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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After seven seasons and 136 episodes, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., finally closed its doors this past Wednesday with an emotional series finale that brought a satisfying conclusion to Agent Coulson (Clark Gregg) and his ragtag team’s nearly decade-long journey. 

While Coulson will likely remain dead in the prime Marvel Cinematic Universe continuity, the series finale did leave the door open for a possible continuation of his adventures (if Kevin Feige is so inclined) as he was last seen jetting off in Lola to locations unknown to aid a whole new generation of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents.

Check out all of the post-finale photos below (click-through the thumbnail to view in hi-resolution) and as always, head on over HERE to check out spoiler-y photos from the rest of season seven.

With the chronicoms defeated, the team has said their goodbyes, and live their lives doing what makes them happy. Daisy (Chloe Bennet) has kind words for Coulson (Clark Gregg), and Mack (Henry Simmons) has a gift to aid the former director’s new journey. From ‘What We’re Fighting For,’ the series finale of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Watch Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. on ABC, streaming, on demand, and Hulu.

From ABC Studios and Marvel Television, MARVEL’S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.” returns for its seventh and final season on WEDNESDAY, MAY 27 (10:00 – 11:00 p.m. EDT). Coulson and the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. are thrust backward in time and stranded in 1931 New York City. With the all-new Zephyr set to time-jump at any moment, the team must hurry to find out exactly what happened. If they fail, it would mean disaster for the past, present and future of the world. “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” stars Clark Gregg as Agent Phil Coulson, Ming-Na Wen as Agent Melinda May, Chloe Bennet as Daisy Johnson, Elizabeth Henstridge as Agent Jemma Simmons, Iain De Caestecker as Agent Leopold Fitz, Henry Simmons as Director Alphonso “Mack” MacKenzie, Natalia Cordova-Buckley as Elena “Yo-Yo” Rodriguez and Jeff Ward as Deke Shaw. “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” was co-created by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon & Maurissa Tancharoen, who also serve as executive producers along with Jeffrey Bell and Jeph Loeb.

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The Mandalorian debuted on Disney+ to widespread critical acclaim last November, and Star Wars fans – who are divided on seemingly everything – ended up coming together to celebrate the first live-action TV series set in a Galaxy Far, Far Away. The reaction to The Rise of Skywalker, on the other hand, was overwhelmingly negative, so what did the show do right? 

Well, it managed to find a middle ground appealing to both longtime fans and newcomers to the franchise, something executive producer Jon Favreau explains was their mission statement from the start.

“We wanted to really wind it back to the things that inspired the original Star Wars and really get it small in scale and tell simple stories, because part of what you inherit when you’re going to see Star Wars now is this whole history, because the stories have been told for decades, and it was nice, with the new medium, to be able to start with a new set of characters to introduce a new audience,” Favreau told Deadline in a recent interview.

“But we always knew…and this is something I learned from…over at Marvel and working with Kevin Feige, is you always want to keep the core fans in mind, because they have been the ones that’ve been keeping the torch lit for many, many years, but these are also stories for young people and for new audiences,” he continued. “These are myths, and so you always want to have an outstretched hand to people who might not have that background.”

“And so you’re really telling two stories at once. You’re telling the story for the people who are fresh eyes, and you’re telling the story for the people who’ve been there with the property and with the stories and the characters for so many years, and make sure that you’re honoring them, as well.”

That sounds like the perfect approach, and it’s for that reason the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies do find so much success. This approach is one the Star Wars sequels could have really benefited from, as the way characters like Luke Skywalker and Emperor Palpatine were handled alienated a lot of fans who had certain hopes for them in the follow-up to the original trilogy.

The Mandalorian returns to Disney+ for a second season this October. 

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Josh Boone’s The New Mutants is finally coming to theaters in two weeks time, and Disney has now released a new featurette which spotlights the five troubled young heroes of the title.

The sneak peek features stars Blu Hunt, Maisie Williams, Charlie Heaton, Henry Zaga and Anya Taylor-Joy introducing their respective characters while we see some snippets of footage of Mirage, Wolfsbane, Cannonball, Sunspot and Magik in action.

