First WATCHMEN Teaser Trailer Introduces an Army of Rorschachs

None of you seem to understand.  They are not locked in here with you.  You are locked in here with them.

HBO has released the first teaser trailer for Damon Lindelof's new series Watchmen, based on the classic DC Comics limited series by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, revealing an army of Rorschachs and older versions of some original Watchmen characters.

The one-minute, ten-second trailer opens with a man wearing a homemade mask similar to the one worn by Rorschach.  Looking directly at the camera, he says in a gruff Rorschach-like voice, "We are no one, we are everyone, and we are invisible."  A ticking clock can be heard as the camera pulls back to reveal a small army of men wearing similar masks, standing in a church in front of the faded words "Praise Waiteth for Thee, O God, in Zion" from Psalm 65:1 of the 21st Century King James Version of the Bible.

A man softly repeats the words "Tick tock, tick tock" over and over as Chief Judd (Don Johnson) steps up to a podium before an assembly of police officers wearing yellow masks and we hear him say, "We convinced ourselves that they were gone, but they were just hibernating."

As the first man's ticking continues, we see a member of the Rorschach Army cocking a shotgun as Chief Judd says in a voiceover, "They came for everybody.  All police."

We see a funeral for a fallen officer, with other officers in attendance wearing yellow masks there as well.

Cal Abraham (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) asks in a voiceover, "Are we safe?"

Angela Abraham (Regina King) opens up a cabinet door, revealing a hooded uniform costume inside.  We see her attaching a police badge to her belt, then see her wearing the hooded uniform and a grey half-mask, joining a man wearing a shiny silver mask at a police crime scene.

The ticking chant intensifies as a man says in a voiceover, "I guess we have ourselves a reckoning."

Next, we glimpse Agent Blake (Jean Smart) opening a silver briefcase, followed by dozens of bodies littering a neighborhood fun fair.

As an timer clock sounds, we see Ozymandias (Jeremy Irons) meditating, followed by Chief Judd being blinded by outdoor field lights being turned on.

We then see a scythe adorned with a pirate flag similar to the Tales of the Black Freighter comic within a comic from the limited series.  One of the Rorschach Army fires a machine gun turret as a family looks up into the sky outside their farmhouse.

Ozymandis pushes down a detonatation plunger as we quick-cut to the man in the shiny silver mask, who is seated before a set of large video screens displaying the 1969 moon landing, a cowboy on a horse, United States soldiers, and an atomic bomb explosion.  In the reflection of his mask, we can see Ozymandias facing him.

We cut back to the church, with the camera pulling back again and revealing even more of the army as they all chant "Tick tock, tick tock..."

The chanting abruptly stops, as we hear a woman ask, "What are you two talking about?"

"Oh, nothin'," replies Chief Judd.  "Just the end of the world.  Tick tock, tick tock, tick--"

If you'd like to check out the new teaser, you can view it below thanks to the official HBO account on YouTube...




Watchmen is scheduled to debut on HBO sometime in Fall 2019.

TITANTALK 031: "Frances Patrol" is Up!

"Or you could just talk to her!"
"And say what?  Everything I could possible say would be totally stupid as fuck!  'Hi, I’m your dad, but I died, and I’m a robot now.  I’m just a brain in a tin can, but hey, even though I’ve been robot non grata for thirty years, and I don’t expect you to like me, and you certainly don’t have to love me, but I just wanted to say, I’m sorry.'"
"Yes, that’s exactly what you would say!"
-- Rita Farr and Cliff Steele, Doom Patrol: "Frances Patrol"

Hello again, Titans and Doom Patrol fans!  My fellow TitanTalker Jesse Jackson and I are back with another new episode of TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast!  This time, we discuss "Frances Patrol", the eleventh episode of the DC Universe series Doom Patrol, featuring Kyle Clements & Tom Fitzpatrick as John Bowers, Bethany Anne Lind as Clara Steele, and Jon Briddell as Darren Jones!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like our unofficial crossover with Next Stop Everywhere 140, Jesse forgiving Doom Patrol, Jesse's wife Linda running in a half-marathon, Jesse wondering how Cliff and Rita get home from Florida, Rita explaining Cliff's robotic form as a Halloween costume that Bump made, Rita revealing her real name, Rita's weird bonding moment with Big D, my wife Lori rating sad movies using tissue boxes, Cliff getting a different impression of Bump after hearing his daughter Clara speak during his wake, Cliff's emotional breakthrough in the swamp, Frances the martial arts alligator, Larry's reunion with the older John Bowers, John calling Larry out for always wanting to hide his sexuality, Vic being horrified that the machine part of him is taking over, Vic's conversation with Grid using a DOS operating system, Jane suddenly wanting to look for The Chief, Vic and Jane on the Doom Bus, the Bureau of Normalcy kidnapping Vic, our favorite quotes of the episode, new Tell It to TitanTalk feedback from Holly in Wisconsin, Titans Season 2 filming, and more!

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Be sure to come back later today for Episode 032 as Jesse and I discuss "Cyborg Patrol", the twelfth episode of the DC Universe series Doom Patrol, introducing Devan Chandler Long as Flex Mentallo, and featuring Phil Morris as Silas Stone, Jon Briddell as Darren Jones, and Mac Wells as Dirk Ellis!  Look for more of TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast on iTunes, Google Play Music, YouTube, Libsyn, and the official Southgate Media Group website!

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 140: "Dalek" is Up!

"I demand orders!"
"Well, they're never gonna come!  Your race is dead!  You all burned, all of you.  Ten million ships on fire.  The entire Dalek race, wiped out in one second."
"You lie!"
"I watched it happen.  I made it happen!"
-- The Dalek and The Ninth Doctor, Doctor Who: "Dalek"

Hello again, my fellow Whovians!  My partner in time Jesse Jackson returns to Next Stop Everywhere and we discuss "Dalek", the sixth episode from Doctor Who Series One in 2005, featuring Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor, Billie Piper as Rose Tyler, Bruno Langley as Adam Mitchell, and the first appearance of the Daleks in the modern era!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like Jesse's first introduction to the Daleks, my reaction to the Daleks' reintroduction in the modern era, watching Doctor Who Series One 2005 via bootleg DVDs, Jesse wanting to watch the non-existent episodes with the Time War, Big Finish's Time War stories with the Eighth Doctor and the War Doctor, Christopher Eccleston being the perfect actor to bring the Doctor back, the Ninth Doctor burning with fire and rage, Rose being indirectly responsible for the murder of hundreds of soldiers by the Dalek, Adam Mitchell the failed companion, modern era upgrades to make the Daleks more threatening, Henry van Statten not caring about alien technology he can't exploit, Diana Goddard seizing power, our favorite quotes of the episode, my Reverse the Polarity segment, some feedback from Holly from Wisconsin and Tara in North Canton, Ohio, a quick update on Karen, and more!

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Be sure to come back later today as special guest companion Lee Leonard returns to help me discuss "The Girl Who Waited", the tenth episode from Doctor Who Series Six in 2011, featuring Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor, Karen Gillan as Amy Pond, Arthur Darvill as Rory Williams, and Imelda Staunton as the voice of Interface!  Look for more of Next Stop Everywhere on iTunes, Google Play Music, YouTube, Libsyn, Soundcloud, Stitcher, and the official Southgate Media Group website!

BATWOMAN Gets Series Order from The CW, Teaser Trailer Released

It's official, Gotham City has a new guardian.

Deadline is reporting that The CW has picked up Batwoman, based on the DC Comics superhero, with a series order for the 2019-2020 TV season.

Armed with a passion for social justice and a flair for speaking her mind, Kate Kane (star Ruby Rose) soars onto the streets of Gotham as Batwoman, an out lesbian and highly trained street fighter primed to snuff out the failing city’s criminal resurgence. But don’t call her a hero yet. In a city desperate for a savior, Kate must overcome her own demons before embracing the call to be Gotham’s symbol of hope.

The pilot, written by showrunner Caroline Dries and directed by Marcos Siega, was a strong contender to be picked up by The CW, and features the following cast:

• Ruby Rose as Batwoman/Kate Kane: A vigilante protecting Gotham who is a highly trained street fighter, has a passion for social justice, and is an out lesbian.
• Meagan Tandy as Sophie Moore: A high-level private security agent who serves as one of Gotham's protectors.
• Camrus Johnson as Luke Fox: A Batman loyalist who keeps Wayne Tower secure in Bruce Wayne's absence, Fox "considers himself the guardian of all things Batman" but understands Gotham needs a new hero.
• Nicole Kang as Mary Hamilton: Kate's step-sister who is her opposite and "an influencer-in-the-making" who works with Gotham's underserved communities.
• Rachel Skarsten as Alice: The leader of the Wonderland Gang, whose personality shifts between maniacal and charming as she looks to remove Gotham's sense of security.
• Dougray Scott as Jacob Kane, Kate's father and a former military colonel who commands Gotham's private security firm The Crows, in an attempt to protect Gotham better than Batman could. His disdain for vigilantes eventually puts him at odds with Batwoman.
• Elizabeth Anweis as Catherine Hamilton-Kane: Kate's step-mother, who is one of Gotham's richest and most powerful citizens, having made her fortune as a savvy, bullheaded defense contractor.

Rose debuted as Batwoman in "Elseworlds", the three-part CW Arrowverse crossover event that aired last month across The Flash, Arrow, and Supergirl.  During the crossover, Batwoman was established on Earth-1, the same as Green Arrow and The Flash.  The character was introduced as Bruce Wayne's cousin, who protects Gotham in Wayne's absence after he mysteriously left three years earlier.  She also took charge of Wayne Enterprises, planning to redevelop it into a real-estate development firm.

In "Elseworlds, Part 2", she arranged for the bail of Oliver Queen, Barry Allen, and Kara Danvers after they were arrested by the Gotham City Police Department.  After the heroes confronted Doctor Destiny/John Deegan in Arkham Asylum, he arranged a mass breakout, which Kane helped stop as Batwoman.  Following the battle, Batwoman told the heroes to leave Gotham, after they got what they needed.  Supergirl revealed she knows who Batwoman is after using her X-ray vision, and mentioned Superman's relationship with her Earth's Batman.  At the end of "Elseworlds, Part 3", Batwoman called Oliver to tell him that a now-incarcerated Deegan had made "friends" with the Psycho-Pirate inside Arkham.

In addition, The CW released an official 30-second teaser for the upcoming series, which you can view below...

Richard Madden in Talks for Ikaris in Marvel's THE ETERNALS

After the Red Wedding, Richard Madden is looking to become eternal.

Variety is reporting that Richard Madden is in talks to join Chloé Zhao's upcoming film The Eternals, based on the classic Marvel comic series created by Jack Kirby.  Madden will be playing Ikaris in the film, which also stars Angelina Jolie and Kumail Nanjiani.

The Eternals are a fictional species of humanity that resulted from an offshoot of the evolutionary process that created sentient life on Earth.  The original instigators of this process, the alien Celestials, intended the Eternals to be the defenders of Earth, which leads to the inevitability of war against their destructive counterparts, the Deviants.

Madden, 32, is a Scottish actor best known as Robb Stark in the HBO series Game of Thrones.  His films include Rocketman, Bastille Day, and Cinderella (2015), while his other television work includes episodes of Bodyguard, Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams, Klondike, and Birdsong.

Created in 1976 by Jack Kirby, Ikaris first appeared in The Eternals (vol.1) #1 as the son of the Eternals Virako and Tulayn (His real birth name is unknown), born over 20,000 years ago in Polaria, in the area now known as Siberia.  As an Eternal, his abilities included superhuman strength, speed, stamina, agility, reflexes and durability, a regenerative healing factor, cosmic energy manipulation, flight, psionic powers, matter transmutation, and teleportation

Ikaris chose his name due to a tragic accident hundreds of years ago.  While fighting the Deviants in ancient Greece, the man eventually known as Ikaris met and married a human woman.  Together, they bore a son named Icarus, who loved to soar with his father high above the seas and mountains of Greece.  In time, the Eternal built his son a set of mechanical wings so the boy could fly on his own.  When his father disappeared while fighting the Deviants, the young Icarus sought him out using the mechanical wings.  Too inexperienced to fly on his own, young Icarus soared too high, losing consciousness in the upper atmosphere, and fell to his death.  Finding his son dead, the Eternal took the name of his son, Ikaris, in his memory.

When the Celestials arrived on Earth in the 20th century, Ikaris witnessed the arrival of the Fourth Celestial Host on Earth and then publicly revealed himself, as the other Eternals did.  During his long lifetime, Ikaris attempted to be a fair and just leader of the Eternals, but abandoned Eternal traditions to take an active and public role in protecting the human race.   The Eternals helped a number of Earth's heroes, particularly the Avengers, against several menaces.

Years later, The Eternals were the victims of memory and reality manipulation by former Eternal Sprite, and forgot their true identities.  Although Ikaris (calling himself Ike Harris) was captured and atomized by the Deviants Gelt and Morjak, his body reappeared at the bottom of the Antarctic city of Olympia.  With his body and powers fully restored by the sentient city, Ikaris regained his memories and set out to awaken his fellow Eternals to their true identities.  After a prolonged battle, he at last united the few Eternals present, then planned to team up with Makkari and reawaken the ninety other Eternals.

Sgt. Rock, Adam Strange, Death & More Featured in New DC SHOWCASE Animated Shorts

Thought you'd see the last of the DC Showcase animated shorts?  Think again...

Newsarama has revealed that Warner Bros. Animation, Warner Home Entertainment and DC are currently in production on five new DC Showcase animated shorts for release during 2019 through 2020.

According to the article, four new shorts will be included on upcoming DC Universe animated movies releases, while the fifth is called an "innovative Batman: Death in the Family long-form animated short," planned to anchor a compilation set for distribution in late 2020.  

The five shorts –  Sgt. Rock, Adam Strange, Death, The Phantom Stranger, and Batman: Death in the Family – will open with a new, live-action branding sequence featuring a "few Easter Eggs specially added for observant fans."  All five new DC Showcase shorts will have Jim Krieg as co-producer, Amy McKenna as producer, and Sam Register as executive producer.

Here's the rundown of each animated short:

Sgt. Rock 

Starring Karl Urban (Star Trek, Dredd, Lord of the Rings) as the voice of Sgt. Rock, this short is executive produced and directed by Bruce Timm (Batman: The Animated Series) from a script by veteran comic book writers Louise Simonson & Walter Simonson, and Tim Sheridan (Reign of the Supermen).

"The original tale finds battle-weary Sgt. Rock thinking he has seen everything that World War II can dish out. But he is in for the surprise of his life when he is assigned to lead a company consisting of legendary monsters into battle against an unstoppable platoon of Nazi zombies."

Adam Strange

Charlie Weber (How To Get Away with Murder, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) voices Adam Strange in this short produced and directed by Butch Lukic (Batman Unlimited), who also conceived the original story, written by comics vet J.M. DeMatteis (Constantine: City of Demons).

"On a rugged asteroid mining colony, few of the toiling workers are aware that their town drunk was ever anything but an interplanetary derelict.  But when the miners open a fissure into the home of a horde of deadly alien insects, his true identity is exposed.  He is space adventurer Adam Strange, whose heroic backstory is played out in flashbacks as he struggles to save the very people who have scorned him for so long."

Death

Jamie Chung (The Gifted, Gotham, Big Hero 6) voices Death, with Leonardo Nam (Westworld, The Flash, Swamp Thing) as Vincent.  Inspired by Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman, Death is produced & directed by Sam Liu (Justice League vs. The Fatal Five) and also written by DeMatteis.

"In the story, Vincent, an artist with unresolved inner demons, meets a mysterious girl who helps him come to terms with his creative legacy…and eventual death."

The Phantom Stranger

Peter Serafinowicz (The Tick, Doctor Who, Guardians of the Galaxy) voices The Phantom Stranger and Michael Rosenbaum (Smallville, Justice League Unlimited) voices Seth.  The Phantom Stranger is executive produced and directed by Timm and is written by Ernie Altbacker (Teen Titans: The Judas Contract).

"Set in the 1970s, the short follows young adult Jess as she joins her friends at a party in a dilapidated mansion hosted by the mysterious Seth.  When odd things begin to happen to Jess and her friends, the Phantom Stranger intervenes to save her from a dreary fate."

Batman: Death in the Family

Unfortunately, more information regarding Batman: Death In The Family won't be available until 2020, according to the article.

Initially launched in 2010, DC Showcase was originally comprised of four animated shorts produced by Timm and directed by Joaquim Dos Santos -- The Spectre (released on 2/23/2010), Jonah Hex (7/27/2010), Green Arrow (9/28/2010) and Superman/Shazam: The Return of Black Adam (11/9/2010).  These were later followed by Catwoman (10/18/2011), directed by Lauren Montgomery and executive produced by Timm.

TITANTALK 030: "Hair Patrol" is Up!

"Talking streets, comic books...I always thought the weirdest thing in Chief’s life was us."
-- Rita Farr to Cyborg, Doom Patrol -- "Hair Patrol"

Hello again, Titans and Doom Patrol fans!  My fellow TitanTalker Jesse Jackson and I are back with another new episode of TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast!  This time, we discuss “Hair Patrol”, the tenth episode of the DC Universe series Doom Patrol, featuring Timothy Dalton as The Chief, Tommy Snider as The Beard Hunter, Pisay Pao as Slava, and Max Martini as Alistair!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like taking Easter off, Avengers: Endgame Day, Jesse not being impressed by the Beard Hunter, Joan Van Ark on Knots Landing and Dallas, differences from Grant Morrison and Vince Giarrano's original story "The Beard Hunter" from Doom Patrol (vol.2) #45, The Chief exploring for the Bureau of Oddities in 1913 Northern Yukon Territory, Slava being curious about the Chief instead of killing him, the first hints of how the Chief became immortal, the Chief realizing he needs to protect Slava from the world, the Beard Hunter being a parody of The Punisher, the really gross moment of the Beard Hunter consuming the Chief's beard hair from a bathroom sink drain, Jesse not being big on subtext, the cheesy 1983 Saturday Night Fever sequel Staying Alive, the first tease of Flex Mentallo from Morrison's Doom Patrol run, calling my shot on Grid, the creepy Coraline-esque life-sized doll of The Chief, Mr. Nobody learning the Chief has been hiding Slava from him all this time, my favorite quotes of the episode, Jesse not appreciating absurdist humor, new Tell It to TitanTalk feedback from Holly in Wisconsin, and more!

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Hulu Orders Marvel's GHOST RIDER and HELSTROM TV Series

Here come the Spirits of Vengeance.

Marvel has announced that the Hulu streaming service has ordered two new live-action series, Marvel's Ghost Rider and Marvel's Helstrom, both based on the Marvel Comics characters.

Marvel’s Ghost Rider centers on Robbie Reyes, the quintessential antihero, who lives on the Texas/Mexico border, consumed by hellfire and supernaturally bound to a demon.  When he unleashes the Rider, Robbie brings vengeance for the innocents he encounters, but struggles controlling the power he wields.  Marvel’s Ghost Rider is executive produced by Ingrid Escajeda, who will serve as showrunner, Paul Zbyszewski and Marvel Television’s Jeph Loeb.

"I couldn’t be more excited and honored to be handed the reins to a Marvel character as beloved as Ghost Rider," said Ingrid Escajeda.  "This story hits every note for me—my love for grounded yet conflicted characters and my desire to scare the $&!# out of people!  It’s important to me to find a take that thrills existing fans as well as wider audiences and I believe we’ve done just that."

Created in 2014 by Felipe Smith and Tradd Moore, the Robbie Reyes version of Ghost Rider first appeared All-New Ghost Rider #1 as a high-school student working as a mechanic at an auto body shop, who lives with his developmentally disabled brother Gabe and seeks to get away from the dangerous, gang-riddled streets of East Los Angeles.  To that end, he enters a street race, hoping to use the prize money to move themselves away. He is gunned down by mercenaries trying to retrieve pills that caused the transformation of Calvin Zabo into the supervillain Mr. Hyde, which had been left in the trunk of the 1969 Dodge Charger he "borrowed" from the auto body shop for the race.  He is revived as Ghost Rider, a demonic being with a flaming, helmet-like head.  He drives off in the car, which also blazes with flame.

Marvel's Helstrom, meanwhile, focuses on Daimon and Ana Helstrom, the son and daughter of a mysterious and powerful serial killer.  The siblings have a complicated dynamic as they track down the worst of humanity—each with their attitude and skills.  Marvel’s Helstrom is executive produced by Paul Zbyszewski, who will serve as showrunner and Marvel Television’s Jeph Loeb.

"As a lifelong Marvel fan, I feel incredibly fortunate to help bring this darker, thrilling corner of the comic book universe to life, and I’m just grateful to everyone at Marvel Television and Hulu for the opportunity,: said Paul Zbyszewski.  "Marvel’s known for all the heart, humor, and action they put into every series, but this time around we’re adding some scares to that mix.  I think we’ve found a compelling way to dissect some of our deepest fears through the experiences of our two lead characters."

Created in 1973 by Roy Thomas and Gary Friedrich, Daimon Hellstrom first appeared in Ghost Rider (vol.1) #1 as the son of Satan and a mortal woman named Victoria Wingate (his father was later retconned into a demon named Marduk Kurios, who was actually the biblical Lucifer).  Daimon and his sister, Satana, were trained by their father in the art of magic, tapping into the power granted them by their dark heritage.  However, while Satana embraced her heritage, Daimon clung to his humanity.  When their mother discovered who her husband really was, she was driven mad.  Daimon and Satana were separated and put in different homes after his mother was institutionalized and his father banished back to Hell. Daimon grew up in a Jesuit-run orphanage, never hearing a word from his father or sister. He became a professor of anthropology at St. Louis University, then set himself up as an occult investigator and defender of humanity.  Under the name "Son of Satan", Daimon battled dark arcane forces—primarily those of his father—as a demonologist and exorcist.  He later joined the superhero team the Defenders and married his teammate Patsy Walker, the superhero known as Hellcat.  Eventually, he started going by a different alias, Hellstorm, and still assists various superheroes with mystical threats.

Ghost Rider and Helstrom are both expected to debut on Hulu sometime in 2020.

DAMN Good Movies -- AVENGERS: ENDGAME

You guessed it, I'm back once again with another movie take, this time on the movie Avengers: Endgame, the 22nd film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.  As always, if you haven't seen the movie yet and you don't want it spoiled for you, then please step back from your computer or whatever electronic device you're reading this on and stop reading now.  If, however, you're wise enough to know that movie reviews with spoilers are always more interesting than the ones without them...well...time to assemble!

One year ago, Marvel Studios shocked the world (Well, the part of the world that doesn't read comics) by having big bad Thanos use his spiffy Infinity Gauntlet to snap half of the universe's population out of existence at the end of Avengers: Infinity War.  Fans gasped in horror as one by one, major MCU players like Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, Black Panther, Scarlet Witch and more crumbled into ash and blew away in the gentle wind.  At long last, we had a superhero film where the supervillain actually won.

Twelve months of Thanos Snap internet memes later, directors Anthony and Joe Russo are back with a massive three-hours-long Part Two, with the surviving members of the Avengers and their allies working to reverse the damage and also bring what is essentially a 22-film saga to a resounding conclusion.  It's an incredible achievement of coordination that Marvel Studios accomplishes here, but one with a sense of finality as we say goodbye to some of our favorite heroes.

The film opens with Clint Barton, a.k.a. Hawkeye, still under house arrest at his homestead after the events of Captain America: Civil War.  As he trains his daughter Lila in archery, his wife Laura prepares a picnic while the couple's two sons play catch.  However, while retrieving an arrow, Clint turns his back for a few seconds and when he turns back around, his entire family is gone, having disintegrated in The Snap.

This somber tone fills the entire First Act, as we jump ahead three weeks after Avengers: Infinity War.  New player Captain Marvel, somehow still looking as youthful as in her solo film set in the 1990s, rescues Nebula and Tony Stark from being stranded in deep space. They return to Earth and join the remaining Avengers—Black Widow, Bruce Banner, Captain America, Rocket, Thor, and War Machine.  Using Nebula's knowledge, they find Thanos on an unguarded planet, intending to retake the Stones to reverse his action.  Once there, they learn whoops, he already destroyed them to prevent further use, severely burning himself in the process.  After this horribly awkward moment, an enraged Thor finally goes for the head and decapitates Thanos.

We jump ahead FIVE...YEARS...LATER, with the resulting fallout of the Avengers not being able to reverse The Snap.  No longer operating as superheroes, Steve Rogers now heads a support group for Snap survivors, Natasha Romanoff coordinates updates from Nebula and Rocket, Okoye, Captain Marvel, and War Machine, and Tony Stark seems content living in a cabin with his wife Pepper and their young daughter Morgan Stark.  All of them seem to have reached the Acceptance stage about their new status quo.

Thankfully, we head into Act Two with Ant-Man finally escaping the quantum realm and learning that his daughter Cassie is now five years older.  He joins Steve and Natasha at the Avengers' compound and explains he lived through a duration of five hours instead of five years, theorizing that the quantum realm can let them time travel.  Desperately needing the smartest guy left on the planet before Mr. Fantastic joins the MCU, they go to Tony to help them retrieve the Stones from the past so they can reverse Thanos' actions in the present, but he refuses out of fear of losing Morgan.  

Still in desperate need of a big brain, Steve, Natasha and Scott Lang meet up with Bruce at a restaurant, where we learn Bruce has managed to merge his intelligence with the Hulk's body.  An hour of hopelessness finally gives way to some much-needed humor, with Bruce enjoying his newfound celebrity before agreeing to help the others as best as he can with his limited knowledge of quantum physics.  Bruce experiments with trying to send Ant-Man back in time using the quantum realm, turning him into a kid, then an old man, and finally a baby before finally restoring him to normal.

After getting a pep talk from Pepper, Tony finally shows up and agrees to help, under the condition that reversing The Snap won't reset what's happened since, keeping Morgan from being erased.  With Tony back in play, Bruce goes off with Rocket to the Asgardian refugees' new home in Tønsberg, Norway, now known as New Asgard, to recruit Thor, who has become embarrassingly overweight and alcoholic after sliding into depression and watching The Big Lebowski way too many times.  Natasha, meanwhile, heads to Tokyo to recruit Hawkeye, who has turned into a Zack Snyder version of himself, killing Yakuza members as a ruthless vigilante.

Hawkeye rejoins the Avengers and agrees to road test Tony's tweaked time machine, proving that it works.  The team figures out when and where to retrieve the Infinity Stones from the past, and the movie lays out its version of time travel rules -- affecting the past won't change the present like in Back to the Future, but creates an alternate universe instead.  And because of this, they have to bring the stones back to their original times and places after half the universe is restored.  Oh, and by the way...They only have a limited amount of trips because Hank Pym isn't around to make more Pym Particles.

So, somehow, Back to the Future is nonsense but Back to the Future Part II is perfectly cool.  Bruce, Steve, Tony and Scott travel to New York City in 2012, during the Chitauri invasion from the first Avengers movie.  Bruce visits the Sanctum Sanctorum before the Doctor Strange movie and convinces the Ancient One to give him the Time Stone, promising to later return the stones to their original place.  Steve successfully retrieves the Mind Stone, but Tony and Scott fail to retrieve the Space Stone after Loki escapes with it. Quickly needing a backup plan, Steve and Tony travel to S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters in 1970 and steal an earlier version of the Space Stone along with more vials of Pym Particles from younger Hank Pym, then return to the present.

Everybody got that?

Rocket and Dude Thor travel to Asgard in 2013, during Thor: The Dark World, to retrieve the Reality Stone from Jane Foster, and Dude Thor swipes his former hammer, Mjolnir.  On Morag in 2014, during the first Guardians of the Galaxy movie, Nebula and War Machine steal the Power Stone before Star-Lord can.  War Machine returns to the present with the Power Stone, but Nebula is unable to return due to her cybernetic implants interfacing with those of her 2014 self.  Through this connection, the 2014 Thanos learns of his future success and the Avengers' attempts to undo it.  Ruh-roh!  Thanos captures Good 2023 Nebula and sends Bad 2014 Nebula to the present to replace her because shenanigans.  Meanwhile, Black Widow and Hawkeye travel to Vormir in the same year and learn from the Soul Stone's keeper, the Red Skull, that it can only be acquired by sacrificing someone they love.  (Remember, like Thanos did to his adopted daughter Gamora?)  After a brief battle to see who can sacrifice themself first, Black Widow commits suicide in the film's first big death, allowing Hawkeye to claim the stone.

We head into the film's third hour and Third Act with all of the Infinity Stones obtained, and Tony, Bruce and Rocket create a new Infinity Gauntlet to hold them.  Bruce is the only one able to use the Gauntlet and stay alive, but he's able to snap his fingers just in time to restore half the universe's population, who should be really surprised to find out they've jumped ahead five years.

While this is going on, Bad 2014 Nebula uses the time machine to transport Thanos, 2014 Gamora, and the Black Order to 2023, and he destroys the Avengers' compound.  In the resulting chaos, Bad 2014 Nebula tricks Hawkeye into giving her the Infinity Gauntlet, until 2014 Gamora and Good 2023 Nebula team-up and kill Bad 2014 Nebula, which should make things really awkward for Good 2023 Nebula.

The Big Three go after Thanos, who easily defeats them then realizes his plan to wipe out half the universe wasn't that great, because the survivors were too busy thinking about what was lost instead of making the most of the "opportunity" they were given.  So now he has a new plan -- wipe out all life in the universe and then rebuild it in his own image, with no one having any idea about what happened before.  Thanos is about to kill Dude Thor with his own Stormbreaker hammer, until the audience-cheering moment when Captain America becomes worthy enough to use Mjolnir to pound on Thanos' big purple face.

