Ava Duvernay Powerfully Addresses Sexual Assault in Hollywood
A Wrinkle in Time director Ava Duvernay called out Hollywood's sexual assault problem while accepting the John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Excellence in Directing at the AMD British Academy Britannia Awards.
As the accusations against sexual predator and disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein continued to pile up last week, Duvernay called out the abuse of actors "an abuse of a very singular kind".
"I regard the bond between a director and an actor as sacred," DuVernay said. "Because if we do it right, we're in a union, a creative marriage, creating life together. So to imagine what's been in the news this week, the harmful manipulation and harassment and emotional violence towards actors in my view is sinful. Sinful because I've held the innermost feelings of an actor in my hand."
Box Office Horror: Jigsaw Debuts at No. 1
Jigsaw topped the domestic box office in its debut this weekend, earning an estimated $16.3 million.
The horror film, which serves as the eighth entry in the Saw franchise, performed a bit below projections, which anticipated a $20 million opening weekend. Jigsaw reportedly cost $10 million to produce and garnered a B CinemaScore from moviegoers.
It's been seven years since a new entry in the Lionsgate's horror series, following the release of Saw 3D: The Final Chapter in 2010. For our thoughts on Jigsaw, watch IGN's video review below:
Attack on Titan: Season 3 Premiere Details Announced
The third season of Attack on Titan will premiere in July 2018.
The release details were announced this weekend at the Attack on Titan Reading & Live Event Orchestra performance, Crunchyroll reports. Season 3 was announced earlier this year, and, at Anime Expo 2017, was tentatively scheduled for a spring 2018 debut.
New art for Attack on Titan's third season was also revealed, which you can check out below, courtesy of the anime's Japanese Twitter account.
Stranger Things: Season 2 Ending Explained
Full spoilers follow for Stranger Things: Season 2. Make sure to keep up with all of our Season 2 reviews here. And again, don't keep reading if you haven't already seen the end of Season 2!
The ending of Stranger Things Season 2 is setting up a much more extensive universe for its writers to explore in future seasons. Seeing the Mind Flayer alive and well in the Upside Down indicates that he has now entered the realm of “supervillain.” Much like a video game or epic fantasy tale, this creature is going to be the big-bad the kids of Hawkins are going to have to battle at the end of the series. In other words, he’s not your typical villain of the week. So, what does that mean going forward and how will Eleven and the rest of the gang defeat such a formidable foe?
10 Things You Forgot About Yu-Gi-Oh!’s First Episode
The first episode of Yu-Gi-Oh!, "The Heart of the Cards," debuted in the United States back in 2001, and after going back and watching it, there’s a lot of weird and crazy stuff that we completely forgot about.
Click through the slideshow gallery below to see what we noticed on our re-watch.
Those are the things that stuck out after we re-watched the first episode of Yu-Gi-Oh! but we want you to revisit the Heart of the Cards as well and let us know what stuck out to you in the comments.
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A Visual History of Thor
Lately, it seems like it's Thor's World Tree, and we're all just living in it. The god of Thunder is about to return to the big screen in Thor: Ragnarok, and Marvel Comics is currently publishing one of their most epic sagas ever in the pages of The Mighty Thor. In short, it's a great time to be a fan of the Odinson.
In honor of these major Thor-related projects, we figures now would be a great time to look back at the character's visual history. From the original Jack Kirby design to Chris Hemsworth's thunder god, these are the looks that have defined Thor over the decades.
Thor: Ragnarok is directed by Taika Watiti and stars Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Mark Rufalo as Hulk/Bruce Banner, Tom Hiddleston as Loki and Cate Blanchett as Hela.
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Street Fighter 5, MvC Infinite Producer Leaves Capcom
Peter "Combofiend" Rosas has parted ways with Capcom.
Rosas, who served as a producer on Street Fighter V and Marvel vs Capcom Infinite, announced his departure from the studio in a post on Capcom-Unity, saying: "I've been fortunate enough to work on the games that shaped my life, a definite dream come true, but now I feel it's time for the next generation to be able to do the same."
Via Capcom-Unity
Bioware Announces New Mass Effect Novel
Mass Effect: Annihilation, a new novel set that expands the story of Mass Effect: Andromeda, is coming next year.
According to Bioware's announcement on its official blog, the tie-in book, written by Hugo Award-winning author Catherynne M. Valente, tells the story of the the Keelah Si'yah's journey to Andromeda as it transports 20,000 quarian, batarian, drell, and elcor colonists.
A brief description of the story, courtesy of Bioware, reads: "A pathogen is discovered aboard the ark after many drell are found dead in their cryo pods. As the pathogen jumps species, the ship's systems begin to fail, making it clear this is no accident."
Did You Catch This Sweet Stranger Things Easter Egg?
Season 2 of Stranger Things is loaded with fun easter eggs, and there's an adorable one in particular that, unless you were playing extremely close attention, likely missed.
Warning: Stranger Things: Season 2 spoilers ahead.
Netflix shared the easter egg in a post on Twitter, which ties to the number of days Mike called Eleven. For those who don't remember, Mike called Eleven every night for a total of 353 days, and adding up those three digits (3 + 5 + 3) gives you the number 11.
This is just one of many, many easter eggs hidden within Season 2 of the hit Netflix series. Don't miss our video breakdown of the easter eggs in Chapter 1 above, as well as our overview of hidden references in Chapter 2, Chapter 3, and Chapter 4, the last of which you can watch below: