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Marvel Raises the Bar Once Again with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2

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Marvel Studios continues to set the standard for comic book movies and films in general with each new release. It has been almost a decade since the MCU first crashed the party with Iron Man and the world hasn’t been the same since.


Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2  is a film that not only manages to be just as fun and smart as the original but it raises the bar in the process. This is a movie that needs to be seen on the biggest screen possible to soak in all the details.  Let’s be clear, the Marvel cosmic universe isn’t an easy thing to process, but director James Gunn and the rest of the MCU manage to pull it off in a way that not only makes it accessible to everyone but allows them to introduce even the wildest characters.

Much of that has to do with Gunn’s ability to balance insanely fantastical elements with a solid emotional grounding. Yes, GotG Vol.2 is a space opera filled with talking trees and an entire race of gold aliens, but it is also about family. By keeping that core everything else gets cracked wide open.

 

Now far more comfortable in their roles the cast really gets to spread its wings. It is worth noting that although most of them are decked out in heavy makeup or, like Groot and Rocket, exist purely as CG characters they still bring a solid emotional punch to the film. Michael Rooker steals the show this time around though as the Ravager Yondu. Though he was great in the first one he wasn’t really given all that much screen time, that is a problem that has been fixed this time around.

There is so much going on in Guardians that at the times it can be hard to process. With the entire Marvel cosmos at this fingertips Gunn wisely splits up our heroes and sends them to the far corners of the galaxy giving him a much larger sandbox for him to play inside. The result is a movie that feels like a comic book and, considering the source material, that’s quite a compliment.

Before going anything further something needs to be said about the design and color of the film. GotG Vol.2 feels like the 1980 Flash Gordon film on acid. Gunn knows the universe is a weird place so he goes all in and pulls from the strangest corners of the Marvel universe. There is so much detail in every aspect of what gets put on a screen that this would a film that’s simply enjoyable to watch even without volume.  Don’t misinterpret, there’s a lot of great dialogue in the movie, but it’s glorious from a purely visual perspective as well.

This summer is going to be filled with a lot of movies vying for your attention. The difference between most of those and GotG Vol.2 is that Guardians is going to be a cult favorite long after it leaves the theaters. See it as soon as you can.

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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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