Comic-Con International is teaming us with Lionsgate to bring fanboys and fangirls Comic-Con everyday all year long. They are launching a Video On Demand subscription service that will be available later this year.

The service will include original short-form content that will be created exclusively for the channel. There will also be films and TV series from the Lionsgate library and other studios whose products appeal to the Comic-Con fan base. They will also screen exclusive archived footage from the 45 years that the geek event has been around. They also plan on working with the Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival to provide content.

This could be something fun to subscribe to, but I think I’ll wait to see what people think of it to see if it’s really worth it before I actually subscribe to it. Here’s some additional information from the press release:

Last year, 17 of the top 20 North American box office blockbusters had a presence at the Comic-Con Convention along with iconic television series such as “The Walking Dead” and “American Horror Story.” Comic-Con International has grown from 300 attendees in the basement of San Diego’s U.S. Grant Hotel in 1970 to well over 130,000 fans from around the world last year, marking its evolution into a staple of popular culture and the longest-running comics and popular arts convention in America. Badges for this year’s Comic-Con sold out in 60 minutes.

“We’re thrilled that the biggest pop culture event of the year will become a year-round digital channel for Comic-Con fans and audiences around the world,” said Lionsgate President of Worldwide Television & Digital Distribution Jim Packer. “The fan base for the kind of films and television series showcased at Comic-Con has grown exponentially, and a subscription video-on-demand service is the ideal platform to capture the magic and excitement of the Comic-Con experience year-round as well as the perfect vehicle for Comic-Con fans to discover new content.”

Reflecting the tremendous interest in the diverse roster of comics, films and television series showcased at Comic-Con International each year, the two companies plan to roll out the new service beginning with the U.S. later this year.

“From the beginning of our discussions, nearly two years ago, we have been extremely impressed with Lionsgate’s embracing and understanding of fan culture,” said Comic-Con’s Director of Marketing and Public Relations David Glanzer . “Working with our Lionsgate partners has been an exciting exercise in finding great ways to expand our horizons to deliver the unique magic of Comic-Con and the celebration of comics and popular art to our fans 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and around the world.”

“As a next generation studio, Lionsgate has grown up with Comic-Con, and their fans are our audiences,” said Lionsgate President of Interactive Ventures & Games Peter Levin . “We’re excited by the opportunity to expand and enrich the world of Comic-Con for existing fans and extend it to a whole new global audience with a channel distinguished by its imaginative curation, depth and diversity of content and fierce loyalty to the Comic-Con brand.”

Originally showcasing comic books, film and fantasy literature, Comic-Con has grown to also encompass science fiction, horror, animation, anime, manga, toys, collectibles, video games, interactive multimedia, webcomics, fantasy novels and other aspects of pop culture. In addition to San Diego Comic-Con International, the new subscription video-on-demand service will also have exclusive access to the archives of sister convention WonderCon.

The new Comic-Con International channel is the third streaming service to be launched or announced by Lionsgate as the Company continues to build its suite of online platforms to deliver content directly to consumers. Lionsgate also recently launched the Lionsgate Entertainment World platform with the Alibaba Group in China and has announced the planned launch this summer of Tribeca Shortlist, a subscription video-on-demand service for film aficionados in partnership with Tribeca Enterprises.

Fans may visit Comic-Con.org/OnDemand to become the first to learn details about the new service.

Nicholas Hoult’s character Nux is featured on one the latest poster for George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road. The character seems to find lots of joy in carnage and chaos. We have couple other new posters for the film that make sure we all know that this movie is going to be complete madness. 

An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and almost everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be able to restore order. There's Max, a man of action and a man of few words, who seeks peace of mind following the loss of his wife and child in the aftermath of the chaos. And Furiosa, a woman of action and a woman who believes her path to survival may be achieved if she can make it across the desert back to her childhood homeland.

Mad Max: Fury Road will be unleashed on May 15th.

This cool piece of Hellboy fan art is called "Tentacle Time!" and it was created by artist Brian Lawver. As you can see he's about to take on some kind of tentacled creature, which is a pretty normal thing for the badass hero. Here's a note from the artist:

Fan art of Mike Mignola's character Hellboy! I really love the world he has created. It's just full of all kinds of great characters, potential, and humor!

You can see another illustration that the artist worked on at the following link: Avengers GO!

Hugh Jackman has signed on to play the lead role in the faith based film project Apostle Paul. The movie is being developed at Warner Bros. and Jackman will take on the title role, who is also known as Saul of Tarsus. 

Jackman is also producing the movie alongside Matt Damon and Ben Affleck under their Pearl Street banner. The screenplay is currently being written by Matt Cook (Triple Nine, By Way Of Helena). 

