In an unfortunate Friday afternoon news dump, the word is out that Batwoman and Legends of Tomorrow have both been canceled. The Batwoman news came from showrunner Caroline Dries on Twitter in a message to fans. “Just got the sad news that Batwoman will not be seeing a S4,” Dries wrote. “I am bummed, but full of gratitude. What an honor to make 51 episodes. So many inspiring, brilliant people contributed to this series....
At the start of the season, Roman Sionis took down Kate’s plane with information obtained from Safiyah. The two are strange bedfellows, united in their misguided hate for the Kane family. Roman’s vendetta, while extra AF, does make sense in a twisted way—he blames Jacob for Circe’s death. Safiyah’s revenge, on the other hand, feels petty, given what she’d already done to Alice—and Ocean—in the immediate aftermath of their perceived slight....
Batwoman has been going hard on their criticism of the Crows—and law enforcement by proxy—so it is no surprise that the show would Go There. Yet despite the season-long setup for Crows or cops to do something blasé, like shoot an unarmed Black man, the fact that they made me watch an unarmed Black man get shot on my television in this year of our lord is truly a fcking choice....
While most of the guns you loot in the aftermath of Cyberpunk 2077‘s gunfights offer little more than slight statistical advantages over similar weapons, Cyberpunk 2077‘s open-world contains a variety of iconic guns that offer advantages you won’t find anywhere else. So if you’re tired of relying on the same selections of pistols, rifles, and shotguns, be sure to hunt down some of the best (and most enjoyable) weapons in Cyberpunk 2077....
We’ve long known the second Black Panther movie would be something of a wake. After making such a profound impact on the culture with 2018’s Black Panther, the loss of star Chadwick Boseman felt like a genuine blow to our collective psyche. A young, gifted, and exceedingly warm screen presence, Boseman influenced the way an entire younger generation could see themselves in our most popular modern fairy tales (i.e. superhero movies)....
We had to wait a long time for Black Widow. Marvel and Disney’s Phase 4 solo film for Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) was originally set to be released back in May of 2020 but, well, we all know what happened next, so this summer finally brought us our first Premier Access MCU film. Luckily Black Widow was worth the wait. It’s an action-packed installment that introduces a slew of new characters we’ll likely see again in future MCU films and Disney+ shows....
The extent of Johansson’s unhappiness with the treatment of her solo Marvel blockbuster was crystal clear when she decided to sue Disney over breach of contract after Black Widow debuted in theatres and on the Disney+ streaming service at the same time. The actress said she had been given a “guarantee” from Disney that the film would get an exclusive theatrical release, and they had seemingly broken that agreement. Variety predicted that Johansson’s lawsuit might “impact the way that movie stars are compensated in the streaming era and may inspire a wave of fresh legal action by actors upset that their films are not exclusively debuting in theaters”, but it looks like it may have also put the Russo brothers off returning to direct another MCU installment, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal....
For the second year in a row, Tor Books and Den of Geek have presented TorCon, a virtual convention bringing the exciting panels and dynamic conversations of a book convention to your computer screens. This weekend built on the success of the inaugural con with over 30 authors from Tor Books, Forge Books, Tordotcom Publishing, Tor Teen, and Nightfire matching wits and being candid about their emotional, scary, and hopeful writing processes....
Blood of Zeus is a staggering achievement in terms of its chaotic animation and fight choreography as well as its take on the subject matter. The show’s first season tells a strong story that sees Heron and several other important figures vie for power at Mount Olympus. A second season hasn’t officially been confirmed, but there are several threads from the first batch of episodes that indicate where Blood of Zeus plans to go....
Mr. Bendis told us what to expect about this new and unexpected Justice League. Den of Geek: This is an interesting roster. It’s a very different kind of Justice League roster than we’ve seen in a long time. Brian Michael Bendis: I was genuinely delighted by the reaction to the roster. I was ready for the pushback. But people seemed really into it. I think I have to thank Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson for laying the tracks for Black Adam so nicely....
