Mario Kart x Star Wars Mashup Looks Like The Best Game Ever
Mario Kart x Star Wars might just be the best video game mashup ever conceived.
In a video by Dark Pixel Digital, you can see what such a team up might look like were it ever to happen.
The video shows the cast of Mario Kart racing through space in X-Wings, Y-Wings, and generally anything from the Star Wars universe that can fly. The race starts at Rainbow Road, before the racers jump to lightspeed and end up on Tatooine, and even, the Death Star.
In other Star Wars-related news, did you know Kylo Ren’s force rumble noise is actually a cat? Meowth, that's right.
Get a Look at YouTube Red’s Lazer Team and Scare PewDiePie
YouTube Red is rolling out its first wave of original content on Wednesday, February 10th, and IGN has sneak peeks at two of its most anticipated series.
First up, an exclusive clip from Rooster Teeth's first feature film, Lazer Team, in which The Champion of Earth tries to stop the team from stealing his suit:
On the other end of the spectrum, reality show Scare PewDiePie is going to force YouTuber Felix Kjellberg into situations inspired by his favorite horror games and scare him in the same way playing those games terrifies him. In this clip, he finds himself in an abandoned spaceship and learns that his next scare challenge is to stop an alien invasion.
Johnny Depp to Reportedly Play Invisible Man for Universal
Universal Studios has reportedly cast Johnny Depp as the leading man in its upcoming film reboot of The Invisible Man.
Depp in Mortdecai
According to Deadline, Depp will join Universal's Monsters universe as the iconic scientist who discovers a way to make himself invisible. There's no word yet on who is writing the script, though, Alex Kurtzman and Chris Morgan are on board to produce.
The Flash EPs on Earth-2, Zoom’s Identity, Hunter Zolomon and More
The Flash visited Earth-2 at long last in "Welcome to Earth-2," a trip through the Multiverse that resulted in a lot of doppelgängers, a lot of Easter eggs and a lot of licorice. Executive producers Aaron and Todd Helbing took the time to chat with a group of reporters about the episode's big moments, the nods to the series' expanded universe and what to expect in next week's "Escape from Earth-2."
Full spoilers for "Welcome to Earth-2," as well as teases for future episodes, continue below.
The Frozen Broadway Musical is Coming 2018
Disney's smash hit Frozen will finally become a real, live musical in Spring, 2018.
Billboard reports that Alex Timbers (Jersey Boys, Peter and the Starcatcher) will direct the show and Peter Darling (Billy Elliot, Matilda) will choreograph, while Frozen writer Jennifer Lee and composers Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez will return to write the book and music respectively.
The announcement was made on the newly minted Frozen on Broadway Twitter account.
FROZEN is slated for Broadway spring 2018 following a pre‐Broadway engagement summer 2017 https://t.co/fMTWzu5XAi
Charlize Theron Sought to Play Fast and Furious 8 Villain
Fast 8 may have found its next villain in Imperator Furiosa.
Deadline reports that Fast 8 director F. Gary Gray and screenwriter Chris Morgan are gunning for a female villain in the next Fast and Furious movie, and are particularly interested in Theron after her turn in Mad Max: Fury Road.
The publication does note, however, that no offer has been made to Theron, and as it's not finished, the actress hasn't seen a script yet.
Fast 8 will land in theaters April 14, 2017, marking the first part of a new three-film storyline.
Deadpool 2 Already Greenlit
Deadpool writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick are preparing a script for Deadpool 2, which has reportedly already been greenlit, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Deadpool director Tim Miller is apparently not attached to the follow-up at this stage but The Hollywood Reporter claims Fox is determined to keep the creative team of Miller, Reese, and Wernick together.
Last week Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds confirmed to IGN that, while he never wants to play another comic book character again, he remains keen to play Deadpool for the rest of his life.
Disney Reports Historic Earnings Thanks to Star Wars
Disney reported $2.9 billion USD in earnings for the quarter, a figure driven by the success of its Star Wars brand.
According to Disney's earnings release, the $2.9 billion figure represents the company's most profitable earnings quarter in its history.
Box office receipts for The Force Awakens were only one part of the Star Wars-related earnings, with "merchandise licensing and publishing" also seeing an increase as a direct result of Star Wars.
Disney CEO Robert Iger called the success of Star Wars "phenomenal."
"We’re very pleased with our results," Iger said, adding the quarter helped "continue to validate" Disney's strategy of investing in franchises "to drive long-term growth across the entire company." In October 2012, the Walt Disney Company bought Lucasfilm from George Lucas for $4 billion.
Amy Schumer to Play Serious in PTSD Drama
Amy Schumer is turning serious for the upcoming drama Thank You for Your Service.
The Wrap reports that the comedienne will join Miles Teller in the film, which focuses on a group of US soldiers who struggle to adjust to normal life after a term of service in Iraq. American Sniper screenwriter Jason Hall will make his directorial debut here, and Haley Bennett, Beulah Koale, Joe Cole, Scott Haze, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Brad Beyer, Omar Dorsey and Jayson Warner Smith will co-star.
Although there's no word on who Schumer will play in the film, she will reportedly not play a soldier, unlike Teller, Koale and Cole.
Rocket League Xbox One Release Date Revealed
Rocket League will be available on Xbox One on Wednesday, February 17, developer Psyonix has confirmed in a new post on Xbox Wire.
“Rocket League has been a long time coming to Xbox One, and the team here at Psyonix is incredibly proud to be bringing it to you thanks to our development partners at Panic Button,” said Psyonix VP Jeremy Dunham. “With their help and expertise, we were able to bring Rocket League to XB1 with a high level of performance and fidelity.”
Dunham reiterated that the three previously-released content packs – Supersonic Fury, Revenge of the Battle-Cars, and Chaos Run – will be bundled with the game on launch. The Xbox One version will also include two unique vehicles inspired by Halo’s iconic Warthog and the Gears of War ‘Armadillo’ APC.