Monthly Archives: January 2016
Mortal Kombat X DLC Gameplay Reveal Coming Next Week
NetherRealm Studios plans on releasing a gameplay video of some kind for Mortal Kombat X’s Kombat Pack 2 next week.
Rather than offer fans one of his typical cryptic teases, series’ co-creator Ed Boon made a direct announcement via Twitter.
Kombat Pack 2. Game play video. Next Week. pic.twitter.com/EhYMOv300D
— Ed Boon (@noobde) January 8, 2016
Boon did not specify what would be shown but expect to see all-new footage of Kombat Pack 2 guest characters Leatherface from Texas Chainsaw Massacre and the Xenomorph from the Alien films, as well as series’ veteran Bo Rai Cho and Tri-Borg, who is a combination of the popular cyborg characters Cyrax, Sektor, and Robot Smoke.
Killer Instinct Season 3 Playable at KI Cup and PAX South
Killer Instinct fans will be able to go hands on with a playable demo of Season 3 the Killer Instinct World Cup and PAX South later this month.
Developer Iron Galaxy Studios’ lead combat designer Adam “Keits” Heart announced via Twitter the studio plans on bringing a preview build of the game to both events, taking place the weekend of January 29-31. He did not
Attending KI Cup at the end of January? FIRST PLAYABLE PREVIEW of Killer Instinct Season 3 on the showfloor (PAX South too!) #KICup
Anthony Hopkins Regrets Hannibal and Red Dragon
Anthony Hopkins, who memorably has brought the literary character Hannibal Lecter to life, has no intention of ever reprising his role as the iconic cannibal, admitting he regrets returning to play the character in Hannibal and Red Dragon.
"I did it once. Made the mistake of doing it twice, three times," Hopkins told TheWrap, going on to say he thinks "The Silence of the Lambs is okay. It was a good film."
When asked if he ever might reprise the role of Hannibal Lecter, Hopkins replied with a blunt "No," adding, "I don’t want to do that. Done with that."
Following Hopkins' trio of films, Mads Mikkelsen assumed the role of Lecter in the TV series Hannibal, which had a three-season run on NBC.
Beauty and the Beast’s Gaston Coming to Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time has found its Gaston in True Blood actor Wes Brown.
According to Variety, Brown will appear as the egocentric hunter during the second half of Season 5 in an unspecified episode. Gaston's arrival will offer a twist on the classic Beauty and the Beast story, returning to a time before Belle (Emilie de Ravin) met Rumpelstiltskin.
Wes Brown in True Blood
Outlander: Season 2 Is ‘More Politics,’ ‘More Danger’
Outlander is out to save the future in Season 2. The stars and creators of the Starz series headed to the 2016 winter Television Critics Association press tour to preview what's ahead when Claire (Caitriona Balfe) and Jamie (Sam Heughan) head to Paris to try to prevent the Jacobite Rebellion and its subsequent failure.
From the return of Tobias Menzies as Frank to how showrunner Ron Moore and author Diana Gabaldon are working to prevent adverse butterfly effects as much as possible, here are eight key new details learned during the TCA presentation. Some minor spoilers for Season 2 ahead.
There's a science behind the time travel in Outlander, even if it's a science that Gabaldon invented. "You always do that if you're dealing with time travel in any serious literary way, anyone who does time travel stuff, unless it's a costume drama where she goes back and she's going to be fancy clothes, but she's going to be a 20th century woman and show people the errors of their ways. This is not what I do," she said. "You do in fact figure out how time works one way or another. I am honored to say I was invited to write up the Gabaldon Theory of Time Travel for the Journal of Transfigural Mathematics in Berlin -- which I did."
Sherilyn Fenn Part of Twin Peaks Revival
Sherilyn Fenn will reprise her role as Audrey Horne in Showtime's Twin Peaks revival. Deadline reports that Fenn will have "a major presence" when the show returns to air in 2017.
Ridley Scott in Talks to Bring The Prisoner to the Big Screen
Universal may have found its director for The Prisoner, as Ridley Scott is currently in talks to direct.
According to Deadline, Scott is in "early negotiations" with the studio to bring an adaptation of the Patrick McGoohan 1960s British TV series to the big screen.
The Prisoner has been in the works at Universal for quite some time, as several drafts of the film adaptation having already been written, the latest of which was penned by The Departed writer William Monahan.
The movie will tell the story of former government agent "Number Six" who, after resigning from his job, finds himself trapped in an isolated village. As he struggles to find freedom, he's hunted by those who seek to uncover the knowledge he holds.
CES 2016: The Coolest Cars at CES
CES has become a place for automakers to show off their latest technologies and their visions for the future of transportation. It seemed like every booth this year featured a car of some sort, either to demonstrate some new technology or just to get people to look at a random product.
Toyota had the most interesting concept cars like the FCV concept, which runs off hydrogen. Toyota claims the FCV "is capable of generating electricity directly from hydrogen stored outside the vehicle," which could be used to power both the car and your home.
Akiva Goldsman Explains Why Idris Elba Is Perfect for The Dark Tower
News broke in December that Idris Elba seemed to be the frontrunner for the role of Roland Deschain in the long-anticipated adaptation of Steven King's The Dark Tower. The potential casting would change the race of the gunslinger, a realization that received mixed reactions around the Internet.
Akiva Goldsman, who is writing and producing the project, spoke to IGN at the 2016 winter Television Critics Association press tour while promoting his new WGN America series Underground, which is an escape thriller centered around the Underground Railroad. Talk shifted to the reaction to Elba's potential casting, and Goldsman shared his thoughts on the situation.
Game Scoop!: The Big 2016 Gaming Preview
Welcome back to Game Scoop!, IGN's weekly video game talk show. It's time to take a look ahead at the big games to come in the next 12 months. We'll also announce the winners of the second annual Daemie awards and, yes, play 20 Questions. Watch the video above or download the podcast below.
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