Mythos Studios Reveals Its ‘Ekos’ Movie Comic-Con Teaser (Exclusive)

Mythos Studios Reveals Its ‘Ekos’ Movie Comic-Con Teaser (Exclusive)

by | Jul 28, 2025 | Articles, Hollywood Reporter Articles

San Diego Comic-Con gave fans plenty of dazzling, new movie footage last week, from the talked-about 20 first minutes of The Long Walk and two extended scenes from Tron: Ares to the comical first five minutes of Project Hail Mary. But one thing there wasn’t much of? A first-look at movie nobody had previously seen any footage whatsoever.

An exception came at the end of Thursday’s Aspen Comics panel, which screened what was described as a “super-early, super-rough” teaser for Ekos, an upcoming film that has been in development for several years. The trailer (below) takes inspiration from works of Michael Turner, the late artist and Aspen Comics founder, and writer Geoff Johns.

It is the launching point of a new cinematic universe, and the trailer was intended to be for in the room only, but after the strong reaction, the team at Mythos Studios decided to release it online.

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The surprise reveal was teed up by Mythos Studios founder and chairman David Maisel, who is best known as the founding chairman of Marvel Studios, where he conceived of the company’s strategy of interconnected films, launched Iron Man and orchestrated Marvel’s sale to Disney in 2009, when he exited.

At the end of the Aspen Comics panel, he noted that one of the proudest things he was involved in introducing at Marvel was the end-credits scene, so what he was about to show could be considered the end-credits scene of the panel. He went on to joke, “When I saw that my family at Marvel was not doing Hall H this year, they asked me to step in” and do something similar for fans in the room.

The Hollywood Reporter spoke to several fans who were in the room, with multiple likening it to the feeling of being at Comic-Con in 2007 when the first footage for Iron Man debuted.

Maisel is currently seeking a partner to make the film, which takes place in a universe in which Turner’s characters can interact, ala the MCU. Turner, who died from cancer in 2008, is known for such as Fathom, which was the top-selling title of 1998, and Soulfire.

The teaser trailer comes on the heels of Ekos Vol. 1, a graphic novel that bowed earlier this year, with help from more than $250,000 from fans for a Kickstarter campaign. It largely focuses on the character Grell, who Maisel is positioning as a breakout in the film. As the footage shows, Grell is concerned about devastation affecting the planet.

 Says Grell in the footage: “The world needs a wake-up call.”

Mythos Studios Reveals Its ‘Ekos’ Movie Comic-Con Teaser (Exclusive)

The Ekos booth at San Diego Comic-Con

Mythos Studios

TV & Beyond on 2025-07-28 18:00:00

TV & Beyond on 2025-07-28 18:00:00

by | Jul 28, 2025 | TV & Beyond Articles

But could that be where “Starfleet Academy” comes in?

The upcoming “Star Trek” series isn’t due to arrive until 2026, but we’ve now received our first official look at it thanks to a new trailer released during the 2025 San Diego Comic Con … and it sure seems to be all about the idea of how to carry on the Starfleet torch. Set concurrently with the final season(s) of “Discovery,” in the distant future of the 32nd Century, “Starfleet Academy” focuses on humanity’s attempts to rebuild the flagship organization and train the next generation of space-faring officers. But that’s not the only aspect that caught our eye.

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We can expect plenty of connections to “Discovery,” largely in the form of returning characters Sylvia Tilly (Mary Wiseman) and Jett Reno (Tig Notaro), but the footage also includes several overt references to other “Trek” shows of yore. The appearance of a much more rugged-looking Robert Picardo as the holographic Doctor from “Voyager” is a nice touch, but it appears that the new series will also reach even further into the past and pay homage to one of the best and most beloved characters of all: Avery Brooks’ Benjamin Sisko. Like “Deep Space Nine” itself, this feels like a big swing and bold choice to showcase in a trailer … and, given the ambiguous ending surrounding the former Captain and Emissary, we’re hoping this amounts to more than just a simple tease.

Starfleet Academy isn’t the first time Sisko’s fate has been addressed in Star Trek before

Kerrice Brooks as Starfleet cadet Sam gazing at a museum installment of Avery Brooks' Benjamin Sisko in Starfleet Academy

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Few individuals in “Star Trek” have cast a longer shadow than Benjamin Sisko, the reluctant leader who went on to play a massive role in winning the Dominion War and ultimately became a quasi-religious figure to the local population of Bajor as their Emissary of the Prophets. The finale of “Deep Space Nine” ended with the beloved captain seemingly dying in a blaze of glory … though, in actuality, he was ushered away to the otherworldly “Celestial Temple” as a reward for fulfilling his spiritual purpose. Ever since, what actually happened to Sisko has remained a topic of great interest — both among fans and, as it turns out, in-universe among the characters of the “Star Trek” franchise as well.

The “Starfleet Academy” trailer includes one tantalizing shot where young cadet Sam (Kerrice Brooks) gazes in reverence at what looks like a museum installment dedicated to the good Captain. “Did he die in the fire caves of Bajor?” and “Did he live on in the Celestial Temple?” are two potential questions asked rhetorically on the plaque, offering up no easy answers to what’s been hanging over the head of the property since “Deep Space Nine” ended back in 1999. Could the series be setting up an actual resolution to Sisko’s fate? Could this be a sneaky way to make a backdoor sequel to the show, much in the same way the brilliant “Star Trek” documentary “What We Leave Behind” suggested?

That’s extremely doubtful, but this marks the first time the franchise has attempted to address this loose plot thread … canonically, at least. A handful of non-canon novels sought to provide an answer to this, most prominently the book “Unity” that came as part of a “Deep Space Nine” relaunch series to mark the show’s 10th anniversary. The recent comic book series “Godshock” also revolves around the return of Sisko and even has him teaming up with an assortment of “Trek” characters like Beverly Crusher, Tom Paris, Data, and more. For now, we’ll have to wait and see what (if anything) “Starfleet Academy” does to explore this topic when it arrives on Paramount+ sometime in early 2026.

Wicked’s Ethan Slater On How The Musical ‘Changed’ His Life (Besides His Relationship With Ariana Grande)

Wicked’s Ethan Slater On How The Musical ‘Changed’ His Life (Besides His Relationship With Ariana Grande)

by | Jul 28, 2025 | Cinemablend News, News

After the release of the Broadway musical last year, the cast of Wicked are seemingly basking in the film’s success. The movie was a big hit and a box office sensation, and the upcoming sequel, Wicked: For Good seems to be on everyone’s radar. For Ethan Slater, the piece has meant a lot of things, and not just the catalyst for his high profile relationship with Ariana Grande. The musical theater actor recently opened up about what the ways Wicked changed his life, and what it has meant to him personally.

Slater recently spoke to People Magazine while attending San Diego Comic-Con to promote the release of the Wicked Lego sets. Slater has always been a lover of musical theater, way before it became his career when he became the lead in The SpongeBob Musical on Broadway in 2017. He revealed seeing Wicked on Broadway as a kid was a big moment for him, and being in the film is like a childhood dream realized. He said:

It’s been a big part of making those childhood dreams come true. I saw Wicked on Broadway with my, I think, fifth-grade class. We went on a school trip before the Tonys. It just opened, and we went, and I saw it, and that was one of the first shows that I saw.

Amazon Prime subscription), he met his now-partner Ariana Grande.

After getting a divorce from his high school sweetheart, Slater started dating the “thank u, next” singer, and the on-set romance has been the subject of a lot of media attention. Despite the controversy and fanfare, the two seem to be still going strong ahead of the release of Wicked: For Good, so maybe this Hollywood couple is in it for the long haul.

Ethan Slater as Boq looking a bit scared in Wicked.

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Considering the relationship, and the lifelong love for Wicked that led him to where he is to stay, it’s safe to say that Ethan Slater’s life has been transformed by the Wizard of Oz prequel. Career wise, the movie’s attention is helping him gain more recognition. Slater is set to join the cast of The Boys spinoff show Gen V, and recently made a guest appearance on the CBS show Elsbeth. Wicked is undeniably a magical show, and this magic touched Slater in a big way, and I’m interested to see how it continues to play a role in his life as his star rises.

You can see Ethan Slater in Wicked: For Good when the movie hits theaters on November 21st, 2025. In the meantime, fans should check out the original Wicked film, which is currently streaming with an Amazon Prime subscription. For more information on other titles heading to cinemas and streaming this year, make sure to consult our 2025 movie release schedule.

TV & Beyond on 2025-07-28 17:45:00

TV & Beyond on 2025-07-28 17:45:00

by | Jul 28, 2025 | TV & Beyond Articles

the second season of “Severance,” Mark (Adam Scott) has arrived at a special cabin room that presents him with a strange and rare opportunity. While inside the cabin room, Mark is his “innie,” that is, he only has memories of working inside the bleakly corporate basement of Lumon. He has no memories of his life outside of Lumon. Then, when he steps through the door out to the balcony, Mark reverts to being his “outie,” that is, he only has memories of his ordinary life and can’t remember anything that occurs inside the walls of Lumon. Although Mark is merely swapping back and forth between two sets of memories, the bifurcation has led Lumon employees to think of themselves as two different people. 

Outie Mark, by that point in the series, has discovered that his presumed-dead wife Gemma (Dichen Lachman) is actually alive and being held captive inside a Lumon sub-basement. To free her, though, Outie Mark must convince Innie Mark to help. Innie Mark, as one might suspect, is reluctant. Because he has no memories of Gemma, he has little at stake in rescuing her. Also, Innie Mark has developed feelings for his co-worker Helly (Britt Lower), and leaving Lumon would essentially end his life.

