The Batman Rumored to Be Set in the 1990s
A new report suggests that The Batman, which once starred Ben Affleck, will be set in the 1990s and Penguin will be one of the main antagonists of the film.
Via Batman-News.com, DiscussingFilm.net has also said that The Batman will show us a younger version of the Dark Knight, as well as Commissioner Gordon and Bruce Wayne's trusty butler and friend Alfred Pennyworth.
The report further describes how director and writer Matt Reeves has adjusted the script a bit to add a bit more action, although the focus on the film will still be on Batman's detective skills and solving a mystery.
Halo: The Master Chief Collection Likely Won’t Be a Play Anywhere Game
It appears that despite the recent news of Halo: The Master Chief Collection coming to PC, it doesn't look like the title will be a Play Anywhere Game.
During a live stream of the Halo Champion Series Invitational, Microsoft's corporate vice president and head of 343 industries, Bonnie Ross, made a comment that seemed to dash hopes of The Master Chief Collection coming to the Play Anywhere lineup.
"While MCC shipped before the XPA Play Anywhere, we are exploring ways to make sure that we show our appreciation and recognition for the support we've had from the amazing fans of MCC and we'll have more to announce as we get closer to launch." said Ross on the subject of Play Anywhere games.
Call of Duty: Mobile Revealed for iOS and Android
Call of Duty: Mobile, a new free-to-play game that "brings together maps, modes, weapons, and characters from across the Call of Duty franchise" is headed to North America, South America, Europe and more.
Activision, in collaboration with Tencent and its developer Timi, announced Call of Duty: Mobile for Android and iOS devices and fans can pre-register today to get access to a public beta that will be arriving this summer.
Players will be able to compete in "such fan-favorite modes as Team Deathmatch, Search and Destory and Free-For-All, in iconic maps from the series such as Nuketown, Crash, Hijacked and more."
Sega Genesis Almost Had an Alien vs. Predator Football Game
It appears an American football video game featuring Aliens, Predators and the ol’ pigskin called Cosmic Hard Bowl was at one point planned for the Sega Genesis, though many details surrounding the alleged game remain unknown.
Revealed by the National Videogame Museum located in Frisco, Texas, promotional concept art was allegedly unearthed for this bizarre mash-up. The promotional materials are largely in Japanese, though one image featuring a hand drawn alien wearing a football jersey includes the caption “So you want a Genesis game with real impact?" Luckily, a translation of the remaining Japanese text was provided by a Mitch Mitchell.
Nvidia Brings Ray Tracing to Pascal GPUs along with Unity, Unreal Engines
In advance of the 2019 Game Developers Conference (GDC) Nvidia made a few big announcements about what the roadmap looks like for its much-hyped real-time ray tracing technology. First it was announced that it will be bringing the technology to both the Unity and Unreal engines, which is quite promising for next-gen titles. Unity partnered with BMW to show off its new technology in a demo called "Reality vs. Illusion" that depicts a 2018 BMW 8 Series coup rendered in realtime in Unity side-by-side with real footage of a real car. You can watch the short video below and try to guess which is real and which is Unity:
Answer: the right side is the Unity engine. Unity also send along a handful of renders of the car so you could get a closer look at the level of fidelity involved. It's quite incredible, but then again, we all want to see it in motion, and sadly the video demos the company sent along are all incredibly short. As we went to press it sent a longer clip, and you can watch it right here.
Black Widow Film Casts Fighting With My Family’s Florence Pugh as Rival Spy
The standalone Black Widow movie may have found another actress to star alongside Scarlett Johansson as reports say that Fighting With My Family's Florence Pugh is in talks to join the film.
As reported by Variety, Pugh has been on Marvel's radar since last fall, and although they've met with several other candidates, Pugh came back to the forefront after "she drew strong reviews for the MGM comedy-drama “Fighting With My Family.""
Aquaman 2: Patrick Wilson Doesn’t Think Orm Will Be Main Villain
Patrick Wilson, who portrayed Orm (aka the Ocean Master) in Aquaman, says he doesn’t believe Orm will be the main villain of Aquaman 2.
Reported by SyFy Wire, Wilson made this claim during an event promoting The Art and Making of Aquaman in New Jersey.
"He’s not gonna be a main villain in another movie," said Wilson. "I don’t think Orm ends up in Belle Reve like he does in the New 52. I assume they’re gonna keep him in some kind of jail below the surface. If
wants me back, I’m certainly happy to come back.”
On top of this, Wilson said of his character "I don’t know what the future holds for Orm… You can’t kill him. He’s too important to
Netflix’s Next Bandersnatch Lets You Decide If Bear Grylls Survives
Bear Grylls, of Man vs. Wild fame, has just been revealed as the star of Netflix's next Bandersnatch-esque interactive series - You Vs. Wild - and you get to help him survive.
Netflix announced that You vs. Wild's eight episode first season will arrive on April 10 and will allow viewers to "make decisions to help Bear Grylls survive, thrive and complete missions in the harshest environments on Earth."
Netflix has released a teaser of what to expect from You Vs. Wild on YouTube called Call of the Wild and it will allow you to make decisions similar to the way you will if you choose to join Bear on his adventures this April.
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Halo TV Series Adds Second Showrunner for Season 1
Showtime’s Halo TV series has added Steven Kane as the second showrunner for its first season.
Per The Hollywood Reporter, Kane was added alongside Kyle Killen as showrunner after Killen wanted to focus on the show’s stateside production, which includes writing, while Kane will be on-set in Budapest, Hungary during filming. Killen is reportedly expected to appear on-set, but not at all times.
Kane is known for co-creating and acting as showrunner on The Last Ship, and has also worked on American Dad, The Closer and more.