Monthly Archives: August 2017
Hellboy Reboot Casts Ian McShane
Deadwood and American Gods star Ian McShane has joined the cast of Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, McShane will appear in the film as the adoptive father of David Harbour's Hellboy, Professor Broom.
McShane as Al Swearengen in HBO's Deadwood
Exclusive Gallery from Star Wars Book on the Front Lines
Ahead of its release next week, IGN can reveal exclusive images from Daniel Wallace's new book
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The book, which features accounts of the biggest battles in Star Wars history, will be published by Titan Books on August 8. Check out the gallery below to see some of the original art contained in Star Wars: On the Front Lines.
The stories in Star Wars: On the Front Lines are told from the perspective of soldiers who fought in the franchise's most iconic battles, including content from both Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Star Wars: Rogue One. You can
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Earlier this year, it was announced that an anthology book, titled Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View, will be released this October and contain 40 new Star Wars stories.
Game of Thrones Theory: Why Volantis Could Be Important
Volantis is a location we've seen in Seasons 5 and 6 of Game of Thrones and heard mentioned a handful of times, most recently in "The Queen's Justice." The Essos city, the most populated of the Free Cities and home to many followers of the Lord of Light, could have an important role to play in the coming war against the next Long Night and the White Walkers.
Below we discuss the possible importance of Volantis to the future of the series. Warning: Full spoilers for Game of Thrones: Season 7 continue below.
The most recent installment of Game of Thrones brought ice and fire together and almost featured what would have been a super awkward, likely bloody reunion between Melisandre, Jon Snow and Ser Davos Seaworth. Melisandre was surprisingly aware of the mistakes she'd made in the past and that neither of the visitors from Winterfell would be thrilled to find her at Dragonstone. Her presence might have been enough to cause them to leave without talking to Daenerys.
13 Sega Franchises We Want Brought Back
Sonic is back, but for real this time. Sonic Forces will let us all live out our Sonicverse fantasies, and no doubt span an incredible new cache of fan stories and custom character art. It's just what fans do. Likewise, Sonic Mania has a summer 2017 release date.
But Sega has a rich catalog of similarly incredible and beloved franchises and games, which they've recently promised to dip into in the form of revivals and reboots. Here's a list of the ones we most want to see revived by Sega. Check out the gallery below.
Arrowverse Crossover: More Details on “Four-Part Event”
UPDATE: Executive producers Greg Berlanti and Marc Guggenheim offered more details on the upcoming Arrowverse crossover. When asked to speak to the "romance is in the air" tease, Berlanti said, "Our way of making the show bigger this year was to go even more personal, so it's a big life event for a few different people on the show." Like a wedding? "There are many life events that happen."
Guggenheim said, "We're really approaching this big four-part event as two back-to-back two hour movies, and I think when you look at it through that lens, it becomes less important for the Supergirl episode to feel like a Supergirl episode and the Arrow episode to feel like an Arrow episode, which was always our approach in the past."
Charmed Reboot in “Redevelopment” at The CW
The CW hasn't given up on its hopes to reboot Charmed, though the initial pitch is being retooled.
"It's in redevelopment," CW boss Mark Pedowitz told reports at the 2017 TV Critics' Association summer press tour. "
waiting to see what Jennie Urman wants to come back with. ... It's early in the development process, but we're redeveloping it, and hopefully it will come out."
Arrowverse Crossover Dates Set for Fall 2017 TV Season
Another major DC TV crossover is coming to The CW, and the network has announced when fans can expect to watch the Arrowverse come together.
During the Television Critics Association summer press tour, The CW President Mark Pedowitz announced that the four-show crossover will kick off on Monday, November 27 with Supergirl, followed by Arrow, which for that week will move to Monday from its new Thursday time slot.
The crossover will then conclude on Tuesday, November 28, starting off the night with The Flash and then concluding with Legends of Tomorrow.
"Last year's crossover was the most successful week, I believe, in CW history," Pedowitz said. "We felt that in this particular case we already had Flash and Legends paired. It would be better and tighter to do it like a two-two hours mini series."
Yakuza Kiwami to Get 4 Free DLC Packs After Release
Throughout the month of September, Yakuza Kiwami is getting a ton of free DLC, SEGA has announced.
There are a total of four content packs, each containing plenty of outfits, consumable items, and more. The add-on content will be automatically patched into the game as soon as it becomes available.
Players will have to speak to the clown Bob Utsunomiya, who's located underneath the Tenkaichi Street Gate, in order to obtain the free items.
See the full list of DLC items and their release dates below:
Kiwami Fun Pack - September 5
- Dragon Tattoo – Kiryu’s shirtless outfit
- Toughness Emperor – Stamina/healthy recovery item
FIFA 18 Will Include Multiple Versions of Historic Players
FIFA 18 will feature up to three unique versions of certain legendary players in FIFA Ultimate Team, EA has announced.
These alternate versions will have individual ratings and be attainable through "Stories," which highlight key points in players' careers. For example, there will be versions of Ronaldinho, who just yesterday was confirmed as a FIFA 18 Icon, from 2002, 2004, and 2010.
Other historic players who will receive multiple variations include Pele, Ronaldo Nazario, and Thierry Henry, among others.
FIFA 18 will be released worldwide on September 29 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. However, only the PS4, Xbox One, and PC versions will include its story mode, The Journey.
Steven Spielberg: Temple of Doom Is the Worst Indy Movie
Steven Spielberg still thinks Temple of Doom is the worst Indiana Jones film.
In an interview with The New York Daily News, Susan Lacy, who's the interviewer/director behind the upcoming HBO documentary about the filmmaker simply called Spielberg, confirmed the director's hatred for the movie is still alive and well.
Despite the popular dislike for the last Indie film, Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Spielberg feels Temple of Doom isn't really the kind of movie he wanted to make. As noted by The Playlist, the director expressed his deep hatred for Temple of Doom before.