The Best Easter Eggs, Cameos and Secrets in Captain Marvel
Full spoilers follow for Captain Marvel!
Every MCU movie features numerous references pulled from Marvel's comic book universe, and Captain Marvel is no exception. This new superhero epic is packed to the brim with cameos, references and Easter eggs for eagle-eyed Marvel fans to find.
From Carol's mohawk to call-outs to heroes like Protector and Spectrum and right on down to Avengers: Endgame tie-ins, here are all the Easter eggs, references and cameos we found in Captain Marvel.
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God of War Director Reveals Full Story Behind Famous E3 Demo
In a presentation given during GDC 2019, God of War director Cory Barlog revealed the full story behind the famous E3 2016 demo that debuted the new God of War to the world.
Barlog says the team always knew the game's big reveal would be at E3 2016, though he didn’t know if it would simply be a logo, a trailer or a full demo. Nine or 10 months before the show, he decided the demo would take place inside the game’s mountain, and pitched this idea to Sony and PR representatives
“About halfway through the pitch I realized ‘this is absolute crap.’ But I’m still giving the pitch,” said Barlog. "So in my mind, I’m starting to think of ways to eject. I start having a few ideas – potentially the beginning of the game, a few visual ideas that are coming up while I’m just running on autopilot on the pitch.”
God of War Director Reveals Full Story Behind Famous E3 Demo
In a presentation given during GDC 2019, God of War director Cory Barlog revealed the full story behind the famous E3 2016 demo that debuted the new God of War to the world.
Barlog says the team always knew the game's big reveal would be at E3 2016, though he didn’t know if it would simply be a logo, a trailer or a full demo. Nine or 10 months before the show, he decided the demo would take place inside the game’s mountain, and pitched this idea to Sony and PR representatives
“About halfway through the pitch I realized ‘this is absolute crap.’ But I’m still giving the pitch,” said Barlog. "So in my mind, I’m starting to think of ways to eject. I start having a few ideas – potentially the beginning of the game, a few visual ideas that are coming up while I’m just running on autopilot on the pitch.”
Hellboy: 13 Things to Know About the Gory, Gothic Reboot
For years it felt like a third Hellboy movie would never happen. And it’s not.
Seriously, don’t think of this movie as Hellboy 3 (for more on that, see my first point below).
Instead, Neil Marshall’s film is returning to the source material and attempting to bring to a wider audience the world Mike Mignola has been creating now for over a quarter of a century. Below are some of the key ways the new adaptation is trying to achieve that design.
1. Don’t Call It Hellboy 3
Director Neil Marshall is really hoping people don’t approach his movie with that mindset. Maybe it’s because he’s already turned down making that movie.
“I was first approached about possibly doing a Hellboy 3,” the British director tells me in between takes on the film’s Bulgarian set. In fact, we’re sat in a dark corner of the Osiris Club, with dark wooden bookcases encircling us. It’s all very atmospheric. “My response to that was, ‘Well, that’s somebody else’s terrain and I don’t want to step on their turf.’ But I was like, ‘If you are thinking about doing a reboot any time, then I’d love to do that.’”
Hellboy: 13 Things to Know About the Gory, Gothic Reboot
For years it felt like a third Hellboy movie would never happen. And it’s not.
Seriously, don’t think of this movie as Hellboy 3 (for more on that, see my first point below).
Instead, Neil Marshall’s film is returning to the source material and attempting to bring to a wider audience the world Mike Mignola has been creating now for over a quarter of a century. Below are some of the key ways the new adaptation is trying to achieve that design.
1. Don’t Call It Hellboy 3
Director Neil Marshall is really hoping people don’t approach his movie with that mindset. Maybe it’s because he’s already turned down making that movie.
“I was first approached about possibly doing a Hellboy 3,” the British director tells me in between takes on the film’s Bulgarian set. In fact, we’re sat in a dark corner of the Osiris Club, with dark wooden bookcases encircling us. It’s all very atmospheric. “My response to that was, ‘Well, that’s somebody else’s terrain and I don’t want to step on their turf.’ But I was like, ‘If you are thinking about doing a reboot any time, then I’d love to do that.’”
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Here’s When Neon Genesis Evangelion Will Launch on Netflix
Netflix has finally revealed when Neon Genesis Evangelion will premiere on the streaming service: the launch date is June 21, 2019.
This is great news for fans of the beloved anime, which until now has never been available for streaming legally on a global scale.
As IGN’s resident Evangelion expert, Max Scoville, points out in the video below, "this is one of the most beloved, cult classic anime series out there and up until now, it’s been incredibly hard to track down the original series and subsequent first few movies legally or affordably," meaning that Netflix's acquisition of the show and two of its sequel movies, Evangelion: Death True² and The End of Evangelion, will introduce a whole new generation to Shinji, Rei, Asuka and the rest of the Evangelion crew.
Here’s When Neon Genesis Evangelion Will Launch on Netflix
Netflix has finally revealed when Neon Genesis Evangelion will premiere on the streaming service: the launch date is June 21, 2019.
This is great news for fans of the beloved anime, which until now has never been available for streaming legally on a global scale.
As IGN’s resident Evangelion expert, Max Scoville, points out in the video below, "this is one of the most beloved, cult classic anime series out there and up until now, it’s been incredibly hard to track down the original series and subsequent first few movies legally or affordably," meaning that Netflix's acquisition of the show and two of its sequel movies, Evangelion: Death True² and The End of Evangelion, will introduce a whole new generation to Shinji, Rei, Asuka and the rest of the Evangelion crew.
Joker: Director Todd Phillips Reveals New Joaquin Phoenix Photo
The writer and director of Joker, Todd Phillips, has shared a new black and white image of Joaquin Phoenix in character as Arthur Fleck before he inevitably becomes the Joker himself.
Phillips posted the image on Instagram, saying only "Editing #Joker," signaling that he is deep into editing of the film that wrapped up principal photography back in December of last year.