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See official photos and promo video from tonight’s episode of “Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger”. Tonight the fourth episode of “Cloak & Dagger”, named “Call/Response”, airs on Freeform. Here are some photos. Most of them feature Ty (Aubrey Joseph) and Tandy (Olivia Holt) talking at the church. About Cloak & Dagger episode “Call/Response” Official episode synopsis: “Tandy and Tyrone come face-to-face as the two are able to sit down and talk. Having not been able to tell anyone else what they have been experiencing, both take the opportunity to finally confide in the one person who may truly understand what they…
Find out the most surprising fathers in Marvel comics. The Marvel comics universe is full of strange family connections. One of the strangest is how many characters are dads. From Wolverine to Hulk check out the greatest daddies in Marvel comics. Find out more at My Offers.co.uk Who’s your favorite dad in Marvel comics? Note: Some links may lead to an approved affiliate and small proceeds from the sale go to support the blog. Thank you! If you enjoyed this, then please use the buttons below to tell your friends about this post! Follow us! Email | RSS | Twitter |…
CREDIT: COURTESY FAMILY OF RICHARD ALAN GREENBERG Watch the greatest movie opening titles from the late Richard Greenberg. Richard Alan Greenberg, the Oscar-nominated motion-graphics pioneer, and creator of title sequences for movies like “Superman” and “Alien” has died at 71. He died on June 16, 2018, in New York City. Greenberg won his Oscar nomination for his visual effects works on the 1987 film “Predator”. Greenberg earned a Bachelors degree in industrial design and an MFA in graphic design. He taught at both the University of Illinois and the Institute of Design in Chicago before creating the short film “Stop”. The film…
Here’s everything you may have missed today. In Case You Missed It (ICYMI). Warning: Possible Spoilers! 1. TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES Reboot In The Works At Paramount From BAD WORDS Scribe via Comic Book Movie The Hollywood Reporter has learned that Paramount Pictures is in the very early stages of developing a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, having recently tapped Andrew Dodge (Bad Words) to pen the script. Variety has separately confirmed that the “third” Ninja Turtles movie will essentially serve as a reboot for the franchise and will presumably not be a follow-up to 2014’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which grossed…
Green Lanterns #49 cover by Paul Pelletier, Danny Miki Find out the top 10 comics featuring ethnic characters or talent this week. Spanish comic book artist Marcos Martin draws the final issue of “The Amazing Spider-Man”. Batman’s wedding heats up. Storm heads for Colossus and Kitty’s wedding. Miles Morales fights Alpha Flight. Simon Baz and Jessica Cruz are on the run and more. The Amazing Spider-Man #801 Publisher: Marvel Comics Writer: Dan Slott Artist: Marcos Martin Cover Artist: Marcos Martin Summary: After ten years, Dan Slott’s final issue of THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN is here, and he isn’t pulling any punches.…
Illustration by: Guy Shield (The Hollywood Reporter) Read on to find out everything you may have missed this morning. Welcome to today’s edition of ICYMI (In Case You Missed It). 1. ANT-MAN AND THE WASP Final Trailer Features More Ghost; Character From ANT-MAN Confirmed Not To Return via Comic Book Movie 2. SHAZAM!: Here’s When We’ll Reportedly See The First Trailer For The DC Comics Movie via Comic Book Movie Splash Report’s E-i-C Kellvin Chavez claims to have heard that we will indeed get the first trailer for the DC Comics adaptation in Hall H during Warner Bros.’ panel. 3. Disney Sweetens Offer…
2018 MTV Movie Awards: Chadwick Boseman gives James Shaw Jr. “Best Hero” award The Marvel film “Black Panther” swept the 2018 MTV Movie Awards with five wins. Marvel’s Black Panther has already won the box office, but now it’s the biggest winner at the 2018 MTV Movie Awards. Ryan Coogler’s epic film won in the categories of “Best Movie”, “Best Performance in a Movie” (Chadwick Boseman as Black Panther), “Best Hero” (Chadwick Boseman as Black Panther), “Best Villain” (Michael B. Jordan as N’Jadaka/Erik Killmonger), and “Best Fight” (Chadwick Boseman vs. Winston Duke). No other movie or TV show has taken home…
