Castlevania Netflix: First screenshots of Season 4 released

 

As fans await more updates and word on when the next season of Castlevania will premiere on Netflix, series director Samuel Deats and Powerhouse Animation Studio have revealed via Deats' Twitter page the first two screenshots of Season 4 - which reveals a very battle worn Trevor Belomont and his partner/ lover Sypha Belnades staring at what most likely is their enemies - before, during, or after the battle.

No release date has been revealed for Castlevania Netflix Season 4, but here's hoping it premieres sometime in 2021.

Mads Mikkelsen is officially cast as the new Grindelwald for Fantastic Beasts 3

 

Following the resignation of Johnny Depp in his role as Gellert Grindelwald in the Fantastic Beasts film franchise, Warner Bros. has officially announced that "Casino Royale" and "Doctor Strange" actor Mads Mikkelsen has been cast as the new actor to play the role. Depp - who is currently in an ongoing legal battle against his ex-wife Amber Heard - had to step away from the series and the currently in production untitled Fantastic Beasts sequel. As a result, the movie - which was originally scheduled to premiere on November 2021, has been pushed back to July 2022 instead due to the delays caused by the pandemic and the recasting of Depp.

Reads up more on the story from Entertainment Weekly.

The untitled Fantastic Beasts 3 will now premiere on July 15, 2022 in the US.

ICYMI: McFarlane Toys' DC Multiverse reveals "Dark Nights Death Metal" wave

 

If you missed out on the big news revealed by Todd McFarlane and McFarlane Toys, the next new wave of DC Multiverse figures will be based on none other than the currently ongoing "Dark Nights Death Metal" - with Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and The Robin King setting up a Build-A-Figure "DarkFather" - aka a Batman with the powers of Darkseid! 

Check out more details via the McFarlane Toys Facebook page!

Batman: Earth One Vol. 3 will be released on June 2021

 

Almost six years after the release of the last volume chronicling the Earth One graphic novel adventures of Bruce Wayne and his winged avenger alter ego, DC Comics has officially announced that "Batman: Earth One Vol. 3" will finally see release in the summer of next year - continuing the story following the apparent demise of Harvey Dent, the defeat of The Riddler, and the growing network and ongoing crimefighting crusade of The Batman in Gotham City.

Via Newsarama, here's the official synopsis of the new chapter that is once again written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Gary Frank - fresh off their last collaboration in "Doomsday Clock".

"Harvey Dent is dead. Or is he? A gang of thieves thrusts Gotham City into a state of fear when they are mysteriously well-armed with military-grade weapons: flamethrowers, grenade launchers, and even tanks, And this gang claims it is funded by none other than former district attorney Harvey Dent." 

"Balancing his two lives, Bruce Wayne must find the truth by tapping his growing network of agents, including Alfred Pennyworth, Jim Gordon, Waylon 'Killer Croc' Jones, and the savvy new Catwoman, Bruce is distracted by the seemingly impossible return of another figure believed dead: his grandfather Adrian Arkham. He must also comfort his longtime friend, Gotham City mayor Jessica Dent, who is scarred both physically and mentally from her experience with the Riddler, which resulted in the gruesome death of her brother." 

"But is Harvey back, plotting revenge on a city he proclaims to be guilty? When Batman discovers the truth behind these many mysteries, his entire world unravels…"

Long awaited since Vol. 2 was released in 2015,  the Batman: Earth One series is one of the latest modern reinterpretations of the Caped Crusader that is grounded closer to reality and is a great springboard for newer fans to jump into. In many ways, it has served as an inspiration for Matt Reeves' upcoming Batman film "The Batman", wherein The Riddler, Catwoman, The Penguin, and even Alfred Pennyworth feel inspired from the Earth One continuity counterparts.

Batman: Earth One Vol. 3 will be released on June 8, 2021.

WandaVision to explore the origins of Scarlet Witch's powers

 

Looks like fans are going to get a lot of answers about the origins of Wanda Maximoff aka the Scarlet Witch's powers when "WandaVision" premieres on Disney + on January next year, as Marvel Studios head and MCU architect Kevin Feige has teased in a feature by Empire that Elizabeth Olsen's character will be fleshed out as her romance with Paul Bettany's Vision continues in a seemingly fantasy alternate reality that more or less was created by her.

