Welcome back to The Rundown, our daily breakdown on comic news stories we missed from the previous day. Have a link to share? Email our team at rundown@multiversitycomics.com.
In case you missed it, we interviewed Patrick Fugit, star of the Robert Kirkman and Paul Azaceta adaptation Outcast.
– Bill Sienkiewicz and Jeff Lemire are adding their artistic talents to the upcoming “Moon Knight” #200. Both have been a part of “Moon Knight” in the past, with Sienkiewicz having drawn the series the in early eighties, and Lemire writing the book in 2016. They join Max Bemis for his final issue, arriving October 24th.
– Dark Horse Comics and Disney announced their second Zootopia graphic novel, “Zootopia: Family Time,” from the creative team of writer Jimmy Gownley and artist Leandro Ricardo da Silva, colorist by Wes Dzioba and letterer Chris Dickey. The book will feature two Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde stories.
– The release of the Hellboy reboot is being pushed back four months to April 12, 2019. The new date comes one week after Warner Bros.’s Shazam! film hits theaters.
– Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Jurnee Smollett-Bell will be joining Margot Robbie in the upcoming Birds of Prey from Warner Bros./DC Films. After several rounds of “chemistry” tests, the actors finally landed their respective roles of Huntress and Black Canary opposite Robbie’s Harley Quinn. The film expected to be released February 7, 2020.
– The CW’s Arrow, The Flash, and Supergirl crossover for this year is titled “Elseworlds.” Coming in December, the Arrowverse crossover also added LaMonica Garrett as the Monitor, along with appearances from Tyler Hoechlin’s Superman, Elizabeth Tulloch as Lois Lane, and Ruby Rose as Batwoman.
– Amazon’s promotional poster for The Boys live action adaptation was released, and it references the cover of the comic’s first issue. The series stars Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Karen Fukuhara, Tomer Kapon and Laz Alonso, and is out next year.
– The teaser trailer for Dark Phoenix – the fourth X-Men film starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender and Jennifer Lawrence – premiered on The Late Late Show With James Corden. The film, featuring Sophie Turner’s take on Jean Grey’s fractured psyche, will be released on February 14.
