Storyboards Reveal Ninth Doctor’s Return to Doctor Who That Never Was
Storyboards from the 50th Anniversary show of Doctor Who reveal the Ninth Doctor's role if he had made it into the episode as originally planned.
Bleeding Cool’s Rich Johnston obtained storyboards from comic and storyboard creator Andrew Wildman at a comic convention, showing the Ninth Doctor, played by Christopher Eccleston, in three scenes.
New Ghostbusters Images Show Off Chris Hemsworth
A bunch of new Ghostbusters images have landed, one of which gives us another look at Chris Hemsworth in the classic 'Janine' role.
The newly revamped Ghostbusters.com posted the images, which you can check out in the gallery below.
Original Ghostbusters Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and Ernie Hudson will have cameos in Paul Feig's upcoming reboot, although Murray won't be reprising his role as Dr. Peter Venkman.
Rogen, Hader, and Galifianakis to Star in Astronaut Comedy
Seth Rogen, Zach Galifianakis and Bill Hader will head to space in the upcoming comedy, The Something.
THR reports that the trio will unite under the guiding hand of Rodney Rothman, the 22 Jump Street screenwriter who will be making his directorial debut here. The comedy will focus on a group of astronauts who come across another ship after being stuck in space for years.
The Most Popular Amiibo by Region in 2015
Once again, Nintendo has revealed its best selling Amiibos by region during its investor meeting.
The company also announced that global amiibo shipments have now reached 31 million, as per slides released on its investor site today. Around 9.9 million of those shipped in the last quarter.
The breakdown by country is as follows, as translated by Cheesemeister3k:
Japan:
1. Girl (Splatoon)
2. Squid
3. Boy (Splatoon)
4. Mario
5. Classic Mario
6. Modern Mario
7. Isabelle
8. Kirby
9. Green Yarn Yoshi
10. Digby
North America:
My Nintendo Rewards Program Starting in March
During its meeting with investors today, Nintendo outlined details of its upcoming My Nintendo loyalty program.
According to translations by Cheesemeister3k the program's first goal is to reach 100 million users. Nintendo hopes to reach that goal by rolling the My Nintendo program out in 39 countries.
Nintendo said points are accumulated through smart devices or game consoles. From there, the points, which come in both platinum and gold varieties, can be used for a variety of rewards like discount coupons or in exchange for "original goods."
A rough Google translation of the Nintendo slides accompanying the presentation says the platinum and gold points are for "fun and for deals," respectively. In other words, platinum points will go toward the old-style Club Nintendo rewards, while gold points will be for savings and special deals.
Pokémon GO Developer Discuss the New Game at GDC
It seems we'll learn about Nintendo's upcoming foray into mobile, Pokémon GO, as early as this year's GDC.
The tip comes from a schedule listing on the Game Developers Conference website. Pokémon GO and Ingress developer Niantic, Inc. will be hosting a panel called "Catch 'Em All: Pokemon GO and Real World Gaming." During which, the augmented reality specialists will talk not just about their upcoming collaboration, but "real world gaming" in general.
"Join Niantic founder and CEO John Hanke," the schedule reads "as he discusses how the company has developed a unique vision for delivering a mobile Pokemon experience that gets would-be trainers into the outdoors."
McCarthy: No One Asked Me to Return for Gilmore Girls Revival
The reason Melissa McCarthy isn't returning to Stars Hollow in Netflix's Gilmore Girls revival? Nobody asked her.
The actress, who played Sookie in the original series, took to Twitter to explain that she never got a phone call.
Thanks for the invite, but sadly no one asked me or Sookie to come back to Stars Hollow. Wish them all the best!! https://t.co/II2Atug4wx
— Melissa McCarthy (@melissamccarthy) February 2, 2016
McCarthy's admission combats the suggestion from Gilmore Girls' creator Amy Sherman-Palladino that McCarthy wasn't returning due to her hectic schedule.
Kate Winslet Agrees Jack’s Death in Titanic Was Preventable
At long last, we have closure.
Talking to Jimmy Kimmel last night, actress Kate Winslet agreed that Rose could have shifted over just a little bit on that piece of door in James Cameron's Titanic, allowing Leonardo DiCaprio's Jack to survive.
"...you let (DiCaprio) freeze to death in the water," said Kimmel. "No, I agree," said Winslet, with a laugh. "I actually think he could have fitted on that bit of door".
The Witness Brought in Over $5 Million in Its First Week
The Witness grossed more than $5 million USD in revenue—and sold "substantially more" than 100,000 units—over its first week across all platforms, developer Jonathan Blow announced today. The developer hinted at the game's sales numbers last week, but posted a more detailed account on The Witness blog.
"This is a good chunk more revenue in one week than Braid made its entire first year, from August 2008 to September 2009," Blow wrote. Braid first launched on Xbox Live in August of 2008, but released on Steam in April 2009.
The Stand Delayed While Director Tackles Different Stephen King Movie
Josh Boone (The Fault in Our Stars), the writer adapting Stephen King's The Stand, is now directing another King adaptation.
Deadline reports that The Stand has verbal commitments from some cast members and that Boone is still determined to make it. The project has reverted to CBS Films after Warner Bros.'s option ended, and it may get shopped to another studio.
While all that is sorted, Boone wrote and will direct an adaptation of the 2014 King novel Revival. He hopes to direct it this year, and thinks it can be done fairly quickly and for a reasonable budget. Boone and producer Michael De Luca have submitted the Revival script to Universal Studios as part of Boone's first-look deal.