Yearly Archives: 2018
Netflix Announces Anime Series Based on Pacific Rim and Altered Carbon
Netflix has announced five new anime titles are in development, including series based on Pacific Rim and Altered Carbon.
Pacific Rim will expand upon Pacific Rim and Pacific Rim: Uprising, and focus on two siblings who pilot an abandoned Jaeger in an attempt to find their missing parents across a hostile, Kaiju-peppered landscape. Craig Kyle (Thor: Ragnarok) and Greg Johnson (X-Men: Evolution) will act as co-showrunners.
Altered Carbon is set in the same universe as Netflix's live-action series, which is receiving a second season. It will "explore new elements of the story mythology," is all Netflix has said about the anime series so far. It will be written by Dai Sato (Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo) and Tsukasa Kondo.
Dragon Ball Z Composer Is Now a State Senator in the U.S.
One of the Dragon Ball Z composers has just become a state senator in Texas.
Kotaku explains that Nathan Johnson, who was elected as a state Senator in Texas yesterday, is also responsible for the musical scores to several of the English dubbed episodes and movies of Dragon Ball Z.
Johnson graduated with a law degree from the University of Texas but continued to alternate between his day job as a lawyer and composing music.
For a while, he focused entirely on his musical career and coincidentally met the co-founder of FUNimation, Robert Cocanougher. This led to him eventually to writing some of the scores for Dragon Ball Z.
Cumberbatch Says The Grinch Is About Redemption
Actor Benedict Cumberbatch, who voices the title role in Dr. Seuss' The Grinch, revealed to us why it was important for the new animated film to explore what made the Christmas-stealing cad so mean (beyond just having a heart that was two sizes too small).
"I think we live in a world where a little bit of understanding and empathy goes a huge way, and it’s not just been about good versus evil, right and wrong, left or right, blue or red, it’s a little bit less binary than that. And I think that’s an important thing," Cumberbatch said during a recent phone interview.
"It leaves room for forgiveness and understanding and love and acceptance, and it really shows exactly what happens in the film. It’s about redemption."
Spider-Man PS4’s Second DLC Release Date Confirmed
The second piece of DLC for Marvel's Spider-Man, "Turf Wars," now has a release date thanks to an in-game menu item.
As confirmed by a copy IGN owns, Spider-Man's menu now confirms that the second part of The City That Never Sleeps DLC will be released on Nov. 20 for PS4.
As first spotted by Reddit, the description reads, "Butt heads with Hammerhead in the new DLC, 'The City That Never Sleeps: Turf Wars.' Available Nov. 20 in the PlayStation Store."
Gotham’s Cameron Monaghan Thinks Joaquin Phoenix Will Be a ‘Very Different’ Joker
Whether we're talking about a proto-Joker, or pre-Joker, it's a dangerous time to be in Gotham City, with double the Clown Princes of Crime, and no Caped Crusader.
Filming in New York City, the Fox series Gotham features Cameron Monaghan as Jerome and Jeremiah Valeska, predecessors to the iconic Batman villain. Meanwhile, across the way in New Jersey, Joaquin Phoenix is shooting the Todd Phillips-directed Joker origin movie.
Though there are at least two other projects involving The Joker rumored to be in the works at Warner Bros., Gotham and Phoenix's Joker are ostensibly Batman-free prequels.
So what does Monaghan, Gotham’s so-called proto-Joker since 2015, think of the pre-Joker on the other side of the Hudson?
Is Red Dead 2’s Story Lost in Its Open World?
BEYOND (and howdy)!
On this week's episode of our weekly PlayStation show, Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Max Scoville, Brian Altano, and Jon Ryan discuss more of their impressions of Red Dead Redemption 2, specifically some of the weirdest glitches in the game, the main story and how it works within the open world, and much more.
Then, the gang discusses the PlayStation Plus free games for the month — you won't be surprised to find out that Max wants you to play Yakuza Kiwami — plus offer impressions of Deracine and Jonathon's review of it, its possible Bloodborne Easter egg, and the Tetris Effect demo.
Star Wars Resistance Teases a Kylo Ren Appearance
The newest Star Wars animated series, Resistance, features several familiar faces from the new movies (including Poe Dameron, Captain Phasma and Ello Asty), but the most recent episode just name-dropped an even bigger character. Kylo Ren was alluded to for the first time in "The Children From Tehar." Not only does this episode shed a bit more light on Kylo's backstory and his role in the First Order hierarchy, it also hints at what role he could have as a recurring antagonist in the future.
Read on for a quick breakdown of the Kylo Ren-related developments in this episode and what to expect from this villain down the road.
The Massacre on Tehar
Currently, the series is dealing with an ongoing conflict involving heroes Kaz and Neeku trying to track down two children who have had a bounty placed on their heads. As it turns out, the First Order placed that bounty. These children are the sole survivors of a massacre on Tehar, one perpetrated by none other than Kylo Ren. The First Order is hellbent on tracking down these two survivors and silencing them for good, thus removing any lingering evidence of what happened on Tehar.
Best Dad Gifts for 2018
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Dads have a knack for being some of the coolest, smartest, and obnoxiously lovable people we have the pleasure of knowing. That kind of commitment deserves a reward and our guide has gifts to help you make the right choice this upcoming holiday season. Pick a gift that's best for your dad, whether that's a topical book, an energy-saving thermostat, or an awesome foam cannon for car cleaning.
Best LEGO Gifts for Dad
Director Says Star Wars: The Last Jedi’s Luke Skywalker ‘100% Consistent’ With the Original Trilogy
Nearly one year after the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Director Rian Johnson took to Twitter in defense of the portrayal of Luke Skywalker in his film.
Johnson's tweet reads: "Hot take: Luke is in fact 100% consistent with his character (not the way he’s described in marketing blurbs, but his actual, based-on-his-words-and-actions character) from the OT. I’ll be at the bar if you need me."
New Aquaman Character Posters Released
Warner Bros. Pictures has released new character posters for Aquaman, showing details of seven characters.
Jason Momoa, who plays Aquaman and Arthur Curry, can be seen in his traditional orange and green suit, while Amber Heard as Princess Mera is in her warrior attire looking prepared for combat.
Nicole Kidman, playing Arthur's mom, Queen Atlanna gracefully stands above the water, strongly marking her boundary.
Other characters who have been revealed in the posters include Vulko, portrayed by Willem Dafoe; The current King of Atlantis, King Orm, played by Patrick Wilson; Nereus, the King of the Atlantean tribe Xebel who is played by Dolph Lundgren, and the vindictive Black Manta, played by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.