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Seriously, what is it with superheroes and capes? No matter how much fashion designer Edna Mode may have protested against them in Pixar's The Incredibles, superheroes just seem to be addicted to them. The latest trend-setter is Melissa Benoist's Supergirl, the Kryptonian hero whose shimmering scarlet cape has taken the world by storm. However, it turns out even Benoist isn't always a fan though. Cast your eyes to Instagram, and you'll see what happens when a cape goes wrong...
By Tom Bacon9 years ago in Geeks
We're three episodes into Marvel's Inhumans, and little by little, we're learning each character's backstory. "Divide and Conquer" continued to provide us with a series of flashbacks into Black Bolt's childhood, hinting at the family dynamic between the prince and his sibling. Along the way though, these scenes also cast a darker light on the character's history, and raised a disturbing question of just how well we truly know the Crown King of Attilan...
Expected to launch right after Marvel's eight-episode Inhumans series wraps up, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 5 should only be weeks away. The series has a panel at New York Comic Con on October 7th, so we should expect details soon. For now, though, the plot for the upcoming season remains a mystery, and Marvel's enjoying dropping tantalizing hints.
Netflix is a data-driven company, and as a result it doesn't like giving the world much insight into just how its shows perform. That may be about to change though, as other companies are beginning to work around Netflix's secrecy and find innovative ways of estimating viewing figures. Take Nielsen, for example. They've recently launched what they call "Nielsen Streaming Video On Demand (SVOD) Content Ratings," a new solution that aims to give us an idea of just how streaming services are performing.
The first season of The Crown was the most expensive television show ever made, costing Netflix a whopping $130 million. It was also a critical and popular success, capturing the world's attention with a fascinating glimpse of the Royal Family's often-overlooked recent history.
With the imminent launch of Supergirl Season 3, we're set to see Melissa Benoist's Girl of Steel take to the skies once again. Last season came to a heartbreaking conclusion, as Chris Wood's Mon-El made the ultimate hero call, effectively banishing himself from Earth forever. So what's next for Kara Danvers? DC has been keeping it pretty quiet — until now.
The first two episodes of Inhumans are now showing at IMAX cinemas worldwide, and the series launches on ABC on September 29th. Because of this unique approach, it's difficult to tell how well Inhumans is actually faring at the box office so far (as I've discussed in an earlier post, we can't really do any like-for-like comparisons). But what may surprise fans is that the show is already likely to return for a second series.
The second season of Stranger Things has reinforced its place as a cult classic, and fans are eager to see what will come next. Season 2 has laid the foundation for a very different approach going forward, introducing a new potential antagonist and resurrecting one we thought had been slain. But against this intriguing backdrop, is the threat of the Upside Down truly over?
Marvel fans were introduced to the Kree back in 2015, when actor Lee Pace played Ronan the Accuser in Guardians of the Galaxy. It didn't taken long for the Kree to make the transition over to the small screen, playing a minor role in Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D..
What would you do if you discovered that your parents really were evil? What if you learned that they were actually super-villains? That's the premise behind Marvel's Runaways, based on a legendary comic book run by Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona back in 2003.
August disappointed in terms of box office performance, and sadly, the Labor Day weekend ended the month with a whimper, not with a bang. There were no major new releases to bolster this struggling month for Hollywood — aside from the poorly-reviewed Tulip Fever and Marvel's most controversial offering to date, Inhumans.
Ever since Marvel announced its plans for Inhumans, fans have been left to wonder: Where have the Inhuman Royal Family been all this time? Since 2014, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has told a story of uncontrolled Terrigenesis, with Terrigen spreading through the Earth's water supply. Meanwhile, anti-Inhuman hate groups have launched terrorist attacks on major cities. Given these events, it's clear the Inhumans of Attilan have been comfortable sitting back and watching from afar, rather than helping.
