Now that Daredevil's done (for now), it's time to look towards the next big Netflix and Marvel project, Luke Cage. We've already known the scheduled release date of September 30th thanks to actor Mike Colter's reveal at the Daredevil 2 red carpet premier but, Netflix surprised fans with a look at the teaser trailer for the upcoming fall series at the end of the season finale. Whether the events from Daredevil will play into Luke Cage is really up in the air but I would be shocked if we didn't see Jessica Jones and the gang pop up in this series given the role he played in hers. Take a look at the teaser trailer below and starting counting down the days until the series arrives in September.
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As far as comic series goes, Daredevil season 1 raised the bar pretty high over it's TV competition bu how did season 2 do? Daredevil season 2 picks up with Matt Murdock's struggling law firm after the high profile case against Wilson Fisk from the first season. With our trio struggling to make ends meet, a brash of gang related murders puts a threat on our heroes and the residents of Hell's Kitchen. Daredevil is an amazingly well developed character but Karen Page and his partner in law, Foggy, play pivotal roles in this season. We seem them both put themselves in peril and pick up the slack that Matt Murdock is leaving behind trying to balance his dual lives. This is only becomes a bigger conflict when new characters, Frank Castle a.k.a. The Punisher, and former lover Elektra Nachios appear on the scene. The best part about these new characters is their roles are a lot larger than we were intially led to believe, almost the entire story involves The Punisher and the repercussions of his vigilante mission against those who harmed his family. This involves our dark hero in a political scandal that leads to some major tension for our trio. Elektra's story line is a bit more convoluted, involving a handful of returning characters from season 1, both good and bad. There's a big reveal about her relationship with both Matt Murdock as well as a mutual accomplice that changes the tone of the season dramatically. Daredevil spares none this time around when it comes to violence, letting The Punisher have easily some of the most brutal scenes throughout. To their credit, one of Daredevil's strength's is the extremely well choreographed fight scenes making it almost impossible to find a dull moment. There's some big twist at the end that echo implications ahead for the Devil of Hell's Kitchen and I'm sure it's not the last we're going to see of certain returning villains from season 1 either. In terms of structure, one can only hope Daredevil continues to get it's own series but, with the planned Defender series coming after Iron Fist and Luke Cage set to debut this fall, we might not see our masked hero for awhile. Full of great characters, insane fight scenes, and a dark story, Daredevil season 2 is a big step up from the first, both in plot and action and one you can't miss. Daredevil season 2 is live just about everywhere that Netflix is offered at this point and without spoiling anything, I can give you some early impressions as to why you need to spend your weekend binge watching this show. You'll be seeing a lot more of the Punisher than you expected and John Bernthal is playing the role expertly. Foggy and Karen play a more central role in this season and even get their hands dirty. The action is over the top and the story line is unbelievable this time. There's even a few hints at some other famous Marvel heroes if you keep an eye and ear out. (p.s. If you're wondering if they were able to out do that "one," action sequence, then I have great news for you) Get all into the Marvel madness this weekend and keep and eye out for a full write up towards the end of this weekend!
So many of my younger gamer hopes are invested into this film! Take a look at the latest TV Spot for Duncan Jones Warcraft film and get ready for some intense battles. The film, based on the wildly popular Blizzard PC series, is due out in theater June 10th. Jessica Jones star Mike Coulter may have accidentally revealed the release date for his own solo series earlier this week at a Daredevil season 2 red carpet. The star, set to reprise his role as Luke Cage later this year, stated to reporters that his series should launch September 30th. Whether we'll see other Marvel heroes like Daredevil, or more like Jessica Jones, is really up in the air. This was just prior to Marvel officially confirming Game of Thrones actor Finn Jones as the Iron Fist, which will most likely debut in 2017. Daredevil season 2 goes live on Netflix at midnight tonight with the entire 13 episode second season available. Get excited for some major Marvel action!
Well this is a pleasant surprise! Rockstar Game's been fairly quiet about E3 plans but an early leak has many of us to believe that a very popular last gen title is getting a sequel due out next Fall. The western sandbox title, Red Dead Redemption, might be coming back for more with a brand new title, Red Dead Redemption 2: Legends of the West. First reported by Fraghero, the sites listed source is an ex-rockstar employee who went on to state that an HD remake of the 2010 title is also in the works. This rumor can be supported however, by CEO of gaming developer Take Two studios, Strauss Zelnick, regarding the future of the franchise and guarantee of a sequel sometime in the future. While we're still a few months away from June's E3 press conference, we'll just have to keep an eye out for more developments regarding this western sandbox title.
There's a brand new X men trailer and it's teasing some of that massive destruction we heard about early on in the film. There's also a handful of new clips that we've yet to see and it looks like we'll get to explore the background of the creation of the original mutant himself as well as some intense battles. Take a look at the latest X Men: Apocalypse trailer below and get ready for this film to his theater memorial day weekend May 27th, 2016. Bloodborne, the popular "spiritual successor" of the insanely hard Dark Souls series, is coming to games in an all new way with a table top card game. Revealed on twitter by designer, Eric Lang, describes his game as "risk management with a bit of groupthink," that promises plenty of death in a quick half hour game session. The goal of the game is centered around Bloodbornes chalice runs, where gamers are fight monsters and earn treasures while trying to survive. The "simple but highly deep and interactive card game," does not have a scheduled release date as of now but look forward to getting your hands on this table top game when it arrives in stores.
Well, that was fast. Following yesterday's news from Microsoft, Sony has now opened up about the idea of cross-platform play. In a statement released to Gamespot, they company talks about their continued support with cross-platform play like Final Fantasy 11 and went on to state that they “we would be happy to have the conversation with any publishers or developers who are interested in cross platform play." Bridging the cap between consoles could be a big deal for gamers but, doesn't come without a few bumps in the road. All in all, this could be exciting stuff for developers if they choose to explore these routes.
After a lot of searching, it looks like Disney is quickly approaching their decision on who will be playing a young Han Solo. If you're confused at who you're looking at you might not be alone but allow me to give you a little bit of info on who's up for the coveted role. First is Alden Ehrenreich who stole the show in the latest Coen brother's film, Hail, Caesar as the western actor Hobbie Doyle. He also starred in a handful of indie flicks like the horror movie Stoker, Blue Jasmine and 2013's Beautiful Creatures which didn't manage to take off at the box offices as expected. In the center if Transformers: Age of Extinction's Jack Reynor. The relatively new actor is scheduled to return for the next Transformers film as well. The last, over to the right, is Taron Egerton, star of The Kingsmen as well as the 80s sports biopic Eddie The Eagle and is probably the most recognizable of the three. While Egerton is probably the most in demand actor, Ehrenreich's performance was nothing short of spectacular in Hail, Caesar and is certainly not one to be looked over. While we're all aware that the Star Wars projects are about as air tight when it comes to secrets as the Marvel franchise films, we shouldn't rule out some of the names we've heard in circulation but this is the current rumor as of right now.
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