News broke earlier today that Disney was moving forward with a follow-up to Tron: Legacy with Garth Davis (Lion; Mary Magdalene) taking over directing duties. The trade report also confirmed that Jared Leto would star, and the Morbius actor now appears to have revealed a little more than he should have in a since deleted Tweet.

Leto took to social media to confirm his involvement with the project, but the original version of the Tweet you see below included the movie’s title: Tron: Ares.

This could be a working or placeholder title (the movie hasn’t been officially greenlit yet, so it’s obviously very early days), but the fact that Leto removed the Tweet so quickly certainly suggests that he let the title slip before either realizing his error or getting a telling off from the House of Mouse.

What do you guys think of the title? Are you looking forward to another adventure in The Grid? Let us know in the usual place.

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We recently reported that Ms. Marvel was scheduled to commence production in Atlanta, Georgia this November (whether that’s still the plan remains to be seen), and Marvel is currently in the process of rounding up the main cast of the Disney+ series.

Kamala Khan is obviously a priority, but The Illuminerdi reckons a couple of young actors are also being sought to fill the roles of two supporting characters fans of the hero should be very familiar with.

“Omar” is a Pakistani American in his mid-to-late 20’s, a practicing Muslim and a self-proclaimed wiser older brother. He is also listed as modern and spirited. “Willow” is a 16 to 20 year old American teenager of Turkish, Moroccan, or Arab decent. Active in student organizations with a love of being in charge, she is described as a hijabi Muslim, woke, popular, stylish and smart.

Since the character’s real identities are almost always hidden behind code-names in these casting calls, these two are most likely Kamala’s older brother Aamir, and best friend Nakia Bahadir. There are other possibilities, of course, but they seem like the closest fit.

A previous report indicated that both Red Dagger and Kamran will also factor into the show, but we haven’t had any solid updates since.

What do you guys make of this? Are you looking forward to Ms. Marvel? Drop us a comment in the usual place.

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Warner Bros.’ solo Flash movie has probably been through more directors and writers than any other CBM in history on its rocky journey to the big screen. It looks like the most recent creative team of It filmmaker Andy Muschietti and Birds of Prey scribe Christina Hodson are here to stay (touch wood), but at one point the studio had actually tasked star Ezra Miller to pen a treatment of his own along with Grant Morrison.

WB ultimately decided not to go with their script, but we have heard that Miller favored a darker take on the character. Now, Morrison has disputed that (to a degree) in a new interview while also sharing some new details on what their take on the Flashpoint story arc entailed.

The Scottish writer told Collider that he was happy with the script, and believes it could have been really great “after a few drafts.” He also compared the time-displacement adventure to Back to the Future.

“No, it wasn’t [darker] really. I mean, elements of darkness were there and the material that they wanted us to use [was] the Flashpoint stuff. So, Ezra and I were actually trying to do something that was a bit more — like I say, it’s kind of like just a great science-fiction story. And if you don’t know [the comics], it would have made sense. But I have to say, I mean, I don’t want to talk about that, because somebody else has done their own work on it and I’m sure it will be great. And maybe, as I say this will leak out one day and people can judge.”

We’re not sure why the studio decided to pass on Morrison and Miller’s version, but the Fastest Man Alive should be in good hands with Muschietti and Hodson.

We’ll likely find out more about that incarnation of The Flash at DC FanDome later this month.

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Deadline has revealed that Adria Arjona is set to star opposite Diego Luna in the Cassian Andor series coming to Disney+. Previously announced cast members include Alan Tudyk, Denise Gough, Genevieve O’Reilly, Stellan Skarsgard, and Kyle Soller, so it’s fair to say the Star Wars TV show is assembling an impressive ensemble. 

As you might expect, specific details about who the 6 Underground star is playing are being kept under wraps, and given that this is an original tale, it’s probably no good trying to guess either!

Cassian Andor is set to take place between the events of Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope, and directly before Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Little is known about the show beyond the fact it follows the titular hero’s early life and, presumably, the formation of the Rebellion (leaving many fans to hope it will tie in with other Star Wars live-action and animated stories). 

Tony Gilroy, who co-wrote Rogue One and helped out with those reshoots, is set to write the pilot and direct multiple episodes according to the trade. Stephen Schiff, meanwhile, will serve as showrunner.

