Five Rian Johnson Projects to Watch After The Last Jedi
Star Wars: The Last Jedi is undoubtedly Rian Johnson's biggest writing and directing gig yet, but Johnson made a name for himself with a host of unique and beloved films and TV episodes before traveling to a galaxy far, far away.
Johnson started in much lower budget movie fare, but has created a few films heralded for their originality and ability to play with established form. He's also directed a few episodes of Breaking Bad and other shows, with some of his work being heralded as some of the best episodes of TV ever.
AJ Lee’s Life is Becoming a TV Series
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Former WWE Diva's Champion AJ Mendez ("AJ Lee") took to twitter today to announce that the producers behind Nat Geo’s Genius series are currently developing her New York Times Best Seller -- “Crazy is my Superpower: How I Triumphed by Breaking Bones, Breaking Hearts, and Breaking the Rules” -- for television.
A small part of Mendez's life will be seen in the upcoming Dwayne Johnson-produced film Fighting with My Family, about WWE Superstar Paige's parents, when Thea Trinidad (NXT's Zelina Vega) portrays Mendez during some of Paige's famous in-ring moments on the main WWE roster, but now Mendez will get to have her own story told.
Blizzard Job Listing Suggests New Game Will Have Vehicles
A new Blizzard job listing suggests the company's unannounced project will incorporate vehicles.
The listing is for a Senior Software Engineer focusing on creating vehicles in "a robust first-person engine." The ideal candidate must have "proven experience in vehicle handling" and with "real-time rigid body physics and dynamic forces."
It's also important note the candidate needs to be comfortable with adding and working within an established code framework. This may suggest the technology for the unannounced title might already exist.
Job listings for the game last year pointed to Blizzard looking for someone to work on a robust first-person engine for the unannounced project. Another, more recent listing from this year indicated the project may somehow be related to Overwatch.
First-Ever Women’s Royal Rumble Match Announced
At the end of this week's episode of Monday Night RAW, WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon made an appearance to announce that, for the first time in history, the company's female Superstars will perform in a Royal Rumble match at the Royal Rumble PPV on Sunday, January 28th - with the winner receiving a championship opportunity at WrestleMania 34 in April.
While this Rumble match will feature the women from both the RAW and SmackDown brands, we're not sure yet if it will also include female talent from NXT. We're also not sure yet as to how many participants there will be. The men's Rumble has contained, traditionally, 30 competitors, but there's a possibly that the female Rumble could feature fewer combatants.
How Star Wars: Episode 9 Should Handle Carrie Fisher’s Absence
This article contains full spoilers for Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Read on at your own risk.
One of the most bittersweet aspects of Star Wars: The Last Jedi is how much it sets up for General Leia Organa to do. The princess-turned-Resistance leader is a huge part of the movie but, according to everything we know, will not appear in the sequel.
Though Carrie Fisher was initially intended to have a bigger role in Episode IX than she did in Episode VIII, her death in 2016 means that Leia isn't slated to be in the final film in this new Star Wars trilogy. Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy even confirmed that the script for Episode IX was rewritten following Fisher's death so that Leia will not appear.
Dragon Ball FighterZ – 8 Characters That Need to Be in the Game
With the recent announcements of Hit, Goku Black Rose, and Beerus, along with a release date of January 26 that’s inching closer and closer, Dragon Ball FighterZ launch roster of playable characters is starting to look more and more set. However, it’s still missing a number of characters that we feel need to make the cut.
With that said, here are 8 Dragon Ball characters that we still want to see in Dragon Ball FighterZ, and of course, be warned that spoilers for both Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball Super’s all the way through to the most recent arc are ahead.
Destiny 2: Bungie Clarifies Three of Coins Functionality
Bungie has clarified what the new Three of Coins item does exactly.
In a forum post, the developer explained it increases the chances a player will earn an Exotic engram by 50 percent after completing an activity. While players already knew Three of Coins increased their chances of earning exotic gear, they didn't know by how much, due to a vague item description.
Bungie also said Heroic Strikes don't work with the item. As such, the studio is currently working on a fix it hopes to release sometime in early 2018. Later this week, the developer will discuss additional aspects of Destiny 2 it plans to address in the future.
Mario Needs Bigger Nintendo Players in His Roster
With the success of Mario+Rabbids Kingdom Battle, it looks like there’s no genre that the former plumber can't tackle. And if that's true, where else could Mario venture that he hasn't seen before?
Here are five oddball crossovers we’d love to see Mario in next.
While Nintendo and Rare have already had their time in the sun come and go, that doesn't mean the two companies working together in the future is totally impossible. Microsoft has let Rare release games on Nintendo's portable consoles in the past, and...well...the Switch is portable.
What the Disney-Fox Deal Means for TV
Note: This story has been updated to reflect the most recent developments regarding the Fox/Disney merger.
For even more on the Disney Fox Deal, be sure to check out how this new deal makes Disney the most powerful film studio around. Or catch up on the X-Men projects that are on hold due to the merger, and the movies and TV shows Disney is expected to get from Fox.
Wolfenstein 2 Switch Port Studio Revealed
Panic Button, the same development studio that ported Doom and Rocket League to Nintendo Switch, is also behind the upcoming Switch port of Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus.
Machine Games' narrative designer Tommy Tordsson Bjork and senior game designer Andreas Öjerfors revealed Panic Button's involvement in an interview with Gamereactor.
"They're experts at the Switch and now they're experts with the
engine so we work with them, and the Doom version turned out to be really kick-ass on the Switch so I think Wolfenstein will be the same," Öjerfors said.