Last week’s episode of The Flash introduced to an untouchable meta-human named Clive Yorkin. Yorkin’s powers were awaken by Dr. Alchemy and he began targeting those who wronged him in Flashpoint; members of the CCPD including Joe. Caitlin and Julian discover one of Yorkin’s kills and learn that the body continues to decay after the tissue is dead because of some element in his DNA.

Joe and Cecile set up a coffee date for their families to meet. During the awkward coffee date we learn that Joanie, Cecile’s daughter, is obsessed with Kid Flash. She then asks Joe who he would choose Kid Flash or The Flash, making an awkward situation that much more awkward.

Moments later Yorkin interrupts the party when he finds Joe at the coffee shop. He then shows off his ability to disintegrate all objects. Joe shoots at him but the bullets crumble off him. Wally was able to blast Yorkin away using his arms as wind tunnels. After the attack Iris decides to tell Joe about Savitar and her future. Obviously he is pissed that Barry, Iris and Wally all kept it from him.

Iris heads back to her apartment and gets attacked by Yorkin. Wally came to her aid but he wasn’t fast enough to save her from his touch. Wally rushes Iris to STAR Labs and there Caitlin is forced to use her powers to keep a constant freeze on the infection spreading in Iris’s body in order to buy time. Wally blames himself for what happened but Barry tells him it’s his fault. He hasn’t been properly teaching Wally. Barry then makes a promise to Wally to be a better teacher and to inspire him.

Cisco finds a way to track Yorkin and figure out who he is targeting. He vibes to flashpoint and figures out the next target is Laura Stone. The CCPD cop that arrested and berated Yorkin.

Back in the med-bay Iris’s blood begins to attack her cells in her body. Julian discovers that Barry’s blood can be used to take down Yorkin but not save Iris. The decay on Iris continues to spread while Caitlin loses control of her powers and turns into Killer Frost. Julian is able to talk her down and she is able to regain control in order to stall the decay once again.

Joe finds Laura Stone who is a private investigator in this universe and tells her Yorkin is after her. She is working and doesn’t want to stop so she forces Joe to come on the train with her. Yorkin finds them and attacks the train platform in an attempt to dislodge the train. Joe alerts Barry and he phases the train through the debris. Leaving Kid Flash to take on Yorkin.

Wally cuts his hand and phases through Yorkin, successfully neutralizing his powers. Julian was able to get an antidote from Yorkin’s blood after it was stabilized and they were able to save Iris. Joe then tells everyone that they have to be transparent in order to defeat Savitar. No more lies!

Julian then heads out to work on the husk Meta case. Totally forgot about that. Before Julian leaves Caitlin stops him and tells him to show his good side more often.  She then offers to take him out for a drink and he gladly accepts. Budding romance?!?!

Closing out the episode we got a surprise visit from Jessie Quick. Jessie comes back through a breach and tells Wally Grodd has her dad in Gorilla City.

When The Flash returns on Tuesday February 21st:

The team heads to Gorilla City to save Harrison Wells from Earth 2.

The next two episodes will take place in gorilla city.

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‘The Flash’ Recap: “The Present”

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The mid-season finale of The Flash showed us the past, present and the future of many of our characters.

The episode kicked off with a look into Julian’s past and took us to The Indus Valley 4 years earlier. Julian was searching for Savitar and he sets him free when he discovers the Brum Astra aka The Philosopher’s Stone. An ancient Hindu artifact. The same artifact Dr. Alchemy uses. The team slowly unravels the mystery of Dr. Alchemy and seek out Julian’s help as he wrote the paper about the stone. Barry hopes he can help the team figure out what the stone is and how it gets its power. Julian tells Barry that he never found the stone and wasted all his inheritance money. He then warns Barry to move on from Savitar.

Later on Iris tells Barry that she did some digging on Julian and his expedition. Turns out the 4 scientists he was traveling/working with died during the voyage. Left with many questions and zero answers, Barry heads to Earth 3 to speak to The Flash aka Jay Garrick about Savitar. Barry interrupts his battle with The Trickster and captures the villain for Jay. Jay then tells Barry everything he knows about Savitar.

Savitar was the first man granted speed and over time he became the fastest man of all. His m.o. is to send a predecessor to the world he is going to before he finally presents himself. In Barry’s case this predecessor is Alchemy. Savitar is preparing for battle against Barry as his powers are threatening his own power.

Jay agrees to come back to Earth with Barry and gives him some friendly advice. He tells Barry to live in the present and appreciate what he has right now. Forget about Savitar, live in the moment and enjoy the time while he still has it.

Just as Barry and the team are beginning to settle into holiday festivities, Savitar summons Julian and the real action begins. Jay and Barry team up and go after Alchemy who is trying to restore all the power of the metas from flashpoint. Jay takes on Savitar while Barry goes after the stone. Savitar gives Jay a beating and he tells him that it is not his fight. This gives Barry enough time to put the stone back in the stone box. Once the stone is secure Savitar disappears and Barry learns that Julian is Alchemy.

He puts Julian in a pen in the basement and begins to question him. Julian doesn’t recognize the Alchemy mask. He doesn’t remember anything and thinks he is being setup.

While Barry tries to wrap his head around Julian/Alchemy, Caitlin and Cisco begin doing tests on the box. All the scans it comes up empty. It is like it doesn’t even exist.

Back in the basement Barry shows Julian that he is The Flash in order to get him to trust him. Julian then comes clean about blacking out and losing time/days. He tells Barry that his dead sister told him about the stone and where to find it. That it could bring her back to him. When he found the box and opened it his fellow scientists were killed. Julian ran to America to escape potentially being blamed for the deaths of his fellow scientists. That is when he started hearing Savitar’s voice.

Unfortunately for Barry this is only the beginning of the nightmare that comes in the remainder of the hour. Throughout the episode Cisco had been seeing images of his dead brother Dante around him. He confided in Caitlin thinking that would help them go away. However, Dante did not disappear. He popped up for a third time when Cisco was in front of the box with the stone inside. Dante tells Cisco that he can be reborn if Cisco grabs the stone. He can come back to life again. Cisco opens the box and Savitar appears. Savitar finds his way to Barry and begins to attack him. Wally goes to help Barry. While Kid Flash and The Flash take on Savitar, Caitlin finds Cisco and tells him he has to close the box. Cisco doesn’t want to lose Dante again. Caitlin pleads with Cisco telling him to give her the box or close it. If he doesn’t Barry and Wally will die. This gets through to him and he ultimately closes the box.

The team then learns that Savitar speaks through Julian. There is no Alchemy. Cisco hooks up Julian to a brain machine in order to mesh Julian’s brain with the stone so that they can speak to Savitar directly. It works. Savitar speaks to Barry through Julian.

Savitar holds the power of life and death over all of them. He knows their strengths, weaknesses, fears and their destinies. One shall fall, one shall betray you and one will suffer a fate far worse than death. This is the knowledge Savitar possesses. Savitar is the future. He wants everything Barry took from him and wants to destroy Barry. Apparently future Barry trapped him in eternity. The age of his revenge rises. Barry will fear the wrath of Savitar!

After waking from whatever that was, Julian informs the team that the stone is impossible to destroy. Jay comes up with the plan to throw it into the speed force; an endless void of time and energy. Savitar or anyone else for that matter, will never be able to find it that way. Jay and Barry team up. Barry siphons Jay’s energy in order to throw the stone into the speed force. Barry is thrown into the future with the box.

Barry jumps 5 months into the future. He sees Savitar free and watches him kill Iris right in front of him. Future Barry cradles her body as Present Barry watches in shock. Jay comes into the speed force, grabs Barry and brings him back into the present. Barry now understands why the newspaper article changed. Why Iris no longer writes the article 8 years in the future.

Barry immediately wants to head back and save Iris but Jay tells him that he can’t go back to the future and that it is only a possible future. There are infinite possibilities for the future. Jay tells him to focus on the here and now and live his life. He can’t worry about a future that may or may not happen.

Finally taking his advice, Barry and the team go back to the West home to celebrate Christmas. Caitlin invites Julian to the get together. He turns it down at first but shows up and with a present for Barry. He gets Barry reinstated at CCPD.

Joe and Cecile have their nog off and finally kiss, Wally gets his Kid Flash super suit and HR is drunk off egg nog which is absolutely perfect. To top off the hour on a happy note, Caitlin gives everyone a white Christmas by changing the rain to snow using her powers and Barry gets him and Iris their own place for Christmas.

The Flash Returns Tuesday January 24^th.

To come on this season of The Flash:

The team will be working together throughout the rest of the season to figure out how to save Iris and defeat Savitar. How it plays out, only time will tell.

We will see a lot more Vibe. He will get new tricks, new powers and we will get to meet Gypsy.

Caitlin will train Kid Flash and still will be dealing with her powers.

Clip from the new episode coming Tuesday January 24^th:

For those that have the CW app (if you don’t download it, it’s free!), The CW has given app users an exclusive look into episode 10 of The Flash which airs on Tuesday January 24^th:  Wally and Barry go out on their first mission and he takes charge on the mission. They put Plunder (Jared Morillo) in Iron Heights. If Wally can’t follow orders he can’t work with Barry anymore. He is supposed to shadow Barry. Observe and learn. That’s it. Doesn’t matter that Wally just saved his life. It’s also the museum’s opening night.

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This week’s episode of ‘The Flash’ dealt with monsters both inner and outer. Out in the world Barry and his team faced a monster that was terrorizing the streets of Central City while members of the team were busy battling their inner monsters.

Caitlin heads out of town to tackle the monster developing inside her. She is scared of what she is becoming and turns to her mother (Dr. Carla Tannhauser), another renowned scientist, for help. Unfortunately her mother isn’t quick to offer help until Caitlin reveals that she is the patient by turning her desk to ice. Her mother treats Caitlin like another experiment and runs some bio-tests on her, as their mother/daughter issues continue to transpire; we learn that when Caitlin’s father died her and her mother’s relationship changed and hasn’t been the same since. Caitlin is given another test and ends up absorbing the energy of the entity she cooled down.

Looking to capitalize on Caitlin’s abilities and make a name in the science world for himself, Nigel locks Caitlin in the exam room and tells her she won’t be going anywhere. Caitlin grabs his arm and gives him frost bite. We learn that her anger charges her powers and makes her lose control. Luckily her mother comes to her aid and apologizes for how she treated Caitlin. This calms Caitlin down and allows her to regain control of herself. Her mother let’s Caitlin go and cleans up the mess she made.

Back at Star Labs, Cisco snoops on HR because he doesn’t trust him. He discovers a recording device (a pen) and begins to listen to the message. HR comes back as he is in the middle of doing this and the team discovers that HR is not a scientist but a writer/idea man. He has been restating everything everyone is saying and sometimes coming up with idea but not executing them. HR then tells the team that his partner decrypted the message that Harrison sent him across dimensions and that he is essentially a supervisor of do-ers back on his Earth. He comes up with a strategy and they execute it. This becomes abundantly clear when the team goes after the monster terrorizing the city; HR can’t even triangulate the monsters location. However, the team is willing to give HR one last chance to prove himself, in the meantime we can assume Cisco and Caitlin will run the show.

Caitlin comes back in time to help deal with the monster. Turns out the monster was just a hologram being run by some teenage kid. Barry jumps in to save said kid when Julian fires his gun at him. The teenager then explains to Joe that he did it because he was bullied. He wanted someone else to feel afraid for a change. He wanted to feel powerful.

