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Negan's Got a Gun In New "Walking Dead" Photo !!!!!

Negan's Got a Gun In New "Walking Dead" Photo !!!!!

 

In Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard's "The Walking Dead" and its wildly successful AMC adaptation, Negan's unquestionable weapon of choice is Lucille, his trusty baseball bat that he keeps wrapped in barbed wire. He has it when we first meet him, and as fans of the show will soon learn, he rarely puts it down.

 

Sometimes though, a heavier-duty weapon is required, as exhibited in the latest photo to be released by AMC for the series' upcoming seventh season. In it, Negan -- stationed at a window -- appears to have just fired a fully automatic weapon at an unseen attacker (probably someone from Alexandria, or maybe even The Kingdom). And while he may have given Lucille a little break, he does have his other trademark with him -- namely, his ever-present shit-eating grin.

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Not much more is revealed by the photo beyond those details, but it could be hinting at the inevitable "All Out War" storyline making its way form the comics to television. The bottom line is, Negan's got a gun (and a bat), and Rick and company should be very afraid.

 

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"Suicide Squad" Opens Fire With $20.5 Million Thursday Night !!!!

"Suicide Squad" Opens Fire With $20.5 Million Thursday Night !!!!

 

The worst heroes ever just scored the best August preview ever, with "Suicide Squad" raking in $20.5 million Thursday night at the domestic box office.

"Guardians of the Galaxy" held the previous record, earning $11.2 million in previews 2014. The Marvel Studios film went on to earn $94.3 million in its opening weekend.

Pre-release projections put "Suicide Squad" on a course to finish its first weekend with anywhere between $125 million and $140 million, which would be a new domestic record for August.

REVIEW: "Suicide Squad" is Exactly What DC's Film Franchise Needs

The David Ayer film continues its rollout overseas, adding another $20.8 million on Thursday for a two-day international total of $29.6 million. According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Suicide Squad" is outpacing both "Guardians" and "Deadpool" in many of the now 40 foreign markets. It debited Thursday in Russia with $3.9 million, scoring the best opening day for any film in that country.

"Suicide Squad" stars Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis, Jai Courtney, Karen Fukuhara, Jay Hernandez, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ike Barinholtz, Scott Eastwood and Cara Delevingne.

 

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How "Batman: The Killing Joke" Could Have Avoided Objectifying Batgirl in All-New Ways !!!!

How "Batman: The Killing Joke" Could Have Avoided Objectifying Batgirl in All-New Ways !!!!

 

There's no easy way to say this: Warner Bros.' animated adaptation of Alan Moore and Brian Bolland's controversial graphic novel "Batman: The Killing Joke" completely botched its interpretation of Batgirl. That isn't to say, of course, that it was for lack of trying; writers Bruce Timm and Brian Azzarello and director Sam Liu have gone on record saying that they hoped to bolster Batgirl's role by giving her more backstory in the film, considering her small and controversial role in the source material -- but there's a saying about good intentions for a reason. The film certainly does expand Batgirl's role, but, in doing so, manages to create a new story utterly and only about the men in her life, further removing her autonomy. But what could it have done to avoid objectifying Batgirl in all-new ways?

First, we need to take a look at the ways her story went wrong, but -- thanks to the fact that her story revolves around the male characters -- that's pretty easy to break down. They've even got names: Paris Franz, Batman and the Joker.

 

Let's start with Mr. Franz. Paris was created for the movie, as part of Batgirl's invented backstory. That, in and of itself, is a completely inoffensive move; in concept, it's actually a pretty solid idea, as he had the potential to serve as a personal foil to her character. Instead, he turns out to be a narcissist with a Batgirl fetish. Immediately following his first encounter with her, he becomes enamored, professing himself to be in love with her. He obsessively targets her in his crimes by leaving her cutesy messages with clues for her to figure out. In one scene, he even hires a prostitute to wear a mask like hers. His entire involvement with her is sexually charged, based solely around his attraction to her. She clearly proves herself to be much more than a sex object when she beats him to a bloody pulp, but he continues to see her that way regardless, proclaiming his enduring love even as he's dragged to prison.

