Marvel Comics Announces New Thor Series with Female God of Thunder

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Marvel Comics has revealed this morning that come this October, Thor will no longer be worthy to wield the power of Mjölnir, and instead an all new female Thor will pick up the hammer and take his place as the God of Thunder. The new series, simply titled Thor, will be written by Jason Aaron (Thor: God of Thunder, Original Sin) with art from Russell Dauterman (Cyclops).

“The inscription on Thor’s hammer reads ‘Whosoever holds this hammer, if HE be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor.’ Well it’s time to update that inscription,” Marvel editor Wil Moss said in a statement. “The new Thor continues Marvel’s proud tradition of strong female characters like Captain Marvel, Storm, Black Widow and more. And this new Thor isn’t a temporary female substitute – she’s now the one and only Thor, and she is worthy!”

“This is not She-Thor. This is not Lady Thor. This is not Thorita. This is THOR,” Aaron said. “This is the THOR of the Marvel Universe. But it’s unlike any Thor we’ve ever seen before.”

Check out the cover art and images of the character below. Will you be picking up Thor #1 this fall?

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The Cast of ALIEN Are Coming to ALIEN: ISOLATION as DLC

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Gross or great: you decide. The cast of 1979?s Alien will be appearing in pre-order DLC for Alien: Isolation.

“Great” because Alien is one of the greatest science fiction films and thrillers of all time and much of that comes down to the easy chemistry of the cast who are supplying their likenesses and voices to the “Crew Expendable” DLC. Well, mostly everyone: Sigourney Weaver (Ripley), Tom Skerritt (Dallas), Harry Dean Stanton (Brett), and Yaphet Kotto (Parker) are all supplying their faces and voices as playable characters while Ian Holm’s face will be returning as Ash with a sound-a-like handling the vocal duties.

SEGA and developer Creative Assembly have two DLC offers planned, one for pre-orders, offering you the chance to play as any member of the crew after the death of John Hurt’s character Brett (hence his exclusion from the cast list), while Gamestop is getting in on things by letting you play as Ripley as she attempts to escape the ship.

It really only feels gross because (and this is overactive fandom speaking here), Isolation as a product feels like a weird thing, what with it being about Ripley’s daughter, a character who was a bit more important as someone that Weaver’s character had lost. This might be a way to give the first-person survival horror game a little more veracity.

From the press release:

“Anyone who pre-orders the game will get a free upgrade to the Nostromo Edition, which includes the bonus content “Crew Expendable”. Players can choose to play as one of three surviving crewmembers, only moments after Brett’s death at the jaws of the creature. As Ellen Ripley, Dallas or Parker, players can explore the Nostromo from habitation deck down through engineering, coordinating their efforts with Lambert and Ash to lure the Alien into the ship’s airlock.

In addition, consumers who pre-order at GameStop will exclusively also receive “Last Survivor” in which players pick up the story as Ripley tries to escape on the Narcissus. On hearing the screams of Lambert and Parker, players must navigate their way back down through the Nostromo in order to activate the self-destruct sequence, before retracing their steps back to the Narcissus shuttle and their escape.”

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American Gladiators is getting rebooted

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I guess you could call this a re-reboot, but American Gladiators is getting rebooted for a second time. The show initially made its return in 2008 for two seasons, but fell off the schedule despite a strong debut.

The new American Gladiators has been inspired by NBC’s summer success with American Ninja Warrior, and has been called “a little darker, more intense, more series” by executive producer Arthur Smith. Smith also called the reboot “post-apocalyptic”, and said that it adds elements from The Hunger Games and mixed martial arts.

When you look at all that…is this reboot going to resemble American Gladiators at all, or is it just going to have the same name? From what Brown is describing, this seems like some sort of athletic reality show that has “American Gladiators” slapped onto it. A sportsy, fighting-based version of the Hunger Games really isn’t American Gladiators at all, which was billed as a competition between “regular people” and the massively built Gladiators. This just seems like an attempt to continue to cash in on a nostalgia trip without really capturing the original spirit of what you’re trying to convince people you’re paying tribute to.

HOT TOYS: Iron Man 3: 1/6th scale Bones (Mark XLI) Collectible Figure

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10305964_10152179430082344_4871615805333880662_n“Gentlemen!” and with that said, the Skeleton Suit Mark XLI has split into multiple parts to attack Extremis soldiers during Tony Stark’s showdown with Aldrich Killian in Iron Man 3! Nicknamed “Bones’, this armor is built by Tony Stark with speed and maneuverability in mind. It earns its name because of the very unique external appearance of thin black and gold colored armor plating with internal contents exposed.

Today Hot Toys is proud to present this distinctive armor from the Iron Legion – 1/6th scale Bones (Mark XLI) Collectible Figure! In addition to featuring finely crafted structure, black and gold colored armor, LED light-up functions and accessories, this collectible figure has specially designed magnetic components which allow it to be split into multiple parts and re-attach back together at will.

Iron Man fans should not miss out on the opportunity to pre-order this one-of-a-kind armor from the House Party Protocol!

The Iron Man Mark XLI ‘Bones’ Sixth Scale Figure specially features:

  • Authentic and detailed likeness of Bones (Mark XLI), the Skeleton Suit, in Iron Man 3
  • Over 36 points of articulations
  • Approximately 30 cm tall
  • LED-lighted eyes and circular-shaped RT on chest (white light, battery operated)
  • Black and gold colored painting on armor with internal content exposed
  • Special features on armor:
    – Magnetic components located at neck, upper chest, shoulders, elbows, and upper thighs
    – Three (3) pairs of interchangeable palms including:
    – One (1) pair with movable fingers and light-up repulsors (white light, battery operated)
    – One (1) pair of forceful fists
    – One (1) pair of repulsor palms
    – Articulations on waist armor allowing flexible movement

Accessories:

  • Realistic thrust fire accessories
  • One (1) circular figure stage with flexible pillar

*Battery included for collectible figure. Button cells are required.

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New Info on PACIFIC RIM Animated Series

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Guillermo del Toro not only announced a sequel to Pacific Rim, but an animated series as well. In a recent interview with Collider, the filmmaker talks about the series and what it will entail. The series is still very early in development, but he offered up some details on the premise and the timeline saying:

“It’s a great set-up and a link between the first movie and the second movie.  It really enhances the mythology of the characters; we have cameos of characters from the first movie, but mostly it’s a new set of characters.  New jaegers, except for one or two, [and] new kaijus.  It’s really fun.”

He goes on to reveal that the show will be one long story, and not just a series of self contained episodes, which I love! I wish more American animated series would be like that. That’s why I watch anime.

“We’re going for a long arc, so the idea is to show a group of characters—we have pilots, functional jaegers, but we have all these younger characters.  I really want to explore things that are complimentary to the things that I want to explore in the second movie: drift, what drifting does to you, what is needed to drift, a lot of stuff that I think is important, but also the jaeger technology, the kaijus being evolved, ideas about the precursors—the guys that control the kaijus.  We have a lot of leeway in 13 episodes and I wanna make it sort of in the same spirit of Pacific Rim, which is the ideal audience for Pacific Rim was young—very young, 11-year-olds and so forth—but with really beautiful design and stories that make these characters interesting in a way that I found them interesting in, for example, Year Zero, the graphic novel that we did.  And I think that’s the basic thrust of the thing.”

As for where we might see the show air he says:

“Legendary is talking to a few outlets so I’d rather not disclose myself.  The way we set up The Strain was to talk to everyone, literally, on the map, and then find who’s response we sort of jibe with the most.  I think in this series, it would be great to find a place that can give it a proper presentation and can advertise the creation of the series.  So we’re open to being pleasantly surprised everywhere.”

I know  for one i would love to see an animated show!  what are your thoughts on this project?

Half of Firestorm Cast in THE FLASH

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The CW has cast Robbie Amell in the recurring role of Ronnie Raymond, the fiance of S.T.A.R. Labs scientist Caitlin Snow in the upcoming new series The Flash. The character is also one-half of the DC Comics character Firestorm.

There’s no confirmation on if he’ll actually turn into Firestorm in the series, but I don’t see why he wouldn’t. In the comics Ronnie is fused together with his partner, and he has some of the most complex and unique powers in the DC universe. He’s able to transform matter into other elements, he’s blessed with superhuman strength, and, of course, he can fly.

The news comes from TV Line which says that in the series he will play a “S.T.A.R. Labs maintenance worker” and that he’ll be “an integral part in the particle accelerator accident that transforms Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) into the titular speedster.”

Executive producer Greg Berlanti said in a statement:

“[DC Comics Chief Creative Officer] Geoff Johns, Andrew Kreisberg and myself designed the pilot and series to include Ronnie (aka Firestorm) — and to actually have someone with Robbie’s talent playing the role is beyond exciting. We can’t wait for viewers and fans of the character to check it out.”

