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The Mosley Review: Shazam! Fury of the Gods

There is a sense of balance that has been missing in the big blockbuster films these days. The balance between telling a story that has a theme that resonates with throughout the story and then the big CGI spectacle of the opening, mid and finale that acts as a button to the story more often. More films focus on the spectacle and even though it may be visually pleasing, it often just pads out the film without any of the visuals telling a story or even affecting it. This film didn't waste any of its time doing that, but the spectacle was informed by the plot and did affect the characters within it. What I truly loved about this film is that it kept that same since of wonder and darkness the first film started and it stayed in its lane. It connects to the soon to be rebooted DCEU, but it stands strong enough on it own to be a soft disconnect. The themes of growing up, responsibilities, acceptance and family were refreshing to see handled in such a skilled way. This film reminded me of the late 80's and mid 90's kid and teen films where they weren't afraid to address the humanity of the heroes. Growing up can be scary because you don't want to let go of the fun times where the world seemed so open and free before stepping into adulthood. This film tackles that subject through the eyes of the leads while still giving us a surprisingly fun family action film that has a horror edge to it.

Asher Angel and Zachary Levi return as Billy Batson / Shazam and they're still magnetic and fun. Billy now has to balance being a leader and teenager growing into an adult and that was great to see handled. Asher does this wonderfully and actual gets to shine  in the more emotional segments. Zachary Levi takes on the majority of the weight this time as the adult version of Billy and through him, you see Billy's naivtey really become his weakness in so many ways. Zachary's comedic timing and joyful take on the character was spot on and he nails what its like to be a teen in an adult's body. Billy's journey from child to adult was hilarious and also heartfelt. Jack Dylan Grazer and Adam Brody couldn't be more of a perfect pair as the teen and adult version of Freddy Freeman. Jack truly steals the film with his amazing wit, charm and hilarious sarcasm. His energy is so infectious and I loved that he is the center of the story this time around. He truly delivers a show stopping performance and Adam Brody amplifies that as his adult persona. Adam shows the more cocky nature of Freddy when he's "super" which was so much fun. Grace Caroline Currey was wonderful and wise as Mary Bromfield. She is the oldest in the family and I loved seeing her embrace the real world while still having fun as a superhero. She is that reminder that we all have to grow up at some point and contribute to a household and the world in some way. Ross Butler and Ian Chen were fun yet again as the young version and the adult version of Eugene Choi. They both show off his intelligent and exploratory nature within their lair. D. J. Cotrona and Jovan Armand were fantastic yet again as Pedro Peña. The way he handles his coming out to the family was handled very well and builds to a moment of true acceptance and I loved that it was natural and not forced. Meagan Good and Faithe Herman were the heart of the film as the adult and child version of Darla Dudley. The innocence of the character was so much fun and beautifully showcased by both actresses. I couldn't get enough them together or even separately. Marta Milans and Cooper Andrews return as their foster parents Rosa and Victor Vásquez and they both get so many great moments to shine and really bring the family together in a touching scene.

The score by Christophe Beck was awesome and epic in all the right ways as the action in the film really ramps up. When the screen isn't filled with action, he nails the more emotional moments. Visually the film was stunning to look at and I loved that the colors popped. The creatures in the film were yet again another standout and ranged from terrifying to badass. Its been a long time since anyone has brought to life any of the iconic monsters of the Greek mythos and I loved every bit of their strong and sometimes violent nature. Where the film has problems is the last half of the film. It tends to feel bloated in the last 30 minutes as the same amount of destruction keeps happening that makes the film drag on. There are moments that could've trimmed or cut to tighten up the finale. Director David S. Sandberg directed the first film that was a fun Christmas themed family film that tackled some heavy themes and wasn't afraid to touch on the darkness of the villains. He continues that here and has made another fun family film that adults can enjoy as well. Even with the bloated third act, this was an action packed and hefty 2 hour epic that should not be missed. Do stick around for the 2 great credit scenes. I don't know where this franchise will go once the DCEU is rebooted, but I hope we see a payoff to the story crumbs leftover from these 2 scenes. Let me know what you thought of the film or my review in the comments below. Thanks for reading!

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você viu ester vásquez? ouvi dizer que ela tem 22 anos e trabalha como mecânica e piloto de fuga, morando no southside heights. achei ela muito parecida com maia reficco, mas foi só impressão mesmo.

´ ･ . ✶ ━━ BIOGRAFIA.

ester tem memórias coloridas de sua infância, mas as coisas foram bem mais complicadas do que ela se permite lembrar. veio de uma família pobre, argentinos que imigraram ilegalmente com sonhos de encontrar uma vida melhor na maravilhosa américa. mas o que conseguiram foi uma casa caindo aos pedaços em um bairro violento de uma cidade super populosa. seus pais faziam o que dava para criar os dois filhos, ester e seu irmão mais velho, lucio, com a mãe sendo empregada doméstica da elite e o pai um simples mecânico.

cresceu na oficina do pai, brincando com ferramentas no lugar de bonecas. enquanto lucio era o completo oposto do que seu pai esperava, era ester que lhe seguia pela oficina ajudando nos reparos e aprendendo cada vez mais sobre veículos. os vásquez sempre imaginaram que o mais velho herdaria a oficina mecânica e a caçula entraria para uma faculdade, mas aconteceu tudo ao contrário. aos dezesseis anos, ester largou os estudos para trabalhar com o pai, enquanto lucio entrou para a faculdade de direito.

um dos hobbies secretos de ester é participar de corridas ilegais na baía velha, com seu amado honda s2000 inspirado no icônico carro da personagem suki, todo rosa. foi ester que turbinou o carro, sem o seu pai sequer descobrir, com a ajuda do irmão mais velho. ela se sai tão bem nas corridas de rua que acabou chamando atenção dos skullz, e fez alguns trabalhos para eles como motorista de fuga.

´ ･ . ✶ ━━ HEADCANONS.

aqui

´ ･ . ✶ ━━ CONNECTIONS.

╰ ♡ ✧ ˖  em breve ⊰ em breve.

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Extradición autorizada para cuatro dominicanos requeridos por EE.UU. y Argentina

Santo Domingo.– El Poder Ejecutivo emitió los decretos 341-24, 342-24 343-24 y 344-24, mediante los cuales dispone la entrega en extradición de cuatro dominicanos solicitados por el gobierno de los Estados Unidos y la República Argentina. Se trata de Miguel Ángel Vásquez, José Ismael Diloné Rodríguez, José Manuel Nuez y Doris de la Rosa Sánchez. Según el decreto 341-24, la acusación formal contra…

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Compras Públicas del Municipio recibió varias ofertas para construcción CRTV

En las oficinas de la Dirección de Compras Públicas, con la asistencia de proveedores, Concejales y funcionarios municipales, se realizó la apertura de ofertas de profesionales locales y nacionales que participan en el proceso de construcción de Centro de Revisión Técnica, obra que estará emplazado en el sector de San Pedro y en donde funcionarán las oficinas de la Dirección de Movilidad y su Unidad de Matriculación, con dos pistas universales mixtas para la revisión de los automotores, livianos y pesados. La Comisión está presidida por el director de Movilidad, Paulo Sacoto, quien resaltó la importancia de la obra para Azogues, por lo cual la administración del alcalde, Javier Serrano, desde el inicio de su gestión trabajó para la consecución de los recursos ante el Banco de Desarrollo. Con la concreción de la obra se generará además gran cantidad de fuente de empleo. Dio a conocer los oferentes y los montos propuestos: Ramírez Castro Juan Carlos, $1.448.490,53; Consorcio VG, Valdivieso Guzmán Pablo Eduardo, $1.490.256,87;   Consorcio RTV V, Sánchez Martínez Mauro Fernando, $1.516.868,62; Consorcio Rio Jubones, Ramírez Rojas Cristian Adrián $1.541.621,09; Consorcio CRVT, Serrano Vásquez Diego Luciano, $1.561.991,70; Consorcio del Sur, Jiménez Arévalo Richard Secundino, $1.543.301,94; García Pozo Bolívar Roberto, $1.494.962,94; Consorcio Atenas UB, Uguña Rosas José Emilio, $1.621.940,70; Consorcio Obras CRTV, Verdugo Silva Manuel Francisco, $1.549.271,39; Consorcio Azogues AI, Amaenergy Service S.A, $1.566.308,31; Consorcio CRTV AZ, Ochoa Cárdenas Fausto Ezequiel, $1.410.893,33; Carangui y Saltos, Equiconstrucorp S.A, $1.397.646, 91; Rodas Márquez Wilson Santiago, $1.590.810,58; Vega VGA Constructores Cía. Ltda., $1.612.970,48; Ramos Hernández Edwin Patricio, $1.412.763,22; Consorcio Real Project, Moscoso Novillo Fernando Andrés, $1.534.125,75; Consorcio Guacamaya, Ordoñez Iglesias Carlos Gustavo, $1.542.221,68; Cantos Ormaza Wilman Jacobo, $1.261.968,25; Consorcio BET EL, Pesantez Ochoa Juan Pablo, $1.527.390,84; Consorcio Cycdar, Domínguez Quinteros Juan Patricio, $1.514.912,65; Consorcio V Y J, Villavicencio Salinas Bolívar Gerardo, $1.587.654,29; Consorcio Piña Ortiz, Ortiz Zuña Osvaldo Xavier, $1.601.408,07; Consorcio de Niro Internacional Company, Guerrero Macías Marlon Segundo, $1.661.556, 20; Consorcio Azogues MMZ, Zhindon Andrade Alberto Javier, $1.519.101,35; Consorcio OP Ordoñez, Tapia Hernán Patricio, $1.552.538,37; Rivas Cordero Esteban Patricio, $1.468.005,05; CONSORCIO MMAJ, Moreno Ortiz Francisco Javier, $1.514.025,20; Avecillas Maldonado Bayron Patricio, $1.651.794,99 dólares. La directora de Compras Pública, Lucy Guachamín, luego de informar que cerca del 50% de las ofertas corresponden a los profesionales de la ciudad y provincia, dio a conocer que el proceso se ha realizado con total transparencia y con la autorización de la Contraloría General del Estado. Indica que la intención de la alcaldía de Azogues es que la obra se ejecute en 180 días, con la aspiración de que en el mes de julio se dé el proceso de adjudicación y puedan iniciar los trabajos en agosto, para a finales de este año 2024 pueda estar terminada la obra. La aspiración de la administración municipal es que el CRTV esté equipado con tecnología de vanguardia para que se cumpla con toda la normativa vigente en el país y se pueda así atender a 19 mil vehículos catastrados que cuenta actualmente el Cantón, así como se vayan sumando de otras partes del país, es decir con una aspiración para atender a 21 mil vehículos. Read the full article

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EL PRÓXIMO INTERROGADO EN LA INVESTIGACIÓN QUE SE LE SIGUE A JOAQUÍN RAMÍREZ Y KEIKO PROVOCARÁ QUE LOS FUJIS DEJEN DE CELEBRAR LO DE VILLARÁN

Los fujimoristas acaban de descubrir que la corrupción de Odebrecht extendió sus tentáculos en la política peruana. Gracias a la tirada de dedo de Jorge Barata a Susana Villarán (afirmó que Odebrecht financió la campaña contra la revocatoria de la exalcaldesa de Lima), los naranjas (y algunos apristas) aparecen públicamente para condenar la corrupción.

Sin embargo, tenemos una noticia que le arruinará la celebración a los fujimoristas que súbitamente empezaron a creer en las investigaciones de El Comercio (al que van a denunciar penalmente) y de IDL-Reporteros (al que le crean hashtags injuriosos). La Fiscalía está a punto de interrogar al mismo personaje que se bajó la campaña de Keiko Fujimori:

Jesús Vasquez es el piloto peruano que aseguró que el principal financista de Fuerza Popular, Joaquín Ramírez, le confesó que «Keiko Fujimori le había dado 15 millones de dólares, de las elecciones del 2011, para lavarlos en sus grifos». Justo por esa fecha, como informa La República, «Osías Ramírez, hermano de Joaquín, habría constituido tres grifos en el norte del país entre los años 2009, 2010 y 2011″.

La información que dio Vásquez no fue un simple chisme sino una declaración que dio a la propia DEA (Administración del Control de Drogas). La entidad estadounidense tiene al piloto como testigo clave en una investigación que se desarrolla contra Ramírez. Por eso la Fiscalía peruana lo interrogará en el proceso por lavado de activos que ha reabierto en nuestro país contra Joaquín y Keiko Fujimori.

Gracias a La República tenemos esta cronología del proceso contra el equipo Rocket naranja que había sido cerrado:

El 28 de setiembre de este año, la fiscal Sara Vidal Vargas archivó el caso por presunto lavado de activos.

La Procuraduría de Lavado de Activos apeló contra el archivamiento.

La fiscal superior Luz Peralta Santur vio que el interrogatorio que Sara Vidal le hizo al  testigo Jesús Vásquez fue «insuficiente, superficial y sin motivación».

El 7 de noviembre, la Fiscalía reabrió el caso. Días después, el fujimorismo pidió la cabeza del Fiscal de la Nación por motivos tan reales como el «no eres tú, soy yo» que te dijo tu ex cuando te terminó.

La fiscal Luz Peralta a dispuesto dos acciones:

Que se interrogue exhaustivamente a Jesús Vásquez.

Que se solicite una copia de la grabación que hizo Jesús Vásquez de su conversación con Joaquín Ramírez y que luego entregó a la DEA.

Y que se valore los peritajes contables de la Policía a los investigados Ramírez y Fujimori.

La magistrada está convencida de que la investigación que se cerró fue mal llevada y que favoreció a Joaquín y a Keiko. Esta vez, han sido incluidos en el proceso el congresista Osías Ramírez Gamarra; su tío Fidel Ramírez Prado, la hija de este, Maribel Ramírez Gallegos; y la esposa de Joaquín Ramírez, Rosa Castañeda Cubas.

