Black Adam might not be in the Shazam movie after all. Rian Johnson debunks a Last Jedi rumour. Kevin Feige has an update on the Fantastic Four’s movie future. There’s another clue for the title of the next American Horror Story season. Plus, new looks at Kingsman: The Golden Circle and Netflix’s Death Note. Spoilers!
Silver and Black
That Hashtag Show reports the film’s main villain will be Mendell Stromm, a geneticist who becomes the cyborg known as “Gaunt”. The Scorpion, The Chameleon and The Tarantula will serve as Stromm’s henchmen, while Tombstone will appear as the film’s secondary antagonist. Whether Sony’s Scorpion will be the Mac Gargan version recently portrayed by Michael Mando in Spider-Man: Homecoming, or one of the character’s several other interpretations, remains ambiguous.
Shazam
The Wrap’s Umberto Gonzalez has word that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will no longer appear as Black Adam in the recently fast-tracked Shazam movie.
He is not in it.
— Umberto @ SDCC2017 (@elmayimbe) July 18, 2017
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
While appearing on Good Morning America, Rian Johnson debunked the popular fan theory that Benecio del Toro’s character, DJ, is secretly Ezra from Star Wars: Rebels. However, Johnson did confirm that DJ does “stand for something”.
Is Benicio del Toro playing Ezra from @StarWars Rebels? @rianjohnson says no, but “DJ” does stand for something…#TheLastJedi #D23expo pic.twitter.com/wHGPvvlaD5
— Good Morning America (@GMA) July 16, 2017
Black Panther
In case there was any doubt, Bucky Barnes/The Winter Soldier does not appear in Black Panther.
Winter Solider/Bucky Barnes is NOT in @theblackpanther according to Sebastian Stan.#BlackPanther #InfinityWar #D23expo pic.twitter.com/KwP5AJKN3E
— Good Morning America (@GMA) July 16, 2017
Avengers: Infinity War
Dave Bautista also told the program his character, Drax, has excellent chemistry with Robert Downey Jr’s Iron Man.
WATCH: @DaveBautista talks his excitement to work with @RobertDowneyJr and the chemistry between Drax and @Iron_Man. #InfinityWay #D23expo pic.twitter.com/GYgrTyeo9A
— Good Morning America (@GMA) July 16, 2017
The Little Mermaid
Lin-Manuel Miranda confirmed at D23 he’ll be scoring Disney’s live-action Little Mermaid with Alan Menken. [Bleeding-Cool]
Fantastic Four
Kevin Feige has once again confirmed there are currently no plans for a Fantastic Four movie, this time at the D23 expo.
I’ve been at Marvel for 17 years… There are certainly no plans whatsoever for that. But too many amazing things have happened over the past 17 years for me ever say never. But for now, nothing.
Aladdin
Game of Thrones writer Vanessa Taylor has been hired to rewrite Guy Ritchie’s live-action Aladdin before it enters production next month. [The Tracking Board]
Deadpool 2
Ryan Reynolds shared a set pic of himself in full Deadpool attire with Leslie Uggams as Blind Al on Facebook.
Han Solo
Ron Howard also shared a set photo of Chewbacca watching his dailies on Twitter.
#Chewie checking the shot. #UntitledHanSoloMovie pic.twitter.com/Ia3ZT5Bv5h
— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) July 17, 2017
Death Note
Coming Soon has a character poster for protagonist Light… named Light Turner, in this version.
Kingsmen: The Golden Circle
Likewise, Entertainment Weekly has a whole slate of character posters from the Kingsmen sequel. Head over there for more gold fonts and minimalism.
Leatherface
Here’s a red band trailer — so be careful where you watch it! — for Leatherface’s bloody coming-of-age story about growing up as a teenager in Texas before hitting the road to find himself (no, really). Do you, Leatherface.
Killroy Was Here
On a recent episode of the Edumacation podcast, Kevin Smith and Andy McElfresh discussed their new anthology film, Killroy Was Here, and the origin of its titular character, a WWII-era swamp monster.
SMITH: Dude just got lost, and the next time they find him he’s just sitting there, eating babies.
