First Poster for Netflix Castlevania Series Revealed
Castlevania poster, courtesy of Adi Shankar on Nightwing Movie in the Works From LEGO Batman Director
LEGO Batman filmmaker Chris McKay is in talks to direct a Nightwing live-action film.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. wants to expand the DC Extended Universe with the Batman-centric character, who's also known as Dick Grayson or the first Robin. Nightwing hasn't been seen so far in any of the films, though one Robin was apparently killed by the Joker as part of the backstory in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
The Accountant scribe Bill Dubuque is reportedly working on the Nightwing screenplay.
Warner Bros. is releasing Wonder Woman and Justice League, with Aquaman and The Flash films planned for the future. In fact, we have compiled every upcoming DC Extended Universe movie.
Vixen: The Movie Blu-ray Includes All New Footage
Warner Bros. has announced Vixen: The Movie will be coming to Blu-ray.
Fans will be able to purchase the animated feature on Blu-ray and DVD starting on March 3 and on Digital HD on May 8.
Vixen: The Movie combines the first two seasons of the CW Seed digital series into a single story and it also contains 15 minutes of never-before-seen content. The special features consist of two Justice League Unlimited episodes focusing on Vixen and a new featurette. Check out the Blu-ray box art below.
Beauty and the Beast Could Break Opening Weekend Records
Beauty and the Beast is on track to have a huge opening weekend.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the live-action remake will have a $120 million-plus opening. Fandango is also reporting its been selling advance tickets for the film at the same rate as comic book movies.
Disney's most successful live-action remake so far has been 2010's Alice in Wonderland, which had a $116.1 million opening weekend. Last year's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice made $166 million and currently holds the March release window record. 2012's The Hunger Games made $152.5 million in its March debut.
Game of Thrones Actors on the Big Screen
Game of Thrones is one of the biggest TV shows on the planet, so it's no wonder that involvement in the HBO fantasy drama has launched its cast into other big projects.
Some of your favorite Thrones actors have been busy in other parts of Hollywood. Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark) is Jean Grey, Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen) is starring in the untitled Han Solo film, and even in the past week, Iwan Rheon (Ramsay Bolton) joined Marvel's Inhumans and Alfie Allen (Theon Greyjoy) was cast in Shane Black's Predator movie.
Marvel Hints at Story of Telltale’s Guardians of the Galaxy
Today at DICE 2017, Marvel Games creative director Bill Rosemann shared a few new story details about Telltale's upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy adventure series, saying it will explore the space-traveling crew's relationship as a family and how it could be torn apart.
"We are really taking it seriously and focusing on each character," Rosemann explained during his talk, titled "World Building the Marvel Way." To do this, the game will take explore the questions: "Who are they? What do they want? How are they a family? What could tear that family apart?”
A plot synopsis of the five-part episodic series was revealed last month, confirming the game will deliver "a brand new story" centered around Star-Lord and his pals, who "discover an artifact of unspeakable power."
New to Netflix in March
Netflix welcomes you to spring with the much-anticipated Marvel's Iron Fist, set to land with a super-powered punch on March 17th.
But that's not all that's in store for you this March. There's also Jurassic Park, This is Spinal Tap, the second season of Netflix original series Love, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Better Call Saul: Season 2, Million Dollar Baby, Blazing Saddles, The Craft, and more!
There's also cool kids fare (that's fun for grownups too!) like Coraline, The BFG, and Disney's Pete's Dragon. There's also GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling - a documentary about the 80s female wrestling promotion that's worth watching as a primer for the GLOW series that Netflix is currently making starring Alison Brie, from Orange is the New Black's Jenji Kohan.
Batman Director Announced, But No Mention of Affleck
Warner Bros. officially announced Thursday that it has signed Matt Reeves (Cloverfield, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) to direct and produce their next standalone Batman movie.
But in a telling omission, the studio's press release made no mention at all of the actor playing Batman, Ben Affleck. Casting is generally boilerplate information in every studio press release for a movie that's already been cast so it's more than a little curious (and troubling if you're a Batfleck fan) for there to be zero mention of Affleck's involvement. Not even a pat "can't wait to work together" quote.
The press release also doesn't mention DC Films co-boss Geoff Johns, who co-wrote a draft of the script with Affleck. The rumor mill has been churning for weeks now that Affleck was ready to hang up the cape and cowl, and that the movie's script was going get overhauled. Also not mentioned? Joe Manganiello, who was cast as Deathstroke.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: 9 DLC Characters We Want
Mario Kart 8's DLC opened up the floodgates for additional characters joining the Wii U racing title's initial roster. Characters like Link, Isabelle, and Villager were available as purchasable add-ons after the game's initial launch.
But now, Mario Kart 8 is coming back and getting a fresh coat of paint in April as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Edition for the Switch. And while Nintendo has already added in some new characters for the Deluxe Edition -- including righting a grievous wrong and bringing my go-to racer Dry Bones back -- there's also the possibility of further DLC characters coming after release. Nintendo hasn't confirmed that the Switch version will get DLC, but that didn't stop us from putting together a list of what characters we'd like to see join Mario and friends for a few laps of blue-shell dodging and banana-peel throwing.
Fallout 4 Director Todd Howard on How Bethesda’s Past Projects Influence Future Games
Todd Howard, game director and executive producer behind several of Bethesda Game Studios' biggest critical and commercial successes, will be honored at the DICE Awards 2017. For the Fallout 4 and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim director, however, the accolade is not just about his contributions to the industry.
“They’ll put my name on
, and I’ll accept it, but it really is for the whole team here," Howard said, speaking with IGN ahead of DICE 2017.
Before being inducted as the latest Hall of Fame member by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences, Howard offered IGN an update on Bethesda Game Studios’ future projects, while also reflecting on how the studio’s past is informing that slate of games currently in development.