Gravity Rush 2’s Online Services Closing After a Year
Sony is shutting down the online functionality for Gravity Rush 2 a year after its initial release.
Fans will be locked out of most of the online features come 18th January 2018, it was announced in a blog post on Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan Asia's website. Of course, players will still be able to enjoy Gravity Rush 2's offline modes.
Features also set to be dropped are:
- Sending and receiving challenges
- Ranked Leaderboards
- Sending and receiving Treasure Hints
- Sending, receiving and reviewing Photo Ghosts
Blade Runner 2049’s Denis Villeneuve May Direct Cleopatra Film
Denis Villeneuve, director of the upcoming Blade Runner 2049, is in talks to direct a biopic of Cleopatra according to Variety. The film has been gestating at Sony for quite some time, with Villeneuve the latest director rumored to helm the project.
The film is being produced by Scott Rudin and Amy Pascal, based on a book by Stacy Schiff. Angelina Jolie has been attached to the project in the past, but it is unknown if that is still the case. Less-than-kind words from Rudin about Jolie in relation to this film were leaked as part of the Sony hack, which gives a sense of how long this project has been planned. In the past, Paul Greengrass and James Cameron have been linked to the film, but now it appears to be Villeneuve's project.
Your Name: J.J. Abrams to Produce Live-Action Remake
Director Makoto Shinkai's hit anime film Your Name is getting a live-action adaption at Paramount Pictures, and J.J. Abrams is on board to produce.
According to Deadline, Toho Co. is working with Paramount and Bad Robot to bring the live-action adaptation to theaters around the world, and Arrival screenwriter Eric Heisserer is set to pen the script.
Shinkai expressed his enthusiasm for the live-action adaption, saying, "When such a work is imbued with Hollywood filmmaking, we may see new possibilities that we had been completely unaware of—I am looking forward to the live-action film with excited anticipation."
Liam Neeson: I’m ‘Unretired’ From Action Movies
Turns out Liam Neeson isn't ready to stop kicking butt on the big screen after all.
In March 2015, the Taken and Non-Stop star said he would likely retire from making action films within two years time. "If God spares me and I’m healthy,” Neeson responded when asked how much longer he could star in action films. “But after that, I’ll stop
I think.”
“I’m in a very, career-wise, great place,” Neeson added in the 2015 chat with The Guardian. “The success of certainly the Taken films, Hollywood seems to see me in a different light. I get sent quite a few action-oriented scripts, which is great. I’m not knocking it. It’s very flattering. But there is a limit, of course.”
Marvel Legacy’s Big Questions Addressed by Marvel EiC
Marvel Legacy #1 by Jason Aaron, Esad Ribic and a host of other Marvel artists is here and it’s filled with huge revelations about the Marvel Universe that set up the publisher’s next relaunch. We conducted an email interview with Marvel Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso about what to make of these big twists and turns (including that big character return they've been teasing).
Warning: this article contains full spoilers for Marvel Legacy #1!
Art by Esad Ribic. (Marvel Comics)
Hellboy: Perlman Refuses to Talk Anymore About Reboot
Former Hellboy star Ron Perlman is refusing to answer questions from fans about his thoughts on the upcoming reboot, which stars David Harbour as its titular lead.
When asked during an AMA on Reddit how he feels about the upcoming movie in light of the photos that were recently revealed, which offer a first look at Harbour's Hellboy, Perlman replied, "I've made my peace with it. I refuse to answer any questions about it."
Perlman starred as Hellboy in Guillermo del Toro's 2004 live-action adaption, as well as the 2008 sequel, Hellboy II: The Golden Army. He also voiced the character in a couple of TV movies, as well as the 2008 video game Hellboy: The Science of Evil.
Who Is Wonder Woman’s Brother?
This week is a big ones for DC fans following the ongoing DC Rebirth saga. Wonder Woman #31, Action Comics #988 and Detective Comics #965 have offered new insight into ongoing mysteries like the identity of Mr. Oz and the whereabouts of Wonder Woman's long-lost twin brother. Scroll down to find out what big developments unfolded this week.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Wonder Woman #31, Action Comics #988 and Detective Comics #965!
James Cameron, Deadpool Director Talk Terminator Reboot
James Cameron and Tim Miller have come forward to share new details about the upcoming Terminator reboot, which will be released in theaters on July 26, 2019.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Cameron offered a few hints about the film's story, shedding light on how Arnold Schwarzenegger's character will be handled in the film."The beauty of it is: He's a cyborg," he said, explaining that because the organic component is on the outside, he would appear to age normally.
"There's this idea that flesh sort of sheaths over a metal endo-skeleton. So that would age normally. So, obviously he's one that's been in action and operation for a long time," Cameron said. Last month, Cameron hinted at Schwarzenegger's role in the upcoming film, teasing the possibility of him playing the person whose DNA was used as the basis for the T-800.
Elite: Dangerous’ Mysterious Aliens Start Attacking Players
The fifth major update of the Horizons season has been released for Elite: Dangerous, bringing with it the arrival of the Thargoids.
Dubbed Horizons 2.4 – The Return, the new update features an ongoing story arc where commanders find themselves caught up in a battle against the mysterious aliens, whose history dates back the release of the original Elite in 1984. Players will need to employ new strategies and develop new technologies in order to contend with the threat the Thargoids pose to humanity.
The story of the Thargoids can be found in the extended fiction of the Elite franchise, as well as Frontier: Elite II and Frontier: First Encounters. The events that transpire in Elite: Dangerous are set over 50 since those of Frontier: First Encounters.
TWD Cast and Creators Talk What It Means to Reach Episode 100
When The Walking Dead debuted in 2010, few would have predicted it would become one of the most successful TV series airing today. But the series not only found an audience, it found a huge one – turning it into a massive international hit.
When The Walking Dead returns for Season 8 on October 22nd, it will kick off with a season premiere that also serves as the show’s 100th episode. During a visit to the Atlanta set of the series, while episode 100 was being filmed, we got to see a couple of different scenes being filmed – scenes that would turn out to be the ones that bookend the Season 8 trailer that debuted during San Diego Comic-Con.
In the first, Father Gabriel (Seth Gilliam) finds himself in big trouble, as he's confronted by Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), who warns Gabriel he better have his “s**tin’ pants” on. The other scene certainly raised eyebrows, as it found Rick (Andrew Lincoln) looking many years older. Rick wasn’t the only character in that scene, but for now, we’ll stay quiet on who else he was interacting with…