Monthly Archives: April 2016
Alicia Vikander to Star in Tomb Raider Reboot
Warner Bros. and MGM's upcoming Tomb Raider reboot has found its Lara Croft in Alicia Vikander.
According to Variety, the Oscar-winning actress who starred in The Danish Girl and Ex Machina was always the studio's top choice, despite reports that Star Wars' Daisy Ridley was being considered. Sources have told the outlet the studio was waiting for a new draft of the script before making Vikander's involvement official.
Vikander won and Oscar for her performance as portrait artist Gerda Wegener in The Danish Girl.
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Collector’s Edition Revealed
Square Enix has published a new tailer for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, which revealed a $140 Collector's Edition.
There are two boxed editions. The first, which is the Day One Edition, includes:
- A copy of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
- One extra in-game mission
- The Covert Agent Pack, which includes in-game items, including various weapons, re-skins, and upgrades
- Digital OST sampler
- A mini artbook, novella, and a comic book (available digitally)
The Day One Edition is available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox one for $59.99.
Mads Mikkelsen Reveals His Rogue One Character’s Identity
Mads Mikkelsen is trying to keep as quiet as possible about his role in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, but he did give away a key tidbit of information during a recent interview.
Spoilers about who Mikkelsen is playing in Rogue One continue below.
Speaking to Sky News, Mikkelsen said, "Felicity
is playing this lovely young and strong woman. I play her father." He quickly caught himself, adding, "That was too much. I'm sorry."
Watch the full interview below:
Mikkelsen stayed mum about whether Darth Vader will have a role in Rogue One, but he did talk about what drew him to the project, admitting he was "a little scared" when he was first approached to be in the movie.
Pokemon Re-Releases Sold Over 1.5 Million Worldwide
Nintendo reports Pokemon Virtual Console re-releases have sold over 1.5 million units worldwide.
America went cuckoo for Pokemon.
The sales numbers for Pokemon Red, Blue, Green (available only in Japan), and Yellow were shared by Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima at the company’s financial results meeting yesterday. Kimishima told investors that more than half of sales came from the American market. The number excludes digital copies included as part of hardware bundles when the games launched this past February.
Margot Robbie Defends Harley Quinn’s Suicide Squad Costume
Actress Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn costume is part of the role's "iconography," according to Suicide Squad director David Ayer.
"Denim overalls" wouldn't be appropriate for the character, he added—and Robbie agreed. Harley Quinn isn't wearing hot pants because "she wanted guys to look at her ass," but rather, "because they're sparkly and fun," the actress said in an interview with The New York Times.
Robbie said she doesn't always feel confident in the outfit, though—particularly after "eating burgers at lunchtime" and then having to "go do a scene where
Steam Anime Sale: Dragon Ball, Naruto, and More
Anime games are cheap on Steam this weekend.
The latest Steam sale is the second in what is now apparently an annual Anime Sale. There are more than 100 discounted games, many of which are based on popular series such as Dragon Ball Z and Naruto.
You can find a full list of discounted games on Steam's website, with discounts up to 90% off.
The special is running from today until Monday at 10 a.m. PT.
Stallone Joins Mafia TV Series By Godfather Author
Slyvester Stallone will make his television debut in Antoine Fuqua's adaptation of Omerta.
Omerta is the last book in Mario Puzo's mafia trilogy, which began with The Godfather and The Last Don. Though a network is not yet attached, The Hollywood Reporter says the series could "film as early as this summer." Fuqua's adaptation will reportedly begin being shopped to cable and streaming services soon.
The three-time Oscar nominee is expected to star as the mafia boss the story is centered around. Fuqua's mafia series will be the first scripted television series for the actor, who is best known for his work on the Rocky and Rambo franchises.
Fox Withdraws From Comic-Con Over Piracy Concerns
In a surprising move, 20th Century Fox has withdrawn from appearing at this July's San Diego Comic-Con.
The studio was expected to promote the Assassin's Creed movie there, but they are said to be concerned any footage screened in Hall H would then leak online as happened last year with X-Men: Apocalypse.
Fox reportedly "feels it cannot prevent the piracy of custom trailers and exclusive footage routinely screened for fans in attendance, an individual familiar with the decision told TheWrap. ... The studio will be accounted for in smaller events, like their DreamWorks Animation collaboration Trolls, a second individual close to the studio told TheWrap, who added that footage they would show would be unfinished and far from release."
Master of Orion Hands-On: The Good and the Bad
As a reboot of one of the most beloved strategy game series of all time, Master of Orion was always going to have a tough hill to climb. Namely, it must answer the question: “Why does this exist?” Happily for MOO, it has a strong answer to this: it’s an entry-level strategy game. Unfortunately, there’s still a lot of work to be done beyond that.
The Master of Orion series is what’s called a space “4X” series, short for “explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate.” You start from one planet, and expand your empire to take over the galaxy -- it’s like Civilization in space. MOO’s empires are pure sci-fi goofiness, adapted from the rest of the series: humans, yes, but also the catlike Mrrshan, the robotic Meklar, the genius Psilons, and the intelligent warlike space bears called the Bulrathi. M OO is turn-based on the grand strategy scale, with fast and shiny , if overly simple, combat between fleets.
Fox Developing Prequel to The Omen
A prequel to the 1976 supernatural horror classic The Omen is in development at 20th Century Fox.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, indie filmmaker Antonio Campos is currently in negotiations to direct the film, which will be titled The First Omen. Ben Jacoby penned the script and David Goyer is on board to produce via Phantom Four Films.
The Omen tells the story of an American ambassador who believes his son, Damien, may be the Antichrist. The film received two sequel movies, as well as a novel series and a 2006 remake.