There were some rumours that Maguire would be returning to the role of Peter Parker in the MCU, possibly in Avengers: Secret Wars. Now, I have asked our sources about that. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to get any solid confirmation that we will get to see Maguire back as his version of Spider-Man in the upcoming Avengers picture.

Interestingly enough, a pretty big report from Geekosity suggested that Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire’s versions of Peter would fight Tom Hardy’s Venom in Avengers: Secret Wars. That’s a pretty big call, and I haven’t personally heard anything like that from my sources. However, I do have my fingers crossed that it does end up happening.

Spider-Man 4 with Tobey Maguire isn’t in the works at Sony

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So, let’s go into what we were told about Spider-Man 4. We were recently informed that “Tobey’s fourth Spider-Man film isn’t on the docket at Sony”. The source then added that Sony “isn’t even talking about bringing Maguire back again”. This all comes after fans and audiences were delighted to see Tobey Maguire return as Peter Parker in Spider-Man: No Way Home.

I’m pretty certain that his and Andrew Garfield’s respective returns as Spidey will go down as one of the most glorious moments in Hollywood history. I thought it was the very best moment of fan service I have ever seen. I would put it ahead Chris Evans’ Captain America picking up Thor’s hammer in Avengers: Endgame, which was a pretty incredible bit of fan service that will also go down in Hollywood’s history books.

Will he play Peter Parker again in the MCU?

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So, it seems as though Maguire will get to play Spider-Man again. However, it looks like he won’t be getting his own standalone Spider-Man film. One of the big questions that fans have is will The Amazing Spider-Man 3 will happen with Andrew Garfield. Well, we didn’t get any information from our sources about that movie. However, it seems there’s a better chance of that movie happening than Maguire’s Spidey film.

We’ve already heard Andrew Garfield say that he would love to play the character again, and there’s a lot of support online about a third movie in The Amazing Spider-Man franchise. Moreover, a new report suggested that Sony Pictures has quite a few Spider-Man and Spider-Man adjacent movies in the works. These movies include the new Ton Holland Spider-Man trilogy, Venom 3, Kraven The Hunter, Madame Web and Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse Parts 1 and 2. That’s a lot for Sony to be working on, and it seems like adding Maguire’s Spider-Man 4, and maybe even Garfield’s The Amazing Spider-Man 3 to the mix would be too much.

Could Kevin Feige use Maguire and Garfield in the MCU?

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Film Odyssey then suggested on Twitter that Maguire’s fourth Spidey film isn’t being talked about, thus adding credence to what our source told us. You can check out the tweet for yourselves below:

Spider-Man 4 with Tobey is not happening as of right now. It's not being talked about behind the scenes. https://t.co/9Fmtpzvju0

— Film Odyssey (@FilmOdysseyMCU) November 4, 2022

I also wonder whether Marvel Studios and Kevin Feige might want to use Maguire and Garfield’s versions of Spidey in at least one of their upcoming Avengers films. They don’t want the attention taken away from those films. We’ll have to wait and see whether the former Spider-Man actors will ever get to play the wallcrawler again.

What do you make of this report? Are you sad to hear that Tobey Maguire won’t be playing Peter Parker again in a fourth standalone Spidey movie? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

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So, will there be a third season, and if so, when will it be released on the streaming platform? These are two questions we will try to answer in this article. However, I must warn you that not all of the answers are available now. That said, the minute we hear anything else about the show’s third season, we will update this article accordingly. So, without any further ado, let’s talk about Clarkson’s Farm Season 3.

Is Clarkson’s Farm Season 3 happening on Amazon Prime Video?

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So, the first question we need to answer is whether Clarkson’s Farm Season 3 is happening or not on Amazon Prime Video. Well, thankfully, the answer to that question is yes. Jeremy, Kaleb and Lisa announced that the third season is happening. They took to social media to reveal that Amazon wants a third season. The video started with Kaleb and Lisa looking at Jeremy driving a tractor in a field and not driving in a straight line, which is typical for the former Top Gear presenter. Clarkson then got out of the tractor and reveals that the third season has been renewed.

S2 will be 'cropping up' in a few months 🌾 but in the meantime we thought you should know… S3 of #ClarksonsFarm is currently filming 🐑 🎬 pic.twitter.com/cHsKCH1qdh

— Prime Video UK (@primevideouk) October 28, 2022

Here’s what he had to say about the whole thing in the video they posted online:

I’m genuinely thrilled that we are doing a third season of Clarkson’s Farm. I’ve had some great new ideas, all of which have made Charlie, Lisa and Kaleb deeply unhappy.

Prime Video has promised that we’ll get to see farming advisor Kaleb Cooper, Clarkson’s wife Lisa, Gerald and Cheerful Charlie back on the farm in the third season. However, they also promised that “new characters” will be involved in season 3 as Clarkson pursues his farming dream and taps into 513 acres of land on Diddly Squat, including woodlands and lakes, which have yet to be touched.

Here’s what Kaleb Cooper had to say about the third season being renewed:

I’m over the moon to be taking part again. Well, they do say third time’s a charm! Maybe this will be the series that Jeremy finally starts taking advice from a real farmer!

Lisa Hogan then added the following:

There is a whole lot to catch up on here at Diddly Squat – series 2 is on its way so not long to wait for you to see how much the hard work and love of farming continues. It’s just grand to be already filming series 3.

When will the third season be released?

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So, let’s talk about the when the third season will be released. This is actually not an easy question to answer because, well, there is no answer as of yet. It was revealed that the third season was going into production very soon. They are currently working on the second season at the moment. Interestingly enough, we were recently informed that they are working towards a February 2023 release date for the second season.

With this in mind, it seems as though the third season won’t be released until mid-2024. They have to shoot the series for quite a while because they follow Clarkson, Kaleb and Lisa during a year’s worth of farming. This is why new seasons of this show take longer to make than other shows.

As far as the second season’s concerned, it finished filming back in July 2022. This was confirmed by Clarkson, who noted the production time when showing off the brand-new ponds he dug himself on Instagram. When one eager fan commented, “Any news on season two?” Jeremy responded: “Filming ends in mid-July. So it should be edited and ready to go early in the new year.”

So, the fact that they finished filming the second season back in July makes me think that they’ve already started filming the third season. However, one of the things you also have to factor in is the fact that Jeremy also has to film new episodes of The Grand Tour for Amazon, which means that the third season might take a bit longer to make than other shows on the streamer.

What might happen in Clarkson’s Farm Season 3?

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As for what might happen in the show’s third season, it seems as though Clarkson is going to be up to his old tricks again. He’ll be trying to find new ways to make money out of farming and will also be cutting corners constantly. We already know that there will be new characters in the show that we haven’t been introduced to yet.

I’m wondering whether we might actually get to see at least one of the other Grand Tour presenters in the third or second season. I imagine they would both like to see what Clarkson’s been up to on his farm. The bottom line is that all we know for sure is that Clarkson and Kaleb will be farming in Clarkson’s Farm Season 3.

Will there be more seasons of the show?

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As for the question of whether there will be more seasons of the show beyond Season 3, I’m pretty certain that the answer is yes, there will be. It’s pretty much a no-brainer for Amazon because it’s a show that doesn’t cost too much to make, and it performs well on the streaming platform worldwide.

We can go by the level of interest we’ve seen from our readers alone to prove that this is a very popular show. Yes, most of the show’s fans are based in the United Kingdom. However, we’ve also seen a lot of interest from people living in the United States, Australia and even other parts of Europe. Clarkson is a global pull, and people just seem to love seeing him on his farm.

What do you make of this feature? Are you looking forward to watching Clarkson’s Farm Season 3 when it’s finally released on Prime Video? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

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• DC Films
• DC Television
• DC animation

To make it simple: Gunn and Safran’s DC Studios replaces the former “DC Films” led by Walter Hamada.

Basically, it means that from now on, everything related to DC onscreen, whether it be movies or television, will be centralized into one studio led by Gunn and Safran, who will make the decisions. Marvel Studios’ MCU has Kevin Feige as its mastermind, now DC Studios’ will have James Gunn and Peter Safran as its duo mastermind. This in itself is a big win for the brand, as we now have a clear leader and actual faces who are going to carry the brand’s name. How exciting!

While a lot of people are pleased with the decision, some people appear to have their doubts about how accurate a fit Gunn may be, which I can understand to some degree. People are used to associating Gunn with Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy and DC’s The Suicide Squad, fearing that his implication in the future of DC will lead to a lighter, funnier DC universe, potentially depriving it of the darkness so symbolic to the brand.

Well, in my opinion, to say this is a little reductive and exaggerated, and here’s why:

Who is James Gunn?

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Yes, Gunn is widely known as the director who brought Marvel Comics’ Guardians of the Galaxy on the big screen for Marvel Studios. Both ‘Guardians’ movies are remembered as fun and lighthearted, in a similar way to Gunn’s The Suicide Squad for Warner Bros. While his Suicide Squad spin-off show “Peacemaker” was more serious in tones and themes, it doesn’t change the fact that people now think “funny” and “unserious” when thinking of Gunn’s work.

This doesn’t encompass all of Gunn’s talent: It’s just what he’s most famous for.

A lot of people fail to remember (or simply don’t know, which is fine) that James Gunn wrote Zack Snyder’s script for Dawn of the Dead (2004). Yup, Gunn and Snyder were partners and have worked together in the past on the horror movie, which can be surprising for some. Both directors seem completely opposite when it comes to tones and ambience. Turns out Gunn can handle dark!

James Gunn was also the producer of the horror movie Brightburn in 2009. Along with Dawn of the Dead, this proves the director does have an interest in more mature content. Actually, when you look at Gunn’s filmography, the majority of what he’s worked on are horror movies and shows, even if they’re not his most remembered works!

James Gunn isn’t “just the Guardians’ guy”. It’s just what made him famous to a larger audience.

James Gunn supports creative freedom

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Gunn and Snyder are, by the way, still to this day very good friends. Gunn vehemently defended Snyder and his community years later on Twitter when the Snyder Cut war was raging at its highest. He tweeted:

I see these articles attacking Snyder fans, but by far the vast majority of them yesterday were very supportive – they just simultaneously also want to see more of Zack’s DC films. I’m not sure it’s fair to attack all of them for the actions of a few.

