Update: James Gunn Might Still Have a Future with Disney and Marvel
Update: Discussions between Marvel Studios and Disney are reportedly taking place to potentially reinstate James Gunn as the director of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.
According to Deadline's anonymous sources, Marvel is trying to persuade Disney to rehire Gunn. Marvel reportedly believes this would be in everyone's best interest, especially after the core main Guardians cast recently released a join statement supporting Gunn.
However, bringing Gunn back is still currently considered to be a long shot but talks are ongoing, according to Deadline.
James Gunn in Demand by Studio Execs as he Works Out Disney Negotiations
Several top film producers and executives are looking to work with James Gunn, who was fired from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 by Walt Disney Studios late last month.
According to THR, Gunn has been approached by multiple faces at major studios. They spoke with approximately a dozen studio executives and producers who wanted to remain anonymous, due to Gunn not being allowed to engage in any offers while he works out his exit negotiations at Disney.
Deadpool 2 Easter Egg Featurette Breakdown
With Deadpool 2 now available on Digital HD, which comes with a plethora of bonus features, there is quite a bit to unpack from this release. We have already delved through the Super Duper Cut to break down all of the deleted and extended scenes, but now it’s time to take a look at another bonus feature, "Deadpool’s Lips are Sealed - Secrets and Easter Eggs".
While a lot of these Easter Eggs have already been discovered by eagle-eyed fans, there are some surprising secrets that are revealed from star Ryan Reynolds, writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick and director David Leitch, among others.
Aquaman Won’t Feature Other Justice League Characters
Don't expect to see Wonder Woman or Batman in the upcoming Aquaman solo film.
Speaking to EW, director James Wan revealed the DC movie won't feature other Justice League characters. The filmmaker explained he wanted Aquaman to focus on its titular character, rather than worrying about what other superheroes have been doing in the DCEU.
“I wanted to keep the story to the world of Aquaman and not have to worry about what other characters are doing in their films and how that would affect us," Wan said.
"I just thought the simplest way was to keep it clean — keep it simple and let it be an Aquaman story.”
Riot Games Comments on Accusations of Sexist Culture at League of Legends Studio
After a major expose on League of Legends developer Riot Games came out about a culture of sexism in its workplace, Riot has made an official response to allegations included in the piece.
The in-depth article, written by Cecilia D'Anastasio, comes from Kotaku. The article details various alleged instances of sexist incidents in Riot's workplace after interviewing 28 current and former employees.
These incidents include female employees regularly being passed up for leadership roles, potentially sexist hiring practices, ideas from female employees being ignored in favor of identical ideas from male employees, being shown unsolicited pictures of male genitalia by bosses and colleagues, and much, much more.
Did HBO Confirm Two Characters Survived the GoT: Season 7 Finale
After Game of Thrones left fans with one major cliffhanger regarding two characters' fates in the Season 7 finale, "The Dragon and the Wolf," HBO may have inadvertently confirmed that those characters did, in fact, survive to make it to Season 8.
Warning: Spoilers for the Game of Thrones Season 7 finale follow. Be sure to refresh yourself on the events of the episode with our "The Dragon and the Wolf" review.
One of the last scenes in the Season 7 finale feature Tormund Giantsbane (Kristofer Hivju) and Beric Dondarrion (Richard Dormer) atop The Wall while it was being destroyed by the Night King and the White Walker-ified Viserion. Up until now, it wasn't made clear if Tormund and Beric had made it out unscathed.
Doom Eternal: Get Your First Look on IGN
Bethesda has announced that it will be revealing the first gameplay of Doom Eternal during the QuakeCon 2018 keynote next week. You can see below for how to watch the reveal stream live.
Not only that, the keynote will also feature a look at Rage 2 and new updates and announcements for Quake Champions and The Elder Scrolls Online. The Doom Eternal reveal will be hosted by Marty Stratton and Hugo Martin from id Software.
Additionally, QuakeCon will also have a Fallout 76 panel the following day. Todd Howard will be hosting, and it promises to look closer at the character systems and perks in the game. There will also be a Q&A during that panel.
Blizzard Has Multiple Diablo Projects in the Works
It's been more than six years since Diablo III first released, and more than a year since its last DLC arrived, but the franchise isn't lying dormant. Blizzard announced today that it has multiple new Diablo projects in the works, and fans might get a glimpse at some of them soon.
"The forges here at Blizzard are burning hot, and we have multiple Diablo projects in the works," Diablo Associate Community Manager Brandy Camel said in a video. "Some of them are going to take longer than others, but we may have some things to show you later this year."
That at least one new Diablo project was in the works was essentially confirmed in June when Blizzard posted a job listing for a dungeon artist to work on an "unannounced Diablo project." It's not known if that project is Diablo 4 or something else, however.
Marvel Rising Is a New Kind of Superhero Story
When you're forming a new super-team, a hero with the "agility and strength of a squirrel" might not be high on your list of allies, but as Milana Vayntrub demonstrates in our exclusive sneak peek from Disney XD's Marvel Rising above, you'd be lucky to have Squirrel Girl in your corner.
Vayntrub was initially cast to play Squirrel Girl (aka Doreen Green) in live-action for Freeform's New Warriors, but the show is now being shopped to other networks because there wasn't room on Freeform's schedule this season. Thankfully, the plucky heroine and her loyal squirrel sidekick Tippy Toe are a major part of Marvel Rising, which is described as a "multiplatform animated franchise with a focus on inclusivity, empowerment and relatability for a tween audience."
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Limited Edition Announced
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is getting a Limited Edition, Nintendo of Europe announced on Twitter today.
Included in the package will be a copy of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, a Super Smash Bros edition Nintendo GameCube Controller, and a Nintendo GameCube adapter. As seen in the image below, the box appears to be enormous for just those three items, but that's all Nintendo has announced as far as contents.
