Monthly Archives: May 2016
Captain America: Civil War Stars Unite and Sing for Steve Rogers
The truth is marching on for the stars of Captain America: Civil War.
In a short video posted to Facebook by Mashable, Chris Evans gives a rousing monologue about his character, Steve Rogers, while his cast members hum "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." Well, everyone except Sebastian Stan. Click on the image to watch the video:
Seriously, that side eye is something else.
The Civil War cast has been making the rounds with funny videos like this, including an IGN exclusive where Stan Lee weighed in on the Team Cap-vs-Team Iron Man debate. Click on the image to watch the video:
Ex-Spider-Man Teams with It Follows Director
Andrew Garfield (The Amazing Spider-Man, The Social Network) is set to star in Under the Silver Lake, the next film from It Follows director David Robert Mitchell.
Written by Mitchell himself, the film is described as a "modern-day noir crime thriller," according to Variety. Production will begin at the end of summer.
Michael De Luca, Chris Bender, Jake Weiner, and Adele Romanski are attached as producers.
While no sequel plans have been announced, studio execs have outlined how a potential It Follows sequel would work. For more on the critically acclaimed horror film, check out IGN's review.
MCU Heroes and Villains We Want on Agents of SHIELD
As it nears the end of its third season, Agents of SHIELD has created its own slice/segment of the MCU, featuring the Inhumans, Absorbing Man, Mockingbird, Quake, Hive and plenty of other straight from the comic book inclusions. On top of that, the show sometimes includes already established MCU characters in the story (beyond Phil Coulson, of course) - such as Jaimie Alexander's Lady Sif, Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury, Cobie Smulders' Maria Hill and William Sadler's President Ellis, all of whom have made appearances. Season 3 has also prominently featured Powers Boothe, reprising his then-unnamed character from The Avengers, Gideon Malick.
That being said, given how alluring the interconnected nature of the MCU is, the series could stand for a few more guest roles. Some more heroes and villains would always be welcome on SHIELD, tying the show in to the events that we've seen happen in other stories. Not to mention that including some more might make Agents of SHIELD feel less like an island unto itself over on ABC, given the Marvel series on Netflix have so many character crossovers amongst themselves, leading into The Defenders. Let's get out of the way that yes, of course, the easy picks would be Iron Man, Thor, Loki, Captain America, and all the other movie headliners. But we need to play things realistically. We're not going to get the big guns. So here's a more attainable list of established MCU superheroes and villains we'd like to see on SHIELD...
Cryptocracy Is Every Conspiracy Theory in One
You know him from his work on Green Lantern Corps, The Flash, and, hey, maybe even Pinocchio, Vampire Slayer, and now writer Van Jensen is teaming up with artist Pete Woods (Deadpool, Catwoman, Superman) for Cryptocracy from Dark Horse Comics.
The comic, out June 29, is currently up for ordering and features an action-adventure sci-fi story about nine families that rule the world in secret (hence the title, Cryptocracy) until something happens that threatens to not only reveal them to the world but end their lives. We’ve read the first issue, and if you like dense reading with bizarre concepts and wild conspiracy theories, then this is the book for you. It manages to tie together the Illuminati, Roswell, and a whole lot more into one cohesive mega-conspiracy, which is quite impressive, given how ridiculously far-fetched those theories are by themselves.
Game of Thrones’ Resurrected Star Kills Fan Theory
Full spoilers for Game of Thrones continue below, so if you haven't seen through "Home," read on at your own risk.
Being brought back to life will change Jon Snow. It turns out George R.R. Martin's thoughts on resurrection are a good indicator for what fans can expect from the newly revived Lord Commander of the Night's Watch.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Kit Harington previewed what comes next in Jon Snow's storyline: "There’s a brilliant line when Melisandre asks: 'What did you see?' And he says: 'Nothing, there was nothing at all.' That cuts right to our deepest fear, that there’s nothing after death. And that’s the most important line in the whole season for me."
New TMNT 2 Character Posters Revealed
Paramount Pictures has released new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows character posters today—and in them, the Turtles get some big air.
The posters follow the film's action-packed third trailer, which was released earlier this week. Leonardo dons double blades in his poster, while Michelangelo rides a flying skateboard, Donatello flies a drone, and Raphael jumps out of a plane.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows is the followup to 2014's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film. Alan Ritchson, Jeremy Howard, Pete Ploszek, and Noel Fisher star as Raphael, Donatello, Leonardo, and Michelangelo, respectively. Megan Fox returns as April O'Neil, with Will Arnett as Vern Fenwick.
Power Rangers Movie Costumes Revealed
The new Power Rangers may be sticking with the original characters' names, but they won't be wearing the same Spandex suits.
Revealed by Entertainment Weekly, the teenage heroes' new suits have a more artificial, almost insectile look to them.
There seems to be a good reason for that: production designer Andrew Menzies says, "Ours is an alien costume that grows on them, that’s not man-made. You can’t win everyone over, but we are trying to appeal to a more mature audience and gain new fans.”
Saints Row Dev Reportedly Working on New Game ‘Agents of Mayhem’
Volition and Deep Silver appear to be at work on a new game, called "Agents of Mayhem."
Game Informer reports that three separate sources have all referred to the title by name. The European Union Intellectual Property office has a trademark filing from last month. Joining that piece of evidence are two resume listings, one from animator John Velazquez, and another from a stunt actor Brandon Molale who lists it as a motion capture project.
In March, Deep Silver teased that it would make its "next major announcement" at E3 2016 in June. Volition has been quiet on new projects since the release of Saints Row 4 in 2013, though it did release its "Re-Elected" edition last year.
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Opinion: A New Xbox Needs to Trump the PS4 Neo
With rumors now flowing from both companies, it seems to no longer be a question of whether Microsoft will roll out a new Xbox to compete with the PlayStation 4 Neo, but when, and what form it will take. With the PlayStation 4 beating the Xbox One roughly 2:1 in sales, it’s clear that if Microsoft wants to gain ground against Sony in this next round it can’t afford to just match the PS4 Neo’s system upgrades blow for blow – it has to beat it decisively.