“If you look at the Infinity Saga, I don’t think any single person has gone through more pain and trauma than Wanda Maximoff. And no character seems to be as powerful as Wanda Maximoff. And no character has a power-set that is as ill-defined and unexplored as Wanda Maximoff,” MCU boss Kevin Feige tells Empire. “So it seemed exploring that would be worthwhile post-Endgame. Who else is aware of that power? Where did it come from? Did the Mind Stone unlock it?”

Read more about the Empire feature here and check out more photos there.

WandaVision will debut on Disney + on December 15.

ICYMI: Batman Hush statue unveiled BY DC at Burbank, California

 

Fans of DC Comics and Batman may probably have touched upon "Batman: Hush" - one of The Dark Knight's most critically acclaimed modern adventures depicted in Batman #608 - Batman #619 and saw a mystery the puts Bruce Wayne through a gauntlet involving his deadliest enemies and closest allies - and sees a renewed romance blossom between him and Selina Kyle aka Catwoman. The storyline, written by Jeph Loeb and pencilled by Jim Lee, also sees the introduction of the titular villain Hush - who would go on to plague the Caped Crusader in later adventures.

This November, DC has unveiled the completed Batman statue in Burbank, California - as part of The Dark Knight's 81st anniversary celebration this year and modelled after Jim Lee's design of Batman and erected by Visit Burbank. If you're in California, it can be seen at AMC Walkway of Downtown Burbank. More details can be read here via DC's press release.

The Last Of Us gets series order from HBO

 

Looks like Joel and Ellie are officially getting the TV Series treatment, as HBO has officially greenlit "The Last of Us", with Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin set to write the show.

The news comes via The Hollywood Reporter, and Naughty Dog and The Last of Us director Neil Druckmann is set to help write and executive produce the program based on the video game series he helped create. HBO and Sony Pictures TV are producing it along with PlayStation Productions, Word Games, and Naughty Dog.

Based on the 2013 survival horror adventure and PlayStation exclusive, The Last Of Us takes place 20 years after a devastating fictional Cordyceps virus cripples civilization and turns its victims into fungal monstrous creatures. Joel - a survivor who works as a smuggler and bears a tragic past, is tasked with taking a young girl named Ellie from one quarantined state to another, on a mission that could help turn things around and save humanity from the virus once and for all. However, Joel and Ellie's journey is filled with danger from both the infected and the living - forcing them to rely on each other for survival and changing their lives forvever.

The Last of Us TV Series has no release date or other details yet, but there'll definitely be more details coming as the developers work to bring this critically acclaimed video game series to life on the small screen.

Batwoman: See Ryan Wilder in action in brief teaser for Season 2

 

After casting Javicia Leslie as the new series lead Ryan Wilder following the departure of Ruby Rose from the series, fans have yet to see this Batwoman in motion and wearing the costume in action. That all changes with a new teaser The CW just aired that shows brief snippets of Wilder's masked vigilante in action, giving viewers a taste of things to come and the inevitable trailer showing what we can expect when the show airs Season 2 in a few months.

Batwoman Season 2 Teaser featuring Ryan Wilder as Batwoman [Javicia Leslie]

Batwoman Season 2 airs on The CW starting January 17.

ICYMI: Zack Snyder reveals how much new footage his cut of Justice League will have

 

For those who were curious about just how much new footage will be added in "Zack Snyder's Justice League" now that reshoots are being done, you might be a little disappointed with the news, as Zack Snyder revealed during an interview with "Beyond The Trailer" just how much new stuff he's shooting - and that includes Jared Leto's return as The Joker to boot.

Here's the full interview below, followed by quotes of what he mentioned there:

Zack Snyder Interview - New Look for Joker, Snyder Cut 2021 New Scenes

"I will say that in the end it’s going to probably be about four minutes or five minutes of additional photography for the entire movie. In the four hours that is Justice League, maybe four minutes."

