Monthly Archives: March 2015
More Mortal Kombat X Characters Confirmed
More characters are coming to the Mortal Kombat X roster. In addition to serial killer and movie monster Jason Vorhees from the Friday the 13th movies, classic Kombatants Tremor and Tanya will also be available.
The fighters will be part of the Kombat Pack included with the Mortal Kombat X Kollector’s Edition by Coarse, along with the limited and premium editions of the game. The Kombat Pack can be purchased separately for $30 USD.
The pack includes the following extras:
- The Ultimate Horror Pack
- Playable character Jason Voorhees
- Horror skins Vampiress Mileena, Kraken Reptile and Pharaoh Ermac
Why Nintendo’s Deal with DeNA Makes Sense
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Game of Thrones’ Best Changes from the Books
UPDATE: This feature now includes events through Game of Thrones: Season 5.
Warning: Spoilers for HBO's Game of Thrones Seasons 1-5 follow - as well as how certain events differ from all of George R. R. Martin's books in the A Song of Ice and Fire series.
When it comes to adapting a beloved book, or book series, to the screen, there's simply no pleasing everyone. Once called "unfilmable" by author George R. R. Martin himself, the book series that HBO's Game of Thrones is based on was written with a specific disregard for adaptation/production budget; allowing for certain luxury of content and scope. Of course, HBO and EP's David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have found a way to successfully adapt (with Martin's blessing and producer credit) the dense, layered material depicting the addictively brutal power struggles found in the fantasy realms of Westeros and Essos.
Age of Ultron’s Black Widow Comes to Life
Hot Toys has revealed the latest addition to their ever-growing lineup of Avengers: Age of Ultron figures - Black Widow. And just like all the rest, it's a stunningly lifelike collectible.
This Widow figure is based on actress Scarlett Johansson's latest Marvel makeover. Aside from a return to a shorter, more curly hair style, Widow now has her electrified gadgets and blue detailing on her traditionally black costume. Like all the other figures in this line, Widow is designed at 1:6 scale and measures about 11 inches tall. This release includes various accessories like a display stand, weapons, and interchangeable hands.
Check out the figure below:
Sideshow Collectibles currently has this figure available for pre-order for $219.99. The current release window is listed as November 2015-January 2016.
Captain America: Civil War Shooting in April
Captain America: Civil War is set to start filming next month, according to casting notices.
Collider reports that extras across many ethnicities are set to start shooting in Atlanta on April 1. In addition, the casting notices included a new synopsis for Civil War, which is changing up the comic storyline to transition neatly from Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron:
"Following the events of Age of Ultron, the collective governments of the world pass an act designed to regulate all superhuman activity. This polarizes opinion amongst the Avengers, causing two factions to side with Iron Man or Captain America, which causes an epic battle between former allies."
Wes Bentley Checks Into American Horror Story: Hotel
American Horror Story: Freak Show's Wes Bentley will return as a series regular in the horror anthology's upcoming fifth season, American Horror Story: Hotel.
The announcement was made on Twitter by series co-creator Ryan Murphy: "Thrilled to announce Wes Bentley will be a series regular on AHS: Hotel."
Independence Day 2 Eyes a Nymphomaniac
Actress Charlotte Gainsbourg (Nymphomaniac) may be joining the cast of director Roland Emmerich's Independence Day 2.
That's according to The Hollywood Reporter, which reports Gainsbourg is in talks with Fox to star alongside Liam Hemsworth and Jessie Usher in the ID4 sequel.
There are no details on Gainsbourg's potential role at this time.
Hemsworth will have a leading role in the film, while Usher will play Will Smith's character's son. Smith himself won't be returning for the film, however Jeff Goldblum will reprise his role as David Levinson.
Bad News Ahead for Lannisters, Good News for Hookers
Winter is coming but so is a lot of economic hardship for the villainous Lannister family if this professional financial analysis is correct.
"The Iron Throne is a terrible investment," according to Business Insider, which investigated the economics of Westeros and how the Lannisters' debts and increased spending may end up being their downfall. Watch the video below for a recounting of the specific business missteps the Lannisters have made and who they should really be worried about ahead.
Business Insider also claims the worsening economy will likely spawn an increase in prostitution but at a lower price. So I guess that gives Tyrion a pretty good reason to eventually return home!
Virgin Is Developing Electric Cars
Virgin CEO Richard Branson has revealed that his company may be soon be entering the electric car business.
In a recent interview with Bloomberg, the billionaire CEO said, "
e have teams of people working on electric cars, so you never know—you may find Virgin competing with the Tesla in the car business as we do in the space business. We will see what happens."
Tesla, the company Virgin would be competing with, made headlines several years ago with their creation of the world's first entirely electric sports car. We got to spend a week with the Tesla Model S, and found it to be an incredible piece of technology.
Big Bang Theory Star Wants to Play The Riddler
The Big Bang Theory's Jim Parsons says he would like to play crazed Batman villain The Riddler in a superhero film.
When asked if he'd ever like to play a superhero, Parsons told MTVUK, "I would like to be a villain. I would really like to play The Riddler. I don't feel they're using The Riddler very much, are they?"
Following a comment that the Big Bang Theory star would be "dope" as The Riddler, Parsons teased, "Wouldn't I? You hear that? I would be 'dope' as The Riddler. Girls, tell your friends."
The last time The Riddler appeared in a Batman film was in 1995's Batman Forever, in which he was portrayed by Jim Carrey. Cory Michael Smith currently plays a pre- Riddler Edward Nygma on FOX's Gotham.