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  • EXCLUSIVE: Tara Strong Hasn’t Heard Back Yet for ‘Loki’ Season 2

    EXCLUSIVE: Tara Strong Hasn’t Heard Back Yet for ‘Loki’ Season 2

    There are many voice actors out there that have made quite the name for themselves within the industry. Among them is Tara Strong, who may be one of the most popular voice actresses working today, with roles in series like Teen Titans, Ben 10, and Powerpuff Girls, she’s become an iconic and instantly recognizable voice. She recently made her MCU debut in Loki, one of Marvel Studios’ first ventures into Disney+. The voice actress took on the role of Miss Minutes, the official mascot of the Time Variance Authority. We recently had the chance to talk with Strong, and just had to ask about a possible return as Minutes in the upcoming second season of Loki.

    Oh, I hope so. You know, Kate Herron, who directed it, said she would like to do like a feature based on her [Miss Minutes] on Twitter, and im like: “Oh, I’m in for that!”. I haven’t been notified yet but I certainly hope so and the fans seem to have embraced her and fallen in love with her. So, I feel pretty good about that and I would definitely come back and reprise that role if asked.

    Tara Strong

    It would certainly be a welcome surprise to see Strong return in the second season of Loki, and with what seems to be an entirely new TVA, it seems likely Miss Minutes is a definite return. For those looking to see a bit more of Tara Strong’s work, the first and second seasons of Crossing Swords are currently streaming on Hulu.

  • The Pulse: Collecting the Biggest News of the Week of December 5th-11th

    The Pulse: Collecting the Biggest News of the Week of December 5th-11th

    Marvel Rumor Round-Up

    D-Man: How Marvel's Unluckiest Hero (Kind of) Joined the Avengers

    As I said on Twitter, we have entered the Wild West age of Marvel Studios’ projects being spoiled. At this point, no spoiler is too big and multiple projects had big spoilers leaked this week. You can check them out here:

    Cowboy Bebop Gets Whac-A-Mole’d At Netflix

    Why Spike Raced Toward Death at the End of 'Cowboy Bebop' – The Dot and Line

    Netflix’s live-action adaptation of the iconic sci-fi anime series, Cowboy Bebop, is dead after one season. Read our review before it becomes a collector’s item.

    Michael, not Kenny, G. to score ‘Thor 4’

    Chris Hemsworth in Vacation Trailer - Shirtless Chris Hemsworth Is Looking a Bit Like Liam These Days

    Michael Giacchino, who has scored at least a half dozen Pixar projects and a handful of Marvel Studios projects, including all the Spidey films, revealed he is now scoring Thor: Love and Thunder. Wait until you guys find out about his next project for Marvel! It’s a howling big deal.

    Let There Be More Venom

    Behind the scenes of Weird Al Yankovic's 'Mad Magazine' takeover | EW.com

    Sideshow Amy Pascal confirmed this week, to literally nobody’s surprise, that the studio was developing a third Venom film. The two films have inexplicably built a huge fanbase and made a metric shit ton of money, so a third film, featuring Tom Holland, would probably somehow become the biggest money maker of all-time for Sony.

    ‘Wonder Woman 3’ Headed for a Potential 2024 Debut

    Coolest Wonder Woman Villains | Geeks

    WW director Patty Jenkins has been on, off, in and out of a lot of films recently. A new report from one of the trades indicates that she’s still on Wonder Woman 3 and that it’ll start production in 2023, making a 2024 release date a possibility.

    Destin Daniel Cretton Signs a Ryan Coogler-esque Deal with Disney

    Destin Daniel Cretton on working through personal issues through his films

    Shang-Chi director Destin Daniel Cretton signed a new deal with Disney that will see him develop, among many other things, the Shang-Chi sequel and a Disney+ Shang-Chi spinoff.

