Cloverfield: New Sequel From Batman TV Series Showrunner Won’t Be Found Footage
A sequel to 2008's Cloverfield is happening, but unlike its predecessor, it won't be a found footage movie.
This sequel is being written by Joe Barton, the showrunner behind HBO Max's Batman spinoff show centered around the Gotham City Police Department. It will be produced by original Cloverfield producer, J.J. Abrams, and Bad Robot's head of film, Hanna Minghella, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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This sequel seems to be following in the footsteps of the other Cloverfield universe movies, 2016's 10 Cloverfield Lane and 2018's The Cloverfield Paradox, in that it won't be a found footage movie like the original Cloverfield. It differs from 10 Cloverfield Lane and The Cloverfield Paradox in that while the other two movies were set in the same universe as the 2008 film, they weren't directly tied to it.
They were originally developed as standalone films devoid of anything that attached them to the Cloverfield universe, but were eventually changed to fit into the universe before each movie's release.
According to THR, this new movie will be a direct sequel to Cloverfield, which ended on a cliffhanger that left it unclear if the nuclear explosion that occurs in the film's final moments actually killed the monster terrorizing Manhattan.
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Matt Reeves, who is currently working on The Batman, was the director of Cloverfield and THR reports that he's not involved with the sequel. He made Cloverfield for $25 million and it went on to make $172 million at the box office. With this sequel dropping the generally-cheaper found footage approach, it's easy to see this movie's budget rocketing past $25 million. Only time will tell if audiences show up to make it as successful as the original.
While waiting to hear more about the movie, check out IGN's thoughts on the latest entry into the Cloverfield universe in our review of The Cloverfield Paradox and then what IGN thinks of the original movie in our Cloverfield review. Read about the 10 Cloverfield Lane alternate endings the director recently revealed after that.
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Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.
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This Snyder Cut-Themed Meal Box Costs $130
Meal subscription boxes are all over the Internet these days, but only one of them will allow you to order Justice League-inspired junk food packaged inside a replica Mother Box.
Warner Bros. is teaming with Wonderland Restaurants to launch Wonderland At Home, a service where hardcore fans with deep pockets can order themed meal kits inspired by various WarnerMedia titles. Naturally, Zack Snyder's Justice League will be the first movie to get a meal kit. Dubbed "The Mother Box," this kit is priced at $130 for a two-person box and $260 for a four-person box. Think of it as a highbrow version of a Happy Meal tie-in.
Each box will include several pre-prepared, refrigerated food courses and multiple drink options, all inspired by different Justice League characters or restaurants from the DC Universe. Here's a breakdown of everything you get:
Each box will include several pre-prepared, refrigerated food courses and multiple drink options, all inspired by different Justice League characters or restaurants from the DC Universe. Here's a breakdown of everything you get:
- Ocean Trench (fish and chips)
- Big Belly Burger (pretty self-explanatory)
- Resurrection (some sort of corn-based dish)
- Ancient Themysciran Fire (???)
- Snacks & Extras
- Kool Brau Beer
- Jitters Coffee (canned cold brew coffee)
This Snyder Cut-Themed Meal Box Costs $130
Meal subscription boxes are all over the Internet these days, but only one of them will allow you to order Justice League-inspired junk food packaged inside a replica Mother Box.
Warner Bros. is teaming with Wonderland Restaurants to launch Wonderland At Home, a service where hardcore fans with deep pockets can order themed meal kits inspired by various WarnerMedia titles. Naturally, Zack Snyder's Justice League will be the first movie to get a meal kit. Dubbed "The Mother Box," this kit is priced at $130 for a two-person box and $260 for a four-person box. Think of it as a highbrow version of a Happy Meal tie-in.
Each box will include several pre-prepared, refrigerated food courses and multiple drink options, all inspired by different Justice League characters or restaurants from the DC Universe. Here's a breakdown of everything you get:
Each box will include several pre-prepared, refrigerated food courses and multiple drink options, all inspired by different Justice League characters or restaurants from the DC Universe. Here's a breakdown of everything you get:
- Ocean Trench (fish and chips)
- Big Belly Burger (pretty self-explanatory)
- Resurrection (some sort of corn-based dish)
- Ancient Themysciran Fire (???)
