Rumor: ABC Planning Ms. Marvel Miniseries
ABC may be developing a show based on the recent breakout hit Ms. Marvel.
According to a since-removed Reddit post (via ComicBookMovie), ABC is canceling the low-rated American Crime, but still wishes to work with creator John Ridley (an Oscar winner for his screenplay for 12 Years a Slave), hence their recent deal with him for a new Marvel-based series. The rumor says Kamala Khan caught his eye and is the character he's moving forward with. The show would purportedly focus mostly on her obsession with superheroes, and cultural issues like Islamaphobia. That way it would slowly ease her into being a superhero, without necessarily needing Captain Marvel to serve as Kamala's inspiration, given the Captain Marvel is still years away.
Gotham Photo Preview: “Under the Knife”
Jack Lennon (Milo Ventimiglia) is still just out of reach for Detectives Gordon (Ben McKenzie) and Bullock (Donal Logue). The smooth killer known as the Ogre turns his sights towards someone close to Gordon in order to persuade the detective to stop investigating him. According to photos from the episode, the Ogre doesn't choose Leslie (Morena Baccarin) as his prey. He goes after Barbara (Erin Richards).
Elsewhere in Gotham, Bruce (David Mazouz) and Selina (Camren Bicondova) work together to blow the whistle on a corrupt employee at Wayne Enterprises. Also, there's a fancy gala. See photos from "Under the Knife" in the below gallery.
Gotham: "Under the Knife" Photo Gallery:
Penny Dreadful: Season 2 Premiere Available to Watch
Want to check out the second season return of Showtime's Penny Dreadful a couple weeks before it premieres?
Showtime is giving viewers an early opportunity to watch the Season 2 premiere of its gothic horror series, Penny Dreadful, along with the first episode of its new half-hour comedy, Happyish.
Viewers can check out a TV-14 rated version first new Season 2 episode of Penny Dreadful, "Fresh Hell," over here, as well as on YouTube and over at SHO.com. The TV-MA version will premiere on Sunday, May 3rd.
Team Dreadful.
High Maintenance: HBO Orders Pot Dealer Series
The hit Vimeo comedy series High Maintenance is coming to HBO with six new episodes.
The series follows a Brooklyn pot dealer known only as "The Guy," who delivers to clients with neuroses as diverse as the city itself. The show is created and written by the married duo of Katja Blichfeld (30 Rock) and Ben Sinclair, who stars as "The Guy."
"High Maintenance has proven to be one of today's most highly-acclaimed online comedies," noted Michael Lombardo, president of HBO Programming. "We are thrilled to bring this sophisticated and clever series to our HBO audience."
"We have been growing this show organically for three years now, and we are elated to bring it into full maturity at HBO, the gold-standard of both online and televised entertainment," said Blichfeld and Sinclair.
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Final Fantasy Dissidia Arcade Gets 10 Minutes of New Gameplay
Square Enix has lifted the veil on two new gameplay videos for Dissida Final Fantasy Arcade, showcasing the game's gorgeous, fast-paced action.
While Dissidia is a collaboration between Koei Tecmo and Square Enix, Sony is also getting involved in the arcade release. According to Square Portal, the PlayStation manufacturer has provided Square with customized PS4 hardware instead of a "traditional" arcade machine. As you might suspect, this grants the developers some additional power to work with.
The Future of Minecraft: Oculus Rift, Motion Controls, and More
Minecraft is a game that always keeps up with the times. Every time a major new piece of tech hits the scene, tinkerers always seem to immediately get to work on getting Minecraft up and running.
Below are 8 awesome ways we might be playing Minecraft within the next decade:
Announced at Microsoft's Windows 10 press briefing, the Microsoft HoloLens is a true augmented reality device. The kicker is that a version of Minecraft is already playable on it! It'll be a few years before we'll be experiencing Minecraft in our natural surroundings, but until then we can dream.
Stan Lee Drops Big Hero 6 Sequel News
Did Stan Lee just reveal that a Big Hero 6 sequel is in the works?
Over the last few years, Lee has gotten a bit of a reputation for saying whatever the hell he wants when it comes to superhero movies. A couple years back, before the Black Panther movie was announced, the comic book guru let slip that that project was in development. Now, it seems he may have confirmed a followup to Disney/Marvel's popular animated movie.
"After Ant-Man, we're going to start playing around with Doctor Strange, the Black Panther, the Inhumans, and then we have to come back for Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Big Hero 6, The Avengers, Captain America," Lee told the Toronto Sun in a recent interview.
Windows 10 Release Date Outed by AMD
Windows 10, Microsoft's new operating system, will release sometime late July, according to AMD president and CEO Lisa Su.
"With the Windows 10 launch at the end of July, we are watching sort of the impact of that on the back-to-school season, and expect that it might have a bit of a delay to the normal back-to-school season inventory build-up," the AMD exec said during last week's company earnings call, as reported by The Verge.
Microsoft has yet to pin down a specific launch date for its new OS, but if AMD's claims are true and Windows 10 is in fact scheduled for a late July release, we'll likely be hearing from the software giant in the very near future.
Game Arts Survey Hints at Return of Classic JRPGs
Game Arts' back catalog of old school Japanese role-playing games could be making a return, according to a survey from GungHo America.
In addition to asking gamers which specific titles from Game Arts' history they've already played, the survey attempts to gauge participants' interest in ports through various PC distribution platforms, as well as which features would be most important in such a release.
Judging by the questions asked, it looks like GungHo Online Entertainment is seriously considering bringing select games from Game Arts' rich library of JPRG classics to Steam and perhaps other digital marketplaces.