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WandaVision Comes to a Striking End

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WandaVision covered a lot of ground in just nine episodes. By the time the self-contained story came to a close, it bought with it some fairly alarming new realities for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD!

Due to its approach to the genre, the series was never tied to having a villain or a big fight at its conclusion but it managed to do both. And while not all loose ends were tied up, since this is the MCU it opens up a wide variety of storytelling moving forward.

While WandaVision wasn’t the first Marvel TV show it is the first to fully incorporate itself into the MCU and involve The Avengers themselves. That means little things here will have big effects on movie continuity as well. That being said, the series has something real to say and says it well.

In hindsight, WandaVision tells pretty much the same story as Wonder Woman 1984 but its execution is much, much better. Both women are dealing with grief and loss and take refuge in fantasy as a result. But where Wonder Woman not only muddled its approach but broke quite a few ethical rules (without repercussion) WandaVision doesn’t shy away from the problems it has created.

Yes, Wanda did essentially take a whole town hostage to fulfill her own fantasy but it wasn’t intentional. Once she is aware of that fact she temporarily lifts the hex and lets everyone escape. Even once everything goes back to “normal” the townsfolk still look at Wanda like a villain, and that’s understandable.

Meanwhile, in Wonder Woman 1984, Diana’s wish basically abducted a man who she later slept with and put in mortal danger multiple times. When she finally does take back her wish she neither knows nor cares what happened to that man’s life. She simply leaves him among a crowd of panicked people. Yes, Wanda did bring Vision back to life but it was in a brand new body. She didn’t abduct a random person and make him a puppet. There are major ethical questions at play that, to their credit, Marvel handles pretty well.

If you were impressed by WandaVision I’ve got some good news for you. This is just the beginning. After  being absent throughout 2020 Marvel is finally ready to roll out at least some of it’s phase 4 through Disney Plus shows. In just two weeks The Falcon and The Winter Soldier premieres so get ready for lots more fun.

 

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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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