It's been a long time coming, but the Halo TV series is finally set to premiere on Paramount+ next year, and it's already being positioned as one of the freshly-rebranded streaming service's marquee episodic properties, even if it's spent an agonizing eternity in development already.
2020 was an absolute clusterf*ck of social and political upheaval, bad news and a global pandemic that forced the entire world to batten down the hatches, lock the doors and close the borders. It was a wild ride to put it lightly, and that sense of constant unease and uncertainty has continued on, even though there's somehow only four months go go until 2022.
The pandemic era has been a decidedly mixed bag for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with the expansion into episodic storytelling on Disney Plus bringing plenty of critical acclaim and no shortage of awards season glory, but the feature film side of the franchise hasn't experienced the same sort of joy.
Looking at the sheer level of talent involved, it's incredible that The Witches has already been lost to the sands of time and completely forgotten about by almost everybody, despite the fact the Roald Dahl adaptation and remake of the beloved 1990 original was only released less than ten months ago.
In terms of name value, visibility and recognition, Obi-Wan Kenobi arguably boasts the most stacked ensemble cast assembled for the Star Wars Disney Plus expansion yet, all anchored by Ewan McGregor slipping back into his Jedi robes for the first time since Revenge of the Sith.
The humble action comedy is always going to be one of Hollywood's most marketable genres, because the basic setup and tropes lend themselves to virtually every environment. For the most part, you take at least one charismatic star if not a handful, place them in a high concept movie with a decent-sized budget, give them plenty of one-liners and jokes, and just sit back and watch the rest take care of itself.
There was widespread shock and more than a touch of anger among The Lord of the Rings fans when it was announced that Season 2 of Amazon's hotly-anticipated TV series was moving production out of New Zealand and into the United Kingdom when shooting kicks off early next year, and with good reason.
Once upon a time, David Ayer was set to play a pivotal role in the DCEU's expansion. Long before Suicide Squad was even released, the filmmaker had signed on to tackle Gotham City Sirens, which was going to unite Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn with Poison Ivy and Catwoman for the franchise's first female-centric spinoff.
When it comes to naming the Marvel Cinematic Universe's most beloved and popular supporting players, Hayley Atwell's Peggy Carter has to be right up there with Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury, especially now that Tom Hiddleston's Loki has finally ascended to leading man status thanks to his Disney Plus solo series.
Kevin Feige has already made it clear that not all of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's roster of Disney Plus shows are being designed with multi-season arcs in mind, but he's more than open to the idea if the story is worthy of continuing. WandaVision and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier look to be one-and-dones, but Loki and What If...? have been confirmed for second runs.