Monthly Archives: November 2015
What Is Thor’s Fate After Secret Wars?
Today Marvel shipped the fourth and final issue of Thors, the Secret Wars tie-in focused on God Emperor Doom's elite police force. Based on the conclusion to this series, it looks like big changes are coming for Thor once the dust of Secret Wars settles.
Warning - this article contains spoilers for Thors #4!
In the previous issue, writer Jason Aaron revealed that Rune Thor and his partner, Destroyer Thor, have been systematically killing off every incarnation of Jane Foster and Donald Blake they can find in order to prevent their colleagues from remembering life before Battleworld. In this issue, Ultimate Thor and Unworthy Thor fought against them in favor of letting the truth be known. They gained a new ally when they discovered the Thor of the main Marvel Universe (one of the few heroes who still remembers her old world) rallying other Thors to revolt against Doom's reign.
Director Peyton Reed Talks Ant-Man and the Wasp
Ant-Man director Peyton Reed, who's currently in negotiations to direct Marvel's Wasp-centric sequel, has come forward to discuss the importance of strong female leads, expressing his excitement in exploring Evangeline Lilly's new heroic role.
"We’re still in the middle of negotiation, but it’s looking pretty great," Reed told MTV when asked about the likelihood of him returning to direct Ant-Man and the Wasp. "I’m dying to come back and do the movie. I’m very excited about it."
X-Men: Apocalypse Trailer to Debut Before Force Awakens
The first trailer for X-Men: Apocalypse will make its grand debut ahead of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, producer Simon Kinberg has revealed.
When asked by Collider if about recent reports claiming the trailer's attachment to J.J. Abrams' sci-fi film, Kinberg replied: "I can in fact confirm that information. Our first trailer will be on Star Wars: The Force Awakens."
With regard to the trailer's length, Kinberg went on to note that while it will serve as more of a teaser for Apocalypse than a full-blown trailer, fans can rest assured knowing it is "certainly longer than a minute and it has a ton of cool stuff in it." In fact, the producer confirmed he's already seen an early version, as the studio is currently at work finalizing it.
5 Unadapted Fantasy Series that Need to Be TV Shows
With Game of Thrones' success on HBO, other TV networks are trying to crack its winning fantasy formula. There's Terry Brooks' The Shannara Chronicles coming to MTV, Patrick Rothfuss' The Kingkiller Chronicle which is in development with Lionsgate and Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials becoming a BBC TV series.
Those are a great start, but there are plenty of other quality fantasy series that are begging to get the Hollywood treatment (and for a couple of them, there's already been some forward momentum). Here are five thus unadapted fantasy series worthy of making their way to the small screen.
OUAT: Robbie Kay Teases a Changed Pan for Episode 100
Peter Pan is coming back to Once Upon a Time, but he might not be the exact same character you remember from Season 3.
After Entertainment Weekly broke the news that Robbie Kay would be reprising his role in the series' upcoming 100th episode, the Heroes Reborn star hopped on the phone with me and opened up about coming back to Once Upon a Time. (Full interview about Kay's role on Heroes Reborn coming tomorrow.)
Robbie Kay as Peter Pan in Once Upon a Time: Season 3
52 Reasons Why 2002 Was Totally Awesome
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 2002 - the year of Vice City, Battlefield 1942, and Kingdom Hearts.
Catch up on IGN's History of Awesome:
What Do All-New Wolverine and Orphan Black Have in Common?
Marvel released the first issue of All-New Wolverine today, which offered readers their first taste of what the All-New, All-Different Marvel Universe has in store for the heroine formerly known as X-23.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for All-New Wolverine #1!
The first issue takes place in Paris, as the newly minted Wolverine pursues a masked assassin across the city. The assassin's identity is concealed for most of the issue, but they act surprised at the idea that Wolverine would be opposing them rather than helping. Readers also learn than this assassin has had all ability to feel pain or emotion removed by their master. Ultimately, the assassin jumps to their death rather than risk being captured.
All of BlizzCon’s eSports News in One Place
BlizzCon has wrapped up for another year, and IGN's competitive gaming show eSports Weekly with Coca-Cola was in attendance to cover the company's ever-growing eSports presence. In addition to a slew of big announcements ranging from a new Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft adventure to the new heroes coming to Heroes of the Storm, the event was also rich with competitive gaming tournaments and eSports superstars.
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A Ton of New Force Awakens Images Revealed
UPDATED: A ton of new images of J.J. Abrams' upcoming film Star Wars: The Force Awakens have been released.
The photos come courtesy of the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly, which boast four unique covers, each featuring a different member of the film's core cast. Take a look at Harrison Ford's Han Solo below.
Here's John Boyega's Finn.
