Thor: Ragnarok, Jurassic World 2, Star Wars Rebels, Star Trek: Discovery: The Week in Geek 3/10

by Courtney Martin

Movie news galore! Pictures from Thor: Ragnarok and Jurassic World 2, casting news for the Han Solo movie and Star Trek: Discovery, plus Star Wars Celebration Orlando news.

Loads of pictures from the new Thor movie were released this week, as well as a teaser for Jurassic World 2! More casting news for the Star Wars Han Solo standalone film, plus a new captain emerges for Star Trek: Discovery!

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Thor: Ragnarok


No hammer? Short hair?  The first image from Thor: Ragnarok arrived this week, and it’s a doozy. The God of Thunder is front and center, but doesn’t look like himself. Thor looks way different, no Mjolnir and no long blonde locks. Plus different armor. Needless to say it will be interesting to see how these changes come about in the film. The photo also includes Cate Blanchett as Hela (who looks awesome), and Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie (also looking cool).  In addition to the magazine cover, more photos were revelaed, one of which is Jeff Goldblum as the Grandmaster. He looks hard core 80s awesome! Check out the photos here. Thor: Ragnarok hits theaters November 3 this year.

Star Trek: Discovery


The U.S.S. Discovery has it’s new captain: Jason Isaacs (perhaps best known as Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter films) will play Captain Lorca for the series. While he won’t be the main character (that goes to The Walking Dead‘s Sonequa Martin-Green as Lieutenant Commander Rainsford), he will still be an integral part of the show. Star Trek: Discovery will air later this year on CBS All Access.

Jurassic World 2


Jurassic World 2 just began filming this week, and director J.A. Bayona tweeted the first official image of the movie. There’s not a lot to see, but the picture is quite interesting. It shows a young girl gazing at dinosaur bones in a museum. Several questions arise from the photo: who is the girl? When is the film taking place? Where did the dino bones come from exactly?  There’s sure to be more pictures coming in the future. But this is a nice teaser. Jurassic World 2, starring Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard will open June 22, 2018.

Star Wars Rebels 


Rebels fans rejoice! The series will be back for a fourth season! The new season is set to begin this fall on Disney XD. And to add to the Rebels excitement, executive producer Dave Filoni has now been confirmed for Star Wars Celebration Orlando! Filoni will be on the Rebels panel April 15. It is a not to missed panel if you are going to Celebration. Surprises and big reveals often happen during the Rebels‘ panels. So be prepared to get in line early! Star Wars Celebration Orlando takes place next month, April 10-16.

Han Solo Casting News


More Star Wars news–this time another name as been added to the growing list of actors for the new young Han Solo film. Michael K. Williams joins the cast. He is known for his captivating roles as Omar Little in The Wire, and Albert “Chalky” White in Boardwalk Empire. No word yet on what character Williams will play. The untitled Han Solo movie is set for release May 25, 2018.

 

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