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  • Matt Reeves Confirms Newly Spotted Riddler Easter Egg

    Matt Reeves Confirms Newly Spotted Riddler Easter Egg

    The Batman has found its way to HBO Max and with it, eagle-eyed fans have been on the hunt for any possible Easter egg they may have potentially missed out on while watching it in theaters. One that stood out is that people noticed that Paul Dano‘s Riddler can be spotted living opposite the Iceberg Lunge at the half-hour mark. Considering the ending, this would be quite the giveaway if people noticed early but it’s hard to truly make out.

    Luckily, director Matt Reeves took to Twitter to confirm that this is in fact Riddler in that apartment. It sticks out that it’s the only room highlighted with someone looking out the window. The fact the film includes hints at some later revelations is a great eye for detail from the director and his creative team.

    ho knows what other hints and secrets the film is hiding. The Riddler has not only left a lot of clues for Bruce Wayne, but it seems Reeves did the same with his movie. So, with its arrival on HBO Max, we’ll surely see what other secrets might find their way online now that they can easily skim it for any detail possible.

    Source: Twitter

  • New ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Merch Offers a Close-Up of Restored Mjonlir

    New ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Merch Offers a Close-Up of Restored Mjonlir

    There’s still no sight of that Thor: Love and Thunder trailer, but more merchandise has started to find its way online. Just recently, we got a look at a mug that hinted at how New Asgard is thriving after its demise in Thor: Ragnarok. They seemingly even have their own sports team at this point. Now, a new piece of merchandise for Thor: Love and Thunder offers another new look at an important part of the upcoming film, the restored Mjolnir.

    After Hela famously destroyed it in Ragnarok, many wondered how exactly it may make its return in the sequel. Natalie Portman‘s Jane Foster will wield the hammer. The first images did hint that it was held together somehow after being broken apart, but the new collector’s item from the Legends Series offers our closest look yet.

    Image 1 - Hasbro Marvel Legends Series Thor 4 Love & Thunder Mjolnir Electronic Hammer

    It certainly looks like the version of the hammer that was destroyed rather than something from the multiverse, as some theorized. The glowing parts would hint that perhaps the power of Thor is still being held within the hammer and has led to its reforming. Perhaps an event will make the hammer, which may still have the curse from Odin in the first Thor film, chose a successor after reforming. Whatever it may be, it’s also a great new design for the hammer.

    Source: Ebay

  • ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore’ Underperforms at Box Office

    ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore’ Underperforms at Box Office

    The Secrets of Dumbledore don’t appear to be all that fantastic.

    The third Fantastic Beasts film, The Secrets of Dumbledore, finally opened stateside this weekend. Unfortunately, for fans eager to see the franchise continue beyond the third film, hope may soon be dwindling. As it stands, the film is looking to open between $40-$45 million at the domestic box office following a $20 million Friday opening. A rather dismal number for such a huge blockbuster. It’s not performing much better overseas, either, having earned a bit more than $60 million internationally to date.

    The film, which cost $200 million, is on track to open well below the first two installments. For comparison’s sake, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them opened to $76 million in 2016, while the second film, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, opened to $62 million in 2018. With the numbers continuing to decline, Warner Bros. seems hesitant to move forward with the previously announced fourth and fifth films in the franchise.

    Making matters worse, there’s plenty of behind-the-scenes drama surrounding these films. In recent years, franchise stars Johnny Depp and Ezra Miller have become just as famous for their actions outside of set. Depp, of course, is currently embroiled in a nasty legal battle with ex-wife Amber Heard following domestic abuse allegations. He left the franchise after the second installment and the studio brought in the fantastic Mads Mikkelsen to replace him. While Miller has been in the tabloids for his physical actions against various people in public. There’s also the matter of J.K. Rowling and her anti-trans views. Needless to say, the Fantastic Beasts franchise will be lucky to regain any of the magic it once held for Harry Potter fans.

    Source: THR.

  • ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’s Celestial Eson Gets an ‘Eternal’ Redesign for ‘Cosmic Rewind’ Ride

    ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’s Celestial Eson Gets an ‘Eternal’ Redesign for ‘Cosmic Rewind’ Ride

    Disney Parks have been quite busy promoting the upcoming Cosmic Rewind ride, which will let people join the Guardians of the Galaxy on a new quest at Walt Disney World Resort’s EPCOT. Marvel took to its official website to announce that they will be facing off against a Celestial in the storyline. It’s not just anyone, as it’ll be Eson the one that was first showcased by the Collector in the first Guardians of the Galaxy film. He’s gone through quite the redesign which is more in line with what we saw in Eternals, as he towers over our planet in the first look at his new design.

    eson guardians of the galaxy: cosmic rewind

    Eson has been watching Earth for eons and is planning “to right a wrong in a big way,” which leads to Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket, and Groot having to save the day. They are naturally not going to give away any details, but it’ll be interesting to see what that might be when the ride officially opens to the public on May 27th.

