Author: Maurice Mitchell

Creed star Michael B Jordan told Empire Magazine that playing the villain in the Black Panther movie took a lot out of him. Jordan plays Erik Killmonger who wants to usurp the throne of T’Challa, AKA Black Panther, as king of the fictional African land of Wakanda. “It took me to a dark place,” he told Empire Magazine. “Honestly, I can’t really go through all I went through to get into it because I want to keep that close to me. But it stuck with me afterward.” Michael B. Jordan is known for playing likable handsome heroes in movies like Creed…

Neil deGrasse Tyson says the supposed UFO video released by former Blink-182 guitarist Tom DeLonge is garbage. Yesterday, in an appearance on CNN’s New Day America’s favorite astrophysicist tore the video to shreds. DeLonge and former Pentagon official Luis Elizondo released the video titled “Gimbal” by “To The Stars Academy of Arts & Science”, which was founded by the guitarist. Elizondo spent years researching Unidentified Flying Objects on the Pentagon’s Advanced Aviation Threat Identification Program. That program began in 2007 and ended in 2012. The video was reportedly taken by pilots and appears to show a UFO moving mysteriously and…

Lando Calrissian (Billy Dee Williams) Turns out the smooth-talking smuggler almost made it into The Last Jedi. Warning: Spoilers for Star Wars: The Last Jedi! The Star Wars universe has seen the return of many iconic characters and actors from Han Solo to Nien Nunb. But one actor has been absent from the movies: Lando Calrissian played by Billy Dee Williams. I’ve written again and again that he needs to be in the films. Because Lando betrayed the team to Darth Vader he’s reviled by some fans. But he fully redeemed himself by risking his life to save them and went on…

Here are the top 15 New Comics for this week featuring characters or talent of color you’ll want to pick up. Champions #15 Publisher: Marvel Comics Writer: Mark Waid Artist: Humberto Ramos Cover Artist: Humberto Ramos Summary: WORLDS COLLIDE, Part 6 – The conclusion of WORLDS COLLIDE! The Champions/Avengers team faces its first real casualty in their ongoing struggle to prevent two planets from colliding – and that fatality changes the game! On Sale: December 20, 2017 Price: $3.99 Buy Champions 15& #27 on Comixology The Defenders #8 Publisher: Marvel Comics Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Artist: David Marquez Cover Artist:…

She-Hulk by Mike Mayhew With the recent DisneyFox deal the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) is going to be full of amazing characters. For some background, during the 1990s Marvel licensed out the live-action movie and television rights to different studios like 20th Century Fox, Universal Pictures and more. Starting in 2008 Marvel Studios started releasing their own movies into a single shared universe, but was limited in the number of characters they could use. Over the years, they’ve gotten rights to different characters back and the biggest deal was when they bought the rights from Fox to bring in characters…

Paramount has announced release dates for it’s Hasbro shared universe films including G.I. Joe and Micronauts. Paramount Studios has announced release dates for several upcoming films. A movie with the title G.I. Joe will drop in theaters March 27, 2020. This follows up on the studio’s previous movies based on the Hasbro toy line: G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) and G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013). G.I. Joe is toy of military action figures that spawned several TV series, comics and animated movies. The two G.I. Joe films earned a modest $678.2 million worldwide combined. The new movie is intended…

Mortal Engines (2018) – Hester Shaw (Hera Hilmar) A new trailer for Peter Jackson’s steampunk YA movie Mortal Engines is here and it’s epic. It aired with the Star Wars: The Last Jedi movie and is now online. The series is about a far distant future where humanity lives on giant rolling cities that prey on one another for resources. The trailer opens with a city rolling precariously on a barren landscape. Hera Hilmar, who plays Hester Shaw the lead female role, uses a telescope to see an even bigger city on the horizon. The city is named “London”. It opens a ramp and huge arms…

Where to buy awesome t-shirts for the Black Panther movie premiere. There are two big questions I have about the Black Panther movie. When do I buy tickets? What am I going to wear? When there’s a genre movie I’m looking forward to I usually wear a t-shirt that’s related to the property. I wore an Iron Man shirt to Captain America: Civil War. I wore a Superman shirt to Batman v Superman. I wore a Rogue One shirt to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and a Chewbacca shirt to Star Wars: The Last Jedi. But the question I’ve been…

Zack Snyder’s become known for his comic book movies. He’s also known for his mind-blowing trailers. I decided to see what it would look like if the trailer one of his early films Watchmen (2009) were cut like his latest film Justice League (2017). It actually works pretty well along with the amazing Smashing Pumpkins song “The Beginning is the End is the Beginning”. What do you think of the trailer? Note: Some links point to an approved affiliate and a portion of the sales goes to support the blog. Thank you! If you enjoyed this, then please use the buttons below…

At long last Marvel Studios has bought the live-action movie rights to the X-Men and all related characters. Despite rumors that the sale was going through it’s still insane that this is happening. Walt Disney this morning announced 21st Century Fox is spinning off Fox Broadcasting network and stations, Fox News, Fox Business, FS1, FS2 and Big Ten Network to its shareholders. The $52.4 billion stock deal includes the X-Men as well as Avatar, The Simpsons, FX Networks and National Geographic. This deal has been a long time coming and a few months back Stan Lee said the studio was “working on” getting the…

Watch a brand new trailer for Black Panther (2018)! A new Japanese trailer is online and it has a bunch of new footage! Check it out! ABOUT BLACK PANTHER (2018) Official Synopsis: “After the events of Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War, King T’Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country’s new leader. However, T’Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne from factions within his own country. When two foes conspire to destroy Wakanda, the hero known as Black Panther must team up with C.I.A. agent Everett K. Ross and members of…

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) trailer Watch the incredible first trailer for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. The first trailer for the Jurassic World sequel is here and it’s stunning. “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” is the sequel to “Jurassic World,” Colin Trevorrow’s 2015 soft reboot of the “Jurassic Park” franchise. Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard reprise their roles as Owen and Claire. Jeff Goldblum returns as Ian Malcolm from the original film saying “These creatures were here before us. And if we’re not careful, they’re gonna be here after us.” The island of Isla Nublar is going to explode and the group is…

Warner Bros is feeling a lot like a one-legged man in a butt-kicking contest. Variety is reporting that the studio is sick of Justice League tanking and is making major changes…again. Warner Bros.’ corporate leaders at Time Warner support the moves and are said to be unhappy with the financial performance of “Justice League.” The film was intended to be DC’s answer to Marvel’s “Avengers,” uniting the likes of Superman, Wonder Woman, and Batman under the banner of a team of world-saving superheroes. With a budget reported to be as high as $300 million, it represents an expensive bet. After…

Top 10 new comics for Dec 05, 2017 featuring black characters or talent. This week we’ve got the most diverse group of Avengers ever, Miles Morales facing the new Iron Spider, a rare black fantasy comic and two appearances of Storm! Note: If you purchase one of the awesome comics featured below, we may earn a small commission from the retailer. Thank you for your support! Astonishing X-Men #6 Publisher: Marvel Comics Writer: Charles Soule Artist: Michael del Mundo Cover Artist: Michael del Mundo Summary: ACT I: LIFE OF X, Part Six – LIFE OF X CONCLUSION! We are trapped…

Justice League and Thor: Ragnarok are among several superhero and science fiction movies under consideration for an Oscar. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the 20 films selected to move forward in the visual effects category for the 90th Academy Awards. The genre films are listed in alphabetical order below: Alien: Covenant Blade Runner 2049 Ghost in the Shell Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Justice League Kong: Skull Island Life Logan Okja Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales The Shape of Water Spider-Man Homecoming Star Wars: The Last…

