Brett Ratner Says He’s Directing Rush Hour 4, the Movie’s Producers Say Otherwise
Brett Ratner reportedly is claiming he's set to direct Rush Hour 4, despite the movie's producers saying otherwise.
THR reports Ratner is telling associates he's directing the project, allegedly hoping the fourth film in the action-comedy franchise would be the start of his comeback after he was accused of sexual misconduct several months ago.
According to THR, studio sources have said working with him on another film would be "'a suicide mission," following sexual misconduct allegations by several women against Ratner months ago.
"Brett has been walking around town telling people he's going to direct a Rush Hour movie because it's his only way back in," a high-level executive told THR. "He's trying to make believe he's employable."
Summer TV: 22 Shows We Can’t Wait to Watch
If you're looking to cool off this summer and remain indoors, TV - as usual - has got you covered.
With Netflix unleashing new seasons of GLOW and Marvel's Luke Cage, along with debuting Matt Groening's Disenchantment and probably a dozen other shows we don't even know are coming yet, you'll have plenty of binges to bask in. Plus, Amazon, right at the end of the season, will launch Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan starring John Krasisnski in the role that Harrison Ford and Alec Baldwin (and Ben Affleck, we guess) made famous on the big screen.
We'll also get Stephen King-verse series Castle Rock on Hulu, Marvel's Cloak and Dagger on Freeform, the long-awaited return of Lucha Underground, new Better Call Saul, and much more.
Every Type Of Pokémon Fan Should Be Very Happy Right Now
The Pokémon Company – together with Game Freak and Niantic – announced not one, but three new Pokémon games that will launch within the next year and a half. Pokémon Quest for the Nintendo Switch and mobile, which was available for free on Switch immediately after the announcement; Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee for the Switch, to be released on November 16; and a core RPG title, also for the Switch, planned for 2019.
Fortnite: Blitz Showdown is Here and Offers V-Bucks as Prizes
Blitz Showdown is Fortnite's newest limited time mode and allows players to win prizes for scoring high.
Similar to the first Fortnite Solo Showdown, players are asked to play 25 matches where your placement and number of kills determine your score. The top 100 players, this time separated by region, will earn V-Bucks.
So what's different this time? For starters, each region will have its own top 100 players and set of prizes. The two North American servers count as one. This mode is also based on Blitz, a different limited time mode that speeds up storm times and forces you to play at a quicker pace.
Smallville Almost Had a Green Arrow and Lois Lane Spinoff Called Metropolis
Smallville’s Justin Hartley has revealed that his character of Oliver Queen almost headed to Metropolis for his own spinoff series alongside Erica Durance’s Lois Lane.
The spinoff news comes from Hartley himself who appeared on his former co-star Michael Rosenbaum’s (Lex Luthor) Inside of You podcast, as reported by Screenrant.
“While I was on the show, while I was on Smallville, there were several different spinoff ideas that they had,” Hartley said. “They wanted to do a spinoff called Metropolis or something like that, I heard whispers of that. It was Lois and Oliver in Metropolis and whatever that was. They were trying to extend the life of the show.”
Why Halo Infinite’s Story Should Go the Battlefield Route
We recently saw the official announcement of Battlefield V, and among the details we discovered was an intriguing announcement regarding its single player. In lieu of a typical story campaign focused on one character, as has been the case with most earlier entries, the game will continue with Battlefield 1’s War Stories approach. The Stories switched perspective between multiple characters that offered different looks at the Great War from soldiers of different nationalities, from a pair of brothers who enlisted days after their birthday to a former chauffeur turned tank driver.
Hasbro Planning New Power Rangers Movies
Hasbro wants to develop new Power Rangers movies after recently purchasing the brand from Saban Properties for $522 million.
Per Tokunation, Hasbro chairman and CEO Brian Goldner made a statement at the Hasbro Strategic Decisions Conference about how the Power Rangers brand is currently "undervalued."
As such, Hasbro is planning on making new Power Rangers films, toys, games and much more. However, Goldner did not specfically mention if the new movies will continue the story from the 2017 reboot.
Destiny 2 Bug Stopped Players Earning One of the Game’s Best Weapons
Bungie has confirmed that the exclusive reward for this week's Nightfall is bugged, so players hoping to get their hands on the D.F.A. hand cannon are all out of luck.
Destiny 2's Nightfall strikes aren't dropping their exclusive rewards, Bungie confirmed on Twitter, meaning that players who have been running strikes trying to get one of the best hand canons in the game have effectively wasted hours of their time.
We have confirmed that Nightfall exclusive rewards are not currently dropping for Destiny 2 base and Curse of Osiris strikes. We are actively investigating. https://t.co/ivO0754s01
J.K. Rowling Is Already Writing Fantastic Beasts 3 Script
J.K. Rowling has revealed she's already started writing the screenplay for Fantastic Beasts 3.
Rowling told fans the news in an online Q&A hosted on the author's website. “I’ve just finished the fourth Galbraith novel, Lethal White, and I’m now writing the screenplay for Fantastic Beasts 3,” Rowling said, referring to thrillers she writes under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith.
The third Fantastic Beasts film won't be hitting theaters until 2020, while Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald comes out in just a few months.
Though Rowling did not provide any story details about Fantastic Beasts 3, she did discuss what her role is like as a producer on these movies. It sounds as though while the author does have creative input on the films, most of her collaboration comes early in the filmmaking process.
Get Your Own Jurassic World 2: Fallen Kingdom Life-Size Baby Blue for $1000
Chronicle Collectibles, purveyor of nifty Jurassic Park-themed toys, has unveiled the newest addition to its collection in the form of a life-sized baby velociraptor.
Baby Blue popped up in the Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom trailer and looked so adorable that Chronicle Collectibles made a life-size replica that you can pre-order today for $999.
The limited edition statue was made using "direct digital assets from Industrial Light & Magic" and is boasted to be the "most screen accurate representation that will ever be made."