Monthly Archives: April 2018
MoviePass Now Available in All AMC Theaters Again
MoviePass is now available in all AMC theater locations across the U.S. once again.
Entertainment Weekly reports MoviePass' standoff with AMC has now ended, with MoviePass adding all of the most popular AMC theaters back to its service. The theater-based subscription service allows users to see one movie a day for a monthly fee.
In January, MoviePass abruptly stopped servicing 10 large AMC theaters in major markets, including New York City and Los Angeles, as it reportedly sought reduced ticket prices from theater chains. AMC did not oblige.
Magic: The Gathering is Bringing Back Some of Its Most Historic Cards
Magic: The Gathering is returning to where it all began for its 25th anniversary. MTG’s next expansion is called Dominaria, named after the location of the game's very first set. This new set heads back to Dominaria and brings familiar faces with it in the form of returning cards and homages to some other classics.
We’ve got a look at six cards coming in Dominaria, two that are homages to classic cards from the beginning of MTG, and four of which are reprints from previous expansions with a new coat of paint. Check them out in the gallery below:
MTG Head Designer Mark Rosewater told us that Dominaria “was a set that was craving for nostalgia.” Rosewater explained that “part of making a set with a nostalgia factor is figuring out what cards from the past were the most memorable and then either bringing them back outright or finding a new design that captures the essence of what made the original card cool in the first place.”
How the Art of Magic: The Gathering Has Evolved Over 25 Years
Magic: The Gathering’s upcoming Dominaria expansion will be bringing back some of its earliest cards. Whether they are reprints or homages, cards like Drudge Skeletons and Fire Elemental have been around since the beginning, and their art has constantly evolved over the last 25 years.
Wizards of the Coast was kind enough to send us the art for every iteration of five of the cards coming to Dominaria, and some have shifted more drastically than others. See how they’ve changed over time in the gallery below:
I love the way these storied cards can change drastically in style, but still resemble themselves at the core. The art for Syncopate, for example, keeps a color scheme and general theme, even if it’s presented very differently.
Wrestling 101: Bullet Club Explains Bullet Club
Note: Video and images courtesy of Ring of Honor and Being the Elite.
Bullet Club. Vigilante Club. Villain Club. The Elite. For hardcore wrestling fans, knowing what these names mean and how they interconnect is a source of pride. But for casual and newly anointed wrestling fans, Bullet Club might be confusing. Why is a wrestling faction started in New Japan Pro Wrestling and currently dominating Ring of Honor so popular? What makes it different from other wrestling factions? Why does everyone want to be a part of it? And how did it manage to become so successful that the group's merchandise takes up entire sections of Hot Topic?
Gillian Anderson to Be Replaced on American Gods Season 2
American Gods is reportedly looking for a new actress to take on the role of New Media in Season 2.
TVLine reports the show is searching for a "20-something, Asian woman" to play the character, which symbolizes the role of social media in modern American life. Gillian Anderson played New Media in the first season, but announced earlier this year she won't be back for the second season.
Anderson's announcement came shortly after original showrunners Bryan Fuller and Michael Green left the series due to creative differences with producer FremantleMedia. This reprotedly involved a disagreement with the budget for Season 2.
Overwatch League All-Access Pass Includes Twitch Emotes, in-Game Skins, and More for $30
Twitch and Blizzard gave teamed up for an Overwatch League All-Access Pass that gives viewers exclusive Twitch content, in-game rewards, and "insider content" granting access to the Overwatch League Command Center, that includes alternate camera angles, and behind-the-scenes VODs.
The pass was announced this week and is priced at $29.99 for the inaugral season, with all of the benefits lasting up until the start of 2019's Overwatch League. Pass holders will be granted 23 Twitch global emotes— including character ability and gold team emotes — a global chat badge, a subscription icon, and a global in-chat badge. Other Twitch benefits include access to the subscriber-only Twitch chat room and the removal of ads.
Jay and Silent Bob VR Series Announced
A Jay and Silent Bob VR series is in the works from Kevin Smith.
The Tracking Board reports the series is part of STXsurreal's new VR sate and will premiere on the Surreal channel, which will launch as an app on VR headsets in mid-2018. The series will be written, directed, and produced by Kevin Smith.
Viewers will assume the role of Silent Bob and will go on several adventures with Jay (Jason Mewes), as the duo revisit fan-favorite characters. Last year, Smith also announced that a new Jay and Silent Bob film, tentatively titled Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, is in the works. The story follows the two titular main characters trying to stop Hollywood from rebooting the "Bluntman and Chronic" movie.
PUBG’s Next Event Mode, Tequila Sunrise, Announced
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds next event mode kicks off this week on Miramar, and is live for just 72 hours.
Tequila Sunrise is a shotgun and melee weapons only mode, with squads of four battling it out on the Miramar map. Shotguns and melee weapons will spawn at three times the usual rate during the event, as will shotgun ammo. Additional tweaks for this event include a smaller initial safe zone, no care packages, and the time of day will be locked at sunrise.
The event will run for 72 hours only and goes live today at 7PM PDT/ 10PM EST April 5, and on April 6 at 4AM CEST / 5AM BST. It wraps up on April 8 at 7PM PDT / 10PM EST and on April 9 at 4AM CEST / 5AM BST.
New Halloween Film Will Feature Michael Myers’ Original Mask
This year's new Halloween movie will feature Michael Myers wearing his original mask, according to the film's makeup artist.
In an interview with Halloween Daily News, special effects makeup artist Christopher Nelson revealed the mask won't look pristine or new in this upcoming film, but will reflect the passage of time.
"The film takes place 40 years later, so you’re not going to have that same mask, it’s not going to be this pristine, beautiful thing that it was in 1978," Nelson said. "You have to approach it from that standpoint."
Instead, the mask will look weathered and deteriorated since the new Halloween does take place four decades after the original. Nelson studied hundreds of books and photos to master this broken down look for Michael Myers' iconic mask.
Sicario: Day of the Soldado Exclusive Poster Debut
We have your exclusive first look at the new poster for Sicario: Day of the Soldado, the follow up to the 2015 action-thriller that brings back the original's Benicio Del Toro and Josh Brolin to star.
Sicario creator Taylor Sheridan also returns to script.
The movie's official synopsis says Sicario: Day of the Soldado "begins a new chapter. In the drug war, there are no rules – and as the cartels have begun trafficking terrorists across the US border, federal agent Matt Graver (Josh Brolin) calls on the mysterious Alejandro (Benicio Del Toro), whose family was murdered by a cartel kingpin, to escalate the war in nefarious ways."
