Stephen King’s IT Passes Major Box Office Milestone
The critically acclaimed horror reimagining IT has passed the $500 million mark at the worldwide box office.
Warner Bros. announced today Stephen King's latest novel adaption has surpassed that milestone, long having eclipsed The Exorcist's long-held record as the highest-grossing horror film of all time — $441 million.
The Exorcist held the record for 44 years with $441 million made. Of course, that number is unadjusted for inflation, not taking into account the various changes worldwide.
In addition to being the new top-grossing horror film, IT has also broken records for having the biggest opening weekend for the genre in over 30 markets.The film has yet to release in Germany, Italy, and Japan.
Mario Was Originally Punching Yoshi in The Head
In the original Super Mario World, it has been confirmed that the animation used when Yoshi sticks out his tongue is meant to depict Mario punching him in the head.
An official Nintendo interview (via Kotaku) with Super Mario World developers Takashi Tezuka and Shigefumi Hino revealed details about how Yoshi came to be and elements of his design, including one specific animation.
“Lots of people think that while Mario is pointing his finger forward, he’s saying ‘Go,’ and Yoshi’s tongue comes out,” Hino said. “However, the set up that I drew was that when Mario punches Yoshi in the head, the character’s tongue shoots out in surprise.”
Arrow’s Greg Berlanti Developing Kung Fu TV Reboot
A female-led reboot of the 1970s TV series Kung Fu is moving forward at Fox with Arrow's Greg Berlanti on board as executive producer.
According to Deadline, the television reboot, written by Arrow executive producer Wendy Mericle, has received a put pilot commitment. In addition to Mericle and Berlanti, Sarah Schechter is on board to executive produce for Warner Bros. and Berlanti Productions.
David Carradine and guest star Sondra Locke in Kung Fu
Red Dead Redemption 2: Theories and Details You May Have Missed
Rockstar has finally released the next look at 2018's Red Dead Redemption 2. The trailer might be short, but it gives us our first major look at the characters, story, and possible time period of the sequel.
Check out our breakdown of the trailer above, as well as our detailed notes below.
0:11 - This is your character, Arthur Morgan, a member of the Van der Linde gang. That immediately connects this game to the first Red Dead Redemption, as John Marston was a former member of the Van der Linde gang.
Forza 7 Users Experiencing Pre-Load Problems on PC
Microsoft recently enabled pre-loading for Forza Motorsport 7 ahead of the game's launch next week, and many users attempting to pre-load Forza 7 from the Windows Store have experienced a download error, resulting in hours of lost progress.
In an official statement made to US Gamer, a Microsoft representative said Forza developer Turn 10 Studios and Microsoft are looking into the problem. According to their statement they are actively working with the Windows Store team on a fix, but offered no time frame for when the issue might be resolved.
The error causes the game's nearly 100GB download to error out at random and restart from 0. Some users reported getting as far as 60GB into the download before experiencing the error. Depending on your internet speed, that could be hours of lost time. For users with data caps the issue is even greater, deterring them from retrying the download for fear of losing all their monthly data.
The Best of Comics at New York Comic-Con 2017
New York Comic-Con kicks off next week, bringing us exciting news for upcoming superhero, sci-fi, and other projects relevant to our interests. With the event almost upon us, we’re previewing the big stuff that we’re most excited to see.
This article will focus on the big comic book stuff we can’t wait to see. Also be sure to check out what we want to see from the world of games, movies, and TV.
Art by Joe Quesada. (Marvel Comics)
Tom Hanks to Star in David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special
Tom Hanks is set to reprise his SNL role as David S. Pumpkins for an animated half-hour Halloween special on NBC.
Based on Saturday Night Live's “Haunted Elevator” sketch, The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special will premiere October 28 at 11:30 p.m. ET/PT. Hanks will be voicing the titular pumpkin suit-wearing mystery man and will also appear on camera right before the special begins.
The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special.
The special will center around David S. Pumpkins and his dancing skeleton sidekicks showing a young boy and his sister the true meaning of Halloween. The original SNL sketch featured Hanks, dressed as Pumpkins, in an elevator surrounded by two skeleton dancers, played by Mikey Day and Bobby Moynihan.
18 Games Released on Nintendo Switch This Week
Looking for something to play on the Nintendo Switch this week? Fear not, you have 18 new choices thanks to one of the system's biggest launch weeks yet.
While Nintendo has delivered a steady stream of games via the Switch's eShop since the system launched in March, few have been so dense as this one. While past Nintendo consoles like the Wii U faced criticism for having stretches of time in which nothing new and worthy of playing released, Nintendo is clearly looking to prevent that issue on the Switch.
Thanks to the abundance of announcements of Nindies, third-party games, which Nintendo has clearly been aiming to acquire, and more, the Switch's library continues to expand. Of course, that means not every game may be a must-play for the week, but there are a variety of genres and art styles represented with this week's lineup.
The Nice Guys to Get Female-Led TV Series Adaptation
The Nice Guys is being turned into a TV series.
Variety reports Joel Silver, who produced the movie, will adapt director Shane Black's buddy cop comedy into a contemporary female-led drama for Fox with one-hour episodes. No word yet on a release date or who'll star in the show.
Silver will executive produce along with Ken Kao, Rodney Ferrell, and Michael Diliberti, who will also write the series. The show will be a co-production between Lionsgate, 20th Century Fox Television, and Silver Pictures Television.
Silver also produced the TV adaptation of Lethal Weapon for Fox, and the network is producing a TV adaptation of True Lies as well.
Tomb Raider Writers to Produce Live-Action SAO Series
Patrick Massett and John Zinman have signed a multi-year deal with Skydance Television to work on a number of projects, including the live-action Sword Art Online TV series.
As reported by Deadline, Massett and Zinman will write, executive produce and serve as showrunners on Skydance's upcoming television adaptation of the popular Japanese light novel and anime series.
"We're already deep in development with Patrick, John, and Laeta on our larger than life Skydance SAO series, in which we aim not only to satisfy the franchise's enthusiastic sci-fi and anime fan base but also to appeal to new TV audiences the world over," Skydance Television president Marcy Ross said.