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A future Blade crossover perhaps, with Moon Knight now expected to feature the live-action debut of Werewolf By Night, a character long rumoured to appear in the MCU at some point. Although I guess the jury was out on where it might potentially come to fruition.

I should probably add that I've only just made it to the fifth episode. Lots of potential directions the show could go, although it's a bit early to make any predictions as to how it will. I keep trying to guess who the big villain will be too, but at this point I'm not even sure that's the right question to ask.

The Championship is looking extra tight this season. No runaway leaders yet, no team looks outstanding. Lewis Grabban is in fine form at the moment, though. If Forest can keep him fit they should be in with a decent chance of promotion. Oh for a striker of his quality now.

This being Lindelof, I suppose we'll have to wait and see if it sticks the landing, but I must say I've found myself seriously impressed with what I've seen so far. Between this, Fargo and Legion, Jean Smart has become a must-watch for me onscreen. It's been a terrific run for her, especially considering older actresses finding good work later in their careers seems to be a continuing problem in the industry. I keep waiting for Jemaine Clement and Aubrey Plaza to show up, then again that's just my default position on life in general.

Absolutely, given Marvel's strong track record of casting their main players, I'll be watching pretty much all the future announcements with great interest. Provided they're willing to pony up on the CGI front, I see no reason why all these shows can't be hits.

Overall, I think he's probably a better fit for a mini-series than an origin movie, because they'll likely have to burn through at least two or three hours just to explain him and his powers. Yeah, unfortunately, they're all still a long way off. Falcon and Winter Soldier won't be arriving for another year, followed by WandaVision and Loki in the Spring of 2021. That being said, it should be fun when more announcements about casting and suchlike start to roll in.

Not that it seems to stop people of course, but there can be few bigger wastes of an adult's time than getting narked about the existence of a female Hulk. I myself am fine with it, as long as it's followed by He-Marvel, Black Widower and Scarlet Warlock. As primarily a street-level kind of hero but also a bit of a lightning rod for weirdness, Moon Knight always seemed to occupy a slightly odd territory in the books. I'm imagining something not too different to Legion where we can never be sure what's real, perhaps with a few cameos by established characters for him to play off.

The recent comic book run of She-Hulk is actually one of my favourites of the last few years, not only because she's so upbeat and positive, but the story takes a fairly economical approach to the superhero stuff. That being said, I feel like transitioning that into live action with the amount of CGI they'll be needing could prove a bit rocky. Even if it turns out to be a disaster though, it was worth it for the shrieks of "Stan Lee would turn in his grave if he knew they were gender swapping the Hulk" that appeared online soon after the announcement was made.

John Turturro has been added to an already impressive-looking cast as Carmine Falcone. Casting him alongside all those other names would seem to indicate that this film, while perhaps not doing so as a straightforward origin movie, will probably examine the theme of mobsters being superceded by supervillains.

Mourinho the irresistible force meets Levy the immovable object, presumably ending with the irresistible force being sacked by the Spring.

Should be hard to go too far wrong there. Clemence Poesy was a surprise but a really brilliant surprise. I haven't seen her in anything for ages.

Yeah, I think Kojima's career has reached a point now where no-one is going to edit him, so the story will almost certainly end up being something that people either go all in and really love or look at from a distance and go "that's weird and dumb." Overall though, it seems like he considers marketing for games as being almost like a game in itself. He probably likes the idea of his audience having to come together to try and decipher it.

I'm cautiously optimistic. As much as Dune is seemingly a cursed idol at this point, Villeneuve is a master of that kind of slow revelation, and in Blade Runner 2049, of world building without blatantly explaining everything in it. And of course, it doesn't hurt that it's an absolutely stellar cast.

Dune Release date: 18 December 2020 (UK) Director: Denis Villeneuve Synopsis Paul Atreides leads nomadic tribes in a battle to control the desert planet Arrakis. Cast Rebecca Ferguson - Lady Jessica Timothee Chalamet - Paul Atreides Jason Momoa - Duncan Idaho Zendaya - Chani Dave Batista - Glossu 'Beast' Rabban Josh Brolin - Gurney Halleck Oscar Isaac - Duke Leto Atreides Stellan Skarsgaard - Baron Harkonnen Javier Bardem - Stilgar Charlotte Rampling - Reverend Mother Mohiam David Dastmalchian - Piter De Vries

I think Pattinson has proved his worth as an actor post-Twilight, although he's seemingly negotiated the path from teen idol to serious actor and then to Hollywood A-lister in remarkably quick time. Someone give his agent a medal. With all that said, while he should be fine as Wayne, it's a tricky business getting the dichotomy right and I do wonder if he'll struggle to convey the menace of Batman's dark side. That DC are starting to disconnect their universe is probably a good thing, since Marvel have them beat on the whole shared universe concept. Not that they couldn't still do another crossover, just probably not without some kind of major retcon having to happen.

No real clue what this one will be about as yet, beyond palindromes, oxygen masks and cracked glass, but Warners is promising an action epic revolving around international espionage, time travel and evolution.

Tenet Release Date: 17 July 2020 (UK) Director: Christopher Nolan Synopsis Tenet is an upcoming 2020 action thriller film written and directed by Christopher Nolan and produced by Nolan and Emma Thomas. Tenet is scheduled to be released by Warner Bros. Pictures on July 17, 2020. Cast Robert Pattinson John David Washington Clémence Poésy Elizabeth Debicki Aaron Taylor-Johnson Kenneth Branagh Himesh Patel Michael Caine

The Batman Release Date: 25 June 2021 (US) Director: Matt Reeves Synopsis The Batman is an American superhero movie directed by Matt Reeves which is scheduled for release in 2021. Tenth movie in the DC film universe, this is the eighth movie centered on Batman, created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. Cast Robert Pattinson - Bruce Wayne / Batman Zoë Kravitz - Selina Kyle / Catwoman Paul Dano - The Riddler Jeffrey Wright - Commissioner Gordon Colin Farrell - Oswald Cobblepot / The Penguin (rumored) Andy Serkis - Alfred Pennyworth (rumored)

I'm imagining the story as Kojima in overdrive, but I do love that someone has worked on building something genuinely new instead of just re-hashing old mechanics and designs that we've seen many times over. The shared-world aspect looks interesting too, I'm really curious as to how the promised interactions with other players are going to work. Like if I wait a while and play the game later, am I going to find a world that's been thoroughly traversed and that some of the problem solving is already done? If so, I'd like to think there'll be a way to set a limit on that. Maybe each server is maxed by a certain amount of players, or you're only paired with folks who have similar experience.

Thought it was a gripping watch, good score, numerous meta comments on comedy and of course, an abundance of references to other films. I didn't find the 'message' immediately discernible, instead I thought it allowed for multiple readings which perhaps makes it more interesting in retrospect than it is in the moment. Two small things stood out as curious asides, the subversive take on Thomas Wayne who more often than not is depicted as something approaching a saint, as well as the shot of Arthur (in full Joker regalia) sitting in a police car with his head resting against the side window. That had to have been intentionally swiped from The Dark Knight, possibly as a tribute to Heath Ledger.

That and we seemed incapable of making fast starts, often having to fight back from deficits to secure said draws. I suppose the hope will be that Parkinson can stop that, this division is a hard slog and he's nothing if not an experienced slogger. It's going to be tough to define exactly how monumental the challenge will be though amid a buzz of panic, ambition and ongoing changes in the boardroom, but having been given the brief of delivering automatic promotion, the two wins out of five he's managed so far don't exactly scream next level stuff.

I just think it was (and still is) a franchise that in the right hands, could have had so much potential, it's just a pity to see it get stuck in a rut of slavishly trying to appeal to nostalgia. There's plenty of potential new directions for the series, but the writers and producers are seemingly only interested in trying to make T2 again.

I'm still hedging a little too. My issue isn't with Phoenix as I'm certain he'll be great in the role, it's that the story and direction seem like a bit of a question mark. That being said, the worst case scenario is probably that we get a slightly pretentious knock-off of Taxi Driver or King of Comedy with comic book window dressing.

I would say S2 was somewhat guilty of that at times. When it received a longer episode order, the extra time should probably have been spent on developing the supporting cast, rather than the Jon Hamm monologues that perhaps weren't quite as poignant as they were intended to be. S1 however, might be my favourite season of any show ever. It was an air-tight eight episodes without a second wasted.

Quite intriguing to see She-Hulk on Marvel's to-do list there as I can't imagine that being a particularly easy sell. If promoting her to the movies at some point is in any way a priority, they're going to need top flight CGI that looks comparable to Banner's.