Arrow Casts Anarky and Mr. Terrific for Season 4
Alexander Calvert (The Returned, Bates Motel) and Echo Kellum (Ben and Kate) will play Anarky and Mr. Terrific, respectively, in Arrow's upcoming fourth season.
According Comic Book Resources, Calvert will first appear in the second episode as Lonnie Machin (aka Anarky) who "is a deranged freelancing criminal who is willing to do whatever it takes to impress a potential employer."
Alexander Calvert
9 Things Every Fallout Fan Has to Have in Their Vault
Dwellers looking to spruce up their attire, redecorate their vault, or clean off those dirty radiation particles should take a gander. We've found 9 items that will satisfy the needs of any vault dweller or Fallout enthusiast alike.
See These Glow-in-the-Dark Nuclear 3 Pack Element Soaps
Raise your hygiene levels and impress your guests with these Uranium, plutonium, and fallout shelter bars of soap. Sometimes all it takes is a little science to spruce up a home. And did I mention they glow in the dark?! $20 for a 3 pack, it's vault shop steal.
Atlus and Vanillaware Are Teaming Up for an HD Project
Atlus has teased an HD collaboration with Vanillaware, the developer of Dragon's Crown, Odin Sphere, and GrimGrimoire.
We don't yet know whether this project is an entirely new game or an HD remake of an older project, but an image on the teaser site suggests we'll find out more details "from Boston" on July 20.
Check back with us next week for all the big news from the announcement stream.
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Lucasfilm Slams Amy Schumer’s Risque Star Wars Photos
The latest issue of GQ Magazine features both on its cover and inside suggestive imagery of Amy Schumer with Star Wars characters and props.
Lucasfilm said publicly Thursday that they did not authorize the risque photo spread, which features Schumer fellating a lightsaber and sitting topless in bed with C-3P0 and R2-D2.
The official Star Wars acount tweeted yesterday: "Lucasfilm and Disney did not authorize, participate in or condone the inappropriate use of our characters in this manner."
Gotham: DC Comics’ Silver St. Cloud Cast for Season 2
Young Bruce Wayne may be getting a love interest in Gotham's upcoming second season.
EW reports Natalie Alyn Lind (The Goldbergs) has been cast as Silver St. Cloud, another wealthy orphan who, as a grownup, has traditionally been a love interest of adult Bruce Wayne's. It's through Silver that Bruce meets her uncle Theo Galavan, whom Bruce eventually forms a connection with.
Natalie Alyn Lind in The Goldbergs.
DC Movies, Deadpool and Star Wars Won the Week
Download Keepin' it Reel, Episode 293!
Welcome back to Keepin' It Reel! In this week's podcast, Jim Vejvoda and Roth Cornet bring you the latest in genre movie news.
This week's topics include our thoughts on what we saw from San Diego Comic-Con, including Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Deadpool, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, X-Men: Apocalypse, Fantastic Four, Warcraft, The Hateful Eight, The Amazing Spider-Man 3, Green Lantern Corps, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2, and more.
New Documentary Tells the Story of Developer Midway
A documentary about Midway Games is currently seeking crowdfunding to tell "the untold story of the greatest video game studio of the '90s."
Called Insert Coin, the documentary is the brainchild of Joshua Tsui, a developer who worked at Midway during its golden age.
With Insert Coin, Tsui and his crew hope to dig into and document Midway's history, including the development of games such as Narc, Mortal Kombat, and NBA Jam, seeing how they created games in the back of a pinball factory, and even showing footage of games that were eventually cancelled.
The crew is seeking $75,000 in funding, which will be used for travel and production expenses. Tsui claims to have a background in film, calling this a "passion project of
Windows 10 Updates Will Be Mandatory for Home Users
Windows 10 isn't going to allow its home users to skip updates, which is great if you like to keep your system constantly updated. For those of you who like to download and install things at your own pace? Too bad.
The reveal of this particular news comes from the EULA attached to the recent preview release of Windows 10 (Build 10240), which was initially found by The Register. Skimming through the text makes it pretty clear that Windows 10 is going to take responsibility for any and all updates, whether people know they're agreeing to it or not:
Daily Deals: Fast and Furious Blu-ray Collection, Bluetooth Headphones, $15 Off Best Buy and PlayStation Gift Cards
Six Fast & Furious Movies For $30, Plus A Discount On Furious 7
You can pick the first six F&F movies for $30, which is the all-time low price for this set. Amazon will also let you pre-order Furious 7 for $17.56, which is a $5 discount. You don't have to pre-order Furious 7 to get the discount on the set though.
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Marvel: Phase 2 Blu-Ray Set Announced
Disney is releasing a limited-edition 13-disc Blu-ray set that will collect all of Marvel's Phase Two movies. The announcement came with the following image, indicating that the set will (naturally) be encased within a replica of the Power Gem, which we all recognize from Guardians of the Galaxy.
Here's a breakdown of the set's contents, which include each of Marvel Studios' films from Iron Man 3 to Ant-Man, along with a mysterious "Top-Secret Bonus Disc":