Luke Cage fell into the Marvel-Netflix trap of having far too many episodes, with a story that slowed down to an unbelievably glacial pace as it marched towards its sixth and seventh episodes (a gruelling, slow march). Maybe it was the lack of Jessica Jones, or how Luke Cage felt totally unconnected to the rest of Netflix’s Marvel Universe (despite the advent of the Claire Temple), … Continue reading ‘Luke Cage’ Renewed for Season 2 on Netflix!!
Phil Lord and Chris Miller returned to produce The LEGO Batman Movie after helming The LEGO Movie for Warner Bros., and the dynamic duo promised the standalone film will pay tribute to the cinematic legacy of the character. That includes nods to all the incarnations of Batman, as well as a variety of DC Comics characters. As an added bonus, director Chris McKay promised there’ll … Continue reading ‘The LEGO Batman Movie’ Brings Back Billy Dee Williams as Two-Face!!
Justice League Dark, the latest animated adaptation of a DC Comics tale and the characters that populate it, will be following up on the success of Batman: The Killing Joke in more ways than one. That Warner Bros. Animation effort was the first R-rated Batman feature in history; Justice League Dark aims to be the second when the next DC Universe Animated Original Movie hits Blu-ray, DVD and Digital in … Continue reading ‘Justice League Dark’: New Trailer Promises R-Rated Animated Mayhem!! Check It Out!!
Netflix’s The Defenders looks like it will be reuniting just about anyone and everyone we’ve seen (and will soon see) over the four-series run of Marvel shows. Most of these casting announcements made sense; the title team will be composed of Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist, after all. And even the supporting cast didn’t come as that much of a surprise considering that they help … Continue reading ‘The Defenders’ Will Feature the Return of Elodie Yung as Elektra!!!
Synopsis – A spin-off of The Lego Movie (2014) centering on the character of Batman. Directed – Chris McKay Starring (voices of) – Ralph Fiennes, Rosario Dawson, Will Arnett Check out the trailer: Continue reading New ‘The LEGO Batman Movie’ Trailer Puts an Adorable Caped Crusader into Action!! Check It Out!!
Netflix and Marvel’s 2017 superhero mash-up The Defenders has confirmed a slew of debut and returning characters from across the four solo series, three of which we’ve seen so far. The fourth is Iron Fist, which debuts March 17, 2017 and will introduce the title character along with Jessica Henwick as fellow martial artist Colleen Wing. We got a quick glimpse at Wing’s name on a flyer … Continue reading ‘The Defenders’: Watch ‘Iron Fist’s Colleen Wing in Action in New Video Promo!! Check It Out!!
The stories of Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist will converge in The Defenders, an 8-episode Avengers-style miniseries event on Netflix. So, we expected a bunch of familiar faces to be popping up, but now they’ve been officially announced. As of earlier this week, the only names formally recognized for The Defenders were Charlie Cox (Matt Murdock), Krysten Ritter (Jessica Jones), Mike Colter … Continue reading ‘The Defenders’: Rachael Taylor, Scott Glenn, and Rosario Dawson Set for Netflix’s Epic Marvel Series!!
Warner Bros. has released a new The LEGO Batman Movie image. The new movie, described by director Chris McKay as Heat meets About a Boy, follows Batman (Will Arnett) as he tries to stop the Joker (Zach Galifianakis) while also raising Robin (Michael Cera). We knew that LEGO Batman would be digging deep into all eras of Batman lore, and it looks like it will make for a movie that’s packed with … Continue reading ‘The LEGO Batman Movie’ Shows Off Batman’s Many Rides in New Image!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – Given superstrength and durability by a sabotaged experiment, a wrongly accused man escapes prison to become a superhero for hire. Episodes – S01E01 to S01E013 My Take – It looks like Marvel and Netflix has done it again with Luke Cage! Netflix has been on the role with shows like Jessica Jones, and Daredevil, but ever since the trailer for Luke Cage came out, the … Continue reading Luke Cage (2016) Season 1 Review!!!
Marvel’s Night Nurse might be their most interesting character at the moment as far as the Netflix series and the MCU are concerned. Rosario Dawson has been playing the character of Claire Temple ever since patching up Matt Murdock in Netflix’s first season of Daredevil, and her “Night Nurse” character has been the common thread throughout the follow-up series Jessica Jones and Luke Cage. And while that fact might ultimately unite … Continue reading ‘Doctor Strange’: Don’t Expect Rachel McAdams to Become Night Nurse!!
As in years past, the hottest and most anticipated panel at this year’s New York Comic-Con was once again the Marvel-Netflix panel, whch was specifically going to be focusing on their next series Iron Fist, which premieres on March 17. As usual, there were quite a few surprises. These included a number of clips and the first trailer for Iron Fist, as well as a preview of … Continue reading Sigourney Weaver to Play Villain in ‘Marvel’s The Defenders’!!!
Ahead of the show’s highly anticipated debut this coming Friday, September 30th, Netflix has unveiled the final trailer for the Marvel series Luke Cage. The show is the third from Marvel’s collaboration with Netflix, which kicked off with Daredevil and was followed by the superb Jessica Jones. There’s one more left to go—next year’s Iron Fist—before we get to the Avengers-style team-up series The Defenders, but thus far Marvel and Netflix have … Continue reading Final ‘Luke Cage’ Trailer Goes After the King; Check It Out!!
