Orlando Bloom Confirmed for Pirates of the Caribbean 5
During Disney's D23 Expo, it was confirmed that Orlando Bloom will be reprising his roll as Will Turner in 2017's Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.
One of the main heroes of the original trilogy, Bloom was absent from 2011's On Stranger Ties. Back in 2014, we reported that the actor was in talks to return to the series, and that Pirates 5 may act as a "soft reboot."
Beautiful New Poster for The Jungle Book Revealed
A new poster for Jon Favreau's version of The Jungle Book was revealed by Disney today at the D23 Expo. It shows Ben Kingsley's Bagheera staring down a curios Mowgli, played by Neel Sethi. Take a look below. The Jungle Book premiers April 2016.
Disney revealed some new footage as well, showing Bill Murray singing Bear Necessities under his breath, and the big reveal of Christopher Walken as King Louie, Kingsley as Baegheera, Idris Elba as Shere Khan and Scarlet Johannson as Kaa.
Doctor Strange Costume Concept, Origin Revealed at D23
At today's D23 Expo, during Disney's live action movies panel, Marvel Studios president revealed new details about their Phase 3 movies, beginning with Doctor Strange. The movie doesn't start filming until November, but is in pre-production now.
Feige introduced Benedict Cumberbatch, the actor tapped to play Strange, who delivered a pre-recorded video message. Cumberbatch is in London doing Hamlet onstage, so could not attend the event. In the video message, he said Strange would be about "Girls, cars, astral projection. The usual fare," and mentioned what an awesome challenge it is to play the role.
First Captain America: Civil War Footage Shown
Marvel Studios presented Disney fans at Saturday's D23 Expo with an exclusive preview of their first Phase 3 movie, Captain America: Civil War. Producer and Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige was joined onstage by cast members Chris Evans and Anthony Mackie to promote the highly anticipated superhero epic.
The footage opens with Captain America, Black Widow, and Falcon dealing with Crossbones as the villain attempts to blow up a truck. During the fight, Crossbones tosses a magnetic explosive at Cap’s shield, and the hero throws it into the air so that the explosion avoids the crowd.
Crossbones removes his mask and reveals his scarred face, turning to Cap and saying, "He remembered you, you know. Your little pal Bucky." The footage then cut to the scene from the credits of Ant-Man, where Cap and Falcon are talking to Bucky. Bucky tells Cap that he remembers his mom’s name was Sarah, and that he used to stuff newspapers in his shoes. Cap smiles, knowing that some trace of his old friend is still in there.
New Quantum Break Box Art Revealed
The cover art for Quantum Break has been changed, now featuring Shawn Ashmore's Jack Joyce front and center.
Earlier this month at Gamescom, Microsoft not only announced the release date for Remedy's upcoming Xbox One exclusive, but also revealed that the aforementioned X-Men film star would be playing the main character. As such, the game's box art has been altered to reflect those changes.
Give it a look below, courtesy of Amazon Germany.
The 9 Biggest Stories from Gamescom 2015
Gamescom just keeps getting bigger and bigger. Sony may have skipped this year’s show, but we still received major announcements from Microsoft, Blizzard, Square Enix, 2K, and plenty more. But which stories were the biggest of the big?
Below we’ve compiled the 9 biggest articles and videos from Gamecom 2015, as determined by IGN.com traffic.
Although Dark Souls III was officially revealed at E3 2015 with a jaw-dropping trailer, Souls fans didn’t actually get to see any next-gen gameplay in action. So it should come as no surprise that the extended 16-minute Gamescom gameplay demonstration would be so enduringly popular. Dark Souls III looks faster, prettier, and just as brutal.
Zootopia: Disney’s Take on a Buddy Cop Movie
Disney fans got an extended look at the company’s next (non-Pixar) animated movie Zootopia Friday at the D23 expo. Disney Animation/Pixar CCO John Lasseter explained he'd always loved talking animal movies, and “wanted to do a new one, but modernized.”
Zootopia comes form directors Byron Howard (Tangled) and Rich Moore (Wreck-It Ralph) and Gennifer Goodwin voices the lead character, a bunny named Judy Hopps, whose dreams of being a police officer in the big city of Zootopia are semi-dashed when she is given parking duty – not seen as big and strong enough to be a real cop. Yes, in Zootopia, the anthropomorphic characters are amusingly much more to scale than is often the case in animation – so Judy is tiny compared to the horses and other large animals she co-exists with.
The Good Dinosaur Looks Like Another Pixar Tearjerker
At the D23 Expo today, several new scenes were debuted from the upcoming Pixar movie The Good Dinosaur. Behind the scenes, there was some turbulence on The Good Dinosaur, with a change in filmmakers -- Peter Sohn went from co-director to full director, after original director Bob Peterson was taken off the project -- and a delay in the film’s original release date. But anyone who knows Pixar’s history is aware this is not a new scenario for the company, with films like Toy Story 2, Ratatouille and Brave all underdoing pretty dramatic overhauls, only to find success when finished. And based on what was shown today, it seems The Good Dinosaur will be another hit for the company.
We learned a bit more about the plot, involving a young dinosaur (specifically an Apatosaurus) named Arlo (voiced by Raymond Ochoa) and how the story will take him from being “a timid and scared kid into a strong and confident one.”
Stories: The Hidden Path Announced for PS4
Spearhead Games has revealed its next game for PlayStation 4 is a new action-RPG called Stories: The Hidden Path.
In a post on the PS Blog, Spearhead co-founder Simon Darveau described Stories as “an action-RPG set in a vibrant universe filled with floating islands, majestic airships, and flamboyant magic.”
“We’re building Stories to feel like an enchanted book with a different tale to tell each time you open it. Every choice you make in the game affects the storyline in real-time, and the narrator adapts his tale dynamically to reflect your course of action.”
Story/Title for Pixar’s Upcoming Day of the Dead Movie
It was revealed today at the D23 Expo that Pixar's upcoming movie based on the Mexican Day of the Dead holiday -- first announced back in 2012 -- now has an official title: Coco.
Coco, from Toy Story 3 director Lee Unkrich, is inspired by real Dia de los Muertos traditions of honoring departed loved ones by putting out photos and things they loved in life. The main character, Miguel, is a 12 year-old boy living in rural Mexico. Unkrich said he was intrigued by the idea of "a big family reunion between living and the dead."
In the test footage shown during the event, a long, single take down a street shows cheerful skeletons dancing and playing music. The skeletons are trading top halves (the top of one skeleton leaping onto the lower portion of another), juggling skulls, and generally being enthusiastic and joyful about the afterlife. A mariachi band is playing gleefully when one of the skeleton's faces falls off to reveal Miguel wearing a mask.