Even if it's just four minutes, there's plenty of stuff that was left out in the 2017 film that made up the theatrical release which never saw the light of day. - as "Justice League" was overseen by Joss Whedon when Snyder had to step out due to a family tragedy. 

Now that Zack Snyder is overseeing things and reviving his vision, this is still a version of the film as intended by the director that people will want to see - especially since it's split into four parts and will air in HBO Max next year. 

Batman Catwoman gets spotlight on Entertainment Weekly

 

In a few weeks it's time to continue Tom King's story on Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle's romance and adventures, as "Batman Catwoman" by King and artist Clay Mann begins its run and becomes the latest DC Black Label miniseries to be released with 12 issues under its wing. Entertainment Weekly has spotlighted the upcoming new series, and has released some exclusive new images in the article - which features interviews with King and Mann as well as the writer declaring that the "Bat Cat" duo are officially married as far as he's concerned, as well as detailing what the run will be about - concentrating on the past, present, and future as Bruce and Selina go on a journey that spans their early years, their marriage, and that future where an older Selina goes on a case after her husband's death. Also, new costumes and the DC Universe debut of Phantasm, aka Andrea Beaumont from Batman: Mask of the Phantasm.

Read up more in Entertainment Weekly's feature here. Batman Catwoman #1 will hit comic book stores on December 1st.

ICYMI: WandaVision will debut in Disney + on January 2021

 

As fans held out to hope that the series would possibly air before the year ends on Disney's new streaming service, Marvel Studios and Disney have officially confirmed that "WandaVision" will instead premiere on Disney + in the middle of January next year instead. This makes 2020 only the second year without any representation for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as the first time was in 2009 following the release of "Iron Man" and "The Incredible Hulk" the previous year and no return for the saga until the release of "Iron Man 2" in 2010.

While that certainly is a bummer for some, the wait won't be so long and we'll get our chance to see Wanda Maximoff and Vision's alternate reality warping TV series in a few months. This will also set up the upcoming Doctor Strange sequel "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" - where Elizabeth Olsen's Wanda is expected to play a big role in the Benedict Cumberbatch sequel following her adventures with Paul Bettany's Vision.

WandaVision is scheduled to start streaming on Disney + on January 15, 2021.

Mortal Kombat Reboot Film Delayed Due To Ongoing Pandemic

 

For those looking forward to the upcoming Mortal Kombat Movie Reboot - you'll have to hold your excitement and wait for the film indefinitely as a new announcement from one of the film's producers confirms that the film won't make its planned January 2021 release and will be delayed until theaters can safely reopen following the ongoing pandemic affecting everyone in the world.

Here's the tweet confirming the delay from producer Todd Garner himself.

Well, I thought by the casts’ social media you would’ve figured out we’re shooting a few more days. We’d always planned for it & thought we’d do it in March. The pandemic had other plans. We won’t have a release date for the movie until theaters re-open. Same for trailer.

— Todd Garner (@Todd_Garner) November 10, 2020

No release date has been given for the MK Reboot, but it will be produced by James Wan and will star the likes of Hiroyuki Sanada as Scorpion, Chin Han as Shang Tsung, as Ludi Lin as Liu Kang.

PlayStation 5 will launch in the Philippines on December 11

 

With just a day to go before it launches in major territories like the US and Japan on November 12 and in other territories on November 19, Sony Interactive Entertainment Singapore Private Limited (SIES) has announced that the PlayStation 5 will be available in the Philippines next month on December 11.

Priced at Php 27,990, the PS5 will be the unit with the Ultra HD Blu-Ray disc drive. The new controller, the DualSense, will also be bundled together with each unit.

You can check out more info as well as the prices of other peripherals at PlayStation.com. 

WandaVision featured in the cover of Entertainment Weekly

 

As the year prepares to hit its last month in a couple of weeks and not a single Marvel Studios theatrical release made due to the ongoing global pandemic postponing release dates, all eyes turn to the hopeful release of "WandaVision" - the Scarlet Witch/ Wanda Maximoff and Vision TV Series on Disney + that will reunite Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany as the ill-fated Avengers couple who find themselves in a different reality that seems too perfect to be true.

