As I sip out of my Black Widow cup and put this post together, it does not take much for someone to realize superhero movies are a core avenue for my fandoms. And I LOVE the MCU. I love what it’s trying to do (though, seriously Kevin Feige, you had the Defenders right there for you to move to the big screen), and even after Endgame my fervor for the MCU died out a little, Shang-Chi brought so many elements back that its sparking that enthusiasm again.
Without spoiling the movie, I first must say, I loved Awkwafina in her role as Katy. The epic scenes were epic, and Michelle Yeoh shined as well. Going into more detail would be adding spoilers, and honestly, its opening weekend, so I will refrain.
2020 left us without much in the way of new nerdy awesomeness, and the delay of movies into theatres in 2021 has tried, but failed, to subside my nerdy excitement for what is hopefully coming next month and the near future. Here’s what I am looking forward to in September:
Movies:
1. Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings – September 3rd Take my money, Disney! I love, love, love the Marvel Cinematic Universe. I already have my tickets purchased for opening night. I plan to rewatch the Iron Man trilogy before going to see this to gleam what I can recall from the Ten Rings aspects from Iron Man and Iron Man 3.
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Official Trailer
2. Dear Evan Hansen – September 24th I’m actually torn on seeing this – on the one hand, I want to see it first on the stage, as it was created. On the other hand, Ben Platt’s performance in the original showings in Chicago, Off-Broadway, and Broadway have been lauded and celebrated.
Dear Evan Hansen Official Trailer
Television Show Premieres:
1. Foundation – September 24th – Apple+ Streaming Now, I’ve been waiting for this to come out since Apple announced it was coming out with Apple+ TV back in 2018. Foundation was to be the centerpiece, and I fully expected it to come out when the service started. Now, don’t get me wrong, Apple has released several amazing shows (Ted Lasso, anyone?) but I’ve been more than patient to see how Apple was going to turn one of my favorite novels into a show.
Foundation Official Trailer
2. American Rust – September 12th – Showtime Do I like Jeff Daniels as an actor? Well, I did travel to New York to see him as Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird. I’ve noticed him as a pretty decent actor all the way back to Speed back in 1994, and loved his work on The Newsroom. So when he headlines a show, I’ll give it a chance.
3. Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol – September 15th – Peacock Streaming I LOVE Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon. I will always love Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon. But I’m willing to give this a shot. I didn’t enjoy the book nearly as much as I did his earlier works – I felt like Dan Brown changed his writing to accomodate a wider audience after the success of the Langdon movies, and he let go of subtlety and made sure we connected the dots over and over and over again to the point that the book was no longer an intellectual exercise for me. But the plot was solid, and so I’ll give this a chance.
New Book Releases:
This is certainly not a listing of books I will read in September, let alone in the rest of the year. But these are books that I’m excited a favorite author of mine has published, and they will appear at some point on my reading list, usually sooner than later.
1. The Nature of Middle Earth – J.R.R. Tolkien – September 2nd Yes, J.R.R. Tolkien has been dead since 1973, but his son, Christopher, has been lovingly and carefully piecing together the greater story of Arda up until his death in January 2020. This may be the last of the books that highlight stories of the Silmarillion and the Ages of Arda to come out. The Nature of Middle Earth – Amazon The Nature of Middle Earth –Barnes and Noble The Nature of Middle Earth – GoodReads
The Nature of Middle Earth Cover – Original Image by Amazon
