Night of the Living Dead Gets a Prequel
Night of the Living Dead: Origins has been confirmed to be in the works, with Cameron Romero directing.
An origin story was first announced in 2009. According to Variety, Romero will take the reins from his father George A. Romero, who directed the original horror classic Night of the Living Dead.
Felicity and The Atom Are Visiting The Flash
Producer Andrew Kreisberg has confirmed that Arrow's Felicity Smoak (Emily Bett Rickards) and Ray Palmer (Brandon Routh) will guest-star on an upcoming episode of The Flash.
Speaking to Variety, Kreisberg said that Felicity and Ray will appear in Episode 18 of The Flash's first season, which is aptly titled "All-Star Team-Up." Kreisberg indicates that the episode will justify Felicity's earlier appearance (in episode four) on The Flash as more than "just a gag," saying, "It really was integrated into the story. When you reach what’s going on in ‘The Flash’ at that point in the season, Barry is really at a crossroads. Having Felicity come by exactly when he needs her really plays into the whole storyline."
Amazon Listing Reveals New Dragon Ball Xenoverse Details
New details about Dragon Ball Xenoverse, including the number of characters, skills, and pieces of equipment, have leaked via online listings for the game's guidebook.
According to an Amazon Japan listing, discovered by ShonenGameZ, that the upcoming fighter will feature at least 47 different playable characters. The guidebook's description also reveals that game will have 12 Master Quests, 50 Parallel Quests, 200 skill options, and 400 different pieces of equipment.
Check out a translation of the full listing below:
As a Time Patroller, the fight to correct the distorted history begins! Correct the history of Dragon Ball through the Time Patrol Quests, and defeat the mastermind behind the change to revise history! Published are the various performance and skill sets of 47 of the playable characters!
Gotham Casts The Dollmaker
FOX's Gotham is officially bringing the Batman villain The Dollmaker, who was mentioned back in the second episode ("Selina Kyle") as being the one behind the kidnapping of street kids, into the mix.
Deadline reports that Colm Feore (Thor, The Borgias, 24) is joining the cast as "Dr. Francis Dulmacher" - aka The Dollmaker.
The character description is as follows: "With a zealotry bordering on madness, and aided by his genius-level intellect and vast medical expertise, Dr. Dulmacher pursues his demented researches, even as the bloody costs of his actions grow ever greater."
Emma Watson Confirmed for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
Disney has just announced that Emma Watson will play Belle in their live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast.
Watson had been linked to the fantasy property for some time, but today Disney confirmed the actress's involvement in the Bill Condon-directed film.
Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Dying Light: The First 15 Minutes
UPDATE: With Dying Light releasing tomorrow, what better way to prepare yourself for the zombie hordes than by checking out the first 15 minutes of the game!
The IGN First for December is Dying Light.
All month long we'll be bringing you exclusive information on the open-world, free-running, zombie action game from the makers of the original Dead Island.
Today we're kicking off proceedings with the first 15 minutes of the game. (Okay, we've cheated slightly, skipping through the opening cutscene and tutorial to avoid some story-based spoilers.) It means we cut straight to the action, focusing on the first time you step outside and explore the apocalypse. Watch it to...
David Tennant Is Now a Marvel Villain
Former Doctor Who star David Tennant has joined Marvel’s Netflix series A.K.A. Jessica Jones as the villain Zebediah Killgrave, who himself as an A.K.A.: The Purple Man!
Krysten Ritter stars as the title character while Mike Colter will play Luke Cage on the show before getting his own series as well.
Killgrave plays a major role in Jessica Jones’ life in the comics, but it remains to be seen how much the show will match his and Jessica’s story from the printed page. Here’s the official description of the series from Marvel: “After a tragic ending to her short-lived super hero stint, Jessica Jones is rebuilding her personal life and career as a detective who gets pulled into cases involving people with extraordinary abilities in New York City. An enigmatic figure from Jessica’s past, Kilgrave’s reappearance will send shockwaves through the former super hero’s world. The 13-episode series will premiere on Netflix in 2015.”
Rumor: Karl Urban Eyed for Aquaman Villain
A new rumor places director Noam Murro (300: Rise of an Empire) in the running to helm the Aquaman movie, and also indicates that Karl Urban (Star Trek, Dredd) could star as the villain.
According to Latino-Review, Warner Bros. is waiting on Urban to finish production on Star Trek 3 so that he can move on to play an "unspecified role, possibly the villain" in the 2018 Aquaman flick. As the sites points out, Urban already has a good working relationship with the studio -- having starred on the Warner Bros. TV-produced Almost Human and almost being cast as Batman.
Margot Robbie on Playing Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad
Margot Robbie has big shoes to fill as the first live-action portrayal of Suicide Squad's Harley Quinn, but she's "definitely" up for the challenge.
While chatting to MTV at the Sundance Film Festival, Robbie said, “Yeah, I guess it’s intimidating because there’s obviously a lot of people I want to please, and a character I have to do justice. But it’s a challenge, I’m definitely up for it, and hopefully I don’t disappoint.”
As for which of the many Harley Quinn appearances the actress would adopt—the original harlequin outfit to the Arkham video game version—Robbie explained the crew "haven’t gotten too far into it" and are "still pretty far off."
The Flash: “The Sound and the Fury” Photo Preview
The Flash never catches much time off. Barry Allen faced down Captain Cold and Heat Wave last week, and now he'll be battling a new metahuman. A former protégée of Dr. Wells has come back to Central City with revenge on the brain. Hartley Rathaway (Andy Mientus) was affected by the particle accelerator explosion and can now manipulate sound waves. Also, he's brilliant. The character is known as the Pied Piper in the DC Comics universe.
While The Flash is battling sound, Iris tackles a challenge of her own. She joins the Central City Picture News as a cub reporter. The bad news is she has to work with a gruff veteran reporter who doesn't want anything to do with her. See photos from the episode in the below gallery.