Monthly Archives: April 2017
Will a Last Jedi Trailer Drop at Star Wars Celebration?
Star Wars Celebration is the biggest bash to celebrate being a Star Wars fan every year, and this year's convention in Orlando, Fla. looks to be the biggest Celebration yet.
Don't know what Star Wars Celebration is? It's essentially like Comic-Con, if Comic-Con was only about Star Wars. Everything connected to Star Wars, from the official films, TV shows and games to the theme parks, merch and comics/novels get spotlighted during this four-day event, and we find out a significant amount of the plans for the franchise for the next year. But more exciting, it's a celebration of everything Star Wars, which means fans are front and center, whether they're at the show or watching it through the official live stream.
The X-Files: Cold Cases Audiobook Announced
David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson are reprising their roles of Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, respectively, for an X-Files audiobook.
Audible has announced The X-Files: Cold Cases, an audiobook set after the I Want to Believe film and a precursor to the Season 10 mini-series. Duchovny and Anderson will provide their voices, along with other returning cast members from the TV series.
Mitch Pileggi is returning as Walter Skinner, while William B. Davis is coming back as the Cigarette Smoking Man. The Lone Gunmen will also pop up again, voiced by Tom Braidwood, Dean Haglund and Bruce Harwood.
On top of the audiobook, FOX is also looking to bring back Mulder and Scully for more X-Files episodes in the future. For more on the most recent season in 2016, check out IGN's review of The X-Files: Season 10.
How to Watch The Last Jedi Panel Live at Celebration
Star Wars Celebration takes place April 13-16th in Orlando, but fans who can't attend the annual convention have an easy way to watch the convention for free online. Make sure to check out all the biggest news we're expecting to come out of Celebration this year.
April 13, Star Wars Show LIVE begins streaming Celebration starting at 8:00 a.m. PT/11:00 a.m. ET through Sunday, April 16, 2:00 p.m. PT/5:00 p.m. ET. It can be watched on:
Celebration kicks off with "40 Years of Star Wars," which will stream live on Thursday, April 13, from 11am-12:30pm ET. Confirmed guests at this retrospective panel, hosted by Warwick Davis, include Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Hayden Christensen (Anakin Skywalker), Ian McDiarmid (the Emperor/Darth Sidious), Anthony Daniels (C-3PO), Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca), Billy Dee Williams (Lando Calrissian), Kathleen Kennedy (Lucasfilm President), and Dave Filoni (executive producer, Star Wars Rebels).
10 Best Comedies Streaming on Netflix
Life is pretty hard, and although the cinematic landscape is densely populated with rich and meaningful dramas that elevate our minds and enrich our culture, sometimes after a long day you just want to sit down and giggle. And if you’re anything like us, sometimes you’re just too danged lazy to look much further than Netflix.
Don’t worry — we’ve got you covered. We’ve searched through the Netflix database and whittled their whole comedy section down to these eleven highlights, which are practically guaranteed to tickle your funny bone, warm your hearts, and make this rough-and-tumble life of ours a little more bearable for a while.
Huge Image Gallery From the Thor: Ragnarok Teaser
The new teaser for Thor: Ragnarok dropped today, to the delight of pretty much everyone.
Helped along by the rock backing of Led Zeppelin's "The Immigrant Song," the trailer is visually incredible, evoking '80s metal kitsch with the modern Marvel movie aesthetic.
In other words, it looks amazing. To properly bathe your eyes in the Asgardian goodness, check out the slide show below:
The first poster for Thor: Ragnarok also dropped today, showing Thor with his new short haircut and gladiator garb.
Thor: Ragnarok hits US theaters November 3, which, after seeing the teaser, seems like an awfully long ways away.
Konami Code Works With New Bank of Canada Ad
Not only will the Konami code get you extra lives in Contra, but it'll also make it rain money on a new Back of Canada website ad.
The Bank of Canada is currently highlighting a new $10 CAD note. And Kotaku Australia realized that the website is compatible with the Konami code.
The Konami code leads to money raining down and the national anthem playing on the Bank of Canada ad for the new $10 CAD note.
Marvel Comics Responds to X-Men Gold Art Controversy
Marvel Comics has issued a statement in response to the controversial artwork included in X-Men Gold #1.
The issue includes a reference to political protests in Indonesia, as well as a set of numbers that reference a verse from the Qur'an that supports the intolerance of other religions.
Marvel released a statement to ComicBook.com to address the controversial artwork, confirming the references were included without their knowledge and will be removed from future printings. See the company's full statement below:
The mentioned artwork in X-Men Gold #1 was inserted without knowledge behind its reported meanings. These implied references do not reflect the views of the writer, editors or anyone else at Marvel and are in direct opposition of the inclusiveness of Marvel Comics and what the X-Men have stood for since their creation. This artwork will be removed from subsequent printings, digital versions, and trade paperbacks and disciplinary action is being taken.
5 Huge Games Almost Looked Completely Different
All video games go through changes in the early design stages. Designers hold onto the good bits, weave in new ideas, and try their best to bury the bad ones where no one will ever, ever find them. Generally that means minor tweaks and adjustments — you can't massively overhaul a game once you've already begun, right? Actually, you wouldn't recognize many of your favorite games if you stumbled across them early in development.
Below are five beloved games that started out as something completely different.
Unless you've been trapped in an underwater city for the last decade, you've probably played Bioshock. But the earliest version didn't even take place in Rapture, one of the most captivating settings in gaming. The location was a space station bursting at the seams with horrible mutants.
How Does Your Name.’s Opening Box Office Compare to Other Anime Film Debuts?
Your Name. debuted at No. 12 at the domestic box office over the weekend, taking in an estimated $1.6 million from only 303 theaters. And while the film may not have cracked the top 10, it did earn one of the 10 highest grossing domestic opening weekends for anime films.
Despite the small number of theaters in which it screened, Your Name. debuted as the ninth biggest anime opening weekend in the U.S., ranking just below Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F,' which opened in 183 theaters.
All seven films above Your Name. and Resurrection 'F' opened in more than 900 theaters, which makes direct comparisons difficult, but check out the top 10 anime film openings in the U.S. below (numbers via BoxOfficeMojo):
New Naruto Game Revealed Alongside Remastered Collection
Bandai Namco has revealed two Naruto-related projects: Naruto to Boruta: Shinobi Striker, a new entry in the popular anime game series, and Naruto Shippudden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Legacy, a remaster collection of four previously released games.
First, Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker is being developed by Soleil Ltd. This acrobatic ninja brawler will pit up to eight combatants against each other simultaneously in four vs. four matches. Since it's a new entry in the series, Naruto to Boruto will feature a new style of graphics with vivid colors and dynamic third-person gameplay that will seek to leverage vertical fighting arenas. Players can choose to play co-op online and select from series mainstays including Naruto, Sasuke, and Team 7.