Monthly Archives: July 2018
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – What to Expect from the New Season
Thursday, July 20 will be a day long remembered for Star Wars fans. At this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, during the tenth anniversary Clone Wars panel, producer Dave Filoni calmly told a room full of breathless fans that he had a present. As the lights dimmed, those in the room became cautiously enraptured as we were treated to the voice of Captain Rex (voiced by Dee Bradley-Baker), and suddenly the hashtag appeared… #CloneWarsSaved! The atmosphere was electric, and fans roared with excitement, tears, and unabashed jubilation as the all new trailer debuted.
The twelve-episode season will presumably pick up where the series ended in March of 2014, and will run on the upcoming Disney streaming service. And for fans of the Emmy-award winning show, who have lamented its cancelation for years, there is cause for speculation in addition to celebration. What are we going to see? There are a number of threads left out there in the galaxy far, far away that deserve to be untangled, so let’s explore a few.
The Best Security Cameras
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The rise of internet-connected “smart home” devices has made it easier than ever to keep an eye on your home while you're out and about. Whether you’re keeping an eye on your cats from work, or checking for burglars while you're out for the night, a Wi-Fi enabled security camera is an affordable way to keep an eye on your crib.
For this list I’ll be focusing on plug-and-play, cloud-connected security cameras. There are other types of security systems out there—like Ethernet-connected CCTV cameras—but putting together a CCTV system is more complex, especially since you’ll be mixing and matching cameras with DVR units, across a wide range of budgets (from the super cheap EZVIZ systems to the more expensive Hikvision cameras). They’re great if you want to wire up and manage your own system rather than relying on someone else’s "cloud," but for the sake of this guide, I’m going to keep it simple since most people just want a few cameras for their house or apartment.
$200 Resident Evil 2 Remake Collector’s Edition Includes Leon Kennedy Figure, RPD Blueprints
Revealed today at the Resident Evil panel at San Diego Comic-Con, Resident Evil 2 will be receiving a Collector's Edition in North America that includes a 12" Leon S. Kennedy figure, blueprints of the Racoon Police Department renovation, and more.
For $199.99 USD / $239.99 CAD, the edition will be available exclusively at GameStop and EB Games and is currently available for preorder on Xbox One and available for preorder on PS4.
According to the PlayStation Blog, the Resident Evil 2 Collector's Edition includes:
Spock Will Return in Star Trek: Discovery Season 2
Before Captain Kirk, there was Captain Pike: The skipper of the USS Enterprise in the unaired first pilot for Star Trek, “The Cage,” the character was replaced/redesigned as Kirk when Pike actor Jeffrey Hunter jumped the starship and William Shatner signed on. But now Star Trek: Discovery’s second season will re-introduce Captain Pike in the person of actor Anson Mount as he teams up with Michael Burnham and the rest of the Discovery crew.
And not just that, but Pike’s science officer, Mister Spock himself, will also return. Though the circumstances surrounding that iconic character in Disco Season 2 are less clear.
Sonequa Martin-Green (Burnham), Doug Jones (Saru), Shazad Latif (Tyler/Voq), Mary Wiseman (Tilly), Anthony Rapp (Stamets), Wilson Cruz (Culber), Mary Chieffo (L’Rell) and Mount took to San Diego Comic-Con today along with executive producers Alex Kurtzman and Heather Kadin to discuss the new season of the newest Trek show. Also along for the ride in the massive Hall H was Tig Notaro, who guest stars this season as Chief Engineer Reno and moderated the panel.
Star Trek: Short Treks Series Coming to CBS All Access
Four short Star Trek episodes, called Short Treks, are coming this fall to CBS All Access.
During today's Star Trek: Discovery Comic-Con panel, co-creator and executive producer Alex Kurtzman announced these Short Treks. They will be released monthly starting this fall as 10-15 minute stand-alone stories. Each short aims to explore key characters and themes that fit into Star Trek: Discovery and expand the overall Star Trek Universe. (Also, be sure to head over here to learn all about the new Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 footage and secrets revealed today.)
New Battle Angel Alita Manga Poster Shows Off a Modern Alita Design
Battle Angel Alita creator, Yukito Kishiro, has drawn new art of Alita for an upcoming manga box set, and IGN has the exclusive to present it to you first. The art is described as "showing Alita as she appeared in the early series but with all the growth Kishiro has gone through as an artist over the last twenty years."
If you take a look at the poster below and compare it to the covers of the manga, you'll see the distinct change in not only Alita's face but also in the style of her hair and suit.
A Bug from Outer Space Is Joining Young Justice!
Update 7/24: Check out our full panel report, interviews, the new sizzle reel and more from Young Justice: Outsiders at SDCC 2018...
The teen heroes of Young Justice are finally making their return to animation in 2019 with Young Justice: Outsiders, and the team behind the revived series were on hand at San Diego Comic-Con today to talk about the long-awaited new season and show off new footage.
Young Justice: Outsiders will stream on DC's new digital service, DC Universe, with this third season focusing on the heroes as they face metahuman trafficking and more. Team members will include Static, Kid Flash, Robin, Wonder Girl, Spoiler, Blue Beetle, Thirteen, Arrowette, Arsenal and Beast Boy. Original team members Artemis, Nightwing, Aqualad and Superboy will also return.
Deadpool 2’s Zazie Beetz in Talks for Joker Origin Movie
Warner Bros.' Joker origin film could cast Deadpool 2 star Zazie Beetz.
Per THR, Beetz, who portrays Domino in the Deadpool sequel, is in talks for the supervillain crime drama. Beetz would portray a single mother who catches the interest of the future clown prince of crime. However, not much else about the potential role is currently known.
Joaquin Phoenix has signed to star as the Joker, with the film hitting theaters on October 4, 2019. Todd Phillips will direct from a script he co-wrote with Scott Silver.
Birthday Event Announced for Fortnite’s One Year Anniversary
Fortnite is celebrating its one year anniversary with a special prizes and an in-game event on July 24.
The Battle Bus in the Battle Royale mode is getting a birthday makeover and a new set of Birthday Challenges allowing you to to unlock special anniversary items:
- Deal 1,000 damage to opponents to unlock the Fortnite Birthday! Emoticon.
- Dance at different birthday cakes to unlock the Happy Birthday! Spray.
- Play 14 matches to unlock 5,000 XP.
Next Evangelion Movie Coming in 2020
A teaser for the new Evangelion film has been released alongside confirmation of the Japanese release date of 2020.
Evangelion 3.0 + 1.0 was first announced in 2012, and is the last of four films that were planned for the franshise, beginning with Evangelion: 1.0 You Are
Alone in 2007, Evangelion: 2.0 You Can
Advance in 2009, and Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo in 2012.
The teaser image and release date were posted on Anime! Anime! via Anime News Network.