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Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has returned after its mid-season break, launching our intrepid but conflicted band into the "LMD" arc. With the Watchdogs planning their retaliation, and Professor Radcliffe pursuing the power of the Darkhold, we can expect this next arc to be a tremendous one. But in a series of interviews, insiders at Marvel and ABC have given us a hint of the show's future beyond "LMD"!
By Tom Bacon9 years ago in Geeks
With filming about to start on Marvel's Inhumans, fans have been eagerly awaiting news about casting for the show. Today, finally, we've been introduced to the first member of the cast – Iwan Rheon, best known to Game of Thrones fans as the deliriously insane Ramsay Bolton. Inhumans will feature Rheon in the role of Maximus the Mad; and, in a surprising twist, he'll be starring in the show!
From the moment Gabriel Luna's Ghost Rider made his debut in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., it was pretty clear that the character's comic book origin had been dramatically rewritten. Now, in "The Good Samaritan", we finally got a sense of just how much that's the case. In a series of flashbacks, we were presented with this new Ghost Rider's origin; while it's clearly based on the comics, it's also been rewritten in some fascinating ways.
2016 was Geoff Johns's year. The fan-favorite comic book writer was the mastermind of DC's tremendously popular "Rebirth" initiative, taking comic book sales to a 20-year-high. Meanwhile, the controversy over Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice led Warner Bros. to choose a safe pair of hands for the future of the DCEU, and they chose Geoff Johns!
We've been hearing rumblings for a while now that DC is working on a new superhero TV series: Black Lightning. Originally picked up by Fox, it's now switched over to The CW and is joining the Arrowverse! Whatever the case may be, the time is right for Black Lightning, and it looks as though the series is about to start filming!
With Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. going on its mid-season break, fans were surprised to learn that we were in for a Christmas treat from Marvel Television! Streaming now on the ABC website and YouTube, Slingshot is a short web-series starring Natalia Cordova-Buckley's Yo-Yo Rodriguez. With six short episodes set between Season 3 and 4 of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., this is a pretty cool stocking-filler!
In the run-up to the 2017 release of The Defenders, there's one question on the lips of every Marvel fan: Just who is Sigourney Weaver playing? Right now, Marvel is keeping very quiet — and Sigourney Weaver herself refuses to give any real indications. In her latest interview with Movies.com, though, she did give us a few interesting comments...
The tremendously successful "Ghost Rider" arc may have come to a close, but we still have another half-season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. to go! And now that the title and synopsis of Episode 10 - airing January 10th - have been revealed, they promise to return to a mystery the series set up at the beginning of Season 4...
In 2008, Marvel Studios launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe — and soon became a pioneering force to be reckoned with. The television side only really launched in 2013, with the still-ongoing Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. It's been slow going for Marvel Television since then, with many pitches — such as Damage Control — seeming to be stuck in limbo, and even canceled or passed up on.
Jon Bernthal's Punisher was a smash hit in Daredevil Season 2, so it was no surprise when Marvel announced he'd be starring in his own #MarvelNetflix series! For some time it's been rumored that The Punisher will air as soon as 2017, and fans became convinced that would be the case when it began filming in September. Now, that's finally confirmed!
DC's "Rebirth" has breathed new life into the entire comic book market, with August comic book sales setting a 20-year record! As readers of my Comic of the Week series will know, this success shows every sign of continuing. This week saw DC relaunch one of their most beloved — and most hotly anticipated — series: Teen Titans!
Advertized as the most immersive film experience you'll ever have, IMAX 3D is a luxury that really does bring so much more depth and character to your moviegoing experience! Next year, though, IMAX is taking a step in a whole new direction with #Marvel's Inhumans TV series. It might just point the way for IMAX to expand out of the movie industry and embrace TV as well...
