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WandaVision Concept Art Reveals Wholesome Home Life

After the D23 Expo this weekend in Anaheim, CA, we have a better idea of what we’re in for with WandaVision, a new limited series that will air exclusively on Disney+. It was revealed during SDCC that the events of the Doctor Strange sequel, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, will lead to the events of Wanda Maximoff’s (Elizabeth Olsen) seemingly idyllic life with her robot husband, Vision (Paul Bettany).

Late Sunday night, Andy Parks, Marvel Studios Concept Artist and Director of Visual Development posted an image to Twitter of the show’s concept art, which shows a very Leave It to Beaver-style look, with the two titular characters enjoying some extraordinarily wholesome quality time in their living room. Of course, in the back, we see their superhero counterparts in the shadow, suggesting that there’s much more to this illusion than apple pie and white picket fences.

WANDAVISION!!! Official D23 poster I had the honor of painting during the early concept phase of preproduction. This @DisneyPlus show is gonna be something totally fresh.. & weird! #ElizabethOlsen #PaulBettany @DisneyD23 #D23Expo #D23Expo2019 #Disney+ @MarvelStudios #WandaVision pic.twitter.com/VJU4p05Pmb

— Andy Park (@andyparkart) August 25, 2019

Scarlet Witch and Vision were last seen together in last summer’s blockbuster Avengers: Infinity War, though the duo parted on rather depressing terms. Scarlet Witch attempted, nay, destroyed the infinity stone inside Vision’s head, thus killing the man she loved. Except Thanos used the time stone in his gauntlet to undo her actions, which brought Vision back to life … but then he died again when Thanos removed the stone from his head and completed his quest to collect all the infinity stones. The infamous snap heard ’round the universe then effectively turned Scarlet Witch to ash.

RELATED: Disney Plus Unveils Exclusive Series, Movies, Launch Date & More

Disney‘s upcoming streaming service will become the exclusive home in the U.S. for subscription-video-on-demand viewing of the newest live-action and animated series and movies from Disney, Pixar, Star Wars, Marvel and Fox. Set to launch on November 12, the service will be ad-free, supported solely by subscription fees, and will be available on gaming consoles, smart TV’s, and connected streaming devices.

WandaVision premieres in the Spring of 2021.

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Michael Shannon (Midnight Special, The Shape of Water) has signed on to play the icon Jerry Buss, the majority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers during the team’s Showtime era in the ‘80s, in a series pilot for HBO.

The series will chronicle that time in the team’s history. Shannon will show the behind the scenes decisions and life of the man who took a lot of risks and changed the game, making the Lakers the best basketball empire of all time. Shannon joins Jason Clarke, who has already signed on to play Jerry West, coach of the Lakers from 1976-1979 and Lakers executive for pretty much forever after.

The series is being written by Max Borenstein (Godzilla) and is based on Jeff Pearlman’s nonfiction book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s. I grew up in Southern California and was glued to the TV during the 2000-2002 Championship-winning seasons, so this sounds like a fun and exciting series. It will be cool to see who they get to play the players!

Are you a Lakers fan? Does this sound like an interesting series to you?

Source: Deadline

20+ Screenshots of New Rise of Skywalker Footage

Following the debut of the new Rise of Skywalker footage from the D23 special look this morning, we’ve combed through the video and pulled out screenshots from the video for you to get a closer look! Check them out in the gallery below!

RELATED: Watch the Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker D23 Special Look!

Returning cast members for Rise of Skywalker include Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Kelly Marie Tran, Joonas Suotamo and Billie Lourd. Joining the cast are Naomi Ackie (Doctor Who), Richard E. Grant (Logan), Dominic Monaghan (Lord of the Rings), Matt Smith (Doctor Who) and Keri Russell (The Americans), who will also be joined by veteran Star Wars actors Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels and Billy Dee Williams, who will reprise his role as Lando Calrissian.

The role of Leia Organa will once again be played by Carrie Fisher, using previously unreleased footage shot for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has J.J. Abrams (Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Trek) returning to direct the ninth and final installment of the Skywalker saga. Abrams co-wrote the screenplay with Chris Terrio (Argo, Justice League). Composer John Williams, who has scored every chapter in the Star Wars saga since 1977’s A New Hope, will return to a galaxy far, far away with Rise of Skywalker.

RELATED: Rise of Skywalker’s Underwater Death Star Was Originally in Force Awakens

The film is produced by Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams and Michelle Rejwan, and executive produced by Callum Greene and Jason McGatlin.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is scheduled for release on December 20.

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NBC is making a series adaptation of the 2001 movie Serendipity. Don’t ask me why, I have no idea. The original film starred John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale. Guy meets girl, they fall in love, girl gives guy basically no personal information, and says if they’re meant to be, they’ll find each other, and they write their names and phone numbers on a book and a five dollar bill, and part ways.

