Monthly Archives: March 2016
The Office’s Craig Robinson Joins Mr. Robot: Season 2
Craig Robinson, best known for his role as Darryl Philbin on The Office, has joined the cast of Mr. Robot: Season 2.
According to USA Network's announcement, Robinson will play a recurring guest character named Ray, a neighbor of Elliot Alderson (Rami Malek) who extends a helping hand to the anxiety-prone security engineer during his time of need.
Robinson in The Office
Robinson joins previously-annouced cast members Grace Gummer (Extant), Chris Conroy (Members Only) and hip hop artist Joey Bada$$, as well as Michael Cristofer (Ray Donovan) and Stephanie Corneliussen (Legends of Tomorrow), who are now series regulars.
Fable Legends Beta Will Stay Open Into April
Fable Legends—Lionhead Studios' recently cancelled free-to-play co-op role playing game—will remain playable until April 13, the developer announced today.
Following Microsoft's announcement of Fable Legends' cancelation, Lionhead Studios has detailed the closure on its forums. Fable Legends will continue to be playable until April 13 for those with access to the closed beta. No new players will be added during this time.
Effective immediately, Lionhead has disabled gold purchases from the in-game bank. Those who've previously purchased gold will receive a full refund. The developer will contact players eligible for a refund within the next seven days.
Iron Fist Cast, The 100’s Latest Episode and More TV Reboots
Hey guys, Eric and Matt here, as we delve into changes at ABC, even more TV show updates of old series and movies, Marvel and Netflix finding their Iron Fist and a spoiler-packed conversation about last week's episode of The 100, "Thirteen."
Here's all the info below, and this week, there's timecode! Woo!
0:00-6:00: Your basic opening randomness, including Matt talking about A Knight’s Tale.6:00-24:30: Paul Lee leaving ABC; ABC renewing SHIELD, Scandal, Once, Upon a Time, Quantico and more and thoughts on The Muppets’ season.
24:30-26:30: Superstore and Bones both renewed – the latter for its final season.
26:30-32:20: Game of Thrones’ Finn Jones cast as Iron Fist.
The Predator: Schwarzenegger Possibly Returning
Arnold Scwharzenegger plans to meet with The Predator screenwriter and director Shane Black to talk about appearing in the upcoming film.
Last seen in the original Predator movie, which released in 1987, Schwarzenegger would reportedly be reprising his role as Major Alan “Dutch” Schaefer in The Predator.
Arnold Schwarzenegger (left) as seen in Predator
“I haven’t talked with him (Shane Black) yet but I’m going to meet with him for lunch sometime soon. Just as soon as I’m finished with this and “The Apprentice” and all this stuff. But I will get together with him. If there is any news, we’ll of course let you know right away,” Schwarzenegger told The Arnold Fans during his annual Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio.
Harmonix Confirms New Rock Band 4 Publishing Partner
Rock Band developer Harmonix has confirmed it has partnered with accessory manufacturer PDP (Performance Designed Products) “for the ongoing development of Rock Band 4.”
Harmonix launched Rock Band 4 with hardware and peripheral maker Mad Catz, which had previously assumed publishing duties for Rock Band 3 from MTV Games and EA back in 2011. Early last month Mad Catz announced that just over one third of the company’s staff were to be laid off in the wake of its most-recent quarterly financial results. The shake-up followed the resignations of several top-level company executives.
This Is When You Can Play the Division
Wondering when you can actually play The Division this week? Well, Ubisoft has prepared a handy guide.
The game is officially set to release worldwide on March 8. However, The Division launch times and installation sizes vary by region.
From Ubisoft's official site for Tom Clancy's The Division:
"Retail (physical) versions for each platform will be available to play at the following times:
- Xbox One and PlayStation 4 will be available as soon as the servers open on Tuesday, March 8, 00:01AM Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) (March 7 at 2 pm CET/8 am EST/5 am PST)
Is DC Changing This Iconic Batman Story?
DC may be removing an iconic Batman story from continuity, at least if Batgirl #49 is to be believed.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for the events of Batgirl #49!
The current Batgirl storyline revolves around Barbara Gordon's clash with The Fugue, a villain who has invaded her mind and altered her memories to make her believe that he's actually a childhood friend named Greg. This issue saw Barbara's friend Frankie travel into her brain and try to set things right. Frankie teamed up with the digital copy of Barbara Gordon that previously appeared in Batgirl #40, and together the two pursued Fugue across Barbara's memories.
Civil War Influenced by Se7en and The Godfather
Both while making Captain America: The Winter Soldier and then after it opened, that film's directors, brothers Anthony and Joe Russo, revealed many of the influences and inspirations they had in mind while making the movie, including Three Days of the Condor, The Parallax View and Marathon Man.
So during a press visit to their follow-up, Captain America: Civil War, it was only natural that the duo were asked what was influencing them this time - in a movie with a much larger cast and scale, as Captain America (Chris Evans) and Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) find themselves in conflict, with their fellow superheroes taking sides.
Replied Anthony, “In general, just as a framing, we always thought about Winter Soldier very specifically as a political thriller.
Harley Quinn Almost Had Original Costume in Suicide Squad
Suicide Squad nearly had a very different looking Harley Quinn, actress Margot Robbie has revealed.
In an interview with Hello Giggles (via Coming Soon), the Suicide Squad star said "we tried on every variation of the costume. I cannot emphasize enough how many outfits, and how many variations of the Harley Quinn costume we tried."
"We tried the court jester costume, we tried the corset and skirt, we tried leather pants, we tried literally every type of costume possible for her," she said. "I really love where we ended up. And who knows, maybe in the sequels we’ll go with the court jester one. I think there’s a world of possibilities.”
Top Comics to Buy This Week
We all want the best of the best, so let us point out the hottest comics released each week. We spotlight our favorite comics that we know are money-well-spent and new books that look cool and are backed by some top-tier talent.
Check out our picks, then take to the comments to let us know what looks good to you!
Written by Chelsea Cain & Drawn by Kate Niemczyk | Marvel
Between her regular role on Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and her recent appearances in Dan Slott's Amazing Spider-Man, there's never been a better time to give Mockingbird her own comic. This new series kicks off as Bobbi investigates a conspiracy within the ranks of S.H.I.E.L.D. What really has us excited, though, is the fact that Marvel went outside the box with this creative team. Writer Chelsea Cain is best known for her thriller novels, which should make her a natural fit for Mockingbird's world while still bringing a unique perspective to the Marvel Universe.