Yearly Archives: 2020

Watch Tron Actor Reunite With His Light Suit Four Decades Later

"Oh my God, hello old friend. Greetings, program." That's the surprised reaction Tron actor Bruce Boxleitner had after being reunited with his light suit from the 1982 Steven Lisberger classic in Disney+'s new docuseries Prop Culture. In the exclusive clip below, you can watch Boxleitner have a heartfelt reunion with the iconic Tron costume, which he hadn't seen in years. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/04/30/tron-actor-bruce-boxleitner-reunites-with-his-light-suit-disney-prop-culture-exclusive-clip"] Made of lycra, leather, canvas and plastic, the costume was in such delicate condition that Boxleitner and Prop Culture's host, movie prop collector Dan Lanigan, needed to wear plastic gloves to handle it. In the clip, Boxleitner reflects on how the costume was made and what it was like to star in a Disney movie that became such a fan-favorite. "It is amazing holding this because working on a Disney movie for a kid like my age group, this is what we grew up on," said Boxleitner. "To actually be in a Disney movie was pretty thrilling, I've got to say." Prop Culture follows Lanigan as he learns more about the extensive collection of movie props he's collected over the years by talking to the people who made them, while also going into the Disney archives and exploring its treasures. Episodes will focus on a number of Disney titles, including Nightmare Before Christmas, Pirates of the Caribbean, Mary Poppins, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Honey, I Shrunk the Kid, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and, of course, Tron. All eight episodes of Disney+'s Prop Culture will be available Friday, May 1st. Check out our full guide to everything coming to Disney+ in May 2020. If you don't have the streaming service, you can sign up for a free 14-day Disney+ trial here. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=disney-plus-spotlight-may-2020&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Terri Schwartz is Editor-in-Chief of Entertainment at IGN. Talk to her on Twitter at @Terri_Schwartz.

Watch Tron Actor Reunite With His Light Suit Four Decades Later

"Oh my God, hello old friend. Greetings, program." That's the surprised reaction Tron actor Bruce Boxleitner had after being reunited with his light suit from the 1982 Steven Lisberger classic in Disney+'s new docuseries Prop Culture. In the exclusive clip below, you can watch Boxleitner have a heartfelt reunion with the iconic Tron costume, which he hadn't seen in years. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/04/30/tron-actor-bruce-boxleitner-reunites-with-his-light-suit-disney-prop-culture-exclusive-clip"] Made of lycra, leather, canvas and plastic, the costume was in such delicate condition that Boxleitner and Prop Culture's host, movie prop collector Dan Lanigan, needed to wear plastic gloves to handle it. In the clip, Boxleitner reflects on how the costume was made and what it was like to star in a Disney movie that became such a fan-favorite. "It is amazing holding this because working on a Disney movie for a kid like my age group, this is what we grew up on," said Boxleitner. "To actually be in a Disney movie was pretty thrilling, I've got to say." Prop Culture follows Lanigan as he learns more about the extensive collection of movie props he's collected over the years by talking to the people who made them, while also going into the Disney archives and exploring its treasures. Episodes will focus on a number of Disney titles, including Nightmare Before Christmas, Pirates of the Caribbean, Mary Poppins, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Honey, I Shrunk the Kid, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and, of course, Tron. All eight episodes of Disney+'s Prop Culture will be available Friday, May 1st. Check out our full guide to everything coming to Disney+ in May 2020. If you don't have the streaming service, you can sign up for a free 14-day Disney+ trial here. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=disney-plus-spotlight-may-2020&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Terri Schwartz is Editor-in-Chief of Entertainment at IGN. Talk to her on Twitter at @Terri_Schwartz.

Summer GDC Now Fully Digital As Coronavirus Pandemic Continues

Game Developers Conference (GDC) organizers have announced that the planned GDC Summer event in August that was meant to replace the original March conference will now be all-digital as the public continues to grapple with coronavirus. In a short blog update, GDC organizers announced that they will be moving forward with the GDC Summer event but as a digital-only affair. GDC traditionally runs as a live event in San Francisco during March. But plans were halted after the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=all-the-big-games-coming-in-2020&captions=true"] Organizers later announced a shorter replacement event that was to run from August 4 to 6 at its traditional site, the Moscone Center in San Francisco. However, those plans have now changed again. While GDC is primarily an event for game developers, there are usually talks hosted by industry leaders that give greater insight into some of the year’s biggest games. Developers like Hideo Kojima were slated to give keynote talks at this year’s GDC before the shows were postponed. GDC also hosts the annual Game Developers Choice Awards which honor some of the year’s biggest and critically-acclaimed games. Other game shows have been impacted this year due to the pandemic including E3. For a full rundown of video game shows impacted by COVID-19 check out IGN’s master list here. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Kim is a reporter for IGN.

Russos Remaking Disney’s Hercules for Live-Action

Disney is hoping Hercules will go from zero to hero again, this time in live-action. The studio has reportedly tapped Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame filmmakers Joe and Anthony Russo to produce, but not direct, a live-action remake of their 1997 animated film. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Hercules will be scripted by Dave Callaham (Marvel's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Doom, The Expendables).  The Russos will produce via their AGBO production company. The project is in very early development and there's no director attached yet. The film is also not at the casting stage yet. 1997's Hercules voice cast included Tate Donovan, Danny DeVito, James Woods, and Susan Egan. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-upcoming-disney-live-action-remake&captions=true"] THR claims it's not known whether the live-action Hercules will be a musical as the original animated film was, but it should be expected to have action in it given Callaham's writing credits. Ever since the massive success of 2017's Beauty and the Beast, Disney has leaned into live-action remakes of and sequels to their animated classics (although in the case of The Lion King, "live-action" really means photorealism). [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/06/29/the-25-best-disney-animated-movies"] The Russo brothers' next directorial effort is the drama Cherry, starring Tom Holland. They also produced Netflix's Extraction, starring Chris Hemsworth and directed by Sam Hargrave. All four talents will join IGN today, at 5pm PT, for a Watch From Home Theater breaking down the action-thriller.

Anne Hathaway Showed Up to Her Catwoman Audition as Harley Quinn

Anne Hathaway says that she went on her audition for Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises prepared for a totally different DC Comics femme fatale: Harley Quinn. In a new interview with BBC Radio 1 (via Batman-News), Hathaway explains that she dressed in the style of Harley Quinn when she met with Nolan assuming that was the role he had in mind for her only to discover in the middle of it that she was up for Catwoman. “I came in and I had this lovely Vivian Westwood kind of beautiful-but-mad tailoring top with stripes going everywhere,” Hathaway recalled. “And I wore these flat Joker-ey looking shoes. And I was trying to give Chris these crazy little smiles.” This went on for some time before Nolan dropped a bombshell on her. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=ranking-the-batman-movies&captions=true"] “About an hour into the meeting he said ‘Well, I’m sure I don’t have to tell you this, but it’s Catwoman,'” Hathaway said. “And I was shifting into a different gear. ‘Now ok, we’re slinky. We’re slinky. And I hate my shirt. I love my shirt, but I hate it right now. We’re slinky.'” Given how notoriously secretive Nolan is about his projects, Hathaway can be forgiven for not knowing which character she was up for before she went in. And considering his previous Bat-film, The Dark Knight, featured Joker, perhaps Hathaway assumed the sequel would somehow bring in his shrink-turned-girlfriend Harley Quinn. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/10/19/ranking-the-batman-movie-villains"] In the end, Hathaway played Catwoman in Nolan's final Bat-film and Margot Robbie went on to bring Harley Quinn to life in Suicide Squad and Birds of Prey. Hathaway also recently sent well wishes to the screen's next Catwoman, Zoe Kravitz, who will play Selina Kyle in next year's The Batman.

Superman: Man of Tomorrow Animated Movie Cast Revealed

With Justice League Dark: Apokolips War coming to digital next week, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has revealed exciting new details on their next animated DC Universe Movie, Superman: Man of Tomorrow. According to Entertainment Weekly, the film sees "Clark Kent working as an intern for the Daily Planet and learning on the job how to save the city of Metropolis." Darren Criss (Glee, Midway) has been cast in the lead role of Clark Kent, while Star Trek and Heroes' Zachary Quinto will voice his foe, Lex Luthor. Criss is no stranger to DC Comics adaptations, having appeared on The CW's Supergirl and The Flash as the supervillain known as Music Meister. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=7-best-superman-comics-to-learn-about-krypton&captions=true"] The voice cast ensemble of Superman: Man of Tomorrow also includes San Andreas and True Detective's Alexandra Daddario as Lois Lane, Brett Dalton (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) as cosmic bounty hunter Lobo, Ryan Hurst (The Walking Dead) as the supervillain Parasite, and Ike Amadi (Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge) as Martian Manhunter. Jonathan and Martha Kent will be played by Neil Flynn and Bellamy Young, respectively. The film's creative team includes director Chris Palmer, screenwriter Tim Sheridan, and supervising producer Butch Lukic. Superman: Man of Tomorrow is due out this summer on digital, 4K Ultra combo pack, and Blu-ray combo pack. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/superman-red-son-review"] This year also saw the release of another Man of Steel animated movie from WBHE, Superman: Red Son. In our positive review of the film, we praised it as "one of the stronger additions to DC's animated movie library in recent years."

