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  • ‘Returnal’ Adds New Survival Mode and Campaign Co-Op in a New Free Update

    ‘Returnal’ Adds New Survival Mode and Campaign Co-Op in a New Free Update

    It looks like there are some big plans for Returnal, as the survival rogue-lite has revealed a new update that will not only feature a new survival mode but even a co-op campaign. The best part: it’ll be made available on March 22nd for those looking to return to the challenge and give it another go. It seems that the game will receive a new subtitle “Ascension” with the survival mode being in a mysterious tower.

    Returnal was one of the biggest surprises for me and a definite PlayStation 5 experience with its loading times, action-packed adventure, and recurring challenge. Every time you die, you restart at the beginning of the game with barely any equipment left outside of a select few items the game lets you keep. The rogue-lite elements certainly add to its charm even if it’s not the best game if you’re just planning a quick gaming session due to the lack of a save function.

    Still, the ability to play with a friend through the campaign may hopefully help players that are having a hard time to finally beat that one boss that has been holding them back from fully experiencing the game’s full story. It’ll be interesting how it also tackles the first-person moments that break the game’s pace for some sweet reprieve.

    Source: YouTube

  • ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Retro Game Collection Announced

    ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Retro Game Collection Announced

    If you’ve ever hoped to get your hands on some of the classic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles games, you’re in luck. During the latest PlayStation State of Play showcase, they have revealed a new collection of classic games from the franchise ranging back to the early Super Nintendo days. Not just that, it even includes the iconic Arcade game, Tournament Fighters, and a lot more. It’s the perfect collection ahead of the release of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge. The game will release under the title The Cowabunga Collection, but no release date was named.

    The game will include 13 titles in total. It’s great to see so many classic games finally put together in one collection, which will likely be quite the catch for fans of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ongoing ventures on video games. Sadly, it seems taht it still remains stuck in a retro-style environment, as there’s no plan for a venture back into 3D.

    After the release of Batman: Arkham City, there were many rumors that Rocksteady Studios may be tackling a TMNT game but sadly it turned out many years later they’ve decided to venture back into the DC universe with Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League. Here’s hoping that the renewed interest may lead to it joining.

    Source: YouTube

  • ‘Gotham Knights’ Adds Oscar Morgan, Olivia Rose Keegan, and Navia Robinson

    ‘Gotham Knights’ Adds Oscar Morgan, Olivia Rose Keegan, and Navia Robinson

    The CW is kicking off development on yet another DC series with Gotham Knights. The series just recently added Fallon Smythe and Tyler DiChiara to its cast and seems to have found a few more to add. Oscar Morgan, Olivia Rose Keegan, and Navia Robinson have all joined the cast of Gotham Knights, and it seems the series will be adding an original character with Morgans‘ character.

    We previously reported the first casting details on the series and believed one of the characters to be Dick Grayson, as the character was described as the adopted son of Bruce Wayne with a similar backstory to the first Robin. Well, Gotham Knights instead created a completely new character named Turner Hayes. It’s unknown if Hayes was Batman’s sidekick or was even a Robin at one point.

    Olivia Rose Keegan is set to play Duela, likely Duela Dent and the Jokers Daughter. Duela was born in Arkham and abandoned by her father, described as the most dangerous man in Gotham. Duela trained to become a brutal fighter and excellent thief. In our initial report, we believed one of the characters to be Duela Dent, and it looks like we were on the right track.

    Finally, actress Navia Robinson is set to play the role of Carrie Kelly, the Robin introduced in Frank Millers’ Dark Knight storyline. Carrie is described as being fearless and quirky, having talked her way into becoming the Bat‘s newest sidekick. This was the character we initially believed to be Tiffany Fox due to the type of actress the series was looking for.

    Gotham Knights will follow the children of Batman’s foes teaming up with his adopted son following the death of the caped crusader and the children being blamed for it. The series will be executively produced by Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schecter, and David Madden with Natalie Abrams serving as Co-executive producer. Danny Cannon is currently set to both direct and executively produce the pilot.

  • ‘Agents of SHIELD’s Elizabeth Henstridge Shares BTS Photo from ‘Superman and Lois’

    ‘Agents of SHIELD’s Elizabeth Henstridge Shares BTS Photo from ‘Superman and Lois’

    Superman and Lois seems to be the CW’s golden child right now, getting tons of praise from fans and critics alike for its cinematic scope. The series has shined with Tyler Hoechlin and Bitsie Tulloch leading as the titular characters, who’ve uprooted their life in Metropolis and headed back to Smallville. The series has seen a ton of different directors take their turn at the helm and they recently brought in a face familiar from comic book television.

