Monthly Archives: October 2017
Blade Runner 2049 Earns $4 Million Opening Night
Blade Runner 2049 brought in $4 million last night at the North American box office.
Variety reports over $800,000 came from IMAX screenings of the Denis Villeneuve-directed sequel, which stars Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford. Blade Runner 2049 is tracking to open domestically this weekend with between $45 million to $50 million.
Comparatively, the original Blade Runner made $32 million over its theatrical run in 1982. The sequel has an estimated budget of $150 million.
If you're unfamiliar with the film, we here at IGN broke down the history and world of Blade Runner. Needless to say, the sci-fi film has quite the legacy.
Man in the High Castle: The Multiverse Is Real
With The Man in the High Castle heading into Season 3 on Amazon soon, the producers and cast hit New York Comic Con today for a preview of what’s to come from the Philip K. Dick adaptation. The big takeaway? The multiverse.
AOL Instant Messenger Shutting Down
AOL Instant Messenger will be discontinued on December 15.
Michael Albers, vice president of communications product at Oath, made the announcement about the messaging platform on Tumblr. He cited changes in "the way in which we communicate with each other" as the reason for shutting down AIM, which has been around since the 1990s.
He also thanked AIM users, saying they "likely remember the CD, your first screenname, your carefully curated away messages, and how you organized your buddy lists."
The door will close for the final time on AIM on December 15. (Courtesy of Oath)
DC Resurrects the Milestone Universe and Tom Strong
Some fan-favorite DC properties are making their long-awaited returns in 2018. At NYCC this week, DC shed light on their plans for the upcoming relaunch of the Milestone imprint and revealed that another Alan Moore-created property is being integrated into the DC Universe.
The revived Milestone imprint is being dubbed "Earth M." Earth M will feature a rebooted take on Dakota Universe characters like Static Shock, Icon and Rocket and take place on its own world in the larger DC multiverse. The line will kick off in spring 2018 with the ongoing series Milestone, from co-writers Reginald Hudlin (Black Panther) and Denys Cowan (Star Wars: Mace Windu) and artist Ken Lashley (X-Men Gold). Similar to The Wild Storm, Milestone will set the stage for the larger Earth M universe and the other books united under the Earth M banner.
Blade Runner Creator Philip K. Dick’s Legacy Lives on at Amazon
The late author Philip K. Dick has never been more popular than he is now, between the Blade Runner sequel 2049, which was just released today, the Amazon series The Man in the High Castle, and the new anthology series (also from Amazon) Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams -- all of which, of course, are based on Dick’s work.
That work was celebrated at New York Comic Con today with Amazon’s World of Philip K. Dick panel, which featured a look at footage from both series and cast and creator Q&As. Actor Liam Cunningham (Game of Thrones) and executive producers Michael Dinner, David Kanter and Ronald D. Moore were on hand to discuss Electric Dreams, along with Isa Dick Hackett, Dick’s daughter and an EP on both series.
Pacific Rim: Uprising’s New Jaegers Explained
Jaeger and Kaiju will clash again in Pacific Rim: Uprising, the sequel to 2013’s tale of mech vs. monster. And the team behind the new film -- stars John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Burn Gorman and Cailee Spaeny and director Steven S. DeKnight (Spartacus, Daredevil) -- were on hand at New York Comic Con today to show off the new trailer for the film.
DeKnight took the stage in full military garb, medalled out like a Jaeger-trouncing champ. “It’s amazing,” he said. “I grew up watching Ultraman… Godzilla movies. To get a chance to play in this world, which GDT executed the first time around, has just been an honor and a thrill.”
The director then broke down the new Jaegers to expect in the film, which he described as “bad-a$$.” They’ve been redesigned from the ground up, which gave the filmmakers the opportunity to show that mankind has come together as a fighting force. It’s now all of humanity working together.
Game of Thrones Star Gives Season 8 Production Update
The eighth and final season of Game of Thrones will begin filming very soon, according to Davos Seaworth actor Liam Cunningham.
"Let me tell you what I know. Yesterday something quite monumental happened. I got the scripts for the last season. Kind of," Cunningham said during the panel for Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams today at New York Comic-Con.
"Tomorrow I fly back to Ireland and the first table reading is on Sunday," he added. "The second table reading is on Monday. Then we rehearse and then start shooting the week after."
Season 8 of Game of Thrones will span a total of six episodes. Check out the lineup of talented directors who will helm the final season.
Amazon’s The Tick Sets Season 1 Return Date
The Tick will return to Amazon on February 23, 2018, with the final six episodes of its first season.
All six new episodes will be released simultaneously on that date, Amazon Studios announced today. An exclusive New York Comic Con poster was also revealed, which you can see below.
NYCC exclusive The Tick poster
The first half of Season 1 was released on August 25. IGN's review of The Tick's first six episodes called it a "quick, delightful binge that perfectly captures the spirit of the 90s animated series while shading things a bit darker in order to present a more grounded world for a live-action setting."
Sun and Moon Pokemon Battle in New Mega Construx Sets
Mega Construx has unveiled some of its new Pokemon building sets, featuring the Sun and Moon starters and their evolved forms.
Check out the gallery below to see the new battle sets, which include a Popplio/Litten fight, Rowlett battling Eevee, and Litten's evolved form Torracat. You can also see the rest of Mega Construx's Pokemon line, including the massive Volcano Rivals set, as well as Gyrados and Charizard sets.
Mega Construx reveals these Sun and Moon sets ahead of November's release of Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. For those upcoming sequels, The Pokemon Company recently revealed that players will be able to journey to Ultra Megalopolis. Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon will also see the introduction of new Ultra Beasts, powerful Pokemon with special abilities that make them valuable members of any team.
IGN’s Every Ever Debuts With Nintendo’s Console History
IGN is thrilled to premiere its new video series Every Ever with a look at Nintendo's incredible history as a console manufacturer.
With our encyclopedic series Every Ever, we take a deep dive into the most iconic games, characters, and franchises in all of gaming, and break them down with expert analysis.
In the first episode, we take a look at how—from the original NES all the way to Switch—Nintendo has revolutionized the console space time and time again. Watch it below: