Guardians Vol. 3 Begins Filming Next Year, Says Chris Pratt
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will starting filming in 2019, according to Chris Pratt.
In a post on Instagram, the Star-Lord actor wished Pom Klementieff (who plays Mantis is the MCU movies) a happy birthday and then said, "Can’t wait to start shooting Guardians Vol. 3 with her next year!"
While Marvel Studios has yet to formally reveal its plans for a third Guardians of the Galaxy movie, director James Gunn confirmed he's returning to write and direct Vol. 3.
Last year, we spoke with Gunn about his plans for Adam Warlock, who will make his MCU debut in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. While the director initially tried including him in Vol. 2, he ultimately opted to drop the character from the film for creative reasons.
Twitter Warns Users To Change Passwords Following Internal Glitch
Social media giant Twitter is recommending its over 330 million users change their passwords.
According to a post on Twitter's official blog, the company discovered a glitch causing user passwords to be stored as readable text on its computer system rather than being disguised, which normally takes place by way of a process called "hashing."
Warning notification sent to Twitter users
Fox Made Ryan Reynolds Remove Disney Joke from Deadpool 2
Deadpool 2 originally included a joke about Disney, but Ryan Reynolds was told by 20th Century Fox to cut it from the film.
"This is a sore spot for me because there's a joke in the movie that is not in the movie now because—I'm probably not even allowed to say this—Fox made me take it out," Reynolds, who co-wrote the film with Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, told Entertainment Weekly.
"It had more to do with Disney, and they made me take it out," he said, noting how, in the wake of Disney's deal to acquire 21st Century Fox, it was probably a smart move. "As I look back at it, I think maybe that was a wise decision," Reynolds added.
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Fortnite Players Are Using Green Screens to Create Fan Films
Green screens were recently discovered within the map of Fortnite and players are already using them to create new fan films.
New locations and Easter Eggs were added to the map with the launch of Season 4 of Fortnite, including new filming sets that feature in-game green screens. Players who record their character in front of the green screen can later edit the background during video editing.
Fans have taken the opportunity to take their dancing characters and place them in just about any location they want. YouTube user GameNight shows just how far this new feature can go by using the Ride the Pony emote on the top of a mountain, in space, and of course, on a horse.
Solo Estimated to Have $170 Million-Plus Domestic Debut
Solo: A Star Wars Story is set to have a huge domestic opening.
Variety reports the upcoming standalone Stars Wars film is currently tracking to make between $165 million and $175 million over the four-day Memorial Day weekend in North America. The movie hits theaters on May 25 in the U.S.
For comparison, last year's Star Wars: The Last Jedi opened with $220 million, while 2016's Rogue One made $155 million in its opening weekend. The current Memorial Day weekend record-holder is 2007's Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, which grossed an estimated $139.8 million over the four-day weekend.
Destiny 2 Comic Teases Warmind Expansion
Bungie has released a new Destiny 2 comic teasing the upcoming Warmind expansion.
The 11-page comic follows gunslinger Anastasia (Ana) Bray. You can read it for free right now on Bungie's website.
Destiny: Warmind comic, image via Twitter
The comic is written by David A. Rodriguez and Mark Waid, and illustrated Kris Anka (Captain Marvel). Coloring is by Mathew Wilson.
Infinity War on Pace to Be Fastest Film to Earn $1 Billion
Avengers: Infinity War has already made over $850 million worldwide. As such, the MCU movie is on pace to reach the $1 billion mark faster than any other film in box office history.
As reported by Deadline, Infinity War's global total reached $857.3 million by the end of Wednesday, passing Thor: Ragnarok ($854M), Wonder Woman ($822M) and Spider-Man ($822M). International sales make up $534.7 million of the current sales figure.
The record-breaking Avengers film, which reportedly cost $321.2 million to make, is expected to reach the $1 billion worldwide mark this Saturday. Infinity War is currently performing 74 percent above Captain America: Civil War and 66 percent higher than Avengers: Age of Ultron.
J.J. Abrams Reunites with Overlord Director for New Superhero Movie
J.J. Abrams is teaming up with Overlord director Julius Avery once again for a new superhero film.
Deadline reports the movie, titled The Heavy, is described as a subversive take on the superhero genre. Plot details are being kept under wraps, but production is set to being sometime later this year. Abrams will produce with Avery directing. Daniel Casey penned the screenplay.
Abrams and Avery worked together on the upcoming supernatural World War II film Overlord, which hits theaters on October 25 in the UK and October 26 in the US. The story follows a group of American paratroopers going up against supernatural forces in a Nazi-occupied village that's far from normal.