    Best known for playing Jemma Simmons on Agents of Shield, Elizabeth Henstridge joined the second season of Superman and Lois in a directing role, picking up the episode “Anti-Hero”. Henstridge took to Instagram to share her excitement in directing the episode by sharing some photos from set, featuring her alongside the man of steel himself.

    Henstridge recently spoke with TV Line on how she came about being able to direct and episode of Superman and Lois, detailing how she’d be very interested in directing for Berlanti Productions for awhile.

    This is my dream show and my dream job, so I was gunning for a while to direct and episode. I love the superhero genre, and I kind of launched a targeted attack on Berlanti Productions, aiming towards a lot of his shows. Superman and Lois is top of my list, so with my [directed] epsode of S.H.I.E.L.D, I was able to get meetings with people over there and work my way through to getting a meet with [showrunner] Todd Helbing. I just love everything he does, I love what he says in the shows that he’s involved in, and I love Superman and Lois, so I basically just talked his ear off for an hour. I think that to shut me up he was like, “You can helm an episode”

    Elizabeth Henstridge

    The second season of Superman and Lois also featured the former Pink Power Ranger, Amy Jo Johnson, directing an episode of the series. In the past few years Johnson has directed multiple indie films. Its fun to see the series rotate such great talent and continuously welcome new voices each season.

    Source: Instagram, TV Line

  • ‘Ms. Marvel’s Premiere Scheduled for June, May Hint at Disney+ Release

    ‘Ms. Marvel’s Premiere Scheduled for June, May Hint at Disney+ Release

    We’ve been discussing back-and-forth when the next Marvel Studios Disney+ series may premiere. While we’re still waiting for Moon Knight‘s to release by the end of the month, it seems that we got more information on when Ms. Marvel‘s summer release might be. New information provided by Hollywood Partnership, who blocks off streets for Hollywood-related events may have given us our first hint at when the series will make its debut on Disney+.

    They’ve shared information that Hollywood Blvd. will be closed down for a Ms. Marvel premiere from June 2nd until June 3rd. As these red carpet premieres are usually shortly before the release on Disney+, it may confirm a June release on Disney+. Yet, they might also have the premiere event a week or so ahead. As Obi-Wan Kenobi releases by the end of May 2022, it might be a bit later due to Disney+ generally avoiding overlaps for their series.

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    There’s still no official word from Disney on the release outside that She-Hulk won’t release until after its premiere on Disney+. We usually get it around two to three months ahead of its premiere. So, an April confirmation seems very likely if it is indeed going to release in June. Right now, Marvel Studios is focused on its release of Moon Knight and we’ll still have to wait just a little longer until we get an official word.

    Source: Hollywood Partnership via Twitter

  • ‘She-Hulk’ Won’t Release Until After ‘Ms. Marvel’ on Disney+

    ‘She-Hulk’ Won’t Release Until After ‘Ms. Marvel’ on Disney+

    Marvel Studios has announced quite a few series on Disney+, but it has not always been forthcoming as to the release dates of the MCU entries. While Moon Knight will premiere on March 30, we do not have dates for the other announced 2022 Disney+ projects. Most notably, the highly-anticipated She-Hulk and Ms. Marvel series are not officially connected to any dates at this time. But it looks like we finally have at least some update on those.

    During Disney’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders, CEO Bob Chapek confirmed that Ms. Marvel will be the next series after Moon Kight. He also stated that She-Hulk would be released “later this year” after Ms. Marvel. While this is disappointing news for She-Hulk fans, it does give more shape to the MCU’s Disney+ 2022 calendar. Ms. Marvel has previously been confirmed to have a summer 2022 release date, Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special will likely drop late in the year. The leaves a late summer or fall release date wide open for She-Hulk.

    The news will come as a bit of a surprise to MCU fans, as the Tatiana Maslany-led She-Hulk has been in the works for quite some time. The series is also expected to bring back big names like Mark Ruffalo and Tim Roth in addition to fan-pleasing cameos. The series will also play a role in the lead up to Marvel Studios’ World War Hulk film. The news means that fans will have to wait a bit longer for She-Hulk than they may have been expecting, but they can rest assured knowing that the series is once more confirmed to be a 2022 release.

    Source: The Direct

  • ‘The Flash’ and ‘Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom’ Won’t Release Until 2023

    ‘The Flash’ and ‘Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom’ Won’t Release Until 2023

    Not too long ago, we learned that DC has pushed a few of its films back. Black Adam and League of Super-Pets are pushing into the second half of the year, but sadly it seems that The Flash and Aquaman: The Lost Kingdom won’t release until 2023. On the flip side, Shazam: Fury of the Gods has taken the Aquaman sequel’s December slot going up against Avatar‘s long-awaited sequel. The Hollywood Reporter’s Aaron Couch was nice enough o share the overview of the new release window, which also includes Wonka and Meg 2.

