Tarantino and Hateful 8 Riding Into Comic-Con
Quentin Tarantino and his latest western, The Hateful Eight, are coming to this year's San Diego Comic-Con.
Tarantino and a handful of unspecified actors will take part in a panel on July 11 at 1:30pm located in Hall H. Hosted by Chris Hardwick (Talking Dead), the director and actors will discuss production of the film, its upcoming roadshow release, and the 70mm format it'll be released in. Exclusive footage of the film will also be shown during the panel.
The Hateful Eight follows the adventures of eight gunslingers trapped in a frontier way station during a snowstorm. The cast includes Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Tim Roth, Walton Goggins, Michael Madsen, Bruce Dern, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Channing Tatum, and Demian Bichir.
Jurassic Team Bringing Crichton’s Micro to the Screen
DreamWorks Studios has acquired the film rights to Micro, a novel by Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton, DreamWorks Studios CEO Michael Wright announced today.
Here's a quick outline of Micro, courtesy of today's press release:
"The high-concept thriller follows a group of graduate students lured to Hawaii to work for a mysterious biotech company—only to find themselves miniaturized and cast out into the rain forest, with nothing but their scientific expertise and wits to protect them."
Frank Marshall (Back to the Future, Raiders of the Lost Ark) will produce the film adaptation, with Sherri Crichton and Laurent Bouzereau from ChrichtonSun LLC on as executive producers.
Donate to Charity, Get Deus Ex: Human Revolution for Cheap
Anyone who donates at least $1 to GameChanger Charity will receive a copy of Deus Ex: Human Revolution.
The copy is a digital PC version of the Director's Cut, which includes the Missing Link DLC, reworked boss fights, and other improvements.
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The 21-Year Rise, Fall, and Rise of XCOM
Over the 21 years since its inception, the X-COM series – now called XCOM – has had a dramatic run. It’s the story of an original game that was regarded as not only one of the best of its time, but among the best of all time, yet the next nearly two decades’ worth of games that followed were a long string of disappointments, failures, and disasters that couldn’t recapture what made it special. But it’s also a story of redemption, when after a long period of darkness a new developer picked up the torch and returned the series to greatness.
1994's Sectoid vs the 2015 Sectoid-human hybrid of XCOM 2.
Marvel Movies’ New Spider-Man
Download Keepin' it Reel, Episode 292!
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 the casting of Spider-Man, Captain America: Civil War,, The Batman, Avengers: Infinity War, Wolverine, X-Men: Apocalypse, Thor: Ragnarok, Ant-Man, Green Lantern, Uncharted, Rampage, Independence Day Resurgence, Paranormal Activity's end, Jurassic World, Inside Out and more.
2015 Box Office Hits Record High
This year's domestic box office revenue has hit a new record high, with a whopping $5.303 billion in year-to-date sales.
According to Rentrak (via THR), this figure eclipses 2012's previous record, which raked in $5.153 billion over the same period. "We have been breaking records in almost every single month, and that's how you build a record year," Rentrak box office analyst Paul Dergarabedian said.
Thanks to a solid start at the beginning of the year with hits like American Sniper and Furious 7, 2015 has been a great year for the film industry, with the former earning $350.1 million and the later amassing $351 million in North American ticket sales.
EA Taking Star Wars Battlefront Alpha Applications
EA is accepting applications for alpha testers for Star Wars Battlefront.The process is currently open only to PC gamers and applications are submitted using EA's Origin service.
Following the link to apply at the official Star Wars Battlefront site will return a result instantly as to whether or not you've been accepted to help playtest the game.
If you sign in with an Origin account, hit the submission button, and discover you weren't selected, EA wants you to know there's still hope. EA wants you to subscribe to its newsletter "or follow our social channels to find out" more information on how you could play the game before its release.
NHL 16 Cover Athletes Revealed
Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane of the Stanley Cup-winning Chicago Blackhawks will grace the cover of NHL 16.
Toews and Kane will appear on the cover side by side, hoisting the Stanley Cup. Featuring two teammates and the Stanley Cup on the cover is a first for EA's long-running hockey franchise, and emphasizes NHL 16's tagline: "Play together. Win together."
This marks the second NHL cover appearance for both athletes; Kane was featured on the cover of NHL 10, while Toews was named cover athlete the following year for NHL 11.
FOX Fall Premiere Dates: Gotham, Minority Report, More
FOX has revealed the fall premiere dates for its 2015-2016 season, which includes Gotham, Minority Report, Scream Queens, and many more.
FOX's 2015-2016 seasons kicks off with the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, September 20 at 8pm ET, with host Andy Sanberg (Brooklyn Nine-Nine). Gotham's second season debuts the following day at 8pm ET/PT, followed by the series premiere of Minority Report, FOX's new futuristic crime drama based on the 2002 Steven Spielberg film.
The two-hour series premiere of Scream Queens, the new horror/comedy series from the creators of American Horror Story, will air on Tuesday, September 22 at 8pm ET/PT. Scream Queens will then move to its regular timeslot (9:00pm ET/PT) the following Tuesday.
Leto’s Joker Sent Live Rat, Dead Hog to Co-Stars
Oscar winner Jared Leto is really going all in on his performance as the Joker in Suicide Squad to the point that his co-stars are publicly commenting on his particularly Method actor ways.
Adam Beach, who plays Slipknot in the 2016 film, told E! News that Leto sent his cast mates very creepy gifts and messages during production. "Joker" sent Harley Quinn actress Margot Robbie a box containing a live rat and a love letter, while Deadshot star Will Smith received a letter with some bullets.
And what did the entire cast receive? Why, none other than a dead hog and a video that Leto recorded of himself in character as the Joker.