The Best Leia Tales Beyond the Movies
Leia Organa made an impression from her first appearance in A New Hope. She stood tall against the intimidating Darth Vader and lied to him, she watched the destruction of her entire freaking planet and kept moving forward, and she helped her would be rescuers make it off the Death Star. She established herself as a take charge individual who was apparently invincible to the headaches tightly wound hair can cause.
The princess from Alderaan continued to showcase her mettle throughout the original trilogy from remaining calm and leading during the Battle of Hoth to killing Jabba the Hutt with the chains he used to enslave her. Leia's story extended into the sequel trilogy with The Force Awakens and will continue in the upcoming The Last Jedi. And that's not all. Her history has expanded across books, comics, and television. You should read and watch these Star Wars stories to get more of Leia.
Bond 25: Showtime Boss Confirms Daniel Craig’s Return
Daniel Craig will indeed return as 007 in James Bond 25, according to Showtime CEO David Nevins.
According to /Film, Nevis confirmed Craig's involvement at the TCA press tour when explaining why the upcoming Showtime series Purity, which will star Craig, has been delayed, saying "He's doing Bond first."
Nevis added: "I can't say anything about what I know or don't know about Bond. That's not my area." However, he went on to note that "it's possible" Craig may not be available to film Purity until 2019 because of scheduling conflicts with Bond 25.
While there have been reports that Craig's return for Bond 25 is a "done deal," this is the first time an industry person has said on the record that Craig will indeed reprise his role as 007.
Opinion: How to Save The Dark Tower
The Dark Tower, adapted from Stephen King’s incredible series of novels, finally hit theaters lacking any sort of critical or commercial splash. We scored the film a 5.0, calling it a “thoroughly average adaptation of some truly incredible source material.” Likewise, while it opened at #1 this past weekend, its $19.5 million draw, adding to the lowest weekend of the summer, didn’t exactly scream a film that’s setting the foundation for a massive cinematic universe.
With Sony insistent that the television series is still moving ahead as planned, here are some ways, from a massive fan of the source material, that I feel The Dark Tower can still be salvaged.
Resident Evil’s Milla Jovovich to Play Hellboy Villain
Resident Evil star Milla Jovovich will play the main villain in the Hellboy reboot.
IGN can confirm Jovovich, who portrayed protagonist Alice in all six Resident Evil movies, will star as the Blood Queen.
Milla Jovovich in Resident Evil: The Final Chapter.
Jovovich will star opposite David Harbour, who'll play the titular Hellboy. Deadwood's Ian McShane has also recently joined the cast as Hellboy's adoptive father, Professor Broom.
Disney to Pull Its Movies from Netflix
Disney has announced plans to launch its own streaming services, and as such will pull its movies from Netflix.
During its latest earnings report, Disney said it intends to debut its own branded streaming service for US consumers in 2019 and will then expand the service worldwide, CNBC reports.
Disney and Pixar titles will be removed from Netflix, with this new service serving as the home for all Disney movies going forward. The service's initial lineup will include Toy Story 4, Frozen 2 and the live-action adaptation of The Lion King.
FOX Exec Doesn’t ‘See an End’ to The Simpsons Soon
As The Simpsons approaches its 30th season, Fox TV's Chairman and CEO Dana Walden doesn't expect the series to come to a close in the near future.
Speaking to journalists following Fox's Television Critics Association summer press tour executive panel, Walden said she sees a long future for the series, especially as its producers continue to innovate.
"I never want to be
without The Simpsons," Walden joked. "Jim
and Matt
have so much excitement and enthusiasm and they keep innovating. The stories are so fresh, I really don't see an end to that storytelling. It's certainly not one... something that we've discussed," Walden said.
Fox renewed The Simpsons through season 30 late last year, and part of what Walden believes is keeping the series fresh is its willingness to experiment, including a live Homer Simpson segment and a VR couch gag in episodes that aired last year.
Ubisoft Opens New Studio in Stockholm
Ubisoft has announced it's opening a new studio in Stockholm, Sweden and has appointed former EA DICE manager Patrick Bach to lead its efforts.
According to a post on Ubisoft's official blog, the studio, aptly named Ubisoft Stockhom, will work on AAA projects with Massive Entertainment, the Sweden-based studio behind The Division.
Bach confirmed the team will work with Massive on its new game based on James Cameron's Avatar, a title that won't be released before 2020.
Middle-earth and the Shadow of Microtransactions
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Adam Scott’s Ghosted Isn’t Ghostbusters: The TV Show
FOX's new supernatural comedy Ghosted might, on paper, seem inspired and reminiscent of Ghostbusters, but it's a comparison that the creative team behind the series push back against.
The new sitcom follows "a skeptic (Adam Scott) and a genius 'true believer' (Craig Robinson) in the paranormal who are recruited by an organization called The Bureau Underground to investigate a series of 'unexplained' activities that are occurring in the Los Angeles area, which are supposedly tied to a mysterious entity that could threaten the existence of the human race." Scott, who also executive produces Ghosted, was staunch in that Ghosted isn't "Ghostbusters the TV Show," though he said they took "some inspiration" from Ghostbusters in terms of how they balanced "comedy with a grounded world that it all takes place in."
Game of Thrones: What’s Still to Come in Season 7
We might be halfway through Game of Thrones: Season 7, but the previously released trailers for the season promise that a lot more excitement is yet to come.
Based on snippets that were included in the Season 7 trailers but haven't yet been in any episodes, we know there's at least one more major battle coming that could happen as early as next week's "Eastwatch." The previous skirmishes (ahem, this week's "The Spoils of War"), no matter how epic, are still just child’s play compared to the real war against the Night King that's still to come.
But even beyond that, there are several big mysteries we're looking to have resolved. Click through the below gallery for our breakdown of our footage (or watch the video above), but be warned, we’ll be discussing unaired events shown in this season’s trailers. So if those count as spoilers to you, get back to spoiler-safe territory!