Monthly Archives: July 2019
Game Devs Speak Out Against Ubisoft’s HitRecord Partnership
Update:
Following the social media outcry on Twitter, Ubisoft has issued a new statement defending its decision to partner with HitRecord on music for the upcoming Watch Dogs 3. In a message posted on the official Watch Dogs Twitter account, Ubisoft says that any musical contributions from the HitRecord community for Watch Dogs 3 are "completely voluntary."
On our partnership with HITRECORD. You can find more info here: https://t.co/QNQv5sjm1R. pic.twitter.com/1k5ugm2gvq
— Watch Dogs: Legion (@watchdogsgame) July 15, 2019
Spider-Man: Explaining Mysterio’s Metatextual Commentary
Warning: full spoilers for Spider-Man: Far From Home ahead!
When Mysterio was portrayed as a potential heroic mentor in the initial marketing for Spider-Man: Far From Home, fans who knew their comics were already aware that something was amiss. After all, Quentin Beck’s M.O. in the comics is being a master of deception, using illusions, hypnosis and plain old sleight-of-hand to manipulate his adversaries into seeing what he wants them to see. Beck not quite being what he presented himself as was expected, but what perhaps wasn’t expected is exactly why his scheme was so effective at conning Peter Parker.
Specifically, Mysterio exploited both the in-universe and audience expectation of world-ending large scale conflicts that have become commonplace in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to enshroud a scheme with ramifications that are far smaller and intimate. By not being a global threat, Mysterio arguably becomes a far more potent one, and this is what allows him to have such a monumental impact on Peter's life.
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Stranger Things: Is David Harbour Dropping Clues About Season 4?
Warning: this article contains major spoilers for Stranger Things: Season 3!
Stranger Things star David Harbour may be teasing the return of his character Jim Hopper in the upcoming fourth season. And it's all thanks to Harbour's Instagram account.
As reported by Uproxx, fans have been noticing some bizarre updates to Harbour's Instagram account over the past week. Harbour has been quietly changing his profile picture to display various numbers. So far, the profile pic has switched from 6 to 1 to 8 and back to 6.
What does this mean? The theory (which is growing more plausible with each update) is that Harbour is slowly listing the phone number for Brett Gelman's character Murray Bauman, as glimpsed in Season 3, Episode 6. Bauman's full number was shown to be (618) 625-8313. And as it turns out, if fans dial that number they can hear an answering machine message where Bauman urges Winona Ryder's Joyce Byers to meet him in person to discuss something important. The message cuts off before Bauman can elaborate, but many are speculating it has to do with Hopper's fate.
The Walking Dead Season 10: Lauren Cohan’s Maggie May Return
The Walking Dead fans holding out hope for Lauren Cohan's Maggie to return to the series may be in luck. Showrunner Angela Kang hinted there may be plans to bring back Maggie in the near future.
Cohan originally left The Walking Dead midway through Season 9, going on to star in the ABC series Whiskey Cavalier. But with ABC canceling Whiskey Cavalier this past May, many fans have wondered if this frees her up to reprise the role of Maggie again. Entertainment Weekly posed this question to Kang. "I’m not sure if I can say much about it right now actually,” Kang teased. “I’ll just say that we’re working on it.”
Are The Russo Bros Teasing a Community Movie Reveal at Comic-Con?
The Russo brothers, directors of Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, and the latter two Captain America films, may be teasing the reveal of a Community movie for Comic-Con 2019.
On Friday, as reported by TV Guide, from their official Twitter account, the Russo brothers posted a short audio clip of the Biblioteca Spanish rap from season one, episode two of NBC’s Community, as performed by actors Donald Glover and Danny Pudi. The text “11:00 AM” accompanied the audio, suggesting the Russo brothers may reveal more at a later date. The time also lines up with their Comic-Con 2019 panel “A Conversation With the Russos Brothers.”
Spider-Man 4: Sam Raimi Is Still Haunted By His Unmade Marvel Movie
Sam Raimi’s unproduced Spider-Man 4 film is the stuff of superhero movie legend. Now, 12 years after leaving Spider-Man behind, the director gave a rare shout out to the Spider-Man movie that never was.
Known for cult hits like The Evil Dead, Sam Raimi helped usher in the modern superhero craze with his Spider-Man trilogy starring Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker. Raimi is currently promoting the new crocodile thriller Crawl which he produced. But while speaking with Yahoo the director shared some regrets about the fourth Spider-Man movie he was never able to make.
Space Invaders Movie Reportedly Hires Mortal Kombat Reboot Writer
The long-gestating live-action Space Invaders movie has reportedly hired the screenwriter behind several other in-development video game movies to finally bring it to the big screen.
According to TheWrap,New Line Cinema and producer Akiva Goldsman have brought on Greg Russo to script the sci-fi film. Russo is the writer of the upcoming Mortal Kombat movie reboot as well as the Saints Row movie and the revamp of the Resident Evil film franchise.
John Carpenter Co-Writing Joker Comic for DC
DC Comics has announced a new one-shot comic called The Joker: Year of the Villain #1. Not only will this special shine a spotlight on the Clown Prince of Crime, it'll be co-written by none other than horror legend John Carpenter.
Carpenter is co-writing the issue with Anthony Burch, with whom he previously collaborated on BOOM! Studios' Big Trouble in Little China: Old Man Jack comic. This issue will feature art from Philip Tan and Marc Deering. Check out the cover below:
The Joker: Year of the Villain #1 cover by Philip Tan & Marc Deering. (Image Credit: DC Comics)
Gears 5 Removes Smoking After Speaking With Anti-Tobacco Group
The Coalition has apparently turned on the no smoking sign in Gears 5, as it has been revealed that all references to tobacco will be scrubbed from the upcoming shooter.
Variety reports that Gears 5 developer The Coalition has consciously made the decision to remove smoking references from the shooter after discussing it with the anti-tobacco organization, Truth Initiative.
Truth originally reached out to Turner regarding concerns about the depiction of smoking in Gears 5. Turner is partnered with the esports organization ELeague, which also happens to have the broadcasting rights to the Gears 5 esports tournament.