Major Star Wars Character Will Not Be in Rogue One
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is set to explore a period shortly before the original Star Wars took place — but fans hoping to see one major character from the franchise in the film will be disappointed according to Rogue One's director and producer.
Spoilers for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story follow. Turn back if you do not want to know who will not be in the film.
When Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was confirmed to be going into production again for reshoots, some reports suggested that the extra shooting time would allow the recently cast young Han Solo, Alden Ehrenreich, to appear in the film. Rogue One's director and producer, however, have confirmed the Millennium Falcon pilot won't be in the upcoming movie.
Tomb Raider Reboot a ‘Fresh,’ ‘New’ Take on Lara Croft
Alicia Vikander will soon be taking on the mantle of Lara Croft, and she promises her version won't be too similar to the Angelina Jolie films that came out in the early '00s.
The 2018 film she'll be starring in is inspired by Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics' 2013 reboot of the franchise, Tomb Raider. That game, and its 2015 sequel Rise of the Tomb Raider, offered a new origin story for Lara and established her as a more well-rounded character. The 2018 Tomb Raider movie will similarly seek to differentiate itself from the Jolie-starring films that came before it.
NX May Support Nintendo’s Smartphone Games
Nintendo's next console, codenamed NX, will reportedly support the company's own mobile games.
According to The Wall Street Journal, "a person familiar with the matter" told the outlet that not only is Nintendo NX a hybrid device that functions as both a portable and home console, but it will also "be compatible with its own smartphone games."
Earlier this week, alleged details about Nintendo NX surfaced, claiming the device will be a high-powered handheld that can plug into a TV docking station. It will also allegedly use cartridges, supporting prior rumors about Nintendo's plans to no longer use discs, and reportedly won't feature backwards compatibility.
Black Mirror, Gilmore Girls Debut Dates Announced by Netflix
At the TCA (Television Critics Association) press tour today, Netflix announced the premiere dates for nine of its upcoming series, as well as new casting announcements and renewals for several series.
Season 3 of Charlie Brooker's acclaimed anthology series Black Mirror, now a Netflix original series, will debut on October 21. Netflix's Gilmore Girls revival series, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, with returning cast members Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Scott Patterson, Jared Padalecki, Milo Ventimiglia and many more, will premiere on November 25.
Onslaught Joining Transformers: The Last Knight
Director Michael Bay has revealed Transformers: The Last Knight will include Onslaught, the leader of the Combaticons.
Bay made the reveal on Twitter, saying, "Nothing can prepare you for Onslaught." The tweet also included the image below -- a first look at Onslaught's alternate mode.
Onslaught's alternate mode via Michael Bay
For those unfamiliar with the character, Onslaught is a tactical leader who combines with the other members of the Combaticons to form Bruticus. The Combaticons, meanwhile, are a sub-group of the Decepticons -- which will regain their leader in The Last Knight with the return of Megatron.
How Nintendo’s NX Could Go Very Wrong or Very Right
Earlier this week, a report by Eurogamer might have outed the top secret concept behind Nintendo’s next dedicated gaming device, codename NX.
To quickly recap: The console will have its own display - letting it function as a handheld, along with detachable controllers along the sides of the device. It will run cartridge-based games, and use a dock to output games to your TV when you’re at home. The device will be quite powerful for a handheld - somewhere between the power level of the Wii U and Xbox One - but quite a bit less powerful than the current-gen consoles, which are already several years old.
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Take-Two Has Started Its Own Indie Program
While Take-Two has been primarily invested in large-scale projects like Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption, the publisher is looking to get into the indie scene, according to company CEO Strauss Zelnick.
"We do have an indie program," Zelnick said in an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, noting that while the program doesn't yet have a name, the company has been working on it for "about a year," collaborating with a few independent game studios. Take-Two plans to keep things under wraps for the time being, waiting instead to discuss the program further when there's substantial information to share.
Iron Man’s Birth Mother Revealed
The ongoing mystery behind Tony Stark's biological parents was addressed in the new issue of International Iron Man today.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for International Iron Man #5!
After wrapping up his battle with ex-girlfriend-turned arms dealer Cassandra Gillespie, Tony was approached with new files revealing the identity of his birth mother, a woman who gave him up for adoption at a Bulgarian orphanage all those years ago. It turns out that Tony's birth mother isn't a familiar Marvel character, but an ordinary British DJ named Amanda Armstrong.
Wrestling Wrap Up: RAW was Amazing, Smackdown was… Smackdown
ALL I'm saying is that there's time to change the name of the WWE Universal Championship. No one's been named champion yet, we're still weeks away from SummerSlam, and no one will mind the awkward backtracking. Because it's a ridiculous name. It just is. Reasons being...
- It's blatantly sounds like a child trying to one-up his friend. Yours is the world belt? Well, mine is the whole UNIVERSE!
- It sounds like someone's grossly smooching up to NBCUniversal, who own the USA Network.
- It's supposedly named after the WWE Universe - which is a term plenty of us still reject openly. Plus, if it represents them, then it feels more like a fan-favorite Kids' Choice-type award than an actual title.