Donald Glover, FX, Marvel TV ‘Part Ways’ on Deadpool Animated Series
Marvel Television, FX, and Donald Glover have decided to "part ways" on the previously announced Deadpool animated series.
FX cited "creative differences" for the split and reaffirmed the network its still working with Marvel TV on Legion, Variety reports.
The animated series received a 10-episode first season order from FXX in May of last year. Donald and Stephen Glover (Atlanta) were set to serve as showrunners and writers on the series, which was scheduled to premiere sometime this year.
Silicon Valley Creator on Why T.J. Miller Departed Show
When the fifth season of HBO's Silicon Valley premieres tomorrow, viewers will notice Erlich Bachman is no longer part of the Pied Piper gang, and reports about why that is the case have come to light.
T.J. Miller, who played Bachman, left the show after Season 4 wrapped up last year. Initially, no reasons were given for Miller's departure, though HBO said that the split was mutual.
Mike Judge, the creator and executive producer of the hit series, has since provided some context for Miller's departure. "
not fun to work with someone who doesn't want to be there,
Star Trek: Discovery to Introduce Section 31 in Season 2
Star Trek: Discovery just gave us a massive hint about Season 2 and the trajectory of the Mirror Universe's former Emperor Georgiou thanks to a "secret scene" cut from the Season 1 finale that was shown during the show's WonderCon panel on Saturday.
The cut scene sees Mirror Georgiou running a club on Kronos when she's approached by a mystery man who she mistakes for a member of Starfleet. He tells her that he's not, and that his organization is "far more resourceful," and that he believes Georgiou would be "a valuable asset" to them. He offers her the chance to "exert some influence over the fate of this galaxy," rather than slumming it on Kronos, and leaves her with a mysterious black box. When Georgiou opens it, it contains a black version of the Starfleet insignia badge, leaving her with one passing remark: "Welcome to Section 31."
The 100 Writers Take Aim at DC’s Green Arrow Comic
The 100 writers Julie and Shawna Benson will be taking over DC Comics' Green Arrow comic book series. The sister duo will start their run with May's Green Arrow Annual #2 with art by Carmen Carnero, and they'll make their series debut with August's Green Arrow #43 by artist Javier Fernández.
DC readers will recognize the Bensons from their work on Batgirl and the Birds of Prey. They will be ending their run on that series as they move on to the adventures of Oliver Queen. They've also made a name for themselves as writers on Seasons 3-5 of The 100.
“As we mourn the loss of our beloved Birds, hope in the form of an arrow has struck us through the heart with the opportunity to take on Oliver Queen,” the Bensons said in a joint statment. “Ollie's made a few appearances alongside the Birds since we began writing at DC with Rebirth, and we can't wait to continue making our mark on the 77-year old marksman this summer. And we won't be leaving our ladies behind! Black Canary, aka Ollie's 'Pretty Bird,' will continue to star in Green Arrow.”
Syfy’s Krypton Will Visit Earth, Thanagar and Rann
Krypton may be set on Superman's doomed home world, but the Syfy series definitely intends to go planet-hopping in Season 1.
During the freshman show's WonderCon panel in Anaheim, showrunner Cameron Welsh confirmed that "we will go to present-day Earth in this season, and see where Adam
came from - from Detroit." No word yet on whether that means we'll also see some iteration of Superman when we visit Earth (if we do, it sounds like he won't be played by Supergirl's Tyler Hoechlin, since Welsh nixed any potential crossovers with The CW's DC shows) but Welsh also teased that the show hopes to visit Hawkman's home of Thanagar, and Adam Strange's adopted planet Rann as the series progresses.
Twists to Its Formula Make A Series of Unfortunate Events: Season 2 Another Thrilling Ride
A Series of Unfortunate Events: Season 2 returns after the dazzling mix of melancholy and hilarity of Season 1, with another downtrodden and delightful turn, which works both for and against the season.
While you can look forward to IGN’s spoiler-free review of A Series of Unfortunate Events: Season 2 ahead of its March 30 debut, we’ve seen the first handful of episodes, including the adaptations of books 4 & 5, The Austere Academy and The Ersatz Elevator.
Picking up where Season 1's cliffhanger left off, the show slips into its familiar mode. Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Bauldelaire end up in a new residence — this time, a dilapidated school dead-set on reminding its students they will one day die — only for Count Olaf to meddle his way into the situation and attempt to take them for their enormous fortune.
Unicron Dwarfs Earth in This Amazing Transformers Art
Unicron is about to make his first major appearance in IDW Publishing's Transformers universe. Today at WonderCon the publisher revealed first details about Transformers: Unicron, a new miniseries that promises to profoundly reshape the Transformers franchise.
First, check out this amazingly detailed new image of Unicron drawn by Alex Milne and colored by Sebastian Cheng:
Transformers: Unicron is a six-issue miniseries drawn by Milne and written by John Barber. The series will ship twice-monthly beginning in July. The series will see Optimus Prime rally his fellow Cybertronians in a desperate effort to hold back their all-powerful enemy. IDW's press release teases that this series will serve as "the epic conclusion to the current Transformers comic book universe."
DC Reveals Two New Justice League Teams
We already knew that one new Justice League comic would be spinning out of the Justice League: No Justice miniseries, but at WonderCon 2018 DC Comics revealed that two more Justice League teams will also be joining in on the fun: Justice League Dark and Justice League Odyssey.
Dark will be written by James Tynion IV with art by penciller Alvaro Martinez, inker Raul Fernandez and colorist Brad Anderson. Wonder Woman is the leader with members Swamp Thing, Detective Chimp, Man-Bat, Zatanna and the Question (Renee Montoya). Magic is disrupted at the end of Dark Nights: Metal and the plot sees the beings who created it are coming to take it back. Check out some images of the lineups from WonderCon below:
Black Panther to Be Top-Grossing Superhero Film of All Time
Black Panther is on track to surpass The Avengers at the domestic box office this weekend to become the top-grossing superhero movie of all time in North America.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, projected weekend numbers put director Ryan Coogler's Marvel movie ahead of The Avengers' $623.4 million haul in 2012, unadjusted for inflation. Additionally, Black Panther ranks sixth among only seven films to ever reach $600 million at the domestic box office.
EA Hiring for ‘Star Wars Open World Project’
If a recent job listing is any indication, Electronic Arts' Vancouver Studio is working on an open-world Star Wars game.
The listing, discovered by GameSpot on EA Vancouver's careers page, is for a lead online engineer, who will "lead a team to deliver online features for a Star Wars Open World project."
While the job post doesn't provide much in terms of specifics about the project itself, we do know EA Vancouver is currently at work on what initially started as the Amy Hennig-directed Star Wars project at Visceral Games. The game is being developed across EA's Worldwide Studios, with its Vancouver studio heading up production.