It’s been a while since we saw him last, but Wally West (Keiynan Lonsdale) is finally back in Central City and it sounds like he has an urgent message for Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) regarding the Speed Force, which has seemingly reached a point of no return when the show returns on March 10th. 

It remains to be seen what exactly is going on, but the promo does possibly reveal that Barry – and presumably his actions during Crisis – may have played a part in turning everything on its head. 
 

“Death of the Speed Force” – (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET) (TV-PG, LV) (HDTV)

WALLY WEST SPEEDS BACK INTO CENTRAL CITY – Kid Flash (guest star Keiynan Lonsdale) returns to Central City with a Zen attitude and new tricks up his sleeve. While thrilled to see his family again, Wally confides to Barry (Grant Gustin) that he returned because he thinks there is something wrong with the speed force. Meanwhile, Cisco (Carlos Valdes) returns from his fact-finding mission across Earth-Prime. Brent Crowell directed the episode written by Sam Chalsen & Emily Palizzi Gilbert (#614). Original airdate 3/10/2020.

 

Matching wits with The Thinker, who by season’s end had harnessed the powers of all twelve bus metas he created, stretched Team Flash to their limits, but with the help of some new allies, Barry Allen (aka The Flash) and company were able to put a stop to the Enlightenment and save Central City once again. However, with the arrival of Barry and Iris’ speedster daughter, Nora, who arrived from the future admitting to having made a “big mistake,” things are anything but status quo. Will parenthood be the challenge that finally slows The Flash down?

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Next week’s penultimate episode of Black Lightning season three promises to be a big one as Jefferson (Cress Williams) and the Pierce family find themselves fighting for their lives and for Freeland with the threat of Gravedigger (Wayne Brady) and the Markovians increasing by the minute.

The promo previews a fight between Jennifer (China Anna McClain) and Gravedigger, which is going to leave Jefferson sweating and possibly set up a final showdown between him and the villain in the following week’s season finale. 

“The Book of War: Chapter Two” – (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET) (TV-14, LV) (HDTV)

THE PIERCE FAMILY PREPARES FOR WAR – After learning that Gravedigger (guest star Wayne Brady) and the Markovians are coming to attack Freeland, the Pierce family prepares for war. Cress Williams, Nafessa Williams, China Anne McClain, Christine Adams, James Remar, Damon Gupton, Marvin Jones III and Jordan Calloway also star. Oz Scott directed the episode written by Pat Charles (#315). Original airdate 3/2/2020.

 

Jefferson Pierce (Cress Williams) is a man wrestling with a secret. As the father of two daughters and principal of a charter high school that also serves as a safe haven for young people in a New Orleans neighborhood overrun by gang violence, he is a hero to his community. Nine years ago, Pierce was a hero of a different sort. Gifted with the superhuman power to harness and control electricity, he used those powers to keep his hometown streets safe as the masked vigilante Black Lightning. However, after too many nights with his life on the line, and seeing the effects of the damage and loss that his alter ego was inflicting on his family, he left his Super Hero days behind and settled into being a principal and a dad. Choosing to help his city without using his superpowers, he watched his daughters Anissa (Nafessa Williams) and Jennifer (China Anne McClain) grow into strong young women, even though his marriage to their mother, Lynn (Christine Adams), suffered. Almost a decade later, Pierce’s crime-fighting days are long behind him…or so he thought. But with crime and corruption spreading like wildfire, and those he cares about in the crosshairs of the menacing local gang The One Hundred, Black Lightning returns — to save not only his family, but also the soul of his community.

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Ana de Armas is a Cuban actress, who recently broke out in Hollywood with major roles in Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049 opposite Ryan Gosling and Rian Johnson’s Knives Out opposite her 007 co-star Daniel Craig and Captain America himself Chris Evans.
 

While Ana de Armas will sport the jewelry from the Green Carpet collection in the film, she and co-star Léa Seydoux are also expected to wear Chopard jewelry from the house at the film’s red carpet world premiere next month. 
 

Ana de Armas recently earned her first Golden Globe nomination for her role as Marta in Rian Johnson’s murder mystery smash hit Knives Out. While she is not nominated for an Oscar, she is expected to be in attendance alongside her castmates this coming Sunday as the critically acclaimed film competes for the night’s top honor: Best Picture.
 

Ana de Armas is playing Paloma, a top CIA agent who will cross paths with James Bond (Daniel Craig) in the upcoming film. The actress has previously described her character as “irresponsible” and “bubbly,” but someone that will end up playing a key role in Bond’s mission.
 

While No Time to Die is undoubtedly her biggest release of the year, Ana de Armas also has a number of other films due out this calendar year, including Saban Films’ crime drama The Night Clerk (February 21), Netflix’s biographical drama Sergio (April 17), Netflix’s fictionalized Marilyn Monroe biopic Blonde (TBD) and 20th Century Studios’ psychological thriller Deep Water (November 13).
 

 

Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.

No Time To Die features:
Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga
Daniel Craig as James Bond
Rami Malek as Safin
Léa Seydoux as Dr. Madeleine Swann
Lashana Lynch as Nomi
Ben Whishaw as Q
Naomie Harris as Eve Moneypenny
Ana de Armas as Paloma
Jeffrey Wright as Felix Leiter
Christoph Waltz as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Ralph Fiennes as M
Rory Kinnear as Bill Tanner
Dali Benssalah as Primo
David Dencik as Waldo
Billy Magnussen as Ash

No Time To Die hits theaters April 8

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Multiple reports are coming in that Bob Iger has decided to step down as CEO of Disney. He’ll be replaced by Bob Chapek, but will remain on as executive chairman until his contract’s end on Dec. 31, 2021.

Iger has been CEO of Disney since 2005, and has presided over a period of dramatic expansion for the company. He oversaw the acquisitions of Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm and Fox, and In 2019 alone the company had seven blockbusters hit the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office under his watch.

“With the successful launch of Disney’s direct-to-consumer businesses and the integration of Twenty-First Century Fox well underway, I believe this is the optimal time to transition to a new CEO,” said Iger in a statement. ” I have the utmost confidence in Bob and look forward to working closely with him over the next 22 months as he assumes this new role and delves deeper into Disney’s multifaceted global businesses and operations, while I continue to focus on the Company’s creative endeavors.”

Chapek has been with the company since 1993, and has been chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products since 2018. During today’s conference call with Wall Street analysts, Iger revealed that the Disney board had “identified Chapek as his potential successor quite some time ago.”

“I am incredibly honored and humbled to assume the role of CEO of what I truly believe is the greatest company in the world, and to lead our exceptionally talented and dedicated cast members and employees,” Chapek said. “Bob Iger has built Disney into the most admired and successful media and entertainment company, and I have been lucky to enjoy a front-row seat as a member of his leadership team.”

It remains to be seen what, if any, impact this change will have on Disney’s future creative decisions. Whatever happens, and regardless of whether you happen to love or hate Disney, there’s no denying that Iger steered the company to unprecedented success.

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According to multiple sources, Paramount Pictures has decided to halt production in Venice, Italy on Christopher McQuarrie and Tom Cruise’s upcoming action sequel Mission: Impossible 7 due to the country’s recent Coronavirus outbreak.

Italy currently has a reported 219 cases, which is the largest number of incidents outside of China, Japan and South Korea. As a precaution, the local government has stopped all public gatherings, including the aforementioned three-week Mission: Impossible shoot.

No cast members had arrived in Venice just yet, but crew members had already begun prepping for the shoot. They are now being immediately flown out of the country, either back home to their respective countries or possibly to another shooting location until the situation becomes more clear in Italy. 

Following the news, Paramount issued the following statement, “Out of an abundance of caution for the safety and well-being of our cast and crew, and efforts of the local Venetian government to halt public gatherings in response to the threat of coronavirus, we are altering the production plan for our three week shoot in Venice, the scheduled first leg of an extensive production for Mission: Impossible 7. During this hiatus we want to be mindful of the concerns of the crew and are allowing them to return home until production starts. We will continue to monitor this situation, and work alongside health and government officials as it evolves.“

The cast is headlined by Cruise (Top Gun: Maverick) as Ethan Hunt, as well as fellow returning star Rebecca Ferguson (Mission: Impossible – Fallout), who is set to reprise her role as Ilsa Faust alongside franchise newcomers Hayley Atwell (Avengers: Endgame), Pom Klementieff (Avengers: Endgame), Shea Whigham (Joker) and Nicholas Hoult (X-Men: Dark Phoenix). Henry Czerny (Sharp Objects) was also recently confirmed to reprise his role as Eugene Kittridge from the first film.

No word yet on who will actually make up Ethan Hunt’s team for his seventh and eighth adventures, but it’s more probable than not that some combination of Ving Rhames (Luther Stickell), Simon Pegg (Benji Dunn), Jeremy Renner (William Brandt), Angela Bassett (Erica Sloane), Vanessa Kirby (White Widow), Paula Patton (Jane Carter) and/or Maggie Q (Zhen Lei) will also be back in some capacity.

Both sequels are expected to film back-to-back, with Mission: Imposssible 7 set to light the fuse in theaters on July 23, 2021 while its sequel, Mission: Impossible 8, will open the following summer on August 5, 2022. 

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