Merge 104.8 | 23 February 2021
Marvel Studios has reportedly started meeting with writers to write the script for a Fantastic Four movie. Jon Watts, the director behind the Spider-Man: Homecoming trilogy, is attached to the movie, but it will still be a few years before Fantastic Four is released. Movie expert’s are predicting that the search for Fantastic Four’s writer will likely take several months.
South Park is returning to our screens next month— because there has just been too much in the news that the show’s creators need to address. Another stand-alone hourlong special is set to premiere on March 10th with the episode likely set to touch on major events from recent months, such as the presidential election and the pandemic. It remains unclear when the show will return with its traditional 30-minute weekly episodes.
Evanescence, the band known for the songs Bring me to Life and My Immortal are back with new music for the first time in more than 10 years. The five members played the song separately from various locations on Jimmy Kimmel Live. The Bitter Truth, their first album of original music in over a decade, will be released on March 26th. They say the album is a guitar-driven collection inspired by the realities of the 21st Century.