Alien: Covenant’s Danny McBride on Scripting Halloween Reboot
Actor and writer Danny McBride talks about his team up with David Green to co-write a new Halloween film.
The Alien: Covenant star spoke to Entertainment about rebooting the horror franchise with his long time friend Green after the two had been announced to pen the script earlier this year.
“David Green is one of my oldest friends,” Says McBride “He was my neighbor in my freshman year at college. We’ve just always been buddies, we’ve always worked together, and we have a company together."
ZeniMax Files Lawsuit Against Samsung for Gear VR
Bethesda parent company ZeniMax has filed a lawsuit against Samsung for its Gear VR headset.
According to the legal documents filed by ZeniMax, Samsung's headset is based on ZeniMax's intellectual property shared by id Software co-founder John Carmack in breach of an NDA. The lawsuit alleges that Samsung "has used, and continues to utilize, ZeniMax’s VR technology (or derivatives thereof) that was misappropriated by Oculus (now owned by Facebook) in its Samsung Gear VR which continues to be “powered by Oculus.”"
ZeniMax is seeking damages, injunctive relief, court costs and "all other relief to which ZeniMax is entitled" as compensation. "Without this relief, Samsung will continue to profit unjustly at ZeniMax’s expense."
Zac Efron to Play Serial Killer Ted Bundy
Zac Efron will play Ted Bundy in the upcoming thriller Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile.
THR reports that Efron will star as the notorious serial killer in the film, which will be told from the perspective of Bundy's longtime girlfriend Elizabeth Kloepfer. Kloepfer helped convict Bundy after being suspicious of him for many years.
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile will be directed by Joe Berlinger (Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory) and written by Michael Werwie, who earned the Nicholl Fellowship first prize for his script.
Efron has focused on comedy in the last several years, so the role will be a significant change in pace for the actor. He will next be seen alongside Dwayne Johnson in Paramount's comedy Baywatch.
Hackers Reportedly Holding Dead Men Tell No Tales Hostage
The newest Pirates of the Caribbean film is reportedly being held ransom by hackers demanding an incredible sum to keep the movie off the internet.
Disney CEO Bob Iger revealed details of the incident last Monday in a Town Hall style meeting with ABC employees, as per Deadline's report. Iger explained that the hackers were demanding a ransom and would release increments of the movie online if their demands remained unmet.
Iger declined to reveal which movie it was that had been stolen, however Deadline has reported that the film in question is Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales Hostage.
Phantom Dust Free on Xbox One and Windows 10 Tomorrow
The re-release of card battle RPG arena fighter, Phantom Dust, will launch tomorrow for free on Xbox One and Windows 10.
In a tweet, the Head of Xbox games marketing Aaron Greenberg announced that the fan favourite would be available at no cost and exclusively as an Xbox Play Anywhere title on Microsoft's platforms.
News of the re-release first broke during last year's E3 conference and boasted that the game would use the original assets but now support the current ecosystem of Xbox Live.
Additionally, earlier this month we were able to confirm some of the changes coming to this version of the game, including visual upgrades and updates to the single-player campaign which allow players to skip missions after failing them 3 times.
Johnson on Future of G.I. Joe Movie Franchise
Dwayne Johnson has a few thoughts on where the G.I. Joe movie franchise should head next.
In an interview with CinemaBlend, Johnson revealed he has talked with Paramount about the series' future and that he believes the studio should create a shared cinematic universe with other Hasbro properties, including Transformers and M.A.S.K.
"Now, we've made two G.I. Joes," said Johnson. "What they can do is phenomenal, right? When you think about M.A.S.K., and you think about G.I. Joe, and you think about the world that they can build out."
However, Johnson isn't ready to fully commit to reprising his role as Roadblock, who first appeared in the second G.I. Joe movie, 2013's Retaliation. "I loved working in that movie and the franchise, and if I didn't do it again, I'm great with them, and I wish them the best of luck," said Johnson. "But I do hope they build it out really nicely, and I think they can."
The Purge TV Show to Explore Life on Non-Purge Nights
The upcoming Purge TV series will focus on what life is like on non-purge nights.
Series creator James DeMonaco revealed, during NBC's upfront presentation (via Entertainment Weekly), that the series will show how this purge law affects America during the other "normal" 364 days of the year. DeMonaco believes this idea can't be properly pulled off in a 95-minute Purge movie.
"What’s great about Purge TV is that the ten hours they’ll be giving us, it allows us to explore character, why someone on this night would do something so heinous as pick up a gun or a knife and do something," said DeMonaco .
Deadpool Gets an Archnemesis, Watchmen Investigation Concludes and More This Week
With dozens of comic books to choose from, let us show you which are the best coming out this week. Take a look at this list spotlighting our favorite comics that we know are money-well-spent and new books that look cool and are backed by some top-tier talent.
Check out our picks, then head to the comments to let us know what you’ll be buying this week!
Writers Rob Liefeld, Chris Sims, Chad Bowers | Artist Rob Liefeld (Marvel Comics)
Power Rangers Star Ludi Lin Joins Aquaman Cast
Power Rangers star Ludi Lin has joined the cast of Aquaman.
Deadline reports Lin, who played the Black Ranger Zack in the recent Power Rangers film, will portray Murk, a trusted ally of Aquaman (Jason Momoa) and the leader of the Men-of-War, the front-line army of Atlantis.
Ludi Lin as Zack in Power Rangers
Lin joins a star-studded cast that, in addition to Momoa, includes Amber Heard as Mera, Willem Dafoe as Nuidis Vulko, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Black Manta, Patrick Wilson as Orm/Ocean Master, and Nicole Kidman and Temuera Morrison as Aquaman's parents.
First Official Photos From X-Men Spinoff Series, The Gifted
FOX has released the first official photos from its upcoming X-Men spinoff television series, The Gifted.
Check out the gallery below to see Stephen Moyer as Reed Strucker and Amy Acker as his wife Caitlin, as well as Natalie Alyn Lind and Percy Hynes White, who play their kids Lauren and Andy, and several others.
The Gifted's pilot is written by Burn Notice creator Matt Nix and helmed by X-Men film director Bryan Singer.
FOX announced its fall schedule this week, confirming the X-Men spinoff series will air on Monday nights at 9pm ET/PT, after Lucifer.