Pop Culture Headlines – Ivory Aquino Joins Batgirl

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Ivory Aquino Joins Batgirl

According to Deadline, WB and DC have made history by casting the first trans character in a live-action DC Film. Ivory Aquino is set to join Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah’s Batgirl film. Aquino will play Barbara Gordon’s best friend and roommate, bartender Alysia Yeoh. There is no release date for DC Comics‘ Batgirl at this time.


Three New Star Wars Games

Video game publisher EA announced a collaboration with Lucasfilm Games and Respawn Entertainment, the team that created the game Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order™. They confirmed that they’re working on a new Jedi-centric game, a new first person shooter game, and a strategy game. There is no further news about the three new Star Wars games at this time.


Book of Boba Fett Poster

Star Wars shared a new poster for the fourth episode of The Book of Boba Fett™. The poster shows The Modifier, a cyberneticist that saved Fennec Shand‘s™ life in the last episode. The first four episodes of Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett are on Disney+ now.


TMNT Film Release Date Update

Paramount set a new release date for their upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated film. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg will produce the film. The untitled Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film is now set to spin into theaters on August 4, 2023.


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