Monthly Archives: April 2015
Avengers: Age of Ultron Has Massive Overseas Opening
While Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron doesn't open in the US until this Friday, it dominated the international box office over the weekend.
Variety reports that the $250 million production has already opened to $201.2 million across 44 territories, and it was the highest grossing film in all locations. The debut was higher than expected, with Disney projecting between $160 million to $175 million.
Age of Ultron also broke IMAX records with the largest international opening in IMAX history, not counting China, earning $10.4 million across theaters.
Marvel's latest movie is projected to earn north of $200 million when it opens Friday in the US. Some analyst are even expecting it to top the first Avengers film, which had a record-breaking $207.4 million opening.
Check Out Nic Cage’s Light-Up Superman Suit
The latest trailer for The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened? has hit the Internet, offering us more images of Nicolas Cage donning his Superman light-up suit created for the unproduced project.
The documentary from Jon Schnepp promises to tell the story of the ultimately doomed Nicolas Cage/Tim Burton Superman movie that halted right before production began.
The new trailer teases interviews with key members of the Superman Lives team, including director Tim Burton, third screenwriter Dan Gilroy (Nightcrawler), and first screenwriter Kevin Smith. You can also see previously unseen footage of Nicolas Cage in a special effects test and more of the light-up Superman suit.
Furious 7 is Now 5th Highest-Grossing Film Worldwide
Not only did Furious 7 top the domestic box office for the fourth weekend in a row, it is now only the third film after Titanic and Avatar to ever pass $1 billion internationally. (Most billion-dollar grossing films are a combination of domestic and international totals to reach $1 billion.)
Furious 7 is now the fifth highest-grossing movie of all time at the worldwide box office. It also became the highest-grossing film in China this weekend, surpassing Transformers: Age of Extinction.
And with meek competition at home, Furious 7 easily remained the No. 1 movie at the North American box office this weekend with an estimated $18.3 million. It's month-long reign will certainly end when Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron opens stateside next weekend.
Guillermo del Toro Touches On Kojima Collaboration
A source close to director Guillermo del Toro has confirmed to IGN that the filmmaker's collaboration with Hideo Kojima on Silent Hills is "not gonna happen."
During a question and answer session last night with fans at the San Francisco International Film Festival, the director commented on his involvement with the project, saying he and Hideo Kojima will no longer be working together on the game.
One fan in attendance tweeted out a statement made by del Toro during last night's panel.
"It's not gonna happen and that breaks my greasy heart." -Guillermo del Toro on #SilentHills. #sfff #sffs #sffilmfest #fb
Gengar Makes a Haunting Grand Entrance for Pokken Tournament
At NicoNico Chokaigi, Gengar was revealed to be the latest addition to Pokkén Tournament's roster of fighters.
The addition of Gengar was determined by the public through a Twitter campaign that ran when Pokkén Tournament was annouced in August 2014. Gengar's reveal trailer showed a variety of moves, some of which appear to be Night Shade, Feint Attack, and Lick. The Shadow Pokémon's ultimate move, also known as a "Burst Attack," was shown to be its Mega Evolution.
Pokkén Tournament is an upcoming arcade fighter being made in collaboration between The Pokemon Company and Bandai-Namco. It originally introduced the fighting-type Pokémon, Machamp and Lucario, in the game's annoucement trailer.
Black Ops 3: Everything You Need to Know About Today’s Reveal
Today, Activision held its "world reveal" of Call of Duty: Black Ops 3.
A new trailer, some news about the release date and beta, and new screenshots were dropped. We're looping everything together in one convenient spot so you don't have to go hunting.
Here's what you need to know about the next Call of Duty.
Set to Paint it Black by The Rolling Stones, the trailer gives us a first look at Black Ops 3 gameplay and offers some story context about how soldiers are becoming less and less human.
Most importantly, it confirms the leaked Black Ops 3 release date of November 6, 2015 was correct.
Black Ops 3: What You Need to Know About Multiplayer, Zombies, and Campaign
Every year, the studio developing Call of Duty tries something new to shake up the familiar formula.
Sledgehammer Games, for example, wanted more speed and verticality, so Advanced Warfare had jetpack-like Exo suits. Treyarch’s plan for Black Ops 3 doesn’t sound as revolutionary, and until you play the game, it might not make any sense.
They’re taking the shootiest shooter around, and… adding more shooting. That’s not cynicism; it’s genuine astonishment.
When I visited Treyarch to see Black Ops 3 in action, the developers kept using the phrase “guns up.” Boiled down, it means no matter what you’re doing, you’re going to have full control of your weapon.
Black Ops 3 Will Have a Multiplayer Beta
If you pre-order Call of Duty: Black Ops III, you’ll have access to a multiplayer beta before the game is launched later this year.
“The public MP beta will be available for anyone who pre-orders the game,” said Treyarch studio head Mark Lamia. “We want people to play before it launches. The team is so excited to offer this opportunity, which is something the franchise hasn’t done since Call of Duty: World at War.”
Last week, leaked promotional images suggested a Black Ops 3 beta would soon be announced. Now, Activision has made the news official.
New Black Ops 3 Gameplay Trailer Reveals Release Date
A new trailer from Activision gives us a first look at gameplay in Call of Duty: Black Ops 3.
It also confirms a November 6, 2015 release date, which was leaked via promotional materials last week. If you pre-order Black Ops 3, you'll get access to a multiplayer beta on PC, PS4, and Xbox One, though no start date was given.
In Black Ops 3 multiplayer, you no longer play as regular soldiers. Instead, you pick a specialist, which has a unique weapon and power. This trailer shows off some of them, including the death robot whose arm turns into a minigun. For more details on the new game from Treyarch, check out our full Black Ops 3 preview.
Whedon Still Interested in Directing a DC Movie
Joss Whedon has said that he’d be interested in making a movie for DC, and while sad he isn't getting to direct the forthcoming Wonder Woman movie, he's still excited to see it.
While promoting new film Avengers: Age of Ultron, the writer-director has been telling all and sundry that this would be his last Marvel movie for the foreseeable future. So we asked if he’d consider defecting to the other side.
“Sure. I’d be like ‘I have all these joke ideas.’ And they’d be like ‘No, we don’t do that here.’ I desperately wanted to do a Batman film – who doesn’t? And I wanted to do Wonder Woman. I was a Marvel kid growing up, but I was always DC-curious. And I see myself on the spectrum in between.”