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CCI 2019: Let’s Talk About Those Marvel Announcements

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Last night at SDCC Kevin Feige unveiled the lineup (or most of it anyways) for the long-awaited phase four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Needless to say there was a lot of excitement in Hall H last night. Some of the projects that were revealed had been on the back burner for quite some time so seeing the in the official announcement was nice. But others, others came out of nowhere.

The biggest reveal of course was that Mahershala Ali (who already played the Cottonmouth in season one of Netflix’s Luke Cage series) was set to take over the Blade franchise as the daywalker was officially welcomed into the MCU. Let’s start off by stating the obvious, he’s the perfect choice. He has the persona and charisma to pull off Blade like no other. Wesley Snipes will be a tough act to follow but if anyone can do it’s Ali.

About half of the roster that was announced won’t actually be seen in theaters. Instead, properties like WandaVision and Loki will find their home on Disney+. This is the first time any of Marvel’s television properties have been acknowledged to be a part of the canon MCU.

One gets the feeling the Feige is actually holding back on stage. Right now what’s been revealed only takes the audience to 2021 but there’s still a lot of ground to cover. With The Eternals on the way the MCU will fully embrace it’s cosmic origins. They are going to double down on that tone with Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness (which sounds the best kind of bonkers) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3.

Not only that it was revealed that the fourth Thor film will actually bring in Natalie Portman as Lady Thor. This is easily one of the greatest moves the studio could have done. On it’s surface Lady Thor feels like an unnecessary gender switch for the main character and an excuse to extend the franchise. But if you’ve ever read the comics Jane Foster’s arc as Lady Thor (she’s recovering from terminal cancer but when she wields that hammer becomes Mighty) it is some of Marvel’s best modern storytelling.

Even this far down the road it’s hard not to have faith in Marvel and the MCU. They seem constantly willing to experiment and push the boundaries of superhero movies. Here is looking forward to Phase 4 and beyond.

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Paramount+ Reveals Official Main Title Sequence for the Upcoming Series TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

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During the TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES panel earlier today at San Diego Comic Con, Paramount+ revealed the official main title sequence for the series. The sequence is composed by EMMY® nominee, Matt Mahaffey, known for his work on Sanjay and Craig, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie and much more. 

From the studios of the Mutant Mayhem film, the all-new Paramount+ original series TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES explores the adventures of everyone’s favorite pizza-loving heroes as they emerge from the sewers onto the streets of NYC. Leo, Raph, Donnie and Mikey are faced with new threats and team up with old allies to survive both teenage life and villains lurking in the shadows of the Big Apple. The series is produced by Nickelodeon Animation and Point Grey Pictures.

TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES is executive produced by Chris Yost (The Mandalorian, Thor: Ragnarok) and Alan Wan (Blue Eye Samurai, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles [2012 Series]). Production is overseen for Nickelodeon by Claudia Spinelli, Senior Vice President, TV Series Animation, Nickelodeon, and Nikki Price, Director of Development and Executive in Charge of Production.

In addition to the upcoming new series, stream all things Turtles on Paramount+.

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DISNEY+ CASTS DANIEL DIEMER AS FAN-FAVORITE ‘TYSON’IN SEASON TWO OF “PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS”

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 in Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con, Rick Riordan and Disney+ revealed that Daniel Diemer (“Under the Bridge”) will star as fan-favorite cyclops “Tyson” in the epic adventure series “Percy Jackson and the Olympians.” Diemer joins Walker Scobell (Percy Jackson), Leah Sava Jeffries (Annabeth Chase) and Aryan Simhadri (Grover Underwood) as a series regular. The Disney+ Original series from Disney Branded Television and 20th Television will start filming its second season next week in Vancouver.

Season two of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is based on the second installment of Disney Hyperion’s best-selling book series titled “The Sea of Monsters” by award-winning author Rick Riordan. In the new season, Percy Jackson returns to Camp Half-Blood one year later to find his world turned upside down. His friendship with Annabeth is changing, he learns he has a cyclops for a brother, Grover has gone missing, and camp is under siege from the forces of Kronos. Percy’s journey to set things right will take him off the map and into the deadly Sea of Monsters, where a secret fate awaits the son of Poseidon.

Diemer stars as Tyson – a young Cyclops who grew up all alone on the streets, and finds it difficult to survive in the human world.  Shy and awkward, with a heart almost as big as he is, Tyson soon discovers that Poseidon is his father, which means Percy Jackson is his half-brother… and that Tyson may have finally found a home. 

Diemer recently starred in the Hulu limited series “Under the Bridge” based off the critically acclaimed book of the same name and a tragic true story of a missing teen girl in Vancouver in 1997. He will next star in the indie “Thug” opposite Liam Neeson and Ron Perlman for director Hans Petter Moland. Daniel was recently seen as the lead in the indie “Supercell” opposite Alec Baldwin and Skeet Ulrich and the lead in the film “Little Brother” opposite Phil Ettinger and JK Simmons. Daniel can also be seen in the Netflix series “The Midnight Club” and recently starred as the male lead in the breakout hit Netflix feature “The Half Of It” from producer Anthony Bregman and director Alice Wu. He is a graduate of Victoria Academy of Dramatic Arts in Vancouver.

Created by Rick Riordan and Jonathan E. Steinberg, season two of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is executive produced by Steinberg and Dan Shotz alongside Rick Riordan, Rebecca Riordan, Craig Silverstein, The Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Bert Salke, The Gotham Group’s Jeremy Bell and D.J. Goldberg, James Bobin, Jim Rowe, Albert Kim, Jason Ensler and Sarah Watson.

The first season of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is available on Disney+

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