It’s been a slow 7-8 days on the entertainment front other than the few headlines that emerged last week, but here are a few items of notice that appeared over the weekend: (side-note: you’ll all be proud of me, as I pulled the trigger on a couple of the Hellboy library editions on Friday. I’d never read word one of those comics before, so it’s been quite the treat!)
– We’ve reported on it a few times, but yesterday, the team behind the planned documentary on George Miller‘s Justice League: Mortal released a number of pieces of concept art from the film and while none of it ever actually got used, it’s a neat peek at what might have been:
Ladies & Gentlemen – your King of Atlantis. #Aquaman#JusticeLeagueMortal#MillersJusticeLeagueMortal Lets go viral! pic.twitter.com/7zIh4jx2U2
— Miller’s JL – Doco (@JLdoco) May 30, 2015
Princess Diana flies through Themyscira #MillersjusticeLeagueMortal#JusticeLeagueMortal#Wonderwomanpic.twitter.com/LobU5m6pwB — Miller’s JL – Doco (@JLdoco) May 29, 2015
“I am Mars’ sole survivor. There is a reason for that.” – J’onn J’onzz – The Martian Manhunter. #JusticeLeagueMortal pic.twitter.com/myHMjdiukz
— Miller’s JL – Doco (@JLdoco) May 31, 2015
Princess Diana of Themyscira – or as you may know her #WonderWoman – #justiceLeagueMortal #MillersJusticeLeagueMortal pic.twitter.com/GT4ldjCzBr
— Miller’s JL – Doco (@JLdoco) May 30, 2015
Comics Artist Steve Scroce, who worked on the film, also shared some storyboards featuring a battle between Superman and Wonder Woman, which you can see a sample of below:
– THR reports that Sony is still screen-testing potential Spider-Man actors in Atlanta, where Captain America: Civil War is filming and the new Peter Parker is expected to debut. Despite earlier reports that Asa Butterfield had locked down the role, it seems that its still wide-open to a few possibilities, including: Charlie Rowe (Red Band Society), Matthew Lintz (Pixels), Charlie Plummer (Boardwalk Empire), Judah Lewis (Demolition), and the previously reported Tom Holland and Butterfield.
Apparently, we’ll have an answer as to who will be filling the role by this week.
– This is totally not comics related, though they do make comics of Game of Thrones, so perhaps it’s slightly on-topic. But last night’s episode of the HBO series was incredible, and probably one of the best episodes of the entire run. One little trivia note that I quite enjoyed was a cameo appearance by Atlanta based metal act Mastodon, of whom co-showrunner D.B. Weiss is a big fan. Here’s a picture of some of the members in a scene that’s probably a little spoilery, so I’ll leave a gap…
In a previous life, I played in a band that had a practice space in the same building as Mastodon, it was amazing getting to hear them play during the week as I walked by their door.
Funny enough, this isn’t the first time musicians have appeared on Game of Thrones, in Season 3, Coldplay drummer Will Champion appeared during the infamous “Red Wedding”.
And Icelandic art-rockers Sigur Rós showed up in Season 4 during King Joffrey’s equally attention grabbing wedding:
I’m really hoping for an appearance by The National in Season 6.