Monthly Archives: April 2019
Curse of La Llorona Leads Sleepy Easter Weekend at Box Office
The Curse of La Llorona topped the box office during a relatively slow holiday weekend.
The horror flick, which stars Linda Cardellini, earned an estimated $26.5 million according to Box Office Mojo, securing the top spot. Variety reported that this was the slowest Easter weekend at the box office in over a decade.
In second place was the Zachary Levi-starring superhero movie Shazam!, which fell a mere 29 percent for an estimated weekend gross of $17.3 million. Shazam! has earned $121.3 million domestically and $201.5 million internationally for a worldwide total of $322.8 million.
Curse of La Llorona Leads Sleepy Easter Weekend at Box Office
The Curse of La Llorona topped the box office during a relatively slow holiday weekend.
The horror flick, which stars Linda Cardellini, earned an estimated $26.5 million according to Box Office Mojo, securing the top spot. Variety reported that this was the slowest Easter weekend at the box office in over a decade.
In second place was the Zachary Levi-starring superhero movie Shazam!, which fell a mere 29 percent for an estimated weekend gross of $17.3 million. Shazam! has earned $121.3 million domestically and $201.5 million internationally for a worldwide total of $322.8 million.
Kingdom Hearts 3 Update Adds Critical Mode Tomorrow
Square Enix released Kingdom Hearts 3 with a notable omission earlier this year — the more challenging Critical Mode difficulty that longtime fans have loved playing. But now, Kingdom Hearts 3 players will get the chance to do just that this week.
Kingdom Hearts 3 franchise director Tetsuya Nomura announced via a tweet that Kingdom Hearts 3's Critical Mode will arrive on April 23 (PT). Nomura nor Square Enix offered an exact timeframe tomorrow for the Critical Mode update, as well as whether anything additional will be included in the update.
"Greetings, it’s been a while since I last posted," the tweet read. "Spring is here, and I hope everyone is doing well. #KingdomHearts III's long-awaited Critical Mode is available as a free update tomorrow (PT). We’ve changed things up from the previous games, so I hope you enjoy - Nomura"
Today’s Kingdom Hearts 3 Critical Mode Update Time Announced
Update: Square Enix has confirmed when the free update to Kingdom Hearts 3, which will add the Critical Mode difficulty, is expected to be released.
Via a tweet, Square confirmed that the Critical Mode update will be available to download starting at 7 p.m. PT/10 p.m. ET today April 23. That would be 2 a.m. UTC on April 24 as well.
The update will bring the highly requested difficulty mode to the sequel, as well as several other additions according to translated patch notes via the Kingdom Hearts subreddit. Those additional updates include new abilities, the appearance of prizes obtained in the Frozen Slider minigame in your Gummiphone, and more.
Fortnite Teases Another Avengers Crossover
Epic Games is teasing yet another Fortnite and Avengers crossover, scheduled to drop just before Endgame is released later this week.
This news was revealed though the official Fortnite Twitter account with the caption "Whatever it takes. 4.25.19.” Though it’s unclear exactly what the Avengers content is, the tweet is accompanied by the image of a character holding Captain America’s classic vibranium shield. Whatever it is, expect something big to happen on April 25, the day before Endgame comes to theaters in America.
Whatever it takes.
Update: Fortnite Shows Third Avengers Crossover Tease
Update 04/24/2019: Epic Games has offered yet another tease for the upcoming Fortnite Avengers crossover event. Today's tweet shows the Raptor skin equipped with a pair of Iron Man's repulsor gauntlets, suggesting that perhaps a variety of Avenger-themed weapons will be available to loot.
Whatever it takes.
4.25.19.#FortniteXAvengers pic.twitter.com/beyFW3Kkvi
— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) April 24, 2019
This Chilling Game of Thrones Theory Could Change Everything in Season 8
Warning: Those who want to enter the final season of Game of Thrones with no knowledge of what's ahead should read on at their own risk. What follows is just a theory, but you never know...
This article was originally published after HBO released the Season 8 trailer, but we're repromoting it now that it seems like the show may pay off this theory in episode 3. Check out the promo for episode 3 below.
The eighth and final season of Game of Thrones promises to feature some of the most spectacular battles in the show's already impressive run. And we know that at least one of those battles will occur at Winterfell, as the combined forces of Daenerys Targaryen and Jon Snow battle an army of undead White Walkers.
GOT: Maisie Williams Was Surprised by Arya’s Big Decision
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Game of Thrones Season 8, Episode 2!
The second episode of Game of Thrones' final season featured some big moments, but few stood out as much as that Arya and Gendry scene. You know the one. Many fans were surprised to see the tomboyish, bloodthirsty Arya let her hair down (literally) and get intimate with her old friend. And it turns out that actress Maisie Williams was as surprised by the development as anyone.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Williams revealed that co-star Sophie Turner was the first to warn her about Arya and Gendry's sex scene in Episode 2. "Sophie said, ‘Whatever you do, you have to skip to this episode, this scene first.’ So I just read that and it was practically all I knew about the entire season.”
GOT: Maisie Williams Was Surprised by Arya’s Big Decision
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Game of Thrones Season 8, Episode 2!
The second episode of Game of Thrones' final season featured some big moments, but few stood out as much as that Arya and Gendry scene. You know the one. Many fans were surprised to see the tomboyish, bloodthirsty Arya let her hair down (literally) and get intimate with her old friend. And it turns out that actress Maisie Williams was as surprised by the development as anyone.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Williams revealed that co-star Sophie Turner was the first to warn her about Arya and Gendry's sex scene in Episode 2. "Sophie said, ‘Whatever you do, you have to skip to this episode, this scene first.’ So I just read that and it was practically all I knew about the entire season.”
Ghost Watch: Where Do Things Stand After Episode 2?
This post contains spoilers for Game of Thrones Season 8, episode 2, "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" (check out our review here).
Update: It turns out we didn't have to wait long for Ghost to return to the fold. Jon's faithful direwolf can be seen sitting quietly in the background while Jon and Sam discuss battle strategy and catch up in "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms."
Apparently actor John Bradley was wrong when he said he didn't have any scenes with Ghost this season, though it's entirely possible the wolf was added in post-production and Bradley didn't realize Ghost was supposed to be in that scene. Hopefully Ghost will have a more substantial role in the following episode as he joins in the massive Battle of Winterfell.