First NO TIME TO DIE Trailer Teases the Return of Felix Leiter & Blofeld

History isn't kind to men who play God.

The first trailer for No Time to Die, the twenty-fifth installment of the James Bond film series, has been released, teasing actor Daniel Craig's fifth and reported final outing as the popular British secret agent 007.

The 2-minute, 35-second trailer opens in southern Italy, with Bond racing his battered Aston Martin DB5 through the streets of Matera, as he and Dr. Madeleine Swann (Léa Seydoux, reprising her role from Spectre) are being pursued by a car and a motorcycle.

"Why would I betray you?" Madeleine asks Bond during the chase.

"We all have our secrets," replies Bond.  "We just didn't get to yours yet."

Later during the sequence, someone in the car opens fire on Bond, who jumps over the side of a tall bridge, swinging down on a cable.

As we see two men breaking into a skyscraper and detonating an explosive device, Bond's superior officer and head of MI6 known as M (Ralph Fiennes) remarks, "The world is arming faster than we can respond.  Where's 007?"

We cut to Jamaica, where Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life.  He's met by his longtime friend and CIA field officer Felix Leiter (Jeffrey Wright), who tells him, "I need a favor, brother.  You're the only one I trust with this."

Bond takes his DB5 out of storage, then is met by another British agent named Nomi (Lashana Lynch), who tells him, "The world's moved on, Commander Bond."

"Are you a Double-O?" asks Bond.

"Two years," she replies stiffly, "so stay in your lane.  You get in my way, I will put a bullet in your knee...The one that works."

In a separate scene, we see Bond, Nomi and M's assistant Eve Moneypenny (Naomie Harris) walking side by side.  "I thought you two would get along," quips Moneypenny.

We shift to another scene, where Bond is asked for his name by an MI6 security guard.  "Bond," he replies, delivering the classic introduction with a hint of annoyance.  "James.  Bond."

Inside, Bond and Moneypenny arrive at the office of MI6 quartermaster Q (Ben Whishaw), who observes dryly, "So, you're not dead."

Bond brushes past Q into the office, quipping, "Hello, Q.  I missed you."

Later, Bond heads to a prison and is warned by the warden about a special prisoner, "He's the most valuable asset this country has.  If you feel yourself losing control..."

"I'm not going to lose --" Bond starts to respond, until he sees Nomi down a corridor with Madeleine.  "-- control."

Bond confronts his incarcerated archnemesis, Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Christoph Waltz, also reprising his role from Spectre).  "James..." Blofeld begins, "...you gave up everything for her.  When her secret finds its way out, it'll be the death of you."

We glimpse Madeline opening a box and finding a mask inside with the lower portion of its face cracked and missing.  Her eye begins to tear up.

In a separate scene, Bond asks Madeleine, "What is it?"

"You don't know what this is," she replies.

We're then introduced to the film's villain, Safin (Rami Malek).  "James Bond," begins Safin, "license to kill, history of violence...I could be speaking to my own reflection..."

We glimpse new Bond girl Paloma (Ana de Armas) at a formal gathering, where Bond is surrounded by dozens of men and women as a spotlight shines down upon him.

"...only your skills die with your body," continues Safin as we see him wearing the cracked mask and standing atop a frozen lake as someone underneath the water pounds at the ice.  "Mine will survive long after I'm gone."

"History isn't kind to men who play God," Bond replies defiantly.

We then see an assortment of action sequences involving Bond, Paloma and Nomi, where we return to the sequence in Matera.  As Bond's battered DB5 takes direct gunfire to its windows, Bond activates the car's mounted machine guns that emerge from its headlights.  He spins the car around, spraying a circle of bullets at his attacks.

In the trailer's final glimpse, we see Bond recreating the iconic gunbarrel opening as he fires his weapon down a long tunnel.

If you'd like to view the trailer, you can check it out below thanks to the official James Bond 007 account on YouTube...




No Time to Die is schedule to arrive in theaters on April 8, 2020.

First BLACK WIDOW Trailer Teases Taskmaster, Red Guardian & Yelena Belova

Nothing lasts forever.

Marvel Studios has released the first teaser trailer for Black Widow, starring Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow/Natasha Romanoff, Daivd Harbour as Red Guardian/Alexei Shostakov, Florence Pugh as Black Widow/Yelena Belova, and Rachel Weisz as Iron Maiden/Melina Vostokoff.

The 2-minute, 8-second trailer opens in Budapest, Hungary, with Natasha staring at herself in a mirror.  "I used to have nothing," she says in a voiceover, as we see flashbacks to her time training in the Red Room for the Black Widow Ops program, followed by scenes of her in the various Avengers and Captain America films.  "And then I got this job...this family...but nothing lasts forever."

We hear the voice of General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross (William Hurt), who says, "I heard you had to leave in a hurry."

Natasha replies in a voiceover, "It's never easy these days."

As we see a younger version of Ross, we hear him say, "So, what you going to do?"

"I've lived a lot of lives," replies Natasha as we see her looking through an assortment of fake I.D.s, "but I'm done running from my past."

We see Natasha entering someone's empty apartment, gun raised, then hear the voice of Yelena say, "I know you're out there."

"I know you know I'm out here," replies Natasha.  "So, are we gonna talk like grownups?"

Yelena steps into view, her gun raised as well.  "Is that what we are?" she asks.

The two immediately start fighting and appear to be evenly matched.  Afterwards, Natasha remarks, "It's good to see you too...Sis."

Yelena asks, "What brings you home?"

"We have unfinished business," Natasha says in a voiceover.  "We have to go back to where it all started."

We glimpse Natasha in a white Black Widow uniform for snow camouflage, followed by various Black Widows training in the Red Room.

"Lucky us," replies Yelena.

As we see the supervillain Taskmaster aiming a Hawkeye-like bow and arrow from atop an armored vehicle in the middle of a downtown street, we hear Natasha say, "One thing's for sure, it's going to be a hell of a reunion."

We're introduced to Alexei, who dons his Red Guardian uniform, who laughs and proudly states that it "Still fits."  As he joins Natasha, Yelena and Melina at a dinner table, he says, "Family...back together again."

Melina looks at him and says, "You got fat."

Lastly, we see the four of them suited up and attacking a base of unnamed enemy agents.  As a high platform is destroyed, we see Natasha skydiving downwards through the air, pursued by several skydiving enemy agents.

If you'd like to check out the trailer, you can view it below thanks to the official Marvel Studios account on YouTube...




Black Widow is scheduled to arrive in theaters on May 1, 2020.

TITANTALK 049: "Nightwing" Is Up!

"We do not enter the field of battle lightly…neither in heart, nor body, nor mind.  Nor do we exit it lightly.  We leave a piece of us behind.  And sometimes the cost of defending the innocent exceeds what we could ever think to pay.  There’s only one word for this – sacrifice.  And whether it be recognized in the present, or in some distant time, or never at all, this is the hero’s duty."
-- Bruce Wayne, Titans: "Nightwing"

Hello again, Titans fans!  My fellow TitanTalker Jesse Jackson and I are back with another new episode of TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast!  This time, we discuss "Nightwing", the Season 2 finale of the DC Universe series Titans, featuring Brenton Thwaites as Nightwing, Conor Leslie as Wonder Girl, Esai Morales as Deathstroke, and Natalie Gumede as Mercy Graves!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like another mixed reaction to a Titans finale, Greg Walker being a bad Titans showrunner, wondering why Dick couldn't announce his new Nightwing identity, Brenton Thwaites in the Nightwing costume, the really short and anticlimactic Deathstroke fight, wondering why the Titans think Deathstroke is dead, more of Dick and Bruce's more mature relationship, Jericho jumping over to Ravager's body, no repercussions for Rose betraying the Titans, why the Cadmus storyline should've been wrapped up before the Season 2 finale, Marv Wolfman and George Pérez telling "The Judas Contract" much better in the comics, Cadmus' plan to create super-soldiers for money, the female Titans not taking Superboy as a serious threat, wondering where Eve was while Superboy was being mind-controlled, no repercussions for Gar killing people or Superboy attacking the police, Dick still being a fugitive, my wife Lori's reaction to Wonder Girl being killed off in a really stupid way, Season 3 featuring "The Blackfire Saga" on Earth and Dark Raven, our favorite quotes of the episode, new Tell It to TitanTalk feedback from Jock, Steven Marshall, and Anne Dieken, wondering when Krypto was rescued from Cadmus, and more!

