Final Fantasy 15 Mobile Game Announced
During tonight's Final Fantasy XV Uncovered event, Square Enix announced Justice Monsters Five, a pinball game that combines "role-playing elements with some of the franchise’s most iconic monsters" and will be available on iOS, Android, and Windows 10 in 2016.
Justice Monsters Five will be playable in-game in Final Fantasy XV or on mobile devices, and will allow players to "enjoy Noctis and company’s favorite pinball pastime."
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Final Fantasy 15 Movie Announced
During tonight’s Final Fantasy XV Uncovered event, Square Enix revealed a new feature-length Final Fantasy XV movie, Kingsglaive, which stars Lena Headey and Sean Bean of Game of Thrones fame and Aaron Paul of Breaking Bad fame.
Headey will play Princess Luna, while Sean Bean will play King Regis. Aaron Paul will play the soldier Nyx.
Square Enix released the following synopsis for Kingslaive:
"The magical kingdom of Lucis is home to the hallowed Crystal, but the menacing empire of Niflheim will stop at nothing to make it theirs. War has raged between the two for as long as most can remember.
King Regis of Lucis commands an elite force of soldiers dubbed the Kingsglaive. Wielding their king’s magic, Nyx Ulric and his fellow glaives stand before the crown city of Insomnia, fighting to stay the inexorable advance of Niflheim’s imperial army.
Final Fantasy 15 Anime Series On the Way
At the Final Fantasy XV Uncovered event tonight, Square Enix revealed Brotherhood: Final Fantasy XV, a new animated series produced by A-1 Pictures.
The anime will focus on how Noctis became friends with the other characters in Final Fantasy XV. All five episodes will be available online for free, with episode one available today.
A sixth episode will be available exclusively inside of Final Fantasy XV's Ultimate Collector's Edition.
Cranston, Hart in Talks for Intouchables
The Weinstein Company's upcoming remake of the hit French comedy-drama The Intouchables may have found its pair of leading men in Bryan Cranston and Kevin Hart.
According to Deadline, Cranston (Breaking Bad) and Hart (Ride Along 2) are currently in talks with the studio to star. Additionally, sources have told Variety that Simon Curtis is on board to direct the movie.
Hart in Ride Along 2
Nintendo Terminates Fire Emblem Fates Spokesperson
Nintendo product marketing specialist Alison Rapp has been terminated by the company, according to a tweet on her personal account. Rapp is no longer seen as "a good, safe representative of Nintendo," she wrote on Twitter.
Her departure follows a heated internet controversy over the localization of Fire Emblem Fates when the game released in the US in February. The controversy grew into a larger issue that involved complaints being sent to Nintendo.
The debate focused on content altered from the original Japanese release, and Rapp was at the center of complaints about the changes despite having "had no involvement with localized content changes of any kind," according to a separate tweet.
Finding Dory: Disney Announces Additional Voice Cast
Disney has revealed the full voice cast for its upcoming Pixar film, Finding Dory.
In addition to Ellen DeGeneres, who voices Dory, Albert Brooks is back as Marlin and Hayden Rolence plays Nemo. Torbin Bullock voices a "kooky loon" named Becky, and Bill Hader and Kate McKinnon will cameo as a fish couple who cross paths with Dory.
The voice cast also includes Diane Keaton and Eugene Levy as Dory's parents, Jenny and Charlie, as well as Idris Elba and Dominic West, who voice a pair of sea lions named Fluke and Rudder. Additionally, Ed O’Neill plays an octopus named Hank, while Kaitlin Olson voices a whale shark named Destiny and Ty Burrell plays beluga whale named Bailey. Bob Peterson is returning to play Mr. Ray, and Andrew Stanton and Bennett Dammann voice the father-son turtle duo Crush and Squirt.
5 Civil War II Facts Marvel Just Revealed
Civil War II is gearing up for its big release on June 1 -- seriously big, Issue #1 will be oversized at 40 pages -- and today Marvel Comics held a press phone-conference to answer some big questions heading into the event.
The first Civil War featured a battle of Freedom vs. Security as Captain America and Iron Man butted heads over whether superheroes should register with the government or be free to act as they please. Similarly, Civil War II will see Iron Man and Captain Marvel sides on an issue, which will split the Marvel superhero community in two. A new Inhuman with the power to see the future appears, so the debate centers around whether this power should be used to arrest people before they commit their crimes (Captain Marvel’s side) or only judge people on the actions they actually commit (Iron Man’s side).
Affleck Only Contracted for 2 Justice League Films
Ben Affleck's contract for Warner Bros.' DC movies covers two future Justice League films, but not for also starring in his proposed solo Batman movie.
THR reports that according to William Morris Endeavor's Patrick Whitesell, Affleck will be Batman at least three times in total, the first being the recent Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
"He's contracted to do at least Justice League One and Two, so at least three times wearing the cape," Whitesell said. "There's a script that he's written that is a really cool
idea, so that's out there as an option."
Hans Zimmer Retires From Scoring Superhero Films
Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer is retiring from the superhero scene.
Speaking with BBC, Zimmer explained that he's spent a lot of time with superhero films and he's ready to move on. "I did Batman Begins with Chris
12 years ago, so The Dark Knight Trilogy might be three movies to you, to me it was 11 years of my life," he said.
Since then, Zimmer also has scored Man of Steel and the recently released Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. With the latter, Zimmer admitted it "was very hard for me to do, to try to find new language."
For those curious, you can listen to a preview of Zimmer's score for Batman v Superman. And don't forget to check out IGN's review of Batman v Superman either.
Batman v Superman Passes $500 Million Worldwide
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice has already made over $500 million worldwide, Warner Bros. Pictures has announced.
According to a press release from the studio, Zack Snyder's superhero flick earned a whopping $501.9 million during its first five days in theaters. The current domestic box office total sits at just over $193.3 million, with an additional $308.6 million made internationally.
"We’re so proud that Batman v Superman has become the must-see event film of the season for fans the world over," studio exec Veronika Kwan Vandenberg said. "These incredible numbers are building momentum for not only this movie, but for the upcoming slate of DC Super Hero films."