Thanks to the balcony at the cabin, Mark’s two halves can communicate. Outie Mark records a message on a camcorder while sitting on the balcony, and then steps inside, where Innie Mark takes control and watches the message. Innie Mark then records his rebuttal and steps outside, where Outie Mark watches. It’s the easiest way for Mark to talk to Mark. 

 Scott spoke with EW recently, and he described that scene as immensely weird. He found that, while rehearsing the scene and nailing the technical aspects of playing two characters, Scott would have to pause to note that “Severance” is a very strange program. 

Adam Scott more or less shot the Innie Mark/Outie Mark scene live

Mark S. on a camcorder screen in an episode of Severance

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Scott, show creator Dan Erickson, and episode director Ben Stiller all had a plan on how they were going to shoot the Innie Mark/Outie Mark scene, but they found that they had to abandon that plan very quickly. When Adam Scott received the script for the episode, he got a camcorder and recorded himself performing both halves of the scene in his apartment. The idea was to use the apartment-shot footage on set, giving Scott and the editors something to react to and time the scene around. The apartment-shot scenes would then be replaced, in post, by on-set footage.

But, because of the nature of “Severance,” the scene was rewritten on the fly. The rewrites rendered Scott’s home-recorded footage useless. Eventually, Scott and Stiller merely shot the final draft of the script using a camcorder on set to record live footage. The shooting of the scene played out more or less the same way as the scene itself. Scott figured filming the scene would be a weird actorly experience, but the surreality of everything hit him hard. As he put it:

“I think that part of what I was thinking about, at least at the beginning of the scene when they first start talking to each other and looking at each other on these screens, was just how weird that would be, and just to take some time at the top to marvel at how f***ing weird this is. Ben felt the same way, so it was nice to have a beat of that in there. Because sometimes in science fiction, you are going with the reality of the story — the reality of the world — and you forget to take a moment for people to react, like, a person. Like, “Holy s***, can you believe this is happening?”

The real Adam Scott began to lose memories of what the outside world was like, it seems. Which is wholly fitting for “Severance.”

The Cosby Show’s Keshia Knight Pulliam Breaks Silence After Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s Death: ‘I’ve Just Needed A Moment’

The Cosby Show’s Keshia Knight Pulliam Breaks Silence After Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s Death: ‘I’ve Just Needed A Moment’

by | Jul 28, 2025 | Cinemablend News, News

The Cosby Show’s Keshia Knight Pulliam Breaks Silence After Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s Death: ‘I’ve Just Needed A Moment’

Many continue to mourn Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who passed away at the age of 54 earlier this month following a drowning incident. Shortly after the actor, poet and activist’s death became public knowledge, a multitude of fans took to social media to honor him. Some of Warner’s former co-stars have since memorialized him as well. An actor who didn’t react to the news right away was Keshia Knight Pulliam, Warner’s longtime co-star from The Cosby Show. Now, Pulliam is breaking her silence and honoring her friend and colleague.

Keshia Knight Pulliam and Malcolm-Jamal Warner starred alongside each other on The Cosby Show for eight years, playing siblings Rudy and Theo Huxtable, respectively. It’s long been said that many members of one of the all-time great sitcom’s cast remained close. Pulliam acknowledged Warner’s passing in a couple of ways. On her Instagram story, she addressed the public and admitted that she needed some time to process the loss of her on-screen big brother:

Thank you for every text, call and all of the love that you have sent my way…I’ve just needed a moment…❤️

were Angela Bassett, and Tracee Ellis Ross along with The Cosby Show’s Geoffrey Owens and Bill Cosby himself. Cosby remembered his on-screen son as a prepared actor and stated that it was “shocking” to hear of his death.

Warner was on vacation with his family in Costa Rica when he drowned while swimming at Playa Cocles. At the time, surfers were ultimately able to pull Warner’s daughter out of the water and get her to safety. Since the incident, the doctor who tried to save Warner has spoken out, describing what seemed to be a frantic situation. CPR was reportedly administered to the Malcolm & Eddie star for 45 minutes, but medics were sadly unable to revive him.

It’s honestly still hard to fathom the fact that Malcolm-Jamal Warner is no longer with us. What’s been evident throughout the various tributes from Warner’s friends and fans, however, is that the actor had a profound impact on those who were fortunate enough to know him. As is the case with all of Warner’s loved ones, Keshia Knight Pulliam is allowed to grieve in however way she sees fit, though I love seeing that she honored her “brother” in such a lovely way.

We here at CinemaBlend continue to extend our condolences to the family and loved ones of Malcolm-Jamal Warner at this time.