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Be sure to come back next week for our big 50th episode (!) as Jesse and I are joined once again by special guest DJ Nik to review Titans Season 2 and get Nik's thoughts on the entire season!  Look for more of TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, YouTube, Libsyn, and the official Southgate Media Group website!

THE FANDOM ZONE 170: "This Extraordinary Being" Is Up!

"I believe there is a vast and insidious conspiracy at play in the city, and I have evidence that a secret plan is being developed by—"
"A new crime boss who calls himself Moloch the Magnificent.  Now, this villain is planning to harness the sun’s energy into a deadly solar weapon, threatening every man, woman and child in New York.  So, if you’ll excuse us, fellows, the Minutemen have a city to save.  But first, let’s talk about your savings and our good friends at National Bank…"
-- Hooded Justice and Captain Metropolis, Watchmen: "This Extraordinary Being"

Hello again, everyone!  My co-host Jesse Jackson and I are back with another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast!  This time, we discuss "This Extraordinary Being", the sixth episode of the HBO series Watchmen, featuring Jovan Adepo as Hooded Justice/Will Reeves, Jake McDorman as Captain Metropolis/Nelson Gardner, Regina King as Angela Abar, and Louis Gossett Jr. as Old Will Reeves!

In this episode, Jesse and I talk about things like finally getting on track for reviewing Watchmen, the series finally winning people over, the great decision to make Hooded Justice an African-American cop instead of a German wrestler, the recent Murphy Brown reboot, Hollis Mason's description of Hooded Justice in his biography Under the Hood, Fred Trump's reported ties to the KKK, Angela reliving her grandfather's memories, Will releasing there's only one way to take out the Cyclops conspiracy, hypnosis and mesmerism, Hooded Justice's Caucasian makeup vs. Sister Night's black makeup, the double meaning of the Minutemen not accepting Hooded Justice if they knew who he was, Captain Metropolis betraying Hooded Justice's plea for help with the Cyclops conspiracy, the original Watchmen comic book series being groundbreaking for comics as an artform, Laurie trying to keep Angela grounded in her own memories, the big revelation of how Judd Crawford was hanged, our favorite quotes of the episode, the news vendor reading Action Comics #1, some "Crisis on Infinite Earths" CW crossover news, and more!

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TITANTALK 048: "Faux Hawk" Is Up!

"Okay, so that’s it?  You know, I don’t get a say?  You’re just gonna pull the adult card?"
"Yeah, well, someone has to make some adult decisions around here.  No more running after Dick Grayson ‘cause some intergalactic space witch had a bad dream."
-- Rachel Roth and Kory Anders, Titans: "Faux Hawk"

Hello again, Titans fans!  My fellow TitanTalker Jesse Jackson and I are back with another new episode of TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast!  This time, we discuss "Faux Hawk", the twelfth episode from Season 2 of the DC Universe series Titans, featuring Alan Ritchson as Hawk, Chelsea Zhang as Rose Wilson, Esai Morales as Deathstroke, and Chella Man as Jericho!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like our concern for Beast Boy, character actor Currie Graham, how Rose lost her eye in the comics, Jericho surviving being impaled by his father's sword, the Titans writers settling the table for Jericho's return, Rose meeting Slade for the first time, Slade only caring about Rose as a tool to help him in his Titans revenge plan, not seeing how Rose actually lost her eye, Jesse not giving Jason Todd any credit, wondering why the Titans writers didn't just send Dick to a monastery instead of prison, Adeline asking Dick to bring Jericho back to her, Flash Rogue costume tailor Paul Gambi, Stu being pissed at Dick for burning his Robin costume, looking forward to an acrobatic Nightwing, Donna and Dawn delivering sushi to Walter, Kory and Rachel's big argument, Hawk autographing the boob of his one-night stand, Hank selling his Hawk money for drug money, our favorite quotes of the episode, wondering if Stu's team of suit guys know that Bruce Wayne is Batman, Cool Hand Dick, some Titans Season 2 Blu-Ray news, new Tell It to TitanTalk feedback from Steven Marshall, and more!

