Monthly Archives: March 2016
Emma Stone and Jonah Hill Starring in TV Comedy Series
Emma Stone and Jonah Hill are set to star in a new, dark comedy TV series with True Detective: Season 1 director Cary Fukunaga at the helm.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the potential series is based on Maniac, a 2014 Norwegian comedy series. Here's an quick synopsis of the original series, courtesy of THR:
"The original Maniac revolves around Espen, a mental patient at the psychiatric ward who escapes reality and lives in a fantasy world in his mind."
Stone and Hill in 2007's Superbad.
Luke Cage Teaser Trailer Released
Netflix's first look at Marvel's Luke Cage is hidden away at the end of Daredevil's second season.
Description for the teaser follows...
The teaser trailer will autoplay once Netflix users finish the final episode of Daredevil. The short clip opens with Cage—played by Mike Colter—in a standoff with a bunch of bad guys who definitely hadn't heard of him before. Cage takes on a hailstorm of bullets, and as expected, they don't do much.
The clip ends with the Luke Cage logo over Nas' "Made You Look." Netflix subscribers can see the clip on the streaming service's website.
Uncharted 4 is Finally Finished
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End is finally complete.
The news comes by way of Uncharted 4 and The Last of Us co-director and writer Neil Druckmann on Twitter. The developer also shared an image of his own, early copy of the game. At the same time, Naughty Dog on Twitter posted a picture of the game installing to a PlayStation 4.
An image of Uncharted 4 installing on a PS4, via Naughty Dog's Twitter.
Indiana Jones 5 Gets Crystal Skull Writer
Following Disney's announcement that Indiana Jones 5 is indeed happening -- with Stephen Spielberg back to direct and Harrison Ford to star -- the film has now found a writer.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Crystal Skull co-writer David Koepp will once again team up with Spielberg to bring Indy to the big screen.
In addition to penning the script for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Koepp worked with Spielberg on a number of other films, including the original Jurassic Park, The Lost World: Jurassic Park and War of the Worlds.
First Telltale Batman Details Revealed
Telltale Games has unveiled the first details of its forthcoming Batman series during a panel at South by Southwest.
The new series will take place in modern-day Gotham, but will not be tied to any existing adaptation of Batman in comics, films, or games. The story will focus on both Bruce Wayne and Batman, with player decisions shaping the city Bruce encounters in daylight, and the criminals Batman encounters at night.
In a followup blog post on the company's site, the premise reads:
"Each night, Bruce Wayne chooses to change Gotham for the better. The team wants to explore what the consequences are of the player’s actions when decisions made as Bruce have a critical impact on his nightly crusade as Batman, and vice versa. Certain key situations will give the player the decision to approach a scene as Bruce or Batman with consequences for both sides."
9.7-inch iPad Pro to Start at $600
Just days before Apple's next media event set to take place on March 21, we may have just learned the starting price for the 9.7-inch iPad Pro the company is expected to unveil during the event.
As reported by 9to5Mac, the smaller iPad Pro model will launch with a starting price of $600 for the 32 GB/WiFi-only model. For a higher, currently unknown price, people can get the 128 GB model, which has WiFi and LTE capabilities.
Twitter Is Keeping The 140-Character Limit
Twitter's current 140-character limit will remain unchanged, despite previous reports saying otherwise.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey appeared on The Today Show on Friday to discuss the social media platform's history and some of its most interesting moments. During the discussion, host Matt Lauer asked about the character limit and if it's going away. Twitter was said to be working on a new feature that would allow for longer tweets, and was expected to roll out near the end of Q1 2016.
Justice League: Amber Heard Confirms Mera Casting
Drive Angry actress Amber Heard has confirmed she will play Mera in both Justice League: Part One and Aquaman for Warner Bros.
She was first linked to the role in January. Heard was doing press for her new movie The Adderall Diaries when she confirmed to Entertainment Tonight she will play the queen of Atlantis and spouse of Aquaman in the DC Comics-inspired movies.
She also described her costume as follows: "It's interesting. It's like, half suit of armor, half scales. ... It's strange... We're in the process of building it now, so it's coming along."
Spider-Man’s Uncle Ben May Be ‘Dead No More’
During a Diamond Retailer Breakfast at C2E2 2016, Marvel Comics pulled back the curtain on Alexander Lozano's cover for Dead No More.
The cover -- pictured below, courtesy of Newsarama -- features a number of deceased characters from the Spider-Man universe, including Jean DeWolff, George Stacy, and, most notably, Uncle Ben. While a number of other faces are shown, Gwen Stacy is surprisingly absent. As for what this will all lead to, it's anyone's guess.
Dead No More cover by Alexander Lozano. Credit: Marvel Comics.
Gotham Casts Clayface’s Alter Ego
Following this week's announcement that Gotham has been renewed for a third season, Brian McManamon has joined the cast of FOX's popular Batman prequel series.
According to ComicBook.com, the actor will play the original Clayface, Basil Karlo. McManamon (Project Beth, Gossip Girl) expressed his excitement in joining Ben McKenzie's Jim Gordon in a post on Twitter: