Yearly Archives: 2018
Glass is the Third Act We Always Wanted for Unbreakable
Warning: Spoilers for Unbreakable and Split follow...
Long before the MCU, and even before Sam Raimi's first Spider-Man film, M. Night Shyamalan followed up his massive breakout hit The Sixth Sense with a really solid take on the old "what if superheroes were real?" story.
Unbreakable, starring Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson, didn't reach the heights of Sixth Sense but in looking back, fans still herald it as one of the writer/director's best and most satisfying projects. The way the story unfolded definitely seemed to set up "adventures to come," though it also managed to stand very well on its own, as an isolated island work, without franchise goals. You could certainly imagine Willis' David Dunn continuing his work as Philadelphia's super strong rain-poncho'd vigilante while Jackson's Elijah "Mr. Glass" Price rotted away in a psychiatric care facility...and that was enough for most.
Kick-Ass 2 Director, Blumhouse Team Up For Fantasy Island Movie
Blumhouse and Sony Pictures are teaming up for a feature film of the long-running ABC show Fantasy Island with Jeff Wadlow directing, according to Deadline.
Sony will control the rights to the Aaron Spelling TV series that ran from 1977-1984 with Blumhouse co-financing the film.
Although the original series is known for coming off cheesy, Fantasy Island often dealt with dark themes and the supernatural as visitors went to the island to live out their fantasies. It ran for seven seasons, completing a total of 152 episodes.
Wadlow, known for Kick-Ass 2 recently teamed with Blumhouse on Truth or Dare which grossed $100 million worldwide, having only a $5 million budget. Wadlow will be writing Fantasy Island with his Truth or Dare co-writers, Chris Roach and Jillian Jacobs.
Kick-Ass 2 Director, Blumhouse Team Up For Fantasy Island Movie
Blumhouse and Sony Pictures are teaming up for a feature film of the long-running ABC show Fantasy Island with Jeff Wadlow directing, according to Deadline.
Sony will control the rights to the Aaron Spelling TV series that ran from 1977-1984 with Blumhouse co-financing the film.
Although the original series is known for coming off cheesy, Fantasy Island often dealt with dark themes and the supernatural as visitors went to the island to live out their fantasies. It ran for seven seasons, completing a total of 152 episodes.
Wadlow, known for Kick-Ass 2 recently teamed with Blumhouse on Truth or Dare which grossed $100 million worldwide, having only a $5 million budget. Wadlow will be writing Fantasy Island with his Truth or Dare co-writers, Chris Roach and Jillian Jacobs.
Venom Movie’s Comic Book Influences Explained
It's safe to say Spider-Man fans have had a fairly mixed reaction to Sony's upcoming Venom movie so far. On the one hand, it's great to see Eddie Brock being given another chance on the big screen. On the other, lots of questions remain about a Spider-Man universe character getting a movie... without Spider-Man.
Still, the movie is definitely drawing inspiration from the source material. The film's director, Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland), has said that it's based mainly on two different comics arcs: Lethal Protector and Planet of the Symbiotes. So let's breakdown how this new Venom movie looks to be adapting Marvel's comics and those stories specifically...
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First Look at Netflix’s Shapeshifter Drama The Innocents
Teenagers go through a lot of changes, but Netflix's new supernatural series The Innocents is taking those growing pains to another level. The show follows two star-crossed high-schoolers, Harry (Percelle Ascott) and June (Sorcha Groundsell), who run away from their overprotective families to start a new life together, only to discover that June has the power to shapeshift. Unfortunately for them, it's not quite as cool or useful as the X-Men would have us believe - instead, it's a painful, confusing, and traumatic ordeal, and one of many discoveries that June will make about who she is and where she comes from.
Netflix revealed a first look behind the scenes of the atmospheric new drama series over the weekend, which you can check out below.
First Look at Netflix’s Shapeshifter Drama The Innocents
Teenagers go through a lot of changes, but Netflix's new supernatural series The Innocents is taking those growing pains to another level. The show follows two star-crossed high-schoolers, Harry (Percelle Ascott) and June (Sorcha Groundsell), who run away from their overprotective families to start a new life together, only to discover that June has the power to shapeshift. Unfortunately for them, it's not quite as cool or useful as the X-Men would have us believe - instead, it's a painful, confusing, and traumatic ordeal, and one of many discoveries that June will make about who she is and where she comes from.
Netflix revealed a first look behind the scenes of the atmospheric new drama series over the weekend, which you can check out below.
League of Legends Reveals New Game Mode, and It’s Not Battle Royale
League of Legends developer Riot Games has announced a new game mode, dubbed Nexus Blitz. It’s the first of a new, community-driven method of testing possible additional game modes called Experimental Modes.
In a board post written by gameplay producer Michael “SpaceNorth” Chu, Riot detailed how these Experimental Modes differ from other timed content like the Ultra Rapid Fire mode that comes and goes: “With experimental modes, we're looking for something that could last a while—maybe even as a permanent addition to League.”
League of Legends Reveals New Game Mode, and It’s Not Battle Royale
League of Legends developer Riot Games has announced a new game mode, dubbed Nexus Blitz. It’s the first of a new, community-driven method of testing possible additional game modes called Experimental Modes.
In a board post written by gameplay producer Michael “SpaceNorth” Chu, Riot detailed how these Experimental Modes differ from other timed content like the Ultra Rapid Fire mode that comes and goes: “With experimental modes, we're looking for something that could last a while—maybe even as a permanent addition to League.”
No, Kingdom Hearts 3’s Play Length Has Not Been Confirmed
Despite reports suggesting Kingdom Hearts 3 will have a campaign of around 40-50 hours, and additional content bolstering that number to an estimated 80 hours, Square Enix has not yet actually settled on the final length of the anticipated sequel.
A preview report from Geek.com of Kingdom Hearts 3 published earlier this month suggested those play time estimations had been confirmed. That would make for one of the longest main campaigns in the Kingdom Hearts franchise, and the news of this lengthy play time was reported by a number of outlets as confirmation of KH3's official length earlier this week.
No, Kingdom Hearts 3’s Play Length Has Not Been Confirmed
Despite reports suggesting Kingdom Hearts 3 will have a campaign of around 40-50 hours, and additional content bolstering that number to an estimated 80 hours, Square Enix has not yet actually settled on the final length of the anticipated sequel.
A preview report from Geek.com of Kingdom Hearts 3 published earlier this month suggested those play time estimations had been confirmed. That would make for one of the longest main campaigns in the Kingdom Hearts franchise, and the news of this lengthy play time was reported by a number of outlets as confirmation of KH3's official length earlier this week.