Whether you loved The Walking Dead season six finale or absolutely hated it, one thing is for sure, you’re all going to come back for season seven for the answers to all your questions. I’m not going to complain about the season finale anymore. It’s done and now fans are just forced to wait to find some closure next season. 

A new issue of The Walking Dead hit comic stores today, and in the Letter Hacks section of the comic, Kirkman addresses the season six finale. He explains why they did what they did and also promises us that the season seven premiere will be awesome. It damn well better be after the disappointment they left us with. Kirkman explains: 

Okay, the season 6 finale has certainly caused a fervor online. EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT IT. Some people love it. Some people are indifferent. Some people HATE it. We weren't trying to game the audience, we weren't trying to FORCE you to come back for season 7.... we hope you were always planning on doing that and still plan on doing that.

We did want you talk. And talk you are.

The speculation, the frustration, the possibilities, the theories... honestly, in my mind... that stuff is FUN. I honestly feel like that's something fun for the fans to do during the break. Was it Spencer? Could it have been Morgan? What about Carol? Did Negan kill Jesus?! (Note, none of them were there... I'm not giving ANYTHING away.) I know people are angry over this, but that wasn't our intent. The idea was that after 6 seasons of the show, we wanted to stay on your mind and give you somethin to talk about.

And think of it this way... a character you love and are going to miss is DEAD, and we gave you a few extra months to hope, to not grieve. Is there uncertainty? Yes. But that was kind of the idea.

But seriously. Everyone on TWD team wanted to do something cool. We wanted to do something different and we did it to change things up, get people excited and keep this show on your mind.

For some of you, that effort backfired and you're angry. And for that I'm sorry. The only thing I can PROMISE you is that the season 7 premiere is going to be awesome. And when viewed as a two-part episode (the same way EVERY SEASON of Star Trek: The Next Generation ended with the first half of a two-part episode that was a cliffhanger...), it's going to be a pretty awesome ride. And every minute of the season 6 finale was important and was setting something up that you probably won't see coming.

It's a cool episode... and remember... there's a LOT more for Negan to do. Be afraid... be very afraid. And excited!

What do you think about what Kirkman had to say here? Are you excited for the return of The Walking Dead?

There’s been a lot of talk lately from the Marvel filmmakers of both Fox and Marvel about combining their universes. It started off with Spider-Man and Deadpool coming together, and then Captain America: Civil War directors Joe and Anthony Russo said they’d love to have Deadpool jump in the MCU. That’s not the only character that Fox has control over that they like to see join their universe. During a recent interview with Collider, the directors were asked who else they would like to play with in the MCU and their answer:

"Joe Russo: Wolverine.

Anthony Russo: Yeah.

Joe Russo: First favorite character growing up was Spider-Man, second was Wolverine. One of my most-prized possessions is Incredible Hulk #181. It was his first appearance.

Weintraub: Do you have it graded or is it just in your collection?

Joe Russo: It’s in my collection. It’s sitting in a safe. I won’t disclose where it is.

Anthony Russo: I know where it is. And I would say Wolverine as well, for all of the exciting reasons that we all gravitate to."

Of course, they want Wolverine! Hell, we’d all love to see Wolverine join the MCU! I have no idea if there are really any serious talks between Marvel and Fox executives regarding a crossover deal, but if they aren’t, there should be. 

Last year Marvel and Fox made a deal to develop the X-Men inspired TV series Legion and Hellfire, which tells me the two studios are willing to work with each other. Then, of course, Marvel and Sony were able to work something out which tells us nothing is impossible.

Holy shit! Could you imagine a live-action movie in which we get to see Hulk and Wolverine fight each other?! Could that actually be a reality?! Damn… I’d sure like to think it is.

It sounds crazy when you read the title but stick with me here. Nintendo Life is reporting that Nintendo is planning to abandon the use of discs in the development...read more on Gametyrant

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Wow! What a missed opportunity to do something awesome for one of the most iconic characters in the Star Wars universe. During the early development of Return of the Jedi, there were already plans for three more films that would focus on Luke Skywalker taking on Darth Vader and the Emperor. That was the original story arc for Episodes 7, 8, and 9. That means Return of the Jedi would have been something completely different. 

During an interview with Inverse.com, former Lucasfilm fan relations officer Craig Miller revealed that Episode VI would have focused more on Boba Fett as the main villain and Han Solo as the hero. Miller explained:

"Originally Boba Fett was set up in Empire as a character, and the third movie’s plot was going to be more about Boba Fett, rescuing Han Solo and all of that. Boba was gonna be the main villain… That was set up, why he was taking Han Solo away, why there was a thing with him in the Christmas special."

When the second trilogy of films was canceled, the plans for Boba Fett's story arc were also scrapped. Miller goes on to say:

“When George decided not to make a third trilogy, he completely jettisoned that story line, which is why in the first ten minutes, Boba Fett gets bumped into and falls into the mouth of a giant monster. So he took what was planned for the third trilogy, which was the confrontation between Luke and Darth Vader, and the battle with the Emperor, and that got squished down from three movies to one movie. And that became the plot of Jedi.”

How crazy is it that Boba Fett went from having this epic storyline to stupidly getting killed off!? So why did George Lucas dump his plans for more Star Wars films at the time? He lost interest in it!

“At first there was one film, and then George originally announced that it was one of 12, and there were going to be 12, and then that changed to, oh there was never 12, there was only 9, and he was going to make 9. And then during all of it, George kind of lost interest in continuing it… While we were working on The Empire Strikes Back, George decided he was going to complete the first film trilogy and that would be it.”

Miller then recalls the day when Lucas told him he was going to make the Star Wars movie then retire from making big movies to make experimental films:

“And I remember sitting in a mixing room with George, working on Empire, and he told me he was just going to make the third movie, which didn’t have a title at that point, and then stop. He was going to retire from making big movies and make experimental movies. And that’s why the whole plot of the third movie, what became Return of the Jedi, completely changed.”

Sound familiar? That's because we've heard Lucas say the same thing several times before. Apparently, that's what Lucas is supposed to be doing now since he sold Lucasfilm to Disney. I guess we'll never know because he said he would never release any of these "experimental films."

I would have loved to see that original Boba Fett and Han Solo storyline for Episode VI, and a full trilogy dedicated to Luke Skywalker going up against the Emperor and Darth Vader could have been epic! 

For those of you who have been wondering what the new Power Rangers costumes would look like in the upcoming movie, here you go! This image was released by Entertainment Weekly, and it looks like something Tony Stark would have come up with. Talking about the costume designs, production designer Andrew Menzies says:

"It’s tricky finding a new language for a superhero costume. Ours is an alien costume that grows on them, that’s not man-made. You can’t win everyone over, but we are trying to appeal to a more mature audience and gain new fans.”

I never expected the costumes in this film to be spandex. I think we all knew they were going to get some kind of heavy armor-type upgrade like this, so I'm not really surprised. The suits look fine, and it will be cool to actually see them in action.

We've previously seen photos of the team without their costumes, which you can see here. The group is comprised of actors Dacre Montgomery (A Few Less Men) as Jason the Red Ranger, RJ Cyler (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl) as Billy the Blue Ranger, Naomi Scott (The 33) as Kimberly the Pink Ranger, Becky G (Empire) as Trini the Yellow Ranger, and Ludi Lin (Monster Hunt) as Zack the Black Ranger. Then of course, there's Elizabeth Banks as Rita Repulsa.

Saban’s Power Rangers follows five ordinary high school kids who must become something extraordinary when they learn that their small town of Angel Grove – and the world – is on the verge of being obliterated by an alien threat. Chosen by destiny, our heroes quickly discover that they are the only ones who can save the planet. But to do so they will have to overcome their real-life issues and band together as the Power Rangers before it is too late.

Power Rangers is currently in production, and it hits theaters on March 24th, 2017. What do you think of the new Power Rangers costumes? 

Director Chris R. Notarile has been busy this year releasing short films outlining the origin of Freddy Krueger and how he became The Nightmare on Elm Street. He's just released his fifth installment in the series which shows the lead up to the boiler room fire we are all familiar with! The production value isn't the greatest, but I love the concept of watching the events that led to his creation! I would love to see this series redone as a television series or something! See the latest installment below, and check out their Youtube for the prior episodes!

Thanks to Dread Central for the tip.

With two weeks to go before CBS announces its fall schedule, we still have yet to learn the fate of Supergirl. The Wrap has the scoop that the reason for the delay is the initially high viewership of 13 million falling to about half that for the season finale, and the show's enormous budget. At $3 million an episode, it's hard to justify that cash on an audience of just over 7 million, but CBS wants to the show to continue as it is successful.

An interesting proposition has been to move the show to The CW's lineup, but Warner would like the show's budget to be lessened before committing. Who knows if that will dissuade fans of the series, who are used to a much higher production value than Flash or Arrow. This would definitely be difficult as Supergirl kind of needs those effects to look... super!

I know a lot of people want to see a second season of the show, but would it be worth it if it's a shell of its former self? Is the story strong enough to survive a budget decrease? What's your take?

This is surprising even for Japan. We've shown you that the land of the rising sun is releasing a film in which the girl from Ringu (The Ring) takes on the mother and son JU-ON (The Grudge), and that's pretty crazy on it's own. Today, Rocketnews shares with us something crazier. There is an official Instagram account for the mother and son! Just in case you were curious what they did when they weren't haunting...check out a couple pics below.

あ゛あ゛あ゛あ゛あ゛（GW前半は近所の公園で） #ゴールデンウィーク #公園　#地元最高 #あ゛あ゛あ゛あ゛あ゛ #ニャー　#さだかや

A photo posted by 伽椰子と俊雄のほのぼの親子日記 (@kayakowithtoshio) on May 2, 2016 at 12:56am PDT

あ゛あ゛あ゛あ゛あ゛（…成長してる？） #あ゛あ゛あ゛あ゛あ゛ #ニャー　#さだかや

A photo posted by 伽椰子と俊雄のほのぼの親子日記 (@kayakowithtoshio) on Apr 20, 2016 at 12:18am PDT

あ゛あ゛あ゛あ゛あ゛（新学期早々…） #遅刻常習犯　#あ゛あ゛あ゛あ゛あ゛ #ニャー　#さだかや

A photo posted by 伽椰子と俊雄のほのぼの親子日記 (@kayakowithtoshio) on Apr 10, 2016 at 7:39pm PDT

As if the Sony community hasn't been tortured enough leading up to E3, there is a Crash Bandicoot easter egg in Uncharted 4! The news comes from VG247, which...read more on Gaemtyrant

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Everything that we've ever seen in the MCU has in one way or another been leading up to what is going to happen in the Avengers: Infinity War films. They are going to have a ton of characters to work with when developing this story arc, but there are five characters in particular that they are hoping to focus on. 

During an interview with /Film, Captain America: Civil War directors Joe and Anthony Russo talked about how some of the relationships and dynamics of these characters could play a role in the Infinity War films. The five characters they mention are Captain America, Iron Man, Scarlet Witch, Vision, and Bucky. Here's what they revealed in their conversation.

Minor Spoilers for Captain America: Civil War follow:

Joe Russo: Certainly Scarlet Witch and Vision. It’s a very compelling story. Obviously, it’s one ripped from the comics that, for many years, there was some very interesting storytelling and characters. One character is searching for how to identify with humanity, another who is on a journey away from her humanity towards becoming a very powerful being.

Anthony Russo: I would also say Captain America and Iron Man is central. Can those guys ever repair their relationship? What is their relationship ever going to be like moving forward from this?

Joe Russo: Should they repair it?

Anthony Russo: That’s as complicated as anything. The other relationship that’s still exciting to us is, again, Cap and Bucky. The wonderful thing about this movie, which started in Winter Soldier, is that Cap had a belief in him, that there’s still a human being inside the Winter Soldier that he can save and that he can reach, and he’s gone to incredible lengths now, with incredible faith, that that’s waiting for him if he goes there. He’s found that human being inside Bucky Barnes, but who is that guy going forward? Just because he’s found and he’s there, he’s still this crazy, bastard hybrid of who he used to be in The First Avenger and this killing machine.

Joe Russo: If he’s not Bucky Barnes or The Winter Soldier, then who he is?

Anthony Russo: He’s somebody new now. What kind of relationship will him and Cap have moving forward?

After seeing Captain America: Civil War, it was safe to assume that many of these characters would return for Infinity War. The one I wasn't so sure about was Bucky, but it's great to hear that he is at least being considered to return. He's such an interesting character, and I love his relationship with Steve Rogers. All of the relationships mentioned here are definitely worth exploring more, and I'm curious to see what exactly they end up doing with them and how they turn out in the end. At the end of the day, a ton of characters and their relationships with each other will be explored in the two Infinity War films.

Infinity War – Part 1 opens in theaters May 4th, 2018, and Part II is set for May 3rd, 2019.

After watching this video, I believe that Jenny Nicholson has cracked the code to creating the names of Star Wars characters. Her process is pretty simple:

• If they are human, give them a normal name and then add real words as a last name OR take two normal names and change a letter or two to make it space-sounding.
• If they are alien, take random sounds or other languages and combine them.
• Sith lords, you just add Darth and then part of a word

It works out pretty well as the video will show!

