Hamm, Wiig Join Netflix’s Wet Hot American Summer Series
If you weren't psyched enough already that the entire original cast of 2001's cult comedy Wet Hot American Summer - including Elizabeth Banks, Bradley Cooper, Janeane Garofalo, Christopher Meloni, David Hyde Pierce, Amy Poheler, Paul Rudd, and more - were all returning for Netflix's new prequel series Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, then we've got even more mind-blowing news for you.
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp Teaser
Deadline is reporting that Mad Men‘s Jon Hamm, Star Trek‘s Chris Pine, SNL/Bridesmaids' Kristen Wiig and Scott Pilgrim/Rushmore‘s Jason Schwartzman have also signed on to be a part of the series.
What’s After Earth? Jaden Smith Goes to HBO
Jaden Smith and Maya Rudolph will guest-star in the pilot of Brothers In Atlanta, a new comedy written by (and starring) Late Night with Jimmy Fallon writers/performers Diallo Riddle and Bashir Salahuddin.
According to Deadline, the pilot will follow struggling entertainers Langston (Riddle) and Moose (Salahuddin) trying to navigate life's obstacles in Atlanta.
Jaden Smith as Kitai Raige in 2013's After Earth.
True Detective Villain Cast in Hannibal: Season 3
Glenn Fleshler, who you might know from the HBO shows True Detective and Boardwalk Empire (where he played George Remus), is the latest actor to join Hannibal's third season.
True Blood Actress Joins Hannibal
Per The Wrap, Fleshler will be playing a character from Thomas Harris' 'Hannibal' novel - a caretaker/aide named Cordell.
In the book (and in Ridley Scott's 2001 film Hannibal), Cordell is the one who tends to a disfigured Mason Verger (played by Michael Pitt in Season 2, to be played by Joe Anderson in Season 3).
Batman Writer Talks Joker’s New Origin & Big Villain Return
Beware of spoilers for Batman #38!
Today's Batman #38 had two huge developments in the current Endgame story arc.
First, we saw a brand new origin for the Joker that explained how he has a regenerative quality -- linked to Vandal Savage, Ra's al Ghul, and the Talons -- that not only grants him unnaturally long life, but the ability to heal from fatal injuries. Last issue, Jim Gordon discovered pictures of the Joker dating back to the beginnings of Gotham, and this issue appeared to confirm that the Joker is older than Gotham.
Dan Aykroyd Loves the New Ghostbusters Cast
On Tuesday, it was revealed that Melissa McCarthy is signed on for Paul Fieg's Ghostbusters reboot, with former and current SNL players Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones in negotiations to join her.
Today, original Ghostbuster Dan Aykroyd, who co-wrote the 1984 Ghostbusters film, said he couldn't be more pleased with the new cast, telling THR, "The Aykroyd family is delighted by this inheritance of the Ghostbusters torch by these most magnificent women in comedy."
Mutant Mudds Super Challenge Announced
Indie Studio Renegade Kid is bringing another Mutant Mudds to Wii U and 3DS.
The Mutant Mudds Twitter teased a reveal in the upcoming issue of Nintendo Force. Mutant Mudds Super Challenge is described as "an all-new, extra-tough" Mudds game. The tweet and snippet from the magazine didn't include any release details.
IGN's reviews of Mutant Mudds on 3DS and its Deluxe version on consoles called them both great. IGN particularly credited its strong challenge, which Super Challenge promises more of, but criticized the "new" stages for being simple remixes.
OpTic MiDNiTE Plays Call of Duty with IGN
During IGN's world premiere live stream of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare's Havoc DLC, prominent YouTuber and streamer OpTic MiDNiTE joined us to play a round of Domination on the new map, Core.
As we play, we answered your Twitter questions about our favorite perks, the best of the new DLC maps, and more. If you missed the end of the stream, we closed things out with a few full rounds of the new Exo-Zombies mode.
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare's Havoc DLC is available now on Xbox One and Xbox 360. It's coming to other platforms soon. We'll keep you updated as we learn more.
Brian is an associate editor at IGN. You can follow him @albinoalbert on Twitter.
Spacey to Play Man Trapped Inside Cat’s Body
House of Cards actor Kevin Spacey has signed on to star in Men in Black director Barry Sonnenfeld's upcoming comedy Nine Lives.
According to TheWrap, Spacey will play "a workaholic businessman who suffers a terrible accident that leaves him trapped in the body of the family cat."
The script comes from Daniel Antoniazzi and Ben Shiffrin, with EuropaCopa producing and financing the film.
Sonnenfeld describes Nine Lives as a "funny, emotional, commercial comedy."
Spacey recently brought home the Golden Globe for Best Actor - Drama for his role in Netflix's House of Cards. You can catch him in the political drama's third season February 27.
Avengers 2: Bettany Never Watched Marvel’s Movies
Paul Bettany has kept pretty mum on his role as the android The Vision in Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron, but now the Mortdecai actor has spilled a few new details about his role in the superhero flick.
According to news.com.au, it seems that Bettany's role in The Avengers won't be a one-time deal, saying, “That’s the really great thing about the Marvel gig for me. I have never known if I have had a job six months out ever in my life."
The Visual History of Zombies in Video Games
The zombie apocalypse is upon us. It has been for some time, actually – over 30 years now, if video games are anything to go by. (And they always are.) We've done a little digging, unearthing three decades' worth of the digital undead to see just how their depictions have changed over time.
The results are unsurprising on a technical level – as video game hardware has become more capable through the generations, these shuffling corpses, Crimson Heads and walkers have become more and more lifelike in their unliving appearance. Whereas it took a true leap of the imagination to extrapolate the idea of an attacking zombie from the sparse, blocky pixels of early '80s efforts, modern titles are so detailed in presenting these beasts' disfigurements that they're almost too gruesome to gaze upon at all.