Monthly Archives: September 2018
Stranger Things Comic Begins This Week
With dozens of comic books to choose from, let us show you which are the best coming out this week. Take a look at this list spotlighting our favorite comics that we know are money-well-spent and new books that look cool and are backed by some top-tier talent.
Once you check out our picks, head to the comments to let us know what you’ll be buying this week!
Spider-Geddon #0 - $4.99
Writer Christos Gage | Artist Clayton Crain (Marvel Comics)
Star Wars Producer Gary Kurtz Dies
Gary Kurtz, producer of such films as Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope and Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, has passed away from cancer at the age of 78.
As reported by Variety, Gary's family issued a statement following his passing on Sunday in North London, England.
"Gary was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, friend, colleague, and mentor, whose work and talent spanned filmmaking, photography, music, and cinema history. He was a Marine, a world traveller, an outdoorsman, and a kind, compassionate human being. ... Gary was passionate about telling stories that shared the humanity of characters in entertaining ways for audiences around the world. Gary was a magnificent man, who will be hugely missed. His whole family thanks you for your loving thoughts."
The Walking Dead Producer on Her New Horror Film Hell Fest
We have an exclusive new poster and featurette for you today for the upcoming horror film Hell Fest. The movie will drop a new '80s-themed trailer tomorrow, Tuesday the 25th.
Gale Anne Hurd, executive producer of The Walking Dead, produced this chiller from director Gregory Plotkin (Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension). In Hell Fest, a masked serial killer turns a horror themed amusement park into his own personal playground, terrorizing a group of friends while the rest of the patrons believe that it is all part of the show.
Check out what Hurd had to say about the movie in the video below.
We also have this '80s-style exclusive new poster for Hell Fest (seen below). The film stars Amy Forsyth (Rise, Beautiful Boy), Reign Edwards (The Bold and The Beautiful, Snowfall), Bex Taylor-Klaus (Voltron, The Killing), Christian James (Nashville, Exposed), Roby Attal (The Long Road Home, Red Eleven), Matt Mercurio (Black Lightning, The Resident) and Tony Todd (Candyman, The Man From Earth).
New Red Dead Redemption 2 Wildlife Photos Released
Update 9/28: Rockstar Games has released more wildlife screenshots from Red Dead Redemption 2, including images of American bison, a banded gila monster, a red fox, vultures and more. The screenshots can be seen in the gallery below.
The hunting, fishing and wildlife systems in Red Dead Redemption 2 are incredibly deep and realistic, if Rockstar’s own descriptions of these systems are anything to go by.
Revealed through the official Rockstar Games website, Red Dead Redemption 2 will be home to approximately 200 species of animals, including various mammals, birds, fish and more. All reportedly behave and react to the game’s environment in unique, logical ways.
Game of Thrones to Offer Set Tours of Winterfell, King’s Landing, Castle Black in Ireland
To celebrate the final season of Game of Thrones, HBO will be opening up tours of several filming locations in Northern Ireland to the public, called the Game of Thrones Legacy project.
The locations will be converted into tourist attractions and fans will be able to see behind-the-scenes details on how the series was made.
Specific details of what will be included in the project are yet to be released, but HBO is considering standing sets for some of the more iconic locations such as Winterfell, Castle Black, and Kings Landing. A traditional studio tour of Linen Mill Studios that will showcase goods from the series across all seasons is also being considered.
Vice President of Licensing and Retail for HBO, Jeff Peters said HBO is thrilled to preserve the locations from the series and to invite fans to explore Westeros in real life.
Jon Hamm Reveals His Favorite Batman Stories
With Mad Men actor John Hamm expressing his interest in playing Batman, and growing support for the actor to wear the cowl appearing online, IGN asked the self-described comic book fan what Batman stories he enjoys most to get a bit of insight into his Batman fandom.
"I like the Dark Knight stories, the Frank Miller limited series that they had back in the day," Hamm told IGN at the premiere of Bad Times at the El Royale. "I like the Flashpoint timeline. It was a Flash kind of derivative of Batman where he changes the history, and Bruce Wayne dies, and his father becomes Batman. It's very different, right? Kind of cool.
Check out our interview with Jon Hamm below.
SiriusXM Buying Pandora Streaming Service for $3.5 Billion
SiriusXM has announced that it's acquiring streaming music service Pandora for approximately $3.5 billion in stock, which Sirius says will make it the world's largest audio entertainment company with over $7 billion in expected 2018 revenue.
With Pandora, Sirius believes it will be able to "significantly expand" from streaming its vehicle-centric satellite radio into other mobile platforms as well as homes. Listeners will not experience any sort of immediate change to their experiences, however.
The announcement says Sirius plans to create "unique audio packages" and increase Pandora's in-car distribution by leveraging Sirius' strong foothold in that market. Sirius also plans to create a "promotional platform" for artists that will be curated and personalized for users to deliver compelling listening experiences and connect artists with their existing fans as well as potential new fans.
First Fortnite Season 6 Teaser Features DJ Llama
Epic Games revealed the first of what should be several teasers leading up to the start of Fortnite Season 6 later this week.
On the official Fortnite Twitter account, Epic tweeted a single image featuring what appears to be some kind of llama skin. The llama seems very comfortable with a cool DJ headset sitting on its head, matching the "all great parties need a DJ" caption that went along with the image.
"All great parties need a DJ. 3 days to Season 6."
How Doctor Who Can Change Your Life: An Essay by Jodie Whittaker
This September, IGN is highlighting the best TV coming your way in the 2018-2019 season. Today, we're venturing into the wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey world of Doctor Who, which is kicking off a new season with a brand new Doctor, played by Broadchurch alum Jodie Whittaker. Beyond knowing that this season will follow the adventures of the Doctor and her companions, details on the upcoming episodes are top-secret. Instead, this IGN First offers an inside look into the mind of Whittaker as she explains what being the Doctor means to her.
It means everything.
Out This Week: Valkyria Chronicles 4, Life is Strange 2, FIFA 19
With so many new games and movies coming out, it can be hard to keep up. Lucky for you, IGN is here to help with a weekly round-up of the biggest releases each and every week. Check out the latest releases for this week, and be sure to come back next Monday for a new update.
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