His Dark Materials TV Show Coming to BBC
Author Philip Pullman's popular fantasy series His Dark Materials is getting a television adaptation produced for BBC One in the UK.
Consisting of three books - The Golden Compass (known as The Northern Lights in the UK), The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass - His Dark Materials is a fantasy trilogy exploring the relationship of science and theology through the eyes of a young orphan named Lyra.
2006's Golden Compass movie.
Jon Stewart Signs New Production Deal with HBO
Following in the footsteps of former Daily Show-er John Oliver, ex-host Jon Stewart is making the move over to HBO - as part of an exclusive four-year production pact.
This partnership will mark the next phase of Stewart’s career (WWE SummerSlam notwithstanding), beginning with short-form digital content, which will be showcased on HBO NOW, HBO GO and other platforms, and includes a first-look option for other film and TV ventures.
In Stewart's first project for HBO under the new deal, Stewart will view current events and - working with the pioneering cloud graphics company OTOY Inc. - use new technology that will allow him to produce timely short-form digital content, which will be refreshed on HBO NOW multiple times throughout the day.
Wrestling Wrap Up: Bray Uses Undertaker and Kane’s Powers
As we head into Survivor Series - a PPV event that used to be one of the "Big 4" and has since all but dropped its original gimmickry and become just another show amongst the rabble - it looks like Bray Wyatt's now capable of utilizing Kane and Undertaker's respective powers for evil. As in, now HE can set ringposts ablaze. And send lighting (cheesily added for a TV effect) into random spots at the side of the entrance stage. Because he's got Taker and Kane trapped and tied up somewhere and he's, like, milking them or juicing them or something swampy and gross like that. Now he's been granted the power of impractical pyro!
Paragon: The New Shooter From Gears of War Developer Epic
Epic Games has revealed its next game coming to PC in 2016.
Paragon appears to be some sort of shooter as the teaser reveals its first playable hero, Twinblast. The character is equipped with snazzy red cybernetic arms and dual-wielding futuristic looking handguns.
In addition to Twinblast, the game’s official site lists four other characters, Steel, Sparrow, Dekker, and Grux. The Fortnite, Gears of War, and Unreal Tournament developer plans on officially revealing a new character each week through December, with unlockable in-game items for the characters in the beta.
Beta sign-ups are currently open for Paragon.
Evan Peters on Quicksilver’s Arc in X-Men: Apocalypse
Quicksilver actor Evan Peters has come forward to share a few new details about his role in X-Men: Apocalypse, offering a sneak peek at what's in store for the super-speedy mutant.
"The story is that my character is searching for his father and wants to find him," Peters told Details in a recent interview. "It starts there and then he jumps on the X-Men train and gets sucked up in this whole Apocalypse madness: he tries to stop him from destroying the world."
Peters also didn't shy away from hyping up 20th Century Fox's mutant-centric movie. When asked whether or not Apocalypse will be the greatest X-Men movie yet, the actor replied: "Absolutely. It's the biggest X-Men film. It's about the apocalypse, so the scope of the film is huge."
First Amazon Physical Retail Location Opens Today
For the first time, people now have the opportunity to visit an official Amazon retail location.
Located in Seattle's University Village, Amazon Books is a brick-and-mortar bookstore that works in tandem with Amazon.com to sell retail books. Using the data gathered by Amazon's website, the store will stock books according to ratings, popularity, and demand.
Street Fighter 5’s Six Post-Launch Characters Leaked
The mystery behind Street Fighter V’s post-launch characters may have been solved via information mined from the code of the PC version of the game.
According to Shoryuken, audio files of character names were found, including all of the 15 revealed characters plus a sixteenth named “Fan” or “Fun” as well as Alex, Guile, Ibuki, Balrog, Juri, and Urien.
At Paris Games Week, post-launch plans for the roster were revealed, with six characters teased as coming to the game within its first year.
Hotel Transylvania 3 Officially Announced
Hotel Transylvania 3 has officially been announced and is set to open in theaters on September 21, 2018.
The news comes by way of Box Office Mojo, which also mentions another new addition in Mark Wahlberg's The Billion Dollar Man, which was just recently announced for release in December 2017.
Hotel Transylvania 2 opened back in September to great success, dominating the weekend box office and setting a new record high for the month. In light of its success, Sony Pictures' Rory Bruer teased the inevitability of a third film, saying: "There are a lot of stories left to tell."
Konami Planning for Next ‘Large-Scale’ Metal Gear Solid
Following the success of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, which has already shipped 5 million copies, Konami is reportedly gearing up for the next entry in its beloved stealth-action series.
According to Nikkei (via Kotaku) the publisher is currently planning what's next for Metal Gear Solid, confirming the next entry in the series won't be a small project. "When we start development, a large-scale investment will become necessary," Konami said.
Sony Holding The Last Guardian Footage to Preserve Story
Ever since Sony re-revealed The Last Guardian for PlayStation 4 at E3, the publisher has kept a tight lid on the project. According to Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida, this is being done to preserve the story.
"Development is going well, but because it's about the story, we don't want to show too much," Yoshida told GameSpot. "We wanted to show that it exists, it works, it runs. It's not like we won't show anything before launch, but I think we will try to limit what we show about the game."