Arjona’s breakout role came in Pacific Rim: Uprising, while she later starred in Life Of The Party and Triple Frontier. She also has a lead role in Sony Pictures’ Morbius opposite Jared Leto.

Who do you think she could be playing?

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“Everybody is a book of blood; wherever we’re opened, we’re red.”

Hulu has announced that its upcoming film adaptation of Clive Barker’s Books of Blood will premiere on the streaming service on October 7, and we also have a first look at the official poster art.

This was originally set to be developed as a TV series that would have (presumably) adapted as many of the short stories from Barker’s collection of novels as possible, but this feature will only focus on three. We have no idea which ones, but there’s certainly plenty to choose from. The Hellraiser writer’s Books of Blood featured the likes of Rawhead Rex, Midnight Meat Train (both of which were previously adapted as features), The Yattering and Jack, and many more.

Brannon Braga directed, co-wrote and executive produced along with The Orville collaborator with Seth MacFarlane. The cast members announced so far are: Andy McQueen (Fahrenheit 451), Freda Foh Shen (Ad Astra), Nicholas Campbell (Da Vinci’s Inquest), Anna Friel (Marcella), Britt Robertson (For the People), Rafi Gavron (A Star Is Born) and Yul Vazquez (Midnight, Texas).

Check out the poster below along with a synopsis, and let us know if you plan on tuning in for Books of Blood this October.

“Written by Braga and Adam Simon (Salem) based on a short story by Barker with contributing original material, Books of Blood takes a journey into uncharted and forbidden territory through three tales tangled in space and time.”

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Lionsgate is bringing their newest sci-fi picture to DVD, Digital, and On-Demand this Tuesday. Called G-Loc, the adventure film follows the virtual destruction of Earth and stars True Blood’s Stephen Moyer, Starship Troopers’ Casper Van Dien, and The Lord of the Rings’ John Rhys-Davies.

With the movie releasing in just a couple of days, we were excited to speak exclusively with the stars, and we had a great time. We learned about the dystopian future that surrounds the new film as well as where they take influence when acting.

They even sang me Happy Birthday, which can be seen in the video at the bottom of the article. If you’re interested in hearing our chat with Stephen, John, and Casper, click play on the podcast player below!

Literary Joe: What can you guys tell me about this movie?

Stephen Moyer: It’s set in a world in the not too distant future where Earth has become uninhabitable. The only way to survive is to go through a gate to another universe and another whole country. But, of course, it’s expensive to get up there, it’s difficult to get through. The people from the other side are so disgusted with the way that the world has been treated that they won’t accept it. So it’s about getting across to this different galaxy to try and survive.

Literary Joe: How did you guys get involved with this project in the first place?

Stephen Moyer: Tom Paton – I got sent a bunch of Tom’s work. He had started as an independent filmmaker with a very low budget and very accomplished for the budget that he had. And I love the script; I thought it was really smart. It’s about prejudice, and it’s about family, it’s about love and acceptance all set within the framework of this sci-fi world. And I just thought it was beautifully done. So when I spoke with Tom and realized what he was trying to do with it, I got on board. And Casper and John Rhys-Davies being a part of it were a big part of joining too. How about you, Cass?

Casper Van Dien: Yeah, I only signed up because Stephen was doing it, and I was like, “I gotta know who this cat is.” There was a bromance waiting to happen here, man! Actually, I fell in love with the script too. I went and met Stephen and then Tom Paton, I spoke to Tom. Then Stephen and I went out to dinner, and we all went out, and there was just such a great connection, and it felt like such a great thing.

Tom is super intelligent. He’s a writer, a director. He was a DP before. I mean, he knows the business so well, he’s so smart, and it’s such a thrill to be able to have somebody with that kind of knowledge of filmmaking under his belt. I think he really appreciates the old films, and he’s really studied it, so he came in here, and he knew what he was doing.

And then I got to work with Stephen, and our characters were parallel as our real lives were parallel, and for me, that just enhanced the productivity for me as an actor, and what I could do on set.

I love John Rhys-Davies, I didn’t get to work with him on this, but I’ve known him forever, and I love him. He’s just fantastic. When you have somebody like that, you know that you can just trust that he’s gonna come in and offer something that some young or new actor would be able to do.

Literary Joe: Yeah, he’s got a really high-caliber level of acting. And I know you guys, John included, are all familiar with the sci-fi genre. Do you guys feel like you have any specific roles that help prepare you for this movie and this big fantasy world?

Stephen Moyer: I’m not sure if anything leaps at me. The way this business works is that every single little piece of the puzzle that came before pushes you on a little bit every time you work. And that whole 10,000 hours thing, you know. The more you do, the better you get. And I trusted Tom. I think we all did. So there were certain things that Tom was looking for, and you just had to trust the director and let yourself go.

It’s also like a 17-18 day shoot, and you wanna throw in this stuff, and you know you’ve only got half an hour for the coming scene, there’s an energy that’s sort of kinetic that pats you in the back. That engages within everybody, which is also fun. And also, I should mention Tala, who plays the female lead, and she’s excellent. And we all got on very well, and it was just a lot of fun.

Literary Joe: Got anything to add to that one, Casper?

Casper Van Dien: I agree with him on everything he said. I don’t know what character I could say brought me into this role more. I think just having the life experience, that that helps it. And when you’ve been around for a long time, you have more experience, and it does make it easier to get into roles. It’s an interesting formula.

Literary Joe: Stephen, you mentioned that you guys didn’t have a whole lot of time to shoot. Were there any scenes specifically that that challenged you with the most?

Stephen Moyer: Two days spring to mind. One was the fight that we had between me and Casper, which was in G-Loc. You know, G-Loc is a speed. It goes from Mach 1 all the way to the point where you’re so fast that you are immovable. And we were doing a fight that starts at Mach 1 and then goes through to like Mach 14. And at that point, you’re having to act with this energy, but we also had only an hour to do it. So there was sort of like a leaping in face-first, trust thing, and I was very glad I had someone of Casper’s experience there.

Because the only way you can make this work is if you just dive in. And so that was a tough day, and we’ve already got leafblowers going in our faces and acting like that, and we’re only at seven, and we’ve still got seven levels to go as the speed ratchets up. And then the final day of the shoot was my big scene with John. And again, we had like 20 minutes to shoot it.

And that’s about budget, but as we already talked about today with everybody else, there is a beauty in indie filmmaking. The fact that you have to get it means that everybody’s working and oscillating at a slightly different vibratory speed. And when that is happening, sometimes magic happens. And I’m not sure whether it happened with this, but it felt good at the time.

So that’s the thing I’ll say about a reduced shoot is that you’re up against the elements. If one thing goes wrong, it can be like somebody’s costume falling apart, every minute that it takes to recreate that, or if a strap breaks or something that isn’t continuity. Every minute that that is being prepared is being taken away from you. There’s a kinetic energy to that that’s really fun. 

With Earth virtually destroyed, Bran Marshall flees to the Rhea, a planet hostile to Earthlings. Escaping onto a Rhean supply ship, he finds the crew slaughtered, with the only survivor a female warrior named Ohsha. As the two try to kill one another, the ship is damaged by meteorites. Bran (Moyer) and Ohsha must join forces to salvage the craft before it impacts the planet below — and the humans that live there.

This gripping sci-fi epic stars Stephen Moyer, Casper Van Dien, and John Rhys-Davies.

G-Loc hits DVD, Digital, and On-Demand Tuesday, August 11th.

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X-Men: The Animated Series remains beloved by fans, and it’s no secret that the movie borrowed a lot from them. 76 episodes aired between 1992 and 1997, a period when Marvel’s mutants were among the most popular characters in all of comic books, and rumours have persisted about a revival of some sort for the animated series for years now. 

With Disney in charge of the X-Men franchise again and the show finding new life on Disney+, that seems more likely today than ever before, and original series producer and director Larry Houston commented on that during a recent appearance at a virtual Wizard World panel. 

“We’ve had talks, but that’s about it,” he admitted. “We’ve made conversation and it’s up to them to make the decision, but we’ve let them know that we’re all available for whatever they want to do in the future.” Despite being “semi-retired,” Houston says he would come back “if we could do a special, a one-off episode, or a five-part episode.”

“Whatever they wanted to do if we had all the original team,” he continued. “That’s what I would come out of retirement for.” Various cast members were also part of this panel (including Beast and Mister Sinister voice actors George Buza and Chris Britton), and they too said they would be keen to reprise their roles for such a revival. 

The Clone Wars was given another chance on Disney+, so there’s no reason to think this couldn’t happen, and with live-action projects stalled by COVID-19, bringing it back now could be smart.

What do you guys think?

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