    Perhaps they also reveal how the Celestial went through quite the change and maybe even tease why he was wielding the Power Stone during that brief cutscene in the film. We’ll see if this design might also potentially make an appearance in the MCU at some point, as these rides aren’t canon to the usual story like the Damage Control VR event some years ago. Still, it’s great to see them use the wider MCU and add a special flair to these rides, especially for those that want to have an immersive experience.

    Source: Marvel

  • KJ Apa and Isabel May to Become HBO Max’s Wonder Twins

    KJ Apa and Isabel May to Become HBO Max’s Wonder Twins

    It looks like HBO Max’s adaptation of the Wonder Twins is moving forward fast, as The Wrap has just reported that they may have already found their Zan and Jayna. Adam Sztykiel is writing and directing the project directly after his work on another DCEU project, Black Adam. It seems he and his team are currently eyeing Riverdale‘s KJ Apa and 1883’s Isabel May to take on the titular role of the twins.

    If you’re wondering who exactly are the Wonder Twins and what are their powers. The twins Zan and Janya are alien twins that first appeared in the animated series The All-New Super Friends Hour. They went on to become quite popular and joined the comics later down the road. Each one has a unique ability that they can only activate when they connect their hands. Jayna can become any animal while Zan turns into the water of any state.

    They even had a pet monkey called Gleek, but it’s unclear if the series will also introduce their primate companion. The twins actually made their live-action debut in CW’s Smallville series and also recently appeared in the animated Teen Titans Go! series. Not much is known about the project, but it certainly looks like HBO max and DC are hoping to activate their powers soon.

    Source: The Wrap

  • EXCLUSIVE: Madison Ekstrand and Anthony Jensen on Filming Reed’s Point’ During COVID

    EXCLUSIVE: Madison Ekstrand and Anthony Jensen on Filming Reed’s Point’ During COVID

    It hasn’t been easy for productions, as most have to work in accordance with COVID regulations to ensure that they can keep their talent safe. So, it might be an even bigger challenge for smaller productions that are facing the same trouble without the high production budget to keep everyone safe. Director Dale Fabrigar has worked on Reed’s Point and was filmed with the same challenge.

    Luckily, we got the chance to exclusively interview actress Madison Ekstrand and actor Anthony Jensen, who both offered some insight into how it was bringing the feature film to life under these challenging circumstances. It seems that the small production went quite smoothly even with the challenge of COVID hanging over their heads.

    It was easygoing. It was smooth.

    Madison Ekstrand

    As the actress only recently started her career in acting, she highlighted that she was rather used to the experience. Like many other young talents in the industry, they started their entire experience as actresses and actors within the COVID limitations. Ekstrand was quite accustomed to the various regulations. Fellow Reed’s Point actor Anthony Jensen also highlighted that they worked COVID safe and they always focused to adhere to regulations to ensure everyone’s safety. So, it’s good to see that smaller productions aren’t being held back too much by the current circumstances giving new talent to create films on their own terms.

  • Leslie Grace Shares Her Excitement Working With Brendan Fraser on ‘Batgirl’ Set

    Leslie Grace Shares Her Excitement Working With Brendan Fraser on ‘Batgirl’ Set

    Brendan Fraser has found himself a home within the DC Universe. The beloved actor made his big return a few years back as Cliff Steele, better known as Robotman, in Doom Patrol, lending his voice to the character and sometimes appearing as the race car driver. Fraser is set to appear in yet another corner of the DC Multiverse, playing Firefly in the DC Extended Universe and we couldn’t be more than thrilled.

    In an interview with Variety, Batgirl star Leslie Grace talked about getting to work with Fraser and just how crazy his role as Firefly is.

    I had to summon up some things in me that I didn’t even know were there. It was an incredible learning experience to be on set with also action veterans like Brendan Fraser, and soak up it all up. It was so hard because he’s our villain and I’m not supposed to like but he’s such a huge teddy bear. He is one of the nicest people that I’ve ever met. In our fight sequences the way he would just hit marks, it came from all of his experience. You can’t improvise that kind of experience. There’s some crazy stuff that happens. There’s lots of fire because as everyone knows by now, he plays Firefly. There’s crazy fire. There’s crazy stunts, crazy drops. She’s a biker chick, so you’re going to see her do a bunch of badassery.

