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On Zack Snyder’s wish list of movies to make is a live-action adaptation of The Dark Knight Returns, but set outside of the Snyderverse with different actors.

Emmy winner Jeffrey Wright (The Batman, Westworld) is set to play The Watcher in Marvel’s upcoming What If…? series coming to Disney+ later this year. In a recent interview with Disney’s D23 Magazine (via The Direct), Wright spoke about what role The Watcher will serve in the show, and just how it may connect to the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe. 

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“In the comics, he’s an observer – and then some,” Wright said when asked about The Watcher. “Here, in the first season, he starts off as an observer, but he gradually becomes more compelled by what he watches.” Wright would go on to say that The Watcher could have way more possibilities when it comes to showing up in future television shows or films. 

“There are infinite possibilities with this series within the MCU. I’m open to all of it,” Wright explained. “One thing I think we’re realizing with Marvel and Kevin Feige’s leadership is that these are broad, broad canvasses they’re painting on. I don’t even try to anticipate, so I’m just open to all of it – as The Watcher would be.”

Most notably, Marvel’s What If…? will feature the late Chadwick Boseman, who was able to reprise his role as T’Challa, also known as the Black Panther, for the show. His episode will revolve around T’Challa being abducted by the Reavers that took Peter Quill (Star-Lord) in The Guardians of the Galaxy franchise. Every story in the show will be non-canonical, as the stories will feature some wildly different outcomes from their actual events in the MCU. 

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The original What if comic book series debuted in 1977 and 200 issues have been published over time. The stories ranged from implausible scenarios to more humored-filled takes. It’s a great way for Marvel to use the streaming service to tell more out-of-the-box stories unachievable through live-action.

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Following today’s news that Amazon has acquired MGM for over $8 billion following a definitive merger agreement, James Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson have confirmed that the franchise will continue to release globally in theaters (via Variety).

“We are committed to continuing to make James Bond films for the worldwide theatrical audience,” Broccoli and Wilson, who run London-headquartered Eon Productions, said in a statement.

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The next installment, Cary Joji Fukunaga’s No Time to Die featuring Daniel Craig reprising his iconic role as James Bond for the last time, will debut in theaters on October 8, 2021.

Along with Craig, confirmed cast members for the film include Ralph Fiennes as M, Lea Seydoux (Spectre), Naomie Harris as Moneypenny, Ben Whishaw as A, with Rory Kinnear as Tanner, and Jeffrey Wright as Felix Leiter. New cast members confirmed for the film include Dali Benssalah, Billy Magnussen, Ana De Armas, David Dencik, Lashana Lynch, and Rami Malek.

You can pick up Daniel Craig’s entire James Bond filmography here.

Cary Joji Fukunaga (True Detective) directs No Time to Die from a script written by Neal Purvis & Robert Wade, Scott Z. Burns with Fukunaga and Emmy winner Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag, Killing Eve).

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The superspy’s previous outing, Spectre, opened in U.S. theaters on November 16, 2015. The film earned $200 million domestically and $680.6 million internationally, for a worldwide total of $880.7 million.

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams says he’s learned it’s critical to have a plan when telling a big story.

The newly re-established College of Fine Arts at Howard University will be named after late Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman.

Charlize Theron is teaming up again with Netflix to produce a new feature film inspired by female big wave surfers. Mulan director Niki Caro has been hired to helm the movie which is inspired by some of the “top female surfers who are fighting for the right to compete in big-wave contests.”

The movie is based on the New York Times Magazine article The Fight For Gender Equality In One of the Most Dangerous Sports on Earth by Daniel Duane and the women surfers Bianca Valenti, Andrea Moller, Paige Alms, and Keala Kennelly.

The story for the film will follow “four women who form a powerful bond as they surf the world’s most dangerous spots and fight for the right to compete in big-wave contests.”

The script for the film is being written by Becky Johnston. I love watching big wave surfers do their thing. I enjoy surfing, and the tallest wave I’ve ever suffered was about 8-feet tall. It scared the shit out of me! Just thinking about riding down a 30 to 50+ foot wave makes my palms sweat.

I love watching big wave surfers ride them, though! It’s incredible what they do, and I respect the hell out of it. We don’t get a lot of films that revolve around surfing these days, so it’s great to see that this movie is getting made, and I’m looking forward to checking out.

Source: Deadline

Paramount Pictures has finally set the new release date for Antoine Fuqua’s long-in-development film adaptation of Infinite, based on D. Eric Maikranz’s 2009 novel titled The Reincarnationist Papers. Initially set for a theatrical release, Infinite has been delayed three times due to the ongoing pandemic. The film has now been scheduled to make its debut on Thursday, June 10, exclusively on Paramount+.

ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish previously revealed that the high-profile film’s move to streaming is only the beginning of their many plans to further expand Paramount+’s movie content library. He confirmed that by 2022, the streamer would hopefully be able to release one original movie per week.

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Infinite will be led by Mark Wahlberg (The Fighter), Sophie Cookson (Kingsman: The Secret Service), Dylan O’Brien (Maze Runner trilogy), Rupert Friend (Homeland), Chiwetel Ejiofor (Doctor Strange), Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson (Alpha), Jason Mantzoukas (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), Tom Hughes (The Game), Wallis Day (Krypton), Toby Jones (The Girl), Liz Carr (The OA), and Kae Alexander (Ready Player One).

