Disney Removing Frozen Short From Coco Screenings
The Frozen short Olaf's Frozen Adventure will soon no longer play before Coco screenings.
Entertainment Weekly reports Disney is removing the 22-minute short on December 8. Since Coco opened on November 22, audiences have had to sit through roughly 40 minutes of previews, trailers, and the short before finally being able to watch Pixar's latest film.
While some have suggested removing Olaf's Frozen Adventure is a response to poor audience reception, Disney has since released a statement saying the short was always meant to have a limited theatrical run.
"This was always promoted as a limited run so it’s not really a story — the end of our Olaf theatrical play is coming next week,” a Disney representative told EW. “All our ads and messaging called it as such.”
How Han Solo’s Death Affects Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Two years ago, Star Wars: The Force Awakens delivered one major blow to the Star Wars canon when Kylo Ren killed Han Solo. With the upcoming Star Wars: The Last Jedi picking up not long after the events of the previous film, the impact of Han Solo's death will have major resonance on at least some of the characters who knew him best.
"Rey at least is very much affected by it," Daisy Ridley said at the Star Wars: The Last Jedi press conference. "Rey is a character that's been alone for a really long time, and she's really open to love and friendship, so Finn and BB-8 come along and it's amazing, and then Han, without trying to, she seeks something from him because there's an intimacy and there's a sort of figure of something she's never dreamed of for her that gets snatched away. Everything's new to her, so she's understanding things in a different way.
Kojima, del Toro, Reedus Confirmed for The Game Awards
Update: In addition to Hideo Kojima and Guillermo del Toro, Norman Reedus will also appear at The Game Awards this year.
"Norman Reedus will join us live to present
on Thursday night!" Geoff Keighley said in a post on Twitter. With Kojima, del Toro, and now Reedus all confirmed to appear at the show, it's safe to say there's a good chance new footage of Death Stranding will be shown.
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Death Stranding director Hideo Kojima and filmmaker Guillermo del Toro will be presenters at The Game Awards 2017.
Rian Johnson’s Plans for a New Star Wars Trilogy
There's no greater vote of confidence for director Rian Johnson's work with Star Wars: The Last Jedi than the fact he's already been announced as the director of a new standalone Star Wars trilogy set in a previously unexplored corner of the galaxy.
But just how much flexibility will he really have to "introduce new characters from a corner of the galaxy that Star Wars lore has never before explored," as the announcement of the new trilogy promised? Can this new series of films really extricate itself from the legacy of the Skywalkers? Johnson promises that is absolutely the intent.
Bloodborne Dataminer Discovers Bosses Cut From Game
A Bloodborne dataminer has discovered several bosses cut from the final game.
YouTuber Sanadsk specializes in uncovering hidden content and lore in the Souls series. Recently he's offered a new look at some of these unused Bloodborne enemies and even an NPC, which were scrapped for unknown reasons.
You can check out his video here and an image gallery of some of the bosses below. One of the enemies, as you can see, is some sort of a three-headed demon with wings. There's also a scholar NPC who, according to Sanadsk, players would encounter in Byrgenwerth.
Cuphead Patch Fixes Bugs, Removes Exploits
Studio MDHR has released a patch for Cuphead that features a number of changes, including gameplay balance adjustments, bug fixes, and the removal of some exploits.
According to the developer's patch notes, v1.1.3 fixes everything from various freezing and crashing issues to incorrect hit boxes and collision bugs. The patch also adds a "spooky Mausoleum announcer," as well as an extra coat of polish to the game's art and animation.
There's a whole lot more included in patch v1.1.3, the full rundown of which you can check out below:
- Fixed various freezes caused by controller disconnection/reconnection
Dwayne Johnson on His Fast and Furious Spin-off
Dwayne Johnson is ready to reprise his role as Hobbs in the Fast and Furious spin-off, and he's teasing "a lot of surprises."
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Johnson teased some "big stars" may join the spin-off, with series veteran Chris Morgan penning the script. He also elaborated on what his goals are for the film, as well as the franchise.
Universal Studios is looking at a 2019 release for the film, which will focus on Johnson's character, Hobbs, and Jason Statham's character, Shaw. The studio first thought about a potential spin-off in 2013, around the release of Fast & Furious 6, but after seeing Johnson and Statham together in Fate of the Furious, the spin-off began to take shape around those characters.
Margot Robbie: ‘Totally Separate’ Harley Quinn Movie in the Works
Margot Robbie is developing a Harley Quinn movie completely separate from the ones already announced.
In an interview with MTV News, Robbie revealed she has been working on the movie for the past two years, and it will feature the "girl gang" Harley was missing in Suicide Squad.
"I've been working on a separate spin-off for Harley for a while now," Robbie said, going on to share her desire to see Harley with other women. "I kept saying it while we were filming Suicide Squad. I was like, 'She needs her girlfriends.'" The movie will involve her own production company, LuckyChap Entertainment.
The Overwatch House Competes in a Talent Show
Welcome back to Brick Battles, our new stop-motion animated series that brings your favorite video game worlds to life. Each episode is made in conjunction with the talented folks at Digital Wizard Studios, and for this first season we're focusing on Blizzard's popular hero shooter, Overwatch.
In Episode 3, the Overwatch heroes compete in a talent show. Watch "Overwatch Got Talent" in the video player above to see the mayhem that ensues as the heroes compete for a lifetime supply of loot boxes.
Pikachu Named Ambassador of Osaka
Pikachu and Hello Kitty are the cultural ambassadors of Osaka, Japan.
The Verge reports Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono adorned the pair of mascots with the honour in a bid to promote the country's bid to host The World Expo in 2025.
The expo takes place every five years to discuss universal challenges of our time, and the location is chosen by the Bureau International des Expositions.
Dubai is set to host in 2020 while France, Russia, and Azerbaijan are Japan's competition to hold the expo in 2025.
What this new title means for the mascots is unclear at this time, with Kono simply asking that the duo "...represent Japan and proactively (promote) the attraction of Osaka inside and outside of the country.”