The Venom Movie Might Be a Horror Film
The Venom movie is reportedly due to begin shooting this fall, and the Spider-man spin-off has been billed as an "Action / Horror / Sci-Fi" film.
According to casting website MyEntertainmentWorld (as spotted by Screen Rant), the shoot begins pretty soon, but that fits with the movie's scheduled release date of October 5, 2018.
Perhaps more interesting is the genre listed. "Action" is a no-brainer, while most superhero films can be said to be "Sci-Fi" in some sense - but it's "Horror" that stands out.
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Walking Dead: How Dwight’s Choice Compares to the Comics
The Walking Dead's cliffhanger ending in "The Other Side" finally got some solid payoff at the end of this week's "Something They Need," providing some unexpected support for Rick and the rest of the Alexandrians. But how does that storyline compare to the comics? We're glad you asked.
Spoilers for The Walking Dead's latest episode, "Something They Need," and The Walking Dead comics continue below.
Overwatch Pacific Championship 2017 Announced
Blizzard has announced the formation of the Overwatch Pacific Championship, a professional eSports league based in Taipei.
OPC's first season kicks off 8th of April (AEST/NZST) with eight pro teams - Australia's Blank Esports, Hong Kong's Hong Kong Attitude, Japan's SunSister and DeToNator GOLD, Taiwan's Machi Esports, ahq eSports Club, and Flash Wolves, and Thailand's FireBall fighting it out for roughly NTD$8.3 million (Approx. $357,000 AUD). The competition will take place over an 11-week season, and the top three teams will advance to the playoffs. All matches will be streamed live via goblizzard.tw/esports/live each week from Friday through to Sunday (AEST/NZST).
Scientists Can Reverse Aging in Mice
Researchers have been testing a compound that can activate the DNA repair process and reverse the effects of aging in mice.
In an article on Science Alert, lead researcher, David Sinclair from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia and the Harvard Medical School in Boston, talked about the effects of a cellular mechanism that can reverse DNA aging in mice and is now ready to be tested on humans (!).
Sinclair explained that his team developed a drug that works by replacing a DNA repair compound that the body naturally loses with age. He stated that the drug could allow for regenerative repair, and could be particularly effective for those exposed to radiation and children cancer survivors.
Power Rangers Has Solid Second Place Debut
While Power Rangers had solid debut this weekend, it wasn't enough to dethrone Beauty and the Beast, as Disney's live-action film held strong in first place at the domestic box office for its second consecutive week.
As noted by Variety, Lionsgate's Mighty Morphin movie performed above its $30 million expectations, placing second with an estimated $40.5 million. The Dean Israelite-directed film, which cost $100 million to make, will serve as the start of a six-movie story that Power Rangers producer Haim Saban has planned.
New Etrian Mystery Dungeon, SMT Games Coming to 3DS
During Atlus' "New Title Announcement Special Spring 2017" livestream, the company unveiled two new games for 3DS and shared an updated teaser for Shin Megami Tensei for Nintendo Switch.
As reported by Gematsu, Atlus announced Shin Megami Tensei: Deep Strange Journey for 3DS, which will release in Japan this fall. The title is an enhanced version of the 2009 DS game Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey, and features a new character named Alex and a "new ending route," as well as "various elements brushed up for 3DS." Check out the announcement trailer below and its official website here.
Let’s Talk About Iron Fist…
Iron Fist has debuted... and we have some thoughts.
In the new Channel Surfing, we discuss recent renewals (including Legion and 12 Monkeys), Saturday Night Live getting some notable expansions and new info on FOX's X-Men TV series -- which may or may not be called Gifted. And then we have a long chat about Iron Fist, first without spoilers, then with...
So listen on for:
4:20-8:00: Saturday Night Live going live across the country and getting a summer spinoff.-8:00-9:10: Into the Badlands has cool fights!
-9:15-12:20 Crashing, The Good Fight and Legion renewed - and some brief chatter about Legion promos spoiling their villain reveal.
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Westworld Creators Are VERY Secretive About Season 2
"Can't we say that?"
That sentence from Westworld co-creator/co-showrunner Lisa Joy sums up the information revealed about Season 2 of Westworld at the show's PaleyFest panel on Saturday. She was joined by her fellow showrunner (and husband) Jonathan Nolan, executive producer Roberto Patino, and cast members on stage. Joy was going to share a few tidbits -- the answer above is in reply to a question about when filming for Season 2 will begin -- but Nolan wanted to keep everything under wraps for now. "Isn't it more fun to guess?" he said.
After joking about the "Reddit factor" that led to some core reveals on the show being figured out and widely shared online very early in the season (he'd love if fans kept speculation and commentary on the show's mysteries you've solved offline and not on blogs, thank you very much), Nolan said that unlike Season 1, they are writing all the Season 2 scripts before they begin shooting. "It was a real lesson for us in the first season. When they say it's not TV, it's HBO, they're not kidding. It's a 10-hour movie we're making here. We're writing right now. We're terribly excited about what we're writing." He joked, "Reddit's already figured out the third episode twist, so we're changing that one."