Downton Abbey Trounces Rambo: Last Blood and Ad Astra at the Box Office
The posh upstairs/downstairs antics of Downton Abbey: The Movie - the cinematic sequel to Julian Fellowes' hit TV series - was enough of a dapper draw to rake in an estimated $31 million in its opening weekend. It's a handsome haul that proved too much to overcome for Sylvester Stallone's Rambo: Last Blood and Brad Pitt's sci-fi flick, Ad Astra.
Adding in the overseas box office, Downton Abbey's pulled in $30.8 million, bringing its entire run so far to $61.8 million. Which is the type of take vs. budget (a meager $13 million) that might have Focus Features and Universal Pictures International working feverishly to craft a sequel.
Last Blood and Ad Astra didn't perform poorly however, with Pitt's well-reviewed space mystery snagging second place with $19.2 million. It was enough to just barely edge out Stallone's final installment in the 37-year Rambo franchise, which made $19 million.
ABC’s Emergence Won’t Leave You Waiting for Answers
All September long, IGN is highlighting the best TV coming your way in the 2019-2020 season. Today we're focusing on ABC's new sci-fi thriller Emergence, starring Fargo's Allison Tolman. Created by Agent Carter showrunners Michele Fazekas & Tara Butters, Emergence follows Jo (Tolman) a police chief who takes in a young child, Piper (Alexa Swinton), she finds near the site of a mysterious plane crash who has no injuries and no memory of what has happened. The investigation draws Jo into a conspiracy larger than she ever imagined, and the child's identity is at the center of it all. Star Donald Faison takes us inside the new high-concept mystery series, which he promises will give viewers answers much sooner than they might be expecting.
ABC’s Emergence Won’t Leave You Waiting for Answers
All September long, IGN is highlighting the best TV coming your way in the 2019-2020 season. Today we're focusing on ABC's new sci-fi thriller Emergence, starring Fargo's Allison Tolman. Created by Agent Carter showrunners Michele Fazekas & Tara Butters, Emergence follows Jo (Tolman) a police chief who takes in a young child, Piper (Alexa Swinton), she finds near the site of a mysterious plane crash who has no injuries and no memory of what has happened. The investigation draws Jo into a conspiracy larger than she ever imagined, and the child's identity is at the center of it all. Star Donald Faison takes us inside the new high-concept mystery series, which he promises will give viewers answers much sooner than they might be expecting.
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New Batman Creative Team to Push Bruce Wayne ‘To His Limits’
Big changes are coming for DC Comics' Batman line in 2020. We already know current Batman writer Tom King is making the transition to a new monthly series called Batman/Catwoman in January. And now we know the creative team tapped to take over the flagship Batman comic.
As part of this year's Batman Day festivities, DC revealed that writer James Tynion IV, artist Tony S. Daniel, inker Danny Miki and colorist Tomeu Morey will be taking over the series next year. These names should be immediately recognizable to Batman readers. Tynion is currently co-writing Justice League and recently wrapped up a multi-year run on Detective Comics. Daniel has a long history of drawing (and sometimes writing) the monthly Batman comic, including the current "City of Bane" storyline.
New Batman Creative Team to Push Bruce Wayne ‘To His Limits’
Big changes are coming for DC Comics' Batman line in 2020. We already know current Batman writer Tom King is making the transition to a new monthly series called Batman/Catwoman in January. And now we know the creative team tapped to take over the flagship Batman comic.
As part of this year's Batman Day festivities, DC revealed that writer James Tynion IV, artist Tony S. Daniel, inker Danny Miki and colorist Tomeu Morey will be taking over the series next year. These names should be immediately recognizable to Batman readers. Tynion is currently co-writing Justice League and recently wrapped up a multi-year run on Detective Comics. Daniel has a long history of drawing (and sometimes writing) the monthly Batman comic, including the current "City of Bane" storyline.
A Love Letter to Deet, the True Hero of Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
Warning: SPOILERS for The Dark Crystal and The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance continue in this article.
It's not weird, it's just a fact: I'm in love with a muppet. I've fallen so hard for The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance's Deet, that when I was originally beginning to write this article, I was afraid to complete the series in the event that we had to watch my beloved perish.
In some ways, I'm glad to have waited so that I could see her arc fleshed out more fully, but I can assure you that my heart doesn't ache any less after that finale. Rather than focus entirely on the terrible fate that Deet is met with at the end, let's look at exactly how my love of this glowing green Gelfling came to fruition.
A Love Letter to Deet, the True Hero of Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
Warning: SPOILERS for The Dark Crystal and The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance continue in this article.
It's not weird, it's just a fact: I'm in love with a muppet. I've fallen so hard for The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance's Deet, that when I was originally beginning to write this article, I was afraid to complete the series in the event that we had to watch my beloved perish.
In some ways, I'm glad to have waited so that I could see her arc fleshed out more fully, but I can assure you that my heart doesn't ache any less after that finale. Rather than focus entirely on the terrible fate that Deet is met with at the end, let's look at exactly how my love of this glowing green Gelfling came to fruition.
Tim Robbins Talks the Surreal Nostalgic Strangeness of VHYES
It's rare to find a truly original film in the blockbuster saturated landscape of 2019. But it's always good to remember that isn't because they aren't being made, and Jack Henry Robbins' VHYES is an example of the kind of exciting, unique, and fun filmmaking that often gets ignored in the face of caped crusaders and explosive action. IGN sat down with VHYES' executive producer (and Jack's dad), Tim Robbins, to chat about making the indie gem in the lead up to the film's world premiere at Fantastic Fest, the importance of tangible media in a digital age, and how the wickedly wacky nostalgic fever dream came to be.
Shot entirely on VHS, VHYES began as a series of shorts, the first of which was a porn parody called “Hot Winter.” The hilarious skit focuses on some very sexy scientists who just can't wait to save the world from global warming and also have a bunch of sex. Robbins took the short to Sundance and then followed it up with the surreal Bob Ross riff “Painting with Joan” that imagines a public access TV painting series hosted by the titular artist. Both of those shorts feature in the tangled narrative of VHYES which plays as if you've found someone's old VHS tape in a thrift store.
Tim Robbins Talks the Surreal Nostalgic Strangeness of VHYES
It's rare to find a truly original film in the blockbuster saturated landscape of 2019. But it's always good to remember that isn't because they aren't being made, and Jack Henry Robbins' VHYES is an example of the kind of exciting, unique, and fun filmmaking that often gets ignored in the face of caped crusaders and explosive action. IGN sat down with VHYES' executive producer (and Jack's dad), Tim Robbins, to chat about making the indie gem in the lead up to the film's world premiere at Fantastic Fest, the importance of tangible media in a digital age, and how the wickedly wacky nostalgic fever dream came to be.
Shot entirely on VHS, VHYES began as a series of shorts, the first of which was a porn parody called “Hot Winter.” The hilarious skit focuses on some very sexy scientists who just can't wait to save the world from global warming and also have a bunch of sex. Robbins took the short to Sundance and then followed it up with the surreal Bob Ross riff “Painting with Joan” that imagines a public access TV painting series hosted by the titular artist. Both of those shorts feature in the tangled narrative of VHYES which plays as if you've found someone's old VHS tape in a thrift store.