SPOILER: Entertainment Weekly Spoils The “Big Death” in Amazing Spider-Man #26

 

It didn’t even get to the end of the month yet, and Entertainment Weekly has revealed the “Big Death” happening in the pages of “The Amazing Spider-Man #26” that was teased by Marvel Comics. In many ways, it feels very random and out of nowhere - and this demise will piss off fans of the character a lot.

SPOILERS follow after the jump, so read at your own risk.

The Ultimate Marvel Universe Returns with New "Ultimate Invasion" Series By Jonathan Hickman and Bryan Hitch

 

After disappearing for almost a decade following the events of the 2015 event "Secret Wars", Marvel Comics is returning to the Ultimate Marvel Universe and teasing a "transformation" of everything else with the four part limited series "Ultimate Invasion" - which will be written by Jonathan Hickman (who wrote Secret Wars) and illustrated by "The Ultimates" artist himself, Bryan Hitch.

Launched in the early 2000's, the Ultimate universe was Marvel's new imprint that allowed creators to tell new stories of the iconic characters that have been long associated with the House of Ideas. Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Avengers, and even the Fantastic Four were all reimagined and made with modern sensibilities in mind, and the universe even dared to introduce new status quos and replacements. - most prominent being Miles Morales as the new Spider-Man and making Reed Richards into a mad interdimensional villain known as The Maker. Those characters will play a part of course in "Ultimate Invasion", which is set to begin this June 2023!

Read more on the upcoming series via Entertainment Weekly!

DC Comics Announces They are Killing the Justice League with Justice League #75

 

Yep, you read that right - DC COMICS IS KILLING OFF THE JUSTICE LEAGUE.

With the "Death of Superman" storyline commemorating its 30th anniversary this year, DC is daring to do a very ambitious storyline by killing off the other members of the current roster of the world's greatest heroes - with writer Joshua Williamson explaining just what he's going to do in Justice League #75 this April.

You can read the rest of the story over at Entertainment Weekly.

Legends of Tomorrow's 100th episode brings back members of the original team

 

The 100th episode of The CW's highly successful Arrowverse spin-off series "Legends of Tomorrow" will be a star-studded ensemble filled with familiar faces, as Entertainment Weekly presents the first look at the cast who'll be gathering and featuring the return of some very familiar faces - including Wentworth Miller as Captain Cold, Arthur Darvill as Rip Hunter, Victor Garber as Martin Stein and Franz Drameh as Jax who both combine to form Firestorm, Brandon Routh as Ray Palmer/ The Atom, Courtney Ford as Nora Darhk, and Falk Hentschel as Hawkman.

The 100th Episode will be directed by Sara Lance/ White Canary herself Caity Lotz, and will air on the 27th this month!

Despero is the Big Bad of "Armageddon" in The Flash, Will be played by Tony Curran

 

A classic Justice League villain will be at the center of The Flash Season 8's "Armageddon" crossover type storyline, as Entertainment Weekly confirms that Despero is the big bad of that upcoming event - which will see Grant Gustin's Barry Allen/ Flash teaming up with familiar heroes from the Arrowverse/ CW-Verse such as Brandon Routh's Atom and Kat McNamara's Green Arrow.

Despero of course is an alien from another world with powerful psychic powers - who has opposed the Justice League for many years since his creation in the 1960's. He'll be played by Tony Curran in The CW, who has also starred in Doctor Who, X-Men: First Class, Thor: The Dark World, and Marvel's Daredevil series on Netflix. 

The Flash Season 8 begins on November 8 on The CW.

Marvel's Eternals: Entertainment Weekly releases 10 character poster covers

 

Set to be released this November and bringing an ensemble cast together to chronicle a set of immortal beings who will be making their presence known for the first time in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Studios and Entertainment Weekly have showcased the 10 character poster covers for "Eternals" - the next film after "Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings" in "Phase 4" of the MCU, and it features the cast including Richard Madden's Ikaris, Gemma Chan's Sersi, Kumail Nanjiani as Kingo, Lia McHugh as Sprite, Brian Tyree Henry as Phastos, Lauren Ridloff as Makkari, Barry Keoghan as Druig, Don Lee as Gilgamesh, Salma Hayek as Ajak, and Angelina Jolie as Thena.

You can read more about these covers as well as in depth info on Marvel's Eternals via EW.

Hawkeye premieres on Disney + on November 24, First Look photo released by EW

 

After production wrapped up months ago and fans anxiously waited for news on when the show would be released, Marvel Studios and Entertainment Weekly have officially revealed when "Hawkeye" will be streaming on Disney + - and it starts this November 24! The "Phase 4" series of the Marvel Cinematic Universe will see Jeremy Renner once again don the bow and quiver as Clint Barton/ Hawkeye - as he takes on a new apprentice and partner in Kate Bishop who is training to be Hawkeye herself and is played by Hailee Steinfeld!

Check out the first look official photo above, and find out more details via Entertainment Weekly!

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.

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.

Entertainment Weekly has new details on Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales!

In a brand new article spotlighting the upcoming Marvel Games hitting in the next few months, Entertainment Weekly has new details from Insomniac Games on “Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales” - their brand new expansion/ spin-off for their critically acclaimed “Spider-Man” game for the PS4! Set to be released this holiday season as a launch title for the Sony Playstation 5, the new game is set during winter time and one year after the events of “Marvel’s Spider-Man” - where Miles has to deal with the fact that his Harlem home may be collateral damage and caught in a war between an energy corporation and a criminal organization using advanced tech.

From the article alone, the game is compared to Naughty Dog’s Uncharted spin-off “Uncharted: Lost Legacy” - which is not a full blown sequel in itself and more of a companion story to “Uncharted 4”. The real Spider-Man sequel is being kept under (webbing) wraps, and we can only imagine when Sony and Insomniac Games will reveal more details on that!

Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales will be a PS5 exclusive coming this holiday season!

Batman:Three Jokers will be a three issue miniseries that finally begins this June 2020

One of the biggest mysteries in the DC Universe will finally be answered this Summer, as DC Comics, writer Geoff Johns, and artist Jason Fabok finally shed light and reveal some details for "Batman: Three Jokers" - the upcoming DC miniseries that will be launched under the "DC Black Label" imprint. Teased since the start of "DC Rebirth" and set to answer the numerous versions and variations of the Clown Prince of Crime in DC history, the storyline will run through three 48 paged issues, and will involve Batman, Batgirl, and Red Hood as they try and decipher what is going on with one of the greatest comic book villains of all time.

Here are the three covers, as previewed along with the main story at Entertainment Weekly.

The first issue of "Batman: Three Jokers" is set for release on June 17 this year.

DC returns to the world of BTAS with “Batman: The Adventures Continue”

Over 25 years after the critically acclaimed animated series first launched and spawned the DC Animated Universe we all know and love, DC Comics is once again stepping back into the world of “Batman: The Animated Series” and its sequel “The New Batman Adventures”, as a brand new six issue miniseries has been announced called “Batman: The Adventures Continue” - with show veterans and producers Paul Dini and Alan Burnett returning to write the series and Tye Templeton set to illustrate!

The new comic series serves as part of an initiative to help introduce the new line of BTAS style DC Collectibles coming into the market. Jason Todd, aka the second Robin and Red Hood, for instance never appeared in the animated series - but he is getting a toy and this comic series aims to help explain his existence in the DCAU! You can read more about this exciting new series coming from DC via the exclusive report via Entertainment Weekly!

Batman: The Adventures Continue begins this April!

Entertainment Weekly spotlights "Wonder Woman 1984" in the cover to the March 2020 issue!

Now that "Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)" is out in theaters, Warner Bros. and DC Films are preparing to shift their focus promoting their next superhero film they have this year - the return of Gal Gadot as Diana of Themyscira/ Wonder Woman in the follow up sequel - "Wonder Woman 1984"!

Via Entertainment Weekly, Gal takes the spotlight in the cover to the March 2020 issue promoting the new installment of the DC Extended Universe - where she is clad in her new "Wing Armor" that the Amazon Princess will use in her battle against evil in the highly anticipated sequel film. Check out more photos and info via Entertainment Weekly's official website!

Wonder Woman 1984 hits theaters on June 3rd via Warner Bros. Philippines!

ICYMI: Here's your first look at the Anti-Monitor from "Crisis on Infinite Earths"

Revealing the look of the big bad villain whose name fans of the DC Universe will know very well, The CW has released via Entertainment Weekly the very first image of LaMonica Garrett as the Anti-Monitor - who is the main antagonist of "Crisis of Infinite Earths" and is focused solely on eradicating all existence in the multiverse. Played by the same actor who also plays The Monitor in the Arrowverse, the character has already made his move and presence felt in the show, eradicating some worlds in "The Flash" and "Arrow" as they premiere and work their way to the big crossover event based on the 1985 storyline of the same name.

Crisis on Infinite Earths begins this fall on The CW.

Frank Miller returns to Batman with “Dark Knight Returns: The Golden Child”

Revealed in DC Comics’ solicitations for December 2019, Frank Miller is returning to the possible future world of Batman he created, as he teams up with artist Rafael Grampa to pen a new three issue miniseries called “Dark Knight Returns: The Golden Child”.

As reported by Entertainment Weekly, The Golden Child is set three years after the events of “Datk Knight III: The Master Race” - with the focus of the story centering on Jonathan Kent - the second child of Superman and Wonder Woman. Also confirmed to return is Carrie Kelly - the former Robin and Bruce Wayne’s second in command who has matured into the role of Batwoman

Dark Knight Returns: The Golden Child will hit stores on December 11.

