Titans, I fall into the “it wasn’t perfect, but I enjoyed it” camp, and I am certainly getting more and more intrigued with its casting choices. Most recently, its casting for Slade Wilson—a.k.a. Deathstroke the Terminator, a.k.a. Daddy—and his son, Joseph Wilson, a.k.a. Jerchio. Playing Deathstroke is Esai Manuel Morales, Jr., the Brooklyn-born Puerto Rican actor whose credits include: NYPD Blue, How To Get Away With Murder, and Ozark. In the role of Jericho is Chella Man, a Jewish/Chinese-American actor who is deaf, genderqueer, and a queer artist/model. Both of these casting choices are amazing, not only because of the show making diverse choices, but it’s so rare that we see a person with disabilities play a character who has disabilities. For those unfamiliar with the character of Jerchio, as he is probably less mainstream than his dear ol’ dad, he first appeared in Tales of the Teen Titans #43 (June 1984) as a creation … [Read more...] about Genderqueer, Deaf Actor & Activist Chella Man Cast as Jericho for DC Universe’s Titans
Sylvester Stallone Compares Rocky’s Grandson To Adrian In Sweet Photo
57 seconds ago Warning: SPOILERS For Creed II Ahead! One of the ways in which Creed II expands on the four-decade Rocky saga is that it makes Rocky a grandfather. At the end of the film, Rocky visits his estranged son Robert (Rocky Jr.) and he meets his grandson Logan. It’s a heartwarming moment in its own right, but Sylvester Stallone has made it extra poignant by sharing a photo of Rocky and Logan together and comparing the tyke to Rocky’s love Adrian. Take a look: They may not actually be related but Sly is right that Logan Balboa, played by Robbie Johns in Creed II, does look a bit like Adrian. Especially in the eyes and with the smile, the young actor looks like Talia Shire’s character from the early Rocky films, who would be his in-universe grandmother. Rocky even mentions this to Rocky Jr. in Creed II, with his son responding, “Yeah, I know.” It is clear that the casting director did a solid job with finding a child actor who looked like … [Read more...] about Sylvester Stallone Compares Rocky’s Grandson To Adrian In Sweet Photo
The Apex Legends Season 1 Battle Pass Is Now Live
x Ever since Apex Legends exploded onto consoles and PCs on February 4th, fans have been wondering when the first season proper would commence. Well, wonder no longer, because as of right now, Season 1 – titled Wild Frontier – is upon us. Available from today on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC, the battle pass costs 950 Apex Coins (or $10 in actual money) and consists of 100 levels through which you can progress to earn cosmetic rewards. However, if you’re feeling flush and don’t have time to waste, you can also pick up the Bundle edition of the pass which skips the first 25 levels and gives you the first 25 items instantly. This privilege will cost you 2,800 Apex Coins (or $30). Lastly, there’s a free version of the Battle Pass that comes with just a new character skin, five Apex packs and 18 skill trackers. If you want to find out exactly what you’re going to unlock in the season, the official website helpfully lists everything. … [Read more...] about The Apex Legends Season 1 Battle Pass Is Now Live
Fox News Katie Pavlich Defends America for Ending Slavery ‘Within 150 Years’
Katie Pavich wants America to get what she believes to be deserved credit for ending slavery in just a short 150 years. The Fox News contributor offered that insight during a segment of Outnumbered focused on reparations to ancestors of former slaves that the U.S. government promised after the Civil War, but never fulfilled. Reparations have become a hot topic of debate for Democratic presidential candidates in the run-up to the 2020 election. Pavlich opened by noting that she had “two pretty strong views,” before offering that in her esteem, America gets ” no credit” for being the first country to end slavery “within 150 years.” Pavlich’s expertise as a Fox News analyst appears to not include any expertise in world history, as there are many countries that abolished slavery long before the United States who granted freedom to slavery in 1862 with the passing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Facts be damned, Pavlich continued to parade her … [Read more...] about Fox News Katie Pavlich Defends America for Ending Slavery ‘Within 150 Years’
‘The Act’s’ Patricia Arquette on Playing “Unlikable Women” and Her Push for Equality
When Hulu's The Act premieres March 20, it will be the second TV drama Patricia Arquette will have headlined in the span of just a few months. Her fearless turn as Joyce "Tilly" Mitchell, a prison worker who begins an extra-marital affair with two convicted murderers, eventually helping them to escape a correctional facility in Upstate New York in Showtime's critically lauded Showtime limited series Escape at Dannemora won her plenty of hardware. Next up, Arquette will play Dee Dee Blanchard, a woman suffering with Munchausen syndrome by proxy in Hulu's highly anticipated drama The Act. The Hulu original shares strands of DNA with Tilly's story as Arquette spends most of The Act's eight episodes making questionable choices, hurting the people she loves and delighting in her own narcissism. While Tilly represented a messy, sexually liberated anti-heroine, Dee Dee is a model for an uglier, more complicated look at motherhood. Before the show's premiere, Arquette spoke with The Hollywood … [Read more...] about ‘The Act’s’ Patricia Arquette on Playing “Unlikable Women” and Her Push for Equality