Joker Will be in the Running for an Oscar, says Film Festival Director
Venice Film Festival director Alberto Barbera has identified Joker as an early Oscar contender following its premiere screening at the 76th annual event on Saturday.
In an interview with Deadline, Barbera discussed Joker’s resoundingly positive reception and further stoked awards buzz by endorsing critics' praise for Joaquin Phoenix's apparent Oscar-worthy performance as the Clown Prince of Crime.
"They're very good," he said of the film's Academy prospects. "Absolutely, it will be in the running.
"The film deserves the reception it is getting," he continued. "It goes beyond the boundaries of the genre. Joaquin Phoenix's performance is outstanding and Todd Phillips did a great job."
Cyberpunk 2077: Cutscenes Will Be in First-Person Perspective
All of Cyberpunk 2077's cutscenes will be locked to first-person perspective, according to CD Projekt Red.
Since the core gameplay of Cyberpunk 2077 is also first-person, this means players will rarely see their character's appearance. The studio's global community lead, Marcin Momot, says this is a deliberate decision that prioritises narrative flow.
He tweeted, "Achieving full immersion in an FPP game is extremely important and the decision made by the team to go 100% first person in @CyberpunkGame is something that will benefit it greatly from gameplay and story-telling perspectives."
He added that players would still be able to see what their character looks like in the inventory screen, during driving sequences, in reflections and "very occasionally" in some cutscenes. Any sex scenes in the game will play out from a first-person perspective, according to the official Cyberpunk 2077 Twitter account.
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Checking in with FroStee – Australia’s Hearthstone Grandmaster
One of the biggest changes to the competitive Hearthstone scene this year has been the introduction of Grandmasters – a league-style system featuring 48 of the top players in the world, divided into three regions: APAC, North America and Europe, each with 16 players. The second season of Grandmasters started quite recently, and sees players battling it out every weekend to try and come out on top in their respective region and earn a place at the Hearthstone Global Finals at BlizzCon. Season 2 will also see two players from each region relegated to make room for fresh faces, so the stakes are high. On top of that, this season has also introduced a new format, moving away from Specialist towards a modified version of Conquest. You can find out what a number of Hearthstone pros think about that change here.
Control Debug Tool Reveals Possible DLC Focusing on Side Character
Future DLC for Remedy Entertainment’s Control may have been inadvertently revealed after a YouTuber used the game’s debug tool on PC to discover a hidden mission reference.
Discovered by YouTuber ManFightDragon and first reported by PC Gamer, the evidence seems to be a mission name that’s absent from the main game, but possibly focuses on a side character.
For those unfamiliar, a debug tool allows a developer to test various parts of a game before release. Oftentimes, to save time or money, a developer might just put an unused asset somewhere the player can’t find it. ManFightDragon managed to use Control’s debug tool to find a possible reference to DLC, which you can see at the 5:20 mark in their YouTube video.
How Frozen 2 Songs Will Compare to the Original Disney Movie
Don't expect "Let It Go 2.0" when Frozen 2 hits theaters later in 2019. Star Idina Menzel describes the new songs in the upcoming sequel to be "apples and oranges" when compared with the 2013 film.
"The music is exquisite. I'm really proud of it. I really think that it tells beautiful stories and develops the story in an extraordinary way," she told IGN at D23 Expo 2019. "It's not about the comparison. It's really apples and oranges. I love the music in the movie, that I sing and that I don't sing, and I think it will really resonate with people."
The D23 panel debuted a new song for Elsa (Menzel), which sees her grappling with whether or not to pursue a mysterious singing voice that is calling out to her. The lyrics include lines like: "Are you here to distract me so I make a big mistake? Or are you someone out there who’s a little bit like me, who knows deep down I’m not where I’m meant to be? Every day’s a little harder as I feel my power grow. Don’t you know there’s a part of me that longs to go into the unknown?"
Solasta: Crown of the Magister Might Be the D&D Video Game We Deserve
Ever since I was a kid I’ve been drawn to the fantastical adventures found in tabletop roleplaying games – sat around a table with friends playing Dungeons & Dragons there is a sense you could get lost in a game system that supports truly limitless opportunity and storytelling. As video games grew and evolved, the desire to try and capture that experience in video game form was an obvious next step. And since then, we’ve gotten some really incredible games.
I cut my teeth on a mountain of Gold Box PC adventures, tile-based dungeon crawlers like Eye of the Beholder, and the Infinity-engine series like Baldur’s Gate, Planescape, and Icewind Dale. I murdered scores of kobolds, gnolls, and skeletons in hack-and-slash adventures like Dark Alliance and Champions of Norrath. And most recently, the earnest attempts at capturing the licensed experience wholesale in games like Sword Coast Legends, and the near-perfect combat systems of Larian’s Divinity: Original Sin series.
The Mandalorian, Arrow, and More Exclusives from Fall’s Big TV Premieres
Between all the broadcast, cable, and streaming networks, there's more TV than ever before, and with several new streaming platforms launching in the next few months alone, you'll soon have hundreds of new and returning shows competing for your attention (not to mention your subscription dollars) between now and December.
That's why, this September, we once again highlighted some of the best upcoming TV shows of the new season in our IGN First Fall Preview, featuring exclusive trailer debuts, image reveals, episode sneak peeks, and interviews with your favorite TV stars and creators. We didn't have time to feature every show we're excited for, but we feel confident that you'll find something to love in our choices below. Check out all of the exclusive IGN First reveals we debuted this September for some of our favorite new and returning series:
Fall TV Premieres: Every Release Date You Need to Know
September once again marks IGN's Fall TV preview, in which we'll spotlight a host of upcoming new shows and returning favorites, one per day, throughout the entire month, to get you fully prepped for some of the season's biggest series. But before we kick off our IGN First TV spotlight on September 3, we figured you might want a list of every announced fall TV premiere date we know so far.
Just when you thought Peak TV couldn't get any Peak-ier (and we're not even talking about Peaky Blinders), Disney is entering the streaming arena with Disney+ this fall. So while TV premieres usually slow down in November, this year there's a full docket due to the November 12 launch of the new streaming platform - featuring a new live-action Star Wars show, a Jeff Goldblum docu-series, and a hanfdul of original movies, among other offerings.
The Irishman Tested De-Aging Tech by Recreating Goodfellas Scene
Martin Scorsese recreated an iconic scene from his 1990 mob masterpiece Goodfellas to quality-check the potential use of digital de-aging technology in his upcoming film The Irishman.
According to Empire, the director enlisted Robert De Niro to re-enact one of the key scenes from Goodfellas, wherein De Niro's Jimmy Conway orders his high-flying cohorts to dispose of their extravagant purchases to avoid unnecessarily drawing attention to their criminal activities.