District 9 Director to Helm RoboCop Sequel
Neill Blomkamp, the director behind District 9 and Elysium, is set to helm the new installment of RoboCop for MGM.
The new film will be called RoboCop Returns. According to Deadline, Justin Rhodes will pen the script. Rhodes also wrote the screenplay for the upcoming Terminator reboot.
RoboCop's original writers — Ed Neumeier and Michael Miner — had originally written a draft for a sequel to the original movie and, though Rhodes is rewriting the script, will remain creatively involved as a producer and executive producer, respectively.
District 9 Director to Helm RoboCop Sequel
Neill Blomkamp, the director behind District 9 and Elysium, is set to helm the new installment of RoboCop for MGM.
The new film will be called RoboCop Returns. According to Deadline, Justin Rhodes will pen the script. Rhodes also wrote the screenplay for the upcoming Terminator reboot.
RoboCop's original writers — Ed Neumeier and Michael Miner — had originally written a draft for a sequel to the original movie and, though Rhodes is rewriting the script, will remain creatively involved as a producer and executive producer, respectively.
The Walking Dead: First Details on Season 9 Time Jump Revealed
The Walking Dead Season 9 will feature a time jump, and new showrunner Angela Kang has revealed how the show's new status quo might impact some of the show's main characters.
Warning: Spoilers for The Waking Dead Season 8 follow...
Speaking to EW, Kang explained that we'll see the way the world has deteriorated more than ever before following the show's unspecified time jump. The new season will also see the use of horses and more archaic weapons since gas and bullets will be more difficult to find.
The Walking Dead: First Details on Season 9 Time Jump Revealed
The Walking Dead Season 9 will feature a time jump, and new showrunner Angela Kang has revealed how the show's new status quo might impact some of the show's main characters.
Warning: Spoilers for The Waking Dead Season 8 follow...
Speaking to EW, Kang explained that we'll see the way the world has deteriorated more than ever before following the show's unspecified time jump. The new season will also see the use of horses and more archaic weapons since gas and bullets will be more difficult to find.
Explaining the Complicated History of Shazam
There was a time when Shazam (aka Captain Marvel) was the most popular superhero in the world. And maybe that time will come again, as a live-action Shazam movie starring Zachary Levi as the World's Mightiest Mortal is on its way.
But who is this magical powerhouse, and how does he fit into the larger DC Universe? Read on to learn everything you need to know about Shazam.
First Look at Shazam, via EW
Fortnite Bingo Created by Fans Just Before Season 5 Begins
Season 5 of Fortnite is less than 24 hours away and fans are spending that time with something they're calling Fortnite bingo.
The rules for this custom game are simple. Before you start a match with friends, find a Fortnite bingo sheet online that features rows and columns of weapons of different rarities. As you play, your goal is to find five weapons in-game that line up with one of the rows or columns of the Fortnite bingo sheet. The first player to do this wins.
We made our own Fortnite bingo board that you can use below.
Use our Fortnite bingo sheet to play your own round of Fortnite bingo.
Fortnite Bingo Created by Fans Just Before Season 5 Begins
Season 5 of Fortnite is less than 24 hours away and fans are spending that time with something they're calling Fortnite bingo.
The rules for this custom game are simple. Before you start a match with friends, find a Fortnite bingo sheet online that features rows and columns of weapons of different rarities. As you play, your goal is to find five weapons in-game that line up with one of the rows or columns of the Fortnite bingo sheet. The first player to do this wins.
We made our own Fortnite bingo board that you can use below.
Use our Fortnite bingo sheet to play your own round of Fortnite bingo.
Star Wars Fans Are Motivated by Beating Other Star Wars Fans, EA Says
According to EA, the main motivation behind most Star Wars fans is to know more about Star Wars than other Star Wars fans.
Speaking at the Develop conference (via Eurogamer), EA Motive’s Jade Raymond explained that “the number one motivator for either fans of playing Star Wars games or looking to participate in the Star Wars universe in any way is to become the number one fan.”
Raymond explained that a Star Wars Fan’s motivation for learning more Star Wars facts usually boils down to being able “to beat their friends at Star Wars trivia.” As silly as that might come off, the insight is apparently the product of EA’s research and thinking about what Star Wars fans and gamers want.
Monster Hunter Is Getting a 3D Animated Special
Capcom has partnered with Pure Imagination Studios to create a 3D animated Monster Hunter special called Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild. The special will be completed this winter and will premiere globally in 2019.
Legends of the Guild is the story of a young man out to prove his merits as a titular monster hunter. He gets a chance to do just that when his village is caught in the sights of an Elder Dragon, a beast Capcom describes as "a veritable force of nature made flesh."
Concept art of Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild's Nerscylla Nest.
DC’s Shazam! First Look Revealed
The first picture of Zachary Levi as Shazam! has surfaced, alongside Jack Dylan Grazer, who plays Billy Batson’s best friend, Freddy Feeman.
Entertainment Weekly has shared an exclusive official first look from DC's Shazam! of Earth's Mightiest Hero and his best friend Freddy, enjoying a couple of sodas.
First Look at Shazam, via EW