Find out everything you may have missed today. Could Killmonger be back in “Black Panther 2”? Can “toxic fandom be ended? Why is a spider on Scarlett Johannson’s face? Michael B. Jordan Open to Returning as Killmonger in Black Panther 2 via Screenrant “I mean, I’m a fan, as you said, of Marvel, of comic books, everybody knows that. So I mean if there was ever an opportunity for me to come back and like join this universe and work with like Joe Russo, Kevin Feige, Victoria [Alonso], and everyone over there at Marvel, re-team with Ryan [Coogler] you know, of…
Here are the early box office results of this past weekend Jun 11, 2018 – Jun 17, 2018 Week 24 Box Office Winner: Incredibles 2 Walt Disney’s “Incredibles 2” opened in the number one spot. It made a staggering $182.7 million domestically and a worldwide total of $232 million. The movie is the largest opening ever for an animated feature and is a huge win for Disney and Pixar. “Incredibles 2” has the eighth largest opening weekend of all time beating out Captain America: Civil War which made 179.1 million in 2016. It’s on track to make over 500 million domestically. It…
Enter for a chance to win an “Incredibles 2” logo t-shirt! This week, my brother and I are excited to announce our latest contest! “Incredibles 2” is getting rave reviews and breaking box office records. What’s the Prize? One (1) Incredibles 2 Logo Red T-Shirt For Men And Women How Do You Win? The person with the most points wins. Here’s how you get points: a Rafflecopter giveaway Rules and Restrictions Contest begins 6/15/2018 and ends 6/18/2018 11:59 PM No purchase necessary One (1) winner per household Open to residents of the U.S. (void where prohibited) Contestant must be 18 -years…
Welcome to Geek Bits where we share the best news and coolest stuff of the week that might have gotten missed Quote of the Week:”The training is nothing! The will is everything! ” – Henri Ducard Batman Begins (2005) CAPTAIN MARVEL Enlists KRYPTON Composer Pinar Toprak To Score via Comic Book Movie “Heat Vision attended Captain Marvel scoring session last month, and saw Toprak at work at Warner Brothers’ Eastwood Sound Stage. Vibrant strings were mixed with state of the art synths to create powerful action sequences. The compelling melodies evoked images of a fierce battle, and quickly retreated to…
Wonder Woman 2 (2019) Steve Trevor (Chris Pine) Patty Jenkins confirmed Steve Trevor’s return in “Wonder Woman 2” and it raises questions. **WARNING: Spoilers for Wonder Woman (2017) and “Wonder Woman 2″** One of the most emotional scenes in “Wonder Woman” was when Steve Trevor, played by Chris Pine, sacrificed his life to save Diana (Gal Gadot) in a plane crash. It’s been rumored for awhile that Trevor would return for the sequel. Now it’s been confirmed by director Patty Jenkins on her personal Twitter account saying” Welcome to WONDER WOMAN 1984, Steve Trevor!”. Wonder Woman 2 (2019) Steve Trevor (Chris Pine)…
Brie Larson at the Crystal + Lucy Awards 2018 Actress Brie Larson called out the critics association for racial bias in an impassioned speech. Brie Larson was on hand to accept the “Crystal Award for Excellence in Film” Wednesday night at the Beverly Hilton. She dedicated her speech to talk about a recent study that showed a stark disparity between white critics and critics of color. The “Critic’s Choice” study, published by USC Annenberg on Monday. She said, “Of the 100 highest-grossing movies in 2017, less than a quarter of the critics were white women, less than ten percent were underrepresented men, and…
Find out the top 10 comics featuring ethnic characters or talent this week. Barry Allen and Wally West go to trial, Justice League of China ends and Squirrel Girl meets Ms. Marvel! Plus, Eternity Girl plans to blow your mind. Eternity Girl #4 Publisher: Young Animal Writer: Magdalene Visaggio Artist: Sonny Liew Cover Artist: Sonny Liew Summary: The eternal lord of order known as the Crash takes us on a tour of alternate Eternity Girls throughout the endless possibilities of existence. Throughout them all, one thing remains constant: Madame Atom and Eternity Girl… On Sale: December 30, 1899 Price: $3.99 Buy…
“Cloak & Dagger” – Dagger (Olivia Holt), Cloak (Aubrey Joseph) The new Marvel TV show “Cloak & Dagger” has become the best series launch for Freeform in two years. The numbers are in. According to Deadline the teen-superhero drama “Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger” had a huge premiere last week with 1.64 million total viewers in Live+3. It’s Freeform’s best series launch in two years. It’s also Freeform’s most-watched drama show since the “Pretty Little Liars” finale nearly a year ago. The show starring Olivia Holt and Aubrey Joseph also had the biggest digital opening ever for the network with 716,000…
Incredibles 2 (2018) – Violet Parr (voice) (Sarah Vowell), Dashiell Parr (Dash) (voice) (Huck Milner), Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible (voice) (Craig T. Nelson), Helen Parr / Elastigirl (voice) (Holly Hunter) The reviews are in and the critics love “Incredibles 2”. The review embargo is lifted and Rotten Tomatoes has revealed their score of the critical consensus is in the high 90s making it “Certified Fresh”. Currently is standing at 96% from 50 reviews with 48 rating it good or “fresh” and two as bad or “rotten”. The consensus is “Incredibles 2 reunites Pixar’s family crimefighting team for a long-awaited follow-up that may…
The first trailer for James Wan’s Aquaman movie could be released online soon. It’s been reported by several outlets that the first teaser trailer for Jaman Mamo’s upcoming Aquaman solo movie has been shown at CinemaCon. Director James Wan was joined by Jason Momoa (Arthur Curry/Aquaman) and co-stars Amber Heard (Mera), Patrick Wilson (Orm the Ocean Master) and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Black Manta) to discuss the film and present the first footage. However, the footage hasn’t been made public. Deadline reports that the footage shown by WB includes Momoa, Amber Heard, and Patrick Wilson. Footage showed the underseas kingdom of Atlantis, replete…
Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse (2018) Miles Morales / Spider-Man (Shameik Moore) Find out all the little details you missed in the “Spider-man: Into the Spider-Verse” trailer. A new trailer for the computer-animated Spider-Man movie was released and it’s already pulling in huge numbers. Directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller who worked on “21 Jump Street” and “The LEGO movie” it follows the adventures of Miles Molares. The bi-racial superhero who may or may end up in the Marvel Cinematic Universe of movies. 1. Japanese Spider-Man In one scene Miles Morales has a drawing of a robot. It doesn’t look…
“Rise of the Black Panther” #6 cover by Richard Elson Find out the top 10 comics featuring ethnic characters or talent this week. Astonishing X-Men #12 Publisher: Marvel Comics Writer: Charles Soule Artist: Gerardo Sandoval Cover Artist: Greg Land, Edgar Delgado Summary: ACT III: MINDKILLER It’s Xavier and Psylocke versus Proteus! In a battle for reality itself, which of these super-powered psychics will win? And when the dust settles, what’s next for the Astonishing… On Sale: Jun 6th, 2018 Price: $3.99 Buy Astonishing X-Men 12& on Comixology Batman #48 Publisher: DC Comics Writer: Tom King Artist: Mikel Janin Cover Artist:…
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) – Chewbacca (Joonas Suotamo), Tobias Beckett (Woody Harrelson), Qi’ra (Emilia Clarke), Han Solo (Alden Ehrenreich) “Star Wars Fatigue” is the idea that people are tired of the movies and don’t want any more. After the box office failure of the latest “Star Wars” movie – “Solo: A Star Wars Story” – there’s been a lot of debate if the “Star Wars” franchise is in trouble. One of the many reasons cited is so-called “Star Wars Fatigue”. Actually, the term existed before “Star Wars”. In the industry, it’s known as “franchise fatigue”. What is a…
Deadline reports that Keiynan Lonsdale, who plays Wally West / Kid Flash on “The Flash” and “Legends Of Tomorrow” is not returning as a series regular. While he’s no longer a series regular he will be in the season five premiere, but it’s possible that he could show up in guest appearances. The Australian actor, dancer, and singer-songwriter joined “The Flash” in 2015. While the character started strong in season two and has had a few good moments, the character has been severely underutilized. What do you think of Keiynan Lonsdale leaving “The Flash”? Note: Some links may lead to an approved affiliate…
Bumblebee (2018) Charlie Watson (Hailee Steinfeld) The first trailer and poster for the Transformers spin-off “Bumblebee” is online. It looks…pretty good actually. The trailer opens with the words of Bobby Bolivia, played by the late Bernie Mac. “Drivers don’t pick their cars … The cars pick their drivers,” Bobby says. “It’s a mystical bond between man and machine.” Here’s the teaser for “Bumblebee” Here’s the first soulful poster for “Bumblebee: The Movie” with the tagline “every adventure has a beginning” It’s interesting that the first Transformers movie was about a “boy and his car” and this movie flips it to…