Just in case you haven’t been to Sunday School in a while, Paul was not one of the 12 original apostles of Jesus. He was converted on the Road to Damascus when Christ came to him and in that moment he was blinded by a great, white light. He remained blind until a man named Ananias prayed and restored his eyesight. Paul ended up becoming one of the most important followers of Jesus as he traveled to Rome and preached Christ’s word the the Romans. He was able to do this because he was a Roman citizen. He is also known for writing 14 of 27 books in the New Testament.

Several other successful faith-based movies have been released recently, including Son Of God, God’s Not Dead, and Heaven Is For Real. With the huge fan base that Jackman has, and the popularity of Christian movies right now, this next project is sure to be a success. 

Jackman is gearing up to star in a third Wolverine film, which hits theaters on March 3rd, 2017. He’s also set to star as P.T, Barnum in The Greatest Showman On Earth. 

Source: Deadline

As Lionsgate is working on an adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey, and they’ve brought on the team who developed The Hunger Games films to bring one of history’s greatest adventure stories to life. The ancient Greek poem is about a long voyage home after the conclusion of the Trojan War.

Francis Lawrence is set to direct, Peter Craig will write the script, and Nina Jacobson is going to produce. All of them were part of the team that worked on The Hunger Games.

According to Deadline, the studio has put the project onto the fast track of production. They plan to start shooting early next year, right after the filmmakers finish their Mockingjay - Part 2 promotional tour.

The story has been adapted several times by Hollywood in films and TV. Past projects are connected to the story either directly or indirectly. One of my favorite indirect adaptations was Joel and Ethan Coen’s O Brother, Where Are Thou? 

The story is packed full of everything a good movie needs. It follows the adventures of the warrior Odysseus and the trials and tribulations he encounters on his decade-long journey home to Greece after the fall of Troy. Along the way he is met with several obstacles such as a Cyclops, a Scylla, a sea monster, and of course, the birdlike sirens.

There’s no information on what the angle for the movie is, but I’m sure it will be targeted to a PG-13 audience.

Check out this amusing video from Tripp and Tyler that offers us a humorous look at what absurd e-mail mistakes might be like in real life. Some of these include forgetting to switch off your out-of-office reply, forgetting to attach a file, reply-alls, and more. These all look moronically funny in person. 

Sunshine Superman is an inspiring documentary that tells the story of Carl Boenish, who is known as the father of base jumping. This is a larger than life man who dared to take on the impossible and started jumping off buildings and cliffs for sport. Boenish comes off as a goofy guy who is completely fearless. Unfortunately, that fearlessness ended up getting him killed. It seems like he sure lived his life to its fullest, though, and without limits. This definitely looks like a doc that I would enjoy watching.

A heart-racing documentary portrait of Carl Boenish, the father of the BASE-jumping movement, whose early passion for skydiving led him to ever more spectacular - and dangerous - feats of foot-launched human flight. Experience his jaw-dropping journey in life and love, to the pinnacle of his achievements when he and wife Jean broke the BASE-jumping Guinness World Record in 1984 on the Norwegian 'Troll Wall' mountain range. Incredibly, within days, triumph was followed by disaster. 

Sunshine Superman hits theaters starting on May 22nd. 

Warner Bros. has been looking to get a Logan’s Run remake into production for years, but it’s always kind of fizzled out. The most recent attempt to make the movie was being developed with actor Ryan Gosling re-teaming with his Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn. That’s no longer happening, though. 

The current script for the film is being written by BioShock creator Ken Levine, and according to Tracking Board, the remake has been retooled to make the lead character a female. This news is unconfirmed, but it sounds like something Hollywood would do.

Logan’s Run is based on the 1967 novel by William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson, and the original 1976 movie starred Michael York, Jenny Agutter, and Farrah Fawcett. The story centers on a future society that requires the death of everyone upon reaching a certain age. Anyone who does't embrace their destiny to die is labeled a “runner” and is hunted by operatives known as Sandmen. Logan is one of these Sandmen who is forced to go on the run.

It is reported that the new film is expected to stay closer to the source material than the original movie did and could feature low-tech science fiction in a futuristic setting. I liked the original 1976 film, and if this remake actually does happen, I hope they go with the retro vibe.

I have a beautifully animated short film for you to watch today called "Celles et Ceux des Cimes et Cieux (These and Those Treetop and Heaven)." It was created by Gwenn Germain, who says it was inspired by the work of Hayao Miyazaki, Jean Girault, and Syd Mead. You can definitely see the influence of those artists in this short. Here's a brief story summary:

A young boy who lives in a village on a giant tree, fall in the depth of the forest where he meets two strange natives who will help him to go back home.

Gore Vebinski’s career blew up when he directed The Ring back in 2002, and after directing three Pirates of the Caribbean films, Rango, and The Lone Ranger, he’s jumping back into the horror genre. The move is called A Cure For Wellness, and it’s being written by Justin Haythe (Revolutionary Road).

Dane DeHaan (The Amazing Spider-Man 2) has joined the cast of the movie. According to THR, the movie tells the story of an employee (DeHaan) “who is sent to rescue his boss from a European ‘wellness spa’ but soon realizes he's trapped, and discovers that the facility has a more sinister purpose than just serving the health needs of its patients." 

A young actress named Mia Goth (Nymphomaniac: Vol. II) is also in negotiations to join the project. If cast, she will will play “a longtime patient who is oblivious to the spa director's dark designs for her.”

It will be nice to see Verbinski make another horror movie, and this one sounds like it will be a great project for him. Production is set to start in Europe in June.

Fantastic Four star Kate Mara has been cast in the Ridley Scott produced sci-fi drama Morgan. Also joining the film is Anya Taylor-Joy, who is a young actress who blew audiences away with her performance in the Sundance hit The Witch.

The movie will be directed by Scott’s son Luke Scott from a script written by Seth Owens. According to THR, the story centers around “a corporate risk management consultant who is summoned to a remote research lab to determine whether or not to terminate an at-risk artificial being.”

This will be Luke Scott’s first time directing a feature film. He previously directed a short film called "Loom," and worked with his dad as the second unit director on Exodus: Gods and Kings. 

This could be a really interesting project. The actresses they’ve cast are extremely talented, so we know that the acting will at least be solid.

Tomorrow Marvel is going to unleash a new full trailer for Paul Rudd's Ant-Man. While we wait for that, here is a 30-second preview of that trailer with some brief bits of new footage for you to enjoy. We'll have the full trailer posted for you on the site as soon as it goes live, so stay turned for that awesomeness! 

The next evolution of the Marvel Cinematic Universe brings a founding member of The Avengers to the big screen for the first time with Marvel Studios’ Ant-Man. Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, master thief Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym (Michael Douglas), protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from a new generation of towering threats. Against seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Pym and Lang must plan and pull off a heist that will save the world.

The movie hits theaters on July 17th.

Let's start the week off right with an extended 90-second clip from Avengers: Age of Ultron! The clip premiered during the MTV Movie Awards last night, and it features an action-packed scene in which we watch Hulk chaotically fight Tony Stark in his Hulkbuster armor, which has some pretty radical features. This is just a little taste of what we're in store for when we go see this flick.

Avengers: Age of Ultron was screened for several members of the press last week, and everything that I've seen and heard so far has been extremely positive, which really isn't that surprising. I think we all know the movie is going to be amazing, and we'll be able to watch it for ourselves when it's released in theaters on May 1st! 

We've got an exciting second full trailer for you to watch for Terminator Genisys, and it looks pretty damn awesome! This might actually be the Terminator film that fans have been waiting for. It's full of new footage and action-packed greatness, but there's one part in which Arnold Schwarznegger busts out this ridiculous smile that I thought was amusing. 

I also included a new Game of Thrones inspired promo spot for the film in which Emilia Clarke transforms from the Mother of Dragons to the Mother of Resistance. It begins with the Iron Throne turning into liquid metal and then reforming as Sarah Conner ready to kick some ass.

The beginning of Terminator Genisys, the first of three planned films that Paramount hopes will relaunch the beloved sci-fi franchise, is set in 2029, when the Future War is raging and a group of human rebels has the evil artificial-intelligence system Skynet on the ropes. John Connor (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ Jason Clarke) is the leader of the resistance, and Kyle Reese (Divergent‘s Jai Courtney) is his loyal soldier, raised in the ruins of post apocalyptic California. As in the original film, Connor sends Reese back to 1984 to save Connor’s mother, Sarah (Game of Thrones‘ Emilia Clarke), from a Terminator programmed to kill her so that she won’t ever give birth to John. But what Reese finds on the other side is nothing like he expected.

The movie will be released on July 1st.

It’s been rumored for a couple of months that the next onscreen iteration of Spider-Man will be a teenage version of Peter Parker. That rumor is now confirmed to be 100% true. During an interview with Collider, Marvel President Kevin Feige said that they are looking to cast someone around the age of 15-16 years old and explained that he wants to take advantage of Parker’s high school life to tell some Spider-Man stories that haven’t been told on the big screen yet. Here’s the quote:

“In terms of the age of an actor we’ll eventually to cast, I don’t know. In terms of the age of what we believe Peter Parker is, I’d say 15-16 is right… [S]ome of my favorite Spider-Man arcs and Spider-Man stories, he’s in high school for a lot of it. We want to explore that. That also makes him very, very different from any of our other characters in the MCU, which is something else we want to explore: how unique he is when now put against all these other characters.”