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Franz made it abundantly clear that he's in lust with Batgirl.

 

What's more, Batgirl falls for Franz's bait at almost every turn. In their first encounter, he manages to slip out of her hands, though that's pretty understandable given the fact she was fighting a truck with her bare hands. Subsequently, however, she plays right into his hands. She loses to him in hand-to-hand combat when he uses a chemical to knock her out; she outwits him by locking herself in a vault so that he can't get at her, but it allows him time to escape. He baits her into discovering the body of his mob boss uncle, just in time for said uncle's henchmen to discover her in his office. And sure, she gets the upper hand in their final confrontation, but that's only because she's motivated by her concern for Batman, who was injured severely in an earlier fight. The combined effect makes Barbara seem more incompetent than it makes Franz look formidable. To sum up, then, Barbara faces the embodiment of sexual harassment in Paris Franz -- and only manages to overcome him when her lover's life is on the line.

That brings us to Batman. The rumors you've heard are true: Batgirl does, indeed, have sex with Batman in this animated film. This isn't an entirely new concept; after all, Barbara had romantic ties to Batman for an indeterminate length of time in "Batman Beyond," another of Bruce Timm's co-created works. However, Barbara's romantic inclinations toward Batman completely consume her added storyline in "Batman: The Killing Joke." When she's not in the costume, she spends her time pining over him or growing increasingly frustrated about the way he treats her, as seen in conversations with her gay stereotype of a co-worker, whose sole purpose is to also obsess over her love life. As Batgirl, she constantly spars with him over his overprotectiveness and acts out against him like a teenager would: by defying his orders and pursuing Franz on her own (only to fall into the mobster's traps time and again, thus proving Batman right).

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Barbara isn't having any of Batman's advice (even though he turns out to be right).

 

Between Barbara's youthful naiveté and her role as Batman's protégé, the sex scene takes on an added level of creepiness. Batman isn't simply her mentor by name; he acts like one, constantly instructing her and berating her as she works and even putting his foot down to tell her she's off the case. According to him, "We are [partners], but we're not equals. Not even close." (Even if that belief alone doesn't prevent him from sleeping with her.) Though clearly an adult with a career, Barbara never acts in kind, consistently rejecting his advice with a pout and her arms crossed; while Batgirl certainly has a point about his overprotectiveness, her actions pay her no favors and she fails against Franz time and again, just like Batman tells her she would; regardless of whether or not Barbara is in the right, the movie frames her as being in the wrong. She clearly takes on a childlike kind of pupil role here, despite the fact that she is meant to be older. In doing so, the film reinforces the idea of Batman as mentor and Batgirl as protégé -- that is, their kind of father-daughter relationship -- shortly before Batgirl consummates her romantic feelings for him.



 

What's worse, this ill-fated hookup with Batman leads to Batgirl's decision to step down as a vigilante. After lecturing Barbara about gazing into "the abyss," he refuses to take his own advice and goes it alone in the final fight against Franz rather than confront Barbara about their rooftop tryst. This backfires spectacularly; he's ambushed by Franz's men and severely injured. Fortunately for him, Batgirl arrives on the scene pretty quickly and -- upon seeing Batman's injury and Franz's attempt to kill him -- flies into a rage, beating Franz to within an inch of his life. Because of her feelings for Batman, she gazes into "the abyss" he warned her about, proving him right for what appears to be the final time. In yet another rooftop scene, she acquiesces, reaffirming his belief that she saw her mantle as a game and a thrill; between her close encounter with "the abyss" -- that dark edge you can't walk away from -- and his refusal to talk about what happened between them, she gives up being Batgirl. Sure, a big part of her decision was due to her brush with extreme violence, but it was also influenced by Batman and played into exactly what Batman said all along. Once again, her motivations are completely tied to a man in her life; this was not a decision she arrived at entirely on her own.

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The Joker's scene with Batman goes exactly like you think it would.

 

Then there is, of course, the Joker. Those who have read the book will no doubt be familiar with what happens here, as the film adapts the scene pretty faithfully. Like the graphic novel, the Joker shoots Barbara in the stomach and knocks her back into a glass table, paralyzing her. Immediately after, he strips her naked, and the camera pans slowly down Barbara's body as he unbuttons her shirt. The scene cuts before anything can truly by seen, though the results appear later on, when Commissioner Gordon is sent through the Joker's mad house, which is decked out with photos of Gordon's naked and injured daughter. The photos are less revealing than those in the original story, framed just so they don't show anything immodest. However, the act in and of itself is incontestably sexual assault. Again, the source of her trauma -- and, subsequently, the total change in her way of life -- can be chalked up to a man's actions.

Between the added backstory and source material, then, poor Batgirl -- the only woman to appear on screen besides Joker's fridged wife and a few prostitutes -- just can't win in this animated adaptation of "Batman: The Killing Joke." What's more, the additional material -- which was intended to give her a larger and more prominent role -- does her no favors. Of course, Barbara's fate in the source material will always be controversial -- but how, then, could any new story alleviate that?

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Batgirl would have been better served with a different villain with a different motivation.

Well, for one, Barbara's new backstory would have gone over better if it had shifted away from sex and men. Indeed, there was no reason her new villain, Paris Franz, had to be a man at all. Instead of a younger man with a Batgirl fetish, Barbara could have faced off against a woman who viewed her as an equal instead of a sex object; the new villain could easily have challenged Barbara to a game of wits with a riddle or dare too intriguing for her to turn down. Those aren't, of course, attributes restricted to a female villain and could just as easily be applied to a not-quite-so-lustful man. However, there are already so few female Batman villains that a new one would have stood out, particularly in comparison to the rather forgettable Franz.

 Alternatively, they could have forgone the new villain altogether. Rather than give Batgirl a story that feels disconnected from the rest of the film, they could have incorporated the

Joker, which would have made Batgirl's prologue feel a little more cohesive with the rest of the film. For example, Barbara could have followed a trail of crimes to the Joker before even Batman realizes that he's escaped; because Batman doesn't view her as an equal and refuses to believe her when she says the Joker has escaped, she tries to face him alone, only to be severely injured in the process -- when he discovers, to his delight, that she is in fact the Commissioner's daughter and uses that to his advantage. In the very least, a scenario like that or something similar would restore Batgirl's sense of autonomy in the situation, while deeply affecting Commissioner Gordon and heaping a load of new guilt on Batman.



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Did Barbara's brush with the abyss have to be linked to her feelings for Batman? (Probably not.)

 

What's more, the film laid down the seeds of a good idea that it never fully explored. Violence -- and her inability to tear herself away from it in the face of evil -- is one of the reasons Barbara decided to step down from being Batgirl. However, this idea appears suddenly and at the tail end of her prologue; what's more, it is entirely motivated by her feelings for Batman. Instead of basing that concept on Batman, the film could have explored Batgirl's relationship with violence and Batman's idea of "the abyss" as she descends deeper and deeper into it during her nights on patrol. Rather than a love affair with Batman, the film could have given her a love affair with extreme violence -- which the film, with its R rating, could have explored in gory detail. The final confrontation with Franz (or, as mentioned above, any other villain) could have been the final straw that factored into her decision to quit.

"Batman: The Killing Joke" ends with Barbara becoming Oracle in a quick mid-credits scene, but the revelation is far too little and far too late. There is nothing redemptive about Batgirl's invented story arc in "The Killing Joke." Though the film could have easily avoided the traps of its controversial source material, it goes all-in instead, centering Barbara Gordon's existence and motivations around the men in her life. If you're looking for the Batgirl fans know and love, turn to seminal runs like her solo series and "Birds of Prey," because you certainly won't find her here.

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Deadpool Gets A Symbiote In Back In Black - The Return Of Venompool? !!!!!!

Deadpool Gets A Symbiote In Back In Black - The Return Of Venompool? !!!!!!

 

As fans of DEADPOOL’S SECRET SECRET WARS may recall, the Merc with a Mouth did a little dancing with Spider-Man’s future sartorial partner, the black alien suit, before the Wallcrawler even had a chance to slip into those duds.