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NOVEDADES REVISTA ALMIAR - N.º 133 - MAR ABR 2024

Autores publicados en este número: Miguel E. Zaldívar Carrillo • Víctor Parra Avellaneda • Javier Claure Covarrubias • Gabriel Cocimano • Juan Carlos Vásquez • Juan Manuel Sánchez Martín • Antonio García Francisco • Julio Mas Alcaraz • Julio Carmona • Manuel Moreno Bellosillo • Adrián Chaurán • César Bisso • Miguel Ángel Latouche • Eliana Sosa • Agustín García Aguado • María Rosa Maldonado • Mariano Ruiz Montani • Juan José Sánchez González • Juan Manuel Sánchez Martín • Javier Sanz Gómez • Javier Úbeda Ibáñez y Jorge Cervera Rebullida • Agustín García-Espina Martínez • Joaquim (Kim) Bertran Canut • Pilar Llada Cienfuegos • Juan Montes • Adán Echeverría • Sergio Borao Llop • Yuleisy Cruz Lezcano • Félix Martínez Torres • Héctor M. Magaña • Luis Méndez Viñolas • Gustavo Catalán Fernández

Más info en: https://margencero.es/novedades-margencero.htm

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#ElEscenarioDelMundo

📣 ENCUENTRO TEATRAL CAJANEGRA.- En el marco del 30º aniversario del Centro Cultural PUCP, junto a Fundación BBVA, presentan un ciclo de teatro independiente que busca mostrar propuestas de artistas escénicos que han sido estrenadas previamente en otros espacios. Basándose en la premisa de utilizar el espacio teatral básico, la caja negra, donde todo es posible, estos proyectos enriquecen nuestra programación con sus diversas perspectivas y particulares propuestas. Para la presente edición, se presentan tres obras con temas que abordan la memoria de un país, la comedia negra y la conferencia performativa.📦🧠👪🗃🥳

📝 CARTELERA:

🎭 "ENTRE COLINAS Y SENDEROS”

✍️ Dramaturgia: Michael Joan

🔎 Género: Teatro de la Memoria / Drama

⌛️ Duración: 75 minutos

💥 Argumento: Una historia que transcurre entre los años ochenta y noventas, periodo convulsionado por la violencia terrorista y la corrupción generalizada en todos los estamentos del Estado peruano y que hoy, ante los casos de corrupción sigue en vigencia. Entre colinas y senderos es una ficción interpretada por dos actores quienes, a través de seis personajes envueltos en drama y comedia buscan conmemorar a las miles de víctimas que quedaron atrapadas entre un grupo subversivo que buscaba el poder por medio del terror y de un gobierno que abusó de su poder para cometer actos de corrupción y crímenes de lesa humanidad.

👥 Elenco: Claudia del Águila y Michael Joan

📢 Dirección: Michael Joan

© Producción: Asociación Cultural La Vale

📌 FUNCIONES:

📆 Jueves 18 de Abril 🕗 8:00pm.

📆 Viernes 19 de Abril 🕗 8:00pm. Conversatorio después de la función.🎤

👀 A tener en cuenta: Obra recomendada para mayores de catorce años. (14+)

🎭 " PERRO Y ACTOR”

✍️ Dramaturgia: Steven Berkoff [Reino Unido]

📇 Traducción: Renzo García

🔎 Género: Comedia Negra

⌛️ Duración: 50 minutos

💥 Argumento: En espectáculo de comedia negra que se compone de dos monólogos que convierten al espectador en cómplice de las penas e ilusiones de sus personajes: un barrista de fútbol cuyo único amigo es un perro pitbull, y un actor sin trabajo que sueña con protagonizar “Hamlet” de Shakespeare. “Perro” cuenta anécdotas de la vida de un hincha de fútbol al lado de su mascota, que no está ajena a los problemas debido a la ferocidad del animal, que tiene como particularidad ser fanático de “Rambo”. El amo revelará con sarcasmo y humor negro temas como la discriminación y la violencia, factores normalizados actualmente en nuestra sociedad. “Actor” muestra a un artista con sus frustraciones personales y profesionales. Tiene intercambios con colegas actores, directores de teatro y cine, su padre, su madre y distintas parejas sentimentales, figuras que son interpretadas por el mismo intérprete. El protagonista de esta historia vive obsesionado con encarnar a “Hamlet” de Shakespeare y no logra mantener lazos con nadie, opacando otros espacios fundamentales de su existencia por obsesionarse con metas laborales.

👤Actuación: Sandro La Torre

🎵Música: Feffo Neyra

📢 Dirección: Carlos La Rosa Vásquez

© Producción: Carlos La Rosa Vásquez

📌 FUNCIÓN:

📆 Sábado 20 de Abril 🕗 8:00pm. Conversatorio después de la función.🎤

👀 A tener en cuenta: Obra recomendada para mayores de dieciséis años. (16+)

🎭 "INSTRUCCIONES PARA EXISTIR”

✍️ Dramaturgia: Patricia Biffi, Carlos Delgado Morris y José Manuel Lázaro

🔎 Género: Conferencia Performativa

⌛️ Duración: 60 minutos

💥 Argumento: La puesta en escena toma como base el existencialismo, corriente filosófica con gran auge durante el siglo XX y enfocada al estudio de la condición humana, las emociones, el compromiso individual y la libertad. De esta manera cree que el ser es totalmente autoconsciente y otorga al ser humano la facultad de crear el significado y propósito de su propia vida. Así, exploran a detalle esta corriente filosófica e invitan a reflexionar sobre la existencia del ser, sus decisiones y por qué es tan difícil asumir nuestra libertad hoy en día, en medio del torbellino que ha sido comenzar este siglo XXI. Esta reflexión combina la conferencia y la performance dando como resultado una pieza performática que mantendrá cautivo al público al mismo tiempo que brindará excelentes diálogos sobre el significado de la existencia humana y la toma de decisiones.

👥 Elenco: José Manuel Lázaro, Klaus Herencia y Valeria Ortega

👤Actor en Video Fútbol: Henry Sotomayor

💡 Iluminación: Víctor Quintanilla

🎥 Video: César Fajardo, Paulo Puerta, Juan Diego Castro, Orlando Quintanilla y David Zúñiga [Aluzcine Films]

📸 Fotografía: Oscar Fiestas

💃Asesoría de Movimiento: Ares Escudero

📢 Dirección: Patricia Biffi y Carlos Delgado Morris

© Producción: Asociación Cultural La Vale

📌 FUNCIONES:

📆 Domingo 21 de Abril 🕖 7:00pm. Conversatorio después de la función.🎤

📆 Lunes 22 de Abril 🕗 8:00pm.

👀 A tener en cuenta: Obra recomendada para mayores de catorce años. (14+)

📌 TEMPORADA: Del 18 al 22 de Abril

🏪 Teatro del Centro Cultural PUCP (av. Camino Real 1075 San Isidro)

🎯 Entradas:

🎟 Adultos: S/.50

🎟️ Jubilados: S/.30

🎫 Estudiantes: S/.25

🏷️ Estudiante PUCP: S/.15

🖱 Reservas: www.CCPUCPencasa.com

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Conoce la lista de los llamados a juicio por el caso Blue Apple

El pasado 15 de noviembre, Baloísa Marquínez, Jueza Tercera Liquidadora de Causas Penales del Primer Circuito Judicial de Panamá emitió la resolución mediante el cual se abría causa criminal contra más de 20 personas por el caso conocido como Blue Apple.

A continuación, le compartimos la lista con los nombres de las personas que fueron llamadas a juicio por este caso y los delitos por los cuales están enfrentando la justicia.

La información fue publicada en el edicto N° 1486 que fue dado a conocer por el Órgano Judicial.

Por la supuesta comisión del delito contra la administración pública en la modalidad de corrupción de servidores públicos

Juan Daniel Girón Samaniego

César Jaramillo Gutiérrez

Por la supuesta comisión del delito de asociación ilícita

Federico Barrios Alain

Jorge Ruiz Sánchez

Joaquín Rodríguez Salcedo

Octavio Samaniego

Luis Antonio Donadío Santamaría

Génesis Geraldine De Gracia

Federico Suarez

Melina Cano Achurra

Marcelino Martínez

Maribel Oberto

Mary Su Gutiérrez

Supuesta comisión del delito contra el orden económico en su modalidad de blanqueo de capitales

Jorge Ruiz Sánchez

Federico Barrios Alain

Joaquín Rodríguez Salcedo

Manuel Ruiz Gil

Octavio Samaniego Castillo

Silvia Rojas

Luis Antonio Donadío Santamaría

Génesis Geraldine De Gracia

Teodoro Garrido Bernal

María Antonio Lee García

Riccardo Francolini Arosemena

Evelyn Invette Vargas

Felipe Lechter Cohen

Valentín Martínez Vásquez

Federico José Suárez Cedeño

Melina Cano Achurra

Luis Enrique Martinelli Linares

Ricardo Alberto Martinelli Linares

Jaime Ford Castro

Alcides Antonio Bernal Zambrano

George Joseph Moreno

Jaime Martín De La Espriella

Luis Alberto Arias García

Marcelino Martínez

Maribel Oberto

Mary Su Gutiérrez

No viable la solicitud de llamamiento a juicio

Fundación Lemar y Corporación de Energía del Istmo LTD S.A.

Sobreseimiento provisional por la supuesta comisión del delito de blanqueo de capitales y asociación ilícita

José Henry Icaza

Alberto Arbesu

Alexis Castillo

Pastor Campos

Corina Ríos

Francisco Rosales

Liz De Sedas

Lilibeth Lane

Martín Rosales

Aristides De León

Darla Alain

Juan Ojeda

Sobreseimiento provisional por la supuesta comisión del delito de blanqueo de capitales

Juan Carlos Marciaga

Rosa Del Carmen Jiménez

Jorge Enrique Ford

Fernando Alberto Céspedes

Sobreseimiento provisional por la supuesta comisión del delito de asociación ilícita

Manuel Ruíz

Silvia Rojas

Sobreseimiento definitivo

Ana Mercedes Briones

María Bagatelas de Papadimitriu

Prescripción de la acción penal

Giocomo Tamburelli LittieriJorge Ruíz Sánchez

Fernando Alberto Céspedes

Extinción de la acción penal

José Gómez (q.e.p.d.).

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Somos Pajaritos from Hola Combo on Vimeo.

Al igual que las aves migratorias, estos menores de edad cruzan fronteras enfrentando situaciones adversas en busca de mejores condiciones para vivir. Desde un albergue en el norte de México, las voces de niños y niñas muestran que los sueños sobreviven a pesar del desarraigo y la hostilidad del viaje.

Un documental de Médicos Sin Fronteras y ¡Hola! Combo Dirección: Gabriela Badillo Producción: Esteban Montaño Vásquez

¡Hola! Combo Dirección de arte y de animación: Gabriela Badillo, Tamara Cruz Gutiérrez Arte: Tamara Cruz, Enrique Sañudo Paredes Storyboard: Gabriela Badillo Animación: Tamara Cruz Gutiérrez, Cristina Lugo Pérez, Montserrat Vázquez Prendes, Andrea Esponda Abarca, Valeria Anaya Jijon, Jorge Aguilar Rojo Compuesto: Gabriela Badillo Grabación y Diseño de Audio: Igor Figueroa Coordinación de producción: Adriana Arvizu Taller y entrevistas en terreno: Gabriela Badillo, Enrique Sañudo con apoyo del equipo de 

Médicos Sin Fronteras Equipo de comunicaciones MSF México y América Central Directora: Laura Panqueva Gestor de comunicación de terreno: Esteban Montaño Vásquez Oficial de comunicación de terreno: Laura Aceituno Oficial de prensa: Sergio Pérez Diseñadora: Ana Villanueva Oficial digital: Alejandra Tapia Asistente digital: Angélica Pérez Oficial audiovisual: Maria Chavarria Oficial de eventos: Emmanuel Quezada Servicio social: Lucía Carapia y Hannia García

Equipo de MSF en Reynosa: Responsable de asuntos humanitarios: Anayeli Flores Supervisor de salud mental: Alejandro Alvarado Psicóloga de terreno: Daniela Castañeda Educadora comunitaria: Keren de la Rosa

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501: "The greatest show on earth? A good conversation"

This week, Emily Hart speaks to Cristina Fuentes La Roche, International Director of the Hay Festival, about arts curation and festival-making in the era of Artificial Intelligence and social media - and bringing one of the world's most successful literary festivals to Colombia for the last two decades. The Hay Festival is known as 'the Woodstock of the Mind': Nobel Prizewinners and novelists, scientists and politicians, historians, environmentalists and musicians take part in the Festival’s global conversation, sharing the latest thinking in the arts and sciences with curious audiences. The festival kicks off in Colombia this month, with chapters this and next week in Medellín and Jericó, Antioquia, then in Cartagena at the end of the month. At this year's festival are Juan Manuel Santos, Wade Davis, Brigitte Baptiste, Rebecca Solnit, André Aciman, Héctor Abad Faciolince, Amalia Andrade, Margarita Rosa de Francisco, Humberto de la Calle, Juan Gabriel Vásquez, Los Danieles and more! Emily and Cristina chat all things Hay, Colombia, and the arts - delving into the importance of spontaneity, connection, and conversation - and how the upcoming global challenges we face will prove to be, above all, challenges of the imagination... Tune in and support the podcast: www.patreon.com/colombiacalling

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El velocista Bryan Alamo brilló en la apertura del u23 de Venezuela

