Yearly Archives: 2018
Sailor Moon’s Latest Musical Coming to Theaters in the US
The latest Sailor Moon musical will be coming to cinemas in select markets in the United States.
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon - Le Movement Final: The Musical sees the Sailor Scouts face a new enemy, the Shadow Galactica, as well as a new group of Sailor Guardians, the Sailor Starlights.
This sets the stage for a massive battle to be accompanied by musical numbers in the live adaption of the popular manga and anime.
The production will hit theaters in just over a week on March 10, and you can check out the Sailor Moon Live website to book tickets.
1993's Sailor Moon R: The Movie also saw its US theatre debut last year, which saw the scouts facing off against a mysterious flower which takes over planets.
One Inspiring Cosplayer’s Nine Year Journey
Nine years ago today, a Florida-based cosplayer who goes by 'Blackflame16' decided to sew herself a costume for the first time ever.
She wrote on her Facebook page, "I can't believe 9 years ago I was crying in front of my sewing machine, running on 2 hours of sleep trying to finish my first cosplay..."
Now, she has dozens of characters under her cosplay belt, has won multiple awards, and has spent a lot of the past 28 days sharing the work of other black cosplayers as part of February's #28DaysOfBlackCosplay movement.
Black Panther’s Lupita Nyong’o to Star in Movie About a Real-Life Dora Milaje
Lupita Nyong'o is set to star in a film based on the true events of the Dahomey "Amazons", who are part of the inspiration for Black Panther's Dora Milaje warriors.
The Hollywood Reporter reports Nyong'o will play the daughter of fellow Oscar winner Viola Davis in the film dubbed The Woman King.
The story takes place in the Kingdom of Dahomey and is inspired by true events where the all-female military fought against neighbouring tribes and the French who were enslaving their people.
Davis will also have a hand in producing the film through her and her husband's juVee Productions alongside Cathy Schulman's Welle Entertainment and Maria Bello's Jack Blue Productions.
Fox to Air Lost Tapes of O.J. Simpson Interview on What Might’ve Happened to Nicole Brown
A two-hour special revealing lost tapes of an O.J. Simpson interview is set to air on Fox.
The special, dubbed O.J Simpson: The Lost Confession?, will air on March 11 at 8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT and features an interview with Simpson in which he accounts a reportedly hypothetical tale of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman's murders.
Tapes of the interview were thought to be lost until now and host Soledad O'Brien will be joined by a panel of analysts to delve into the never-before-seen footage during the special.
O.J Simpson: The Lost Confession? is set to run for two hours with limited interruptions but will present public service announcements on domestic violence awareness throughout the program.
Zelda, Dark Souls, Final Fantasy Books Seek Funding on Kickstarter
French publisher Third Editions is seeking to fund a set of Zelda, Dark Souls, and Final Fantasy VIII books through Kickstarter.
The Kickstarter campaign explains the books on offer feature in-depth analysis of all aspects of the various game's design and that funding is required to translate the texts into English to reach the global market.
Third Editions books.
Disney Pushes Live-Action Mulan Release Date
Disney is shuffling the release dates of several live-action movies.
The company announced today that the live-action remake of Mulan will hit theaters on March 27, 2020, according to Variety. That's almost a year-and-a-half later than the original release date of November 2, 2018.
Disney also pulled the Anna Kendrick-starring Nicole, which tells the story of a female Santa Claus. The movie had been set for release on November 8, 2019. An untitled live-action movie also saw its release date shift from April 3, 2020, to May 29.
Trump to Meet With Video Game Industry Execs
President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with "members of the video game industry" next week to discuss violence in games. The announcement comes a week after Trump suggested a link between violent video games and youth violence.
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced the meeting during a press briefing earlier today (via NBC News' Peter Alexander on Twitter). There's no word on which companies will be represented at the meeting or what specifically will be discussed.
EA had no comment on whether its executives would be meeting with Trump when reached for comment by IGN.
Xbox Live Currently Down for Some Xbox One, 360 Players
Xbox Live and much of its functionality may be down for some users on both Xbox One and Xbox 360, and Microsoft is investigating the problems.
Microsoft's Xbox Status support page currently acknowledges a handful of issues affecting Xbox Live. Players may be running into issues with matchmaking, cloud storage, finding friends, Game DVR, leaderboards, avatar editing, and pictures.
The current Xbox support page.
19 Awesome Games You Missed Last Month
Everything You May Have Missed in the Wreck-It Ralph 2 Trailer
We have no idea how you’re even able to read this article right now because Ralph Broke the Internet with the new trailer for Ralph Breaks The Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2!
Here’s a breakdown of everything you may have missed in the new trailer:
That’s everything we spotted in the trailer for Ralph Breaks The Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2, which releases on November 21st, 2018. Let us know what you spotted in the comments!
For more on Wreck-It Ralph 2, check out what the directors told us about making the movie and find out how it pokes fun at Star Wars and Disney Princesses!