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Ridley Scott Says ALIEN: COVENANT Will Have "Pretty Hard R" Rating

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Director Ridley Scott won a Golden Globe for The Martian earlier this week, and after the awards ceremony was over, he answered a bunch of questions in a taped press conference with a bunch of journalists who were covering the event. In that video, he says that Alien: Covenant, his upcoming in-betweenquel that's a sequel to Prometheus but still a prequel to the original Alien, is going to have a "pretty hard R" rating. He tells a story about how "extreme" the reaction was to the first film, and how he's "going to try to do that again, but much worse."

We know that Covenant will take place 10 years after Prometheus, and while it doesn't sound like Noomi Rapace will be involved this time, we know Michael Fassbender's android David will be a main character. Katherine Waterston has been cast in the lead role of a crew member of a ship that stumbles across David, and we know that every incarnation of the xenomorph will appear in the film.

Alien: Covenant hits theaters on October 6th, 2017.

Via: ScreenCrush


Here's How Spider-Man Enters The MCU in CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR

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You clicked on this article, so I'll assume you're OK with potential spoilers for Captain America: Civil War moving forward. If you are not, turn back now.

There's been a lot of talk about Spider-Man joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the upcoming Captain America: Civil War, but Kevin Feige, The Russo Brothers, and the rest of the team have done a pretty good job of keeping a tight lid on the actual specifics of what happens with the character in the movie. I've heard rumors at various points that Spidey fights Iron Man in the movie, and then later I heard that Spidey actually ends up fighting Captain America instead. If this new report from Geek.com is true, then he's probably not going to face off against Tony Stark, because Stark plays a key role in Peter Parker's introduction into the MCU. 

Our source told us is that Tony goes to Peter Parker specifically to recruit him, and to seal the deal, offers him an advanced Spider-suit to fight in — an upgrade from whatever 15-year-old Peter was previously slinging around in. But why would Peter even consider such an offer? “Peter started becoming Spidey because he grew up and idolized Tony,” our source revealed. Since Iron Man takes place 10 years before we meet Peter in Civil War, where Peter is 15, that means Peter was five-years-old when Tony broke onto the scene in the original Iron Man, likely dominating the news as Peter grew into a teenager. If the guy you admire and look up to suddenly shows up on your balcony with a sweet piece of tech and says, “hey, let’s be bros,” are you going to turn him down?

Having Peter look up to Tony makes sense, considering they're both science geniuses. Civil War taking place ten years after Iron Man doesn't exactly align with Marvel's stance of having roughly the same amount of time take place between movies as elapses in the real world, but I suppose it doesn't really matter that much.

There's a lot of speculation in the rest of the article about exactly what version of Spider-Man's suit we're going to see in the movie, and all signs so far point to there being multiple Spidey costumes, ranging from a homemade look to Tony's advanced model to a more traditional costume, but that aspect still hasn't been confirmed yet, so we'll have to wait to see if Marvel decide to unveil their new web-slinger to the world in a trailer (which seems like it would be a good idea, to drive more interest from average viewers who don't follow news like this and don't have a clue Spider-Man is going to be in the movie), or if they'll hold it all back until we actually see the movie itself. I'd prefer the latter just for the experience of seeing it in a theater first, but I sort of doubt that'll happen.

Captain America: Civil War hits theaters on May 6th.

Exhilarating New Trailer For THE X-FILES Revival Miniseries

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I've been binge-watching the shit out of The X-Files over the past few months in preparation for the six-episode revival set to air later this month. I'm swelling with excitement for the series' return, and today we have a stirring new trailer for you to watch to get you even more excited to see the return of Mulder and Scully as they continue their paranormal adventures together.

The upcoming event series will encompass a mixture of stand-alone episodes and those that further the original show’s seminal mythology. In the opening episode, Mulder and Scully take on a case of a possible alien abductee. 

The X-Files returns to Fox with a special two-night event beginning Sunday, January 24th, 2016. The premiere will then continue on Monday, January 25th. To catch up on all of the previous news and trailers for The X-Files revival, click here

Thirteen years after the original series run, the next mind-bending chapter of THE X-FILES will be a thrilling, six-episode event series helmed by creator/executive producer Chris Carter, with stars David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson re-inhabiting their roles as iconic FBI Agents FOX MULDER and DANA SCULLY. This marks the momentous return of the Emmy- and Golden Globe Award-winning pop culture phenomenon, which remains one of the longest-running sci-fi series in network television history. 
The all-new episodes will feature appearances by guest stars, including Joel McHale (“Community”), Robbie Amell (“The Flash”), Lauren Ambrose (“Dig,” “Six Feet Under”), Annabeth Gish (“The Bridge”), Annet Mahendru (“The Americans”), Rhys Darby (“Flight of the Conchords”), Kumail Nanjiani (“Silicon Valley”) and William B. Davis, who reprises his role as “Cigarette Smoking Man.” Three of the episodes are written and directed by Chris Carter, with the remaining new episodes written and directed by original series veterans Glen Morgan, Darin Morgan and James Wong.

24 Reboot Coming To Fox With Black or Latino Lead

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When actor Kiefer Sutherland announced a few months ago that he was done with the action/terrorism drama 24 and he wouldn't be appearing in any reboots or spin-offs, I wondered if that was the last we'd hear about a possible new version of the show. But Fox has refused to give up on the idea, and at the Television Critics Association press tour, Fox Television Group Chairman and CEO Dana Walden revealed that a reboot is on the way and it has an official title: 24: Legacy.

“We’re ordering a pilot set in the world of 24,” Walden said. “We’ve thought about doing a sequel to this for a long time. After the final event series, we saw the real time format could work in a 12-hour format. Evan Katz and Manny Coto had a fantastic idea for a reboot. It’s very reminiscent of their original. Stephen Hopkins is going to direct 24: Legacy.”
“The pilot was just ordered so in terms of casting, we’ve had conversations with the producers but we’re not out to an actor,” Walden said. “The lead is Eric Carter. He is clearly a significant focus of the show. There’s also a female co-lead who is a former head of CTU. It doesn’t feel like it is fully replicating the original in terms of how much Jack Bauer carried by himself, but it’s a very prominently featured lead.”

So Sutherland's Jack Bauer won't be coming back, and apparently neither will Mary Lynn Rajskub's tech genius character Chloe. But will any other character from the show appear in the new version?

“Never say never, but right now not,” she said. “There’s a time jump. This is a new organization. It’s a new CTU, a new cast of characters. It’s a completely different stories in terms of this special ops group we’re focusing on. It’s a very contemporary story about the potential to activate sleeper cells in the United States and radicalize Americans. There are nods in the pilot to prior CTU agents. There are a couple photos that will feel reminiscent of the original but no ongoing characters.”

Walden also revealed that the new lead character, Eric Carter, "was originally conceived as being a diverse actor" so the character could be "as different from Jack Bauer as possible," so they're currently looking at black and Latino actors to fill that role.

This is going to be another 12-episode series instead of the full 24, because the network realized with 24: Live Another Day that stories like this could be told in a condensed timeline without needing to rely on an extended episode count. Frankly, that's a much better thing for the fans, because stretching the show out into 24 episodes often resulted in bonkers subplots that were needed to fill time and ultimately hurt the show on a creative level. We'll see how 24: Legacy does without its original cast, and whether it's something people are still willing to tune in to watch. What do you think?

Via: /Film

DONKEY KONG & TETRIS Composer Passes Away, Fans Raise Funds to Record His Last Song

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Brad Fuller was known for being a friend, leader, and innovator in the video game audio world. With such landmark projects under his belt, it goes without saying that he was a true pioneer of the medium. His work is... View Full Post on GameTyrant

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New STAR WARS REBELS Trailer Features a New Crossguard Lightsaber

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I think Star Wars fans were under the impression that Kylo Ren was the only person in the galaxy with a crossguard lightsaber, but this new trailer for Star Wars Rebels seems to indicate that's not actually the case. Kylo's saber seemed to have a homemade quality to it in The Force Awakens, crackling and buzzing louder than the lightsabers we'd seen previously and carrying with it the implication that it was something he, in his worshipping of Darth Vader, came up with himself.

But the one Ezra holds in this trailer has green blades instead of red, and it seems to be a little more professionally designed than Kylo's. Does this mean that Kylo created his as an homage to the owner of the one Ezra has here? Or are crossguard sabers just far more prevalent throughout the galaxy than we thought? These and a lot more questions are raised in the new trailer, which you can watch in full below.

