Chris Hemsworth talks about his future as Thor and the reaction to it in a recent YouTube video. Check out what’s happening in Invasion Season 3. Plus, sneak peeks at the upcoming Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Spoilers, beware!
Trauma or, monsters all
According to Variety, director Larry Fessenden has finished filming Trauma or, Monsters All, a sequel to his 1995 vampire film, The Habit, his 2019 Frankenstein film, Humiliated , and his 2023 werewolf film, Blackout . Said to “place the filmmaker’s beloved trio of ghouls under one roof,” the film stars Laëtitia Hollard, Aitana Doyle, Addison Timlin, James Le Gros, John Speredakos, Cody Kostro, Marc Senter, Rigo Garay, Joseph Castillo-Midyett, Joshua Leonard, and Barbara Crampton, as well as Humiliated ’s Alex Breaux, Blackout’s Alex Hurts, and Pat Fessenden reprising his role from The Habit .
To wonder
Speaking to Thor, Chris Hemsworth stated that it was “not the intention” for a recent YouTube video thanking fans for Thor’s popularity in the MCU to be read as a farewell to the character.
(Laughs.) That was definitely not the intention. Honestly, my social media team put together some footage and was like, “Oh, this could be cool. We’re going to fix some things and thank the fans.” And I was like, “Yeah, cool. It’s been great.” So we filled it out together, and I went to do something else. But then I had a few people ask me about it, and someone on my team was like, “Ugh, we’ve given the wrong impression here.” (Laughs.) We didn’t do any [damage control]; there was no need for damage control. But a lot of it was read a little bit. I was [already] starting this chapter of the character, and this journey has been the majority of my career. So [the video] was a moment of gratitude, and it was nothing else. But it was definitely misinterpreted and perceived differently.
Cold storage
Bloody Brilliant There’s a new poster for Cold Storage starring Liam Neeson, Joe Keery, and Georgina Campbell.
The Toxic Avenger
The new poster for the Toxic Avenger remake is also bloody clever , reminding you to call 1-802-377-Film to hear Toxic as the voice of Moviefone.
Kraken
A mountain-sized octopus terrorizes Norway’s deepest fjord in the trailer for The Kraken , which recently acquired a (currently undetermined) US release from Samuel Goldwyn Films.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8ebnkgejny
Untitled Stranger Things spinoff
During a recent interview with Variety, Finn Wolfhard suggested a Stranger Things spinoff series is being discussed at Netflix, while also offering his own idea for an anthology series like David Lynch’s Twin Peaks.
Like David Lynch’s Twin Peaks in the Area. It’s kind of an anthology and different tones, but a similar universe or the same universe. I think it’s set in different places and all connected through this upside-down mythology. Don’t even talk about Hawkins. There’s no mention of our heroes.
They were playing around with ideas if Netflix wanted them. I’m sure they are, and I’m sure it will happen, but there’s nothing official. I think the coolest way I would do it is to have labs everywhere. If Hawkins had one, Russia has one. Where else could they be?
Peacekeeper
During a recent episode of The Peacekeeper: The Official Podcast (via Comic Book ), James Gunn confirmed that the Matter Eater and Puppet Master are still canon in their own DCU.
In the comics, Matter-Apeater Lad is a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes, which means he’s from the future. He doesn’t exist in the present day.
And so somehow he either went back in time to the present day to hang out with the Peacekeeper and eat Wendy, or he’s a different character who exists in the present. But I’m willing to say I’ll accept the user boy. I think we can live with that.
We’ve decided that Doll Man’s Canon, we’ve decided that Bat-Mite is not canon, we know that Justice League is not Canon.
Lane
Spoiler TV has images from “Tipping Point,” next week’s episode of The Zone . More at the link.
When it is discovered that Nemo has been too daring and has put the crew in danger, they lock him in his cabin and Boniface takes over. At the magnetic North Pole, problems converge. Nemo must unite his divided crew by telling them who he really is.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Spoiler TV also has images from “Through the Lens of Time,” this week’s new episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Click here for more.
Invasion
Finally, Apple TV+ has released a new trailer for the third season of Invasion, premiering on August 22nd of this year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anrxrgde0-8
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