Well, it turns out that after Spidey sent that treacherous suit a-packing, the symbiote came crawling back to Wade Wilson and wouldn’t you know Deadpool’s just too much of a big hearted softie to turn that alien parasite down cold.

The result? The brand new limited series DEADPOOL: BACK IN BLACK from writer Cullen Bunn and artist Salva Espin. We took a second with Bunn to interview him about the project he had to chaperone.

Marvel.com: This is your return to Deadpool’s “secret history” as first presented in DEADPOOL’s SECRET SECRET WARS. How did it feel to return to that version of the character and that “world”?

Cullen Bunn: I couldn’t be happier. I absolutely love the idea that Wade has been bumping around the Marvel Universe—in continuity—for all these years. We’ve seen these type of “secret history” stories with other characters, of course, but whenever Deadpool’s involved, it is kind of a game changer. And how exciting that something that started as a fun little note in DEADPOOL’S SECRET SECRET WARS leads to a bigger story exploring that era of Marvel through Deadpool's eyes!

Marvel.com: Salva Espin also is also no stranger to the character given his recent work on MERCS FOR MONEY. How has your collaboration gone? In what ways did you try to script to bring out the best in your artist and let him bring out the best in your words?

Cullen Bunn: Salva and I have a real cool working relationship. There’s a trust between us that I think comes across on the page. In this case, Salva gets to channel some Spider-Man-like action throughout the series. I sent him a lot of reference shots from Marvel books from the 80’s and it’s so much fun to see him do his thing in that world. He just does such an amazing job of making the action fun!

Marvel.com: For those unfamiliar, how does the symbiote alter Deadpool, if at all? Is his relationship to the alien suit similar to Spider-Man or Venom’s or does he, as he so often does, put his own unique Deadpool spin on things?

Cullen Bunn: Deadpool definitely puts his own unique spin on the symbiote/host relationship.

For some reason, that sounds really disturbing when I say it out loud.

But when he first merges with the alien suit, he tries to do things a little like Spider-Man would. That doesn’t serve him very well—and the suit has some issues with him trying to be Spidey—so he has to adjust his style and do things in his own way. Or in his own as much as the symbiote will let him.

Marvel.com: The symbiote has been known to alter a wearer’s personality. Given Deadpool’s unique state of mind, does the alien suit wreak havoc on his persona in similar ways?

Cullen Bunn: I think it is more likely that Deadpool is going to wreak havoc on the symbiote’s personality. I can tell you this, neither host nor symbiote will walk—or slither—away from this unchanged.

Marvel.com: Without spoiling things of course, what can you tell us about the sort of adventures the Merc with a Mouth will be going on with the suit?

Cullen Bunn: As I started working on this series, I took a long look at the stories that were being told in Marvel books around this time in the symbiote’s life. I took note of all the characters who were having adventures around this time and made a list of characters I’d like to have Deadpool meet while in the suit. I thought long and hard about the events that were taking place during the time period in which this story takes place. And, most importantly, I figured out a reason the symbiote would seek out Deadpool and how their reunion would impact both of them.

There is an overarching story that drives these two together. In the days after the symbiote and Spider-Man parted ways, someone comes looking for the symbiote for nefarious reasons. Lost and alone in the world, the symbiote turns to the one other Earth being besides Peter Parker that it has been connected to—and that’s Wade Wilson.

The symbiote is looking for help, but Deadpool sees this as a chance to be a real super hero. Pretty soon, he’s web slinging through New York, stopping crimes, having team-ups, and evading alien bounty hunters.

Marvel.com: Who are some of those familiar Marvel characters readers can anticipate Deadpool and the symbiote encountering? How do they react to this dangerous union?

Cullen Bunn: The nice thing is, I get to write some of my favorite characters from some of my favorite eras. Power Pack meets Deadpool? You bet! Black Cat? Of course! Kraven the Hunter? What kind of wild ideas might a meeting with Deadpool put in his head?

Deadpool will be meeting a lot of other heroes and villains from 80’s Marvel. There are also some new characters and “newer” characters who are part of this story. They never appeared in comics in the 80’s, but we’re changing all that now!