  • Daredevil Will Reportedly Don Yellow Costume in ‘She-Hulk’

    Daredevil Will Reportedly Don Yellow Costume in ‘She-Hulk’

    A weight was lifted off of Charlie Cox‘s shoulders this week as the MCU overlord Kevin Feige himself made the announcement that Charlie was slated to return as Matt Murdock in future appearances. However, Charlie has still a lot of rumors and reports to fend off in future press interviews such as this latest one claiming that Daredevil will don his classic yellow outfit in a purported appearance in She-Hulk.

    According to insider KC Walsh in the Change My Mind podcast, he says the following:

    A lot of cameos, the biggest one, again, I don’t think this is spoiling anything if you’ve already been on the internet, but Daredevil is definitely showing up in costume, in the yellow digs, so that’ll be nice.

    Knowing Feige’s love for the roots of Marvel characters, it isn’t surprising to see him bat for something brand new for ‘Ol Hornhead. The Netflix shows relied too heavily on his now-iconic makeshift black costume, opting to use his tactical red costume less and less as the story went on. That Marvel Studios is keen on giving us a new look for Daredevil is very exciting and can only mean for things we haven’t seen yet with the character in live-action.

    Source: Youtube

  • Disney+ Spain Update Indicates ‘Moon Knight’ Will Be Marvel’s First Streaming Release of 2022

    Disney+ Spain Update Indicates ‘Moon Knight’ Will Be Marvel’s First Streaming Release of 2022

    Marvel Studios is closing out its first year of live-action streaming content. While the series had some uneven moments, it’s hard to argue that the studio’s first foray into the world of streaming series wasn’t successful. WandaVision, The Falcon and The Winter Solider and Loki all featured great character work, introduced new characters and opened the door to new corners of the MCU. The studio’s final effort in year one, Hawkeye, has been similarly well-received and will close out the year with a Kingpin-sized bang.

    Of course even as we’re still getting great content in 2021, fans are eagerly anticipating Marvel’s 2022 slate of streaming series. Ms. Marvel, Moon Knight and She-Hulk are all sure things for the service as well as a Werewolf By Night project that could be the studio’s first made-for-Disney+ movie and The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special. Even with all that going on, it’s possible that Secret Invasion could find a spot on the streaming service near the end of 2022 as well.

    The studio has, however, been tight-lipped about WHEN we can expect which series, with Ms. Marvel being the only one to which they’ve assigned a time frame. While we wait on Disney’s 2022 press kit, an update by Disney+ Spain, shared on Twitter by Quid Vacuo, looks to give a little more insight on what to expect when.

    The update, emailed to press yesterday, lists the three Marvel Studios projects in the order indicated above, meaning it’s likely that that the Oscar Isaac-led series should stream first, likely shortly after The Book of Boba Fett completes its run. While it is an official communication, it’s important to remember that the 2021 press preview kit indicated that Ms. Marvel would not only stream in 2021, but also stream before Hawkeye. Things can and do change all the time, a lesson fans have had to learn time and time again over the past 2 years.

    Should this potential schedule hold, fans would have 3 streaming series, spanning 22 episodes (She-Hulk is said to have a 10-episode run) between February and September. Marvel Studios also has films slated for May (Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness), July (Thor: Love and Thunder) and November (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever), the two holiday-themed events as stated above and a second season of What If…?, meaning fans have plenty of content to consume in 2022.

    Source: Disney Plus Spain, Quid Vacuo Twitter

  • RUMOR: Grogu to Appear in ‘The Book of Boba Fett’

    RUMOR: Grogu to Appear in ‘The Book of Boba Fett’

    Lucasfilm’s next Star Wars streaming series, The Book of Boba Fett, will kick off later this month and has already generated a considerable amount of buzz. The series will follow Fett attempt to take over the criminal empire once headed by Jabba the Hutt and looks like it’ll have room for plenty of appearances by other interesting characters, old and new. According to a new rumor, one such character might be a fan favorite who could owe Fett a favor.

    SWNN (via our good friend at Bespin Bulletin) claims that Jedi-in-training Grogu will make an appearance in The Book of Boba Fett. The origin of the claim stem from t-shirts made for a visual effects crew that worked on the series, seen below. SWNN reported they then checked with sources and were able to confirm Grogu’s appearance in the series.

    Grogu joins a long list of characters from The Mandalorian who are rumored to appear in the new series. Grogu’s caretaker, Din Djarrin, his friend Greef Karga, for Imp Miggs Mayfield and the man who once wore Fett’s armor, Cobb Vanth, have been said to be in the show at one time or another. There are also plenty of rumors about other bounty hunters and criminals from the Star Wars Universe popping up in the series, all of whom might look to do more than chew the fat with Fett.

    The Book of Boba Fett‘s 7-episode run kicks off December 29th on Disney Plus.

    Source: SWNN

  • ‘What If..?’s Captain Carter Getting Her Own Comic Series

    ‘What If..?’s Captain Carter Getting Her Own Comic Series

    What If…? introduced us to a variety of characters that we are technically familiar with, but were given a new twist. Among them was the headliner character of Peggy Carter. Not only did Hayley Atwell return to voice the character one more time, but she got to tackle an alternative timeline where she becomes the one who receives the super-soldier formula. Well, it seems she was such a popular character that she is getting her own comic series that’ll premiere next March.

    Jamie McKelvie, who worked on Captain Marvel and Young Avengers in the past, will tackle the new storyline about the popular character. Not just that, they also gave the character a fresh paint job with a whole new look that’ll be brought to life by Marika Cresta, who made a name for herself based on her work on Star Wars: Doctor Aphra. McKelvie offered

    I’m as big a fan of the Captain Carter we’ve seen onscreen as anybody, so I jumped at the chance to create our own version. I’m having a great time exploring what it would be like for Peggy to wake up nearly 80 years after the end of the war. The world remembers the myth of Captain Carter, but to Peggy the reality was just yesterday. Now she finds herself in a nearly unrecognizable new world, how does she fit in? Can she be the Super Hero people want her to be?

    Jamie McKelvie

    The cover has been revealed for the five-issue limited series that’ll introduce Carter’s adventures in the modern day:

    CAPTAIN CARTER #1 Cover by Jamie McKelvie

    It’s great to see the comics take inspiration from the ever-expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe, which in turn learns from those that came before. So, who knows what new ideas and concepts we might see get used by both companies as they learn from each other.

    Source: Marvel

  • New ‘Hawkeye Funko Pops Unveiled for Kate and Clint Revealed

    New ‘Hawkeye Funko Pops Unveiled for Kate and Clint Revealed

    Always wanted to get into the Christmas spirit with the perfect ugly sweaters? So did Kate Bishop and Clint Barton did in the latest episode of Hawkeye. While one would expect a Yelena Belova-inspired Funko given her return at the end of the episode, but Funko was embracing the Christmas spirit and shared two new Funkos of our favorite new duo in their Holiday outfits, as they took some time to unwind. And yes, Clint even has his Grumpy Cat print on the sweater.

    The designs are great, but, strangely, they wouldn’t want to bank on the return of a popular character from Black Widow. Her new suit probably won’t appear again with the iconic Sam Fisher-inspired look, as teased by some of the other trailers. So, they might add one in a more iconic look for the character later on. Of course, they might also release multiple sets this time around, and are keeping it alongside another new reveal with a certain “uncle.” Interestingly, Kate has the most amount of Funko Pops in the collection, but given the focus, she gets in the series it makes sense she’ll get highlighted quite a bit. Plus, she goes through the most looks in the series.

    Source: Twitter

  • EXCLUSIVE: Tom Root on Patrick’s Journey as A Squire in ‘Crossing Swords’

    EXCLUSIVE: Tom Root on Patrick’s Journey as A Squire in ‘Crossing Swords’

    It’s rare for adult animated comedies to put in the work to develop their characters, but it’s not all that uncommon. Crossing Swords is one of those shows that tries to fully develop all of its characters. However, it’s the protagonist, Patrick, that really gets the most development in both seasons of the show. 

    In an exclusive interview with Tom Root, one of the creators of Crossing Swords, we talked about developing Patrick’s story for the series. As far as Root sees it, Patrick has a couple of paths as far as his story goes, either he’s going to become the hero or he’s going to become the greatest villain. As it stands, Patrick’s journey is still being written.

    “Well, he’s going down the path he needs to go down because he’s still learning. He found out in Season 1 that being a Knight and chasing this dream would mean that he’s gonna have to make a lot of compromise, and in Season 2, he’s gonna find out just how far those compromises are gonna push him. Like, we think that he is going to find a breaking point down the road, and he’s either going to have to figure out a way to become a hero without compromise, or he’s going to snap and become the greatest villain in the entire land. We haven’t written that part yet.

    Tom Root

    Root’s tease of Patrick possibly traveling down a much darker path in the future would be an interesting development in the series. Since Season 1, Patrick has been the stereotypical boy scout, who tries to be the best he can be in his own occupation. Even Seth Green agrees that Patrick traveling down a darker path wouldn’t be an unwelcome surprise.

    I mean evil Patrick, or Patrick breaking bad, thats not necessarily the worst pitch

    Seth Green

    Season 2 of Crossing Swords is streaming now on Hulu. The series was created by Tom Root and John Harvatine IV, with Seth Green serving as an executive producer.

  • ‘Hawkeye’ Director Promises the Uncle Reveal Isn’t “For Too Long”

    ‘Hawkeye’ Director Promises the Uncle Reveal Isn’t “For Too Long”

    Hawkeye has a lot going for it. Not only do we get a great performance by Hailee Steinfeld as the newly introduced hero Kate Bishop, but Jeremy Renner gets to dive deep into what makes Clint Barton tick. Of course, there’s also the appearance of Alaqua Cox‘s Echo who’ll get her series later down the line. In the third episode, we got the big tease of a man she only refers to as “uncle” and are still left with that dangling thread to this day. Luckily, director Bert of Bert and Bertie teased that we won’t have to wait “for too long” until we find out who it is.

    She highlights in an interview with ComicBook.com’s Adam Barnhardt that Marvel’s team “are experts” when it comes to teasing elements in their various series. We’ve gotten quite a few teases and major revelations throughout their series, such as Loki offering our first look at Jonathan Majors‘ take on Kang. Hawkeye’s “uncle” mystery might be one of the biggest and we won’t be left hanging.

    [The filmmakers at] Marvel are experts are teasing things in their shows. But they never leave you hanging.

    Bert

    It’s certainly a tall order, but if it truly turns out to be Kingpin it’ll get a lot of attention. Especially if that short giggle we heard is indeed Vincent D’Onofrio‘s return as the character since the Netflix series. His return, alongside another long hinted at return from the same franchise, might start a new era for the MCU moving forward and we can’t wait to witness it.

    Source: ComicBook.com

  • Netflix Canceled ‘Cowboy Bebop’ After One Season

    Netflix Canceled ‘Cowboy Bebop’ After One Season

    Well, this is quite a shocking reveal. It seems that Netflix has decided they aren’t moving forward with their latest Anime adaptation, Cowboy Bebop. The first project together with Tomorrow Studio saw the first attempt at adapting one of the most iconic Anime series in live-action. While it was met with a mixed reception, the numbers we’re looking good during its first week. The Hollywood Reporter reports that while it managed to garner 74 million hours viewed, it did plummet by 59% not too long after.

    Given their perchance on streaming length over critical reception, it may have been one of the key factors in its cancelation. They seem to balance viewership with cost, as around 60% of shows make it to a second season. For a long time, there was a running joke that Netflix would renew anything, but as they continue to grow, so does their audience analysis. These numbers highlight that their benchmarks are continuing to grow.

    It’s strange though to see how strong the social media push was for the show, but it looks like it ended up being an underdog after all. The series has taken a challenging route by trying to appease mainstream audiences and streamlining what some might consider being the “holy grail” of Anime. It’s uncertain what it means for the future of Tomorrow Studios’ as they continue work on their upcoming One Piece series.

    Source: The Hollywood Reporter