We’re down to the wire for Star Wars: The Last Jedi and the excitement is rising. But there’s a new trailer out for the film and it’s amazing. It opens with a brief montage of scenes and quotes from The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi that trace the history of Rey before exploding into all-out battle scenes. in among the clips are some new scenes of the battle on the planet Cantonic and he city Canto Bight and someone leadingCanto Bight Racehorses called Fathiers through a window into Casino City. It sure looks like Finn riding a Crystal Fox…

The Totally Awesome Hulk #15 (2015) by Stonehouse – Shang Chi, Amadeus Cho, Silk, Ms. Marvel Here are the ten greatest Asian Marvel superheroes of all-time. Marvel comics has a ton of great Asian characters and they need to use them now. Marvel is having a hard time portraying Asian characters. There’s the debacle of Iron Fist which pushed yet another white-person-saves-the-Asians trope known as “White Savior”. Then, there’s the controversial decision to change the “Ancient One” in Doctor Strange from an old Asian man to a Celtic white woman. Both could have worked out, but Marvel dropped the ball. They’ve had…

Suicide Squad (2016) – Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) Margot Robbie says there’s a completely separate solo Harley Quinn movie coming. They’re so sure that people love the Joker sidekick and sometimes girlfriend that they’ve made the decision to produce not one. Not two. Not even three. But four separate movies featuring Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn. She told MTV that she’s been working on a separate spin-off of Harley Quinn for two years. She says it’s “totally separate” from the Harley Joker and Gotham City Sirens movies. “I’m not sure what’s going to happen,” Robbie told MTV “But everyone’s keen…

A new International poster for the Black Panther movie is out. It shows the iconic scene from the film where Black Panther, played by Chadwick Boseman is on the roof of a car in South Korea. It’s for the Japanese release of Black Panther scheduled March 1, 2018. The car chase takes place in Busan’s scenic Gwangalli Beach area. ABOUT BLACK PANTHER (2018) Official Synopsis: “After the events of Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War, King T’Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country’s new leader. However, T’Challa soon finds that he is challenged…

Here are the top 10 new comics on November 29, 2017, featuring black characters or talent. This week we’ve got black Jedi, a self-published black comic and the first comic book based on the popular CBS Star Trek show with a black first officer. America #9 America #9 cover by Joe Quinones Publisher: Marvel Comics Writer: Gabby Rivera Artist: Flaviano Armentaro Cover Artist: Joe Quinones Summary: EXTERMINATRIX, Part 2 – Sotomayor University falls to Exterminatrix! Just what does the domineering dean have planned for America’s home base? With America in lockup, it’s up to Prodigy to find out! But only if…

The new trailer for Avengers: Infinity War is here and it’s glorious. Here are the greatest moments Thanos is Having Fun Thanos shows up and says, “Fun isn’t really something one considers when balancing the universe. But this does put a smile on my face.” Hulk-Buster Will the Hulk-Buster armor used in Captain America: Civil War be Thanos-Buster armor now? The Beard Since we last saw Steve Rogers he’s grown an epic beard. Just look at it! It’s a thing of beauty Get That Man a Sheild Captain America gave up his shield in Civil War and looks like Shuri is…

See the cast of Avengers: Infinity War on these hi-res Vanity Fair magazine covers. As part of their article “Secrets of the Marvel Universe” covering Kevin Feige and the rise of Marvel Studios, Vanity Fair released a series of covers that celebrate the upcoming Marvel team-up movie Avengers: Infinity War. The looks are familiar with a few differences. Vanity Fair 2017 Marvel Cover 1 – Falcon (Anthony Mackie), Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), Thor (Chris Hemsworth) Scarlett Johannson sports her new blond look for Scarlet Widow instead of red hair. Chris Hemsworth shows off a Thor…

