Producer Likens Monopoly Movie to Goonies
The long-gestating Monopoly movie reportedly begins shooting this summer, and according to producer Randall Emmett (2 Guns), the film can be compared to the 1980's treasure-hunt classic, The Goonies.
Speaking to Collider, the Monopoly movie producer indicated, “We’ve worked on the script for about nine months, we now have a script that we’re going to go make this summer." Emmett noted that filming will likely take place in Georgia or Louisiana, with some additional exterior work being shot in Atlantic City.
But who wrote the script? That information hasn't been revealed yet, but Emmett says that some big casting/directorial announcements are going to be announced at the start February. “
Implied Sexual Violence Saw Hotline Miami 2 Refused Classification in Australia
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number was refused classification in Australia due to a sequence featuring a “visual depiction of implied sexual violence.”
A copy of the report regarding the decision obtained by IGN from the Classification Board details the offending portion of the game.
Warning - the below description is graphic.
“In the sequence of game play
footage titled Midnight Animal, the protagonist character bursts into what appears to be a movie set and explicitly kills 4 people, who collapse to the floor in a pool of copious blood, often accompanied by blood splatter. After stomping on the head of a fifth male character, he strikes a female character wearing red underwear. She is knocked to the floor and is viewed lying face down in a pool of copious blood. The male character is viewed with his pants halfway down, partially exposing his buttocks. He is viewed pinning the female down by the arms and lying on top of her thrusting, implicitly raping her (either rear entry or anally) while her legs are viewed kicking as she struggles beneath him. This visual depiction of implied sexual violence is emphasised by it being mid-screen, with a red backdrop pulsating and the remainder of the screen being surrounded by black.
Expert Tips for Top Tier Characters in the Evolve Open Beta
If you pre-purchase Evolve over the Xbox One beta period kicking off January 15th, you'll instantly unlock new Hunters Abe (trapper), Parnell (assault), Caira (medic) and Cabot (support), as well as well as awesome "space alien ninja" the Wraith.
We sat down with official Evolve Growlcaster DB Sinclair to get the skinny on playing as these new characters before the beta begins; check out his in-depth tips in the videos below.
The Evolve Xbox One open beta kicks off 9am PST Jan 15, 5pm GMT, and 4am Jan 16 AEST.
Lucy O'Brien is Entertainment Editor at IGN AU. Follow her ramblings on Twitter.
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Dexter Alum Cast as Other Trickster in The Flash
Former Dexter and American Horror Story actor Devon Graye has joined the cast of The Flash.
According to The Wrap, Graye will star as Axel, also known as The Trickster, in Episode 17 of the series alongside Star Wars actor Mark Hamill, who is signed on to play an older version of the superhero. Hamill first portrayed the character in the short-lived Flash series in 1990.
Trickster is a member of the Rogues, a band of super villains that cause chaos in Central City. Graye joins fellow Rogues Heat Wave (Dominic Purcell) and Captain Cold (Wentworth Miller), as well as Weather Wizard (Liam McIntyre) and The Pied Piper (Andy Mientus).
Hotline Miami 2 Refused Classification in Australia
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number has been refused classification in Australia. The decision has been published in the Classification’s Board’s ratings database.
As it stands Hotline Miami 2 cannot be sold, hired, demonstrated or advertised in Australia.
The Board notes the game “is classified RC in accordance with the National Classification Code, Computer Games Table, 1. (a) as computer games that "depict, express or otherwise deal with matters of sex, drug misuse or addiction, crime, cruelty, violence or revolting or abhorrent phenomena in such a way that they offend against the standards of morality, decency and propriety generally accepted by reasonable adults to the extent that they should not be classified.”
Warcraft Movie Star Promises Brilliant Visual Effects
In a little over a year, director Duncan Jones will unveil his epic fantasy adventure Warcraft, based on the wildly popular game set in the world of Azeroth. Vikings lead Travis Fimmel stars in the film as Sir Anduin Lothar, the central protagonist for the Alliance, who is set against Toby Kebbell's Durotan of the Horde.
We were able to sit down with Fimmel recently to talk about the upcoming third season of History's Vikings. During our conversation, we briefly touched on his experience working on Warcraft.
"The fighting style is very different," the actor said, comparing Vikings' raw brutality with the more stylized nature of Warcraft. "There's all of those special effects
Be the Bad Guy in Upcoming PS4 Game Rack N Ruin
Top-down-style adventure game Rack N Ruin has been in development for three years, and soon, PlayStation 4 players will be able to finally explore its nightmarish world—as the bad guy.
Gamers play as Rack, "the evilest evil-doer in the history of evil," who is ordered by dark master Ruin to enslave a planet full of innocent peoples. Rack corrupts the open-world environment--turning animals into demons and poisoning the planet--with over 25 weapons, spells, and items. Ultimately, Rack's power grows and he must make the choice to hand things over to Ruin, or bring on the apocalypse.
LifeSpark Entertainment says Rack N Ruin employs "fast and hectic" shooter-style combat in a hand-painted video game landscape, created by former Blizzard artist Tyler Hunter (World of Warcraft, Diablo 3). It also "aims to recapture the magic of classic adventure games like Legend of Zelda" with a modern twist, according to the developer's website.
The Simpsons Top 25 Couch Gags
For all the complaints that The Simpsons isn't as good as it once was, one element of the show that has improved over the years is the couch gag. Each episode has its own unique way of depicting the Simpson family dashing to the living room to watch themselves on TV. Where once these segments were only a few seconds in length, these days they often stretch out for a full minute or two of elaborate animation. Sometimes guest director are brought on board to create these couch gags.
New Driveclub Japanese Track DLC Showcased
Driveclub developer Evolution has posted a video preview of one of the new Japanese tracks coming to Driveclub later this month via the game’s Facebook page.
Evolution described the track – Nakasendo – as “an epic point-to-point drive offering plenty of wide open sections for high speed overtaking and
switchbacks where you can get your drift on.”
As Evolution explained last year, Driveclub's post-release track content will be provided free.