Harry Potter star Tom Felton Joins The Flash: Season 3
The actor behind Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter film series, Tom Felton, has joined The Flash's third season as a series regular, TVLine reports.
Felton joins the cast as Julian Dorn, a Central City Police Department crime scene investigator who doesn't quite trust the high regard in which everyone holds Barry Allen, according to TVLine. As a series regular, Julian might have the time to prove whether he's a good enough investigator to piece together Barry's secret identity.
Key Nintendo Exec Departs Company
UPDATE: A representative for Nintendo provided the following statement to IGN about Scott Moffitt's exit from Nintendo:
Scott Moffitt, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, has decided to leave Nintendo of America. In order to ensure a smooth transition, Scott will continue to work through the end of July. Nintendo has a strong group of seasoned leaders in place who will step in to assume the full responsibilities of the role on a permanent basis, with the objective of driving more collaboration and greater efficiencies across these groups and among the respective leaders. We thank Scott for his years of service and wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors.
Watch Nintendo Voice Chat Live at a Special IGN Streetpass Event
Do you have a Nintendo 3DS? Do you like IGN’s Nintendo Voice Chat podcast? Well, do I have some great news for you! We're inviting you to come hang out with us for a special StreetPass event and join us for a live recording of Nintendo Voice Chat.
Come hang out with us! There will also be snacks and *gasp* Capcom has provided some prizes you can win.
Thursday, July 7, 2016 from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM PT
Marvel Confirms Luke Cage, SHIELD Comic-Con Panels
Marvel TV has confirmed they're bringing the new Luke Cage Netflix series and Agents of SHIELD to San Diego Comic-Con next month.
Luke Cage will kick things off on Thursday, July 21 with a panel moderated by executive producer and head of Marvel TV Jeph Loeb. Including "exclusive updates" on the upcoming series, the panel will feature cast members Mike Colter (Luke Cage), Alfre Woodard, Mahershala Ali, Theo Rossi, Simone Missick, Frank Whaley, and showrunner/EP Cheo Hodari Coker.
Footage from the series, which premieres September 30, will reportedly be previewed during the panel.
AMC Bringing The Walking Dead, Fear TWD and Preacher
AMC has announced its lineup for San Diego Comic-Con 2016. The network is hosting several panels and other opportunities for Walking Dead and Preacher fans during the convention.
The Walking Dead panel will be held on July 22 at 1 p.m. PT in Hall H of the San Diego Convention Center. Moderated by Talking Dead host Chris Hardwick, the panel will include cast members Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus, Steven Yeun, Lauren Cohan, Danai Gurira, Chandler Riggs, Michael Cudlitz, Sonequa Martin-Green, Christian Serratos, Ross Marquand, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Josh McDermitt.
Executive producer and showrunner Scott M. Gimple will also appear alongside executive producers Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd, David Alpert, and Greg Nicotero.
We Spent a Week With Pokemon Go
Pokemon Go, the augmented reality game that’s coming to smartphones, sets up some awesome possibilities if you’ve ever been a fan of the series: Imagine walking home and discovering a Pikachu or a Snorlax hiding right in your neighborhood. Prior to this, each chapter of the series focused on catching Pokemon in a specific region. This mobile game lets you catch them all over the real world.
This massive project combines the talent of Nintendo, The Pokemon Company, and Ingress-developer Niantic, and changes the rules of Game Freak’s mainline RPGs series for a smartphone audience. We gave you our brief impressions based on 30 minutes with the game. IGN got access to the closed beta, so we assembled an awesome elite foursome to spend a week catching and collecting Pokemon. Read on as Andrew Goldfarb, Kallie Plagge, Miranda Sanchez, and Jose Otero share their experiences in the Pokemon Go Field Test.
Wreck-It Ralph 2 Confirmed, Release Date Announced
Wreck-It Ralph 2 will hit theaters on March 9, 2018, Disney announced in a livestream today.
Co-directors Rich Moore, who co-directed Zootopia and helmed the original Wreck-It Ralph, and Phil Johnston, who co-wrote the first film, made the announcement alongside John C. Reilly, who is returning to voice Ralph in the sequel, on Facebook.
"Ralph leaves the arcade and wrecks the internet," Reilly says of the film's plot. While few other details are known, Disney also released concept art showing Ralph entering the online world with his friend Vanellope von Schweetz, voiced by Sarah Silverman in the first film. The art features parodies of major online brands like Google, Amazon, and more.
Wreck-It Ralph 2 Confirmed, Release Date Announced
Wreck-It Ralph 2 will hit theaters on March 9, 2018, Disney announced in a livestream today.
Co-directors Rich Moore, who co-directed Zootopia and helmed the original Wreck-It Ralph, and Phil Johnston, who co-wrote the first film, made the announcement alongside John C. Reilly, who is returning to voice Ralph in the sequel, on Facebook.
"Ralph leaves the arcade and wrecks the internet," Reilly says of the film's plot. While few other details are known, Disney also released concept art showing Ralph entering the online world with his friend Vanellope von Schweetz, voiced by Sarah Silverman in the first film. The art features parodies of major online brands like Google, Amazon, and more.
Max Landis’ Next Comic Revealed
Skybound's newest book through publisher Image Comics features quite the superstar creative team. Writer Max Landis (Superman: American Alien) and artist Giuseppe Camuncoli (The Amazing Spider-Man) are teaming up for a new fantasy comic called Green Valley.
Landis and Camuncoli will be joined by inker Cliff Rathburn (The Walking Dead), colorist Jean-Francois Beaulieu (I Hate Fairyland) and letterer Pat Brosseau (Aquaman)
Image's official synopsis for the series reads, "A disgraced group of four knights, once close friends, are given one last shot at redemption: kill a wizard, and slay his dragons. But there’s no such thing as wizards, dragons don’t exist, and nothing is as it seems in the town of Green Valley." If that sounds intriguing, check out a preview of the first issue below:
Max Landis’ Next Comic Revealed
Skybound's newest book through publisher Image Comics features quite the superstar creative team. Writer Max Landis (Superman: American Alien) and artist Giuseppe Camuncoli (The Amazing Spider-Man) are teaming up for a new fantasy comic called Green Valley.
Landis and Camuncoli will be joined by inker Cliff Rathburn (The Walking Dead), colorist Jean-Francois Beaulieu (I Hate Fairyland) and letterer Pat Brosseau (Aquaman)
Image's official synopsis for the series reads, "A disgraced group of four knights, once close friends, are given one last shot at redemption: kill a wizard, and slay his dragons. But there’s no such thing as wizards, dragons don’t exist, and nothing is as it seems in the town of Green Valley." If that sounds intriguing, check out a preview of the first issue below: