Image Teases New Pokemon in Upcoming Pokemon The Movie XY
Promo images suggest a new Pokemon will make an appearance in the upcoming third Pokemon X/Y movie.
Released in the Japanese manga magazine CoroCoro (via Serebii), the one image in question features a large silhouette of a yet-unknown Pokemon. Nothing has been confirmed, but speculation suggests this new Pokemon could eventually appear in a future game.
This image is featured in the trailer for the new movie set to release in Japan early 2016. In the meantime, a new Pokemon film called Hoopa and the Clash of Ages will air in the United States on Cartoon Network this year. More details about the upcoming third movie are expected to release soon.
MGS Voice Actor Confirms Closure of Kojima Productions
The Japanese voice actor for Solid Snake, Akio Otsuka, has confirmed the closure of Kojima Productions.
"Kojima Productions was forced to disband, but it appears that the work that the team has been putting their utmost effort into is nearly complete," Otsuka said in a post on Twitter (via Gematsu).
"I’m not exaggerating when I say that I expect it will become their greatest masterpiece. I couldn’t help it. I just wanted to say 'Kept you waiting, huh?' (Laughs.) But even if this is the end, Metal Gear Solid is immortal!"
How the New Muppets TV Series is Like 30 Rock
The creators behind the ABC's new Muppets series - which premieres Tuesday, September 22nd - appeared before fans at San Diego Comic-Con and shared some really cool details about the show.
Co-creator Bill Prady (The Big Bang Theory), with EPs Bob Kushell and Randall Einhorn, shared the stage with Kermit (Steve Whitmire), Miss Piggy, Fozzie the Bear (Eric Jacobson, both), Rowlf, Pepe (Bill Barretta, both), and Rizzo Rat (Dave Goelz). Together they explained what the new mockumentary-style take on the show was. In the same vein of The Office and The Larry Sanders Show, The Muppets will take us into the professional and personal lives of the Muppets as they themselves all work on a TV show (giving everything a 30 Rock vibe as well).
How Faithful Will Syfy’s Childhood’s End Be to the Book?
No war. No disease. If a powerful entity came to Earth and solved all of its problems, what would be the long term cost? These are questions that Childhood's End, written by Arthur C. Clarke (2001: A Space Odyssey), has been posing since it was published in 1953. Adapted for the screen by Matthew Graham (Life On Mars) and directed by Nick Hurran (Doctor Who), the three-part SyFy miniseries seeks to bring one of Clarke's challenging works to the screen.
Can utopia be that bad? Hurran points to a line in the book that says, "The only enemy of utopia is boredom." Actress Daisy Betts, who plays the girlfriend of the man chosen to be the human spokesman for alien overlord Karellan pointed out that no two people's idea of utopia would be the same, once you got past big details like ending suffering.
Colony: Trailer for the New Josh Holloway Series
Carlton Cuse (Lost, The Strain) and Ryan Condal (Hercules) brought the first eleven minutes of their new USA drama Colony to Comic-Con. The series stars Josh Holloway (Lost) -- teaming up again with Cuse -- and Sarah Wayne Callies (The Walking Dead) as parents who find themselves living in Los Angeles under a mysterious invading force. When "The Arrival" happened, they were separated from one of their three children, and Holloway goes to great lengths in the series pilot to try to find him.
In addition to the SDCC-exclusive footage, a trailer for the show was debuted.
Just exactly who (or what) the invaders are, and what their motives are, are meant to be mysteries that will unfold as the series progresses (though it was heavily implied by the cast that they're aliens). There is no explanation given upfront to the audience about what happened to bring the characters to the point we find them. Cuse did divulge that Holloway's character is a former FBI agent who is asked to collaborate with the new regime. This brings up a moral conflict about whether to do what's best for his family in the short run, or what's best for them (and America? Humanity?) in the long run. Cuse also announced upcoming guest turns by Kathy Baker (Picket Fences) and Carl Weathers (Rocky).
The Man in the High Castle imagines America lost WWII
Based on Philip K. Dick's classic novel, The Man in the High Castle tells an alternate history of America, one in which Germany and Japan share control of the land after defeating the nation in World War II. Set in 1962, the former Americans find themselves in the middle of a deepening Cold War between their two conquerors.
The series, which bounced from BBC to Syfy before finding its home on Amazon, is executive produced by Ridley Scott and Frank Spotnitz (The X-Files). The project is a labor of love for Spotnitz, who read the book in college and found that it forever changed the way he thought about the world we live in, and the freedoms we often take for granted.
Cary Hiroyuki Tagawa (Mortal Kombat) praised the project for the depth of Japanese characters portrayed by himself and other actors. He stated that it is a rare chance for him to play a "good guy." Rufus Sewell (Dark City) relished the idea of playing a Nazi who is "humanized", as it shows that its human beings who are capable of genocide, not monsters whom we can't relate to.
X-Men: Apocalypse Footage Debuts at Comic-Con
Speaking at Comic-Con, Director Bryan Singer introduced the first X-Men: Apocalypse trailer by saying that the film opens on a world that has come to accept mutants for the most part, due to Mystique's (Jennifer Lawrence) actions in the end of Days of Future Past. It's 1983, and for unknown reasons, Apocalypse (Oscar Isaac) has awoken.
The only image of Apocalypse... for now.
It begins as Jean Grey (Game of Thrones' Sophie Turner) has a vision of the end of the world. "All I could feel is death." Professor X (James McAvoy) assures her that it was only a dream.
We're introduced to Apocalypse: an ancient, god-like mutant who has been around since the dawn of human kind. He speaks:
The Last Man on Earth: Season 2 to Show Life After Tuscon
Creator Will Forte and Executive Producer Chris Miller feel that one of the strengths of The Last Man Standing is how surprising it is. So there weren't a lot of reveals at their Comic-Con panel, though we did get a few clues. January Jones was in attendance, which seems to be a strong indicator that Melissa will be back next season (although it was a running gag during the panel that she had been brought to Comic-Con to be fired). Phil will be back to sporting the bushy beard he had when the series began and Carol will be calling him Phil, not Tandy.
WIll and Carol will be moving away from Tuscon and the writers plan to take advantage of "the concept of the show", which could mean Will and Carol will be exploring more of the (virtually) deserted country. Jason Sudeikis will play a part in Season 2, and though it could be in a flashback, it was heavily implied that he will be returning to Earth and not still in space.
Maxwell Lord Is Coming to Supergirl
Warner Bros. has confirmed that DC Comics character Maxwell Lord will join Supergirl this fall, plus a pair of new villains.
Maxwell Lord will be played by Peter Facinelli (The Twilight Saga, Nurse Jackie) on the show. In the comics, Lord is a long-running character who has toed the line between hero and villain in the past. In Supergirl, “Maxwell is a green tech billionaire who enjoys a friendly rivalry with Cat Grant and a fascination with National City’s newest arrival — Supergirl,” according to Warner Bros.
Hannibal: Could the Show Live on as a Movie?
Hannibal fans hoping for news of a Season 4 pick-up for the now cancelled series were disappointed that creator Bryan Fuller had no news of a new home for the series. Fuller suggested that perhaps the story might continue as a feature film, an intriguing idea that kept the panel from feeling like a wake. Ballroom 20 was teaming with flower crowns and antlers--in fact, Fuller, producer Martha De Laurentiis, and actors Hugh Dancy and Richard Armitage joined the Fannibals and wore flower crowns during the entire panel.
Fans did get to see an exciting trailer focused on the Red Dragon arc that will take us through the end of the season. Richard Armitage (The Hobbit) plays Francis Dolarhyde, who becomes an infamous serial killer dubbed "The Tooth Fairy" by the tabloid press. According to Fuller, Will sees Dolarhyde as a stand-in for Hannibal whom he can actually save, while Hannibal sees him as a stand-in for Will whom he can corrupt.