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  • First Trailer for Hulu’s ‘Hit-Monkey’ Adds Marvel Logo

    First Trailer for Hulu’s ‘Hit-Monkey’ Adds Marvel Logo

    Here’s a curious surprise. Entertainment Weekly suddenly revealed that the Hit-Monkey animated series was heading to Hulu in November with our first look at the series. Noticeably, the Marvel logo was absent in the initial promotion which led to a report that the show’s bloody action would see it act as an independent series. Yet, the trailer has finally dropped revealing that they did decide to add the Marvel logo and even promoted it directly through the Marvel page. As such, it now is titled Marvel’s Hit-Monkey moving forward similar to the M.O.D.O.K. series, which it was originally going to crossover within The Offenders.

    The first promotion also confirmed the show’s cast with Fred Tatasciore voicing the titular monkey. As we found out, Jason Sudekis will play the ghost of Bryce, who pushes our main ape through his hitman journey. The series has also added George Takei, Olivia Munn, Ally Maki, and Nobi Nakanishi in various roles. The series will consist of 10 episodes that’ll premiere on November 17th on Hulu.

    Source: Marvel, Twitter

  • Amazon Eyeing ‘THE LORD OF THE RINGS’ Trilogy Composer for Spinoff Series

    Amazon Eyeing ‘THE LORD OF THE RINGS’ Trilogy Composer for Spinoff Series

    It looks like the upcoming Lord of the Rings spinoff series is actively seeking to bring back the original trilogy’s composer Howard Shore back into the fold. He’s worked on a variety of series which also include The Hobbit trilogy, Hugo, The Departed, and even the Twilight saga. The series wrapped up production for its first season and is currently in post-production. Shore has yet to sign on for what may be the most expensive television series ever developed, as its production budget stands at an astounding $465 million.

    That’s just how much the first season costs with a second already signed off, which will move production from New Zealand to the UK. It’s still a shocking development as the country was one of the landmarks behind the original films. The costs seemed to go into building some of the most elaborate sets for a show. Yet, it won’t be cheap as they’ll get shipped from New Zealand to the UK adding more fuel to the fire for this abrupt move. The belief is due to the author’s own heritage, the shire was based in rural England that the show is trying to capture moving forward.

    J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay are developing the series that will explore the SEcond AGe of Middle-Earth, which takes place thousands of years before the original film trilogy and novels. The series has gathered an extensive cast that will showcase the confrontation with a re-emerging evil as the times of peace come to an end.

    Source: Deadline

  • ‘THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT’s Robert Rodriguez Hypes Up Action with ‘THE MANDALORIAN’ Comparison

    ‘THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT’s Robert Rodriguez Hypes Up Action with ‘THE MANDALORIAN’ Comparison

    After two strong seasons, The Mandalorian is taking a backseat for its first spin-off, The Book of Boba Fett. After his grand return, Temuera Morrison‘s Boba Fett takes centerstage in the upcoming Disney+ series with the help of director Robert Rodriguez. Earlier this month we heard rumors that the series will follow the bounty hunter exploits righting the wrongs that happened to him in the earlier films. Outside of this rumor, it has been rather quiet as we still await the show’s official release date in December. Luckily, Rodriguez offered a small tease in an interview with The Nerdy Basement.

    I’ve got so much to tell you about that, but I’m out of time. Yeah, I can’t say anything about that, sworn to silence. I can say I’m working on it and I can tell you it’s gonna blow your mind. You saw him arrive in my episode of The Mandalorian, that was nothing. That was nothing. I can talk it up all I want because I know it’s gonna deliver, I know it’s gonna over-deliver.

    Robert Rodriguez

    It’s certainly promising as the action sequence was one of the second season’s highlights. Boba Fett is a curious character, as he hasn’t done much within the cinematic aspect of the universe. Still, he became an instant fan-favorite and lived on through novelizations that seemed to inspire his return in the Disney+ series. So, the moment he took on an entire Stormtrooper platoon with ease and showcased his varied arsenal. It stuck out to many viewers of the series and Rodriguez certainly is hyping up what else the bounty hunter might have in store in the upcoming spinoff.

