News Shotgun 2/20/21
Batman 89 and Superman 78 are getting comic-book sequels from DC, The Raid’s Gareth Evans signed an exclusive deal with Netflix, Wednesday Addams is getting a live-action TV series, Supergirl was cast for The Flash movie, Edgar Wright is directing a new adaptation of The Running Man and more in this week’s News Shotgun.
Everything Actioncast Ep 494 “Vanilla Ice, Bill & Ted, Palm Springs, The Alienist and More”
This week on the podcast, Zach and Chris talk a Vanilla Ice biopic, the latest trailer for Bill & Ted Face the Music, some Comic-Con @ Home news, the season premiere of The Alienist, The Gentlemen, Palm Springs and more.
Return to Thra in August with The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (Trailer)
After over 35 years, Netflix is bringing viewers back to the world of Thra for a prequel series to Jim Henson’s cult classic dark fantasy, The Dark Crystal, as three young Gelflings discover the secret of the vile Skeksis’ power and try to form a rebellion to stop them.
Everything Actioncast Ep 404 “Update!”
This week on the podcast, Zach, Chris and Joe discuss some new developments on recent stories like MoviePass and James Gunn, the new “Popular Film” Oscar, Sonic, American Gladiators, Castle Rock, Venture Bros, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Raw Deal and more.
Review: Mission: Impossible Fallout
The sixth entry in the Mission: Impossible franchise is the first direct sequel of the series, picking up on the events of Rogue Nation as Ethan Hunt and the IMF team try and recover a trio of stolen plutonium orbs that will be used in a series of devastating attacks if not gotten back in time.
The IMF Team Goes Rogue Again in Misssion: Impossible: Fallout (Trailer)
After a mission goes bad, one of IMF’s most dangerous foes escapes and threatens the world with stolen nuclear material while the CIA hunts down Ethan Hunt and his team for going against orders yet again in this summer’s Mission: Impossible: Fallout.
Review: Ready Player One
When the creator of the limitless VR world of the OASIS dies, he leaves behind a contest that will give one person his fortune and full control in Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of the pop culture crammed novel by Ernest Cline.
Margot Robbie is Up to No Good in Terminal (Trailer)
Margot Robbie is a the center of a series of stylish, interconnected neo-noir stories in the upcoming Terminal, which also features Simon Pegg, Dexter Fletcher, Max Irons and Mike Myers.