Zack Snyder also recommended Wayne Daglish to Gunn for the fight choreographies and stunts for Peacemaker, who Gunn rehired for Guardians of the Galaxy 3, showing again that the two artists are indeed still close.

James Gunn also showed full support for the release of David Ayer’s Suicide Squad. He tweeted:

I’d be okay with whatever @DavidAyerMovies & Warners wanted to release, with that no problem.

Having a director who knows how to handle horror and comedy as the Co-CEO of DC Studios is an excellent choice for me. Having the Co-CEO be friends with Zack Snyder and David Ayer is… interesting for the future, to say the least. And having a Co-CEO who supports creative freedom for directors is truly exciting.

Who is Peter Safran?

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Peter Safran is known for being the producer of the entire Conjuring Universe, meaning:

• The Conjuring
• Annabelle
• The Conjuring 2
• Annabelle: Creation
• The Nun
• Annabelle Comes Home
• The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
• The Nun 2
• The Conjuring 4

He’s also produced, and executive produces DC titles such as Aquaman, Shazam!, The Suicide Squad, Peacemaker, Shazam: Fury of the Gods, Blue Beetle and Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom.

Why they appear as the perfect duo

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On one hand, you have James Gunn. He knows how an extended universe stretching across movies and shows works onscreen. How to deal with characters interacting with each other across these different mediums. How to handle storytelling to fit the tone of the characters he’s adapting to the screen, to match their comics’ origins. Who knows how to deal with horror, humour, Rated R, PG-13 and TV-MA content?

On the other hand, you have Peter Safran, producer of the biggest and most successful horrific extended universe. He’s been building it for years and keeps growing its legacy and impact on pop culture.

The future of the DCU is brighter than ever.

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Now, before we get into the weeds of what our source told us about Cavill’s Superman cameo in The Flash movie, I have to credit some of the other media outlets that have reported on Cavill filming scenes for DC Studios movie. So, back in September, Giant Freakin Robot revealed that Cavill had filmed additional scenes as Superman for Andy Muschietti’s DC movie. This was then backed up by Mikey Sutton over at Geekosity, as well as Syl Abdul.

Henry Cavill’s Superman to cameo in The Flash movie

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So, it’s been reported that reshoots on The Flash movie have been made. It seems as though these reshoots have been rather more extensive than we first thought. Ezra Miller has been shooting additional scenes for the movie. We’ve now been informed that Henry Cavill has also shot at least one scene as Superman for the movie. According to our source, Cavill filmed at least one scene for the upcoming Flash movie around the same time that he filmed his Black Adam cameo.

Our source then added that Cavill’s involvement in the film would be, as they put it, “relatively small”. They did refer to it as a “cameo”. However, they did add that Cavill’s Superman will be in the film’s final act in some capacity. The source also added that Cavill would be in the movie’s post-credits scene. Full disclosure, Syl Abdul revealed much of this information in his scoop on Cavill’s Supes being in the movie.

Superman will be in The Flash’s post-credits scene

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However, what we’ve been told, which adds a bit to their information, is that the post-credits scene will set up a standalone Superman movie. This is the Superman movie that DC Studios are accepting pitches for. We’ve also been told that this particular scene will reportedly introduce the DC Comics supervillain, Brainiac. This ties in neatly with what we were told previously about the villain becoming a big part of the DC Universe moving forward.

It’s actually been reported that Brainiac will be in the upcoming Man Of Steel sequel. This movie isn’t officially in development yet. However, it has been reported that DC Studios and Warner Bros Discovery are accepting pitches for the film. We’ve heard that one of the top names on Warners and DC Studios’ wishlist of writers/directors for the movie is Christopher McQuarrie. That’s something I would really love to see!

Moreover, we were recently told that Henry Cavill is looking to be a producer on the Man Of Steel sequel, which seems to indicate that he will have a pretty big say in which pitch they end up going for and who will direct the movie. It certainly seems as though it’s all steam ahead as far as the Man Of Steel’s future in the DC Universe is concerned.

What do you make of this news? Are you looking forward to seeing more of Cavill’s Man Of Steel in the future? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

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If you’ve watched Black Adam and stayed to watch the movie’s post-credits scene, then you would have been delighted (I hope) to see Cavill return as Superman in that extra end-credits scene. It was revealed by Dwayne Johnson that they had been trying to make this happen for quite some time. However, they only managed to shoot the scene in September, and Cavill recently revealed that they shot it at Warner Bros. Pictures’ studios in the United Kingdom. It seems like it was all rather last-minute, and one of the reasons why we’ve had to wait so long for Cavill to return to the role was really down to the studios’ old leadership.

It’s actually been revealed that Warner Bros. Pictures’ former chairman, Toby Emmerich, was one of the key people who didn’t want Cavill to return to the role. I’ve also heard reports that Walter Hamada, the former President of DC Films, was also not keen on the idea of Cavill coming back. It’s also been reported that the Batgirl cancellation might have been key in helping to bring Cavill back, as it freed up some money at the studio for them to pay the actor to play Superman in Black Adam and in future movies.