Not content to wait for a Snyder-like budget, the Corridor Crew — a team of VFX artists working for Corridor Digital — have assembled their own version of the trailer. Several of the shots come from other movies, most notably Batman and Justice League. However, the Crew shot their own footage as well, creating costumes and props themselves and casting actor Jordan Coleman as a stand-in for Batgirl‘s lead Leslie Grace....
Yet, amid the fallout of the announcement, Adil El Arbi, who co-directed Batgirl with creative partner Bilall Fallah, released a set photo to his Instagram, featuring Grace and Keaton in full costume. Even with El Arbi standing in the center, a soda cup in hand, the image gives us a good look at what the finished film could have been. The two heroes face off on a rooftop, their silhouettes shrouded in darkness, save for the red light illuminating their faces....
While Castlevania features some notable diversions from the established mythology of the games – many of which were implemented in the name of fleshing out Castlevania III‘s thin story – that doesn’t mean that the show doesn’t pay homage to its source material. In fact, Castlevania‘s first four episodes are loaded with callbacks that all but the most ardent of Castlevania fans might have missed. To help ensure that you squeeze every bit of Castlevania goodness out of the series’ painfully short first season, here’s our rundown of the Easter eggs and references found in Netflix’s latest cult hit....
The sequel movie, which wrapped filming back in November 2019, was directed by Craig Brewer (Empire), who worked off a screenplay by Kenya Barris (Black-ish). It also happened to served as a quick reunion with star Eddie Murphy, who Brewer directed in Netflix’s biographically-based 2019 comedy, Dolemite is My Name. The team will soon see audiences caught up with the ongoing exploits of Eddie Murphy’s Prince Akeem of fictional African nation Zamunda some 30 years (per the actual passage of time,) after the events of Coming to America....
In September 2014, the residents of Northampton, England began reporting a deeply disturbing stranger in their midst. The Northampton Clown, as he came to be known, was said to resemble Pennywise from Stephen King’s 1986 novel It, complete with baggy one-piece suit, white face, big red nose, and wild flame red wig. He didn’t frolic or make balloon animals. He didn’t have a seltzer bottle or do pie gags. At the same time he did not hurt people, never spoke a word, and that may have been part of the problem....
For a generation who’d grown up with such films as The Lion King and Tangled, Disney probably seems like an immovable cultural force: as recognizable and unchanging as Mount Rushmore or the American flag. But Disney has survived a series of peaks and troughs since its founding in the 1920s, from its decline in the 1970s and early ’80s, its revival in the ’90s, and its second burst of creative energy in the 2010s....
It’s true that Russell T. Davies burnt himself out at the end of his initial run (2005 – 2010), and felt there was nothing more he could do on the show. Some elements of Davies’ writing are difficult to watch (the use of fat people as monsters and victims in ‘Aliens of London/World War Three’ and ‘Partners in Crime’ has a Roald Dahl nastiness to it, and I would be very happy not to see a non-consensual mindwipe on Doctor Who again)....
There was an ample reminder of the BBC’s zeal for secrecy when Who-newcomer and beloved Liverpudlian John Bishop – cast last year as companion Dan – was rebuked for revealing during an online Q&A that his character, too, would be Liverpudlian. If the BBC don’t want you to know that a Liverpudlian might be playing a Liverpudlian, then this is going to be a bumpy ride. But let’s strap in, brace for impact, and see what’s (or Who’s) out there…...
That’s not to say Miles Morales isn’t a great game in its own right. In our review, we called the PS5 launch title “a full-bodied game with a compelling, emotional story at its heart, and while much of the game will feel familiar to those who have played its predecessor, the storytelling and characters have a distinctive tone that sets the game apart.” Indeed, young Miles brings a different perspective to the comic book-inspired world designed by the team at Insomniac Games....
Doom Patrol Episode 8 It is a great time in genre television when I can talk about a teleporting, sentient, gender-queer street populated by outcasts that features a karaoke drag queen cabaret, but here we are with “Danny Patrol,” one of the sweetest, most heartfelt episodes of Doom Patrol – which also happens to have a musical number by a tuxedoed Matt Bomer. “Danny Patrol” does not bring us any closer to rescuing The Chief from Mr....
