How Legion Will Be Different From Any Other Marvel Show
While FX's Legion is the latest comic book-based series making its way to TV, Marvel Television’s Jeph Loeb says he’s not concerned that viewers will expect something similar to other Marvel series on the air.
“We don’t know anyone will come to this show because they think it’s gonna be like The Defenders,” said Loeb at the Television Critics Association press tour today, saying he thinks people will, “Come to it because of Noah Hawley and incredible cast and writing and FX." Loeb described it clearly, “A show Marvel’s never made before.”
Showrunner/executive producer Hawley, the creator of FX’s acclaimed Fargo, said that when it came to taking the Legion job, “The first thought I had looking at the genre was if you remove the genre is there a compelling show you’d want to watch there? The underlying show, whatever the genre, has to be compelling.”
Batman and Flash Are Watching the Watchmen
Last year, DC Universe Rebirth #1 teased a major confrontation between DC's heroes and the cast of Watchmen. DC is taking a major step towards that confrontation this spring with a crossover storyline called "The Button." This story will unite Batman and Flash as these two superhero detectives investigate the mystery of the Comedian's iconic smiley face button and what it means for the future of the DCU.
Batman #21 cover (Batman image) by Jason Fabok. (DC Comics)
11 Classic Movies That Survived Production Hell
Filmmaking is a tough process — it requires the efforts of hundreds of people, and movies often go through drastic changes as they’re being made for all sorts of reasons. With Rogue One: A Star Wars Story dominating the box office for weeks after its release, a big part of the dialogue around the movie is how different the final film was from its first trailer: tales of reshoots and re-edits have cropped up around the project since long before it was released.
The Defenders: First Team Photo Revealed
Marvel's upcoming Netflix-exclusive ensemble series The Defenders will debut this summer.
Confirmation of the show's summer 2017 debut comes by way of Entertainment Weekly, who recently visited the set in Brooklyn where filming for the first group scene that unites Charlie Cox's Matt Murdock (aka Daredevil), Krysten Ritter's Jessica Jones, Mike Colter's Luke Cage, and Finn Jones' Danny Rand (aka Iron Fist) was underway.
Check out the first team photo, as featured on the cover of the next EW, below.
Atlanta: Season 2 Delayed Until 2018 Due to Star Wars
At the Television Critics Association press tour today, there was good news/bad news for Donald Glover fans. The good news is Glover -- who appears this summer in Spider-Man: Homecoming -- has signed a new overall television production deal with FX, but the bad news is we won’t get a second season of Atlanta until 2018.
FX executives John Landgraf, Nick Grad and Eric Schrier said that while they wished Atlanta would be back this year, when Glover got the opportunity to play Lando Calrissian in the Star Wars young Han Solo movie, they understood it was one he couldn’t pass on. With Glover serving as the creator, executive producer and sometime writer and director on Atlanta, there was no way to have the series back on the air this year, given his Star Wars commitments.
Y: The Last Man Will Be an ‘Ongoing Series’
FX is still moving forward on its adaptation of Y: The Last Man, offering an update on its status at the 2017 winter TV Critics Association.
Showrunner Michael Green is currently working with comics creator Brian K. Vaughn on a script for the project, and FX's President of Original Programming Nick Grad says the network is "waiting on a script."
"We're supposed to get a script in the next couple months," he said.
Of whether Y: The Last Man is envisioned as a drama or a limited series, like FX stalwarts American Horror Story, Fargo and American Crime Story, Grad clarified, "It's going to be an ongoing series."
Dwayne Johnson Just Met with DC About Black Adam
Dwayne Johnson recently met with the heads of DC Comics to discuss the actor's role as Black Adam in the upcoming Shazam! film and the DC Extended Universe.
Johnson took to social media to reassure fans that he's still signed on to play Shazam's biggest villain, Black Adam. The actor also mentioned that future DC movies will have some sort of a tonal shift towards more fun and optimistic films rather than the darker tone of Man of Steel and Batman v Superman.
Amazon Launches Its Own Anime Streaming Service
Amazon has just launched its own anime-focused streaming service called Anime Strike.
For $5 a month, Amazon Prime subscribers can gain access to an expanded library of anime available for streaming, with new episodes arriving each week.
Amazon's channel page for Anime Strike
Ghost Recon Wildlands Short Film Announced
Ubisoft has announced a live-action Ghost Recon Wildlands short film, War Within the Cartel.
The 30-minute short stars T.I. and will be executive produced by Star Trek and Amazing Spider-Man writer Roberto Orci. It will premiere on Ubisoft’s Twitch channel on February 16 and will then be available to watch on Amazon for free to Amazon Prime subscribers.
War Within the Cartel will focus on the Santa Blanca drug cartel as they seek to flush out a traitor within their ranks, with T.I. portraying a member of the cartel named Marcus. The short is directed by Avi Youbian, who previously directed The Walking Dead season five episode "Now." Aside from Orci, War Within the Cartel is also produced by American Gods actor Orlando Jones, and LA-based studio Legion of Creatives.
Does Deadpool Really Have a Shot at the Oscars?
Ryan Reynolds tweeted a mock "For Your Consideration" Deadpool ad to Academy members last February just days before the Oscars were held. Now, almost a year later and mere days before Oscar nomination voting closes, the merc with a mouth's movie is back in the Academy Awards conversation but in a far more serious way.
Having earned a Producers Guild of America nomination this week as one of the year's best films, Deadpool has a chance at doing what The Dark Knight couldn't and become the first superhero blockbuster to score an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. But it's a long shot.