Freedom Fighters: The Ray Origin Story For Crisis X

The big Arrow-verse crossover of 2017 saw the heroes of Arrow, The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, and Supergirl unite to battle Nazi invaders from an alternate world known as Earth-X. Evil versions of Green Arrow and Supergirl led the invasionalong with Reverse Flash, and they wreaked a lot of havoc before the heroes were able to defeat them. The heroes never would have been able to defeat the Nazis if not for the help of a hero of Earth-X known as the Ray. The crossover didn't reveal the Ray's origin story or explain everything that happened on Earth-X to led to the invasion. Luckily, we have Freedom Fighters: The Ray to answer some leftover questions.Freedom Fighters: The Ray is an animated show courtesy of CW Seed that will fill in a lot of blanks from the Arrow-verse crossover, which ended simply with the Ray returning to Earth-X with a little help from Cisco's breaching abilities. The CW Seed series will deliver some answers to questions that linger after all the heroes went their separate ways back to their own shows.

It was announced a while ago that Supergirl star Melissa Benoist would lend her voice to the animated show as the villainous Overgirl, and the evil version of Green Arrow was set to appear. Given that the Arrow-verse crossover ended with Overgirl exploding due to an overload of solar radiation and Dark Arrow being shot to death by Oliver, it became clear that The Ray would have to be a prequel series. The action of The Ray is intense right off the bat, and viewers will get a look at even more Earth-X heroes than appeared in the big crossover. The crossover only spent a short amount of time on Earth-X, and we never got to see the real scale of the Nazi occupation of the world. The Ray definitely adds scale and ups the ante on the constant danger of Earth-X, although there is a certain sense of dread in the fact that several of the starring characters did not appear in live-action along with the Ray himself.

All of this said, Freedom Fighters: The Ray may have had much more appeal if it had been released prior to the Arrow-verse crossover. We already know that the Ray will survive the action of the animated series, and we already know that the Freedom Fighters will not be able to stop Overgirl, Dark Arrow, and Reverse Flash. An earlier release could have amped up the anticipation for the crossover and given a look at Earth-X so that fewer blanks would need to be filled in. The Ray works as a prequel released after the crossover, but it might have been a lot more exciting if released before the Earth-X Nazis ever appeared in live action.

Constantine to debut in The legends of tomorrow Season 3.

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According to a release by Warner Bros., Matt Ryan will reprise his role as Constantine in the third season of Legends of Tomorrow. The character will have a part in episodes nine and ten. No other details were given about the hero’s role in the series, but fans can look forward to seeing an extended storyline for the character.

It's been reported Constantine would be coming to the #Arrowverse last week during New York Comic Con. The announcement is one that fans have been waiting for after NBC cancelled its Constantine series. The show, which aired between 2014 - 2015, was a cult hit with fans but failed to draw in widespread ratings. Audiences had hoped The CW would pick up the series and add it to its on-going slate of Arrowverse series, but the dream never came true. After a short bit on Arrow in 2015, John Constantine faded away from the franchise. That is, until now.

Fans have long suspected that Constantine would show up on Legends of Tomorrow, and they only became more suspicious when showrunner Phil Klemmer told audiences it would be a “crime” to keep the hero out of the show. Recently, the producer even told Rotten Tomatoes that the hero will appear in season three to do “an exorcism,” so the show’s gang will likely come face-to-face with some supernatural threat soon that requires Constantine’s expertise.

If you are not familiar with Constantine, then you have a bit of history to catch up on. The hero first appeared under DC Comics during a run of Swamp Thing, but the hero proved popular enough to get his own series. John Constantine is a working-class occult detective and unparalleled con man who’s known for his cynical wit. Despite his gruff attitude, Constantine is known for his humanitarian interests as the detective continues his dangerous work to help others who are being plagued by all things supernatural.

Legends of Tomorrow returns on October, 10th.

HBO's Watchmen TV Show Begins

The last update we got on the new Watchmen TV series from HBO is that it may not happen, with Damon Lindelof stating that he didn't have any meetings at HBO about a Watchmen series, although that has seemingly changed. While we haven't heard anything about this series in the past two months, Damon Lindelof took to social media to tease that production has seemingly gotten under way on this Watchmen show. While there is likely a long way to go before this series debuts on HBO, it seems to be finally moving forward.

In the comics, the statue in question was given to Hollis Mason, the original Nite Owl, during the ceremony for his retirement in 1962. Just over two decades later, that very same statue was used by a gang called the Knot Tops, to kill him, after the gang believed that he helped Silk Spectre break Rorshach out of jail, when it was really the second Nite Owl, Dan Dreiberg. In the 2009 movie adaptation, directed by Zack Snyder, Hollis Mason's death was not shown in the theatrical cut, although it was released as part of the deleted scenes on the home video version.

The inclusion of this statue in Damon Lindelof's photo could mean anything. It could mean this HBO superhero series is in fact following the events of the primary comic, which will show this statue being used to kill Hollis Mason. It could also signify the crimefighting career that Hollis Mason had as the Nite Owl that earned him this statue, meaning that the show could follow the Before Watchmen comics. Regardless, the series is getting under way, and hopefully we'll have more details soon.

Justice League

CYBORG’S STORY IS THE ‘HEART’ OF JUSTICE LEAGUE

Obviously Justice League will deal with the team forming, as Bruce Wayne seeks to recruit more meta humans to defend our planet in the wake of Superman's "death" in Dawn of Justice. The trailer that Zack Snyder brought to San Diego Comic-Con suggested that Wonder Woman and Batman will recruit Cyborg, The Flash and Aquaman for a team that eventually will include a resurrected Kal-El. #Spoilers. Sorry. Their mission will involve Motherboxes, parademons and a villain that we will explore in an upcoming section, Just like in the prequel animated movie Justice league war. In the animated series you'll notice there's a slight league recruit compared to the Movie were Green Lantern and Shazam are yet to be invited to join the Justice League maybe in the future to face off a greater villain.

Like Aquaman and Flash, Cyborg was the subject of one of Lex Luthor's metahuman files. Just like his comic book counterpart, his body was almost destroyed in a tragic accident, and his father, scientist Silas Stone, was at a loss as to how to heal him. He finally found the key in a Mother Box, an alien supercomputer used on New Genesis and Apokolips, which reformed a new body for Victor and turned him into Cyborg. Now Victor has all sorts of high tech tools and weaponries on his person, but the Mother Box in his system may hold the key to defeating whatever threat the Justice League has to defeat in the near future.

JUSTICE LEAGUE: WAR (animated series)

JUSTICE LEAGUE: MOVIE

Justice League is directed by Zack Snyder and is set for release on November 17. We've also included the new Justice League trailer for you to watch below in case you missed it.

The Flash: Flashpoint Paradox

Now, thanks to Flashpoint, Wally suited up as Kid Flash in the alternate timeline of the season 3 premiere, while the most recent episode revealed Jesse had developed speedster powers during her time spent on Earth-2. Although Harry resisted the idea of Jesse becoming a hero throughout ‘Magenta’, he accepted her new powers and gifted her with a super-suit, setting the stage for Jesse Quick to make her official superhero debut in next week’s episode.

In new photos released by The CW of the next episode of The Flash, ‘The New Rogues’, Jesse Quick’s full costume is revealed. The suit appears to be a mix between the design of Jesse Quick’s New 52 character from the DC Comics and The Flash’s signature style for its speedsters. Take a look:

DC Comics Movie Calender

DC Comic

Now that Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice has come and gone, the DC Extended Universe is in full swing. So, it's time to take a look at all of the DC superhero movies that will be released over the next few years. And trust us, there are a ton of them on the way, and we expect more details will be announced as we go forward. 

August 5th, 2016 - Suicide Squad

The Suicide Squad movie boasts an impressive all-star cast. Jared Leto is playing the Joker. Then we have Adam Beach as Slipknot, Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang, Cara Delevingne as Enchantress, Karen Fukuhara as Katana, Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flagg, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Will Smith as Deadshot, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Killer Croc, and Jay Hernandez as El Diablo. There are loads of other supervillains making their way into this one, too. It's a little crazy.

#Synopsis: Pending...

June 2nd, 2017 - Wonder Woman

The fact that we have yet to see a Wonder Woman solo movie is almost beyond belief. We don't have time to get into the rampant short-sightedness that is keeping women from taking marquee roles in superhero movies at the moment but just know that Gal Gadot does some serious Amazonian ass-kicking in Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, and then we get her solo movie on June 2nd, 2017. The movie was moved up a couple of weeks from its original release date on June 23, 2017.
#Synopsis: Pending...

November 17th, 2017 - Justice League Part One

Zack Snyder will direct Justice League, and BvS co-writer Chris Terrio is sticking around to work on the script.

#Synopsis: Pending...

 

March 23rd, 2018 - The Flash

Debuting to some more than respectable numbers, The Flash TV series is a definite fan-favorite.

#Synopsis: Pending...

July 27th, 2018 - Aquaman

Warner Bros. confirmed what everyone on the planet already knew: Jason Momoa is Aquaman. There's no doubt that they've been taking Aquaman very seriously.
Amber Heard will also appear as Queen Mera.

#Synopsis: Pending...

October 5th, 2018 - Batman Solo Movie? (Unconfirmed)

Warner Bros. promised that their superhero schedule didn't include Batman or Superman solo films, but it didn't rule out the possibility of them down the line. Well, it looks like "down the line" might mean 2018. Ben Affleck will direct and star in a solo Batman movie. He will also co-write the screenplay with comics scribe Geoff Johns. According to THR, Affleck has already finished the first draft of the script.
The latest unconfirmed details on this one indicate that it might be an adaptation of the Under the Red Hood story. Under the Red Hood is the story of how the second Robin, Jason Todd, returned from the dead after his murder at the hands of the Joker. Todd becomes the brutal vigilante known as the Red Hood, and it's up to Batman and Nightwing to take him down.

#Synopsis: Pending...

April 5th, 2019 - Shazam

Shazam has both a writer (Darren Lemke, of Turbo fame) and a star (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as the villainous Black Adam) announced. If we end up getting to see Henry Cavill's Superman fight Dwayne Johnson's Black Adam, it's tough to imagine anyone would complain.
#synopsis: Pending...

June 14th, 2019 - Justice League Part Two

#Synopsis: Pending...

November 1st, 2019 - Untitled DC Film

Warner Bros. has set a date for another untitled DC film for November 1st, 2019, according to THR. No information was given as to the story or what characters will be featured in the film.

#Synopsis: Pending...

April 3rd, 2020 - Cyborg

And this one is the biggest surprise of them all. Ray Fisher will make his first appearance as Vic Stone/Cyborg in Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, and will clearly have a crucial role to play in both Justice League films if they're grooming him for a solo film.

#Synopsis: Pending...

June 19th, 2020 - Green Lantern Corps

Fairly or unfairly, Green Lantern has the most working against him. The 2011 film failed to kickstart the DC Universe as planned, and received a lukewarm (at best) critical and box-office reception. There are, of course, ways around this.
One way is to simply not make Hal Jordan the central Green Lantern of the movie. It was revealed at SDCC 2015 that the Green Lantern movie is now called Green Lantern Corps, and this one may focus on as many as three Green Lanterns, likely with John Stewart as the main Green Lantern of Sector 2814. Tyrese Gibson might be wearing that particular ring.

#Synopsis: Pending...

Marvel Movie Calender

Marvel

Keeping track of movie release dates can be difficult, especially with so many superhero and genre films slated to come out over the next five years.

These are the complete list of upcoming Marvel movies, from Captain America: Civil War to Avengers: Infinity War and beyond!

Everything you need to know about the upcoming Marvel movie schedules. The Marvel superhero movie plan now stretches all the way to 2020 We've compiled as much information as we can find on every Marvel movie coming out in the next few years in a handy release calendar for you.

NB: Spoilers Ahead and some synopsis are yet to come.

Here goes... the release schedules!

Captain America: Civil War.

#Synopsis: Civil War picks up where Avengers: Age of Ultron left off, as Steve Rogers leads the new team of Avengers in their continued efforts to safeguard humanity. After another international incident involving the Avengers results in collateral damage, political pressure mounts to install a system of accountability and a governing body to determine when to enlist the services of the team. The new status quo fractures the Avengers while they try to protect the world from a new and nefarious villain.
Captain America: Civil war release on May 6, 2016, followed by

Doctor Strange – November 4, 2016;

#Synopsis: In "Doctor Strange," famous neurosurgeon Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) suffers career-ending injuries in a devastating car crash. Seeking help in the furthest reaches of the world, Strange uncovers the hidden world of magic and alternate dimensions!

Guardians of the Galaxy 2 – May 5, 2017;

#Synopsis: Pending...

Spider-Man – July 28, 2017;
When Sony and Marvel announced they would be teaming up to release a new "Spider-Man" movie in 2017 the comic book world rejoiced. Finally, Peter Parker could take his rightful place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. New Spider-Man star Tom Holland will make his MCU debut in "Captain America: Civil War." He'll then feature in a standalone "Spider-Man" film which hits theaters in 2017
#Synopsis: Pending...

Thor: Ragnarok – November 3, 2017;

#Synopsis: Pending...

Black Panther – February 16, 2018;

While no official synopsis has been released for "Black Panther," the inciting incident that brings T'Challa into the Marvel Cinematic Universe will be featured in the upcoming film "Captain America: Civil War." Actor Chadwick Boseman will first bring the character to life in "Civil War," and he can be seen fighting alongside Iron Man in the official trailer for the film.
#Synopsis: Pending...

The Avengers: Infinity War Part 1 – May 4, 2018;

#Synopsis: Pending...

Ant-Man and the Wasp – July 6, 2018;

"Ant-Man" was a huge summer hit, it's no wonder Marvel greenlit a sequel so quickly. "Ant-Man and the Wasp" will likely pick up about two years from where "Ant-Man" left off. Paul Rudd is confirmed to be in "Captain America: Civil War," so he may already be an Avenger by the time the "Ant-Man" sequel hits theaters.
#Synopsis: Pending...

Captain Marvel – March 8, 2019;

#Synopsis: Pending...

The Avengers: Infinity War Part 2 – May 3, 2019;

#Synopsis: Pending...

Inhumans – July 12, 2019;

#Synopsis: Pending...

And Marvel has also reserved the following dates for three unnamed films: May 1st, July 10th, and November 6th, 2020. These could be placeholders for any number of sequels, including "Guardians 3," "Spider-Man 2," "Black Panther 2" -- or something else entirely.