Yearly Archives: 2018
21 Book to TV Adaptations We Can’t Wait to Watch
From The Godfather to Gone With the Wind, Hollywood has always relied on books to provide some of its best ideas -- and lucky for TV fans, the ambitious novels that were previously reserved for big budget blockbusters are finally getting the sprawling small-screen adaptations they deserve.
This week sees the release of AMC's McMafia and Hulu's The Looming Tower, two fascinating and complex series that deserve a place on your watchlist -- but there are plenty more adaptations on the horizon. Below, we spotlight 21 upcoming projects making the jump from page to screen in the next couple of years that we're particularly excited for.
Which adaptation are you most looking forward to seeing? Are you itching for another adaptation of Lord of the Rings, or is Peter Jackson's trilogy untouchable? Do you think Showtime and Lin-Manuel Miranda will do Patrick Rothfuss' Kingkiller Chronicle justice? Will Castle Rock will pay homage to Stephen King's work in a way that The Dark Tower couldn't? Let us know in the comments.
Ta-Nehisi Coates Writing Captain America’s New Comic
Journalist, author, and Black Panther comics writer Ta-Nehisi Coates will write a new Captain America series for Marvel Comics.
Coates made the announcement in an essay for The Atlantic, in which he addresses why he's decided to write stories about Steve Rogers, the character's origins, and just how important Captain America has been to the world.
"Rogers’s transformation into Captain America is underwritten by the military," Coates said. "But, perhaps haunted by his own roots in powerlessness, he is a dissident just as likely to be feuding with his superiors in civilian and military governance as he is to be fighting with the supervillain Red Skull."
Jessica Jones: What You Need to Know Before Season 2
Marvel’s blunt and super-strong private investigator Jessica Jones will return to Netflix for a brand new season on March 8. Not much has been revealed about the quick-witted character’s new adventures, but based on the trailer, it looks like it’ll delve deeper into her origin and finally reveal how she received her powers. (Also be sure to check out our Jessica Jones Season 2 premiere reaction!)
The best way to refresh your memory on Jessica’s story is obviously to rewatch the first season and Marvel’s the Defenders, but not everyone has time for that. Luckily for you, we’re here to tell you everything you need to know about Jessica Jones’ story so far!
Overwatch Hero 27 Announced
After a series of teases, Blizzard has confirmed Overwatch Hero 27 is Brigitte Lindholm, who will be available on the PTR today.
Brigitte's strengths lie in armor and defense as a support character, including her ability to throw repair packs and use her Flail, a melee weapon allowing her to hit a number of enemies with one swing.
Her full list of abilities, along with their official descriptions, include:
- Rocket Flail – Brigitte’s melee weapon has an extended range, enabling her to strike multiple enemies with a single swing.
- Repair Pack – Brigitte throws a Repair Pack that can heal an ally. Any healing over that ally’s maximum health provides them with armor instead.
Oscars: 16 Best Pictures That Never Won Best Picture
In the tapestry of Best Picture winners, there are more than a few films that are sorely – and often shockingly – missing. These are the movies that a lot of people assume won Best Picture, but in fact, never did. Oftentimes, it was a lesser picture (at least in retrospect) that took home the Academy’s highest honor. For example, The King’s Speech taking the prize over The Social Network. Or La La Land oh so briefly being an Oscar winner before it was revealed Moonlight had actually won.
Whether it was an upset or an oversight, we thought it’d be fun, with Oscar Sunday fast approaching, to list off some of the films commonly mistaken as Best Pictures, even though they never got the recognition from the Academy.
Peggy Carter Makes Her Comic Debut as Captain America
Marvel's upcoming new Exiles comic book series will see the comic debut of Peggy Carter as Captain America.
Nerdist reports the new Exiles team, featuring Blink, Cartoon Wolverine, an older Kamala Kahn and more, will travel around the multiverse and end up meeting an alternate version of Peggy Carter fighting for justice as Captain America.
Exiles #3 cover, image via Nerdist.
Kevin Smith Gives Update on Current Health
Following his recent heart attack, Kevin Smith has reassured fans he's feeling much better now and will be undergoing a massive lifestyle change.
Smith shared what transpired on Sunday night via a Facebook video, revealing he didn't realize he was experiencing a heart attack after a stand-up show.
"I started feeling nauseous, and I tried to lay down on the floor, and when I was laying down on the floor, I wound up getting ill, like threw up but mostly bile,” Smith said. “I just thought I got some bad milk. That was it. I started feeling pressure on my chest, but not like, ‘There’s an elephant on my chest,’ I just couldn’t catch my breath. Honestly, I was never really in pain.”
Batman: Gotham City Chronicles Smashes Funding Goal
The Batman: Gotham City Chronicles board game has quadrupled its Kickstarter goal of $500,000 USD in less than 24 hours.
At the time of writing, Monolith Board Games has raised $2 million USD from over 8,000 backers for its Batman-themed miniatures board game — and the Kickstarter campaign still has 31 days to go. Gotham City Chronicles is expected to ship to backers in April 2019.
Batman: Gotham City Chronicles Heroes and Villains boxes. Image via Monolith Board Games
How Much Will Wreck-It Ralph 2 Poke Fun at Disney?
The new trailer for Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2 reveals that protagonists Wreck-It Ralph (voiced by John C. Reilly) and Vanellope Von Schweetz (voiced by Sarah Silverman) venture even further beyond the world they know than they did in the 2012 original, this time journeying into the Internet itself.
As Rich Moore explained to me during a recent phone interview with him and his fellow director Phil Johnston (both veterans of the first film), the filmmakers' intention for the Disney Animation sequel was to test the friendship between Ralph and Vanellope by thrusting them out of the familiarity of the old world into the unpredictability of a wild, new one.
PS Plus to Stop Offering PS3 and Vita Games
PlayStation Plus will stop offering monthly PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita titles from next year.
Starting March 8, 2019, the PlayStation Plus monthly games lineup will no longer include PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita titles, Sony announced today.
No other changes are being made to the service, and members will still keep access to any PS3 and Vita titles they redeem, or have redeemed, but no new games will be added beyond that point.
Sony stated it will continue to prioritize PS Plus benefits, including online multiplayer, online game save storage, monthly games on PS4, and exclusive PS Store discounts.