Each week, we get quite a bit of news about the pop-culture world. Kristen Chavez walks us through what happened this week in geek: May 29th.
This week in geek: Marvel
We got our first look at Marvel’s Eternals, with a teaser trailer that was released on Monday. The film introduces us to a new group of immortal heroes. It stands as the next installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Phase Four. Eternals opens in theaters on November 5th, 2021.
After some speculation, Oscar Isaac officially confirmed his role as the vigilante Moon Knight for the upcoming Disney Plus series. The Moon Knight series is currently in development and is directed by Mohamed Diab.
"WE ARE MOONKNIGHT" – Oscar Isaac #MoonKnight pic.twitter.com/GhLgvHnje8
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) May 27, 2021
Streaming services news
Amazon will acquire MGM studios, after an 8.45 billion dollar deal. MGM is the studio behind the major Golden Age of Hollywood films such as Singing in the Rain. MGM is also the studio behind the James Bond franchise.
Netflix announced an upcoming Geeked Week which will take place from June 7th through the 11th. It will be a free virtual event full of news, first looks, and more.
Speaking of Netflix, the streaming platform announced 12 cast members for the upcoming series on Neil Gaiman’s “The Sandman.” The cast includes Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Death, Mason Alexander Park as Desire, and Donna Preston as Despair.
Author and Executive producer Neil Gaiman penned a blog post for Netflix about the casting and the stories behind them.
HBO Max hosted a “Friends Reunion Special,” bringing together the original cast and fans of the hit 90’s sitcom. HBO Max also announced that Chris Noth will reprise his role of “Mr. Big” in the Sex and the City spin-off, “And Just Life That…”
This new chapter of the groundbreaking HBO series “Sex and the City” follows “Carrie” (Sarah Jessica Parker), “Miranda” (Cynthia Nixon), and “Charlotte” (Kristin Davis) as they navigate the journey from the complicated reality of life and friendship in their 30s to the even more complicated reality of life and friendship in their 50s. The ten-episode, half-hour series is scheduled to begin production in New York this summer.
More news this week in geek
This week, the television show Black Lightning ended with the season finale episode, “The Book of Resurrection: Chapter Two: Closure.” The show, starring Cress Williams as the titular DC Comics hero, ended after four seasons. It’s one of the CW shows to be bowing out this year, but the network did greenlight two new series for next year: an All-American spin-off and Naomi, based on DC comics title with the same name.
Written and executive produced by Ava DuVernay and Arrow writer and co-executive producer Jill Blankenship, Naomi stars Kaci Walfall in the lead role along with Alexander Wraith, Cranston Johnson, Camila Moreno, Mary-Charles Jones, Barry Watson, Mouzam Makkar, Daniel Puig, Will Meyers and Aidan Gemme. The series is based on the critically acclaimed comic series from Brian Michael Bendis, David F. Walker and Jamal Campbell that’s also slated to return with a second volume in the not-to-distant future.
The origin story of a new hero. NAOMI is now officially a series at @TheCW! Many hands/hearts went into bringing this saga to the screen. Thanks to my creative ace Jill Blankenship, the teams at @ARRAYNow + @warnerbrostv, and the extraordinary @kaciwalfall, our Naomi. You shine! pic.twitter.com/gUfh8S5u5k
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) May 24, 2021
Cruella opened in theatres and debuted on Disney Plus with premiere access on May 28th. In celebration of the film, find make-up and closet cosplay tips to transform yourself into Cruella on the Temple of Geek Instagram page.
Academy Award® winner Emma Stone (“La La Land”) stars in Disney’s “Cruella,” an all-new live-action feature film about the rebellious early days of one of cinema’s most notorious – and notoriously fashionable – villains, the legendary Cruella de Vil. “Cruella,” which is set in 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, follows a young grifter named Estella, a clever and creative girl determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief, and together they are able to build a life for themselves on the London streets. One day, Estella’s flair for fashion catches the eye of the Baroness von Hellman, a fashion legend who is devastatingly chic and terrifyingly haute, played by two-time Oscar® winner Emma Thompson (“Howards End,” “Sense and Sensibility”). But their relationship sets in motion a course of events and revelations that will cause Estella to embrace her wicked side and become the raucous, fashionable, and revenge-bent Cruella.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. In a short post on Instagram, actor Ryan Reynolds noted his own mental health issues with anxiety. In the sports world, tennis star Naomi Osaka addressed her own commitment to recognizing mental health by not attending press conferences for the Roland Garros tournament, citing the importance of mental wellness for athletes.
New at Temple of Geek
There is a new episode Retro Rebel podcast where Amanda and Stacy talk about the simulator games that they would most like to see.
Also, there is a new Temple of Geek Chic style profile on cosplayer and historical costume enthusiast Emilee Shield.
We also have a style profile of As the founder and CEO of geek fashion brand Hero Within, Tony B. Kim.
Check out how to cosplay and bound as Emma Stone’s Cruella/Estella from Disney’s newest film, now available in theaters and with Disney Plus Premiere.
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