Patrick Stewart Watches James McAvoy Shave His Head
When it came time for James McAvoy to shave his head for X-Men: Apocalypse, director Bryan Singer made sure Patrick Stewart was there with him.
20th Century Fox released a new X-Men: Apocalypse featurette that shows a behind-the-scenes look at the day McAvoy ditched his hair for the role of Professor Charles Xavier. In the video, Singer video calls Stewart to make sure he's there for the momentous occasion, even though he couldn't physically be there in person.
"Why don't you save locks of it and send it to me? I could make some use of it," Stewart joked.
Stewart, of course, played Professor X in the first three X-Men movies. He reprised the role in the time-twisting X-Men: Days of Future Past. McAvoy mentioned in the featurette how he always knew his X-Men movies were building up to the moment when Charles loses his hair, and he's "glad to be finally arriving at that destination... with my head."
Leaked Image Hints at Major New Esports Organization
An image leaked via Reddit containing references to a World Esports Association seems to confirm the existence of a major new esports body. This image hints at a formal league or organization of top European esports teams with involvement from ESL.
The image appeared earlier today in a post on reddit.com/r/globaloffensive, the central Reddit hub for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, titled “Look what I printed at work today!!!”
The image in question.
13 Biggest Video Games That Never Came Out
All forms of entertainment have their unfinished projects, but I've found there's always something especially painful about learning that a long-awaited game will never come out. We never properly knew it, so it's not exactly like the loss of a loved one; it's more like spending years wanting to visit a well-loved landmark, only to find it's been wiped off the map or irreparably damaged. The interactivity of games means these are real memories we're losing out on.
Thousands of games have suffered such a fate. We don't even know the names of many of them, but some have had their names shouted to crowds at shows like E3 and generated discussions even some properly released games should envy. These are the games we're talking about here, and fittingly for the bad luck so many of them seem to have suffered, there are thirteen of them.
Star Wars Battlefront Sales Top 14 Million
In its fiscal year report for 2016, Electronic Arts revealed Star Wars Battlefront sold 14 million copies across all platforms.
It's important to note, however, that figure represents copies of the game sold in, rather than sold through. Sold in figures are for copies of the games sold to retailers, while sold through numbers represent copies in the hands of consumers.
Still, the company announced at the beginning of January Star Wars Battlefront sold in 12 million copies since the game's November release. Regardless of sold in or sold through, there's still quite a demand for the shooter.
Disney Cancels Infinity, No Longer Self-Publishing Games
Disney announced it's cancelling the Infinity line, and is getting out of the business of self-publishing games altogether. A charge of $147 million "in connection with the discontinuation" of Disney's console game business affected the company's earnings.
Disney released a statement regarding the series' discontinuation, promising two more upcoming sets, "including three new characters from Alice Through the Looking Glass," as well as a Finding Dory playset in June.
Senior vice president and general manager John Blackwell said he wanted to "take a moment to thank" fans of the Infinity line, "not just for your support over the years, but for creating a community" around the Disney toys-to-life franchise.
Scott Aims for Bone Tomahawk Writer’s Western
Ridley Scott is re-teaming with Drew Goddard and Simon Kinberg to helm 20th Century Fox's newly-acquired Western Wraiths of the Broken Land.
Wraiths of the Broken Land is based on S. Craig Zahler's novel of the same name. The story is set in the year 1900 in Mexico and tells the revenge tale of a family's quest to rescue two sisters who were kidnapped and forced into a life of prostitution. Zahler's Western horror film Bone Tomahawk earned raves when it was released last year.
Arrow: The Calculator Returns… as an Ally?
You know things are bad when Team Arrow has to start partnering with their own enemies to stop Damien Darhk's Project Genesis. With 20 hours to prevent a full-on nuclear attack, Felicity will have to (momentarily) squash the beef she has with her criminal father and ask him for help.
Also in "Monument Point" - which airs May 11th - Vinnie Jones returns as Brick, and from the look of these new episode images released by The CW, Alexander Calvert's Anarchy is back along with Adrian Glynn McMorran's Murmur.
Check out the gallery below...
The official description for "Monument Point" reads: "When Team Arrow learns what Damien Darhk’s (guest star Neal McDonough) next move is Felicity realizes she needs to ask her father, Noah Kuttler (guest star Tom Amandes), for help. Noah and Oliver have a heart to heart talk that leaves Oliver rattled."
The Strain, You’re the Worst Get Season Premiere Dates
The Strain and You're the Worst will return later this year for both of their third seasons.
FX Networks announced The Strain will come back at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Sunday, August 28, on FX.
The third season of the apocalyptic thriller show — from Guillermo del Toro and Carlton Cruse — will see New York City residents fighting for their lives without any help from the federal government.
The Strain is getting a 10-episode season.
Person of Interest: Reese’s Dangerous Date
Tuesday night's new episode of Person of Interest, "Truth Be Told" -- don't forget, Season 5 is debuting episodes twice a week -- features the return of Wrenn Schmidt as Reese's "in the dark" love interest, Iris. Things seem to be going well with their relationship though as Reese has agreed to meet her parents in a pirate-themed restaurant called Scallywags.
But Reese, being Reese, isn't going to make it on time. And in this exclusive clip you'll see why. It turns out there's a specific reason Reese picked this particular eatery to dine in, and it's Number-related. Check it out...
"Truth Be Told" airs Tuesday, May 10th, at 10/9c on CBS.
Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association (TCA). Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/Showrenity.
$430 Samus: Varia Suit Statue Announced
Update: The original story described the older Varia Suit model of Samus from First 4 Figures. This has been corrected, with the new story and details below.
Space bounty hunter Samus Aran is getting another statue from First 4 Figures, this time sporting her iconic Varia Suit from Metroid Prime 2: Echoes.
The almost 21-inch Samus statue features LEDs and hand-painted polystone. First 4 Figures is selling this exclusive version for $430.
There is also a regular edition of the Samus Varia suit statue from First 4 Figures. But this figurine doesn't include the LEDS, so costs $385.