Black Widow Film Casts Fighting With My Family’s Florence Pugh as Rival Spy
The standalone Black Widow movie may have found another actress to star alongside Scarlett Johansson as reports say that Fighting With My Family's Florence Pugh is in talks to join the film.
As reported by Variety, Pugh has been on Marvel's radar since last fall, and although they've met with several other candidates, Pugh came back to the forefront after "she drew strong reviews for the MGM comedy-drama “Fighting With My Family.""
Aquaman 2: Patrick Wilson Doesn’t Think Orm Will Be Main Villain
Patrick Wilson, who portrayed Orm (aka the Ocean Master) in Aquaman, says he doesn’t believe Orm will be the main villain of Aquaman 2.
Reported by SyFy Wire, Wilson made this claim during an event promoting The Art and Making of Aquaman in New Jersey.
"He’s not gonna be a main villain in another movie," said Wilson. "I don’t think Orm ends up in Belle Reve like he does in the New 52. I assume they’re gonna keep him in some kind of jail below the surface. If
wants me back, I’m certainly happy to come back.”
On top of this, Wilson said of his character "I don’t know what the future holds for Orm… You can’t kill him. He’s too important to
Netflix’s Next Bandersnatch Lets You Decide If Bear Grylls Survives
Bear Grylls, of Man vs. Wild fame, has just been revealed as the star of Netflix's next Bandersnatch-esque interactive series - You Vs. Wild - and you get to help him survive.
Netflix announced that You vs. Wild's eight episode first season will arrive on April 10 and will allow viewers to "make decisions to help Bear Grylls survive, thrive and complete missions in the harshest environments on Earth."
Netflix has released a teaser of what to expect from You Vs. Wild on YouTube called Call of the Wild and it will allow you to make decisions similar to the way you will if you choose to join Bear on his adventures this April.
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Halo TV Series Adds Second Showrunner for Season 1
Showtime’s Halo TV series has added Steven Kane as the second showrunner for its first season.
Per The Hollywood Reporter, Kane was added alongside Kyle Killen as showrunner after Killen wanted to focus on the show’s stateside production, which includes writing, while Kane will be on-set in Budapest, Hungary during filming. Killen is reportedly expected to appear on-set, but not at all times.
Kane is known for co-creating and acting as showrunner on The Last Ship, and has also worked on American Dad, The Closer and more.
Why Game Developers Are Talking About Unionization
If you’ve ever felt like one of the sequels to your favourite games didn’t seem to quite click, or that something was missing, or maybe even that a game changed between when you first saw the trailer and when it showed up in stores, well - chances are you were right.
Job security in the games industry is widely regarded as poor. The average game developer changes jobs (either voluntarily or otherwise) every two years, and many of them leave the industry altogether after only five. With games taking many years to develop, it's a simple mathematical fact that the team that made one game for a studio probably won’t be there for the next.
First Look at Hulk in Avengers: Endgame
Two new magazine covers give us our first look at Hulk and a fixed Infinity Gauntlet in Avengers: Endgame.
The two covers are a part of Empire Magazine’s latest Endgame special issue. The first shows off the entire original Avengers, but notably showcases Hulk. The second cover features Thanos in full armor and, apparently, a fixed Infinity Gauntlet. Both Empire covers can be seen below.
Credit: Marvel, Empire Online.
Kevin Feige Assures Captain Marvel Will Have an Achilles’ Heel
Spoilers ahead for Captain Marvel.
Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige has confirmed that while Captain Marvel appears to be unstoppable, she will in fact will have "limitations and there will be Achilles heels" for Carol Danvers.
In an interview with Slashfilm, Feige answered a question in regards to Captain Marvel's extreme power that Feige had previously said makes her the "most powerful hero the MCU has ever seen."
Dune Explained: What to Know Before the New Movie
Dune is one of the most beloved and celebrated science fiction novels ever published. It's also an incredibly dense book, with many rival factions and characters set against the backdrop of a futuristic human civilization. And that's even before factoring in the many sequels, prequels and spinoffs that have cropped up over the years. Dune movie director Denis Villeneuve definitely has his work cut out for him as he becomes the latest filmmaker to attempt to bring this sprawling saga to life on the big screen.
If you have a hard time making sense of the Dune franchise and its many heroes and villains, we're here to help. Here's everything you need to know about the original book, its follow-up stories and the various attempts at adapting the story to film.
Thanos’ Snap Almost Happened in Avengers: Endgame
Warning: Spoilers follow for Avengers: Infinity War.
The Thanos snap that wiped out half of all life in the universe at the end of Avengers: Infinity War was originally discussed for the upcoming Avengers: Endgame in early drafts.
In a new interview with Empire magazine, co-writer Stephen McFeely revealed that early on in the writing process, the original placement of the snap was going to take place after Avengers: Infinity War.