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Will Support Smart Delivery on Xbox Series X

Assassin's Creed Valhalla is the next entry in the long-running series and features Vikings, settlements, raids, and more new additions. It will be playable on current generation hardware, but has also been confirmed as a next-gen game for PS5 and Xbox Series X. Thankfully, Assassin's Creed Valhalla will support Smart Delivery on Xbox Series X as spotted by Shinobi602 on Twitter and confirmed by multiple retailers including Amazon and Best Buy. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=assassins-creed-valhalla-first-screenshots&captions=true"] Smart Delivery allows you to purchase the game once and play it on Xbox One or Xbox Series X, providing you the best possible version for your hardware. This is great news for those who may not be able to get their hands on Xbox Series X right at launch, but still want to jump into Assassin's Creed Valhalla when it launches Holiday 2020 and eventually play it when they upgrade. All of Microsoft's first-party Xbox Game Studios titles will support Smart Delivery including Halo Infinite, Gears 5, and more, but the feature is optional for third-party developers. Currently, the only confirmed third-party title aside from Assassin's Creed Valhalla to support the feature is Cyberpunk 2077. [ignvideo width=610 height=374 url=https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/04/30/assassins-creed-valhalla-official-trailer] We've got plenty more on Assassin's Creed Valhalla including details on Assassin's Creed Valhalla's gameplay and story, as well as a look at the first in-game Valhalla screenshots. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matthew Adler is a News and Features writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter and watch him stream on Twitch.

Matrix 4: John Wick Directors Involved in Action Choreography

John Wick directors Chad Stahelski and David Leitch have confirmed that they are returning to assist on Matrix 4. In an interview with Collider, Stahelski and Leitch, who worked as stunt performers on the original Matrix trilogy, discussed their involvement in the forthcoming instalment, explaining that they had been hired to help out with some of the action design on the sequel. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/02/05/matrix-4-reportedly-enters-production-as-izombie-actor-joins-cast-in-secret-role-ign-news"] "It's more about the creative concept of some of the choreography and backing them up with stuff," said Stahelski, who doubled for Keanu Reeves on the original Matrix movies. "They asked us to help out with the choreography and some of the physical training for the guys. I'm helping out a little bit for a sequence, I think Dave's helping out for a sequence. Lana [Wachowski's] come back with a lot of love to have a pseudo-family reunion, so that's been a lot of fun. It's been good to see a lot of the crew members again. We just finished doing a sequence in San Francisco before the pandemic started." Stahelski also noted that Matrix 4 doesn't have a second unit for its action scenes, as Wachowski opted to direct the sequences herself. "What makes [Lana] so great is she directs her own action," added Stahelski. "We've had second unit directors on some of the Matrixes just because of the logistics involved. But of late, and especially on Matrix 4, she's directing her own action. The second units for them are mostly establishing shots, the B-sides of the some of the compositions for some locations. But Lana, she does her own action. She weaves it into the main unit stuff, which is why their stuff looks so good." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-matrix-4-every-actor-and-character-confirmed-for-the-sequel&captions=true"] Stahelski described Matrix 4 as an "incredibly fun" entry into the groundbreaking sci-fi saga, adding, "I think if you're a fan of the original trilogy you're gonna love this. [It's] coming back with a vengeance." Interestingly, Matrix 4 is currently set for release on May 21, 2021, the same day as John Wick 4 (another Keanu Reeves-fronted film). However, these release dates could yet change, as production on Matrix 4 shut down last month due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which has caused a number of other shifts, shake-ups, and delays in the industry. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

E3 Nintendo Direct in June Reportedly Delayed

Nintendo will reportedly delay its annual E3 Direct broadcast this year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and Japan’s state of emergency orders that have forced more employees to work from home. VentureBeat and Eurogamer both reported that Nintendo’s annual June Direct, which premieres during the week of E3, has been pushed back as Nintendo employees adjust to work-from-home orders. Nintendo has reportedly told partners that it needs more time to develop its first-party games. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-ign-super-mario-review-ever&captions=true"] One of the biggest rumors going into Nintendo’s E3 season was its plans for Mario’s 35th anniversary in September. Supposedly, Nintendo is working on a series of Super Mario remasters, including 3D favorites like Super Mario Galaxy and Mario 64. Nintendo has not settled on a replacement date for its next Direct, but have told third-party developers who might usually get a spot on a Direct that they can reveal their games individually. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2017/01/13/super-mario-odyssey-reveal-trailer"] It has been suggested that Nintendo will reveal its 2020 major releases towards the end of summer. IGN has reached out to Nintendo for comment. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Kim is a reporter for IGN.