It starts as an interest, then you're a fan, now you're a geek.
Last month Deadline reported that The CW had ordered a new series that would spin-off from both Arrow and The Flash and would incorporate at least two main characters that spawned from each series. Brandon Routh, who was introduced during the current season of Arrow as Ray Palmer aka The Atom. Victor Garber who made his debut as Doctor Martin Stein otherwise known as half of Firestorm on The Flash (No word yet if the other half, Robbie Amell, would be starring as well).
Today we lost a legend, Leonard Nimoy passed away today at the age of 83. Nimoy is best known for his recurring role in the Star Trek universe as Mr. Spock. He was born in 1931 in Boston, MA and is survived by his two children Adam and Julie and his wife Susan Bay, whom he married in 1989 after his first wife (Sandra Zober) passed away in 1989.
Last month, when Neill Blomkamp (District 9, Elysium, Chappie) posted concept art designs for a possible Alien film, he set the internets on fire. And today it was confirmed via his Instagram account (and later by 20th Century Fox), that he'll be directing the next Alien sequel. It will be a true sequel in the franchise and not a sequel to Prometheus which is currently set to be released on March 4th 2016. Now...will Sigourney Weaver return?
Just a few days after finding out that MMA fighter turned actress Gina Carano had been cast as mutant Angel Dust in the upcoming Deadpool film, we find out that the female lead has been cast as well! Morena Baccarin (Firefly, Homeland, Gotham, V) has been cast as the yet unnamed and potential romantic interest for Ryan Reynolds' title character.
With production ramping up for the third installment in this new X-Men trilogy from Bryan Singer, there's been speculation over which mutants we may see in X-Men: Apocalypse. News broke recently that we'd see the younger versions of Jean Grey, Cyclops, and Storm and yesterday we found out that Nightcrawler would be joining the mix. Again its a younger version of the teleporting blue guy, as Kodi Smit-McPhee (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, ParaNorman) has been cast in the fan favorite role. X-Men: Days of Future Past saw the emergence of Quicksilver in a scene that most people call an instant classic. Will Nightcrawler get a similar treatment this time around?
As production begins on the highly anticipated FOX film Deadpool starring Ryan Reynolds as the Merc with a Mouth, casting news will begin to trickle down. News broke this week that MMA fighter turned actress Gina Carano has been cast to portray Angel Dust, a mutant whose ability allows her to elevate her adrenaline levels to provide her with super strength.
It was announced earlier this week by Marvel Entertainment that Drea de Matteo (The Sopranos, Sons of Anarchy, Californication) would be joining the cast of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as a villain. She will portray Karla Fay Gideon who is described as "a Gifted woman with a grudge to bear against S.H.I.E.L.D. who joins forces with Skye's father."
It's something the writers and the producers over at The Flash have been hinting at for some time now. Our first "easter egg" was thrown in our faces right away in the pilot episode when Barry and Wells pass by a destroyed cage with the name plate reading "Grodd." We next get a little history in a flashback during the episode "Plastique" where we see that five years ago Grodd was a test subject for experiments in the development of mental abilities for interrogation with General Wade Eiling (Clancy Brown) overseeing the work. Eiling wants to take Grodd away from Wells, who refuses, telling Grodd he has other plans for him. More recently in the episode "Crazy for You" we got to see Gorilla Grodd in action as two maintenance workers are show underground in the Central City sewer system which has the name Grodd etched into its walls. They are then brutally attacked by a large ape from the shadows.
In a deal with Sony and Marvel Entertainment, Spider-Man is coming home...sort of. Part of this new deal allows a NEW Spider-Man to be in an upcoming Marvel Film. Sony will then release the next installment in the Spider-Man franchise on July 28, 2017 with Marvel's Kevin Feige and Amy Pascal co-producing. Marvel and Sony are also working on ways to collaborate by having other MCU characters entering Sony's Spider-verse.
Typically known for following the superhero exploits of Superman, James 'Jimmy' Olsen, has just been cast to appear in CBS' upcoming series Supergirl starring Melissa Benoist as Kara Zor-El aka Supergirl . Mehcad Brooks (True Blood, Necessary Roughness, Desperate Housewives) has signed on to portray the sometimes bumbling yet ever lovable photojournalist.
After months upon months of speculating and arguing and just straight up angry tweets about the upcoming Fantastic Four reboot, we finally have our first taste. The first official teaser (teasers for teasers, teasers, teasers for trailers...its getting to be a bit much) for the upcoming Josh Trank flick.