Wet Bandit Response to Culkin’s Home Alone Video
Earlier this month, Macaulay Culkin reprised his role as Kevin McCallister from Home Alone to craft a dark and disturbing short film about Kevin's traumatizing experience. In response, Daniel Stern, who played Marv in the first two Home Alone movies, created a clip of his own.
The video features a very disturbed Marv, who warns his thieving sidekick Harry about Kevin and his quest for revenge. "The kid is coming to get us," he says. "He's coming for all the home invaders and he's gonna come get us."
Stern's character also recalls the hilariously painful attacks inflicted upon him in the original pair of Christmas comedies, adding: "He hit me in the head with a brick. The iron... the bugs! He electrocuted me. For god's sakes, he turned me inside out!"
Piracy Sites Make Millions By Installing Malware
According to a report by the Digital Citizens Alliance, one in three piracy websites contain malware, and distributing it is a estimated $70 million dollar a year business for them.
The DCA's "Digital Bait" study was conducted by RiskIQ and looked at 800 websites that distributed copyrighted material from torrenting networks to streaming hubs. What they found was that users who visited the websites they were monitoring were 28 times more likely to get infections than from the websites in their control group.
Pokemon-Themed 2DS Releasing in Japan
Nintendo is launching its 2DS handheld in Japan with the release of four special Pokemon-themed consoles.
The consoles were announced on Pokemon's official Japanese site with a release date of February 27—the 20th anniversary of Pokemon Red and Blue. The handhelds come in classic Pokemon colors—red, blue, green, and yellow—and ship with its respective Pokemon game pre-installed.
The 2DS consoles will also feature a themed home menu, stickers, and the game's region map poster. Players will also receive a download code for the ever-desired Mew. You'll be able to use the code with your 2DS game, or on Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire, and Pokemon X and Y.
Steam Store Caching Issues Resolved
Steam is back up and running normally, according to Valve. Yesterday the Steam Store was experiencing what it called a "caching issue" that allowed users to see some account information from other, random users.
On its discussions page, Valve said the problem only affected some users, and the window of time during which the problems were encountered was limited to just an hour.
Valve said it doesn't believe any unauthorized actions "beyond the viewing of cached page information" happened during the window of time in which the problems occurred.
The company also made it clear that the Steam Store wasn't hacked, and credit card information and phone numbers were "censored and not visible to users, as required by law."
Sesame Street HBO Debut Trailer and Poster
The 46th season of Sesame Street debuts on its notable new home, HBO, on January 16, and in anticipation, the channel has released a new trailer and show poster. Check out the video below.
Lots of celebrities join Big Bird, Elmo, and Cookie Monster in the new trailer—celebrities like Jon Hamm, Tina Fey, Pharrell, and Gwen Stefani. There's even a Star Wars shoutout with Cookie Monster as Han Solo, and Chewbacca re-imagined as, well, a cookie.
Two 30-minute episodes of Sesame Street will debut on HBO at 9 am ET, with new and classic episodes available for streaming on HBO Now and HBO Go. Sesame Street won't be leaving PBS, either. New episodes will play on PBS nine months after their original release. Older episodes of Sesame Street will continue to play on PBS Kids on weekdays.
SPECTRE: Radiohead Releases Rejected Bond Theme
Radiohead front man Thom Yorke posted the band's rejected theme song for the James Bond movie SPECTRE online today.
Yorke tweeted the song "Spectre" on Christmas Day. Listen to it below.
Pop singer Sam Smith ended up being chosen to record the theme song ("Writing's on the Wall") for the 24th James Bond film.
SPECTRE's current total at the worldwide box office stands at $838.3 million, making it the sixth highest-grossing film globally of 2015.
Gather Around, It’s the Darth Vader Yule Log
You may be planning to cozy up this holiday season with a Christmas tradition, the yule log, but this particular yule log is really something special. Thanks to YouTuber BenjaminApple, you and your family can bask in the warmth of Darth Vader's burning armor. Check out the video:
So gather 'round the flatscreen with your family and friends; this video is a five hour loop of Darth Vader's funeral from Return of the Jedi.
Can't get enough of Darth Vader? Neither can Kylo Ren. Adam Driver, who plays the new villain, called Ren a religious fanatic. Star Wars: The Force Awakens released on December 18, and was a record-breaking success at the box office.
The IGNUK Podcast’s 15 Favourite Movies of 2015
The end of any year is a time for quiet retrospection, a moment out of time to reflect what has gone before. Equally, it's an occasion to discuss the relative merits of Jurassic World, Ant-Man, why SPECTRE was a bit of disappointment, and what the best horror movie of 2015 really was?
Join Chris, Krupa, and Gav for 90 minutes as we pick our favourite movies, from big blockbusters to films shot entirely on iPhones, and some flops too.
You can watch the entire thing up above, download the audio below, or subscribe over on iTunes.
Deadpool: Watch Those 2 New Trailers
Deadpool is like Santa in at least two significant ways: he dresses in red and he likes to give presents at Christmas. It is unconfirmed at this time whether Ol' Saint Nick likes chimichangas.
The present-giving part is significant, however, because the other guy in red (you know, the one with the mouth), is giving two gifts to loyal fans: a red band trailer and a green band trailer. Watch them both below:
Red Band (NSFW)
Green Band
The Deadpool movie is less than two months away, hitting theaters February 12, 2016.
Lyndsy Fonseca Will Appear in Agent Carter: Season 2
Nikita actress Lyndsy Fonseca will be reprising her role as Angie Martinelli in an upcoming episode of Marvel's Agent Carter.
According to EW, Fonseca will appear in a dream sequence that features a song and dance number.
Note: Minor spoilers for Agent Carter: Season 2 below.
Executive producer Michele Fazekas told the outlet that following the conclusion of episode 8, in which Peggy and Jarvis are knocked unconscious, "episode 9 begins with a dream sequence that starts in black and white."
Shortly thereafter, everything goes into color (much like the Wizard of Oz) and turns into a Broadway musical dance number to the tune of an original song from famed lyricist David Zippel and composer Christopher Lennertz.