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- Saturday, May 25, 2019
On the latest edition of the Fanboys Anonymous REVIEWPOINT podcast, hosts Tony Mango and Caroline Oliveira breaks down the hits and misses of Brightburn by discussing what worked, what didn't, and whether you should see it or skip it.
BRIGHTBURN (2019):
DIRECTED BY
David Yarovesky
WRITTEN BY
Brian and Mark Gunn
STARRING:
Elizabeth Banks (Tori Breyer), David Denman (Kyle Breyer), Jackson A. Dunn (Brandon Breyer), Matt Jones (Noah McNichol), Meredith Hagner (Merilee McNichol), Becky Wahlstrom (Erica), and Gregory Alan Williams (Sheriff Deever)
What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to mankind, he proved to be something far more sinister? With Brightburn, the visionary filmmaker of Guardians of the Galaxy and Slither presents a startling, subversive take on a radical new genre: superhero horror.
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- Friday, May 24, 2019
On the latest edition of the Fanboys Anonymous REVIEWPOINT podcast, host Tony Mango breaks down the hits and misses of Aladdin by discussing what worked, what didn't, and whether you should see it or skip it.
ALADDIN (2019):
DIRECTED BY
Guy Ritchie
WRITTEN BY
John August and Guy Ritchie
STARRING:
Mena Massoud (Aladdin), Naomi Scott (Princess Jasmine), Will Smith (Genie), Marwan Kenzari (Jafar), Navid Negahban (The Sultan), Nasim Pedrad (Dalia), Billy Magnussen (Prince Anders), Numan Acar (Hakim), Robby Haynes (Razoul), with Frank Welker (Abu, Cave of Wonders) and Alan Tudyk (Iago)
Young Aladdin embarks on a magical adventure after finding a lamp that releases a wisecracking genie.
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- Sunday, May 19, 2019
Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is the latest in the line of animated DC direct-to-video films. Is it worth the watch or it is something that should be skipped?
Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Directed by Jake Castorena
Written by Marly Halpern-Graser
STARRING:
Troy Baker (Bruce Wayne / Batman, The Joker), Eric Bauza (Leonardo), Darren Criss (Raphael), Baron Vaughn (Donatello), Kyle Mooney (Michelangelo), Ben Giroux (Damian Wayne / Robin), Rachel Bloom (Barbara Gordon / Batgirl), Brian George (Alfred Pennyworth), Jim Meskimen (Commissioner James Gordon, Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow), Andrew Kishino (Oroku Saki / Shredder), Cas Anvar (Ra's al Ghul), Keith Ferguson (Baxter Stockman, Harvey Dent / Two-Face), Tom Kenny (Oswald Cobblepot / Penguin), Carlos Alazraqui (Bane), John DiMaggio (Victor Fries / Mr. Freeze) and Tara Strong (Harley Quinn, Pamela Isley / Poison Ivy)
WARNING - SPOILERS BELOW
Here are some specific thoughts that ran through my mind during the course of the film as a stream of consciousness:
- Gotham loves its blimps.
- In the context of this story, Barbara totally confused me as April O'Neil until they said the name.
- Why did they choose to give Batman the blue and gray outfit?
- Bruce drinks out of a Superman mug? What a surprisingly non-egotistical thing to do.
- I feel like the dynamics of this team-up should be that Batman gets along best with Leonardo, Barbara with Donatello, Dick Grayson with Mikey and Damian with Raph.
- The aesthetics of Penguin and his goons is very campy, but works.
- Wait a sec, is that one goon supposed to be Krang?
- YOOOO that Foot Soldier getting the ninja star to the head was not expected.
- Glad they didn't job Batman out to Shredder just so the turtles could be the only ones capable of taking him down.
- Full-on Baxter Stockman. I like it.
- Ubu rarely shows up. Nice to see him alongside Ra's al Ghul.
- So homeboy turned into a wolf. If they don't have another that turns into a snapping turtle, I'll be surprised.
- Donatello's head is weird.
- Love Damian being a violent jerk who is underestimated.
- A decapitation, too? Goddamn. Some violent deaths in this kids' movie.
- I want some road pizza.
- Troy Baker is the second best Joker voice behind Mark Hamill.
- Damian's voice is annoying. Too mousey.
- Pink Floyd reference...I don't know if I love it or hate it.
- Jason Todd's death is canon in this, which is very cool.
- Way too much sauce on that pizza if every bite causes them to have an entire mouth covered like that.
- Joker Shredder is wicked.
Most of these animated films are 90 minutes of very generic action and a thin plot. This was certainly that. But hey, it was fun to see Batman and the turtles team up. Childhood me from the 90s would have FREAKED to see this, and it probably would have been one of those films I would have watched nonstop. At least for nostalgia purposes, if you're into these characters, you should definitely check it out.
See It or Skip It = See It!
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Anthony Mango
- Friday, May 17, 2019
Welcome to another edition of WEEK IN GEEK here at Fanboys Anonymous—a rundown of some of the events, news and stories that went down over the past few days in the geek culture spectrum.
Here are some of the topics I felt like voicing my opinions about:
Charlize Theron Turned Down Hippolyta in Wonder Woman
Supposedly, Theron was offered the role and turned it down (seemingly out of a bit of offense that she would be Wonder Woman's mom as opposed to Wonder Woman). Frankly, I think it's for the best. She's a great actress that could do wonders (pun intended) in a lot of roles, but I don't think either of those would have been a good fit for her.
Connie Nielsen did the role justice. She's not an unknown, but she's not as recognizable of a face as Theron, and it would have been a bit distracting seeing Theron in the role.
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil Teaser
Yeaaaah....no.....
Black Mirror Season 5 Trailer
Black Mirror can pretty much do no wrong at this point, after so many episodes. I have no idea what's going on with these teasers, and I don't want to know. Just hook me up.
Batman: Hush Trailer
I'm down with just the name Batman in the trailer, let alone that it's Hush. The trailer didn't wow me, but there was nothing that kept me from still being excited.
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Reboot
Why? Just because it's a named entity from the time frame people my age were kids? There's no need for this.
Chris Rock Rebooting Saw
Why? Wasn't there enough of these movies? Is it really that hard to think of a new series than to just slap the Saw logo on it and hope people see it?
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Anthony Mango
- Friday, May 10, 2019
Welcome to another edition of WEEK IN GEEK here at Fanboys Anonymous—a rundown of some of the events, news and stories that went down over the past few days in the geek culture spectrum.
Here are some of the topics I felt like voicing my opinions about:
Avengers: Endgame Surpasses Titanic
The movie is now the #2 highest grossing film of all time worldwide and is approaching Avatar's record super fast.
Oddly, it still has a long way to go before it surpasses The Force Awakens for the domestic total, and we could see it become the worldwide top before it beats out the USA one. Strange.
