Monthly Archives: August 2016
Game of Thrones Announces Concert Tour
Game of Thrones is taking its music on tour. HBO announced on Monday that the Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience will be kicking off on February 15, 2017, headed by composer Ramin Djawadi.
Djawadi will conduct his Game of Thrones score with a full orchestra and choir, while music tour production and video technology will "take fans on a musical journey through the realm - from King's Landing to Winterfell, along the northern stretches of the Kingsroad to The Wall and across the Narrow Sea to Braavos, Meereen and beyond."
Concept art of the Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience
Man of Steel 2 Is Back on at Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. has reportedly placed a sequel to Man of Steel "into active development."
According to TheWrap, "DC has been silent on a sequel to Man of Steel featuring Superman solo, leading many frustrated fanboys to believe that another film wasn’t going to happen. But a person close to the project told TheWrap that Superman is a top priority for the studio and getting the character right for audiences is of tantamount importance."
As the site points out, another solo Superman film is still a ways off. Warners has two unspecified DC Films slated for release on October 5, 2018 and November 1, 2019, but it's too soon to tell if Man of Steel 2 would be one of them.
Why Marvel Is Excited About FOX’s X-Men TV Series
The X-Men universe could soon be coming to a TV near you. In July, it was revealed that FOX and Marvel Television were teaming up on a new TV project with Burn Notice creator Matt Nix penning the script, and Marvel TV head Jeph Loeb is excited about Nix's take on the story.
"As an X-Men fan, and ultimately, what Matt -- the showrunner and creator -- brings to it is that the X-Men are always stories about family. That's where they start, that's where they live. It's about understanding how we deal with each other," Loeb explained to IGN at the summer 2016 TV Critics' Association press tour. "It's about parents that don't understand what's wrong with their kids, it's about kids that don't understand their parents. And he understood that. He got it."
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Original Daredevil Showrunner Confirms He’s Involved in The Defenders
Drew Goddard may not have been as involved with Marvel’s Daredevil as originally intended, but the co-writer and director of The Cabin in the Woods and Academy Award nominated writer of The Martian has returned to the Marvel/Netflix fold for The Defenders series.
Goddard is listed as an executive producer on the series, which will team Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist, and when I spoke to him this past week about the new NBC comedy series, The Good Place (Goddard directed the pilot), he told me his Defenders title isn’t just ceremonial and he is involved as much as he can be, while juggling other projects.
“I was there this morning,” Goddard said, referring to the Defenders writers room. “I’ll be there tomorrow. It’s been fun.
Supergirl Deleted Scene: Martian Manhunter Questions
Supergirl's first season hits Blu-ray and DVD this Tuesday, and IGN has your exclusive first look at one of the deleted scenes included on the set.
One of Season 1's biggest reveals was the discovery that Hank Henshaw (David Harewood) was actually J'onn J'onzz, DC Comics' Martian Manhunter. In the scene below, we see Alex (Chyler Leigh) has some big questions for Hank/J'onn about this revelation and his true Martian origins.
Supergirl: Season 1 is available on Blu-ray and DVD on Tuesday, August 9th. For more info on Season 2, including the introduction of Superman, check out our recent interviews below with the Supergirl cast from Comic-Con.
The Simpsons Season 28 to Feature First Hour-Long Episode
The Simpsons may have already done plenty in its first 27 seasons, but the animated Fox series has found something new to do for its upcoming 28th season.
Fox has announced that The Simpsons will air its first-ever hour-long episode as part of the upcoming 28th season of the animated series.
Set to debut sometime in January 2017, the episode is titled "The Great Phatsby" and will feature Empire's Taraji P. Henson and Key & Peele's Keegan Michael-Key as guest voices. In the episode, Mr. Burns is forced into bankruptcy after a music mogul tricks him into spending his fortune in an effort to relive his greatest days, after which Mr. Burns attempts to exact revenge on the man.
New Girl and Brooklyn Nine-Nine Crossover Coming
An hour-long crossover event that brings together the words of New Girl and Brooklyn Nine-Nine will arrive this fall, FOX has announced.
The event will air as back-to-back episodes on Tuesday, October 11, beginning with a new episode of Brooklyn Nine-Nine at 8pm ET/PT and continuing into an episode of New Girl at 8:30pm ET/PT. The network plans to share additional details about the crossover at a later date.
Brooklyn New Nine Girl.
Power Rangers Star Cast as Legends of Tomorrow’s Stargirl
Legends of Tomorrow has found its latest Justice Society of America member, as IGN can confirm that Power Rangers actress Sarah Grey will star as the character in the show's upcoming second season.
Stargirl will serve alongside Hourman (played by Patrick J. Adams, who appeared in Legends of Tomorrow's season 1 finale), as well as Dr. Mid-Nite and Obsidian, who have both yet to be cast.
Matthew MacCaull was also confirmed by EW last week to be playing Commander Steel in the Justice Society of America in the upcoming season, while the new Vixen Amaya Jiwe will also be part of the team.
Top 10 Zelda Games of All Time
For three decades now, Nintendo’s Legend of Zelda series has constantly found interesting ways to reinvent itself into evocative and groundbreaking adventure games. The recipe is similar but each game manages to still feel remarkably distinct. With such a track record of perfection, we couldn’t help but wonder: what are the top 10 Zelda games of all time? Join us as IGN sets off on a quest through the vast worlds of Hyrule to answer this difficult question.
Originally envisioned as a trilogy for the Gameboy Color, Oracle of Seasons and its counterpart, Oracle of Ages, found our hero exploring the lands of Holodrum and Labrynna, respectively. As a spiritual successor to Link's Awakening, each game focused on a different aspect of the Zelda experience: Seasons focused on combat while Ages was more about puzzle solving. Traveling between eras and manipulating the weather leads to some genuinely clever puzzles and the ability to equip rings to improve Link's stats brought back RPG elements that would be seen in later games. The real brilliance behind each of these games is the way they compliment each other. You can play only one, but you'll only get half the story. - Zach Ryan