Monthly Archives: June 2017
Transformers 5 Has Franchise’s Lowest Opening Weekend
It seems like domestic audiences may have tired of Michael Bay's Transformers movies. The fifth film in the series, Transformers: The Last Knight, had a lackluster opening weekend at the North American box office, only making $45.3 million from Friday-Sunday. The Michael Bay-directed movie has earned $69.1 million since opening Wednesday.
To put that into perspective, the second lowest-grossing opening weekend for a Transformers film was the very first one in the Michael Bay series. That movie grossed $70.5 million in its opening weekend, but that was also a decade ago. When you adjust for inflation, The Last Knight's opening weekend becomes just that much more lackluster.
Confirmed: Venom, Silver & Black Separate From the MCU
There has been some confusion, based on past interview comments from the producers of Spider-Man: Homecoming, as to whether Sony Pictures' Spidey spin-off films Venom and Silver & Black (based on Black Cat and Silver Sable) are part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the same way as Tom Holland's Spider-Man is. I spoke on the phone today with one of the producers of those spin-off films as well as Homecoming, Amy Pascal, who set the record straight regarding specifically Venom and Silver & Black's place, if any, in the MCU.
Sonic Mania Vinyl Album Announced
SEGA and Data Discs have announced a special Sonic Mania vinyl album.
According to Data Discs' product page, pre-orders will go live mid-July. The album, which is listed for £19.99 (roughly $25 USD) and will release "soon," will feature select music from composer Tee Lopes and come packaged in a heavyweight gatefold sleeve with UV spot varnish.
Sonic Mania vinyl album cover art
The vinyl record will also include a printed inner sleeve featuring a few characters from the game, as well as a download code for the album in lossless and lossy formats, and gatefold artwork of Sonic, Tails and Knuckles exploring Green Hill Zone Act 2.
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Opinion: I’m Worried About Marvel’s Legacy Relaunch
Marvel Comics has been following a pretty clear pattern in recent years. First, they ring in the summer with a major crossover event, one that wraps with major status quo changes for the Marvel Universe. Those changes feed into the company's big, annual relaunch, as old books are cycled out and new ones are created in order to offer readers fresh #1 issues and new jumping-on points. This predictable cycle has helped provide regular boosts to Marvel's sales figures, though there are also clear signs that the company is facing diminishing returns with each new relaunch.
The hope is that Marvel's 2017 relaunch, Marvel Legacy, will be different. Much like DC did with Rebirth last year, Marvel is using Legacy as a way of refocusing their attention on their core characters and generally taking a more "back to basics" approach. That's all fine and well, but I'm not optimistic that Legacy will be able to do for Marvel what Rebirth has done for DC. Yesterday's underwhelming reveal of the 52 Marvel Legacy books suggested that it's going to be business as usual for Marvel.
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Adult Swim’s Apollo Gauntlet – First Look
Apollo Gauntlet is a new animated comedy series coming to Adult Swim. Created (and animated) by Myles Langlois and produced by Six Point Harness (the production studio of animation company MONDO and Mosaic).
Take a look at the exclusive trailer and official synopsis for Apollo Gauntlet below.
Paul Cassidy is your standard Canadian cop who stumbles onto a nefarious plot by Dr. Benign to open an inter-dimensional portal between Earth and, well, wherever. When Paul awakens in Dr. Benign's lair, little does he know they'll both wind up in another dimension, where Paul will become...Apollo Gauntlet! Armed literally with talking gauntlets, he's stoic! He's heroic! And, remember, he's Canadian!
7 Things You Need to Know About Dragon Ball FighterZ
Dragon Ball Z has had a ton of fighting games over the years of varying degrees of quality, but none have ever made us more excited than Dragon Ball FighterZ. Visually, it’s pretty easy to see why, but there’s more to this game than meets the eye, which is why we’re here to break down everything you need to know about Dragon Ball FighterZ.
First off, let’s talk about the combat system of the game. As this is an Arc System Works title, the controls are very similar to those of Guilty Gear, BlazBlue, and Persona 4 Arena. It’s a four button combat system, with light, medium, and heavy attacks, and then the fourth button being mapped to projectiles.
11 Great Actors Who Slummed It in Transformers Movies
The Transformers movies have a peculiar habit of attracting world-renowned thespians to help bring to life the story of giant, alien robots who transform into cars and fighter jets. That trend dates all the way back to 1986's Transformers: The Movie, which proved to be one of the last gigs in Oscar winner Orson Welles' long, storied career.
These days, it seems like the best and brightest in Hollywood are practically falling over themselves to appear in one of Michael Bay's live-action Transformers movies.
Whatever their motivations for joining the franchise, here are 11 decorated actors who decided to slum it in this critically reviled franchise.
Transformers: The Last Knight is in theaters now. The film is directed by Michael Bay and stars Mark Wahlberg, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Laura Haddock, Josh Duhamel, Jerrod Carmichael, Isabela Moner, and John Turturro.
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