AMC’s The Night Manager Trailer, Starring Tom Hilddleston and Hugh Laurie
AMC has released its first trailer for six-part miniseries The Night Manager. Starring Tom Hiddleston and Hugh Laurie, the television adaptation of John le Carré's novel premieres April 16.
Based on le Carré's espionage drama, The Night Manager follows former British solider Jonathan Pine, played by Hiddleston, as he investigates a lethal arms dealer, Richard Onslow Roper. Roper is played by Laurie, who is known for his title role on House.
Speaking at the Television Critics winter press tour, Hiddleston, who plays Loki in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, described his character as having a, "very calm exterior and a turbulent and chaotic interior." Pine is someone, Hiddleston said, "who actually has a great amount of vulnerability and a huge amount of doubt."
Transformers 5 to Open Against Wonder Woman; Release Dates Set for 6 and 7
Paramount has set release dates for its 2017, 2018, and 2019 Transformers films.
According to Variety, Transformers 5—directed by Michael Bay—will open on June 23, 2017, placing it against Wonder Woman. Transformers 6 is set for June 8, 2018, which is the same date selected for Godzilla 2. And finally, Transformers 7 is marked for release on June 28, 2019, currently with no competition.
Transformers: Age of Extinction star Mark Walberg is expected to return alongside Bay, with Lorenzo di Bonaventura set as producer. Bay reported in January that Transformers 5 would be his last as director.
Dead Island: Retro Revenge Rated in Australia
The Australian Classification Board has rated a game called Dead Island: Retro Revenge.
According to the rating site, Retro Revenge is rated M for “bloody violence” and “online interactivity” and is listed as a “computer game”. No other information is given so it is not clear if this is a new game coming to PC or consoles or a possible new name for Dead Island 2.
The site also lists Empty Clip Studios as the developer. The studio is responsible for music-based puzzle game Groovin’ Blocks for WiiWare and a PC shoot-em-up called Symphony. Koch Media is listed as the publisher.
Veep: Season 5 Teaser Trailer
Ahead of Veep: Season 5's debut in April, HBO has released a new teaser trailer for its award-winning comedy series.
For a sneak peek at what's in store for Julia Louis-Dreyfus' Selina Meyer, check out the clip below.
Veep picked up a pair of nominations at the 73rd Golden Globes, including one for Best Comedy or Musical Series, but was ultimately edged out by Mozart in the Jungle. That said, the politically-charged comedy series has earned several wins in the past, having just recently scored five awards at the 2015 Emmys.
Veep: Season 5 premieres on April 24, the very same day both Game of Thrones and Silicon Valley return to HBO. Which of the network's returning shows are you most excited for? Let us know in the comments.
AMC to Air Talking Saul Better Call Saul Post-Show
Following Better Call Saul: Season 2's premiere and finale episodes, AMC will air an hour-long post-show called Talking Saul.
Talking Dead's Chris Hardwick is set to host the talk show, which will feature live discussions from Better Call Saul's cast, as well as its producers and celebrity fans. Much like AMC's post-show for The Walking Dead, Hardwick will also field questions and comments from viewers.
Talking Saul will debut on Monday, February 15, immediately following the Season 2 premiere, at 11pm ET/PT. Show creators and executive producers Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould will guest during the first show, as well as the show's star Bob Odenkirk. The second live show will air after the finale on Monday, April 18.
Inside Disneyland’s Secret Apartments
Some of us are just born Disneyland fanatics.
It’s hard to dislike the classic theme park of course, but if you’re a superfan, as I’d consider myself, there are a few places within the park that you’re aware are very difficult to gain access to – some nearly impossible, in fact. These are places many attending the park likely don't even know exist, even as they are walking right by them.
All of which is to say, it was with incredible joy that I stepped foot into the Disneyland Dream Suite recently.
The sitting room in the Disneyland Dream Suite. Note the image of the Disneyland castle at the front of the fireplace.
DC Celebrates a New 52 Milestone
DC's latest round of variant comic book covers will be honoring the New 52. As the last remaining 11 books from the original New 52 lineup reach the issue #52 mark in May, they'll be sporting covers that call back to the very beginning.
Each of these 11 variant covers will feature an artist recreating a familiar New 52 cover with a twist and reflecting how these characters have evolved in the past five years. Check out a gallery of all 11 variants alongside the original covers that inspired them:
With these series reaching issue #52 in May, the big question is what will happen next. DC's recent "Rebirth" teaser suggests a big relaunch may be on the way, possibly as early as June. If that's the case, it may be a while before any DC book reaches the #52 mark again.
Firewatch: Secrets and Spoilers
Firewatch developer Campo Santo has made something truly special with Firewatch, so IGN invited members of the team to talk about making the excellent adventure game. In this lengthy, hilarious interview, Sean Vanaman, Jane Ng, Chris Remo, and Jake Rodkin talk openly about Firewatch's story, development, secrets, spoilers, actors, and more.
We'll update this page with breakout segments throughout the month as well, so you can watch specific moments and conversation topics.
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Pokemon Splatfest Coming to Splatoon This Month
Splatoon’s next Splatfest will pit Pokémon Red versus Pokémon Blue in North America and Europe.
According to the official Splatoon Tumblr, the Pokémon-inspired Splatfest begins February 19 at 10:00 pm PT and runs through February 20, ending at 10:00 pm PT.
The special Pokémon event will take place simultaneously around the world, but players will still be matched up within their regions. That just means Japanese players will get to choose between Pokémon Red and Green, since those were the versions released in Japan as opposed to Red and Blue in other regions.
When Everyone Loves the Thing You Hate
Spurred on by Gav's continuing disappointment with the new series of The X Files, the IGN UK podcast crew discuss the movies, games and TV shows they can't stand but everyone seems to love. They chaps also discuss how to have the perfect nerdy Valentine's Day, the time Rory couldn't drink tequila properly and why they love Daniel Bryan so much.
So, draw yourselves a nice bath and settle in for another sexy episode of the #1 podcast (probably, I dunno) on the IGN website!
IGN UK Podcast #318: When Everyone Loves the Thing You Hate
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