I sincerely hope Endgame beats literally every possible record. Avatar doesn't deserve that top spot, nor does The Force Awakens, and the MCU really is the king of all franchises and should be the benchmark.
Who Was Katherine Langford in Avengers: Endgame?
Apparently, not Kate Bishop, but the older version of Morgan Stark, who would have appeared to Tony in a soul world vision (similar to how Gamora popped up and talked to Thanos). Morgan would have given Tony his blessing for sacrificing himself and it would have served as a means to tell him that everything will be okay.
I wish they would have included this! That would have been such a good parallel to compare his goal and that of Thanos, and their relationships with their daughters. That's a shame we didn't get to see it. But just because we didn't see it on screen doesn't mean it isn't still canon, as that could have been what Tony saw in a momentary flash before he had passed away.
Headcanon, quite literally in his head.
Spider-Man: Far From Home Trailer
VERY cool. I'll be honest, I still absolutely hate some things about this version of Spider-Man, like Michelle "MJ" Jones and Flash Thompson, and how they're missing Harry Osborn, and how...you know what, another rant for another time. This is about the positives.
Carrying on after Iron Man's death is a great story. Bringing Nick Fury and Maria Hill in is great. Having Mysterio be masquerading, I think, as someone from another world is a good idea, cause when he reveals that he's actually just a con artist, then that's even cooler.
Did I spot a Crusher Hogan poster? Very cool detail!
The overall feel of this and everything about it, for the most part, I really dig. Sign me up. Wait, I already bought my ticket, so I guess I'm already signed up.
Possible Role for Palpatine in The Rise of Skywalker
Rumor has it they'll reveal that Snoke was possessed by Palpatine and Matt Smith's character will be the next vessel, before eventually going into Kylo Ren, who will convert to the light and reject Palpatine and restore himself as Ben Solo.
If they go this route, that's at least a method of TRYING to fix some of the problems, but it doesn't fix everything. It still means Anakin and Luke were failures. It still means they couldn't do a trilogy without just repeating the original trilogy. It doesn't help fix Rey's character. So on and so forth. But it's at least a start.
Disney's Film Slate Dates
There are a lot of interesting things to take away from this information of the upcoming 2020-2027 release schedule.
New Mutants has been moved AGAIN. I don't know why they don't just rename this to "Mutants" and put it on Hulu.
Avatar's sequels are being pushed back AGAIN too. I'm wondering if this means James Cameron is perpetually waiting for a new type of technology to be what sells these movies, just like how the first film only made as much money as it did because of the 3D gimmick. But if that's the case and these movies can't stand on their own and need some 4D or whatever type bonus thing to entice people to see them, then that's awful and they shouldn't make the movies, but do something new and different.
Gambit is RIP. Saw that one coming. That's a shame, though. Channing Tatum had a lot of potential for that.
Star Wars is taking some time off. Maybe that's to recalibrate what their plans are and actually, I don't know, plan something in advance? They should have done that from the beginning and didn't and now they're paying the price.
They're still advertising this March 27, 2020 Mulan movie, but I'm not seeing much in the headway of that. Curious.
Also curious how Jungle Cruise is going to be different from just being a combination of Jumanji and San Andreas or something.
Cruella is going to be stupid, I bet. December 23, 2020 is a good release date for it, though.
"Untitled Indiana Jones" for July 9, 2021. Interesting.
It: Chapter 2 Trailer
Creepy. Great casting. I'm curious what they've changed this time around.
Michael Rooker for King Shark?
Yes please!!! That would be awesome!
Lethal Weapon Cancelled
Why didn't they just cancel it after season 2 with the whole switch from Clayne Crawford? You can't have Lethal Weapon without Martin Riggs. He IS the Lethal Weapon. Stupid. If they had tried to recast him with Sean William Scott, it would have still been a problem, but maybe it would have worked. Replacing the character itself is a different story.
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- Thursday, May 9, 2019
On the latest edition of the Fanboys Anonymous REVIEWPOINT podcast, host Tony Mango breaks down the hits and misses of Pokémon Detective Pikachu by discussing what worked, what didn't, and whether you should see it or skip it.
POKÉMON DETECTIVE PIKACHU (2019):
DIRECTED BY
Rob Letterman
WRITTEN BY
Atsuko Nishida (characters), Benji Samit (screenplay and story), Dan Hernandez (screenplay and story), Derek Connolly (screenplay), Haruka Utsui (original story), Nicole Perlman (story), Rob Letterman (screenplay), Tomokazu Ohara (original story)
STARRING:
Ryan Reynolds (Detective Pikachu), Justice Smith (Tim Goodman), Kathryn Newton (Lucy Stevens), Bill Nighy (Howard Clifford), Ken Watanabe (Lieutenant Hide Yoshida), Chris Geere (Roger Clifford), Suki Waterhouse (Ms. Norman), and Rita Ora (Dr. Ann Laurent)
Ace detective Harry Goodman goes mysteriously missing, prompting his 21-year-old son, Tim, to find out what happened. Aiding in the investigation is Harry's former Pokémon partner, wise-cracking, adorable super-sleuth Pokémon Detective Pikachu. Finding that they are uniquely equipped to work together, as Tim is the only human who can talk with Pikachu, they join forces to unravel the tangled mystery.
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- Wednesday, May 8, 2019
Lucifer is back with season 4, this time on Netflix! This means instead of having one episode per week, we get to have our dose of the show in binge form, and that's exactly what I'm going to do.
As such, welcome to what I like to refer to as my running episode commentary breakdown, wherein I will be documenting my thoughts as I watch every episode. Throughout the season, I'll be adding notes as a stream of consciousness of sorts, giving you a feel of what's going on in my mind. Then, once it's over and the season has concluded, I'll wrap everything up with my overall thoughts.
I invite you to follow along as best you can and to leave your thoughts in the comments below just the same!
*WARNING: THERE WILL BE SPOILERS BELOW!*
Episode 1 - "Everything's Okay"
- They always have good choices in music on this show, and I love Creep. Great way to start things off.
- I'm glad they're not forgetting that Maze and Trixie didn't end in the best light.
- I like that they're acting like Chloe is okay with it, but we know that can't possibly be true. That's a better direction than having her go straight into hysteria.
- Two honey stands in the same farmer's market? No wonder there's a problem. Who the hell needs even one of them, let alone competition?
- Door knobs? If there was a serial killer with that gimmick, he would have to have catch phrases and slogans like saying "knock knock" to his victims.
- I immediately don't trust this "cop"
- BOB THE KNOB. LMAO.
- They should have Chloe be hesitant to let Trixie around anyone, like a good mom.
- Still don't trust the cop.
- "Horror? Disgust? Mild arousal?" haha
- Awww, poor Amenadiel needs to be needed.
- Stigmata, maybe?
- GREAT moment with Amenadiel helping Dan get some closure. Loved that.
- Chloe's going to be looking for a way to kill Lucifer, isn't she? Like a holy mission? That's a good angle. I like that.
- Very solid first episode here. It's the same as the show was, with no real differences except maybe some better production quality, possibly. That's perfect.
Episode 2 - "Somebody's Been Reading Dante's Inferno"
- That's awesome Lucifer's been on the radar of exorcists and such. Why wouldn't he be, you know?
- Cute little vial
- I'd probably like Judd on this reality show for being a complete asshat.
- It's weird that they still have commercial breaks without commercials. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad there aren't commercials. It's just weird still.
- Gary Coleman's in hell?
- Ella's perpetually adorable.
- Rice and coconut, I'm fond of. Snails...I'll pass on that meal.
- Creepy Amenadiel is great.
- Well that "homeless" woman is going to Hell.
- Cool devils don't turn around when there are explosions behind them.
- So why is Lucifer's suit perfectly fine?
- Linda's pregnant, isn't she?
- Did Chloe leave the vial? I guess I'll find out by the end of the episode.
- Wow, they didn't wait any time at all for Linda to confront Amenadiel about that. I thought they would have at least dragged that out until the end of the next episode. They must be really using this 10-episode structure to its fullest. Curious why Eve hasn't shown up yet, though.
Episode 3 - "O, Ye of Little Faith, Father"
- "Your sex holes are never going back to normal" - Maze is a treasure.
- Trixie looks so much older, it's nuts. What is she, like, 42 now?
- End of Days is better than some of Arnold's movies, though. Did you see Collateral Damage?
- Kudos to Linda for recognizing that a proposal isn't the way to fix these fears about the baby. Far too many people do that.
- Ha. Apple. I get it.
- It's 7:45am and I haven't slept yet. It's time for me to get some rest. Big fan of this season, though, and I'm excited to keep this going.
Episode 4 - "All About Eve"
- "He was decapitated?!" - haha I love Ella
- Eve is hot, but that was a weird introduction
- Wait, so why was Eve in heaven instead of hell?
- Maze being so protective of Linda and her kid is cute
- I love how quirky Eve is.
- So the forbidden fruit is Lucifer's dick? LOL
- Sandy Bumford haha. That sucks.
- Linda is so much the heart of this show. I've loved her character from the very beginning.
- I just noticed Ella's taco shirt, "every now and then I fall apart". I love it.
- I do hate in shows how people just walk into someone's place to stumble across them doing something like kissing someone else and then have that whole drama. It's too fabricated.
Episode 5 - "Expire Erect"
- That sandwich doesn't look like the answer to me. I think I'd rather have pizza.
- Jeez Eve...O__O
- He got tired!!!!!!! I loved that pun.
- Good ol' Nameless You.
- I want a burger.
- Are they really thinking about hooking up Maze and Dan? It would pair everyone off except for Ella, but I don't know how they could pull that off.
- Look at Eve not being catty or bitchy or anything. Big fan of that.
- Heeeey Eve and Ella making out. Oh stop rolling your eyes. I'm a guy and I'm only human.
- Damn! Another great Amenadiel moment with the "No wonder your dad is so proud of you." How great must that be, to know from an actual angel that your dad is in heaven and that he's watching over you and all? I'd love to have that reassurance.
- So is Eve now going to be so afraid to lose Lucifer that she'll try to kill Chloe so that he isn't vulnerable ever again? That's my assumption. We have to do something to paint her in a negative portrait.
Episode 6 - "Orgy Pants to Work"
- Call me old fashioned, but that orgy doesn't seem like it would have been a fun time, no matter how hot Eve is.
- It just dawned on me that even though I'm not binging this straight through, this is SO much easier to binge than something like Iron Fist or Jessica Jones.
- But I'm confused about the sudden skip of "many months later" outside of how they clearly need to speed up the pregnancy.
- I'm thinking maybe the next episode is when we get Adam?
- "Fetch me the goat"
- Okay, family tree time. So Adam and Eve had Cain and Abel, Adam's first wife was Lilith, who is Maze's mom, and Eve shacked up with Lucifer, who is the son of God and The Goddess of Creation, who also had Amenadiel and other brothers and sisters, including this new chick who looks like a cross between Anna Akana and Lady Sif. Lucifer's totes going to be with Chloe, who is the mom of Trixie, and the ex-wife of Dan, who used to be with Lucifer's mom, kind of. Also, Amenadiel's got a baby on the way with Linda, who fucked Lucifer. Okay, I'm caught up, and poor Ella is not involved in any of this.
- Nudist Ella. This episode is a win from that alone.
- Oh damn, I didn't see that cop's death coming.
- Vigilante Lucifer makes sense. Vigilucifer.
Episode 7 - "Devil is as Devil Does"
- Oh wait, Lucifer didn't kill Julian?
- The Man with the Golden Gun! Huge James Bond fan, and that is one of my guilty pleasure favorites (C-tier level, meaning I know it's fundamentally not as good as an A-tier one like GoldenEye or Casino Royale, but it's totally a stupid fun ride)
- On this Tiernan dude looks like he could be the devil with just those eyebrows alone. Jesus.
- Maze is fucking with Linda.
- Told ya.
- Stop being a bitch, Remy.
- Nice going, Detective Douche. You almost got your daughter killed.
- Ella and Dan? Nope. Not a natural fit.
- Welp. Those are certainly some devil wings. Suuuuuuuuuuucks.
Episode 8 - "Super Bad Boyfriend"
- Godfather Lucifer. Ha.
- Super giddy Eve is fucking great. This actress nails it.
- Blonde girl is totally the villain. It's usually that first person, which is pretty predictable, so I hope I'm wrong.
- Why do I feel like Caleb is a goner the moment he and Amenadiel met?
- That's got to be Maze's stunt double, right?
- Cliche bad husband to Lucifer is to be a bro who likes fantasy sports and all hahahaha
- Addressing race issues with the police. Good decision to call some attention to.
- Well, I guess I'm not wrong about Lexi, unless that's the whole switch where it turns out there's another thing. There's still 15 minutes left.
- Knew it. There was no way Caleb was making it out of this episode alive.
- The real truth is that your hell is knowing that you were a bad person and having to learn to become a better person through the experience of all these humans, because each person's hell is their own self-hatred, right?
Episode 9 - "Save Lucifer"
- No shit someone must have stolen the thumb drive.
- Eve as Decker > Decker
- Not a good cover of Wonderwall.
- Lucifer never goes by Sam, does he?
- Charlie. Good name. But you should name him Charles and nickname him Charlie. Middle names...hm...maybe that's where Sam comes into play?
- I wonder how they would have dealt with this makeup if they were still on Fox. Did the budget go up? It might not have, which might be why Netflix picked them up in the first place.
