Monthly Archives: March 2015
New Fantastic Four Poster Unveiled
20th Century Fox released the new poster today for their forthcoming reboot of Fantastic Four.
The one-sheet seen below plays up the fact that it's from the studio behind the blockbuster X-Men: Days of Future Past.
Josh Trank is directing Fantastic Four, which stars Miles Teller as Mr. Fantastic, Kate Mara as Invisible Woman, Michael B. Jordan as Human Torch, Jamie Bell as The Thing, and Toby Kebbell as Doctor Doom.
Vivica A. Fox Joins Independence Day 2
Independence Day actress Vivica A. Fox will reprise her role as Jasmine Dubrow in Independence Day 2.
The news was first shared on Twitter by director Roland Emmerich, who said, "Exciting news... just officially closed
for #IndependenceDay!"
Fox echoed the announcement on her Twitter account, confirming she'll be returning as Jasmine in the upcoming sequel.
Fox alongside Will Smith in Independence Day.
The Crew Gets Free Trial On PS4 and Xbox One
The Crew, Ubisoft's open-world racing game from 2014, now has a free two-hour trial on PlayStation 4. It'll be arriving on Xbox One tomorrow.
Co-op play is available in the trial version for players who have access to multiplayer on their console.
All progress achieved during the demo carries over to the full game for players who decide to purchase it.
A Vintage Car Pack and Vintage Live Update were both recently brought to the full version of The Crew, adding some classic cars, the Blitz Brawl PVP mode, and four additional missions.
Chloi Rad is a Staff Writer for IGN. You can follow her on Twitter at @_chloi.
The Flash Clip: Barry’s Attempt to Make Use of Time Travel
Last week's episode of The Flash went big in a lot of ways, capping off with Barry doing something he'd never done before and traveling back in time. So now that Barry (Grant Gustin) is a few days in the past, what does he do?
Well, as our exclusive clip from the next episode shows, one thing he does is try and bump up he and Iris (Candice Patton) getting together. The last time Barry spoke to Iris (in what is now the future), she revealed her true feelings for him, so Barry figures hey, why not use that knowledge ahead of time? But as you can see in the clip above, there are some problems...
The Flash: "Rogue Time" also features the return of Captain Cold (Wentworth Miller) and Heat Wave (Dominic Purcell), plus the debut of Cold's sister Lisa, AKA Golden Glider (Peyton List). You can catch the episode tonight, at 8:00pm ET/PT on the CW.
Harry Potter Does Uptown Funk Parody Video
The Dark Lord and his merry band of Death Eaters have crafted a magical parody of Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars' Uptown Funk.
The parody video created by KFaceTV imagines Lord Voldemort as he psychs himself up for the Battle of Hogwarts, wearing hair curlers and dancing with a snake. Other Harry Potter characters join in as they dance off at the final battle while Voldemort sings lyrics such as "Albus sent you, hallelujah," and "Dark Lord funk you up."
Check out the video below.
Rachel Paxton-Gillilan is a freelance writer. You can find her on Twitter @rachpax.
5 Fantastic Star Wars Board Games
For decades, children have stood by their bedroom windows, looked out upon the stars, and imagined they could see the distant lights of a war waging in a galaxy far, far away. Of course, that war was a long time ago, but light only travels to us so fast. We see the past when we look at the stars. And we relive a piece of our childhood when we watch the original Star Wars trilogy.
For some, the wait for a return to that galaxy has been excruciatingly long. But tabletop gamers have been reveling in the classic Star Wars universe for several years now thanks to a resurgence of board games and pen and paper RPGs. For those with a hankering for dice rolls, the warm memory of the greatest science fiction trilogy of all time can still be felt.
The X-Files Return is Officially Happening
It's official: Mulder and Scully are back!
FOX have confirmed the deal is done for The X-Files to return as a new "event" series, comprised of six episodes, with David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson back as FBI Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully.
Said The X-Files creator Chris Carter, in the press release announcing the show's return, "I think of it as a 13-year commercial break. The good news is the world has only gotten that much stranger, a perfect time to tell these six stories.”
Production will begin this summer, but other details will be revealed later, including when the show will air on FOX.
Said Dana Walden and Gary Newman, Chairmen and CEOs of Fox Television Group, “We had the privilege of working with Chris on all nine seasons of The X-Files – one of the most rewarding creative experiences of our careers – and we couldn’t be more excited to explore that incredible world with him again. The X-Files was not only a seminal show for both the studio and the network, it was a worldwide phenomenon that shaped pop culture – yet remained a true gem for the legions of fans who embraced it from the beginning. Few shows on television have drawn such dedicated fans as The X-Files, and we’re ecstatic to give them the next thrilling chapter of Mulder and Scully they’ve been waiting for.”
Agents of SHIELD: “Love in the Time of Hydra” Photo Preview
Director Coulson's (Clark Gregg) team is seemingly falling apart. After learning that Skye (Chloe Bennet) isn't taking action to stop using her powers, some members of the team doubt her. The synopsis for "Love in the Time of Hydra" hints that they will be fractured as they decide what to do about Skye.
Bobbi (Adrianne Palicki) and Mack's (Henry Simmons) activities aren't exactly contributing to creating a unified team, and they'll be revealing their true allegiance to Hunter (Nick Blood). Related to that, Edward James Olmos will appear in the episode as Robert Gonzales. Promo material featuring Olmos asks, "Has Coulson met his match?"
On top of that, we'll finally catch up with Ward (Brett Dalton) and Agent 33 (Ming-Na Wen), as you can see in the clip below.
Black Sails: Blackbeard is Coming in Season 3
While Black Sails’ Season 2 finale airs this Saturday, work has been underway for quite awhile already on Season 3 of the show – and now it’s been revealed that a major new player will enter the series.
Yes, Blackbeard is finally coming to Black Sails, as the infamous pirate will be introduced in Season 3, played by Ray Stevenson (Punisher: War Zone, Thor, Thor: The Dark World). In Season 3, Edward Teach, AKA Blackbeard, “returns to settle some unfinished business, but a great deal has changed during his absence, and he will have to disrupt cemented alliances and challenge new ones to achieve the impossible.”
Check out the video at the top of the page to see a behind-the-scenes sneak peek from Season 3, including a glimpse of Blackbeard at the end.
The Witcher 3 Will See Geralt’s Beard Grow as You Play
Geralt's beard will grow as you play The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, CD Projekt Red has confirmed.
Originally spotted in a Gamestar interview (via NeoGAF), a throwaway question suggested our hero's beard would lengthen as the game progressed. Following this news, we reached out to CD Projekt Red to find out more.
"The beard grows as time passes and when Geralt moves between locations," we were told. "The beard has several “states” and these states determine its length – the longest is realy long but it’s not Gandalf-long. When you download the free Beard and Hairstyle DLC the growth of the beard will stop because we decided that when players want a predefined look, it would be weird to require from them to reapply it time after time."