Nicole Kidman on Why She Joined Aquaman Cast
Nicole Kidman revealed why she agreed to join the Aquaman solo film.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Kidman confirmed she'll be playing Aquaman's (Jason Momoa) mother Queen Atlanna in the movie. While Kidman hasn't been a part of a comic book film since 1995's Batman Forever, the decision to join Aquaman's cast was an easy one to make for the actress, particularly because of director James Wan.
Kidman is a big fan of Wan's work and has "followed his career since he started." She's good friends with the filmmaker and when Wan offered her the role of Queen Atlanna, she couldn't pass up the opportunity to be a mermaid warrior.
No More Expendables for Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Stallone won't be returning for another Expendables movie.
Deadline reports Stallone has left the franchise completely, as he couldn't agree on a creative vision for the fourth installment with series producer Avi Lerner. Stallone was particularly concerned over the director and script for The Expendables 4, and just couldn't come to an agreement with Lerner.
It's also been reported that Stallone passed up on what could've been his biggest upfront payday ever at over $20 million. However, in an interview with Deadline, Lerner revealed he isn't ready to throw in the towel yet, and believes something can still be worked out to bring Stallone back on board.
Bobby Roode on That Theme Song Fans Can’t Stop Singing
Bobby Roode came into NXT last year in a big way, quickly established as a dominant presence in the ring, and someone whose entrance was, ahem... "Glorious."
Yes, that incredibly popular entrance music of Roode's certainly made an impression, which the current NXT champion discussed with me the day before NXT TakeOver Orlando, where he'll defend his title against Shinsuke Nakamura. We talked about that song, defining his persona in NXT, and what it was like to finally come over to the world of the WWE at nearly the same time as several other noted wrestling veterans like AJ Styles, Samoa Joe and Austin Aries.
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WWE’s Miz and Maryse Aren’t Cena and Nikki Fans
In pro wrestling these days, the veil has been lifted more than ever, as various programs the WWE produces give insight into what goes into creating a wrestling persona and storyline and show the superstars in their daily life, letting us see in-ring bitter enemies as the actual friends they are.
All of which makes this Sunday’s WrestleMania 33 match between John Cena and his real life girlfriend, Nikki Bella, versus the Miz and his real life wife, Maryse, all the more intriguing. On SmackDown, the two duos have had some notably vicious promos lobbied at one another, ones that bring in a lot of issues and insults that work great as drama and certainly feel real (which the best wrestling angles often do, of course) – added to because Maryse’s accusations about Nikki and her sister, Brie, were first said on Total Divas.
Grimm Showrunners Explain Series Finale “The End”
That's a wrap on NBC's Grimm, which said its farewells and thanks to audiences in its series finale, "The End."
To celebrate the series' swan song, IGN got on the phone with showrunners David Greenwalt and Jim Kouf to unpack the final episode, look back at what could have been and answer our lingering questions. As such, spoilers for the Grimm series finale continue below.
IGN: What made you want to end this series where you started it, with a new generation of Grimm taking over in the form of adult Kelly and adult Diana?
JIM KOUF: I think it was a nice fairy tale ending bookend to the series, so I think kind of always knew we wanted to end
Hayden Christensen Returns to Star Wars Celebration for 40th Anniversary Panel
Anakin Skywalker himself Hayden Christensen will be attending Star Wars Celebration next month.
Lucasfilm has announced that Christensen will be one of the many famous panelists for the “40 Years of Star Wars" anniversary panel, which will focus on the impact and history of the franchise. Christensen, who played Anakin in Star Wars: Attack of the Clones and Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, will also be signing autographs and meeting fans throughout Star Wars Celebration.
Warwick Davis will be hosting the 40th anniversary panel, with Kathleen Kennedy (Lucasfilm president), Dave Filoni (executive producer, Star Wars Rebels), Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Ian McDiarmid (the Emperor/Darth Sidious), Anthony Daniels (C-3PO), Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca), and Billy Dee Williams (Lando Calrissian) all attending.
Marvel’s Iron Fist Was Netflix’s Most Binge-Watched Drama
Despite the show's poor critical reception, Marvel's Iron Fist is this year's most binge-watched drama on Netflix.
According to a report by 7Park Data (via Variety), Iron Fist's March 17 premiere was the most binge-watched of 2017 so far for Netflix, accounting for 14.6 percent of all Netflix streams that day. For comparison, Stranger Things' premiere accounted only for 4 percent of all streams, while Marvel's Daredevil Season 2 took up 13.8 percent of Netflix's streams.
7Park Data's numbers also show that 54.7 percent of Iron Fist's streams were of episodes three or higher, while an average hour-long Netflix drama has a binge score of 46.9 percent.
How to Watch Attack on Titan Season 2 This Weekend
The second season of Attack on Titan premieres this weekend, and IGN has you covered on where you can watch the next chapter in Eren Jaegar's story.
Tomorrow, April 1, the Attack on Titan Season 2 premiere will simulcast at 7:30 a.m. PT/10:30 a.m. ET/3:30 p.m. UK (April 2 at 1:30am AET) on:
- Crunchyroll
- Funimation
- Anime Lab (exclusive to Australia and New Zealand)
Xbox One Users Can Download Free Comics Beginning Today
If you own an Xbox One, you can start downloading free comics right now. The new IDW Comics app brings the full IDW Comics catalog to your console, and for the first week, you can download 10 specific volumes at no charge.
The comics are available as both standard and "motion books," and you can use the app to watch trailers right now, and behind-the-scenes videos at a later date.
Here are the volumes available for download between now and April 7.
IDW Comics' free volumes.