The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows.
In this edition, watch the cast of Netflix’s series adaptation of Sweet Tooth crack themselves up in a bloopers reel. Plus, watch the cast of New Girl reunite virtually to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the season premiere. And finally, see what a money-laundering expert thinks about money-laundering schemes from movies such as The Wolf of Wall Street and TV shows like Ozark and Breaking Bad. Read More »
What are the running times for the first two episodes of Marvel’s Loki series? Why did it take half a year to make Soldier Boy‘s costume for The Boys? Why did the inspiration for Danny Elfman‘s Batman score come at the worst time? Will you get an action figure of Owen Wilson‘s character from Loki? Did you know a Green Lantern scene almost caused Zack Snyder’s Justice League to fall apart? All that and more in this edition of Superhero Bits. Read More »
Want to see the spectacularly cheesy music video tribute to Translucent from The Boys? Will you play the new Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game in 2022? Want to make some nachos inspired by The Incredible Hulk? What scene did Tom Holland pitch that Marvel turned down? Which Marvel director did Wyatt Russell call for guidance before joining The Falcon and The Winter Soldier? All that and more in this edition of Superhero Bits. Read More »
The Sweet Tooth comic series from DC Comics’ Vertigo imprint is dark and foreboding and even dips into horror territory. But the new Netflix series based on the comic is taking a different route. The tone has been changed to be something a tad more family-friendly, and that might not go over so well with folks who loved the comic. But newcomers looking for a fantasy-infused series might find something to love. Watch the Sweet Tooth trailer below.
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Will you participate in Loki watch parties leading up to the show’s premiere? How would Anthony Mackie like New Orleans to celebrate the new Captain America? Want to see then-unknown Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston preparing to shoot Thor? Who has James Gunn‘s favorite costume in The Suicide Squad? What are the biggest differences between the Invincible series and comic? All that and more in this edition of Superhero Bits. Read More »
Jeff Lemire‘s comic book series Sweet Tooth is getting the Netflix treatment as a streaming show, courtesy of executive producers Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey. In a new featurette, the two talk about altering the tone of Lemire’s comics from the “foreboding” vibe of the graphic novels to something that is much more family-friendly…which I’m guessing purists who love Lemire’s comics will not exactly be thrilled about. Check out the featurette below.
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Netflix is offering a different kind of post-apocalyptic adventure with Sweet Tooth. Based on the acclaimed DC Comics series by writer and artist Jeff Lemire, Sweet Tooth imagines a lush, green dystopia filled with as much wonder as there are dangers lurking around every corner — especially for strange hybrid children like the main character, who is persecuted for his ears and deer antlers. Watch the Sweet Tooth trailer below.
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Robert Downey Jr. and his Team Downey production company are heading to Netflix.
Downey Jr. and his wife and producing partner Susan Downey are set to executive produce a live-action adaptation of Sweet Tooth, a Vertigo comic series about human/animal hybrids set in a post-apocalyptic world. Jim Mickle, who’s behind shows like Hap and Leonard and movies like In the Shadow of the Moon, will serve as a director and will be a co-showrunner alongside Beth Schwartz (The CW’s Arrow). Get all of the details below.
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