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[Movie News] ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Cast Visits Young Fans in LA Hospital

by Tori Ann July 2, 2019

written by Tori Ann

Last week, patients at Los Angeles’ Children’s Hospital not only were among the first to see Spider-Man: Far From Home, but they got to meet the heroes themselves.

Stars Tom Holland, Jake Gyllenhaa l, and Zendaya made the trip to the hospital to take photos, meet the kids and their families, and give them an exclusive Q&A after viewing the film. A video shared by the hospital showed just how special that visit was.

Holland and Gyllenhaal even showed up in their superhero costumes as Spider-Man and Mysterio (respectively), doing flips and getting chased down the hallway by young fans. They also visited patients in their hospital rooms, where many a young fan sported attire bearing their favorite hero (Spider-Man, naturally). One boy told Holland that he loves how his superhero alter-ego shoots webs.

This isn’t the first time Holland has made time to visit fans in the hospital – he visited the same hospital 2 years ago before Spider-Man: Homecoming came out to meet fans and show that he really does have the powers of Spider-Man.

Spider-Man: Far From Home is in theaters now.

July 2, 2019 0 comment

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[TV News] ‘Batwoman’ Series Greenlit By The CW

by Tori Ann May 8, 2019

written by Tori Ann

The CW has a new hero and her name is Batwoman. First introduced to the network in the Elseworlds crossover event last year, she helped out Oliver, Barry, and Kara in their search for Dr. John Deegan, the man responsible for the body-swapping that saw Barry and Oliver exchange lives. The cousin of Bruce Wayne, Kate Kane defends the city of Gotham as the hero Batwoman.

The network has now given the crime-fighter her own series, officially making the announcement this week, along with a teaser video.

https://youtu.be/CzNYUWX2eYY

Here is the show’s official synopsis:

Armed with a passion for social justice and a flair for speaking her mind, Kate Kane (Rose) soars onto the streets of Gotham as Batwoman, an out lesbian and highly trained street fighter primed to snuff out the failing city’s criminal resurgence. But don’t call her a hero yet. In a city desperate for a savior, Kate must overcome her own demons before embracing the call to be Gotham’s symbol of hope.

Batwoman will star actress Ruby Rose as Kate Kane. No official release date has been announced yet for the series.

May 8, 2019 0 comment

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Pop Cult News

[Fan Art] Plus-Size Superheroes Show We All Have ‘Power’

by Tori Ann January 7, 2019

written by Tori Ann

One of the best parts of our society is its diversity. Not just in personalities, skin color, or nationalities, but in body shapes. Each person is unique in how they are built and that gives you your own power.

When we see superheroes in pop culture, many of the women are thin, and the men are muscular. Brazilian artist Edull has created a series of fan art that re-imagines some of your favorite superheroes as plus-size women. On the collection, he had this to say,

“This collection is called Power. The inspiration and the goal is to show (and encourage) the women’s power. They are real women. And they don’t gained superpowers by chemical accidents, laboratory experiments or came from another planet. They were born with their power naturally. The power that all women have. And I want to show this incredible diversity of races, styles and colors, each one has their own power and use it in their own way. I want to show that all women are powerful and make them reflect: “What is my power?” What’s better on me? ” So… SHOW YOUR POWER! 😀”

The characters chosen for the collection span both Marvel and DC, including Wonder Woman, Batgirl, Catwoman, Iron Man, Superman, Catwoman, Storm, Spiderman, Captain America, Thor, and Wolverine. While some of the characters have swapped genders, the collection also features the heroes with diverse nationalities.

In the About section of his website, the artist talks about using his works to increase society’s acceptance of diversity – not only in skin color, but also different body types, particularly those of plus-size women, and body positivity.

You can see more of Edull’s work on his website, Facebook page, and Instagram.

January 7, 2019 0 comment

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[Pics] Illustrator Fajareka Setiawan Imagines Cats as Superheroes

by Tori Ann November 5, 2018

written by Tori Ann

If the internet has taught us anything, it’s that people love cats. Whether they are playing keyboards, dressed up in costumes, or are just being themselves, many are transfixed by them. When you mash them up with some of the more popular superheroes of the moment, what you’ve got is pure gold.

Illustrator Fajareka Setiawan has done just that, drawing cats as popular superheroes from the Marvel universe. So far he has drawn Venom, Ant-Man, Deadpool, Spider-man, Aquaman and (the quite-apropos) Black Panther.

What I really like about these is how he incorporates parts of the character (other than just the supersuits) into the drawings. Deadpool is reading Playcat, a giant Ant-Man plays with a police car and you can see Avengers tower in the background, bullets bounce off of Black Panther, Aquaman goes after a fish with its trident, and you can see parts of the cat as the Venom symbiote has not fully covered it.

Thus far, Setiawan has done these six characters. What other superheroes would you like to see him transform into cats?

You can see more of Setiawan’s work in his Instagram and follow him on Twitter!

November 5, 2018 0 comment

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[Movie News] First Video of Jake Gyllenhaal in ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’

by Tori Ann October 1, 2018

written by Tori Ann

The next Spider-Man movie has been filming for several months, with star Tom Holland giving us various teases via social media. It has been rumored that the main villain would be Mysterio, played by Jake Gyllenhaal. A recent set video of the film’s big fight shot in Liberec, Czech Republic seems to confirm that rumor.

There isn’t much to the video, but it appears to show Spider-Man having just beaten his opponent when law enforcement shows up. There is quite a bit of destruction done by the fight, evidenced by the flaming debris all around them.

Final scenes from Spider-Man: Far from Home in Liberec, now the end of filming pic.twitter.com/D9SNaHSBJk

— Martin Knap (@CZMARTY7) September 30, 2018

Gyllenhaal’s role as Mysterio has never been confirmed by Marvel Studios or Sony Pictures. His casting has never been confirmed by either studio as well, only in trade outlets. There have been several versions of Mysterio over the years, and it is believed that Gyllenhaal will be playing Quentin Beck.

According to Marvel.com, Quentin Beck was a stuntman and special effects designer in Hollywood who turned to a life of crime when he felt that he did not get the recognition he deserved. He first teamed up with the Tinkerer and wore an alien costume to throw people off. At one point he even replicated many of Spider-Man’s powers and posed as him in order to frame him for crimes committed by Beck. Mysterio is well-known as a member of the Sinister Six, a group of Spider-Man’s enemies that teamed up to try and defeat the web slinger. Other members of the group include Electro, Doctor Octopus, Kraven the Hunter, Sandman, and Vulture.

As the title suggests, Spider-Man: Far From Home does not take place in Peter Parker’s native New York. The events of the film take place while Peter and his friends are on a trip to Europe for the International Decathlon. He is expected to seek out help from Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) and Maria Hill (Cobie Smulders).

Spider-Man: Far From Home will premiere in theaters July 5, 2019.

October 1, 2018 0 comment

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[Photos] Get Your First Look At The DC-TV Crossover Event [LEGENDS OF TOMORROW 3×08]

by Tori Ann November 20, 2017

written by Tori Ann

Starting November 27,The CW will be airing its four-part DC show crossover event. This year, Arrow will be making a one-time move. The show will be moving from its usual Thursday night time to Monday, airing directly after Supergirl. But what brings our heroes all together in the first place? That would be the wedding of The Flash‘s Iris West and Barry Allen! As in any good story, events quickly go awry. The title for this year’s event has been dubbed “Crisis on Earth-X.” We previously shared the promo images from Supergirl, Arrow, and The Flash, and now we have photos from the Flash part of this crossover. You can see them in the gallery below.

<[Photos] Get Your First Look At The DC-TV Crossover Event [SUPERGIRL 3×08]>

<[Photos] Get Your First Look At The DC-TV Crossover Event [ARROW 6×08]>

<[Photos] Get Your First Look At The DC-TV Crossover Event [THE FLASH 4×08]>

“Crisis on Earth X, Part 3” — (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET)

THE EPIC FOUR-WAY CROSSOVER WITH “ARROW,” “SUPERGIRL,” “THE FLASH” AND “DC’S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW” CONTINUES — Barry (Grant Gustin) and Iris’s (Candice Patton) wedding brings the gang together, but things go awry when villains from Earth-X attack the ceremony. All of the superheroes band together with help from their super friends like Citizen Cold (guest star Wentworth Miller), The Ray (guest star Russell Tovey), Felicity Smoak (guest star Emily Bett Rickards), Iris West and Alex Danvers (guest star Chyler Leigh) to take on their most formidable villains yet. Earth’s mightiest heroes – Green Arrow (guest star Stephen Amell), Supergirl (guest star Melissa Benoist), The Flash (Grant Gustin) and White Canary (guest star Caity Lotz) – lead their teams into battle to save the world. Dermott Downs directed the episode with story by Andrew Kreisberg & Marc Guggenheim and teleplay by Todd Helbing (#408). Original airdate 11/28/2017.

Will you be watching this year’s DCTV crossover? What do you think of the promo images? Let us know your thoughts!“Crisis on Earth-X, Part 4” airs November 28 at 9 ET/8 CT on The CW.

Source: DCLegendsTV

November 20, 2017 2 comments

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[Photos] Get Your First Look At The DC-TV Crossover Event [THE FLASH 4×08]

by Tori Ann November 20, 2017

written by Tori Ann

Starting November 27,The CW will be airing its four-part DC show crossover event. This year, Arrow will be making a one-time move. The show will be moving from its usual Thursday night time to Monday, airing directly after Supergirl. But what brings our heroes all together in the first place? That would be the wedding of The Flash‘s Iris West and Barry Allen! As in any good story, events quickly go awry. The title for this year’s event has been dubbed “Crisis on Earth-X.” We previously shared the promo images from Supergirl and Arrow, now we have photos from the Flash part of this crossover. You can see them in the gallery below.

<[Photos] Get Your First Look At The DC-TV Crossover Event [SUPERGIRL 3×08]>

<[Photos] Get Your First Look At The DC-TV Crossover Event [ARROW 6×08]>

<[Photos] Get Your First Look At The DC-TV Crossover Event [LEGENDS OF TOMORROW 3×08]>

“Crisis on Earth X, Part 3” — (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET)

Will you be watching this year’s DCTV crossover? What do you think of the promo images? Let us know your thoughts!

“Crisis on Earth-X, Part 3” airs November 28 at 8 ET/7 CT on The CW.

Source: SpoilerTV

November 20, 2017 0 comment

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[Photos] Get Your First Look At The DC-TV Crossover Event [SUPERGIRL 3×08]

by Tori Ann November 19, 2017

written by Tori Ann

As the CW has been adding DC superhero shows to its roster, it has been doing crossovers starting with the Season 2 episode of Arrow that introduced us to Barry Allen before he was “the fastest man alive.” Season 2 of The Flash brought a crossover with Arrow that kicked off the Legends of Tomorrow story of Vandal Savage. Season 1 of Supergirl saw the “Girl of Steel” meet The Flash when he crossed over to her world in “World’s Finest”. Last season brought us two crossovers – one between all four shows that saw the heroes taking on The Dominators, and a musical crossover between Supergirl and The Flash.

<[Photos] Get Your First Look At The DC-TV Crossover Event [ARROW 6×08]>

<[Photos] Get Your First Look At The DC-TV Crossover Event [THE FLASH 4×08]>

<[Photos] Get Your First Look At The DC-TV Crossover Event [LEGENDS OF TOMORROW 3×08]>

This year is no exception, and the big crossover event will soon be upon us beginning November 27. We previously shared with you how The CW will be making it a two-night event of two-hour “movies” connected to a larger story. But what brings our heroes all together in the first place? That would be the wedding of The Flash‘s Iris West and Barry Allen! As in any good story, events quickly go awry. The title for this year’s event has been dubbed “Crisis on Earth-X.”

Supergirl is where the story will begin, and we have promo photos of the episode for you to view below.

“Crisis on Earth X, Part 1” — (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET)

THE EPIC FOUR-WAY CROSSOVER WITH “ARROW,” “SUPERGIRL,” “THE FLASH” AND “DC’S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW” BEGINS — Barry (guest star Grant Gustin) and Iris’s (guest star Candice Patton) wedding brings the gang together, but things go awry when villains from Earth-X attack the ceremony. All of the superheroes band together with help from their super friends like Citizen Cold (guest star Wentworth Miller), The Ray (guest star Russell Tovey), Felicity Smoak (guest star Emily Bett Rickards), Iris West and Alex Danvers (Chyler Leigh) to take on their most formidable villains yet. Earth’s mightiest heroes – Green Arrow (guest star Stephen Amell), Supergirl (Melissa Benoist), The Flash (guest star Grant Gustin) and White Canary (guest star Caity Lotz) – lead their teams into battle to save the world. Larry Teng directed the episode with story by Andrew Kreisberg & Marc Guggenheim and teleplay by Robert Rovner & Jessica Queller (#308). Original airdate 11/27/2017.

Will you be watching this year’s DCTV crossover? What do you think of the promo images? Let us know your thoughts!

“Crisis on Earth-X, Part 1” airs November 27 at 8 ET/7 CT on The CW.

Source: SpoilerTV

November 19, 2017 2 comments

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Conventions Cosplay

Cosplay Photos: Wizard World Chicago – Friday (Pt. 3)

by Tori Ann August 28, 2017

written by Tori Ann

Friday of Wizard World Chicago was the first full day of the convention. It started out a little slow, but as the day went on and people got out of work or school the convention center filled up more and more. There were lots of creative and impressive cosplays out on the floor, so please enjoy!

You can see Thursday’s photos here, as well as Friday Part 1, Friday Part 2, Friday Part 4, Saturday Part 1, and Saturday Part 2.

If you’re looking to attend another Wizard World convention, be sure to use the code PopCultHQ10off for 10% off when you order your ticket online.

August 28, 2017 0 comment

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Cosplay Photos: Indy Pop Con – Friday (Part 3)

by Tori Ann July 11, 2017

written by Tori Ann

This past weekend saw the return of Indy Pop Con, and with it were all the cosplayers. Since it was just the first day of the convention, there didn’t seem to be a ton of cosplayers, but everyone who did dress up looked incredible. There were still plenty of attendees, and I was very impressed with how quickly all the lines moved.

Here’s a selection of the photos that I took on Friday.