COMIC TALK HEADLINES FOR JANUARY 24, 2020 | OBI-WAN TROUBLES, NEW KOTOR, AND MORTAL KOMBAT

Jan 24, 2020 01:12:04

Time for the Comic Talk Headlines with Generally Nerdy! The Rumor Mill claims to have answers for the Obi-Wan news announced this week. Plus updates from Matrix, Mega Man, Mortal Kombat and MORE! Catch up on all the nerdy headlines in TV and Movies, Tuesdays and Fridays. Plus, don't forget to subscribe for more fresh content daily.

TV/Streaming

The Boys

Eric Kripke offered Jeffery Dean Morgan a part in season 3 on Twitter. IF they get that far.

Sleeping Beauties

AMC has ordered a pilot for an adaptation of the Stephen King book.

https://bloody-disgusting.com/tv/3601161/stephen-king-producing-sleeping-beauties-adaptation-amc/

The Walking Dead: World Beyond

Premiere date, April 12th.

Falcon and the Winter Soldier

First look at US Agent!

Obi-Wan

Series on hold for an overhaul. Going from 6 episodes to 4. Looking for new writers.

https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/obi-wan-kenobi-series-disney-plus-writer-overhauls-scripts-1203477858/
Ewan also claims that this won’t effect the launch date of the series.

https://www.etonline.com/ewan-mcgregor-says-obi-wan-kenobi-series-has-pushed-production-to-2021-exclusive-139766

Altered carbon

Feb 27 release date on Netflix

https://deadline.com/2020/01/altered-carbon-netflix-sets-release-date-for-season-2-of-sci-fi-series-1202836863/

Movies

The Matrix 4

The Merovingian will be returning to the movie. Allocine is reporting that Lambert Wilson has signed on to reprise the role.

http://www.allocine.fr/article/fichearticle_gen_carticle=18687049.html

Hugo Weaving however will NOT be returning due to scheduling conflicts.

https://www.timeout.com/london/news/hugo-weaving-explains-why-he-wasnt-in-avengers-endgame-and-wont-be-appearing-in-the-new-matrix-012020/amp?__twitter_impression=true

Mortal Kombat: Scorpion’s Revenge

AN ANIMATED MOVIE AND A LIVE ACTION MOVIE?? I might explode!

With Jennifer Carpenter will voice Sonya Blade opposite Joel McHale as Johnny Cage, Jordan Rodrigues is attached as Lui Kang, Patrick Seitz as Scorpion, Steve Blum as Sub-Zero, Artt Butler as Shang Tsung, Darin De Paul as Quan Chi, Robin Atkin Downes as Kano, David B. Mitchell as Raiden, Ike Amadi as Jax Briggs, Kevin Michael Richardson as Goro; Grey Griffin as Kitana and Satoshi Hasashi, and Fred Tatasciore as Demon Torturer.

Justice League Dark

Deadline says that JJ Abrams and Co are currently working on both TV AND Movie projects based on the JLD.

https://deadline.com/2020/01/justice-league-dark-universe-movie-tv-bad-robot-development-1202837412/

Mega Man

Mattson Tomlin who wrote for The Batman, has now been brought in to write the Mega Man movie adaptation.

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Bill Murray confirmed that everyone (Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, and Sigourney Weaver) is coming back for cameos.

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/01/hanging-with-bill-murray-on-the-set-of-ghostbusters-afterlife

Rumor Mill

Obi-Wan

Series out, movie in? Much of the issue seems to be McGregor and Kennedy butting heads with the direction of the show.

Black Panther

Chadwick Boseman OUT? Not for #2, but perhaps as early as #3 they plan on replacing Boseman with Letitia Wright’s Shuri. Boseman is said to be VERY unhappy about his “sidelining.”

Superman: Kingdom Come

Series with Brandon Routh back on the Rumor Mill.

Flashpoint

They said it wasn’t gunna be the comic books Flashpoint… Reverse Flash going to be female?

Phase 5 Leak?

Is this the phase 5 lineup?