Monthly Archives: February 2016
Anthony Mackie Says “No” to Solo Falcon Movie
We recently caught up with Anthony Mackie to discuss new film Triple 9, and while we had him cornered, we asked the Avenger if he'd like to star in a solo Falcon movie.
"No I don’t know man" was the rather surprising response. "I don’t know. I like going to work with good people. Like shooting this movie
it wasn’t really work. We got to hang out and have a good time and really get to know each other. I’ve admired Aaron Paul’s work long before Breaking Bad. I’ve admired Chiwetel
's work. Kate
is admirable. So to be able to go to work and meet these people and see the way they work and kind of delve into their process as well is really a learning experience for me. So I feel like when you go to work and it’s just you and it’s me - ‘Look at me, haha’ - it takes away from that."
Epic’s Bullet Train is the VR-Version of a Rad Arcade Shooter
The scant 10 minutes I spent with Epic’s Bullet Train, a rad Oculus Touch shooter, brought back tons of fond memories of dozens of hours and hundreds of dollars in quarters spent at my local arcade. At its core, Bullet Train is a VR, touch-based shooting gallery. But in providing a relatively-simple concept, incorporating some incredibly-responsive technology, and stripping away all of the fat, it delivered a lean, exciting experience.
Yes, the demo had me zipping across a train platform, grabbing various firearms, and blowing away waves of enemies. That’s nothing new to anyone who’s played a shooter in the past decade or two. But it’s the smart way that everything came together in an intuitive manner that made Bullet Train stand out to me as one of the most entertaining VR demos I’ve had yet.
The 100 Showrunner on This Season’s Big Storylines
Hey guys, Eric here - going solo, yet not solo, as I'm joined by a special guest, The 100's executive producer and showrunner, Jason Rothenberg.
On the heels of last week's big episode, "Watch the Thrones," Rothenberg and I discuss a much-debated storyline involving Bellamy, the evolution of characters like Murphy and Lexa and other aspects regarding what goes into the creation of the CW series. We also talk about fan interactions, the potential future of the series and much more.
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Star Wars: Peter Mayhew to Tweet Pages of Original Script
Starting today, Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew will be tweeting out his original Star Wars: Journal of the Whills script on Twitter.
To celebrate the beginning of Star Wars: Episode VIII production, the actor tweeted, he will be posting the coffee-stained, well-thumbed script on Twitter "a few pages at a time".
'The Adventures of Luke Starkiller as taken from the 'Journal of the Whills' was George Lucas' first brainstorm of the film that would eventually be Star Wars: Episode IV, and as such reads very differently to his final script.
"Peter’s script along with Peter’s wookiee coffee thumbprints and notes scrawled on the pages are a treat to read and brings us back to the root of what made Star Wars great," reads a press release on Mayhew's announcement.
Unlocked: The Internet’s Quantum Breakdown
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On this week's Xbox show, we analyze last week's Internet meltdown over Quantum Break's PC version, detail the first wave of Fallout 4 DLC, discuss what the departure of Mass Effect: Andromeda's lead writer means for both that game and Destiny 2, and much more! As a footnote: another gremlin got into our recording room, and as such Mitch's mic cuts out from time to time. We're tearing the room apart (again) to get it tracked down and fixed once and for all. In the meantime, we apologize for the inconvenience on this episode.
The Flash: Watch King Shark / John Diggle Crossover Trailer
King Shark is back and heading straight for Central City. The CW has released it's King Shark episode trailer, and it goes full Jaws teasing the villain's return. Check out the video below.
When King Shark escapes from an ARGUS holding tank, John Diggle (David Ramsey) and his wife Lyla Michaels (Audrey Marie Anderson) head to Central City to warn Barry Allen that the metahuman is heading his way.
This is King Shark's second appearance on The Flash—the first of which was in October of last year, when executive producer Andrew Kreisberg assumed no one would let the producers make a full King Shark episode. The production was "very expensive" for King Shark's short 30 second visit.
Destiny, Overwatch Included in Into the Pixel Art Exhibit
At the DICE Summit in Las Vegas, 2015’s Into the Pixel art collection is on display in the DICE Arcade, featuring gorgeous works from some of last year’s best games.
The collection ranges from art based on big titles like Destiny, Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, Guild Wars 2, and Overwatch to smaller games like What Remains of Edith Finch, Ori and the Blind Forest, and Armikrog.
The Van Helsing Series Has Found its Leading Lady
Syfy's Van Helsing Series has found its lead actress in True Blood's Kelly Overton.
According to Deadline, Overton will play Vanessa Helsing, a descendant of the Van Helsing lineage who "must lead mankind against a world controlled by vampires in the post-Rising landscape."
Kelly Overton in True Blood.
Also joining the show are Hell on Wheels' Jonathan Scarfe and Christopher Heyerdahl as a Marine and a survivor of the vampire Rising respectively, Mad Men's Paul Johansson as the leader of the vampires, Ray Donovan's David Cubitt as another survivor, and Homeland's Tim Guinee as a vampire foot soldier who "conceals a tragic past".
NVIDIA Exec Believes Self-Driving Cars Will Arrive in ‘Next Few Years’
Self-driving/driverless cars are coming, it's just a matter of how much longer society will have to wait before seeing them on the road everyday.
Speaking at DICE 2016 today, during a panel titled "Automobiles, the Next Mobile Platform," Sahin Kirtavit, Senior Director of Automotive Solutions at NVIDIA, says he believes autonomous vehicles will hit the road "in the next few years." NVIDIA already has a hand in Volvo's development of self-driving cars, as the car maker has plans to use the NVIDIA's Drive PX 2.
Left to right: Rich Hilleman (Electronic Arts), Dr. Frankie James (General Motors), Sahin Kirtavit (NVIDIA), Oriol Servia (Dragon Racing)
How Civil War Differs From The Winter Soldier
Director Joe Russo and star Chris Evans talked up their forthcoming film Captain America: Civil War in the spring 2016 issue of Disney twenty-three, the official magazine of the D23 fan club.
Russo, who is directing Civil War alongside his brother Anthony as he also did Captain America: The Winter Soldier, took the opportunity to explain the narrative differences between the second and third Cap films.
"The turns in the movie are character-based,” said Russo (via Yahoo!). “The twists are character-based. Winter Soldier was based more on the twisting plot. This one twists on character.”