Spielberg Asks Carl’s Jr. Not to Name a Burger After Him
Carl's Jr. went on a quest today to deliver Steven Spielberg one of its "SpielBurgers," and while the filmmaker said the fast food chain's Charbroiled Sliders are "pretty good" he doesn't want them named after him.
Earlier today, the official Carl's Jr. Twitter account posted:
The Surprising Link Between Santa Clarita Diet and The Addams Family
It must have been alarming to turn on the TV in the 1960s and see a sitcom that centered on a family who was otherwise normal, except for the fact that they looked like they had just risen from the dead with sunken eyes, pale skin, and expressionless faces. But they would take out the trash, mow their lawn, and do "regular" things around the neighborhood like everyone else. To say that the side-by-side 1964 debuts of The Munsters and The Addams Family shook up primetime television would be an understatement. At the time, the small screen had been saturated with safe, wholesome narratives such as The Andy Griffith Show and The Donna Reed Show. This new wave of macabre family TV was radical.
Reasons Behind New Mutants, Dark Phoenix Delays Reportedly Revealed
The reasons behind the recent delays for The New Mutants and X-Men: Dark Phoenix have reportedly been revealed.
According to Collider, the latest mainline X-Men film was pushed back from its original release date of November 2, 2018 to February 14, 2019 because there isn't enough time to complete reshoots.
The film's A-list cast, which includes the likes of Michael Fassbender and Jennifer Lawrence, won't be free until August or September of this year. This would have left director-writer Simon Kinberg only a few months to complete visual effects for the scenes.
Marvel Comics Announces Infinity Wars
Marvel Comics has revealed the name of their upcoming event, Infinity Wars, along with the creative team: writer Gerry Duggan, artist Mike Deodato Jr., and colorist Frank Martin. Duggan has been building up to a large-scale Infinity Stone story in his now-ended Guardians of the Galaxy comic and in the Infinity Countdown mini-series, and now we know that it will lead to Infinity Wars.
The cover reveals the main players in the event: Adam Warlock, Doctor Strange, Gamora, Captain Marvel, Peter Quill, Loki and Thanos. There also appears to be a hooded character with a mask in the shape of the "infinity" symbol.
Art by Mike Deodato Jr and Frank Martin. (Marvel Comics)
Pillars of Eternity 2 Is More Of What Made Its Predecessor Great
For all of the years of experience Obsidian has across a multitude of platforms and IPs, they’ve never once created a sequel to one of their own original properties. That is, until now. Last week, Obsidian took the time to show me how Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire takes what worked in the original, dramatically expands it, and aims to establish the franchise at the top of the pile among the industry’s elite roleplaying series.
The first and most immediately obvious change is a big one: Deadfire is a legitimate open-world game this time around. In the first Pillars of Eternity, the world was split into a handful of regions that could be openly explored, but for the most part it was a relatively linear affair. But even as an open-world game, Deadfire maintains that hand-crafted feel. There is zero random or procedural generation as each and every combat encounter is hand-placed by the designers. In fact, every single NPC has voiced dialogue and a hand-drawn portrait to really lend a sense of intimacy to every situation.
Hulu Passes on Locke and Key TV Series, But There’s Still Hope
IGN has confirmed Hulu has passed on the Locke and Key pilot, but there still might be hope for the potential series.
One of the pilot's stars Samantha Mathis revealed to Cultured Vultures that Locke and Key did not get picked up by Hulu after the network had ordered a pilot. However, the show's producers may still be shopping the series around to other streaming services, such as Netflix and Apple.
THR reports WME has been hosting screenings of the pilot for other networks to consider picking the series up. According to their report, seven scripts for the series have already been written.
Robert Downey Jr. Reveals Star-Studded Voice Cast of Doctor Dolittle
The voice cast of the new Doctor Dolittle movie includes multiple Avengers, multiple Oscar winners, and a pop star.
Earlier today, Robert Downey Jr. revealed the voice cast of his upcoming movie, The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle, on Twitter. "I am most pleased to announce the stellar voice cast joining me on #TheVoyageofDoctorDolittle," Downey Jr. tweeted with a photo, shown below:
Downey Jr. tweeted this photo when announcing the voice cast of his new movie.
Street Fighter V Getting Darkstalkers Costumes Next Week
Street Fighter V characters Menat, Juri, and Urien are getting Darkstalkers costumes next week.
As detailed on Capcom's recent blog post, the three new outfits are priced at $3.99 each and will available for purchase on April 3 on PSN and Steam. Menat will sport the Khaibit Costume, which draws inspiration from the mummy Anakaris.
Juri is getting the Lilith Costume while Urien will be wearing the Donovan Costume, based on the half-vampire and half-human Donovan Baine. Check out how each costume looks in the image gallery below.
Sea of Thieves’ Plagued by AllmondBeard Server Errors
As Rare continues to work on fixing the copious amounts of bugs and glitches currently plaguing the Sea of Thieves’ servers, one especially devastating bug remains unresolved: AllmondBeard, an error code that's robbing players not only of their progress but their hard-earned loot as well.
The AllmondBeard error occurs when a players connection to Xbox Live and/or the Sea of Thieves servers has been disrupted or dropped. Considering the many challenges Rare’s has faced while stabilizing the online multiplayer game’s network connectivity since launch, the error message is, unfortunately, a common occurrence among players.
Watch Ronda Rousey Train for Her WrestleMania Debut
With Ronda Rousey scheduled to wrestle for the first time at WrestleMania 34 on April 8th, teaming with Kurt Angle in mixed tag match against Stephanie McMahon and Triple H, WWE has released a new video documenting some of her training down at its Performance Center.
Hear from sparring partner, and NXT star, Shayna Baszler, NXT trainer Sara Amato, and Rousey herself as she hits the ring, trains in judo, and then wraps things up with strength and conditioning training. Check it out!
Rousey also made our list of the biggest WrestleMania shockers of all time! See the slideshow below.
Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association (TCA). Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.