SDCC '19: The Walking Dead SDCC 2019 news and TWD Season 10 Trailer released

The Walking Dead has been many things since it premiered in 2010 and adapted the comic book series of the same name (which recently concluded) written by Robert Kirkman and drawn by Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard. Initially telling the story of a Sheriff's Deputy named Rick Grimes who searches for his family and eventually comes to lead a group of survivors amidst a zombie apocalypse, nine seasons have seen characters come and go as well as new locations and adversities explored beyond that of the undead.

At this year's San Diego Comic-Con, the cast and crew of AMC's The Walking Dead returned with some more news for their two shows "The Walking Dead" and spin-off "Fear The Walking Dead", as well as updates on the "Rick Grimes" focuses movies and a new untitled Spin-Off show. Last year's Season 9 also saw the departure of series lead Andrew Lincoln, who plays Rick Grimes and will eventually return in a trilogy of films set for release in the near future - which was teased with a trailer.

The Walking Dead Movie Teaser Trailer 'Rick Grimes Returns'
While that was just a brief teaser, fans got an extra large one for Season 10 of The Walking Dead, which promises to continue The Whisperers arc as well as bring in more Negan played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan. This will also mark the final season of Michonne actress Danai Gurira, who has officially confirmed that she is leaving the show (report by Entertainment Weekly)


The Walking Dead Season 10 Comic Con Trailer
And then there's the news of the untitled Walking Dead spin-off, which will be the third show to be among the AMC line-up and will be overseen and directed by Kong: Skull Island and upcoming Metal Gear movie director Jordan Vogt-Roberts. The Hollywood Reporter has the details, including the cast.

 The Walking Dead Season 10 premieres on October 6 on AMC.

SDCC '19: Now monthly Entertainment Weekly spotlights the Arrowverse

Welcome back! It's been another extended hiatus for this blog... But it's back just in time for the 50th annual Comic-Con International, aka San Diego Comic-Con or SDCC 2019! We can expect a lot of previews, exclusives, and news hitting the interwebz in the next few days... And now we'll start with one of the first highlights - The Arrowverse or DC on the CW gets the spotlight on the now monthly Entertainment Weekly magazine!

As all the shows of the Arrowverse get renewed for their respective new seasons beginning this fall - one is ultimately walking into the sunset and that is the universe's flagship show "Arrow". As announced by star Stephen Amell and The CW, Oliver Queen's journey will be coming to an end after eight long seasons, and that will mix up with the rest of the shows with the upcoming "Crisis of Infinite Earths" event that will also begin at fall this year. The Entertainment Weekly issue will focus on the impact and influence Arrow has made to inspire the creation of its namesake TV Universe which birthed The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, adopted Supergirl, and brought along newcommer Batwoman. You can check out more on the story and previews via Entertainment Weekly itself.

Also check out the video on the stars discussing the Arrowverse and the shoot with EW.

Arrowverse Reunion With Ruby Rose, Grant Gustin & More | Cover Shoot | Entertainment Weekly
In the meantime, check out the covers of the upcoming SDCC '19 special issue of EW with FIVE covers highlighting the Arrowverse!

Super Stars all of them. The Arrowverse returns this fall on The CW.

Spider-Man: Far From Home: Entertainment Weekly releases two new images from the film

Now that Avengers: Endgame is rolling and raking in the big bucks going to its second week, the next Marvel Movie that will hit theaters will be Spider-Man: Far From Home - and Sony Pictures, Columbia Pictures, and Marvel Studios have released some new images c/o Entertainment Weekly that will entice fans to look forward to what comes next for Tom Holland's Peter Parker and his webhead alter ego as he meets Jake Gyllenhaal's Mysterio!

Spider-Man: Far From Home will be hitting theaters this July c/o Columbia Pictures Philippines!

First look at Nicholas Hault as young J.R.R. Tolkien in "Tolkien"

Before Peter Jackson helped make "Middle-Earth" a blockbuster epic and household name with his film adaptations of J.R.R Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit", there was the man behind the books - and his story will be told this year with Dome Karukoski directing and David Gleeson and Stephen Beresford behind the screenplay, and actor Nicholas Hault as the young Tolkien.

Entertainment Weekly has released the first few images of "Tolkien", which is due out on May 10 by Fox Searchlight Pictures.

New Ghostbusters sequel being developed by Jason Reitman; First teaser released

In what certainly surprised a LOT of fans of the original Ghostbusters film, director Jason Reitman has been reportedly working on a "secret" Ghostbusters sequel - following in the footsteps of his father director Ivan Reitman and essentially inheriting the "keys to the kingdom" of the Ghostbusters franchise.

Now, it appears there is an actual teaser trailer to that upcoming film - which is set in the same universe as the 1984 classic and its 1989 sequel that starred Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and the late Harold Ramis - has a teaser trailer to its name... And it shows a very familiar vehicle that many Ghostbusters fans will recognize.

Check out the teaser below, and for more details - visit Entertainment Weekly for the exclusive report.



The new Ghostbusters film is set for a Summer 2020 release.