Can I also mention they are both in other relationships at the time? Garbage human beings. Anyway, years pass, and the guy is engaged to someone but can’t stop thinking about that chick he knew for one day (eye roll). She is also in a relationship, but just has to find that guy that could totally be a serial killer, or at the very least, a dirty rotten cheater. So they set off to find each other, and of course they do, serendipitously. Stupid.

But I oddly find a crapton of people who love this dumb, dumb movie. So this series is for them. The series is being written and executive produced by Jonny Umansky, who is really excited about it. Here’s what he had to say to Deadline about it:

“I’ve been madly in love with this movie for more than half my life. Never has the world needed a show like Serendipity more, and the love stories we have in store are big, bold and filled to the brim with whimsy and wonder.”

Good for this guy. He sounds like he will give it his all, and all those fans out there will love it. Are you a fan of Serendipity?

That awesome new footage from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker that was shared at D23 this weekend that you all heard about has now been released online for all of you to see! Now you can see for yourself what everyone is talking about!

Lucasfilm and director J.J. Abrams join forces once again to take viewers on an epic journey to a galaxy far, far away with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the riveting conclusion of the seminal Skywalker saga, where new legends will be born and the final battle for freedom is yet to come. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker opens in U.S. theaters on December 20.

 The film stars Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Anthony Daniels, Naomi Ackie, Domhnall Gleeson, Richard E. Grant, Lupita Nyong’o, Keri Russell, Joonas Suotamo, Kelly Marie Tran, and Billy Dee Williams.

Check out the trailer below and tell us what you think! Does Rey really turn to the Dark Side!?

We have an interesting new trailer for you to check out from the film previously known as The Pretenders, now being released as Pretenders. The film is written by The Fault in Our Stars director — and New Mutants writer — Josh Boone, and directed by director and Golden Globe-winning actor James Franco, of The Disaster Artist.

The film follows the love triangle of a photographer, a director, and an actress. Here’s the synopsis:

Pretenders, life imitates deadly arts as a French New Wave obsessed film student, Terry, finds his muse in mysterious and beguiling actress, Catherine. Both Terry and his best friend, Phil, fall under the spell of this beautiful woman. But they soon realize that the more time they spend with her, the more enigmatic she becomes. After years of sex, betrayal, and collateral damage, the three end up in a dangerous situation that leaves one of them fighting for his life.

The roles are played by Jack Kilmer (The Stanford Prison Experiment, The Nice Guys), Shameik Moore (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Dope), and Jane Levy (Castle Rock, What/If), with James Franco, Dennis Quaid (Innerspace, The Day After Tomorrow), Brian Cox (Troy, Succession), Juno Temple (Atonement, Maleficent), Antoni Porowski (Queer Eye), Mustafa Shakir (Luke Cage, The Deuce), Tyler Alvarez (Orange Is the New Black, Veronica Mars), and Reema Sampat (Orange is the New Black).

Watch the trailer below and see Pretenders in theaters on September 27th.

Director James Wan has cast actor George Young in his upcoming secret horror film project, which is tentatively titled Silvercup. Who’s George Young you ask? I don’t know. I’ve never seen anything that he’s been in. But he’s been in shows such as Containment and Grace.

Young will star opposite Annabelle Wallis in the film, and we still don’t have any story details to share with you. There are also no details on these characters. But we know that the film will be a hard-R thriller! Here’s what Wan previously had to say about it:

When previously talking about the series, Wan said:

“There’s been a bit of speculation as to what my next project is… all I’ll say is, I’m super excited to go back to my indie roots with this hard-R thriller. An original horror idea (not a reboot/remake or anything based on existing IP) with old school, practical effects and no giant, blue screen sets.”

Silvercup will mark Young’s first major movie role.

Source: Variety

A lot of Star Wars fans were blown away by the first trailer that was released for The Mandaorian this weekend. This series looks so freakin’ awesome! I especially love the heavy western-themed vibe that it has.

Some fans have been wondering if fan favorite character Boba Fett would be making an appearance in the series. Well, writer, producer, and showrunner Jon Favreau was asked about Boba Fett in an interview with with Good Morning America, and this is what he said:

“Boba Fett is not one of the all-new original characters…There’s a 30-year stretch of story time that hasn’t been explored at all, except in the extended universe.”

As you can see, he doesn’t confirm or deny that Boba Fett is in the series. He just avoids the question. It would be cool and interesting if Boba Fett ended up appearing in the series in some capacity. If he does, how would you like to see him utilized?

