Wolverine 3: The Death of Old Man Logan

Wolverine 3 will be the last time we get to see Hugh Jackman play the role of Wolverine, the most popular mutant in the last decade. And while it is sad that there will never be another Hugh Jackman Wolverine, after 2017, it will be exciting to see how he goes out, and also whom they decide to replace him with, because there needs to be another brooding, anti-hero, bad-ass in the X-Men Cinematic Universe. 

It has been said that Wolverine 3 will take place in a time that we, the fans, have not seen before, in an X-Men movie, and the rumor has it, we might be getting a film based on Mark Miller's Old Man Logan series. When confronted about it a while back, Hugh Jackman said he could neither confirm nor deny the rumor, but recent photos from the set of Wolverine 3 show an aged Hugh Jackman and an even older Patrick Stewart.

In the comics Old Man Logan renounces his violent tendencies and travels across the country defeating various Marvel super villains. Hugh Jackman did also say that we would be able to see Wolverine's berserker mode, so maybe in the aftermath of the berserker mode he decides to renounce his violent ways. But, since Marvel owns the rights to many of the villains he fights in the series it is unlikely that we will see that exact story line. However, my theory is that we will see a mix of Old Man Logan and Charles Soule's Death of Wolverine.

In Death of Wolverine, Logan is infected with a virus from the microverse that causes him to lose his mutant healing factor, giving past villains and enemies a chance to finally kill him. Also after the end of this series the mantle of Wolverine is passed down to Logan's clone, X-23. The likelihood of seeing X-23 in Wolverine 3 is extremely high, considering what happens in the after credits scene of X-Men: Age of Apocalypse, and who is alluded to. For those that do not know (Spoiler Alert), in the after credits scene we see men in black suits take a vile of Wolverine's blood and put it into a case that said "Essex Corp." on it. Essex Corp. is owned by Nathaniel Essex, or better known as Mister Sinister. Sinister is obsessed with perfecting the human race through mutation, which is what leads him to cloning and splicing many of the strongest mutants. Even though X-23 is actually created by Dr. Sarah Kinney and not Sinister, it still makes sense to have him be the one who clones Wolverine, because he is such an integral part of the X-Men universe (and, because they did not have him be a part of Age of Apocalypse).

Fox may not know what to do with the X-Men as a team, but it seems they have figured out how to make successful solo movies starring X-Men characters. Considering  their recent success with 'The Wolverine' and 'Deadpool,' I am confident/hopeful that they will not ruin Hugh Jackman's last movie as Wolverine. Plus, it is always exciting to see major change in comics and the aftermath thereof, and with Wolverine possibly dying in the next movie, we may actually see a meaningful death in a comic book movie (Havok dying does not count).

Donald Glover Cast in 'Spider-Man: Homecoming'

Nerds are finally getting what we want! Even if it is not exactly what we wanted. Donald Glover, a few days ago, was just cast in 'Spider-Man: Homecoming,' the latest Spider-Man reboot starring Tom Holland. His role in the film is being kept a secret, and it seems Marvel is doing this intentionally. And when the director, Jon Watts was asked about Donald Glover's role in the movie, by the Daily Beast, he said:

“I can’t talk about anything like that! That would have been so amazing, if I’d just completely spilled some secret like that by accident.  I probably can’t say anything. There’s a little sniper dot on me at all times, just in case. They’ll hit me with a tranq dart.” 

So, obviously, this secret is a big one, maybe even bigger than Spider-Man showing up in 'Captain America: Civil War.' The only thing we can do know is that we know nothing, so all we can do is speculate.

Donald Glover has expressed interest in being in a Spider-Man adaptation ever since they started casting for 'The Amazing Spider-Man' starring Andrew Garfield, back in 2010. Twitter, including myself, went crazy and celebrated the idea of Donald Glover playing Miles Morales, the current Spider-Man in the Ultimate Universe of Marvel Comics. There were Reddit debates, Twitter campaigns, and petitions supporting the idea of Glover playing Spider-Man, but in the end the execs and producers at Sony said that Peter Parker is Spider-Man and that would not change anytime soon. Personally I would have loved to see someone else, especially Miles Morales, take the mantle of Spider-Man on the big screen, because like I have said before, change in comic books and comic book movies is good and keeps them fresh. They have not even announced what kind of role Donald Glover will have in the movie, but people are still extremely excited about his being in the movie and the thought of change. 

What role could Glover possibly be playing? He might be too old to be a peer of Peter Parker's, because the movie will be centered around Parker's teenage years, and he might even be too old to be Miles Morales, unless they stray from the source material and make Miles a young adult and not teenager (God I hope they stray from the source material this one time). There have been unsubstantiated rumors that he would be a love interest of Aunt May or even a secondary villain. Again those rumors are unsubstantiated, and, hopefully, wrong, because I really want to see Miles Morales on the big screen. Honestly, I just want to see a Black Panther/Black Spider-Man team-up movie. Make it happen Marvel!

Ben Affleck's Solo Batman Film Not Ready Yet

If any of you are like me, then you were probably wondering when we would see another solo Batman movie, seeing as, after 'Batman v Superman,' Warner Bros. and DC have established a new DC cinematic universe with a new Batman, played by Ben Affleck. And this universe was drastically expanded by the announcement of 'Suicide Squad.' So, how does Batman fit into this universe, and what storylines will they follow for Ben Affleck's Batman? The next solo Batman movie will be starring, and directed by Ben Affleck. He is also writing the screenplay with DC co-boss, Geoff Johns. When questioned about the release date of the movie Affleck had this to say:

"I think they [Warner Bros.] have a date for it. Although, I don’t know if I would necessarily be able to make that date because I don’t have a script that’s ready yet. So that’s my -- my timetable is I’m not going to make a movie until there’s a script that I think is good because, I’ve been on the end of the things when you make movies when you have a script that’s not good yet and it doesn’t pan out." 

I could not help but laugh while reading this statement, because he is obviously talking about the highly criticized 'Batman V Superman,' which was considered by many to be a failure. Also while reading his statements all I could think about was the "Sad Ben Affleck" 'Batman V Superman' interview. And if you have not seen it, I suggest you watch it; it is definitely worth watching (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_OGe7l-WPQ). 

Ha! Look at his face!

Affleck is trying to keep from falling into the same trap as 'Batman V Superman,' by taking his time with the script and making sure everything is perfect. Some of the issues people had with 'Batman V Superman' were that it was confusing, and at times boring. The production of the movie seemed rushed and sloppy, as they were trying to jump start a DC cinematic universe that could rival Marvel's already well established cinematic universe. So, in doing so DC tried to force a ton of information into one movie, consequently causing the flow of the movie to suffer. Between Bruce's premonitions and the introduction of four new super heroes, it was very difficult for average fan to keep up with plot. While I do think it is important that Warner Bros. and DC realize their mistakes and corrects them before filming another movie, I also think they can be hurting themselves by taking too much time writing the screen play for the next solo Bataman movie. They are way behind Marvel and need to catch the "super hero movie wave" while it is still here, and also trying to create the perfect script can lead to another bad film. 

Review: Deadpool v Gambit #1

The Deadpool v Gambit mini-series kicked off yesterday, and it had all the elements of a classic "Deadpool vs." comic. It starts out with Deadpool waiting in line for coffee, at Work Juice, of course talking to himself, making a reference to something of cultural importance. This time he was muttering to himself about how Sartre, a French philosopher and playwright, was wrong when he said, "hell is other people," but Deadpool continues by saying, "Hell is the best coffee in town being featured in 'Time Out New York... Because the lines are just... Wait! Sartre was right!" He kind of misinterpreted the famous quote by Jean Paul Sartre, but it is Deadpool, and the reference makes, because not everyone is going to know what the quote is really trying to say.

After Deadpool realizes that Sartre is right, Gambit, who is few spots in line ahead of Deeadpool, realizes that they are waiting in the same line and greets him. At this point it appears as though that thy are going to fight; Gambit charges his cards with kinetic energy, ready to throw them, and Deadpool reaches for his katana. But, instead of fighting they set the scene for flashback sequence, from the last time they saw each other. Deadpool starts it off by saying, "Last time [we saw each other] was that thing with Spider-Man and Daredevil, right?" The flashback begins with Spider-Man, in a button up shirt, pants, and sports jacket, with his "Spidey-Suit" and mask on underneath, in a museum looking at a clay-stone artifact, talking to a little girl about how he lives in the best city in the world, but never takes advantage of it.

Then at that moment he is hit in the head by one of Daredevil's batons, and Daredevil says, "Spider-Man, I am mad at you!" Then the "super-hero fight" begins and the fight takes them all through midtown, running into the Jade Dragons, a theatre where a rehearsal for a musical is taking place, and a hipster street market. And the whole time they were making witty remarks and observations. One of the funniest things they talked about was their own fight and how there seems to be so many "super-hero fights." At some point during the fight Daredevil says, "A lot of super-hero fights these days come down political or philosophical differences." And Spider-Man would later say in response, "Instead of talking, it's coming to blows." Later they would both make more witty observations and references about hipster diet restrictions and why they dislike musicals, but if I sat here and tried to tell you every joke they make I would be here forever.

The whole time I was reading this fight I am sitting there anticipating and waiting for Deadpool and Gambit to join the fight some how, but they never do, because (plot twist) they were pretending to be Spider-Man and Daredevil the entire time. After finding this out, I thought to myself, "Well, it was weird that Daredevil was contributing to the banter through out the fight," but at the time, because I assumed Deadpool was narrating and giving his own interpretation of the story, I did not even question it. 

Deadpool and Gambit were fighting as Spider-Man and Daredevil, because they were pulling a con for a guy named Chalmers and did not want to be recognized. Chalmers sold diamonds to criminal organizations, and through out the fight Deadpool and Gambit would break into the headquarters of these organizations and steal the diamonds back, mid-fight. Then at the end of the con, when they were celebrating and congratulating each other, Gambit notices that there is a gun taped underneath the table and in response to Deadpool asking him why they do not team up more often, he says, "Because of the inevitable double cross..." A fight then breaks out where Deadpool and Gambit completely retrace their steps and at some point they realize that they were set up by Chalmers, who ended up making off with the entire score. 

Now the story comes back to the present where they both say how badly they want to take revenge on Chalmers, and seemingly out of nowhere Chalmers appears. The comic ends with all three of them sitting down drinking coffee, and Chalmers telling Deadpool and Gambit that he has another job for them, one that would be even better than the last.

Dragon Ball Super Episode 49 Review: History Of Future Trunks Explained

Future Trunks actually exists in an alternate future, that for some reason exists along the same timeline as a past that cannot explain the future Trunks returned to the first time. The last time we saw Future Trunks was during the Cell Games, and Goku sacrifices himself to save the world from Cell’s self destruct attack. According to Trunks he then returned to his future, where somehow all the Z-Fighters are still dead, even though they defeated both Cell and the Androids, who were the reasons for their death. He also goes on to tell us that he defeated Babadi and Dabura, to keep Majin Buu from awakening. Then, “Goku Black,” appeared and within a year almost killed every person on the planet. So, if Trunks kept everyone from dying by the hands of the Androids, in the past, why are they, along with the androids and cell, still dead in the future? Because, if Trunks’ actions in the past do in fact change his future (evidence of this is that the world is still in tact, everyone on Earth is till alive, and Babadi is able to surface), then everyone should still be alive in his future (except for Launch). My guess is that Trunks, because he has traveled through time, exists outside of time and created an alternate future that is only slightly affected by his actions in the past. Trunks does remember that Goku sacrifices himself in the Cell Gmaes, but does not know that he is brought back during the Buu Saga, because this is not his past. He exists on another timeline entirely, that is only somewhat affected by the events from the current timeline. This still does not explain why he is still the only Z-Fighter left in his future, or why Mai is his age. The only explanation is that his alternate timeline is broken and Bulma's time machine allows him to travel through time and to different timelines. 

I'm confused too buddy...

Honestly, the laws of space and time do not apply here, Trunks is from an alternate timeline, but can still travel along the current time, because... Dragon Ball. But the story is still cool at least! Next episode will see a show down between Goku and Goku Black, hopefully, seeing as Black finds a way to follow Trunks back in time, at the end of the episode.