Informe: Iván Romero/FVA El velocista del Distrito Capital, Brayan Álamo, sobresalió con la medalla de oro y con su mejor marca personal en los 100 metros planos en la jornada inaugural del Campeonato Nacional u23 de Venezuela, que se disputa en la recién remodelada pista del estadio Brígido Iriarte, en la parroquia El Paraíso. Durante el evento, que se celebra en homenaje a la atleta olímpica y mundial de lanzamiento de martillo, Rosa Rodríguez, el joven Álamo marcó 10.35 segundos, delante del larense Carlos Belisario (10.72) y al carabobeño Iván Romero (10.79), mientras que en la misma distancia, pero en damas, subieron al podio la menor Glanyernis Guerra (12,26), la zuliana Anais Salom (12.38) y la aragüeña Hilary Rivas (12.46). “Agradezco a Dios porque es un resultado que esperaba hace mucho tiempo, venía trabajando muy fuerte, especialmente en los últimos dos meses. Con este registro me acerco al récord nacional sub23 (10.30) y adulto (10.24)", resaltó Álamo, quien continuará preparándose de cara a los XIX Juegos Panamericanos Santiago de Chile 2023, en los que participará en el relevo 4 X100, junto a Alexis Nieves, Rafael Vásquez y David Vivas. En paralelo al campeonato nacional, que reúne a 340 atletas de 22 regiones del país, se realiza una evaluación con miras a la justa del ciclo continental, en la que  José Maita destacó con su mejor marca personal en los 400 metros planos con tiempo de 46 segundos,02 décimas, mientras que en la misma prueba de la categoría sub 23 sobresalió en el primer lugar, Javier Gómez con marca de 47.39 segundos.  Otros flamantes campeones en u23 fueron Sebastián López (3:50.88 en 1.500), Gabriel Guzmán (30:26.13 en 10.000), Angel Peroza (48:18.22 en la marcha de 10.000 metros) ,Yoalber Rodríguez (14.78/0.7 en salto triple), Wilkleman Subero (54.43 en martillo) y Carlos Córdoba (61.34 en jabalina). En damas, las tres primeras de 400 metros bajaron los 56s con victoria de la juvenil Yariana Carpio (55.26), seguida por Linda Pirela (55.67) y María Celeste Rojas (55.98). Otras vencedoras fueron Eileen Ospino con 11.82 en triple y la menor Ottainys Febres con 46.35 en disco. Read the full article

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Ramble of the month September 2023: Phase 3 of the Batman Begins-Led DCEU

As I said last month, my aim for my September ramble is to continue looking into my hypothetical alternate superhero film universes by moving on to phase 3 of a DCEU in which Batman Begins led the way.  Having outlined phase 1 in March of this year and phase 2 in June, I am glad to be retaining a consistent pacing with my rambles on this subject.  However, I’m also concerned about my lack of anything more varied to discuss, and hopefully by October that will have changed.

So, first things first, as with last month’s exploration of phase 3 of my 90’s based MCU, let’s start with a quick re-cap on the previous phases;

Phase 1:

2005: Batman Begins

2006: Man of Steel

2007: Wonder Woman

2008: The Dark Knight, Green Lantern

2009: The Flash, Man of Steel 2

2010: Aquaman, Justice League

Phase 2:

2011: Wonder Woman 2, Green Lantern 2, Green Arrow

2012: Hawkman, Batman/Superman, Aquaman 2

2013: John Constantine, The Flash 2, Suicide Squad

2014: Justice League 2, Green Arrow 2, Batman: The Long Crusade

There are several key difference between the two phases.  The first phase was very much about establishing the lead heroes that would then form the Justice League and doing that with those heroes.  It also featured a slow build-up to the production of superhero films on a very regular basis.  Phase 2 then expanded on this by adding in more heroes, while at the same time straining the relationships of lead characters with the public in their universe and with each other.  By the tail-end of phase 2, Batman has seemingly betrayed the Justice League in an adaptation of the Tower of Babel story arc, been slightly vindicated by a few leaguers being mind-controlled and having to be stopped by Green Arrow in that hero’s second film, and we’ve the Suicide Squad rolling around as well.

All that being said, we’ve also had Flash, Aquaman, Green Arrow and Batman gain their first proteges in phase 2, setting up for another form of team-up ensemble film, which is part of the phase 3 overview outlined below;

Phase 3:

2015: Shazam, Man of Steel 3, The Atom

2016: Wonder Woman 3, Batgirl, Teen Titans

2017: Green Lantern/Green Arrow, Shazam vs Black Adam, Suicide Squad 2

2018: Justice League: Darkseid Rising, Aquaman 3, Doom Patrol

As you can see, phase 3 continues to introduce new heroes alongside those already established, and at the same time, we’re also getting a mix of new and existing team combinations.  However, how does this all work in detail.  Well, let’s dive into the films of the third round in this alternate DCEU;

Shazam (2015) Directed by David F Sandberg

Billy Batson/Shazam = Zachary Gordon/Zachary Levi

Dr Thaddeus Sivana = Stanley Tucci

Freddy Freeman/"Shazam" Freddy = Chandler Riggs/Adam Brody

The Wizard = Forest Whitaker

Darla Dudley/"Shazam" Darla = Quvenzhané Wallis/Meagan Good

Mary Bromfield/Mary Marvel = Halston Sage/Michelle Borth

Eugene Choi/"Shazam" Eugene = Hudson Yang/Ross Butler

Pedro Peña/"Shazam" Pedro = Rico Rodriguez/DJ Cotrona

Rosa Vásquez = Marta Milans

Víctor Vásquez = Cooper Andrews

Shazam is one of those films from the real DCEU I would avoid changing too much just because Shazam isn’t my strongest area of DC lore to conceive any alternate ideas around.  That’s not to say I haven’t done so later in my ideas for this hypothetical film run, but rather that I wouldn’t have much luck changing the original film substantially.  As such, the director would remain the same and so would most of the cast.  The few I’ve changed have been down to either casting the actors from the real film elsewhere in this hypothetical film universe, or the fact that this would now be a 2015 film instead of a 2019 one.  The story of the film would also be about the same, but some of the references to other DC heroes might different based on the events of earlier films.

Man of Steel 3 (2015) Directed by Guillermo del Toro

Superman/Kal-El/Clark Kent = Brandon Routh

Lois Lane = Kate Bosworth

Kara Zor-El/Supergirl = Dakota Fanning

Brainiac = Paul Bettany

General Harrison Hardcastle = Neal McDonough

Capt. Nathanial Adams/Captain Atom = Matt Bomer

John Corbin/Metallo = Orlando Bloom

Leslie Willis/Livewire = Danielle Panabaker

Claire Selton/Volcana = Kirsten Stewart

Martha Kent = Diane Lane

Jonathan Kent = Kevin Costner

Jor-El = Russell Crowe

Dr Emil Hamilton = Richard Schiff

Perry White = Sam Neill

Jimmy Olsen = Rider Strong

Cat Grant = January Jones

Steve Lombard = Josh Brolin

Capt. Maggie Sawyer = Jeri Ryan

Insp. Turpin = Colin Farrell

Bibbo Bibbowski = Luke Hemsworth

Discounting the Batman-Superman joint film from phase 2, this is our third solo instalment for Superman, and while film 1 was very much like the 2013 Man of Steel made a bit brighter compared to what Snyder did, the second film was a more classic Superman versus Lex Luthor and Metallo with an assist from the Martian Manhunter.  Film 3, however, looks at Superman after his bout of mind-controlled criminality in Green Arrow 2.  His relationship with the public and the governments of the world is strained, and when his cousin Supergirl crash-lands on Earth and accidentally does damage due to her newly manifested powers, things become even rockier.