    Source: YouTube via ComicBook

  • The Pulse: Collecting the Biggest News of the Past Week, September 18th Edition

    The Pulse: Collecting the Biggest News of the Past Week, September 18th Edition

    Life is busy. Sometimes too busy to catch up on all the big news of the week. Never fear, The Pulse is here to get you all caught up on the biggest stories of the past week, September 13-18th.

    Hit Monkey First Look, Release Date Revealed

    Fall TV Preview

    Once upon a time, Marvel Entertainment gave the green light to a handful of animated series. Of those, only MODOK and Hit Monkey survived Kevin Feige’s ascendancy. While we’ll probably never see The Offenders event series, we can see Hit Monkey beginning on November 17th on Hulu. The show is rumored to be “hyper-violent”, so we might not see the Marvel Studios credits roll ahead of it, but it’s still looking like it’ll be a blast.

    Serkis Says Spidey and Venom Meeting is “Gonna Happen”

    Spider-Man Vs Venom: Who Would Win?

    Sony’s Venom: Let There Be Carnage screened last week and all the buzz (including from the studio, bizarrely enough) was about the post-credit scene that is rumored to hint at something fans have long hoped for: Spidey and Venom being in the same place. According to the film’s director, Andy Serkis, fans are eventually going to get what they hope for, saying “of course it’s gonna happen.” When? How? Why? Which Spidey? We’ll all find out together.

    Live-Action Marvel Zombies On the Way?

    Zombie Captain America from What If...?

    What If…? made zombies part of the Marvel Cinematic Multiverse and found some pretty great ways to kill them. According to Mark Millar, who was part of the creative team behind Marvel Zombies to the comics indicated that “his sources” have told him that Marvel Studios has plans to bring the undead back “further down the line” in a live-action project. Marvel has a lot of projects in the pipeline, which one do you think makes the most sense for the ghouls to pop into?

    Warner Bros. Developing Multiple ‘MORTAL KOMBAT’ Sequels

    Mortal Kombat: Sorgt in den USA für größtes Kinowochenende seit Beginn der Pandemie

    WB’s Mortal Kombat was never going to win any awards and it wasn’t everyone’s favorite film but it was always going to get a follow up. According to Variety, it may well get several follow ups focusing on individual characters from the gaming franchise’s mythology. As long as I don’t have to sit through a Kano solo film, it’ll be ok.

    Krysten Ritter Wants to Join Charlie Cox in the MCU

    Netflix cancels 'The Punisher' and 'Jessica Jones' | Fangirlish

    Actress Krysten Ritter, who brought Marvel’s Jessica Jones to life on Netflix back in 2015, has decided that she’d like to not be done playing the character. Ritter, who was last seen as Jones in 2019’s third season of Jessica Jones, says she’d “absolutely just die to play Jessica again.” Nobody wants Ritter to die, but it’s great to know she’s up for returning to the role and reimagining the character like her Defenders co-star Charlie Cox totally for sure isn’t doing in Spider-Man: No Way Home.

    ‘THE PENGUIN’ Series in Development at HBO Max

    the batman penguin spin off

    Director Matt Reeves is definitely getting the chance to do some world building around his upcoming Batman film. The latest development, according to Deadline, is a streaming series focused on Colin Farrell’s Oswald Cobblepot. That makes at least 2 series spinning out of 2022’s The Batman.

  • ‘WANDAVISIONS’ Jac Schaeffer on the Challenge of the Finale’s Action-Sequences

    ‘WANDAVISIONS’ Jac Schaeffer on the Challenge of the Finale’s Action-Sequences

    We’ve been hearing more and more about what it’s like to work with Marvel Studios. Disney+ is some unknown territory for the production company and may have shifted their approach to adapt to the new format. Unlike their films, they can’t follow the usual three-act structure but have to find a different way of balancing the dramatic and action aspects of their projects. WandaVision showrunner Jac Schaeffer shared the challenge she faced getting the fight scenes down after focusing primarily on the dramatic aspects of the story. In the interview with Hollywood Reporter she shares that:

    The finale was the hardest because that’s the Marvel-iest part. It’s always tough to really nail down on the mythology. What does Agatha [Kathryn Hahn] want and what does her power set look like? What does that mean for Wanda? How do we make that interesting? What’s the chess board where all the players give everybody a satisfying conclusion? It’s the third act of a Marvel movie. I’ve been around the block on some of those, and they’re so fun — but that’s always the hardest to land.