Black Panther #167 variant cover Here are the top 8 new comics for November 22, 2017 featuring characters or talent of color. This week’s comics features Black Panther fighting against his greatest enemy Klaw, Luke Cage is in prison, Riri Williams continues her search for Tony Stark and Lunella Lafayette brings together the Fantastic…Three? Note: If you purchase one of the amazing comics featured below, we may earn a small commission from the retailer. Thank you for your support! Black Panther #167 Black Panther #167 cover by Brian Stelfreeze Writer: Ta-Nehisi Coates Artist: Leonard Kirk Cover Artist: Brian Stelfreeze Summary: “KLAW STANDS…

I’ve written before about how ridiculous it is to omit Lando Calrissian, played to perfection by Billy Dee Williams, but the shame continues. Writer-director Rian Johnson confirmed that Star Wars still can’t find a place in the new movies. He didn’t want “fans to get their hopes up” that Williams would have a cameo. “He’s not in the film and it was never really something that came up, Johnson told Entertainment Weekly. “I mean, I loved that character. It would have been fun to see him, but it’s just not something that ever really had a place in the story.”…

Idris Elba as Batman Read on to find out why casting a black man as Batman makes perfect sense. After months of speculation, it’s confirmed that Ben Affleck is planning to leave Batman. He told USA Today “You don’t do it forever, so I want to find a graceful and cool way to segue out of it.” Matt Reeves has reportedly already started lining up actors to play Batman in his solo movie The Batman including Jake Gyllenhaal. While Gyllenhaal is a fine actor this is a chance to do something big. Something that could redefine the entire DC movie…

A Wrinkle In Time (2018) – Mrs. Which (Oprah Winfrey) Watch the mind-blowing new trailer for A Wrinkle in Time (2018). Yesterday, during the American Music Awards, Disney released the trailer for Ava Duvernay’s A Wrinkle in Time. Based on the classic book by Madeleine L’Engle it follows three children through space and time as they search for Meg’s (Storm Reid) long lost father (Chris Pine). The trailer shows just how gorgeous the movie is with sweeping scenes and sprawling worlds. This was one of my favorite books as a kid, so I’ll really excited for this movie. About A…

Black Panther (2017) A new International Black Panther trailer made its way onto the internet and it seems to show where Erik Killmonger gets his amazing suit. The trailer is mostly made up of clips we’ve seen before with a few clips from other movies like Avengers. It also has a new scene with Black Panther, played by Chadwick Boseman, fighting some soldiers in the jungle. The villainous Erik Killmonger, played by Michael B. Jordan, also cryptically says he wants “the phone throne”. But one part stands out. The trailer also gives us a longer view of the scene where Shuri, played…

Black Panther (2017) – Okeyo (Danai Gurira), Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o) and Ayo (Florence Kasumba) Why does Okoye wear a sleeveless dress? Ruth E. Carter tells a wonderful story that shows how quickly things can and need to change in the costume department. She tells about when they were getting ready to film one of the final scenes in the movie at the United Nations. It was shot nearly on the first day. Gurira plays Okoye, the head of the Dora Milaje. She says that arrived on-set that morning and was called to Danai Gurira’s trailer.When I arrived. Danai is surrounded…

Is Justice League (2017) good? Don’t ask Rotten Tomatoes. Love it or hate it Rotten Tomatoes has been a dominant force in the movie industry. Think how many times you’ve seen movie posters or commercials touting it’s highest rating of “Certified Fresh”. But for all the love it’s spelled doom for some movies as a bad rating will be yelled by every movie review or entertainment news site. Recently the company has been trying to aggressively position itself as an entertainment site and not just a place to see a rotten tomato. One of the ways they’re doing this is…

Here are the new comics coming tomorrow you may want to pick up! Every week I try and highlight comic books you may not know about that feature characters of color or are produced by writers or artists of color. Alien Bounty Hunter #2 Writer: Adrian Wassel Artist: Nick Robles Cover Artist: Summary: “Out of options, Madsen descends into the city of Lustrum, deep beneath the Alaskan tundra. First up: Find his contact, Chris Cancel. Or make enough noise that Cancel finds him. Next: Find his perp. Cancel has a plan. All they have to do is free a friend…