Monthly Archives: February 2017
First Look at John Boyega in Pacific Rim 2
The Force Awakens actor John Boyega has shared a first look at his Pacific Rim: Uprising character.
Boyega posted a photo of his character Jake Pentecost on Twitter, though the image doesn't reveal much besides the interesting-looking location that he's in, perhaps the inside of a Jaeger.
I am Pentecost
2018#PacificRimUprising pic.twitter.com/36BEwIVRVD
— John Boyega (@JohnBoyega) February 7, 2017
24: Legacy Episode 2 Review
Warning! This review contains full spoilers about the plot of the latest episode of 24: Legacy. Proceed as Jack Bauer would!
With episode two settling into 24: Legacy’s normal Monday night slot, this installment served as a better introduction to the world and its inhabitants. While we get more information than in the pilot, but I can’t help but feel like something’s missing. Carter needs to get his hands on some serious cash, CTU has a pulse, school’s out for one of our characters… and that damn mole issue may be over.
Poor Drew. What a bad way to go out. Killed by your girlfriend’s lover. Heartbreak is the ultimate evil. Sure, there's that whole part about them being terrorists, but that heartbreak!! Amira and Mr. Harris were just one of the sleeper cells on the flash drive, which I am upset I didn't pick up on last episode. The high school storyline is the most intriguing in these first episodes because how different from an expected “24” storyline it is, and it arguably had the most action this week.
Kojima on Why he Doesn’t Want to Make Another Horror Game
Kojima recently pointed out that Death Stranding will not be a horror game, though thanks to his sharp little collaborative effort with Guillermo del Toro, P.T., we know he is more than capable of scaring us. In an interview with IGN at this year's RTX Sydney, Kojima revealed why he's not interested in going back to horror - at least right now.
"I get scared very easily," said Kojima. "Actually, this is true of Alfred Hitchcock as well as Steven Spielberg. Because they scare easily, because I scare easily, it's actually easy for us to make something that is scary, because we understand what is scary.
A New Batman-Led Justice League Forms This Week
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!
Writer Steve Orlando | Artists Ivan Reis, Joe Prado (DC Comics)
World War Z, Friday the 13th Sequels Booted From 2017
World War Z 2 and the Friday the 13th reboot will no longer open in theaters in 2017.
Variety reports that Paramount has delayed both movies' release dates. This is the fourth time Friday the 13th has been pushed back for unknown reasons, with the horror film previously slated for release on January 13 and then October 13, 2017. Paramount will now release mother! in Friday's previous spot. That's the Darren Aronofsky/Jennifer Lawrence picture which will likely be an awards season contender.
Meet Mantis, the Newest Guardian of the Galaxy
Expect to see several new and familiar characters enter the ranks of the Guardians of the Galaxy in its upcoming sequel.
Pom Klementieff makes her MCU debut in Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 as Mantis, an alien with empathic powers. Mantis has been seen as part of the full Guardians line-up alongside the likes of Star-Lord, Rocket and Gamora multiple times in the comics, hinting that she’ll be earning the title of Guardian of the Galaxy by the time this film concludes.
Nintendo on Possibility of Switch Hardware Upgrades
Even though the Nintendo Switch is still a month away from launching, Nintendo has already begun discussing the system's long-term future.
Nintendo director Shinya Takahashi and Switch producer Yoshiaki Koizumi opened up to Time about the system's forthcoming life cycle and whether the console could potentially see hardware revisions, like the Nintendo DS or 3DS systems, over time.
"I think we may see that people who have bought a Nintendo home console in the past traditionally, they may treat Switch like a home console and buy it and use it for a long period of time," Takahashi said.
"Whereas people who have been traditionally Nintendo handheld gamers," he continued, "they may buy Nintendo Switch and then for example, if a new version were to come out later, then maybe they would decide to upgrade to that."
Attack on Titan: Season 2 Premiere Date Announced
The second season of Attack on Titan will premiere on April 1, Funimation has announced.
In a post of its official website, Funimation revealed Season 2's simulcast start date, as well as a new piece of promotional art for the series, which you can check out below.
Attack on Titan: Season 2 key art, via Funimation
A second season for Attack on Titan was initially planned for release last year, but was later pushed to 2017. Back in December, it was revealed that Season 2 would premiere sometime this coming April.
Budweiser Tops List of Most Popular Super Bowl 51 Ads
Among the many ads debuted during Super Bowl 51, Budweiser's "Born The Hard Way" commercial currently reigns as the most watched ad on YouTube.
The YouTube blog has highlighted the most popular commercials from the big game. Budweiser's ad has over 22.7 million views as of publishing time, easily doubling Bud Light's second-place video featuring Ghost Spuds MacKenzie with more than 10.3 million views.
Justin Bieber, who was featured in T-Mobile's commercial, sits in third place with over 9.6 million views as of press time. The mobile carrier's ad is then followed by Audi's "Daughter" commercial and sexy Mr. Clean in fourth and fifth place, respectively.
Mads on Rogue One Reshoots and (Maybe) Revisiting Galen
IGN chatted with actor Mads Mikkelsen on the phone this morning to discuss the forthcoming Blu-ray release of Doctor Strange, during which time we also got to ask him some more specific and slightly SPOILERISH post-release questions about Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
Here's what Mikkelsen had to say about which of his scenes in Rogue One were part of the much talked about reshoots, the prospect of possibly revisiting the character of Imperial scientist Galen Erso in a different Star Wars project, and more.
Again, some minor spoilers follow.
IGN: Now that we've all seen the film, were any of your scenes part of the reshoots and if so can you explain what specifically was changed?