Warning — possible spoilers ahead for Star Wars: Episode VIII.

Here's an interesting piece of Star Wars news from the UK. A website called Express is reporting that Tom Hardy has joined the cast of Star Wars: Episode VIII, but he'll only play a small role as a Stormtrooper that'll be similar to the size of Daniel Craig's part in The Force Awakens. (If you recall, Craig played the trooper who was Jedi mind tricked by Daisy Ridley's Rey when she was in captivity.)

According to the site, Hardy will play a trooper who recognizes John Boyega's Finn as FN-2187 from before Finn defected from the First Order. Then this happens:

Finn will get quite the surprise as Hardy slaps him on the behind, completely unaware that he’s been spotted.

Thinking’s he been captured, Finn actually finds Hardy’s stormtrooper just remembers him from the First Order’s training days, and wants to catch up with his old friend.

Hardy then congratulates Finn on his apparent promotion as a Resistance Infiltrator, when actually he’s on their side.

The site speculates that Hardy's face will be covered by a helmet the whole time, just like Craig's was, so this will probably just be more of an Easter egg for fans than anything else. Production has been underway on the movie for a while now in London, so it makes sense that a UK paper would be the one to uncover these details. A lot of UK newspapers tend to lean toward the gossipy side of things, so I'd normally caution taking this "news" with a grain of salt, but Carrie Fisher herself retweeted this story, which lends it a bit more veracity than it would have had otherwise.

The team at Mashable Watercooler cut together clips from Steven Spielberg's 1982 film E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial to make it look like the intro of a sitcom from the 1990s. Appropriately, they use the theme song from Perfect Strangers, the '80s-'90s series about a foreign man (some might call him an "alien") coming to stay with his cousin in Chicago. The song definitely has the cheese factor that was seemingly a requirement of all '90s sitcom theme music, and the visuals work surprisingly well with it. Check it out:

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As of right now, two X-Men inspired TV projects are in development at Fox. They are called Legion and Hellfire. It seems Bryan Singer is going to have a hand in bringing these projects to life. 

Legion is set up at FX and it will be written and produced by Fargo creator Noah Hawley. We previously learned that this show "introduces the story of David Haller: Since he was a teenager, David has struggled with mental illness. Diagnosed as schizophrenic, David has been in and out of psychiatric hospitals for years. But after a strange encounter with a fellow patient, he’s confronted with the possibility that the voices he hears and the visions he sees might be real."

Hellfire is being developed by Evan Katz (24: Live Another Day), Manny Coto (24), Patrick McKay (Star Trek Beyond), and JD Payne (Star Trek Beyond). It will be set in the late 1960s, and it "follows a young Special Agent who learns that a power-hungry woman with extraordinary abilities is working with a clandestine society of millionaires – known as 'The Hellfire Club' – to take over the world."

During an interview with Variety, Singer talked about these two series saying that they will explore untapped layers within the X-Men universe. He explained:

“I think the underbelly [could be explored]. There’s always something interesting about a school that’s got a military aspect beneath its classrooms. Is there another layer to all of that? Is there another layer to the Hellfire Club? The idea of, ‘Who’s running the world?’ — that’s something that was touched upon in First Class but has yet to be fully explored.

"It just has to be explored in a very gentle, methodical way. And I’ve seen it go haywire. I’m not going to be specific where I believe it has. The audience will tell you. But when it’s done right, it all can connect.” 

There’s a lot of potential for these series. Fox has a ton of mutant characters to play with, and there’s a whole comic history as well for the creators of these series to pull from. Singer has been involved with the X-Men since 2000, so it makes sense that he would want to be involved with these projects. As far as more X-Men films go, he said:

“When you spend nearly two decades in a universe, to simply say, ‘I’m done,’ or, ‘I’m going to abandon it,’ just wouldn’t make sense to me. I’m very connected to this universe and a lot of these actors, and also the characters, whomever plays them. So never say never." 

I’ve seen a lot of reviews for X-Men: Apocalypse, and many of them are saying that it’s time for Singer to move on, but according to this statement, it doesn’t sound like he’s going anywhere. 

We’ve been hearing about this Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made documentary for years, and it finally has an official trailer and release date. The doc focuses on a group of passionate Indiana Jones fans who went out to make a shot-for-shot remake of Steven Spielberg’s Raiders of the Lost Ark. They started making the film as kids, but they didn’t finish it until 20 years later.

This film offers us every little detail of how it was made and all of the drama surrounding it. As a guy who used to make all kinds of films when I was growing up with my brothers and friends, I’m fascinated by this story. I’m sure many of us who got into making movies when we were kids will be able to relate to this story. Here’s the synopsis for the doc:

After Steven Spielberg's classic Raiders of the Lost Ark was released 35 years ago, three 11-year-old boys from Mississippi set out on what would become a 7-year-long labor of love and tribute to their favorite film: a faithful, shot-for-shot adaptation of the action adventure film. They finished every scene...except one; the film's explosive airplane set piece. Over two decades later, the trio reunited with the original cast members from their childhood in order to complete their masterpiece. Featuring interviews with John Rhys Davies, Eli Roth and more, Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made is just that: the story of this long-gestating project's culmination, chronicling the friends' dedication to their artistic vision-mixed in with some movie magic-to create a personal, epic love letter to a true modern classic.

The movie is set to hit theaters and On Demand on June 17th through Drafthouse Films. Drafthouse Films will also take the film on tour with Chris Strompolos and Eric Zala, who are the creators of the fan film. Below the trailer you will find the details on the tour:

The tour will also offer a very special and rare double feature opportunity to see the festival hit documentary followed by the fan film remake, a.k.a The Adaptation. Hitting major markets including Los Angeles, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Kansas City, New York, Portland, San Francisco and Seattle, the theatrical Q&A appearances during their tour will give audiences the opportunity to hear the hair-raising stories of the defiantly DIY production directly from its filmmakers. 

The Raiders: Follow Your Dreams Tour will kick off in early June with a series of advance double-feature Q&A screenings leading up to official June 17th release date and continue to additional markets across the country throughout summer. In addition to theatrical Q&A appearances, the tour will be accompanied by a dynamic social media campaign including video posts from the road and interviews with inspiring people and places across America. Additionally, their journey will be chronicled as THE RAIDERS GUIDE on Roadtrippers.com - a website and mobile app that will connect the Raiders Guys with a community of over 2 million road travelers. Other tour sponsors include Fatboy and Last Exit to Nowhere.

June 2 - Seattle (Northwest Film Forum)
June 3 - Portland (Hollywood Theatre)
June 9 - San Francisco (Alamo Drafthouse Mission)
June 10 - Austin (Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar)
June 11 - Houston (Alamo Drafthouse Vintage Park)
June 12 - Los Angeles (Cinefamily)
June 14 - Dallas (Alamo Drafthouse Downtown Dallas)
June 17 -  New York (IFC Film Center)
June 18 or 19 - Chicago (Music Box Theatre)
June 20 - Boston (The Brattle Theatre)
June 30 -  Kansas City (Alamo Drafthouse Main Street)
July 1 - Denver (Alamo Drafthouse Littleton)
July 2 - Denver (Sie FilmCenter)

Park Chan-wook, the filmmaker behind Oldboy, Thirst, and Stoker, has made a new film called The Handmaiden, and today we have a teaser trailer for you watch. I’m a huge fan of Park’s work, and the trailer for his next film is absolutely mesmerizing. It’s a truly great trailer, and if you’re a fan of his films then I’m sure you’re gonna love what you see here. 

The movie based on the novel Fingersmith by Sarah Waters. The story is set in Japan and Korea in the 1930s. It follows a woman who is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, but secretly she is involved in a plot to defraud her. In an interview with the Korea Times, the director said:

“The film will provide subtle pleasures here and there, because it is a very talkative and charming film with witty lines. It is the most unusual [film] out of my filmography. I chose this piece after Stoker because I was completely taken with the plot. I read the original English novel Fingersmith by Sarah Waters and it was mesmerizing. The characters were so real and the plot had a shocking reversal. I had been thinking since then that I should definitely make this into a film.”

The movie is being released by Amazon, and it’s set to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. The movie stars Ha Jung-woo, Kim Min-hee, Jo Jin-woong, and Kim Tae-ri, and I included some character posters below.

Daniel Bruhl, who most recently starred in Captain America: Civil War, is set to join producer J.J. Abrams’ sci-fi thriller God Particle. This is a project I’m very much looking forward to seeing. Abrams always seems to deliver surprising greatness with these secretive film projects of his.

The movie is set in the near future. “It centers on a team of astronauts who make a terrifying discovery that challenges everything they know about the fabric of reality, as they desperately fight for survival."

The film will be directed by Julius Onah, and Bruhl will join an already great cast that includes John Krasinski, David Oyelowo, and Gugu Mbatha-Raw. 

According to the report, Bruhl will play one of the astronauts. This guy is a hell of a great actor who always delivers an awesome performance in the films that he’s a part of. He’s definitely one of the strongest additions to this cast, and it’s cool to see him want to be a part of this film project.

God Particle is set to hit theaters on February 24th, 2017, and production is scheduled to start sometime in the next few months.

Bruhl is also going to star in The Zookeeper’s Wife opposite Jessica Chastain as well as a film called The Promise.

Via: Variety

Saturday, May 7th GameTyrant hosted it's 1st tournament for Dota 2 in North Salt Lake City, Utah. Our next Dota 2, Utah tournament will be on July 23rd, 2016 join the Facebook event for updates...

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Before I saw Captain America: Civil War, I thought it was odd that Nick Fury wouldn't be a part of the story. He has played such a huge part in bringing the Avengers together, why wouldn't he be there to try to diffuse this situation that the team had found themselves in? After seeing the film, though, the character wasn't really missed, and I can see how it may have been hard to include him in this story arc.

During an interview with LA Times, writer Christopher Markus explained why they didn't want Fury to have to pick sides:

"We called [Fury], but he let the line blink. Primarily it felt like one too many possible opinions. We didn't want him to take one side or the other, because that's not his place in the universe. And then we didn't want another, 'Is he still with the government? Is he opposed to the government but supporting the government?' It got to be the potential for a lot more polemic discussion that the movie did not have room for. He's the guy who put it together. He's been the sort of parent figure to the Avengers. Let the parent go away, and see if the kids can handle this. See if the kids can be who they're supposed to be without that governing voice. Um... and they didn't do that good of a job."

Makes sense to me. Fury will eventually be back. He's reportedly set to return to the MCU in Thor: Ragnarok, and of course, he'll be back for Avengers: Infinity War. Writer Stephen McFeely confirmed saying, "I would think...Don’t you assume you’ll see everybody in the Infinity Wars?" Markus then added, "It’s probably all hands on deck."

I am curious to find out what Fury will think about the events in Captain America: Civil War, so hopefully when we see him again he'll share his thoughts on that madness. 

Here's a group of cosplayers who are all decked out as their favorite My Little Pony characters as if they are living in the apocalypse. These are the Apocalypse PWNIES, and the magic of friendship can only take them so far in the apocalyptic world that they are forced to survive in, unless your best friend is your weapon. 

The cosplayers consist of Fluttershy: Roze Masquerade, Big Mac: Thorcanine, Twilight, Sparkle: Sinfonie Cosplay, Rainbow Dash: Dara Def, Pinkie Pie: Special F-EX Cosplay, Apple, Jack: Allison Lynn “Kitnip”, and Rarity: Creations by Caiti. The photos you see here were taken by Vivid Vision.

Via: Fashionably Geek

Voltron is making a comeback in a big and exciting way. Netflix and DreamWorks animation are bringing the series back with Voltron: Legendary Defender, and today we have a new trailer for you to check out! Everything that I've seen for the series so far has been awesome. It seems to have taken all of the elements that I loved about the original 1980s series and then made them better. The new series looks like it's going to be a blast to watch.

The series is being developed by executive producer Joaquim Dos Santos (The Legend of Korra, Avatar: The Last Airbender) and co-executive producer Lauren Montgomery (The Legend of Korra), so the talent is there to bring fans something special. 

Five unsuspecting teenagers, transported from Earth into the middle of a sprawling intergalactic war, become pilots for five robotic lions in the battle to protect the universe from evil. Only through the true power of teamwork can they unite to form the mighty warrior known as Voltron.

Witness the rebirth of the legend with this ambitious reimagining of the fan-favorite science-fiction saga, promising galaxies worth of action, comedy, and adventure, as good battles evil in an intergalactic war ten thousand years in the making.

The series is set to launch with an hour-long origin story called “The Rise of Voltron,” and that will be followed by 10 episodes. The series is set to premiere on June 10th.

I had such a fun time blast watching Captain America: Civil War that I've seen it four times already. It's one of those films that just seems to get more and more entertaining with every viewing. So far there's been something new that I've caught with each additional viewing. If you are looking to dig into the film for all of the Easter eggs, references, and cameos, you don't have to see the film multiple times because Mr. Sunday Movies has already done the work and released a video for you to watch below. The creator offered the following note on his YouTube page to prep you for the video, which obviously contains spoilers:

"This video touches upon a number of similarities between the Civil War comic and the live action adaptation including visual comparisons, the trigger point for the Avengers split, The Raft doubling as Prison 42, Spider-man and his new suit, the Captain America Iron Man fight and more.

"There's also nods to other Marvel comics such as a Black Panther and Captain America showdown, the Dora Milage, Baron Zemo, Falcon and Redwing, the Vision and his relationship with Scarlet Witch and War Machines accident. There's also parallels to the Iron Man Bleeding Edge Armour, Tony Stark being a Futurist and the obligatory but always welcome Stan Lee cameo.

