In some potentially dumb X-Men news, Rob Liefeld is returning to the Marvel brand with a new series, Major X.  The series will focus on the titular character, as he battles Wolverine, Deadpool, Storm, Cable and other X-Men in a new bi-monthly series, written by Liefeld.   Liefeld will write and draw the first issue, before turning over art duties to Whilce Portacio and Brent Peeples in subsequent issues.

Talking to ComicBook.com Liefeld explained the series as;

Major X comes from a realm, another plane, called ‘The X-istence.’ It is populated only by mutants.  It’s their special place. They’re happy. They’re living in harmony. The events that cause this portal to open, and for this ‘The X-istence’ to exist at all are subjects we deal with, and we answer. The absolute formation of The X-istence. Major X hails from there, and his home, the reason he’s here encountering the current modern-day Marvel mutant landscape, is because The X-istence has been destroyed, and he is on a journey to restore his home.

I mean, it sounds dumb.  Major X?  What?  Who named him that?  What a terrible fucking name.

Fucking Liefeld.

In Other News…

 

No spoilers; haven’t seen Mission Impossible’s 5 and 6, so here’s the sit-rep.  Apparently Christopher McQuarrie is writing and directing the next two films that will drop in 2021 and 2022, and may see the return of Alec Baldwin and Henry Cavill.

 

A new ‘Highlander’ reboot is in the works and it could end up being either a movie or a t.v. series.  Why not a radio teleplay?   This is coming from Stahelski shared to Collider.

 

 

In Star Wars news, Rogue One writer Gary Whitta slammed EA for cancelling a massive new Star Game.  Talking to Kinda Funny Games, he’s quoted as saying;

It has been catastrophically mismanaged. If I were Disney, I’d be fucking furious. I saw a bunch of that game, and it looked terrific. It would have been Star Wars Uncharted.

 

 

According to Hollywood North, Titan’s 2nd season is expected to start filming in March.

 

 

TVLine interviewed Arrow showrunner Beth Schwartz and she revealed the show will be doing a Birds of Prey inspired episode, saying;

We are doing a Birds of Prey-inspired episode, that Laurel (played by Katie Cassidy) will be involved with

 

 

Ernie Hudson revealed to the Daily Mail that ‘everyone’ is in for the 3rd film in the iconic Ghostbusters franchise, excluding the 2016 reboot attempt.  Hudson is quoted as saying;

Ivan Reitman is there and everybody is in. Now whether the studio will do it, I’m the guy who sits by the phone and waits for the call.  So if they call, I’ll answer. If not, I’ve got other stuff that I’m doing.