Monthly Archives: July 2016
SPOILERS: Actor Appears to Drop Huge Rogue One Plot Point
I really cannot impress upon you enough how big the potential spoiler for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is below.
If you care in any way about keeping your first viewing of Rogue One pure, don't read down.
I am really, really trying to make this clear to you. There's big, spoilery stuff happening down there.
Please, I mean this in the best possible way: go away.
OK. Let's talk about Jiang Wen.
During today's Star Wars Celebration Rogue One panel, the Chinese actor - who plays Baze in the upcoming standalone film - appeared to give away that his partner, Chirrut (Donnie Yen) dies in the course of the film.
New Wonder Woman Film Photos Revealed
Several new photos from Warner Bros. upcoming Wonder Woman film have been revealed thanks to EW.
The images come courtesy of Entertainment Weekly ahead of San Diego Comic-Con and provide brand-new looks at Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman and Chris Pine as Steve Trevor.
Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman. Photo credit: Clay Enos via EW
We’ve Seen Darth Vader in the New Rogue One Teaser
We already knew that Darth Vader would be appearing in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, but now we’ve seen him. Briefly.
At Star Wars Celebration today, the film's producer Kathleen Kennedy introduced a brand-new teaser that aired exclusively for those in attendance, and it culminated in a very brief cameo from the Sith Lord.
But that’s at the end of the trailer. The beginning features what appears to be a young version of the film’s hero – Jyn Erso – running across a field. It then cuts to a grown-up version of the character racing through a war-torn city, and in voice-over we hear her say...
“There isn’t much time – every day we grow weaker while they grow stronger. This is our chance to make a real difference.”
Sherlock: Season 4 Could Be Its Last
According to co-creator Steven Moffat, Sherlock's upcoming fourth season may be its last — at least for several years.
With the international success of series stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, Moffat was "amazed" BBC was able to secure a deal with the duo for Season 4, The Telegraph reports. While Moffat said he "would be moderately surprised" if Season 4 marked the end for Sherlock, he added "it absolutely could be."
If Cumberbatch and Freeman were no longer able to do the series, presumably due to scheduling conflicts, Moffat believes they could pick it back up at some point in the future. "That’s why I think it’s unlikely that we’ve completely finished it," he said. "There would be nothing strange in stopping for a while. It could go on forever, coming back now and again."
Opinion: Marvel Needs to Do Right by the X-Men
It's been a rough time for X-Men fans lately. The quality of Marvel's current X-Men comics is mixed, at best. The most recent movie was a dud. The characters have all but vanished from Marvel's merchandise. So it didn't help that the recent Marvel NOW announcements showed a grand total of one X-Men comic as part of the publisher's post-Civil War II lineup. The fear among many fans is that the X-Men simply aren't a priority for Marvel any longer. The time has come for Marvel to definitively prove otherwise and prove that the X-Men are still a vital part of the Marvel Universe.
There's a pervasive conspiracy theory among many X-fans that Marvel is attempting to quietly bury the X-Men in favor of those franchises to which they hold the film and TV rights. These conspiracy theorists accuse Marvel of attempting to replace the X-Men with the Inhumans, citing the new status quo of the Inhumans in the comics and the fact that these characters are playing a more prominent role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. And while there's not really any direct evidence to support this theory, at times Marvel seems to be actively playing on fears about the Inhumans replacing the X-Men. That's essentially the basis of the X-Men's current status quo. The mutant race is quite literally collateral damage as the Inhuman empire expands across the globe.
DC Films Sets Its Sights on San Diego Comic-Con
Download Keepin' it Reel, Episode 332!
Welcome back to Keepin' It Reel, the IGN show where Jim Vejvoda and Terri Schwartz bring you the latest genre movie news.
This week, we discuss Jim's visit to the set of Suicide Squad, what's coming to Star Wars Celebration and San Diego Comic-Con, the latest buzz on The Flash, Gambit, Star Trek Beyond, Assassin's Creed, and more.
Tons of Image and Info From Unfinished Clone Wars Episodes
At Star Wars Celebration today, Star Wars: The Clone Wars' supervising director (and current Star Wars Rebels executive producer) Dave Filoni, Ashley Eckstein (the voice of Ahsoka Tano) and Lucasfilm Story Group member Pablo Hildgo spoke about Anakin Skywalker's former Padawan at the Ashoka's Untold Tales panel.
During the panel, a ton of new images and information were revealed about unfinished episodes of The Clone Wars, as it turned out there were three different storylines planned for Ahsoka after she left the Jedi, had the show continued. Some of these got further than others, and we were actually shown one brief animatic clip of Ahsoka kicking some serious butt against a couple of criminals in the arc that would have been shown first.
Pokemon Go: Yelp Now Has PokeStop Filter
Pokemon Go players now have a new way to find PokeStop locations, as Yelp has added a filter that identifies business with nearby PokeStops.
According to Yelp's official blog, the company has added a new filter option that is accessible via the Yelp app and on Yelp.com. It's called "PokeStop Nearby" and can be used when searching for any type of business location.
Additionally, Yelp users can identify a business in the vicinity of a PokeStop by checking in to the location and answering a question that will make note of the nearby PokeStop. The filter is currently available in the United States, New Zealand and Australia for both iOS and Android users.
Doctor Strange Comic-Con Poster Revealed
In anticipation of San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel has revealed a new poster for Doctor Strange.
The poster, which comes by way of Entertainment Weekly, features concept art crafted by artist Ryan Meinerding and provides a new look at Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Stephen Strange.
Comic-Con poster, courtesy of EW
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