Here are the biggest stories for Wednesday, February 19, 2020.
We can’t always cover everything. So here’s everything you missed this morning. In Case You Missed It (ICYMI).
Warning: May contain spoilers!
1. Carl Lumbly joins the cast of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier on Disney+ | Jo Blo
Carl Lumbly is joining the cast in an undisclosed role. But it’s rumored he’s playing Isaiah Bradley. In the comics, there was a secret WWII United States government Super-Soldier program (codenamed Project: Rebirth) and he was the second to survive the procedure and become Captain America. It’s a tragic tale based on the real-life events around the Tuskegee Syphilis Study. After surviving his first suicide mission he’s arrested for stealing the suit and put in prison.
The storyline fits in nicely with the rumored plot of the show trying to replace Falcon as Captain America partly because he’s black.
2. The Rise of Skywalker Blu-ray Release Date & Special Features Revealed | Screenrant
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will be available on Digital March 17, 2020, and Blu-ray on March 31, 2020, and special features include a feature-length documentary.
Retailers Target, Best Buy, and Walmart will have exclusive packaging and sets with their own perks (for example, Target’s comes with a “Gallery Book”. Additionally, Disney confirmed Best Buy will exclusively sell the 9-movie Skywalker saga box set. Plus, The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith, A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, The Force Awakens, and Rogue One will all be available on 4K for the first time March 31. Watch the Rise of Skywalker home media trailer in the space below:
3. SHE-HULK: Red Hulk Rumored To Make His Marvel Cinematic Universe Debut In The Disney+ Series | Comic Book Movie
“According to GWW, William Hurt’s General “Thunderbolt” Ross is set to undergo a major transformation in the She-Hulk TV series coming to Disney+. There have been theories about this for a while, of course, but the site seems confident that he will end up becoming the powerful Red Hulk.”
4. Ben Affleck Dropped Out Of ‘The Batman’ Amid Fears He’d “Drink Himself To Death” | Deadline
5. Dave Filoni teases the long-awaited conclusion of Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Entertainment Weekly
6. My Favorite Part of the Sonic Movie Actually Had Very Little to Do With Sonic | io9
7. LUKE SKYWALKER Gets a New Yellow Lightsaber This May | Newsarama
The prequel comic will show Luke’s never-seen yellow lightsaber.
8. ‘Jurassic World 3’ Adds ‘Altered Carbon’ Star Dichen Lachman | Heroic Hollywood
9. James Marsden Says He’d “Be a Fool” to Say No to Reprising His Role in X-MEN If the Opportunity Arose | GeekTyrant
10. Why The Original Dune Star Is Excited For The Remake | Cinemablend
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Quote of the Day
“Take your stinking paws off me, you d**ned dirty ape!” – George Taylor (Charlton Heston) in Planet of the Apes (1968)
On This Day: Wednesday, February 19, 2008
Toshiba and Sony had been in a bitter consumer war over their high definition disc formats: Sony’s Blu-Ray and Toshiba’s HD DVD. On this day in 2008 Toshiba formally announced they were ending the format and leaving Sony’s Blu-Ray Disc as the winner.
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About the Author Maurice Mitchell has been a passionate science-fiction fan of movies, television, books, and comics since age five. He and his twin brother Nigel created the site “The Geek Twins” to share that passion. Maurice has written and created infographics for sites like The Geek Twins and About.com. His work has been featured on sites like Business Insider, io9 Slashfilm and more. Read more of his posts | Follow him on Twitter @Mauricem1972 |
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