Episode 10 - "Who's Da New King of Hell"
- The new king of Hell should be Tiernan. They still didn't fully take care of him.
- "I thought you were on my side." / "...I was." - textbook.
- That knife wouldn't have made that sound.
- Discount Sean Penn from Carlito's Way
- D.B. Woodside just said Charlotte instead of Charlie, I think.
- I don't think that lighter would heat up the milk that much.
- I can't help but feel like Chloe could die somehow. It makes more sense for Eve to, though.
- Amenadiel with the Rock Bottom (or Book End if you're more of a Booker T fan)
- Is this woman the T-1000 or something?
- If you could just tell everyone to go home like that, why didn't you do that from the start? That was easy.
- I guess they liked Eve enough to keep her alive in the hopes they bring her back for another season, if they're renewed. Maybe that's when we'll see Adam, too. And Maze's mom, Lilith?
- Proper angel wings. Nice touch. After all, he's supposed to be a legit angel and not a demon.
- Super fake looking CGI with that throne.
WRAP-UP THOUGHTS:
Absolutely fantastic season. Possibly the best one. I feel like this show really knows what the fans want and doesn't bully them around or toy with them.
In particular, I really liked this 10-episode season structure, where everything was kept tight. At times, I could see exactly where they would have stretched it, had they done double the episodes, and I don't think it would have been necessary.
For instance, Caleb would have been at least 3 to 5 episodes, if not longer. That whole subplot of the drugs would have gone on and on and reached the same conclusion. I'm guessing the first 10 episodes would have dragged out the idea of Linda's pregnancy. Those missing months would have been like 6 filler episodes of repeating the same lessons. Dan's story with Charlotte was already stretched pretty thin as it was. Ella probably would have had a whole episode dealing with a church group or something random just to hit that mark some more. So on and so forth.
But that wasn't necessary. We didn't need 3 episodes about Remiel just to get to the same point, especially because she was a weak addition to the cast.
More Eve being Eve would have been fun, but sometimes, less is more. Maybe it would have gotten annoying if it was another 8 or so episodes worth of that, you know?
I think they did a fantastic job with this season. They kept it the same show as before, rather than turning it into something it wasn't just because they had the option of trying something new for the pure sake of it, and they tightened everything up to be a better, more effective story arc for everyone involved.
I'm very much anticipating a season 5 with Lilith as the head of all the demons who are trying to mess with people on Earth, as well as possibly some Adam and Eve shenanigans, and maybe even an appearance from Abel? Who else could we bring in from The Bible? I don't know. I never read the thing. Noah? Job? Some clarification on who actually helps all these football teams win the Super Bowl?
Great job on season 4. Many thanks to Netflix for saving the show, even if it's just for this one season, but hopefully, for many more!
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Anthony Mango
- Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Avengers: Endgame was advertised in both title and marketing as the culmination of many different stories for our beloved characters, and for all we know coming out of that movie, it seems to actually have delivered on that promise.
Several heroes and even some villains met their demise or were written out of the franchise with an ending of sorts, and while that may just be a wrap, I'm not entirely convinced of this.
In fact, there are some character we know for sure will be returning in some fashion, due to the pipeline of future projects in the works.
So how will those characters return and what are the options for how the Marvel Cinematic Universe could potentially bring back all of the characters who have been written off?
Here are my theories on where we go, now that they're gone.
SPOILER WARNING FOR AVENGERS: ENDGAME!!
Vision
This is the easiest one. Shuri finishes working on repairing his brain like she was trying to do during Infinity War.
That's it. He's a computer. All you need is a new motherboard, a new hard drive, and whatever other parts are necessary to run his operating system, and then you just transfer the old files and you're good.
Maybe Scarlet Witch's connection to the Mind Stone and her powers can help be the jumper cables which are the missing element to the formula, and that's where WandaVision (hate that title) can pick up from.
Natasha Romanoff
Everyone has gone on record multiple times in saying that there is no way to bring Black Widow back. She's gone for good. Forever. Finito. The end. That's it.
I call bullshit on that.
If they returned the stones to the time they got them, does that not mean that Natasha's soul is lingering in something of a limbo status, kind of like what happened in some fashion with Gamora? (More on her later)
If you say she died so they could have Hulk do the snap, then who died for Tony Stark's snap? He didn't, as he died from the wounds of that action, not that he traded his soul. We're missing something there.
If you say that she died so they could take the stone, then when Captain America put it back on Vormir...somehow...that reverses the process, as it needed to be put back in exactly the same time that they took it, or else they've changed the past and created a different timeline, and if they've done that, then the entire purpose of the scene with The Ancient One was moot because they failed.
So how do they bring Natasha back? Well, I don't think it will happen in the Black Widow movie, as that will likely be a prequel, but if they ever decide to, they can just have her be un-snapped and living as an amnesiac.
Think of it somewhat like Bucky. She'll have faint glimpses of her past life, but no real memory of who or what she is, because she's gone through a reboot process of sorts and she's not quite all there yet.
Then, someone comes along to bonk her in the head or do some sort of magic and fix her, and voila.
But that brings me to...
Gamora
She's in a very similar position to Black Widow, but not quite. Nobody is replacing the stone to when Thanos took it. He took it, he used it, that's not being reversed.
But we have Gamora in the Soul World speaking to Thanos and asking him "Did you do it?" and "What did it cost?"—two things which denote consciousness, in some form.
We also have the 2014 Gamora, which makes absolutely no sense to me, but I'm almost giving up trying to wrap my mind around any of that continuity and mathematical balancing act that likely has no real answers.
So here's what I'm thinking. Adam Warlock was teased at the end of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and it's doubtful they did that with no intention to follow through with him.
In the comics, Warlock is incredibly tied to the Soul Gem, and I think a variation of that is in store for Vol. 3 as a means to explain how he was "created" by Ayesha.
The Sovereign are surrounded by gold in every way, as well as literally being gold. Even the anulax batteries (I mean, harbulary batteries) are gold and super powerful.
What if the method in which The Sovereign are able to harness this insane power for the batteries, as well as create perfect beings, is to tap into the Soul World and access the energies of the Infinity Stones by proxy?
If so, Adam Warlock's connection to that could grant him the power to do a merging of the minds between Gamora's 2014 self and the consciousness that was thrown off the cliff by Thanos.
That way, the Gamora who is alive and well is not the same physical being that was killed by Thanos, but she's got the same memories and ends Vol. 3 remembering her love for Star-Lord and the rest of her family, as well as the events of Endgame.
Tony Stark
If you're looking for a means to bring Robert Downey Jr. back into the fold in any capacity, he can be the voice in the suit for Peter Parker's next costume, or a guiding JARVIS artificial intelligence that Morgan Stark can interact with.
Eventually, if they want to do Ironheart and make it Morgan instead of Riri Williams, then he can easily voice the essence of Tony Stark without having to worry about his age or being in shape or anything like that.
But if you're talking about how to bring Iron Man back as an actual person by undoing his death, I think you need to get wacky with the timeline again in some fashion with a character who has the ability to heal Tony and bring him back to life.
I don't think that's happening, though. I think the AI route is the one and only way they'll use him, save for maybe something like watching "old footage" of something and having Downey do a cameo in that fashion, but the character would still be dead.
Steve Rogers as Captain America
Technically, Steve Rogers isn't dead, he's just old and retired, having passed the mantle of Captain America to Sam Wilson.
All it takes to change that is to have someone de-age Steve, and all it takes for that is someone with the power or technology to de-age someone.
The super soldier serum inside him has kept him alive this long, and there's no telling how that would interact with some other kind of serum or someone's powers tapping into that and rejuvenating his cells or something.
Again, I don't think this will happen, but it's much easier to do that than to mess with the timeline some more, since he's still alive right now.
Heimdall, Loki and the Asgardians
They're not coming back, most likely, but if they did, I think it would be through some passage through Hel and/or Valhalla, winning their souls back, like has happened in the comics in the past.
The Villains
Thanos, Ebony Maw and company aren't coming back. There's no reason for them to. Thanos is the only one worth bringing back and his story is finished with no real possible other things to do.
This includes 2014 Nebula. She's dead. We don't need her. We have the heroic Nebula.
The Snap's Collateral Damage
It hasn't really been addressed how just because half the universe was wiped out from the snap itself doesn't mean those were the only deaths.
If the pilot of an airplane was snapped away, it's likely the whole airline crashed and everyone on board died. Plenty of people got into car accidents because of that. Parents died and left their infant children with nobody to take care of them. Doctors disappeared, making it harder to help cure the ill. People killed themselves because of losing their family members and friends.
Those people won't be brought up, most likely, because it's just too sad to keep mentioning for the rest of the MCU's existence and it's a hard concept to fully wrap your mind around when you're in a movie that will ultimately still boil down to superheroes punching villains.
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For now, those are my thoughts on the possible ways to bring back the dead or "dead" characters, but my mind could change at any point with future films or new information.
How do you think the MCU would bring these people back? What other ideas do you have?
Tell me your thoughts and keep the discussion going in the comments below!
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Anthony Mango
- Saturday, May 4, 2019
Welcome to another edition of WEEK IN GEEK here at Fanboys Anonymous—a rundown of some of the events, news and stories that went down over the past few days in the geek culture spectrum.
Here are some of the topics I felt like voicing my opinions about:
Bond 25 Cast Reveal
Returning Cast = Daniel Craig, of course. Ralph Fiennes is still M, so that's good. Ben Whishaw is still Q, awesome. Naomie Harris is still Moneypenny, fantastic. Rory Kinnear is still Tanner, thumbs up. Jeffrey Wright is returning as Felix Leiter and I'm excited about that. Léa Seydoux is back as Dr. Madeleine Swann which is good for continuity and means she's SO dead.
Rami Malek = The villain. Okay. I'm cool with that. Let's see how that goes.
Ana De Armas = likely the main Bond girl. I haven't seen her in anything (yes, I haven't seen Blade Runner 2049). But she's certainly attractive, so that's a step in the right direction.
Billy Magnussen = Apparently, I've seen him in a few things (Bridge of Spies, The Big Short, Black Mirror and The People v. O.J. Simpson). I don't remember him as anything but Kato, off the top of my head. But hey, cool. He looks like he could practically be a new James Bond. Maybe he'll be another 00 agent?
Lashana Lynch = Having only seen her in Captain Marvel, I liked her in that, but I don't have a gauge of what she'll be doing here. So thumbs up for now.
David Dencik = No idea who he is. He looks like a villain, though.
Dali Benssalah = Never heard of him.
Lord and Miller's Sony TV Universe
Phil Lord and Chris Miller have signed a five-year deal to develop a television series based on Sony's access to the Marvel characters. Not much to go on with that, but I think this could be both a good thing and an absolutely horrible thing.
I trust Lord and Miller. They're not the problem. The problem is Sony, and the fact that the proper MCU doesn't have control over these characters. So whenever another new movie or project is announced, I feel hesitant to trust that it will be good. Even Spider-Man: Homecoming has tons of flaws that bug the hell out of me, and I have to assume it's Sony's fault, not folks like Kevin Feige (even though they're not infallible).
When a production house wants to do things like Black and Silver, or a Kraven spin-off film, I don't trust that their television side of things will be any better (similar to how FOX was working with the X-Men franchise and gave us those shows).
However, since this is TV instead of film, I'm more willing to give it a shot. I'd rather see a Spider-Man television series, for instance, than another movie that isn't in the MCU. It's all tough to say until more information is put out there about the characters they plan on using, what the series is, and so on.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 Starts Filming Next Year
Rather than 2021, they'll start production in 2020. That's awesome news. I wish they would have already started it a while back so that Vol 3 could be coming up soon after the next Spider-Man, particularly as we haven't heard about Doctor Strange 2 or Black Panther 2 or any of the other release dates.
Also, the working title is Hot Christmas. I wonder why...
Sonic the Hedgehog Trailer
The Paramount stars being the rings was a neat touch.
...Gangsta's Paradise? (Note: That is on my top 50, maybe even top 25 favorite songs of all time, so that's not the issue. The issue is WTF is it doing here?)
Why does Jim Carrey not look like Robotnik? Oh wait, okay. Wait, did they just spoil what is probably the end of the movie with that glimpse into his future appearance?
What the hell is this??
Update: It's since come out that director Jeff Fowler says the criticism of the design in the character is actually going to be taken to heart and they'll be changing how Sonic looks. How are they going to do this in six months? I don't know, but at least it's a good sign that they listened. Maybe they should have put out a photo of the concept art well enough in advance to have gotten ahead of that storm, though?
Ghost Rider and Helstrom Coming to Hulu in 2020
Two television shows, one about Ghost Rider and one about Helstrom, are going to be on Hulu.
I know nothing of Helstrom. I can't weigh in on that character or series.
With Ghost Rider, I might be in the minority, but I don't like the Gabriel Luna version of the character or Robbie Reyes in general or anything like that.
I'm also hesitant to fully trust the idea of a television series about Ghost Rider in general, as it needs enough of a budget to have GOOD CGI and not just what we got for Agents of SHIELD. That wasn't good enough for a show revolving around this character.
I'm interested in these, but I'm not too hopeful. Remember, Cloak & Dagger is supposed to be in the MCU just the same, and I still haven't even bothered with Runaways. Jeph Loeb is taking control over this just as much as with the other television shows like the Netflix ones, and while those had some great aspects, they were largely problematic. This isn't Kevin Feige and company. This is the other branch. You know, the ones who did Inhumans...
Peter Mayhew Passed Away at Age 74
RIP Chewbacca. Legendary character that never would have been fully brought to life without Mayhew's influence and care.
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Anthony Mango
- Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Welcome to another edition of 6 Flicks Picks, wherein I list all of the upcoming films that are scheduled to be released in the United States for the month which is about to begin and break down which ones I'll be watching in theaters, which ones I'll wait to rent at home, and which ones I'll be skipping out on entirely. After going through the list, I'll choose which six films stand out to me as the ones I want to see the most, even if there are more or less than six that interest me.
Note: The list below is based primarily off the expanded nationwide USA release dates on IMDB as well as some other random outlets if possible, so some information may be different. If I am missing some of the limited releases or the dates conflict in some fashion, please let me know in the comments below and any adjustments and corrections will be made!
Without further ado, another new month means another new set of films, so what's coming soon to theaters in May 2019?
RELEASE DATE: May 3, 2019
Long Shot
Synopsis: When Fred Flarsky reunites with his first crush, one of the most influential women in the world, Charlotte Field, he charms her. As she prepares to make a run for the Presidency, Charlotte hires Fred as her speechwriter and sparks fly.
Will I watch? = No
UglyDolls
Synopsis: An animated adventure in which the free-spirited UglyDolls confront what it means to be different, struggle with a desire to be loved, and ultimately discover who you truly are is what matters most.
Will I watch? = No
The Intruder
Synopsis: A psychological thriller about a young married couple who buys a beautiful Napa Valley house on several acres of land only to find that the man they bought it from refuses to let go of the property.
Will I watch? = Maybe...probably not
El Chicano
Synopsis: A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law.
Will I watch? = No
Meeting Gorbachev
Synopsis: The life of Mikhail Gorbachev, the eighth and final President of the Soviet Union in chronological order.
Will I watch? = No
Bolden
Synopsis: A mythical account of the life of Buddy Bolden, the first Cornet King of New Orleans.
Will I watch? = No
Shadow
Synopsis: Life and intrigue in an ancient Chinese court.
Will I watch? = No
Clara
Synopsis: An obsessive astronomer and a curious artist form an unlikely bond which leads them to a profound, scientific discovery.
Will I watch? = Maybe
RELEASE DATE: May 10, 2019
Pokémon Detective Pikachu
Synopsis: In a world where people collect Pokémon to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent talking Pikachu who seeks to be a detective.
Will I watch? = Yes
The Hustle
Synopsis: Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson star as female scam artists, one low rent and the other high class, who team up to take down the dirty rotten men who have wronged them.
Will I watch? = No
All Is True
Synopsis: A look at the final days in the life of renowned playwright William Shakespeare.
Will I watch? = No
Poms
Synopsis: POMS is a comedy about a group of women who form a cheer leading squad at their retirement community, proving that you're never too old to 'bring it!'
Will I watch? = No
Tolkien
Synopsis: Tolkien explores the formative years of the orphaned author as he finds friendship, love and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts at school.
Will I watch? = No
The Biggest Little Farm
Synopsis: Documentarian John Chester and his wife Molly work to develop a sustainable farm on 200 acres outside of Los Angeles.
Will I watch? = No
My Son
Synopsis: The disappearance of his child sends a man on a dark path to find the truth.
Will I watch? = No
The Silence of Others
Synopsis: The Silence of Others reveals the epic struggle of victims of Spain's 40-year dictatorship under General Franco, who continue to seek justice to this day. Filmed over six years, the film follows the survivors as they organize the groundbreaking 'Argentine Lawsuit' and fight a state-imposed amnesia of crimes against humanity, and explores a country still divided four decades into democracy. Seven years in the making, The Silence of Others is the second documentary feature by Emmy-winning filmmakers Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar (Made in L.A.). It is being Executive Produced by Pedro Almodóvar, Agustín Almodóvar, and Esther García.
Will I watch? = No
RELEASE DATE: May 17, 2019
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
Synopsis: Super-Assassin John Wick is on the run after killing a member of the international assassin's guild, and with a $14 million price tag on his head - he is the target of hit men and women everywhere.
Will I watch? = Maybe...if I see the other 2 first
The Sun Is Also a Star
Synopsis: A teenager finds love at a difficult time in her family's life.
Will I watch? = No
A Dog's Journey
Synopsis: A dog finds the meaning of his own existence through the lives of the humans he meets.
Will I watch? = No
The Third Wife
Synopsis: 19th century rural Vietnam, fourteen-year-old May is ready to become the third wife of a wealthy landowner. Little did she know that her hidden desires will take her by surprise and force her to make a choice between living in safety and being free.
Will I watch? = No
The Souvenir
Synopsis: A young film student in the early 80s becomes romantically involved with a complicated and untrustworthy man.
Will I watch? = No
Trial by Fire
Synopsis: The tragic and controversial story of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was executed in Texas for killing his three children after scientific evidence and expert testimony that bolstered his claims of innocence were suppressed.
Will I watch? = No
RELEASE DATE: May 24, 2019
Aladdin
Synopsis: A kindhearted Arabian street urchin and a power-hungry Grand Vizier vie for a magic lamp that has the power to make the deepest wishes come true.
Will I watch? = Yes
Booksmart
Synopsis: On the eve of their high school graduation, two academic superstars and best friends realize they should have worked less and played more. Determined not to fall short of their peers, the girls try to cram four years of fun into one night.
Will I watch? = No
Brightburn
Synopsis: What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to mankind, he proved to be something far more sinister?
Will I watch? = Yes
Ad Astra
Synopsis: Astronaut Roy McBride travels to the outer edges of the solar system to find his missing father and unravel a mystery that threatens the survival of our planet.
Will I watch? = Maybe? There's no trailer...
The Tomorrow Man
Synopsis: Ed Hemsler spends his life preparing for a disaster that may never come. Ronnie Meisner spends her life shopping for things she may never use. In a small. These two people will try to find love.
Will I watch? = Maybe
Echo In the Canyon
Synopsis: A look at the roots of the historic music scene in L.A.'s Laurel Canyon featuring the music of iconic music groups such as The Byrds, The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield, and The Mamas and the Papas.
Will I watch? = No
Halston
Synopsis: Prodigiously talented, Halston reigned over fashion in the 1970s and became a household name. But everything changed in the Wall Street era. With his empire under threat, Halston took the biggest gamble of his life.
Will I watch? = No
RELEASE DATE: May 31, 2019
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Synopsis: The crypto-zoological agency Monarch faces off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah.
Will I watch? = Yes
Rocketman
Synopsis: A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John's breakthrough years.
Will I watch? = Yes
Ma
Synopsis: A lonely woman befriends a group of teenagers and decides to let them party at her house. Just when the kids think their luck couldn't get any better, things start happening that make them question the intention of their host.
Will I watch? = Maybe
6 FLICKS PICKS
Which films make the cut?
6. Ad Astra — I was tempted to put Ma on this list, but even though I can't find a trailer for Ad Astra, the description is more interesting to me. Also, I'm sure if I had seen John Wick 1 and 2, then #3 would be on this list, but I just haven't gotten around to watching those.
5. Rocketman — I have no personal attachment to Elton John, but it looks interesting, and I was into Bohemian Rhapsody despite no connection to Mercury.
4. Godzilla: King of the Monsters — As a kid, I always liked Godzilla movies, even though they were cheesy as hell, so of course I'll see this. But even ignoring that, this movie looks visually beautiful. Mothra alone, c'mon.
3. Brightburn — "What if Superman grew up to be evil?" You have me sold.
2. Pokemon: Detective Pikachu — X.
1. Aladdin — Along with The Lion King and Toy Story, Aladdin is tied to be my favorite animated movie of all time.
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Anthony Mango
- Saturday, April 27, 2019
Welcome to another edition of WEEK IN GEEK here at Fanboys Anonymous—a rundown of some of the events, news and stories that went down over the past few days in the geek culture spectrum.
Here are some of the topics I felt like voicing my opinions about:
Thoughts on Pet Sematary
Got to see the movie the other day and I enjoyed it. I'm not the biggest horror person out there and I hadn't seen the original, but this worked for me. I'd recommend it, overall.
Lucifer Season 4 Trailer
I'm digging it. I love this show and I'm really excited how they're going to be able to play around with more rated R type of material and a tighter story arc.
Gemini Man Trailer
I had not heard anything at all about this movie, and then saw the trailer during Endgame. Great marketing decision, as now that I'm aware it exists, I totally want to see it.
Gotham Series Finale
I stopped watching this show when Mad Hatter popped up, so there's your context of how I view this finale. Batman's my favorite character and this show was just too hokey and too all over the place and didn't do it for me as far as its execution and handling how the ages of characters worked and all.
But I had to watch the finale, of course. Here are my thoughts:
- I'm glad Commissioner Gordon has a mustache. They kind of ruined that, though.
- Barbara Kean is just a regular upstanding citizen I guess? That's weird.
- Riddler is full-on Frank Gorshin, I guess.
- Joker being a vegetable is a nice nod to The Dark Knight Returns.
- Lili Simmons is such perfect casting for Selina. Not only does she look like the older version of the younger actress, she's got the body frame, sex appeal, and everything else I'd want in a Catwoman.
- Penguin is totes Penguin. Awesome.
- That sushi looked good.
- Kind of a lame ending, especially with how Batman looked.
I feel like I dodged a bullet not watching the seasons I skipped out on. I can't help but to feel like if I had, I would have been disappointed with this finale.
Avengers: Endgame Breaking Records
BEAT ALL OF THEM. You deserve it. Biggest single day, opening day, weekend, domestic all time, worldwide all time, international all time, PG-13 all time....WIN. THEM. ALL.
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Anthony Mango
- Friday, April 26, 2019
On the latest edition of the Fanboys Anonymous REVIEWPOINT podcast, host Tony Mango breaks down the hits and misses of Avengers: Endgame by discussing what worked, what didn't, and whether you should see it or skip it.
MARVEL'S AVENGERS: ENDGAME (2019):
DIRECTED BY
Anthony Russo and Joe Russo
WRITTEN BY
Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely
STARRING:
Robert Downey Jr. (Tony Stark / Iron Man), Chris Evans (Steve Rogers / Captain America), Scarlett Johansson (Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Mark Ruffalo (Bruce Banner / Hulk), Paul Rudd (Scott Lang / Ant-Man), Brie Larson (Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel), Jeremy Renner (Clint Barton / Hawkeye), Karen Gillan (Nebula), Danai Gurira (Okoye), Benedict Wong (Wong), Bradley Cooper (Rocket), Gwyneth Paltrow (Virginia "Pepper" Potts) and Josh Brolin (Thanos) among many more
Adrift in space with no food or water, Tony Stark sends a message to Pepper Potts as his oxygen supply starts to dwindle. Meanwhile, the remaining Avengers -- Thor, Black Widow, Captain America and Bruce Banner -- must figure out a way to bring back their vanquished allies for an epic showdown with Thanos -- the evil demigod who decimated the planet and the universe.
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Anthony Mango
- Saturday, April 20, 2019
Welcome to another edition of WEEK IN GEEK here at Fanboys Anonymous—a rundown of some of the events, news and stories that went down over the past few days in the geek culture spectrum.
Here are some of the topics I felt like voicing my opinions about:
Details on PlayStation 5
Not a gamer, but this site does delve into gaming here and there (and was originally intended to be a source for gaming as one of the tent poles) so I figured I'd chime in from an outsider's perspective.
It will be backwards compatible with PS4 games, which is great. One of the things that sold me on buying a PS2 at the time was not just the blu-ray player aspect of it, but how it was able to play old PS1 games. I think every console should at least attempt to be able to play older games from previous consoles. Obviously, sometimes, that requires too much manipulation and the specs just don't line up and everything, but at least the previous generation should be a given. Ideally, PS5 would have some kind of system put in place for you to play everything without having to re-buy the games that you already own and such, but hey, at least this is a start and it's something.
It will support 8K resolutions. That's crazy to me, but awesome. Improvements in audio, too.
Obviously, it's improvements all around as far as hardware, meaning stuff like faster load times (relatively speaking...because, of course, if they have faster load times, they'll up the weight of everything that comes out for the system to counteract it and then, it'll catch up) as well as I'm sure all sorts of different things. It all seems good from what I'm hearing, so yay to everyone who will pick one of these up in 2020 or whenever.
Another Avengers: Endgame Trailer
Just go watch this. So many goosebumps.
The Gifted is Cancelled
Didn't even see one episode. I couldn't be bothered, and I'm a big X-Men fan. These random offshoots that were treated like the early 2000s era of comic book material just don't do it for me like they used to. They can do better.
John Cena for Suicide Squad?
Supposedly, he's in talks for a role in the film. What that role could be, I have no idea, even though this is exactly the type of crossover you'd think would be my bread and butter, between Fanboys Anonymous and Smark Out Moment.
Maybe he'll voice King Shark? Rumor has it, Peacemaker, which is a character I have literally no knowledge about.
Final Trailer for Dark Phoenix
Neat visuals, but yeah, I still have no faith in this movie and I'm preparing myself for a total dud.
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Anthony Mango
- Saturday, April 13, 2019
Welcome to another edition of WEEK IN GEEK here at Fanboys Anonymous—a rundown of some of the events, news and stories that went down over the past few days in the geek culture spectrum.
Here are some of the topics I felt like voicing my opinions about:
Addams Family Animated Film Teaser Trailer
Yeaaaaah.....nooo......I still wretchedly hate the animation style and this didn't make me laugh.