Later on in “Monster” Julian gives Barry insight into his past. Turns out Julian was the heir to a fortune from a wealthy English family, however he chose to be a scientist. He was at the top of his game until the meta-humans came along and swept the rug out from underneath him. This is why he despises metas, however The Flash may have changed his perception of them and allowed him to open up to Barry. He is willing to give Barry a shot and goes to grab a drink with him. Could these two finally get along?

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Iris tries to get Joe to take Cecile up on her offer. Joe tells Iris to stop playing cupid.

We also learn the more Caitlin uses her powers, the more difficult they will be to reverse. Can you actually reverse the meta-gene? If so, will this be used to defeat other metas? Will Barry or any of the other good metas use it get rid of their powers and lead a normal life?

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This week’s episode of The Flash “Magenta”, showed us even more consequences of Barry’s altering of the timeline. In the previous episode (episode 2), Barry realizes that the world he is now living in is still different and that nothing will ever be exactly the same again. Flash from Earth 2 explained to Barry, after he ripped him from the speedforce, that every action has an equal and opposite reaction. Therefore, a separate but similar timeline was created. One where Cisco can control his powers and where Caitlin is developing Killer Frost’s powers. The changes even rippled across the arrowverse. Diggle now has a son and Oliver has sleeves again.

Meta’s from the Flashpoint are also being given their powers back by none other than Dr. Alchemy. First it was The Rival, Edward Clarss and now Frankie Kane aka Magenta. Magenta has the ability to control and bend metal at her will. Kind of like a female Magneto. Magenta is a second personality of Frankie who is out to kill her foster father John James for abusing her. Unfortunately Barry cannot take on Magenta alone. Luckily for him a breach is opened at the lab and Wells and his daughter Jesse come through.

Jesse is now a speedster, which bums Wally out as they were both hit by the dark matter and only Jesse has powers. Well’s brought her back to in hopes to convince her not to become a superhero. That doesn’t go as planned as Jesse ends up being the one to help Barry; she creates a figure-8 while running to propel the tanker Magenta is trying to drop on the hospital in order to kill her adopted father. While Jesse is keeping the tanker in the air, Barry is trying to reach Frankie and get Magenta to stop. He is successful and is able to learn how Dr. Alchemy is getting the Metas to come to him; Dr. Alchemy reaches out to them in dreams. First the dreams are at night only, then all the time and they slowly become more painful until they Metas finally hear Dr. Alchemy’s voice calling to them.

We then learn that Wally has also had dreams about being Kid Flash. Will he go to Alchemy in order to get his powers back?

After saving the day, Barry gets Magenta into a good home and makes sure she is alright and Jesse gets a suit and a new name Jesse Quick. Iris and Barry then try going on a second date but once again Barry has to leave and go to the station. At the station Joe shows Barry Clarss getting killed by Dr. Alchemy. Sidebar: how is Iris getting back?

Next Week

We meet a Bonnie and Clyde couple of sorts. One of which is a Meta that can travel through mirrors and traps Barry inside one.

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Season 3 of The Flash premiered tonight [Tuesday, October 4^th] on The CW. Last season The Flash went back in time to save his mother from being murdered by The Reverse Flash (Eobard Thawne). This action altered the timeline and created an alternate universe, “Flashpoint”.

In the “Flashpoint” Barry and Iris no longer know one another, however she is still a reporter. Joe and Iris also don’t get along in this universe. Joe is an alcoholic on the verge of losing his job at the precinct. Barry is also no longer The Flash in this universe. Kid Flash has stepped into that role. Barry comes face to face with Kid Flash while Kid Flash is in a battle with The Rival, another speedster. Barry unmasks Kid Flash and discovers he is Wally, Iris’s kid brother.

Turns out Iris and Wally are running their own brother/sister crime team, taking out Meta-Humans invading Central City. Barry reveals himself as The Flash and offers to help the duo take down The Rival, however they decide to go another route first.

Meet alternate universe Cisco, billionaire tech mogul and richest man in the world. Far from his goof-ball counterpart in Barry’s original universe, Cisco isn’t as warm and welcoming in this alternate world. He doesn’t even want to help Kid Flash but Barry won’t have any of that. He shares a personal story he remembers about Cisco and peaks the billionaire’s interest. Barry then kidnaps Caitlin Snow, who is a pediatric ophthalmologist and not a bio-chemist. After bringing everyone together Barry really gets to see how badly he messed up the timeline. No one is the same. They all have different lives and barely know one another. Back in Barry’s world everyone worked together and were best friends.

Things only got worse for our speedster. The timeline begins to disappear and Barry starts losing his memories. Trying to get an idea of what is going on Barry visits The Reverse Flash in the cell he is keeping him in. Thawne lets him know that the more he uses his speed, the faster he loses his memory. Eventually Barry won’t remember he is The Flash and this alternate world will be set in concrete. Unfortunately for Barry, the only way to reset the timeline is to let The Reverse Flash travel back in time and kill his mother…. again.

Barry has to make this sacrifice in order to save Wally who was fatally stabbed by The Rival. Unlike Barry, Wally is not healing quickly. Something a speedster should be able to do. Barry must defeat The Rival in order to have a shot at saving Wally’s life. Luckily Joe arrives on the scene and shoots The Rival saving both Barry and Wally just in the nick of time. Barry then reveals himself and Wally to Joe as The Flash and Kid Flash.

Ridden by guilt Barry is forced to let The Reverse Flash go in order to correct the timeline. The two go back in time to the night when Thawne killed Barry’s mother, however this time Barry doesn’t stop him. He lets Reverse Flash kill his mother and they are both transported back to Barry’s universe. Everything checks out on Thawne’s end but not on Barry’s. He still managed to alter the timeline.

Did Barry do permanent damage? Where’s Iris? How come Joe and Iris don’t talk anymore? What else did Barry alter?

At the very end of “Flashpoint” The Rival, who has not yet emerged into his villainous character, is awoken by scratching of glass on a mirror and a demonic-like voice.  Etched into his mirror is the word “Alchemy”.

Ladies and gentleman Dr. Alchemy has arrived!

Next Week:

It looks like a crossover is coming!!!! Barry heads over to Star City to enlist help from Felicity and possibly other members of Team Arrow.

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San Diego Comic-Con Teasers, Trailers and Promos

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For those that missed the event or didn’t live close enough to attend, here are some of the trailers/teasers/promos you missed:

The Vampire Diaries season 8 teaser:

This trailer compiles snippets of previous Vampire Diaries villains like Klaus, Katherine, Rebekah, Kai and Silas and leads us to a sneak peak of evil herself. We only see a hand coming out of a pool of blood. Who is this evil entity and what havoc is she wreaking on our beloved characters? Check out this in-depth article on season 8 to find out.

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Season 8 premieres Friday October 21^st on The CW.

The Originals season 4 trailer:

Season 4 of The Originals jumps 3 or more years into the future. Hope is now a toddler who can talk. The trailer kicks off bits of Klaus’s past detailing his wrong doings, how he and his family became vampires and a voice over of him detailing the agony and pain he has caused those around him. We then see exactly where Klaus left off last season; buried alive in a brick wall by Marcel. The trailer ends with Hope asking her mother, Hayley if they are going to go get her dad. It’s time to wake up the family and introduce them to a grown Hope.

The Originals will have a Mid-Season return in 2017. No specific date has been released yet.

Once Upon A Time season 6 trailer:

Last season Regina removed the Evil Queen side of herself and proceeded to crush it. Unfortunately, as we all know, the Evil Queen did not in fact die. She is alive and well and is out to get revenge on Regina for trying to push her away. How long can Regina keep her at bay? Will she revert back to her evil ways? What does this all mean for the residents of Story Brooke? Another evil is still lurking in Story Brooke as well. Mr. Hyde has his heart set on ruling Story Brooke and making it his home. We will see him team up with the Evil Queen to get what he wants?

Season 6 will premiere Sunday September 25^th on ABC.

DC Legends of Tomorrow season 2 trailer:

The Time Masters are gone and The Legends are left to pick up the pieces and keep history intact. They must guard history and protect it from time criminals. In this trailer we also meet Rex Tyler a member of The Justice Society of America (The pre-Justice League group). We also catch a glimpse of what is sure to be an epic battle between Damien Darhk and The White Canary (Sara Lance). It looks like The Legends will be meeting a lot of new faces from the DC Universe, especially now with the mention of the Justice Society of America.

Season 2 premieres October 13^th on The CW.

The Flash season 3 trailer:

Last season Barry went back in time and saved his mother, altering the world he once knew. In this alternate universe Barry no longer knows Joe or Iris and Cisco is now the richest man in America. In this trailer The Reverse Flash is back and informs Barry everything he is witnessing is a mirage. We also get a clip where Alchemy is written on the wall. For those not familiar with the DC Universe, Dr. Alchemy aka Mr. Element aka Albert Desmond is a notorious chemist with a personality disorder who uses talents as a chemist to create elemental weapons. According to Deadline, as Desmond, he works in the forsenics lab of Central City’s Police Department. Doctor Alchemy also possesses the Philosopher’s Stone which once belonged to Merlin. By pressing the stone it allows Doctor Alchemy to transmute any element into any other element (ie: Steel into rubber or healthy oxygen into deadly carbon monoxide). He also possesses the power to transform the human body, having once turned The Flash into a being of water vapor.

Kid Flash also makes an appearance in the trailer. Will we see Kid Flash and Barry team up to defeat Mr. Element and restore everything back to the way it was?

Season 4 premieres Tuesday October 4^th on The CW.

Game of Thrones season 7 teaser:

This teaser gives a unique insight on the production of Game of Thrones. We get a glimpse of the craftsmanship that goes into creating this spectacular television series. A treat we don’t normally get to see.

Season 7’s release date has not yet been announced but we do know that this season will not start in April like it normally does. Due to weather delays and a need for snow, it looks like we may not see it air until May or June.

Arrow season 5 trailer:

In the aftermath of defeating the Ghosts and Damien Darhk, Oliver assembles a new team of heroes to help protect Star City. These members were inspired by Oliver’s relentlessness in spite of adversity and his ability to defeat Darhk. Oliver begins training these new vigilantes in order to help the city and keep his promise to Laurel to not revert back to his old ways of wanting to handle everything himself. We also see clips of Oliver in Russia and the rise of a new villain.

Season 5 premieres Wednesday October 5^th, 8/7c on The CW.

Wonder Woman trailer:

Bada** woman alert! Warner Bros and DC Films are definitely doing Wonder Woman justice in this film. Gal Gadot perfectly embodies the bada**ery that is Diana Prince. The slow-mo shots of Gadot in action in this trailer are incredible. This trailer is giving us high hopes about the film in its entirety.

Wonder Woman hits the silver screen June 2^nd, 2017.

Justice League trailer:

This trailer alone has turned me into SUPER GEEK! Aquaman, The Flash, Batman, Wonder Woman and Cyborg all coming at you while The White Stripes’s Iggy Thump plays in the background. Barry Allen is quirky and hilarious in this trailer. Aquaman is quite frightening and Cyborg is well your typical Cyborg. The IMDB cast listing for this movie is also swoon worthy. There are rumors of Iris West and The Joker making a cameo in this film. I may be reading too much into this but if an Arkham Guard has been cast in this film it must mean we are heading to Arkham Asylum at some point, which happens to be the last place we saw The Joker. Coincidence, maybe? Or maybe not?

Justice League hits theaters November 17^th, 2017.

The Walking Dead season 7 trailer:

Season 7 premieres October 23rd on AMC.

Doctor Strange trailer:

Get ready to go on a trippy ride into the many universes of Marvel’s Doctor Strange. Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock, The Imitation Game), Rachel McAdams (The Notebook, Mean Girls) and Mads Mikkelson (Hannibal, Casino Royale) star in the film. As per IMDB, Marvel’s “Doctor Strange” follows the story of the talented neurosurgeon Doctor Stephen Strange who, after a tragic car accident, must put ego aside and learn the secrets of a hidden world of mysticism and alternate dimensions. Based in New York City’s Greenwich Village, Doctor Strange must act as an intermediary between the real world and what lies beyond, utilizing a vast array of metaphysical abilities and artifacts to protect the Marvel cinematic universe.

This visually spectacular film hits theaters November 4^th.

American Gods first look trailer:

Starz network brings Neil Gaiman’s fantasy novel of the same name to life. The central premise of the novel is that gods and mythological creatures exist because people believe in them. The power of these mythological beings has diminished as people’s beliefs wane. New gods have arisen, reflecting America’s obsessions with media, celebrity, technology, and drugs, among other things. The series man character, Shadow, is a convict who is released early due to his wife being killed in a car accident. After the funeral Shadow meets a man called Mr. Wednesday who seems to know a lot more than he should about Shadow’s life. Warning Shadow that a far bigger fight is coming, he enlists his help and forever changes his view of the world around him.

The series premiere will be sometime in 2017 on Starz.

Legends of the Hidden Temple: The Movie trailer:

Nickelodeon is bringing back some 90s nostalgia with their Legends of the Hidden Temple: The Movie, bringing the game 90s kids grew up on to life. Kirk Fogg, host of the original game show, makes a cameo in this film playing himself as he leads a tour of the temple. The three siblings on his tour break away and find themselves immersed in a real-life Legends of the Hidden Temple game. Let’s go Green Monkeys!

The TV movie premieres this November on Nickelodeon.

The LEGO Batman Movie trailer:

The LEGO Batman movie is a spin-off of The LEGO movie focused on Batman voiced by Will Arnett. Batman must grow up and take responsibility for himself and the young orphan he forgot he adopted. This orphan becomes Robin (voiced by Michael Cera), after he rips off Reggae Man’s pants of course. A cute, kid friendly Batman and Robin origin story.

The film hits the silver screen February 10^th, 2017.

Marvel The Defenders teaser:

Netflix pops out another Marvel hit with Marvel The Defenders. Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist unite for The Defenders, an Avengers-esque superhero team-up set in Marvel’s Television universe.

The series will premiere on Netflix in 2017.

Marvel and Netflix also teamed up for a sizzle reel featuring the likes of DareDevil, Jessica Jones and Luke Cage. We also catch a glimpse of The Punisher at the end of the reel. Check it out below:

That bone crunching at: 49. I can never unsee or unhear that….

Kong: Skull Island trailer:

King Kong returns to the screen. The film stars A-Listers like Tom Hiddelston (Thor), Brie Larson (Room), Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction, The Hateful Eight), and John Goodman (Roseanne, Monsters Inc.). This film centers on the origin of King Kong.

Kong: Skull Island hits theaters March 10^th, 2017.

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword trailer:

Staring Charlie Hunnam and Jude Law, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword is the origin story of King Arthur. Arthur, played by Hunnam, is unaware of his royal lineage until he pulls Excalibur from the stone. Arthur must unite the people to defeat the dictator Vortigern, played by Jude Law, the man who stole his crown to become king.

2016/17 is going to be an epic year for both the Marvel and DC Universes. There are plenty more trailers, teasers and promos to come now that SDCC has come to its conclusion. Stay tuned to RESPECT. Mag for more inside information and trailers galore.

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