Juno’s Diablo Cody to Script Barbie Movie
Sony Pictures has hired Diablo Cody to write the next draft of their live-action Barbie movie, based on Mattel's iconic line of dolls. Both Sony and Mattel struck a deal awhile back to develop the film as a comedy, and had Jenny Bicks write the first draft.
As source Deadline notes, Cody is an interesting choice given her older-skewing filmography -- Juno, Jennifer's Body, Young Adult -- compared to Barbie's "squeaky-clean," if also empowering, image.
Barbie and Ken in Toy Story 3
Game Preservationist Tells Developers to “Steal From Work”
Speaking at the 2015 Game Developers Conference, Jason Scott of Internet Archive offered unique advice to a crowd of game industry professionals. "Steal from work," he joked. “Workplace theft is the future of game history.”
Scott clarified that he wasn't advocating the pickpocketing of intellectual property. Rather, he emphasized that important fragments of our video game heritage would have been lost without materials preserved by game company employees who took home mementoes from their projects.
Avengers: Age of Ultron Trailer’s 27 Notable Moments
Warning: this article contains spoilers from the comics!
With the third Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer hitting, we got a bunch of new stuff to sink our teeth into. We’ve already broken down the other trailers, so we’ll mainly be sticking to all of the new Easter eggs, references, and general craziness that popped up in this one.
The Trouble With Gotham
Hey guys, we're back this week for more TV talk and more of me coughing (Sorry - freaking bronchitis!).
We kick off the latest Channel Surfing talking about the legacy of Leonard Nimoy and why his recent death had such an impact. I then pitch both IGN readers and Roth on why you should be watching The 100, if you're not already, and we chat about Helen Slater and Dean Cain joining Supergirl.
On the new series front, we have discussions about the soon-to-debut Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, The Returned and iZombie.
Reader email then brings us into a discussion about Gotham and what's working and what's not for the series, which is already renewed for Season 2. Plus, we get to geek out about why we loved Fringe - and why we think you should check it out if you never have.
Standalone HBO App May Be Apple Launch Partner
The long awaited, standalone HBO service finally has a name. HBO Now, as the service will be called, may even be launching in April in tandem with the Game of Thrones season 5 premiere.
According to a report by the International Business Times, HBO is in talks with Apple to make AppleTV one of the service's launch partners.
HBO Now, which will reportedly cost $15 monthly, will let people holding onto their cable package just for the sweet, sweet HBO programming available on its current HBO Go service cut off their cable entirely.
It should be noted that a cable subscription to HBO costs the same as the standalone service. If you don't plan to cut cable out of your life entirely, HBO Go is probably the preferred method of streaming all 40 current episodes of Game of Thrones in one weekend of televised blood and nudity.
SMITE on Xbox One Producer Talks When You Can Play
Welcome to IGN Godlike, IGN's new show dedicated to covering the mythological mayhem that is SMITE. In the second episode, hosts Brandin Tyrrel, Alfredo Diaz, and Kyle O'Connor are joined by Hi-Rez co-founder and COO Todd Harris, and SMITE Xbox One Producer Andy Anderson as they talk SMITE's past, present, and future, and answer your questions.
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NOTE: Due to technical difficulties with our video we overlaid SMITE Pro League gameplay footage over the audio discussion. Please enjoy the SMITE action in lieu of our mugs. Thank you.
Poltergeist Release Date Moved
20th Century Fox has made some changes to its summer schedule, moving its Poltergeist remake up by two months while also delaying the Paul Feig/Melissa McCarthy comedy Spy and the young-adult adaptation Paper Towns.
Poltergeist will now arrive on May 22 while Spy has moved from that date to a June 5 slot. Paper Towns, which is based on The Fault in Our Stars author John Green’s book of the same name, moves to July 24.
That means Poltergeist, which stars Sam Rockwell and Jared Harris, will face off against Brad Bird and Damon Lindelof's George Clooney-starring Tomorrowland. Spy, which also stars Jason Statham, will open against the Entourage movie and Insidious Chapter Three, and Paper Towns will battle Adam Sandler’s Pixels and Hugh Jackman’s Pan.
Smite Alpha Launching on Xbox One Next Week
Starting next week, some Xbox One owners can take Hi-Rez Studio's third-person MOBA, Smite, for a test drive. According to a tweet from Hi-Rez eSports manager Scott Lussier, the console version of Smite will enter Alpha on March 11. Lussier says codes will be available at the Hi-Rez booth during PAX East 2015.
Smite originally launched on PC back in March 2014, but an Xbox One release was announced during Gamescom the same year. The PC version of Smite recently added a new character in the form of Bellona, a Roman Goddess of War, as part of the game's Battle Frost patch.
Don’t Starve Coming to Wii U with Exclusive Features
A "definitive version" of survival-adventure game Don't Starve: Giant Edition is coming to Wii U with exclusive features this spring.
The GamePad will be used to display the in-game map, which was a "much-requested fan feature," Nintendo announced. The GamePad can also be used for off-TV play, as with many other Wii U games.
The Wii U port is split into two purchases — you'll be able to buy the regular console edition of Don't Starve and have the option to get the Reign of Giants DLC after — but for now there's no price point announced. Don't Starve: Giant Edition was first ported to PS Vita last September.
Bruce Willis Broadway-Bound for Misery
Action icon Bruce Willis is poised to make his Broadway debut in a stage version of the Stephen King tale Misery.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures is behind the Broadway adaptation, which will see Willis take on the role of hostage-author Paul Sheldon (played in the 1990 movie by James Caan).
Obie winner Elizabeth Marvel will play Annie Wilkes, Sheldon's self-proclaimed biggest fan who captures him after he's in a car accident and forces him to rewrite his new book so it's more to her liking. Kathy Bates won an Oscar for her performance as Annie in the original movie.