As if playing a Survival Horror game in VR isn't frightening enough, Capcom and Merchoid have found a way to up the ante. They're selling a "4D candle" that is advertised...read more on GameTyrant

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It's been a little while since the Comedy Central hit Key & Peele wrapped up its run, but since then, the duo have made one movie together, and Jordan Peele is directing an awesome-looking horror film that's set for release this year. But with President Obama just days away from vacating The White House, the pair have returned to their old network and did a quick guest spot on The Daily Show, resurrecting a couple of their classic characters to give the President one final send-off. For the last (?) time, here's Obama and his Anger Translator, Luther:

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Channing Tatum and Tom Hardy are looking to join Paramount Picture's crime thriller Triple Frontier. The film was originally supposed to be directed by Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty) with Tom Hanks, Will Smith, and Johnny Depp circling the project.

With this kind of star power trying to jump on the project, the script has got to be awesome! The film was written by Mark Boal (The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty), and the movie is now being directed by J.C. Chandor (A Most Violent Year).

There aren't many details on the plot of the film, but we do know that it's set in the organized crime haven that exists in the border zone between Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil. There are also five main roles that need to be filled. 

Tatum and Hardy seem like they would make for a solid team-up for a movie like this. Both are talented actors that could do some damage together. 

Via: Deadline

“I had another name, but it’s forbidden now.”

Hulu has finally dropped the first teaser for their highly anticipated adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, and it looks like it is going to be pretty great. If you aren’t familiar with the book, you should pick up a copy and read it immediately. Go ahead, I’ll wait… Okay, if you don’t have time right now, here’s the synopsis:

The Handmaid's Tale is the story of life in the dystopia of Gilead, a totalitarian society in what was formerly the United States. Facing environmental disasters and a plunging birthrate, Gilead is ruled by a twisted fundamentalism in its militarized ‘return to traditional values.’ As one of the few remaining fertile women, Offred (Elisabeth Moss) is a Handmaid in the Commander’s household, one of the caste of women forced into sexual servitude as a last desperate attempt to repopulate the world. In this terrifying society, Offred must navigate between Commanders, their cruel Wives, domestic Marthas, and her fellow Handmaids – where anyone could be a spy for Gilead – all with one goal: to survive and find the daughter that was taken from her.

One of the best, creepiest parts of the book was how ordinary the settings were, only with a crazy fundamentalist theocratic dystopia arrayed inside the suburban houses and schools, and it looks like the series is using that to great effect. It’s also interesting how much of the very brief teaser is devoted to Offred’s life before she became a Handmaid, which might be a clue as to how they are planning to stretch one not-that-fat novel into multiple seasons of television.

The Handmaid’s Tale is one of my all-time favorite books, and I can’t wait to watch this series, especially with the talent involved. In addition to Moss as the titular Handmaid, Joseph Fiennes plays the Commander, Yvonne Strahovski plays Serena Joy, and Samira Wiley plays Moira. Sadly, we have to wait until April 26 to see the first episode, but until then, don’t let the bastards grind you down.

Mark Hamill reading Donald Trump's New Year tweet in the voice of The Joker is perfectly awesome! As I'm sure most of you have already seen, in closing out 2016, Trump tweeted:

“Happy New Year to all, including to my many enemies and those who have fought me and lost so badly they just don’t know what to do. Love!”

Listening to this being said by Hamill's Joker is just so creepy and strange! It's totally something The Joker would say! If they ever make a movie about Donald Trump's life, Hamill needs to play Trump... as The Joker. That right there would be box office gold!

There’s an old archived interview with Carrie Fisher in a recent issue of SFX magazine. In that interview she talks about being cast in Star Wars and how when she first read the script, she wanted to play Han Solo.

“I remember I read the script out loud with a friend of mine, Miguel Ferrer. It read fantastic. We both wanted to play the part of Han Solo because that was the best part. I couldn’t imagine how they were going to pull it off [but] I definitely wanted to be in it given that they had a chance at pulling it off. Oh what a Star Wars that would have been.”

