The 100 will end after its upcoming Season 7, creator Jason Rothenberg announced on Twitter Sunday.
The 100 is not being touted as being cancelled so much as ending on its own terms, with CW president Mark Pedowitz telling critics that Rothenberg always hoped to end the series after Season 7. In May, The CW renewed almost its entire lineup for the 2019-2020 season, aside from Jane the Virgin, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and iZombie, which were already scheduled to end after their most recent seasons.
At the TCA summer press tour, the CW announced that Kevin Conroy, the legendary voice behind Batman: The Animated Series, will portray Bruce Wayne from the future in the five-part Crisis on Infinite Earths Crossover.
And for the first time, characters from Black Lightning will also be making their Arrowverse debut during the crossover, after spending several seasons operating separately from the rest of The CW’s Greg Berlanti-produced superhero roster.
Per the CW, “This coming season, The CW will present its biggest DC crossover ever with Crisis on Infinite Earths airing across five different episodes of the network’s hit superhero series and spanning two quarters (December 2019 and January 2020). The Crisis on Infinite Earths episodic air schedule is as follows:”
EVO 2019 is wrapping up, and unsurprisingly, it’s been a weekend full of knock-down drag-out fights between competitors at one of the world’s most prolific fighting game tournaments. We’ve had upsets, comebacks, and literal tears from some of the greatest fighting game players out there. We’ve rounded up each grand champion by game, plus the runner-ups, and we’ve got video of each final match to show you just how heated things can get in Vegas when EVO is in town.
Here’s every EVO 2019 grand champion so far.
Finalists:
As production on the final season of Arrow rolls on, the end of the series is in sight. The CW series that launched a universe of superhero TV shows is ready to go out with a bang, though how it’s going to do that remains a mystery.
There’s one thing executive producer Marc Guggenheim cleared up after a panel for the show at the TCA press tour, though. The final episodes of Arrow will not be tied up in the fallout of the Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover that will help close the series out.
“I would say Episode 9 is very specific. We know exactly what happens in it. It’s not related to the crossover,” Guggenheim explained to a small group of press. “And it’s too early for me to talk about exactly what that episode is. But it’s, you know, if we do it right, it’ll be really special. And then Episode 10 will be a proper series finale.”
This should be good news for fans who were less than enthused when Arrow’s 100th episode fell right in the middle of the 2016 Invasion crossover event. Instead of being too deeply entrenched in Crisis, Arrow will instead get to end on its own terms. The even more exciting news is about what one of those terms will be.
There’s been plenty of fan speculation about John Diggle (David Ramsey) ending up as the Green Lantern in the Arrow-verse. Then, in 2018’s Elseworlds crossover event, the show directly referenced a possible connection between the two characters. While the chances of a full-blown Green Lantern series starring Ramsey are slim at best, Arrow isn’t done having a bit of fun with the possibility.
“We’ve got we have a very specific moment in mind for the series finale, that our hope is it’ll be satisfying to the fans, without getting me in trouble with my bosses at Warner Brothers,” Guggenheim teased of Diggle’s connection to Green Lantern.
Arrow returns to The CW on October 15.
Hideaki Anno, the infamous director of Neon Genesis Evangelion and Shin Godzilla, is set to write and produce a new Ultraman film, according to Japan Today via Game Informer.
The new Ultraman film, titled “Shin Ultraman,” will be directed by Shinji Higuchi, who also co-directed 2016’s Shin Godzilla with Anno. Higuchi is also known as a writer on Evangelion, and a director on Attack on Titan. The similar titles (“Shin” translates to “new”) is surely intentional, given the co-director’s artistic direction they took on the Godzilla film. IGN gave Shin Godzilla an 8.5 out of 10, saying it “establishes its own unique style while taking inspiration from the classics in all the right ways.”
Respawn Entertainment producer Tina Sanchez appears to be teasing a new character for Apex Legends, according to Dot Esports.
Sanchez posted two images to Twitter on August 1, showing her wearing a motion capture suit as well as holding a cane.
Working on Apex Legends stuff @jitterbot @_moyparra pic.twitter.com/CeGxxqvldR
Bandai Namco has officially confirmed that the next DLC character for Dragon Ball FighterZ is Janemba, as the leak suggested. The character was shown at the conclusion of the Dragon Ball FighterZ Grand Finals at the Evo 2019 fighting game tournament.
As with every other character in the game, Janemba looks true to the source material, with lots of details pulled from the anime to ensure that he looks and feels authentic. He uses his ability to manipulate matter and control over dimensions to create tricky setups that will no doubt be a pain to block. Additional his razor-sharp red sword is another deadly additional tool in his arsenal. Janemba is expected to be available on August 8.
Surprisingly, a brief look at Gogeta SSGSS followed the Janemba showcase. Gogeta SSGSS will be the fifth DLC character in Fighterz Pass 2. Producer Tomoko Hiroki said there would be more information about him in the future. The sixth character in Fighterz Pass 2 is the Dragon Ball Super version of Broly.
Dragon Ball FighterZ’s FighterZ Pass 2 retails for $25 USD / $36 AUD / £20 GBP. Jiren, Videl, and GT Goku are already available as part of the pass, or can be purchased individually for $5 USD / $7 AUD / £4 GBP.
The Dragon Ball FighterZ Grand Finals at Evo concluded with Japanese player Goichi defeating last year’s champion SonicFox. The pair first met in the Winner’s Finals, where Goichi defeated SonicFox to send him into the loser’s bracket. SonicFox fought his way back to rematch Goichi in Grand Finals. However, unlike last year–when the two also met–this time SonicFox was defeated.
Goichi burst into tears the moment his winning blow landed, and SonicFox jumped to congratulate his opponent. Despite being fierce rivals, the two showed each other a great deal of respect throughout the tournament, often casually laughing together after tense battles and recognizing each other’s skill. In the final moment, SonicFox was the one to raise Goichi’s arms into the air and invite the massive crowd to recognize the new best Dragon Ball FighterZ in the world.
Janemba, the antagonist of Dragon Ball: Fusion Reborn and the next DLC character in Dragon Ball FighterZ, finally has a release date. The embodiment of evil will be arriving on August 8, less than one week from now.
Janemba was announced following the conclusion of the Dragon Ball FighterZ tournament at EVO 2019, where Japan’s Goichi “GO1” Kishida narrowly defeated returning champion SonicFox. SonicFox himself had first lost to Goichi in the winners bracket, but managed to climb back out from the loser’s bracket for the final fight. Check out the clip below to see the emotional final moments of the match.