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  • SDCC: First Look at Next Wave of Comic-Inspired Marvel Legends

    SDCC: First Look at Next Wave of Comic-Inspired Marvel Legends

    San Diego Comic-Con generally is the focus of its TV and movie panels. Marvel Studios’ animation panel just went crazy with it all, as we got our first look at X-Men ’97, Spider-Man: Freshman Year, and more. That is not all, as we also have an exclusive panel that’S all about the collectibles, Marvel Legends. In it, we got a good look at a variety of comic-inspired figurines. Here are some of the highlights as shared by @MattGuzy.

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    The panel also ended on a Ghost Rider teased to celebrate his 50th anniversary.

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    Source: SDCC via Twitter

  • SDCC Will Require a Health Pass and Mask for Attendance

    SDCC Will Require a Health Pass and Mask for Attendance

    Those planning on attending San Diego Comic-Con will have to adhere to health and safety protocols. It was announced today that anyone attending San Diego Comic-Con – whether it be fans or vendors – will be required to wear a mask while in attendance. All parties will also be required to provide verification that they are fully vaccinated or provide proof of a negative COVID test taken within 72 hours.

    Attendees will need to download a health pass through Clear, which will be used to verify testing and/or vaccination status while at the convention. All of those who follow protocol and verify that they’re either vaccinated and/or negative with their health pass will then be given a wristband allowing entry into the convention. There will reportedly be three wristband stations on site to try and make things move smoother. Interestingly, though, there’s no mention of testing being provided on-site.

    Those that do not adhere to the health and safety protocols in place will be removed from the convention – this includes those that opt to remove their face masks. “This policy is in place to ensure the health and safety of all fans. Security will be on-site to support adherence to the policy.”

    In order to avoid any confusion, Comic-Con has made it clear, too, that masks will need to cover the nose and mouth completely and fit snugly against the sides of the face.

    The decision to enforce masks at the convention shouldn’t be too surprising, of course. California is still a hotspot for COVID, and in a space where people are often on top of one another, it is important to try to keep all in attendance safe, especially as the BA.5 variant is going around.

    This year’s Comic-Con kicks off on July 21st and runs through July 24th.

  • Universal Taps Leigh Whannell to Lead ‘The Green Hornet and Kato’

    Universal Taps Leigh Whannell to Lead ‘The Green Hornet and Kato’

    Deadline is reporting that Leigh Whannell is in talks to direct The Green Hornet and Kato for Universal. The studio reportedly spent the past couple of weeks meeting with potential directors, however, as soon as Whannell’s name was put into the mix, it’s said they felt he “had the edge” to direct the film. Whannell, of course, directed the Invisible Man remake for the studio, which pulled in $143 million worldwide. David Koepp (Jurassic Park) penned the script for the film, and with the studio reportedly happy with Koepp’s work, pre-production is expected to be fast-tracked once Whannell officially signs on. 

    Universal optioned the rights to The Green Hornet in Spring 2020 following a competitive bidding war earlier in the year. Michael Helfant and Bradley Gallo, who initially acquired the rights from creator George W. Trendle’s family in 2020, will produce the film for Amasia. The Green Hornet was one of early radio’s most popular shows before it was turned into a series of movies in the 1940s and eventually a television series in 1966. Sony made a live-action film starring Seth Rogen, Cameron Diaz and Jay Chou in 2011, but the film was only a modest success having managed to make $227 million worldwide on a $120 million budget. 

    Whannell, who has built an impressive career as an actor, has been steadily building his directing resume in recent years. Along with the critically acclaimed Upgrade, he has also directed Insidious: Chapter 3 and is currently attached to direct a remake of Escape From New York.

    Source: Deadline

  • Marvel Studios Reveals Where ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ Fits on the Official Timeline

    Marvel Studios Reveals Where ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ Fits on the Official Timeline

    From 2008 through 2019, Marvel Studios released 23 films in their shared cinematic universe. After sitting out 2020 due to the pandemic, Marvel Studios got back in the game in 2021, releasing the first of its Disney Plus streaming series, WandaVision. With Ms. Marvel currently in the middle of its streaming run, Marvel Studios has now released over half as many projects (12) in the past 18 months as they did in their first 11 years as a production company, making a comprehensive rewatch tougher all the time.