McELFRESH: And he becomes transformed. Before he loses all of his humanity, they try to rehabilitate him, and instead that drives him out into the wilderness, where he’s transformed into this monster.
SMITH: And he’s all melted in the face, that’s what creates the nose, the long nose effect.
[Jo Blo]
Nightwing
Chris McKay professed his love for Dick Grayson’s Nightwing and how he hopes to do the character justice in a lengthy Twitter spiel.
The story of Dick Grayson, becoming Robin, then becoming Nightwing played out for us, the audience, in the comics in REAL TIME. https://t.co/icAEA8Imkz
— Chris McKay (@buddboetticher) July 16, 2017
It wasn’t a flashback. We experienced it. So all of Robin/Nightwings successes and failures we were along for the ride.
— Chris McKay (@buddboetticher) July 16, 2017
And people that underestimated Robin or dismissed him perhaps had their opinions changed as we watched him “grow up” right in front of us.
— Chris McKay (@buddboetticher) July 16, 2017
His relationships, his conflicts with Batman et al felt real to me because he was the window character with which we experienced Gotham city
— Chris McKay (@buddboetticher) July 16, 2017
He has too. It has to be full commitment. Every day. It is going to be gruelling from a martial arts, gymnastics and stunt perspective. https://t.co/mYII8osKxI
— Chris McKay (@buddboetticher) July 16, 2017
Also emotionally taxing. It’s going to be real.
— Chris McKay (@buddboetticher) July 16, 2017
The Originals
EW reports that Danielle Rose Russell will be playing the teenage incarnation of Hope in the show’s fifth season.
The Exorcist
Zuleikha Robinson has joined the cast of season two as a series regular named Mouse, “a mysterious figure waging her own private war against the Catholic patriarchy”. [Deadline]
Scream
C.J. Wallace has joined the cast of MTV’s all-new, all-different Scream: The Series as the “socially awkward savant”, Amir. The rapper Tyga has also been cast as “the loyal yet rough around the edges” Jamal. [TV Line]
Mind MGMT/Flutter/Tanis/The Bright Sessions
Netflix is now looking to adapt the Dark Horse properties Mind MGMT and Flutter into television series. Mind MGMT, written by Matt Kindt, concerns a true crime writer investigating a secret government agency, while Jennie Wood’s Flutter tells the story of a gay teenager who shapeshifts into a boy to win the affections of a straight girl she has a crush on. Netflix is also looking to adapt the sci-fi podcasts Tanis and the The Bright Sessions — the latter about a therapist who treats patients with supernatural abilities — into series, as well.
The Walking Dead
THR reports the series has resumed production following the tragic death of stuntman John Bernecker.
American Horror Story
Ryan Murphy shared this photo of a man entombed in bees, citing it as a the “last clue” to the new season’s title. I hope you’re ready for American Horror Story: The Bee Bit My Bottom, Now My Bottom’s Big.
A promo for season seven has also surfaced on this Argentinian Facebook page.
The Strain
Nuclear weaponry and the fate of the human race loom in the synopsis for episode five of the season, “Belly of the Beast”.
Fet and Quinlan are hot on the trail of a convoy carrying their prized nuclear weapon.| Eph and Alex search for clues to uncover the Master’s plan for the ultimate fate of the human race. Dutch is trapped by a familiar enemy, yet encounters an old friend as well.
Mr Robot
Entertainment Weekly has a the first photo from season three.
Preacher
EW also has our first look at Herr Starr, a member of the sinister Grail.
The Gifted
THR has an exclusive poster of the Strucker family.
Gotham/The Flash/Arrow/Supergirl/Legends of Tomorrow
DCTV has put together this informative video of everything they know about the next season of Gotham and the CW’s roster of superhero shows.
Adventure Time
A two-and-a-half minute animatic from an upcoming episode has been posted to Cartoon Network’s YouTube page.
DuckTales
Finally, here’s a sneak peek at Disney’s new DuckTales, now with 100 per cent more David Tennant, and Webby getting in character for a Nerf gun shootout.
Banner art by Jim Cooke.