Ubisoft has just unveiled Assassin’s Creed Shadows, the latest installment in its globe-trotting, time-traveling megaton stealth RPG series. Taking place in 16th-century Japan, the open world title will drop players into the shoes of two new protagonists, the shinobi Naoe and the actual historical figure Yasuke.…
Ubisoft has just unveiled Assassin’s Creed Shadows, the latest installment in its globe-trotting, time-traveling megaton stealth RPG series. Taking place in 16th-century Japan, the open world title will drop players into the shoes of two new protagonists, the shinobi Naoe and the actual historical figure Yasuke.…
When Game of Thrones TV series creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss set out to craft an epic series called 3 Body Problem, an adaptation of a trilogy of sci-fi novels written by Chinese author Liu Cixin, for the Netflix streaming service, they were hoping to get four seasons out of the material. But when the first season of 3 Body Problem started streaming in March and pulled in a sizeable but underwhelming number of views, some began to question whether or not Netflix would want any more episodes of the big budget show. Now The Hollywood Reporter has broken the news that Netflix has indeed ordered more episodes – but just enough to allow Benioff, Weiss, and co-creator Alexander Woo to wrap up the story. Exactly how many episodes that will be has not yet been revealed.
The showrunners provided the following statement: “We’re thrilled that we get to tell this story through to its epic conclusion. Ever since we read the last page of Cixin Liu’s magnificent trilogy, we hoped we’d be able to bring the audience to the end of the universe with us. Here we go!“
Peter Friedlander, vp of scripted series at Netflix, added: “The extraordinary 3 Body Problem, brought to life with the deft hands of Benioff, Weiss and Woo, will soar to never-before-seen heights as they tackle the rest of the mind-blowing journey through Death’s End. Their brilliant vision as storytellers is matched by their amazing partnership — and, just like the fans, we can’t wait to see what they have in store.“
The Hollywood Reporter shared this information on the show’s viewership and budget: “After a somewhat modest first week, the show demonstrated it had legs, topping Netflix’s TV chart for three weeks and spending seven weeks in Netflix’s global Top 10. While 3 Body Problem initially drew some mixed reviews, its Rotten Tomatoes critic and audience scores gradually rose to 80 percent and 78 percent, respectively. The show is said to be one of the most expensive in Netflix’s history, costing more than $20 million per episode, which doesn’t include the cost of acquiring the TV rights to Liu Cixin’s novels and subsequent marketing.” JoBlo’s own Alex Maidy gave the show a 6/10 review.
The 3 Body Problem was the title of the first novel in Cixin’s Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy. The second novel was titled The Dark Forest and the third Death’s End. The novels tell the story of what happens when humanity discovers that we are not alone in the universe and prepares for an alien force arriving from a distant and inhospitable world. The title refers to the aliens’ star system, which has three stars orbiting each other in such a way that an Earth-type planet between them keeps suffering extreme hot and cold temperatures, repeatedly wiping out its intelligent civilizations.
The first eight episodes of the Netflix adaptation had the following synopsis: A young woman’s fateful decision in 1960s China reverberates across space and time to a group of brilliant scientists in the present day. As the laws of nature unravel before their eyes, five former colleagues reunite to confront the greatest threat in humanity’s history. The series stars Eiza González (Baby Driver, From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series), Jovan Adepo (Overlord, The Stand), Benedict Wong (Doctor Strange, Gemini Man), John Bradley (Game of Thrones, Moonfall), Tsai Chin (Lucky Grandma, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings), Liam Cunningham (Game of Thrones, Dog Soldiers), Jess Hong (Inked, The Brokenwood Mysteries), Marlo Kelly (Home and Away, Dare Me), Alex Sharp (How to Talk to Girls at Parties, The Trial of the Chicago 7), Sea Shimooka (Pink Skies Ahead, Arrow), Saamer Usmani (Inventing Anna, Succession), and newcomer Zine Tseng.
Benioff, Weiss, and Alexander Woo (The Terror: Infamy) are co-creators, executive producers, and writers on 3 Body Problem. Bernadette Caulfield is also an executive producer, as are Rian Johnson, Ram Bergman, and Nena Rodrigue of T-Street; Lin Qi, the late former Chairman of Yoozoo Group, and Zhao Jilong, CEO of the rights-holder, The Three-Body Universe; Xiaosong Gao and Lauren Ma; Plan B Entertainment’s Brad Pitt, Jeremy Kleiner, and Dede Gardner; and Rosamund Pike and Robie Uniacke of Primitive Streak. Derek Tsang and Andrew Stanton direct and co-executive produce. Jeremy Podeswa and Minkie Spiro also directed episodes.
Benioff previously told The Hollywood Reporter that the second season (if it happened) would be better than its predecessor. “Liu Cixin’s created this indelible trilogy and the books just get better for me. The second book is far better than the first, and the third book just completely blew my mind. The story just gets more and more ambitious as it goes, and it takes a huge leap in book two. So I feel like if we survive to the second season, we’re going to be in a good place.“
Did you watch the first season of 3 Body Problem, and are you glad to hear there will be additional episodes that will wrap up the story? Let us know by leaving a comment below.
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Cartman, Stan, Kyle, Kenny, and Butters encounter their greatest enemy yet when they face the American Healthcare System in the upcoming special South Park: The End of Obesity! The latest South Park presentation from Trey Parker and Matt Stone premieres on Paramount+ on May 24, 2024, with South Park’s big-boned Cartman as the event’s central character.
Here’s the official description for South Park: The End of Obesity:
The advent of new weight loss drugs has a huge impact on everyone in South Park. When Cartman is denied access to the life-changing medicine, the kids jump into action.
In the South Park: The End of Obesity teaser trailer, a doctor tells Cartman he’s overweight and needs to start taking Semaglutide, an injection used to treat type 2 diabetes. Patients take Semaglutide alongside a diet management routine and exercise to help control blood sugar levels. When Cartman realizes he can’t pay for the expensive meds, the South Park gang launches an experimental mission to concoct an alternative for Cartman’s weight loss.
South Park: The End of Obesity marks the seventh South Park special for the service, which started with Post Covid in 2021. Parker and Stone followed their first South Park special for Paramount+ with Post Covid: The Return of Covid, The Streaming Wars, The Streaming Wars Part 2, Joining the Panderverse, and the latest installment (Not Suitable for Children).
Do you still watch South Park? Are you a fan of the South Park specials on Paramount+? Would you trust Stan, Kyle, Kenny, and Butters to unlock the science of weight loss? Let us know in the comments section below.
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Netflix is tap, tap, tapping into one of Adam Sandler’s most beloved characters, Happy Gilmore, for a sequel to the Saturday Night Live alum’s 1996 comedy hole-in-one! On Wednesday, Netflix announced Happy Gilmore 2 during its Upfront presentation, confirming Adam Sandler’s return as the ill-tempered hockey player turned professional golfer.
Happy Gilmore star Christopher MacDonald was the first to say Adam Sandler is developing Happy Gilmore 2 in April. In the original comedy, MacDonald plays Happy’s nemesis on the golf course, Shooter McGavin. During an interview with Audacy’s 92.3 The Fan, MacDonald said he recently spoke with Sandler, who surprised him with a sequel script for the duo’s 1996 sports comedy.
“I saw Adam [Sandler] about two weeks ago, and he says to me, ‘McDonald, you’re gonna love this,’” McDonald said. “I said, ‘What?’ He says, ‘How about that,’ and he shows me the first draft of ‘Happy Gilmore 2.’ Maybe you should cut that out [of this audio] because I don’t wanna be a liar, but he did show me that, and I thought, ‘Well, that would be awesome.’ So, it’s in the works. Fans demand it, dammit!”
Happy Gilmore focuses on Happy, a hockey player with anger management issues who, with the help of golf pro Chubbs Peterson (Carl Weathers), joins the PGA Tour to earn enough money to save his grandmother’s house. Happy isn’t precisely a conventional golfer, and his aggressive, slapshot style of play clashes with PGA favorite Shooter McGavin, a self-important asshat in desperate need of a kick in the golf balls. As Happy and Shooter prepare to face one another for the top prize, Shooter uses every dirty trick in the book to keep his title and sabotage Happy’s possible victory.
Adam Sandler is the only star confirmed to return so far. With any luck, Julie Bowen could return to the course as Virginia Venit, the Public Relations Director for the PGA Tour and Happy’s love interest in Happy Gilmore. Sadly, several stars from the first film have passed, including the legendary Carl Weathers, Bob Barker, Joe Flarety, Frances Bay, and Richard Kiel. We’ll be keeping an eye on this project’s development. In the meantime, let us know if you’re excited about Happy Gilmore 2 in the comments below.
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Earlier today, Ubisoft officially unveiled Assassin’s Creed Shadows, the next big, main entry in the long-running stealth-action franchise featuring sneaky assassins and evil Templars running amok throughout history. And for the first time in a decade, Ubisoft’s popular series is skipping the PS4 and Xbox One.
Earlier today, Ubisoft officially unveiled Assassin’s Creed Shadows, the next big, main entry in the long-running stealth-action franchise featuring sneaky assassins and evil Templars running amok throughout history. And for the first time in a decade, Ubisoft’s popular series is skipping the PS4 and Xbox One.
Billy Zane was first cast as Marlon Brando all the way back in 2019 – and things have been pretty much silent for the bulk of the five years that followed. But now, with the movie at this year’s Cannes Market, we finally have a look at Zane as Brando…and wow does he nail it!
Billy Zane’s Marlon Brando is from a pivotal era in the legendary actor’s career, with Waltzing with Brando taking place in the late ‘60s into the early ‘70s, when his work shifted dramatically and he reinvented himself. Appropriately, Zane has entirely reinvented his look to portray Brando. Photos made available courtesy of Deadline fresh out of Cannes show Zane on the island of Tetiaroa, which Brando purchased in the 1960s when he had that “private island money.” Brando took to the region while filming 1962’s Mutiny on the Bounty; other key movies that will also be covered are The Godfather and Last Tango in Paris. One image shows Zane as Brando during this time, complete with longer hair, turtleneck and blazer.
Judging just by these photos, Billy Zane’s Marlon Brando is hands-down one of the best visual representations of a historical figure ever, up there with the likes of Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles in Ray, Gary Oldman as Sid Vicious in Sid & Nancy and Denzel Washington as Malcolm X in the namesake film just to name a few. Indeed, if the actual film portrayal can live up to the photos, it might go down as one of the most faithful in movie history.
It’s still quite early, but if Billy Zane can truly pull off Marlon Brando, he could be looking at a Best Actor nomination. After all, voters do love to reward such performances, with six of the past 10 winners being for performances of real-life figures. In the meantime, it’s at least cool to see Zane so committed to the look, which is something that tends to be most criticized in such films, especially if the person is incredibly famous or has a distinct style. (We guess people could overlook the fact that Hugh Jackman couldn’t be farther from resembling P.T. Barnum…)
Billy Zane may seem like an oddball choice to play Marlon Brando but he does have a fascination with the two-time Oscar winner, telling Entertainment Weekly, “The man was a recluse who moved to an island, yet is up all night on shortwave radio [and] can’t sleep alone. He had many children. It’s like, what led to that? He’s full of contradictions. That was touching to me.”
What do you think of Billy Zane’s Marlon Brando? Which performance of a real-life figure do you think had the most accurate look? Give us your choices below!
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The Ghoulies franchise has been dormant for thirty years, but it might be coming back in a major way. A couple months ago, Ghoulies director Luca Bercovici, who also wrote the screenplay for the 1984 creature feature with Jefery Levy, announced that he and Levy have reclaimed the domestic rights to Ghoulies and have big plans for the franchise, including making a new trilogy of films, publishing a book series, and launching an exclusive line of figures, apparel, and collectibles. While we wait to see these new films and books, Toynk has unveiled a trio of 14-inch Ghoulies plush toys that will allow fans to take home plush versions of the Fish Ghoulie, Cat Ghoulie, and Rat Ghoulie!
The original Ghoulies had the following synopsis: As a child, Jonathan was almost killed by his father, Malcolm, during a satanic ritual. After being saved and raised by Wolfgang, who has kept him unaware of his background, Jonathan inherits Malcolm’s house and moves in with girlfriend Rebecca. During a party, he jokingly performs a ceremony described in one of his father’s books on black magic, not realizing he has unleashed small, demonic creatures known as “Ghoulies.”
The Ghoulies plush toys can be ordered directly from Toynk, and are also available in stories like Target. The Fish Ghoulie plush has the following description:
FIENDISH FORCES UNLEASHED: Performing that dark ritual sure seemed like a good idea at the time. The Fish Ghoulie has been conjured to your world in the form of this exclusive plush toy inspired by the horror cult classic Ghoulies.
