Monthly Archives: January 2017
Bond Actress Naomie Harris Joins The Rock in Rampage
Naomie Harris will reportedly join Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in a film adaptation of the 1986 arcade game Rampage.
TheWrap says the recently Oscar-nominated Moonlight and Skyfall actress will have a starring role in the film. Rampage will be directed and produced by Brad Peyton and Beau Flynn. Both Flynn and Peyton have worked with Dwayne Johnson before on San Andreas and Journey 2: The Mysterious Island.
At this time, little is known about the plot of Rampage's film adaptation. Created for arcades by Bally Midway, it was a cooperative multiplayer game for up to three players in which three human characters could transform into giant monsters--specifically, a gorilla, lizard, and werewolf.
Mary Tyler Moore Dies at 80
Mary Tyler Moore, who won multiple Emmys and Golden Globes for her iconic television work, has died at the age of 80.
A representative for the actress confirmed Moore's death to The Hollywood Reporter.
Moore's first major breakout role came in The Dick Van Dyke Show, which ran for five seasons on CBS in the 1960's. Moore played Laura Petrie, the wife of Dick Van Dyke's lead character Rob Petrie, who was based on the life of the show's creator Carl Reiner, who worked on the show's of comedy legend Sid Caesar.
20 Photos of Japan’s Resident Evil 7 Launch Merchandise
The Resident Evil 7: Biohazard Launch Celebration in Tokyo, Japan on January 24 had plenty of awesome Resident Evil merchandise on display, spanning multiple games from Capcom's long-running survival horror series.
Check them out in the gallery below.
As you can see, the merchandise includes everything from iPhone covers and shirts donning the Resident Evil 7 logo, to stainless steel BSAA mugs, playing cards, a pillow of a S.T.A.R.S.-branded rocket launcher, Umbrella Corporation and R.P.D. floor mats, a 20th anniversary Chris Redfield figurine, and more.
Most of the merchandise seen is Japan-only. Don't miss our review of Resident Evil 7, which called it a fun new spin on the classic Resident Evil formula.
How Does Civil War II Set Up Secret Empire?
We've known for a few weeks now that Marvel is prepping a major new event comic called Secret Empire, but with the release of Civil War II: The Oath #1, we finally have a better idea of what this new conflict will involve.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Civil War II: The Oath #1!
Cap is sworn in as Director S.H.I.E.L.D. Art by Phil Noto. (Marvel Comics)
Much as 2007's Civil War: The Oath #1 featured a grieving Tony Stark visiting the corpse of Steve Rogers, this issue was framed around Steve visiting the comatose body of Tony (who was gravely injured in Civil War II #8 last month). Steve revealed one previously unknown bit of fallout from Civil War II - he's been named the new director of S.H.I.E.L.D. in place of Maria Hill.
Bryan Singer to Direct X-Men TV Pilot for Fox
Filmmaker Bryan Singer will direct the untitled X-Men TV pilot for Fox.
The X-Men: Apocalypse director, who's also helmed three other films in the franchise, has signed on for the pilot, according to Variety. Burn Notice's Matt Nix is writing the script, and both men will serve as executive producers on the series.
Just yesterday, Fox ordered the X-Men TV pilot. The show will focus on the parents of a mutant, who find themselves joining an underground resistance because of a hostile government.
Wrestling Wrap Up: Who Will Win the Royal Rumble?
We're less than a week out from a big, swollen meaty Royal Rumble filled with Goldbergs and Lesnars and Undertakers. And like Triple H mentioned in my interview with him last week (which you can read here), this one's tough to call. One thing's for damn sure though - Roman's not winning it. And that just tastes great on its own. No salt or ketchup required.
Yes, Roman will probably walk out with a big title win over Owens, and I've already got my #NotMyUniversalChampion hashtag ready to fly, but the Rumble itself is a nice, nifty crapshoot. Naturally, and most easily, one of the big names could win it. But the fact that there are two world titles now makes it harder to predict - because will the winner be a SmackDown guy or a RAW guy? Then you also have to consider if, perhaps, there are too many big names in the Rumble and because of that they'll cancel each other out and make way for someone even more unexpected.
Aquaman Cast Gathers for Table Read
The director behind Warner Bros.' and DC's Aquaman standalone film has teased that the film is gearing up for production.
Director James Wan shared a photo on Twitter of some of the film's cast, indicating a table read for the upcoming superhero movie. Featured in the image are Patrick Wilson, Amber Heard, Jason Momoa, and Wan as well. Wan captioned the photo "After school detention with the new Breakfast Club. With @PrideofGypsies
@patrickwilson73
and Amber
."
Not included in the photo is Willem Dafoe, who plays the science advisor of Atlantis, Nuidis Vilko.
Infinity War: Sean Gunn Reveals Set Photo
Guardians of the Galaxy star Sean Gunn has shared a photo from the set of Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War.
Gunn posted the following image on Instagram, in which he's sporting a hat with the Infinity War logo while jokingly stating that he can't reveal the "secret" project he's currently working on.
Infinity War set photo, via Sean Gunn on Instagram
Production on Infinity War is now underway at Pinewood Studios in Atlanta, Georgia. Gunn is possibly on set to play Rocket Raccoon (voiced by Bradley Cooper) for the upcoming Marvel ensemble movie, as he has previously performed the motion capture for the character. The actor will also star as Kraglin in Guardian of the Galaxy Vol. 2, so it's possible Yondu Udonta's First Mate will make an appearance in Infinity War as well.
Apocalypse Now Video Game Announced
A Kickstarter campaign has been launched to support development of a video game based on Francis Ford Coppola's seminal war film Apocalypse Now.
The Coppola family's film studio American Zoetrope will join forces with "entertainment and games industry veterans" to develop a psychological horror RPG around the 1979 movie. Said veterans include Rob Auten (Gears of War, Battlefield), Lawrence Liberty ( Fallout: New Vegas, The Witcher) , Montgomery Markland ( Wasteland 2 and Torment: Tides of Numenera) and in an advisory capacity, Obsidian Entertainment’s Design Director Josh Sawyer.
The Kickstarter page for the project is now live, and comes complete with a special message from Coppola himself:
6 Things We Learned About Ghost Recon Wildlands
Ghost Recon Wildlands takes the tactical shooter in a new direction, its open world offering a new level of freedom and opportunity for the series. The Ghosts are dropped deep inside Bolivia, a country ruled by the drug cartel Santa Blanca and its hired private army, Unidad. But by targeting Santa Blanca’s sicarios leading to the Ghosts can restore balance to the country.
Wildlands is a very different type of Ghost Recon game, to the point it doesn’t really feel much like it belongs to the series at times. The fundamentals are present – your squad of four grunts, the ever-satisfying sync shot and a smattering of tactics – but the shift to an open world has had a much bigger impact than just the size of the map.