The cheers continue when the restored Doctor Strange arrives with the restored Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, and assorted other heroes, as well as the armies of Wakanda, Asgard, and the Ravagers.  Captain Marvel checks back into the film and together, they fight Thanos' army in an epic and insane battle sequence that works in a special shoutout to all the female MCU superheroes.  Eventually though, Thanos seizes the Gauntlet and is about to snap himself another victory...but nothing happens.  It turns out Iron Man stole the Infinity Stones back and snaps Thanos' army, the Black Order, and in a very satisfying moment, Thanos himself into dust in the wind.

Unfortunately, Iron Man is mortally wounded from using the Gauntlet and dies in the film's second big death.  Following Tony's funeral, Thor appoints Valkyrie as the king of New Asgard and goes off to join the Guardians of the Galaxy in their third movie.  Star-Lord begins searching for 2014 Gamora, still in love with her even though she has no idea who he is.  

And in the film's final moments, Captain America is tasked with returning the Infinity Stones and Mjolnir to the original places in time.  After doing so, however, he apparently goes rogue and ignores all the previous time travel rules, choosing to remain in the past and live out the rest of his life.  Now in 2023, he returns as Old Man Rogers, passing on his shield to Sam Wilson, The Falcon, and making him his official successor as Captain America.  Anyone familiar with Captain America: The First Avenger will start reaching for the tissues in the closing flashback scene, where Steve is shown reunited with his time-lost love Peggy Carter, finally getting his dance that he missed all those years ago.  An absolutely perfect ending.

As expected, the film's ginormous cast once again give great performances, with some entertaining and emotionally powerful character moments.  Here are just some of the dozens and dozens or characters that stood out:

IRON MAN/TONY STARK -- Robert Downey, Jr. launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe with 2008's Iron Man, so it was only fitting to have Avengers: Endgame be the end of his time as Tony Stark.  Over the past eleven years, the actor became the character and vice versa, and as impossible as it is right now to picture someone else as Tony Stark, Iron Man will return...someday.  For now though, let's stop and appreciate everything Downey helped build as the invincible -- and definitive -- Iron Man.

CAPTAIN AMERICA/STEVE ROGERS -- In presumably his final outing as Cap, Chris Evans swings for the fences in action scenes and saves his best work as the character for his final scene as Old Man Rogers.  Captain America is more than just a superhero, he's inspirational, and it's a credit to Evans that he was able to embody that so well on screen and in real life.  More than all the other Avengers, Cap is the one who deserved a happy ending and I'm so glad that's what he received. 

THOR ODINSON -- Unlike Downey and Evans, Chris Hemsworth doesn't seem quite ready to let go of his character yet, especially if the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 tease is any indication.  Unfortunately, after the success of Thor: Ragnarok, it feels like Marvel wants to keep playing Thor for laughs and that's exactly what happens here.  With his comically excessive fake beer gut, Hemsworth looks more like Volstagg the Voluminous than the God of Thunder, so let's just hope this wasn't his last appearance as Thor.

HULK/BRUCE BANNER -- After being somewhat marginalized in Avengers: Infinity War, Mark Ruffalo returns in a Hulk-sized way here, with Bruce having merged his brain with the Hulk's brawn as if he was taken right out of Peter David's Incredible Hulk comic book run.  It seemed a bit odd to have the dangling plot thread of the Hulk's fear of Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War completely abandoned as a result of the five-year time jump, but obviously the story had more important things to worry about.

BLACK WIDOW/NATASHA ROMANOFF -- The death of Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow gets completely overshadowed by Tony Stark's death, but knowing that a Black Widow solo movie is finally happening, the big question here is, did Natasha's death even matter?  Will the solo movie be a prequel, or did Cap do some more tweaking to the timeline that somehow allows Black Widow to return?  Keep watching those upcoming MCU post-credit scenes...

HAWKEYE/CLINT BARTON -- And just to complete the set of the original six movie Avengers, Jeremy Renner returns as Hawkeye, albeit more like his Ronin persona from Brian Bendis' The New Avengers series.  Renner gets a powerful opening scene as Clint's entire family are snapped out of existence, but Clint's silly edgelord haircut and arm tats make it harder to take his major personality change seriously.

THANOS -- Once again, Josh Brolin kills it as the voice and motion-capture model of Thanos.  Even though his Thanos is just a big CGI special effects creation, Brolin brings a ton of gravitas to the character and his interactions with others. Thanos will be remembered fondly as one of the best movie villains ever, although I'm wondering since 2014 Thanos was taken off the board by Tony in 2023, how was everything Thanos originally did from 2014 to 2018 affected?

ANT-MAN/SCOTT LANG -- Paul Rudd's Ant-Man steps up in a big way in this film, after being rescued from the quantum realm by the Ratus Ex Machina.  Scott brought a lot of humor that was definitely needed to offset all the sadness and hopelessness caused by The Snap, but Rudd's best moment has to be when Scott is reunited with his daughter Cassie after fearing her dead, only to take her sudden five-year age increase in stride.

CAPTAIN MARVEL/CAROL DANVERS -- After being teased as Nick Fury's paged ace in the hole to stop Thanos, it's was really surprising that Brie Larson only got a few scenes here and there as Captain Marvel.  And I'm not sure how much sense it made to have Carol fly right back into space, when there obviously was a huge need for someone of her strength and power to help get Earth back on its feet.  At least she got a few good punches in on Thanos.

NEBULA -- It's kind of amazing that Karen Gillan got more to do here as Nebula than she did in two Guardians of the Galaxy films combined.  As two versions of the same character from 2014 and 2023, Gillan was able to showcase her character's development from Thanos' compliant minion into an independent positive force and unofficial Avenger.  Like Thanos, however, the death of her 2014 self poses some serious timey-wimey questions that still beg to be explained.

ROCKET RACCOON -- Bradley Cooper returns as Rocket, who still delivers one-liners with the best of them and even serves as a new Science Bro along with Tony and Bruce.  Regardless, as the only survivor of the original Guardians of the Galaxy team, his pain and survivor's guilt is often heartbreaking.

DOCTOR STRANGE/DR. STEPHEN STRANGE -- As one of the returned heroes, Benedict Cumberbatch's Doctor Strange does his thing with his sling ring and brings everyone in for the final battle with Thanos and his forces.  He's also key for inspiring Tony to sacrifice his life to stop Thanos once and for all.  And now, we wait for his solo movie sequel.

SPIDER-MAN/PETER PARKER -- Tom Holland also returns as his character Spider-Man, but since his second solo movie is right around the corner, there was no need to make Spidey a major player here.  He's there for Tony's death scene though, bringing their mentor/student and surrogate father/son relationship to a touching close. 

THE FALCON/SAM WILSON -- Anthony Mackie's Falcon returns for the final battle, but obviously Steve passing the shield on to Sam is his character's big moment.  Will there be a fourth Captain America movie, this time with Sam as the new Cap?  All I know is, Disney Plus' upcoming Falcon and the Winter Soldier TV series just got a lot more interesting...

SCARLET WITCH/WANDA MAXIMOFF -- After losing the Vision and being dusted in Avengers: Infinity War, Elizabeth Olsen's Scarlet Witch definitely deserved some payback on Thanos.  She got her chance in the final battle, smacking Big Purple around pretty good for a little while.  And her upcoming Disney Plus series, WandaVision, also has my attention after this film.

GAMORA -- After 2018 Gamora was killed off in Infinity War, Zoe Saldana is back to start playing 2014 Gamora.  And now that 2014 Gamora has become 2023 Gamora, with no memory of her adventures with the Guardians of the Galaxy because they hadn't happened yet, her relationship with Chris Pratt's Star-Lord is now awkward as hell.  But hey, James Gunn is back to direct Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, so she's got that going for her, which is nice.

RESCUE/VIRGINIA "PEPPER" POTTS -- Gwyneth Paltrow got a taste of armor in Iron Man 3, but here we finally see her in her Rescue armor from the comics.  With Tony dead, will Pepper continue as Rescue in future Avengers movies or is this the last we see of her as well?

VALKYRIE -- After joining in on the final battle, Tessa Thompson's Valkyrie is named king of New Asgard by Dude Thor before he completely bails on them.  Will Valkyrie take Thor's place on the Avengers?  Here's hoping...

HANK PYM CAMEO -- Michael Douglas has a brief cameo as the 1970s Hank Pym, during the Pym Particles heist scene.  It's interesting that he used to work for S.H.I.E.L.D. back in the day.

LOKI LAUFEYSON CAMEO -- Despite being killed at the beginning of Infinity War, Tom Hiddleston has a great 2012 flashback cameo, as if we were watching deleted scenes from the Avengers Blu-Ray.  And relax, Hiddlestoners, Loki's also getting a Disney Plus series.

RED SKULL CAMEO -- Ross Marquand reprises the Red Skull from Infinity War, this time as the 2014 version who watches as Black Widow and Hawkeye try to out-suicide one another.  We still have no idea how the Red Skull ended up on Vormir, so maybe he needs a Disney Plus series, too.

NICK FURY CAMEO -- Samuel L. Jackson returns for Tony Stark's funeral, just to remind everyone that he's back and that he'll probably be in the Captain Marvel sequel.  But where's Goose?

THE ANCIENT ONE CAMEO -- In one of the more unexpected cameos, Tilda Swinton returns as the 2012 Ancient One, who magically knows somehow that Doctor Strange will become her successor as the Sorcerer Supreme.  A really fun scene with her and Mark Ruffalo's Incredible Brulk.

PEGGY CARTER CAMEOS -- After being teased earlier in the film as 1970s Peggy, Hayley Atwell returns as 1940s Peggy for the superb final scene of Steve and Peggy finally sharing their long-awaited dance and bringing their characters full circle.  And now I want Agent Carter Season 3 on Disney Plus.

POSTHUMOUS STAN LEE CAMEO -- In his final Marvel Cinematic Universe cameo, Stan "The Man" turns up digitally de-aged as a car driver in 1970.  It's not one of his greatest cameos, certainly not for being his last, but it was nice to see Stan looking in his prime once again before we said goodbye.

JIM STARLIN CAMEO -- Thanos' creator turns up as one of the people at Steve's support group for Snap survivors.  You would think he'd be feeling really guilty about that.

All in all, Avengers: Endgame is an immensely satisfying conclusion to the past eleven years of Marvel Cinematic Universe films.  It's not perfect though, and has some noticeable issues with timey-wimey story logic, but you have to give a lot of credit to the Russo brothers and the screenwriters for giving Marvel fans the big payoff to all their invested time and ticket purchases.  And even though we know this film franchise is nowhere near close to ending, Endgame is an ending for this moment in time, with this particular group of talented actors portraying some of comics' greatest heroes and legends.  And that's okay.

One important question remains, however.  What happens next?

And for those who may be wondering, here's the updated list of my Top 20 Comic Book Films:

1. Superman (1978)
2. The Dark Knight (2008)

3. Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
4. Avengers: Endgame (2019)

5. The Avengers (2012)

6. Batman Begins (2005)

7. Logan (2017)

8. Captain America: Civil War (2016)

9. Black Panther (2018)

10. Man of Steel (2013)

11. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

12. Doctor Strange (2016)

13. Wonder Woman (2017)

14. Spider-Man 2 (2004)

15. Spider-Man (2002)

16. Aquaman (2018)

17. Iron Man (2008)

18. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
19. Watchmen (2009)
20. Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

JAMES BOND 25 Cast Announced, Rami Malek Confirmed as Film's Villain

The cast is not enough.

BBC News has provided details from this morning's announcement of the still-untitled 25th official James Bond film, currently referred to only as Bond 25, starring Daniel Craig in his fifth and final outing as British MI6 agent James Bond.

The live announcement was made at Goldeneye, the original name of James Bond creator Ian Fleming's estate on Oracabessa bay on the northern coastline of Jamaica, which now operates as Goldeneye Hotel and Resort.

Asked about the plot, producer Barbara Broccoli stated, "Bond is not on active service when we start the film.  He is actually enjoying himself in Jamaica.  He starts his journey here. We've built an extraordinary house for him.  We've got quite a ride in store for Mr. Bond... and no title, unfortunately."

Phoebe Waller-Bridge was announced as a writer of the screenplay along with Scott Z. Burns.  She's best known as the writer and producer of BBC America's Killing Eve, and as the voice of the droid L3-37 in Solo: A Star Wars Story.

In addition to Craig as Agent 007, the Bond 25 cast includes:

• Rami Malek, who has been confirmed as the film's villain.  Malek wasn't at the official launch but sent a video message saying, "I'm stuck here in New York in production but I'm very much looking forward to joining the whole cast and crew.  I will be making sure Mr. Bond does not have an easy ride in this, his twenty-fifth outing.  See you all soon."  Malek recently won Best Actor at the Oscars for his performance of Freddie Mercury in the film Bohemian Rhapsody, and has won an Emmy for playing Elliot Alderson in the USA Network series Mr. Robot.
  
• Léa Seydoux, returning as Dr. Madeleine Swann after appearing in the previous Bond film Spectre.
  
• Lashana Lynch, who recently appeared as Maria Rambeau in the Marvel Cinematic Universe movie Captain Marvel.
  
• Ralph Fiennes, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Rory Kinnear, and Jeffrey Wright, coming back in their respective roles as M/Gareth Mallory, Q, Eve Moneypenny, Bill Tanner, and Felix Leiter.
  
• Ana de Armas, Dali Benssalah, David Dencik, and Billy Magnussen, all appearing in unspecified roles.

Bond 25 is currently expected to arrive in theaters on April 8, 2020.

First SWAMP THING Trailer Teases The Floronic Man & Blue Devil

Get ready for a case of Swamp fever.

DC Universe has released the first trailer its upcoming TV series Swamp Thing, based on the DC Comics elemental creature.  The one-minute, 25-second trailer gives us our first good look at the new series, emphasizing horror along with teasing other DC characters such as the Floronic Man and Blue Devil.

The trailer opens in Houma, Louisiana, with some men in a small motorboat traveling the swamps at night, only to stop and presumably have a confrontation with Swamp Thing.

Next, we see a young girl lying on the floor of a classroom with nose bleeding.  This is followed by a disturbing image of a man stabbing someone and the young girl screaming.

We cut to some sort of examination room, where Abby Arcane (Crystal Reed) is blissfully unaware that the body she's examining has come back to life as some sort of plant creature with growing vines.  The creature lashes out with vines and grabs Abby as her assistant Harlan Edwards (Leonardo Nam) looks on helplessly.

We then see Lucilia Cable (Jennifer Beals), the sheriff of Marais, aim her flashlight at Alec Holland (Andy Bean), followed by a young woman drowning underwater.  

Maria Sunderland (Virginia Madsen) is shown being visibly upset at someone and pointing at them, which is followed by a man wearing a pig mask and wielding a hatchet.

We get a quick glimpse of Ian Ziering as Daniel Cassidy, who opens a drawer that reveals his Blue Devil mask and costume, followed by Jason Woodrue (Kevin Durand), the future Floronic Man, examining the plant creature.

In the final scene, Abby apparently gets stranded in the swamp, leading to her encounter with Swamp Thing as he emerges from the water and crawls towards her in a monster movie-like fashion.

If you'd like to check out the trailer, you can view it below thanks to the official DC account on YouTube...



Swamp Thing debuts on DC Universe on May 31st.

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 139: "The Greatest Show in the Galaxy" is Up!

"Sometimes I think it's you that's crazy, not Deadbeat here."
"Anybody remotely interesting is mad in some way or another."
-- Ace and the Seventh Doctor, Doctor Who: "The Greatest Show in the Galaxy"

Hello again, my fellow Whovians!  My Ghostwood: The Twin Peaks Podcast co-host with the most Xan Sprouse joins me on Next Stop Everywhere and we discuss "The Greatest Show in the Galaxy", the fourth serial from Doctor Who Season 25 in 1988, featuring Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor, Sophie Aldred as Ace, Jessica Martin as Mags, and Ian Reddington as the Chief Clown!

In this episode, Xan and I discuss things like trying to talk Doctor Who with Xan instead of Twin Peaks, Ace getting a full name in The New Adventures novels, why Xan chose this episode to discuss, Xan lobbying for Ace as Best Companion Ever, Xan working the WOSU PBS auction phones back in the day, the Seventh Doctor's question-mark pullover, comparing the Sixth and Seventh Doctors, Sylvester McCoy utilizing his talents for stage comedy and physical performing, Ace wearing the Fourth Doctor's scarf, Whizz Kid as Doctor Who's parody of entitled fandom, Jessica Martin voicing Queen Elizabeth II in "Voyage of the Damned", boycotting Tom Cruise movies, why junk mail needs to teleport inside your home as a cute little spider robot, the Seventh Doctor's attempts to make Ace face her fears, the Seventh Doctor geeking out over the circus, Captain Cook manipulating others into sacrificing themselves in the ring so he doesn't have to, Mags the neon alien werewolf, wondering why Mags stayed with Captain Cook, Xan happily discussing Billy Zane as The Phantom, the metaphor of hippies being wiped out and becoming cogs in the machine, the creepy homicidal Bus Conductor, the Gods of Ragnarok not being traditional Norse gods and being a recurring off-camera Doctor Who villain, Sylvester McCoy getting a little too cooked by the circus tent explosion, the Chief Clown and is robot clown henchmen riding around in a hearse, filming the circus tent scenes in a parking lot, ranking Zappas, our favorite quotes of the episode, my Reverse the Reverse the Polarity segment, Xan's bonus Reverse the Reverse the Polarity segment, some feedback from Holly from Wisconsin, and more!

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