Monthly Archives: September 2015
Top 10 Once Upon a Time Episodes
Warning: Full spoilers for the first four seasons of ABC's Once Upon a Time...
Over its first four seasons, Once Upon a Time has brought to life countless fairy tales, visited numerous classic story worlds and seen its villains become heroes -- and its heroes become villains. The ABC drama has never shied away from twisting traditional origin tales and delving deep into its many, many characters' pasts, using those stories to analyze larger moral quandaries.
The plot of the series has gone through many iterations over the years, but there are still some storylines that have stood out above the rest as not only being integral to Once Upon a Time, but also a testament to the great things the show can do. With Season 5, Merida and Dark Swan arriving on Sunday, Sept. 27, here's a look back at the series' 10 best episodes so far.
New to Amazon Prime for October 2015
This October, Amazon's got Pee-wee's Big Adventure, the original 1958 Fly, Nell, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, the third Hunger Games flick, new series Red Oaks, and more - all free to watch for Prime members on Amazon's Instant Video app.
And for purchase, there's Jurassic World, Pixels, Terminator Genisys, and new TV seasons for Arrow, Blacklist, Flash, Supergirl, and many more.
IGN SPOTLIGHT
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Bringing Freddy vs. Jason and Walking Dead To Life at Horror Nights
Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando is celebrating its 25th year, with a mix of mazes devoted to original concepts created just for the event and mazes based on big Hollywood properties, including two biggies – The Walking Dead and Freddy vs. Jason. During my recent visit to HHN’s kickoff last week, I visited these mazes and learned more about their creation.
Bringing Freddy vs. Jason and Walking Dead To Life at Horror Nights
Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando is celebrating its 25th year, with a mix of mazes devoted to original concepts created just for the event and mazes based on big Hollywood properties, including two biggies – The Walking Dead and Freddy vs. Jason. During my recent visit to HHN’s kickoff last week, I visited these mazes and learned more about their creation.
It’s Time to Celebrate Batman Day
Today is Batman Day! Last year's Batman Day was a huge success for DC Comics as they celebrated the 75th anniversary of the Caped Crusader, so they decided to make it an annual event. Hey, we're not complaining, because the more chances we get to express our love for the Dark Knight, the better.
IGN is celebrating Batman Day by sharing some of our favorite Batman-related content. We all love Batman, so know that these features were created with all the love, care, and vengeance that all Bat-things deserve. Check 'em out, then head to the comments to express your love for Gotham's shadowy protector.
DC Comics is offering a huge sale on digital Batman comics through Comixology. And to get in on the Batman fun, Sprinkles cupcakes is selling Batman cupcakes this Saturday. So now you can have your soul stirred by Batman's dark adventures while also getting a sugar rush. Yum! Just be sure to find a friend to share them with like I did.
New Marvel’s Jessica Jones Teaser
After an intriguing premiere date announcement teaser debuted a couple weeks back, we now have the first actual live-action footage from Marvel's Jessica Jones.
The new teaser popped up on a Spanish-language Marvel Facebook page, and while there is no dialogue, the single shot still has some notable info to tell audiences about the life Krysten Ritter's Jessica Jones is living - and what she's capable of doing.
Click on the image below to see the teaser.
First Star Wars Additions at Disneyland Opening Soon
Last month, Disney revealed plans to bring Star Wars into its family of various theme parks in a bigger way, and the company has now announced the first few additions are opening surprisingly soon at California's original Disneyland, on November 16th.
Among these attractions are Star Wars Launch Bay, where guests can visit with Star Wars characters, see special exhibits and get peeks at the upcoming film The Force Awakens; an upgrade to the popular Star Tours: The Adventures Continue, where the classic ride will now have a scene borrowing elements from The Force Awakens; and Hyperspace Mountain, a re-imagining/temporary re-theming of the classic ride Space Mountain ride as an X-Wing battle in space.
Millar on Deciding Colin Firth’s Role in Kingsman Sequel
During a sitdown interview with Mark Millar about his comics Jupiter’s Circle and Chrononauts -- keep an eye out for the full interview soon -- IGN asked Millar about the sequel to this year’s Kingsman: The Secret Service spy-action blockbuster.
Spoiler warning for those who haven’t seen the movie!
Millar has previously said that they want actor Colin Firth to be a part of the sequel, but seeing how his character Galahad died after the movie’s most insane, visceral action scene, it’s been unclear exactly how he would fit into the next installment. Here's what Millar had to say on the matter.
“That's the conversation everyone's having right now, because part of what made that movie work is Colin. Colin's fantastic, it was a two-hander, that film. You also want to have the integrity of the story, so if you are bringing him back, it has to make sense. That's where it is at at the moment. Beats of the story have been done.
Marvel’s Phase 2: Everything That Happened
With the release of Ant-Man, Phase 2 of the Marvel movies is now complete. So let’s catch up on all the major happenings in this stage of the MCU…
Spoilers obviously follow.
Starting with sequels for Iron Man (3), Thor (The Dark World), and Captain America (Winter Soldier), Phase 2 then introduced the insta-classic Guardians of the Galaxy, before reuniting the Avengers for Age of Ultron and then finally ending on the tiniest of notes with Ant-Man. Read on for a recap of all the major plot points hit upon in Marvel’s Phase 2.
Things kicked off with Iron Man 3, where Tony Stark was still reeling from the events of the first Avengers movie. It seems fighting an alien horde, flying through a wormhole, and almost sacrificing yourself via nuclear explosion takes a toll. So he’s built a ton of new Iron Man suits because, you know, insomnia.
Mark Millar on Making Civil War Work on Screen
During a sitdown interview with Mark Millar about his comics Jupiter’s Circle and Chrononauts -- keep an eye out for the full interview soon -- IGN asked Millar about next year’s Captain America: Civil War movie. Millar wrote the Civil War comic book (with art by Steve McNiven), and while he isn’t a creative consultant to Marvel Studios like he is for Fox’s X-Men/Fantastic Four movies, he still gave us some insight on how he thinks the story would best be translated to the big screen.
“The important thing really is the Superhero Registration Act essentially. It has nothing to do with secret identities. Weirdly, people get really hung up on the whole secret identity thing. When I was writing that book, I was thinking about having the superheroes having to expose their identities and get brought under government legislation, and then I said to Marvel, "Who's got a secret identity?" and they said, “No one.” There's basically Spider-Man. Everyone, even Daredevil, had given up their secret identity at this point. I was like, alright, so I made it about something else.