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Fox Studios has revealed future release dates for their Marvel properties. IGN and others report that Marvel's First Family will has a confirmed 2017 sequel date, a bold move considering the frosty reception the recent casting decisions for the 2015 movie have received. Fox must have a lot of confidence in Josh Trank/ Simon Kinberg's vision. The report went on to say that a third Wolverine solo outing, to be directed by James Mangold (The Wolverine), will also be in theaters in 2017. This comes at no surprise considering the success of 2013's The Wolverine and the character's overall popularity. Hugh Jackman can thank us for his Capey win anytime. Finally, the studio has also reserved a release date in 2018 for a untitled Marvel project. The Hollywood Reporter is speculating that film will be a Fantastic Four/X-Men crossover. That is something I want to see. I mean we live in the age of superhero film universe building, so I kinda need to see The Thing share a cigar and a drink with Wolvie. Anyway the exact release dates are posted below.
Comicbookmovie.com has reported that Patton Oswalt (Ratatouille) will be bringing his comedic style to Clark Gregg's neck of the woods. Oswalt will be playing Agent Eric Koenig. That is all we know. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. continues to add guest stars to try to improve its ratings. First it was Bill Paxton, then Jamie Alexander, and now Patton Oswalt. I'm not gonna lie in saying that I really don't give a shit. This is a Marvel superhero show without any superheroes. It would be like if DC did an A.R.G.U.S. (DC's ripoff agency) show. I can't wait until Marvel releases its Defenders series on Netflix and I can binge watch Matt Murdock adventures instead of decieding who I want to be killed off first Fitz or Simmons. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. airs on Tuesdays at 8 pm on ABC.
CW's Arrow dropped an fun universe expanding cameo last night, when voice acting legend Tara Strong spoke a few words as DC fan favorite Harley Quinn! Yea it was short. Yea, it was just a voice. Yea, I shouldn't jump to conclusions that more Gothamites will show up in Starling. BUT IT WAS HARLEY QUINN WHICH MEANS JOKER EXISTS WHICH MEANS SO DOES BATMAN!!! So in conclusion Nightwing better show up in season three or there will be hell to pay. Which other DC characters do you want on Arrow? Plastic Man? Booster Gold? Tell us in the comments section.
So yesterday was Wednesday, which mean today is Thursday, which means it must be time for the weekly Arrow review blog! Usually this blog comes up on Wednesday night, but I did not watch the episode till late last night. We're all just going to have to deal with it. Now lets get to the review shall we. You know the deal, if you haven't seen the latest episode just don't bother reading this....
Ok so this week's episode was titled "Suicide Squad"and it was a very unique episode to say the least. A usual Arrow episode we should expect to see Ollie running around Starling City doing what he does best as Green Arrow. This was not the case in this episode. This episode focused on our dear friend John Diggle, and his association with the Suicide Squad. Real quick, for those who don't know, the suicide squad is a team of 3 assassins, in this case Deadshot, Tiger, and Shrapnel, all hired by Amanda Waller and her government branch to carry out missions that are deemed suicidal. By helping Waller they get some time out of ARGUS and can do some good deeds. So Dig is forced to work with his greatest rival Deadshot, and become allies with him during the main mission. Waller sets the scene and the mission standards by telling her team that they will be going after a man by the name of Galim Khadier, who Dig has encountered during his tour in Afghanistan. Khadier is a terrorist "turned good guy" as they say in the episode but Waller finds out that he in the possession of a huge container of nerve gas. During the first encounter with Khadier, the Suicide Squad is put to the test of wether or not they can trust each other. Tiger and Deadshot play along, while Shrapnel decides to go rogue. This action causes him to get himself blown up by the explosive devises planted in his head. Yes you read that correctly Waller has put explosive devices in their heads. Sounds like some shit Jigsaw from Saw does right? Anyway Dig is forced to form a trust with Deadshot and through out the episode, Dig begins to see that behind the evil and murderous mask Deadshot hides behind, there is a human with a heart and Dig respects that. The last 10 minuets of the episode our summarized like this. They find the nerve gas container. The squad realizes that Waller wants to blow it up with a drone strike while they are inside (hense Suicide Squad). The drone was set to the GPS in Deadshot's head. They cut the GPS device out of his head. Things blow up. Deadshot and Tiger head back to ARGUS to await another suicide mission.
Switching gears to Ollie. Now our dear archer was not forgotten in this episode by any means. Ollie continues his quest to track down Slade and make sure that this time he stays dead by any means necessary. This means getting the Russian mob involved and pushing Sara away in order to protector her. We all know Black Canary does not stand for such nonsense. In Ollie's journey to tracking Slade we see the iconic "arrow through the eye" symbol Slade is leaving around the city, plus a brief look full suited Deathstroke. The very end of the episode Amanda Waller calls Ollie into her office to tell him they have been tracking a man they have nicknamed "Deathstroke" who has left a humongous trail of bodies that are now leading to Starling City. Needless to say Deathstroke is here.
What I Liked:
Flashbacks this week were Dig in Afghanistan, I thought that was pretty cool.
Fleshing out Dig and Deadshot's relationship
Creator of the Suicide Squad John Ostrander's reference. "The Ostrander Suite"
Good to see Sara is willing to pay the ultimate price as Ollie says he will do for her
Did you know Ollie and Thea Queen hate swimming?
The iconic "arrow through the eye" symbols Slade left for Ollie....so badass
I demand more Diggle! More Diggle-centric episodes
What I disliked:
I think they killed Shrapnel off way too early
Maybe it's just me, but I can't stand Amanda Waller's character
Still no Roy :( maybe next week.
Laurel did nothing once again and will continue to do nothing.....
What to expect in upcoming episodes
I think we should be looking out for that battle between Slade and Ollie. We know all signs are leading towards that, its just a matter of when and where. Also, I wouldn't count the Suicide Squad out. I don't think we have seen the last of them. Another thing, I blogged it earlier this week, we should expect some more characters from the DC universe to cross paths in Starling City with the Arrow. Keep it strapped in folks, I have a feeling we are headed for the best episodes yet to come.
OH AND HOW COULD I FORGET......
There is a time in the episode when Dig is first introduced to the Suicide Squad in ARGUS that we hear a female voice coming from one of the cells. Here is the clip can you guess who this is.....
THATS RIGHT! It has been confirmed that the voice we are hearing from the cell is none other than Harley Quinn!! OH MR. J!!!!!!!!! What a bomb DC dropped. There are reasons Arrow is having so much success, it is moments like this that just give you that warm fuzzy feeling inside and make you giggle with excitement. Yes Harley is a member of the Suicide Squad, but who expected to see or hear that? I can tell you right now, I did not. What can this mean for the future? Hard to say could be just an easter egg for us fans, could be something more. Only time will tell folks so just sit back and enjoy the ride.
Marvel has released concept art of the two newest members of the Avengers, Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch. The brother and sister duo look like a pretty awesome fit into the MCU. My first thought was how much better this Quicksilver looks in comparison to Fox's silver haired seventies look. Aaron Taylor Johnson looks much more like his comic book counterpart than Evan Peters does. Peters looks like someone who drives an ice cream truck around to local playgrounds. Not a good look, bro. Avengers: Age of Ultron is shooting now and will be in theaters in 2015. Who looks better? Let us know in the comments.
Here it is folks! The final trailer to Spideys second (Fifth) movie. All in all the whole trailer is one big badass preview. We get to see sneak peaks of the Rhino fight, bits of humor, and the Goblin suit/fight scene. It just looks incredible. I'm sure my other informers are pumped to see this movie. Check it out for yourselves!
Comic Book Movie has released even more set pictures from The Amazing Spiderman 2. These pictures include everything from Spidey himself, to a mini Spiderman??? To narrow it down, I picked my top 4 pictures that I thought were just freakin' amazing....(pun intended)
Here we have Gobby. He still looks like a member of Sum 41, but I feel this picture is a little more creepy and badass from the one we had posted in an earlier article. Also, the OSCORP flight suit looks sweet doesn't it?
Next, this awesome image of Spidey getting shock therapy straight to the brain. All kidding aside, this image is pretty sick, I don't know if this is a part of a fight scene or what but personally, I can't wait to see this live in the movie.
Here we have a pretty good view of Rhino's metal suit in what looks to be a stand off. That is the mini me Spidey I mentioned earlier which can only mean some one will be stopping by soon to save him. All in all awesome image another scene I can't wait to see.
Last but not least.....
STAN THE MAN!!!! It wouldn't be a Marvel/Spiderman film with out a cameo from the "Father of Comics"
Comic Book Resources has revealed the first images from Fox's upcoming television series GOTHAM. These images give us the first look at Harvey Bullock (Donal Logue), Detective Jim Gordan (Ben Mckenzie) and Oswald Cobblepot/Penguin (Lord Taylor). At first glance Logue looks a lot like the classic Batman TAS Harvey Bullock. He's got the trench coat, the hat, and the scruffyness that we love to see. Second, Ben, where is the mustache and glasses??? The people are demanding the iconic Jim Gordan here man. This is just an opinion from the one picture so hopefully we will see the glasses/mustache look. Lastly that news paper Cobblepot is holding we can make out something about a young detective and something about the Wayne Family. Is it the article revealing the death of Thomas and Martha Wayne? Can't be 100% sure but we should continue keeping our eyes open for more on-set pictures.
Feel free to speculate and form your own opinions!! here are the pics and article