Henry Cavill is looking at being a producer on Man Of Steel 2

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Anyway, the good news is that Cavill is back, and we’ve just been informed that the British actor isn’t content with just being the star of the upcoming Superman films. He also wants to be a producer on them. Our source told us that Cavill is “very keen on being a producer on Superman moving forward”. They went on to add that he wants to have “more control over the character”, and it was a bit of a sticking point for his return to the role and DC in general.

DC Studios is apparently much more open now in letting its stars also be producers on their movies. Dwayne Johson has seemingly paved the way in that regard. He was a key producer on Black Adam, and it means that the stars are much more invested in how the films turn out and perform financially. I actually think this is a really good thing because it means that the quality of these films will end up going up because actors who know these roles inside and out will be even more invested in making sure that the films they are in are as good as they possibly can be.

However, it will have to be a balancing act between the likes of Johnson and Cavill and whoever they get to write and direct these films. Cavill did reveal during a recent interview with Josh Horowitz on the podcast Happy Sad Confused that becoming a producer is something that he’s very interested in doing. It seems as though he’s going to start with Superman.

DC Studios are taking pitches for the movie

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This all comes after it was revealed by Variety that DC Studios and Warner Bros. Pictures are now accepting pitches for the upcoming Man Of Steel sequel. It would seem as though Cavill is going to be a key decision-maker regarding which pitch they end up going with. It’s also been revealed that Mission: Impossible filmmaker Christopher McQuarrie is at the very top of Warners’ list of writers/directors for the movie. Cavill and McQuarrie have worked together in the past on Fallout, and I’ve been told that the British actor is very keen on having McQuarrie write and direct the next Superman movie.

We’re going to have to wait and see what ends up happening on that front. McQuarrie is a very busy man and is currently helming the Mission: Impossible franchise. However, I’m sure he’d be very interested in bringing Cavill’s more ‘joyful’ Superman to the big screen once he’s done making the Mission: Impossible movies with Tom Cruise.

What do you make of this news? Are you looking forward to seeing what they end up doing with Man Of Steel 2? Do you like the fact that Henry Cavill is set to be a producer on the film? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

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So, according to one of our sources, the series is currently in development, and the idea is to have the show be released on Disney Plus as part of Phase 7. So, this show is still a long way off from going into production. However, our source did also state that they could end up pushing this series forward if all goes to plan, and it could be bumped up to Phase 6.

Squirrel Girl is getting her own Disney Plus show

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So, let’s take a deeper dive into what this all means. At the moment, and I’m speculating now, it seems as though Marvel Studios is working on story ideas for how they can bring the character into live-action. A Squirrel Girl series isn’t exactly the most obvious thing to do, mainly because the character is half-human, half-squirrel, which is a very strange combination, and something that might look quite odd in live-action.

She could actually be brought in as a mutant, and the Ms. Marvel series already revealed that mutants do now exist in the MCU. Kamala is called a mutant herself, and in the show finale, it’s revealed that she has what’s referred to as the mutant gene. So, it seems as though Marvel is planning on bringing other mutants to the MCU and fast. However, it seems as though this series won’t be part of the X-Men’s introduction to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

In the comics, Squirrel Girl is not affiliated with the X-Men. She rolls with other teams, such as the Great Lakes Avengers, the Avengers Idea Mechanics and the U.S.Avengers. I have actually heard rumours that Marvel Studios is thinking of bringing the Great Lakes Avengers into the MCU at some point. Maybe this could be the start of that.

Who is Squirrel Girl?

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So, the bigger question: who is Squirrel Girl? She’s quite a popular Marvel Comics character, but she’s still relatively unknown as far as the wider Marvel Studios audience is concerned. Her real name is Doreen, and she has a genetic anomaly that allows her to communicate with squirrels. In the comics, she has been a member of both the Avengers and the Great Lakes Avengers, and has been a supporting character in stories featuring Luke Cage and Jessica Jones. Both of these characters might be coming back to the MCU.

It certainly seems as though Krysten Ritter will be returning as Jessica Jones. It’s still unclear whether Mike Colter will get to play Luke Cage again after starring in the Netflix series. However, back to Squirrel Girl. She has also appeared in her own solo comic book series, which have depicted her dividing her time between her superhero adventures and her work as a college student. I think the Disney Plus show will be very much in the same vein as her standalone comics, and she might end up crossing over with Ms. Marvel. I feel like the two characters would work really well on-screen together.

Is this the start of a new era for the MCU?

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It does seem as though we are about to embark on a new era of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We’re seeing the studio bring in more youthful and vibrant characters into the MCU. We’ve already seen the likes of Kate Bishop (played by Hailee Steinfeld) in the Hawkeye series, Ms. Marvel (played by Iman Vellani) in her own series, Echo (played by Alaqua Cox), also in the Hawkeye show and who’s about to star in her own Disney Plus show, and finally, Yelena Belova (played by Florence Pugh).

We first saw Yelena in the Black Widow movie, and she turned up again in Hawkeye. It was then revealed at D23 that Pugh will be back as Yelena in the upcoming Thunderbolts movie. It seems as though we are in a new and fascinating era of the MCU with these younger characters that are helping to bring a different vibe to these Marvel Studios properties. Squirrell Girl will fit very nicely into all of that, and I think she’ll become a fan-favourite character.

Who will they cast in the role?

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Now, we just need to wait and see what Marvel ends up casting in the role because that will be a very important part of whether the character succeeds or not. I think they might end up doing the same thing they did for Kamala Khan – aka Ms. Marvel. They ended up casting Vellani in the role after a huge worldwide casting process.

Vellani had never acted in anything before she was cast in the role by Marvel Studios, but they definitely knew what they were doing when they chose Iman to be their Ms. Marvel. I expect they’ll do something similar for Squirrel Girl.

What do you make of this news? Are you looking forward to watching Squirrel Girl in live-action in the MCU? Do you think the character getting her own series is a good idea? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

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However, Cavill returned to appear in Black Adam’s post-credits scene as Superman. Cavill then took to Instagram to reveal that he is back as Superman and that there’s a lot more to come from his version of the Man Of Steel.

According to a number of our sources, Cavill could be taking on one of DC Comics’ most fascinating and sinister villains of all time: Brainiac. Our sources revealed that the plan is to bring Brainiac into the DC Universe, and it’s been suggested to us that the idea is to have him battle Cavill’s Superman in the upcoming films.

However, we weren’t able to confirm with our sources whether the two will battle in an upcoming solo Superman film. We will update you on that front as soon as we hear anything else regarding whether the iconic DC villain and the Man Of Steel will be fighting one another in a future DC Universe movie.

Brainiac coming to the DC Universe

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The character first appeared in DC Comics way back in 1958 and has been one of their most prominent villains. He’s one of Superman’s greatest enemies, and we’ve been told that Cavill’s Man Of Steel is going to get to take him on in an upcoming DC movie.

Now, we weren’t told whether this would be for a standalone Superman movie, but we think that might be the best place to have Brainiac be introduced in the DC Universe. It also ties in rather nicely with the reports that the Legion Of Doom is going to be introduced in The Flash sequel. It was also reported that the script for that film has already been finished.

Could he be a Superman villain?

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Now, let’s talk about Brainiac and what the character is all about. He was created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino and first appeared in Action Comics #242 in July 1958. The character is usually depicted as an extraterrestrial android or cyborg and is one of Superman’s greatest enemies in the comics.

He’s also one of the Justice League’s major adversaries. One of the characters’ most well know ‘achievements’ (that’s from his point of view, by the way) was shrinking and stealing Kandor. Kandor was the capital city of Superman’s home planet Krypton. Brainiac has been the one responsible for Krypton’s destruction in some continuities.

Fans have been asking for the villain to be brought into the movies for quite some time now. It looks like they are going to get their wish in the upcoming DC movies.

We’ve had the likes of Sabbac, Lex Luthor, Steppenwolf, Cheetah, Enchantress, the Joker, Darkseid, Maxwell Lord, General Zod, Ocean Master, Dr. Sivana, Starro the Conqueror, Black Mask and Ares. However, we still haven’t seen Brainiac in the films. It’s about time to have him be introduced in the DC Universe.

The Legion Of Doom is coming

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It does seem as though one of the main plans over at Warner Bros Discovery and DC Films is to bring in the Legion Of Doom. As mentioned above, it’s been suggested that The Flash 2 will introduce the legendary supervillain team to the DC Universe. Therefore, we should expect some interesting villains to be introduced in the upcoming DC movies relatively soon.

The core members of the Legion Of Doom in the comics include the likes of Bizarro, Black Manta, Brainiac, Captain Cold, Cheetah, Giganta, Gorilla Grodd, Riddler, Scarecrow, Sinestro, Solomon Grundy and Toyman. We’ve only seen a small selection of those villains in the main DC films.

We’ve already seen Black Manta and Cheetah in the core DC Universe films. We’ve also seen a version of the Riddler in Matt Reeves’ The Batman movie. However, those films seem to be apart from the other DC movies.

If you’re in the mood for some DC Universe action on the big screen, you can watch Black Adam in cinemas right now across the United States and the United Kingdom.

What do you make of this news? Are you looking forward to seeing Henry Cavill’s Superman take on Brainiac in the DC Universe? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

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However, we do have a bunch of questions. That said, the question I’ve seen people online ask the most is when will Season 2 be released? Well, we are going to look into answering that for you right here, right now. However, we must warn you that the answer we give you might not be something you want to hear. You’ve been warned. We’re also going to go into other stuff, such as who will star in the second season and what could happen in it.

So, without any further ado, let’s talk about House Of The Dragon Season 2 on HBO Max!

Is House Of The Dragon Season 2 happening on HBO Max?

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So, the first question I can answer for you guys is whether the second season of this hit new HBO Max series is in the works. I’m happy to report that season two is in the works! It was revealed back in August that this Game Of Thrones prequel series got the greenlight for a second season just after the show’s first episode aired.

The first episode of this new series ended up getting twenty million viewers across all platforms. This was enough for HBO Max and Warner Bros Television to prove that Game of Thrones fever hadn’t diminished since the 2019 finale of the flagship series.

