Discovery: Latif Talks Lt. Ash Tyler’s Journey
This week's episode of Star Trek: Discovery was a big one, with a major plot point involving Shazad Latif's Lt. Ash Tyler coming to a head. I spoke to the actor about the events of the episode, "The Wolf Inside" (click here for our review), to get his take on all the craziness, but of course be warned...
Full spoilers follow for Star Trek: Discovery up until this point.
Shazad Latif as Lt. Ash Tyler
Gravity Rush 2 Online Server Shutdown Delayed
Gravity Rush 2's online functionality will remain active for several more months.
Sony announced last September it would shut down the game's online servers on January 18, only a year after Gravity Rush 2's release. However, as spotted by Reddit user Hartia, Sony has now delayed the server shutdown to July 18 at 10pm PT (July 19 at 1am ET/6am UK/4pm AET).
Gravity Rush 2 in-game online server shutdown notice, image via Reddit user Hartia
Handmaid’s Tale Season 2 Will Be ‘Darker’ and Visit the Colonies
The Handmaid's Tale wasn't the most cheerful series when it debuted on Hulu last year, but star Elisabeth Moss warns that Season 2 is "a dark season -- it's arguably darker than Season 1, if that's possible."
Speaking at the Television Critics Association winter press tour, Moss and executive producers Bruce Miller and Warren Littlefield offered a few hints about the hotly anticipated sophomore season, which will premiere the first two installments of its 13-episode season on April 25.
But don't despair -- despite the "horror and cruelty and dread in this situation," Miller said, "there’s
a lot of absurdity" that allows June (aka Offred) to slip in moments of sardonic humor and help to cut the tension. "I think June is funny," he added, noting that when our heroine is trapped by circumstances that mean she has to keep her "Offred" persona in place, "we try to make sure that June is alive and well in there, and the access to that is always the humor."
Sylvester Stallone Teases The Expendables 4
It appears Sylvester Stallone is coming back for a fourth The Expendables movie after all.
Despite reports last year suggesting Stallone left the franchise, the actor recently shared a couple Instagram posts teasing The Expendables 4. One of the posts features an image of Stallone as Barney Ross and Jason Statham as Lee Christmas with the following caption: "Just when you thought it was safe to go outside…They're coming back!"
Image via Sylvester Stallone on Instagram
James Cameron Gives Avatar Update
Avatar filmmaker James Cameron has provided an update on his long-awaited Avatar sequels, saying he "can't afford for it not to work" because he's working with such a massive budget.
"It doesn't matter how much you dress it up with great production design and great visual effects. If the story is not working, if you don't connect to the characters, it's just simply not going to work," Cameron said at the TCA (Television Critics Association) press tour for his new AMC show Visionaries: James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction.
"Of course, we can't afford for it not to work, the budget level that we are dealing with. But, of course, you always have to give yourself permission as an artist to fail no matter what the stakes are," he added. "You've got to try stuff. The least safe thing you can do is try to be safe."
George Clooney Coming to Hulu for Catch-22 Series
George Clooney is coming back to TV for a new series, thanks to Hulu.
The streaming network has ordered a six-part limited series based on the iconic novel Catch-22, which Clooney will produce, direct and appear in. Clooney will produce through his Smokehouse Pictures production company, alongside Paramount TV and Anonymous Content.
Hulu describes Catch-22 as the story of the incomparable, artful dodger, Yossarian, a US Air Force bombardier in World War II who is furious because thousands of people he has never met are trying to kill him. But his real problem is not the enemy, but rather his own army which keeps increasing the number of missions the men must fly to complete their service. Yet if Yossarian makes any attempt to avoid his military assignments, he’ll be in violation of Catch-22, a hilariously sinister bureaucratic rule which specifies that a concern for one’s own safety in the face of dangers which are real and immediate is the process of a rational mind; a man is considered insane if he willingly continues to fly dangerous combat missions, but a request to be removed from duty is evidence of sanity and therefore makes him ineligible to be relieved from duty.
Handmaid’s Tale: Season 2 Premiere Date Announced by Hulu
The Handmaid's Tale: Season 2 will return on April 25th, Hulu announced as part of the streaming service's 2018 winter TV Critics' Association press tour presentation.
The second season will kick off with two episodes dropping on Hulu on Wednesday, April 25th. Each subsequent episode of Handmaid's Tale's 13-episode season will be released on Wednesdays. Check out new images released from Season 2 below:
Per Hulu, Season 2 "will be shaped by Offred’s pregnancy and her ongoing fight to free her future child from the dystopian horrors of Gilead. 'Gilead is within you' is a favorite saying of Aunt Lydia. In Season 2, Offred and all characters will fight against – or succumb to – this dark truth."
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Horizon Zero Dawn Leads DICE Awards Nominees
The nominees for the 21st DICE Awards have been revealed, and Horizon Zero Dawn leads the pack with a whopping 10 nominations.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild received a total of six nominations, while Cuphead, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, and Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, each garnered five.
The nominees for Game of the Year include Horizon: Zero Dawn, Cuphead, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, and Super Mario Odyssey.
Check out the full list of nominees below:
- Cuphead
- For Honor
- Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
- Horizon Zero Dawn
- Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
The Walking Dead Gets Season 9 Renewal and New Showrunner
The Walking Dead has been renewed for Season 9, but there are changes afoot.
Writer and co-executive producer Angela Kang is being promoted to showrunner for the upcoming season, which will premiere in late 2018, while current showrunner Scott Gimple is being elevated to a new role as Chief Content Officer of what AMC describes as "the entire Dead television universe, including The Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead, and potential brand extensions on a variety of platforms."
The move makes sense as The Walking Dead and Fear begin to converge -- this season will see Walking Dead character Morgan Jones (Lennie James) cross over to Fear, and Gimple was recently added as an executive producer on the prequel series. The vote of confidence in Gimple from AMC seems to hint that there may be more spinoffs or companion shows ahead.