Monthly Archives: November 2015
Worlds Adrift: The Most Ambitious Pirate Game Since Black Flag
Somewhere between the endless, empty oblivion below, and the untouched expanse sky in front, I was engulfed by the potential of Worlds Adrift. London-based developer Bossa Studios, best known for the humorous I Am Bread, where maneuvering a piece of bread is a daunting task, has built upon this excellent physics-based framework. But Worlds Adrift, ditches the family kitchen for a fractured world of floating islands, populated by nomadic sky pirates -- players whose only aim is to build a ship, recruit a crew, and own the skies.
Worlds Adrift is one of the most ambitious physics game I’ve ever seen.
When I sat down with the developers of Worlds Adrift, they told me stories of floating battleships raining cannon fire upon one another. Players who take flight, board enemy ships, and sabotage them by disabling the hovering devices that keep them aloft, then fly away as the lumbering giants crash into the dots of land that take up such little space in the endless sky.
Watch Every Trailer for The Hunger Games Movies
Lionsgate's beloved blockbuster film franchise The Hunger Games comes to an end with the November 20th release of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2.
The film series, based on Suzanne Collins' bestselling book trilogy, began in 2012 with the release of the Gary Ross-directed The Hunger Games, and was followed the following year by The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
That second installment's director, Francis Lawrence, returned to helm the two-part finale, Mockingjay. The Hunger Games movies have so far grossed roughly $1.2 billion at the worldwide box office. Clearly, the odds were ever in their favor.
In anticipation of Friday's release of Mockingjay, Part 2, let's take a look back at all the many cool trailers for the Hunger Games films as we bid farewell to Katniss Everdeen on the big screen.
Daily Deals: Star Wars Battefront, Xbox One with Free Fallout, Great Wireless Headphones
Xbox One and PS4 copies of Star Wars Battlefront are going for $50. Amazon Prime members can also get the game at a $5 discount, if you prefer Amazon, for whatever reason.
Rooney Mara Says She’s Still in Dragon Tattoo Sequel
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo may be getting a reboot, but Rooney Mara, who starred in the 2011 take on the book series, says she’s still involved in the big-screen franchise.
“As far as I know I’m doing it until someone tells me otherwise,” Mara told E! Online. “I’m doing it unless someone tells me that I’m not—and then I still might do it.”
Mara has previously lamented that a sequel didn’t appear to be “in the cards.” She and Daniel Craig were set to star in a sequel called The Girl Who Played With Fire, but the film was delayed back in 2012.
Gambit Movie Is a ‘Sexy Thriller’ and Heist Movie
While specific plot details remain unknown, some new information from Gambit producer Simon Kinberg gives us some hints about the upcoming comic book movie.
Comparing it to 2016's Deadpool, Kinberg explains the film starring Channing Tatum as the Cajun mutant will have its own identity separate from the other X-Men films.
“The X-Men movies are dramatic and almost operatic, whereas Deadpool is irreverent and hysterical and sort of a dirty R-rated comedy in many ways," Kinberg told Collider.
Ian McShane Hints at Major Game of Thrones Spoiler
Ian McShane can't say much about his role in Game of Thrones: Season 6, but a new interview with the British actor offered a sense of what else he could be bringing to the show.
Warning: Spoilers for Season 6 continue below.
McShane was in Mexico to promote his new film The Hollow Point, and was asked about his Game of Thrones role by website Pop Goes the News. With the promise of giving "one hint," McShane shared that his character is "responsible for bringing somebody back that you think you’re never going to see again. I’ll leave it at that.”
Few details have been revealed about who McShane is playing. Entertainment Weekly cited sources saying McShane's character has a "relatively small amount" of screen time but is of "key importance." His initial casting led fans to speculate that he could be playing Euron Greyjoy or Randyll Tarly, but those roles have been filled by Pilou Asbæk and James Faulkner, respectively.
The Huntsman Gets New Posters, Trailer
The followup to Snow White and the Huntsman will officially be titled The Huntsman: Winter's War.
In addition to the film's new title, four character posters have been revealed, featuring Emily Blunt's Ice Queen, Charlize Theron's Evil Queen, Jessica Chastain as the warrior Sara, and Chris Hemsworth as the huntsman Eric. Additionally, Theron revealed on Twitter that the film's first trailer will debut this Wednesday.
New plot details have been revealed as well, confirming the film will take place "long before the evil Queen Ravenna (Theron) was thought vanquished by Snow White’s blade." Her sister Freya the Ice Queen (Blunt) has fled the kingdom and is "raising a legion of deadly huntsmen," including one named Eric (Hemsworth) and a warrior named Sara (Chastain).
GoT’s Jason Momoa To Star in New Netflix Western Series
Game of Thrones star Jason Momoa, most recently seen on Sundance's The Red Road - and who will star as Aquaman in upcoming DC movies - has been cast in Netflix’s next drama series. A western called Frontier.
Per EW.com, Frontier is set in late 18th century and follows the chaotic and violent struggle to control wealth and power in the North American fur trade.
Netflix and Kill.
Jessica Jones Teasers Preview Purple Man’s Villainy
Two new teasers for Marvel's Jessica Jones have been released, providing a sneak peek at what's in store for the series' villainous antagonist, the Purple Man. David Tenant plays the character Kilgrave, who is known as the Purple Man and who has the ability to control the minds of others, making them do whatever he asks of them.
Here's the first teaser:
And here's the second teaser:
Jessica Jones stars Krysten Ritter as the title character, a former superhero who's traded in her costume to work as a private investigator. The series also stars Mike Colter as her love interest Luke Cage, who is getting his own Marvel Netflix series slated to premiere in 2016.
Better Call Saul Gets Season 2 Premiere Date
AMC announced today that its critically acclaimed Breaking Bad spinoff, Better Call Saul, will return for its second season on Monday, February 15th at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.
Season 1 found down-on-his-luck attorney Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) stumble upon a large class-action lawsuit, which led to a promising job opportunity at a large firm. Having arrived at a fork in the road, will Jimmy take the straight and narrow path with a safe corporate job or will he fall back into his “Slippin’ Jimmy” con-artist ways?
Bob Odenkirk in Better Call Saul's upcoming Season 2.