Monthly Archives: April 2016
New Mutants: Game of Thrones’ Maisie Williams on Casting
Game of Thrones actress Maisie Williams isn't holding back her excitement about possibly joining The New Mutants.
Last month, rumors surfaced that Williams will portray Wolfsbane in The New Mutants, though 20th Century Fox later denied the report. That's not stopping the young actress from expressing her enthusiasm about the part.
Maisie Williams portrays Arya Stark in Game of Thrones
New Wolverine 3 Casting Rumor Going Around
There's a new rumor making the rounds that the character X-23 will make an appearance in the upcoming Wolverine 3.
According to Superheo Hype, hould this prove to be true, she'd be joining Hugh Jackman's Wolverine, Patrick Stewart's Professor Charles Xavier, and possibly Liev Schreiber, who has expressed interest to Jackman about returning to the role of Sabertooth after playing him in X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
Ghost in the Shell Publisher on Casting Backlash
Kodansha, the manga publisher behind the Ghost in the Shell series, has weighed in on the controversy over Scarlett Johansson's casting as Major Motoko Kusanagi.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter (via Kotaku), Kodansha's international business director, Sam Yoshiba, said that he was impressed with the respect being given to the manga.
"Looking at her career so far, I think Scarlett Johansson is well cast," Yoshiba said. "She has the cyberpunk feel. And we never imagined it would be a Japanese actress in the first place. This is a chance for a Japanese property to be seen around the world."
Huge Walking Dead Surprise Revealed in ‘The Alien’
In today’s digital-only release of The Walking Dead: The Alien on PanelSyndicate.com by writer Brian K. Vaughan and artist Marcos Martin, we were given our first-ever glimpse of what’s happening in another part of the world, and with it came a surprising connection to the main series back in the US.
Warning: beware of full spoilers for The Walking Dead: The Alien!
The issue sees an American tourist named Jeff on the run from zombies in Barcelona, Spain (hence the title “The Alien”). He’s rescued by a woman named Claudia, who’s wearing armor and riding a moped, and they hide together as they come up with a plan to escape the city.
Rocket League Basketball Mode Coming Next Week
Rocket League's basketball mode will be released via a free patch on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC next week, April 26. Additionally, the NBA Flag Pack, which contains flags for all thirty NBA teams, will be available that same day for $2 USD.
In a blog post, developer Psyonix describes Hoops Mode as "a dynamic basketball twist" on Rocket League's original formula of soccer meets driving. You can see the new mode in action in the trailer below.
In addition to the new mode, the patch will also introduce a new arena called Dunk House. Anyone who downloads the patch will also be given a single NBA team flag.
PlayStation NEO: How It Could Fail
So it looks like the PlayStation NEO may be real.
Believe it or not, this isn’t the first time a console manufacturer has created a significant hardware expansion mid-generation. It’s happened several times before, with mixed results. Here are 3 examples of what history has to teach us about console upgrades.
The TurboGrafx-16 (called the PC Engine in Japan) was a late-80s Japanese console that beat Sega and Nintendo’s 16-bit models to market. The console was designed to be expandable, with compatibility built into its tiny Core Grafx base that encouraged CD-ROM based expansions, upgraded video output, improved sound, several varieties of RAM expansions, and optional internal storage memory. The console was actually a big hit in Japan.
Game Scoop!: Is PlayStation Neo the One for You?
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Three’s Company Movie in the Works
New Line is looking to bring the classic sitcom Three's Company to the big screen.
Runaway Bride producer Robert Cort will produce the film, with He's Just Not That Into You writers Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein onboard to pen the screenplay.
The original Three's Company cast
According to The Hollywood Reporter, New Line is currently in negotiations to secure the rights to the series. Three's Company aired on ABC from 1977 to 1984. Joyce DeWitt and Suzanne Somers—who was replaced by Jenilee Harrison and later by Priscilla Barnes—starred alongside John Ritter.
Inside the Minds of Game of Thrones’ Most Hated Family
Each season of Game of Thrones, more and more power players are removed from the playing field. The Baratheons are gone. The few Starks left alive are stuck regrouping. Even the Lannisters are weaker than they've ever been. And then there's the Boltons.
Starting on the sidelines and working their way into a position of power through cunning and betrayal, Roose Bolton (Michael McElhatton) and his legitimized bastard son Ramsay (Iwan Rheon) have become two of the strongest people in the Seven Kingdoms. Even though they lost Sansa Stark (their claim to Winterfell) at the end of Season 5, the Boltons still have a powerful army and a firm hold on the North.
Michael McElhatton and Iwan Rheon in Game of Thrones: Season 6
New Trailer and Poster for Sandler’s Next Netflix Movie
Netflix released the second trailer and new poster today for The Do-Over, their second exclusive feature film starring Adam Sandler.
In The Do-Over, Sandler plays “Max and David Spade plays Charlie, old friends tired of their mundane lives who reunite at their 25th high school reunion for the ultimate mulligan: they decide to wipe the slate clean for a do-over. After faking their deaths and assuming new identities, could their lives be better the second time around?"
Warcraft's Paula Patton co-stars.
The second movie in Sandler and Netflix's exclusive four movie deal is helmed by Little Nicky director Steven Brill, with a script from Chris Pappas and Kevin Barnett.