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Disney+ Is Officially the Streaming Home for Daredevil, Jessica Jones and More

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Disney announced today that every season of Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron First, The Defenders and The Punisher will arrive on Disney+ on March 16. This comes just weeks after Netflix confirmed that subscribers will no longer be able to access the series through the subscription service. The announcement puts to rest concerns about the shows' future, despite many fans suspecting that they would eventually find their way to Disney's streaming platform.

“Disney+ has served as the home for some of the most beloved brands in the industry, and the addition of these live-action shows brings more from the Marvel brand together, all in one place,” said Michael Paull, President of Disney Streaming. “We have experienced great success with an expanded content offering on Disney+ across our global markets and are excited to continue that here in the U.S. as well by offering our consumers not only great content with the new Marvel additions, but also a set of features that help ensure a viewing experience most suitable for them and their family.”

As the grittier shared universe of The Defenders arrives on Disney+, the service is also ushering in an update to its Parental Controls in the United States. Disney revealed that these changes will allow users to select content rating restrictions for each profile on an account, alongside the addition of a PIN code lock.

Following the announcement that Netflix would no longer be hosting its suite of series produced in collaboration with Marvel Studios, many fans were worried that Disney may censor some of the show's more mature themes to fit the standard of its streaming platform. Cheo Hodari Coker, showrunner and creator of Luke Cage, expressed similar concerns. "They're going to do what they do. It's theirs," wrote Coker. "I just hope they don't sit on it for years to allow for an easier reboot, or re-air it with a different mix, or the N-Word muted. I'd love to do commentary tracks, or the original credits." The improved parental controls may be Disney's way of combating some of the darker elements of the Netflix series.

When the Netflix-produced Marvel series hit Disney+ on March 16, they'll be accompanied by Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D which joins the platform on the same day.


 
Based on the DC Comics/Vertigo series, in a war-torn New York, Manhattan has become a demilitarized zone. Rosario Dawson stars as a mother separated from her son and searching for him in the DMZ. Benjamin Bratt plays a leader who rallies the masses to revolt. The adaptation will consist of four episodes, all of which premiere on March 17.



 
SilverSmith said:
Netflix revealed early Thursday that Stranger Things will end with a newly announced fifth season. The streamer also set a release date strategy for its long-awaited fourth season and hinted that an all-new Stranger Things series could be in the works.

“Seven years ago, we planned out the complete story arc for Stranger Things,” creators Matt and Ross Duffer wrote in an open letter to fans. “At the time, we predicted the story would last four to five seasons. It proved too large to tell in four but — as you’ll see for yourselves — we are now hurtling toward our finale.”

Netflix announced the premiere date for the 1980s-set sci-fi drama’s fourth season, which is being split into two parts. “Volume 1” of season four will debut on May 27 (a whopping three years since season three aired). The second half of the fourth season, Volume 2, will debut on July 1. It’s unusual for Netflix to slightly stagger the release of a single season of a drama series rather than doing its usual all-episodes-at-once drop strategy, and the Duffer Brothers elaborated on the decision.

“It’s been a little while,” they wrote. “With nine scripts, over eight hundred pages, almost two years of filming, thousands of visual effects shots and a runtime nearly twice the length of any previous season, Stranger Things 4 was the most challenging season yet, but also the most rewarding one. Everyone involved is incredibly proud of the results, and we can’t wait to share it with you. Given the unprecedented length, and to get it to you as soon as possible, Season 4 will be released in two volumes.”

The season’s marketing tagline: “Every ending has a beginning.”


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It has been a great run. This reminded me of the way the showrunners got to end The Good Place.
 
Ra said:
'Blade': Aaron Pierre Cast in Mystery Role In MCU Reboot

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It has just been announced that Krypton and The Underground Railroad's Aaron Pierre has joined the cast of Marvel Studios' upcoming Blade reboot in an undisclosed role. It has already been announced that two-time Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali will be playing the title character. Frequent Spike Lee collaborator Delroy Lindo will also appear in the film in a currently unknown role. Bassam Tariq will direct from a script by Stacy Osei-Kuffour. Tariq directed 2020's festival darling Mogul Mowgli while Osei-Kuffour has served as a story editor on HBO's Watchmen and Prime Video's Hunters.

Marvel has declined to comment on the new casting development. Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige is serving as the film's producer. The new Blade adaptation has been in development since 2019 when it was officially announced at San Diego Comic-Con. This will be the first Blade film since 2004's Blade: Trinity and to not feature Wesley Snipes as the titular character.

On top of his starring roles on the two previously mentioned TV series', Pierre has appeared in M. Night Shyamalan's Old as rapper Mid-Sized Sedan. Pierre was just tapped by Disney to voice Mufasa in Barry Jenkins' upcoming prequel to The Lion King, and will also appear in the upcoming films Brother, Foe, and Rebel Ridge.


Ali, who won the Oscar for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for his performances in Moonlight and Green Book, just starred in Apple TV+'s Swan Song, and will next be seen in the miniseries The Plot as well as the film Leave the World Behind. Lindo, who is perhaps best known for Get Shorty and Da 5 Bloods, will next make appearances in the upcoming shows Anansi Boys and Harlem's Kitchen.

The character of Blade originated as a supporting character in the comic book Tomb of Dracula, and quickly became a cult phenomenon. The character catapulted its popularity when the first Blade movie was released in 1996, which took home $131.2 million against a $45 million budget. The original film's two sequels were also successful at the box office. The new Blade film is still currently in the development phase, and all that is currently known about the film's plot is that it will take place within the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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Skaddix said:
@Ra He has a look that screams vampire. Hannibal King or a Deacon Frost maybe....Maybe Blade has a kid in this version? I mean Ali is great actor but kinda old for a blade role.
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Ra said:
Could be anyone since Blade doesn't have a fully fleshed out history in the comics besides Deacon Frost & run ins with Dracula. Depending on what route the MCU wants to go with their version of vampires ( supernatural creatures or some mutant strain of humans) he could be a version of Deacon Frost that is his actual father or maybe Dracula himself. Same with Delroy Lindo, he could be the MCU version of Whistler or Quincy Harker from the Marvel Tomb of Dracula stories. We'll see though.
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He could be playing Ogun Strong maybe.
 
darkcurry said:
He could be playing Ogun Strong maybe.
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Maybe but since they are keeping who he's playing under wraps I think it may be a character with older (comic history wise) connections to Blade himself or other MCU characters. Again all depends on what direction they are going with vampires in the MCU. I don't think Dracula would be a one & done character for Blade in the MCU and could see that conflict playing out in possible sequels & other MCU movies/series since this current phase is setting up more mystical/supernatural elements.
 
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds premieres on Thursday, May 5, with episodes releasing weekly. It is based on the years that Captain Pike manned the help of the U.S.S. Enterprise and follows him, Spock, and Number One in the years before Captain Kirk boarded the U.S.S. Enterprise, as they explore new worlds around the galaxy.




 
samson1701 said:
Did you guys know that a black man was in charge of the classic Spider-Man cartoon from the 90’s? This is his story.
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I recall seeing the name in the credits but didn't know he was black.

Didn't you also post something a good while back about Larry Houston the black animation director/producer who worked on tons of 80s & 90s cartoons, most notably the 90's X-Men cartoon?
 
Ra said:
I recall seeing the name in the credits but didn't know he was black.

Didn't you also post something a good while back about Larry Houston the black animation director/producer who worked on tons of 80s & 90s cartoons, most notably the 90's X-Men cartoon?
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I honestly don’t remember. It sounds like something I would have posted. But, the more I think about it, I don’t believe I did. I usually remember something like that. But, as bad as my memory has been the last couple of years, it’s very possible I did and just don’t recall.

Old age is a mf.
 
samson1701 said:
I honestly don’t remember. It sounds like something I would have posted. But, the more I think about it, I don’t believe I did. I usually remember something like that. But, as bad as my memory has been the last couple of years, it’s very possible I did and just don’t recall.

Old age is a mf.
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Like I said it was quite awhile back. I know someone posted it. Hell, it might even have been me. :confused:

Old age is a muthafukka indeed.....
 
Black Adam Get A New Series


DC today announced a new Black Adam series, by writer Christopher Priest and artist Rafa Sandoval, that introduces a new character into the world of Teth-Adam. In the new series, Adam is infected by a deadly plague that destroys his immortality. He transfers his powers to a successor, who will redeem his legacy and defend his kingdom, but when Adam is cured and the two become mystically “handcuffed” together, the result is a new, dysfunctional super-team.

The first issue will be published on June 21 with a main cover by Irvin Rodriguez, variant covers by Rafa Sandoval, Mikel Janin, and Lucio Parrillo, a 1:25 variant cover by Crystal Kung, a 1:50 throwback variant cover by Cully Hamner, a 1:100 foil variant cover by Lucio Parrillo, and a team variant cover by Travis Mercer and Danny Miki.


“DC has provided an amazing opportunity for me to explore and, to some degree, reimagine this character in a very new light while bringing new challenges and consequences to a man who has lived far too long and is desperate for redemption,” Priest said in a statement accompanying the announcement. “Rafa Sandoval brings palpable voltage to every panel, bringing out my Kirby-Simonson Big Noise instinct as Rafa’s gifts take me to places I never knew I wanted to go. My only regret is we only have 22 pages a month for this.”




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