Happy Wednesday to you, dear readers! It’s time once again for your favorite round up of all things geek - the Daily Blast!

In today’s edition, we’ve got Marvel and DC movie news, a weird movie team-up, and a farewell to a great series of books. Read on and enjoy!

At the top of the post: There’s our first look at Paul Rudd as Scott Lang (who clearly has been through some shit) in Ant-Man, thanks to USA Today.

Movies

• In a weird move - Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has confirmed himself as the star of Warner Bros/DC Comics’ Shazam. That said, he won’t confirm if he’s playing the lead hero, or the villain, Black Adam. Odd, right?

- Heads up, Cornetto fans! Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg are discussing a new movie together! Sure, it’s probably FAR from ready, but…they have a title!

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• The first trailer for Jason Reitman’s next, Men, Women, and Children showcases how the movie focuses on how smartphones have changed our lives and relationships. Perhaps irreversibly?

• Sad news for movie nerds everywhere (and Doug Benson fans) - the 2015 Edition of the Leonard Maltin Movie Guide will be its last. Pre-order yourself a piece of history.

• Kevin Smith, Johnny Depp and their respective daughters, are teaming up for a new movie called Yoga Hosers, which is a follow up of sorts to Smith’s forthcoming Tusk. Who would’ve, in a million years, forseen that combo?

TV

- Star Wars Rebels is officially set for an October 3rd Debut on Disney XD, with regular episodes starting on October 13th, with new episodes every Monday following.

• Adrienne Palicki (Friday Night Lights) will be joining the cast of Agents of SHIELD as Mockingbird. This marks her second time playing a superheroine, her first was starring in the ill-fated Wonder Woman pilot.

• Guillermo del Toro’s vampire opus The Strain has been renewed for a second season by FX.

Gaming

• Rumor has it that video game studio Activision is now looking into developing their own film studio. Call of Duty: The Movie anyone?

Tech

• Taking things to the next logical level, Roku has teamed with TV set builders TCL and Hisense to make the first official Roku TVs. Personally, I continue to prefer a separate box, versus a Smart TV.

That’s all for today! See you tomorrow with a brand new Daily Blast!