Star Trek: Discovery Debut Pushed Back Again
Star Trek: Discovery's premiere has been delayed once again.
Entertainment Weekly reports that the series will no longer premiere in May and that there's currently no new release date set for the show. There are a few reasons for this second delay (the series was originally scheduled to debut in February), one of which is that the producers are still deciding on directors, special effects, set design, and other aspects of the show's production.
The second reason is that there's some concern regarding promoting their new star Sonequa Martin-Green in May, as she's a major cast member of The Walking Dead and that show's sixth season will still be airing through April.
Goosebumps 2 Is Coming
Sony Pictures has set a release date for Goosebumps 2.
The sequel to the successful kids horror comedy based on R.L. Stine's beloved books will hit theaters January 26, 2018. The first film's director Rob Letterman (Monsters vs. Aliens, Shark Tale) will return to helm the sequel. Screenwriter Darren Lemke (Turbo) will also come back to pen the new film, along with Deborah Forte (The Golden Compass) and Neal H. Moritz (22 Jump Street) returning to produce.
While the plot for Goosebumps 2 is still a mystery, Jack Black is expected to reprise his role as R. L. Stine. The sequel was announced earlier this year, and "the goal" at that time was to have Jack Black return to play the author in the new movie.
Will & Grace Returning With a New Season
It had been rumored as a possibility for a few months, but at the TCA (Television Critics Association) press tour today, NBC officially announced that Will & Grace is returning with a brand new season.
The entire original cast -- Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Sean Hayes and Megan Mullally -- are back, as are Will and Grace creators Max Mutchnick and David Kohan will act as showrunners and executive producers. James Burrows, who directed every episode of the show during its initial eight-year run, is back as director and executive producer as well. The new season will consist of ten episodes and run sometime during the 2017-2018 TV season.
THEY’RE BACK! Your favorite foursome is returning to NBC! #WillAndGrace pic.twitter.com/Xoz4lSHSgM
— NBC (@nbc) January 18, 2017
Guitar Hero Live Developer Acquired by Ubisoft
Guitar Hero Live and DJ Hero developer FreeStyleGames has been acquired by Ubisoft.
According to a blog post from Ubisoft, the formerly Activision-owned studio will work on AAA games "in close collaboration" with other Ubisoft studios, such as Grow Home developer Ubisoft Reflections. As part of the purchase, FreeStyleGames will be renamed Ubisoft Leamington.
FreeStyleGames suffered layoffs last April, nearly six months after the release of Guitar Hero Live. The studio would go on to assist Raven Software on the development of Call of Duty Online, Activision's free-to-play shooter in China.
The Discovery: Netflix Releases Trailer for New Sci-Fi Movie
Netflix has released the first trailer for its upcoming science fiction movie The Discovery.
The film, which debuts on Netflix on March 31, stars Robert Redford, Jason Segel, Rooney Mara, Riley Keough, and Jesse Plemons and is set in a world where the afterlife has been scientifically proven, and as a result more and more people start committing suicide to get there. The trailer shows off The Discovery's dark tone, the tenuous relationship between Jason Segel and Rooney Mara, and the new messed up world they live in.
The Discovery is directed by Charlie McDowell (The One I Love, Dear White People), and written by McDowell and Justin Lader (The One I Love).
Other new upcoming Netflix content to look forward is the horror comedy Santa Clarita Diet starring Drew Barrymore, which premieres on February 3, and Marvel's Iron Fist, which debuts on March 17.
Horror Game Perception Coming to PS4
Perception, the horror game developed by former Irrational and Visceral employees, is coming to PlayStation 4, The Deep End has announced.
Although no release date for Perception is known, the game will be published by Feardemic, "a new publishing label focused on bringing players unique psychological horror games," according to a post on the PlayStation Blog.
Perception will have you play as a young blind woman named Cassie Thornton as you navigate through a creepy 18th-century mansion in Massachusetts. Players will find their way around by tapping Cassie's cane to “see” via echolocation while trying not to make too much noise that will attract the Presence, a ghostly force that haunts the mansion.
IGN’s Most Anticipated Multiplayer Games of 2017
Whether exploring a massive world, climbing a competitive ladder or simply sharing a laugh over something ridiculous, good multiplayer always boils down to presenting players with a worthy platform to interact with each other. To that effect, these are the ten multiplayer games coming in 2017 that we can’t wait to experience with a friend. As an added stipulation, gameplay footage or a trailer of the game in question must exist prior to the publishing of this article in order to be considered.
Star Wars Spinoffs We Want: Underworld
The success of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has proven what most of us knew all along: There’s a vast appetite for more live-action adventures in the Star Wars universe even with tales that fall outside of the main saga. Disney and Lucasfilm may have rendered the Expanded Universe stories non-canon, but the franchise still has an incredibly expansive mythology that’s only getting bigger.
Han Solo’s standalone film is already lined up for 2018, followed by Episode IX in 2019, but we currently have no idea about which Star Wars anthology movie will follow that in 2020. At one point, Fantastic Four director Josh Trank was slated to helm an untitled Star Wars film -- possibly about Boba Fett -- but we haven’t heard much about that project since he and Lucasfilm parted ways.
Yes, Ben Affleck Has Seen the Sad Affleck Meme
Hey, remember that video where Ben Affleck looks like he's just remembered the death of a treasured family dog while Henry Cavill talks about Batman v Superman and Simon and Garfunkel softly plays? Ben Affleck saw that.
In an interview with BBC Radio 1, Affleck responded to a question about what he learned from making Batman v Superman in unexpected fashion:
“It taught me not to do interviews with Henry Cavill where I don’t say anything and they can lay Simon and Garfunkel tracks over it, that's one thing I learned.”
Aside from avoiding meme stardom, it sounds as though it may have set Affleck up for (probably) his next job, taking over starring in, co-writing and directing The Batman. With no mega-blockbusters under his directing belt, and only a few up his acting sleeve, it seems BvS had a profound effect:
A New Warhammer Video Game’s on the Way – Necromunda
A new turn-based tactical RPG set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe is in the works, courtesy of Focus Home Interactive and Rogue Factor.
The title, dubbed Necromunda: Underhive Wars, reunites developer Rogue Factor and publisher Focus Home Interactive after the two collaborated on Mordheim: City of the Damned.
Much like how Mordheim: City of the Damned is based on Games Workshop's classic tabletop game Mordheim, Necromunda: Underhive Wars will serve game adaptation of Necromunda. As such, the game is being created partnership with Games Workshop.
"We are delighted to welcome Necromuda: Underhive Wars to the catalogue of great games based on our worlds and settings," Games Workshop head of licensing Jon Gillard said. "Rogue Factor and Focus Home Interactive made a wonderful Mordheim: City of the Damned game and having done such a great job they're clearly the right people to realize the nightmarish world of Necromunda."