To this end, a small super-group is formed by the US armed forces under the orders of General Hardcastle, which brings in military superhero Captain Atom at the head of a small team of otherwise villains sent after Superman.  However, little does anyone know that Supergirl has been tracked to Earth by Brainiac, and when he arrives, the true heroes and villains are dictated by who is willing to refocus on this new threat and who isn’t.  Most of the cast is retained from past films, with the Supergirl-to Volcana portion of the cast being all new.  As for picking Mr del Toro to direct, those who have read my previous rambles will know I’ve gone through Roland Emerich, Ron Howard and Rob Marshall on the films where Superman is somehow in the title.  This is because I think Superman is someone who benefits from a regular change in director to add some variety to the character.  Also, the man did great work on Blade II and also has prior comic-film experience from the original Hellboy films, so it’d be interesting to see him deal with a less anti-heroic protagonist.

The Atom (2015) Directed by Michael Nankin

Dr Ray Palmer/Atom = Tom Ellis

Jean Loring = Morena Baccarin

Norman Brawler = Elden Henson

Paul Hoben = Dominic Cooper

Professor Hyatt = David Hyde Pearce

David Clinton/Chronos = Richard T. Jones

Prof. Martin Stein = Victor Garber

Ronnie Raymond/Firestorm = Nick Jonas

Because of the power-set and civilian occupation of the Atom, I figured the director should be someone with some experience of dealing with the microscopic and forensic.  In short, it needed to be someone who had dealt with an episode of CSI at least once.  As a result, I landed on the idea of Michael Nankin, who helmed the Star Trek-homage episode of CSI in its ninth season, making a cinematic directorial debut on this one.  The film is basically about Dr Ray Palmer becoming estranged from his wife as he cracks the means to shrink a human being, and then works to stop the time-travelling Chronos with the aid of Firestorm, a superhero composed of two beings in one.

As the film goes on, Palmer learns his wife is outright cheating on him, and when faced with Chronos has to ask the question; should he co-opt the villain’s time-travel tech to fix his marriage, or is that too close to Chronos’ abuses of the tech?  In that sense, I would really want to see this film look just at the disintegration of a romantic connection without trying to set up an alternate one.  Not all superhero romances have happy endings, and it would be good to showcase how life in super-tights can mess up a personal life well into the supposedly “happily ever after” stage.

Casting-wise, I kept the role of Stein the same as what Arrow-verse series the Flash gave us, but then picked a number of different actors for other roles based on who I thought might look right for the parts, be the right age, etc.  Several of the actors people will know from other superhero-related productions (Elden Henson was in the Netflix Daredevil series, Morena Baccarin is known for her roles in Gotham and the Deadpool films, and of course Dominic Cooper played the 1940’s/50’s version of Howard Stark in the MCU).

Wonder Woman 3 (2016) Directed by Patty Jenkins

Diana/Wonder Woman = Kate Beckinsale

Hippolyta = Connie Nielsen

Donna Troy/Wonder Girl = Ciara Bravo

Dr Alannah Troy = Demi Moore

Hades = David Tennant

Artemis = Rachael Taylor

Dr Julia Kapatelis = Rita Wilson

Vanessa Kapatelis = Elena Kampouris

"Sarge" Steel = Jeremy Renner

After having done two period-set Wonder Woman films under Trek alumni Gates McFadden, this third instalment of the Amazon’s solo adventures is handed over to Patty Jenkins and comes into the modern era.  In this film, Wonder Woman hasn’t made the same efforts as Superman and the Flash to rebuild her bridges following the mind-control incident in Green Arrow 2.  As a result, she is operating almost Batman-style within Washington DC, posing as an archaeological expert while secretly foiling crime.  However, this is interrupted when she discovers that one of her colleagues, Dr Alannah Troy, has sired a young girl with the Greek god Hades, and now Diana’s half-cousin is being sought by a cult bent on freeing Hades from Tartarus.

Except for Wonder Woman and her mother Hippolyta, this film is all-fresh casting, and the character of Alannah Troy and the new Wonder Girl origin are my own ideas, albeit slightly based on events from the Justice League and Justice League Unlimited animated shows.  This is because Donna Troy’s origins get very confused in the comics, and I think having Diana and Donna be cousins via their godly fathers provides a decent simplification for cinematic audiences.

Batgirl (2016) Directed by Gates McFadden & Reese Witherspoon

Barbara Gordon/Batgirl = Bella Thorne

Alysia Yeoh = Lana Condor

Reese Conroy = Ross Lynch

Dr Harleen Quinzel/Harley Quinn = Margot Robbie

Dr Pamela Isley/Poison Ivy = April Bowlby

James "Jim" Gordon = Gary Oldman

Det. Harvey Bullock = Donal Logue

Det. Renee Montoya = Penelope Cruz

Bruce Wayne/Batman = Christian Bale

The Joker = Willem Dafoe

Keeping with the idea of female-led franchises on and off-screen, we come to a solo film for Batgirl.  This one is helmed by Gates McFadden and Reese Witherspoon, the latter being someone who I am aware started her own production company to try and put female-centric stories on the big screen.  As such, I’m thinking she might well jump at the chance to co-direct a Batgirl solo film with another female director.  The plot would differ a little from the comics; instead of trying to clear her father of a crime he didn’t commit, Barbara initially becomes the Batgirl in homage to Batman.  Only when her father is kidnapped by Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn does Batgirl take her role more seriously, stepping up to become a true superheroine and in the process shifting from hero worship of Batman to seeing him as a friend and ally.

Now while the Joker is included in the cast, this is just for a flashback montage that explains why Harley is coming in as Ivy’s partner-in-crime on her first DCEU film.  Rather than taking her through a relationship with the Joker over a film or two, we just treat it as something that’s happened between The Dark Knight film and this one.  Casting-wise, everyone from Jim Gordon on-down is from past films, leaving just Barbara, her friends and the female antagonists as new selections.  Bella Thorne takes the lead role due to her youth, resemblance to the comics character and good acting ability, while Margot Robbie is one of those bits of real-DCEU casting I agree with enough to retain.  As for taking on April Bowlby as Poison Ivy, I know she’s landed more serious roles since her time on Two-and-a-Half-Men, and I’d be curious to see her take on Poison Ivy as a role.

Teen Titans (2016) Directed by Steven Spielberg

Richard Grayson/Robin = Patrick Schwarzenegger

Koriand'r/Starfire = Elle Fanning

Donna Troy/Wonder Girl = Ciara Bravo

Wallace "Wally" West/Kid Flash = Calum Worthy

Raven = Maisie Williams

Victor Stone/Cyborg = Ashton Sanders

Garfield "Gar" Logan/Beast Boy = Dylan Sprayberry

Roy Harper/Speedy = Cameron Monaghan

Aqualad/Garth = Luke Benward

Trigon = Viggo Mortensen

Psimon = Matthew Grey Gubler

Gizmo = Peter Dinklage

Jinx = Naomi Scott

Mammoth = Adam Joseph Copeland

Shimmer = Anna Faris

Grant Wilson/Ravager = Andrew Garfield

Slade Wilson/Deathstroke = Daniel Day-Lewis

Dr Silas Stone = Rocky Carroll

Bruce Wayne/Batman = Christian Bale

Alfred Pennyworth = Michael Caine

It’s a sad truth in cinema as we know it that the Teen Titans have never had a serious film of them released cinematically.  The only cinema versions to date have been “kiddy-fied” cartoon disasters, and the two serious animated features that have been done have been for direct-to-home-release only.  As such, there was no way I’d conceive a hypothetical live-action DC universe without seeking to address this foolish oversight on the part of DC and WB.  To show just how seriously I take this, I’ve even put the great Steven Spielberg at the helm, because frankly I think it would be good to have someone of that calibre lend their directorial weight to the project.

Plot-wise, you start out with the apprentices of the major heroes meeting each other and trying to team up, but something goes awry, and earns them some condemnation from Batman.  A few months later, the demon Trigon begins trying to invade Earth, and his daughter Raven comes to Earth ahead of him to recruit heroes against the threat.  With Batman taken out early on and the rest of the Justice League engaged, it falls to the Titans from the 1980’s comics run to assemble and meet the threat.  The Fearsome Five are incorporated as pawns of Trigon, while Ravager tries and fails to collect a bounty on the Titans.  His accidental death while pursuing this then leads to a credits scene in which his father Deathstroke takes up the contract, setting up for a somewhat inevitable sequel.

Batman and Alfred are brought in from past films, as are the apprentice heroes and Cyborg’s father.  The rest of the cast is all new to this film.  I won’t go on at length about their respective resumes; suffice it to say that past experience combined with looking like, or having the potential to look like, the relevant roles has led me to each name on this list.

Green Lantern/Green Arrow (2017) Directed by Matt Reeves

Green Lantern/Hal Jordan = Ben Affleck

Oliver Queen/Green Arrow = Ethan Hawke

Dinah Lance/Black Canary = Malin Akerman

Roy Harper/Speedy = Cameron Monaghan

Tobias Whale = Marvin "Krondon" Jones III

Brunno Mannheim = Joe Manganiello

Whisper A'Daire = Emilia Clarke

Kyle Abbot = Ed Skrein

China White = Kelly Hu

One of the major watershed moments in comics history that has yet to see a film adaptation is the arc in the Green Lantern-Green Arrow combined comic of the 1970’s where Green Arrow’s sidekick Speedy turned out to have developed an addiction to drugs.  When considering films for this alternate DCEU, even though I’ve never read the story, I thought some version of it should be done in film.  To that end, we have this concept, which I would have directed by Matt Reeves (haven’t seen his Batman film, but I enjoyed his Planet of the Apes work).  In this film, Roy Harper is recovering from injuries sustained in the early scenes of the Teen Titans film.  When his doctor cuts off his pain killers prematurely, Roy turns to illegal drugs to compensate, then develops an addiction.  The film then showcases Green Arrow mishandling things, Green Lantern not doing a good job himself by taking Ollie off to fight the drug pushers, and Black Canary being the one to do right by Roy, leading to both of them becoming estranged from Green Arrow.

Our heroes and the drug-dealing China White are all brought back from past films, while the rest of the cast list is new.  Mannheim is incorporated to provide links to the world of Superman, while Whisper and Kyle are nods to Ra’s Al Ghul and the League of Shadows.  Tobias Whale, on the other hand, is borrowed from the rogues gallery of Black Lightning, largely in homage to a similar character appearing in a Justice League Unlimited episode that featured Green Arrow and Black Canary.

Shazam vs Black Adam (2017) Directed by David F Sandberg

Billy Batson/Shazam = Zachary Gordon/Zachary Levi

Black Adam/Teth-Adam = Dwayne Johnson

Isis/Adrianna Tomaz = Michelle Rodriguez

Osiris/Amon Tomaz = Miguel Gomez

Freddy Freeman/"Shazam" Freddy = Chandler Riggs/Adam Brody

The Wizard = Forest Whitaker

Darla Dudley/"Shazam" Darla = Quvenzhané Wallis/Meagan Good

Mary Bromfield/Mary Marvel = Halston Sage/Michelle Borth

Eugene Choi/"Shazam" Eugene = Hudson Yang/Ross Butler

Pedro Peña/"Shazam" Pedro = Rico Rodriguez/DJ Cotrona

Rosa Vásquez = Marta Milans

Víctor Vásquez = Cooper Andrews

For Shazam’s second solo outing, I felt like that needed to be something different, and after seeing the less-than-brilliant use of the JSA and the Tomaz family in the Black Adam film, I knew what the different thing had to be.  So, step one, keep Sandberg directing.  Step 2, have Black Adam appear in his fictional nation and free it in brief, then he lets himself be caught invading another country so he could be taken over to the United States, who he learns has been complicit in Kandaq’s problems prior to his liberation of his people.  When Black Adam breaks free, he clashes with the Shazam family and later recruits Kandaqi-American mother-and-son Adrianna and Amon Tomaz.  In this sense, the film is a kind of Shazam-centric variant on the Superman story “what’s so funny about truth, justice and the American way?”

In terms of cast, most of it remains the same as the real DCEU, with a few changes here and there.  Yes, my picks for the Tomaz family are of Latin extraction instead of middle Eastern, but considering Dwayne Johnson is of Black Canadian and Samoan descent, I think it’s hardly vital we get like-for-like in actor nationalities/heritage.  That said, I would be insisting on some dialect coaches so you can be convinced Black Adam is from an ancient middle east nation instead of the USA.

Suicide Squad 2 (2017) Directed by Guillermo del Toro

Amanda Waller = Viola Davis

Rick Flag Jr. = Joel Kinnaman

Floyd Lawton/Deadshot = Christian Slater

Captain Boomerang/Digger Harkness = Hugh Jackman

Killer Frost/Louise Lincoln = Amanda Seyfried

Ben Turner/Bronze Tiger = Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Sameer Park/Copperhead = Sendhil Ramamurthy

Siobhan Smythe/Silver Banshee = Katie McGrath

Dr Harleen Quinzel/Harley Quinn = Margot Robbie

Giganta = Hayley Atwell

Enchantress/Dr June Moone = Keira Knightley/Natalie Portman

Slipknot/Christopher Weisz = Adam Beach

Sportsmaster/Victor Gover = Xavier Samuel

Cheshire/Jade Nguyen = Rila Fukushima

Diana/Wonder Woman = Kate Beckinsale

General Harrison Hardcastle = Neal McDonough

Vandal Savage = Gerard Butler

This is our second DCEU film of the phase, and overall, with Guillermo del Toro at the helm.  This time, though, the focus is on villain-team the Suicide Squad.  For the squad’s second outing, they’re caught up in a manhunt, or rather woman-hunt, for Wonder Woman after the events of that hero’s third solo film.  General Hardcastle, having been disgraced in MoS 3 for his attempt to go after Superman, tries to dupe Amanda Waller into having the squad bring in Wonder Woman.  However, little does he or the squad know that immortal Vandal Savage is planning a major coup, and pursuing Wonder Woman could be the very thing that allows him to succeed.