Remember that horrific war 1954 WWII story that Quint recounts in Steven Spielberg's Jaws about the USS Indianapolis? It involved the ship being sunk by the Japanese, leaving 1100 of its crew stranded in the middle of the Pacific Ocean for a horde of shark to feed on. When I first heard that story in the film, it absolutely terrified me. 

Well, that story is finally getting its own movie. It's called USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage, and Nicolas Cage plays Capt. Charles Butler McVay, who was sent on a top secret mission with his crew to deliver the parts of the first atomic bomb. It was on the way back from delivering those parts when they were attacked by Japanese submarines. 

Because the ship was without an escort, the Indianapolis was not reported missing until four days later. Of 1,196 crewmen aboard, approximately 300 went down with the ship, while the rest faced exposure, dehydration, saltwater poisoning and shark attacks as they waited for assistance. Only 317 sailors survived, and McVay was court-martialed, then exonerated more than half a century later.

We've got the first trailer for the film for you to watch today thanks to Variety and it looks solid! I've been fascinated in this story since I first heard about it in Jaws and I'm excited to see this how this film brings it to life. 

The film was directed by Mario Van Peebles (Empire, Once Upon a Time), it features Tom Sizemore, and Thomas Jane co-stars as the pilot Chuck Gwinn, who spotted the crew of the USS Indianapolis on the fifth day after it sunk. I also included the clip from Jaws in which Quint tell his own version of the story.

Ava DuVernay has some serious heat in Hollywood after directing Selma. She met with Marvel about directing Black Panther (she ultimately passed), and she'll soon direct Disney's live-action adaptation of A Wrinkle in Time. At the same time that project was announced, word was that DuVernay was also in talks to direct a sci-fi film for DreamWorks called Intelligent Life, which was written by Jurassic World's Colin Trevorrow and Derek Connolly and has Lupita Nyong'o lined up to star. But THR reports that DuVernay has now left the project due to conflicts with A Wrinkle in Time and a new TV series she's working on called Queen Sugar.

Intelligent Life centers on a U.N. delegate tasked with being Earth's representative after humanity makes contact with alien life, and then he falls in love with a mysterious woman (Nyong'o) who turns out to be an alien.

It's unfortunate that she won't be sticking around to direct this project, because it sounded like a good fit for her talents and I was excited to see what she could do with Nyong'o. But maybe she'll end up collaborating with Trevorrow again sometime down the line, because this Twitter exchange definitely seems like they're still friendly:

Dear @ColinTrevorrow, Can't wait to see one of my favorite scripts come to "LIFE." Pun intended. Go get 'em, pal. pic.twitter.com/WTOGVoTMhQ

— Ava DuVernay (@AVAETC) May 5, 2016

I’ll keep leaving scripts on your doorstep with high hopes. So many stories, so little time... https://t.co/4ACfSMHRZ7

— Colin Trevorrow (@colintrevorrow) May 5, 2016

This may trigger a few toy collectors, but will amaze the rest of you. We all know Stormtrooper armor doesn't hold up to laser blasts that well, but what about in real life? Wired tests out one of the strongest commercial lasers against a set of Star Wars First Order action figures, and it turns out they don't do well, either. The video is still pretty cool to watch even if you know the outcome! It makes me wish I had a high-tech laser to destroy toys with!

Here's the first trailer for Urge, a new thriller starring Pierce Brosnan, Justin Chatwin, and Ashley Greene about a group of friends who go on an island vacation and meet a club owner (Brosnan) who gives them a wild new party drug called "Urge" that you're only supposed to take one time in your entire life. Naturally, they don't listen, and when they take it a second time, the situation gets way out of hand.

This is the directorial debut of producer Aaron Kaufman, and if you like trippy, drug-fueled thrillers, this one seems right up your alley.

Urge hits theaters and On Demand platforms on June 3rd.

A weekend getaway takes a dangerous turn when a mysterious nightclub owner (Pierce Brosnan) introduces a group of friends to a new designer drug. Stripped of their inhibitions, they start living out their wildest fantasies - but what starts out as a fun night of partying quickly turns deadly, as the island paradise deteriorates into a tropical madhouse.

The father and son team of Dan and Christopher Steininger built the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy out of LEGO pieces at Legoland in Malaysia, and there's a cool video that shows how they did it. (Spoiler alert: a bunch of kids helped.) The ship took 30 hours to construct and features 200,000 LEGO bricks, so that's something to strive for if you're a Star Wars fan who is looking for your next big LEGO project.

Via: Nerd Approved

A film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's novel Blood Meridian has been kicking around Hollywood for what seems like decades at this point, and a somewhat unlikely man is bringing it to life: James Franco. Deadline reports that the prolific filmmaker — if you haven't been paying attention, you probably didn't know he's directed seven movies in the past three years and has a staggering eight more currently in post-production — will direct and star in the new movie, and Russell Crowe is in talks to co-star. X-Men: Apocalypse star Tye Sheridan and Daredevil baddie Vincent D'Onofrio are on board as well.

Here's the synopsis of the book:

An epic novel of the violence and depravity that attended America's westward expansion, Blood Meridian brilliantly subverts the conventions of the Western novel and the mythology of the "wild west." Based on historical events that took place on the Texas-Mexico border in the 1850s, it traces the fortunes of the Kid, a fourteen-year-old Tennesseean who stumbles into the nightmarish world where Indians are being murdered and the market for their scalps is thriving.

Franco has already directed on McCarthy adaptation (Child of God), so it'll be interesting to see how he brings this much-higher-profile story to life on the big screen. No word yet on when filming will begin for this one, so it could still be a while before we see it. Have you read the book? What do you think about this casting?

Entertainment Earth has released a limited edition set of Captain America: Civil War Marvel Legends action figures that include Iron Man, Captain America, and the first figure of the new version of Spider-Man that I've seen. 

The set is currently available for purchase here for $62.99 and it's a first come first serve kind of thing. Once they are gone they won't be available anymore. Here are the details and specs on the set:

Entertainment Earth has 1st Reveal and In-Stock 1st.  Limited Quantities Available.  1st Come, 1st Serve.

• The world action figure debut of Tom Holland Spider-Man from Captain America: Civil War! 

• It's your chance to get your favorite characters as exquisitely detailed 6-inch tall action figures! 

• Spider-Man has his Marvel Cinematic Universe costume debut while Cap and Tony sport awesome battle-damaged deco. 

Add some awesome to your toy fights! Bring the next big thing in Marvel Legends home with the Captain America Civil War Marvel Legends Spider-Man, Captain America, and Iron Man Set. Each marvelous 6-inch action figure sports amazing deco that makes Iron Man, Spider-Man, and Captain America look like they stepped right out of a fight on the big screen. Sporting at least 20 points of articulation on each figure, this is the perfect trio to decorate your desk and relive your favorite moments from the big movie! It's also the perfect place to start your Marvel Legends action figure collection if you aren't already collecting the greatest super hero action figures of all time. Ages 8 and up.

These figures are actually pretty awesome and if you're a collector they're definitley worth picking up!

After stepping into the superhero movie world co-writing Ant-Man with Paul Rudd, Anchorman and The Big Short director Adam McKay was talking with Marvel Studios about possibly directing one of their movies (many assumed it was Inhumans, which has since been removed from the release calendar altogether). But now Deadline reports that McKay is venturing into an entirely new superhero universe and directing a film called Irredeemable. Here's how they describe the plot:

In the Mark Waid-created comic book that debuted in 2009 and lasted 36 issues, the central figure is the Plutonian, the world’s greatest superhero until he began heartlessly slaughtering the population of Earth, at least those who defy him. It falls to a superhero group known as the Paradigm to stop his rampage. They were former colleagues of the Plutonian, they’ve all got problems of their own, and none of them is nearly as powerful as the mass-murdering maniac holding the world hostage. In Clarice-Hannibal Lecter fashion, the Paradigm in desperation turns to a famous supervillain for help; it might be the only way to stop the carnage.

That sounds very much in line with the evolution of the superhero genre at this point in its history. After an era of classic origin stories and straight-forward adventures, the success of the irreverent Deadpool, the existence of movies like Suicide Squad, and the notion of heroes fighting heroes (BvS, Civil War) has shown that audiences are ready for the next step, and this could be a great encapsulation of that. I haven't read these comics, but Waid is a terrific writer who's done outstanding work on books like The Flash, so I'm intrigued at what this will be like. Even more intriguing: Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters and Dead Snow writer/director Tommy Wirkola is writing the screenplay. Count me in.

Read a ranking of all of McKay's directing efforts right here.

It takes real devotion to recreate a movie trailer using LEGO bricks, but when it's done correctly, the results can be spectacular. Such is the case with this new recreation of the Rogue One: A Star Wars Story trailer by the animators collective, which turned out to be a truly spectacular video that perfectly captures so many of the great details about that awesome trailer.

This is far more detailed than just a standard LEGO recreation — they went all out with lighting, VFX, and more. Check out the top-notch video below (along with a side-by-side comparison with the original trailer), and then see some of how they created it in two behind-the-scenes vids at the bottom of the page.