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Blade is arguably the first modern superhero movie. Unlike many 90s superhero projects, though, it took the character seriously and respected the comic book source material. Not to mention it's also a very cool and stylish pulp horror/action film.
While Warner Bros. may remain adamant that they have no plans to release the fabled Snyder Cut of Justice League, it's starting to look as if we'll soon be able to assemble our own version given the amount of stuff that has and continues to leak.
Like most of you, I was looking forward to finally getting a good look at James Wan's Aquaman at SDCC. Then the trailer finally dropped and, well, it was okay, I guess. Perhaps it was a little overeager to please us with its cool one liners and epic shots, but it just looked like a slightly damp and less interesting version of Black Panther.
The news that Star Wars: Episode IX would indeed feature an appearance by Carrie Fisher took the internet by surprise. Most had assumed that her untimely death, in combination with the fact that digitally recreating her would feel tasteless, would mean that her character would die in the narrative gap between movies. Authoritative sources even claimed that it was a dead cert that Episode IX would commence with her funeral. So J.J. Abrams announcement that they were going to use unused footage from The Force Awakens to bring back the character for Episode IX raised a few eyebrows.
On screen, the Guardians have formed an unlikely family unit over the course of their two excellent space adventures, and it seems that extends off-screen as well. With filming on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 scheduled for early 2019, and with the surprise firing of James Gunn for tasteless jokes made on Twitter a decade ago, the stars of the movie have begun to slowly put pressure on Marvel to reinstate him by showing solidarity on social media.
The shoot for Star Wars: Episode IX is due to kick off on the 1st of August at Pinewood, and Lucasfilm got everyone hyped up last night with a full cast rundown. One of the nicest surprises was confirmation that not only will Mark Hamill be making an appearance as Luke Skywalker (presumably in Force ghost form), but that he'll be joined by Billy Dee Williams reprising his role as Lando Calrissian. The return of the original Lando wasn't exactly a big secret mind you, with most assuming he was going to be back in those fetching space capes, but it was still nice to have it in writing.
Hey, remember Thanos? You know, that big purple guy that murdered half of all sentient life in the universe? Well, would it blow your mind to know that, from a certain perspective, what might be the biggest mass murderer ever seen on the silver screen could actually be...a hero? That's what they're arguing over on MovieWeb, in an article that puts forth the idea that Thanos' actions in Avengers: Infinity War simply don't fit a traditionally villainous archetype, instead defining him as a tragic hero.
Since James Gunn was unceremoniously given the boot from Disney and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 a week ago, there've been rumblings of discontent amongst the cast.
Kevin Smith's track record with Batman is a little spotty. In 2009 he began the miniseries Batman: The Widening Gyre, which was panned by fans and featured a scene in which Batman pissed himself. However, he's redeemed himself a little today with his spot-on comments that there really should be a Batman movie that does Mr Freeze justice. He was asked which villain he'd most like to see realised on screen during a live taping of his podcast Fatman on Batman and said: