Monthly Archives: October 2015
Gambit Movie Eying Iron Man 3 Director
20th Century Fox is currently looking to Iron Man 3's Shane Black and Attack the Block's Joe Cornish as potential candidates to helm Gambit, a new report suggests.
Just a few days ago, we heard Bourne Identity's Doug Liman was being eyed to direct the upcoming X-Men spin-off, but now, according to Heroic Hollywood, Liman is joined by Black and Cornish as one of three contenders.
While Cornish hasn't yet directed a superhero film, he was involved in an early version of the screenplay for this year's Ant-Man. Meanwhile, Black, who is currently in post production on The Nice Guys, has already cut his comic book teeth on the incredibly successful Iron Man 3.
Daily Deals: $80 Off PS4 With Guitar Hero and Uncharted, 4K TV Deals, Cheap Chromecast
Save $50 $80 on a PS4 With The Uncharted Collection and Guitar Hero Live
This bundle with the brand new Guitar Hero Live and Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection was previously $400, but now it's available for $370. Sold separately this would be $450.
Xbox One With Gears of War Ultimate and Destiny: The Taken King Legendary Edition
New to Amazon Prime for November 2015
While not invested as deeply in original content as Netflix is these days, Amazon is still making waves with some of their new shows. And in November, The Man in the High Castle - based on Philip K. Dick's 1962 dystopian alternate history novel - finally debuts.
Plus, The Craft, The Mask of Zorro, the third season of Vikings, and superb sci-fi think flick Ex Machina (from Sunshine's Alex Garland), and more all become available - free to watch for Prime members on Amazon's Instant Video app.
Also, for purchase, Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, Ricky & The Flash, and more.
Desk Set
The Enemy Below
The Craft
Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights
Why Lilly Singh Chose YouTube to Launch Her New Movie
With close to 7 million subscribers and over 900 million lifetime views, Lilly Singh is an established brand on YouTube. The 27-year-old is a comedian, vlogger, rapper and motivational speaker, and in 2015 she set out to become a filmmaker when she decided to make a documentary about of her world tour, A Trip to Unicorn Island.
Unicorn island, she explained to me during an interview at the YouTube Space in Los Angeles, is "a synonym for my happy place." The film, also called A Trip to Unicorn Island, offers fans an inside look at Singh's struggles that she had to overcome on the 26-city tour, including a battle with depression and her fight for happiness.
Though she had several parties interested in releasing the project, Singh ultimately returned to YouTube for its distribution. Our interview took place after the company announced it would be launching the pay-to-use content service YouTube Red, and revealed that A Trip to Unicorn Island would be among the first pieces of original content available to users. (There's no release date for the film, but YouTube did say original content will start rolling out on Red in January.)
App Store Update: October 22
Every day hundreds of new apps make their debut on the App Store, and hundreds more are updated or reduced in price. We have sifted through the noise and highlighted those select few that might be worth your attention.
Note: The prices and deals compiled below are accurate at the time we published this story, but all are subject to change.
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons – ($4.99)
A man, clinging to life. His two sons, desperate to cure their ailing father, are left with but one option. They must set out upon a journey to find and bring back the "Water of Life" as they come to rely on one another to survive. One must be strong where the other is weak, brave where the other is fearful, they must be... Brothers.
DiCaprio Really Ate Raw Bison Liver for The Revenant
Ahead of its theatrical debut this December, Leonardo DiCaprio has spoken out on his starring role in The Revenant, confirming that he did indeed eat raw bison liver for 20th Century Fox's upcoming film.
"I certainly don’t eat raw bison liver on a regular basis," DiCaprio said in an interview with Yahoo! Movies. "When you see the movie, you’ll see my reaction to it, because Alejandro kept it in. It says it all. It was an instinctive reaction."
The Revenant, directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, tells the revenge story of fur trapper Hugh Glass (DiCaprio), who, after getting mauled by a bear, seeks vengeance on the men who robbed him, left him for dead, and killed his son.
Marty McFly and Doc Brown Reunite on Jimmy Kimmel
Back to the Future stars Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd made a very special appearance to celebrate Back to the Future Day on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
In celebration of it being October 21, 2015, the date their characters visit the future in the beloved time-traveling sequel Back to the Future II, Fox and Lloyd joined Kimmel, fully decked out as Marty McFly and Doc Brown.
See their glorious reunion below.
We here at IGN celebrated the day as well, taking a look back at why Back to the Future is such a special trilogy of films.
We also revisited Back to the Future Part II, took a close look at its take on the future, and broke down exactly what the film got wrong about 2015.
Crimson Peak: Why It Might Not Open in China
Gothic romance film Crimson Peak may have trouble making it to China thanks to the country's "no ghost" rule.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, China censors films that "promote cults or superstition." The supernatural elements in Crimson Peak may not adhere to the rules of Chinese cinema.
Some filmmakers employ tactics such as revealing ghosts as hallucinations or bad dreams at the end of the movie to get around the guidelines.
There is no word yet on what China will decide. It is hoped that Crimson Peak can make up for a lackluster performance at the domestic box office by doing well in China, an increasingly vital movie market.
Confirmed: Thor 3 and Alien 5 to Shoot in Australia
Australia's foreign minister Julie Bishop has confirmed that Thor: Ragnarok and Alien 5 will shoot in Australia.
We had heard rumors that the new Thor may be filmed in Australia previously, but now they have been confirmed.
This will mean Thor actor Chris Hemsworth will be shooting the third movie in the Thor franchise in his home country.
The Australian government will be providing a combined $47 million AUD, which is roughly $34 million USD, to the projects. "Attracting these two blockbuster films cements Australia's place as one of the world's best filming locations," said Mitch Fifield, Australia's minister for communications.
Into the Badlands: Meet the Characters
In anticipation of the premiere of AMC's new genre-bending martial arts series Into the Badlands, IGN is debuting a new featurette that introduces viewers to some of the show's main characters, The Clippers. Cast members Daniel Wu (Sunny), Aramis Knight (M.K.), Ally Ioannides (Tilda), Madeleine Mantock (Veil) and creators Miles Millar and Alfred Geogh break down this group's hierarchies and relationships in the upcoming show.
Into the Badlands premieres Sunday, November 15th at 10 p.m. ET/PT on AMC.
Terri Schwartz is Entertainment Editor at IGN. Follow her on Twitter at @Terri_Schwartz.