Monthly Archives: April 2015
Waltz Denies He’s Playing Blofeld in SPECTRE
Might Christoph Waltz be toying with us? Like a super-villain’s cat, toying with a mouse? When the cast for new Bond film SPECTRE was announced, he was listed as playing Franz Oberhauser, but there's a school of thought that the character is really Bond’s arch-nemesis, Ernst Stavro Blofeld.
That belief now seems to be considered fact, but in an interview with GQ magazine, the two-time Oscar-winner stated that it very much isn't the case.
“That is absolutely untrue” he told the magazine. “That rumour started on the Internet, and the Internet is a pest. The name of my character is Franz Oberhauser.”
Exclusive Clip From The Star Wars Digital Collection
To celebrate the announcement of The Star Wars Saga coming to Digital HD, we've got an exclusive clip to share with you, plucked from the collection's bonus features.
In the Discoveries From Inside: Models & Miniatures feature that will be released alongside Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace, model supervisor Steve Gawley and chief model maker Lorne Peterson take viewers through various iterations of their creations that would eventually become classic pieces of the Star Wars universe, including the Millennium Falcon (and some potato-like asteroids).
The pair also reveal how emerging technology changed the Falcon's course as the Saga progressed, and the art of "painting with 3D parts".
DA: Inquisition DLC Price Reduced in Australia
The price for the Dragon Age: Inquisition - Jaws of Hakkon DLC has dropped from $25 to $19.99 on the Australian Origin store for PC.
Games.on.net noticed the positive price change for the Jaws of Hakkon DLC, which has happened without official notification from EA at the time of writing.
Xbox One owners can get the DLC for $19.95.
Five Nights at Freddy’s is Getting a Film Adaptation
Five Nights at Freddy’s, the point-and-click survival horror series from developer Scott Cawthon, is getting a feature adaptation after Warner Bros. picked up the rights.
THR reports the film adaptation will be produced by Vertigo Entertainment‘s Roy Lee (Run All Night, the upcoming Poltergeist remake) along with KatzSmith Productions’ Seth Grahame-Smith and David Katzenberg (Beetlejuice 2).
Jon Berg and Nik Mavinkurve are overseeing for Warners while Adam Stone and Jay Ireland will executive produce, according the report. The project is currently out to writers.
How Drogon Was Created for Game of Thrones: Season 5
To ensure they could capture the full essence of the Khaleesi's dragon Drogon, visual effects producers had to resort to some extreme measures in Game of Thrones' fifth season.
Visual effects supervisor Joe Bauer explained to TV Insider how they were going about creating a new, larger dragon.
"Drogon is twice the size he was last year. He's about 40 feet long and 20 percent bigger than the other two dragons," Bauer said. "He's also the alpha, so his way goes. He's still affectionate with Dany, but he's got his own mind and needs her less, just like any child growing up."
Game of Thrones Actor Plays Key Villain in Deadpool
Game of Thrones actor Ed Skrein is set for a villainous turn as Ajax in Deadpool.
Skrein, who played Daario Naharis (before bowing out for The Transporter Refueled reboot) in season three of Game of Thrones, has revealed on Twitter that he'll be playing the heavy-duty (and we mean heavy) villain.
In the comics, Ajax and others were directly responsible for Wade Wilson's conversion to Deadpool in the Weapon X program. Ajax was part of the same program, receiving boosted speed and strength alongside the inability to feel pain.
Assumedly, he'll be throwing down with titular Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) in potential bloody fisticuffs, given the recent revelation that the film will be rated R.
SHIELD Actor on Their Surprise Return
This week’s episode of Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD saw a surprise character return, as J. August Richards made an unannounced guest appearance as Mike Peterson – AKA Deathlok. It was clear by the end of the episode that Mike/Deathlok was sticking around for the time being to help Coulson.
Marvel's Agents of SHIELD: "Afterlife" Review
On the show’s set, wearing his new and improved Deathlok costume, Richards spoke about coming back as the character and the changes he’s gone through.
Question: Can you talk about what Mike's been doing since we saw you last?
The Results Are In: Better Call Saul Delivered
Last night, AMC aired the season one finale of Better Call Saul. Watching one of Breaking Bad's best characters in a way we've never seen before has been one heck of a ride, and we can't wait for more.
Although we're feeling positive about Saul's show, we wanted to get your take. So, we took to Twitter to ask the IGN community: Did the Better Call Saul finale deliver? Here's what you had to say about it:
@IGN @BetterCallSaul hell yes.... It wrapped up old Jimmy and now we will get Saul
— Riotmaker (@jasonriotmaker) April 7, 2015EA Is Now Making Minions Games
Electronic Arts has announced its new partnership with Illumination Entertainment, which will see Minions and other Illumination characters coming to life in new mobile games.
The first game from this collaboration, the free-to-play Minions Paradise, will launch this summer, allowing players to build their own tropical Minion utopia with a new Minion character named Phil. Players will be able to play with waterslides, electric eel tanks, firefly trees, and (of course) bananas.
Wrestling Wrap Up: AJ Lee Retires from the Ring
Yeah, I know that the AJ Lee retiring story broke a few days ago, but I still consider it to be the biggest news going on in wrestling right now. So I'm gonna type about it some more whether you lovable rascals like it or not. Plus, this week's RAW didn't really give me much to work with, headline-wise.
No Bryan. No Ziggler. No Ambrose. No Hunter and/or Steph. This week's show really lacked a "lead." And can you even imagine if they tried to open last week's RAW with Orton vs. Kane? Holy s***, there would have been blood in the aisles. Heads on pikes. And look, we all know that the post-Mania RAW crowd is particular, but I feel confident enough to say that "Anyone vs. Kane" is no way to kick off anything.