At 19 years old, Fisher ended up taking on the role of Princess Leia, which I always thought was a badass character as well. She was more badass than Luke Skywalker, that’s for sure. She went on to talk about her insecurity after she learned that she landed the part, saying:

“When I got the part they told me I had to lose 15 pounds so I thought I’d better lose that or they’ll fire me! I kept thinking they would realize they’d made a mistake so I kept very quiet, which, if you know me is unbelievable!” 

She was so scared that they would fire her for some reason that she conformed to whatever it is that they wanted, and that included the iconic bun hairstyle. When talking about that she said:

“When [George Lucas] said, ‘We’re going to put that awful hairstyle on you,’ I grew to love it. ‘What do you think of this?’ they asked. ‘Do you like it?’ I said, ‘It’s fantastic!’ So that’s why that [hairstyle] exists. I did whatever they said as I kept thinking they’d realize what they’d done and fire me.” 

I don’t think anyone would have fired her if she spoke up about anything she didn’t like about her character. Lucas made the right decision by casting Fisher in the role because she was awesome! I can’t imagine anyone else in that role. No one else would have been about to pull it off the way she did. She brought the perfect amount of strength and attitude that the character needed.

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I don't know a lot of Star Wars fans who revisit Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith. It’s an awful film that I've only seen twice myself. But today, we have a version of the film that you have to watch! We recently posted a video with highlights from this, but this is the entire English-dubbed Chinese bootleg version that has found its way online, and it’s freakin’ hilarious! You seriously have to watch this! Every time a character speaks I couldn’t help but laugh. 

The dubbed title for the film in Star Wars The Third Gathers: Backstroke of the West and watching it is the best and most entertaining way to watch Revenge of the Sith! It's packed full of quotable gold. For example, instead of Darth Vader screaming “Noooooooooo!” at the end of the film, he screams “Do not want!”

YouTuber GratefulDeadpool uploaded the video onto YouTube, and according to io9 it’s “based on a machine’s poorly translated English subtitles from the bootleg’s Mandarin.” The end result is amazing, and it would be a blast to watch with a group of friends. You can watch it below! Before you watch the video here are a few highlights out of hundreds:

"Comedy is purely a result of your ability to withstand self-torture.”

If you’re a fan of standup comedy then you’re going to want to watch this new trailer for an upcoming documentary called Dying Laughing. It features interviews with dozens of famous and popular standup comedians talking about their experiences as comics and the highs and lows that come along with it. 

Some of the comedians that the doc highlights include Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, Cedric the Entertainer, Amy Schumer, Kevin Hart, Sarah Silverman, Steve Coogan \, and the late Garry Shandling.

Ben had a chance to see the movi,e and as you’ll see in the trailer, he called it “A poetic, brutally candid examination of stand-up comedy.” Make sure to check out his full review here. 

A stand-up comedian is his or her own writer, director and star performer. Unlike any other art form, there is no safety net. In its singular realization, comedy thrives on a stage—often in front of hostile audiences. For most people, baring your soul and being heckled would be a life-changing trauma. For stand-ups, it's just part of the routine.

Directors Lloyd Stanton and Paul Toogood achieve a startling level of intimacy in a series of riveting interviews with Garry Shandling, Chris Rock, Kevin Hart, Jerry Seinfeld, Sarah Silverman, Billy Connolly, Amy Schumer and many other masters of the comedy universe; allowing in-depth access to the emotional and psychological highs and lows of answering the call to become a comic.

The film was directed by Paul Toogood and Lloyd Stanton, and it’s set to be released on February 24th. You can watch a previously released trailer for the film here. 

Matt Ryan is set to reprise his role as John Constantine in a new Constantine animated series being developed for CW Seed. It's pretty awesome that there has been a desire to keep this version of the character going after the live-action series was canceled. Ryan also reprised the role in an episode of Arrow.

I always thought there was a lot of potential for the series, unfortunately, it never really got a chance to prove itself. It's great that they keep bringing Ryan back in to play the character. I thought he fit the character pretty well. 

According to the announcement, the series will be coming in 2018, and it will consist of five to six episodes that run around 10 minutes each. There aren't really any more details other than that and the first look promo image above. 

