Superhero Bits: Harley Quinn Is Free Of Joker In ‘The Suicide Squad’, Kevin Feige Defends Mandarin Twist In ‘Iron Man 3’
(Superhero Bitsis a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks.)
In this edition ofSuperhero Bits:
Fans Are Petitioning for WB to #MakeTheBatfleckMovie
First up, now that fans have gotten their wish with the release ofZack Snyder’s Justice League, they’re demanding even more. On social media,Comic Book Resourcesfound that fans have been trying to campaign for Warner Bros. Pictures to getBen Affleckto make the soloBatmanmovie that he ended up abandoning. Using the hashtag#MakeTheBatfleckMovie, fans are reaching out to the new Warner Bros. Discovery company now that WarnerMedia has moved away from AT&T. It’s not the first time they’ve tried this campaign, and it probably won’t be the last.
Marvel Future Revolution Opens Pre-Registration
Marvel Future Revolutionis a newopen world action RPG on mobile, and pre-registration is open for players now.
Developed by Netmarble Games,Marvel Future Revolutionallows players to step into the shoes of Star-Lord, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, Captain Marvel, Storm, Black Widow, Iron Man and Captain America as they attempt to save their universe following a multiverse disaster known as “Convergence.”
Bill Rosemann, Vice President of Creative at Marvel Games said in a statement:
Marvel Future Revolutiondoesn’t have a release date yet, but if you pre-register, you’ll get all the important updates.
Harley Quinn is Free of Joker in The Suicide Squad
So far,Harley Quinnhas had a complicated history withJokeron the big screen inSuicide SquadandBirds of Prey. But when it comes to the upcoming sequel/soft rebootThe Suicide Squad, the Clown Princess of Crime is no longer beholden to Joker in any capacity. ActressMargot RobbietoldThe Toronto Sun:
“In this film, time has passed. It doesn’t directly link to either of those films, but it’s not something that Harley is wrestling with anymore. She’s not waiting for Mr. J to show up and she’s not wondering if she can do it on her own. HarlShe knows.”
This is good news, because it hopefully means we don’t have to worry aboutJared Letoreappearing as Joker anytime soon.
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Season 6 - “This Is Gus”
Here’s the promo and synopsis for the ninth episode of the sixth season ofDC’s Legends of Tomorrow:
Behrad (Shayan Sobhian) is disappointed because the Legends have forgotten his birthday, so when they track an alien pod to 2024 and wind up at his favorite television sitcom, he thinks it’s really a surprise for him.
Feeling guilty, Nate (Nick Zano) and Zari (Tala Ashe) occupy Behrad by keeping up the ruse by attending a taping of the show while Ava (Jes Macallan), Spooner (Lisseth Chavez) and Astra (Olivia Swann) try to find the Alien to get the timeline back on track, which proves challenging.
Meanwhile, Rory’s (Dominic Purcell) behavior has been a little off, so Sara (Caity Lotz) and Gary (Adam Tsekham) become determined to find out what happened, but Rory gets some unexpected news from his daughter, Lita (guest star (Mina Sundwall).
Eric Dean Seatondirected the episode written byTyrone B. Carter.
Kevin Feige Defends Mandarin Twist in Iron Man 3
Some fans were a little disappointed in the twist surrounding the Marvel villainThe MandarininIron Man 3. However, since we’re going to see the real version of the villain inShang-Chi and the Legends of Tomorrow, Marvel bossKevin Feigehas been defending the surprising spin on the character. Feige toldRotten Tomatoes:
“Shane Black, in his film and his script that he co-wrote, came up with this fun twist [in Iron Man 3] that we love to this day, and it turned out to be Trevor Slattery. Just because that version wasn’t real didn’t mean there’s not a leader of the Ten Rings organization, and that is who we meet for the first time inShang-Chi.”
Feige further elaborated on how having that twist allowed them to save the full fledged Mandarin until now. The producer said:
“We’ve been talking about that when we do bring this character to the screen, [we] only wanted to do it when we felt we could do it supreme justice and really showcase the complexity of this character, which frankly we couldn’t do in an Iron Man movie because an Iron Man movie is about Iron Man; an Iron Man movie is about Tony Stark.”
How Captain America Returned the Infinity Stones Theory
One of the final scenes inAvengers: Endgamehas Steve Rogers heading back in time to return the Infinity Stones to where our heroes retrieved them. But how exactly can he do that? How exactly can he return them to where they need to be, especially the Power Stone and the Soul Stone? This video fromComic Book Resourcestheorizes how it all worked, and it involves the Space Stone.
Marvel Bringing NFTs to VeVe Digital Collectibles
Marvelis getting into the non-fungible token game by teaming up with Orbis Blockchain Technologies Limited, a digital collectibles company that operates the VeVe Digital Collectibles App. In a statement,Dan Buckley, the President of Marvel Entertainment, said:
Find out more details on this new endeavor over atMarvel.
Black Widow TV Spot and Rotten Tomatoes Score
Here’s a new peek atBlack Widow, coming to theaters next week. The movie is off to a solid start onRotten Tomatoeswith an 85% at the time of this writing. As of now, that’s out of 82 reviews, so there’s likely to be more fluctuation as more critics see the film before it arrives in theaters onJuly 9, 2021.
New Loki Poster Features the Time Keepers
Finally, Marvel’sLokihas released a character poster for the Time Keepers. Well, it’s a poster featuring the statues of the Time Keepers, who we haven’t actually seen in the flesh yet. Maybe this poster is teasing their debut in this week’s episode. After all, there are only three remaining episodes this season, so we’re bound to learn more about them sooner than later.
