Andre the Giant Biopic in Development
Lion Forge Comics' Andre the Giant: Closer to Heaven will be adapted to a feature length film, Chef executive producers Scott Steindorff and Dylan Russell announced today.
The comic—which was written by Brandon Easton and illustrated by Denis Medri—was published last year, and was nominated for three Glyph Awards and the Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity.
By writer Brandon M. Easton and artist Denis Medri — IDW Publishing
Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Coming to PC With Japanese Dialogue Option
Exactly a year after its PlayStation 4 release, Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD is coming to PC.
The bundle, released seemingly out of nowhere, features two of Square Enix's role-playing games: Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2. Both games will include full Japanese audio in addition to subtitles.
Like with its PlayStation release, Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD has been remastered in high definition for a "richer, deeper Final Fantasy visual experience."
Final Fantasy X follows Yuna, a young summoner, and Tidus, a star Blitzball player, as they battle an immortal enemy—Sin—to save Spira from destruction. Its sequel, Final Fantasy X-2, picks up the story two years later, after the world has entered a period of "Eternal Calm."
Bates Motel Star and Creators Discuss THAT Ending
WARNING: Huge spoilers for this week's Bates Motel episode, "Forever." YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
So THAT happened, everyone.
Before Bates Motel's final season rolls out next year, it looks like poor Norma's been taken out of play. For good. Norman had sick (yet noble?) plans about the two of them falling asleep forever - a murder/suicide deal involving a gas leak in the house - but Sheriff Romero came in and pulled them both out of bed. Saving Norman in the process, but not Norma, who the good Sheriff could not resuscitate. Norman's plan had failed and as the episode ended, he realized his mother was gone and he was still alive. Possibly his worst nightmare at this point.
Creepy 3D Printed Star Wars Skulls
3D-printing company 3DKitbash has launched a Kickstarter campaign for a collection of skulls inspired by creatures and characters in the Star Wars universe.
The 15 skulls in the collection "will be made of polished nylon and manufactured via an SLS 3D printing process" - click right to see their concept art:
They will be roughly 2" wide, have articulated jaws, and won't require any assembly.
3DKitbash's Kickstarter project will be funded if at least $20,000 is pledged by June 3rd, and, at the time of writing, it has just over $6,000 with 25 days to go.
Backers will each receive their own skulls, with higher tiers offering more skulls, and 92 people have pledged so far. You can also pledge $1 or more to simply support the project for no reward.
A Visual History of Every Power Rangers Team Costume
Inspired by (and using footage from) Japan's Super Sentai series, Haim Saban's Power Rangers has been a thriving TV staple since it first aired in 1993. Nearly 25 years later, Lionsgate and Saban are teaming up to release a new Power Rangers movie reboot, based on the original Mighty Morphin series. Of course, a lot has changed between now and then, as the Rangers have gone through all the colors of the rainbow (and then some).
Click through the gallery below for a look back at all the incarnations of the Power Rangers' costumes over the years...
Which teams/costumes are your favorite? And how do they stack up to this latest batch of morphin' heroes? Let us know in the comments!
Syfy Orders Pilot for Story About Superman’s Grandfather
Syfy has officially ordered a pilot for Krypton, a Superman prequel series focusing on the grandfather of the beloved DC Comics hero.
According to Syfy, Krypton "will follow Superman's grandfather – whose House of El was ostracized and shamed – as he fights to redeem his family's honor and save his beloved world from chaos."
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice co-writer David S. Goyer will executive produce Krypton under his Phantom Four banner. Goyer also wrote the pilot alongside Ian Goldberg, who previously worked as a producer on Once Upon a Time and a writer on Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
Frequent Peaky Blinders director Colm McCarthy will helm the pilot, with Sleepy Hollow writer Damian Kindler serving as showrunner and EP.
Acclaimed Comic Locke and Key Getting New TV Adaptation
The graphic novel series Locke & Key is getting another shot on television.
IDW Entertainment is developing the TV adaptation with Locke & Key creator Joe Hill. Hill himself is scripting the pilot for the show and will serve as an executive producer on the project. No network is attached as yet.
FOX passed on a Locke & Key series in 2011 from Executive Producer/writer Josh Friedman (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles) and EPs Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman (Fringe, Star Trek), though IGN checked out the pilot when it had a public screening at San Diego Comic-Con. Afterward, Universal started developing a movie based on the graphic novel though that film was never produced.
Kevin Smith Says Directing The Flash Made Him a Better Filmmaker
This week's episode of The Flash, "The Runaway Dinosaur," not only ushers the show into its Season 2 endgame and Barry's final battle against Zoom, but it also comes with a notable guest director attached - super Flash fan Kevin Smith.
The Clerks/Dogma director has already received rave reviews from the cast for his efforts, along with executive producer Andrew Kreisberg who said, of Smith, "There was a reverence and an awe almost in how he approached everything." Smith has already agreed to return to direct an episode for Season 3.
Tom Cavanagh ("Harrison Wells") said that Smith was "incredible to work with" while Carlos Valdes ("Cisco") said that it was "one of the best experiences I've had on the show thus far." Star Grant Gustin even posted some kind words on Instagram about Smith's visit, saying that the "entire cast and crew were uplifted."
Why We’re Hyped to See Final Fantasy XV at E3 2016
Brace yourselves: E3 2016 is nearly upon us. From June 12-16, the entire gaming industry will converge on Los Angeles to showcase the biggest games that we’ll be playing for 2016 and beyond. We’ve been updating our Games of E3 List whenever news drops, but now we’re going to go even deeper. Every day leading up to the show, we’re going to be highlight one of the biggest games that we hope to see more of at E3. Up today: Final Fantasy XV!
Agents of SHIELD Photo Preview: Expect Civil War Fallout
You can always expect Marvel's Agents of SHIELD to have a tie-in for big tentpole MCU movies, notably how Season 1's story was directly altered by the events of Captain America: The Winter Soldier and the disbanding of SHIELD itself. Then, Season 2 had our heroes locate Loki's scepter, providing the intel for Age of Ultron's big opening sequence - and also explained that helicarrier Nick Fury shows up in.
This year, it looks as if Coulson's team will feel the effects of the Sokovia Accords from Captain America: Civil War, which would call for them to register any enhanced individuals they have working for them. Which actually officially makes the Superhuman Registration Act a thing in the MCU (as Civil War didn't really get around to the topic).