There were early rumors of a seasoned Spider-Man being introduced into the Marvel cinematic universe, which is an idea that I liked. We’ve seen the origin story of Spider-Man twice already. Thankfully, they will skip that part of the story moving forward. Obviously, Marvel has some fun ideas to play with for the character, and I trust that they’ll deliver something fans will be happy with. In an interview with Crave Online Feige explained,

“There is a young kid [already] running around New York City in a homemade version of the Spider-Man costume in the MCU. You just don’t know it yet… In Spider-Man’s very specific case, where there have been two retellings of that origin in the last whatever it’s been – [thirteen] years – for us we are going to take it for granted that people know that, and the specifics.”

In regards the the costume he added,

“We’ve already designed the costume, which is different than any of the ones that have come before. And yet ours is classic Spidey, as I think you’ll see.”

Peter was only in high school for the first 28 issues of the original The Amazing Spider-Man comic, but Brian Michael Bendis’s Ultimate Spider-Man was completely set during the characters high school days. I imagine they’ll be using that as their inspiration.

They have yet to officially announce an actor for the role, but it’s expected to come soon. He will be introduced into the MCU in Anthony and Joe Russo’s upcoming Captain America: Civil War, which is set for release on May 6th, 2016. He’ll then get his own solo film, written and directed by Drew Goddard. That film is set for release on July 28th, 2017.

Marvel Studios has released a new full trailer for Ant-Man, and if you're not excited about the movie yet, then this trailer just might help you get there! It's packed to the brim with more radical footage that contains cool visuals, awesome action with Ant-Man fighting Yellowjacket, and some very funny humor. There's a model train scene at the end of the trailer that is fantastic.

I know Ant-Man isn't the most popular character in the Marvel universe, but this movie looks like it's going to be freakin' entertaining! 

The next evolution of the Marvel Cinematic Universe brings a founding member of The Avengers to the big screen for the first time with Marvel Studios’ “Ant-Man.” Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, master thief Scott Lang must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from a new generation of towering threats. Against seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Pym and Lang must plan and pull off a heist that will save the world.

Ant-Man stars Paul Rudd as Scott Lang aka Ant-Man, Evangeline Lilly as Hope Van Dyne, Corey Stoll as Darren Cross aka Yellowjacket, Bobby Cannavale as Paxton, Michael Peña as Luis, Judy Greer as Maggie, Tip “Ti” Harris as Dave, David Dastmalchian as Kurt, Wood Harris as Gale, Jordi Mollà as Castillo, and Michael Douglas as Hank Pym.

Peyton Reed directed the movie, and it comes out on July 17th, 2015.

Ryan Reynolds has released a new photo from the set of Deadpool featuring himself in full costume along with our first look at newcomer Brianna Hildebrand as Negasonic Teenage Warhead. The image came along with the following caption:

“Negasonic Teenage Wat-The-Shit?!”

Negasonic Teenage Warhead was created by Grant Morrison in his New X-Men comic run, and she was killed off shortly after she was introduced. The character later returned as a psychic projection created by Emma Frost while Joss Whedon was writing Astonishing X-Men.

The character is a telepath with precognitive abilities. It looks like they stuck pretty closely to the comic book version of the character, but it will be interesting to see what role she’ll play in the story for this film.

After the the Imperial forces from Star Wars battled the U.S.S. Enterprise over San Francisco, they made their way down to Los Angeles to cause even more destructive chaos. Now is the time for the Jedis of L.A. to rise up and take back their city, which is being destroyed! The video was created by YouTube user Kaipotainment, and I hope you enjoy it. I thought it was funny that the famous "Hollywood" sign was replaced with "Disney." At the rate Disney is going, I'm sure one day that will happen for real.

GeekTyrant's editors Eli Reyes, Joey Paur, and Free Reyes were at the world premiere screening of Batman vs Robin during WonderCon 2015. They talk about what they liked and hated about the animated movie, and if it's worth your time to buy and watch. (Spoiler: It most definitely is.)

I don't know about you, but I've already binge-watched Marvel's Daredevil twice on Netflix, and it was awesome! If you haven't started watching it yet, you really need to. It's one of the best things Marvel has produced.  

As I'm sure you're aware, the series is loaded with Easter eggs and references to Marvel comics and the cinematic universe. it wasn't until the second time I watch it that I was able to notice a lot of that stuff. Thanks to Mr. Sunday Movies, we have a video that points out the connections to other heroes, villains, comics, and storylines and the Stan Lee cameo.

The video does contain SPOILERS, so if you're not finished watching the series, or haven't started it yet, you might want to avoid this.