Marvel TV Boss Quashes Punisher Solo Show Rumors
The Punisher won't actually get his own Netflix series, Marvel Television's executive vice president Jeph Loeb told press yesterday. At least, not yet.
"I think that's something that people are speculating on," he told DigitalSpy, "as opposed to something that's actually happening." He went on to say Netflix executives certainly hopes viewers will embrace its characters and "want to see more of them."
Xbox Support Working on Ongoing Xbox Live Issues
UPDATE: The Xbox Live status page is reporting core services are back online.
Those unable to access their digital content on Xbox Live should be getting help soon from Microsoft.
Xbox Support responded today to issues with purchasing and accessing digital content on the online service, saying that their team is working to find a fix as soon as possible.
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The Darkness: New Poster for Blumhouse Horror Film
We have the creepy new one-sheet today for The Darkness, the new horror-thriller from Wolf Creek filmmaker Greg McLean and Sinister and Insidious production company Blumhouse.
Kevin Bacon, Radha Mitchell, Gotham's David Mazouz, Lucy Fry, Matt Walsh and Jennifer Morrison star in The Darkness, which opens May 13.
Here's the official plot synopsis for the film, which will be released by BH Tilt in coordination with High Top Releasing:
Deadpool: Ryan Reynolds Will Get Big Payday for Sequel
With Deadpool becoming a massive box office hit, 20th Century Fox will have to pay star Ryan Reynolds and director Tim Miller bigger bucks for a sequel.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Reynolds is already signed for a sequel to the superhero flick, but his agents are ready to renegotiate the deal after Deadpool made over $230 million domestically and over $500 million worldwide.
Reynolds earned $2 million upfront for the first film, though he's reportedly the only Deadpool cast member with possible box-office bonuses and backend compensation on the way.
Bates Motel: New Vera Farmiga Poster for Season 4
Check out the brand new Bates Motel poster below featuring Vera Farmiga as Norma Louise Bates in the fourth season of the A&E series.
The character artwork also bears the tagline, "A mother's love never dies." As any Psycho fan worth their salt will tell you, Norma ends up a rotting corpse in her own home as her son Norman Bates grows up to be the cross-dressing serial killer we all know and fear.
Click on the poster below for the hi-res version:
Vera Farmiga as Norma Bates in Bates Motel Season 4.
Selma’s DuVernay Will Direct A Wrinkle in Time Movie
Disney's upcoming film adaptation of A Wrinkle in Time has found its director in Ava DuVernay.
According to Variety, the esteemed Selma director is officially on board to helm the movie, with Frozen co-writer and director Jennifer Lee penning the script.
Madeleine L' Engle's novel A Wrinkle in Time
Frank Miller Reflects on Dark Knight Returns 30th Anniv.
Batman has seen many creators take their turn behind the cape and cowl since his initial inception, yet none have impacted the character's legacy quite like Frank Miller. In 1986 the writer-artist delivered his seminal masterpiece, The Dark Knight Returns, offering a bold new direction for the character while in turn ushering in a whole new era of comic storytelling. In Los Angeles to celebrate the 30th Anniversary Edition of the book's release, Miller sat down with IGN to talk about The Dark Knight Returns' enduring legacy, what makes Batman relevant, and why he keeps coming back to the character. He then took the stage for a Q&A moderated by DC Co-Publisher Dan DiDio, where he discussed his initial apprehension at reinventing such an established character, the impact he's had on future creators, and who would win in a fight between Batman and Captain America.
Wrestling Wrap Up: Shane McMahon Makes His Big Return
Helluva RAW, folks. Helluva RAW.
As bitter as we can all become about certain storylines, the WWE still has the ability to create magical moments. From something as joyous as a Shane McMahon return to something as beautiful as Roman Reigns getting his face mashed into bloody bits by Triple H.
Inside the Minds of The Magicians’ Two Scene-Stealers
It's hard not to love Margo and Eliot on The Magicians. The two were immediately charming as the Syfy series' comedic relief, but by the time the most recent episode aired, "Impractical Applications," it was clear there was something deeper in the two Brakebills students.
Summer Bishil and Hale Appleman know the reason behind their characters' easy chemistry on the page: showrunners Sera Gamble and John McNamara say they're very much Margo and Eliot in real life. (Gamble says she's Eliot and McNamara says he's Margo, for the record.) But it's a testament to the bond and understanding between Bishil and Appleman that the pair pop off the screen in every scene they're in and are The Magicians' most reliable scene-stealers.
Up Close with the Batman v. Superman Batmobile
Over the weekend the new Batmobile was parked in the foyer of the Odeon cinema in London's Leicester Square, and we headed down to take a closer look.
Take a full tour of the new Batmobile and learn some key facts, by watching the video up above and flipping through the gallery of 14 high-res pictures below:
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is out in little over a month on March 25, 2015.