It Director to Helm Robotech Live-Action Movie
Sony has found a director for its live-action Robotech movie.
IGN can confirm It director Andrés Muschietti has signed on to helm the film adaptation of the beloved 1980s cartoon series. Muschietti will work with his sibling and creative partner Barbara Muschietti, who will produce the project along with 300 producers Mark Canton and Gianni Nunnari.
The producers behind the original series, Frank and Jehan Agrama, are also involved with the movie. The film does not have a writer or a release date yet.
A Robotech film had been gestating at Warner Bros. back in 2007. Sony picked up the rights in 2015, when it was rumored Aquaman director James Wan was Sony's top choice to helm the project.
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GoT Theory: How to Save Jorah Mormont from Greyscale
Warning: Spoilers for the Game of Thrones Season 7 premiere follow.
Game of Thrones' Season 7 premiere, "Dragonstone," may have given us our first hint as to how Jorah Mormont may be cured of Greyscale, the contagious, skin-hardening disease he contracted back in Season 5.
In Old Town, while Sam and Gilly are poring over the books from the restricted area of the Citadel's library, we get a quick glimpse at what may very well be a potential cure for Jorah's affliction. Spotted by eagle-eyed Reddit user Beastmodekait (via Buzzfeed), a conveniently cut-off page seems to mention ingesting dragonglass as a potential cure for illness and disease.
Ex-Valve Writer Discusses Plans for Unreleased Half-Life Games
Former Half-Life 2 writer, Marc Laidlaw has discussed plans he had for the continuation of the story throughout the series.
PC Gamer reports that the former Valve staffer claims that there were no plans to end any storylines in Half-Life 3 as to allow for the potential production of more Half-Life titles.
During an interview with Arcade Attack Laidlaw was asked about whether or not fans would see the release of the long awaited Half-Life 3 and the series writer stated that he had "No idea" and that it still wouldn't see his return to the company.
Amazon’s The Tick: Character Motion Posters Reveal
Based on Ben Edlund's comic book, Amazon's new series The Tick -- focused on the character previously featured in a beloved 1990s animated series and a live-action series back in 2001 -- is ready to roll with its first season on August 25th.
The pilot episode, which debuted last year and can be seen right now on Amazon, introduced us to Peter Serafinowicz's brash blue crusader, Griffin Newman's obsessed and undersized sidekick, Arthur, and a somewhat darker and more demented tone than previous incarnations of The Tick.
With The Tick's premiere just a month away, and its second episode screening at San Diego Comic-Con this week, IGN's got new character motion posters to share with you - both heroes and villains from the new live-action series! Along with The Tick and Arthur, you'll see Valorie Curry as Arthur's sister, Dot, Brendan Hines as Superian, and the vile Overkill (Scott Speiser), Ramses (Michael Cerveris), and Ms. Lint (Yara Martinez).
BioWare General Manager Steps Down
Aaryn Flynn, the general manager of Mass Effect and Dragon Age developer BioWare, has announced he is stepping down after 17 years with the company. Casey Hudson, the project director of the original Mass Effect, will be returning to lead the studio as the new GM.
Flynn and Hudson made their individual announcements in separate posts on BioWare's official website. Flynn has been with the company for 17 years.
"From my first day until now, I have learned much, met great colleagues and friends, and got the chance to help give players some truly incredible experiences. Every time I think I’ve found a favourite game making experience, we start something new and somehow find fun and satisfaction in the new challenges," Flynn wrote.
Kingsman 2 Invites Fans to Attend Comic-Con Happy Hour
20th Century Fox is kicking off this year's San Diego Comic-Con with their Kingsman: The Golden Circle presentation this Thursday, July 20th at 11am PT in Hall H. In celebration of that, the studio is inviting SDCC goers age 21 and over to celebrate by attending the Kingsman Happy Hour from 4-7pm PT this Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the Hard Rock Hotel.
Perhaps you're in the mood for a yummy Poppy Burger? Or maybe a fine Statesman cocktail? Then Poppy -- the '50s nostalgia-loving villain played by Oscar winner Julianne Moore -- has got you covered!
Splatoon Getting an Anime Spin-Off
Nintendo's colorful ink shooter Splatoon will see an anime adaptation later this year.
Popular Japanese magazine CoroCoro (via Japanese Nintendo) has revealed that its YouTube channel will begin airing the new series as of August 12.
CoroCoro already has a serialised Splatoon manga featured in their magazine. The manga, which features Inklings in a turf war, debuted in Japan in 2015 and is coming to the west later this year.
Apes: What (Probably) Happened to Jason Clarke’s Dawn Character
The modern Planet of the Apes movies have taken what has turned out to be a great approach regarding its human characters: Basically, you get new humans in each new installment which serve to further the story of Andy Serkis’ Caesar and his tribe. But that also means that different humans come and go, and the go part isn’t usually too pleasant for them in the post-apocalyptic Apes world. In the first film it was James Franco’s Will Rodman. In War it’s Woody Harrelson’s Colonel, and in Dawn the main human character was Jason Clarke’s Malcolm. But interestingly, Malcolm’s fate has been up for debate… until now.
Spoilers for War for the Planet of the Apes follow.
Game of Thrones: Why The Hound’s Vision Could Mean Disaster
Full spoilers for Game of Thrones' Season 7 premiere, "Dragonstone," continue below.
Game of Thrones' seventh season kicked off with a bang this week, setting viewership records in the process, but managed to lace in quite a few smaller albeit important hints and revelations for the future of the season and the show.
Of all those awesome little nods to the future of Westeros, one of the most memorable moments comes form an unlikely source, Sandor "The Hound" Clegane (who's quickly becoming one of the show's most likable characters) and a vision he receives while staring into the fire.