Monthly Archives: December 2017
CBS All Access Greenlights Twilight Zone Reboot
CBS All Access has greenlit a reboot of classic series The Twilight Zone with Jordan Peele attached.
Variety reports Peele is set to executive produce and collaborate with Simon Kinberg (The Martian, Sherlock Holmes) and Marco Ramirez (Daredevil, Sons of Anarchy) on the premiere episode. The series will be produced in joint effort between CBS Television Studios, Peele's Monkeypaw Productions, and Kinberg's Genre Films.
"The Twilight Zone was a touchstone in my life," Kinberg said, "The opportunity to continue its lineage is a dream come true." Win Rosenfeld (Nova ScienceNow, Dark Net) and Audrey Chon (Changeling, Old Boy) are also set to executive produce.
Wrestling Wrap Up: Why Can’t WWE Use Nia Jax Right?
Okay, the air's a bit thin these days. As we slowly lurch out of 2017, we're settling into a WWE dead patch. Yeah, SmackDown's got Clash of Champions coming up, but they've got a slim roster and though the show might be good it'll still contain a lot of match-ups we've seen already. It's kind of a Rematch-apalooza right now. They're building to a PPV, but it's not the exactly the shiniest star in the northern night sky.
And then there's RAW...which has over 50 days until it can have PPV matches. It won't be until the joint Royal Rumble, on January 28th, that RAW will get to have big Network-only matches - and most of the roster will be in the Rumble match itself. So if you were possibly wondering why this week's RAW gave 45 minutes to Jason Jordan, that's why. There're almost two months of TV to fill. The money feud is Roman and Joe but they can't pull the trigger on that so Jordan, who's currently dabbling in Miz-style heel whininess, is being used as the buffer.
Disney Eyes Pirates 4 Director for Little Mermaid Remake
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides director Rob Marshall is reportedly Disney's top choice to direct the studio's upcoming live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid.
As reported by Deadline, Marshall has been offered the film and will make his decision after the holiday season. In addition to helming the fourth Pirates film, Marshall is the director behind the Oscar-winning 2002 musical Chicago, as well as 2014's Into the Woods and the upcoming Disney musical Mary Poppins Returns.
Disney's live-action The Little Mermaid remake will reportedly feature new songs by Hamilton's Lin-Manuel Miranda and Alan Menken. Word of a potential remake surfaced last year. In May of 2016, Disney executives were reportedly "in the early stages of reviving" the classic fairy tale.
The Overwatch League Preseason Begins Today
The inaugural season of Blizzard's Overwatch League kicks off later today with a series of preseason matches.
A total of 12 preseason matches will be held between now and Saturday, December 9, with the first match starting at 4 p.m. Pacific this afternoon. These are unrecorded exhibition matches with no prize money on the line.
Like the regular season, preseason matches will be held at the newly opened Blizzard Arena in Burbank, California at Burbank Studios. Matches will also be streamed via the Overwatch League website.
Modeled after traditional sports, the Overwatch League consists of 12 city-based teams with six to 12 players each. However, only 11 teams will compete in the preseason. Philadelphia representative Philadelphia Fusion dropped out of the preseason earlier this week "due to player logistics issues."
Star Trek: Tarantino Could Be the Best Thing to Happen to the Series
When the news broke this week that Quentin Tarantino might be making a Star Trek movie, a collective "whaaaa" could immediately be heard across the cosmos... followed by a barrage of "set phasers to mutherf***er" memes. The idea of the filmmaker behind Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill and so many other great, violent, uniquely personalized movies putting his particular spin on the 50-plus-year-old franchise seemed hard to believe. And yet, it could be the best thing to happen to the big-screen franchise in some time.
According to the report, Tarantino has "come up with a great idea for a Star Trek movie at Paramount." After sharing the idea with Trek movie producer J.J. Abrams, the plan now is to assemble a writers room "who’ll hear Tarantino’s take and begin to put together a movie." Tarantino even might direct it.
Dragon’s Crown Pro Announced for the West
Dragon's Crown Pro is coming to the west in spring 2018.
Atlus announced the new PS4 and PS4 Pro version of the game will cost $49.99 USD and $64.99 CAD. Dragon's Crown Pro features enhanced visuals, 4K support, a newly recorded soundtrack with a live orchestra, and English and Japanese audio options.
Players that already own Dragon's Crown will have no problems jumping in, as online cross-play and cross-save compatibility will exist between the PS3 and Vita versions. In addition, all patches and features from the original game are included, as well as the Storyteller Voice Pack DLC.
Dragon's Crown is a four-player couch and online co-op beat-em-up set in a fantasy world. Dragon's Crown Pro was revealed at TGS 2017 for PS4 owners in Japan. If you want to know more about the game, be sure to check out our review of the original Dragon's Crown.
Assassin’s Creed Rogue HD Rated for PS4, Xbox One
Assassin's Creed Rogue may be coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, according to a recent listing on the Korean Game Rating Board.
The listing, spotted by Gematsu, shows Assassin's Creed Rogue HD was submitted to the board by Ubisoft and classified today, December 6. As Gematsu notes, several Italian retailers previously outed the potential remaster, listing Assassin's Creed Rogue HD with a March 15, 2018, release date.
Chris Evans Pitches Captain America/Human Torch Movie
Should the Disney/Fox deal happen, Chris Evans jokingly suggested a spin-off movie where he plays both Captain America and Human Torch.
Evans pitched the idea on Twitter, noting he has a particular genre in mind for the film. "So who do I talk to about a Cap/Human Torch buddy comedy spin-off?" Evans tweeted. "I'm thinking Planes, Trains and Automobiles meets Parent Trap."
Evans portrayed Human Torch in 20th Century Fox's 2005 and 2007 Fantastic Four movies before joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe a few years later as Captain America. Evans' pitch comes in the wake of recent reports suggesting Disney is closing in on a deal to buy most of Fox and gaining the rights to Fantastic Four.
Streets of Rage Comes to Mobile Today
Streets of Rage is now out for mobile devices and it features local cross-platform multiplayer.
SEGA announced its classic 1991 beat 'em up will allow users across iOS and Android devices to play against each other. Multiplayer is local through WiFi, with the mobile port also featuring leaderboards, cloud saves, and controller support.
Streets of Rage is available to download for free, with ad support, from the App Store and Google Play Store. Players can also purchase the title for $1.99 USD/€2.29/£1.99 to remove the ads.
Streets of Rage is now part of SEGA Forever, a growing collection of classic SEGA games available for mobile devices. SEGA will also add cross-platform local multiplayer to the mobile versions of Golden Axe and Altered Beast in the coming weeks.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds’ Second Map Named
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' desert-based second map is called Miramar, and we've learned some other new details about it.
In a blog post on the PUBG Steam page, PUBG Corporation revealed that Miramar, is a new desert environment that has been designed in "the opposite direction" to PUBG's original map, Erangel, replacing that map's lush greenery with a desert terrain and densely-populated urban areas.
Within the map are several new locations, including Los Leones, "the largest city in the region" filled with construction sites and abandoned commercial buildings, as well as Monte Nuevo ("the picture of a town beseiged"), Valle del Mar ("a colorful oceandside town) and San Martin ("a war zone").