Time for the Comic Talk Headlines with Generally Nerdy! Fandome happened... and there is a TON of news coming from there. Announced movie series, TV Shows, and games. Live action Powerpuff Girls is now a thing, but not exactly what you might be thinking. 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/CorrectionsGotham PD - We now know that the show will serve as a prequel to Matt Reeves’ movie. The movie is “year two” and the series is “year one.”Titans - Season 3 will bring us the series’ take on the Red Hood, as confirmed by a DC Fandome panel.Penny Dreadful - City of Angels cancelled after just one season.The Stand - CBS has announced the premiere date of the limited series on All Access; Dec 17th. The cast includes Whoopi Goldberg, James Marsden Alexander Skarsgård, Odessa Young, Greg Kinnear, Heather Graham, Amber Heard, Jovan Adepo and Marilyn Manson (though there are many, many more coming over its expansive narrative), and is written by The Fault in our Stars and The New Mutants director Josh Boone and Ben Cavell (who’s the showrunner). And now we know that Stephen King will be writing the final episode, changing the ending somehow. https://deadline.com/2020/08/the-stand-cbs-all-access-premiere-date-stephen-king-whoopi-goldberg-1203022343/
Powerpuff GirlsLive action show on the CW from Greg Berlanti. This sounds like a continuation of the original animated series, as we will find the girls as 20 somethings who have grown a little disillusioned.https://deadline.com/2020/08/the-powerpuff-girls-live-action-series-diablo-cody-heather-regnier-greg-berlanti-the-cw-1203021883/
Haunting of Bly ManorWe have learned a thing or 2. Set in the 80s. To be released sometime this fall (Halloween likely). And new promo pics have been circulating around the internet.https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/08/haunting-of-bly-manor-hill-house
MoviesFollow-ups/CorrectionsSnyder Cut - Will be 4 hours long, and released in 4 1-hour chunks that you will be able to watch one at a time or string them together as one full movie.
TRAILER RUNDOWN!The Batman - https://youtu.be/NLOp_6uPccQ Snyder Cut - https://youtu.be/z6512XKKNkU The Suicide Squad - https://youtu.be/VImYeXnr13Q Wonder Woman 84 - https://youtu.be/XW2E2Fnh52w
Raised by Wolves - https://youtu.be/VnwttF7uv1I
DC MultiverseFandome revealed OFFICIALLY that all these movies can coexist because of the Multiverse,https://www.comicbookmovie.com/batman/the_batman/the-batman-confirmed-to-be-a-year-two-story-and-on-a-separate-earth-to-justice-league-characters-a177760
Static ShockThere was word from DC Fandome that a live-action Static Shock movie is in the EARLY stages of development.https://cosmicbook.news/static-shock-movie-milestone-relaunch
Black AdamThe Rock confirmed on his Twitter that Hawkgirl WON’T be in the movie. For reasons he will elaborate on when the NDA runs out. Instead we will get Cyclone. Which actually makes a little sense, since Hawkgirl is only a sometimes member of the JSA in the comics
https://twitter.com/TheRock/status/1297629306290487296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
DC AnimatedWith Superman: Man of Tomorrow and Batman: Soul of the Dragon being the announced animated animated movies, Fandome saw the announcement of Justice Society: World War II and Batman: The Long Halloween. No date for the JSA movie (aside from “early next year”), but Long Halloween will be the second animated release of 2021, to be released in 2 parts.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QG5MzTVb2a4&t
Shazam 2Official subtitle is “Fury of the Gods”
Rumor Mill
BatwomanReportedly casting “Jacob Zsasz.” Is this code for Victor? Is it Victor’s brother? WHO KNOWS?
The ThingJohn Carpenter has teased the possibility that Blumhouse is working on ANOTHER reboot of his epic 1982 horror movie.
WitcherReportedly the prequel series is looking at Jason Momoa being the man they want for the show.
DaredevilMORE rumors of Charlie Cox’s return. Not only for a movie (now they are saying it will be the next avengers movie and NOT Spider-Man) but ALSO for a revival of the Netflix show on either Disney+ or Hulu.
Mad Max: FuriosaChris Hemsworth being eyed as the male lead for the movie.
Fast and the FuriousTom Holland in talks to feature in the 10th installment of the series.
Ghost RiderJohnny Depp reportedly wants to play the villain for the rumored movie. That villain? Bounty Hunter.New rumor suggests that the motorcycle riding Johnny Blaze is going to make his first appearance in the MCU in the Blade movie. Just a cameo at first, to set up the Midnight Sons, then with a more significant role in the second Blade movie.
FlashpointThe shortlist for the rumored villain Reverse Flash:
Michael FassbenderCharlie HunnamAlexander SkarsgardJames NortonBilly Magnussen
The Batman“R” rated?
MK 11New datamine shows that there are indeed 8 more DLC kharacter slots. AND there are now Cyrax audio files.
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