3 Great Horror Movies Heading your Way
FrightFest scared up a storm in London over the weekend, with the UK’s premier horror movie festival screening five days' worth of freaky film at their new Vue venue in Shepherd’s Bush.
I went along for the ride on behalf of IGN - what follows are the three best flicks I managed to catch, along with a brief mention of a film that I really didn’t like, but you’ll probably want to hear about…
Release Date - US: December 2016, UK: February 2017
This was perhaps the festival’s biggest surprise, largely because the set-up isn’t particularly appealing. Dominic Monaghan (Lost, Lord of the Rings) plays Seth, a loner who works at an animal sanctuary and starts obsessing over a girl he went to school with. He tries to flirt, with little success, then goes down the stalker route, with predictably horrible results. Finally, Seth kidnaps his beloved and locks her in a cage. And that’s all I’m going to say about this one, as the twists and turns that follow make the film’s second half as unexpected as its first half is predictable. Monaghan is terrific as the obsessed loser in love, while Ksenia Solo gives as good as she gets as the object of his affections.
Mr. Robot’s New Twist is its Most Fight Club Moment Yet
Warning: Spoilers for the Mr. Robot episode "eps2.7_init_5.fve" and also, I suppose, David Fincher's Fight Club.
USA's Mr. Robot has never exactly been shy about aping its influences. And, to that effect, we never faulted the series for lovingly invoking the works of Kubrick, Scorsese, Fincher, Aronofsky, and more and texturizing it all with an electronic '80s vibe.
Fight Club however, the 1999 Fincher film based on the Chuck Palahniuk novel, was all over the place in Season 1, largely influencing the huge reveal that Christian Slater's Mr. Robot character was a figment of Elliot Alderson's imagination - one that he sometimes spoke to and one that sometimes took over his consciousness and acted on his behalf just like Brad Pitt's Tyler Durden persona in the movie.
Get Your Forza Horizon 3 Questions Answered
There are only a few more weeks until Forza Horizon 3 launches, unleashing revheads around the globe on the land down under in more than 350 of the world's coolest cars.
There's plenty we already know about Forza Horizon 3 but the IGN team will be catching up with an experienced member of the Playground Games team early next week so, if there are any questions you want us to ask on your behalf, let us know below.
Got a burning, last-minute query about the game itself? Want more insight into what goes on behind-the-scenes at Playground Games? Upset the Forza team still hasn't swung by to laser scan your trusty old 1983 Daihatsu Charade yet?
Submit your questions in the comments and we'll pick a broad selection of them to ask next week. Thanks all!
Stranger Things: 4 New Characters Coming in Season 2
Following the announcement earlier today that Netflix has renewed Stranger Things for a second season, additional details about Season 2 have been revealed.
Series co-creators Matt and Ross Duffer spoke to Entertainment Weekly about the upcoming nine-episode season, confirming that the core cast will be back, including Mike (Finn Wolfhard), Joyce (Winona Ryder) and Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo).
That said, the return of Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) is uncertain, with Ross Duffer saying, "we leave that up in the air."
Bill Nye Talk Show Coming to Netflix in 2017
After hosting the successful television series Bill Nye the Science Guy back in the 90s, Bill Nye is returning to TV with a new Netflix-exclusive talk show that will make its debut in 2017.
The series, titled Bill Nye Saves the World, will provide an in-depth look at the impact science has on our society, culture and politics. According to Variety, each episode of the show will explore a specific topic from a scientific perspective and debunk the myths that surround it.
"Since the start of the Science Guy show, I’ve been on a mission to change the world by getting people everywhere excited about the fundamental ideas in science," Nye said in a statement. "I'm excited to be working with Netflix on a new show, where we’ll discuss the complex scientific issues facing us today, with episodes on vaccinations, genetically modified foods and climate change."
Star Wars: Rogue One’s New Imperial Droid Revealed
Lucasfilm officially revealed a brand new Star Wars character today.
Check out this first photo below of the Imperial astromech droid C2-B5, basically the Empire's answer to R2-D2. The character will be seen in the upcoming anthology film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
As revealed on The Star Wars Show, Imperial astromech droid C2-B5 from Rogue One. pic.twitter.com/XCywIn2fAK
— Star Wars AUNZ (@StarWarsAUNZ) August 31, 2016
The Star Wars Show, Lucasfilm's official online video series, also profiled C2-B5 in their latest episode, which can be seen below:
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Ghostbusters Gets a New Title for Home Video
With the announcement of Ghostbusters' 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD releases, Sony Pictures Home Video has revealed a new subtitle for the film: Answer the Call.
Ghostbusters: Answer the Call Extended Edition will feature fifteen minutes of new footage and will be available September 27 as a 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack. An ordinary Blu-ray release will follow on October 11.
While its included in both of the aforementioned versions, the theatrical cut will also be available October 11 on DVD.
Official box art for Ghostbusters: Answer the Call
New Feature Reportedly Found in Pokemon Go Code
According to recent data mining attempts, a new "Buddy System" feature has reportedly been found in the code of Pokemon Go that would make it much easier to evolve some of your rarer catches.
This info comes via a post on Go Hub, which outlines the discovered code and how it appears to work.
According to their breakdown, users would be able to designate one Pokemon as a buddy for a set amount of time, during which time they could walk with them to earn the corresponding candies required to evolve them or power them up. This would give players the chance to earn candies without having to catch tons of duplicates to make it happen.
Jim Broadbent Joins Game of Thrones: Season 7
Game of Thrones has added another member to its cast, as Jim Broadbent has joined HBO's fantasy drama for Season 7.
According to Entertainment Weekly, the Oscar-winning actor—who starred as Horace Slughorn in Warner Bros.' Harry Potter film series—is the first new addition to Season 7's cast. While details on his role are being kept under wraps, Broadbent will reportedly have a "significant" role in the show.
Jim Broadbent as Horace Slughorn in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince