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'Making Aquaman cool' is a tricky job. Generally known for being squeaky-clean, blonde-haired and blue-eyed, and possessing the questionably useful superpower of being able to talk to fish (and breath underwater), for much of his existence the character has been the butt of the joke.
Move over Spider-Man. Hop it Bats. Get lost Guardians. There's a new superhero in town, and his name is Captain Underpants. Adapted from the bestselling children's books by Dav Pilkey, Captain Underpants is the alter-ego of Principal Krupp, the overweight and cruel leader of Jerome Horwitz Elementary School. He hates children and delights in their misery, so in retaliation, two students hypnotize him and inadvertently turn him into the titular hero.
With season 2 of Supergirl accelerating towards what we hope will be an explosive finale, things are heating up for Kara and the gang. This week it gets personal (the tagline: "It couldn't BE more personal") when a mysterious villain kidnaps Alex, Kara's adoptive sister. She's threatened with death unless Kara uses her powers for evil and busts a notorious criminal out of prison. Meanwhile, Rhea (Teri Hatcher) is hanging out with Lena Luthor, and you know that's not going to go to happy places.
Lips are sealed tighter than a drum about the upcoming Han Solo spinoff. Even Emilia Clarke, who's no stranger to having to keep plot details secret thanks to her work on Game of Thrones, has recently said she's scared of accidentally spoiling the film and refuses to speak about it. With not even the official title known, any leaked morsels are gold dust for Star Wars fans, and now - courtesy of a report from Making Star Wars - we might know the names of two supporting characters.
With Star Trek Discovery (the first Trek TV series since 2005) due to begin shooting very soon, CBS All Access have begun the process of finalizing their cast for the hotly anticipated take on the iconic franchise.
You just can't beat a good killer shark movie. From Jaws onwards the genre has been a mainstay of cinema, with sharks making for reliably terrifying movie monsters and the coastal setting a fantastic excuse to show pretty Hollywood stars frolicking in swimming costumes. The latest entry in this busy genre is 47 Meters Down, whose newest trailer dropped earlier today.
"Pigs deserve happy dreams" says Tilda Swinton, and who are we to argue? This is the message of the latest clip from upcoming Netflix Original Okja, which promises to extensively explore the bond between man and animal.
It takes a lot to look intimidating when you're standing next to an upset silverback gorilla, but Woody Harrelson manages it in these newly released photos from War for the Planet of the Apes, via Entertainment Weekly. As a bonus, we also get a great shot of series hero/villain Caesar leading his chimpanzee warriors in horse-drawn combat.
Stan Lee has popped up in various Marvel adaptations as everything from an oblivious librarian, a Hugh Hefner look-alike, and a security guard who 'loses' Captain America's WWII costume. The 94-year-old comics icon has become a talisman to Marvel's cross-studio comic book films, his cameos acting as a respectful nod to the mind that birthed a multibillion dollar superhero empire.
Let's face it, by the fourth entry in a horror franchise, things are usually getting a bit ropey. Jaws: The Revenge featured a psychic shark out for revenge, Leprechaun went to space and even the Alien series tripped over itself with the rubbish Alien: Resurrection. So, it's probably not a good sign that Universal Pictures has decided to boot Insidious: Chapter 4 from its plum Halloween 2017 slot to January 5th, 2018, which seems like a release date for films the studio have decided they're going to try their best to ignore.