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  • Serenity Now—’Firefly’ Animated Series in Development with Nathan Fillion

    If you’ve been a Browncoat for the last 24 years, you know that hope is a dangerous thing. We’ve been burned by revival rumors more times than a Reaver victim, but today, it looks like the Verse is finally calling us home. Deadline is reporting that 20th Television Animation is in early development on a Firefly animated series led by Captain Malcolm Reynolds himself!

    For years, the hurdle for a Firefly revival has always been the aging cast and the massive budget required for a live-action space western. Animation solves both problems instantly. By moving to the same space that allowed X-Men ’97 be so successful, the studio can keep the original crew looking exactly as we remember them while Nathan Fillion—who has become the king of voice acting in recent years—leads the vocal booth.

    The dedication of Firefly fans has kept this 25-year-old show relevant. Clearly, the return of Firefly is something the fans want. More importantly, it’s something they deserve.

    -Nathan Fillion

    While Fillion is the only one officially locked in to produce and star, the report suggests that 20th Television is in active talks with the original cast members, including Morena Baccarin, Alan Tudyk and Summer Glau.

    The series is set between the ending of Firefly and the 2005 film, Serenity.

    Source: Deadline

  • Latest ‘Batgirl’ Photos Offer First Look at Brendan Fraser on Set

    Latest ‘Batgirl’ Photos Offer First Look at Brendan Fraser on Set

    There was a barrage of news on Batgirl in the last week. Every day brought more and more set photos from the film. Production is currently underway in Glasgow where the city has been transformed into Gotham City. We’ve got some pretty good looks at the cast, which included Leslie Grace, Jacob Scipio, Ethan Kai, and the potential reveal of Ivory Aquino‘s involvement. Still, we haven’t seen J.K. Simmons, Michael Keaton, or Brendan Fraser. Luckily, the latest set photos managed to give us one more first look.

    The latest batch of set photos features Fraser in casual clothing walking out of a building overflowing with smoke. He was cast as a familiar Batman villain Garfield Lynns, who is better known as the arsonist Firefly. While we don’t have our first look at him in his costume, the photos are our first hint.

    The film seems to be adapting aspects from Batgirl: Year One and Batgirl of Burnside. Although there doesn’t seem to be any current word on if Firefly will be joined by any other villains like Killer Moth, as he was the reason Lynns became Firefly in the original comic. We’ll see if any more set photos might offer a clearer picture of where this story is heading. Batgirl currently has no set release date as production rages on over in Glasgow. The film will be directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah with Leslie Grace starring as the titular hero.

    Source: Twitter