Monthly Archives: November 2016
Why Supergirl’s Fall Finale Wasn’t a Huge Crossover Ep
The CW might have teased a four-night "Heroes v Aliens" crossover event this week as its DC shows dive into the Arrowverse's adaptation of the "Invasion!" comics, but Supergirl's fall finale "Medusa" served more as a prequel to the full showdown against the Dominators.
During a Q&A after a "Heroes v Aliens" screening event, executive producer Andrew Kreisberg explained to members of the press why Supergirl (the show, not the character) is significantly less involved in the crossover than the other three CW DC series.
Full spoilers for Supergirl's latest episode, "Medusa," continue below.
Power Rangers: New Rita Repulsa Images
Two new images for the upcoming Power Rangers movie have been revealed, highlighting Elizabeth Banks' Rita Repulsa and her ornate staff.
"65 million years later and I’m still devastatingly attractive," reads the post from the "Repulsa take over" on the movie's official Facebook page. "'Killin it', you say? You have no idea how right you are..."
Image via Power Rangers Movie on Facebook
Zelda: Breath of the Wild Confirmed for The Game Awards
New footage of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild will be revealed this Thursday night, December 1, at The Game Awards.
In a post on Twitter, Nintendo of America announced that "an exclusive look" at the upcoming Nintendo Switch and Wii U title will be shown at the event. In addition, The Game Awards producer Geoff Keighley posted a pair of teaser images on Twitter, one of which you can see below.
via Geoff Keighley on Twitter
Rumor: Marvel Vs. Capcom 4 Coming in 2017
Marvel Vs. Capcom 4 is reportedly in development and planned for a 2017 release.
Sources tell Polygon that a fourth main entry in the fighting game franchise will launch sometime next year after being unveiled to coincide with The PlayStation Experience 2016.
According to Polygon's report, the game's stable of Marvel fighters will pull heavily from characters featured prominently in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, foregoing X-Men mainstays of the series like Wolverine and Magneto. Instead, the report suggests characters like Ant-Man and Groot would more likely be considered for the roster of fighters to line up with Marvel's film output.
Everything You Need to Know About The Last Guardian
Gamers have been looking forward to The Last Guardian since the first rumblings began to appear shortly after the release of Team Ico's Shadow of the Colossus. The game is finally almost here - the culmination of an extremely lengthy and sometimes rocky development process that has, in some ways, overshadowed the game itself. We've been covering the game since its first trailer, all the way up through the official announcement of its completion. The Last Guardian holds the unusual distinction of being one of our most anticipated games for three different years, appearing as an entry on our "Most Anticipated Games" list in 2010, 2011, and 2012.
Ahead of E3 2009, the trailer for "Project Trico," the next game from Team Ico, leaked out. Project Trico was the internal codename given to the project that would become The Last Guardian. For Team Ico fans, and PlayStation fans as a whole, it was an exciting glimpse at the anticipated next game from the creators of Shadow of the Colossus. The official announcement for The Last Guardian came during Sony's E3 2009 press conference, during which the first official trailer for the then-PS3 exclusive was shown off.
NASA Doesn’t Know What to Do With Poop in Spacesuits
NASA has just launched a competition to get some help figuring out what to do if astronauts have to poop in their spacesuits.
On the ISS, which is the furthest vessel from Earth that houses humans, astronauts have access to a 'toilet' that uses a vacuum to suck up and store any feces. If anything goes wrong with the spacecraft, though, such as loss of vehicle pressure, astronauts would have to stay in their spacesuits, and poop inside them.
This isn't a huge concern on the ISS as it's possible for astronauts to get back to Earth in a few hours, but with NASA planning to send humans to Mars in around 15 years, astronauts could be stranded in their suits for several days.
Dark Knight Actress Addresses Death Scene Criticism
After more than four years since The Dark Knight Rises released, Marion Cotillard, who plays Talia al Ghul in the film, has finally addressed her much-criticized death scene.
While promoting her new film Allied, Cotillard was asked by French movie site Allocine about the scene and the harsh responses it received. The actress believes people overreacted, and that it's disappointing to be largely judged by a single scene rather than the work she did throughout the whole film.
"But I thought people overreacted, because it was tough to be identified just with this scene," Cotillard told Allocine in the video below, translated from French to English. "When I’m doing the best I can to find the authenticity in every character that I’m playing, it’s tough to be known just for this scene.”
Chaos Walking: Tom Holland in Talks to Join Daisy Ridley
Chaos Walking may star both Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley, as the big screen's new web-slinging hero is currently in talks to join the Star Wars actress in Lionsgate's upcoming young adult thriller.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Holland is currently in negotiations to play a boy who crosses paths with a girl (Ridley) after having no choice but to flee his hometown with his trusty dog at his side.
Tom Holland as Thomas Nickerson in In the Heart of the Sea
Gotham Star on Whether Barbara Will Become Harley Quinn
Erin Richards, who stars as Barbara Kean in Gotham, has addressed the possibility of her character eventually becoming Harley Quinn in Fox's Batman prequel series.
Warning: Gotham spoilers ahead.
In an interview with CinemaBlend, Richards said that while "there have been conversations" about her character becoming Harley Quinn, she thinks "something major" would need to transpire for a full transformation to take place.
"Harley Quinn seems to like destruction for destruction's sake, and that's wonderful, but I feel like Barbara has more of a plan," she explained, adding that Barbara is "a little bit more intellectual in her approach toward climbing the ladder and taking over the underworld," while Harley Quinn represents the "madness and mayhem" also seen in The Joker. As such, Richards believes something major would need to happen to unhinge Barbara and remove "that kind of scheming side of her" before she could become Harley Quinn.
Top Comics to Buy This Week: November 30, 2016
With dozens of comic books to choose from, let us show you which are the best coming out this week. Take a look at this list spotlighting our favorite comics that we know are money-well-spent and new books that look cool and are backed by some top-tier talent.
Check out our picks, then head to the comments to let us know what you’ll be buying this week!
By Various | DC
It's not often that you see creators like Tom King, David Finch, Scott Snyder, Steve Orlando, Riley Rossmo, Neal Adams and Paul Dini all working together on one Batman comic. That's reason enough to pick up this oversized special, which features a variety of short stories all united around a holiday/winter theme. It's the perfect way to ring in the winter season. And even though the creators are telling standalone stories, some will clearly have an impact on the Batman franchise in 2017.