One other interesting bit of information about Robbie Amell is that he is the real life cousin of Arrow star Stephen Amell.

Chris Columbus To Produce THE GOONIES and GREMLINS Sequels?

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There’s another rumor from The Tracking Board that has hit the web that says Harry Potter director Chris Columbus is set to produce the sequels to The Goonies and Gremlins. It was originally reported that Gremlins would be a remake, but according to /Film the film will actually be a sequel that takes place 30 years after the original film.

There has been no official confirmation of Columbus’ involvement at the moment, so we’ll treat this as a rumor for now.

Warner Bros. has been looking to get another Gremlins made for several years. The film project is currently on the fast track to production with Seth Grahame-Smith and David Katzenberg set to produce.

The Goonies sequel has also been a topic of discussion for years, but until recently it didn’t seem like it would ever happen. The original movie’s director Richard Donner is on board the project, and he is the one who basically announced the sequel was actually happening. He also said that Steven Spielberg came up with the idea for the story, and they are looking to get the original cast together to star in it.

Spielberg is, of course, expected to be involved with both of these projects as an executive producer. I personally think it will be fun to revisit these classic movies and characters in these sequels. I’m really glad that these are going to be sequels and not remakes. I don’t ever want to see these movies remade.

He worked on the original scripts for both The Goonies and Gremlins. So it makes sense that he would come on board to help in the process of bringing these sequels to life.

I know  i would like to see sequels for both films  what do you think?

Doomsday to Appear in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice?

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Even though there are already a number of heroes and villains populating its cast, might we be seeing another giant-sized villain appear in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice? Bleeding Cool has gotten hold of a rumor from a source who claims to have seen designs for a version of the killing machine Doomsday for the highly-anticipated film. Even though the character was teased in the bonus features on the Man of Steel Blu-ray, treat this one as a rumor for now and check back for any potential confirmation.

Created by Dan Jurgens for the 1992 event series “The Death of Superman,” Doomsday is a genetically engineered monster that has the distinction of being the character that killed Superman. He has appeared a number of other times in the comics despite perishing himself, and even took on the role of the primary antagonist for a season of “Smallville.”

Starring Henry Cavill, Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Amy Adams, Laurence Fishburne, Diane Lane, Jesse Eisenberg, Jeremy Irons, Holly Hunter and Scoot McNairy, the DC Comics film brings together the Man of Steel and the Dark Knight — for the first time on the big screen.

Directed by Zack Snyder from a script by Chris Terrio, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice arrives in theaters on May 6, 2016.

FOX’s Gotham Gets a September Premiere Date

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Fox’s Gotham Gets a September Premiere Date

FOX has officially revealed their fall schedule and they’ve announced the Batman-inspired series “Gotham” will premiere on Monday, September 22. You can read the full announcement from Fox by clicking here.

Before there was Batman, there was “Gotham.” Everyone knows the name Commissioner Gordon. He is one of the crime world’s greatest foes, a man whose reputation is synonymous with law and order. But what is known of Gordon’s story and his rise from rookie detective to Police Commissioner? What did it take to navigate the multiple layers of corruption that secretly ruled Gotham City, the spawning ground of the world’s most iconic villains? And what circumstances created them – the larger-than-life personas who would become Catwoman, The Penguin, The Riddler, Two-Face and The Joker?

The cast includes Ben McKenzie as Detective James Gordon, Donal Logue as Harvey Bullock, Jada Pinkett Smith as Fish Mooney, Sean Pertwee as Alfred, Robin Lord Taylor as Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin, Erin Richards as Barbara Kean, David Mazouz as Bruce Wayne, Camren Bicondova as Selina Kyle/the future Catwoman, and Zabryna Guevara as Captain Sarah Essen.

Comic-Con: Marvel Studios Panel Scheduled for Saturday Evening

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Comic-Con: Marvel Studios Panel Scheduled for Saturday Evening

Marvel Studios has officially announced that their Hall H panel will take place on Saturday, July 26 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. PST. At the panel, Marvel Studios President and Producer Kevin Feige and special guests will provide an inside look at the ever-expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe (of which we already know Ant-Man will be present).

Stay tuned to SuperHeroHype during Comic-Con for our official live blog direct from Hall H in which we’ll cover all that is shown and said at the panel.

Though unconfirmed, we can likely expect to see something from the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy, potentially Avengers: Age of Ultron, and hopefully some announcements for Scott Derrickson’s Doctor Strange.

What are you hoping happens at the Marvel Studios panel?