The New York Toy Fair is happening this week and the leaks are already happening- so I'm doing something a little different with This Week In Geek. This first entry today is going to omit toy related stories- and publish a pre-Toy Fair roundup tomorrow when I have enough to fill a whole news post.
Spider-Man Swings into the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Inarguably the biggest movie news of the week, Marvel and Sony finally hammered out some terms after months of will they or won't they disrupted by the Sony hacking scandal. The answer is- they will. Spider-Man is set to appear first in an MCU film, before spinning into a new solo picture by Sony- overseen by the MCU creative team. It's a good time to be a geek.
Netflix to produce a Legend of Zelda series ?
This one came as a total blindside. Nintendo is generally very guarded in the modern era about adapting their characters- the last adaptation of Mario happened in 1993, Zelda even further back. Even its most current adaptation is Pokemon, a series that this year turns 18. Will it work? Maybe. The writers have a blessing and a curse in Link's lack of dialogue in games- they have to either define him in a way people can accept, or leave him undefined enough people can fill in. Either way, their work is cut out for them, if this pans out.
Our first look behind the scenes of Spectre
The new James Bond is underway- and in our first look at its filming, it promises beautiful scenery as a backdrop for at least one action sequence. The new film will be the first in years to return to the iconic evil organization- MGM only recently resolved the issue of the rights with Fleming collaborator Kevin McClory's estate.
Ripley to return in a Blomkamp helmed Aliens film?
Months ago, various images of unused concept art from an unsolicited Neil Blomkamp pitch for an Alien sequel hit the web- the art raised a lot of eyebrows, with a Ripley in some form of xenomorph spacesuit and Michael Biehn sporting a disfigured face. Blomkamp has now formally revealed Fox is interested- and the ball is in his court.
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