Yearly Archives: 2018
Fortnite Found to Influence Children’s Language
The Oxford University Press reports that Epic Games' Fortnite is influencing the language of children aged 5 - 13.
Along with slime and unicorns, Fortnite was found to be a subject that influenced the language in the submissions of over 130,000 stories submitted to the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show's 500 Words contest, according to the Oxford University Press' analysis, reports BBC News.
Gaming terms were more prevalent this year, with 'console' and 'noob' popping up, while 'game' was mentioned 30,000 times, up 66% from last year's 17,000 mentions. They were most prominently used by boys between the ages of five and nine.
14 Things You Need to Know About Mortal Engines
This time last year, I traveled to Wellington, New Zealand to check out the set of Universal's Mortal Engines, the first adaptation of Philip Reeve's YA book quartet. Mortal Engines is the directorial debut of longtime Peter Jackson-collaborator Christian Rivers, who is supported on all sides by the Lord of the Rings/Hobbit powerhouse trio Jackson, Philippa Boyens, and Fran Walsh.
Across two days and seven soundstages, I saw the interiors and exteriors of London, now a traction city, meaning it travels around Mortal Engine's post-post-apocalyptic world on wheels, devouring other cities for resources. In the slideshow below, you can discover the most interesting things I learned while on set.
Vote: What Was the Best New Trailer This Week?
Movie trailers! A ton of them dropped this week, including Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Bumblebee, Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2, The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part and Halloween. And we've got them all (watch them below!) as well as breakdowns for a bunch with all the references, secrets and Easter Eggs we could find.
But which was the best? Be sure to vote in the poll below and tell us what your favorite trailer of the week has been!
And also watch IGN's Jacki Jing and Terri Schwartz break down their favorites right here:
Watch all the trailers below...
Halloween Trailer
Michael Myers returns home again, but this time Laurie Strode is ready for him! Jamie Lee Curtis returns in the role that originally shot her to stardom, with David Gordon Green (Pineapple Express) directing from a script by Gordon Green and Danny McBride.
Bumblebee Trailer: Every Transformers Easter Egg and Reference We Caught
The first trailer for the new Transformers spin-off Bumblebee has arrived, and we're here to break down all the secrets, Easter Eggs and references we found in it.
Bumblebee is set in 1987, and from this first trailer, it’s clear the movie has a different tone than the Michael Bay Transformer movies that have come before it. Incidentally, 1987 is the year the original run Transformers cartoon came to an end. Perhaps that’s just a coincidence, but if intentional, it's a nice little touch!
Watch the full video above for everything we uncovered, or check out the slideshow below.
That’s our first look at the new Transformers movie, Bumblebee. Refreshingly there was barely an explosion in sight, with the new movie looking more like a mix of E.T. meets The Iron Giant. If that proves true, we look forward to crying our eyes out when the movie comes out in December. Great...
This Legends of Tomorrow Superhero Isn’t Returning as a Series Regular
A familiar CW DC character won't be coming back to Legends of Tomorrow in a series regular role next season.
Spoilers to follow if you don't want to know about the next season of Legends of Tomorrow!
Wally West won't be coming back to DC's Legends of Tomorrow as a series regular.
TVLine reports Keiynan Lonsdale's Kid Flash will not have a regular role in Season 4 after appearing on Legends as a regular midway through Season 3. (You can find out what IGN thought of last season in our Legends of Tomorrow: Season 3 review.)
Jared Leto’s Joker Getting His Own Movie
Warner Bros. is reportedly working on a new standalone Joker film centered on Jared Leto's version of the eccentric clown from Suicide Squad.
According to sources from Variety, Leto will star in and act as an executive producer for the upcoming project in an attempt to expand the Suicide Squad universe. Margot Robbie is already set to star in the Harley Quinn spinoff, Birds of Prey, which recently hired Cathy Yan to direct the film.
Harvey Weinstein Pleads Not Guilty to Sexual Assault Charges
Harvey Weinstein has pleaded not guilty to multiple sexual assault charges, including rape.
EW reports Weinstein is set to return to court on September 22 for a hearing on motions in his case. He turned himself into the authorities last week after being faced with multiple allegations of sexual abuse last year. He was released on bail.
Weinstein has been charged with sex abuse, rape, a criminal sex act, and sexual misconduct from encounters with two separate women. The sex act charge relates to actress Lucia Evans which reportedly dates back to 2004. The rape charges are related to an unnamed woman.
Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron Lead Voice Cast in Animated Addams Family Movie
MGM has set the voice cast for its upcoming animated The Addams Family movie.
According to the official press release, the action-comedy movie will feature the vocal talents of Oscar Isaac (Gomez Addams), Charlize Theron (Morticia Addams), Chloë Grace Moretz (Wednesday Addams), Finn Wolfhard (Pugsley Addams), Nick Kroll (Uncle Fester), Bette Midler (Grandmama) and Allison Janney as the family’s archnemesis, Margaux Needler.
Sausage Party’s Conrad Vernon and Greg Tiernan will co-direct the animated film from a screenplay penned by Matt Lieberman and based on the iconic New Yorker cartoon characters created by Charles Addams. The Addams Family will be produced by Vernon, alongside Gail Berman via her banner, The Jackal Group, and Alex Schwartz. Andrew Mittman, Kevin Miserocchi, and Joe Earley will executive produce.
Wolverine Is Getting a Hot New Superpower
Marvel is concluding its Death of Wolverine trilogy with the upcoming Return of Wolverine miniseries.
THR reports the five-part series will end the story that first began in 2014's Death of Wolverine and continued in the 18-part Hunt for Wolverine storylines.
Return of Wolverine #1 main cover, via THR.
New Diablo Game in the Works
No official announcement has been made, but a new Diablo project appears to be in the works
A recently posted job listing for a dungeon artist at Blizzard has confirmed a new Diablo project is currently being worked on at the studio.
Whether that new project is for a proper Diablo IV or a new type of game from the franchise remains to be seen, as few details are provided as part of the job listing.
Blizzard, however, does hint it won't lose what makes Diablo so popular as they are looking for people who are "passionate about working on the dark gothic world of Diablo, making great games, killing millions of monsters and getting loot!"