Deadpool Has Biggest R-Rated Opening Day Ever
Deadpool performed incredibly well at the box office on Friday, setting the new record for an R-rated film's debut day.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Fox's new film—starring Ryan Reynolds as its smart-mouthed antihero—earned a whopping $47.5 million Friday, putting it among the top 10 comic book movie openings of all time, and at number one for an R-rated feature, regardless of genre. The opening day is also higher than any of 20th Century Fox's other X-Men-related films to date.
Thanks to its impressive debut, Deadpool is on track to gross $117 million during its first three days and $130 million over the course of the four-day President's Day weekend. Seeing as how only ten superhero movies have ever crossed the $100 million mark during a weekend debut, Fox is undoubtedly pleased with how its film is currently performing.
Ashley Judd Joins Twin Peaks: Season 3
Ashley Judd has reportedly joined the cast of Twin Peaks.
According to Deadline, the Divergent actress will appear in the new season of David Lynch's upcoming TV revival, which premieres on Showtime early next year.
Ashley Judd in Divergent.
In addition to Judd, other new cast members, Deadline notes, include Naomi Watts, Tom Sizemore, Grant Goodeve, Larry Clarke, Caleb Landry Jones, Amanda Seyfried, Naomi Watts, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Laura Dern, Robert Knepper, James Belushi, Tom Sizemore, and Balthazar Getty. Plus, director David Lynch is rumored to reprise his role from the original series as FBI Regional Bureau Chief Gordon Cole, and co-creator Mark Frost is believed to cameo.
Cage to Reunite With Ghost Rider 2 Director for Mom and Dad
Nicolas Cage is set to re-team with Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance co-director Brian Taylor for the upcoming horror-thriller Mom and Dad.
"This is the kind of role Nic was put here to play," said Taylor, who co-directed both the second Ghost Rider film and both Crank movies with Mark Neveldine. "Human, funny, scary -- somehow grounded while at the same time completely off the rails. For a filmmaker there is nothing quite like the experience of Nic Cage bringing a character you’ve written to life."
Nicolas Cage in Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance.
Warcraft/Vikings Star Joins All Quiet On The Western Front
Travis Fimmel (Warcraft, Vikings) has been cast as the lead in All Quiet On The Western Front.
Directed by Roger Donaldson, the film tells the anti-war story of four young, German soldiers during World War I. According to ScreenDaily, Fimmel will play Captain Stanislaus "Kat" Katczinsky, one of those young soldiers.
Fimmel in History's Vikings.
Doctor Strange, Suicide Squad Among Funko Toy Fair Lineup
Funko will showcase an assortment of new figures at Toy Fair 2016, including several that will undoubtedly please fans of Marvel and DC Comics.
In a post on Funko's official site, the company shared a sneak peek at its Toy Fair lineup, which includes an array of Suicide Squad figures like The Joker, Harley Quinn, Rick Flag, Deadshot and Killer Croc. A number of Marvel heroes, including Doctor Strange, Captain Marvel and Spider-Gwen will be on display as well.
Funko's Toy Fair 2016 lineup also includes figures from the Warcraft, Game of Thrones and Ghostbusters universes, all of which can be seen in the gallery above.
Resident Evil 5 Map Coming to Umbrella Corps
Capcom revealed today that Umbrella Corps—its competitive shooter for PC and PlayStation 4—will feature the Kijuju map from Resident Evil 5. Kijuju is said to be the biggest map in the game, and will add to the growing list of maps already confirmed, which currently includes Umbrella Lab, Village, and Tricell HQ.
Capcom community manager Neil Gorton took to the company's blog to explain more. Though Kijuju will have lots of open space and plenty of underground tunnels, the map will come with its own set of dangers. In this map, Gorton wrote, players will not only have to fight the opposing team, but battle with Maijini, the "infected Kijuju inhabitants," as well.
3 New Batman v Superman Promo Images
Warner Bros. has released three new promotional images for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
The first two images (via Superhero Hype) are quad posters for the Zack Snyder-directed film featuring the World's Finest superheroes striking battle poses.
The final image comes from the film's official Twitter account and shows Ben Affleck's Bruce Wayne standing in the rubble of the Wayne Financial building in a shot that clearly evokes 9/11.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice features the big screen debuts of both Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman and Jason Momoa's Aquaman and sets the stage for the upcoming Justice League movie.
How to Watch the DICE Awards
The DICE Awards will air during the DICE Summit in Las Vegas, Nevada next week, where small and large games across all platforms and genres will be celebrated for their artistic and technical achievements.
Games like The Witcher 3, Fallout 4, Undertale, Bloodborne, Ori and the Blind Forest, Her Story, and more have been nominated for awards, and Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima will be inducted into the AIAS Hall of Fame during the ceremony.
XXX 3: Jet Li Is Out and Donnie Yen Is In
It appears Jet Li wasn’t the one for xXx: The Return of Xander Cage, and instead the star of the Ip Man series, Donnie Yen, will take Li’s place.
According to Birth Movies Death, Li (The Expendables 3) dropped out "abruptly" for an unknown reason and xXx star Vin Diesel (Furious 7) posted an image of his presumed replacement on the set with Diesel and director D.J. Caruso on Facebook.
Halo 5 Maps Gets Valentine’s Day Theme
Halo 5: Guardians is looking to heat up Valentine's Day with its themed playlist.
The new playlist is called Valentine's Double Date, and with it, 343 Industries asks players to "take
relationship to the next level" with some "hot 'n heavy" 2v2 action. To access the new playlist, just boot up Halo 5 and head into the Arena multiplayer.
The playlist compiles a few custom maps colored pink and decorated with hearts. The 2v2 Slayer game type brings back Halo 2 Battle Rifles as a starting weapon.
If Halo's not your thing, a couple other games are setting up for a romantic weekend. Destiny recently launched its Crimson Days event, adding Crimson Doubles as a new gameplay mode, and Grand Theft Auto launched its Till Death Do Us Part Adversary mode as part of Rockstar's Be My Valentine event.