Marvel’s Thunderbolts Movie Might Have Found Its Villain

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

According to Variety, Jay Duplass and Timothy Omundsen have joined the cast of the Percy Jackson series as Hades and Hephaestus, respectively. Per the official character descriptions, Duplass’s Hades “feels like an outcast from his family” and “holds a grudge for past wrongs” while Omundson’s Hephaestus, “became disabled when he was thrown off Mount Olympus as a babe. Despite that, his strength is legendary, and his capacity for kindness and mercy sets him apart from his brothers and sisters in the dog-eat-dog world of the gods.”

Daredevil: Born Again

Much like the Hyperion rumor above, Giant Freakin Robot alleges Jenna Ortega is in talks to play White Tiger in the upcoming Daredevil series at Disney+.

Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre

Netflix has released a short clip from the Tomie episode of its forthcoming Junji Ito anthology series premiering January 19.

Rick and Morty

Finally, Rick refuses to engage with Cookie Magneto, a “90’s-style goofball villain” in a clip from next week’s episode.

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