Monthly Archives: March 2016
The Walking Dead Gets a Theme Park Attraction
The Walking Dead will now be an ongoing part of Universal Studios Hollywood, with a year-round Walking Dead attraction coming to the Los Angeles theme park this summer. The attraction was first announced on Talking Dead Sunday night.
For the past four years, The Walking Dead has been a part of Universal’s seasonal Halloween Horror Nights, featuring elaborate mazes based on the hugely popular TV show, and its inclusion has been frequently credited for greatly increasing attendance to the already successful Horror Nights events. The ongoing attraction sounds like it will be a similar experience, as far as an attraction guests to the park walk through, rather than a ride.
The Walking Dead executive producer/director Greg Nicotero and his special effects company, KNB Efx, have partnered with Universal Studios Hollywood for the attraction, with Nicotero’s team constructing prosthetics, using original molds from the series, for the walkers that will be a part of the attraction.
Walking Dead’s Melissa McBride Discusses Carol’s Brutal Episode
Full spoilers for The Walking Dead continue below.
Don't ever underestimate Carol Peletier, or it may cost you your life. That's the lesson characters have learned again and again on The Walking Dead as Melissa McBride's character has come into her own over the seasons, evolving into arguably the best developed and executed character on the AMC series.
The latest episode, "The Same Boat," once again put Carol front and center after some of Negan's people captured her and Maggie (Lauren Cohan). Carol quickly slipped into "cowering Carol" mode to protect her pregnant friend, but it soon became unclear whether she was actually as emotional as she seemed or whether it was all an act.
New Sword Art Online Movie Details Revealed
New details and a trailer have surfaced for the upcoming Sword Art Online movie.
The upcoming movie version of popular anime Sword Art Online was first announced back in October. The film will be called Sword Art Online Ordinal Scale, it will be out in Japan in 2017.
According to the official SAO movie website, Ordinal Scale is an ARMMO-RPG designed exclusively for Augma.
"Following its release, it has become the most discussed game due to its advanced technology," says the description.
WWE Roadblock Results and Reaction
Welcome to IGN's Roadblock live blog and results rundown! The...um...weird Network Special between Fastlane and WrestleMania 32 that doesn't feature Roman Reigns at all! Though there's a high probability that he'll do a run-in toward the end. Since, you know, once the aptly named Roadblock is over we'll really truly (this time for real) be on the Road to WrestleMania.
Triple H is defending his WWE World Heavyweight Championship against Dean Ambrose (c'mon, Dean!), Brock Lesnar is facing Bray Wyatt (finally!), New Day squares off against the League of Nations, and - whadya know! - there's an NXT tag title match as well.
FYI, I'm also live-tweeting over at @TheMattFowler.
Prison Break: Sarah Wayne Callies’ Return Official
Sarah Wayne Callies is officially set to reprise her role as Dr. Sara Tancredi in FOX's upcoming Prison Break event series.
The Walking Dead and Colony actress will star opposite original series stars Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell. Here's an outline of the revival, courtesy of FOX:
"In the drama’s new chapter, which picks up after Michael’s apparent death, Sara has moved on with her life, raising her and Michael’s child with her new husband (previously announced guest star Mark Feuerstein, Royal Pains). When clues surface that suggest Michael may be alive, Sara teams with Lincoln to engineer the series’ biggest escape ever. Additional casting to be announced."
Battlefront Outer Rim DLC Date, Price Outed
Electronic Arts will release its Star Wars Battlefront: Outer Rim DLC on April 5, according to GameStop website, for $15 USD.
Players who've purchased the Star Wars Battlefront Season Pass, priced at $50 USD, will receive this content at no extra cost. Pre-orders are available on the GameStop website for those looking it purchase the content on its own. Star Wars Battlefront: Outer Rim will be available to download at 10 am EST the morning it goes live.
Marvel Has Tapes of Punisher/Spidey Auditioning Together
Marvel Team-Up! It turns out actors Jon Bernthal and Tom Holland shot audition tapes together in order to get their jobs as the new Punisher and the new Spider-Man, respectively.
According to the New York Daily News, the two were working on a film together in Ireland called Pilgrimage. And during that time they shot the tapes.
Jon Bernthal and Tom Holland
Screenwriter Calls Man of Steel, BvS, Justice League ‘One Saga’
Screenwriter Chris Terrio says Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and Justice League are all "one saga," with Batman v Superman being the darkest.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is much darker than Man of Steel, Terrio said, because the middle film in a series is traditionally the darkest.
"Batman v Superman is a bit of an Empire Strikes Back or Two Towers or any similar middle film in a trilogy," Terrio told the Wall Street Journal. "I do think from Man of Steel through Justice League, it is one saga really." And because of that, Terrio intentionally lightened up when writing Justice League.
J.J. Abrams: Portal, Half-Life Movies Still Happening
Movies based on Portal and Half-Life are still in the works, according to J.J. Abrams.
In an interview about the recently released 10 Cloverfield Lane, which Abrams produced, the Star Wars director was asked for an update on his joint project with Valve.
The discussion begins at the 1:02 minute mark in the video below:
"Not yet, but they're in development," he answered. "And we've got writers, and we're working on both those stories. But nothing that would be an exciting update."
Movies based on the pair of games were first hinted at during DICE 2013. At that time, Abrams and Gabe Newell expressed the desire to partner up to create games and films. The most notable being movies based on Portal and Half-Life.
Star Trek Beyond Reshoots Next Week
X-Men: The Last Stand actress Shohreh Aghdashloo has joined the cast of Star Trek Beyond, as reshoots for the film are set to take place next week.
According to Deadline, Aghdashloo will appear as the High Command of the Federation.
Aghdashloo in The Expanse