Yearly Archives: 2018
Mark Ruffalo Explains Why He Doesn’t Have the Avengers Tattoo
Mark Ruffalo, the actor who portrays Bruce Banner/The Incredible Hulk, most recently, in Avengers: Infinity War, has spoken up about why he still hasn't gotten the tattoo that the original Avengers co-stars received earlier this year.
On The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Ruffalo spoke to Fallon and said the main reason he didn't get the matching tattoo was because he is "afraid of needles."
However, he did mention that, in referring to the upcoming Avengers 4, "It's not over, there's still another movie."
He went on and jokingly said, "I've kind of got a punk rock soul and I felt like 'dude, everyone has tattoos. I'm going to be punk rock and not get the tattoo.'"
Peter Jackson’s Mortal Engines Looks Kind of Amazing
Peter Jackson himself hit New York Comic-Con today to promote his upcoming film Mortal Engines, which the Lord of the Rings maestro is producing and co-wrote. His old pal Andy Serkis moderated the panel, which gave fans a close-up look at the project that's based on the Philip Reeve book. The first 25 minutes of the film were also unveiled during the panel.
Set centuries after civilization was destroyed, mankind now lives in huge, roaming cities... moving lands that prey on smaller, weaker towns.
Director Christian Rivers was also on hand along with writer-producer Philippa Boyens and stars Hera Hilmar, Robert Sheehan, Stephen Lang, Leila George and Jihae. And Andy Serkis had some fun right off the bat, talking about how he had recently lost three dear friends -- Caesar, Supreme Leader Snoke, and Ulysses Klaue! He needed his franchise fix, and so he was happy to host this panel…
Joaquin Phoenix Is Shown Smoking in Chaotic New Joker Scene
New footage has leaked showing Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker casually smoking a cigarette as he leaves a chaotic scene in a Brooklyn subway station.
The footage itself was posted on YouTube by Hollywood Pipeline and features Phoenix in full face makeup, lighting and inhaling a cigarette while police officers run towards the train the Joker is walking away from.
As reported by Comicbook.com, the footage comes amid various other set photo leaks that show the Joker wearing a mask while entering the station containing a mob of other people in clown masks. They are reportedly holding signs saying things like: “Clown4Mayor,” "Kill the Rich” and "Blame Wayne.”
Marvel’s Spider-Geddon Begins This Week
With dozens of comic books to choose from, let us show you which are the best coming out this week. Take a look at this list spotlighting our favorite comics that we know are money-well-spent and new books that look cool and are backed by some top-tier talent.
Once you check out our picks, head to the comments to let us know what you’ll be buying this week!
Spider-Geddon #1 - $3.99
Writers Christos Gage & Dan Slott | Artist Jorge Molina (Marvel Comics)
Ridley Scott’s Sci-Fi Series Raised By Wolves Get Series Order at TNT
Ridley Scott, director of films such as Alien, Blade Runner, Gladiator, The Martian and more, is bringing a new sci-fi series to TNT called Raised by Wolves.
The show focuses on two androids that are tasked with raising human children on a “mysterious virgin planet.” As the ensuing human colony begins being torn apart by religious differences, the androids find how difficult it is to control human beliefs.
Aaron Guzikowski, known for his work on the film Prisoners, will serve as showrunner and will act as one of the writers of the show. Scott, Guzikowski, David Zucker, Jordan Sheehan, Adam Kolbrenner and Robyn Meisinger are all set to executive produce. International rights to Raised by Wolves will be handled by Turner International.
Every Big Marvel Series Just Revealed
Marvel took over the main stage at New York Comic-Con to announce new projects big and small in their annual Marvel's Next Big Thing panel, lead by editor-in-chief C.B. Cebulski alongside a revolving door of Marvel talent. The projects announced were scattered across the board from new IP acquisitions to weekly event stories.
Conan The Barbarian
Writer Jason Aaron announced he would be working on a brand new Conan The Barbarian series alongside artist Mahmud Asrar with covers by Esad Ribic. Marvel reacquired the Conan licence after its 15-year tenure with Dark Horse back in January, but Aaron's book marks the first Marvel produced content for the IP. "This is basically the book I've wanted to do since I was 12-years-old," Aaron said at the panel before detailing out his childhood obsession with Conan novels and explaining that the deal prompted him to send a photo of his Conan collection to Cebulski to campaign for the job.
Fortnite Developer Epic Games Acquires Anti-Cheat Company Kamu
Fortnite developer and publisher Epic Games has acquired Helsinki-based game security and live service management firm Kamu, Epic and Kamu announced today in a joint statement.
Kamu said it supports, "live management of player satisfaction, community building, and game integrity." The firm's Easy Anti-Cheat tech is currently installed in over 100 million PCs globally where it tries to protect players of more than 80 games, including Fortnite.
“Kamu’s team and tools have been key to building a vibrant Fortnite multiplayer experience that’s fair for all players,” Epic CEO Tim Sweeney said.
"Battling cheating in games was just the start," said Kamu CEO Simon Allayes.
Out This Week: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, WWE 2K19, Luigi’s Mansion on 3DS
With so many new games and movies coming out, it can be hard to keep up. Lucky for you, IGN is here to help with a weekly round-up of the biggest releases each and every week. Check out the latest releases for this week, and be sure to come back next Monday for a new update.
Note: The prices and deals compiled below are accurate at the time we published this story, but all are subject to change.
Fortnite Fall Skirmish Grand Finale Among Battle Royale Events at TwitchCon 2018
The grand finale for Fortnite's Fall Skirmish event is set to take place at TwitchCon 2018 along with other events featuring Call of Duty's Blackout and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds.
Epic Games started the Fall Skirmish on September 21 and will conclude the six-week event on the weekend of October 26. The event throws the best Fortnite players and selected competitors into highly competitive matches for a $10 million prize pool. TwitchCon will feature open and invitational tournaments to determine some of the participants.
The Fall Skirmish is not the only Fortnite representation at TwitchCon 2018. Something dubbed the "Fortnite Hall" allows attendees to stop by for "fun activities for solos and squads" along with "frights, delights, and fun surprises."
Overwatch’s Lucio-Oh’s May Be Becoming a Real Cereal
An in-game Overwatch joke may be turning into an actual product.
As first reported by The Junk Food Aisle, product listings for Lucio-Oh's cereal from Kellogg's have turned up on the website 1fsschools.com.
The Junk Food Aisle has posted what it claims to be an image of the Lucio-Oh's cereal box along with a supposed release date of Dec. 3. The Oh's will apparently come in a "Sonic Vanilla" flavor, and will include codes for an Overwatch "Loot Boost" for a limited time.