The Best Antivirus for Android Phones
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Since Android is the most widely used mobile operating system globally, smartphones that use it are the targets of all kinds of bad stuff. If you're the type that wants to be extra safe with your phone, but don't want to install some garbage "security" app, these are the best antivirus and security apps available based on my own research. All of the apps listed here are very well reviewed on the Google Play store, so pick one you like and see how it works for you.
Best Free (Or Paid) Android AV – Avast Mobile Security
We Won’t See More Daredevil for At Least Two Years, Even in an MCU Movie
Due to the original deal between Netflix and Disney, it looks like Daredevil, and the other three characters that make up The Defenders, won't appear in another show or movie for up to two years.
Reported by Variety, the deal for the first four Marvel shows on Netflix allegedly included a clause preventing those characters from appearing in any non-Netflix series or film for a minimum of two years after they’re cancelled. The original deal signed in 2013 included Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist, ultimately culminating in their coming together in The Defenders. The Punisher reportedly wasn’t part of this initial deal, and its post-cancellation stipulations are currently unknown.
Jeffrey Dean Morgan is Returning to Supernatural
The moment fans have been dreaming of for more than a decade has finally arrived - Jeffrey Dean Morgan is officially returning to Supernatural for its milestone 300th episode, reprising his role as John Winchester - father of lead characters Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles).
Executive producer Andrew Dabb said, “We’re incredibly excited to have Jeffrey back for this milestone episode, and think fans will love what we have planned for his character... and a few other surprise guest stars.”
Morgan has long expressed his interest in returning to Supernatural as Papa Winchester - one of his earliest breakout TV roles in 2005, alongside a recurring stint on Grey's Anatomy - but scheduling has always seemed to prevent a reprise. Morgan has kept himself busy with small-screen roles in Starz's Magic City, CBS's Extant and The Good Wife, and most recently AMC's The Walking Dead, where he's played bat-wielding villain Negan for the past three seasons, along with movie roles in genre fare like Watchmen, The Losers, Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, and Rampage.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Your Piranha Plant DLC Code May Already Be in Your Inbox
For those who have purchased Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for the Nintendo Switch, you may want to check your email as your DLC code for Piranha Plant may be there waiting.
Owners of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and those who purchase a copy by January 31, 2019, will be rewarded with an unexpected brand-new fighter, Piranha Plant, in February of next year.
However, you will need to redeem a code that Nintendo will send to the email linked to your Nintendo Account to receive the new character. The problem? The email's subject line doesn't indicate a code is inside and simply says "Thanks for your purchase of the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate game."
Star Wars: The Mandalorian Cast Officially Confirmed
Lucasfilm has officially announced the cast of the live-action Star Wars TV series, The Mandalorian.
Pedro Pascal, who was previously confirmed to be the lead in the series, will be in the role of the Mandalorian gunfighter. Joining him will be Gina Carano from Deadpool, Giancarlo Esposito from Breaking Bad, Emily Swallow from Supernatural, Carl Weathers from Predator, Omid Abtahi from American Gods, Werner Herzog from Grizzly Man, and Nick Nolte from Affliction, who was previously announced.
Joel McHale Cast as Golden Age Starman in DC Universe’s Stargirl TV Series
Joel McHale, known for his work on Community, The Soup, The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale and more, has been cast in the upcoming Stargirl TV series as Starman.
Reported by Variety, McHale will be playing Sylvester Pemberton in a reoccurring role that is described as a “Golden Age Starman.” Pemberton’s role in the comics is actually that of The Star-Spangled Kid, whose suit a young Courtney Whitmore finds in her stepfather’s belongings and subsequently becomes Stargirl. Her stepfather, Pat Dugan, was once The Star-Spangled Kid’s sidekick, S.T.R.I.P.E., who is initially disliked by Courtney. In the show, Stargirl "inspires an unlikely group of young heroes to stop the villains of the past."
Pixar‘s New Movie, Onward, to Star Chris Pratt and Tom Holland
Pixar Animation Studios announced today that Chris Pratt, Tom Holland, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Octavia Spencer have joined the cast of its upcoming original film, Onward.
Set in a suburban fantasy world, Onward is scheduled to be released in theaters on March 6, 2020. The film follows a couple of teenage elf brothers on a quest to find out if there is still magic left in the world.
“At Pixar, we try to create stories that come from some kind of personal truth,” said director Dan Scanlon. “This film was inspired by my own relationship with my brother.”
Game of Thrones, Metal Gear Stars Among Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s Zombies Mode Cast
With Treyarch's release of Operation Absolute Zero for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, dozens of changes have come to the game, with some new, familiar voices to the Zombies mode as well.
Helena Bonham Carter plays as Madame Mirela, Game of Thrones' Charles Dance plays the Butler, Godfrey, and Metal Gear Solid's Kiefer Sutherland and Brian Blessed voices Gideon Jones and “The Brigadier."
The new Zombies Experience, Dead of the Night, takes place in 1912 with players stepping into new characters during an evening at a luxurious estate, owned by the relic-hunter, Alistair Rhodes.
Marvel Reveals the Character Who Will Destroy Marvel History
After a series of teasers images hinting that one character will destroy Marvel history, Marvel Comics revealed the character in question in none other than Cosmic Ghost Rider. Come March 2019, the man who used to be Frank Castle (it’s a long story, we’ll get to that in a moment) will star in a six-issue mini-series called Cosmic Ghost Rider Destroys Marvel History #1 by writers Paul Scheer and Nick Giovannetti with art by Gerardo Sandoval.
Check out the cover by Gerardo Zaffino:
(Image Credit: Marvel Comics)
New to Netflix for January 2019
Netflix is bringing out the big guns for January, and we don't just mean The Punisher: Season 2 (which is most likely its last season). Ant-Man and the Wasp, Incredibles 2, and Solo: A Star Wars Story all land during the month, making for a big Disney blowout as the streaming site premieres its final House of Mouse projects.
The Punisher's second season doesn't have a premiere date yet, meaning we'll either learn it at a later date or...we'll never get one and The Punisher will just appear one day Cloverfield Paradox-style.
While the mystery builds though, we can watch Hell or High Water, the entire Indiana Jones catalogue, The Dark Knight, Pan's Labyrinth, Pulp Fiction, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Watchmen, The Assassination of Gianni Versace, and more!