Monthly Archives: January 2018
How HBO’s Fahrenheit 451 Is Updated for the Modern Day
"Knowledge is a dangerous thing."
So says Michael Shannon's Beatty in an extended trailer for HBO's Fahrenheit 451 film adaptation, which aired during the project's TV Critics' Association press tour panel. The new take on Ray Bradbury's seminal dystopian novel takes that theme of dangerous knowledge and updates it for the modern technological and political age.
While the novel Fahrenheit 451 is set in the unspecified future, Bradbury's story couldn't have anticipated the ways technology would have advanced 65 years after its 1953 publication. When director Ramin Bahrani took to adapt the story, his first big challenge to modernize it was to figure out how to make it still relevant in a time when all of the world's books can exist on the Internet on our smartphones.
Overwatch League Day One Peaks at More Than 400k Viewers
If day one of Overwatch League is any indication of how the inaugural season is going to play out then we’re in for a treat. While the first 2 matches resulted in both Los Angeles teams sweeping the floor with their opponents 4-0, Dallas Fuel and Seoul Dynasty wrapped the night up with an impressive show of skill.
The matchup started slowly with the two teams going 3-2 in Junkertown, the highlight of which was a RIP-Tire ult denial using Ana’s Biotic Grenade from Dynasty's Ryujehong. Dallas walked away with the first win, but the pace picked up at Temple of Anubis. Both teams started off strong, taking the objectives with ample time left on the clock. Both teams managed two successful attack rounds before Seoul began to put the pressure on Dallas. Fleta’s Widowmaker and Genji plays stole the spotlight and helped secure their first win against Dallas, 6-5. Seoul continued their winning streak on Ilios with a fast 2-0 victory, before the night ended with a draw on Numbani. Since a draw doesn't reward either team with a point, Seoul Dynasty walked away the victors with a 2-1 record.
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Official Dark Souls Figures, Apparel Line Announced
An official line of Dark Souls merchandise will be released this spring, thanks to a partnership between Bandai Namco and Fangamer.
The line will include "figurines, apparel, and more," according to Fangamer, though no specific products have been revealed at this time. However, Fangamer is apparently teasing one of the figurines with the gif seen below.
A teaser for Fangamer's upcoming Dark Souls line (via Fangamer)
Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age Coming to PC Next Month
Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age is coming to PC on February 1 with some exclusive new features.
The PC port comes with the same content and improvements found in the PlayStation 4 version along with the additions of 60fps gameplay, compatibility with 21:9 ultra-wide monitors with multiple monitor support, and the ability to access New Game Plus mode right from the start.
There's also a new configuration option which will let players maximize their license points and money owned, and all three of the game's background music options will be unlocked from the beginning as well.
Venom: New Image Confirms Standalone Movie’s Villains
Earlier today, we debuted an exclusive new image from the Venom movie starring Tom Hardy and slated for release this October. The photo shows Hardy as reporter Eddie Brock and holding a notebook that, if you flip the image upside down and zoom in, reveals some plot details about the Sony-Marvel movie (which is a standalone film that's not expected to include Tom Holland's Spider-Man).
Flight of the Concords Returns with New HBO Special
Flight of the Conchords' Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie are returning with an hour-long comedy special that will premiere on HBO this May.
The special will be taped before a live sold-out audience during their United Kingdom tour. The duo will perform classics and new original songs from their "Flight of the Conchords Sing Flight of the Conchords Tour."
Hamish Hamilton will direct the special, with Clement and McKenzie executive producing alongside Mike Martinovich. The Flight of the Conchords TV series made its debut on HBO, where it had a two-season run from 2007 to 2009.
The show earned ten Emmy nominations, with Flight of the Conhcords' album "The Distant Future" winning Best Comedy Album at the 2008 Grammy Awards.
Deadpool 2 Releasing in Theaters Early
Fox's upcoming slate of X-Men spinoff films have all seen release date shifts, including a major delay for New Mutants and an earlier release date for Deadpool 2.
THR reports Deadpool 2 will now be released in theaters on May 18 rather than June 1, which puts it opposite Sony Pictures' Slenderman and one week ahead of Solo: A Star Wars Story.
Meanwhile, New Mutants, which Fox previously had slated for an April 13 release, will now not hit theaters until February 22, 2019. With many estimations expecting the Fox-Disney merger to take about 12 months to be vetted and either approved or denied, it is unclear what would happen to New Mutants should the deal close before its release.
Bryan Fuller Developing Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles Pilot
Former American Gods co-showrunner Bryan Fuller is developing the pilot for the TV adaptation of Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Paramount TV president Amy Powell revealed Fuller is currently working with Anne Rice and her son Christopher Rice on the pilot. However, it's not yet known if Fuller will stay on as showrunner.
"We bought 11 novels as part of the Vampire Chronicles initiative," Powell said. "Bryan Fuller is working with Anne Rice and
Chris, who are writing the pilot. We are hoping he chooses to stay on and potentially showrun."
Maze Cure: New 8-Bit Web Game Puts You in the Maze
To hype the January 26 release of Maze Runner: The Death Cure, the third and final film in the Maze Runner trilogy, Fox has created an 8-bit game to get fans ready to go back into the maze.
IGN is debuting the game, playable below, that puts the player into the situations that faced Thomas and the rest of the maze runners in order to save Minho. In this 8-bit experience, you need to make it through eight sections and eight mini-games to save your friend. Click on the image to check it out below:
