Marvel Heroes Are Divided After Civil War 2
Civil War 2 has only just gotten underway, but already Marvel is offering a glimpse of what's to come after this latest major crossover. The publisher is planning another relaunch of sorts for this fall, one that will re-use the "Marvel NOW" name from 2012 and offer a new status quo and fresh jumping-on point for readers.
Each day, Marvel is unveiling a new teaser illustrated by Mike Deodato, Jr. and featuring two heroes with the tagline "Divided...". It seems that just as the original Civil War led to an ongoing rift between Marvel's heroes, the impact of this war will continue to be felt moving into 2017. Scroll down to check out these teasers, and keep checking back as we update with new images as they're released.
Arrow: Evelyn Sharp Returning as Artemis in Season 5
Halo 5 Gets Grunt Mech in Next Update
Both the good guys and the bad guys are getting new rides in Halo 5: Guardians.
As part of 343 Industries' Warzone Firefight update, the developer is introducing the Grunt Goblin and the AV-49 Wasp. The Grunt Goblin is the first enemy unit to be built exclusively for Warzone and Warzone Firefight—and it can be "fielded as either a Legendary or Mythic boss," character designer Steve Dyck told Polygon.
Meet the Grunt Goblin, coming later this month! It's gonna be one crazy birthday party... https://t.co/SSIoSdSfhh pic.twitter.com/k5NlIn0bwG
Game of Thrones’ Tormund Actor Joins Justice League
One of the many things I learned on the set of Justice League last Friday was that Game of Thrones' Kristofer Hivju has joined the cast of the DC movie in a small role.
The red-haired, Norwegian actor -- best known as wildling warrior (and Brienne of Tarth's not-so-secret admirer) Tormund Giantsbane -- appeared in concept art on the wall of the production office as a character labeled an ancient Atlantean king,
Some SPOILERS for the Justice League movie follow.
Kristofer Hivju as Tormund Giantsbane in Game of Thrones.
Game of Thrones: Art Parkinson Reflects on Rickon Stark
Full spoilers for Game of Thrones continue below.
Game of Thrones' "Battle of the Bastards" forced fans to say goodbye to one of the last remain Starks: Rickon. In the clash between Jon Snow and the Bolton army, Ramsay used Rickon as a pawn to draw out Jon and execute his master battle plan.
Art Parkinson as Rickon Stark on Game of Thrones
Affleck: Batman Seeks Redemption in Justice League
Ben Affleck joked that Christian Bale would never have been caught dead speaking to the press with "raccoon eyes," but there he was right in front of me: an unmasked Batman with dark greasepaint smeared around his eyes as he spoke to dozens of press outlets invited to the Leavesden set of Justice League last Friday.
After watching Affleck as Batman film a GCPD rooftop scene with fellow JL members Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot), Flash (Ezra Miller), Cyborg (Ray Fisher), and Batman's longtime ally, Commissioner Gordon (J.K. Simmons, on his first day of filming), I spied Batfleck sit down and have his cape and cowl removed by crew members. The extremely tall, musclebound Oscar winner then sauntered down the steps of the rooftop set and started joking with the invited press about his "Alice Cooper" look when his mask is off.
Person of Interest: New Series Finale Clip
After five years, Person of Interest is coming to an end on Tuesday night, as the final episode of the incredibly cool and clever action series airs on CBS.
IGN has an exclusive clip for you from the finale, as all four surviving members of Team Machine gather, with Fusco (Kevin Chapman) finally seeing the Machine for the first time. But will he, Finch (Michael Emerson), Reese (Jim Caviezel) and Shaw (Sarah Shahi) make it out of this final confrontation? Check out the clip below, as Finch explains what's at stake.
Person of Interest: "Return 0" airs Tuesday, June 21st at 10:00pm ET/PT on CBS.
Affleck: Batman Solo Movie Script Still Needs Work
IGN was among dozens of press outlets invited to the English set of Justice League late last week, during which time we also got to chat with star Ben Affleck about the status of his solo Batman movie, which he was recently confirmed as directing from a screenplay he's writing with DC Films' co-boss Geoff Johns.
When pressed about a release date for his solo Batman film, Affleck said, "I think they
have a date for it. Although, I don’t know if I would necessarily be able to make that date because I don’t have a script that’s ready yet. So that’s my -- my timetable is I’m not going to make a movie until there’s a script that I think is good because," he added with a laugh, "I’ve been on the end of the things when you make movies when you have a script that’s not good yet and it doesn’t pan out."
Marvel’s Civil War II Rages On in September
Marvel released their full solicitations for September 2016 today. Civil War II will begin winding down that month, as the main series reaches its penultimate chapter and several tie-ins wrap up.
New Series:
- Captain America: Serpents Unite! #1 (one-shot)
- Max Ride: Final Flight #1
Ending Series:
- Civil War II: Amazing Spider-Man #4
- Civil War II: Choosing Sides #6
- Civil War II: Gods of War #4
- Civil War II: X-Men #4
- Deadpool v Gambit #5
- Howard the Duck #11
Rurouni Kenshin Live-Action Trilogy Trailer
FUNimation Entertainment announced that it's acquired the Rurouni Kenshin live-action movie trilogy with plans to release all three movies sequentially starting this fall.
The films -- Rurouni Kenshin: Origins (renamed for the North American release), Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno, and Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends -- are all based on the worldwide, best-selling manga series of the same name. The manga was later adapted as an anime.
Watch the special live-action trilogy trailer above and then keep it locked here on IGN for more on FUNimation's forthcoming release of the Rurouni Kenshin films.
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