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The Boys are set to return for more ultra-violent adventures on September 4, and on the heels of the recent blood-soaked new trailer, we have another promo poster for what promises to be an even batshit crazier second season.

Even though Homelander (Anthony Starr) is still highly regarded as a selfless hero by the majority of New Yorkers, as Season 1 progressed he was revealed to be a sadistic monster. The leader of The Seven’s indifference towards the city and outright disdain for its people is summed up on this new key art, which shows the dirty SOB taking a piss off the side of a building.

Check out the poster along with the recent NSFW trailer below, and be sure to let us know if you plan on tuning in for Season 2 of The Boys in the comments.

The even more intense, more insane season two finds The Boys on the run from the law, hunted by the Supes, and desperately trying to regroup and fight back against Vought. In hiding, Hughie (Jack Quaid), Mother’s Milk (Laz Alonso), Frenchie (Tomer Capon) and Kimiko (Karen Fukuhara) try to adjust to a new normal, with Butcher (Karl Urban) nowhere to be found. Meanwhile, Starlight (Erin Moriarty) must navigate her place in The Seven as Homelander (Antony Starr) sets his sights on taking complete control. His power is threatened with the addition of Stormfront (Aya Cash), a social media-savvy new Supe, who has an agenda of her own. On top of that, the Supervillain threat takes center stage and makes waves as Vought seeks to capitalize on the nation’s paranoia.

The Boys will return to Amazon Prime this September.

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After giving us some intriguing teases thus far, it looks like episode eleven of Stargirl will finally bring us some answers about that mysterious janitor (Mark Ashworth) who’s been patrolling the halls of Blue Valley High School and keeping its best students safe – just like he did when Courtney (Brec Bassinger) was in trouble against Cindy (Meg DeLacy) a few weeks ago.

Meanwhile, the episode will also be a big one for our heroine when someone from her past comes to town and promptly throws her life into a tailspin.

The photos aren’t particularly forthcoming, but with her mother (Amy Smart) now seemingly in on her big superhero secret, it’s quite plausible that the hour could shed some light on the true identity of her father, who, in the comics, is definitely not the deceased Starman (Joel McHale), but the thug for hire Sam Kurtis.

“Shining Knight” – (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET) (TV-PG) (HDTV)

A BLAST FROM THE PAST – Courtney’s (Brec Bassinger) life gets turned upside down when someone from her past arrives in Blue Valley. Meanwhile, Pat (Luke Wilson) uncovers new information about the ISA’s plan and Jordan (Neil Jackson) makes a surprising discovery at work. Jennifer Phang directed the episode written by Geoff Johns (#111). Amy Smart, Yvette Monreal, Anjelika Washington, Cameron Gellman, Trae Romano, Meg DeLacy and Christopher James Baker also star. Original airdate 7/28/2020.

The new DC UNIVERSE drama series DC’s STARGIRL follows high school sophomore Courtney Whitmore as she inspires an unlikely group of young heroes to stop the villains of the past. This new drama reimagines Stargirl and the very first superhero team, the Justice Society of America, in an unpredictable series that focuses on the character that started creator Geoff Johns’ career as a comic book writer when he created her in 1999, lovingly inspired by his late sister who was killed in a 1996 plane explosion.

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Last week, the mild-mannered Cliff Steele (Brendan Fraser) was just one half of a dynamic buddy cop duo, and next week, Robotman is heading to space with The Chief (Timothy Dalton) to rescue Dorothy Spinner (Abigail Shapiro) from her self-imposed exile.

Meanwhile, back at Doom Manor, Negative Man (Matt Bomer) entertains some unexpected houseguests when the Pioneers of the Uncharted return to Earth and things get even weirder than before.

Episode 206 – “Space Patrol”

Larry is tasked with handling Niles’ old research team when the ageless aeronauts return from space. As Niles and Cliff set out to find a missing Dorothy, a funeral in The Underground occupies Jane’s mind. Meanwhile, Vic discovers a curious connection between Roni and S.T.A.R. Labs, and Rita finds that her role in an upcoming community theater production hits too close to home.

Check out the new photos from episode six, titled “Space Patrol,” below and click-through to view in hi-res!

 

DC’s strangest group of heroes — Cliff Steele aka Robotman (Brendan Fraser), Larry Trainor aka Negative Man (Matt Bomer), Rita Farr aka Elasti-Woman (April Bowlby), Jane aka Crazy Jane (Diane Guerrero), and Victor Stone aka Cyborg (Joivan Wade) — are back again to save the world. That is, if they can find a way to grow up…both figuratively and literally. Following the defeat of Mr. Nobody, the members of the Doom Patrol now find themselves mini-sized and stranded on Cliff’s toy race car track. Here they begin to deal with their feelings of betrayal by Niles Caulder aka The Chief (Timothy Dalton), while confronting their own personal baggage. And as each member faces the challenge of growing beyond their own past traumatic experiences, they must come together to embrace and protect the newest member of the family: Dorothy Spinner (Abigail Shapiro), Niles’ daughter, whose powers remain a mysterious but real threat to bringing on the end of the world.

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ABC has released five new hi-res promotional stills from this week’s episode of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., which exclusively shine a spotlight on Melinda May (Ming-Na Wen) and Yo-Yo Rodriguez (Natalia Cordova-Buckley) as they make a quick excursion to a familiar location to help Yo-Yo reactivate her Inhuman abilities.

While the promo and synopsis did spoil the big return, the episode will indeed see Dichen Lachman reprise her role as Daisy’s (Chloe Bennet) mother Jiaying. Prior to her upcoming appearance, she featured in nine episodes of season two, with her character dying in the season finale. 

Check out the photos below and click through any of the thumbnails to view in hi-resolution!  

IT’S TIME TO BOUNCE BACK ON AN ALL-NEW EPISODE OF ‘MARVEL’S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.,’ WEDNESDAY, JULY 15

Dichen Lachman Returns as Guest Star

“After, Before” – With the Zephyr’s time drive malfunctioning, the team is quite literally hurling toward disaster and Yo-Yo may be their only hope. The only problem? To get her powers back, she’ll need to enlist the help of an old adversary and revisit part of her past long hidden away, on “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” WEDNESDAY, JULY 15 (10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC. (TV-14, DLV) Episodes can also be viewed the next day on demand and on 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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While it’s not quite as grand in scale as Avengers: Endgame, Avengers: Infinity War featured more than its fair share of memorable action scenes. Among them was Scarlet Witch’s battle with Proxima Midnight in Edinburgh, Scotland, and while Steve Rogers, Black Widow, and The Falcon ultimately saved the day, Wanda put up one heck of a fight. 

Elizabeth Olsen’s stunt double, CC Ice, has now shared an amazing behind the scenes video showcasing the work that went into creating the scene. As you can see, she uses cardboard boxes to stand in for pillars, and even uses rudimentary special effects to recreate Scarlet Witch and Proxima’s powers. 

It’s impressive to see just how much of what she came up with ended up in the movie, and with the Scarlet Witch’s powers on the rise, what we see from her moving forward promises to be even more impressive. After all, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige has already said that Wanda is the MCU’s most powerful hero, and that’s set to be explored in WandaVision.

Check out the video below:
 

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Saturday is always the biggest day for San Diego’s Comic-Con International, but this year’s virtual event is definitely lacking on heavy-hitters. With no massive Warner Bros. panel in the afternoon, no Marvel Studios in the evening, and nothing from The CW to wrap things up, we’re left with what can only be described as something of a disappointing day. 

The full July 25th schedule can be seen below, and the highlights are probably The Simpsons, what sounds like a fairly interesting Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. panel…and that’s about it! 

There’s bound to be a fair which jump out more to some fans than others, of course, and if you’re interested in checking any of them out, then the links to each video can be found right here.

Check out the Saturday schedule in full below:

10am – 11am

(Nearly) A Decade of Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales
Last Gasp: 50 Years of Publishing the Underground Part II lowbrow art, 1996-2020
The Guide: Overstreet’s 50th Anniversary
Dynamite’s Two Huge Crossovers Revealed!
UDON Entertainment 20th Anniversary!
Tantalizing Tips
Cosmos: Possible Worlds
Narrative Design For Computer Games
Warner Archive’s Secret Origins of Saturday Morning Cartoons