- Snacks & Extras
- Kool Brau Beer
- Jitters Coffee (canned cold brew coffee)
Immortals Fenyx Rising: A New God Review
Immortals Fenyx Rising's first major DLC, A New God, feels like it's calling a bluff. Ubisoft's open-world template has gotten flack over the years for turning its sprawling worlds into a sea of icons that push you to beeline it to the next objective. If that's gotten stale, why not cut out the "open world" part? That's more or less what A New God does: It abandons any pretense about these games being about discovery and traversal in favor of a set checklist of challenges. The idea works in concept; the self-contained puzzles were some of my favorite parts of Immortals, so this DLC is in some ways exactly what I wanted. It, unfortunately, doesn't work as well in practice. Although it introduces some clever ideas to tease your brain, the way these ideas are implemented are extremely hit-or-miss, as agonizingly inconsistent and frustrating as it is clever.
A New God doesn't spend much time getting you up to speed with its story or gameplay, so you should probably finish the base game before you jump in. After the events of Immortals, Fenyx is ready to ascend into the pantheon of gods they'd helped free from Typhon--as soon as they prove themselves worthy by completing a number of puzzle and combat trials designed by said gods in Olympos.
I'm surprised by how little I miss the parts of Immortals that A New God trims. You don't explore Olympos much, since it's more of a hub than a world. Immortals' eye-rolling humor (which still can't land a punchline most of the time) is also thankfully easier to ignore than it is in the base game, as it's delivered almost entirely through quips from the gods trying to amuse you or impart advice as you play.
Continue Reading at GameSpotImmortals Fenyx Rising: A New God Review
Immortals Fenyx Rising's first major DLC, A New God, feels like it's calling a bluff. Ubisoft's open-world template has gotten flack over the years for turning its sprawling worlds into a sea of icons that push you to beeline it to the next objective. If that's gotten stale, why not cut out the "open world" part? That's more or less what A New God does: It abandons any pretense about these games being about discovery and traversal in favor of a set checklist of challenges. The idea works in concept; the self-contained puzzles were some of my favorite parts of Immortals, so this DLC is in some ways exactly what I wanted. It, unfortunately, doesn't work as well in practice. Although it introduces some clever ideas to tease your brain, the way these ideas are implemented are extremely hit-or-miss, as agonizingly inconsistent and frustrating as it is clever.
A New God doesn't spend much time getting you up to speed with its story or gameplay, so you should probably finish the base game before you jump in. After the events of Immortals, Fenyx is ready to ascend into the pantheon of gods they'd helped free from Typhon--as soon as they prove themselves worthy by completing a number of puzzle and combat trials designed by said gods in Olympos.
I'm surprised by how little I miss the parts of Immortals that A New God trims. You don't explore Olympos much, since it's more of a hub than a world. Immortals' eye-rolling humor (which still can't land a punchline most of the time) is also thankfully easier to ignore than it is in the base game, as it's delivered almost entirely through quips from the gods trying to amuse you or impart advice as you play.
Continue Reading at GameSpotBayonetta 3: Kamiya Says It’s ‘Safe to Expect’ News This Year
PlatinumGames may break its silence on Bayonetta 3 in 2021, as game director Hideki Kamiya says "it's safe to expect" news on the long-awaited Switch exclusive sometime this year.
In an interview with VGC, Kamiya was asked about providing an update on Bayonetta 3 in 2021, to which he replied: "It’s not really our position to say, but… it’s January. We’ve got to have something come out, right? I guess it’s safe to expect that something will come out. There’s still a lot of the year left is what I’m saying."
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Platinum has kept Bayonetta 3 tightly under wraps since it was revealed in 2017. No further details or gameplay footage has been shared in the three-plus years since, with Platinum only breaking its silence to confirm development was ongoing.
When asked by VGC if this year's potential update will be "more substantial than another CGI logo," Kamiya laughed and said, "I understand it’s driving the fans crazy! In light of that, my suggestion would be that maybe we should all reset and forget about Bayonetta 3. Then when something finally does happen, it will be a nice surprise, won’t it?"
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2021 marks the seventh year since the series' last entry; Bayonetta 2 was released exclusively on Wii U in 2014, though it was more recently ported to Switch alongside the original.