A DEMON FROM THE DEPTHS: Swimming through sinister sewers to your home, the green Fish Ghoulie has surfaced with a mouthful of teeth ready to plunge into its next prey. Flushing your toilet won’t stop this angry amphibian’s fatal frenzy.
A CREATURE OF MISCHIEF AND CUDDLES: You can’t keep this fishy fiend in a bowl. While its pointy teeth may look sharp, this ultra soft and snuggly Fish Ghoulie plush has actually been summoned for less destructive purposes.
OTHERWORLDLY QUALITY: Ready to drench our world with its deadly intent, this green goblin-like creature stands at approximately 14 inches tall, from the top of its head to its clawed, webbed feet. For the best care, surface clean only.
OFFICIAL GHOULIES COLLECTIBLE: Some demons can be found in unexpected places. Don’t flush away your chance to summon endless scares with this officially licensed Fish Ghoulie plush toy from the ’80s horror movie Ghoulies.
Here’s the Cat Ghoulie description:
CONJURE UP CREATURE CHAOS: Playing around with supernatural occult power is never a good idea. The mischievous Cat Ghoulie has been summoned in the form of this exclusive plush toy inspired by the horror cult classic Ghoulies.
A FURRY FELINE DEMON: Clawing its way over to you for some devious fun is the Cat Ghoulie, detailed with tufts of faux fur and a feral expression. This furry fiend has a mouthful of sharp teeth eager for a deadly cat nip.
SINISTER SNUGGLES: This devilish creature may appear feral, but this stuffed animal won’t bite you with its super soft plushness. Summoners will enjoy cuddling up with this demon, featuring a premium design made of quality plush material.
QUALITY FROM BEYOND: Ready to pounce on its next prey is this otherworldly feline demon. This cat plushie stands at approximately 14 inches tall, from its devil-horned head to its cloven feet. For the best care, surface clean only.
OFFICIAL GHOULIES COLLECTIBLE: You never know what crazy creatures you’ll conjure when dabbling with dark magic. Once summoned, you can never get rid of this officially licensed Cat Ghoulie plush toy inspired by Ghoulies.
And here’s Rat Ghoulie:
MISCHIEVOUS MONSTER MAYHEM: Be careful when you dabble with dark magic and forbidden ceremonies. The Rat Ghoulie has been summoned to strike terror as this exclusive plush toy inspired by the horror cult classic Ghoulies.
A DEMONIC FURRY FIEND: Scampering out from the depths of the underworld, the Rat Ghoulie is on the prowl. This brown and gray brute is all pointy teeth and untamed fur. You’ll need more than an exterminator to stop this pesky vermin’s rampage.
CREATURE COMFORTS: This cunning creature has nothing but mischief on its mind. While its teeth may look sharp and menacing, this Rat Ghoulie plush toy won’t hurt you with its premium plush design made from ultra-soft material.
SUPERNATURAL QUALITY: Ready to wreak havoc on your world, this little scoundrel from beyond stands at approximately 14 inches tall, from its devil-horned head to its cloven feet. For the best care, surface clean only.
OFFICIAL GHOULIES COLLECTIBLE: You never know what to expect when you summon evil demons. Conjure up some frightful fun with this officially licensed Rat Ghoulie plush toy inspired by the ’80s horror movie Ghoulies.
Ghoulies (watch it HERE) was followed by three sequels: Ghoulies II (1987), Ghoulies Go to College (1991), and Ghoulies IV (1994). The Ghoulies have been out of the picture for way too long, so it’s great to see them making a comeback – and it’s really cool that there are now plush toy versions of Fish Ghoulie, Cat Ghoulie, and Rat Ghoulie out there.
Are you a fan of the Ghoulies franchise, and will you be buying any (or all) of the Ghoulies plush toys? Let us know by leaving a comment below.
A few images of the plush toys can be seen here, and more can be found at the Toynk links.
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Warframe feels like it has been around forever. And yet despite being 11 years into its run as a live-service game, it still has a thriving fanbase, thanks to a crucial combination of community goodwill and a game that’s legitimately fun to play and is always getting cool, new stuff. But for those considering jumping…