    For those looking to start working on the rewatch in Timeline Order, the release of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness on Disney Plus adds another rewatchable project to the list and now, Marvel Studios has made it clear exactly where it fits in. According to the “Marvel Cinematic Universe in Timeline Order” section of Disney Plus, fans looking to view the projects chronologically should check out the Doctor Strange sequel AFTER Eternals.

    While the events of Eternals have no impact whatsoever on the events of Multiverse of Madness, its placement ahead of the sequel also gives us an idea of where Spider-Man: No Way Home should fit in, given that it is probably the direct predecessor of the events of Multiverse of Madness. It’s also of note that Multiverse of Madness now clearly follows the events of Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings, which briefly featured Wong, the Sorcerer Supreme of Earth. With Wong set to appear in She-Hulk: Attorney At Law, it’s worth paying attention to where that project will fit in the timeline when it releases next month.

  • Iman Vellani Joins Disney Wish’s ‘Avengers: Quantum Encounter’ Dining Event

    Iman Vellani Joins Disney Wish’s ‘Avengers: Quantum Encounter’ Dining Event

    It looks like the upcoming Disney Cruise Line has added another star-studded cast member to its new Avengers: Quantum Encounter interactive show. The project already will see Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Anthony Mackie, and Brie Larson return to reprise their roles from the films, but now it has been unveiled that Iman Vellani is also going to join the Cruise Line production as her iconic character, Ms. Marvel.

    The event is described as Disney’s most ambitious dining experience, where a new dining experience is offered to diners through the help of Pym Tech. Yet, that kind of technology always seems to attract trouble, as the Disney Wish will see Ultron try to take over, who will be once again voiced by Ross Marquand from What If…?. Captain America and Captain Marvel will join in time to take on the threat with Vellani‘s Ms. Marvel as their hero-in-training along for the ride. Unless Larson appears in Ms. Marvel, this may be their first team-up together.

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    It seems like they are going all out for their Worlds of Marvel experience, as even Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige opens up the video teasing the Disney Wish experience. They also just recently opened a new Guardians of the Galaxy rollercoaster, which saw many cast members from the original series return give a little something to those visiting that love the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We might get more hints at how the experience is going to be brought to life with more trailers teasing the unique experience for those that booked a trip on the Disney Wish.

    Source: Disney Parks

  • EXCLUSIVE: ‘Lightyear’ Director Explains How Han Solo Inspired Film

    EXCLUSIVE: ‘Lightyear’ Director Explains How Han Solo Inspired Film

    Lightyear is set to be Pixar’s first science-fiction action film, and it’s director pulled out all the stops when looking for inspiration. Angus MacLane is a self-proclaimed nerd, who can reference almost any sci-fi movie or anime an interviewer might throw at him. The former Finding Dory filmmaker has name dropped countless projects as research material in the past, but chief among them has always been Star Wars.

    In multiple interviews, MacLane described Lightyear as the galaxy far, far away within the Toy Story universe. Sitting down for an exclusive chat with Murphy’s Multiverse, the director was asked if Harrison Ford‘s Han Solo served as a specific inspiration for Chris Evans‘ Buzz Lightyear. While it turns out this wasn’t his original idea, he did admit that it might be true in a more unintentional way:

    That’s a really interesting observation. I think it was sub-conscious. Han was the character I liked the most as a kid, because of his braggadocio. I think there are some very Han-like moments in the film…there’s very much an echo of that in the first act of our film. But for me, it was important to tell a story about an adult.

