Monthly Archives: June 2016
First Photo of Hogwarts from Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
The first images of Hogwarts from J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Cursed Child stage play have been revealed—and the magical boarding school looks a little different than it did in the films.
Posted by the official Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Twitter account, the images show Rose Granger-Weasley surrounded by Hogwarts students and staff, with house banners hanging high above. The play is being produced without Warner Bros.' involvement, which explains the new house logos and imagery.
The first public preview of #HarryPotterPlay #CursedChild has just started. Welcome to Hogwarts! #KeepTheSecrets pic.twitter.com/cnDYxkUC7m
Fuller House May Have More Viewers Than Walking Dead
Fuller House, the Netflix-exclusive followup to the classic family sitcom Full House, is reportedly one of the most-watched television shows of 2016 and may even have more viewers than AMC's The Walking Dead.
According to data pulled by Symphony Advanced Media (via Indiewire), Fuller House had an average of 14.4 million adult viewers between the ages of 18 and 49 during its first 35 days on Netflix, equating to a 10.4 rating. When comparing that to Indiewire's television rankings for the 2015-2016 season, Fuller House tops the list as the most popular series of the year.
Marvel Reportedly Working on Animated TV Shorts
Marvel Animation is looking to produce two TV shorts series—one for Ant-Man, and another for Guardians of the Galaxy's Rocket and Groot.
French animators Ugo Bienvenu and Kevin Manach are in charge of Ant-Man, with Rocket and Groot being helmed by France's Arnaud Delord. The shows were confirmed by the French national film commission after Marvel Animations applied for tax breaks rewarded for French animation work, Variety reported.
IGN has reached out to Marvel for comment regarding its reported animated projects, and will update this story should the studio respond.
Cohen, Get Hard Director Team for Mandrake the Magician
Borat's Sacha Baron Cohen will star in the big screen adaptation of Mandrake the Magician, with Get Hard helmer Etan Cohen directing.
Based on Lee Falk's syndicated comic strip of the same name, the film will see the illusionist "travel the globe solving mysteries and fighting evildoers" alongside his companion, Lothar, according to The Tracking Board.
Sacha Baron Cohen in Hugo.
Agents of SHIELD’s Top 10 Episodes
With Marvel's Agents of SHIELD recently wrapping up its third season -- which is quickly coming to Netflix -- the time is right for a look back at the show's best episodes so far.
Agents of SHIELD took awhile to find its footing, but when it did, it began bringing in many notable Marvel characters and concepts to the screen - most notably the Inhumans and the entire idea of people born with hidden superpowers being introduced into the MCU. At the same time, the core characters began to be fleshed out and given more depth, leading to much more impactful scenarios than when the series began.
James Wan Chose Between Two DC Movies to Direct
The Conjuring 2 director James Wan has some experience with fast film franchises, but the director revealed he chose to helm Aquaman instead of tackling the fastest man alive.
In an interview with Uproxx, Wan revealed Warner Bros. "asked me which of the two characters I’d be interested in and it was between The Flash and Aquaman." Of course, Furious 7 director Wan is set to helm the upcoming Jason Momoa-starring Aquaman film, explaining that "the thing that ultimately pushed me more towards Aquaman is I love the possibility of creating a whole new world."
Road to E3 2016: ReCore
Brace yourselves: E3 2016 is nearly upon us. From June 12-16, the entire gaming industry will converge on Los Angeles to showcase the biggest games that we’ll be playing for 2016 and beyond. We’ve been updating our Games of E3 List whenever news drops, but now we’re going to go even deeper. Every day leading up to the show, we’re going to highlight one of the biggest games that we hope to see more of at E3. Up today: ReCore!
Psychonauts Arrives on PS4 as PS2 Classic
PS4 players can begin their stay at Whispering Rock Psychic Summer Camp today, as Psychonauts has joined the console's PS2 Classics library.
Available for $9.99, Psychonauts makes an unexpected appearance on the PS4, first having been listed on the PlayStation Blog's The Drop, only to be removed, with final timing to be announced in the future. However, the 2005 game is currently up for download.
New PSVR Launch Title Tethered Announced
The PlayStation VR launch lineup has gained a new, adorable title from some of the developers behind Driveclub and WipeOut.
Announced on the PlayStation Blog, Tethered comes as the first title from Secret Sorcery, a new independent British studio, and is set to debut alongside the release of PS VR later this year.
The debut trailer for Tethered shows off the game's day/night cycle, tasking players with organizing their flock of characters known as The Peeps to construct a settlement during the daylight ahead of the impending attack of monsters that arrive after the sun sets.
Daily Deals: PS4 Uncharted Bundle, Xbox Live, Persona 5
PlayStation 4 with Four Uncharted Games
If Uncharted 4 has you ready to make the jump to next-gen, you'd might as well get both the latest entry in the series as well as the Uncharted collection.
The next installment in the Persona series arrives February 17th. We'll surely see more about it at E3, but if you're a die hard Persona fan and you're ready to pre-order your copy, you can snag it at a 20% discount with Amazon Prime.