11am – 12pm

Giving a Voice to Independent Creators
Back to the Moon and Beyond With Nasa
From Wakanda to Numbani, Writing the Next Generation of Heroes
The Simpsons @ Home
Eye of Newt and Wool of Bat: the science behind magic potions and spells
The Official Dune Publishing Panel
Finance For Creatives
Inspired: Personal Stories in Graphic Novels
DC@Home Day Two
The Art of Adapting Comics to the Screen: David S. Goyer Q&A

12pm – 1pm

Calling All Book Lovers: A Sneak Peek at New Books from Tor, Tor Teen and Tor.com Publishing
Spotlight on The Cloven: With Garth Stein and Matthew Southworth
Jim Lee’s X-Men Artist Edition Spotlight
Magic: The Gathering Panel with Mark Rosewater
Women of Color in Comics: Race, Gender & the Comic Book Medium
Diversity and Comics: Why Inclusion and Visibility Matter
Dark Horse All-Stars
Personal, Political, Fictional, and Factual
Constantine: 15th Anniversary Reunion
The Amazing Brutus: Unusual Places to Find a Great Animation Story
Bless the Harts
Disney+’s Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Candace Against the Universe

1pm – 2pm

Creative Renaissance: How to Thrive When It’s Hard to Survive
Masters of Storytelling
The Official Aspen Comics Panel 2020
UltraLawyer Kaiju Patrol
American Dad!
Latinx & Native Amerian Storytellers
Diamond Select Toys & Gentle Giant Ltd.
Tribute to Dennis O’Neal: Beyond Batman
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Future Is Now
Blast Off with Disney+’s “The Right Stuff”
Picard 2020: A Literary Retrospective
Rooster Teeth
Guillermo del Toro and Scott Cooper on Antlers and Filmmaking

2pm – 3pm

Women Rocking Hollywood 2020: Supporting Female-Helmed Film and TV
IDW in 2020 and Beyond
Doctor Who Time Lord Victorious Panel
Couch Surfing with Simon & Schuster
Mexico’s Magnificent Stop-Motion Seven
Gender, Race, and Comic Book Coloring
Family Guy
For All Mankind

3pm – 4pm

Learn How to Color Comics
Authors on the Best Advice I Ever Got
Sailor Moon
Surviving the Hunger Games: Are the Odds Ever in Your Favor?
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – The Stories and Science of Mutants, Androids, Space Travel and Aliens
Best and Worst Manga of 2020
ComiXology Originals: Creator-Owned Comics and Beyond
Mark Waid and the Future of Humanoids
Peacock Original Series: Brave New World
Bill & Ted Face the Music
The Order Season 2
Puppets! Fantasy! Musicals! – Exploring Big Adventure On A Small Scale

4pm – 5pm

Let’s Get Spooky
Creating the memorable characters of Image Comics
Adrian Tomine spotlight panel
Cartoon Voices
The Stars and Executive Producers of ABC’s Stumptown
How Do Ya Figure: A History of Comic Con Exclusive Action Figures
Concept Artists of Television and Film: #drawingwhileblack
Outta This World with DMC: Darryl Makes Comics and Friends
20 Years of DeviantArt: An Oral History
Learning Through Role-Playing Games
HBO’s Lovecraft Country

5pm – 6pm

Comic Shops : Perservering Through Crisis
Figure Drawing for Popular Media
Pass Through the Gate with Lionsgate’s “G-LOC”
Professional Storytelling: RPGs in 2020
Kodansha Comics Got Weird Manga: Summer Edition
Mexican Lucha Libre: History, Tradition, Legacy
What We Do In The Shadows
What’s New In Small Press Comics
Apex Comics Publishing Group 2020-2021 Exclusive Previews
SuperheroIRL: United!
SYFY: Wynonna Earp

6pm – 7pm

Unnecessary Debates
Ahoy Comics: Expect More!
Fantagraphics and IDW: Classic Comics Reprints
25th Anniversary of Witchblade and Beyond
First Squad: How A Western Story Was Adapted Into A Japanese Anime And Manga
Farscape … To Be Continued
Afrofuturism – “Black To The Future 3(D): Real A.F.”
Out In Comics 33: Virtually Yours
AMC’s NOS4A2
Scary Good TV: A Conversation with Horror’s Top Showrunners
How to (Still) Be a Nerd For A Living
An Evening with Kevin Smith

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Despite a lot of controversy ahead of its release, Joker ended up being a critical and commercial hit which has led to a very real hope that some sort of sequel will follow. It’s certainly possible, and director Todd Phillips could definitely put a unique spin on the Batman versus Joker dynamic.

Talking of the filmmaker, he’s now shared a very cool behind the scenes shot from the R-Rated DC Comics adaptation of Oscar-winner Joaquin Phoenix dancing down those now iconic steps. 

They’re located in The Bronx and have since become something of a tourist destination for fans of Joker; that’s led to a lot of backlash from local residents, of course, and some people looking for photo opportunities for their Instagram accounts have ended up being pelted with eggs! 

It’s fair to say that this sequence has become one of the most memorable Joker moments to ever grace the big screen, and Phoenix’s performance earned him a well-deserved series of award wins. The movie wasn’t overly comic accurate, of course, but that ultimately didn’t really matter.

Check out the behind the scenes photo below:
 

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Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back was released in 1980 to widespread critical acclaim and an impressive box office haul, and George Lucas’ “Special Edition” later followed in February 1997. Now, for the first time in over 23 years, the classic movie has once again hit #1 at the North American box office. 

It’s currently leading the charge with an estimated $175,000, and should ultimately end the weekend with between $400,000 – $500,000. That’s been about as good as things get these past few weeks, with other reissues like Jurassic Park and Ghostbusters earning a similar amount at less than 500 sites.

Disney actually ended up taking the three top spots at the box office with Black Panther at #2, and Inside Out at #3. Only a handful of theaters have decided to re-open, and much of this revenue actually comes from drive-ins. Those are doing big business right now, and should continue to do so for a while.

The Empire Strikes Back was #1 at the domestic box office for eight weeks following its May 21st, 1980 release, and it stayed in that position for two weeks for the “Special Edition” seventeen years later.

It’s still unclear when theaters will be able to re-open, with analysts now predicting that those scheduled August release dates are going to slip into September due to the ongoing rise of COVID-19 cases. 

Did you brave your local theater this weekend?

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X-Men: Days of Future Past arrived on the US version of Disney+ this weekend, and star Hugh Jackman took to Instagram to assure fans that the critically acclaimed release hasn’t been censored.

Given the family-friendly nature of the streaming service, a number of past movies have been changed, with edits made to the likes of Wizards of Waverly Place and Splash (the latter was widely ridiculed online for its attempts to remove on-screen nudity).  That could explain why the 2014 release hasn’t been changed as the backlash would have been significant from comic book fans.

In the case of X-Men: Days of Future Past, Jackman took to Instagram to say, “Days Of Future Past becomes the first movie to air on Disney+ uncensored. That was my future but let’s be honest … it’s more like my past.” The scenes in question included an F-Bomb from Wolverine and a shot of the actor’s butt when he first travels back to the past. 

It will be interesting seeing what happens to future X-Men movies added to Disney+ as they often contain quite mature moments you wouldn’t necessarily expect to see in a PG-13 blockbuster.

Check out Jackman’s post below:
 

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Johnny Depp’s libel battle against The Sun newspaper owner News Group Newspapers continued in London’s High Court yesterday with more shocking and disturbing claims…and one which saw Friday end with #AmberTurd trending on Twitter.

The Fantastic Beasts star told lawyers that he ended his marriage with Aquaman star Amber Heard when faeces was left in their marital bed, an act which led to the actor nicknaming his now ex-wife, “Amber Turd.” After a particularly nasty argument between the two, Depp alleges that on May 23, 2016, Heard, or her friend IO Tillett Wright, defecated in their bed after he showed up late to her birthday party and then decided to leave early. 

Depp says it was the next day that he received a call from his housekeeper to say she had discovered faeces in the bed, and he knew it was too large to have come from one of their two dogs. Initially, he found the incident funny, and dubbed his ex “Amber Turd” in texts to friends. 

The actor said that, “iO Tillet Wright seemed the only one that would be crass enough to commit such an act,” but claims that Heard confessed to their estate manager that it had been a “harmless prank.” This is said to have contributed to the end of their marriage. There no way of telling whether these allegations are true or false, but they are just allegations at this stage. 

A series of claims were also made by The Sun’s lawyers indicating that Depp hit Heard with a champagne bottle and cell phone, and you can read more about those by following the link above.

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