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  • REPORT: X-Men Animated Series Revival a Go on Disney Plus

    REPORT: X-Men Animated Series Revival a Go on Disney Plus

    In a huge announcement just ahead of Marvel Studios Disney Plus Day, GWW revealed that Marvel Studios is producing a continuation of X-Men: The Animated Series. The original series, which is available on Disney Plus, ran from 1992 until 1997 and introduced a generation of kids to the X-Men. It was one of Marvel’s most famous animated ventures alongside the Spider-Man: The Animated Series. So, this report comes at a perfect time, especially as Marvel Studios is eyeing more animated projects in the future, it almost seemed like the perfect recipe to revisit the mutants

    Rumors about the revival have been swirling since last year when original series director and producer Larry Huston revealed he’d had discussions with Disney. Recently, KC Walsh of GWW teased that he’d heard something about the show as well. So, it’s great to finally get a clearer picture of what he’s heard on the project. He does point out he’s unsure if this is a revival or a new series, but believes it is closer to the latter.

    The series is rumored to go into production in 2023 and we could learn more about the potential series tomorrow at Disney Plus Day. So, here’s hoping that we don’t have to wait long until we get an official announcement from Marvel. It’ll be interesting if this new animated project is also tied into the MCU, as their last venture, What If…?, was considered canon.

    Source: GWW

  • Disney Plus Streaming Series ‘Andor’ Set for Summer 2022 Debut

    Disney Plus Streaming Series ‘Andor’ Set for Summer 2022 Debut

    In addition to learning that the Marvel Studios streaming series Ms. Marvel would hit Disney Plus next summer, investors on a conference call with Disney today learned that the 12-episode Star Wars series, Andor, would also stream in that same window.

    Q4 for Disney stretches from July 1st through September 30th and with Disney Plus seemingly trying to avoid streaming live-action Marvel Studios series and live-action Star Wars series concurrently, we could hypothetically see Andor pairing up with something like the second season of Marvel Studios What If…?. For more hypothetical 2022 calendar ideas, see V3 of our 2022 hypothetical right here.

    Andor will serve as a prequel to Rogue One and see Diego Luna return in the titular role. Adria Arjona and Stellan Skarsgard have joined the cast while Forest Whitaker, Genevieve O’Reilly and Ben Mendelsohn are among those reported to return.

  • Iñaki Godoy Excited to Play ‘One Piece’s Monkey D. Luffy

    Iñaki Godoy Excited to Play ‘One Piece’s Monkey D. Luffy

    After a long wait, the official cast has finally dropped for the live-action adaptation of popular manga series, One Piece. Netflix has quite the undertaking with it being one of the most successful series, but mangaka Eiichiro Oda has an active role in the casting process, as he even shared an official statement alongside the official cast list. In the leading role, young actor Iñaki Godoy will play the Straw Hat’s captain Monkey D. Luffy. Of course, there’s a lot of excitement with what they can offer to bring these characters to life and the actor took to his Instagram account to share his excitement and love for the character.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/CWGkyfmrPIT/?utm_medium=copy_link

    The role won’t be an easy one. Luffy is one of the most iconic main characters in Shonen Jump’s history and he’ll have the weight of over 1,000 chapters of character development, while actually only exploring his earliest adventures on the East Blue. He certailny looks like he is doing his research with some of the manga, figurines (most notably of Gol D. Roger mixed in there) and more to highlight he is diving deep into what the franchise has to offer. Godoy showed his carefree excitement in the first tease of the cast, which already teased he might be the perfect chioce for the role. Here’s hoping we don’t wait long until we get the crew in their outfits as they slowly start production.

    Source: Instagram

  • Rafe Judkins Envisions 8 Seasons for ‘The Wheel of Time’

    Rafe Judkins Envisions 8 Seasons for ‘The Wheel of Time’

    The Wheel of Time will be Amazon’s step into a well-loved fantasy series. The original novels were written by Robert Jordan with Brandon Sanderson taking over the final three entries after Jordan‘s passing. While six entries were originally planned, it ended up running for 14 ever since the initial publication in 1990. Given how long the series ran, it made sense for Amazon Prime to approach it as a television series and Rafe Judkins discusses his vision of where the series will go. In an interview with Deadline, he reveals that the vision, for now, would be going for eight seasons, as their plan is to cover all the books.

    I think that’s probably true. I think Wheel of Time lends itself better to a television series. That’s why I think now is the right moment for it to finally exist because people who know that books know it’s just a story about the characters and the journeys each of them is on. The amount you’d have to compress it to turn it into a series of movies is too much. It would take away the heart of what’s good about it.

    The story takes place in a world where magic is real. Rosamund Pike‘s Moiraine sets out on a journey like no other that sees her joining a group of unlikely heroes to find whoever the prophesied Dragon Reborn might end up being. The fact he is trying to cram 14 books into eight seasons is an interesting choice and might offer a hint of how they’ll structure future seasons.

    Source: Deadline

  • Official Description of Marvel Studios Disney Plus Day Presentation Promises New Project Announcements

    Official Description of Marvel Studios Disney Plus Day Presentation Promises New Project Announcements

    The first ever Disney Plus Day is almost here and thanks to the Disney Plus Day Fact Sheet (which can be located here), Marvel Studios fans can officially get excited. The Marvel Studios presentation, which will become available on Disney Plus at 8:45 AM PT/11:45 PM PT, is said to be a look at the past, present and future of the studio’s content on the streaming service and promises not only a look at some upcoming projects, but also announcements of new, future projects.

    Of the known upcoming streaming series, fans have only seen footage of Ms. Marvel and that was nearly one year ago during Disney’s Investor Day. It’s possible that D+ Day could give fans a sizzle reel or trailer for She-Hulk and/or Moon Knight, which have completed production, and a perhaps a look at Secret Invasion, which is currently in production.

    As far as new announcements go, the presentation could involve giving an official announcement to Echo and Werewolf By Night, two projects we know are happening and expected to go into production early next year but have not been addressed yet by Marvel Studios, and an update on Season 2 of Loki. We could also get information about the recently revealed Agatha Harkness spinoff and some clarification on what to expect from the discussed Wakanda-related spinoffs.

    It looks like November 12th is going to be a jam-packed day full of exciting news for fans of Marvel Studios!

    Source: Disney

  • Eiichiro Oda Shares His Excitement for Netflix’s ‘One Piece’ Cast

    Eiichiro Oda Shares His Excitement for Netflix’s ‘One Piece’ Cast

    Barely an hour ago, the official One Piece cast has accidentally leaked early. So, it didn’t take long for the official pages to catch up and confirm the cast. Iñaki Godoy, Emily Rudd, Jacob Romero Gibson, Taz Skyler, and Mackenyu will play the Straw Hats that joined during the East Blue saga before they entered the Grand Line. Of course, series creator Eiichiro Oda was heavily involved in the project and shared his excitement on the cast alongside a new drawing of Luffy.

    We don’t know how long ago they were cast in the roles, but it looks like they had quite a tight schedule to get everything out in time. Alongside the announcement, we also got a special little video from the cast sharing their excitement about tackling these roles in a shirt made by Eiichiro Oda to celebrate the casting.

    https://twitter.com/onepiecenetflix/status/1458192148642234371

    Showrunner Steven Maeda and executive producer Matt Owens also shared their enthusiasm on finally getting the cast together to bring these iconic characters to life in the Netflix series.

    Finding the right people to pull off the looks, emotions, and actions of the iconic Straw Hats was a long and challenging (and fun!) process. Much like the search for the One Piece itself. But we have finally found the perfect fits! They have already begun working very hard to bring these characters to life. You will come to know and love them just as much as their manga counterparts. All of us can’t wait to show you what we’ve come up with! Onward to adventure!

    It’s certainly been a long wait until we finally got an official casting or any information on the series. There are still some supporting characters that we haven’t heard about yet. We still don’t know when they’ll enter production and what the release schedule is, but we might be looking at a late 2022 or early 2023 premiere. Here’s hoping with this news out there, we might get more insight as time goes on.

    Source: Twitter

  • Netflix’s ‘One Piece’ Main Cast Accidentally Leaked Early

    Netflix’s ‘One Piece’ Main Cast Accidentally Leaked Early

    It looks like the wait is finally over, as One Piece‘s cast has finally been unveiled. Well, technically. It seems that Netflix Latin America posted the announcement too early, but moments later deleted it again. Luckily, What’s on Netflix and @piece_live were able to secure the info and images that confirmed the official cast. The series will include the following actors in the respective roles:

    • Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy
    • Emily Rudd as Nami
    • Jacob Romero Gibson as Usopp
    • Taz Skylar as Sanji
    • Mackenyu as Roronoa Zoro

    You can find the visuals shared right here from the Latin America’s account that was still taken before the tweet was taken down:

    https://twitter.com/piece_live/status/1458176934035210248

    The casting is quite interesting, as these aren’t big-name actors but still have appeared in some bigger projects. Iñaki Godoy appeared in various TV shows like Who Killed Sara? and will appear in The Imperfects. Mackenyu, who’ll tackle the role of Zoro has some experience with sword-based adventures as he appeared in Rurouni Kenshin: The Final. He also will have the lead role in the live-action adaptation of Knights of the Zodiac, which is set to premiere next year. Emily Rudd has made a name for herself in the second entry of the Fear Street saga on Netflix. So, they have quite the cast together for this project.

