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Spoiler Alert !!! Minor Spoilers For Thunderbolts* Ahead

Thunderbolts* just dropped one final trailer—and it’s giving serious Avengers-with-major-issues energy. Let’s be real: the MCU has been feeling a little… blipped when it comes to major team-ups during the Multiverse Saga. Fans have noticed. Marvel’s noticed. And after Captain America: Brave New World didn’t exactly stick the landing, it looks like the studio’s ready to reload the big guns.

Enter Thunderbolts*—MCU’s messiest misfits, brought together by none other than shady mastermind Valentina Allegra de Fontaine. This lineup’s stacked with antiheroes who’ve walked the villain line. And a new clip just dropped showing the squad squaring up against the CIA director, and it’s clear—this ain’t your mom’s Avengers.

Now, after seeing the footage, I’ve got a solid theory on what’s going down with Taskmaster. Let’s just...

Avengers Tower is no longer, as Thunderbolts* reveals it has been renamed it, and it is one comic book fans will be equally excited and worried about. Fans were excited when the first trailer for Thunderbolts* finally answered a question MCU fans have had since 2017 — who bought the Avengers Tower? First mentioned in Spider-Man: Homecoming, fan speculation was rampant for years, with theories that it would be purchased by Wilson Fisk / The Kingpin or Norman Osborn / The Green Goblin. Many were certain it would be the location of the Baxter Building for the McU's Fantastic Four before their upcoming film was revealed to take place in another universe.

While the trailers for Thunderbolts* have already revealed that the former Avengers Tower will be a major set piece in the film, Empire Magazine confirms that Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, aka Val, purchased the building and renamed it "Watchtower." The Watchtower has a comic book basis,...

Warning: contains spoilers for The Question: All Along the Watchtower #2!

DC just made clear, in the coolest way possible, just how serious they are about the Justice League’s “Unlimited” revamp. The recently concluded Absolute Power drove home the need for the Justice League, and heroes in general. The Question: All Along the Watchtower #2, set aboard the Justice League’s awe-inspiring new Watchtower, shows fans just how big the team is now–thanks to the return of an underrated character.

The Question: All Along the Watchtower #2 is written by Alex Segura and drawn by Cian Tormey. One of the Challengers of the Unknown has been attacked and left for dead on the Watchtower. The Question, as the Watchtower’s head of security, searches for any clues that might lead to the perpetrator. The Question’s journey takes her to the Watchtower’s bar–which is tended by Nightshade. Renee tries...

Warning: Contains Potential Spoilers for Justice League Unlimited #1!

Although the Absolute Power crisis has ended, its aftermath continues to ripple through the DC Universe, with the Justice League still grappling with its consequences months later—especially in the realm of superpowers. To address these lingering effects, the League has launched a groundbreaking new project, one poised to bring about some of the most radical changes to DC’s power hierarchy.

The inaugural issue of Mark Waid and Dan Mora’s Justice League Unlimited dives straight into the heart of the series, showcasing the team’s all-inclusive roster—open to every hero on Earth—and the newly unveiled Watchtower.

While the new Justice League and Watchtower made their debut in the alpha half of Joshua Williamson and Daniel Sampere’s DC All In Special #1, Waid and Mora expand on this introduction with a hyperspeed tour led by none other than Wally “The Flash” West.

After years of disbandment, DC has finally reunited the Justice League, bringing their most iconic heroes back into action as a team. But this isn’t just a return—it’s a revolution. With the biggest roster in the team’s history, a cutting-edge new base, and a level of organization that will thrill even the most meticulous fans, this Justice League is unlike anything seen before.

The events of Absolute Power brought significant changes and revelations to the DC Universe, chief among them being DC’s premiere heroes recognizing the grave mistake of disbanding the Justice League, with the lack of communication and team cohesion nearly allowing Amanda Waller to seize control of the planet and prosecute metahumans indiscriminately.

Learning from their mistakes, DC's heroes decided to get the band back together, with fans getting their first look at this new iteration of the team—Justice League Unlimited—in...

Warning: contains spoilers for Justice League Unlimited #1

Rest in peace to the Batcave, as DC unveils the revolutionary new headquarters of the Justice League–and there is no going back. In Justice League Unlimited #1, a new era begins for the team. Patterned after the critically acclaimed cartoon series of the same name, this new incarnation of the League has their own Watchtower, and it puts other superhero headquarters to shame.

Justice League Unlimited #1 is written by Mark Waid and drawn by Dan Mora. The Flash is giving Airwave a tour of the new Watchtower, explaining the concept of the team along the way. The League, realizing that “unlimited integration” was the right way forward, created living quarters for every single hero on Earth, if needed. The Flash then shows Air Wave something even cooler: “the Golden Room” a meeting place for the Justice Society. The Flash explains the Watchtower has several “auxillary hqs,...

One of the most exciting pieces of comic book news in the DC world is the reemergence of Justice League Unlimited. As part of its All In Initiative, DC is launching new in-continuity stories that pay homage to some of its best ideas. The most exciting example of this is in its Justice League Unlimited title, which hearkens to the golden age of its animated series.

From the powerhouse team of Mark Waid and Dan Mora, who recently worked together on Batman / Superman: World's Finest, Shazam!, and Absolute Power, comes a new phase of DC's new era with Justice League Unlimited, the new Justice League title from DC Comics. With a full roster of heroes including classic members like Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman to lesser-known heroes like Star Sapphire, Captain Atom, and Nightwing, almost every DC hero is likely to play a starring role.

Thanks to the first issue's title and credits page,...

Battlestar Galactica revolutionized sci-fi TV by proving that space-centered shows can also focus on human relationships, politics, and religion, making it relatable to a wide audience. Star Trek: Discovery drew inspiration from Battlestar Galactica with its war plotlines and shared actors, showcasing the impact of Battlestar Galactica's success on the sci-fi genre. The Expanse and Lost in Space both feature similar themes and storylines to Battlestar Galactica, highlighting the influence of the series in shaping subsequent sci-fi shows.

In 2004, Battlestar Galactica hit the television scene and made some serious changes to people's ideas of what sci-fi can be on television, and unsurprisingly, this paradigm shift led to the creation of many more inventive, important, and entertaining sci-fi and space series. 2004's Battlestar Galatica is a reboot of the original 1978 Battlestar Galactica. Though the reboot offered new plot threads and themes, the basic premise of the series remains: humans are...

Tobi De Graaff Joins Sky Studios

Veteran UK exec Tobi de Graaff is joining Sky Studios as Senior VP of Commercial. The former BBC Studios Director of Commissioning and Co-Production has most recently been running his own business, Beiboot Representation, but is now stepping into an international role focused on commercial and co-production partnerships, including Sky’s distribution relationship with Comcast cousin NBCUniversal Global Distribution. He’ll work closely with Sky Studios’ editorial and commissioning teams across Europe. He’ll also take charge of the international scripted team, which is currently headed by Jason Simms in the UK and LA-based SVP Rebecca Segal, accorifn to an internal note from Sky Studios COO Caroline Cooper seen by Deadline. Both Simms and Segal will report to de Graaf, who has also worked for ITV Studios, when he joins in July.

Chris Kattan Joins Indie LA Drama ‘Angel City’

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Being able to get a project off the ground, to secure its financing and the talent to act in front of the camera is not the most challenging part when it comes to filmmaking, according to a statement by Turkish producer, screenwriter and director Pelin Esmer. Ever since the foundation of her production company Sinefilm, she has managed to make her features independently, without having to make any compromises to her vision as the creator of the story and the characters. As a result, her projects, documentaries and feature films alike, share a unique approach when it comes to human conflicts considering responsibility, relationships and guilt. In her 2012 feature “Watchtower”, she presents two characters running from a responsibility after having been through a traumatic experience, using an approach which does not emphasize the full frontal-drama, but rather looks for quieter, more subtle tones when it comes to her characters and their world.

“Versailles” star Alexander Vlahos has partnered with German executive producer Nicole Oebel (“Lola”) to form independent film production company CowHouse Films.

The Welsh-German company will kick off in early 2021 with principal photography on “Watchtower,” a film that explores the inner conflict of isolating oneself and allowing the presence of a loved one to be a source of strength.

Starring Sophie Hopkins, the film will be directed by Vlahos.

Vlahos’ acting work includes “Merlin” and “Privates,” and he will next be seen in Zdf Enterprises and Fuji TV’s soccer drama “The Window.” He made his directorial debut with the short “Lola,” which won best first time director at the Independent Shorts Awards earlier this year.

After a few years of experience as a producer at Deutsche Welle TV, Oebel executive produced “Lola,” and his Welsh follow-up short film, “Here We Are.”

Vlahos said: “I’ve been fortunate to work as an actor for 18 years,...

Barcelona— Tasos Gerakinis’ “A Simple Man,” Pelin Esmer’s “Queen Lear” and Ignas Jonynas’ “Invisible” compose the pix-in-post selection for the upcoming Glocal in Progress sidebar at September’s San Sebastián Film Festival.

Greek director Tasos Gerakinis will attend with his feature debut, a Greece-France co-production following a convict who flees prison and manages to arrive in the neighbor country where he holds up at a farm, taking a winegrower hostage. The relationship between the winegrower, his daughter and the convict will evolve in divergent directions.

Turkish director Pelin Esmer has previously participated in San Sebastián’s main competition with “10 to 11,” a Special Jury Prize winner in Istanbul festival in 2009. She was also part of the Zabaltegi-New Directors section with her feature debut “The Play,” turning on three women aiming to stage a play in a small village. That feature earned kudos at Tribeca in 2006. “Queen Lear” is a follow-up to “The Play,...

Amazon has dropped a new clip for Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan titled “Presidents” on this Fourth of July.

Set to Bob Dylan’s iconic “All Along the Watchtower,” performed by British rapper Devlin featuring Ed Sheeran, the 36-second clip has no dialogue and focuses on title character Jack Ryan (John Krasinski) on the job battling terrorism. It opens with Sheeran’s rhythmic guitar in the opening strains of “Watchtower” followed by memorable quotes from the inaugural addresses of Donald Trump, Bill Clinton and John F. Kennedy. We first hear the voice of Clinton, “Though our challenges our fearsome, so are our strengths,” followed by Trump, “There should be no fear, we will not fail”, and closing with Kennedy, “We stand today on the edge of a new frontier.”

Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan centers on Jack Ryan (Krasinski), an up-and-coming CIA analyst thrust into a dangerous field assignment for the first time.

“American Idol” finalized the line-up for the Top 10 at the end of Monday’s episode when Ryan Seacrest revealed the last of the Top 14 artists to make the cut. Six of the finalists were the top vote-getters based on Sunday’s performances: Gabby Barrett, Cade Foehner, Caleb Lee Hutchinson, Maddie Poppe, Catie Turner and Michael J. Woodard. The remaining four — Dennis Lorenzo, Jurnee Siani, Michelle Sussett and Ada Vox— won over judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie with their songs on Monday’s show.

Regardless of how they made the Top 10, which of the contestants do you think will win season 16? Take a closer look at each of these artists in the photos above and review the roster below of the songs they’ve sung to date as well as their celebrity duet partners in the Top 24 round. Then vote for the winner of this ABC revival of...

“American Idol” has reached the Top 14 stage of the competition for season 16. These artists are still in the hunt to win this reality competition series hosted by Ryan Seacrest. They will sing for America’s votes for the first time on Sunday, April 22. Take a closer look at each of the 14 artists in the photos above and then vote for the winner of this ABC revival of “American Idol” at the bottom of this post and be sure to sound off on your favorites in the comments section.

This pool of talent was selected by judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie in a series of auditions. First, they caught the eye of the panel at one of the regional auditions. That won them a trip to Hollywood, where they numbered among the 169 would-be winners. They then made the cut down to the Top 50.

At that point, they had...

It took five weeks of episodes on the “American Idol” revival on ABC but we finally have the top 14 who will sing for your votes beginning on April 22. We asked you which of these are the early favorites to win season 16, which is hosted by Ryan Seacrest. Four of the finalists – Gabby Barrett, Cade Foehner, Jurnee and Ada Vox — are the only ones to register double digits in our poll. Each was a clear favorite for at least one of the three judges: Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie.

None of the other 10 other artists in the Top 14 — Jonny Brenns, Marcio Donaldson, Caleb Lee Hutchinson, Garrett Jacobs, Mara Justine, Dennis Lorenzo, Maddie Poppe, Michelle Sussett, Catie Turner and Michael J. Woodard — merited more than nine percent of the vote. Are we underestimating one of these talents?

If you haven’t voted yet, be sure to cast your ballot in...

“American Idol” finalized the line-up for the first live show on April 22 at the end of Monday’s episode when Ryan Seacrest revealed the seven artists from the remaining Top 24 to make the cut. These lucky seven join the same number who were announced last week. But which of these Top 14 will win season 16? Take a closer look at each of thes artists in the photos above and then vote for the winner of this ABC revival of “American Idol” at the bottom of this post and be sure to sound off on your favorite in the comments section.

All 14 of these contestants have survived a grueling process that began with winning over the three judges — Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie — at a regional audition and getting a ticket to Hollywood. A whopping 169 would-be winners made the trip to La La Land, before being cut to 50. That group...

The revival of “American Idol” on ABC is following the same format that worked so well for 15 seasons on Fox. This new season 16, which is also hosted by Ryan Seacrest, has moved on to the Top 24. They now compete to make the cut and get a chance to sing on the first live show on April 22. They have to sing both solo and in duets with celebrities and convince the three judges — Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie — that they deserve a place in the Top 14.

These four episodes, in which these two dozen artists were divided into two groups, were already taped and will air on April 8, 9, 15 and 16. If you can’t wait to find out the results scroll down to see the names of the six women and eight men that made it through to the Top 14. We’ve also listed the titles of the songs they...

“American Idol” won’t reveal the 14 contestants to perform on the live shows till April 16. If you can’t wait till then to find out who will be competing for the season 16 title beginning on April 22, we have all the details. In segments that were already taped, the Top 24 — who were announced on April 2 — sing solos and duet with celebrities, often on their most famous songs. These performances will be featured in the four episodes to air on April 8, 9, 15 and 16.

But we already know which 14 made the grade with the judges — Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie — and which 10 were sent home. Scroll down to see the names of the eight men and six women that made it through to the Top 14 as well as the songs they sung that won over the judges as revealed in spoilers by The Idol Pad. And find out the names of the...

On the April 2 episode of “American Idol,” host Ryan Seacrest revealed the Top 24 contestants chosen by the three judges — Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie. These two dozen would-be winners of season 16 have to fight it out for the 14 places on the live shows that start on April 22. In episodes that were already taped, they sing solos and duet with celebrities, often on their most famous songs.

These performances will be featured in four episodes that air on April 8, 9, 15 and 16. If you can’t wait till then to find out the results scroll down to see the names of the eight men and six women that made it through to the Top 14 as well as the songs they sung that won over the judges as revealed in spoilers by The Idol Pad. We’ve also included the names of the 10 contestants that didn’t make the cut and their...