Some of the interactions Deadpool has in this series will carry over and be referenced in modern era Deadpool books, of course!

Marvel.com: As a writer, what was your main draw to this story?

Cullen Bunn: From the perspective of a guy who loved comics, this is a chance to relive some of the thrills of one of my favorite time periods in Marvel history. As a kid, I read these stories and wanted to be a part of that universe. So here we go!

Beyond that, though, I love the idea of playing with continuity. I know, there are people out there who will say “this is an alternate reality story!” But this story is 100% in continuity. So, if you don’t accept what you read here, you’re the one who is living in an alternate reality, bucko!

And while this is a fun, crazy story, I feel like there are some real moments of emotion and sadness here as well, mainly from the perspective of the symbiote. Writing that part of the story was really exciting for me.

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"The Rocketeers": 10 Actresses Ready To Take Flight In Disney's Reboot  !!!!!

"The Rocketeers": 10 Actresses Ready To Take Flight In Disney's Reboot !!!!!

 

News that Disney intends to reboot The Rocketeer might have surprised many when it broke on Heat Vision this morning, but to longtime followers of the character, it's something that seems sensible, if not outright necessary. After all, more than most comic book heroes, the Rocketeer that was — 1930s pilot Cliff Secord — was personified by his creator, Dave Stevens.

The character first appeared in the back pages of Starslayer, an independently produced comic book series from Southern California's Pacific Comics in 1982, running in the second and third issues before headlining the initial two issues of Pacific Presents later that year; the second issue ended in a cliffhanger that wouldn't be resolved until 1984's The Rocketeer Special Edition, from Eclipse Comics, setting in motion an unfortunate trend for the series, and for Stevens' career in general — that of delayed publication and continual publisher switches.

Switching from Pacific to Eclipse was a purely practical move; Pacific folded ahead of the release of the final issue of the series. Eclipse would later fold, as well, but not until after it had released a collected edition of all Rocketeer material to date, complete with an introduction from Harlan Ellison. The character would go on to appear in three more comic book issues by Stevens — a series titled The Rocketeer Adventure Magazine, two issues of which were published by Comico Comics, with the third by Dark Horse Comics — before disappearing from the comic book stands for more than a decade.

The reasons for the character's absence (outside of a 1991 film adaptation of the first Disney movie, which didn't feature work by Stevens) were, sadly, simple; while Stevens didn't quit work entirely — he continued to produce illustrations for years afterwards — his already slow production rate decreased as he first returned to art school to study painting, and then was diagnosed with hairy cell leukemia. He died aged 52 in 2008.

Following Stevens' death, the Rocketeer raced back into comics — first in a 2009 collection of all previous material by Stevens, and then in a series of annual mini-series by new creators including Mark Waid, Chris Samnee, Kurt Busiek and Mike Allred, beginning with 2011's Rocketeer Adventures and continuing through last year's The Rocketeer At War, which finally let Secord take his jetpack to the front lines of the fight against the Nazis.

These new series — which featured appropriately pulp-inspired titles like Cargo of Doom and Hollywood Horror — were fun tributes to Stevens' work, and faithful in spirit to both the original comics and the source material that he himself had drawn from, but despite the best efforts of all involved, they remained just that: faithful, respectful tributes to someone else's creation, as opposed to the traditional DC or Marvel school of multiple creators continuing the adventures of a particular character.

Ultimately, the Cliff Secord Rocketeer had too much of Stevens in him to truly come to life in the same way under anyone else's control. Stevens had designed the character in his likeness, and other characters were informed by his personal interests: Betty, Cliff's girlfriend, was clearly Bettie Page — whom Stevens got to know personally in later life, helping her revival as a cult figure in the 1990s — while villains were based on old movie stars or fictional heroes as he saw fit (Both Doc Savage and the Shadow appear in Stevens' original comics, disguised so as to avoid copyright problems).