Arrow, The Flash, and Supergirl producer Greg Berlanti will also executive produce the series along with DC film screenwriter David S. Goyer, who was also an executive produced the original NBC series.

Square Enix isn't playing games when it comes to celebrating 15 years of Kingdom Hearts! Crunchyroll writes the company is featuring a giant Sora clock...read more on GameTyrant

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Netflix has finally released an official, playable 8-bit video game for Stranger Things! You can play the game online for free! That's not all, though. They also have 8-bit games for three of their other series including Narcos, Marco Polo, and Orange is the New Black. 

In the Stranger Things game, you play as Mike, and you try and outrun the monstrous Demogorgon, who spits balls of darkness at you. The only action you really have to do is jump over the obstacles. With Narcos, you play Pablo Escobar and escape from being captured in Columbia. You play Piper in the Orange in the New Black game and catch chickens while dodging cafeteria trays. 

All the games are pretty much the same but with different settings and themes, and they’re pretty simple, but if you have some time to kill, then play it for a few minutes by clicking here!

Via: io9

The first promo spot has been released for Ron Howard's Albert Einstein biopic series Genius, and it gives us out first look at Geoffrey Rush as the legendary Nobel Prize-winning physicist. As you might image, he looks perfect in the role, and there's no doubt that he'll give an incredible performance. 

The upcoming anthology series follows the "brilliant scientist through the ups and downs of his life, from failing to get his doctorate to developing the general theory of relativity."

The series is based on Walter Isaacson’s best-selling book, Einstein: His Life and Universe, and the series stars "Johnny Flynn (Lovesick) as young Einstein; Emily Watson (The Theory of Everything) as his second wife, Elsa; Seth Gabel (Fringe) as the scientist’s long-time friend, Michele Besso; and Vincent Kartheiser (Mad Men) as Raymond Geist, a consulate official in Berlin, Germany."

Howard directed the first episode of the series and serves as an executive producer along with Brian Gazer. The first season of the series will focus on Einstein and the following seasons will each focus on a different innovator. 

Genius will be released on the National Geographic Channel in April of 2017. 

Awards season is upon us. The Golden Globes were last night, which means the Oscars aren't too far away. But if you're a diehard fan of the DC Extended Universe and you're hoping to see Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad pull in some awards, you might have better luck tuning in to a different award show altogether: the Razzies, the show that "honors" the worst movies of the year.

BvS shows up more than any other movie on the shortlist of possible nominations that came out this weekend, scoring nominations for Worst Screenplay, two for Worst Supporting Actor (Jesse Eisenberg and Jeremy Irons), two for Worst Actor (Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill), Worst Director (Zack Snyder), Worst Sequel, and Worst Picture of the year. Take a look at the full list of contenders below (via The Playlist), and air your grievances in the comments section. There still may be time to influence the outcome somehow, because the nominations don't arrive until January 23rd.

WORST PREQUEL, REMAKE, RIPOFF OR SEQUEL

Alice Through the Looking Glass
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Blair Witch
The Divergent Series: Allegiant
Fifty Shades of Black (rip-off of Fifty Shades of Grey)
Independence Day: Resurgence
The Legend of Tarzan
London Has Fallen
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
Ride Along 2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
Zoolander 2

WORST SCREENPLAY

Assassin’s Creed
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Dirty Grandpa
The Divergent Series: Allegiant
Fifty Shades of Black
Ghostbusters
Gods of Egypt
Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party
Independence Day: Resurgence
Mother’s Day
Suicide Squad
Zoolander 2

WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Cassi Davis – Boo! A Madea Halloween
Julianne Hough – Dirty Grandpa
Kate Hudson – Mother’s Day
Keira Knightley – Collateral Beauty
Helen Mirren – Collateral Beauty
Aubrey Plaza – Dirty Grandpa
Jane Seymour – Fifty Shades of Black
Octavia Spencer – The Divergent Series: Allegiant
Sela Ward – Independence Day: Resurgence
Kristen Wiig – Masterminds / Zoolander 2
Kate Winslet – Collateral Beauty

WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Nicolas Cage – Snowden
Benedict Cumberbatch – Zoolander 2
Johnny Depp – Alice Through the Looking Glass
Jesse Eisenberg – Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Will Ferrell – Zoolander 2
Jeff Goldblum – Independence Day: Resurgence
Jeremy Irons – Assassin’s Creed / Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Jared Leto – Suicide Squad
T.J. Miller – Office Christmas Party
Geoffrey Rush – Gods of Egypt
Brenton Thwaites – Gods of Egypt
Owen Wilson – Masterminds / Zoolander 2

WORST DIRECTOR

Dinesh D’Souza – Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party
Roland Emmerich – Independence Day: Resurgence
Justin Kurzel – Assassin’s Creed
Dan Mazer – Dirty Grandpa
Greg McLean – The Darkness
Babak Najafi – London Has Fallen
Tyler Perry – Boo! A Madea Halloween
Alex Proyas – Gods of Egypt
Zack Snyder – Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Ben Stiller – Zoolander 2
Michael Tiddes – Fifty Shades of Black

WORST ACTRESS

Jennifer Aniston – Mother’s Day / Office Christmas Party
Marion Cotillard – Allied / Assassin’s Creed
Megan Fox – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
Radha Mitchell – The Darkness
Tyler Perry (as Madea) – Boo! A Madea Halloween
Margot Robbie – The Legend of Tarzan / Suicide Squad
Julia Roberts – Mother’s Day
Becky Turner (as Hillary Clinton) – Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party
Naomi Watts – The Divergent Series: Allegiant / Shut In
Shailene Woodley – The Divergent Series: Allegiant

WORST ACTOR

Ben Affleck – Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Kevin Bacon – The Darkness
Gerard Butler – Gods of Egypt / London Has Fallen
Henry Cavill – Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Dinesh D’Souza (as himself) – Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party
Robert De Niro – Dirty Grandpa
Zac Efron – Dirty Grandpa / Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
Liam Hemsworth – Independence Day: Resurgence
Brad Pitt – Allied
Will Smith – Collateral Beauty / Suicide Squad
Ben Stiller – Zoolander 2
Marlon Wayans – Fifty Shades of Black

WORST PICTURE

Assassin’s Creed
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Collateral Beauty
The Darkness
Dirty Grandpa
The Divergent Series: Allegiant
Fifty Shades of Black
Gods of Egypt
Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party
Independence Day: Resurgence
London Has Fallen
Mother’s Day
Suicide Squad
Zoolander 2

If you've been paying attention to mainstream Hollywood action movies over the past twenty years (and I'm guessing that'd be...yep, that'd be all of you), you've probably noticed a gradual increase in the number of ass-kicking female characters who have been able to hold their own. You've also probably noticed that they all tend to use the same move when they're in the middle of a brawl: the between-the-legs takedown. This quick video from Fandor cites eleven movies in under a minute that feature this tactic, and seeing it presented this way, it starts to become apparent that for as progressive as Hollywood sometimes thinks it is, this particular move seems to sexualize these characters to an unnecessary degree. After all, as the video points out, you never see dudes fighting this way. Just something to think about.

Via: Sploid

Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang feels pretty confident people will be impressed with the Nintendo Switch. In an interview with VentureBeat, Huang praised the upcoming console with the following statement...read more on GameTyrant

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I've got three fun new TV spots for The LEGO Batman Movie for you to check out today! The first one that you'll watch, titled "Always Be Yourself," premiered during the Golden Globe Awards last night, and it hilariously highlights Batman's past phases. The other spot is called "Justice League Party," and it amusingly highlights the villains in the film. The third and final spot is called "Not Really a Hugger," and it focuses on Batman's awkward relationship with Robin.

In the irreverent spirit of fun that made The LEGO Movie a worldwide phenomenon, the self-described leading man of that ensemble – LEGO Batman – stars in his own big-screen adventure. But there are big changes brewing in Gotham, and if he wants to save the city from The Joker’s hostile takeover, Batman may have to drop the lone vigilante thing, try to work with others and maybe, just maybe, learn to lighten up. 