Hopefully we'll get some answers when Star Wars Rebels returns to Disney XD next Wednesday, January 20th, at 9pm.

The Toys Awaken in Cool Stop-Motion STAR WARS Video

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Animator Damon Wellner has created a stop-motion recreation of the trailer of Star Wars: The Force Awakens (with a couple of small changes) using Hasbro's new line of 3 3/4'' toys. The result isn't perfect — the editing and sound is occasionally pretty jerky and blaring — but there's something cool about seeing the scenes from the movie played out with toy versions of these characters. Let us know what you think below:

This video was made in about 10 days with a micro-budget, the bulk of which was for the toys themselves. Filmmaker Damon Wellner shot the stop-motion animation with a Nikon D700 and DragonFrame animation software. Wellner edited the video and synced his animation to audio clips mostly from available trailers. While most of the scenes recreate specific shots from the film, one extended sequence shows a scene inspired by the toys that we didn’t see in the film, of the droid BB-8 being captured by scavengers on the dunes of Jakku.
Another detail added by Wellner that was not from the film, but that fans of the video seem to enjoy nonetheless, is the painting of Grand Moff Tarkin displayed prominently at the First Order Starkiller Base, painted by artist Heather Morgan.

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Square Enix Giving Away OMIKRON: THE NOMAD SOUL Free in Memory of David Bowie

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The late David Bowie was a man of many, many talents. Often viewed as a figure-head or cultural leader for those of us who were a bit weird, or different. Bowie tried to always be on the forefront of modern storytelling... View Full Post on GameTyrant

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Warner Bros. Casts Connie Nielsen as WONDER WOMAN's Mother

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Chris Pine recently confirmed that at least some of Warner Bros. upcoming superhero solo film Wonder Woman takes place in World War I, which is just one of the reasons it should feel very different from any superhero movie we've seen thus far. The most obvious reason is that it'll be the first female-led superhero film since the godawful Elektra in 2005, with Fast Five star Gal Gadot taking the lead/title role this time around. Plus, it'll be the first major superhero film directed by a woman, with Monster director Patty Jenkins behind the camera.

While we still aren't 100% certain if Sean Bean and Eva Green have signed on to play the film's villains, we now know that the movie is one cast member stronger: THR reports that WB has hired Danish actress Connie Nielsen (Gladiator, Rushmore) to play Hippolyta, Wonder Woman's mother and queen of the Amazons.

Many suspected that Robin Wright, who has been hired to play a mysterious character, may have taken the role of Hippolyta, but now that we know that isn't the case, the speculation can begin again about which character in the Wonder Woman mythos Wright might be playing.

There have been plenty of rumors and early reports about the movie already, and if you're interested, you can read up on all of those right here. Wonder Woman arrives in theaters on June 23rd, 2017.

Gigantic 6,000 LEGO Brick STAR WARS AT-AT Time-Lapse Video Build

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This Star Wars-Inspired LEGO AT-AT is an original custom made build created by Peter Brookdale and it contains 6,000 LEGO bricks! The official LEGO AT-AT only had 1,000 pieces, so that should give you an idea of how much more awesome this is. 

The AT-AT took 26 hours to build and you can watch the process in only 13 minutes thanks to this time-lapse video below. He sacrificed over a day of his life to bring us this awesomeness, so I how you enjoy and appreciate it. 

Via: The Awesomer

Quentin Tarantino Set To Write and Direct THE HATEFUL EIGHT Stage Production

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Last month, we learned that Quentin Tarantino wanted to direct a stage production of The Hateful Eight, and now he’s actually getting ready to move forward with it. This story would work perfectly for a stage production, and I’d love to see how Tarantino handles it. He gave an update on the project during an interview with The Wrap, saying:

“I’ve thought it out completely. I’m just waiting for this [awards] season to be over so I can write it. I gotta put myself there and write it for this.”

He went on to say that that producer Harvey Weinstein tried to convince him to produce the script as a play from the start, but Tarantino wanted to make his movie!

“Harvey actually — he tried to talk me into doing it as a play first. He said, ‘Let’s just say this out loud before we commit to doing the movie.’ And I was like, ‘Look, I could. But I like the mystery aspect and the mystery aspect will really only work in the movie. And I have the 70mm and I have the snow. So let me do that.'”

I’m really happy that he ended up shooting the film in 70mm because that was quite an awesome experience for me as I had never seen a movie in 70mm before. I’ve already seen the movie three times, and when Tarantino turns it into a play, I’ll go to wherever he sets it up to watch it!

Photo of Original STAR TREK Enterprise Model With The Men Who Built It

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You’ve gotta check out this photo featuring the original U.S.S. Enterprise model with the three men who build it. This photo was taken in 1964, and it features Richard C. Datin Jr, Mel Keys, and Vernon Sion who are three of the four people that constructed this piece of art. The other member of their team was Volmer Jensen.

Over the years, this model has been restored a number of times. The most recent restoration was done by the Smithsonian. I’ve included some photos of that restoration below. 

Since it’s television debut in 1966, the 11-foot model has been “treated” three times – in 1974, 1984, and 1992. The current restoration comes more than 20 years after the last major effort in 1992 overseen by Science Fiction Modelmaking Associates, who also brought you many of our beloved TNG props and models. The 1992 job caused some controversy in the fan community over the paint that was applied. Mike and Denise Okuda, who have been responsible for so much of the look and feel of Star Trek over the years, are consulting on the new restoration project.

I’ve always loved the original Enterprise design — this thing is just so damn beautiful!

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Frank Grillo Discusses Crossbones and CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR

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One of the Marvel villains I’m excited about seeing come back for Captain America: Civil War is Frank Grillo’s Brock Rumlow a.k.a. Crossbones. The Winter Soldier basically set up his character to be Crossbones in the upcoming movie. The last time we saw him, he was burnt to a crisp, and you could tell in his eyes that he wanted revenge. Well, that’s exactly what he’s coming for in the next film. 

The actor recently talked to ComicBook.com about his character and the upcoming film. He starts off by saying that he knew from the very beginning that his part in The Winter Solider was just a set up for something bigger. Comic book SPOILERS ahead:

"When we sat down with Marvel, they knew it was an origin story. They weren't quite sure where they wanted to take Crossbones but they knew they wanted Crossbones in some of these films but they definitely knew that that's where they were going with the character."

He went on to talk about the research he did for the character and addresses the fact that Crossbones kills Cap in the comics:

"Before I got the job, I started doing some research and I was look, 'Oh, this guy's a bad-ass!' I don't know if I'm gonna live but I want to be that guy," Grillo explains. "I spoke to Brubaker, who created Crossbones. He's a great dude and I got some of the back issues and stuff and read the origins of Crossbones and where he came from. The thing with Marvel is they don't always follow to the tee what the character did in the comic books. They use him in different ways. You never know what's gonna happen. I know Crossbones in the comics kind of offs Cap at some point and we're probably not gonna see that happen. I'm not gonna kill him yet."

I’ve seen rumors that Crossbones could kill Cap in Civil War, but unless Grillo is trying lead us astray, it doesn’t sound like that’s going to happen. He then got into the character's motivation of revenge against Captain America:

"Winter Soldier let off and I was in bad shape. I was just about to kill the Falcon - which is not hard. I think revenge is a big part of... Whatever Rumlow was feeling as far as being torn between which side he should be on, which I think he was, is gone now. I think he's out for one thing and one thing only and that's to revenge what's happened to him." 

There’s no word on if Crossbones will be back for another movie after Civil War, but it sounds like the door is open:

"Unlike being Captain America or one of the other super heroes who are absolutely essential for the stories, you never know with the villains. They could use you, they could not use you, you know. You sign on for a few movies and if they wanna use you, I'm available."

Crossbones looks like a freakin’ badass in Civil War and I’m looking forward to seeing how the epic fight between the villain and Captain America plays out. To scroll through all of our news regarding this film, click here. There’s always a chance you may have missed something that you might find interesting!

Captain America: Civil War hits theaters May 6th, 2016.

Ben Solo and Chewbacca’s Complicated Relationship Highlighted In Comic Strip

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Artist Tyson Murphy has created a great little comic strip that dives into the complicated relationship between Ben Solo and Chewbacca. This puts a whole new perspective on things. I wonder if this is something that the upcoming Star Wars saga films will address. I hope they do.


According to Ben McKenzie, Jerome and Other GOTHAM Villains Could Return

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I guess Gotham is a world in which villains might never truly die or go away. During a Q&A panel at Wizard World New Orleans this past week, Gotham star Ben McKenzie was asked if fan-favorite villain Jerome would return to the series even though he was killed off earlier in the season. The panel moderator then asked McKenzie if he could at least put in a request to see the character again. McKenzie gave a very surprising response:

"Not only can we but we might. I can't say definitively but yes. I'll put it this way: almost nobody that you've seen go away is dead. They are all able to come back."

Well that’s interesting! I guess that means characters like Theo Galavan and Fish Mooney could make a comeback any time now if it’s what the story calls for. Could Bruce Wayne’s parents still be alive as well!? Who knows where this maze of mysteries will lead, but I’m excited to take the journey with these characters.

McKenzie went on to comment on the young man who played Jerome, saying that:

"He was terrific wasn't he? Cameron Monaghan, the actor, just crushed it.”

We all suspected that this character would turn out to be the Joker, and I guess if he comes back from the dead, there’s still a chance that he might. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see. 

Gotham returns February 29 on FOX.

Via: ComicBook.com

This New 52 Joker Makeup Cosplay is Creepy as Hell

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You’ve gotta check out this nightmarishly creepy makeup cosplay of Greg Capullo’s New 52 Joker. The makeup art was created by Lianne Moseley who is also modeling it. She released two videos that you can watch below. They show off the terrifying brilliance of it. 

How's this for a transformation? #Joker52 #100daysofmakeup

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Fan Petition Wants to Bring DREDD Back as a TV Series

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One comic book property that I’d love to see make a come back is Judge Dredd. I love that character, and Alex Garland did an amazing job bringing the character to the big screen in 2012. It didn’t do as well as the filmmakers would have hoped, and it doesn’t look like a sequel would move forward any time soon, if ever. 

There’s been a petition going around to get a sequel made for a while, but the focus of that petition has changed. They are now petitioning for the story in the last film to continue on TV.

They've got the backing of 2000 AD, Karl Urban and Olivia Thirlby, and they have more than 136,000 signatures so far. It’d be pretty cool if this actually happened. The petition says:

"With the success of series such as Daredevil, Jessica Jones, and The Man in the High Castle, the clamour of the growing fanbase for more from the incredible world of the 2012 DREDD movie cannot be ignored. We call on TV and movie producers to step up to the plate and give us more, either through a pay-to-view TV series or a new movie!"
Sign the petition now, like the campaign Facebook pagefollow us on Twitter, watch personal messages of thanks from Karl Urban and Olivia Thirlby, and then help spread the word!

Dredd would make an awesomely perfect TV series! It’d be a shame if a network or streaming service didn’t pick this up and run with it. It could be huge!

THE PUNISHER Series Reportedly in Development at Marvel and Netflix

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We've already heard rumors that Netflix and Marvel were considering a standalone series based on The Punisher. It looks like they might be moving forward with those plans! TV Line is reporting that it is now in development at Marvel.

Fans will get their first official look Jon Bernthal's version of the character in Daredevil's season two, which is set to premiere on Friday, March 18th. Apparently, the powers at be were so impressed by what Bernthal brought to the character that they wanted to pursue a solo series. In a recent interview with EW, producer Doug Petrie said:

“Viewers watching the show will be rooting for this guy with a gun but we’re also going to force people to second-guess themselves. Taking lethal justice into your own hands in America in 2015 is tricky s–t.”

Marvel TV Executive Vice President Jeph Loeb added in a seperate interview:

"Jon Bernthal has succeeded in his quest [to not screw up the character]. His Punisher is extraordinarily memorable, in every way."

I always thought that it was inevitable that the Punisher would get his own series. It was only a matter of time, and it doesn't look like Marvel and Netflix wanted to wait very long. This would make Netflix's sixth Marvel series after the already announced Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, and The Defenders

Marvel has yet to confirm the news, but this is something that fans have wanted, and Marvel seems excited about it, so I'm sure that it will eventually happen. 

Lightsaber-Wielding Jedi Disney Princesses Art Series

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Artist Tome Hodges is the creator of this kickass series of Jedi Disney princesses. All of these Star Wars and Disney mashup characters designs are available on T-shirts and hoodies that you can buy here if you're interested.

These aren't the first time we've seen someone reimagine these characters in the Star Wars universe. You can check out some other art that we previously posted by artist Ralph Sevelius here, here, and here.

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