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[Shulz021]

Xena reboot is being developed for NBC. This is awesome news. Xena was the original female bad-ass. If any character can show Hollywood how to make a female "superhero" appeal to everybody it's Xena.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/xena-warrior-princess-reboot-nbc-809355

I wonder which actress will take on the role as Xena

 

[archangel]

Really do they really think they can replace lucy lawless?

Xena reboot is being developed for NBC. This is awesome news. Xena was the original female bad-ass. If any character can show Hollywood how to make a female "superhero" appeal to everybody it's Xena.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/xena-warrior-princess-reboot-nbc-809355

 

[samson1701]

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[orejon4]

Anyone here following Graceland on USA?

 

[Ol'Skool Classic]

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Ohhh...they're trying to step into Bat In The Sun/Super Power Beatdown territory.

 

[Shulz021]

Anyone here following Graceland on USA?

Is it any good? :smt017

 

[samson1701]

Anyone here following Graceland on USA?

I'm about 2 episodes behind. I have to say, this season isn't that great to me. But, it's not so bad that I've lost interest, yet.

What about you?

As I said in another thread, Mr. Robot is really good. That's must see for me every week.

 

[The Dark King]

I'm about 2 episodes behind. I have to say, this season isn't that great to me. But, it's not so bad that I've lost interest, yet.

What about you?

As I said in another thread, Mr. Robot is really good. That's must see for me every week.

Mr. Robot is amazing.
Hackers are our only hope

 

[SilverSmith]

Boom, like that! Tom Cruise, the teflon actor/stuntman, makes this look easy in M:I Rogue Nation, the best action flick I've seen all summer.

 

[Ol'Skool Classic]

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Legend of the Mantamaji Series

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[ColiBreh1]

Surprised that Stan Lee gave an okay on Michael B. Jordan being cast as Human Torch.

I love it when the big guy and I are on the same page. Excelsior!



I agree. It's a great show. The character's mental state and drug use also makes it creepy b/c I can't tell what's real, what's fsociety and what's drug-induced paranoia and his emotional instability.

Why are you surprised? Stan Lee created both the Falcon and the Black Panther, with Black Panther being the first official black mainstream superhero and Falcon the first official African American superhero. Nevermind that he's probably getting paid every time anyone of the Marvel characters he created shows up on the big screen no matter what color or gender they make them and even if the movies bombs.

I'm a little confused by Stan Lee defending Johnny Storm being played by a black actor, a character that has always been white, while also defending keeping a white Spider-Man when that character actually has been black.

http://hollywoodlife.com/2015/06/30...r-explains-why-sony-agreement-white-straight/

So Lee wants characters to "stay as they are", but at the same time is cool with them not doing so racially.

So which is it?

I'm a bit biased, I just want Childish Gambino to play Spider-Man.

I think with Spider-Man it's because he's considered the Marvel mascot character more so than other characters, so no matter what he'll probably be one of those characters that will stay true to the original Peter Parker version. Same thing with Superman at DC. You're not going to see a Black, Hispanic, Asian or gay Superman on the big screen.

True. Spidey IS Marvel Comics. And even though he's been rebooted and parallel universed, Peter Parker will remain the face of Spidey, even as Miles' becomes dominant in the pages of the comic. The FF have been marginal for quite a while. Marvel had come to be almost defined by Spidey and the X-Men.

I think there is some confusion about this issue. The "Spider-Man must be white and straight" rule that Sony/Marvel have is only referring to Peter Parker's version of Spider-Man, and Stan Lee was agreeing with them. The Black Spider-Man is a completely different character underneath the mask.


The seemingly double standard for Spidey and Human Torch is as easily explained by the iconic status that Spidey has, and the Human Torch doesn't have.

Peter Parker is right up there with Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent, and Wolverine.
when it comes to essential physical details they have to have.

That explains it

I get that Peter Parker is white, and he's super iconic and all that.

What I don't get is why it's not possible to get Miles Morales on screen. I'm so over Parker, they've made and remade the movies so much, it's getting stale for me.

In the same vein I would also be happy to see Ben Reilly. There's so many spider clones and alternate universes and whatnot, there's a wealth of story to draw from that could make a really good movie. I just think it would be cool to change it up and try something new.

I think it's absolutely stupid to just do a race change on Storm without any real reason. Nick Fury was white traditionally and then he got a race change, but that also happened in the comics. He didn't even get a name change.

I admit my bias, though. I'd love to see Morales on screen, I think it could be really cool. I also think Fantastic Four has been screwed since the beginning when it comes to films. I also hate all of the x-men movies. I never really felt drawn to the avengers in comics but I really like the movies. If I read the comics I may dislike them, idk. I'm really picky about adaptations of things I like, so really I would be better off if I didn't know much about Spider-Man and the x-men so I wouldn't really care lol

I'm quietly hoping for a freakin awesome Sandman movie.

Don't be. He's always been a fairly progressive minded person growing up. If he had problems, he'd have more creative control over the movies.

I think Marvel and Sony wanted to get their new Marvel Cinematic Universe version of Spider-Man up and running before they expand too much. I'm positive that we will see Miles Morales on the big screen at some point. He is too popular of a character for Marvel to ignore.

If this upcoming Fantastic Four tanks, It might behoove Fox to approach Marvel with a deal similar to what Sony did with Spider-Man. I really believe that Fantastic Four would do so much better in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Meh. I'm totally against conveniently changing the race of a comic-book character for Movies & TV shows. Both Marvel & DC have plenty of actual Black characters from the comics that they can actually use.

The problem is actual black characters don't get promoted so they occasionally turn a more popular super hero black. It's stupid. Just give Black Panther, Cage, whoever, the same promo as your A-listers and see what happens. Casting black actors as traditionally white characters just says to the public that ACTUAL black characters are inferior. Screw that.






Some recent example that have really annoyed me, Instead of making Electro Black in ASM2 they could've used the Prowler, Tombstone, Rocket Racer, or etc.

Instead of making Perry White black in "Man of Steel" They could have just used the black reporter Ron Troupe in the movie:

 

[SilverSmith]

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“The cancer’s only in my liver, lungs, prostate and brain — all things I can live without.”

 

[orejon4]

Meh. I'm totally against conveniently changing the race of a comic-book character for Movies & TV shows. Both Marvel & DC have plenty of actual Black characters from the comics that they can actually use.

The problem is actual black characters don't get promoted so they occasionally turn a more popular super hero black. It's stupid. Just give Black Panther, Cage, whoever, the same promo as your A-listers and see what happens. Casting black actors as traditionally white characters just says to the public that ACTUAL black characters are inferior. Screw that.






Some recent example that have really annoyed me, Instead of making Electro Black in ASM2 they could've used the Prowler, Tombstone, Rocket Racer, or etc.

Instead of making Perry White black in "Man of Steel" They could have just used the black reporter Ron Troupe in the movie:

I see your point, but Marvel has toyed with race on multiple occasions in their various alternate universes in the pages of the comics as well.

 

[samson1701]

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[samson1701]

New Wally West AKA Kid Flash

http://geektyrant.com/news/the-flash-casts-insurgent-actor-as-wally-west

Today, DC Comics brings word that Warner Bros. and The CW have cast Insurgent actor Keiynan Lonsdale as Wally West in the second season of their hit series The Flash.

Wally West is Iris' nephew, and in the comics, he becomes Kid Flash after surviving an accident that's essentially the same as the one that imbued Barry Allen with his speedy powers. Eventually, Wally went on to take on the mantle of The Flash after DC's Crisis on Infinite Earths shook up their comic universe. Lonsdale has been cast as a series regular, but there's no word at this time whether we'll see him suit up immediately or if he'll inevitably don a costume farther down the line.

Flash Executive Producer Andrew Kreisberg said of the casting, “Just like when we met Grant [Gustin] for the first time, we instantly knew Keiynan embodied all the heart and courage of a hero. We are so excited to be bringing this much-beloved character onto the show.”
I know nothing about Lonsdale's work as an actor (I haven't seen any of the Divergent movies), but the producers seem to be pretty good at casting, so we're hoping he does a great job with the role. The Flash revs back up with its second season on October 6th.

 

[The Dark King]

Meh. I'm totally against conveniently changing the race of a comic-book character for Movies & TV shows. Both Marvel & DC have plenty of actual Black characters from the comics that they can actually use.

The problem is actual black characters don't get promoted so they occasionally turn a more popular super hero black. It's stupid. Just give Black Panther, Cage, whoever, the same promo as your A-listers and see what happens. Casting black actors as traditionally white characters just says to the public that ACTUAL black characters are inferior. Screw that.






Some recent example that have really annoyed me, Instead of making Electro Black in ASM2 they could've used the Prowler, Tombstone, Rocket Racer, or etc.

Instead of making Perry White black in "Man of Steel" They could have just used the black reporter Ron Troupe in the movie:

Cosign. It makes absolutely no sense when there are a plethora of amazing black superheros to choose from.

 

[andreboba]

The writer's strike destroyed that show. Such a shame

IMO that show was incredible. I hope they bring Heroes back, but some of the original cast have outgrown the ensemble.

At the end it did get pretzel twisted, but you're right about the writer's strike torpedoing the show.

 

[andreboba]

THIS.


Just like Superman isn't suppose to be an overly muscular dude because his strength doesn't come from his conditioning his body and muscles from strength training. Superman originally was always depicted as having an average male body type. It wasn't until the 1980's when they rebooted Superman & the rest of the DC Universe after Crisis on Infinite that we got the "athletic physique" Superman that they have continued with to present day.

SUperman always looked jacked to me since the 1970s.

He never really had a normal looking body. Notice how Neil Adams drew Superman about 20# heavier than the heavyweight champ.

BUt I agree in 1980s/'90s he began to look like a pro BBer.

THe current actor playing Superman looks the way the character does in the comics IMO for the last 30 years.

 

[Thump]

I've mentioned in the past about the dearth of Black folks as the main character in video game titles.

So it's cool to see that two upcoming games are using Black characters as the "face" of the game.

Crackdown 3

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Mafia 3

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[Shulz021]

I've mentioned in the past about the dearth of Black folks as the main character in video game titles.

So it's cool to see that two upcoming games are using Black characters as the "face" of the game.

Crackdown 3

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Mafia 3

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Last three I remember that had black male leads were True Crimes Streets of NY, GTA San Andreas and 50 Cent Bulletproof