Yearly Archives: 2018
5 Things We Learned About the Aquaman Trailer From Its Director
Aquaman Director James Wan and cast members sat down with IGN to break down the official Aquaman trailer at San Diego Comic-Con. Here are five things we learned exclusively from Wan about the upcoming DC superhero film.
Watch the full official trailer of Aquaman right here on IGN and stay tuned for more of our coverage from San Diego Comic-con. In the meantime, read up on 10 things we learned while being on the set of Aquaman, along with exclusive SDCC Aquaman footage that Wan did not release to the public at the panel on Saturday.
Joss Whedon Pleased With How Avengers: Infinity War Diverted From His Thanos Setup
At the end of the first Avengers movie, fans were given their first glimpse at Thanos, who smiled knowing that by challenging the Avengers, he was courting death. This was a reference to the comics where Thanos is obsessed with gaining the favor of the Grim Reaper-like figure of Death herself. The tease was purposely ambiguous, but it did imply that we might one day see Thanos chase the affection of Death like in the comics, with some fans even theorizing that Hela, Goddess of Death, might fill that romantic role. But those who have seen Infinity War know that they went a completely different route. We talked to Avengers director Joss Whedon about how he felt seeing the Russo brothers take the Mad Titan in a different direction.
Joss Whedon Explains Title of His HBO Series, The Nevers
IGN talked to Joss Whedon at Comic-Con 2018 about his upcoming HBO Series, The Nevers. The show is set in the Victorian era and features a group of superpowered women. But what does the title mean? Is it name of a superhero group a la The Avengers? Not exactly. Turns out it’s a reference to how these super-powered women are viewed by society.
“They, themselves are not called that in the show,” Whedon explained. “It’s a phrase that’s meant to evoke a sort of reaction to their oddity, to what is considered unnatural. The idea that you should never be like this, you should never have existed. Something is not the way it should be, and you don’t have the right to have whatever weird power or ability or that you have. And that idea, that some people are not of the natural order, is fascinating to me. I don't agree with it. But to me, it’s one of those things where you take something negative, and you wear it as a badge of honor, basically. Certain things could never happen - they’re happening. And the people they’re happening to are taking their place in the world.”
My Hero Academia Gets a Spin-Off Novel Series
At the My Hero Academia panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2018, it was announced that Viz Media and Shonen Jump will be bringing the novel series, My Hero Academia: School Briefs, to the United States in Spring of 2019.
Further details are scarce, but the "School Briefs" subtitle may indicate a look at My Hero Academia's characters at school and learning more about them in-between the chaos that occurs in the original series.
First Look at the Live-Action Kim Possible Movie
Disney has revealed the first look at the upcoming live-action Kim Possible movie.
Per EW, Disney Channel shared an image of Sadie Stanley as the titular character during a Comic-Con panel for Big Hero 6: The Series. You can check out the first look of Kim in costume below.
Sadie Stanley as Kim Possible, via EW.
Joss Whedon Talks New Dr. Horrible One-Shot, Ending Buffy’s Story (Again)
At Comic-Con 2018, Joss Whedon debuted news of a new Dark Horse one-shot comic called Dr. Horrible: Best Friends Forever. Written by Whedon, the comic will feature art by José Maria Beroy (Versus) and Sara Soler (Red & Blue) with colors by Dan Jackson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), cover art by Fábio Moon (Two Brothers) and a variant cover by Francesco Francavilla (The Black Beetle). Contrary to what you’d expect, the best buds referenced in the title are supposed bitter enemies Dr. Horrible and Captain Hammer.
IGN talked to Whedon about the new project, asking how these two could ever be described as “best friends.”
(Dark Horse Comics)
Fortnite: Epic Responds to Cheating Accusations in Yesterday’s Summer Skirmish
Accusations against the winner of yesterday's Fortnite Summer Skirmish competition has led Epic to respond with an investigation of their own.
Player iDroPz_BoDiEs won an incredible $130,000 after winning several matches with a total of 129 eliminations over ten games. Two back-to-back matches saw the player kill over 20 opponents each time and fans quickly suspected the PlayStation 4 player was using a keyboard and mouse to gain an unfair advantage.
The accused player did not stream his matches live, but he did upload replay footage of the matches. This stirred even more speculation and fans began to suggest collusion with other players in the match was at play.
The Simpsons: Season 30 Premiere Date Revealed
The Simpsons: Season 30 finally has a release date. As revealed at the show's Comic-Con panel today, the series will return on (appropriately enough) September 30.
Creator Matt Groening, voice actress Tress MacNeille, director David Silverman and producer Al Jean were on-hand to reveal some tidbits about the new season. They screened a clip from an upcoming episode showing Homer gorging himself in New Orleans and then making use of a convenient vomitorium. Silverman explained that the show's shift towards digital animation makes it easier for the animators to explore these non-Springfield settings.
The panel also showcased a new teaser poster for this year's "Treehouse of Horror" special, one which looks to be geared towards spoofing movies like Jurassic World and Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
Season 2 of Krypton to Introduce Lobo
The infamous DC villain Lobo is set to hit the second season of Krypton in a big way.
Announced during the Syfy SDCC panel today, Lobo will be the next primary villain in Krypton. Per The Hollywood Reporter, the actor for Lobo has not yet been announced. The second season of Krypton will debut in 2019, and will reportedly dig into the consequences of the first season.
Lobo was born on the utopia planet Czarnia, and though peace surrounded him, he was bloodthirsty and powerful, and managed to kill everyone on the planet. He becomes a mercenary, traveling across the universe with the sole intent to destroy. Season 2 of Krypton will also reportedly feature Doomsday and the origins of Brainiac.
DC Announces Official Name for Extended Universe
The DC Extended Universe has officially named itself Worlds of DC, according to Heroic Hollywood. Warner Bros. made the announcement at their San Diego Comic-Con panel in Hall H on Saturday.
The panel began with an introduction to the upcoming DC films by welcoming fans to the Worlds of DC - making it the first time that Warner Bros. has given the DC universe an official name.
The DC Extended Universe, also known as DCEU, has been in use for years, but was a term coined by a journalist and was never what DC actually called their film universe. This new term allows them to make movies under one brand, but have them take place in different universes so they don't have to all be necessarily connected.