Oct. 8, 2020

Some Music for the Peace Maker

Some Music for the Peace Maker

On the comic book edition, John Cena gets to do more PeaceMaker, Nick Fury comes to Disney Plus and we remember actor/singer Helen Reddy. All that and more on this edition of multiverse tonight.

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Tonight! Peace Maker gets his own series, Nick Fury might be getting his own series and we remember Helen Reddy. I’ll be your candle on the water, on Multiverse Tonight!


Greetings and welcome to episode 97 of Multiverse Tonight, the comic book edition...



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The Berlanti productions are headed back to filming soon. Supergirl’s final season started production this past week, while The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow are also just getting started. Superman & Lois, Titans, Stargirl will all start filming at the end of October and Doom Patrol will return to production in January,


Although Supergirl might have to be delayed a few days, as star Melissa Benoist and husband Chris Wood as they announced the birth of their son, Huxley Robert Wood. Mellisa announced the happy news on her Instagram with a photo of her boys little hands and the caption “Huxley Robert Wood got here a few weeks ago and this little boy is everything. Unquote Congrats to the happy couple.


Mellissa will have plenty of time with her new child next year, as it’s been announced that season six will be the final for the series. On Instagram Mellisa posted quote To say it has been an honor portraying this iconic character would be a massive understatement. Seeing the incredible impact the show has had on young girls around the world has always left me humbled and speechless," Benoist wrote. "She's had that impact on me, too. She's taught me strength I didn't know I had, to find hope in the darkest of places, and that we are stronger when we're united. What she stands for pushes all of us to be better. She has changed my life for the better, and I’m forever grateful."


She added, "I'm so excited that we get to plan our conclusion to this amazing journey, and I cannot wait for you to see what we have in store. I promise we’re going to make it one helluva final season."


She ended her message with "el mayarah", Kryptonian for "stronger together."



Also starting back up is filming for The Batman, The news of this come from a listing in Production Weeklyd and Screen Magazine which portends that the movie will be shooting in Chicago in the later half of October. The filming will reportedly take place in downtown Chicago and feature extensive driving sequences.


Aldis Hodge has signed on to play Hawkman in Black Adam according to a report confirmed by Variety. The actor who starred in The Invisible Man, as well as a Star Trek Short Trek is deep in negotiation for the part that will see him join Dwayne The Rock Johnson as Black Adam and Noah Centineo as the superhero Atom Smasher. Black Adam is scheduled for release on December twenty first 2021.


John Cena’s Suicide Squad character Peace Maker is getting an HBO Max spinoff series. Warner Media broke the news in a press release saying quote "Oh f*ck, it’s Peacemaker! HBO Max is set to explore the origins of the Peacemaker character, the master of weapons from the highly anticipated upcoming The Suicide Squad film, in the new Max Original action-adventure-comedy series Peacemaker. HBO Max has given a straight-to-series order of eight episodes for the first season of the show. John Cena will reprise his role from The Suicide Squad movie to star in the series, and the film’s acclaimed writer/director James Gunn will write all eight episodes of Peacemaker and will direct multiple episodes, including the first. Gunn and The Suicide Squad producer Peter Safran will serve as executive producers of the series, with Cena as co-executive producer. Based on characters from DC, Peacemaker will be produced by Gunn’s Troll Court Entertainment and The Safran Company in association with Warner Bros. Television. Peacemaker is scheduled to begin production in early 2021, prior to Gunn beginning work on the next Guardians of the Galaxyfilm. Unquote The series will extend the world that James Gunn is creating for the movie James Gunn in a statement said quote “Peacemaker is an opportunity to delve into current world issues through the lens of this superhero/supervillain/and world’s biggest douchebag. I’m excited to expand The Suicide Squad and bring this character from the DC film universe to the full breadth of a series. And of course, to be able to work again with John, Peter, and my friends at Warner Bros. is the icing on the cake.” unquote 



Batwoman has cast Gotham Actor Alex Morf as killer Victor Zsasz who is quote ″a charismatic, skilled hitman with high, unpredictable energy. He proudly carves tally marks onto his skin for every victim he kills." unquote  Mork played gang leader Sykes in the final season of Gotham


Marvel

Black Widow, Eternals and Shang Chi have been pushed back again. Black Widow will now release on May seventh, 2021, followed by Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings will release on July ninth and finishing out 2021 is Eternals on November fifth. This makes WandaVision the first title in the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase 4, most likely just one episode will air in December possibly on Christmas Day. Still in various states of production are Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Thor: Love and Thunder, a Captain Marvel sequel, Black Panther II, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. The Disney+ platform will soon house Loki, What If...?, Hawkeye, She-Hulk, Moon Knight, and Ms. Marvel.


PS4 owners will not be able to upgrade to the PS5 remaster of the title. Sony, in a statement to Kotaku said quote"Marvel’s Spider-Man: Remastered is an enhanced version of Marvel’s Spider-Man, and is included as part of Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales Ultimate Edition for the PlayStation 5," Sony says in the statement, provided to Kotaku. "In addition, players who purchase Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales on PlayStation 4 can upgrade at no additional cost to the PS5 version of Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales and can take advantage of a paid-upgrade to download Marvel’s Spider-Man: Remastered."


"There are no plans currently to offer Marvel’s-Spider-Man: Remastered as a standalone," the statement continues. "Players with a copy of Marvel’s Spider-Man for PS4 can purchase Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales Ultimate Edition to experience Marvel’s Spider-Man: Remastered on PS5. Marvel’s Spider-Man for PS4 also will be backwards compatible on PS5."


Marvel Comics has announced the return of SWORD. December will see the launch of the new x-men series from writer Al Ewing and artist Valerio Schiti. SWORD is tasked with bringing the mutant order of Krakoa to outer space. Here’s the blurb: In the startling aftermath of X OF SWORDS, mutant kind will take the bold next step in claiming their destiny by relaunching the Sentient World Observation & Response Directorate to deal with all things extra-terrestrial on behalf of Earth. The events of this series will have a tremendous impact not only on the X-Men’s world but the Marvel Universe as a whole, as the mutants of S.W.O.R.D. warp the cosmic landscape forever. The stellar cast includes Magneto, Abigail Brand, Cable, Frenzy, Wiz-Kid, Fabian Cortez, former Avenger Manifold, and many other fan-favorite mutants who will be stepping into the spotlight in a major way. Unquote Mutants...in...Space!



Samuel L Jackson is back as Nick Fury and this time it’s for a new Disney Plus series. According to Variety , the exact plot is unknown but multiple sources have confirmed that Samuel L Jackson will star with Kyle Bradstreet wil write and executive produce. The last time Nick Fury was seen was in Spiderman Far From Home’s post credit scene. No official announcement has been put out yet.


Ya know, the funny thing about messing around with movie release dates is the merchandising doesn’t stop. Companies like Mattel and Kellogs, aren’t going to hold on to the merchandise until your film gets released, they’re gonna put it out on their timetable. Such it is with Mattel’s new Black Widow Barbie dolls. The dolls were set to be out in time for the movie and this upcoming holiday season, but now the film has been set back to next May. There are two black Widow barbies one with a Natasha Romanoff like Barbie in her black suit and another in her new white suit. Both have armored shoulders, knee-high boots, utility belt, dual batons, holsters, and Widow’s Bite bracelets. Both figures stand at 11.5-inches tall and feature poseable arms and legs. These signature barbies run about 50 dollars at places like Amazon.


The next Spider-man will feature a villain that we’ve seen before, Jamie Foxx, who played Electro in The Amazing Spider-man 2 is apparently in talks to reprise the role for the next Spiderman movie with Tom Holland, due for release on December seventeenth 2021. Nothing official has been released about it, although Jamie Foxx wrote on Instagram quote "Super excited to be part of the new marvel Spider-Man new installment," "And i won't be blue in this one!! but a thousand percent badass!!! He later deleted the post. 


Geek

The Simpsons new season has started, did you notice the change? This year Carl Carlson is no longer being voiced by HAnk Azaria, bjt is now being played by actor Alex Desert. Desert might be known from the CBS Sitcom as Jake Malinak, he’s also appeared on Boy Meets World, voiced Nick Fury on The Avengers Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and Captain Julio Mendez as The Flash.


Over at Family Guy they have cast Youtube Star Arif Zahir as the new voice of Cleveland Brown. Zahir will take over for Cleveland this season, taking over for Mike Henry who voiced the character since 1999. In a statement Mike Henry said quote “Arif’s vocal talent is obvious, but his understanding of Cleveland and his respect for the character give me confidence that he is in the right hands,” Henry said. “I look forward to getting to know Arif and working with him to make sure Cleveland stays every bit as awesome as he has always been.” Arif’s impressions including Clevland Brown, Donald Trump, Barack Obama and others has gotten over 6 million viewers on Youtube. 


Amazon Prime’s series, The Boys, is getting a spinoff show. The as yet untitled spinoff is being written by The Boys executive producer Craig Rosenberg and will be set at America’s only college for young superheroes run by the shady corporation Vought International. It will be a TV-MA series and is being described as part college show and part Hunger Games.


Lionsgate has inked a first look deal with Vertigo Entertainment, the production company behind It and the Lego Movie. The deal will cover anything outside tv, where Vertigo has a deal with Sony Pictures TV. First from the deal will be the Horror THriller Cobweb.


Robert Zemeckis redo of Adaptation of Roald Dahl's The Witches is skipping theaters and going straight to HBO Max instead on October twenty second., originally it was going to open this coming weekend, however international fans, you’ll still get to see it in theaters starting on October twenty eighth. The Witches is based on the classic children’s novel about a young boy played by Jahzir Kadeem Bruno who, while staying at a hotel with his grandmother, played by Octavia Spencer happens upon a gathering of witches led by the Grand High Witch, played by Anne Hataway. They plan on turning the world's children into mice. The movie also features Stanley Tucci, Chris Rock and Kristin Chenoweth. 


The son of daredevil Evel Kenievel is suing Disney over the parody character of Duke Caboom from Toy Story 4.

A federal Trademark infringement lawsuit filed in Las Vegas alleges that the character of Duke was improperly based on the larger than life Evel. Evel’s son Kelly Knievel who heads K and K has had publicity rights to the Evel Knieval name since 1998. And he said that the moviemakers never sought permission to use his father’s likeness. Walt Disney Company in a response to the lawsuit said via corporate spokesman Jeffrey R Epstein said it will defend itself vigorously against what it calls meritless claims. Knieval is seeking more than $300,000. Eval Knievel died in 2007 at the age of 69 from lung disease.


TKO Studios has unveiled its third wave of titles that will be on sale in November. The Pull, a science fiction epic about people with less than a week to live, by Steve Orlando (Wonder Woman, the upcoming Commanders in Crisis) and Ricardo Lopez Ortiz (Black Panther vs. Deadpool); Lonesome Days, Savage Nights, a new private investigator crime drama from Steve Niles (30 Days of Night), Salvatore Simeone (co-founder of TKO Studios), and Szymon Kudranski (Punisher); and Redfork, a horror story about an ex-con from Alex Paknadel (Arcadia) and Nil Vendrell (Shirtless Beard-Fighter!). All three new titles will launch on November ninth with preorders opening on October sixteenth.


The 2020 Harvey Award winners have been announced. Book of the Year: Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang (First Second)

Digital Book of the Year: The Nib edited by Matt Bors (thenib.com)

Best Children or Young Adult Book: Superman Smashes the Klan by Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru (DC Comics)

Best Manga: Witch Hat Atelier by Kamome Shirahama (Kodansha Comics)

Best International Book: Grass by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim, translated by Janet Hong (Drawn and Quarterly)

Best Adaptation from a Comic Book/Graphic Novel: Watchmen by HBO, based on Watchmen (DC Comics)

The awards will be presented via a virtual ceremony on October ninth 



Yara Shahidi from Black-ish and Grown-ish fame  has gotten the role of Tinkerbell in Disney’s live action version of Peter Pan. She joins Jude Law as Captain Hook, Alexander Molony as Peter Pan and Ever Anderson as Wendy.


The Savage Dragon wants you to vote for the Democratic ticket in this year's US Presidential Election. Image revealed an alternate cover to Savage Dragon #253 featuring Malcolm Dragon endorsing Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Malcolm Dragon is of course the son of the original Savage Dragon who endorsed Barack Obama back in 2008.


Valiant is relaunching Harbinger in 2021. The comic will be retitled The Harbinger and will be written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly and drawn by Robbi Rodriguez and will pick up the story of Peter Stanchek. Jackson Lanzing in a statement said quote “The Harbinger is the next big step forward in the Valiant Universe and Peter Stanchek's promised rebirth as a hero, a leader, and a revolutionary,” “It's unapologetic in its politics, diverse in its cast, and intimate in its drama. Collin and I love to tell stories that balance character deconstruction and social analysis, and there's no one in comics who needs a little deconstruction and social awareness more than Peter.” unquote The comic will launch in Summer of 2021.


Tonight we note the passing of singer and actress Helen Reddy, best known for the 1972 song I am Woman as well as Delta Dawn, Leave Me Alone and others. She had a short lived tv variety show as well as a couple of movie roles in Airport 75 and Pete’s Dragon, which is one of my favorite Disney Movies.


In a statement her daughter Traci and her son Jordan said quote “It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Helen Reddy, on the afternoon of September 29th 2020 in Los Angeles. She was a wonderful Mother, Grandmother and a truly formidable woman. Our hearts are broken. But we take comfort in the knowledge that her voice will live on forever.” unquote She reportedly has been suffering from Dementia since 2015 and died in the care of the Motion Picture and Television Fund’s Samuel Goldwyn Center for Behavioral Health in Woodland Hills, California, she was 78.


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