Mark Hamill's Idea for Original Trilogy Reunion
Apparently, Hamill pitched the idea that Leia would go to Starkiller Base after failing to telepathically contact Luke, and two Stormtroopers would approach her. One of them would turn to the other, blast him, pull off his helmet and it would be Luke, who would say "Hi sis, I'm here to rescue you."
I would have fucking loooooooooooooooooooooooved that!! And I agree with Hamill, the place would have erupted.
Hamill continues to prove that he had the right idea of what fans wanted more so than Kathleen Kennedy and Rian Johnson and JJ Abrams and that team.
Iain Glen Cast as Bruce Wayne for Titans Season 2 + Jason Todd Upgraded to Series Regular
Very cool that we'll get to see not only more Jason Todd, but Bruce Wayne, too.
I'm not super familiar with Glen. I've seen him in Kick-Ass 2 and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (although that one, I can't remember at all). He looks like he's a little older than what I would picture Bruce being, so I hope they fix the hair situation at least. But he looks gruff, so that's good.
Finally Some Tangible News on Disney+ Details
It will be launched November 12, 2019. = No real thoughts.
It will cost $6.99 a month = BIG fan of that. That's how you create competition. You start off cheaper than Netflix, hook people into becoming comfortable, and then you raise the price in maybe 2-3 years to $9.99 and you'll have people seemingly forever. That's going to be half the price of Netflix and people are going to see that and say "Screw Netflix for a while."
The Falcon and The Winter Soldier = They had mentioned this before. I'm down. I really, really, really hope it doesn't mean Steve Rogers is dead. I don't want any of the Avengers to die, but if any of them have to, I'd rather it be Hulk, not Cap or Tony or Thor at least.
WandaVision = Not the biggest fan of the name, but I'd like a series of those two.
Marvel's What If? = Big, big, big fan of this idea. Apparently, the first episode will be "What If Peggy Carter was Captain America?" and that's neat.
Making Frozen 2 = A documentary on, well, making Frozen 2. Not my favorite movie, so I won't bother looking it up, but that's still neat for the people who are fans.
Forky Asks a Question = A short series based on the new Toy Story character. I already like Forky, so yay.
Lamp Life = A short film about Bo Peep. No idea if that's worth getting into, either, but sure.
The World According to Jeff Goldblum = Seriously? Awesome.
And so on and so forth like the Star Wars project The Mandalorian, a new season of Clone Wars, Monsters at Work, a Lady and the Tramp live-action film. Still not sure what "Marvel's 616" and "Marvel's Hero Project" are, but I'm up for more Marvel.
All 30 seasons of The Simpsons will be on Disney+, so if you want to watch some absolutely amazing television, watch the first 10 seasons and that's it.
What's great is that they still have room to grow, too. With all the FOX films and Miramax and everything, they can have so, so, so much.
Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker Teaser
First off, I can't judge the title until I know how this all plays out.
Second, the trailer did nothing for me. The message was "Rey is important and powerful." No shit.
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Anthony Mango
- Saturday, April 6, 2019
Welcome to another edition of WEEK IN GEEK here at Fanboys Anonymous—a rundown of some of the events, news and stories that went down over the past few days in the geek culture spectrum.
Here are some of the topics I felt like voicing my opinions about:
DC Comics Digital Library Coming to DC Universe
The DC Universe streaming service will be adding the entire digital library of DC comics. This is a big boost to the service, and while it won't be available immediately and will be rolled out over time, it's still something that majorly upgrades the value of the monthly charge, even if you have to wait a year after the issue comes out for it to show up on DC Universe.
Avengers: Endgame Tickets / Trailer
I purchased 16 for myself and my friends, and I had to order them 5 minutes BEFORE they were supposed to go on sale just to be able to get them.
These tickets are being sold for hundreds of bucks because the systems on all the major theater outlets just got wrecked from people trying to buy their seats. My AMC account was acting as if the theater around me didn't exist and that I had no account because it just couldn't make sense of the mad rush.
Regarding the new trailer that was put out, my only response is "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!" I'm so pumped.
Joker Teaser Trailer
Everyone is going nuts over this, but I feel the same as I did before. I hate to be a grouch, but I think this is a mistake, the movie gives me no vibe that it should be about Joker from the DCU, and I feel more like this is a weird college kid's fan film that he thinks is a super deep "fresh take" or "thought experiment" than an actual movie about The Joker.
I hope I'm wrong, and maybe this will be a good movie if I ignore that it's supposed to be about a DC character but I just don't see what the fuss is all about.
David Harbour and Rachel Weisz for Black Widow
The roles they've supposedly signed up for have not been revealed, but it's nice to see that some big guns are coming out for this.
Why, with no hints whatsoever, do I get the feeling Weisz is playing the main villain, Florence Pugh is playing a somewhat "replacement Black Widow" of sorts type of villain (Yelena Belova?) and Harbour will play a mentor that gets killed or something. Just a thought.
Kumail Nanjiani Cast in The Eternals
Supposedly, he's one of the leads. I'll admit, I know nothing about The Eternals to speculate on any character he may play. However, he doesn't strike me as some kind of ripped superhero leading man Chris Evans/Hemsworth/Pratt type guy, so I'm curious and just have to shrug until I know more.
Suicide Squad Casting News
So now, Idris Elba isn't Deadshot, because Deadshot isn't in the movie at all. Now, that sucks.
Joel Kinnaman is returning as Rick Flag (meh), Viola Davis is back as Amanda Waller (yay) and you mean to tell me this is a reboot?
I'm assuming King Shark is just the replacement of Killer Croc.
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Anthony Mango
- Friday, April 5, 2019
On the latest edition of the Fanboys Anonymous REVIEWPOINT podcast, host Tony Mango breaks down the hits and misses of Shazam! by discussing what worked, what didn't, and whether you should see it or skip it.
SHAZAM! (2019):
DIRECTED BY
David F. Sandberg
WRITTEN BY
Henry Gayden (screenplay and story), Darren Lemke (story)
STARRING:
Zachary Levi and Asher Angel (William "Billy" Batson / Shazam), Jack Dylan Grazer (Freddy Freeman), Mark Strong (Dr. Thaddeus Sivana), Grace Fulton (Mary Bromfield), Ian Chen (Eugene Choi), Jovan Armand (Pedro Peña), Faithe Herman (Darla Dudley), Cooper Andrews (Victor Vasquez), Marta Milans (Rosa Vasquez), John Glover (Sivana's Father), and Djimon Hounsou (The Wizard Shazam)
Billy Batson is a streetwise 14-year-old who can magically transform into the adult superhero Shazam simply by shouting out one word. His newfound powers soon get put to the test when he squares off against the evil Dr. Thaddeus Sivana.
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