Monthly Archives: August 2015
Luke Cage: Rumors on Villain and Love Interest
It appears Marvel’s Luke Cage villain, love interest, and some plot details may have been revealed.
Heroic Hollywood reports the Netflix series will feature Willis Stryker, aka Diamondback, as Luke Cage’s (Mike Colter) primary villain. Diamondback was reportedly the villain in a 2004 Luke Cage movie script.
How Star Wars Brought BB-8 to Life
Being that it's a practical effect, the creation of Star Wars: The Force Awakens' BB-8 droid was a challenging one for the crew.
According to a write-up on StarWars.com, it all started with director J.J. Abrams sketching a rough idea of what the droid needed to look like on a napkin. Once the original idea was out there, it was then sent off to Concept Designer Christian Alzmann.
While working on the concept of BB-8, Alzmann claims he was partially inspired by soccer balls for BB-8's design.
Nintendo Announces PAX Prime Lineup
Nintendo has revealed its games and events lineup for PAX Prime this weekend, headlined by Star Fox Zero, The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes and Nindies@Night.
Along with Star Fox on Wii U and Zelda on 3DS, Nintendo will bring Super Mario Maker, Chibi-Robo!: Zip Lash, Splatoon, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Skylanders SuperChargers Racing to the PAX show floor. The company is also hosting a Xenoblade Chronicles X panel on August 29, featuring concept art and a question-and-answer session.
The Nindies lounge will take place at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel during PAX, offering 13 playable indie games for Nintendo's systems. The full list is below:
- Action Henk
Agents of SHIELD Casts Lash the Inhuman
Marvel has announced that Matthew Willig has joined the cast of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
An NFL football player-turned-actor, Willig will play the role of major villain the Inhuman Lash, whose forthcoming presence on the show was confirmed at Comic-Con. Marvel describes his character on the show as a "monstrous human whose loyalties remain ambiguous."
The Flash: Season 2 Poster Revealed
The CW has unveiled the poster for The Flash: Season 2.
The one-sheet showcases Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) in his fresh Flash duds, complete with the white chest symbol. There's also the new tagline on the poster, too: "It's go time."
Earlier this month, The CW released a pair of promotional videos for The Flash, which is set to return at 8 p.m. ET October 6 on the network. In the meantime, be sure to check out our San Diego Comic-Con interviews with the cast below:
Over 75 Million Devices Have Upgraded to Windows 10
Microsoft's had several opportunities to address the amount of devices running Windows 10, but apparently the company was waiting for the operating system to reach an even higher milestone.
In a top ten list posted to the official Windows Blog, Corporate VP of Marketing Yusuf Mehdi shared several facts related to the OS, with the most important fact being that Windows 10 has now been installed onto over 75 million devices since its launch four weeks ago.
To provide some perspective, 14 million devices had already upgraded to Windows 10 a day after its launch, and it was only a week ago that it reportedly reached 53 million, but those numbers were never confirmed.
Jennifer Lawrence, Amy Schumer Team Up
The Hunger Games' Jennifer Lawrence and Trainwreck's Amy Schumer are teaming up for a new comedy which they are writing together and plan on starring in.
According to The New York Times, the two stars are currently writing the film. “We play sisters,” said Lawrence, who's in the midst of promoting The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2.
“We’re almost done writing," she said. "It just flowed out of us. We’ve got about 100 pages right now.”
Lawrence added that they're working with Schumer's sister Kim, who helped out with the scripting of Trainwreck. And the Mystique actress seems particularly excited about the comedy project.
Daily Deals: Mad Max, Madden, 4K TV, Big Console Bundles
Mad Max: Fury Road Blu-ray Prices Just Dropped
The standard Mad Max Blu-ray is down to $20 and the 3D version is $28. The four film collection is also down to $50 from $70 (you can also get The Road Warrior for $10). You should know that there will be another Fury Road release with more features, such as a black and white version of the movie, but if you can't wait to check out this movie (and watch some of those car chases a frame at a time, like I plan to), this is a solid price.
Star Wars Live Toy Unveiling Announced
New toys for Star Wars: The Force Awakens will be unveiled during a special YouTube live unboxing event.
The event will take place across 12 different countries and 15 cities, providing a first look at the upcoming lineup of toys inspired by J.J. Abrams' new Star Wars film. It will begin first on the morning of September 3 in Sydney, Australia, and continue thereafter in Asia, Europe, Canada, and North and South America.
"Over the course of 18 hours, some of Maker Studios’ biggest stars will each be unboxing a new toy from Star Wars: The Force Awakens in a different city around the world and sharing the experience live on YouTube," Disney consumer products president Leslie Ferraro said in a press release. "We’ve seen tremendous excitement for these new products and can’t wait to see the global reaction from the Star Wars fan community."
Inside the Year the Console Wars Began
Welcome back to IGN's History of Awesome - a year-long look back at all the coolest and most influential games, movies, TV shows, comic books, toys, and tech that have shaped pop culture, and shaped the lives of an entire generation. Up this week is 1991 - the year of the SNES. That means Super Mario World, F-Zero, and more!
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