Darren Aronofsky’s Batman Would’ve Been a Torturer
Black Swan director Darren Aronofsky and Frank Miller worked on a Batman film project that never left the cutting room floor, and the Dark Knight comics writer has now shed light on why.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Miller said Aronofsky's "vision of Batman was darker than" his own, and ultimately not kid friendly enough for Warner Bros. to greenlight. In fact, the director planned to have the iconic DC superhero torture his foes.
"My Batman was too nice for him," Miller explained. "We would argue about it, and I'd say, 'Batman wouldn't do that, he wouldn't torture anybody,' and so on," he added, noting that while they "hashed out a screenplay" and were handsomely paid for their work, the studio wasn't on board with Aronofsky's vision. "The executive wanted to do a Batman he could take his kids to. And this wasn't that."
Whedon and Cassaday Reunite for Captain America’s 75th Anniversary
The creative team behind Marvel Comics' Astonishing X-Men is coming back together to celebrate 75 years of Captain America.
According to Entertainment Weekly, Avengers movie director Joss Whedon and artist John Cassaday are working on an all-new story in the upcoming Captain America: Sam Wilson comic. The two previously worked together on Astonishing X-Men, which debuted in 2004. Cassaday also drew a limited Captain America series, featuring Steve Rogers, after 9/11.
In addition to the Whedon/Cassaday story, creative teams Nick Spencer and Daniel Acuna and Greg Rucka and Mike Perkins will contribute the main story and a side story, respectively.
Thief Video Game Movie Adaptation in the Works
Straight Up Films has acquired the rights to adapt Square Enix’s Thief video game into a movie.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Thief’s screenplay will be written by Adam Mason and Simon Boyes (Misconduct, Not Safe for Work) and will be set in a “dark fantasy world where a master thief tries to restore freedom denied by a magic-wielding tyrant,” which is similar to the plot in Square Enix’s 2014 reboot of Thief.
The Los Angeles-based Straight Up Films will co-produce Thief alongside Square Enix and Source Rock’s Khalid Jones. No director or actors have been revealed for the film at this time.
Stallone Rumored to Appear in Guardians 2
Sylvester Stallone was spotted heading to the set of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, holding what appeared to be a script.
Stallone—who was recently nominated for an Oscar for his role in Creed—left the cast's Atlanta hotel, and entered a car "usually assigned to Chris Pratt," New York Daily News reported. Marvel Studios has yet to comment on Stallone's involvement.
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Nintendo Voice Chat: Our Reactions to Nintendo Direct
Welcoooooooooooome to IGN's Nintendo show. Join host Jose Otero, Peer Schneider, and Brian Altano, as the core NVC crew shares their reactions to the recent news and announcements delivered via this week's Nintendo Direct. Here's quick list of what we discussed this week.
- Our overall thoughts on Nintendo Direct 3/3
- Star Fox Zero
- SNES on New Nintendo 3DS
- Splatoon and Super Mario Maker updates
- 7 Wii U, 3DS Games Lighting Round
- Kirby & Paper Mario Wii U
New Spelunky World Record Beats the Game in 100 Seconds
Spelunky’s new world record is 1:40.145 by speedrunner d_tea.
The record is thanks to a lucky teleporter found at random in a crate in the game’s first level. Just a few levels later, d_tea also finds a jetpack and a compass (as well as a second teleporter), allowing him to navigate to the exit even faster and securing the record.
You can watch the world record run below:
The run beats the previous world record of 1:41.499 by runner SpelunkyGod and means that d_tea now holds three Spelunky world records in the game’s four major categories, including the Hell world record of 3:44.411. The current high score world record, $3404400, is held by speedrunner Kinnijup.
GameStop Exclusive Star Fox Statue Unboxing
Triple A have just released a 8" Fox McCloud statue as a $79.99 GameStop exclusive. It's made of stone resin, hand-painted and limited to 5,000 pieces worldwide.
Here's what we liked about it - swipe right for images and impressions:
Here's what we didn't like so much - swipe right for images and impressions:
So, while we liked the scale, pose and some of the sculpting details, there are some very obvious, unfortunate flaws and the paint is a let down.
The statue is already available but Star Fox Zero, is releasing April 21st. We recently did a visual comparison of the Wii U game compared to the Nintendo 64 and GameCube, and uploaded 3 minutes of Retro Arwing gameplay.
Marvel Smuggles in New Han Solo Comic
Marvel Comics has announced another expansion to their Star Wars comic line: a Han Solo miniseries.
Available in June 2016, the miniseries will take place in between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back, when Han Solo is involved in both a legendary race known as the Dragon Void Run and a rescue mission for informants vital to the Rebellion.
Image credit: Marvel Comics via EW
The series will be handled by Monstress and Astonishing X-Men writer Marjorie Liu and Amazing Spider-Man artist Mark Brooks.
Star Wars: Rogue One Previewed At Disney Shareholders Meeting
Disney shareholders were given a sneak preview of the upcoming standalone film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
According to Slash Film, a sizzle reel and images of new Stormtroopers and characters played by Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, and Donnie Yen were shown at The Walt Disney Company’s annual shareholder meeting in Chicago.
Speaking at the meeting, Disney CEO Bob Iger said, "It’s our first original standalone Star Wars story. It’s about a band of rebels who are plotting to steal the plans for the Death Star." Explaining to the shareholders the film is set "right before the events in the very first Star Wars movie," Iger told the crowd "I can’t wait for you to see it; it’s in theaters this December."
7 Changes We Want in Pokemon Sun and Moon
Twenty years and six generations later, the core Pokemon games on handheld systems have remained largely the same. You’re a young child seeking to become the best there ever was, catching them all and training a team that can beat the Champion. While there have been a good number of additions and improvements to the franchise, there are plenty more features that have gone mostly untouched for far too long.
Below are 7 things we’d love to see changed for Pokemon Sun and Moon.
We’ve never had the option to play through Pokemon games again without having to delete our beloved save files. If you’ve caught every pokemon on the Regional Pokedex, or if you’re a monster and got ‘em all on the National, you jeopardise that hard work. There are also key item rewards you can't trade or otherwise save, like the Shiny Charm (which is a rare Pokemon collector’s dream).