Monthly Archives: October 2016

Tomb Raider, Ready Player One Coming to IMAX

Warner Bros. Pictures has signed a 12-film deal with IMAX Corporation, continuing its relationship with the company, to bring a number of its upcoming movies to IMAX theaters around the world.

According to the company's press release (via BoxOffice) the agreement spans WB's slate of upcoming live-action and animated features, including the Alicia Vikander-led Tomb Raider reboot, Ready Player One, Blade Runner 2049, Kong: Skull Island and its Godzilla-focused sequel, as well as The LEGO Batman Movie, Minecraft, the second film in J.K. Rowling's Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them five-part series and Christopher Nolan's upcoming WWII epic Dunkirk.

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The Flash: New Images of Jesse Quick in Costume

Now that Harrison Wells' daughter, Jesse (Violett Beane), has finally gained speed powers on The Flash, it's time for her to fully embrace her comics persona of Jesse Quick. And to do that, she'll need a super suit!

New photos have been released from the next episode of The Flash, called "The New Rogues," showing Jesse wearing the new suit her father gave her at the end of the last episode, as she joins Barry in battle. This busy episode also sees the return of Wentworth Miller as Captain Cold (though how, given his status on Legends of Tomorrow, is a big question) and the debut of one of the Flash's other main comic book enemies on the show for the first time, as Mirror Master (Grey Damon) arrives, along with Top (Ashley Rickards).

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Dragon Ball Super English Sub Announced

Dragon Ball Super's official English sub has been announced, and will air on multiple platforms including Crunchyroll beginning October 22 at 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET, Toei Animation revealed today.

Dragon Ball Super with English subtitles will be available to watch in North America, Latin America, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand on Crunchyroll, Daisuki.net, and Anime Lab. Episode 63 of Super, "Don't Define Saiyan Cells! The Curtain Rises on Vegeta's Intense Battle!!," which leads into the finale of the "Future Trunks" arc on the series, will be simulcast on October 22.

The episode follows Future Trunks as he's being chased down by a destructive opponent and includes his battle against Goku Black. The entire Future Trunks arc, which begins with episode 47 of the series, will be available to stream that day as well. And beginning on October 30, the complete Super series will begin rolling out 10 episodes at a time each week.

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The Dark Knight III Takes a Tragic Turn

Batman's war against Quar's Kryptonian army took a dark turn in the latest chapter of The Dark Knight III: The Master Race.

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Warning: this article contains spoilers for The Dark Knight III: The Master Race #6!

The previous issue ended with Batman turning the tables against Quar's forces by showering them with liquid Kryptonite. Now vulnerable, these super-powered terrorists found themselves at the mercy of two Batmen, Superman and the entire city of Gotham. Carrie Kelly even proved that you can, in fact, defeat an invulnerable powerhouse with nothing more than a slingshot.

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Harry Potter Producer Creating New Willy Wonka Movie

A new Willy Wonka film is reportedly on the way from Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts producer David Heyman.

According to Variety, Warner Bros. has acquired the rights to Willy Wonka, and is working with Heyman to create a new film based on Roald Dahl's beloved character. Simon Rich, the writer behind The Secret Life of Pets, is on board to pen the script.

wilder-wonkaa Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

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New WWE Comic Is Like X-Men and Friday Night Lights

With BOOM! Studios teaming up with WWE Publishing to launch a new WWE ongoing comic book series (out January 2017), we speared writer Dennis Hopeless into the corner turnbuckle, suplexed him off the top rope, and put him into the Disarmer until he agreed to answer some questions about what he's planning for the new comic.

You might know Hopeless from his Marvel Comics work on Avengers Arena and its followup Avengers Undercover, Spider-Woman, and All-New X-Men. He talked about how he was inspired by Friday Night Lights and used the same storytelling style as his X-Men: Season One graphic novel.

WWE #1 cover by Dan Mora. BOOM! Studios. WWE #1 cover by Dan Mora. BOOM! Studios.

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Here’s ‘Old Man’ Logan from Wolverine 3

Logan filmmaker James Mangold has revealed the first image of Hugh Jackman's older and scarred Wolverine from the film.

On Twitter, Mangold shared the Wolverine photo. He appears grizzled in Logan, with his wounds not quite healing like they used to when he was younger. That hints at his mutant powers not being as strong as they once were. The look and film are obviously riffing on the Old Man Logan comics story.

Wolverine appears older and scarred in Logan. Courtesy of James Mangold's Twitter account Wolverine appears older and scarred in Logan. Courtesy of James Mangold's Twitter account

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Smite Tactics Announced

Hi-Rez Studios has just announced Smite Tactics, a new strategy game that takes place in the same universe as its popular third-person MOBA, Smite.

Smite Tactics will feature turn-based strategy gameplay, which has players directing gods and minions across the battlefield with the goal of leading their team to victory. Before battle, players will create their armies using an assortment of collectible cards.

The game is being built on the Unreal 4 Engine and will feature "many familiar faces from the Battleground of the Gods." In addition to ranked 1v1 competitive modes, Smite Tactics will feature several adventure modes, during which players will battle against AI-controlled enemies.

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Halo Wars 2 Hands-On: Expect the Unexpected

For the first time since Halo 3: ODST in 2009, I don’t know what to expect from a new Halo game. Halo 5 had its narrative surprises, of course, but in the end it was still a strong, impressive shooter with great co-op, fantastic multiplayer, and all the bells and whistles that come with Microsoft’s flagship title. It was the Halo we know and expect.

Halo Wars 2 has the freedom to try something else.

By the time it launches in February 2017, there will be eight years of distance between Halo Wars 2 and the original. The RTS genre isn’t exactly booming right now either, so there aren’t a lot of modern mechanics or conventions to keep pace with. Its story, which takes place about six months after Halo 5, includes characters who don’t know much about Master Chief’s deeds, successes, and failures in the war against the Covenant. Its main villain is, perhaps aside from The Arbiter, the only villain in Halo I’ve cared about as more than a bullet sponge. One of its major modes, Blitz, is heavily influenced by collectible card games and strips away most of the plate spinning involved in RTS combat. Even the music is a bit of a departure, with much more brass joining the now iconic strings and “space monk” vocals.

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The Secret of Thor’s Hammer Mjolnir Revealed

In today’s The Mighty Thor #12 by writer Jason Aaron and artists Russell Dauterman and Frazer Irving, we learned a significant secret about Thor’s trusty hammer, Mjolnir.

Warning: this article contains spoilers for The Mighty Thor #12!

The Mighty Thor #12 cover by Russel Dauterman. (Marvel Comics) The Mighty Thor #12 cover by Russell Dauterman. (Marvel Comics)

The story, titled “The Untold Origin of Mjolnir,” sees Thor dragged by Mjolnir to the library of the gods whereupon the librarian tells her the true origin of her magic hammer. Last issue, Mjolnir unexpectedly transformed into Jane Foster in order to trick two SHIELD agents into thinking that Thor and Jane were two different people. (Pretty much every superhero has to pull that gag to protect their secret identity at one point or another.) Mjolnir being sentient was a shock to Jane, so this issue sees the hammer bringing her to a place that can explain how that could be possible.

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