IGN's Bayonetta 2 review awarded it a 9.5, praising its "outstanding 10-hour campaign" that "builds on everything that made the original great."
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Jordan is a freelance writer for IGN.
Bayonetta 3: Kamiya Says It’s ‘Safe to Expect’ News This Year
PlatinumGames may break its silence on Bayonetta 3 in 2021, as game director Hideki Kamiya says "it's safe to expect" news on the long-awaited Switch exclusive sometime this year.
In an interview with VGC, Kamiya was asked about providing an update on Bayonetta 3 in 2021, to which he replied: "It’s not really our position to say, but… it’s January. We’ve got to have something come out, right? I guess it’s safe to expect that something will come out. There’s still a lot of the year left is what I’m saying."
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Platinum has kept Bayonetta 3 tightly under wraps since it was revealed in 2017. No further details or gameplay footage has been shared in the three-plus years since, with Platinum only breaking its silence to confirm development was ongoing.
When asked by VGC if this year's potential update will be "more substantial than another CGI logo," Kamiya laughed and said, "I understand it’s driving the fans crazy! In light of that, my suggestion would be that maybe we should all reset and forget about Bayonetta 3. Then when something finally does happen, it will be a nice surprise, won’t it?"
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2021 marks the seventh year since the series' last entry; Bayonetta 2 was released exclusively on Wii U in 2014, though it was more recently ported to Switch alongside the original.
IGN's Bayonetta 2 review awarded it a 9.5, praising its "outstanding 10-hour campaign" that "builds on everything that made the original great."
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Jordan is a freelance writer for IGN.
The Art of Trover Saves the Universe Revealed by Dark Horse Books
Dark Horse Books and Squanch Games are teaming up to release The Art of Trover Saves the Universe, giving fans a closer look at the development of the quirky puzzle game.
IGN can exclusively reveal the cover to Trover Saves the Universe. Check it out below:
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Like all of Dark Horse's video game art books, The Art of Trover Saves the Universe will feature plenty of concept designs, art and creator commentary. Even if you have played the game, the book may be worth reading just to peek inside the mind of creator Justin Roiland, who's also responsible for a little show called Rick and Morty.
The Art of Trover Saves the Universe is 192 pages and is priced at $39.99. The book is scheduled for release on July 28, 2021.
Trover Saves the Universe earned an 8.7 from IGN when it hit PC, consoles and Oculus Rift in 2019. Reviewer Tom Marks writes, "Trover Saves the Universe is a short and sweet VR platformer wrapped in one of the most ridiculous video game stories you’ll ever see. Justin Roiland and Squanch Games have done an excellent job of taking the ludicrous, freeform humor of Rick and Morty and molding it around a straightforward but enjoyable 3D brawler – even if it’s lacking the complex and well-crafted plots the best episodes of that show are known for."
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As for Rick and Morty, the wait continues for Season 5, though we did get a sneak peek of Rick's nemesis Mr. Nimbus at Comic-Con last year. Roiland and Rick and Morty co-creator Dan Harmon are also developing a new animated sitcom for Fox, which is expected to debut in Spring 2022.
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Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.
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Like all of Dark Horse's video game art books, The Art of Trover Saves the Universe will feature plenty of concept designs, art and creator commentary. Even if you have played the game, the book may be worth reading just to peek inside the mind of creator Justin Roiland, who's also responsible for a little show called Rick and Morty.
The Art of Trover Saves the Universe is 192 pages and is priced at $39.99. The book is scheduled for release on July 28, 2021.
Trover Saves the Universe earned an 8.7 from IGN when it hit PC, consoles and Oculus Rift in 2019. Reviewer Tom Marks writes, "Trover Saves the Universe is a short and sweet VR platformer wrapped in one of the most ridiculous video game stories you’ll ever see. Justin Roiland and Squanch Games have done an excellent job of taking the ludicrous, freeform humor of Rick and Morty and molding it around a straightforward but enjoyable 3D brawler – even if it’s lacking the complex and well-crafted plots the best episodes of that show are known for."
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As for Rick and Morty, the wait continues for Season 5, though we did get a sneak peek of Rick's nemesis Mr. Nimbus at Comic-Con last year. Roiland and Rick and Morty co-creator Dan Harmon are also developing a new animated sitcom for Fox, which is expected to debut in Spring 2022.
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Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.