Favreau went on to talk about how he and Dave Filoni have been working hard on trying to honor the traditions of Star Wars as they’ve been developing the series. He also told Variety that the series would be released from week to week, one episode at a time. You aren’t going to be able to binge watch it the day it launches with Disney+.

“Dave Filoni and I, who are partnering on this, we’ve been working so hard to try to honor the traditions of Star Wars and try to present something we would be delighted to see, as fans. Because we started a while ago, it’s gonna be available, day one, on Disney+, on November [12th]. I think they’re going one episode at a time, but it will be there, premiering on the platform, so if you have it, you’ll get to see it,” Favreau concluded.

Form what you’ve seen from The Mandalorian so far, what is getting you most excited to watch it?

Model of Skeleton from Jason and the Argonauts, c.1961 by Ray Harryhausen (1920-2013). Mounted on wooden base. Collection: The Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation (Charity No. SC001419) © The Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation Photography: Sam Drake (National Galleries of Scotland)

Clash of the Titans, Jason and the Argonauts, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, Earth Vs. Flying Saucers… these are all incredible classic films that featured the stop-motion work and creature designs of legendary artist and filmmaker Ray Harryhausen.

I grew up watching these films! I love these movies, and I was always fascinated by the creatures and monsters in them that Harryhausen brought to life! The skeletons from Jason and the Argonauts and from his Sinbad series, the Minaton from Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger, and Medusa from Clash of the Titans. The onscreen visuals of these creatures played a big part of why I fell in love with movies.

Harryhausen’s work also inspired the likes of John Landis, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and Peter Jackson. They’ve also said wonderful things about the artist and how he influenced them in their careers.

If you’re a fan of Harryhausen’s work as well, you’ll be happy to learn that many of these models that were created for these films have been restored and will go on display at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Ray Harryhausen: Titan of Cinema. This is going to be the largest and widest-ranging exhibition of Harryhausen’s work ever seen.

Marking the stop motion pioneer’s centenary, the models will join newly restored and previously unseen material from Harryhausen’s matchless collection and archive, from 23 May 2020.

Thanks to Creative Boom, you can see some photos of the restored creature models below!

Medusa model from Clash of the Titans, c.1979 by Ray Harryhausen (1920-2013) Collection: The Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation (Charity No. SC001419) © The Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation Photography: Sam Drake (National Galleries of Scotland)

Original Skeleton model. armatured skeleton, with Medusa shield, from Jason and the Argonauts, c.1962 and Original Skeleton model; octopus shield by Ray Harryhausen (1920-2013), armature by Fred Harryhausen, c.1962 Collection: The Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation (Charity No. SC001419) © The Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation Photography: Sam Drake (National Galleries of Scotland)

Model Talos from Jason and the Argonauts, c.1962 by Ray Harryhausen (1920-2013) Collection: The Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation (Charity No. SC001419) © The Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation Photography: Sam Drake (National Galleries of Scotland)

Original Skeleton model from Jason and the Argonauts, 1963; octopus shield by Ray Harryhausen (1920-2013), armature by Fred Harryhausen, c.1962 Collection: The Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation (Charity No. SC001419) © The Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation Photography: Sam Drake (National Galleries of Scotland)

Model of the Kraken from Clash of the Titans, c.1980 by Ray Harryhausen (1920-2013) Collection: The Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation (Charity No. SC001419) © The Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation Photography: Sam Drake (National Galleries of Scotland)

Model Minaton from Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger, c.1975 by Ray Harryhausen (1920-2013) Collection: The Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation (Charity No. SC001419) © The Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation Photography: Sam Drake (National Galleries of Scotland)

Copy resin model Allosaurus from One Million Years B.C. c. 1965 by Ray Harryhausen (1920-2013) Collection: The Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation (Charity No. SC001419) © The Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation Photography: Sam Drake (National Galleries of Scotland)

Ray Harryhausen (1920-2013) animating Skeleton model (The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, 1958) © The Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation (Charity No. SC001419)

Saban Films has picked up the distribution rights to director Darren Lynn Bousman’s new horror film Death of Me, which stars Maggie Q and Luke Hemsworth.

Bousman has directed a lot of horror movies in his career such as several Saw films (including the new one), Repo! The Genetic Opera, and The Devil’s Carnival. I’ve enjoyed watching many of his films, and this next one of his sounds like it’ll be good.

The story for the movie centers on “a couple on an exotic holiday who awaken one morning with a hangover and no recollection of what transpired. When playing back the video of their previous night, they learn they participated in a ritual that somehow ended with the husband murdering the wife — though she’s actually very much alive.”

Well, that sounds like fun! It’s like a satanic horror filled version of The Hangover. The movie was written by Ari Margolis, James Morley III, and David Tish, and Saban is looking to release it in 2020.

Source: Deadline