Samuel L. Jackson Up for Role in Stephen King’s Revival
Samuel L. Jackson may star in the film adaptation of Stephen King's Revival.
According to Entertainment Weekly, a "source close to the production" let slip that Samuel L. Jackson may play Charles Jacobs in the upcoming movie.
Samuel L. Jackson in The Hateful Eight
For those unfamiliar with King's novel, Charles Jacobs is a preacher from a small town who, after the death of his wife and child, investigates the supernatural. Meanwhile, Revival's lead character, Jaime Morton, has yet to be cast.
Jennifer Jason Leigh in Talks for Annihilation
Jennifer Jason Leigh is reportedly in talks to star in Annihilation, writer/director Alex Garland's follow-up to Ex Machina.
The Wrap reports that Leigh would join Natalie Portman, Gina Rodriguez, and Tessa Thompson for the film, which will feature an all-female ensemble. It's based on the novel by Jeff VanderMeer, which follows a group of women including an anthropologist, a surveyor, a psychologist, and a biologist.
Leigh has not yet struck a deal, but sources say she's eager to join after working with an all-male cast in The Hateful Eight.
Ash’s Dad Cast for Ash vs Evil Dead: Season 2
Lee Majors (The Fall Guy, Do You Believe) will play Brock Williams -- Ash's father -- in Ash vs Evil Dead, Starz announced today. Renewed for a second season back in October, Ash vs Evil Dead will also bring in Ted Raimi as Ash's childhood best friend, Chet Kaminski.
Photo via Starz
It'll be Majors' first appearance in an Evil Dead title, but the same isn't so for Raimi. He's appeared in all three of the original Evil Dead films.
Ash vs Evil Dead's first season ended in early January, and is set to return for its second season in 2016. The show was a hit, and one season just wan't enough to "satisfy the fans' two decade-long appetite for more Ash," Starz managing director Carmi Slotnik said in October.
Battlestar Galactica Movie in Development at Universal
Universal's long-awaited Battlestar Galactica film is now in development.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Fifty Shades of Grey's Michael De Luca is producing the film alongside Scott Stuber and Dylan Clark of Bluegrass Films. The project is in the early stages of development and has yet to find a writer.
Original cast of Syfy's Battlestar Galactica
XCOM 2 Double LP Vinyl Announced
Cinematic scores from XCOM: Enemy Unknown and XCOM 2 are coming to vinyl. Both soundtracks will come packaged together in a two disk set.
Image via iam8bit
XCOM's Vinyl Soundtrack 2xLP is available for preorder now from the iam8bit store. The 2xLP is a collaboration between iam8bit, 2K, and Firaxis, and features composers Michael McCann, Roland Rizzo, and Tim Wynn. Priced at $35 USD, the vinyl will come packaged with the digital soundtrack as well. The expected ship date for the record is Q2 2016.
Why Daniel Bryan’s Retirement Is a Good Thing
This week on Monday Night Raw, former WWE heavyweight champion Daniel Bryan formally announced his retirement from the sport of professional wrestling. Though Bryan has been off TV for months due to a concussion, the news still came as a shock. Many were hoping the man once known as the “American Dragon” and the founder of the “yes” movement would make a surprise comeback just in time for Wrestlemania XXXII.
Daniel Bryan posing in front of the WWE 2K16 sign.
Target Sorry for Phallic Star Wars Toys
Target has issued an apology regarding a set of phallic-shaped Star Wars toys that were spotted—and subsequently shared on social media—by one of its customers.
According to Pop Goes the News, a woman named Joni Jones contacted Target on Facebook last week, providing photos of a set of helmeted Star Wars: The Force Awakens pool toys that bear the tagline: "Fun in and out of the pool."
In her message to the retailer she said: "Are we sure these are children’s toys, Target? Looks a little questionable to me."
Star Wars: The Force Awakens "Dive Character" pool toys.
Watch the First Four Minutes of Walking Dead’s Midseason Premiere
AMC has released the first four minutes of The Walking Dead's midseason premiere, and you can watch it right here.
The shows opens with Daryl, Sasha, and Abraham stumbling upon Negan's crew, who claim all the trio's property as their own—including Alexandria. And though we have yet to see Negan, it was announced in November that the Walking Dead baddie will be played by Watchmen star Jeffrey Dead Morgan.
Executive producer Greg Nicotero recently revealed that The Walking Dead writers almost killed off Carol in the third season, which would've changed the current story tremendously. Come this weekend, we'll see how Carol and the rest of the crew fare in Negan's world.
More Time Periods We Want to Play Far Cry In
Welcome back to Game Scoop!, IGN's weekly video game talk show. This week we're discussing Far Cry Primal, Titanfall 2, Oculus Rift, and more. Watch the video above or download the podcast below.
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Break Your Brain Deciphering This Super Mario Maker Calculator
Super Mario Maker can help you with your homework, thanks to one intrepid level designer.
The Cluttered Chaos-Calculator stage by Reddit user Helgefan is a literal calculator. It only does simple addition, but there doesn't appear to be anything simple about how it accomplishes the feat.
Only the beginning of the stage is interactive, with players taking Mario through columns to select the two numbers they'd like to add. You can skip learning how to make that work yourself by watching our video playthrough.