Creed Director Ryan Coogler to Direct Black Panther
Marvel has announced the director for its upcoming Black Panther film.
According to Marvel, the Creed and Fruitvale Station helmer Ryan Coogler will direct Black Panther’s Marvel Cinematic Universe feature film debut.
“We are fortunate to have such an esteemed filmmaker join the Marvel family,” Marvel Studios’ producer Kevin Feige said. “The talents Ryan showcased in his first two films easily made him our top choice to direct Black Panther. Many fans have waited a long time to see Black Panther in his own film, and with Ryan we know we’ve found the perfect director to bring T’Challa’s story to life.”
Guardians 2: Benicio del Toro Not Expecting to Return
With casting underway for James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Benicio Del Toro revealed that he doesn't expect to reprise his role as the Collector—at least, not in this film.
When asked by ComingSoon.net if Taneleer Tivan (Collector) would return, Del Toro said he doesn't think so. "They would have told me, I hope," the actor said. "I do hope to play that character again at some point."
And he just might. We learned during the post-credits clip at the end of Thor: The Dark World that the Collector holds the reality stone, which is certain to come back into play. Need to brush up on the infinity stones? Check out this master class in the precious gems.
Rare Graphics Director Joins Yooka-Laylee Team
Character artist Kevin Bayliss has officially joined Yooka-Laylee developer Playtonic Games.
The studio confirmed the new hire in a post on its website, noting that while "Kev’s been flirting (and sketching) with Playtonic for a while," he's now onboard as a permanent member of the team.
Bayliss formerly served as Rare's Graphics Director, giving birth to a number of the studio's iconic characters. In fact, he worked alongside the legendary Shigeru Miyamoto to create the modern Donkey Kong of the DKC series, as well as his sidekick Diddy.
"For the past six months I’ve been travelling up and down the country to spend a couple of days a week with the team, but now I’m in the process of re-locating to work fulltime at Playtonic," Bayliss said.
Walking Dead’s Danai Gurira Cast as Tupac’s Mom
The Walking Dead star Danai Gurira will play Tupac Shakur's mother in the upcoming biopic All Eyez on Me. Gurira, who plays Michonne on The Walking Dead, will join the film already in production in Atlanta.
Afeni Shakur—Tupac's mom—is an executive producer on the film and a "complex woman," as Deadline reported. A political activist and Black Panther member, Afeni Shakur had a big influence on her son's development as a politically aware rapper and poet.
Remembering David Bowie’s Movie Roles
The world lost a truly irreplaceable artist with the passing of David Bowie. As a musician, Bowie was able to remain relevant and vital for over four decades by reinventing his sound and switching up his fashion to create a spectacularly myriad catalogue of songs and styles. Years upon years of vastly different work - yet all still quintessentially Bowie.
Bowie, born David Robert Jones, was also no stranger to the silver screen as he began to appear in movies, and TV, as soon as christened himself with his new stage name in 1967.
And with most everyone now diving deep into their Bowie music collection, re-listening to his timeless classics, we thought we'd scroll back through his movie history and pick out his most memorable appearances. Because, being the artist that he was, Bowie attracted the attention of many similarly-minded creative types - like David Lynch, Christopher Nolan, Julian Schnabel, Martin Scosese, and more.
Jamie Foxx Is Little John in Robin Hood: Origins
Jamie Foxx is your next Little John in Robin Hood: Origins, the latest film adaptation of the British legend.
Deadline reports the casting, along with a few details on this version of the character. Foxx will play opposite Taron Egerton (Kingsman: The Secret Service) as the title character. In this version the pair begin as enemies, having fought on opposite sides during the Crusades.
The "gritty" retelling finds them becoming friends, of course, as they join together to face the injustice predictably swelling in Sherwood Forest.
Security Updates for Windows 8 to Cease After January 12
Windows 8 users will need to upgrade to a more recent version of the operating system, as Microsoft will no longer support Win 8 after tomorrow, January 12.
Normally, Microsoft would support a version of Windows for 10 years following its initial launch, but as ZDNet explains, Windows 8 is in a unique position due to the existence of Windows 8.1. 8.1 is being treated as a Service Pack instead of a new OS, and MS only provides two years' worth of security updates to those that choose to operate without it.
Fortunately, people can upgrade to either Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 for free, and upgrading to the former extends support to January 2023. Alternatively, after the last round of updates coming tomorrow, they can continue to use the OS at their own risk.
The 100: New Season 3 Trailer Shows Peace, Promises War
"Our people believe this is real peace. Try not to screw that up."
Wanna bet the peace gets screwed up?
Check out this brand new Season 3 trailer - from E! News - for The CW's The 100, which premieres January 21st at 9/8c.
The Sky Crew is in the midst of a shaky truce with The Grounders, Clarke is being hunted by just about everything that walks or crawls, Jasper's in torment - it's a Future Earth party like only The 100 can provide!
Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association (TCA). Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/Showrenity.
Researchers Create Battery That Deactivates Before Getting Too Hot
Batteries are used in a lot of the technology and toys we use everyday, and the more they're used, the hotter they can get. But what if these batteries could turn themselves off before they got too hot and exploded?
Well, a group of researchers at Stanford University have created such a battery, which they claim is the first lithium-ion battery to have this ability.
In the above video, you can see that a simple LED and hot-air gun were used in testing and showed that everything worked as intended.
The group attached a battery to a special polyethylene film that reacts to heat, then filled it with spiky nickel particles that conduct electricity when they come into contact with one another. At a normal temperature, electricity is generated as it's supposed to, but when a higher temperature is reached, or when the team heated it up to above 160° F (70° C), the film expands, causing the nickel particles to separate and interrupting the flow of electricity.
The Witcher 3 Among WGA Best Story Nominees
The Writers Guilds of America has announced its nominees "for outstanding achievement in writing for videogames during 2015."
Their list of games up for best story of 2015 include Assassin's Creed: Syndicate, Pillars of Eternity, Rise of the Tomb Raider, and The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt.
If you're curious about certain omissions, it's worth noting that nominated games actually include releases from December 1 of 2014 to November 30 of last year. So, if your favorite end-of-year entry from 2015 didn't make it you'll just have to wait until next year.
In addition, credited writers (a full list of which can be found for each nominee on the WGA website) only include those who were WGA members when their script was submitted.