Tatiana Maslany Previews Orphan Black: Season 3
The web of lies and mysteries on Orphan Black has become more and more complex since Season 1. Sarah Manning's life has spun in ways she couldn't have imagined since she met Beth Childs, and actress Tatiana Maslany has found herself on a similarly wild ride. Maslany plays all of the Project Leda clones but infuses each of them with so much personality and individualism that it's all too easy to forget they have the same face.
Going into Season 3 of the BBC America series, which debuts Saturday night, Clone Club has learned Project Leda isn't the only game in town. There's a whole other set of male duplicates because of the military's Project Castor. The Castor clones, played by Ari Millen, are one of the several threats Sarah and her sisters must face in the upcoming season. IGN participated in a conference call with Maslany and she discussed the role of the Castor clones, key relationships for her many characters, impending threats and more.
4 Unaired Clone Wars Episodes Debut at Celebration
At Star Wars Celebration today, Dave Filoni introduced a premiere screening for a never finished or released story arc from Star Wars: The Clone Wars – “Bad Batch.” All four episodes of the storyline were shown, though in their incomplete form – final animation was never completed, so this was all the earliest, animatic-style animation without any detailed backgrounds, moving lips and many other elements we'd have seen if it had been completed, though the vocals had all been recorded by the cast.
The storyline is another big one for Dee Bradley Baker, the voice of all the clone troopers, as we meet the Bad Batch of the title, a foursome -- Hunter, Tech, Crosshair and Wrecker -- of Clones who came out somehow malformed (like the Clone “99” we met once before), but were then mutated further into a squad of super soldier types, sent on especially dangerous missions. These guys are all highly individualized (including their appearance, as they do not share the same exact face) in both their skill set and armor, with an almost G.I Joe type feel to them. There’s also a hint of a Republic Commando type crew here as well.
Is that BB-8 Hitched to an X-Wing?
A seemingly innocuous model at the Star Wars Celebration shows an iconic character in a new light, and raises theories about the plot for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
The model, which can be seen below, is one of the miniature vehicles on display at the Celebration this weekend. But Entertainment Weekly's Anthony Breznican (who moderated The Force Awakens panel yesterday) noticed something more –– BB-8 hitched to the X-Wing behind the cockpit. This marks the first time BB-8 has been shown in a droid pit, and evokes images of R2-D2 revolving behind Luke Skywalker during frantic dogfights.
How does #BB8 get to Jakku? Maybe he crashed in (Poe Dameron's?) X-Wing ... The Force Awakens #StarWarsCelebration pic.twitter.com/xSk49kDg2i
Destiny: Where’d the House of Wolves Raid Go?
The team of Destin Legarie, Jose Otero, and Fran Mirabella discuss the huge House of Wolves reveal from Bungie this week. Where's the Raid? What did they think? Listen or watch to find out.
Furious 7 Breaks New Record
After today's ticket sales, Furious 7 has passed $1 billion, marking the quickest initial rise in box office history.
It took 17 days for Furious 7 to reach the new milestone –– The Avengers, Avatar and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 all crossed the same mark, but it took them 19 days to do so. Furious 7's total global sales are estimated at about $1.009 billion, with $735 million in overseas tickets, and $274 million in North America.
Last weekend, Universal announced that Furious 7 was the fastest-grossing entry in the Fast and Furious series within 10 days of its debut, with $60.6 million in its second weekend. The second-best grossing in the series, 2013's Fast & Furious 6, passed $238.7 million in domestic sales.
Justice League: Gods & Monsters Gets Comic Prequel
DC has revealed that they'll be publishing a comic book prequel to their upcoming animated movie Justice League: Gods & Monsters. This digital-first series will explore these new versions of Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman before the events of the movie. While most stories will have a solo focus, the comic's final storyline will detail the formation of this world's Justice League.
No writer has been announced for the prequel, though DC did reveal that Thony Silas will draw the series and Francesco Francavilla will provide covers. Check out a preview of the first issue:
In case you missed our trailer debut on Tuesday, Justice League: Gods & Monsters is a new direct-to-DVD movie from producer Bruce Timm (one of the driving forces behind Batman: The Animated Series and its various spinoffs). The film takes place in an alternate universe where very different and more brutal versions of the DC Trinity have risen to power. The film will feature the voice talents of Michael C. Hall as Batman, Benjamin Bratt as Superman and Tamara Taylor as Wonder Woman.
New PlayStation Flash Sale is Action-Packed
The Sony PlayStation Network is offering lots of action-packed games and movies discounted at up to 80 percent off.
Games like Lords of the Fallen, Hotline Miami, Dead Island Riptide and films like The Equalizer, The Maze Runner and many more are included in this flash sale. Here is the full list of games for sale:
- Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I Don’t Know (PS3) – $8.00
Olivia Munn May Have Revealed Her Psylocke Costume
Just days after it was revealed that she had been cast as Psylocke in X-Men: Apocalypse, actress Olivia Munn took to social media to show off what might be her costume for the movie.
In a posting on her Instagram account, Munn captioned the photo, "If the latex fits…"
While that's not definitive proof it's Munn costume in the movie, the design certainly suggests it's her Psylocke wardrobe.
2 Familiar Faces to Return for Independence Day Sequel
Both Bill Pullman and Judd Hirsch will be returning for the upcoming Independence Day sequel, director Roland Emmerich has confirmed.
Emmerich made the announcement in a pair of posts on Twitter, each of which accompanied by a photo of the actor in his respective role from the original film. Here's a look at Hirsch, who played Julius Levinson in ID4.
Princess Leia Wreaks Havoc On-Stage
Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia) took the stage at Star Wars Celebration during her panel today, and while she didn't answer too many big questions or make any major announcements, she did put on quite the performance.
Fisher, accompanied by her French Bulldog, Gary, talked everything from Princess Leia's iconic hair taking two hours to style in the mornings, to the time she and Harrison Ford partied with the Rolling Stones at Monty Python comedian Eric Idle's house.