Where No Man Has Gone Before
Since its inception, the Kelvin Timeline – that is, the alternate timeline that has encompassed Star Trek (2009), Star Trek Into Darkness and Star Trek Beyond – has been a real shot in the arm for the Star Trek brand, allowing the new films to simultaneously honor what has come before while forging their own […]
Keanu Reeves Will Play Shadow in Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Multiple outlets are reporting that Keanu Reeves has signed on for the third Sonic the Hedgehog movie as Shadow the Hedgehog. John Campea first broke this news on his podcast, The John Campea Show; entertainment news sites Variety and The Hollywood Reporter later confirmed it through their sources. Reeves will play against Ben Schwartz as […]
REVIEW: The Suicide Squad (2021)
“Hello, I’m Johnny Cash.” When a movie about supervillains in a comic book world opens with “Folsom Prison Blues” playing over bad guy Savant (Michael Rooker) tossing a bouncy ball around, you know you’re in for something different. The first 15 minutes of James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad are incredibly fast-paced, absolutely bonkers, and full […]
Idris Elba’s Character “ISN’T BLACK ENOUGH” Says BBC Diversity Chief
BBC’s diversity chief, Miranda Wayland, claims that Idris Elba’s character in the TV series Luther “isn’t black enough to be real” because “he doesn’t have any black friends and doesn’t eat any Caribbean food.” She ended the statement by saying this strong, black, male lead character “doesn’t feel authentic.” Maybe a black English fictional character […]
The Suicide Squad Trailer Knows Lots of Bad Words
As director James Gunn promised on his Twitter feed, a red-band trailer for The Suicide Squad arrived online today. Also joining the advertising campaign are some individual character posters – and one outstanding ensemble one. A sequel to David Ayer’s 2016 Suicide Squad (though minus a number in the title, probably to sell it as […]
DC FanDome: The Suicide Squad
Thank Squad the wait is over. James Gunn and the cast of The Suicide Squad joined DC FanDome to give some insight into the much-anticipated DC adaptation. Prior to revealing the cast – which, among many others, includes Idris Elba as Bloodsport, Nathan Fillion as TDK, and Doctor Who’s Peter Capaldi as The Thinker – […]