Monthly Archives: April 2017
First Cast Photo Revealed From Strike Back Revival
The first cast photo from Cinemax's upcoming ten-episode fifth season of Strike Back has been released.
The photo contains the show's new cast, Warren Brown (Luther) as "Mac" McAllister, Daniel MacPherson (Infini) as Samuel Wyatt, Roxanne McKee (Game of Thrones) as Natalie Reynolds, and Alin Sumarwata (Burning Man) as Grace Novin. Check out the image below.
Strike Back Season 5 cast.
Strike Back's new season will act as a revival of the series with a brand new storyline and characters. The story centers around the Section program being restored to track down a terrorist following a prison break, with the resurrected unit journeying across the Middle East and Europe to hunt down the terrorist and uncover a conspiracy.
Disneyland Guardians Ride Offers Six Different Experiences
The Guardians of the Galaxy aren’t only returning to movie theaters soon via Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, they are making their theme park debut, with the opening of Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: Breakout at Disney California Adventure park at Disneyland Resort.
IGN took part in a walk through of the attraction building a few weeks before the attraction opens in late May, getting a look at the big Marvel inclusions you’ll find inside, the story being told, and the experience – or, in fact multiple experiences – you’ll find on the ride. And, of course, the songs you’ll hear...
The attraction's storyline finds the Guardians team captured by Tivan the Collector (Benicio del Toro, reprising his role from the films, along with the core Guardians movie cast), and an escaped Rocket attempting to bust them out. While you’re waiting in the queue for the attraction, you are passing through some of Tivan's vast collection and there is a ton of note for Marvel fans. During our tour, we saw display cases containing an Ultron drone from Avengers: Age of Ultron, Warlock’s Eye from Odin’s trophy room in the first Thor, a Dark Elf mask from Thor: The Dark World, and Terrigen crystals (and other Kree artifacts) from Marvel's Agents of SHIELD. There are also familiar elements from Guardians of the Galaxy, including a cocoon and Cosmo the dog (both seen in Tivan’s collection in the first Guardians), and a Nova Corps uniform. On top of that, there are brand new items created for the attraction, including some from Marvel comics that have yet to make it into the films.
Shyamalan Confirms Unbreakable Sequel, Willis and Jackson Returning
M. Night Shyamalan has announced Glass, a sequel to Unbreakable.
Warning: Spoilers for multiple M. Night Shyamalan films follow...
The filmmaker confirmed the news on Twitter, revealing that both Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson will be reprising their Unbreakable roles as David Dunn and Elijah Price (aka Mr. Glass) for the sequel. Shyamalan has already finished writing the script and is producing the film with Jason Blum. Universal will be releasing Glass on January 18, 2019.
"It’s taken 17 years but I can finally answer the #1 question I get, 'Are you making a f#&@ing sequel to Unbreakable or what?' " Shyamalan tweeted. "My new film is the sequel to #Unbreakable AND #Split. It was always my dream to have both films collide in this third film."
Call of Duty: WWII Ditches Superheroes for Humanity and Horror
Call of Duty, and shooters in general, have slowly moved away from telling the stories of flawed, limited humans, instead focusing on giving players the power fantasy of embodying what amounts to a defacto superhero. Wall running, double jumping, future tech – these all work in harmony to give us an experience that’s fun, rather than one that bears any semblance to reality. But with Call of Duty: WWII, developer Sledgehammer Games wants to change that.
I spent the afternoon at Sledgehammer’s studio speaking with developers of every discipline, seeing a handful of different levels, and digging through the mission statement of Call of Duty: WWII. Here’s what I learned.
Call of Duty: WWII Release Date, Beta Officially Confirmed
Activision has confirmed just when Call of Duty: WWII will be released, while also offering the first details about the game’s campaign.
Following a leak of marketing materials earlier this week, Activision announced today that Call of Duty: WWII, developed by Sledgehammer Games, will release for the PS4, Xbox One, and PC on November 3. Those who pre-order Call of Duty: WWII will get access to a private beta later this year, which will be available first on PS4.
Forza Horizon 3: Hot Wheels Expansion Coming Next Month
Forza Horizon 3 Hot Wheels, the open-world racer's second expansion pack, will be released on May 9 for Xbox One and Windows 10 PCs.
The expansion adds a new campaign, a new mode called Playground Arena, 28 achievements, and 10 cars, including Hot Wheels classics such as the Twin Mill and Bone Shaker. It also includes six new islands, all connected by Hot Wheels' signature orange tracks, featuring "boost pads, high-bank turns, half-pipes, insane jumps, and even giant mechanical dinosaurs," according to Xbox Wire.
The Hot Wheels expansion will be free for Expansion Pass owners or available on its own for $20 USD.
Gravity Rush 2 Gets Nier: Automata Outfit as Free DLC
Gravity Rush 2 players will soon be able to dress up Kat as 2B from Nier: Automata, thanks to a free outfit that will release as DLC for the game on next month.
The official PlayStation Twitter account shared the news, along with a trio of images showcasing the outfit, which you can check out in the gallery below:
2B's outfit is one of many outfits Kat can wear. There are a total of twelve featured in the base game, plus another handful for those who own Gravity Rush Remastered. Check out our Gravity Rush 2 costume wiki for a look at the array of alternate outfits Kat can wear, and for our thoughts on the game, read IGN's Gravity Rush 2 review.
Why Pixar Revealed Cars 3 With Lightning McQueen’s Crash
Cars 3 made its first splash with an unexpectedly dark teaser trailer. The franchise’s hero, Lightning McQueen, suffers a seemingly fatal crash, toppling end over end across the race track, battered and broken.
It’s a surprisingly grim way to reveal the next entry in a franchise beloved by a younger audiences and intended for families around the world. But that’s the impression the filmmakers of the third Cars film not only anticipated — it’s the one they were hoping audiences would be left with after the trailer.
"We had one thing we wanted to say," director Brian Fee said during a recent press event for Cars 3, which hits theaters on June 16. "We wanted to basically come right out of the gate and say this is probably not the Cars movie you're expecting, because the Cars movie we're making is probably not the Cars movie you're expecting.
Jonathan Demme, Director of Silence of the Lambs, Has Died
Jonathan Demme, the Oscar-winning director of Silence of the Lambs, has died at the age of 73. The veteran filmmaker reportedly died due to complications from heart disease, as well as esophageal cancer.
Demme's death was confirmed early this morning.
Jonathan Demme (right) on the set of Ricki and the Flash with Meryl Streep and Rick Springfield
Arrival’s Eric Heisserer Unleashes Valiant’s Secret Weapons
With Valiant’s new Secret Weapons comic book coming in June, we chatted with writer Eric Heisserer about what to expect from the new series.
Heisserer’s name may sound familiar because he wrote the screenplay for last year’s sci-fi hit Arrival, which earned him an Oscar nomination. He’s also working on two screenplays for Valiant’s upcoming movie slate, which we ask him about at the end of this interview.
Secret Weapons follows the hero Livewire as she tracks down people discarded from Harbringer’s super-power program for having abilities deemed useless -- talking to birds, making an object softly glow, etc.
A villain named Rexo (re-introduced from Valiant’s publishing past) is hunting them down for mysterious reasons, so Livewire makes it her mission to find and protect them. They might seem useless at first glance, but they will be her secret weapons.