Will Arnett reprises his role as Batman, a.k.a. Bruce Wayne. Zach Galifianakis stars as The Joker; Michael Cera as Robin, a.k.a. Dick Grayson; Rosario Dawson as Batgirl, a.k.a. Barbara Gordon; and Ralph Fiennes as Alfred.

The LEGO Batman Movie comes from director Chis McKay and producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller. It's set to open in theaters on February 10, 2017.

Here's a music video from Rohan Francis that features a stop-motion Darth Vader singing about how he and his son Luke Skywalker should rule the galaxy side by side. It's amusing (can't go wrong with a dabbing Stormtrooper), but there's one huge problem: the video commits one of the biggest misquote sins in movie history. The line isn't "Luke...I am your father." It's "No...I am your father." You'd think a guy who spent all this time making a Vader-inspired music video would know better!

Via: GeeksAreSexy

Tom Hiddleston had a good night at the Golden Globes as he walked away with a Best Actor Award for his work on The Night Manager. I'm sure that won't be the last award that he ends up winning in his career. 

Before the award ceremony, MTV stopped Hiddleston on the red carpet and brought up Thor: Ragnarok and the fact that Doctor Strange is in the film. It was previously revealed that Strange would actually join Thor and Hulk on their journey and when asked to share a secret about his role in the film he teased:

"Doctor Strange has intensely cerebral time-bending powers. At the end of Thor: The Dark World, Loki's on the throne...what happened to Odin? So, maybe Doctor Strange has to help out with that particular conundrum." 

That definitely sounds like some kind of revelation regarding at least part of what Strange's role in the story will be.  I'm just excited to see how this Planet Hulk and Ragnarok inspired storyline plays out! 

To read through some of the other details on the film and what we will see from it, make sure to click here. Thor: Ragnarok arrives in theaters November 3rd, 2017. The movie stars Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Cate Blanchett, Jeff Goldblum, Tessa Thompson, Karl Urban, and Sam Neill.

new #GoldenGlobe winner 💫Tom Hiddleston 💫 drops hints about Doctor Strange's role in Thor: Ragnarok pic.twitter.com/kZFfxMxxxl

— MTV News (@MTVNews) January 9, 2017

It's not too often you see incredible martial arts choreography in any commercial, let alone a tiny online piece for a tea restaurant that clearly doesn't have the massive budget of your typical nationwide TV commercial. But the team at Team Red Productions did a terrific job with this Kung Fu Tea ad, which is just one long fight scene of three guys caught in a hugely entertaining battle over who gets the restaurant's last taro tea. Great work, guys — maybe Hollywood will come calling.

Via: Pajiba

I think there are a good amount of Marvel fans out there that would like to see Black Widow and Hawkeye team up in a movie together. The two make a great team, and it's always fun watching them fight alongside each other. There are several stories they could tell involving these characters if Marvel Studios were to ever do it, but I doubt that it's in their plans. That doesn't mean that Jeremy Renner wouldn't want to see it happen!

During an interview with the British newspaper Metro (via Edmonton Sun), Renner says that it makes sense to see the two characters team up for a film. 

"I always thought it would make sense early on to do a Hawkeye/Widow movie because they’re quite similar – they don’t have powers, have high skill sets, and have history together, but I don’t think there are any discussions about that happening. I’d love to do it though."

If this film were to happen it might be cool to see them explore the Budapest storyline that has been mentioned in the MCU. During the mission, they were involved in a situation that would later be remembered by Romanoff during the Battle of New York, as one of the fights she and Barton had against one of the Chitauri groups reminded her of Budapest. Alexander Pierce also mentioned that her time in Budapest would also be exposed if she leaked S.H.I.E.L.D.'s (Hydra's?) exploits.

Renner goes on to talk about the friendships he's made while making these films:

"We’ve become great friends. I see Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., and Scarlett Johansson quite a lot. Chris Hemsworth has been so busy I haven’t hung out with him for a while and Elizabeth Olsen is a neighbor, so I see her quite often."

This isn't the first time that Renner has talked about a Black Widow and Hawkeye team-up. He previously said it would make a great Netflix series. Would you rather have a Black Widow and Hawkeye movie or Netflix series?