Monthly Archives: April 2018
Jake Gyllenhaal Says He Won’t Play Matt Reeves’ Batman
Jake Gyllenhaal has shot down a rumour he will be replacing Ben Affleck as the caped crusader.
During an interview with China News Asia, Gyllenhaal was asked point blank if there was any truth to last year's report that he was The Batman director Matt Reeves' first pick to take over.
“Wow, that’s a very difficult question,” said Gyllenhaal. “The answer to that question is ‘no’.”
Last year, Ben Affleck stated that he wanted to make a graceful exit from the role. It's also been speculated that Reeves' movie may be released under the new DC films banner featuring standalone movies which are not necessarily in the continuity of the DC Extended Universe films, and like The Joker origin movie, will not star the actors who have played those characters in the DCEU.
Thanos Conquers His Greatest Enemy
Thanos wrapped up his current comic book series by facing down his greatest enemy.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Thanos #18!
So far, "Thanos Wins" has pitted the Mad Titan against everyone from Cosmic Ghost Rider (more on this kooky character here) to a Mjolnir-wielding Silver Surfer. But in the end, the only opponent truly worthy of Thanos is Thanos himself. As the young and old versions of the character greet Death in this issue, Thanos realizes that he had one more battle left to fight.
Avengers Cast Goofing Off Will Warm Your Heart Before Infinity War Destroys It
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has now dominated our lives for 10 years, which means that many of the stars of Avengers: Infinity War have been hanging out for the better part of a decade at this point. And thankfully, they all still seem to really like each other.
Infinity War promises to bring together all of Earth's (not to mention the rest of the galaxy's) mightiest heroes, reuniting old friends and introducing new combinations in the fight against Thanos - and it looks like the actors are just as stoked about that as we are, if a newly released featurette from Marvel is any indication.
Sacha Baron Cohen Cast in Lead Role for Netflix Spy Drama
Sacha Baron Cohen has been cast in the lead role for an upcoming historical spy drama series for Netflix.
According to Variety, the show called The Spy will be a six-episode series recounting the story of Israeli spy Eli Cohen, who infiltrated Syrian high society in the 1960s.
Eli rose through the political ranks, making many important government and military connections, and his actions have had lasting consequences, even shaping the Middle East of today. The series' release date has yet to be announced.
Gideon Raff, who created the Prisoners of War series on which Homeland is based, will write and direct the show, and Alain Goldman and Légende Films are set to produce.
Dauntless Entering Free Open Beta Next Month
Free-to-play monster hunting RPG Dauntless will begin its open beta on May 24, 2018, developer Phoenix Labs announced today.
While Dauntless will be free when it enters open beta, as well as when it officially releases, closed beta access has been behind a paywall since last September in the form of three Founder's Packs, the cheapest of which costs $40. These packs will no longer be available for purchase once the open beta begins.
For the uninitiated: Dauntless is an action RPG loosely styled after Monster Hunter. You play as a Slayer and hunt Behemoths, harvesting components for new equipment from their carcasses. While you can hunt alone, hunts are designed to be played in teams of four.
Destiny 2’s Next Expansion, Warmind, is Coming Next Month
Today Bungie announced Destiny 2's next expansion will be called Warmind, and will arrive on May 8 with the start of Season Three.
Bungie made the reveal in an official Developer Roadmap post, and said the expansion "will send you to new places to meet new heroes and battle new enemies. You’ll earn new loot and master new activities." The post didn't offer any further details about Warmind, but said a reveal stream on April 24 would tell us more.
The roadmap also broke down what we can expect from Destiny 2 through the summer. Notably, "Weapon Slot Changes" and "Weapon Randomization" are on the schedule for September, which are sure to make a lot of players happy. You can take a closer look at that in the image below:
A Marvel Icon [SPOILER] in Captain America #700
Captain America celebrated his 700th issue in a very surprising way this week.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Captain America #700!
Issue #700 caps off a storyline called "Out of Time," with Steve Rogers finding himself stuck in the year 2025 and fighting to liberate the US from a tyrant named King Babbington. In this final chapter, Cap reluctantly agrees to become the new king after overthrowing Babbage. That proves to be a fateful decision indeed, one that culminates in Cap's death.
Drake Says He Wants a Hotline Bling Emote in Fortnite
Canadian rapper Drake has agreed to bring his love of Fortnite into his music, but only if developer Epic will meet him halfway with an in-game emote based on the music video for his hit song Hotline Bling.
As Kotaku reports, Drake addressed the idea of rapping about Fortnite during a recent call with streamer Tyler "Ninja" Blevins.
"It has to happen, it's just gotta be the right way," Drake said. "Someone's gonna do it. Someone's gonna pull it off. I say when Epic gives me the emote, when Epic gives me the Hotline Bling emote, I'll do it. Until then, I'm on strike."
Westworld Season 2 Will Spend an Episode in Shogun World
The upcoming second season of Westworld will feature a Shogun World episode in Japanese.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, co-showrunner Jonathan Nolan teased what fans might expect from the new world, saying him and co-showrunner Lisa Joy wanted to make Shogun World feel as authentic as possible. This meant having an episode be almost entirely in Japanese.
"We wanted to feel like our story dropped into a totally different world," Nolan said. "Basically, we have a whole episode in Japanese."
Nolan also discussed some of the inspirations behind Shogun World, which is confirmed to be based in the Edo period (1603-1867). According to Nolan, Kurosawa and Sonny Chiba films heavily influenced the design and feel of the new Season 2 park.
Legion Just Namedropped Another Big X-Men Plot Point
For as wacky and artsy and amazing as FX's Legion can be, there's no denying that it's also managing to tie itself inextricably to the bigger world of the X-Men even while avoiding the X-Men themselves for the most part. And last night's episode, "Chapter 10," kept that approach going with a brief namedrop that opens up the world of the show immensely: The Shi'ar.
Obviously, spoilers follow for Legion up through the second episode of Season 2.