I think many of us will agree that it's hard to find a living actor better suited for the role of Professor Charles Xavier than Sir Patrick Stewart. Over the past seventeen years, he has brought much passion to the character, playing him convincingly in several X-Men films. But despite what seemed like a definitive farewell in the recently released Logan, it looks like the seasoned veteran may not be all that ready to hang it up regardless of recent statements to the contrary.
This weekend, fans of classic monster movies, kaiju and visual effects spectacles in general are expected to flock to cinemas in droves to take in Kong: Skull Island. Interestingly enough, Legendary is giving both satisfied newcomers and longtime fans a chance to double dip in the very near future with the four-issue limited series Skull Island: The Birth of Kong.
When Wonder Woman graces cinemas in just under three months, it’s quite understandable that all eyes will be on Gal Gadot, the first actress to portray what is arguably the most iconic female superhero of all time on the big screen. But, almost just as important, is the supporting role of Steve Trevor, Diana Prince’s love interest played by Chris Pine. In fact, one could say he’s almost as vital to her mythos as Lois Lane is to Superman’s.
Although Marvel’s next major crossover event, Secret Empire, has yet to officially kickoff, advance solicits have let us know that it won’t be long before Steve Rogers’ affiliation with Hydra becomes public knowledge, effectively causing the you-know-what to hit the fan with a vengeance.
If we learned anything this week, it’s that Marvel is really stepping up its game when it comes to advertising. Not only are they utilizing GeoTracking in order to increase foot traffic in comic shops this spring, but they'll also begin running ad campaigns in theaters and on television in the very near future.
You know, Jim Morrison of The Doors once said, "Show me the way to the next comic shop." Okay, maybe that wasn't the exact lyric, but, thanks to Marvel and the wonders of modern technology, you can say just that and expect swift results.
Now that we've been treated to both a teaser trailer and a batch of images, more information regarding the upcoming musical crossover involving The Flash and Supergirl is swiftly surfacing. As such, cast and crew have begun discussing the ambitious endeavor with media outlets.
Just days ago, Marvel posted a teaser image online depicting a new group led by Old Man Logan with the rest of the members blacked out as if they were mystery partners joining him in a Survivor Series-style tag team match. Since then, speculation has run rampant with some theorizing it's for a new X-Force book. Well, today we can confirm that it has everything to do with the upcoming relaunch of Astonishing X-Men.
After finally finding out that Prometheus is, in fact, Adrian Chase, Arrow fans were forced to endure a two-week period of sweet agony waiting for the next episode to get here. And although we now have only six days to go until "Checkmate" arrives, some images from the following installment, "Kapiushon," have made their way online.
Having been almost a year since season 2 of iZombie concluded in dramatic fashion, we fans of the show have had little to go on in the time since, save for maybe a teaser image here or there. Thankfully, The CW finally threw us a bone in the form of a ten second teaser, which can be viewed at the top.
