Detective Pikachu Movie Taps Guardians Writer
Marvel screenwriter Nicole Perlman and Gravity Falls creator Alex Hirsch are in negotiations to join Legendary Pictures' live-action Detective Pikachu movie.
Perlman, who is known for her work on Guardians of the Galaxy, and Hirsch, who is responsible for Disney's Gravity Falls, will write the Pokemon flick, according to Variety. Legendary Pictures announced the Detective Pikachu film in late July, and has yet to release any plot or character details for the film. Production is slated for 2017.
Universal Pictures will distribute the film outside of Japan, where Toho will take on distribution duties.
Ferrell, Reilly to Reunite for Holmes and Watson
Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly are reuniting for Holmes and Watson, a Sherlock Holmes movie with a comical twist.
According to Deadline, Ferrell will star as Holmes, with Reilly playing Dr. Watson in the PG-13 comedy. The duo previously worked together on comedy hits Talladega Nights and Step Brothers. Production is expected to begin in late November.
Ferrell (left) and Reilly (right) in Step Brothers.
DC Dominates July’s Comic Book Sales
Diamond Comics released their sales figures for July 2016. For the first time in several years, DC Comics has emerged as the market share leader, claiming 30 of the top 40 best-selling comics for the month.
The new Justice League series topped the charts in July. Justice League #1 sold an estimated 209,187 copies (according to figures from Comichron), while Justice League Rebirth #1 sold an estimated 177,638 copies. Other DC Rebirth titles like Batman, Nightwing and New Super-Man also placed in the top ten, along with both new issues of Marvel's Civil War II.
DC Comics TV Series Powerless Loses Its Showrunner
Powerless has lost its showrunner, as series creator and executive producer Ben Queen is departing NBC's new DC Comics-inspired television series.
According to Deadline, the production start date -- which was originally two weeks from now -- has been delayed in favor of first finding a new showrunner to take Queen's place. Despite the setback, the midseason series' debut won't be affected as the network irons out its scheduling plans.
The departure of Queen was said to be a "mutual decision" that he, the network and Warner Bros. TV agreed upon in light of creative differences. Queen, who also created A to Z for WBTV, will remain employed at the studio as part of his overarching deal.
Leto Reportedly Feels He Was ‘Tricked’ Into Suicide Squad
Suicide Squad star Jared Leto feels as though he was "tricked" into taking on the role of Joker in Warner Bros.' new comic book film, according to a recent report.
The actor, who's also the lead singer of Thirty Seconds to Mars, shared a few thoughts on his role during a Q&A session at Camp Mars—an event Leto posted about on both Instagram and Twitter. According to a summary provided by a Leto fansite on Tumblr (via Batman-News), Leto is said to have felt "sort of tricked into being a part of something that had been pitched to him very differently."
Power Rangers Reveals New Rita Repulsa Image
A recently released image from the Power Rangers movie has given us a fresh look at Elizabeth Banks' Rita Repulsa.
Posted on the film's official Instagram page, the picture shows the villain standing behind a cracked, glass-like wall. The circumstances behind the image, however, are unknown. See it for yourself below:
According to Banks, the new movie's take on the villain is "definitely a modern and edgy re-imagining of the original." Banks calls her character "unpredictable," and says her re-imagined backstory "connects her to the new Rangers."
This Week on PSN: Grow Up, Bound, F1 2016
Every week, Sony drops a bunch of new stuff onto the PlayStation Network. Those with a PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 or PlayStation Vita can download these goodies, which include PSN games, movies, themes and more. Take a look at this week's highlights below!
NEW GAME RELEASES
ReCore’s Robot Buds Are Not Duds
Leading into E3 2016, we had so many questions about ReCore. Now, after the expo last June and leading into Gamescom, we finally have a few answers. To quickly recap: ReCore is an action-based platforming game with tight jumps and blazingly-fast shootouts that’s coming to Xbox One and PC. It is made by a talent pool of successful game makers: the diverse development team include talent from Halo (Joe Staten), Mega Man (Keiji Inafune), and Metroid Prime (Armature Studios).
In it, you play as Joule, a colonist, talented technician, and athletic heroine that builds robot buddies to help her in combat. Players are rewarded with experience points and resources based on how you choose to eliminate enemies.
Where Team Arrow Stands When Season 5 Begins
Arrow: Season 5 is going to be exploring the theme of legacy and what happens when the past comes back to haunt you. For Oliver Queen, that means wanting to have a solid team of heroes ready to protect Star City, especially now that he's mayor and Team Arrow as we know it has disbanded.
deals with legacy, it deals with the past, and the dramatic irony, the dramatic tension, that we get from it is Oliver's always been a guy -- admittedly, not the most self aware dude ever -- but he's always been someone who is trying to move forward. He's always trying to evolve," executive producer Marc Guggenheim told IGN. "The challenge for Oliver this year is how do you evolve and move forward when the past keeps grabbing at you, trying to pull you back."
Star Wars Battlefront VR Mission Is Rogue One Themed
EA and Criterion Games announced that the upcoming Star Wars Battlefront VR Mission will be Rogue One: A Star Wars Story themed.
Criterion producer Pete Lake confirmed the Rogue One connection during EA's Gamescom 2016 livestream, but did not elaborate on how exactly it will play into the upcoming Star Wars film.
"We've been working really closely with Lucasfilm to make this the perfect tie in to this new movie," Lake said.