Stephen King and JJ Abrams Series Coming to Apple TV+
Lisey’s Story, a Stephen King drama based off his horror-romance novel of the same name, has been picked up for the upcoming Apple TV+ streaming service.
Initially reported by THR, IGN can confirm that Lisey’s Story will be produced by J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions. This straight-to-series story will star Oscar winner Julianne Moore as the titular character. In addition to King writing all eight, hour-long episodes, he will also serve as executive producer alongside Moore, Abrams and Ben Stephenson.
Lisey’s Story is a thriller that follows a woman named Lisey two years after her husband’s death. Lisey begins facing truths about her husband that she had repressed and forgotten. THR’s sources claim the show’s producers are currently looking for high-profile directors for the series. Apple reportedly came out on top of a highly-competitive bidding war for the project.
The Origin of Mortal Kombat’s Scorpion
Mortal Kombat is home to some of the most iconic fighting game characters throughout all of video games, but few are as recognizable as the yellow-clad ninja, Scorpion.
He’s also one of the series most interesting characters from a lore perspective, so if you were ever curious as to what drives Mortal Kombat’s specter of vengeance to burn the flesh of his opponents with his skull head, get over here as we dive deep into the history of Scorpion.
Marvel Teases an Exciting Future for the X-Men
Marvel Comics has revealed a pair of new covers for writer Jonathan Hickman's upcoming X-Men comics, House of X and Powers of X. Both images raise some interesting questions about the future of the team as Hickman makes his long-awaited return to Marvel.
Scroll down for a look at the covers for House of X #1 and Powers of X #1, along with some speculation as to what the new characters and costume choices could mean for iconic characters like Professor X, Magneto and Kitty Pryde.
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House of X #1 cover by Pepe Larraz. (Image Credit: Marvel Comics)
Preacher Cancelled: Ending After Season 4
AMC’s Preacher, based off the comic book series of the same name, will officially end after Season 4.
Announced by executive producer Seth Rogen on social media, a brief video was uploaded that contained the message “The end is now. Preacher final season. 8/4.” In Rogen’s caption for the Instagram post, he wrote "The fourth and final season of Preacher is coming. It’s been a wild ride. Thank you all."
Felicity Huffman Pleads Guilty in College Admissions Fraud
Felicity Huffman, best known for her work on Desperate Housewives, will plead guilty as part of an elaborate college admissions scandal, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today.
Per Variety, Huffman is one of thirteen parents that are confirmed to plead guilty for the scandal today. Huffman specifically was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud. For her part in the scandal, she allegedly paid $15,000 to William Singer, who fronted as an admissions consultant, to increase her daughter’s SAT score.
Huffman’s plea hearing has not yet been scheduled.
Disney CEO Says Post-Avengers: Endgame Plans Will Be Revealed This Summer
Update: Though Kevin Feige remained a bit vague when we spoke to him ahead of Avengers: Endgame's release, we now have a better idea of when to expect at least some of the MCU Phase 4 plans to be revealed.
As reported by Variety, Disney CEO Bob Iger said during the company's quarterly earnings call that Marvel Studios would most likely reveal its upcoming slate this summer. That would neatly align with any plans Disney may have for either San Diego Comic-Con or D23 2019.
Iger also reportedly hinted that Avengers: Endgame offers some hints about where the MCU will go from here, but declined to specifically point to what in the megahit film he was referring to.
The Significance of Iron Man’s New Armor in Avengers: Endgame
The latest Avengers: Endgame Special Look trailer is full of tantalizing new secrets, but one thing that stuck out is how much it featured Tony Stark. Whereas the first trailer made it seem like he might not even make it back to Earth, this one shows he not only survives but reunites with Pepper Potts, makes up with Captain America, and built a new suit of Iron Man armor.
But that’s not just any Iron Man suit. It’s a very specific look for Iron Man from the comics, and it actually tells us a great deal about what might be going on with Tony in Endgame.
Image Credit: Marvel
Overwatch: Storm Rising Event Announced
Blizzard has announced the Overwatch: Storm Rising event, which is set to begin next week.
Announced on Twitter, Storm Rising is set to last from April 16 - May 6. The post includes the caption: "> Accessing archived file... Decryption status: IN PROGRESS. Target: Located.”
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— Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) April 8, 2019
Soundwave, Ultra Magnus Coming to Transformers: TCG in Wave 3
Fan-favorite Transformers and new card types head up Wave 3 of Transformers: The Card Game. Among the upcoming additions are Soundwave, Ultra Magnus and Major Shockwave.
Based on the Transformers Siege: War for Cybertron line from Hasbro, Wave 3 also introduces two new card types: Battle Master and Micro Master cards. Wave 3 is set for a June 28 release in the U.S. and "certain other regions."
Whereas the Metroplex card took the large character cards of Transformers: TCG and made an incredibly massive 200mm tall card, the new Battle and Micro Master cards shrink cards down to 88mm tall by 63mm wide.
Drew Nolosco, Transformers: TCG Brand Manager, told us each War for Cybertron: Siege pack "will have two character cards in it: one large character and one small character," and includes some characters "never been shown before in their original Cybertronian incarnations."
Black Widow Movie Set to Start Filming in June
Marvel Studios' standalone Black Widow film is, according to Hellboy's David Harbour, scheduled to start filming in June of this year.
As reported by Den of Geek!, Harbour, who is set to appear in Black Widow, was doing a press junket for Hellboy when he was asked if he could reveal anything about the upcoming solo film that would star Scarlett Johansson.
“I think it's slated to start in June,” Harbour reveals. “I don't think they have it fully-boarded yet, but it's a great character. I'm really excited about it. The cast is fleshing out (with) Scarlett and Florence Pugh, I think they said. I know they were talking about Rachel Weisz. There's some really great actresses.”