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Be sure to come back next week for Episode 049 as Jesse and I discuss "Nightwing", the big Season 2 finale of the DC Universe series Titans!  Look for more of TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, YouTube, Libsyn, and the official Southgate Media Group website!

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 161: "The Creeping Death" Is Up!

"That was too easy.  What if there’s guards?"
"We’re here on inspection.  Psychic paper."
"Oh, yeah.  Doesn’t that thing ever need its batteries hooked up?"
"It’s paper!  What kind of paper needs charging?"
-- Donna Noble and the Tenth Doctor, Doctor Who: "The Creeping Death"

Hello again, everyone!  My partner in time Jesse Jackson returns to Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast to help me discuss "The Creeping Death", the third audio story from Big Finish Productions' Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor Adventures Vol. 3 set, featuring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor, Catherine Tate as Donna Noble, Lauren Cornelius as Ivy Clark, and Helen Goldwyn as Alice Aiken and the Fumifugium!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like Jesse and I trying to one up one another with meeting Doctor Who actors, the Great Smog of London in 1952, the Doctor blaming his companions for wandering off even when the Doctor wanders off, The Crown's episode about the Great Smog of London, London being an extremely clean city, Ivy being a potential companion, more lingering effects from "The Fires of Pompeii", gay relationships being against the law in 1952 London, the awkward love triangle of Ivy, Richard and Terry, Jesse not being able to pronounce "Fumifugium", Alice being killed by the Fumifugium, the London National History Museum, the Fumifugium animating the Diplodocus dinosaur skeleton, our favorite quotes of the episode, my Reverse the Polarity segment, our thoughts on the first Doctor Who Series 12 trailer, our upcoming Christmas special, possibly pushing back the special guest companion schedule for the new Series 12 episodes, and more!

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Be sure to come back in next week, as special guest companion John Takacs returns to Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast to help me discuss "The Macra Terror", the seventh serial from Doctor Who Season 4 in 1967 recently restored using animation, starring Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor, Frazier Hines as Jamie McCrimmon, Anneke Wills as Polly Wright, and Michael Craze as Ben Jackson!

THE FANDOM ZONE 169: "Little Fear of Lightning" Is Up!

"I’m gonna show you something, and after you see it, you’re gonna walk out of here, and you’re never gonna be afraid of big teleporting aliens ever again.  Because I’m gonna set you free.  In return, I’m gonna ask you to do me a favor.  Call it a squid pro quo."
-- Senator Joe Keene to Wade Tillman, Watchmen: "Little Fear of Lightning"

Hello again, everyone!  My co-host Jesse Jackson and I are back with another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast!  This time, we discuss "Little Fear of Lightning", the fifth episode of the HBO series Watchmen, featuring Tim Blake Nelson as Looking Glass and James Wolk as Senator Joe Keene, and introducing Paula Malcolmson as Renee!

In this episode, Jesse and I talk about things like my being on the disabled list, Damon Lindelof not assuming Watchmen will get a second season, actress Paula Malcolmson being everywhere, Jules Verne's 20,000 League Under the Sea, young Wade Tillman as a Jehovah's Witness spreading the word of God in New Jersey, Roxie manipulating young Wade in the mirrored funhouse, the origin of Looking Glass, finally getting to see the Squid in live-action, Wade's cover as a marketing researcher, Michael Imperioli's cameo, Wade being severely paranoid, the horrible moment when Wade's ex incinerates an imperfect dog clone, Wade as a Squid support group advisor, Steven Spielberg's fictional Pale Horse film, Senator Keene working with the 7th Kavalry, wondering where the 7K got the portal technology from, Wade learning that Ozymandias was behind the squid hoax and arranged for Robert Redford to become President, Adrian finally piercing the barrier of his prison, Looking Glass betraying Sister Night to Laurie, Sister Night downing the entire bottle of her grandfather's Nostalgia pills, Laurie pulling a Columbo move, our favorite quotes of the episode, news about Stargirl airing episodes on the CW one day after airing on DC Universe, not needing superheroes to have a great superhero show, and more!

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