Monthly Archives: August 2015
Annabelle’s John Leonetti to Direct Tag Film Adaptation
The body horror graphic novel Tag will soon be brought to the big screen.
Not unlike the recent horror film It Follows, Tag centers on a curse transmitted between people at the curse holder's will. In the book, a man has the curse inflicted upon him by the "tag" of a random stranger and soon finds his body beginning to decompose while he's yet living. In order to rid himself of the curse, the man has to decide between finding the origin of the curse and breaking it, or passing it along onto some other unwitting victim.
Deadline reports the full details remain somewhat unclear, it's likely this will follow the same formula while also adding in elements of the supernatural and a female protagonist.
Just Cause 3’s Challenge Modes Look Insanely Fun
If you didn't get a chance to play the Just Cause 3 demo at Gamescom, Game Director Roland Lesterlin has given us some exclusive footage of the open-world adventure game's action-packed challenge modes for you to enjoy. Check it out in the video above.
The first mode shown off in the demo is the Sirocco Sky Tour, one of Just Cause 3's intense wingsuit races that will have you soaring through a series of colored rings for points. The closer to the center of each ring you can get, the higher your score will be. Some rings even give you bonus points for flying through at dangerously low altitudes.
After that, Lesterlin walks us through a destruction frenzy, game modes that unlock after you've liberated a base. The map shown in the demo is a place called Vigilator Sud, which the player is given infinite RPGs with which to destroy. The timer is set for 1:30, but it doesn't actually start counting down until one thing in the base is fully destroyed – in the case of Lesterlin's demo, a huge radar dish that takes eight rockets to finally send crumbling down.
The Walking Dead’s Top 10 Episodes
Warning: Contains spoilers for all of AMC's The Walking Dead through Season 6
With AMC already green-lighting an eighth season before Season 7 premieres this Sunday, October 23rd, The Walking Dead continues to prove that it is a modern-era TV juggernaut with no end in sight. Plus, with Rick and his crew of hardened survivors going up against their most formidable enemy to date -- Jeffrey Dean Morgan's Negan -- it's clear that things are more dangerous than ever on the show and viewer anxiety is at an all-time high.
But we're not here to get all caught up in who Negan's going to kill or speculate on who the victim might be. In anticipation of the show's big return, we've updated out list of The Walking Dead's best episodes so far.
Jon Stewart Hosting WWE SummerSlam
Fresh off his tearful retirement from Comedy Central's The Daily Show, Jon Stewart has now set his sights back toward his love of pro-wrestling. It's just been announced that Stewart is set to host WWE’s SummerSlam on Sunday, August 23rd at 7pm ET live on WWE Network.
Stewart, a longtime WWE fan, appeared earlier this year in WWE storylines via an on-going feud with WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins. After Stewart taunted Rollins in an online video, Rollins appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart where he challenged Stewart to appear on Monday Night RAW to settle their score.
And here's how Stewart's RAW appearance went...
Devil Dinosaur Returns in New Marvel Series
In an upcoming all-ages series, Marvel is looking to re-introduce a classic character. Called Moon Girl, this series will bring back the classic character Devil Dinosaur, created by comics legend Jack Kirby in 1978.
In the original series, Devil Dinosaur is partnered with Moon-Boy, a young caveman character who joined him for the short-lived series.
Now Devil Dinosaur is back, but his companion is much different than it was in the '70s. This time, he's accompanied by Lunella Lafayette, a young genius also known as Moon Girl. The latest in a recent string of alternative female superheroes, Moon Girl is an inspector-like gadget character who will ultimately get into hijinks with the T-Rex in downtown Manhattan.
Clint Hocking Leaves Amazon Game Studios
Clint Hocking, Creative Director of Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory and Far Cry 2, has left Amazon Game Studios.
Hocking also spent time at Valve and at LucasArts following his time at Ubisoft before joining Amazon in 2014 alongside Portal's Kim Swift. Hocking has not announced any new career moves. Swift will host the keynote speech at PAX Prime 2015 later this month.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail Is Coming to Blu-ray
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced it's bringing the classic comedy to Blu-ray.
Both a standard version of the Blu-ray and a Limited Edition Gift Set will be available starting October 27. Both versions will include brand-new artwork from Terry Gilliam, as well as 30 minutes of Q&A footage from the Monty Python and the Holy Grail event at this year's Tribeca Film Festival.
Those who opt for the Limited Edition Gift Set will also receive a collectible castle packaging that features "real catapult action and rubber farm animals." In addition, this collector-minded version includes exclusive intro letters from both Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones.
Hearthstone ‘Grand Tournament’ Expansion Getting Previewed This Week
You can sample some of the Hearthstone cards coming in the next expansion in this week's Tavern Brawl.
The Hearthstone blog announced today that the next Tavern Brawl is called "The Grand Tournament Match." It will pit the mage character Medivh against the hunter Alleria. Both decks will be pre-built to highlight different aspects of the upcoming Grand Tournament expansion. Medivh will rely on Inspire cards, while Alleria will use the new Joust mechanic to her advantage.
While Blizzard hasn't given an official date for the Grand Tournament, the Tavern Brawl is ending on August 24. That's the same date that eagle-eyed fans noticed the wrappings came off pre-purchased packs if they set their PC clocks forward, so it looks likely for the release.
Everything New We Learned About Star Wars at D23
Although there was no new footage from either Star Wars: The Force Awakens or Rogue One screened at this weekend's D23 Expo, Disney and Lucasfilm nevertheless gave Star Wars fans plenty to enjoy and talk about. Here's a rundown of all the biggest Star Wars items that came out of the biennial Disney fan convention.
Last week yielded a veritable treasure trove of new details about Episode VII thanks to Entertainment Weekly's cover story. While D23 Expo didn't reveal anything new from The Force Awakens in either news or footage, it did give fans the D23 exclusive variant poster painted by classic Star Wars artist Drew Struzan seen below:
Tracy Morgan Is Set to Host SNL This Season
Saturday Night Live alumnus Tracy Morgan will return to host the show October 17.
Not only will this mark Morgan's second time hosting SNL, but it also will serve as the 30 Rock actor's first TV performance since a tragic car accident last year, according to Deadline. Morgan had a life-threatening brain injury as a result of the crash, and there were concerns he would never perform again.
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