Fazal is no stranger to voice acting as she also was the voice of Talia al Ghul in Batman: Death in the Family, worked on Young Justice as Harper Row and also is the voice of Yunan in Amphibia. So, she has quite the history but also worked on some video games which would including Destiny 2: The Witch Queen, Wylde Flowers, and even voiced a Spartan on Halo Infinite. So, she’s definitely no stranger and it’ll be exciting to see her work once we also get our first look at Jane Foster in action within the game’s world.

    The game has gone into a bit of a rework hiatus for the last few months, as this character will mark its biggest addition since Spider-Man joined PlayStation players last year. So, here’s hoping that the addition of Mighty Thor sparks a constant influx of new content that keeps the game going and also includes some single-player content to continue the story that was sparked by the initial campaign.

    Source: Twitter

  • ‘Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater’ Remake Sequel Was Scrapped Due to Blizzard Merger

    ‘Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater’ Remake Sequel Was Scrapped Due to Blizzard Merger

    Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 was a surprisingly great adaptation of the original games, which not only felt like the originals but added slight tweaks for those wanting to have a more fresh experience. Sadly, there was no news on a sequel to the successful reboot and it looks like due to the merger of Vicarious Visions, the developer behind the game, into Blizzard, they didn’t move forward with a sequel that would’ve adapted the third and fourth entry of the franchise according to Tony Hawk on a live stream from Twitch streamer andyTHPS.

    That was the plan. Even up until the release date of this, we were going 3 and 4. And then Vicarious got kind of absorbed and then they were looking for other developers and then it was over.

    Tony Hawk

    He goes on to say that they did want to move forward with the project and were actively seeking pitches from other studios to adapt the sequel. Sadly, it just didn’t come together as they couldn’t find anyone that was the right fit to continue Vicarious Visions’ work.

    They were trying to find someone to do 3 and 4, but they didn’t trust anyone the way they did Vicarious. So, they took other pitches from other studios. Like what would you do with THPS titles but they didn’t like anything they heard and that was it.

    Tony Hawk

    So, it looks like we shouldn’t expect a sequel from the remake, which is an incredible shame given the excitement around the return of the franchise. The market is swamped with many mergers and acquisitions that projects are being left on the cutting room floor, which makes it even more bitter that Vicarious was fused with Blizzard in 2021. But, who knows if another opportunity comes to adapt the game.

    Source: Twitch via Twitter

  • ‘Hawkeye’s Fra Fee Teases Kazi’s Return

    ‘Hawkeye’s Fra Fee Teases Kazi’s Return

    Hawkeye was one of Marvel Studios’ more grounded storylines, as Jeremy Renner‘s Clint Barton had to take on a couple of mafia goons in tracksuits alongside their leader Echo. Though, we’re also introduced to Kazi, a very different take from the comics clown portrayed by Fra Fee. At the end of the series, it seemed like the character made his untimely doom at the hands of his former boss, but Fee believes that there’s still a future for the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

    In an interview with Attitude Magazine, the actor got a chance to talk about his upcoming role in Zack Snyder‘s Rebel Moon and used the opportunity to tease his potential return to the MCU. While he doesn’t confirm anything, he says he doesn’t “really know just yet” but highlights that “no one’s ever dead in Marvel” after the events of Hawkeye.

    Erm, the truth is, I don’t really know just yet. But I very much hope that Kazi can make an appearance. I wouldn’t put money on the fact he met an untimely end at the end of Hawkeye. No one’s ever dead in Marvel. I would be very hopeful and I’d certainly be thrilled to revisit the character and the world — I had such a good time

    Fra Fee

    He has confirmed in the past he knows about the character’s story and wasn’t going to tease if we may still get the Clown at some point. Many fans of the original run were a bit underwhelmed when he was nothing more than a member of the Tracksuit Mafia, but with an Echo spinoff show on the horizon, they could still take it in a direction that he makes his return as a changed man. For now, it’s just fun to speculate but who knows where the MCU is heading.

    Source: Attitude Magazine

  • New ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Spot Features Key Location from Thor Comics

    New ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Spot Features Key Location from Thor Comics

    The promotional footage for Marvel Studios Thor: Love and Thunder has been coming fast and furious as the release date for the film approaches. The fourth Thor film will feature one of Odinson’s most fearsome comic book villains, Gorr the God Butcher, and his quest to rid the universe of gods. Gorr was introduced in Jason Aaron’s highly-acclaimed Thor: God of Thunder and the latest promo for the film features a key location from that run.

    Just six seconds into the spot, entitled “Speech”, we see what looks to be Thor’s goat-drawn ship leaving a building floating high in the clouds. Fans of the Aaron comic no doubt recognized the building as Omnipotence City, a location that was central to Thor’s quest to uncover information about Gorr’s murderous spree against the gods.

    In issue #3 of Thor: God of Thunder, Thor makes his way to Omnipotence City, a vast neutral zone for the gods built millions of years ago following a war. Once there, Thor makes his way to the Halls of All-Knowing where with the help of the Lord Librarian, he began researching all the gods who had already fallen victim to Gorr…and those who might in the future.

    Thor’s quest for knowledge was interrupted when Gorr’s Black Berserkers attacked, but he was able to get enough info to continue his quest. Given what’s seen in the brief glimpse here, it’s likely that Thor’s trip to Omnipotence City will serve as a waypoint on a much longer quest.

  • ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’s Final Runtime is Shorter Than ‘Thor: Ragnarok’

    ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’s Final Runtime is Shorter Than ‘Thor: Ragnarok’

    It looks like we may finally have our last reported runtime for the upcoming Thor: Love and Thunder film. There’s been a lot of speculation on where the film would end, as some reports from official theater chains hinted at it being one of the longest and even among the shortest Marvel Cinematic Universe entries. Yet, it seems that the latest update has finally given us what may be the full runtime for the fourth Thor film, which is going to scratch the two-hour surface.

    It seems that Thor: Love and Thunder will run around 1 hour and around 59 minutes. That runtime is quite the departure from the first AMC showcase that had the film at 150 minutes, which would be around two hours and 30 minutes. Yet, it would later be revised to what is now the finalized runtime of 1 hour and 59 minutes shortly after. Given the sudden shift, it was uncertain if that would remain but it looks like the film is among the franchise’s shorter films.

    Thor: Love and Thunder is now shorter than the first Iron Man, which was just eight minutes above the two-hour mark. Also, we have to keep in mind that this runtime also includes the credits, as pointed out by Big Screen Leaks on Twitter. With 119 minutes, the film is only four minutes longer than the first Thor film, and Thor: The Dark World‘s 112 minutes. So, it technically is still quite in line with other entries of the franchise. It’ll be interesting to see how Taika Waititi keeps all his ideas within that runtime.

    Source: AMC, Cineplexx, Twitter