It's a good performance, unsentimental, spare, and almost thoughtful. He takes time out of the investigation to sit by his sister's bedside in the hospital, lost in his own world of pain and revenge. Her compassionate outlook stands in stark contrast to Tiagho Santo ( Jimmy Navarro), a Rio cop with a messianic complex who refers to the people in the favela as "animals" and savages", guilty until proven innocent.įalcon, still so jittery from PTSD that he pulls a gun at the sound of a car backfiring, manages to take on the entire police force, not to mention a roving band of evil Japanese gangsters running a child prostitution ring. She knows everybody and tries to build trust with the residents. Falcon teams up with Officer Da'Silva ( Millie Ruperto), who works security in the favela. It is a crowded and suspicious community, harassed by the police force, and untrusting of outsiders. A throwback to 1980s action films, with strong men at the center going up alone against an unambiguously evil foe, "Falcon Rising" is an entertaining film with a thrilling physical performance from Michael Jai White.īarbarash thrusts us into the chaotic and colorful atmosphere of the sprawling favela in Rio, little kids playing soccer, teeming warrens of fruit stands, little shrines for the dead stuck in the walls, blue-green waves crashing on the beach at the end of every alley. Falcon begins his own investigation into his sister's attack, asking uncomfortable questions in the favela, and uncovering a corrupt system that goes to the highest levels. Falcon flies to Rio, calling in help from an old war buddy ( Neal McDonough) who works there in the U.S. That all changes when his sister ( Laila Ali) is beaten nearly to death in the favela in Rio de Janeiro where she volunteers as a social worker. He suffers PTSD flashbacks of the carnage he saw in combat. Joining the cast are Jennifer Hale, Anniwaa Buachie, Ray Chase, Matthew Waterson, JP Karliak, Holly Chou, Jeff Bennett and AJ LoCascio.When we first meet John "Falcon" Chapman ( Michael Jai White) in "Falcon Rising," (the first installment of what is clearly meant to be a franchise, directed by Ernie Barbarash), he is playing Russian roulette with himself in his hovel of a New York apartment, all as brightly colored fish swim around in a tank behind his head. Though not all of those voice actors will reprise their original roles, with some playing "entirely brand-new parts," according to Marvel. They're also bringing back plenty of the original cast: Cal Dodd (Wolverine), Lenore Zann (Rogue), George Buza (Beast), Alison Sealy-Smith (Storm), Chris Potter (Gambit), Catherine Disher (Jean Grey), Adrian Hough (Nightcrawler) and Christopher Britton (Mister Sinister). The story, according to Marvel "will follow "a familiar team with the 'DNA of the original show,' after an impactful event in X-Men ‘97 will launch the reunited X-Men into an all-new chapter that will resonate with fans of the original series." Not an MCU show, but X-Men '97 brings The X-Men to their first Marvel Studios production, and it's going to be an animated series taking place in the "classic" period of X-Men that you may remember from the 1990's animated series. Oh, and one more thing, when announcing the Deadpool 3 release date, Ryan Reynolds revealed that not only will Wolverine be in the film, but it will be played by none other than Hugh Jackman.ĭeadpool 3 was delayed slightly, from Sept. Except that Reese and Wernick were brought back in.Īs for what the heck Deadpool will do in the MCU? Probably continue the work that Fake Pietro started in WandaVision, and continue breaking the wall down between Marvel's X-Men properties and the MCU. Deadpool 3 has already cycled pairs of writers in and out: Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick were first attached, before being replaced by Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin and Wendy Molyneux, both Bob's Burgers writers. Yes, that same foul-mouthed Deadpool that Ryan Reynolds brought to the screen will exist in the same MCU that gave us plucky lil Steve Rodgers. Yes, Deadpool 3 is a Marvel movie, and it's going to have an R rating. Release date: (yes, this film is supposedly in phase six, but it's coming out before multiple phase 5 movies) (Image credit: Marvel via Ryan Reynolds' YouTube)
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