"There's also Spider-man Easter Eggs and Reference galore, including John Romita's early art work, the Ultimate Spider-man costume, his origin, his unmasking in the Civil War comic and his logo projector thing as seen in the post credits scene.

"There's also references to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in spades such as the Hulk being absent, Ant-man beating up Falcon in his movie, Dot from Agent Carter, and the original actor for Thanos showing up as one of Crossbones' henchmen.

"Without getting into specifics we can't forget the Easter Eggs relating to some of the Russo Brothers TV work including the Dean from Community and the Stair Car from Arrested Development. Find all this and more in the video above! Or maybe less. No, it's definitely more."

We're barely 24 hours removed from the first official look at Pokemon Sun and Moon and there's already merchandising for the new starters! Nintendo Life shows...read more on Gametyrant

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Blumhouse Productions has teamed up with Boom! Studios to adapt the werewolf thriller graphic novel, Curse, into a feature film. Blumhouse has been involved wit the development of a ton of horror films over the years, some of which include Paranormal Activity, Insidious, Sinister, The Visit, and the upcoming film The Darkness. Curse seems like it would make another solid horror project for them to produce. 

I haven’t read the graphic novel, but I’ve heard it’s a pretty awesome read. It’s a father-son story with werewolves, and I have a story description here that pretty much sums it up:

The story centers on a widowed father who is desperate and financially broken from trying to save his child from a rare illness. Seizing the opportunity to claim a reward offered for the capture of a killer in his rural community, he inadvertently captures a werewolf. The question then becomes whether the lycan will be the broken family’s reluctant savior or its final destroyer.

This sounds like great story that will make for an intense film. I love the fact that this isn’t a story about a man driven by revenge. It’s a story about a father fighting for his son’s life. Then there’s a werewolf thrown into the mix and takes things to a whole new interesting level.  

Boom! Studios has several projects in development at the moment including a superhero comic called Irredeemable, which is set up at Fox with Adam McKay to direct. They are also developing The Empty Man, which is also set up at Fox with David Fincher protege David Prior set to write and direct the film. Then there’s Tag, which is being developed by Annabelle filmmaker John R. Leonetti.

Source: THR

When it comes to anime, I used to be of the camp that if you want to watch it in its original format, cool, but dubs are just as fine. Now that I've seen Rick and Morty in Japanese, I'm beginning to question that notion entirely...

Rick isn't belching mid-rant, Morty sounds like a girl, and what the f*** have they done to Mr. Meeseeks?! Honestly, this whole thing plays out like a badly animated anime! Surely our version is superior and the clear winner among Japanese audiences though, right?!

Outrageous. Mr. Meeseeks are a tortured species! It completely kills the joke to make them cute and kawaii! Here's another clip...

I can't get behind this, I won't get behind this. YOU SEE WHAT YOU'VE DONE JAPAN?! YOU'VE MADE ME PRETENTIOUS ABOUT AN ADULT CARTOON! I guess I'll stop watching dubs now if only to stop the Japanese from their WubalubadubDUBS.

Recently, it was announced that Godzilla 2 has had its release date moved back nine months. Variety reported the change; here is what they had to say:

Warner Bros. has moved back “Godzilla 2” nine months to March 22, 2019, and dated its “Godzilla vs. Kong” movie for May 29, 2020.

Warner Bros. and Legendary announced last October that they would officially unify the two monster franchises in “Godzilla vs. Kong” with an unspecified release date

Legendary disclosed last year that Godzilla would be joined by Mothra, Rodan and Ghidorah in “Godzilla 2.”

I love old school monster movies and one of my favorites is Ghidora: The Three Headed Monster. I enjoyed the 2014 Gareth Edwards version of Godzilla, and I am looking forward to Kong: Skull Island.

The part of the article that took me by surprise was this little blurb they included at the end:

Warner Bros. also announced it will release an untitled event film on Dec. 25, 2018, and that it’s moving untitled DC movie from June 19, 2020 to July 24, 2020

I am one of those truly nosey people. I really want to know what these projects are. Is it the next Harry Potter film? Is it another giant monster movie? My goal for the day is to find out all the secrets.

