Thanks to the wonder that is the internet , every true statement comes with two lies . There were tons of rumor that circulated this year about our favorite picture , shows , and laughable book franchise . Of course , tons of them turned out to be total bullshit — and sometimes , that was a real disappointment . Here are some of the year ’s big rumors we desperately wanted to come true .
By ending The Walking Dead ’s fifth season properly before disclose who Negan would bolt down meant that buff had months to theorize who would become flat , and they guessed pretty muchevery combination of the 11 potential victims . Still , the most obvious option was always Glenn , since that ’s who Negan killed in The walk numb comedian . When the showrunners not only promised to do something different with the scene , and had Glenn miraculously screw death twice during season five , it seemed like they were reign him out … and then Negan bashed his brain in anyways ( just after Abraham ’s ) . Not kill Glenn would have been an actual surprise . Plus , I picked Daryl in the pool , so I lost $ 20 on that episode . Dammit .
After Fox and Marvel performed a sort - ofhostage exchangefor Deadpool and Guardians of the Galaxy 2 , there was hope that we could see the pair combining their superhero universe of discourse . That means we could finally get the X - Men we merit , without Jennifer Lawrence phoning it in by the prison term she reached Apocalypse . Did n’t happen . We were also apparently this close ( well , likely not that secretive ) to get Doctor Doom in a Marvel Studios motion picture . Oh , to see the Avengers take on Marvel ’s greatest villain …
The last we heard of Darth Plagueis the Wise , Palpatine was telling Anakin how he was attempt to chisel expiry . Did it work ? Is the Emperor ’s former Sith professional now command forces as Supreme Leader Snoke?Sadly , no . Certified Star Wars knowledge lord Pablo Hidalgo take to Twitter in May to confirm that , once and for all , Darth Plagueis is beat and the two are n’t connect . But it would have been a cool connection that would have tied all seven Star Wars movies together .
So far , there has n’t been any crossover between the Marvel films and Marvel TV shows on Netflix . So , when lover learned that Alfre Woodward would beappearingin both Captain America : Civil War and Luke Cage , there was Bob Hope we would in the end get some in - creation connexion . But nope , turns out she wreak two completely different character . neat for the actress , but terrible for persistence .
In the bygone - too - soon club , we ’ve get Constantine . sure as shooting , the show was n’t capital , but Matt Ryan was a pitch - perfect incarnation of thenoted magician / asshole . After Constantine guested in the last time of year of Arrow , it came out that Legends of Tomorrow was possiblycourtingRyan to reprise his role for another cameo on the DC / CW time - traveling gambol . However , Ryan himself has pretty muchput downthose rumors , as well as any hopes of cause a 2d season of Constantine .
Can you just imagine Angela Lansbury , the teapot from Beauty and the Beast , overtop armies and smiting her enemies on the next season of Game of Thrones ? She could ’ve been a rival for Cersei , the leader of one of Jon Snow ’s newly acquired army … hell , make her a White Walker ! The possibilities would have been endless . I seriously think this one has disappointed me the most .
TVLinegot our hopes up by insist that Squirrel Girl , a.k.a . the good Marvel character not in the movies yet , was catch her own TV series . There ’s been jackass - all about it since , so the estimation could be drained in the water , assume it was ever in contention in the first place . Still , out of all the rumour on this list , this is the one that ’s most likely to eventually come true , so we ’re go along our fingerbreadth crossbreed for 2017 .
Jared Leto ’s Joker was without a doubt one of the most baffling role of 2016 . It became more about the method than the actor , and after all the dirt he put the mold through , it was almost a fell joke that his part was reduced to essentially a cameo in Suicide Squad . But his appearance still would have had more oomph if it turn out he was actually the former Robin , and everyone speculate after the coming into court of the Joker - graffitied Robin getup in Batman v Superman . Given how radically different the DC Extended Universe motion picture are from the comics , this new blood for Batman ’s sterling villain would have been pretty neat .
And you thought Jared Leto was method . hearsay pullulate that Ben Affleck wasdonning the Batsuitbefore sit down down to re - spell the playscript , because he wanted to get into the character before putting him down on paper . Of course , it ’s more likely he was making tiny changes or short letter while waiting to go on set , but I choose to consider in the powerfulness of the Bat . Is that such a bad affair ?
While this was heavily , to a great extent imply , there was never official substantiation of a Boba Fett solo flick . But reservoir toldEntertainment Weeklythat not only was the flick scheduled in the ever - acquire Star Wars anthology , but we were earlier set to get a sneak peek at Disney Celebration in 2015 with a teaser spool . However , it was canceled last bit , as Disney and director Josh Trank go their separate room due to the disastrous Fant4stic thing , forever leaving Boba Fett in the Sarlacc Pit .
Why does Rosario Dawson get to have all the fun ? Simone Messick ’s Misty Knight is arguablythe most important part in Luke Cage , and add her into the approaching Iron Fist TV serial would have made perfect sensation , since Misty Knight has had relationships with both Luke Cage and Iron Fist . Also ? We just desire more Misty Knight as soon as humanly potential . Unfortunately , the integral rumor surfacedbecause of a misprintin theoriginal Hollywood Reporter article , so I guess we ’ll just have to expect until The Defenders .
Westworld was a show that flourish on whodunit , but every big theory for the show appeared to be solved week before it hit the airwave . However , there was one that some rooter were implore to be stumped on : That Logan , not William , would change state out to be the young version of the Man in Black . That would be an amazing twist that would give further depth to one of the show ’s most surprising theatrical role . lamentably , much like everything else on the show , the biggest reveal was that we had already solved everything . Westworld did turn out an telling launching season , but it was n’t incisively clever enough to keep its biggest surprisal a arcanum .
NOTE : Here ’s a rumour that contains a very small despoiler for Rogue One , so read at your own hazard .
Rumors of special appearances in the Star Wars anthology prequel Rogue One have been running wild for month . However , one of the braggart rumors surrounded our best-loved intergalactic contrabandist , Han Solo . There was “ a new hope ” ( get it ? ) we could see Alden Ehrenreich even originally than in his be after Han Solo prequel motion-picture show . alas , he ’s nowhere to be seen in Rogue One . Also Boba Fett . Because if he ’s not bring his own moving picture , I gauge it ’s not deserving it to put him anywhere .
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