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Justice League star Ray Fisher has joined the cast of True Detective Season 3.
The actor, who played Cyborg in the DC superhero movie, will be joining the crime anthology as a series regular.
According to Deadline, Fisher will play Freddy Burns, the son of Mahershala Ali’s Wayne Hays, who was confirmed to star in July 2017 after numerous rumours about his involvement.
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The issue of whitewashing is one that’s plagued TV and film for years, and yet it never seems to stop. Whether it’s Tilda Swinton being cast as the Ancient One–typically portrayed as an Asian man in the comics–in Doctor Strange or Jennifer Lawrence playing Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games–despite the books describing the character as having olive skin and black hair, it’s something that’s all too common.
However, Altered Carbon executive producer Laeta Kalogridis is preemptively shutting down any notion of whitewashing on her next project. Kalogridis is currently working on a live-action adaptation of the Japanese light novel series Sword Art Online, which will be available via Netflix, and she’s planning to cast the series appropriately.
Speaking to Collider, she clears the air immediately. “Well, let’s get the obvious bit out of the way, right away. SAO is an essentially Japanese property, in which Kirito and Asuna, who are the two leads, are Japanese. In the television show, Kirito and Asuna will be played by Asian actors,” she says. “When I sold it to Netflix, we were all on the same page. They are not interested in whitewashing it, and I am not interested in whitewashing it.”
That said, the adaptation will have a global feel, thanks in part to the property it’s based on. The original light novels are set in a near future, with most of the story taking place in a virtual reality MMORPG.
“In terms of the secondary characters, because the game is meant to be global, the way it’s presented in the anime and in the light novels, there are secondary characters that clearly are from other parts of the world, like Klein and Agil,” Kalogridis says. “To me, it’s very obvious when you watch it that you’re meant to take that this game spans the globe, but Kirito and Asuna are very clearly located as kids from Japan, and Tokyo, if I’m not mistaken. That is what we will be doing because that is the story.”
At this point, there is no announced release date for Netflix’s take on Sword Art Online. If you want to familiarize yourself with the series, though, in addition to the light novels, there are manga and anime adaptations you can check out. In fact, you can stream the anime on Netflix.
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Before the first trailer for the upcoming Incredibles sequel premieres during the Winter Olympics, Disney and Pixar have released a trio of teaser posters to get fans ready. The new images show off the side of superhero life that’s rather mundane–laundering your superhero costume to keep it nice and fresh-looking.
The first, which shows the Parr family’s superhero costumes in a laundry basket, reads, “Back to work.” The second, with the costumes in a washing machine, reads, “Almost ready.” Naturally, the third features Mr. Incredible (Craig T. Nelson) ironing his costume. That image declares it’s time to “suit up.”
For Mr. Incredible, it’ll be his first time suiting up in quite a while. While most of the details about Incredibles 2 remain a mystery, it was previously revealed that the movie would find the former superhero as a stay-at-home dad, while his wife Elastigirl (Holly Hunter) is the one in the superhero spotlight.
When a new villain emerges, though, it’ll be time for the entire Incredible family to spring into action. And this time, based on the short teaser released previously, they’ll be joined by baby Jack-Jack, whose superpowers are becoming obvious.
Joining Nelson and Hunter in returning for the new adventure are Sarah Vowell (Violet), Samuel L. Jackson (Frozone), and Brad Bird (Edna Mode). Huck Milner voiced young Dash, with Bob Odenkirk (Winston Deavor), Catherine Keener (Evelyn Deavor), Jonathan Banks (Rick Dicker), Sophia Bush (Voyd), and Isabella Rossellini (Ambassador) also starring.
Incredibles 2, like its predecessor, is directed by Bird and produced by John Walker. It hits theaters on June 15.
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It’s been nearly a year since it was first reported that Sony Pictures was developing a movie about Spider-Man universe villains Silver Sable and Black Cat. Now the studio might have finally a script, thanks to the writer of the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe film Captain Marvel and a scribe who counts the forthcoming Chaos Walking and Barbie movies, as well as the Kingkiller Chronicle, among their credits.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Lindsey Beer (Barbie) and Geneva Robertson-Dworet (Captain Marvel) have collaborated on the latest script for the Silver & Back film. Gina Prince-Bythewood, who is set to direct the movie, is now doing a polish on their draft before turning it into Sony.
However, Beer and Robertson-Dworet aren’t the first to take a stab at the project. Prince-Bythewood previously wrote a script for the movie, as did Lisa Joy (Westworld) and Chris Yost (Thor: Ragnarok).
Silver & Black, like the upcoming Venom film starring Tom Hardy, will not exist in the MCU alongside Spider-Man (Tom Holland). Though a cast has yet to be announced and production is nowhere near starting, Silver & Black was previously announced to have a February 8, 2019 release date. The odds of it actually meeting that release date at this point, though, seem slim. Venom, however, will be in theaters on October 5.
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New York Fashion Week is nearing an end, and amidst the big names synonymous with the event was Marvel Studios, with its ‘Welcome to Wakanda’ show.
The show features a number of designs inspired by the costumes in Marvel’s latest movie. Marvel commissioned seven designers and two “veteran” hair and makeup artists to bring Wakanda to life, Vanity Fair reports.
The featured designers were Cushnie Et Ochs, Ikiré Jones, Tome, Sophie Theallet, Fear of God, Chromat, and Laquan Smith. Rodney Cutler and Nick Barose were tasked with hair and makeup. Barose has previously worked with Black Panther’s Lupita Nyong’o.
This is a SPOILER-FREE review of Everything Sucks!: Season 1. The series premieres on February 16th on Netflix.
Don’t let the title fool you. Netflix’s new coming-of-age drama does not suck. Set in 1996, Everything Sucks! is a quirky dramedy that tells the story of a battle between the AV and drama clubs of Boring High School. While the description might not sound as enticing as the Battle of Helms Deep in Lord of the Rings — the series still packs quite a punch. It lives up to other high school classics like Saved by the Bell where there’s plenty of heart mixed in with a few laughs.
Everything Sucks! excels at developing its high school ensemble without going for the heightened sense of reality that 13 Reasons Why and Riverdale seem to embrace. There are no scenes with teenagers drinking scotch and martinis on a Thursday afternoon. Even when they do try drugs and alcohol, the scenes are portrayed in a way that’s authentic. Remember when Zima Beer was hot, or that time when you tried household products to get high? Well, maybe that was just me, but the kids do feel grounded in a world that actually exists.
Ash of Gods, an upcoming turn-based tactical RPG from Aurum Dust, clearly wears its inspiration on its sleeve. Scrolling past screenshots it’s perfectly natural to think it’s a spinoff or sequel to The Banner Saga, but it’s actually got nothing to do with Stoic Studio’s viking adventure. In fact, Ash of Gods’ dark and desperate medieval world has more in common with the Dark Ages than any other era.
I recently got my hands on a brief hour-long demo build and played through the tutorial, two more fights, and a handful of dialog scenes and choice-driven area exploration. It’s hard to really pin a specific genre to Ash of Gods due to how nuanced its systems can be.
At the start of my demo I learn of an ancient war between a group of immortals and a strange, powerful group of beastly enemies. At the climax of the battle most of the human-looking characters begin to glow and sacrifice themselves – turning to stone – to banish the evil forces. The game picks up 2,000 years later, with you controlling one of the immortals that was wounded in the fight and never sacrificed himself.
Here’s what we know: John Cena is in negotiations to star in a movie adaptation of Duke Nukem. The project currently sits at Paramount and Platinum Dunes, a mid-size studio known for franchise horror and the most recent live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films. With no director or writer attached, it’s unclear whether Duke Nukem will even go ahead. But if it does, it faces sizeable creative hurdles.
For one thing, Duke Nukem isn’t exactly current. The franchise’s tortured last outing, 2011’s Duke Nukem Forever, suffered from an overwhelming negative response. Even the series’ high point, Duke Nukem 3D, is mostly remembered for its gameplay and level design – hardly useful for cinematic adaptation. The games’ narratives center around bog-standard alien invasions, and somehow their central character is even less substantial.
The first action figures for Solo: A Star Wars story have been revealed, showing off Han, Lando, Qi’ra and the a brand new Stormtrooper variant, the warm-looking Imperial Range Troopers.
Revealed by io9, the figures are part of Hasbro’s 6-inch Black Series line – you can check out all four below:
This is the first we’ve seen of the Imperial Range Trooper, perhaps indicating the film will be spending a significant amount of time on the snowy planet we’ve seen the film’s two trailers so far.