Metal Gear Movie Gets a New Screenwriter
Remember the Metal Gear Solid movie announced in 2012? Well it's apparently still happening, and it has a new screenwriter!
Deadline reports that up-and-coming British writer Jay Basu has been hired by Sony Pictures to pen the film, helmed by The Kings of Summer directer Jordan Vogt-Roberts. Basu's most prolific credit to date is as a co-writer on last year's Monsters: Dark Continent, but he's nonetheless in demand - Universal tapped him last year for their classic monster movie relaunch.
News on the Metal Gear movie front has been worryingly quiet of late, so at least this confirms the project is still going ahead. Last year, Deadline reported it was taking a while to get the studio and Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima on the same page regarding the direction of the flick.
Two Astronauts Begin One-Year Stay on ISS
The US and Russian space agencies have each sent one astronaut to the International Space Station for a one year stay in the hopes of determining the viability of a manned mission to Mars.
Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko lifted off from Kazakhstan on Friday in a Soyuz spacecraft, joined by Gennady Padalka who will spend a regular six month shift on the ISS. The mission is to determine the effects of a long-term stay in near earth orbit before governments or private companies begin sending astronauts to the red planet.
While on the spacecraft, Kelly and Kernienko will perform regular fitness tests to see what effect space is having on their bodies, while on the ground Kelly's twin brother will undergo comparitive tests like giving blood and psychological evaluations to make it easier to establish how each person's body is changing in their respective environments.
Suicide Squad Adds 2 More Cast Members
Suicide Squad is about to start filming in Toronto, and casting news continues to come in, with Scott Eastwood (Fury) and Raymond Olubowale (Pixels) as the latest two actors attached to the film.
According to etalk, Eastwood (Clint Eastwood's son) confirmed that he's in Toronto working on the film. "I'm doing a movie up there called 'Suicide Squad,'" he told the site. The actor, who previously worked with director David Ayer on Fury, didn't reveal his role.
Scott Eastwood in Fury and Raymond Olubowale
Marvel Sets the Record Straight on Spider-Man Peter Parker
At Marvel Comics' From Black Vortex to Secret Wars panel at this past weekend's Emerald City Comic-Con, Marvel Comics talent scout C.B. Cebulski clarified that Spider-Man Peter Parker would still be around even though Ultimate Spider-Man Miles Morales will be a part of the main Marvel Universe after Secret Wars.
According to Newsarama, a fan ask asked whether Miles would be the main Spider-Man moving forward, to which Cebulski replied, "Peter Parker is still gonna be around. He's not going anywhere."
Deadpool Movie Adds a Grant Morrison Character
Another Marvel Comics character has been added to the ranks of the Deadpool movie.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, unknown actress Brianna Hildebrand will play the role of Negasonic Teenage Warhead in the 20th Century Fox production, which is now filming in Vancouver.
Negasonic Teenage Warhead
Adam West and Burt Ward Returning as Batman and Robin for Animated Movie
Stars of the 1966 live-action Batman television series Adam West and Burt Ward will return as the Caped Crusaders in an animated film.
The currently untitled animated 90-minute feature is set to be released in 2016 to commemorate with the 50th anniversary of the duo''s campy television series. West and Ward announced the animated film on a Batman Panel at the Mad Monster Party this weekend. You can see the announcement below via Consequence of Sound.
"You can look forward to a new animated Batman full-length 90-minute feature coming out on the fiftieth anniversary," says Ward in the clip. "One of possibly two--but for sure one--that Adam and I are going to be doing the voices for."
Adam West and Burt Ward Returning as Batman and Robin for Animated Movie
Stars of the 1966 live-action Batman television series Adam West and Burt Ward will return as the Caped Crusaders in an animated film.
The currently untitled animated 90-minute feature is set to be released in 2016 to commemorate with the 50th anniversary of the duo''s campy television series. West and Ward announced the animated film on a Batman Panel at the Mad Monster Party this weekend. You can see the announcement below via Consequence of Sound.
"You can look forward to a new animated Batman full-length 90-minute feature coming out on the fiftieth anniversary," says Ward in the clip. "One of possibly two--but for sure one--that Adam and I are going to be doing the voices for."
Hawkgirl Joins Arrow/Flash Spin-Off
The CW's Arrow/Flash spin-off has reportedly added another superhero casting to its roster: Hawkgirl.
Deadline says that Ciara Renee, who has played various Broadway roles and had a guest spot on Law & Order: SVU, will play Kendra Saunders, also known as Hawkgirl, in the upcoming superhero team-up.
The new show's portrayal of Saunders will be just as she's learning of her heroic lineage, having been reincarnated repeatedly for centuries. When her warrior spirit manifests, she grows wings from her back, giving her the superhero persona.
Hawkgirl Joins Arrow/Flash Spin-Off
The CW's Arrow/Flash spin-off has reportedly added another superhero casting to its roster: Hawkgirl.
Deadline says that Ciara Renee, who has played various Broadway roles and had a guest spot on Law & Order: SVU, will play Kendra Saunders, also known as Hawkgirl, in the upcoming superhero team-up.
The new show's portrayal of Saunders will be just as she's learning of her heroic lineage, having been reincarnated repeatedly for centuries. When her warrior spirit manifests, she grows wings from her back, giving her the superhero persona.
Redeem Those Club Nintendo Points Soon
The last day to register products with Club Nintendo is March 31, 2015. In case you don't have a calendar nearby, that's tomorrow.
After tomorrow, you will no longer be able to register your Nintendo games with the loyalty program, meaning you won't be able to earn coins to spend on sweet, sweet Nintendo rewards. The final set of Club Nintendo rewards, both physical and digital, were revealed at the start of February.
While you will no longer be able to harness the magic of Nintendo to turn your surveys into space currency good for Nintendo swag, you will have until June 30, 2015 to spend your hard-earned coins.