Most of the shots have been taken from previously released trailers and TV spots, but there is some cool new stuff here – including a glimpse of Sam fully unleashing his powers and blasting around the courtyard. Still no sign of Rahne in werewolf form, but that’s most likely being saved for the movie.

Check out the featurette below along with a recently released IMAX poster and synopsis.

“In this terrifying, action-fueled film based on the MARVEL comic series, five young people who demonstrate special powers are brought to a secret institution to undergo treatments they are told will cure them of the dangers of their powers. Included are Danielle Moonstar aka Mirage (Blu Hunt), who creates illusions from other people’s fears; Rahne Sinclair (Maisie Williams), who transforms into the werewolf Wolfsbane; Sam Guthrie (Charlie Heaton), who, as Cannonball, can fly at jet speeds protected by a force field; Roberto da Costa aka Sunspot (Henry Zaga), who absorbs and channels solar power; and Illyana Rasputin aka Magik (Anya Taylor-Joy). The younger sister of Colossus, Magik becomes encased in armor at will and wields a soulsword that amplifies her multiple superhuman and psychic abilities.

Invited by Dr. Cecilia Reyes (Alice Braga) to share their stories about when their powers first manifested, the five “patients” come to understand that they are in a class of people called mutants, who have historically been marginalized and feared. As they relive their origin stories, their memories seem to turn into terrifying realities. Soon, they question what is real and what isn’t, and it becomes clear that the institution isn’t what it seems. Now the question is — why are they being held captive? And who is trying to destroy them? The tension and horror mount in this white-knuckle thrill ride directed by Josh Boone and co-written by Boone and Knate Lee.”

Do you guys plan on checking out The New Mutants in theaters? Let us know in the usual place.

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Bill and Ted Face the Music was originally scheduled be released in theaters and VOD on the same day this September 1, but it was recently announced that lovable metal-heads’ William “Bill” S. Preston Esq. (Alex Winter) and Theodore “Ted” Logan’s (Keanu Reeves) latest adventure has been moved up by one week, and will come our way on August 28 – the same day The New Mutants is expected to hit theaters.

Now, Orion Pictures has given us a first look at the music video for Weezer’s “Beginning Of The End (Wyld Stallyns Edit),” which will feature on the movie’s soundtrack. It’s not quite up there with Kiss’s tune for Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey, “God Gave Rock ‘N’ Roll To You,” but it’s pretty damn good!

The video also contains quite a bit of new footage from Face the Music, so be sure to check it out below along with the full tracklist and let us know what you think.

Bill & Ted Face The Music (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) track listing:

1. Big Black Delta – “Lost in Time”

2. Alec Wigdahl – “Big Red Balloon”

3. Weezer – “Beginning Of The End (Wyld Stallyns Edit)”

4. Cold War Kids – “Story Of Our Lives”

5. Mastodon – “Rufus Lives”

6. Big Black Delta – “Circuits Of Time”

7. POORSTACY – “Darkest Night”

8. Lamb Of God – “The Death Of Us”

9. FIDLAR – “Breaker”

10. Culture Wars – “Leave Me Alone”

11. Blame My Youth – “Right Where You Belong”

12. Wyld Stallyns (feat. Animals As Leaders, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah) – “Face the Music”

13. Wyld Stallyns – “That Which Binds Us Through Time: The Chemical, Physical and Biological Nature of Love; an Exploration of The Meaning of Meaning, Part 1”

“Bill & Ted Face the Music will see the duo long past their days as time-traveling teenagers and now weighed down by middle age and the responsibilities of family. They’ve written thousands of tunes, but they have yet to write a good one, much less the greatest song ever written. With the fabric of time and space tearing around them, a visitor from the future warns our heroes that only their song can save life as we know it. Out of luck and fresh out of inspiration, Bill and Ted set out on a time travel adventure to seek the song that will set their world right and bring harmony in the universe as we know it. Together with the aid of their daughters, a new crop of historical figures, and some sympathetic music legends, they find much, much more than just a song.”

Will you be checking out Bill & Ted Face The Music in theaters or on demand? Let us know in the comments.

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