    Angus MacLane

    He continued to elaborate, further explaining the purpose behind following an adult character:

    The movies that I related to as a kid, the character I wanted to hang out with was the adult. It was aspirational in that way, instead of the kid. Luke I didn’t relate to, I wanted to be Han Solo. In Aliens, I wasn’t following the kid, I was following Ripley. You know what I mean? There’s something about that that was important to me for this film, and I think that’s what you’re picking up on. I wanted to tell a story about a character who had a lot of arrogance and was humbled by their own hubris.

    Angus MacLane

    MacLane might be onto something, as characters like Han Solo and Ripley have grown to become some of pop culture’s most iconic protagonists. Buzz Lightyear is already pretty well-liked in his own regard, and hopefully the director’s new take only serves to make him more popular when Lightyear flies into theaters on June 17th.

  • The Morning After Huddle: June 11, 2022 

    The Morning After Huddle: June 11, 2022 

    Welcome to your Weekend edition of The Morning After Huddle! The Raiders are all chips in on Hunter Renfrow.

    Here’s what you need to know:

    • The Las Vegas Raiders and Hunter Renfrow agreed to a multi-year extension worth $32 million. Renfrow was in line for a new deal after catching 103 passes in 2021, the second-highest single-season total by a receiver in franchise history. This new deal includes $21 million guaranteed.
    • Foot meet mouth. Commanders defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio is paying the price for words said earlier this week. Del Rio took to Twitter to voice his opinion about the January 6th hearings, calling the events that took place last year a “dust up.” Head coach Ron Rivera took exception to his words and Del Rio will pay a $100,000 fine that will be donated to the U.S. Capital Police Memorial Fund.
    • Next, Chargers owner Dean Spanos is in some pretty hot water. His sister has filed a lawsuit accusing him of repeated breaches of fiduciary duty and misogynistic behavior. The filing escalates the ongoing battle among the Spanos siblings over control of the franchise.
    • Finally, your Key Signings Roundup:
      • Morocco Brown is being elevated to the Colts’ chief personnel executive. 
      • The Indianapolis Colts are also signing DE Bryan Cox Jr. and OT Jason Spriggs.
      • The Texans are signing former Bengals TE Mason Shreck.
      • The New England Patriots will sign a kicker: former Chargers player Tristan Vizcaino.
      • The New York Giants are signing former Raiders WR Keelan Doss.

    That’s it for today’s huddle. Enjoy your weekend and come back Monday for more news you want to know!

    ICYMI: Friday -June 10, 2022 Edition

  • The Morning After Huddle: June 10, 2022

    The Morning After Huddle: June 10, 2022

    Tag team back again! Check it to wreck it, let’s begin! Welcome to another edition of The Morning After Huddle! Shout out to my partner-in-print, Dalbin, for covering the Huddle yesterday. It seems this offseason has a recurring theme of NFL players giving back and Darius Leonard has joined the charge.

    Here’s what you need to know:

    • I’m totally biased, but as if Darius Leonard couldn’t be any better of a player, he is donating $15,000 to the victims of Uvalde. His Maniac Foundation is covering the cost of custom caskets for several children. Leonard told reporters, “Once I heard the terrible news about the Uvalde school shooting, I knew that I wanted to do something to help those suffering.”
    • Hopefully, Jason Garett is better off the field than he was on (maybe he should call up Tony Romo for advice) because Garrett will reportedly join Maria Taylor and Tony Dungy on Football Night in America. It’s still currently unknown if Garrett will still replace Drew Brees as an analyst on Notre Dame games.
    • Finally, (I know you have been waiting with bated breath) your Key Signings Roundup: My Indianapolis Colts signed defensive tackle Caeveon Patton. Patton participated in the Colts’ 2021 veteran mini-camp and rookie mini-camp on a tryout basis. 

    That’s it for today’s Huddle. Catch us on the flip side tomorrow morning, with your coffee, for your Saturday edition of more news you want to know.

    ICYMI: Thursday – June 9, 2022 Edition

  • Morning After Huddle: June 9th, 2022

    Morning After Huddle: June 9th, 2022

    Let’s recap the day that was for the NFL with The Morning After Huddle.

    • The defending Super Bowl Champions spent the last two days locking up their best players on each side of the ball, as a day after bringing back the best defender ever in Aaron Donald, they brought the WR coming off the best WR season ever in Cooper Kupp. The Rams announced that the All-Pro received a 3-year extension, with Ian Rapaport saying it would pay him about $75M, while Tom Pelissaro said it was more like $80M. This makes Kupp one of the highest-paid WRs in the NFL, and with Eminem’s Super Bowl performance and Luka Doncic’s playoff run, it is proving to be a good time to be an unathletic white dude.
    • Speaking of unathletic white dudes, Baker Mayfield has been excused from training camp by the Cleveland Browns. With players subject to daily fines if they miss camp, Mayfield will not be subjected to any while the team tries to find a trading partner for the former number one pick. Either that or they know they’re going to need him at some point given the 24 cases and counting against Watson. In any event, Mayfield rests in professional purgatory while a team with no interest in playing him this off-season may be relegated to having to.
    • From a team with A LOT of QB questions to a team with none? The Denver Broncos, after an offseason that saw them hire a new coach and trade a boatload for a new QB, now have new owners. Around The NFL reports that the Walton-Penner family’s bid for $4.65 billion has been accepted by the Pat Bowlan Trust and that, pending the acceptance of 2/3rds of the owners, they will become the new owners of the Denver Broncos. They are buying at the right time too, as the Broncos finally have the franchise QB they’ve been chasing since Peyton Manning, an explosive offense, and an opportunistic defense. The return on this investment has the potential to be, you guessed it, bananas.
    • Another team that’s been searching for a replacement to a Hall of Fame QB, the New York Jets, kicked off their 2nd training camp in the Zach Wilson era. By all accounts, the kid looked good. DJ Bien-Amie of the Daily News had this well-written piece about what Robert Saleh has been saying about Wilson and what you are seeing in camp so far. The words “comfortable” are thrown out a lot to discuss QBs as they progress, but that’s exactly what’s been said about and now being seen from Zach Wilson. Russell Wilson once famously said that the game began to slow down for him and that that’s when he knew he was getting better, and based on what’s being said about the other Wilson is that that’s exactly what’s happening. If the Jets are going to end the longest playoff drought in their history, it’s going to because Wilson takes the next step. Shorts and t-shirt football doesn’t count in the record books, but it sounds like he’s progressing nicely.

  • Producer Hiram Garcia on How ‘Black Adam’ Connects to the Larger DCEU

    Producer Hiram Garcia on How ‘Black Adam’ Connects to the Larger DCEU

    Dwayne Johnson’s decade long investment into getting Black Adam on the big screen will finally pay off this fall when the character’s solo film debuts on October 21st. Initially set to be introduced in Shazam!, Johnson fought hard to make sure both heroes got their time to shine. As a result, the character’s first appearance in the DCEU comes when the idea of powered heroes is already well-established in-universe.

    With such things already established, the creative team behind Black Adam had their work cut out for them when deciding how to introduce someone like Teth-Adam whose powers, as seen in the trailer, are sure to catch the attention of Earth’s other heroes. In an interview with Screen Rant, producer Hiram Garcia discussed how the team approached it and built it into the fabric of the film.

    And for us, you’ll feel the effects in our world. We know that those guys exist. There’s even conversations where he’s told that there’s other heroes out there, but he’s very specific to the kind of hero he is. We like the idea of knowing that he has now been put into this world, and he’s kind of a disruption, because they’re not used to having a person that powerful be that much of a livewire. They can’t figure out how to control him.

    Hiram Garcia

    As the trailer indicates, some of the first heroes Adam will come into contact with are Doctor Fate, Hawkman, Atom Smasher and Cyclone, members of the JSA who are all pretty powerful in their own right. How those interactions with the Man in Black, who isn’t known for playing well with others, remains to be seen, but we know one thing: the hierarchy of power in the DCEU is about to change.

    Source: Screen Rant