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Gizmodo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Gizmodo
Bat-Mite Is No Longer Canon in James Gunn's DCU
Thunderbolts director Jake Schreier talks X-Men, Eddie Murphy provides an update on Shrek 5, and Alien: Earth introduces a 'ruthless' cyborg. Your bongo to Theed is now arriving; it's Morning Spoilers! In conversation with Screen Rant, Eddie Murphy confirmed he's 'still in the booth' recording lines for Shrek 5 before beginning work on a Donkey spinoff movie this September. We're still in the booth, and literally, we're still doing Shrek. We start in September on Donkey, we're doing a Donkey one, and that'll be three years from now, but we're about two years into Shrek 5. Still in the booth and about to start Donkey in September. Donkey's going to be like how Puss in Boots had his own movie, Donkey's going to have his own movie, own little story with his dragon wife and his kids that are half-dragon and half-donkeys. They've written this funny story. We're doing that, starting that in September. During a recent interview with The Playlist, X-Men director Jake Schreier stated he finds the material 'inherently interesting and complex.' I mean, yeah, without going into too much—really almost any detail. What I can say is, it's just inherently interesting and complex material. The core idea of what X-Men is involves complexity. It's an incredible opportunity with super interesting characters and [much] internal conflict. These characters are wrestling with their identity and place in the world—that's inherently interesting and complex material. Photos from the future set of Spider-Man: Brand New Day reveal Glasgow's Bothwell Street will double as Lexington Avenue in the upcoming sequel. View this post on InstagramThe curse of an Aztec death whistle terrorizes a high school in the trailer for Whistle, starring Dafne Keen, Sophie Nélisse, Sky Yang, Jhaleil Swaby, Ali Skovbye, Percy Hynes White, Michelle Fairley, and Nick Frost. A child's drawing comes to life in the final trailer for Sketch, starring Tony Hale and D'Arcy Carden. A teaser trailer for the demonic-possession movie, Traumatika, claims any footage from the film is too intense to show. We also have a trailer for Lineage, the fifth and allegedly final film in the Hell House LLC series. During a recent press event attended by Comic Book, Alien: Earth actor Babou Ceesay revealed his character is a 'ruthless' cyborg. I don't even want to give away his backstory… but he's a cyborg, let's just say that. When I say cyborg, what do you think? This is interesting. People have been saying odd things to me when I tell them I'm a cyborg. So some people think that he's all machine when they say 'cyborg,' but that's not it. He's human and flawed in a human way. Whereas you've got people who are synths, who are, I guess, AI brains with synthetic bodies and then you've got the hybrids that are both. So he's a cyborg. The best way I can describe him, he's like an iPhone 1 in a world of iPhone 20s. But what he does have is an unbelievable clarity in terms of what he wants to do and a determination. He's ruthless for that reason. Finally, during a recent episode of Peacemaker: The Official Podcast (via Comic Book), James Gunn stated every character name dropped in the first season of Peacemaker is likely still canon in the new DCU, barring Bat-Mite. I will say that everything in the [first season episode Best Friends For Never] is canon except for maybe Bat-Mite. He's one of my favorite characters, but I can't say for sure that Bat-Mite is real. He's a wonderful character from the comics. He's an Imp from the Fifth Dimension who looks creepy and dresses in a little Batman costume. Except the ears are bent, because it's a really ill-fitting Batman costume. He's got skinny little legs [and] a fat little body, and he worships Batman. And so he tries to create these extraordinary circumstances for Batman to prove he's a hero, and it's these nightmarish scenarios. Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, what's next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who.
Kuwait Times
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Kuwait Times
‘Alien' lands at Comic-Con
The highly anticipated science fiction series 'Alien: Earth' officially landed at Comic-Con in California on Friday, where thousands of fans watched the pilot of a new TV series in the franchise. The pop culture convention held annually in San Diego was the chosen setting for the world premiere of the FX series created by Noah Hawley. 'This is by far the biggest thing I've ever made,' Hawley told 6,500 cheering fans in Comic-Con's Hall H before presenting the first episode, which he also directed. And in Hall H -- unlike in space -- you could hear them scream. 'It was crazy!' squealed Nicole Martindale, a fan of the franchise who traveled from northern California for the event. 'It wasn't what I expected based on the Alien movies, but it was pretty cool,' she added. 'Alien: Earth' is set a couple of years before the events of Ridley Scott's seminal 1979 film starring Sigourney Weaver. Scott served as executive producer of this expansion of the franchise, which will hit streaming platforms in August. 'If I have a skill at adapting these films, it's in an understanding what the original movie made me feel and why, and trying to create it anew by telling you a totally different story,' Hawley told the audience. The panel also featured stars Sydney Chandler, Alex Lawther, Timothy Olyphant, Babou Ceesay and Samuel Blenkin, who discussed what it was like to become part of the storied franchise and share a scene with the Xenomorph. 'It's a dream, it was surreal,' said Chandler, who plays Wendy, a 'hybrid' who is a blend of human consciousness and a synthetic body. 'I've been a sci-fi and 'Alien' fan forever. I keep pinching myself.' US actress Elle Fanning attends the Predator: Badlands panel in Hall H of the convention center. US actors Jared Leto (left) and Jeff Bridges speak onstage at the Tron: Ares panel in Hall H of the convention center. Predator stands onstage at the Predator: Badlands panel in Hall H of the convention center. 'Tron' One of the world's largest celebrations of pop culture, Comic-Con brings together 130,000 people, many of whom come dressed as wizards, princesses or characters from movies, games or TV series. This year, the lines to enter Hall H have been less frenetic than in previous editions. Fans accustomed to camping out at the gates of the venue to get a spot inside say the lack of a big Marvel Studios presence has eased the crush. 'Last year, we arrived the night before and had to wait hours to get' in, said Carla Gonzalez, who has attended the event every year with her family since 2013. 'This year the first panel is about to start, and there are still empty chairs. If Marvel were here, it would be packed,' she added. There was still plenty for afficionados to get excited about, including a panel on 'Predator: Badlands' directed by Dan Trachtenberg and set to hit US theaters in November. 'There is something really special about strapping into something... and having no idea what will happen next, and that's 'Badlands',' Trachtenberg said. Trachtenberg, responsible for revitalizing the franchise with 'Prey' (2022), appeared alongside stars Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, who plays the Predator, Dek. The production places the predator at the center of the plot for the first time as prey, not hunter. 'He is ferocious and bad ass, and very much an anti-hero,' Trachtenberg said. Actors Jared Leto, Jeff Bridges and Greta Lee and the team from 'Tron: Ares' also delighted fans. The film, directed by Joachim Ronning, is the third installment of another beloved science fiction franchise which began in 1982, with Bridges playing a hacker who becomes trapped in the digital world. Comic-Con concludes on Sunday. — AFP
Business Insider
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Business Insider
'Alien: Earth' is about a Xenomorph crash-landing on our planet. Here's where it takes place in the 'Alien' timeline.
The " Alien" timeline has become quite busy in the last decade, thanks to Ridley Scott's 2010s prequels and 2024's " Alien: Romulus." So, audiences might be confused about when the new TV series, " Alien: Earth," takes place. The eight-episode series, which starts streaming on August 12 on FX and Hulu, follows a group of soldiers and androids after a ship carrying a Xenomorph (and other cosmic creatures) crash-lands on Earth. Presumably, chaos will ensue once the creatures escape. Like the other stories in the franchise, it will also involve Weyland-Yutani, the nefarious company that seeks to experiment on the Xenomorph for its own profit-driven ambitions. Here's where "Alien: Earth" sits in the franchise's timeline. "Alien: Earth" takes place two years before the original "Alien" movie. "Alien: Earth" takes place in 2120, two years before the events of "Alien," which came out in 1979. This means the iconic character Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) is alive during the time the series is set. But it seems unlikely that she'll be in the show as she first encounters the Xenomorph in "Alien" after her ship is directed to a planet called LV-426. However, the show's creator, Noah Hawley, did address the idea of a crossover with the original movie when speaking to Vanity Fair in July. Hawley said: "I don't yet know, in terms of the series from beginning to end, how much time is going to pass or where we're going to end up, but I do know that at a certain point, the Weyland-Yutani Corporation is going to divert the Nostromo to that planet…We have the opportunity to maybe see what was happening on the other side of that phone call." The show is also set over 20 years before last year's "Alien: Romulus," which means Rain Carradine (Cailee Spaeny) and her faithful android Andy (David Jonsson) aren't alive in its timeline. Speaking of androids, we do know that companies like Weyland-Yutani are experimenting with creating android bodies for human beings in "Alien: Earth." Sydney Chambers plays Wendy in the TV series, a terminally ill young girl whose brain is transferred into a synthetic adult body. It will be interesting to see what the show has to say about humanity, life, and death through the lens of its android characters.