Alfre Woodard entered the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Captain America: Civil War. She had a small role — Miriam, the grieving mother whose son died in the battle for Sokovia — and she appeared in one scene with Robert Downey Jr. The actress will get more screen time when she returns to Marvel in Netflix’s Luke Cage series, but, as a new poster reminds us, … Continue reading New ‘Luke Cage’ Posters Remind Us That Alfre Woodard Isn’t Reprising Her ‘Civil War’ Role!! Check It Out!!
Netflix has released a new Luke Cage featurette. For those who didn’t watch Jessica Jones (go watch it, now!), Luke Cage (Mike Colter) is a super-strong crimefighter with impenetrable skin. In his solo series, the character has moved to Harlem to try and keep his head down and stay out of trouble, but when he discovers that Cornell “Cottonmouth” Stokes (Mahershala Ali, who deserves a Best Supporting Actor nomination … Continue reading New ‘Luke Cage’ Featurette Delves into Harlem’s Hero!! Check It Out!!
The world will know the name Luke Cage when Marvel’s Power Man series debuts on Netflix this September 30th, but let’s meet the big bag of Harlem before that happens. Mahershala Ali features as the villain Cottonmouth, a.k.a. Cornell Stokes, and he’s flaunting his non-superhuman power in a new clip. Cottonmouth is shown in front of a painting of the late rapper Biggie Smalls, a.k.a Notorious B.I.G., before walking towards … Continue reading ‘Luke Cage’ Villain Cottonmouth Is the King in New Clip!! Check It Out!!
Fall TV is well underway and there’s already too many exceptional new series, and that’s not even counting returning shows. Fleabag, Queen Sugar, Better Things, Atlanta, and One Mississippi are all worthy of rabid fanbases, and we haven’t even pushed past September as of yet. In fact, what will likely garner the most attention doesn’t arrive until the very end of September, that being Netflix’s … Continue reading New ‘Luke Cage’ Clip Finds Mike Colter Stopping Bullets and Fists!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – Given superstrength and durability by a sabotaged experiment, a wrongly accused man escapes prison to become a superhero for hire. Creator – Cheo Hodari Coker Starring – Mahershala Ali, Mike Colter, Frankie Faison Check out the trailer: Continue reading New ‘Luke Cage’ Trailer: A Defender Comes to Protect Harlem!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – A spin-off of The Lego Movie (2014) centering on the character of Batman. Directed – Chris McKay Starring (voices of) – Ralph Fiennes, Rosario Dawson, Will Arnett Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘The LEGO Batman Movie’ Trailer Has The Dark Knight Hilariously Raising Robin!!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – A spin-off film featuring Batman from the 2014 film ‘The Lego Movie’. Director – Chris McKay Starring – Will Arnett, Rosario Dawson, Ralph Fiennes Check out the trailer: Continue reading The awesome trailer of ‘Lego Batman Movie’ is finally here!!
We’re T-minus seven days and counting until Daredevil Season 2 finally arrives, but in the Netflix tradition, you’re probably planning to blow through those episodes pretty fast which means it’s only a short matter of time before the countdown begins for the next Netflix MCU fix. Fortunately, we won’t have to wait too long. At Daredevil Season 2 premiere in New York, none other than … Continue reading Netflix- Marvel’s Luke Cage to premiere on September 30th, 2016!!
DC’s animated universe keeps expanding. The recently released “Batman: Bad Blood” added more branches to Batman’s family tree with the introduction of Batwoman and Batwing, and the next installment in the franchise — “Justice League vs. Teen Titans” — will introduce a whole new team of heroes. The Teen Titans (Cyborg, Robin, Starfire, Raven, Beast Boy and Blue Beetle) band together to take down a … Continue reading Check out the awesome trailer of the upcoming DC animated film ‘Justice League vs. Teen Titans’!!
Synopsis – A blind lawyer, with his other senses superhumanly enhanced, fights crime as a costumed superhero. Creator – Drew Goddard Starring – Charlie Cox, Vincent D’Onofrio, Deborah Ann Woll Check out the teaser: Continue reading Check out the 1st teaser of Netflix-Marvel’s Daredevil Season 2!!
Synopsis – A blind lawyer, with his other senses superhumanly enhanced, fights crime as a costumed superhero. Episodes – E01 “Into the Ring” & E02 “Cut Man” My Take – Back in 2003, a film starring the titular superhero Daredevil aka the man with no fear was released with Ben Affleck in the lead! While the film bombed at the box office & was equally … Continue reading Daredevil TV Series (2015) Episode 1 & 2 Review!!!
Synopsis – A comedian tries to make it as a serious actor when his reality-TV star fiancée talks him into broadcasting their wedding on her TV show. My Take – Frankly I haven’t seen much of Chris Rock movies, actually not even a single solo film comes to my mind (well Grown Up movies don’t count), still having seen some of his best stand up … Continue reading Top Five (2014) Review!!
Synopsis – Eight years after the disappearance of Cassandra, some disturbing incidents seem to indicate that she’s still alive. Police, parents and Cassandra herself, will try to unravel the mystery of her disappearance. My Take – I’m surprised by the amount of negative reviews this film has been receiving. Well yes it has some set backs of its own; the resemblance to Prisoners (2013) & … Continue reading The Captive (2014) Review!!
