The Batman Casts The Riddler
Warner Bros. has officially announced the addition of another villain to Matt Reeves’ The Batman movie: Paul Dano is playing Edward Nashton aka The Riddler.
Dano is best known for his roles in There Will Be Blood, 12 Years a Slave, and the Showtime series Escape at Dannemora for which he earned an Emmy nomination.
Paul Dano in There Will Be Blood.
In Batman lore, the Riddler’s civilian alias is Edward Nashton before he changes it to Edward Nygma.
Stephen King’s Maine Home to Become a Writer’s Retreat and Museum
Stephen King has inspired countless authors, and now some of those writers may get the chance to go on a writer's retreat at the legendary author's home in Maine.
According to Rolling Stone, the city of Bangor, Maine, has approved King's request to turn his house into a nonprofit that will serve as both an archive of his work and a retreat for up to five writers at a time.
Fans of King's work will be able to visit the archive by appointment.
King has become one of Maine's most celebrated figures, with one city councillor telling Rolling Stone that King and his family have donated millions of dollars to a variety of causes in the community.
32 Films Submitted for Best Animated Feature Oscar Race
A record number of films have been submitted for consideration in the Best Animated Feature category for the 92nd Academy Awards.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that 32 films would be competing for five spots in the coveted Best Animated Feature category at the 2020 Oscars, though several of the entries have not yet had their required Los Angeles qualifying run in order to advance.
The list reveals that Disney has entered Frozen II and Toy Story 4 into the Oscar race, along with Spies in Disguise (which now falls under the Disney corporate umbrella). However, the studio has opted out of submitting their photorealistic remake of The Lion King.
Studio Ghibli Films Will Exclusively Stream on HBO Max
HBO Max has officially acquired U.S. streaming rights to Studio Ghibli films, meaning that Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro, Academy Award-winning Spirited Away, and many more will be available when WarnerMedia's new streaming service launches in the spring of 2020.
Japan's Studio Ghibli has become one of the most influential and acclaimed studios in the world since it was founded in 1985, and "under the brilliance of visionary animation directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, and producer Toshio Suzuki, the studio’s films have won countless international awards, including an Academy Award® for Best Animated Feature for Spirited Away, as well as four additional Academy Award® nominations for Howl’s Moving Castle, The Wind Rises, The Tale of The Princess Kaguya, and When Marnie Was There."
Watchmen’s Damon Lindelof Is Pretty Sure Alan Moore Cursed Him
HBO's Watchmen series is about to make its debut, and according to showrunner Damon Lindelof, Watchmen co-creator Alan Moore is less than thrilled. In fact, Lindelof thinks Moore may have actually cast a magical curse on him. Yes, really.
In an interview with Vulture, Lindelof reveals, "I’m about to say something very ridiculous, but in all sincerity, I was absolutely convinced that there was a magical curse placed upon me by Alan. I’m actually feeling the psychological effects of a curse, and I’m OK with it. It’s fair that he has placed a curse on me."
See our early impressions of the HBO series in the video below:.
The Mudita Pure is the Radiation Anti-Phone We Could All Use
Earlier last month Michał Kiciński, the co-founder of CD Projekt Red, introduced a phone designed to help you relax and disconnect called Mudita Pure. It takes a very different direction from modern smartphones and it’s arguably more apt to call it the anti-phone as it’s not connected to the Internet and it even has a physical switch that disables your cell connection.
We caught up with Kiciński to find out why his phone breaks away the always-connected mentality of our world today. Kiciński started by talking about how the idea for the phone came to him while he was skiing in the Italian mountains of Livigno.
Genesis Aladdin’s ‘Final Cut’ Mode Explained
When Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King was announced, the list of games included something called "Disney’s Aladdin Final Cut." We knew the Final Cut was a reworking of the classic SEGA Genesis game, but until now, we didn't know the extent of the changes. IGN scored the first footage (above) along with an exclusive interview (below) that answers some of our questions about just what Final Cut is.
In short, Disney's Aladdin Final Cut includes new areas, boss patterns, graphical effects (check out the cool sword strike flashes in the video every time you clash with an enemy), and other changes that were made after consulting the original 1990s development team.
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order – The Final Preview
I’ll spare you the history lesson, but Star Wars fans looking for a lengthy single-player Star Wars game, or really even a finished, released, and not canceled single-player Star Wars game haven't exactly had the most satisfying decade. I’m not reminding you of that to depress you, though. I’m reminding you of that because after playing three hours of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, I can confidently state that there is finally some real, tangible hope that a full-fledged single-player Star Wars game is here. One that has no multiplayer or microtransactions or loot crates or season passes. Really. Seriously. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is a real, actual single-player Star Wars video game that I have actually played extensively and it’s actually coming out soon. A new hope indeed. So, how does it play?
Red Dead Redemption 2 PC 4K Trailer Is Beautiful and Haunting
Red Dead Redemption 2 is finally coming to PC on November 5, and Rockstar Games just released a 4K, 60fps trailer to show off how the game performs on the new platform. Check out the trailer in the video above.
After almost a year of speculation, Rockstar Games officially announced Red Dead Redemption 2 for PC. Rockstar is promising a bevy of technical enhancements for the PC version, including plenty of visual improvements. You can see some of those impressive technical accomplishments in the new trailer.
Red Dead Redemption 2 PC boasts greater fidelity and new details in the world. There will be 4K resolution support, HDR, multi-monitor support, faster frame rates, and visual enhancements like better textures for snow, water, and flora.
Are Cyclops, Jean Grey and Wolverine All in a Relationship?
X-Men fans are surely familiar with the love triangle that is Cyclops, Jean Grey and Wolverine. While Jean is in a steady relationship with handsome, dependable mutant leader Scott Summers, she can't help but be tempted by the hairy Canadian bad boy with a mysterious past who lives down the hall. But thanks to Marvel's new monthly X-Men comic, some fans are starting to suspect there's much more to that relationship.
Are Scott, Jean and Logan carrying out a three-way romance? Read on to see the evidence, but beware of spoilers for X-Men #1!