    Jac Schaeffer

    She highlights that the iconic and gut-wrenching goodbye sequence was the clearest vision she had going into the project. Yet, the path filled with fights between two Visions and Wanda’s takedown of Agatha took the most time. Most of the series pays tribute to classic sitcoms and takes quite the shift in the finale. Schaeffer‘s comment does highlight that they are one of the most challenging aspects of these projects. Action sequences that tie the entire story together while also keeping a dramatic core aren’t easy to balance. It can sometimes drag down a strong story if it doesn’t nail the ending. Luckily, WandaVision was able to accomplish just that.

    Source: Hollywood Reporter

  • REPORT: ‘HIT MONKEY’ Won’t Get the Marvel Title For a Reason

    REPORT: ‘HIT MONKEY’ Won’t Get the Marvel Title For a Reason

    After a long wait, Hit Monkey has finally been unveiled. It’s one of the last entries that was once set to become part of The Offenders crossover at Hulu. Yet, even with its release date out there, the thing that may have caught many reader’s eyes is that it doesn’t have the Marvel title. Even MODOK held the title in its advertising for the series even with its darker, adult-themed humor.

    It is still based on the Marvel character, but won’t hold the title just like Helstrom did right around the time Marvel TV was absorbed into Marvel studios. We may have gotten an answer on why, as ComicBook.com’s Adam Barnhardt shared on Twitter that it’s being left out due to how violent the series is going to be. It may also be the reason why the last Marvel TV live-action series also lost that part of the title and not due to the merger, as many suspected.

    https://twitter.com/adambarnhardt/status/1438956403058688000?s=20

    It’ll be interesting if Marvel Studios’ future projects might take a similar approach. Deadpool kept its R-rating and Marvel logo while beheading enemies. Yet, it also was published through 20th Century Fox that doesn’t have the same limitations that Disney has. We know that the third entry in the Deadpool franchise will be part of the MCU, which means it’ll hold the Marvel Studios title. Perhaps Hit Monkey might be the last not to get the title, as Marvel Studios starts developing their future projects.

    Source: Twitter

  • First Look at Hulu’s ‘HIT MONKEY’ Unveiled as it Eyes Late November Release

    First Look at Hulu’s ‘HIT MONKEY’ Unveiled as it Eyes Late November Release

    Some time ago, Marvel TV announced a variety of shows that’ll crossover into the so-called The Offenders mini-series. Most of the series ended up getting scrapped but some productions were along far enough they’d still see the light of day on Hulu. The recent release of MODOK was the first series, which took a stop-motion approach to its animation style. It looks like the next survivor has found its way online, as Entertainment Weekly unveiled Hit Monkey is heading to the streaming service as of November 17th.

    Alongside the release date, we also got our first look at the show’s titular Japanese snow macaque and his hitman ghost friend, Bryce. The dark comedy follows the events after Bryce nursed him back to health. Yet, after his passing, the macaque picks up his assassin’s ways to avenge his friend, as his ghost, voiced by Jason Sudekis, continues to haunt him throughout the show.

    Fall TV Preview

    The November release isn’t too far away and could be our hint at a potential trailer dropping at the latest of October. It’s curious that the series takes a more traditional 2D animation style, as they were supposed to crossover at some point. The concept of multiple shows with unique art styles colliding does sound like an exciting concept, but we’ll see if any of these series get a sequel season. There’s still no word on MODOK‘s renewal but only time will tell. For now, it’s great to see some of the more unique ideas still survive after the Marvel TV and Marvel Studios merger. We’ll see if their success leads to more down the road.

