Monthly Archives: January 2018
Star Wars: The Last Jedi Struggling in China
Despite its box office success domestically and in other territories, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, is not off to a good start at the box office in China.
The Hollywood Reporter explains, much like the previous two Star Wars movies, The Last Jedi, which debuted in China on Friday, is underperforming in its opening week.
The movie only earned $560,000 USD in midnight previews, which places it well behind fellow under-performer Star Wars: The Force Awakens and its $2.5 million USD opening two years ago.
How FX Can Help Disney Compete Against Netflix
FX's focus on creating content with more adult branding than Disney's may allow the media titan to compete more directly with global streaming services like Netflix, HBO, and Amazon, FX Networks President John Landgraf believes.
Speaking at the winter 2018 Television Critics Association press tour, Landgraf discussed why he feels FX as it exists now may have a place at Disney should the company's merger deal with Fox go through.
"One of the reasons
getting bigger is they want to be able to compete against global streaming services like Netflix and Amazon" Langraf said. "Without knowing anything beyond having a lovely conversation with Mr.
The Top 10 Black Mirror Episodes
After 4 seasons and 19 episodes, Black Mirror has become a formidable science fiction anthology series from the creative mind of Charlie Brooker. Once a Channel 4 exclusive in the U.K., Black Mirror is now available on Netflix, which has ushered in a broader fanbase that will hopefully lead to many more seasons down the road.
With the recent release of Season 4 (check out our review here), we thought this was the perfect time to rank our top 10 episodes from the franchise so far.
Playtest is a terrifying example of augmented reality gone wrong. Cooper (Wyatt Russell) is an American tourist who discovers that he’s out of cash with no way of getting home. When a video game developer offers him money to test out their new AR tech, Cooper has no choice but to accept.
Marvel Rolls Out Domino Comic By Fan Favorite Writer
Marvel Comics revealed that Domino will be the star of a new ongoing comic book series by fan-favorite writer Gail Simone.
Check out the cover to Domino #1 by artists Greg Land and Frank D’Armata:
(Marvel Comics)
Marvel told IGN that the artist for the series will be announced in the coming weeks.
Domino is a mutant mercenary with powers that manipulate probability, essentially allowing her to give herself "good luck" and her enemies "bad luck." She has long been associated with Cable and the militant X-Force. She's currently featured in the Weapon X ongoing series alongside the likes of Wolverine, Lady Deathstrike and Sabretooth.
8 PlayStation Games That Need to be Remade or Remastered
Whenever there’s a Sony press conference, there’s always a single thought running through our collective minds:
“What shirt is Shawn Layden going to be wearing?”
From Crash, to Wipeout, to Medieval, Shawn Layden has developed a reputation for bringing dormant Sony franchises back to life through the magic of his shirt. With that said, here are the 8 PlayStation Games that we’d like to see appear on Shawn Layden’s shirt. Or more specifically, the 8 PlayStation games that we want remade or remastered.
Fargo: Season 4 Expected for 2019
FX's acclaimed anthology series Fargo is expected to return for a fourth season in 2019.
"It's not gone," said FX CEO John Landgraf (via Entertainment Weekly) during the 2018 Television Critics Association press tour, adding Fargo creator Noah Hawley "has an idea that excited me enormously for a fourth cycle of Fargo." Landgraf noted there's no official timeline for a new season, but "the plan is to have that ready in 2019."
Hawley also commented on a potential fourth season, saying:
Unfortunately, I can't really tell you anything about that. It's still early for me. I really love that world. But it's still very much a question for me of making sure there's something left to say about it, and balancing tone. I never want it to be something that people go, 'Oh that thing, it's the accents and the funny crime show.' Yeah, it’s still very much a work in progress.
14 Best Horror Sequels of the 21st Century
Sequels get a bad wrap in the entertainment industry, particularly horror sequels, which are often rushed into production to capitalize on the unexpected success of an original, and then cranked out on a semi-regular basis to keep the studio's coffers flowing... quality be darned.
But the simple fact of the matter is that there's no particularly good reason why a sequel HAS to be bad, and as the 21st century rolls ever onward, we are seeing more and more examples of talented filmmakers making the most out of every franchise opportunity. Many horror sequels nowadays are better than the films that inspired them, or at least comparable in quality (or at LEAST pretty darned interesting), and they deserve credit for giving what used to be a dirty word a good name.
The 19 Most Anticipated Comics of 2018
We're barely a few days into 2018, and already it's shaping up to be a huge year for the comic book industry. Readers can look forward to a new Infinity crossover from Marvel, Brian Bendis' big DC debut, the end of Dan Slott's massive Spider-Man saga, the launch of "The New Age of DC Heroes" and some very promising new creator-owned series and original graphic novels.
To help prep you for the busy year ahead, here are 19 big projects to keep an eye on in 2018.
Most Downloaded PSN Games of 2017 Revealed
Sony has revealed the most downloaded games on the PlayStation Store in 2017.
As detailed on PlayStation Blog, Call of Duty: WW2 comes in at first with Destiny 2 right behind for the most downloaded PS4 games. Rounding out the top five in order are Friday the 13th: The Game, Horizon Zero Dawn, and Grand Theft Auto V.
PS Blog also provided lists for the most downloaded PS Vita games and PSVR games. It's important to note these lists are ranked in terms of number of downloads and not revenue.
Check out the full lists below and the lists for most downloaded PS Classics, PS4 add-ons, and PS4 themes over at PS Blog.
FX Picks Up Sons of Anarchy Spinoff Mayans MC
FX has officially confirmed the network picked up Sons of Anarchy spinoff Mayans MC for a 10-episode first season.
Revealed as part of FX's Television Critics Association press tour day, Mayans MC comes from Sons executive producer Kurt Sutter and, as well as Elgin James and is expected to premiere sometime in 2018.
Mayans MC First Look - via FX