Monthly Archives: June 2016
Batman: Return to Arkham Indefinitely Delayed
Warner Bros. has confirmed Batman: Return to Arkham will not be ready for its slated July 29 release date.
Via a short statement on the official forums (thanks, Gematsu), the publisher acknowledged the game needs "additional time" and delayed the Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City remastered boxset indefinitely.
“After reviewing the progress of the project, the team at WB Games has decided to delay the release of Batman: Return to Arkham to give the team at Virtuous Games additional time to deliver a polished Batman Arkham game experience,” said company representative, Steve Grayson.
D&D Movie: Divergent’s Ansel Elgort in Talks to Star
Ansel Elgort (The Divergent Series, The Fault in Our Stars) is reportedly in "early negotiations" to star in Warner Bros.' Dungeons & Dragons movie.
Based on the classic role-playing game, the movie will follow a warrior and his band of creatures as they attempt to locate a mythical treasure. According to previous reports, producers are also looking for a "Vin Diesel-type," while Deadline reports D&D player Vin Diesel himself has expressed interest in the film.
Transformers: The Last Knight Brings Back Tyrese
Tyrese Gibson has announced he's reprising his role as Sergeant Robert Epps in Transformers: The Last Knight.
The actor confirmed his involvement in a pair of posts on Instagram. See Gibson alongside director Michael Bay in the photo below.
And here's a short video during which the actor has a bit of fun with Bay.
Gibson appeared as Robert Epps in the first three Transformers films, but did not have a role in 2014's Transformers: Age of Extinction.
Minecraft Movie Release Date Revealed
The Minecraft movie is set to hit the silver screen on May 24, 2019.
Revealing the release date on the Mojang blog, COO Vu Bui explained that they're making sure to take the time to get the film right. "Yes, that might seem like a long time away, but it just so happens to be the right amount of time to make it completely awesome," he said.
Warner Bros. and Mojang are targeting the Jurassic World audience with the Minecraft movie. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia co-creator and star Rob McElhenney is tapped to direct the film.
Cranston on Zordon’s Role in Power Rangers Movie
Bryan Cranston has shed more light on his role as Zordon in the upcoming Power Rangers movie.
Cranston told ET that the story of the character bears a resemblance to the original show character, who said he had been trapped in a time warp by the villainous Rita Repulsa.
"The tenant of that storyline is that this a real person who is trapped in this etherworld and it becomes this in-the-wall so to speak of
," Cranston said. "He still has a heart and mind, but an agenda that he's got to get these five Power Rangers to defend the earth or else everyone they know will be killed."
Microsoft, Nintendo, GTA Publisher Weigh in on New Consoles
The biggest story leading up to E3 2016, and of the show itself, was the existence of new hardware from Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo that will be released over the course of the next year. As the video game industry shifts to a new business model where consoles will be refreshed at a much faster pace, the Associated Press spoke to Microsoft, GTA publisher Take-Two, and Nintendo for insight on what this means for the future.
At E3 Microsoft unveiled Project Scorpio, a stronger version of the company’s Xbox One coming in 2017, alongside the Xbox One S, a redesign of its existing system that adds 4K video output. "We're trying to shift the culture and put the power of when to upgrade in the hands of gamers, as opposed to it being driven by technology or a corporate initiative," said Shannon Loftis, head of publishing at Microsoft Game Studios, told the AP in an interview. "I hope that we don't frustrate gamers. We're responding to them. The feedback we've received is that they want more choices."
Dead of Summer Brings Summer Camp Horror to TV
Debuting Tuesday night, Freeform's new series Dead of Summer brings summer camp horror to TV.
From Lost and Once Upon a Time's Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz and an Goldberg (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Once Upon a Time), Dead of Summer is, appropriately enough, set in the 1980s, as a group of counselors at Camp Stillwater discover something very old and evil resides among their seemingly tranquil surroundings.
IGN has an exclusive clip from the series premiere, as Amy (Elizabeth Lail, known to Once Upon a Time fans for her role as Frozen's Anna) discovers why you shouldn't be off by yourself at night at Camp Stillwater...
Dead of Summer, which also includes Elizabeth Mitchell (Lost), Eli Goree (The 100) and Zelda Williams (The Legend of Korra) among its cast, debuts Tuesday, June 28th on Freeform.
GoT’s Bran Stark Talks Theories, Visions and the Tower of Joy
Full spoilers for Game of Thrones: Season 6, including the finale "The Winds of Winter," continue below.
Bran Stark came back with a bang in Season 6, delivering what proved to be the most interesting exposition and backstories on Game of Thrones. From finding out the origins of the White Walkers to why Hodor earned the name "Hodor," Bran delivered big reveal after big reveal, culminating in the confirmation that Lyanna Stark is in fact Jon Snow's mother.
With viewers left to sit with that big revelation until Game of Thrones: Season 7 premieres and many more unanswered questions still lingering, IGN got on the phone with actor Isaac Hempstead-Wright to pick his mind about the series. The conversation ranged from whether he knows what Lyanna whispered to Ned, to why he thinks it's important Jon Snow's father be revealed at a later point in time, all the way to whether Bran might be the person responsible for the White Walkers getting into Westeros. He helped us dive deep on theories and speculation to get everyone excited all over again for Game of Thrones' return.
Ford Dealership Allegedly Steals Firewatch Artwork
A Ford dealership in Quincy, Massachusetts has allegedly used artwork from Campo Santo's Firewatch without permission in a new promotion campaign.
The Twitter account for Firewatch co-producer Panic Inc. posted a photo of a dealership ad from Quirk Ford in Massachusetts, which appears to use Firewatch artwork in the promotional image for a Ford Freedom sales event.
The ad appears to only be in use by the local Massachusetts dealership and not as part of a countrywide campaign. IGN has reached out to Ford with a request for comment and will update this story should they respond.
Doctor Strange: How Movie Version of Wong Is Different
The Martian actor Benedict Wong will play Wong in director Scott Derrickson's Doctor Strange, and it seems like his character will be much more than a traditional superhero sidekick.
According to Wong, Marvel is taking his character in a new direction—far, far from the "tea-serving manservant" from the early comics. "We're heading in a different direction," Wong told Den of Geek. "He's more of a drill sergeant."
Marvel is kicking Wong's martial arts background in favor of sorcery. "There isn't any martial arts for Wong in Doctor Strange, actually," Wong added, "he's more of a drill sergeant to Kamar-Taj. He's one of the masters of sorcery."