Blue Beetle Adds Indestructible Man
A report from Deadline indicates the latest casting scoop from Warner Bros. Discovery's Blue Beetle movie.
The article, detailing an agency change for actor Raoul Trujillo, reveals that he has recently wrapped filming in the role of Carapax, The Indestructible Man.
The character is depicted in the comics as an archeologist who uncovers a lost Kord Industries laboratory, which contains a robotic body. Carapax is killed trying to jumpstart the robot, but his intellect is transferred into the artificial body.
The film is due out August 2023.
Ice-T, Arabian Prince Announce Death For Hire
Deadline reports that rap legends Ice-T and Arabian Prince are developing their new graphic novel Death For Hire: The Origin of Tehk City as an animated TV series.
The graphic novel, due out next year from Z2 Comics, was created by T, Prince and Tommy The Animator.
The creators are, apparently producing along with Shannon Eric Denton for Monster Forge Productions.
The publisher blurb for the book also reveals the voice cast of the show: The blueprint of living in Tehk City is simple: do as you're told, always watch your back, and never, ever, trust anyone. The crooked Mayor Chuck Davis (Ice-T), his deadly female assassin Rhonda Knuckles (Coco), and right-hand man Maniac Max (Treach) know this all too well. They must navigate through the savage law of the street. With his hands in everything from money laundering to hired hits, Davis tries to stay one step ahead of the competition in The Round Table Gang, Benny Tang (Ben Baller), Azul Michoacan (Emilio Rivera), and Vinny “Pipes” Roselli (Jeffrey Peterson) - who have controlled the black market undercurrent of Tehk City for years. But information comes at a price, especially when purchased by Pretty Black (Snoop Dogg), whose black market network feeds him intelligence from the furthest reaches of Tehk City. Davis and his crew will soon learn that grabbing power from the top dog can take you sky high or drag you to the grave.The comics creators are, apparently, also the producers of the animated series.
Other voice talent attached to the series includes Tracy Morgan, Busta Rhymes, Mike Epps, Peter Scanavino, Roxanne Shanté, Styles P, Tone Trump, Tommy The Animator and Denton.
Dr. Dre is providing original music for the series.
The property is currently being shopped to streamers.
3 More Black Adam Posters
With a new trailer set to drop today, the social campaign for Black Adam has published three new character posters. Filling out the roster for the DCEU Justice Society are Pierce Brosnan as Doctor Fate, Quintessa Swindell as Cyclone and Noah Centineo as Atom Smasher.
The Warner Bros. Discovery film arrives in theaters this October.
Ironheart Adds Shakira Barrera
Marvel Studios' Ironheart TV series has a new series regular, according to Deadline.
Shakira Barrera is the latest to join the cast in an unspecified role. Barrera is currently seen in the Freevee series Sprung, but may be better known as the wrestler Junkchain in Netflix's Glow.
Disney+ has the show slated for release in Fall of 2023.
