Monthly Archives: December 2015
Fear the Walking Dead Star Weighs in on Zombie Outbreak
Fear the Walking Dead's Cliff Curtis has a theory on how the zombie apocalypse started.
Curtis, who plays Travis Manawa on the show, theorizes that humans have become over-immune to disease and that the "immune system takes over and refuses to let the body die." The government isn't stepping in because of the high level of importance it's put on vaccinating children.
It's easily to recall a car for a bad brakes, he told Collider, but recalling vaccines that have already been administered is impossible.
"What if that happened with inoculations and you had a bad batch, but legally, by law, you had to inoculate your children and your family? It would be mayhem."
Psychonauts 2 Gathers Over $1m in Under a Day
Psychonauts 2 gathered over USD$1m in crowdfunding via Fig in less than 24 hours following its announcement, it’s been revealed. The current total now stands at just over USD$1.8m.
The Psychonauts 2 crowdfunding campaign offers both traditional crowdfunding reward tiers as well as investment opportunities for both accredited and unaccredited investors.
Double Fine Productions announced Psychonauts 2 during The Game Awards’ 2015 ceremony late last week. The project is seeking USD$3.3 million in crowdfunding, to which Double Fine plans to add a “big chunk” of its own cash, plus additional financial support from a “major player” partner to be announced at a later date.
Krampus Has Holly Jolly Debut at Weekend Box Office
Krampus performed very well at the weekend box office, earning an estimated $16 million during its North American debut.
While Universal's holiday-themed horror flick performed beyond expectations, it wasn't enough to dethrone The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2, which remained number one for the third week in a row with $18.6 million.
Unfortunately for Pixar, The Good Dinosaur took a major dip in its second week, falling 60 percent. As noted by The Hollywood Reporter, this marks the steepest drop ever for the studio, something the film now shares with Cars 2.
Here’s How Fast Superman Must Fly to Reverse Earth’s Spin
In order to perform Superman's iconic Earth-reversing flight maneuver seen in the 1978 film, The Man of Steel would have to fly at a whopping 660 million miles per hour.
This figure, which equates to an angular velocity of 46.296 radians per second (98 percent the speed of light), was calculated by a group of physics students from the University of Leicester (via Nerdist).
There is however, a caveat, as Superman's size plays a factor. In order have an impact on the planet, he'd have to increase his mass 13.7 million times over. By flying at near light speed, he'd build up a large amount of energy, which in turn would result in Kal-El having a larger relativistic mass, making it theoretically possible... sort of.
Hunger Games Star Cast in The Disaster Artist
Josh Hutcherson has been cast in New Line's upcoming film The Disaster Artist.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, The Hunger Games actor will star alongside James Franco, who's also on board as director. Seth Rogen and Dave Franco have been cast in the film as well.
Hutcherson in The Hunger Games
The Disaster Artist is based on Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell's book about the making of Tommy Wiseau's 2003 cult film, The Room. Sestero, who starred in the movie, will be played by Dave Franco. Meanwhile, his brother James will play Wiseau, with Hutcherson assuming the role of Denny actor Philip Haldiman.
Hunger Games Star Cast in The Disaster Artist
Josh Hutcherson has been cast in New Line's upcoming film The Disaster Artist.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, The Hunger Games actor will star alongside James Franco, who's also on board as director. Seth Rogen and Dave Franco have been cast in the film as well.
Hutcherson in The Hunger Games
The Disaster Artist is based on Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell's book about the making of Tommy Wiseau's 2003 cult film, The Room. Sestero, who starred in the movie, will be played by Dave Franco. Meanwhile, his brother James will play Wiseau, with Hutcherson assuming the role of Denny actor Philip Haldiman.
Star Wars: Force Awakens Poe Dameron Character Poster
A character poster for Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Resistance pilot Poe Dameron has been unveiled.
This new promo art for Dameron (Oscar Isaac) was revealed in a post on the official Star Wars Twitter account, along with the tagline: "Black Leader: standing by."
John Boyega also got some love on Twitter in the form of a flashy new motion poster that showcases Finn wielding his iconic blue lightsaber.
Star Wars: Force Awakens Poe Dameron Character Poster
A character poster for Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Resistance pilot Poe Dameron has been unveiled.
This new promo art for Dameron (Oscar Isaac) was revealed in a post on the official Star Wars Twitter account, along with the tagline: "Black Leader: standing by."
John Boyega also got some love on Twitter in the form of a flashy new motion poster that showcases Finn wielding his iconic blue lightsaber.
New Uncharted 4 Details Revealed at PSX
During a panel at PlayStation Experience today, the team behind Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End revealed new details about Laura Bailey’s character, who we saw for the first time earlier this week in footage revealed at The Game Awards.
Bailey plays Nadine Ross, a South African character and the leader of an army-for-hire called Shoreline that plays into the events of the game.
“Her dad was a general in the army. He took all the best soldiers and started a group that runs amok all over the world and does horrible things,” Druckmann explained. Nadine is their leader.
New Uncharted 4 Details Revealed at PSX
During a panel at PlayStation Experience today, the team behind Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End revealed new details about Laura Bailey’s character, who we saw for the first time earlier this week in footage revealed at The Game Awards.
Bailey plays Nadine Ross, a South African character and the leader of an army-for-hire called Shoreline that plays into the events of the game.
“Her dad was a general in the army. He took all the best soldiers and started a group that runs amok all over the world and does horrible things,” Druckmann explained. Nadine is their leader.