Tom's Guide
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Tom's Guide
I watched every new TV and movie trailer from SDCC 2025 — here's the 5 I'm most excited about
San Diego Comic-Con 2025 has officially wrapped, and with it came a flood of trailers, teasers, and first looks, some of which dropped during massive Hall H panels while others arrived quietly online throughout the weekend. From returning fan favorites to brand new adaptations, it's been a big few days for movie and TV reveals, and I've pulled together a roundup of the ones that were made publicly available during or alongside the event. I'd love to include the new 'Predator: Badlands' trailer and 'Alien: Earth' sneak peek in this list since they're among my most anticipated releases, but both actually dropped before the convention began. The official 'Badlands' trailer landed online just days ahead of its Hall H panel, and us 'Alien' fans were treated to a four-minute look earlier in the week. That said, both properties still had a presence at SDCC, with extended footage and episode screenings shown to those lucky enough to be in the room. Of all the trailers and reveals that dropped online during Comic-Con 2025, these are the five I'm most excited about (and don't worry, there's a full list below too). As a horror nerd, 'IT' is easily one of my favorite horror movies ever. So when I heard we were getting a prequel series, 'Welcome to Derry' was instantly added to my must-watch list. Set in 1962, the show dives into the sinister roots of Derry, Maine, exploring the eerie events that paved the way for Pennywise's origin story. Director Andy Muschietti, who helmed both movies, said he was 'exhausted but excited' after finishing them, and had always dreamt of telling the story of how the demonic clown came to be. Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. The series pulls from historical horrors teased in King's novel and referenced in the movies, including the Black Spot juke joint fire, the Kitchener Ironworks explosion, and the Bradley Gang massacre. Bill Skarsgård reprises his iconic role, alongside Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, and James Remar. At SDCC, fans got to see the first ten minutes of the premiere episode. Muschietti teased: 'We got away with a lot, and that's the stuff you'll be excited about.' I'm absolutely ready for the creepy clown with the red balloon to haunt my dreams all over again. Starts streaming on HBO Max in October 2025 Another Stephen King story coming to life? I'm in. 'The Long Walk' has always been one of the more disturbing King concepts to me, so I'm glad it's finally getting the big screen treatment. Directed by Francis Lawrence, the movie adapts one of King's earliest and bleakest novels. Given his experience with the dystopian vibe of 'The Hunger Games,' I trust he'll handle this adaptation with the right amount of intensity. The story centers on fifty teenage boys forced into a brutal contest: they must keep up a pace of four miles per hour without slowing down. If a walker falls below that speed for more than 30 seconds, they get a warning, and three warnings means execution. Hall H got the new trailer and a sneak peek at a scene so graphic they had to black out parts mid-screening. The footage also showed more of Mark Hamill as the cold, authoritarian Major overseeing the event. The young cast, including Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, and Garrett Wareing, seem to be bringing some serious energy. Saying I'm excited is an understatement. The first 'Five Nights at Freddy's' movie unfortunately didn't win over critics, but it was a massive hit with fans (including me). It's exciting to see the story continue and for the franchise to get another shot at delivering that signature animatronic horror. Directed once again by Emma Tammi and written by game creator Scott Cawthon, 'Five Nights at Freddy's 2' picks up a year after the events of the first movie. The town has turned the terrifying events into a campy legend, hosting its first 'Fazfest.' But when young Abby (Piper Rubio) secretly returns to Freddy Fazbear's Pizza to reconnect with the animatronics, things go horribly wrong. The newly revealed trailer shows the return of Josh Hutcherson as Mike, Elizabeth Lail as Vanessa, and Matthew Lillard as William Afton in a prequel storyline. New additions include Freddy Carter, Wayne Knight, McKenna Grace, and Skeet Ulrich. Thankfully, this time around, we're diving deeper into the lore of the haunted animatronics (one of the biggest reasons the games are so beloved), including the introduction of more polished versions of the original crew, plus The Puppet. One thing I loved most about 'Gen V' is how it took the extremely wild vibe of 'The Boys' and mixed it with the chaos of college life. So safe to say I was definitely excited when season 2 got announced. The new trailer looks even crazier with more drama and twists than before. The story picks up after 'The Boys' season 4, following Marie Moreau (Jaz Sinclair), Emma Meyer (Lizze Broadway), and Jordan Li (London Thor and Derek Luh) as they return to Godolkin University, now led by the enigmatic Dean Cipher (Hamish Linklater). The trio struggles with past trauma while uncovering a sinister program called 'Project Odessa,' linked to the university's founder, Thomas Godolkin (Ethan Slater). Showrunner Michele Fazekas said the shows 'talk to each other,' with 'The Boys' season 4 setting up 'Gen V' season 2. Now that Homelander has taken over America, we get to see what that looks like for the country, the school, and the start of the resistance. Plus, we get some awesome cameos from the main 'Boys' cast, like Erin Moriarty's Starlight and Nathan Mitchell's Black Noir, which ties it all together nicely. Stream the first 3 episodes on Prime Video from September 17, 2025 As a longtime fan of Rick Riordan's books, seeing 'Percy Jackson and the Olympians' finally get the faithful adaptation it deserves was a dream come true. We've had the movies before, but the series really captures the spirit, heart, and adventure of the original story. I've got high hopes that season 2 will do the same for The Sea of Monsters. This time, the story picks up a year after the first season, with Percy Jackson (Walker Scobell) returning to camp — only to find it under threat from Kronos's forces. To save it, and his friend Grover (Aryan Simhadri), Percy and his friends set off on a dangerous quest into the Sea of Monsters to retrieve the Golden Fleece. The new trailer teases even more mythological mayhem: chariot races, sea beasts, and the introduction of Percy's cyclops half-brother, Tyson (Daniel Diemer). With familiar faces like Scobell, Simhadri, and Leah Sava Jeffries as Annabeth back, and some exciting new additions to the cast, it looks like another epic chapter is on the way. Stream it on Disney Plus starting December 10, 2025
Los Angeles Times
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Go behind the scenes with the ‘Alien: Earth' cast at Comic-Con 2025
SAN DIEGO — Sydney Chandler has wanted to attend San Diego Comic-Con as a fan for years. So it's 'surreal' that the actor's first experience with the annual pop culture expo is to promote her upcoming FX series 'Alien: Earth.' Chandler stars in the 'Alien' prequel as Wendy, a young girl whose consciousness has been transferred to an android. 'To be able to do it in this capacity is just mind-blowing,' she tells The Times in advance of the show's Hall H premiere on Friday. 'It's emotional because we worked on this for so long and I learned so much. … I'm kind of at a loss of words.' She does have words of appreciation, though, including for what she's learned from her character. 'Her journey of finding out how to hold her own and stand on her own two feet taught me so much,' says Chandler. 'I'm an overthinker. I'm an anxious person. I would have run so fast. I would not be as brave as her, but she taught me … that it's OK to just stand on your own two feet, and that's enough. That's powerful.' Even before the show's Hall H panel, fans have gathered on the sidewalk outside of the Hard Rock Hotel San Diego to catch a glimpse of Chandler and her 'Alien: Earth' cast mates Timothy Olyphant, Alex Lawther, Samuel Blenkin and Babou Ceesay, along with creator Noah Hawley and executive producer David Zucker, on their short trek to the bus that would transport them to the convention center for the show's world premiere. On the ride over, Hawley betrays no nerves about people seeing the first episode. 'I really think, in a strange way, it plays for all ages because it is about growing up on some level,' says the showrunner. 'But it's also 'Alien,' and it is a meditation on power and corporate power. ' Huddled together on the bus with Lawther and Blenkin, Ceesay is surprised to learn that this is the first time attending San Diego Comic-Con for all three. There's plenty of good-natured ribbing as they talk about the early interviews they've completed at the event. 'I just sort of want to make jokes with you all the time,' says Lawther as he looks towards his cast mates. 'I find it quite giddy in the experience, and I had to remind myself that I'm a professional.' 'Sometimes the British sarcasm instinct just kicks in,' Blenkin adds. Their playful dynamic continues as they joke about crashing Ceesay's other panel, and also backstage at Hall H as they try to sneak up on each other in the dark. After the panel, the cast is whisked away for video interviews and signing posters at a fan meet-and-greet at a booth on the exhibit floor. ('Timothy, you're the man!' shouts a fan passing by.) Later, Hawley, Chandler and Ceesay will hit the immersive 'Alien: Earth' activation where they will explore the wreckage of a crashed ship. 'It's such a safe space for people who just enjoy cinema and enjoy film,' Chandler says of Comic-Con. 'And that's me. I'm a complete nerd for all this stuff, so just to be around that group — it reminds me of why I love film so much in the first place.'