    Source: Twitter, What’s on Netflix

  • Netflix’s Live-Action ‘Yu Yu Hakusho’ Eyeing December 2023 Release

    Netflix’s Live-Action ‘Yu Yu Hakusho’ Eyeing December 2023 Release

    Here’s a curious way to start off the day, as Netflix has revealed on Twitter that their live-action adaptation of Yoshihiro Togashi‘s manga Yu Yu Hakusho will eye a release in 2023. While they haven’t offered an official first look just yet, there’s still some time as it won’t premiere on the streaming service until December of 2023. There has been rather little fanfare surrounding this adaptation, but a set photo leaked back in June as it was filming in Japan at the time.

    Netflix has been quite busy preparing live-action adaptations of popular anime and manga. Cowboy Bebop is only a week away before we get to explore a Western adaptation of the classic series. They also announced a One Piece series some time ago, which has been slowly building up momentum since the official first logo was finally unveiled a few months ago. Even if Netflix is announcing a release date for its Yu Yu Hakusho series, it doesn’t mean we’ll get an official first look yet. With almost two years to go, which is odd considering it started production supposedly in June, we might have a long wait ahead of us.

    Source: Twitter, CBR

  • ‘Raised by Wolves’ Line Producer Joins Netflix’s ‘One Piece’ Series

    ‘Raised by Wolves’ Line Producer Joins Netflix’s ‘One Piece’ Series

    We’ve been still waiting for quite some time to find out what exactly the future has in store for Netflix’s live-action adaptation of One Piece. Recently, some new photos have surfaced teasing the Straw Hats’ famous ship, the Going Merry, parked comfortably in their shooting location in Cape Town. Yet, we still haven’t heard anything about the upcoming cast that will bring the East Blue saga to life. To bridge our wait until we get more information, a listing on the website CallaCrew has revealed that Cheryl Eatock joined the project as a line producer.

    The website includes the resumé of Lerato Tshabalala, who is Eatock‘s production secretary. Of course, it doesn’t explicitly call it by the series’ name but rather the production title we’ve uncovered back when we shared the news on Marc Jobst directing the pilot episode. At one point, the production changed from Project Roger, named after the famous king of the pirates to Project Panda. The title is a joke reference to the manga’s creator Eiichiro Oda‘s ongoing joke of including a random character known as Pandaman in the background.

    Eatock has quit the experience working in South Africa, as she also was the line producer of Ridley Scott’s first TV series Raised by Wolves. She’s also worked on other big-budget films like The Dark Tower and Bloodshot. She once shared that it took them four months of pre-production to prepare for a 22-week shoot. We’ve noticed that some of the production team behind One Piece moved to South Africa, and there’s a chance they are also busy preparing everything. Here’s hoping it means the wait won’t be much longer, but her work on Raised by Wolves might help turn Cape Town into the crazy world of the East Blue.

    Source: CallaCrew, IMDb, Motion Pictures

  • Disney+ Day To Feature Scheduled Content

    Disney+ Day To Feature Scheduled Content

    The excitement around Disney+ Day has been growing since Disney announced it would be an event to celebrate their iconic brands. Fans of Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and Star Wars have been excited about the event as a chance to see the future of the storyworlds they love. With Disney+ Day approaching this Friday, there has been a lot of fan discussion about whether there would be a live presentation like Investor Day 2020 or not. 

    The two year anniversary of the launch of the service will also feature its expansion into Asia-Pacific markets which has had some people thinking they might launch content with friendly schedules to those timezones. It’s now become clear that there won’t be a featured live presentation, but there will be a schedule of content uploads throughout the day instead. 

    Disney+ Day Kicks Off Global Celebration With Week-Long, Company-Wide Promotions

    Disney has confirmed via press release that fans can follow along on the Disney+ social media accounts on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for first looks, trailers, exclusive clips and appearances from stars and creators from Friday November 12th at 6:00am PT / 2:00pm GMT.  Subscribers will also be the first to see exclusive on-platform specials from Pixar Studios at 8:00am PT / 4:00pm GMT and Marvel Studios at 8:45am PT / 4:45pm GMT. In addition to this, Disney have also confirmed that new subscribers will have a 75% discount for this month with the cost being $1.99, opening up the platform for fans who want to see this on-platform content. 

    It will be exciting to see what new things we might learn about the future of the storyworlds we love this Friday. With so much in production it will be exciting to see new characters and worlds. Here’s hoping we get some new announcements of as yet unannounced productions to incite more speculation. What are you hoping to see on Disney+ Day this Friday? 

    Sources: Disney