Yoda’s Big Lightsaber Fight in Attack of the Clones Was… Unplanned?!
With Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker wrapping up the nine-movie Skywalker Saga, IGN is celebrating the occasion by looking back at one of our favorite parts of the franchise: the iconic lightsaber duels. Each episode of Star Wars: Breaking Down the Duels will focus on one of the many lightsaber fights as we catch up with the cast and crew members that created them. They share behind-the-scenes stories, offer insightful commentary, and even toss in some trivia you might not have known.
In this episode, Stunt Coordinator/Fight Choreographer Nick Gillard and VFX Supervisor John Knoll give some fascinating insight on the mulit-part battle at the end of Attack of the Clones where Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker fail to stop Count Dooku, only for Jedi Master Yoda to make his now-iconic surprise appearance to battle Dooku with an impressive display of Force powers and lightsaber skills.
The Worst Reviewed Movies of 2019
While Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker isn't receiving the best reviews, at least it didn't wind up on this list of IGN's worst-reviewed movies of 2019!
It's an unfortunate list, because nobody sets out to make a bad movie (as far as we know), but sometimes a project just doesn't come together. Often you can see these films coming from a mile away, but then you get a Glass or a Hellboy remake and it's like, man, what went wrong?
So let's have a look at the films released over the last year that were scored the worst of the worst by IGN's critics. But first, a few notes:
‘Magic Has to Have a Cost’ on Netflix’s The Witcher
We're rolling out sneak peeks for Netflix's The Witcher all month long as part of our IGN First exclusive set visit. Keep it locked right here for never-before-seen interviews and behind the scenes footage of the White Wolf, Ciri, and Yennefer. And be sure to check out The Witcher when it premieres on Netflix on Friday, December 20, 2019. For more, check out Henry Cavill discussing the common misconceptions about Geralt, Anya Chalotra breaking down Yennefer's incredible transformation, Freya Allan on how Ciri fits into the Season 1 storyline, and our chat with David J. Peterson on how he created the "Elder Speech" language for the series.
IGN UK Podcast: The Rise of Skywalker Spoilercast
It's Star Wars Day! Alex, Dale and Cardy are here to spoil everything about Star Wars Episode 9: The Rise of Skywalker. Do not listen to this podcast unless you've seen the film. I really can't stress that enough. It would be a really stupid thing to do. Don't do it. But do enjoy.
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Resident Evil 3 Makes Some Big Changes to the Original
Resident Evil 3’s remake will have more changes to the original game compared to how Resident Evil 2’s remake was handled.
Capcom producers Peter Fabiano and Masao Kawada revealed new details about Resident Evil 3 in the latest issue of Japanese magazine Famitsu (via Siliconera). Producer Masachika Kawata also appeared in the latest episode of Capcom TV to talk about the remake (via ResetEra).
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Birds of Prey Rated R for Violence, ‘Sexual Material’ and More
Birds of Prey is officially rated R for violence, language, and "sexual material."
The rating was attached on December 18, according to FilmRatings.com. The film earned its rating for "strong violence and language throughout, and some sexual and drug material."
It's the second live-action DC movie to be released in theaters with an R rating. Joker was the first and became the highest-grossing R-rated movie in history as well as the second biggest DC movie ever. After Joker earned those distinctions there were talks of other DC movies – such as The Suicide Squad – that could be R rated as well.
Cats: Tom Hooper’s Musical Seems to Have Broken Film Critics
It's December, which means it's time for the biggest movie of the year to hit screens worldwide. No, we're not talking about Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, we're talking about Cats. That's right, Broadway's most unusual musical is coming to theaters this month and the first round of reactions are starting to hit social media.
Twitter has completely melted down over the film, with some critics and journalists citing memory loss and temporary insanity. If you need a break from the holiday hustle and bustle, take a look at these hilarious Cats reactions from critics on Twitter.
Angie Han (@ajhan) has given up on society after seeing Cats.
Netflix Reportedly Lost Over 1 Million Subscribers to Disney Plus, But Will Grow in 2019
The arrival of Disney+ reportedly had an effect on Netflix's subscriber base, but not enough to stop the company's overall growth in the end of 2019.
According to Cowen & Co. analyst John Blackledge in a report by THR, Netflix lost over one million subscribers to Disney+. However, despite Netflix's expected loss, Blackledge still notes that Netflix is expected to hit its fourth-quarter forecast of 7.6 million new subscribers.
Modern Warfare Is the Most-Played Call of Duty Launch This Gen
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is the series' most-played game at launch (first 50 days) during the PlayStation 4-Xbox One generation, Activision announced on Wednesday.
When comparing 50-day launch windows, Modern Warfare has seen more hours played (500 million), hours per player, and average daily players than any other Call of Duty "in six years," according to Activision. In terms of these metrics, Modern Warfare has topped the launches of Black Ops 4, WW2, Infinite Warfare, Black Ops 3, Advanced Warfare, and the current-gen versions of Ghosts.
Activision also notes Modern Warfare has sold through more than $1 billion USD worth of copies since its release on October 25. It was the top-selling game in the U.S. for the months of October and November, according to NPD.