The Flash: A Guide to DC’s Speedsters
Barry Allen may be one of the greatest heroes in the DC Universe, but he's not the only person tapping into the power of the Speed Force. That concept is pretty much the central theme of the second season of The CW's wildly popular TV series, debuting Tuesday night. Now that Barry has breached the barriers between dimensions, an entire multiverse of speedster heroes and villains has been unlocked. We can expect new characters like Jay Garrick, Jesse Quick, Wally West and Zoom to make their debuts this season, and those are just the characters announced so far.
But don't worry if you're having trouble separating your Kid Flashes and Reverse-Flashes. We've put together a guide that breaks down all the major speedster characters (albeit not all of them - there's a ton!) in the DCU and how they fit into Barry Allen's increasingly colorful world.
Compton Director Up for Black Panther Movie?
Director F. Gary Gray is reportedly in contention to helm one of Marvel’s Phase 3 movies.
According to Variety, Marvel could be eyeing the Straight Outta Compton director for Black Panther. Gray did say he would “love to direct a superhero movie” in an interview in with BlackTree TV in August.
Gray remains in high demand as it was reported earlier today that he is a finalist to direct The Fast and the Furious 8.
New Bastard Executioner Clip Gets Bloody (Naturally)
IGN has an exclusive clip from this week's episode of The Bastard Executioner, as Wilkin Brattle (Lee Jones) teaches some soldiers a lesson with fire and brimstone. Check it out above!
In the episode, titled "Piss Profit / Proffidwyr Troeth," The King's right hand visits Ventrishire on official Royal business. Milus enlists Wilkin to go on a covert mission to retrieve a valuable artifact.
The Bastard Execution: "Piss Profit / Troeth Elw" Photos
The Bastard Executioner airs Tuesdays at 10pm ET/PT on FX.
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9 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Master Chief
Did you know that the Master Chief is a teamkiller? Or that he had a secret enemy stalking him throughout the first Halo game?
We have played as the Chief in Halo games for almost 14 years, but if you haven't checked out Halo's expanded universe, there's a lot of stuff you don't know about the guy in green.
Some of it is pretty messed up.
We're breaking down nine things you probably didn't know about Master Chief, using Halo: The Fall of Reach, The Flood, and First Strike. Let's jump in.
Master Chief was born in year 2511. Halo: Combat Evolved begins in 2552, meaning John is over 40 years old at the start of his adventure – a good 10 to 15 years older than many popular action heroes.
More iZombie and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Scripts Ordered
CW has ordered additional scripts for two of its 2015-16 series, increasing the chances that they'll get full 22-episode orders for the season.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the network has ordered five additional back-up scripts each for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and iZombie, with the news coming ahead of the 2015-16 debuts for each series.
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, starring Rachel Bloom, is set to make its debut on October 12. The hour-long comedy was ordered straight-to-series based on a half-hour pilot originally made for Showtime that the cable network passed on. Like most new series, it has an initial 13-episode order.
Furious 8 Director Hunt Down to 3 Finalists
Universal Pictures' hunt for a director to helm The Fast and The Furious 8 is reportedly down to three candidates.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the three finalists are F. Gary Gray (Straight Outta Compton, the Vin Diesel vehicle A Man Apart), Adam Wingard (You're Next, The Guest), and the previously reported contender Louis Leterrier (The Transporter, The Incredible Hulk).
More Photos of Jay Garrick in The Flash
The CW has released new photos of Jay Garrick (Teddy Sears), who's set to debut in The Flash's second season.
Garrick, DC Comics' original comic book version of the Flash, who hails from Earth-2, will appear in Season 2's second episode (that's a lot of 2s!) to warn S.T.A.R. Labs about the impending arrival of Zoom and his plans to destroy Barry Allen (Grant Gustin). Also debuting in the same episode -- and seen in the gallery below -- is another DC Comics character, Patty Spivot, played by Shantel VanSanten, introduced as a determined police detective who wants to join Joe West's meta-human task force..
The Flash: "Flash of Two Worlds" Photos
Pan Locations Recreated in Minecraft
You can explore environments from the upcoming movie Pan inside of Minecraft.
Warner Bros announced today that it has teamed up with BlockWorks to create the Pan environments, along with a couple of special mini-game types inside the building game.
You can access the PAN server by going to maps.panmovie.net, or head to the official site for full instructions. You can play Pirate Ship Battle, in which two teams attempt to destroy their opponent's flying pirate ship, or Capture the Pan, a CTF-style game mode in which teams compete for Pan Tokens.
Everything You Need to Know About Transformers: Devastation
Capturing the look and feel of a franchise is one of the many challenges facing any licensed game, but Transformers: Devastation looks like it's going to do just that. The cel-shaded Transformers game made by Bayonetta 2 developer PlatinumGames looks quite literally like the cartoon upon which it's based. The Activision-published game is coming out during the first week of October, which means now is the perfect time to catch yourself up on everything we know about Transformers: Devastation.
At the beginning of June of 2015, PlatinumGames said it had a new game to reveal to the world at E3 that month. Of course, details were limited to the existence of a new game, made by PlatinumGames, and that was pretty much it, but it was enough to get people excited.
Out This Week: Transformers Devastation, Uncharted Collection
With so many new games and movies coming out, it can be hard to keep up. Lucky for you, IGN is here to help with a weekly round-up of the biggest releases each and every week. Check out the latest releases for this week, and be sure to come back next Monday for a new update.
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