New Male-Led Ghostbusters ‘Never Real,’ Says Producer
Despite reports last year that Sony was moving forward with a male-led Ghostbusters film from Captain America directors Joe and Anthony Russo, producer Ivan Reitman has come forward to say he was "never involved" in such a project, claiming it was "never real."
In an interview with The Globe and Mail, Reitman said that while "there was a writer hired by the studio who did 30 pages," what they crafted "wasn’t very good."
The Dark Knight Writer Making Darth Vader VR Movie
The Dark Knight writer David Goyer is working with ILMxLAB to create a new virtual reality movie focused on Darth Vader, Lucasfilm announced this weekend at Star Wars Celebration.
According to the announcement (via The Verge), the VR project will tell a brand-new interactive story centered around the iconic Star Wars character, allowing viewers to be a part of a "persistent" world that has a day/night cycle.
"You are the visitor in this story that is happening in and around you, and to a certain extent you might even have some effect on," Goyer said of the experience, noting that you'll be able to open, push and pick up things, as well as walk around and even touch other characters.
Future Rebels Episodes Will Intersect More with A New Hope
Future episodes of Star Wars Rebels could feature more characters from and greater continuity with A New Hope and possibly even some sort of tie-in with Rogue One.
When asked about the appearance of Wedge Antilles, a X-Wing pilot who first appeared in A New Hope, executive producer Dave Filoni said: "You're going to start to see those characters appearing in the story and start to intersect with those
characters," said executive producer Dave Filoni.
When asked about Rogue One characters, Filoni was less committal but didn't rule it out entirely. "There's always a chance. There's a great phase in Star Wars. There's always hope. I think the great thing in Lucasfilm is you're seeing the kind of continuity we've been talking about. At Lucasfilm, we all know each other. I'll see John Knoll
Rebels Will Treat Thrawn as a Vader-Level Threat
Yesterday it was confirmed that Grand Admiral Thrawn would be returning to official Star Wars canon in the next season of Star Wars Rebels.
Today at Star Wars Celebration, the show's producers - Dave Filoni and Kiri Hart - discussed how they're going to make the villain work and drew similarities to how the show previously tackled Darth Vader.
"You are cautious on a weekly series to put them into a 'Oh, he lost again!' You can't play him that way. He's way too smart," said Filoni.
In that regard, using Thrawn is comparable to using Darth Vader in a serialised format: "If Vader is around all the time, he's just gonna take our guys out." Rebels dealt with this problem by using Ahsoka, a character who could confront Vader and potentially hurt him.
Han’s Funeral Takes Place Between Force Awakens and Episode 8
Carrie Fisher may have confirmed that the funeral for Han Solo takes place between The Force Awakens and Episode 8.
Speaking at Star Wars Celebration in London, Fisher misheard a question posed to her by fellow Star Wars actor Warwick Davies, and when asked, “What do you know of the period between the end of Return of the Jedi and the beginning of The Force Awakens?”, she answered sadly, “Han’s Funeral.”
She quickly corrected herself, saying, “The old one, oh,” before continuing, “Han and I have a very volatile relationship obviously, which leads to space divorce. No, I don’t think we are divorced, we’re just estranged.”
Previous reports suggest Solo’s funeral may have taken place in the film, but Fisher’s answer to the question suggests otherwise. However, it seems strange not to give such a pivotal character a proper send-off, so take it with a pinch of salt.
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Rise of the Tomb Raider PS4 Release Date Appears on Italian Site
The formerly Xbox-exclusive Rise of the Tomb Raider is coming out November 10 of this year, if a listing on the Italian GameStop site is to be believed.
Spotted by NeoGAF user piccio_ssl, the game's listing shows the November release will be full priced. The
is listed on Amazon at $60 USD, but the December 30, 2016 release date is more than likely Amazon's generic placeholder date.
The game originally released in November of last year. In our Rise of the Tomb Raider review, we gave it a 9.3, saying it improved on its excellent predecessor in almost every possible way.
Hints Dropped About 2018 Star Wars Game
The creative director of Visceral's as-yet-untitled 2018 Star Wars game has dropped a few hints about the project she calls, "an original Star Wars story with new characters, new locations, new tech, new creatures, you name it.”
As part of a panel on EA's Star Wars games, Amy Hennig explained that in studying the Star Wars films, "the first thing that jumped out was that these are always ensemble stories
So the same is true of our game."
Hennig was understandably hazy on details, but her words seem to hint at a game focused on more than one principal character, whether that's through multiple playables, a squad or otherwise:
7 Crazy Pokemon Go Stories
Pokemon Go has seen tremendous success since its release last week. And though its rollout around the world has been a slow one, that hasn't stopped the app from reportedly making $14 million in its first few days, causing a rise in Nintendo shares (despite Nintendo only having a stake in The Pokemon Company and not being primarily involved in its development), and renewing interest in the rights for a live-action Pokemon movie.
But outside of the game itself, and the renewed interest in the Pokemon franchise as a whole on its 20th anniversary, Go has also seeped into seemingly all facets of modern life. And because of the game's prevalence, it's resulted in some... strange stories.
Rogue One DLC Announced for Star Wars Battlefront
Rogue One DLC is coming to Star Wars Battlefront this holiday season.
It will be the fourth and final DLC planned for the game and will take place on the recently-announced planet of Scarif (that's the tropical and rather idyllic location glimpsed in the trailers for Rogue One).
Jyn Erso.