Here’s the show’s official plot synopsis (courtesy of HBO):

The Targaryen dynasty is at the absolute apex of its power, with more than 15 dragons under their yoke. Most empires crumble from such heights. In the case of the Targaryens, their slow fall begins when King Viserys breaks with a century of tradition by naming his daughter Rhaenyra heir to the Iron Throne. But when Viserys later fathers a son, the court is shocked when Rhaenyra retains her status as his heir, and seeds of division sow friction across the realm.

When will the second season be released?

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So, now the question is, when will the second season be released on the streaming platform? This is actually a really tough question to answer because the answer isn’t really out there. HBO hasn’t given us an official release date for the second season. We also don’t know when production on the second season will get underway.

HBO is pretty notorious for giving us the first season of a new series and then not releasing the second season for at least another two years. Case in point, Westworld. There was a two-year gap in between seasons 1 and 2 of that series. It’s kind of been going that way ever since with the series. HBO likes to take its time with the new seasons of its more popular shows.

However, there’s been a new report from the Spanish newspaper Hoy which suggested that the production on the second season is going to return to King’s Landing stand-in city of Cáceres as early as next spring. This means that filming for the new season could start in April 2023. This means that the second season could be with us in 2024. These Game Of Thrones-based series take a plot time to make, given that a lot of the work goes on in post-production. Therefore, you can thank the dragons for the long wait. on what it takes to put a season’s worth of dragon war together, one assumes House of the Dragon season 2 is likely arriving in 2024.

Who’s going to star in House Of The Dragon Season 2?

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There still isn’t an official cast yet for the second season. HBO hasn’t given us that information yet. However, we can look into George R.R. Martin’s source material for clues as to which characters and, therefore, which actors will be back for a second season. I’m fully expecting Matt Smith to return as Daemon. I’m sure that he’ll be joined by Olivia Cooke as Alicent Hightower, Emma D’Arcy as Rhaenyra, Steve Toussaint as Corlys Velaryon, Eve Best as Rhaenys, Tom Glynn-Carney as Aegon II, and Ewan Mitchell as Aemond Targaryen. They’ll all be back and ready to clash in House Of The Dragon Season 2.

There will also be new characters in the upcoming season. Martin has already confirmed that there’s going to be at least one new name: Daeron Targaryen, Viserys and Alicent’s fourth child, who was apparently down in Oldtown throughout season 1 and “we just did not have the time to work him in this season,” Martin said in a blog post from early October.

There are some actors that won’t be coming back for season two. Some of them have aged out of their roles, and others were playing characters that died in the first season. However, one of the major absences in season two will be director Miguel Sapochnik. He’s been part of the Game Of Thrones family for a long time, and he’s now been given a promotion. He’s not going to be one of the series’ main showrunners.

This was revealed after writer and former showrunner, Ryan Condal, announced in late August that he would not return for season two. Instead, another Thrones veteran, Alan Taylor, has stepped in to take on the role of producer-director of season 2.

What could happen in it?

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So, as far as the show’s plot in season two, I think that readers of Martin’s first House Of Dragon book, Fire & Blood, know where things are going. I’m going to be honest with you here. I haven’t read the book, so I have no idea where the story will go in season two.

However, I think we’re going to see a lot of green, black, and dragon warfare. As for the specifics of season two, the first season’s final episodes suggest the action will expand beyond the walls of King’s Landing back to the more familiar territory around Westeros.

Has a trailer been released yet?

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There’s been no trailer yet for House of The Dragon Season 2. However, the minute one is released, we will update this article accordingly.

What do you make of this feature? Are you looking forward to watching House Of The Dragon Season 2 when it’s finally released on HBO Max? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

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Over the past few years, we’ve seen Johnson star in the likes of Baywatch, Skyscraper, Rampage, Red Notice, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle, Jumanji: The Next Level, and most recently, Jungle Cruise. I didn’t really enjoy any of these movies, and Johnson was playing basically the same character in all of these movies, The Rock. That’s fine. I don’t mind that at all. But these movies had no inventiveness and nothing special about them.

However, it was his latest film, Jungle Cruise, which really got me worried. The film was directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, who also directed Black Adam, and I thought it was actually pretty awful. It made me rather worried about what Collet-Serra and Johnson would end up cooking up together with this Black Adam film. To say that I wasn’t expecting much is an understatement. However, I’m happy to report that I had a great time watching this movie, which I really wasn’t expecting.

Dwayne Johnson was born to play Black Adam

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One of the first things I have to say about the movie is that it makes it very clear that Dwayne Johnson was born to play Black Adam. He’s perfect in the role. I’ve seen several reviews say that he’s wasted in the role. The Guardian’s review said that Dwayne Johnson doesn’t get enough jokes in the movie. They actually wrote:

The most valuable element, the one that unlocks Johnson’s considerable appeal, is rather more prosaic: humour. Give the man a couple of jokes and he works magic.

Honestly, I find this sort of ‘criticism’ to be very, very unimaginative and actually, the reviewer here makes it very clear that they know next to nothing about the character of Black Adam. He doesn’t go around cracking jokes. No. He goes around cracking skulls. He’s an anti-hero and often ends up being a villain. I actually think they nailed the character in this movie. Johnson’s Black Adam walks a very fine line between hero and villain, which is one of the aspects of the movie that I loved.

I also really enjoyed the character’s more brutal nature and the dichotomy between Johnson’s Black Adam and Aldis Hodge’s Hawkman. They are both very strong beings, but they see the world in very different ways. Black Adam thinks that the only way to achieve piece is to make sure that no bad guy survives. Hawkman thinks nobody deserves to be killed, no matter their crimes. I think they worked really well as adversaries and eventually begrudging allies.

There have been many reviews from mainstream media outlets that have slammed the movie, and I’ll be honest here, they almost made me skip the movie entirely. IndieWire, for instance, called the film “another catastrophe” for DC’s film universe. I couldn’t disagree more. I would agree that before this film was released, the latest movie to be released in the DC Universe, Wonder Woman 1984, was an absolute disaster.

I thought that film was terrible. This is not the case with Black Adam. I feel that this movie has much more good than bad, and I actually had a lot of fun with it and it was much more brutal and engrossing than I ever imagined it would be.

Very much a Snyder-inspired DC Comics film

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One of the things I actually really liked about the film was that it felt like a continuation of the Zack Snyder era of DC Comics films. I feel that one of the very best DC films to have been released in recent years was Zack Snyder’s Justice League. Yes, it was a bit too long, but the film stayed true to itself, and I felt that it was one of the most enjoyable comic book films I’ve seen in a very long time.

Black Adam has a lot tonally in common with Zack Snyder’s Justice League. The very first thing you’ll notice is that the beginning of the movie has a lot of slow motion, but it wasn’t annoying like it could be in some Snyder films. It was used correctly and added to the drama. Actually, I felt like the film’s beginning felt inspired by Snyder’s film, 300, which I still believe is one of his best films to date.

I think that Johnson and Collet-Serra did this intentionally. Much of this film was about bringing the fans back on side. They did this by doing clear callbacks to Snyder’s previous work, and I actually think that visually, Snyder nailed the look of his DC films. However, it was something of a different story when it came to the plots of Snyder’s DC films. I think his DC Comics movies were actually rather poorly written.

Now, I wouldn’t say that Black Adam is one of the best-written films of all time. However, I would say that they did a very good job of stripping down the movie’s plot and making it as simple as they possibly could do. I also really enjoyed some of the twists and turns, especially when it came to Black Adam’s backstory. I didn’t expect it, and I was pleasantly surprised with how they tackled the character’s origins in the film.

That said, there is some rather poor dialogue in this film, and I feel like some characters didn’t get the development they deserved. I’m thinking mostly of Sarah Shahi’s Adrianna Tomaz. On the film’s Wikipedia page, her character is described as “a university professor and resistance fighter in modern-day Kahndaq”.

However, that’s about as much as you get to know about her character in the film. She has a son, and her husband was killed somehow. That’s never really explained. I would have liked to have known more about her character.

Pierce Brosnan’s Doctor Fate stole the show for me

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However, one of the characters that ended up stealing the show was Pierce Brosnan’s Doctor Fate – aka Kent Nelson. I was really looking forward to seeing Brosnan in a superhero movie. Hollywood has often overlooked him since he played Bond on the big screen, and this movie demonstrated that he is one of the most charismatic actors around. He oozes charisma and charm, and I loved every scene he was in.

Actually, I would argue that his Doctor Fate becomes the movie’s main hero, and I’m pretty upset (spoilers) that we’re not going to see more of him in the DC Universe moving forward. However, I wonder whether that was his demand when he agreed to star in the film. It was probably a ‘one-and-done’ kind of deal. I’m OK with that because he was excellent in this film and I will see it again to watch his performance once more.

Moreover, I actually really liked the introduction of the Justice Society in this film. I was a bit worried that it was going to be rushed, but they did it as well as I think they could have done, given the situation. Hodge’s Hawkman is basically their Batman. He runs the show, and I really enjoyed him in that role.

I think that Atom Smasher (played by Noah Centineo) and Cyclone (played by Quintessa Swindell) were pretty cute also, and I loved how Cyclone’s powers looked on the big screen. It was very inventive.

Black Adam breathes new life into the DC Universe

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The only real issues I had with the film were that it was a bit long (although, the time flew by for me, but it might end up dragging a bit upon repeat viewings), and I think that the film’s villain was pretty boring and uninspired. They cast the brilliant Marwan Kenzari as the film’s main villain. From the minute he’s on-screen, you know that he’s going to be the bad guy. However, I really feel like they wasted Kenzari’s talents here.

That said, I did enjoy the fight scene between Kenzari’s Sabbac and Pierce Brosnan’s Doctor Fate at the end. I think this movie managed to masterfully skirt previous DC movies’ main issues, which was their terrible final third battle scenes. They always took place at night, and you could not see a single thing that was going on.

This movie’s final battle takes place in broad sunlight, and Doctor Fate’s powers light up the whole scene even more. I really loved the movie’s final third, and that’s something that I have not enjoyed in previous DC Comics movies.

All in all, I had a really good time with Black Adam, and I think it’s a solid movie that breathes new life into the DC Universe. Looking at the movie’s audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, it does seem as though people have been liking it much more than the critics did. I really do not understand what the critics were expecting.

Maybe critics have become too used to seeing Marvel Studios films, which are becoming very similar nowadays. This movie is something very different, and I think I like it even more because of it. It’s not trying to be a Marvel movie. Black Adam is its own beast, and it knows it. That’s why I think it’s a success.

What do you make of this review? Have you seen Black Adam yet? If so, what did you think of it? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

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However, before we get into the weeds of this article, I do have to warn you that not all of the answers are out there at the moment. This is to be expected, especially given it’s still very early days as the second Terrifier movie is still out in cinemas and hasn’t had a particularly wide release yet. It’s only been released in the United States and was shown at only one other horror film festival outside of the states. It was shown at FrightFest in London, but that’s it really. However, as soon as we get any new information about a potential third movie being released, we will update this article as fast as we can!

So, without any further ado, let’s talk about whether Damien Leone is going to make a third movie starring Art The Clown.

Is Terrifier 3 ever going to happen?

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So, first thing’s first. Let’s address the Art The Clown shaped elephant in the room. Will there be a Terrifier 3? The truth is, we still don’t really know. Writer and director, Damien Leone hasn’t revealed whether a third movie is officially in the works or not. However, he has revealed that he does plan to make a third Terrifier movie. Also, the second movie starring Art The Clown has been doing really, really well in cinemas across the United States, which is a good indicator that financiers might be interested in helping pay for a third film.

Here’s what Leone had to say on the matter via Twitter:

Terrifier 2 continues to climb at the box office! Now projected to make 5.4 million at the end of this weekend! Indie horror is alive and well!

Terrifier 2 continues to climb at the box office! Now projected to make 5.4 million at the end of this weekend! 🤡🤯🙏🏻 Indie horror is alive and well! #terrifier2 #arttheclown https://t.co/LZ7iU4DHmw

— Damien Leone (@damienleone) October 22, 2022

This is a pretty incredible result. Moreover, Leone did share with Slash Film that he can “almost guarantee” a third movie. Here’s what he had to say when he was asked about whether a third film was in the works:

Right now, I would like to just tell a solid story where it has a nice arc for my heroes, my villains, it’s complete. So a three is, I can almost guarantee a part three. After that? We’ll see if there’s anything left and if the fans still are still accepting of this character and this franchise.

So, this seems to indicate that Leone plans to make a third movie, and then that might be it for Art The Clown, and he can continue to tell other stories about other creepy characters. I think that Art deserves a trilogy, and there is definitely an appetite for it, given how well the second film has been doing at the box office.

Here’s Terrifier 2’s official plot synopsis:

After being resurrected by a sinister entity, Art the Clown returns to Miles County where he must hunt down and destroy a teenage girl and her younger brother on Halloween night. As the body count rises, the siblings fight to stay alive while uncovering the true nature of Art’s evil intent.

When could it be released?

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The issue with coming up with a release date for this potential third movie is that the second film still hasn’t been released in most parts of the world. I do have a sneaky suspicion that the third movie will be made, and I doubt there will be as big a gap between the release dates of the second and third movie as there was between the first and second. The first Terrifier film was released back in 2016, and we’ve only just got the second one in cinemas.

I have a feeling that the third movie will end up being released within the next three years at least. Damien Leone struggled to get the second film made, and then the COVID pandemic hit, which delayed the movie greatly as they had to film in very tricky circumstances. That won’t happen for the third film, and given how popular the second horror movie has proven to be, I think that Leone will find it a lot easier to finance the third film.

Here are the territories with confirmed release dates for Terrifier 2:

• United Kingdom – Aug 29, 2022 (FrightFest) / Still no wider release date
• United States – Sep 22, 2022 (Fantastic Fest) / Wider release Oct 6, 2022
• Singapore – Oct 17, 2022 (DVD premiere)
• Canada – Oct 21, 2022 (limited release)
• Australia – Oct 28, 2022
• India – Oct 28, 2022
• Spain – Nov 2, 2022 (Internet release)
• Egypt – Nov 3, 2022
• Russia – Nov 3, 2022
• United Arab Emirates – Nov 3, 2022

Who could star in the movie?

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So, Terrifier 2’s cast includes the likes of David Howard Thornton (as Art the Clown), Lauren LaVera, Jenna Kanell, Catherine Corcoran, Griffin Santopietro, Felissa Rose, Samantha Scaffidi, Tamara Glynn, Kailey Hyman, Katie Maguire, Elliott Fullam, Casey Hartnett and Chris Jericho.

That, of course, isn’t the film’s whole cast. The movie actually has a pretty big cast, and I, for one, cannot wait to see them all in action in this movie.

As for who could return for the third movie, the only real certain name on that list would be David Howard Thornton as Art The Clown. Kate Maguire has been in all the other movies in the franchise, so maybe she might also be returning for a third movie. We’re just going to have to wait and see.

Has there been a trailer for Terrifier 3?

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As of yet, there is no trailer for Terrifier 3 as no movie is officially in production. However, I feel Leone will get to work on the third movie as soon as possible given how popular the sequel has been. It’s been making so much money considering the fact that the film has had a pretty small release and didn’t cost all that much to make.

The minute a trailer for the third movie is released, I’ll put it in this article and update it accordingly.

What do you make of this feature? Would you like to see Damien Leon get to make Terrifier 3? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

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