Similarly, the character's distinctive iconography was taken from Stevens' personal fascinations for retro adventure; the helmet and outfit are inspired by the Republic Pictures Rocket Man movie series of the 1940s and '50s, with additional elements borrowed from DC Entertainment's Adam Strange character and the 1920s and '30s Buck Rogers newspaper strip to create something that perfectly personifies Stevens' particular sense of design.

Even the first Disney movie, as fun as it is, lacks the unmistakable "Stevens-esque" quality of the original comic book inspiration — which was firmly the most appealing thing about them in the first place. What rebooting the series with an all-new character allows is for the same concept to be taken to new places that offer similar moments of discovery and evocations of personal passion without being tied down to what Stevens had laid down before. If done well, then the Rocketeer will once again do the one thing that Stevens had always set out to allow the character to do: soar.

 

SDCC: "Spider-Man: Homecoming" Unveils First Synopsis !!!!

SDCC: "Spider-Man: Homecoming" Unveils First Synopsis !!!!

 

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Following Saturday's epic Hall H presentation at Comic-Con International in San Diego, Marvel Studios unveiled the first synopsis for "Spider-Man: Homecoming."

A young Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Tom Holland), who made his sensational debut in Marvel Studios' "Captain: Civil War," begins to navigate his newfound identity as the web-slinging superhero in "Spider-Man: Homecoming."

 

The vague, but official, description arrives on the web-covered heels of the first footage from the franchise reboot -- it was shown to the Hall H crowd but not released online -- and concept art that confirms classic Spider-Man foe the Vulture will be the film's primary antagonist

Directed by Jon Watts, the film stars Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Zendaya, Donald Glover, Jacob Batalon, Laura Harrier, Tony Revolori, Tyne Daly, Bokeem Woodbine, Marisa Tomei and Robert Downey Jr.

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SDCC: New "Outcast" Trailer Warns 'The Darkness is Spreading'

SDCC: New "Outcast" Trailer Warns 'The Darkness is Spreading'

 

 

It may have started with just one, but as Patrick Fugit's Kyle Barnes says, "Something's going on in this town." Following its panel at Comic-Con International in San Diego, "The Walking Dead" creator Robert Kirkman's other currently airing horror series, "Outcast," has released a new trailer to haunt your nightmares.

Check out the video below:

 

"Outcast," based on the Image Comics/Skybound series created by Kirkman and artist Paul Azaceta, explores demonic possession through the eyes of Kyle Barnes, a man plagued by possession since his youth. The show follows his struggles for answers alongside evangelical Reverend Anderson (Philip Glenister). The Cinemax series premiered June 3 and currently has three episodes remaining in its 10-episode freshmen run.

"Outcast" also stars Gabriel Bateman, Wrenn Schmidt, Reg E. Cathey, Kate Lyn Sheil, Julia Crockett, David Denman and Brent Spiner and airs on Fridays on Cinemax.

 

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SDCC: Marvel Officially Names Brie Larson as "Captain Marvel" !!!!!

SDCC: Marvel Officially Names Brie Larson as "Captain Marvel" !!!!!

 

Marvel Studios made a long-rumored casting official today, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe has its Carol Danvers. During a lively Hall H panel at Comic-Con International, the studio confirmed "Room" star and Academy Award-winning actor Brie Larson in the role. She'll make her first appearance in the upcoming "Avengers: Infinity War" and headline a "Captain Marvel" solo movie currently scheduled for release March 8, 2019.

Larson was reportedly in negotiations for the role in early June. After the panel, she posted a photo of herself wearing a Marvel Studios hat with the caption, "Call me Captain Marvel."

 

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SDCC: "Flash" Cast Reveals Spoiler-Filled Secrets Of Flashpoint Timeline !!!!

SDCC: "Flash" Cast Reveals Spoiler-Filled Secrets Of Flashpoint Timeline !!!!

 

SPOILER WARNING: The following article contains major spoilers for "The Flash" Season 3. Read at your own risk!

In the Season 2 finale of "The Flash," Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) did something drastic: he traveled back in time to the moment that his mother was murdered and prevented her death. That one moment, the moment that sent his father to jail and put Allen in the care of Joe West, was averted, thus completely changing the timeline around him.

