Jensen Ackles recently returned to Vancouver to finish work on Supernatural‘s fifteenth and final season, but he’s now booked his first major gig after playing Dean Winchester for a decade and a half. 

According to TV Line, he will reunite with original Supernatural showrunner Eric Kripke for season three of The Boys. There, he will play Soldier Boy, the world’s first superhero celebrity after he fought in World War II. He became an American icon in the years that followed, and is obviously meant to be a parody of Marvel Comics character Captain America. 

“When I was a child, I had a crazy, impossible dream — to provide Jensen Ackles with gainful employment,” The Boys showrunner Kripke said in a statement. “I’m happy to say that dream has come true. Jensen is an amazing actor, an even better person, smells like warm chocolate chip cookies, and I consider him a brother.”

“As Soldier Boy, the very first Superhero, he’ll bring so much humor, pathos and danger to the role. I can’t wait to be on set with him again, and bring a bit of Supernatural to The Boys.”

There were two Soldier Boys in Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s comic book series, but Ackles is clearly playing the original (rather than the one who later does everything – literally – he can to join The Seven). The show is bound to put its own unique spin on the character, though, and it should be a lot of fun getting to see Ackles play a very different sort of character on screen. 

Plus, don’t forget that he was once a fan-favourite choice to play Captain America online! 
 

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According to an exchange shared by Murphy’s Multiverse, a Disney+ customer service agent has confirmed that more movies will be added to the same PVOD service Mulan arrives on September 4th.

As we reported earlier this month, Disney has decided to have that feature skip a theatrical release, with subscribers to their streaming service paying $29.99 to watch it (they’ll then get to keep it providing they remain subscribed to Disney+). It’s a unique approach, and one that’s generated a lot of discussion, both good and bad.

The interaction shared by the site reads, “As per checking in our data that the $29.99 is on top of your yearly subscription and your premier access for now we have the Mulan but when the time goes by the premier access will be more updated and more movies to watch.”

Now, this should be taken with a grain of salt because Disney CEO Bob Chapel did say Mulan would be a one-off, but you have to believe the movie’s unique release method is being used to test the waters for future releases, especially given the current, uncertain climate. 

How much this customer service agent really knows about future plans is also worth noting, but there’s definitely something to this, and it’s hard to now not wonder whether a couple of high-profile Marvel movies could follow.

What do you guys think? 

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The DC FanDome schedule has generated a lot of headlines over the last 24 hours, and fans are speculating wildly about what they can expect from the virtual comic convention. 

The Wrap, however, has dropped a scoop confirming that “[Matt] Reeves joins host Aisha Tyler to talk [The Batman] up and treat fans to some new footage.” As the site notes, 7 weeks of filming concluded before the production shut down, and though there’s another 11 to go, there’s plenty Warner Bros. could share with fans.

James Gunn is also teasing fans on Twitter, promises “a glimpse” of The Suicide Squad on August 22 before later confirming that we will finally find out who is playing who during the DC FanDome panel.

A sizzle reel or teaser trailer is surely possible, but it could be that Warner Bros. decides that confiming each member of Task Force X is enough to get fans excited for the time being!

Click HERE for more DC FanDome news from CBM!
 

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As many major theater chains remain closed indefinitely with no major domestic releases on the horizon, DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group introduced the “Watched at Home Top 20” list earlier this year, which tallies up the most popular titles consumed on disc and digital (excluding outside subscription-based streaming platforms). 

There’s finally a new #1 as RLJ Entertainment’s The Tax Collector roared past DreamWorks/Universal’s Trolls World Tour, ending the animated sequel’s five-week reign. David Ayer (Suicide Squad; Fury) directed the crime drama which starred Shia LaBeouf (Transformers; The Peanut Butter Falcon) and Lana Parrilla (Once Upon a Time; 24), amongst others. 

The first and third seasons of Paramount’s Yellowstone remained in third and fifth, respectively, while Universal’s psychological horror film You Should Have Left starring Golden Globe-winner Kevin Bacon (Patriots Day; Black Mass) and Amanda Seyfried (Mean Girls; Mamma Mia!) dipped to fourth.

The rest of the top five was rounded out by season two of the Kevin Costner-fronted series, Screen Media Films’ The Outpost in seventh, Warner Bros.’ Scoob! in eighth, IFC Films’ The Rental starring Alison Brie (Community; GLOW) and Dan Stevens (Legion; Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga) in ninth, and Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog in tenth.

As for the backhalf of the weekly list, Universal’s Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom jumped up all the way to eighteenth following a recent sale on all digital retailers, including iTunes and Vudu.

For the week of August 13, here is the ‘Watched at Home Top 20’ list:

1. The Tax Collector (RLJ Entertainment)
2. Trolls World Tour (DreamWorks/Universal)
3. Yellowstone: S1 (Paramount)
4. You Should Have Left (Universal)
5. Yellowstone: S3 (Paramount)
6. Yellowstone: S2 (Paramount)
7. The Outpost (Screen Media Films)
8. Scoob! (WB)
9. The Rental (IFC Films)
10. Sonic the Hedgehog (Paramount)
11. Jumanji: The Next Level (Sony)
12. The Invisible Man (Universal, 2020)
13. Deep Blue Sea 3 (WB)
14. Harry Potter (WB, Complete 8-film Coll.)
15. The High Note (Universal)
16. Fantasy Island (Sony, 2020)
17. Force of Nature (Lionsgate, 2020)
18. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (Universal)
19. Most Wanted (Paramount, 2020)
20. Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey (WB)

Source | DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group
Includes U.S. Digital Sales, Digital Rentals (VOD), DVD & Blu-ray for week ended 8.8.20

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Iron Fist and Mortal Kombat star Lewis Tan’s latest project is Ji, a new sci-fi short film which recently premiered on WatchDust.com (you can also check it out below). 

Directed by Ben Griifin, it follows a modified human from a man-made planet who risks his life to travel to where humanity originated. But will he choose love or his civilization? The short also stars Cosmic Sin‘s Eva De Dominici, and there’s definitely feature potential with a project like this one.

We’ll bring you our full interview with Lewis on Monday, but we also made sure to ask the actor about his time playing Shatterstar in Deadpool 2. As funny as it was to see X-Force killed off one after the other, many fans were furious about the fate of Tan’s character, and we asked if he initially hoped to have a much larger role in the X-Men Universe before the Disney/Fox merger.

“When I signed on it was fairly hidden from me what was going to happen,” Tan explained. “Once I found out I was still excited. working with Ryan and Dave was such a good experience and I love the characters [of] both Deadpool and Shatterstar. Of course, now I fell in love with playing him and would love to do a spinoff where we can explore Mojoworld in a Mad Max meets Gladiator type of way, that would be a dream.”

That honestly sounds awesome, and we can only hope Marvel Studios now gives Tan another chance in the not too distant future. The premise of this spinoff would be a great fit for Shatterstar, and who knows, perhaps he’ll make his own “fan-made” short somewhere down the line?

You can check out Ji below:
 

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