I don't know why, but editor Pablo Fernández Eyre has cut together all of the water scenes from Tim Burton's 2003 film Big Fish into a quick supercut. It's well-constructed, but the real reason I'm writing about this is because I think Big Fish is the best film of Burton's filmography — yep, better than Batman, Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, all of 'em — and I don't hear people talking about it as much as those other movies. I just want to help spread the word about it, and try to convince everyone to seek it out if they haven't seen it yet (and maybe give it a second look if you have). It's a moving, mythical story which, despite its almost fairytale qualities, contains some of Burton's most relatable and human characters.

Via: LaughingSquid

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Here's some news I don't know how to feel about for the upcoming Justice League movie. Birth Movies Death says everyone who guessed the main villain would be Darkseid is dead wrong. Take a look at this deleted scene from the movie:

That creature Luthor stands face to face with is apparently a character called Steppenwolf, who will reportedly be the villain in the new movie. The site talks about how Darkseid and Steppenwolf will probably be at odds in the film, causing the villain to leave Apokolips and invade our Earth. They also say the end of the film will feature a Darkseid appearance on Earth.

I don't know how to feel about this. After Batman v Superman, I'm a hard sell on a two part Justice League film, and as far as Steppenwolf goes, he's a villain that seems like a better fit for a one on one battle, not a team of superheroes. The only instance I can see it being a team effort would be with a full scale Earth invasion of an alien race led by Steppenwolf, but doesn't that sound a little too similar to another ensemble hero film?!

At the end of the day, this is just a rumor and, even if it's solid, so much can change between script to final version we shouldn't be too concerned. That said, we should definitely be speaking out in favor or against so the powers that be are seeing it! (Although filming has been going on for a while now, so it's probably too late to effectively change anything at this point.)

I am a not-so-secret fan of everything Harry Potter. Needless to say, I am super excited for the release of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Judging by the title of this post, you should know that this could be considered spoilery. Don’t go any further if you want the movie to be a surprise. Continue on at your own risk!

OK, The Daily Mail was able to get ahold of what the four houses will be in the American version of Hogwarts, Ilvermorny. Here is what they said:

A software engineer stumbled across their names hidden in code for the Pottermore website.

Federico Ian Cervantez accidentally discovered that the four houses of Ilvermorny are Horned Serpent, Wampus, Thunderbird and Pukwudgie.

They also offer a little description of each of these houses:

The Horned Serpent is described as 'dragon-like serpents with horns and long teeth. They are often associated with or said to control the weather, particularly rain, lightning, and thunder. Magical abilities ascribed to them include shape-shifting, invisibility, and hypnotic powers'.

The Wampus is a cat-like creature 'described as some kind of fearsome variation of a cougar'.

The Thunderbird is a legendary creature 'often described as a very large bird, capable of generating storms and thunder as it flies'.

While the most curious of all is the Pukwudgie: 'two-to-three-feet tall and human-shaped, but with a larger nose, ears, and fingers and smooth, grey skin that sometimes glows. Its magical abilities include disappearing and reappearing, partial or complete transformation into a porcupine or cougar, and creating fire'.

I assume that you can liken these houses to the Hogwarts houses and guess which characters from the previous stories would go in what house, but it remains to be seen which ones Newt Scamander and the rest of the new cast members will be involved with.

Fantastic Beasts will be hitting theaters on November 18th.

This video really hits the nail on the head with all the problems I had with the Pokemon series. I guess in some ways I liked that it wasn't incredibly true to the video game series, but Ash Ketchum was dumb as hell. If he still had all the Pokemon he captured years ago, he would be dominating every new region he traveled to without question! Kevin Does Stuff summarizes 13 years of my ranting into a simple three minute video, and it's so good to hear. Check it out!

George R.R. Martin may have released a new chapter to his latest installment in A Song of Ice and Fire, but don't hold your breath about the book's imminent release. Entertainment Weekly says just because we are getting new content, doesn't mean the next book in the saga that inspired Game of Thrones is anywhere near completed. From the author himself:

You want to know what the Sand Snakes, Prince Doran, Areo Hotah, Ellaria Sand, Darkstar, and the rest will be up to in Winds of Winter...Quite a lot, actually. The sample will give you a taste. For the rest, you will need to wait. And no, just to spike any bullsh– rumors, changing the sample chapter does NOT mean I am done. See the icon above? Monkey is still on my back… but he’s growing, he is, and one day…”

I know I'll catch some flak for this, but I'm more excited for the books finishing than the series. If you've never read it, you'd see the show has departed in some major ways from the book, and not always for the better. I will say in seasons 1 and 2 they did a great job of summarizing Martin's somewhat lengthy descriptions, but season 3 on they began to lose me. That's not to say I hate it by any means, I just much prefer the source material from that point on. Hopefully one day we'll see the conclusion of the books! Read the new chapter from The Winds of Winter here.