COMIC TALK TODAY COMIC TALK HEADLINES FOR APRIL 24, 2020 | LIVE ACTION ONE PUNCH MAN? YES PLEASE!

Apr 25, 2020    00:50:00

COMIC TALK TODAY

 Time for the Comic Talk Headlines with Generally Nerdy! TV/Streaming is starting to shape up, quarantine be damned. One Punch Man headed to Sony. Disney is continuing to add to their live action adaptation list & 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.    

TV/Streaming


Fraggle Rock: Rock on!
Apple TV+ has released a trailer for their Fraggle series.

Magic: The Gathering
The Netflix series is in the scripting phase.

Westworld
Greenlit for season 4.

HBO Max
May 27 launch date.


Movies


Venom 2
Now sub-titled “Let There Be Carnage” and new release date of June 25, 2021.

Scoob!
The first theatrical release is no more. The movie will now be direct to VOD as of May 15.

Enola Holmes
Also, headed to VOD… but NETFLIX “coming soon”

One Punch Man
Sony is working on a live-action adaptation of the anime favorite.Scott Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner (Venom and Jumanji) are writing the movie, with Spider-Man and Marvel producers Avi Arad and Ari Arad producing the film.

The Saint
Chris Pine is in negotiations to take the lead in the reboot for Paramount. 

Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark
Getting a sequel, both Guillermo del Toro and André Øvredal will be returning to write the story and direct, respectively.

Rumor Mill


Batman Game
New insider information seems to be confirming the “Bat-Family” angle as well as the Court of Owls villain. Still no release date though.

Aladdin
Getting the trilogy treatment. Though 2 and 3 won’t be based on Return of Jafar or King of Thieves, necessarily.

Secret Wars
The Russo Brothers told Comicbook.com that they meet with Marvel once a month, looking for the next big Marvel movie for them. This is leading the internet to speculate that they are looking to setup the path toward an MCU version of Secret Wars.

Hercules
Not only is this rumored to be added to Disney’s live action adaptation list, but there is also a rumor that they are looking to bring Idris Elba in as Hades, if they can’t get Benedict Cumberbatch.

Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Also rumored to be on the list. This time they are reportedly looking at Tom Holland for Milo Thatch.

The Batman
Rumors have it that the breakdown of the villains for the movie are going to be as follows: Penguin will be running for mayor, so he enlists Riddler to help him eliminate the competition.

The Walking Dead
Solo spinoff short series in the works for Maggie, Michonne, and a movie for Daryl. 

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