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Harrison Ford’s Contributions to Solo: A Star Wars Story
Harrison Ford contributed to Solo: A Star Wars Story by helping the new Han Solo (Alden Ehrenreich) and director Ron Howard capture the essence of the beloved character.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy said Ford provided Ehrenreich with some valuable insight about what makes Han so special. Ford recalled how George Lucas developed Han in the original trilogy when he met with the new Solo actor.
"What
did so beautifully for Alden was he talked a lot about what he remembered when he first read Star Wars, and what George had done with Han," Kennedy said. "Who the character was and the conversations he had for so many years with George about how that character developed."
Labyrinth of Refrain, More NIS Titles Coming West in 2018
During its annual press event, NIS America made several announcements regarding when those in the west can expect to play the publisher's lineup of upcoming titles.
Here's an overview of all the big news that was revealed during the livestream:
Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk will get a physical and digital release for PS4 and Switch, as well PC via Steam, this fall in North America and Europe. The game was released last year in Japan for PS4, and for Vita in 2016.
An $80 USD Limited Edition—containing an art book, soundtrack, lapel pin set, and more—is now available for preorder for PS4 and Switch.
Comparing Luke and Rey’s Cave Visions
One of the most dissected scenes in Star Wars: The Last Jedi is Rey’s foray into the cave on Ahch-To. The film, especially on a first viewing, is wrought with tension, and nothing encapsulates this more clearly than Rey’s journey of self-discovery. This metaphor is a consistent trope in film and literature, and often does more to put the spotlight on specific characters than might be at first perceived. Not unlike Luke’s Force vision in The Empire Strikes Back, the cave reveals the truth of what lies beneath the surface of the hero.
An exploration of the cave is a motif that has been around since the days of the Greek philosopher Plato. Plato believed that the cave investigates the confusion between what is authentic and what is false. In other words, it’s so much more than a spelunking field trip. It’s a physical journey as well as a metaphorical journey into self-discovery. Rey explores the depths of the cave, but, in all actuality, is looking inside of herself to discover the truth of who she actually is.
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Top Zelda: Ocarina of Time Speedrunner Nails Insane Record
Torje Amundsen has a pretty unique ability: he can beat Ocarina of time for the Nintendo 64 in just over 17 minutes. Of course, a game that should take upwards of 20 hours to complete being finished in less than 20 requires all sorts of special skips and glitches, but for Torje, finding these exploits is just part of the charm that Ocarina of Time speedrunning has to offer.
I spoke with Torje about what it’s like to speedrun this particular game, and how speedrunning has affected his as a whole. Here’s what he had to say.
IGN: First off, is streaming and speedrunning a full-time job for you? What is your normal daily routine on a day you plan on streaming?
Why Clark Gregg Wasn’t in MCU’s 10-Year Class Photo
Clark Gregg has revealed why he wasn't in the photo celebrating 10 years of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Earlier this week, Marvel Studios released a 10-year class photo that includes a bunch of actors and filmmakers who've been involved in the MCU. Gregg, however, couldn't make it because he was busy at New York Comic-Con.
The Phil Coulson actor replied to Marvel Studios' 10-year class photo post on Twitter, explaining why he wasn't there. "So sad I couldn’t make this shoot. Honored to be part of MCU. I was proudly repping
Kingdom Hearts 3: Monsters Inc. World Announced
Kingdom Hearts 3 will include a world themed after Monsters Inc. - the second Pixar franchise to be added to the upcoming RPG.
Announced alongside a raft of new details at today's D23 Expo in Japan, the world features Sora, Goofy and Donald turned into monsters, and sees them meeting Sulley, Mike and Boo. Sulley and Mike
A new gameplay trailer also revealed the return of Marluxia and Vanitas, both of whom were antagonists in previous Kingdom Hearts titles. Marluxia also mentions that he is part of a "New" Organization XIII, the league of antagonists from previous games.
Many smaller elements were also shown or mentioned during the conference as a whole: Gummi Ship sections will now be split into "open-world style" exploration phases and battle phases. A new mini-game was also shown briefly, which looked to be aping Game & Watch games in style. Tangled's Rapunzel was also shown as party character, exploring a city environment and using her hair to attack and traverse the world.
Podcast: Venom, Deadpool 2, Joker, Solo and Cloverfield
Welcome back to the IGN Movies Podcast! Jim Vejvoda, Tom Jorgensen and Joshua Yehl talk about the glut of comic book movie trailers that dropped this week, from Venom, Deadpool 2, and Marvel's The Avengers: Infinity War.
We dive into the big DC movie news about Joaquin Phoenix being up for the role of Joker in a standalone film and Michael Bay possibly directing Lobo.
We also discuss Netflix's surprise drop of The Cloverfield Paradox after the Super Bowl and share our thoughts on the film, as well as our reactions to the first trailer for Solo: A Star Wars Story.
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What Was Your Favorite New Movie Trailer This Week?
Between the Super Bowl and all the big movies attaching previews before the upcoming release of Black Panther, this week saw a larger than usual amount of new movie trailers and TV spots released.
Solo: A Star Wars Story, Marvel's The Avengers: Infinity War, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Mission: Impossible - Fallout, and Skyscraper were among the upcoming films that received Big Game spots. A trailer for the third Cloverfield film, officially titled The Cloverfield Paradox, also aired during the Super Bowl, ahead of its surprise debut on Netflix immediately after the game.