New Vinyl Trailer Debuts
HBO released an all-new trailer for their upcoming '70s music scene series, Vinyl, from producers Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger.
Created by Boardwalk Empire's Terence Winter, and starring Boardwalk's Bobby Cannavale, Vinyl is set in 1970s New York and features a ride through the sex and drug-addled music business at the dawn of punk, disco, and hip-hop as seen through the eyes of a record label president, Richie Finestra (Cannavale), who is trying to save his company and his soul without destroying everyone in his path.
Vinyl also stars Olivia Wilde, Ray Romano, Ato Essandoh, Max Casella, P.J. Byrne, J.C. MacKenzie, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, Juno Temple, Jack Quaid, James Jagger and Paul Ben-Victor.
Konami May Be Making Metal Gear Pachinko
The Metal Gear Solid franchise may be coming to pachinko, if a new trademark filed by Konami Parlor Entertainment (KPE) is any indication.
First spotted by Kotaku, Konami has filed a "Big Boss" trademark in specific relation to video games and board games, as well as smartphone games, medal games, slot machines, and pachinko machines. The following image was included in the trademark filing.
Sword Art Online Animated Movie Announced
The popular anime series Sword Art Online is getting an movie adaptation, A-1 Pictures revealed at the Dengeki Bunko Autumn Festival this weekend.
According to the Sword Art announcement, the film will tell a completely new story, written by series creator Reki Kawahara. Tomohiko Ito is signed on to direct and character designer Shingo Adachi will be returning as well.
For a sneak peak at what to expect, check out the announcement trailer (via Anime News Network) below.
Watch a South Park: Season 18 Deleted Scene
South Park: Season 18 is coming to Blu-ray and DVD, which means there are plenty of special features to explore. In this deleted scene, Butters finds it hard to keep a grip on reality.
The special features on the home video release of South Park: Season 18 include more deleted scenes, social commentary on all the episodes and mini commentaries by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of South Park. Season 18 will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on October 6th.
Terri Schwartz is Entertainment Editor at IGN. Follow her on Twitter at @Terri_Schwartz.
The Flash’s Return is This Week’s TV Highlight
Halloween approaches as both The Walking Dead and American Horror Story premiere this week along with most of The CW's fall line-up - including Arrow, Vampire Diaries, The Originals, iZombie, and Supernatural.
But the highlight pick for the week goes to The Flash and its Season 2 premiere, "The Man Who Saved Central City." Coming off a speedy, stellar freshman season, The Flash shows no signs of slowing down as more villains and obstacles barrel toward Barry, setting up The CW's big midseason spinoff series, DC's Legends of Tomorrow. Plus, the season premiere features former WWE superstar Adam Copeland - AKA Edge - as the villain Atom Smasher - a baddie who can absorb radiation and grow to giant proportions. You can read IGN's chat with The Flash's showunner about all the big new characters coming to Season 2, like Jay Garrick, Wally West, and Zoom here.
Shin Megami Tensei 4 Final Revealed
Atlus has revealed a new Shin Megami Tensi IV game coming to 3DS.
According to Persona Central (via Famitsu), Shin Megami Tensei IV Final will be an all-new game set in the same world. It is not a remake of the 2013 RPG.
A teaser site has been set up for the new game, with more details expected to be revealed in a live stream on October 11 at 19:00 in Japan or 3:00 am PDT/6:00 am EDT.
Back to the Future’s Pepsi Perfect Really Is Coming Out
Despite what widely shared Facebook images have been claiming for the last several years, October 21, 2015 is the actual date Marty McFly travels to in Back to the Future Part II. To celebrate the upcoming date, Pepsi will be release 6,500 limited edition bottles of Pepsi Perfect online.
Pepsi Perfect is the drink Marty orders at "Cafe '80s" in Back to the Future Part II, and the real-life version will measure 16.9 ounces and come in a special collectible case. According to The A/V Club, the bottles will cost $20.15, because duh, and details for purchasing the bottles will be made available via Pepsi's social media feeds.
Brad Bird Says Tomrrowland Was Misinterprated
With Tomorrowland hitting Blu-ray and DVD today in the UK, Brad Bird tells us why his “challenging” film was a much tougher sell than Hollywood’s franchise obsession with “playing the same tunes over and over” and also professes his love for downbeat sci-fi.
IGN: Tomorrowland is one of those increasingly rare blockbusters that’s an original concept and not based on an existing property. Since you started making movies, is that becoming a tougher prospect to get off the ground and then get audiences to embrace?
Brad Bird: Of course. Marketing is incredibly important and I’ve had movies that have been marketed and I’ve had movies that haven’t. So I know how important it is, particularly when you’re a film of any
Cop Car Director: “We Thought Nobody Would Make It”
The director of the upcoming Spider-Man reboot on the film that got him noticed by Marvel: a tense, low-budget rural thriller starring Kevin Bacon about two kids who stumble across a cop car belonging to a corrupt policeman, desperate to get back what he’s stashed in his car’s trunk...
IGN: What’s immediately noticeable about Cop Car is its small cast and deserted rural locations, which presumably makes it a manageable concept for a low-budget indie thriller. Was that a consideration when developing it?
Watts: That’s my hometown where we shot it. When
Chris Ford and I were originally writing it, we never thought anyone would want to make it! But that gives you a sort of freedom. It wasn’t even as calculating as thinking, ‘This would be a manageable budget’, or whatever. But everything about it was just really straightforward and stripped down, from the dialogue to the execution; it all just came out that way pretty naturally. There was nothing that was compromised because we made it for a low budget. It just was an idea pitched on that level. So it was sort of perfect.
Happy Bond, James Bond Day
Did you know today is Global James Bond Day, the anniversary of the theatrical release of Dr. No, the first Bond film? Well, now you do!
In honor of that, we'd like to tell you about our trip to the Mexico City set of SPECTRE back in March, during which time the filmmakers pulled back the curtain of secrecy a bit to shed light on the highly anticipated 24th entry in the venerable franchise.
Here are some highlights of what we learned on set:
"It’s a grey and windy day in Mexico City and production on the elaborate opening sequence for Spectre AKA Bond 24 is under way," we reported in March. We observed the production team filming a section of the intricate Day of the Dead action scene that opens the movie; one which producer Michael G. Wilson calls "the biggest" they’ve done to date.