Monthly Archives: January 2018
What Excited Hemsworth About JJ’s Star Trek 4 Pitch
While Star Trek: Discovery is boldly hurtling through its freshman season on CBS All Access, the franchise's big screen future is a little more nebulous.
Back in July 2016, days before Star Trek Beyond was released, Paramount, Bad Robot and Skydance announced that they were at work on Star Trek 4, which would feature Chris Pine's Captain James T. Kirk somehow crossing paths with his long-dead father, George (Chris Hemsworth), who heroically sacrificed himself aboard the USS Kelvin on the day Jim was born. The pitch was apparently cooked up by J.J. Abrams, director of the 2009 reboot and its 2013 sequel, Star Trek Into Darkness, and despite having no script, the idea was seemingly impressive enough to get the studio and Hemsworth on board.
What Excited Hemsworth About JJ’s Star Trek 4 Pitch
While Star Trek: Discovery is boldly hurtling through its freshman season on CBS All Access, the franchise's big screen future is a little more nebulous.
Back in July 2016, days before Star Trek Beyond was released, Paramount, Bad Robot and Skydance announced that they were at work on Star Trek 4, which would feature Chris Pine's Captain James T. Kirk somehow crossing paths with his long-dead father, George (Chris Hemsworth), who heroically sacrificed himself aboard the USS Kelvin on the day Jim was born. The pitch was apparently cooked up by J.J. Abrams, director of the 2009 reboot and its 2013 sequel, Star Trek Into Darkness, and despite having no script, the idea was apparently impressive enough to get the studio and Hemsworth on board.
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IGN First – Exclusive Poster for Red Sparrow
All month long, IGN First is spotlighting the Films to Watch in 2018. Today, we have an exclusive new poster for Red Sparrow, a spy thriller from 20th Century Fox and director Francis Lawrence that stars Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Charlotte Rampling, Mary-Louise Parker and Jeremy Irons. Red Sparrow opens stateside March 2, 2018.
The upcoming spy thriller Red Sparrow -- which reunites Jennifer Lawrence with her Hunger Games franchise helmer Francis Lawrence (no relation) -- is based on the book of the same name by former CIA officer Jason Matthews. The story follows Dominika Egorova, a former prima ballerina who is drafted against her will to become a "sparrow," a trained seductress in the Russian security service.
IGN First – Exclusive Poster for Red Sparrow
All month long, IGN First is spotlighting the Films to Watch in 2018. Today, we have an exclusive new teaser poster for Red Sparrow, a spy thriller from 20th Century Fox and director Francis Lawrence that stars Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Charlotte Rampling, Mary-Louise Parker and Jeremy Irons. Red Sparrow opens stateside March 2, 2018.
The upcoming spy thriller Red Sparrow -- which reunites Jennifer Lawrence with her Hunger Games franchise helmer Francis Lawrence (no relation) -- is based on the book of the same name by former CIA officer Jason Matthews. The story follows Dominika Egorova, a former prima ballerina who is drafted against her will to become a "sparrow," a trained seductress in the Russian security service.
Hemsworth Talks Thor’s Future in the MCU After Avengers 4
Chris Hemsworth has only been playing Marvel's mighty Thor for seven years, but in that short span, he's reprised the character just as many times (or more, if you count director Taika Waititi's hilarious Team Thor short films) -- having just wrapped filming on Joe and Anthony Russo's Avengers: Infinity War and its untitled follow-up, Avengers 4.
Hemsworth Talks Thor’s Future in the MCU After Avengers 4
Chris Hemsworth has only been playing Marvel's mighty Thor for seven years, but in that short span, he's reprised the character just as many times (or more, if you count director Taika Waititi's hilarious Team Thor short films) -- having just wrapped filming on Joe and Anthony Russo's Avengers: Infinity War and its untitled follow-up, Avengers 4.
Overwatch PTR Update Nerfs Mercy
Blizzard has made some balance changes to Overwatch heroes Mercy and Junkrat in its latest Public Test Realm (PTR) update.
Mercy's Resurrect was rebalanced last year, but, as detailed on Blizzard's official forums, it needed to be nerfed a bit more because her ability to use Resurrect through Valkyrie lessened the impact of the prior balance changes. As such, Valkyrie "no longer makes Resurrect instant" and "no longer grants a bonus charge of Resurrect."
The PTR update also decreases the Speed boost provided by Valkyrie via Guardian Angel by 50 percent and reduced its duration from 20 seconds down to 15 seconds.
Overwatch PTR Update Nerfs Mercy
Blizzard has made some balance changes to Overwatch heroes Mercy and Junkrat in its latest Public Test Realm (PTR) update.
Mercy's Resurrect was rebalanced last year, but, as detailed on Blizzard's official forums, it needed to be nerfed a bit more because her ability to use Resurrect through Valkyrie lessened the impact of the prior balance changes. As such, Valkyrie "no longer makes Resurrect instant" and "no longer grants a bonus charge of Resurrect."
The PTR update also decreases the Speed boost provided by Valkyrie via Guardian Angel by 50 percent and reduced its duration from 20 seconds down to 15 seconds.