Gadot on Fans Who Doubt She’s Right for Wonder Woman
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice's Gal Gadot has discussed criticism that she's not right for the role of the DC Comics superhero Wonder Woman in the film (and subsequent Wonder Woman and Justice League movies), highlighting the fact that she can't please everyone.
"No matter what you do, you can never please them all," she told Interview Magazine (via Batman-News). "People will always have something to say because that’s the way people are. And it’s okay. But for me, it’s my job. It’s my career. It’s my art.
App Store Update: July 22
Every day hundreds of new apps make their debut on the App Store, and hundreds more are updated or reduced in price. We have sifted through the noise and highlighted those select few that might be worth your attention.
Note: The prices and deals compiled below are accurate at the time we published this story, but all are subject to change.
Cally's Caves 3 – (Free)
Your latest solution for retro-pixel-styled platforming fun in the App Store is Cally's Caves 3 . . . and it's free! So check it out.
Singer Teases a Destroyed City With New X-Men Picture
Director Bryan Singer has teased that the capital of Egypt will be destroyed in X-Men: Apocalypse.
On Instagram, Singer revealed a picture of himself walking through the rubble of Cairo, with a green screen in the background. "Tiptoeing through ruined Cairo," he wrote.
While no cast members appear with Singer in the picture, Storm is raised by her parents in Cairo. After her father and mother die, Storm becomes a thief in the Egyptian capital, so this set may deal with the character's origins in the film.
Gotham: Michael Chiklis Joins Season 2 as Series Regular
Michael Chiklis, the Emmy-winning actor who recently starred in American Horror Story: Freak Show, will be joining the cast of Gotham as a series regular for its second season.
According to TVLine, Chiklis will play Captain Nathaniel Barnes, a mentor and key ally for Gordon in the show's upcoming second season.
Barnes "lands on the GCPD like a tornado, ripping out the dead wood of Gotham’s police force," and, according to Gotham's producers, "he is a law and order zealot; unafraid of making enemies – on either side of the law."
Michael Chiklis in The Shield.
X-Files Revival Will See Return of The Lone Gunmen
Everyone's favorite trio of dorky conspiracy theorists will make a return in the new series of The X-Files.
Actors Tom Braidwood, Bruce Harwood, and Dean Haglund will reprise their roles as The Lone Gunmen, according to a tweet by Haglund.
The three characters are a group of conspiracy theorists and hackers who frequently met with and assisted Fox Mulder and Dana Scully in the original X-Files. They received their own spin-off series in 2001, which was cancelled in its first year due to low ratings.
The Lone Gunmen were killed off in season 9 of the X-Files, but were revealed in season 10 comics to have faked their deaths - so it'll be interesting to see how their return is handled.
US Movie Ticket Prices Hit Record High
Recent statistics suggests a record number of American audiences are paying more than ever to see the movies in 2015.
The National Association of Theater Owners reports the average consumer spent $8.61 this year in movie attendance, a bit higher than the previous mark of $8.31 from 2013.
Variety reports a number of factors have contributed to this rise, including 3D movies, luxury seating, and amenities that allow venues to charge more than an average ticket.
Several movies have seen massive box office sales as well, including Jurassic World, Avengers: Age of Ultron, and Inside Out, all of which have come out in the second quarter of 2015 and managed to make large sums of money. Jurassic World claimed the largest global opening of all time, and Inside Out opened as the largest original film in recent history.
Night Trap is Getting Ported to Run in a Browser
Night Trap, the controversial FMV horror game from 1992, is on its way to being playable in a web browser thanks to a software engineer named Dave Voyles.
The game garnered controversy in the early 90s for alleged violence, was pulled from store shelves, and alongside games like Mortal Kombat and Doom, was one of the core games that lead to the formation of the ESRB rating system in the United States.
Late last year, someone turned up at a game store in Albuquerque, New Mexico with 203 copies of Night Trap for sale, which the seller claims were acquired after Blockbuster first recalled the game in the 90s.
Black Ops 3 Beta Dated for Xbox One, PC
The multiplayer beta for Call of Duty: Black Ops III will kick off for Xbox One and PC players on Wednesday, August 26 and run through Sunday, August 30.
Activision previously revealed the beta will be available first on PlayStation 4 starting Wednesday, August 19 and ending Sunday, August 23. Specific maps and modes for the beta will be revealed in the near future, according to a post on the Activision blog. The beta will be available to anyone who pre-orders a copy of Black Ops III.
IGN Presents the History of Awesome: 1986
Welcome back to IGN's History of Awesome - a year-long look back at all the coolest and most influential games, movies, TV shows, comic books, toys, and tech that have shaped pop culture, and shaped the lives of an entire generation. Up this week is 1986 - the year Super Mario Bros. took over America and cemented Nintendo's place as a video game giant.
Catch up on IGN's History of Awesome:
Black Ops 2 Now Xbox One’s Most Wanted BC Game
As it currently stands, Call of Duty: Black Ops II is the Xbox community's most requested Xbox 360 game to come to Xbox One by way of backwards compatibility.
According to Xbox Feedback data, Treyarch's incredibly popular shooter has earned over 77,000 votes, overtaking the prior leader, Red Dead Redemption, which current sits in second place with just over 75,000 votes.
Trailing behind in third place is Bethesda's Skyrim, followed thereafter by Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Halo: Reach. Here are the current top ten standings: