Monthly Archives: October 2015
First Shadowhunters Trailer Revealed
ABC Family has released the first trailer for its upcoming series Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments ahead of its debut this coming January.
This "first look" teaser was unveiled via the show's official Snapchat account, and has since made its way to YouTube, courtesy of the Aussie Shadowhunters channel. Give it look below.
The show, based on Cassandra Clare's young adult novel series The Mortal Instruments, stars Katherine McNamara as Clary Fray, a human who gets wrapped up in hunting demons with Shadowhunter Jace (Dominic Sherwood) after her mother is kidnapped.
Clare's supernatural collection of books was originally planned to get several movie adaptations, but after The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones' poor performance at the box office, the series has been moved to television.
Report: Justice League Dark to Film Next Year
Warner Bros. is reportedly moving ahead with their long-gestating Justice League Dark movie, also known as Dark Universe. Guillermo del Toro will no longer direct the movie, but is still aboard to produce the DC Comics adaptation -- a task that will see him getting an assist from an Oscar-winning Hollywood heavyweight.
Famed producer Scott Rudin (Steve Jobs, The Social Network, No Country for Old Men) is said to have come aboard the project. (Factoid: Rudin was the inspiration for Kevin Spacey's raging, demoralizing producer character in Swimming With Sharks.)
Is GoT’s Margaery Planning the Ultimate Team-Up?
At New York Comic-Con today, Game of Thrones star Natalie Dormer had some fun talking about her character Margaery Tyrell, while also dropping what could be the tiniest of hints about the future of Margaery.
Spoilers for Game of Thrones Season 5 follow.
As fans know, Margaery’s fortunes took a turn for the worse last season when she was thrown in jail by the High Sparrow. But prior to that, Margaery had her eye on the Iron Throne, of course. Dormer was asked about what kind of threat her character poses to Lena Headey’s Cersei, who also has a thing for that Throne.
Natalie Dormer as Margaery Tyrell in Game of Thrones.
HBO Now Arrives on Roku
Roku devices now support HBO Now.
The HBO online service became available as a channel on Roku's website today. While HBO Now originally launched as an Apple exclusive, the subscription service has since become compatible with Android devices and Google Chromecast.
Capcom Officially Announces Laura for Street Fighter 5
Capcom has officially announced Laura Matsuda for Street Fighter V.
Last week, the jiu-jitsu specialist was leaked prior to her intended reveal at the Brasil Game Show.
According to Capcom-Unity, Laura is the “heir to the Matsuda Jiu-Jitsu fighting style” and is “looking for strong opponents around the world to defeat.” Her fighting style allows players to use a variety of quick attacks and command grabs. Laura does indeed have a projectile, which she uses to her advantage in approaching opponents.
Nintendo Adds New Social Features to the Miiverse
Nintendo has updated the Miiverse with a host of new social features.
In an effort to better connect the Wii U and 3DS communities, players can now see what is trending on the Miiverse in real time, share posts and ideas within communities dedicated to specific games, and check in to see how other players are doing in their own games via the Play Journal live feed. Visit the Miiverse website to see all of the changes in action.
Robert Kirkman Teases Intense The Walking Dead Season
With Season 6 of The Walking Dead set to debut this weekend, creator Robert Kirkman stopped by New York Comic Con to talk up the new season. And talk it up he did, promising “the most intense season so far.” As TWD fans know, that’s saying something.
He said that he's noticed that there are big cliffhangers at the end of every episode he's seen of the new season. “I’m watching cuts like ‘Ahhhhh!’” he laughed.
The S6 debut will have a special premiere at New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Friday, October 9. And while Kirkman was light on plot details about the new episodes, he did tease some broad strokes.
Viewers will see more of Rick interacting with “these people who live in this safe place, who have this misconception of how the world works now.” That’s Alexandria, of course, where Rick and his group came in and shook things up last year.
Netflix Raises Monthly Fee for Its Main Plan
The price of Netflix's most popular plan has been increased from $8.99 to $9.99 a month in the United States.
While the dollar increase won't affect existing customers until October of next year, the new monthly rate is now in effect for everyone else. The company confirmed the change in response to a user on Twitter.
EA Announces New Plants Vs. Zombies Theme Park Attraction
Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare is coming to the big screen...a very, very big screen.
EA announced today they've partnered with the North Carolina-based theme park Carowinds to open a brand new Plants vs. Zombies attraction.
Called an "intra-active" 3D experience, Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare: 3Z Arena places attendees in two teams who compete with each other by shooting at screens with toy blasters in a five-minute backyard battle. The attraction features large screens, motion-based seating, and surround sound.
Concept Image Credit: Carowinds/Electronic Arts.
Fantastic 4: Producer Discusses What Went Wrong
Fantastic Four producer Simon Kinberg has come forward to speak about what went wrong with 20th Century Fox's disastrous superhero reboot, while also revealing whether or not he'd work with the film's director ever again.
Addressing the criticism leveled at him for possibly being spread too thin between his various projects (he's also involved in a Star Wars anthology movie, Deadpool, Logan's Run and X-Men: Apocalypse, among others), Kinberg told THR: "I was there every day on set of Fan Four, as I am on anything that I'm the writer and the producer of. Some movies work out and some don't. In my experience, there's not a direct correlation between the process and the product."