We didn’t get to see how the effects of that impulsive decision played out in the finale, but -- as revealed during a press event for the show at Comic-Con International in San Diego -- it will result in plenty of changes to the CW series when it returns this October.

 

A new timeline has been created, referred to as Flashpoint. Barry Allen will remember his old life, but everyone around him will have changed. Pretty much every character will find themselves exploring new dynamics and emotional arcs -- and there will even be a new Flash, played by Keiynan Lonsdale. Here’s a quick list of some of the big changes in store for "The Flash" as they enter Flashpoint.

  • The fallout of "Flash’s" second season finale, referred to as Flashpoint, will have an effect on the other shared universe CW/DC shows. "Flash" lead Grant Gustin even said that he knows of a Flashpoint change in "Arrow," which he said was a subtle one.

     

     

  • When we pick up with "The Flash" in the season three premiere, a year will have passed since Barry altered the timeline and he will be loving his new life. Both of his parents are alive, Wally West is the Flash, and Barry works for the CCPD. But Barry will also get advice from another speedster about navigating the new timeline, Gustin said.

     

     

  • Keiynan Lonsdale spoke about his role as the Flash of the Flashpoint timeline, saying that he’s confident in the part -- maybe too confident. But, as Jesse L. Martin revealed, his identity won’t be known to his father, Joe West.

     

     

  • Joe West will be on the outs with his daughter Iris West (Candice Patton) because of unrevealed reasons. Patton confirmed that Iris is still a reporter in the Flashpoint timeline, which is a job that she loves portraying on screen. Martin said that his character will be at a low point, and Barry will have to work hard to get Joe out of his rut. Lonsdale and Patton both weren’t sure if Joe West was still married in the Flashpoint timeline, as that hasn’t come up yet in the scripts they’ve received. Overall, though, the West family dynamic will have changed.

     

     

  • Joe West’s relationship with the rest of the cast will have changed as well. While he will interact with Kid Flash, he won’t know that the hero is his son, Wally. And since he didn’t raise Barry Allen, the two won't be terribly close -- therefore, Joe won’t know who Cisco (Carlos Valdes) or Caitlin (Danielle Panabaker) are.

     

     

  • Carlos Valdes spoke about Cisco’s arc in the upcoming season, saying that Flashpoint will affect the entire dynamic of the show. And while he remained mum about exactly how his Vibe powers will factor into his new Flashpoint role, he did tease that powers have a tendency to grow alongside characters.

     

     

  • New cast addition Tom Felton spoke about his character, fellow Central City Police CSI Julian Dorn, saying that he will be suspicious of Barry Allen and will have a "slightly abrasive" relationship with him. He also said that while Julian will know Barry through years of working together, Barry will not be familiar with Julian due to his newness in the Flashpoint timeline.

     

     

  • With "Supergirl" now on the CW, Grant Gustin expressed great excitement at the thought of Superman coming to the series (played by Tyler Hoechlin). But don’t expect to see a Flash and Superman team-up anytime soon. Gustin revealed that he has not yet shared a scene with Hoechlin, and doesn’t know if he actually will. "The Flash" is in production on the second episode of Season 3 right now, and "Supergirl" begins production on its second season next week.

     

     

  • And while it’s been established that all four of the CW’s DC shows ("Arrow," "Flash," "Supergirl" and "Legends of Tomorrow") will have a weeklong crossover this season, none of the cast members yet know what it will entail. When asked what he would like to see happen in the crossover, Keiynan Lonsdale laughed and said he just hopes he’s in it.
LOOK: Justice League Assembles in First Team Photo !!!

LOOK: Justice League Assembles in First Team Photo !!!

 

 

At the Warner Bros.' panel for Comic-Con International: San Diego, a new photo was shown, teasing the upcoming "Justice League" movie.

 

The new image brings together the seven main Justice League-ers for the first time in live-action. While we've seen concept art of the team before, no actual images from "Justice League" movie have been revealed -- until now.

Check out the new "Justice League" photo below:

 

Directed by Zack Snyder, "Justice League" hits theaters on November 17, 2017.

 

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