    It’s a bit depressing that The Flash is getting postponed by almost an entire year again. The film promised some massive changes to the DCEU, but its release also strongly affects projects like Batgirl, which will tie directly into it with the confirmed return of Michael Keaton. Who knows what other DC projects are getting delayed as a result due to this massive shift in their release schedule.

    Still, Shazam making its way to December makes a lot of sense. Avatar’s sequel has been open about its aquatic direction, and it’s a clever way by Warner Bros. to avoid any Aquaman comparisons. Plus, Shazam: Fury of the Gods may also reach an audience that the sequel won’t and the bite out of its box office might be quite a bit smaller.

    Source: Twitter

  • ‘Quantum Leap’ Sequel Series Pilot Rounds Out its Cast

    ‘Quantum Leap’ Sequel Series Pilot Rounds Out its Cast

    A day after confirming Ernie Hudson has joined the cast of its Quantum Leap sequel series pilot, NBC has announced three more actors set to join the cast. Per Variety, Caitlin Bassett, Nanrisa Lee, and Mason Alexander join the cast of the NBC pilot. The trio will star alongside series leads, Raymond Lee and Hudson.

    Bassett will play a character named Addison. She is a project lead at Quantum Leap headquarters and operates a “state-of-the-art technology to communicate with an individual time traveling in the past.” This will mark Bassett’s television debut. She was a part of the ABC Discovers Talent Showcase and is a military veteran who previously worked with the U.S. Army Intelligence and the National Security Agency.

    Lee will play a character named Jenn. She’s said to be the head of security for Quantum Leap headquarters. While Alexander will play Ian, the chief architect of Quantum Leap’s A.I. program. Lee has previously appeared in shows such as Westworld and The Morning Show. As for Alexander, they most recently starred in Netflix’s live-action take on Cowboy Bebop and are set to appear in the streamer’s adaptation of The Sandman.

    Steven Lilien (Gotham) and Bryan Wynbrandt (Gotham) will pen the pilot script.

    Source: Variety.

  • Colin Farrell Teases Potential R-Rating for ‘The Batman’ Penguin Spinoff on HBO Max

    Colin Farrell Teases Potential R-Rating for ‘The Batman’ Penguin Spinoff on HBO Max

    Just minutes ago, we got the confirmation that The Batman‘s first spinoff will indeed focus on Colin Farrell‘s Penguin. While he didn’t have a large role in the film, he still had an important role–especially teaching Batman and Gordon some Spanish lessons. The series has been confirmed as a limited series and an interview from Rotten Tomatoes has found its way online with Farrell teasing that not only might the series explore his origins before his appearance in the DC film but also that they are potentially eyeing an R-rating.

    The Batman was still a hard PG-13 rating but didn’t fully embrace the R-rating that it could’ve. While it would’ve been great to see a bloodier take of the already dark storyline, there’s always the hope to reach a general audience as much as possible–even if Joker managed to pass a billion with that rating a few hours ago. Of course, there’s a chance that the pandemic scared Warner Bros. away from risking it and hoped to dial it back. Luckily, HBO Max doesn’t face does restrictions and it makes sense they could embrace the R-rating a bit more moving forward.

    Source: Twitter

  • DC’s ‘Black Adam’ and ‘League of Super Pets’ Delayed

    DC’s ‘Black Adam’ and ‘League of Super Pets’ Delayed

    There seem to be some shake-ups happening behind the scenes of DC’s cinematic venture following the release of The Batman. This year will see the release of multiple DCEU films, which include The Flash, Black Adam, Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom, and reportedly Batgirl as production on that continues over in Glasgow. It seems after years of development hell on Black Adam, fans are gonna have to wait just a bit longer to witness his arrival.

    Dwayne Johnson took to instagram to announce that League of Super Pets would be taking Black Adam’s July 29th release date with Black Adam now set to release on October 21st, 2022. The actor does not state a reason as to why the films were delayed but wanted to the news to come from him before it hit the trades. It’s possible the ongoing pandemic led to a few bumps in the road and they need some extra time to get things done.

    Oddly Johnson also states that Black Adam will play theatrically throughout November and December, which would contradict Warner Bros. new 45-day theatrically exclusive release window for its films. Either way, Black Adams’ new release date is quite the shake-up to the current DC slate as this would now put Black Adam two weeks ahead of The Flash solo film’s.

    It is highly unlikely that the studio would set those two massive films so close to each other so it wouldn’t be hard to believe that a delay for The Flash is a possible outcome, it’s possible that Flash could take Aquaman’s December release date, however that would pit it against the long-in-development sequel to Avatar. There’s a chance that WB is trying to pull out of that scenario altogether.

    Source: Instagram