SHIELD Showrunners Talk Season 5 and THAT Cliffhanger
Full spoilers for Marvel's Agents of SHIELD continue below. Make sure to check out our review of the Season 4 finale, "World's End."
Marvel's Agents of SHIELD wrapped up its fourth season with a strong ending and one heck of a cliffhanger, which promises that the recently announced Season 5 will be out of this world.
To tie up some loose ends with Season 4 and get a sense of what we can expect from next year's SHIELD adventures -- and if there are any plans for this to be a final season -- I got on the phone with showrunner Jed Whedon and executive producer Jeff Bell to ask all the pressing questions.
Devolver Digital Announces First-Ever E3 Press Conference
Devolver Digital has confirmed it will have an E3 press conference this year. The publisher made the announcement today on Twitter, though a time and/or date for the conference were not discussed.
Devolver Digital will have an E3 press conference this year. Please stay tuned for a time and date. pic.twitter.com/WoHiOaio4G
— Devolver Digital (@devolverdigital) May 16, 2017
That said, Devolver did confirm its E3 press conference would not be held in the parking lot across the street from E3.
The Flash: Zemeckis, Vaughn, Raimi Up to Direct
Robert Zemeckis, Matthew Vaughn, and Sam Raimi are reportedly the top choices to direct the solo Flash movie.
Variety reports Zemeckis and Vaughn are in a shortlist of directors for Warner Bros., but a deal for either of the two leading candidates has not been made yet. There are reportedly scheduling conflicts stopping Zemeckis and Vaughn from fully committing to the project.
Vaughn is already cooking up a concept for a third Kingsman movie, while Zemeckis' next film, an untitled Universal movie starring Steve Carell, will begin production this August. It's reported that Warner Bros. wants to start development on The Flash as soon as this year.
Ubisoft Clarifies Avatar Game Release Window Plans
Ubisoft offered an update on its major releases for the next two upcoming years, including a new Assassin's Creed, Far Cry 5, and more. Not included in the update was Massive Entertainment's Avatar game, and Ubisoft has clarified that players shouldn't expect it in the next couple of years.
During today's Ubisoft earnings call, the publisher outlined plans to release eight AAA games in the next two years, but the Avatar game will not be one of them. In a statement provided to IGN, a representative for Ubisoft confirmed that there are no plans to release the game well ahead of Avatar 2's December 18, 2020 release date. According to Ubisoft, the new Avatar game "won't be released before FY21," or fiscal year 2021. For Ubisoft's financial calendar, that means the Avatar game will not be debuted before April 1, 2020.
11 Villains We Love to Hate
No matter the medium, most stories are only as good as their villains. Whether its an intergalactic entity bent on obliterating existence, or an ornery teacher with a penchant for punishment, a great antagonist is there to constantly provide friction between our heroes and their ultimate goals. But the best villains carry a sort of gravity to them that makes it impossible for us to look away.
Here are 11 of the villains we love hating the most.
BioShock is one of the defining games of the past decade, and Andrew Ryan’s incredible presence is no small part of that. The founder of his “paradise” known as Rapture, Ryan’s voice in the player’s ear acts as the carrot on the stick that propels each and every action you take. His selfish actions ultimately led to the downfall of the city, and the brutal demise of all of its citizens. But Ryan’s lasting legacy comes in the revelations during the final moments of his life. When both Jack, the character you control, as well as the players themselves come to the realization that we’re all just pawns in a much larger scheme, the phrases “Would you kindly?” and “A man chooses, a slave obeys,” became forever etched in video game history. -- Marty Sliva
Ubisoft E3 Press Conference Date and Time Announced
Ubisoft has confirmed the time and date of its E3 2017 press conference, falling in line with the company's previous yearly plans at the expo.
The E3 2017 Ubisoft conference will be held in the Orpheum Theatre on June 12 at 1 p.m. PT/4 p.m. ET/9 p.m. BST/6 a.m. AEST (on June 13). Ubisoft has not announced the full lineup of games to expect at the show, but earlier today a tease for the next Assassin's Creed indicated it will be shown off during the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo.
Oscars: Jimmy Kimmel Back to Host 90th Academy Awards
Jimmy Kimmel will host the 90th Academy Awards, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president Cheryl Boone Isaacs announced.
The late-night host will reunite with producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd to emcee the Oscars for a second consecutive year.
"Hosting the Oscars was a highlight of my career and I am grateful to Cheryl
, Dawn
and the Academy for asking me to return to work with two of my favorite people, Mike De Luca and Jennifer Todd," Kimmel said.
He also poked fun at the infamous ending of the 89th Oscars, which saw the wrong film awarded Best Picture. "If you think we screwed up the ending this year, wait until you see what we have planned for the 90th anniversary show," Kimmel added.
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Story So Far
Next week, Johnny Depp returns as the legendary pirate Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. The fifth film in Disney's long-running series sees Sparrow battling Captain Armando Salazar (Javier Bardem), an old foe of Sparrow's with a supernatural edge and a powerful grudge. Along the way, he'll run into both new and old allies and enemies, including Geoffrey Rush's Captain Hector Barbossa and Orlando Bloom's Will Turner.
But after five films, the story of the Pirates series has become pretty complicated. And so we've put together the following slideshows to help you catch up on it all. Click through for the full lowdown on Pirates of the Caribbean: The Story So Far...
Dwayne Johnson Confirms Superman Will Fight Black Adam
Dwayne Johnson has confirmed Superman will battle against Black Adam.
In an interview with Fandango, Johnson confirmed his long-awaited DCEU debut as Black Adam is "definitely going to happen." Johnson teased that when Black Adam does finally show up in a DCEU film, it's going to surprise fans.
"It’s an exciting time right now for everyone at DC because they are in a process now where they are building out
really nicely," Johnson said. "We have a really cool surprise for Black Adam that I can't reveal, in terms of where we will see Black Adam being introduced."
Fassbender May Return as Magneto in X-Men: Dark Phoenix
20th Century Fox's upcoming X-Men film Dark Phoenix may feature Michael Fassbender's Magneto.
In a post on Twitter, MTV News correspondent Josh Horowitz teased the potential involvement of Fassbender in Dark Phoenix, but dashed hopes of him appearing in New Mutants. "Want to know Fassbender's X-Men future? Bet big on him appearing in Dark Phoenix but not New Mutants. Oh, I just saw Michael Fassbender BTW," Horowitz said.
IGN has reached out to a source for comment and will provide an update if we receive a response.
Earlier this year, X-Men series producer Lauren Shuler Donner shed light on what lies ahead for Magneto, saying future X-Men movies will move beyond his relationship with Professor X.