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) Han Solo (Alden Ehrenreich) “Solo: A Star Wars Story” looks great and has some nail-biting action but has zero characterization. There’s nothing in the movie that adds to our understanding of any “Star Wars” character. Alden Ehrenreich’s Han Solo has no story arc whatsoever. He starts out as a good-humored maverick with a heart of gold and ends exactly the same. There’s no attempt to take his upbringing on the brutal slave world of Corellia and show how he could overcome that to become a hero. That’s not bad in of itself. but it creates…
“Deadpool 2” (2018) – Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) Here are the early box office results of this past weekend May 28, 2018 – Jun 03, 2018 Week 22 Box Office Winner: “Deadpool 2” Today’s a confusing day for the weekend box office. While Box Office Mojo says that “Solo” is in the number one position the official numbers from ComScore say “Deadpool 2” won the international box office. In the end, there’s a minor difference between “Deadpool 2” which made $64.9 million over “Solo” which made $59 million. Solo is a bomb, but how big of one? Walt Disney’s “Solo: A Star Wars Story”…
Fresh rumors suggest the “Green Lantern Corp” movie could feature Simon Baz and Jessica Cruz as the leads instead of Hal Jordan or John Stewart. Potential Spoilers! The DC “Extended Universe” of movies has gone through some major reshuffling, but the movie focusing on the superhero Green Lantern and the intergalactic police force is still on. New rumors suggest the plot follows Green Lanterns Simon Baz and Jessica Cruz as they hunt for Hal Jordon. He’s apparently lost in space without his ring and the two are sent to find him. Simon Baz is a Lebanese-American and Muslim from Michigan who is the new…
Avengers Infinity War (2018) – Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) mourns the death of Peter Parker (Tom Holland) Find out how shocking every death “Avengers: Infinity War” is. The latest Marvel superhero movie “Infinity War” is a blockbuster on its way to $2 billion. Marvel Studio head Kevin Feige promised big changes to the Marvel Cinematic Univers (MCU) after the movie and they delivered. Almost half the superheroes in the MCU died. Some weren’t too surprising but some were jaw-dropping. WARNING: THIS POST CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR “AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR” We don’t know what’s going to happen in “Avengers 4” and some…
Star Wars: Lando – Double or Nothing #1 cover by Scott Forbes Find out the top 10 comics featuring ethnic characters or talent this week. The Amazing Spider-Man #800 Publisher: Marvel Comics Writer: Dan Slott Artist: Stuart Immonen, Humberto Ramos, Giuseppe Camuncoli Cover Artist: Alex Ross Summary: After 10 years, Dan Slott’s epic run on AMAZING SPIDER-MAN is nearing its end in a big way with the “Go Down Swinging” arc, and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #800 will be an appropriately huge issue in more ways than… On Sale: May 30th, 2018 Price: $9.99 Buy The Amazing Spider-Man 800& on Comixology Black…
In a bid to blow up the DisneyFox deal 21st Century Fox has scheduled a shareholder meeting to decide if they’ll consider Comcast’s bid or accept Disney’s offer. Late last year Disney and Fox announced they had agreed to sell most of Fox’s assets to Disney for or $52.4 billion. This includes the film rights to many popular comic book characters like the X-Men. But since then Comcast has stepped in to try and outbid the studio. In a story that has taken more twists and turns than any Marvel crossover story Variety reports that 21st Century Fox has scheduled a…
A Marvel Studios leak may have revealed the logo for the next Avengers film: Avengers 4. Posted on The Geek Powers Instagram feed they say “A Marvel Studios light control worker could have revealed the official logo from #Avengers4”. This could be the working title of the film or it could be Marvel trolling fans. Again. Either way, it’s a pretty good looking, albeit boring logo. The name “The Infinity Gauntlet” was a six-issue limited series from 1991 that shows Thanos collecting the Infinity Gems. The titles of the sequels were “The Infinity War” (1992) and “The Infinity Crusade” (1993). If…
Here are the early box office results of this past weekend May 21, 2018 – May 27, 2018 Week 21 Box Office Winner: “Solo: A Star Wars Story” To the surprise of no one Walt Disney’s “Solo: A Star Wars Story” opened in the number one spot. It made $83.3 million for a domestic box office gross of $83 million and a worldwide total of $103 million. For some movies that would be great, but for a “Star Wars” movie, it’s a disaster. Here’s why: 1) Star Wars Movies Open Bigger “Star Wars” movies usually have huge opening weekends. For example, the…