Paul W.S. Anderson's Monster Hunter, which is set to hit theaters in the U.S. on December 25, is already causing a fair amount of controversy in China, where it's already been released. Per Variety, the film has been pulled from theaters after its opening day, and is currently being censored by Chinese regulators, due to "a ten second-long exchange in the film that patriotic local viewers say 'insults China.'" Monster Hunter, which stars Milla Jovovich and is based on the hit game from Capcom, "enjoyed midnight screenings in the small hours of Friday local time, and officially debuted in Chinese cinemas on Friday, Dec. 4." The film is now being pulled from local theaters all around China because of an exchange that was, reportedly, intended to be a light-hearted scene. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/10/14/monster-hunter-exclusive-official-trailer"] Variety states that Monster Hunter made up approximately 25% of all film screenings in China on Friday. That number has now fallen to around .07%. One notice that was sent to cinemas read: "A new version is being produced overnight, and should be the one screened...Theaters should please strictly observe that the old version should not be further screened a single time." Right now though, despite that notice, Variety is stating that "the release of even a censored version is effectively halted." In the wake of this, "Chinese users have quickly flooded the video game’s Steam page with hundreds of angry, negative reviews." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/25/monster-hunter-behind-the-scenes-with-artemis-milla-jovovich"] Apparently, the scene in question is a dumb, pun-y exchange between two characters that unwittingly made Chinese moviegoers think was "a reference to an old, racist schoolyard rhyme insulting Asians." The situation was seemingly made worse by the translation, which was localized in a way that was a "reference to a Chinese colloquialism," causing some viewers to deem the moment an insult. In the film, Jovovich plays Natalie Artemis, the leader of a group of soldiers who gets transported from their world into that of the Monster Hunter video games. Jovovich's Artemis teams up with The Hunter (Tony Jaa) and his boss, The Admiral (Ron Perlman). [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=monster-hunter-movie-images&captions=true"]

Paul W.S. Anderson's Monster Hunter, which is set to hit theaters in the U.S. on December 25, is already causing a fair amount of controversy in China, where it's already been released. Per Variety, the film has been pulled from theaters after its opening day, and is currently being censored by Chinese regulators, due to "a ten second-long exchange in the film that patriotic local viewers say 'insults China.'" Monster Hunter, which stars Milla Jovovich and is based on the hit game from Capcom, "enjoyed midnight screenings in the small hours of Friday local time, and officially debuted in Chinese cinemas on Friday, Dec. 4." The film is now being pulled from local theaters all around China because of an exchange that was, reportedly, intended to be a light-hearted scene. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/10/14/monster-hunter-exclusive-official-trailer"] Variety states that Monster Hunter made up approximately 25% of all film screenings in China on Friday. That number has now fallen to around .07%. One notice that was sent to cinemas read: "A new version is being produced overnight, and should be the one screened...Theaters should please strictly observe that the old version should not be further screened a single time." Right now though, despite that notice, Variety is stating that "the release of even a censored version is effectively halted." In the wake of this, "Chinese users have quickly flooded the video game’s Steam page with hundreds of angry, negative reviews." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/25/monster-hunter-behind-the-scenes-with-artemis-milla-jovovich"] Apparently, the scene in question is a dumb, pun-y exchange between two characters that unwittingly made Chinese moviegoers think was "a reference to an old, racist schoolyard rhyme insulting Asians." The situation was seemingly made worse by the translation, which was localized in a way that was a "reference to a Chinese colloquialism," causing some viewers to deem the moment an insult. In the film, Jovovich plays Natalie Artemis, the leader of a group of soldiers who gets transported from their world into that of the Monster Hunter video games. Jovovich's Artemis teams up with The Hunter (Tony Jaa) and his boss, The Admiral (Ron Perlman). [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=monster-hunter-movie-images&captions=true"]