    Source: EW

  • ‘WHAT IF…?’s Queen Ramonda Gets a New Funko Pop Alongside Killmonger as Black Panther

    ‘WHAT IF…?’s Queen Ramonda Gets a New Funko Pop Alongside Killmonger as Black Panther

    The tradition continues, as now that a few days have passed since the latest episode of What If…? dropped, Funko unveiled their latest Marvel-inspired Funko Pops. This time around, Queen General Ramonda is getting her own Funko. It’s revealed alongside the Killmonger as Black Panther design, which leaked his upcoming conflicts with the head of an Ultron sentry in his hand. It’s interesting that the Ramonda Funko never found its way online, as she had a prominent role in some of the earlier trailers.

    It’s great to see Funko continue offering these characters as Funko Pop, and we’re seeing a trend of giving otherwise minor characters more focus in merchandise. They are popular collectibles and it’s great that they are rolling them out alongside their reveal in the various episodes. It adds another layer to how Marvel is utilizing their weekly releases to also create synergy with their merchandising. We still have a few episodes to go, and it’ll be interesting who else might get a Funko that hasn’t already leaked online.

    Source: Twitter

  • ‘WANDAVISION’ Composer Christophe Beck Teases ‘HAWKEYE’ Involvement

    ‘WANDAVISION’ Composer Christophe Beck Teases ‘HAWKEYE’ Involvement

    Just recently, we finally got our first look at the upcoming Hawkeye Disney+ series. The big surprise was that the series is fully committing to a holiday-inspired theme, as Clint uncovers a young Kate Bishop using his old Ronin persona. It also leads to them ending in conflict with the Tracksuit mafia, as Clint tries to make it back to his family before Christmas. Of course, the trailer included a very popular Christmas song and we don’t know what the soundtrack will be. Yet, it seems that composer Christophe Beck may have hinted at his involvement with the project.

    Beck took to Twitter to share the official poster alongside the new release date. He doesn’t leave any comments on the series or sharing how excited he is for the project, which makes many think that he’s advertising his involvement with the project. He’s no stranger to working with Marvel studios, as he was behind the iconic soundtrack for their first Disney+ venture WandaVision, Ant-Man, and its sequel, Ant-Man and the Wasp.

    The composer had a pretty busy year, as his latest project Free Guy also recently hit theatres. What’s curious is that Beck seems to have a love for winter-themed projects. His filmography includes both Frozen titles for Disney and Netflix’s two The Christmas Chronicles films. It’s always curious to see trends in a composer’s work that hints at what type of stories they enjoy working on. Still, Christophe Beck‘s work is quite diverse with projects ranging from Pitch Perfect, Edge of Tomorrow to The Peanuts Movie. It’ll be interesting to see what touch he’ll bring to what may be the last Marvel Disney+ series for 2021.

    Source: Twitter, Christophe Beck

  • Krysten Ritter Would Love to Join the MCU as Jessica Jones

    Krysten Ritter Would Love to Join the MCU as Jessica Jones

    There has been much anticipation with the possible return of the Marvel Netflix characters. In December, we broke the news that Charlie Cox would return in Spider-Man: No Way Home in a limited capacity. It opened up the floodgates for others to potentially do the same. It didn’t take long for the next report to follow, as there were rumors that Jessica Jones‘ Krysten Ritter might appear in next year’s She–Hulk.

    Well, if Marvel Studios hopes to introduce the character of Jessica Jones into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it seems like Ritter would certainly be down to join any project. She shared her enthusiasm to return to the character in an interview with ScreenRant and shared her excitement about potentially returning as the character at some point if she was offered by Marvel Studios.

    I would absolutely just die to play Jessica again. I had the best time doing it and I just love her so much. I’m so proud of that character. Not only because it was like a great role and she’s such a bad-ass, but that character has really resonated with people in a way that I don’t know who else has. Really, really resonated with women and girls, trauma survivors. It’s just so, so big and such a thing I’m so grateful to have been a part of. So if there’s ever an opportunity for me to put on those boots, I will be there in a flash.

    The actress is currently busy advertising Netflix’s Nightbooks horror film. She-Hulk wrapped production some time ago and if she’ll appear, she may have already filmed a few scenes. There’s also the question of what the future has in store for the character if she does end up joining. Diseny+ may become the new home for street-level heroes and we might hopefully get an idea as the franchise expands.

    Source: ScreenRant