Monthly Archives: August 2017
How Inhumans Brought a 2,000 Pound Teleporting Dog to Life
"I have a surprise," says Carlos Barbosa, production designer for Marvel's Inhumans. We're on a tour of the series' Attilan sets in Hawaii back in May, moving from the throne room through Black Bolt's silent room, toward the Royal Family's personal quarters. But Barbosa decides to make a pit stop at the only thing on set that can make the attending group of press gasp in delight: Lockjaw.
Lockjaw is far and away the most beloved character from Marvel's Inhumans comics, and he's the character the creators of the TV show adaptation are expecting to be the standout here as well. It's hard not to become enamored with the pup, a 2,000 pound, 6-foot-tall teleporting French bulldog who lives on the dark side of the moon. On set, even though he was still just a work in progress, Lockjaw was the standout of everything we got to see.
Texas Chainsaw Massacre Director Tobe Hooper Dies
Famed horror director Tobe Hooper has died. He was 74.
The director, best known for his work on The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Poltergeist, died in Sherman Oaks, California, Variety reports. According to the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office, Hooper died of natural causes.
Tobe Hooper
Box Office: This Was Hollywood’s Worst Weekend in 16 Years
The Hitman's Bodyguard topped what has been the domestic box office's lowest-grossing weekend in sixteen years.
Director Patrick Hughes' action-comedy earned an estimated $10.1 million in its second weekend. The Hitman's Bodyguard opened in first place last week, earning just over $21 million in its domestic debut. Comparatively speaking, the box office leader this time last year was Don't Breathe, which earned over $24 million in its late August debut.
Amazon’s Bank Holiday Deal Event: Shop the Future (6 Days of Deals)
FIFA 18 Preorder Guide
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Once again, Electronic Arts is gearing up to release its annual FIFA soccer game. FIFA 18 is set to launch September 19, 2017 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC. There will even be a Legacy Edition for fans still rocking their PS3 or Xbox 360.
FIFA 18 is powered by EA’s Frostbite Engine, and its campaign mode continues the story of Alex Hunter, who first appeared in last year’s installment. If you’re ready to hand over your preorder money, you’ll probably want to know what your options are in terms of editions and preorder bonuses. Read on for the details.
Stephen King’s IT: Early Reactions Float In
Warner Bros. screened Stephen King's IT for members of the Los Angeles media Friday night (including this writer) ahead of the film's press junket this weekend. The press were allowed to share their reactions on social media following the screening. As you can tell from the posts below, the reactions were positive across the board.
IGN's own Terri Schwartz and Jim Vejvoda shared their reactions on Twitter after the screening, which saw performers hired to walk around in yellow raincoats, heads down, carrying red balloons, and overall weirding out attendees:
Why You Should Be Excited Peter Serafinowicz Is The Tick
He is the wild blue yonder. The front line in a never-ending battle between good and not-so-good. He is The Tick, and now, he’s played by low-key comedy genius Peter Serafinowicz in Amazon’s new live-action series.
For fans of older iterations of the satirical blue superhero, it may be difficult to envision the British actor, whose recognition this side of the pond isn’t quite where it deserves to be, in the same shoes as Patrick Warburton, whose pitch-perfect cartoonish take on the character made the tragically short-lived tv show a cult favorite (and worthy successor to the 1994 animated series, featuring Townsend Coleman as the voice of the titular hero).
As discussed in IGN's review of The Tick, Amazon’s take on the show looks to be just as irreverent and surreally hilarious as the story has always required, but with a slightly grimmer edge. But lest you worry this is just the latest attempt to grab cash by ramping up the violence of a comic book story, or that Serafinowicz couldn’t possibly measure up to Warburton’s timeless turn as The Tick, ahead we’ve got irrefutable proof that the British comedy veteran has got what it takes to pound two-fisted justice into the hearts of evildoers everywhere.
Bethesda Made Brink Free-to-Play Because “Why Not?”
Earlier this week the 2011 competitive FPS Brink unexpectedly became free-to-play, announced only through a brief news post on Steam.
At QuakeCon this weekend, I spoke with Bethesda’s VP of Marketing and PR Pete Hines and asked him what fueled the abrupt decision. It turns out the reason is pretty simple: “Why not?”
“Todd Vaughn our VP of Development and I had talked about it and sort of kicked around this idea,” Hines told me. “Last year I think we had reduced it to like 99 cents
, and we were like ‘why don’t we just make it free? Like, why not?’”
Yakuza: Kiwami 2, Fist of the North Star Game Announced
Three new titles from SEGA's Yakuza Studio are on the horizon, including a remake of Yakuza 2 for PS4, a free-to-play Yakuza game for mobile and PC, and a Fist of the North Star game for PS4.
As reported by Gematsu, Yakuza: Kiwami 2 was announced during the studio's live presentation today. This remake of Yakuza 2 will be released for PS4 in Japan on December 7, and is built in the Dragon Engine, the same engine that powers Yakuza 6: The Song of Life. It features a new scenario, new voice cast, and several other additions.
Stephen King’s IT Pub Quiz Hosted by IGN
IGN is hosting a horror-themed pub quiz in Central London (closest tube: Old Street) on Tuesday, September 5th, and we want you to come float with us.
There'll be rounds about haunted houses, masked killers, and of course, Stephen King's IT, devised and hosted by IGN's London team. The winning team will receive plenty of IT-themed goodies, as well as tickets to an advanced screening of the movie.
To win a place for your team, send an email to ign_ukfeedback@ign.com with the subject line "It Movie Pub Quiz Entry" along with your best Stephen-King-inspired team name and the names of your teammates.