Pick up a copy of the novel here!

The film adaptation will tell the story of a secret group of people who are continuously reincarnated century after century to battle an evil madman bent on world destruction. It will center around Evan McCauley, a guy haunted daily by skills he has never learned and the memories of places he’s never visited. Self-medicated and on the brink of a mental breakdown, he is rescued by the secret group whose members call themselves “Infinites.” They reveal to him that his memories are real – but they are from multiple past lives.

The Infinites bring Evan into their extraordinary world, where a gifted few are given the ability to be reborn with their memories and knowledge accumulated over centuries. With critical secrets buried in his past, Evan must work with the Infinites to unlock the answers in his memories in a race against time to save humanity from one of their own who seeks to destroy it.

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Antoine Fuqua (The Equalizer 2, Southpaw) is directing Infinite from a screenplay adapted by Ian Shorr (Splinter) based on a story by Todd Stein. Lorenzo di Bonaventura (the Transformers franchise) produced alongside Mark Vahradian and John Zaozirny of Bellevue Productions, as well as Wahlberg, Mark Huffman, and Stephen Levinson. Fuqua and Rafi Crohn serve as executive producers.

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Before making a blockbuster deal to purchase Fox’s media assets, Disney was looking to make a play for Warner Bros.

While we wait for the upcoming Marvel series Loki to drop on Disney+, the team behind the creation of the series discuss what they were looking to do with it. One of their goals was to do something crazier than what WandaVision did.

During an interview with Total Film/GamesRadar, Loki lead writer Michael Waldron explained:

“It is a big crack of the bat, a big swing. Our writers’ room was next to WandaVision’s. And you’re like, ‘That show looks so fucking good. We’ve got to do something crazier! We’ve got to step on the gas, because we know that what they’re doing is so cool.’ We tried to take chances every step of the way.”

It’s always fun to see Marvel take chances and try new and unconventional things, judging from what I’ve seen in the trailers for Loki, there’s a lot of that in this series. It looks wild! Series star Tom Hiddleston said:

“There’s a propulsive momentum to [the show], which is about trying to find out more information. There’s a man-on-the-run quality to Loki, and he is caught in a complex new labyrinth, and is trying to find his way around without exposing himself to vulnerability or exploitation.”

The series also will introduce the Time Variance Authority who deal with fractures in the timeline, and apparently, Loki created a lot of problems with that timeline. So, Owen Wilson’s character, Mobius, recruits Loki to help fix his mistakes. In regards to the character Mobius, Wilson said:

“Mobius is a detective in the TVA. The way Mobius fits into the story is that he’s a little bit like Nick Nolte getting Eddie Murphy out of jail in 48 Hrs. to help him investigate. Working with him, of course, is a little bit of a chess match to gain his trust, and Loki seeing how far he can go with Mobius. And who’s manipulating whom? And whose purposes ultimately are going to be served?”

One of the things that a lot of fans are interested in seeing is how the events of Loki will affect the rest of the MCU. We know that the film will tie into Doctor Strange in The Multiverse Madness, we just don’t know to what extent that it will be. Waldron, the writer of Loki, was also brought in to write the Doctor Strange sequel and he confirmed that Loki will have wide-reaching ramifications across the MCU”:

“That would just be crazy conjecture. All of these stories, in their own way, are interconnected, and have ramifications. I think that certainly our aim with the Loki series was for it to have wide-reaching ramifications across the MCU moving forward. So, you know, was I having to clean up some of the messes that I made [with Loki]? Maybe so.”

I’m excited to see what these ramifications in the MCU will be. As for the future of Loki beyond the series, when asked if there will be a Season 2 or a follow-up, Hiddleston said:

“At this point, I have learned that for me to have any expectations is futile and a fool’s errand. Having said goodbye to the character once, twice, three times, I do not know what the future holds. But I’m excited to find out. I think we could never have seen 10 years ahead.

“However, that would be to underestimate the intelligence of Kevin Feige! Maybe he did see into the future, and he predicted all this, and, in fact, he works for the TVA, and reality is unfolding as it should, and we’re all just along for the ride…”

Loki launches on Disney+ on June 9th.

The Xbox Live Games With Gold June 2021 free games have been revealed. Players can get ready to grab four free games this month, including a classic fighting game entry. 

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For players looking to jump into some brand new games, June’s Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S titles are for you, as The King’s Bird and Shadows: Awakening will drop down to free throughout the month. As for the classic lineup of games via Backwards Compatability, June will see NeoGeo Battle Coliseum and Injustice: Gods Among Us become available for players to download for free. 

The King’s Bird is a platform adventure game with physics-based movement, where players will have to escape into a world ruled by a tyrant and learn about their freedom in order to leave. Shadows: Awakening sees players taking control of a demon summoned from the Shadow Realm to consume the souls of long-dead heroes. As you go, you’ll learn more about who exactly is in charge, and why you’re there to feast on the souls. 

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From June 1-15, players can grab The King’s Bird and NeoGeo Battle Coliseum, which is a classic, tag-team versus fighter that features a huge catalog of NeoGeo warriors gathered all under one roof. Starting on June 16 through the end of the month, players can download Shadows: Awakening and Injustice: Gods Among Us, the classic fighting game from the creators of Mortal Kombat that see iconic DC Comics characters going at it.

Let us know what you think about the Xbox Live Games With Gold June 2021 free games in the comments below.

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