For all intents and purposes, this film is meant to be a kind of warped superhero universe variant on ‘The Fugitive’ with a little James Bond/Raiders of the Lost Ark thrown in on the third act.  There are a few new names in the cast, but most are brought back from prior films.  Among the new names is Katie McGrath, the actress who played Lena Luthor in the Arrow-verse series of Supergirl.  As the actress is apparently Irish, I’ve shifted her into playing Silver Banshee in this film.

Justice League: Darkseid Rising (2018) Directed by Ron Howard

Oliver Queen/Green Arrow = Ethan Hawke

Dinah Lance/Black Canary = Malin Akerman

Barry Allen/The Flash = Matt Damon

Dr Ray Palmer/Atom = Tom Ellis

J'onn J'onzz/Martian Manhunter = Chiwetel Ejiofor

Superman/Kal-El/Clark Kent = Brandon Routh

Carter Hall/Hawkman = Sullivan Stapleton

Kendra Saunders/Hawkgirl = Jessica Alba

John Stewart = Derek Luke

Bruce Wayne/Batman = Christian Bale

John Constantine = Matt Ryan

Zatanna = Katrina Law

Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning = Jamie Foxx

Steppenwolf = Ciarán Hinds

Kalibak = Liev Schreiber

Scott Free/Mister Miracle = Charlie Cox

Barda Free/Big Barda = Lindsay Kay Hayward

DeSaad = David Wenham

Darkseid = Bernard Hill

This is our third Justice League film, and having thoroughly shaken up the League and the DC universe over a few years, this instalment creates a bit more chaos.  In this film, Steppenwolf launches an assault on Earth, and in the process the latest iteration of the Justice League ends up scattering.  One group seeks out Batman, and together with additional heroes of his choosing mount a counter-strike.  The other group ends up meeting heroes from New Genesis and learning that Steppenwolf is only the tip of the sword.  This sets up a major multi-film story arc that runs for most of the remaining phases of this DCEU.

In terms of direction, I’ve already used Ron Howard in this hypothetical film run on Man of Steel 2, and I think this would be an interesting project for him to helm.  Everyone from Steppenwolf on-down in the film casting is new to this film; Ciarán Hinds is retained from the real DCEU as I think he was let down by that Justice League film and not the film by him.  As for the selection of Lindsay Kay Hayward, that was based on a search for a truly tall actress to play Big Barda without necessarily having to revert to effects or trick camera shots.  As for Bernard Hill, who better than Theoden of Rohan from LOTR to be playing an alien monarch like Darkseid?

Aquaman 3 (2018) Directed by James Wan

Arthur Curry/Aquaman = Chris Pine

Mera = Felicity Jones

Vulko = Jonathan Frakes

Black Manta = Idris Elba

Tempest/Garth = Luke Benward

Jackson Hyde/Aqualad II = Caleb McLaughlin

Tula/Aquagirl = Lily-Rose Depp

Siren/Hila = Felicity Jones

Nanaue/King Shark = Sylvester Stalone

King Ryus = Dolph Lundgren

Capt. Leron = Matt Smith

Nereus = Domnhall Gleeson

Gamemnae = Laura Haddock

For our third Aquaman solo outing, the directorial reigns shift from Vulko actor and Trek alumni Jonathan Frakes to James Wan, director of the real DCEU’s Aquaman film.  The plot is a loose translation of the Obsidian Age arc from the Justice League comics, with the ancient Atlantean sorceress Gamemnae appearing as a present-day foe and opposed by the full aqua-family, including a second Aqualad and introducing Aquagirl.  Casting-wise, it’s mostly people I already chose for the past Aquaman instalments mixed with real DCEU casting and a few new ones.  Also, while I chose each cast member for good reasons that trump all else, I can’t deny the slight misfortune in selecting someone with the surname Haddock for a film whose characters are all somehow aquatic in nature.

Doom Patrol (2018) Directed by James Gunn

Dr Niles Caulder/The Chief = Pierce Brosnan

Clifford Steele/Robot Man = Johnny Whitworth

Larry Trainor/Negative Man = Alessandro Nivola

Rita Farr/Elasti-Girl = Alyssa Milano

Mento/Steve Dayton = Nathan Fillion

Bumblebee/Karen Beecher = Kyla Pratt

Vox/Malcom Duncan = Donald Glover

The Brain = Jean Reno

Monsieur Mallah = Omar Sy

Laura De Mille/Madame Rouge = Sophie Marceau

Emil LaSalle/Warp = Jean Dujardin

Otto Von Furth/Plasmus = Til Schweiger

When it comes to films about misfit adventurers in a world of super-beings, James Gunn pulls them off better than most at times, so I thought it’d be interesting to see him tackle the Doom Patrol in film format.  This film is very much a one-off and does a run-through on their origins while pitting them against their arch-nemeses the Brotherhood of Evil.  With the antagonists being mostly French with a single German member in the comics, this was an interesting one to cast outside of the hero team.  Mind you, casting for a brain in a robot body and a man wrapped in bandages is also fun because appearance is less crucial.  However, I think the end result is pretty good.

So, that’s the full run-through on phase 3 of my Batman Begins-led DCEU.  Hopefully, I won’t come back to this or my 90’s MCU until the new year, and I’ll have some more varied topics to discuss in the last few months of 2023.  As to whether those hopes are justified, we’ll have to wait until October to see.  Until then, ta-ta for now.

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National Geographic destaca estudio de bióloga peruana que promueve cosméticos sostenibles

Hay menos de medio millón de especies de plantas en el mundo pero un billón de especies de microorganismos. La investigación de la bióloga química peruana Rosa Vásquez Espinoza, exploradora del National Geographic, analiza esta biodiversidad biológica en la Amazonía peruana y, con esta inspiración, busca que se promueva la sostenibilidad en industrias como la cosmética. La científica peruana…

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National Geographic destaca estudio de bióloga peruana que promueve cosméticos sostenibles

Hay menos de medio millón de especies de plantas en el mundo pero un billón de especies de microorganismos. La investigación de la bióloga química peruana Rosa Vásquez Espinoza, exploradora del National Geographic, analiza esta biodiversidad biológica en la Amazonía peruana y, con esta inspiración, busca que se promueva la sostenibilidad en industrias como la cosmética. La científica peruana…