Warner Bros. has been trying to bring Plastic Man to the big screen for years, and they've brought a new writer on board to help jumpstart that process. But according to The Hollywood Reporter, the biggest change to this DC superhero movie involves the shift to a female version of Plastic Man. THR reports Cat Vasko is the latest writer hired to take a crack at Plastic Man. Vasko (who also penned the screenplay for Fox's canceled Lumberjanes movie) is reportedly starting from scratch rather than rewriting the previous draft commissioned from The Mayor's Amanda Idoko, with THR describing the switch-up as an attempt to "take the project into a new direction entirely." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/12/07/plastic-man-movie-in-development-at-warner-bros"] It's unclear whether the new screenplay will feature a gender-swapped version of original Plastic Man - reformed thief Patrick "Eel" O'Brian - or an entirely different take on the character. For that matter, it's unclear whether Warners will still use the Plastic Man name or retitle the project "Plastic Woman" instead. Plastic Man is one of many movies that made our "DC Movies That Failed to Launch" list. The project has been stuck in development hell since 1995, when the Wachowski sisters wrote a screenplay that, according to Den of Geek, was more in line with Sam Raimi's Darkman than the comparatively slapstick-oriented Plastic Man comics. The Wachowskis reportedly showed an interest in dusting off that project after the release of 2008's Speed Racer, with Keanu Reeves rumored to take on the lead role. However, the Plastic man movie went formant after that, at least until Idoko became attached in 2018. Whether or not this creative shake-up is the catalyst Plastic Man needs to finally make it the big-screen, there are plenty of DC movies in the works over the next few years. Following news that Wonder Woman 1984 is debuting on HBO Max the same day it arrives in US theaters, we now know all of Warner Bros.' 2021 films are headed to HBO Max, including The Suicide Squad, Dune and The Matrix 4. Naturally, that big move has some major advantages and disadvantages for the film industry. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=all-the-dc-movies-that-failed-to-launch&captions=true"] What do you think about the prospect of Plastic Man becoming Plastic Woman? Is any news good news with this perpetually troubled property? Sound off in the comments below. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

Warner Bros. has been trying to bring Plastic Man to the big screen for years, and they've brought a new writer on board to help jumpstart that process. But according to The Hollywood Reporter, the biggest change to this DC superhero movie involves the shift to a female version of Plastic Man. THR reports Cat Vasko is the latest writer hired to take a crack at Plastic Man. Vasko (who also penned the screenplay for Fox's canceled Lumberjanes movie) is reportedly starting from scratch rather than rewriting the previous draft commissioned from The Mayor's Amanda Idoko, with THR describing the switch-up as an attempt to "take the project into a new direction entirely." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/12/07/plastic-man-movie-in-development-at-warner-bros"] It's unclear whether the new screenplay will feature a gender-swapped version of original Plastic Man - reformed thief Patrick "Eel" O'Brian - or an entirely different take on the character. For that matter, it's unclear whether Warners will still use the Plastic Man name or retitle the project "Plastic Woman" instead. Plastic Man is one of many movies that made our "DC Movies That Failed to Launch" list. The project has been stuck in development hell since 1995, when the Wachowski sisters wrote a screenplay that, according to Den of Geek, was more in line with Sam Raimi's Darkman than the comparatively slapstick-oriented Plastic Man comics. The Wachowskis reportedly showed an interest in dusting off that project after the release of 2008's Speed Racer, with Keanu Reeves rumored to take on the lead role. However, the Plastic man movie went formant after that, at least until Idoko became attached in 2018. Whether or not this creative shake-up is the catalyst Plastic Man needs to finally make it the big-screen, there are plenty of DC movies in the works over the next few years. Following news that Wonder Woman 1984 is debuting on HBO Max the same day it arrives in US theaters, we now know all of Warner Bros.' 2021 films are headed to HBO Max, including The Suicide Squad, Dune and The Matrix 4. Naturally, that big move has some major advantages and disadvantages for the film industry. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=all-the-dc-movies-that-failed-to-launch&captions=true"] What do you think about the prospect of Plastic Man becoming Plastic Woman? Is any news good news with this perpetually troubled property? Sound off in the comments below. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

Welcome back to Game Scoop!, IGN's weekly video game podcast. This week your Co-op Mages -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, and Justin Davis -- are wondering if Marvel's Avengers will ever make its money back. They'll also discuss Assassin's Creed Valhalla, the best time to launch a console, and flip through the December 1988 issue of Video Games & Computer Entertainment. The music this episode is from Blades of Steel. Watch the video above or hit the link below to your favorite podcast service. Listen on: Apple Podcasts YouTube Spotify Stitcher   Find previous episodes here!

Welcome back to Game Scoop!, IGN's weekly video game podcast. This week your Co-op Mages -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, and Justin Davis -- are wondering if Marvel's Avengers will ever make its money back. They'll also discuss Assassin's Creed Valhalla, the best time to launch a console, and flip through the December 1988 issue of Video Games & Computer Entertainment. The music this episode is from Blades of Steel. Watch the video above or hit the link below to your favorite podcast service. Listen on: Apple Podcasts YouTube Spotify Stitcher   Find previous episodes here!

Naughty Dog, the video game developer behind The Last of Us and Uncharted series, has announced that Neil Druckmann will be promoted to Co-President of the company. AlisonMori and Christian Gyrling will also serve as Vice Presidents of Naughty Dog. Druckmann, who co-created The Last of Us with former Naughty Dog director Bruce Straley, has led the direction of Naughty Dog’s biggest games of the last 10 years. This includes Creative Director credits on The Last of Us, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, and The Last of Us Part 2. Druckman served as a director on The Last of Us Part 2 along with Anthony Newman and Kurt Margenau. The sequel to 2013’s action-adventure title has been critically-acclaimed, earning multiple The Game Awards nominations and a Golden Joystick Award for Ultimate Game of the Year. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/03/the-last-of-us-part-2-abby-story-trailer"] Also promoted at Naughty Dog are Alison Mori and Christian Gyrling who are now Vice Presidents of Naughty Dog. Mori was previously Director of Operations and Gyrling was previously Co-Director of Programming respectively. “We have such an incredible team at Naughty Dog and being able to work alongside every one of them is especially meaningful these days,” writes Naughty Dog President Evan Wells. “I feel proud of the team when I’m able to recognize their accomplishments and contributions to the studio.” For more, check out IGN’s The Last of Us Part 2 review and interview with Neil Druckmann. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.

Naughty Dog, the video game developer behind The Last of Us and Uncharted series, has announced that Neil Druckmann will be promoted to Co-President of the company. AlisonMori and Christian Gyrling will also serve as Vice Presidents of Naughty Dog. Druckmann, who co-created The Last of Us with former Naughty Dog director Bruce Straley, has led the direction of Naughty Dog’s biggest games of the last 10 years. This includes Creative Director credits on The Last of Us, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, and The Last of Us Part 2. Druckman served as a director on The Last of Us Part 2 along with Anthony Newman and Kurt Margenau. The sequel to 2013’s action-adventure title has been critically-acclaimed, earning multiple The Game Awards nominations and a Golden Joystick Award for Ultimate Game of the Year. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/03/the-last-of-us-part-2-abby-story-trailer"] Also promoted at Naughty Dog are Alison Mori and Christian Gyrling who are now Vice Presidents of Naughty Dog. Mori was previously Director of Operations and Gyrling was previously Co-Director of Programming respectively. “We have such an incredible team at Naughty Dog and being able to work alongside every one of them is especially meaningful these days,” writes Naughty Dog President Evan Wells. “I feel proud of the team when I’m able to recognize their accomplishments and contributions to the studio.” For more, check out IGN’s The Last of Us Part 2 review and interview with Neil Druckmann. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.

House of X and its sister series Powers of X make up one of the biggest and most game-changing X-Men stories in years, and it's only fitting those two stories are immortalized in action figure form. Hasbro has released new images of their upcoming House of X/Powers of X-inspired Marvel Legends series, along with a brand new movie-style Deadpool figure. To find out which iconic X-Men characters made the cut and get a closer look at all these new Marvel Legends releases, check out the slideshow gallery below: [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=x-men-fans-need-these-incredible-house-of-x-figures&captions=true"] Unsurprisingly, Hasbro is focusing mainly on the big guns with this House of X/Powers of X wave, with new versions of familiar faces Professor X, Cyclops, Magneto, Jean Grey and Wolverine. There are a few brand new additions to the Marvel Legends line, however, including Moira MacTaggert (arguably the most important character in this new X-Men era) and Omega Sentinel. Most figures also include Build-a-Figure pieces to construct a Tri-Sentinel, which should pair nicely with the recent Marvel Legends Nimrod and Hasbro's massive, crowdfunded Sentinel figure. X-Men movie fans will also be happy to see a new Deadpool 2-inspired Deadpool figure. This figure offers an alternative for those who didn't want to shell out extra for the previous Deadpool/Negasonic Teenage Warhead 2-pack. However, this figure isn't identical to the previous release, as it features Wade's dirty, battle-damaged look from later on in the sequel. Two other figures round out this batch of Marvel Legends reveals. Walgreens will offer an exclusive Silver Surfer with Mjolnir figure, inspired by Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw's Thanos Wins. And fresh off his role in the Marvel's Avengers video game, M.O.D.O.K. isn't getting an appropriately oversized Marvel Legends figure. M.O.D.O.K. was previously released as a Build-a-Figure back in the Toy Biz Marvel Legends days, but this new release will make it much cheaper and easier to add him to your collection. If you're not up-to-date on the X-Men franchise, watch our video recapping all the ways House of X and Powers of X changed the mutant status quo: [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/10/09/marvels-x-men-now-have-a-bold-new-status-quo-ign-now"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

House of X and its sister series Powers of X make up one of the biggest and most game-changing X-Men stories in years, and it's only fitting those two stories are immortalized in action figure form. Hasbro has released new images of their upcoming House of X/Powers of X-inspired Marvel Legends series, along with a brand new movie-style Deadpool figure. To find out which iconic X-Men characters made the cut and get a closer look at all these new Marvel Legends releases, check out the slideshow gallery below: [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=x-men-fans-need-these-incredible-house-of-x-figures&captions=true"] Unsurprisingly, Hasbro is focusing mainly on the big guns with this House of X/Powers of X wave, with new versions of familiar faces Professor X, Cyclops, Magneto, Jean Grey and Wolverine. There are a few brand new additions to the Marvel Legends line, however, including Moira MacTaggert (arguably the most important character in this new X-Men era) and Omega Sentinel. Most figures also include Build-a-Figure pieces to construct a Tri-Sentinel, which should pair nicely with the recent Marvel Legends Nimrod and Hasbro's massive, crowdfunded Sentinel figure. X-Men movie fans will also be happy to see a new Deadpool 2-inspired Deadpool figure. This figure offers an alternative for those who didn't want to shell out extra for the previous Deadpool/Negasonic Teenage Warhead 2-pack. However, this figure isn't identical to the previous release, as it features Wade's dirty, battle-damaged look from later on in the sequel. Two other figures round out this batch of Marvel Legends reveals. Walgreens will offer an exclusive Silver Surfer with Mjolnir figure, inspired by Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw's Thanos Wins. And fresh off his role in the Marvel's Avengers video game, M.O.D.O.K. isn't getting an appropriately oversized Marvel Legends figure. M.O.D.O.K. was previously released as a Build-a-Figure back in the Toy Biz Marvel Legends days, but this new release will make it much cheaper and easier to add him to your collection. If you're not up-to-date on the X-Men franchise, watch our video recapping all the ways House of X and Powers of X changed the mutant status quo: [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/10/09/marvels-x-men-now-have-a-bold-new-status-quo-ign-now"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.