TMZ is reporting that the last remaining Blockbuster Video store is being converted into an Airbnb…for three nights only. Manager Sandi Harding is promoting the store with a once-in-a -lifetime experience which will allow you stay in a makeshift living room smack bang in the middle of the store!

Only three people will be given the opportunity to stay the night, and the crazy thing is that you’ll only have to pay $4 for the privilege. The reason for that is because Harding wants to thank her local community for supporting the world’s last Blockbuster Video, but the rub is that you have to be a resident of Deschutes County to book yourself in for the night. 

The overnight sleepovers are set to take place between September 18th and September 20th, and free pizza, Pepsi, candy, and popcorn will be included in that bargain $4 price tag.

Oh, and plenty of movies to watch during the night, of course! 

A lot of you will probably only remember Blockbuster Video from Captain Marvel, but for those of you who grew up renting titles from the stores, this will without a doubt be a real blast from the past.

Check out some photos below:
 

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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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