It was announced a few weeks ago that Devon Aoki would be joining the cast of Arrow for Season 3 as a recurring character. It seems that due to scheduling conflicts, she'll have to leave the show. But fear not, Katana-fans, she's already been recast by someone familiar to the comic book universe. Rila Fukushima (The Wolverine) will be replacing Aoki as Tatsu Yamashiro aka Katana. While we have no confirmation yet, I think its safe to assume we'll be seeing Tatsu in Oliver's flashbacks, but I'm hoping we also get to see her in the present time as well...perhaps fighting alongside Canary, and a fiery red-head named Barbara?
'The Strain' - Parallel Existence
I was in Shreveport in June of 2009 with some fellow fang friends. A long discussion took up the distance between Shreveport and Monroe about how del Toro could be a genius for writing a “true” vampire book. I got home and went straight to the book store. At the end of 2011, I jumped right into the Dark Horse graphic novel adaptation. As you could imagine, when FX stepped in and the pilot was in the works, I was like a kid on Christmas morning.
Ranking the Marvel Cinematic Universe
So after having a fun conversation with a friend of mind and with the release of 'Guardians of the Galaxy' the MCU count being at an even ten I figure ranking the MCU might be fun. Now the Phase Two plan from Marvel ends with 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' but ten is such a nice even, clean number so we'll rank the first ten films of the MCU in order of favorite to least favorite. I say "least favorite" because there's not one MCU film I hated. So I'll get the ball rolling and then all of you fellow AG'ers out there can chime in with your lists and opinions of my list. Here goes!
'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' Casts Absorbing Man!
'Arrow' Casts Villain Komodo
Looks like another evil archer will be visiting the streets of Starling City. Matt Ward (TRON: Legacy, Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem) has been cast to play Simon Lacroix aka Komodo. Komodo was introduced in Green Arrow's New 52 run and it looks like he'll make his first appearance on Arrow during episode two and he won't necessarily be a one-shot villain.
Mockingbird Cast in 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'
They hinted towards this at SDCC with Patton Oswalt's humorous video clip, now its official. Barbara "Bobbie" Morse aka Mockingbird has been cast and the actress playing her is Adrianne Palicki (Supernatural, G.I. Joe, Friday Night Lights.) This isn't her first foray into the televised adventures of superheroes. She was cast as Wonder Woman in the failed NBC pilot by David E. Kelley back in 2011. She was also in the failed WB pilot for Aquaman, as Nadia an evil type character. Now she'll join the amazing cast of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and play an important Marvel character...important to Hawkeye's love life at least.
Ant-Man Enters Production!
After years and years of script issues, director and studio creative differences, and actors leaving the project, Marvel's Ant-Man is finally under way with production starting today. Marvel Studios released an official statement announcing the beginning of filming also giving us a plot synopsis and full cast.
Possible 'Star Wars: Episode VII' Villain News
Seems like Latino Review has scooped some news about the plot of Star Wars: Episode VII. Its dealing mostly with the identity of the villains of at least the first installment of this new trilogy. Beware, if they're correct, this could be spoilery but for now I'm taking this news as strictly a rumor.
Scene from 'Guardians of the Galaxy'
Well...by now you've likely seen this on the internet or if you've actually seen the film already. I was debating posting this since it's everywhere and not really news worthy but I figured that if nothing else, it'll make ya smile. There's a bit of spoilerish material in the clip, but nothing that would ruin the film for anyone. So....enjoy!
Batfleck On Location Photos
Thanks again to @FlashCWFans for sending us some photos from the 'Batman v Superman' filming on location in Detroit, Michigan. All of these photos are of Ben Affleck on location as Bruce Wayne. Not too much to get excited about but at least we get to see how he looks as the billionaire playboy.
Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Spoilers)
Much like many reading this right now, I was a huge Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fan. For me, it started with the animated series. I didn't discover the comic book until I entered High School, which was much later. I had all the toys, I saw all the movies, I watched all the cartoons. I was a geek for the turtles. I'd spend time in class drawing the turtles, and to this day, I can still the draw them the exact same way I did back in fifth grade...which is to say, not very well. I enjoyed the films, and the Turtles will always hold a place in my heart. I was skeptical, to say the least, for this new version of my favorite heroes in the half shell. It didn't help matters when I discovered Michael Bay was involved.
Warner Bros Pictures Schedules DC Films Through 2020
Well, as impatient as we geeks are for this film, Warner Bros/DC has decided to not make us wait quite as long to see Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. They've moved the release date from May 6th, 2016 (in direct competition with Captain America 3) to March 25th, 2016. They've also announced their film release plans for the next several years.
Star Trek: Dawn of a Geek
When I was growing up, my dad and I didn’t spend a lot of time together watching TV. We had different interests. I like Ninja Turtles and G.I. Joe; he liked Clint Eastwood and Charles Bronson. We were in different worlds with different viewing preferences. Then one day, I saw him watching some show with guys in different color shirts carrying laser pistols. I was amazed that my dad would be watching something so cool. Even better, he let me watch it with him! We watched Kirk and Spock battle a strange looking orange blob thing in some caves and it was awesome! After the episode my dad explained a bit about the show and I was hooked from that day on. You trekkies out there already know which episode my dad and I watched but for those who don’t, it was Episode 25 of Season 1 “The Devil in the Dark”.
'Batman v Superman' Location Photos
Many, many thanks to @FlashCWFans for sending us some photos from the Batman v Superman filming on location in Detroit, Michigan. Most of the pictures depict various Metropolis emergency vehicles, and mass destruction. You can also see Zack Snyder walking around as well.
Review: 'Guardians of the Galaxy' (Spoilers)
Marvel has been destroying the box office with its series of films in a connected universe. We've seen the big guns, Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, and Thor (the male version.) Even the semi-lesser known characters of Nick Fury, Black Widow, and Hawkeye. When the film 'Guardians of the Galaxy' was announced, I was forced to go "huh." I knew about them, but i wasn't nearly as well-versed into their mythology and was wondering why this was on their slate of films to make. Warning, SPOILERS ahead!
Kelly Frye Cast As Plastique
Earlier today we had casting news on Arrow, not to be outdone, The Flash has cast the character Plastique for episode five. E! Online is reporting that Kelly Frye has landed the role of Plastique aka Bette Sans Souci. The character herself is described as a bomb disposal expert in Iraq who, following exposure to the energy released by the S.T.A.R. Labs explosion. Bette now has the ability to turn any object she touches into an explosive.
J.R. Ramirez Cast as Wildcat
First Official 'Mockingjay' Teaser
We finally get our first real taste of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 with the following teaser trailer that was released over the weekend at SDCC. It's only about a minute long but it shows us actual film footage, whereas all we've seen so far are the two videos hyping up The Capitol's way of doing things.