Who Is Star Wars: Aftermath’s Mysterious Fleet Admiral?
WARNING: This article includes full spoilers for Star Wars: Aftermath’s ending, and explores story elements of The Force Awakens.
Star Wars: Aftermath ends with a big mystery. Its epilogue sees Admiral Rae Sloane standing on the bridge of Ravager, allegedly the Empire’s last Super Star Destroyer, while she discusses the future with an unnamed fleet admiral. They discuss the defeat, weaknesses, and flaws within the Galactic Empire.
At the end of the novel, Grand Moff Pandion is surprised to learn this fleet admiral is still alive. Pandion knows he’s survived because Sloane implies the Empire has another "last weapon" beyond Ravager. This fleet admiral, he matters. He is somebody, he is significant, and he matters to the future of Star Wars.
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Welcome back to Keepin' It Reel! In this week's podcast, Jim Vejvoda and Chris Carle bring you the latest in genre movie news.
This week's topics include Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Captain America: Civil War, Wonder Woman, Transformers 5, SPECTRE, Square Enix movie dreams, and the latest buzz on sequels and reboots.
Marvel Bringing All Their TV Shows to NYCC
Marvel Television has announced their lineup for New York Comic Con, revealing they will be bringing all of their current series to the big convention.
There will be one panel devoted to the Marvel ABC series, Agents of SHIELD and Agent Carter (including a new SHIELD episode being screened), and another for the Netflix series Daredevil and the upcoming Jessica Jones.
Currently, no cast members have been announced from SHIELD or Carter to join executive producer Jeph Loeb, though in previous years – such as Clark Gregg’s appearance last year – there have been surprise guests.
The Jessica Jones cast, though not individually named, are confirmed to attend, while no one has been announced specifically for Daredevil.
First Look at Hawkman and Hawkgirl in Legends of Tomorrow
Production began this week on the new CW series DC's Legends of Tomorrow, and the first photo has now been revealed of two of the show's heroes - Hawkman and Hawkgirl.
You can check out the image below, showing Falk Hentschel and Ciara Renee in their full costumes as the DC Comics characters - albeit without their trademark wings.
Hawkman (Falk Hentschel) and Hawkgirl (Ciara Renée) in DC's Legends of Tomorrow.
Hannibal Writer and Director Reunion on American Gods
Bryan Fuller, co-showrunner of the upcoming American Gods TV adaptation, has announced that David Slade has been brought on as a director on the series.
Fuller made the announcement via Twitter, and according to Deadline, Slade will be an executive producer and will direct "the pilot and several more episodes."
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Street Fighter 5 Adds New Middle-Eastern Fighter to Cast
Capcom has revealed the next all-new character for Street Fighter V. Rashid, a Middle-Eastern fighter, joins the cast and he brings with him the ability to harness the power of wind.
Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono was on-hand in Dubai at the Games15 video game show to make the reveal. Ono had been teasing a new character on Twitter prior to the Games15 announcement.
YouTube by user Emiratendo captured footage of the trailer in which Rashid is seen performing a variety of aerial based moves like drop kicks and dives off of the wall. He appears to have the ability to create tornadoes similar to Cody from Street Fighter IV and his Critical Art moves catches Ryu in a giant tornado, ending with a kick.
Get a Sneak Peek at the Dark Knight Returns Sequel
We have the exclusive reveal for the cover and solicitation text for the second issue of DC's highly anticipated mini-series The Dark Knight III: The Master Race. This information sheds a bit more light on a project that's still very much shrouded in mystery, including confirming that a major player from the Dark Knight mythos will be a focus of the story.
The Dark Knight III #1 cover by Andy Kubert and Klaus Janson
Splatoon Splashes Its Way Through 600K Sales in the US
Splatoon has sold over 600,000 copies in the US.
The news comes from Nintendo’s August NPD report, which also gives us a few other pieces of interesting information.
To date, 7 million amiibo figures have been sold throughout the US. Also celebrating some success is the Nintendo 3DS. During the first eight months of 2015, 3DS hardware sales have risen more than 30 percent when compared to the same time last year.
Nintendo hopes the recent influx of sales carries through to the coming months and into 2016. To help make this a reality, Nintendo looks to the US launch of the New Nintendo 3DS, which is part of the Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer bundle due on February 13. Before that, however, comes the Hyrule Warriors New 3DS XL bundle on October 30, which is just seven-days removed from the release of Tri Force Heroes on October 23.
Bungie to Release Destiny The Taken King Soundtrack
Bungie is releasing a new soundtrack of music from Destiny: The Taken King.
The soundtrack -- which launches alongside the Year Two The Taken King content on September 15, 2015 -- will also include music from The Dark Below and House of Wolves.
“As the World of Destiny continues to evolve, so must the music that brings it to life," says Bungie's composing team in this week's Bungie update. "The heroic moment when you first grabbed Crota’s sword. The legendary fanfare that heralded the capture of Skolas for the Queen. The dark, regal overtones as Oryx enters our Solar System on a path to revenge. It has been our honor to score your new adventures. We hope you enjoy listening to the Taken King Soundtrack as much as we have enjoyed creating it. May it remind you of your bravest moments in a world imagined for heroes.”
Journey Composer to Write Assassin’s Creed Syndicate Score
Journey composer Austin Wintory is writing the music and score for Assassin's Creed Syndicate.
In an interview on the Ubi blog, the award-winning composer of Journey and The Banner Saga, stated that he analyzes characters -- in this case, Jacob and Evie Frye -- and uses their personalities to drive the tone of the soundtrack.
"The setting, London itself, is also important, but I didn’t aspire to create a period score in any real way," says Wintory. "It’s more that London then was simultaneously this beacon of progress, of the promise of a truly amazing economic future, and yet also home to horrendous cruelties and disenfranchisement. I tried very diligently for the score to try and capture, and even reconcile, those two elements to make London beautiful and grimy at the same time."