Monthly Archives: April 2018
The Flash Movie Reportedly Won’t Be Titled Flashpoint
Warner Bros.' upcoming Flash movie starring Ezra Miller reportedly won't be titled Flashpoint.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, writer Dan Mazeau worked on the project "when it was titled Flashpoint," which suggests the movie's title is now something else.
What the film will be called now is anybody's guess, though it may still cover the events of the Flashpoint incident. On Twitter, THR reporter Borys Kit clarified his statement from the aforementioned article, saying, "I didn't say they weren't adapting Flashpoint. All I said was that it wouldn't be titled Flashpoint. But maybe I've said too much."
The Secrets Behind Middle-earth: Shadow of War’s Nemesis System
When Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor was released in 2014, developer Monolith Productions realized something surprising: The best players had the worst experience. This was because of the Nemesis System, which expected players to die now and then so it could personalize their interactions with the many orcs and Uruks. The players who didn't die missed out on that key feature.
This was just one of the many details Monolith wanted to address for the sequel, Middle-earth: Shadow of War. I sat down with Director Michael de Plater for a deep dive on the upgraded Nemesis System, the stories he wanted to tell, and how he made the player the one thing the orcs of Middle-earth fear. Check out the latest episode of IGN's Expert Mode:
Assassin’s Creed Origins April PC Update Offers Crazy Customization Options
The Assassin's Creed Origins April PC update adds some deep options to the game, including allowing players to tame multiple animals, character changing, and more.
Ubisoft announced the April update will include the Animus Control Panel, which will be embedded in the Uplay Library page, and will allow players to customize all kinds of things, as the image below reveals.
The Animus Control Panel will allow a wild degree of game customization.
The CW Announces The Flash, Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow Season Finale Dates
The CW has announced release dates for DC's Legends of Tomorrow, The Flash, Riverdale, and more.
Over the next two months, the DC superhero lineup, as well as CW's other hit shows like Riverdale and Supernatural, will air season finales.
This month and next will feature season finales for all the biggest CW shows.
DC's Legends of Tomorrow's season finale will air next week on April 9, with Black Lightning following on April 17 and Jane the Virgin on April 20.
Tom Holland Has the Best Response to Infinity War Directors’ ‘No Spoilers’ Letter
Spider-Man himself Tom Holland has the best reaction to the "no spoilers" letter Avengers: Infinity War directors Joe and Anthony Russo released earlier today.
Holland jokingly revealed on Twitter the Russo brothers originally addressed the statement to him. "This letter was originally addressed to me," Holland tweeted. Last year, Holland did a planned Instagram live post where he "spoiled" the first Infinity War poster. You can check out the video here.
What Will Avengers 4 Be Titled? The Comics Offer Some Clues
Thanks to Marvel Studios’ long term planning, we usually know the titles of every movie coming out for the next several years, but Avengers 4 has proven to be an exception to the rule. Avengers: Infinity War hits on April 27 and we know that Avengers 4 (opening May 3, 2019) will be a direct follow-up to the events of that movie. We’re pretty sure it's when the Infinity War credits roll that we’ll finally have the title revealed a la “Tony Stark will return” at the end of Iron Man 3. But rather than wait that long, we’ve turned to the comics to suss out what the title will be.
Recently, the Russo brothers, who are directing both of these Avengers flicks, responded to a fan on Twitter who said they were scared of what the mystery title might be. Their response? “You should.” As innocuous as that might sound, it’s actually a big clue that points to two different titles from the comics.
Flash Movie Writer to Adapt Ready Player One Author’s Novel Armada
Ready Player One author Ernest Cline's second novel might be turning into a movie soon.
Per THR, Flashpoint writer Dan Mazeau will adapt the 2015 book Armada for Random House and Universal. The studios picked up the film rights based on a 20-page proposal from Cline in 2012. A release date has not been set yet.
Ernest Cline's Armada.
Guillermo del Toro, Fox Searchlight Make a Deal for New Genre Movie Label
Guillermo del Toro has signed a deal with Fox Searchlight to help create a new genre movie label.
The soon to be named label will serve as a home for projects in the horror, sci-fi, and fantasy genres. It will include projects produced and curated by del Toro. The first film from the label, Antlers, follows the story of an elementary school teacher taking in a troubled student with a mysterious family secret that has deadly consequences.
Antlers is based on the short story The Quiet Boy by Nick Antosca. The movie will be directed by Scott Cooper, with a script by Nick Antosca & Henry Chaisson. David Goyer, J. Miles Dale, and del Toro will produce, with Kevin Turen executive producing.
Infinity War: James Gunn Wrote Dialogue for Guardians of the Galaxy
James Gunn contributed to Avengers: Infinity War by writing some dialogue for the Guardians of the Galaxy.
Per SuperBroMovies, Dave Bautista, who plays Drax the Destroyer in the Guardians movies, revealed during an Awesome Con Q&A this past weekend that Gunn wrote a few lines for the eccentric Marvel characters.
However, Bautista didn't share any further details about what Gunn specifically wrote in the Marvel ensemble movie. This shouldn't come as a huge surprise considering Gunn is both the writer and director of the two Guardians of the Galaxy films, and has been instrumental in bringing these characters to life onscreen.
2001: A Space Odyssey Is Coming Back to Theaters in 70mm
50 years ago, Director Stanly Kubrick released his groundbreaking sci-fi epic, 2001: A Space Odyssey. To celebrate this momentous anniversary, Warner Bros. Pictures will debut an unrestored 70mm print at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival on May 12.
Don't worry, if you're not able to make it to the south of France for the debut, Warner Bros will be re-releasing the film in theaters on May 18. There will also be a 4K HDR Blu-ray release sometime in the fall of 2018 from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, which The Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan acted as an advisor on for the film's restoration process.
Nolan is a big fan of the movie and will personally be introducing the film at the Cannes festival.