Monthly Archives: February 2020

Young Julia Stiles is All About That Cyberpunk Life in This Clip from 1994

Sometimes nostalgia clips are just too good, and too hilarious, not to share, so here's a slice of viral-ness from this past week. With the internet in its infancy, the '90s were flooded with movies about hacking and the untapped potential of cyberspace - like Sneakers, Disclosure, The Net, Johnny Mnemonic, and - naturally, 1995's Hackers ("Hack the Planet!"). Enter Julia Stiles' recurring character on PBS' Ghostwriter, Erica Dansby - a no-nonsense hardcore hacker all about that cyber life. In this clip from the four-part story, "Who Is Max Mouse?," a hacker disrupts the school's computer system, causing our heroes to get a "crash course in the internet in its cruder and more basic form, including chat rooms and bulletin boards." Here's the clip, as shared by critic D. Patrick Rogers on Twitter... "Can you jam with the console cowboys in cyberspace?" Suffice to say, the moment when Erica looks longingly at her desktop monitor and says "It's a world where you're judged by what you say and think, not what you look like. A world where curiosity and imagination equals power" is everything. If only we viewed the internet with such awe and glowing admiration these days. Ghostwriter was a mid-90s children's mystery that ran on PBS, about a team of young detectives who solve crimes with the help of an invisible ghost named Ghostwriter. This past fall it was announced that a Ghostwriter reboot series was in the works at Apple TV+. Anyhow, back to your regularly scheduled internet. Thank you for indulging in this detour. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-tv-show-coming-to-apple&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

Young Julia Stiles is All About That Cyberpunk Life in This Clip from 1994

Sometimes nostalgia clips are just too good, and too hilarious, not to share, so here's a slice of viral-ness from this past week. With the internet in its infancy, the '90s were flooded with movies about hacking and the untapped potential of cyberspace - like Sneakers, Disclosure, The Net, Johnny Mnemonic, and - naturally, 1995's Hackers ("Hack the Planet!"). Enter Julia Stiles' recurring character on PBS' Ghostwriter, Erica Dansby - a no-nonsense hardcore hacker all about that cyber life. In this clip from the four-part story, "Who Is Max Mouse?," a hacker disrupts the school's computer system, causing our heroes to get a "crash course in the internet in its cruder and more basic form, including chat rooms and bulletin boards." Here's the clip, as shared by critic D. Patrick Rogers on Twitter... "Can you jam with the console cowboys in cyberspace?" Suffice to say, the moment when Erica looks longingly at her desktop monitor and says "It's a world where you're judged by what you say and think, not what you look like. A world where curiosity and imagination equals power" is everything. If only we viewed the internet with such awe and glowing admiration these days. Ghostwriter was a mid-90s children's mystery that ran on PBS, about a team of young detectives who solve crimes with the help of an invisible ghost named Ghostwriter. This past fall it was announced that a Ghostwriter reboot series was in the works at Apple TV+. Anyhow, back to your regularly scheduled internet. Thank you for indulging in this detour. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-tv-show-coming-to-apple&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

Margot Robbie Says Her Harley Quinn Wouldn’t Click with Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker

Though it's already established that Todd Phillips' Oscar-nominated Joker has no connection to the current slate of Warner Bros.'s DC Extended Universe, it doesn't stop fans from wondering how Joaquin Phoenix's Arthur Fleck, and his murderous machinations as the Joker, might fit in with that cinematic world. The DCEU's Harley Quinn, played by Margot Robbie in 2017's Suicide Squad and the upcoming Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), has a history with the Joker played by Jared Leto...but would she gel well with Phoenix's Fleck? During an interview with the U.K.'s Capital FM, Robbie gave her thoughts on this hypothetical pairing. "I think they exist in two very different worlds," she said. "Todd Phillips's Gotham and this Gotham [are] very different. I don't know how you'd bridge that gap." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=birds-of-prey-movie-images&captions=true"] "She'd drive him insane," Robbie continued. "She'd be on the other side of the fridge, like 'here.' 'J-puddin, whatcha doin?' And he’s like ‘'I just need a minute, I’m going through a lot of s***.’" The first reactions from those who saw an advance screening of Birds of Prey praised the actions scenes along with stars Margot Robbie and Ewan McGregor while Robbie also recently explained why Black Mask was the villain of the piece and not Joker. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/01/30/birds-of-prey-you-lost-something-right-clip"] For more on Black Mask, read our explainer on the villain’s DC Comics backstory as well as our breakdown of the Birds of Prey’s comic book history. And for more on Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), learn about the film’s surprising video game connection as well as how the film differs from 2019’s Joker. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

Margot Robbie Says Her Harley Quinn Wouldn’t Click with Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker

Though it's already established that Todd Phillips' Oscar-nominated Joker has no connection to the current slate of Warner Bros.'s DC Extended Universe, it doesn't stop fans from wondering how Joaquin Phoenix's Arthur Fleck, and his murderous machinations as the Joker, might fit in with that cinematic world. The DCEU's Harley Quinn, played by Margot Robbie in 2017's Suicide Squad and the upcoming Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), has a history with the Joker played by Jared Leto...but would she gel well with Phoenix's Fleck? During an interview with the U.K.'s Capital FM, Robbie gave her thoughts on this hypothetical pairing. "I think they exist in two very different worlds," she said. "Todd Phillips's Gotham and this Gotham [are] very different. I don't know how you'd bridge that gap." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=birds-of-prey-movie-images&captions=true"] "She'd drive him insane," Robbie continued. "She'd be on the other side of the fridge, like 'here.' 'J-puddin, whatcha doin?' And he’s like ‘'I just need a minute, I’m going through a lot of s***.’" The first reactions from those who saw an advance screening of Birds of Prey praised the actions scenes along with stars Margot Robbie and Ewan McGregor while Robbie also recently explained why Black Mask was the villain of the piece and not Joker. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/01/30/birds-of-prey-you-lost-something-right-clip"] For more on Black Mask, read our explainer on the villain’s DC Comics backstory as well as our breakdown of the Birds of Prey’s comic book history. And for more on Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), learn about the film’s surprising video game connection as well as how the film differs from 2019’s Joker. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

Always Sunny Star Has the Perfect Response to Lethal Weapon 5 News

A fews days ago, producer Dan Lin (EP on the Lethal Weapon TV series) revealed that a fifth and "final" Lethal Weapon movie is close to happening, with original stars Mel Gibson and Danny Glover on board to reunite with series director Richard Donner. Following the news, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia's Rob McElhenney saw IGN's Twitter post about the news and use it to write the perfect comment... As Sunny fans know, back in 2010, in Always Sunny's sixth season, The Gang made their own Lethal Weapon 5 and screened it for a high school class in "Dee Reynolds: Shaping America's Youth." Then, in Season nine, the Lethal-ness continued in "The Gang Makes Lethal Weapon 6," as Dennis and Mac's production of a sixth Lethal Weapon movie was halted when Frank stopped paying for the production. The official Always Sunny Twitter account even got in on the action here... The first rumors about Lethal Weapon 5 surfaced in 2008, when Shane Black had planned to direct Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh's next adventure. However, after several rumoured changes, the project was squashed in 2012 when Donner revealed that Gibson turned down a reprisal of his role. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-10-best-80s-action-movies&captions=true"] For more movies news, Birds of Prey's Mary Elizabeth Winstead is interested in a Scott Pilgrim sequel, Fast and the Furious fans celebrated the return of Han in Fast 9, and Marvel just solved a big mystery about Luke's lightsaber. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

Always Sunny Star Has the Perfect Response to Lethal Weapon 5 News

A fews days ago, producer Dan Lin (EP on the Lethal Weapon TV series) revealed that a fifth and "final" Lethal Weapon movie is close to happening, with original stars Mel Gibson and Danny Glover on board to reunite with series director Richard Donner. Following the news, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia's Rob McElhenney saw IGN's Twitter post about the news and use it to write the perfect comment... As Sunny fans know, back in 2010, in Always Sunny's sixth season, The Gang made their own Lethal Weapon 5 and screened it for a high school class in "Dee Reynolds: Shaping America's Youth." Then, in Season nine, the Lethal-ness continued in "The Gang Makes Lethal Weapon 6," as Dennis and Mac's production of a sixth Lethal Weapon movie was halted when Frank stopped paying for the production. The official Always Sunny Twitter account even got in on the action here... The first rumors about Lethal Weapon 5 surfaced in 2008, when Shane Black had planned to direct Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh's next adventure. However, after several rumoured changes, the project was squashed in 2012 when Donner revealed that Gibson turned down a reprisal of his role. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-10-best-80s-action-movies&captions=true"] For more movies news, Birds of Prey's Mary Elizabeth Winstead is interested in a Scott Pilgrim sequel, Fast and the Furious fans celebrated the return of Han in Fast 9, and Marvel just solved a big mystery about Luke's lightsaber. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.