Age of Ultron’s Black Widow Comes to Life
Hot Toys has revealed the latest addition to their ever-growing lineup of Avengers: Age of Ultron figures - Black Widow. And just like all the rest, it's a stunningly lifelike collectible.
This Widow figure is based on actress Scarlett Johansson's latest Marvel makeover. Aside from a return to a shorter, more curly hair style, Widow now has her electrified gadgets and blue detailing on her traditionally black costume. Like all the other figures in this line, Widow is designed at 1:6 scale and measures about 11 inches tall. This release includes various accessories like a display stand, weapons, and interchangeable hands.
Check out the figure below:
Sideshow Collectibles currently has this figure available for pre-order for $219.99. The current release window is listed as November 2015-January 2016.
Captain America: Civil War Shooting in April
Captain America: Civil War is set to start filming next month, according to casting notices.
Collider reports that extras across many ethnicities are set to start shooting in Atlanta on April 1. In addition, the casting notices included a new synopsis for Civil War, which is changing up the comic storyline to transition neatly from Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron:
"Following the events of Age of Ultron, the collective governments of the world pass an act designed to regulate all superhuman activity. This polarizes opinion amongst the Avengers, causing two factions to side with Iron Man or Captain America, which causes an epic battle between former allies."
Wes Bentley Checks Into American Horror Story: Hotel
American Horror Story: Freak Show's Wes Bentley will return as a series regular in the horror anthology's upcoming fifth season, American Horror Story: Hotel.
The announcement was made on Twitter by series co-creator Ryan Murphy: "Thrilled to announce Wes Bentley will be a series regular on AHS: Hotel."
Bentley as Edward Mordrake in AHS: Freak Show.
Independence Day 2 Eyes a Nymphomaniac
Actress Charlotte Gainsbourg (Nymphomaniac) may be joining the cast of director Roland Emmerich's Independence Day 2.
That's according to The Hollywood Reporter, which reports Gainsbourg is in talks with Fox to star alongside Liam Hemsworth and Jessie Usher in the ID4 sequel.
There are no details on Gainsbourg's potential role at this time.
Hemsworth will have a leading role in the film, while Usher will play Will Smith's character's son. Smith himself won't be returning for the film, however Jeff Goldblum will reprise his role as David Levinson.
Bad News Ahead for Lannisters, Good News for Hookers
Winter is coming but so is a lot of economic hardship for the villainous Lannister family if this professional financial analysis is correct.
"The Iron Throne is a terrible investment," according to Business Insider, which investigated the economics of Westeros and how the Lannisters' debts and increased spending may end up being their downfall. Watch the video below for a recounting of the specific business missteps the Lannisters have made and who they should really be worried about ahead.
Business Insider also claims the worsening economy will likely spawn an increase in prostitution but at a lower price. So I guess that gives Tyrion a pretty good reason to eventually return home!
Virgin Is Developing Electric Cars
Virgin CEO Richard Branson has revealed that his company may be soon be entering the electric car business.
In a recent interview with Bloomberg, the billionaire CEO said, "
e have teams of people working on electric cars, so you never know—you may find Virgin competing with the Tesla in the car business as we do in the space business. We will see what happens."
Tesla, the company Virgin would be competing with, made headlines several years ago with their creation of the world's first entirely electric sports car. We got to spend a week with the Tesla Model S, and found it to be an incredible piece of technology.
Big Bang Theory Star Wants to Play The Riddler
The Big Bang Theory's Jim Parsons says he would like to play crazed Batman villain The Riddler in a superhero film.
When asked if he'd ever like to play a superhero, Parsons told MTVUK, "I would like to be a villain. I would really like to play The Riddler. I don't feel they're using The Riddler very much, are they?"
Following a comment that the Big Bang Theory star would be "dope" as The Riddler, Parsons teased, "Wouldn't I? You hear that? I would be 'dope' as The Riddler. Girls, tell your friends."
The last time The Riddler appeared in a Batman film was in 1995's Batman Forever, in which he was portrayed by Jim Carrey. Cory Michael Smith currently plays a pre- Riddler Edward Nygma on FOX's Gotham.
Andrew Dice Clay Comedy Headed to Showtime
Showtime has given a six-episode order to Dice, a semi-autobiographical drama about comedian Andrew Dice Clay's life starring none other than Andrew Dice Clay.
Created and written by The Hangover Part II's Scot Armstong, Dice is a half-hour, single-camera scripted series, reports Variety. It will follow the actor-comedian's life in Vegas as he tries to regain his prior stardom while dealing with his family obligations, including his ex-wife and a former fiance.
Andrew Dice Clay in Blue Jasmine
PSN Flash Sale Features Mega Man, PS Classics
A flash sale for PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation 4 is now taking place on the Sony PlayStation Network.
For a variety of discounted prices, people can purchase games such as Dead Nation: Apocalypse Edition, Surgeon Simulator 2013, Tokyo Jungle, Mega Man X4, and several notable PlayStation 1 and PlayStation 2 classics.
View the flash sale's online page to see all games discounted. Be advised, these sales typically don't last much longer than a few days.
In related PlayStation news, God of War III is being remastered for the PlayStation 4.
Neverwinter Developer Perfect World Experiences Layoffs
Reports claim Star Trek Online and Neverwinter developer Perfect World Entertainment has laid off a percentage of its staff.
Massively Overpowered reports 18 people were very recently let go from Perfect World and subsidiary Cryptic Studios. The information came from an anonymous employee.
This same employee also reports that it was at Perfect World's Redwood Shores office where a majority of the layoffs took place.
IGN has reached out to Perfect World to learn more about the situation and extends its condolences to those affected.
A closed beta for Neverwinter on the Xbox One took place back in February. To learn more about Neverwinter on consoles, read IGN's highly positive Xbox One preview.