Time for the Comic Talk Headlines with Generally Nerdy! Things are moving around all over the place. House of the Dragon and most of Disney's movies all got pushed back. TWO new spin-off series announced for beloved franchises. All that and MORE! Catch up on all the nerdy headlines in TV and Movies, Tuesdays and Fridays. Plus, don't forget to subscribe for more fresh content.
TV/Streaming
Follow-ups/CorrectionsHouse of the Dragon - Premiere has been pushed back to 2022. https://deadline.com/2020/09/hbo-casey-bloys-emmy-wins-watchmen-future-euphoria-covid-episode-game-of-thrones-prequel-status-house-of-the-dragon-casting-start-of-production-succession-season-3-movie-acquisitions-1234580909 Cassian Andor - New director appointed to the first few episodes. Toby Haynes (who directed the USS Calister ep of Black Mirror, among other nerdy things) will take over the directorial duties due to Corona related issues. Tony Gilroy will maintain the showrunner, but won’t be able to direct the early episodes as originally planned. https://deadline.com/2020/09/black-mirrors-toby-haynes-rogue-one-disney-tony-gilroy-1234582109 Yashahime: Half-Demon Princess - The Inuyasha successor is set to release in subs on Oct. 3. “Shortly After” the dubs will be released on the platforms on which it lives (CrunchyRoll, Funimation, Hulu) https://youtu.be/HM_fkwDB-Xg The Simpsons - Alex Désert has been revealed to be the new voice of Carl Carlson, and our first taste of him in the role will be the first ep of season 32. https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/the-simpsons-spoilers-season-32-premiere-carl-new-voice/
Attack on TitanThe final season (both subs and dubs) will be out on CrunchyRoll by the end of the year.https://youtu.be/MW8TEMC6jS8
Suicide SquadSpinoff series based on John Cena’s Peacemaker. Gunn has said that just because the show will “explore the origins” of the character, doesn’t NECESSARILY mean it will be a prequel to the Suicide Squad. Also will be working on this series before Guardians 3. ALSO, also, Gunn also has stated that other members of the SS will appear in the show.https://io9.gizmodo.com/john-cenas-suicide-squad-hero-is-getting-his-own-hbo-ma-1845155143
SupergirlCancelled after the completion of season 6.
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The BoysSpin off series in the works over at Amazon. This time we get to see what life is like in a Vought College for supes.
Movies
Follow-ups/CorrectionsSnyder Cut - In spite of what you might have heard, Henry Cavill won’t be filming anything new for the movie. https://collider.com/henry-cavill-snyder-cut-reshoots-new-footage-explained/ https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/henry-cavill-enola-holmes Star Trek 4 - Paramount has made an official release stating that the movies side of their Star Trek universe is not dead in fact. But with both Pine and Hemsworth having publicly bailed on the project months ago, this might just be an attempt to save face.Disney - new Release Dates:
Black Widow - May 7 2021Shang Chi - July 9 2021Eternals - Nov 5
YakuzaThe Sony game is getting a live-action movie adaptation. Maybe… still very much in development.https://variety.com/2020/film/news/yakuza-movie-sega-video-game-1234781210/
Knives Out 2Rian Johnson revealed that the sequel will have almost an entirely new cast of characters, save for Daniel Craig’s Detective Benoit Blanc.https://comicbook.com/movies/news/knives-out-2-sequel-movie-spoilers-rian-johnson-daniel-craig/
Father of the BrideNetflix has announced a third installment of the franchise. But it won’t be a feature length movie. It is set to be a short. With most of the original cast reprising their roles.https://comicbook.com/movies/news/father-of-the-bride-3-netflix-reunion/
Rumor Mill
MandalorianCarlos Esposito told People Magazine that he is confident the show will be renewed for a 3rd and 4th season at least.Pedro out as the physical actor in the mando suit. Maintaining his role as the voice of the character…
MicrosoftNow that they have bought up Zenimax (Bethesda) everyone is making predictions on what their next BIG move will be… The most interesting theory is the possible purchase of SEGA. There is no REAL evidence for it, but it’s silly.
Snyder CutMORE rumors of Ryan Reynolds’ return to the Green Suit…
ZeldaThat potential Zelda movie is AGAIN being rumored to want Tom Holland to play link. To note though is that Tom Holland has “shot down” this, that only really means he hasn’t heard the offer yet… IF the rumor is true.
Judge DreddMega City One will reportedly be an adaptation of the America book. Therefore the rumor goes on to say that the actual main character of the series will be America Jara.
Iron ManTom Cruise? That is the rumor at least.
G.I. JoeThe G.I. Joe V Transformers movie might be even bigger with the inclusion of M.A.S.K (Mobile Armored Strike Kommand).
WarcraftSequel in early development…
MK11New datamine leak reveals voice-over from Christopher Lambert and Linden Ashby, and potentially more.
Metal Gear?!!New rumor suggests the first 4 games are getting remade for the PS5, and the 5th game will be backward compatible.
PoltergeistMadison Bowen will be the main character, and it takes place as she is a young adult.
Bat-ffleckBen Affleck is rumored to be down to helm another Batman movie again. And according to the rumor the discussions with AT&T have already begun.
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