    Leslie Grace

    It’ll be interesting to see if Firefly is alone, as he mostly plays the role of a silent enforcer to Killer Moth in Batgirl: Year One, the story by which the film seems to be heavily inspired. We can’t wait to see what kind of chaos Fraser causes as Firefly in Batgirl, but it’s mostly just exciting to see the actor back doing what he loves.

    Source: Variety

  • Leslie Grace Already Reached Out To Some of Her DCEU Co-Stars

    Leslie Grace Already Reached Out To Some of Her DCEU Co-Stars

    Being in a shared universe of films and television series can be exciting when there’s just potential for many fan-favorite characters to interact and simply co-exist alongside each other. Over the past few years, the DC Extended Universe has confirmed many new characters like Blue Beetle, Supergirl, Static Shock, and Batgirl are set to join the shared universe. Yet, it seems like Batgirl herself has already got a jump on bringing those worlds together.

    Variety recently spoke with Leslie Grace who gushed about all her excitement about the upcoming Batgirl solo film. The interviewer asked if she’d reached out to any other actors like Gal Gadot or Alicia Silverstone, Grace said she didn’t but did confirm she reached out to Sasha Calle and Xolo Mariduena.

    I did reach out to Sasha Calle, who is Supergirl in “The Flash.” I’m hoping that we get to meet soon because we’re part of the new gen. I did reach out to Xolo Mariduena, our Blue Beetle. He is freaking awesome. I’m so happy for him.

    Leslie Grace

    It’s fun to see Grace so passionate about the character and the ones she could one day share the screen with. Many are already awaiting the team-up between Supergirl and Batgirl, for what will be yet another first for DC live-action.

    Source: Variety

  • Leslie Grace Talks ‘Batgirl’ Story and Teases Sequel

    Leslie Grace Talks ‘Batgirl’ Story and Teases Sequel

    Fans are eager to see the debut of Leslie Grace as the DCEU’s Barbara Gordon as production on the HBO Max film wrapped just recently. The story is seemingly taking a lot of inspiration from the Batgirl: Year One storyline, one of the characters best and most popular stories detailing her early days and how she became the hero we love today. Yet, a new interview may hint that there could already be plans for Grace to reprise her role as Batgirl as it seems a sequel is already in the cards.

    Variety recently caught up with Batgirl star Leslie Grace promoting her new brand partnership and quickly began talking about her upcoming debut as the titular hero. The interviewer jokingly asked Grace when she was getting to work on the sequel and her answer seems to hint that ideas for the potential film are already in the works.

    We got to see this first one first. But there’s definitely some talks about what it could be. I’ve seen some of what we’ve shot, obviously in the playback and stuff like that, and it’s insane. We’ve already been talking about where do we take this from here because there’s so much that happens in this film. There are a lot of different themes in the plot that we touch on. It’s not just the action. There’s a love story. There’s this father-daughter relationship. There’s looking at the world through a lens that isn’t just black and white and seeing the color and the spectrum between things.

    Leslie Grace

    While we currently do not have a set release date for Batgirl we’re still getting excited for it. Barbara and her fathers relationship is something so important to the character and we can’t wait to see it explored in the film, especially with the return of J.K. Simmons.

    Source: Variety

  • New ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Merchandise May Tease Origins of Thor’s Goats

    New ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Merchandise May Tease Origins of Thor’s Goats

    We’re quite desperate for any updates on the upcoming release of Thor: Love and Thunder. While all eyes are currently on the Doctor Strange sequel, we still are questioning where exactly the trailer is for the next Thor entry, which is set to premiere in July. While we wait, the various merchandise has become our only real indicator of what we can expect from the sequel. Luckily, a new piece has found its way online that may reveal the origin of Thor’s new goat companions.

    In a leaked set photo from when the production on Love and Thunder began, we saw that Thor was riding off on a carriage with two goats. Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjostr were his companions in the original mythology and are set to make their live-action debut with the fourth entry of the franchise. Well, the new mug from Entertainment Earth reveals they are part of a tourist attraction in New Asgard.

    So, it seems that the two goats have become staple members of New Asgard’s tourist attractions. The mug also reveals they may have their own sports teams called the New Asgard Hammers. Though it does seem a bit unfair if you think about humans facing off against Asgardians. Still, it’s a great detail that shows just how the leftovers of that culture are thriving on earth.

    Source: Entertainment Earth