Entertainment Weekly has spotlighted the upcoming series in their upcoming new issue as seen in the cover above, and talk in detail about what to expect from the six hour series when it premieres on Disney +. You can read about that in this link to their page.

WandaVision is tentatively slated to be released before 2020 ends, and will set up events leading to the Doctor Strange sequel - Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales gets one amazing Launch Trailer

 

With just DAYS to go until it finally swings into a PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5 console near you, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Insomniac Games, and Marvel have released the official Launch Trailer for "Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales" - giving you the gist of what to expect when you play and take control of the young new Spider-Man of New York City!

Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales Launch Trailer I PS5, PS4

And with that, get ready! Miles Morales swings into PS4 and PS5 on November 12!

The Walking Dead teases its return in 2021 with virtual table read

 

Set to be released next year as production has been moved due to the ongoing global pandemic, the cast of The Walking Dead are getting ready for their eleventh and final season of the show, which will wrap up some pretty big storylines as well as lead to new spin-off shows that include one with Daryl Dixon and Carol Peletier.

As the upcoming season will feature the reunion of Maggie Greene Rhee and Negan, the cast of the show including actors Lauren Cohan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan reunite for a virtual table read to give fans a taste of things to come... And to see how the dynamic will play out since the time skip and Maggie leaving Alexandria with her son Hershel to distance herself from the killer of her husband.

The Walking Dead returns in 2021

The Walking Dead will return with its final season in 2021, with 24 episodes covering season 11 within a two year period.

Superman & Lois sees Tyler Hoechlin sporting an updated costume

 

Next year the CW is returning to active duty with their DC slate of live action programs, as filming has resumed for shows like Superman & Lois - their new spin-off series in the Arrowverse that focuses on Clark Ken/ Superman and Lois Lane from Supergirl and giving them their own platform to tell their stories and adventures on.

Thanks to Canadagraphs, we get our first look at the updated super suit that actor Tyler Hoechlin will wear as Superman, which still doesn't have the red trunks but is noticeably more pronounced and muscular from the set photos shared on the site, and seems to be inspired by Superman's suit during the DC Rebirth period of DC Comics. Go visit and take a look at some of them at the link here for a peek at what to expect.

Superman & Lois will premiere on February 23, 2021 on The CW.

Spider-Man: Miles Morales "Be Yourself" Commercial highlights the new webslinger hero in action

 

Set to be released in just a few days alongside Sony's new console as well as the PlayStation 4, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Insomniac Games, and Marvel have released a new TV commercial for "Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales" - which shows the young new Spider-Man in town in the midst of a battle and kicking in some beats and motivation to help him fight on and never give up.

Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales - Be Yourself TV Commercial | Playstation

Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales will be released on PS5 and PS4 on November 12!

PlayStation 5 will be "Online Only" for launch day

 

Those looking to migrate to the next generation of PlayStation this month may want to place their orders online if they haven't yet, as Sony has announced via their PlayStation Blog that PS5 launch day orders will be "online only" - meaning the system won't be available for pick up and purchase at stores and retailers when it launches on its respective dates across the world.

Taking the current global pandemic situation into account, Sony is discouraging fans and users from camping out or looking to line up for a PS5 unit when it launches. Those that have already pre-ordered at their respective retailers should be able to do so, but new customers will have to make their purchases online and confirm it from there.

The PlayStation 5 will launch on November 12 in major territories like the US and Japan, with other countries to follow on November 19.

Resident Evil Reboot: R.P.D populated with Zombies set photo released

 

Looks like things in the Resident Evil Reboot set are shaping up to be pretty close to the games their based on this time around, as a new photo that's circulating online shows us the front of the Raccoon Police Department in the midst of a zombie apocalypse! Those familiar with the original Resident Evil 2 and its Remake will be pretty excited by this set photo - and hopefully an indication that Constantin Films is indeed pursuing a reboot that's faithful to the source material!

We'll just have to wait and see what other updates may come on the horizon. Big thanks to Biohazard Declassified for sharing this over at their Facebook page! The RE Reboot is slated for release sometime in 2021!