Marvel Legacy: Every Hero and Villain Who Could Return
While Marvel's Secret Empire crossover is just now getting underway, the company is also shining a spotlight on what's coming next. Secret Empire will pave the way for the publisher's latest big relaunch, one dubbed "Marvel Legacy." As the name suggests, Marvel Legacy will see the Avengers get back to basics and Marvel focus on its most iconic heroes and villains again.
Marvel Legacy teaser art by Joe Quesada. (Marvel Comics)
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New The Dark Tower Posters Revealed
Two new posters have been released for The Dark Tower, with the film's first trailer set to be debuted tomorrow.
Stephen King, the author behind The Dark Tower franchise, released two new character poster. The first is of The Gunslinger/Roland Deschain (Idris Elba), who can be seen wielding his two trademark six shooters, and the second is of villain Man in Black (Matthew McConaughey). Check out the posters below.
The Dark Tower poster featuring Idris Elba's The Gunslinger.
What to Expect from Netflix’s Sense8: Season 2
Netflix's Sense8 is a show constantly in motion, in front of and behind the camera. When IGN caught up with the production in Chicago last summer along with a small group of reporters, they were halfway through filming Season 2, which hits Netflix this Friday. They'd been city and country hopping every two weeks (Terrence Mann mentioned the show goes to 15 or 16 different countries for Season 2), but on this sunny and breezy day, the action was happening at the tranquil quad at the The University of Chicago. Some of the Sensates were stopping by to visit a professor who has an integral role to play in Season 2.
Whispers is still a factor, as is his link to Will. The Sensates are coming together as a team. Angelica is maybe not dead. In short, the road of Season 2 twists and turns. We learned a little about what you can expect.
Logan Noir One-Night Only Theatrical Release Details
20th Century Fox has announced where and when audiences will be able to watch the black-and-white version of Logan.
Titled Logan Noir, this monochromatic version of the third Wolverine film will hit Alamo Drafthouse theaters across the U.S. on May 16 at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT. Those in Los Angeles will also be able to watch Logan Noir at the Egyptian Theatre on the same day and time.
Logan Noir graphic, courtesy of 20th Century Fox
Marvel’s Adam Warlock Explained
Marvel Studios usually keeps things pretty close to the vest when it comes to new characters making their Marvel Cinematic Universe debut, but not when it comes to Adam Warlock. Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn has already confirmed that he'll be returning to write and direct the third film in the series, and that he's developing cosmic heavy-hitter Warlock for future MCU use. Marvel boss Kevin Feige has also said that Warlock would likely show up in a future Guardians movie.
New Batman Director Shares His Take on the DC Hero
The Batman director Matt Reeves has hinted at what viewers can expect from his take on the Dark Knight.
In an interview with Los Angeles Daily News, Reeves explained that Batman was one of the two franchises he was most connected to as a child because he was fascinated with Batman's mortality and dark past. "What I find so interesting about him as a character is that, as far a superhero goes, he's not superhuman, he is a person," he said.
Reeves also discussed the struggles Batman must face in trying to make the world a better place, adding that "he is a tortured soul who is grappling with his past and trying to find a way to be in a world that has a lot that's wrong with it and trying to find a way to reconcile all of that."
Marvel’s The Inhumans TV Series Poster Revealed
Ahead of its debut this September, the first poster for Marvel's The Inhumans television series has been unveiled.
Marvel Entertainment released the teaser art—which prominently features Black Bolt's symbol—in a post on Twitter, saying "Beyond humanity." See it below:
Marvel's The Inhumans poster, via Twitter
Black Bolt is played by Anson Mount, the actor best known for his role as Cullen Bohannon in the Western drama Hell on Wheels. Meanwhile, Game of Thrones star Iwan Rheon plays Maximus, the "clever and charming" brother of Black Bolt who is "fiercely devoted to the people of Attilan." The series also stars Serinda Swan as Medusa, Ken Leung as Karnak, Eme Ikwuakor as Gorgon, and Mike Moh as Triton.
How PaRappa the Rapper Inspired Guitar Hero, Rock Band
PaRappa the Rapper played a significant role in the evolution of Harmonix as a video game developer, ultimately inspiring the creation of the wildly successful music franchises Guitar Hero and Rock Band.
During the latest episode of our monthly interview show IGN Unfiltered, Harmonix co-founder Alex Rigopulos credited Sony's 1996 original PlayStation music rhythm game as being incredibly influential in shaping the studio.
"We had been struggling for years to make this interactive music thing work, but then something happened, which is that rhythm games appeared in Japan," he said. After citing Dance Dance Revolution and Beatmanina, Rigopulos highlighted PaRappa the Rapper as being especially influential, noting that playing it for the first time was "the kind of lightbulb moment" for Harmonix.
Darksiders 3 Announced With Trailer and First Info
THQ Nordic and Gunfire Games have announced that Darksiders 3 is currently in development and is scheduled to release sometime in 2018 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
The game is set to be an open-world action-adventure that includes a focus on exploration and environmental puzzles, and will continue the series’ staple hack and slash combat with new protagonist, Fury.
Above: Watch the CG announcement trailer for Darksiders 3.
It’s set around the same time as the events of Darksiders 2, which was released almost five years ago, and will follow Fury’s quest to destroy unique physical versions of of the Seven Deadly Sins.