RICHIE RICH TV SHOW COMING TO NETFLIX

Richie Rich is coming back to TV in a live-action series on Netflix according to USA TODAY(read the article here). Netflix has ordered the show from Awesomeness TV.

In order to make this series different from other previous incarnations Richie will invent a new green technology that will make him a billionaire.

There were other incarnations of Richie Rich including a comic, cartoon, and a movie starring McCaulay Culkin in 1994. In each incarnation Richie inherited his wealth from his parents.

Richie will be played by Jake Brennan (Dark Skies) and debut on Netflix in 2015.

This show will also be produced by Awesomeness TV CEO, Brian Robbins who has produced Smallville, One Tree Hill, and All That.

I grew up on the Richie Rich cartoon from the 1980's so it's nice to see another property being revived for a new generation.

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MARVEL ANNOUNCES PHASE 3 MOVIES

AVENGERS VS. BATMAN


According to Bleeding Cool (read the article here) MARVEL just announced the movies that will be released in the next few years. Here is the listing of the films:




5/1/15 –     Avengers: Age of Ultron
7/17/15 –   Ant-Man
5/6/16 –     Captain America: Civil War
11/4/16 –   Doctor Strange
5/5/17 –     Guardians of the Galaxy 2
7/28/17 –   Thor: Ragnarok
11/3/17 –   Black Panther
5/4/18 –     Avengers: Infinity Gauntlet part I
7/6/18 –     Captain Marvel
11/2/18 –   Inhumans
5/3/19 –     Avengers: Infinity War part II

 (Listing courtesy of  Scott Mendelson and Forbes)

One of the big news items is that a BLACK PANTHER movie will be released on November 3, 2017. BLACK PANTHER tells the story of T-CHALLA the king of Wakanda in Africa. There are rumors that he will make his official debut in CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR.

CAPTAIN MARVEL will also be released in 2018 and will make her debut in Avengers: Age Of Ultron. 

It seems that MARVEL looks poised to make the next six years very intriguing.

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CAPTAIN AMERICA 3: CIVIL WAR COULD SET THE GROUNDS FOR THE 1ST LEGACY HERO FOR THE MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE

Newsarama reports (read the article here) that the next Captain America movie will be based off of the event comic CIVIL WAR which pitted Iron Man Vs, Captain America on the issue of hero registration. Iron Man thinks it's a good idea and leads a team of heroes against Captain America and his team of heroes who are resistant to the idea and think that the govermebnt is attacking their civil liberties. The book was very reflective of the Post-9/11 atmosphere of the United States.


Disney and Marvel are in negotiations with Robert Downey Jr. to play Tony Stark/Iron Man. Chris Evans is already signed on to play Captain America. Most movie and comic book pundits will talk about how Iron Man vs. Captain America will stack up against Batman vs. Superman in 2016 but I'd rather look at another aspect of the CIVIL WAR showdown.

This movie could give Marvel its first opportunity to create a legacy hero. If the movie follows the course of the comic book then at the end, Captain America is assassinated and someone has to take the place of Steve Rogers. In the comics, it is the Winter Soldier. His character was introduced in the cinematic universe in Captain America 2.

Also introduced was Falcon, played by Anthony Mackie. In the current continuity of the Captain America comic Falcon will replace Steve Rogers when he gets drained of the Super Soldier serum by the Nail. This gives Marvel two characters to assume the mantle of Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic universe. It also gives them a chance to have a legacy character which no other franchise can make a claim to at the moment.

The next Captain America movie could change cinematic superheroes as we know them and show how Marvel has built their movie universe so supremely over any other studio.

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JAMES BOND COMES TO DYNAMITE IN 2015

Dynamite Comics will be adapting Ian Fleming's James Bond character starting with an origin comic in 2015 according to Bleeding Cool (read the article here). This deal gives Dynamite the chance to adapt all things Bond from books to movies. 

This is a big deal as Dynamite is a small independent publisher compared to DC and Marvel. This acquisition gives them a worldwide known character to draw in a new audience. 

As a fan of Bond I cannot wait to see this.

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PARAMOUNT TO FILM BAYWATCH MOVIE STARRING THE ROCK

The Hollywood Reporter is saying that Paramount will go ahead and make a Baywatch movie (read the article here). Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is set to star.


Baywatch ran from 1989 to 2001 and starred David Hasselhoff. It also launched the career of Pamela Anderson making her an International sex symbol.


Sean Anders and John Morris are set to direct.


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RUSH HOUR TV PILOT COMING TO CBS

Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan

Deadline reports (you can read the article here) that CBS is giving a pilot production commitment to the Rush Hour TV series based on the Rush Hour movies that starred Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker.

The show is being produced by Brett Ratner who directed the movies and Bill Lawrence(Scrubs).

The TV show will stick to the same premise as the movies as a straight by the book cop (played by Chan in the movies) has to work with a cocky, brash, young cop that doesn't want a partner(played by Tucker in the movies).

CBS has tried this formula before. After the success of the first Rush Hour film, CBS aired a show called Martial Law. That show starred Sammo Hung and Arsenio Hall. The show aired from 1998-2000 and had initial success but was cancelled after season 2.

This show may have a chance as the movies were popular and if the right two leads are cast then it may be a tremendous success for CBS.

THE PROFESSOR