Opening up card packs is the progenitor of loot boxes, so we can all recognize that occasionally icky feeling while playing Pokémon TCG Pocket. Keeping track of all the game’s numerous currencies certainly doesn’t help in that regard either. Thankfully, there is a modicum of grace for bypassing the RNG with Pack Point…
Opening up card packs is the progenitor of loot boxes, so we can all recognize that occasionally icky feeling while playing Pokémon TCG Pocket. Keeping track of all the game’s numerous currencies certainly doesn’t help in that regard either. Thankfully, there is a modicum of grace for bypassing the RNG with Pack Point…
Earlier this month, it was announced that a sci-fi thriller called White Mars, which sounds quite similar to The Thing and is set to star Lucy Hale of Pretty Little Liars, Scream 4, Truth or Dare?, and Fantasy Island, would begin filming on November 11th. Production is now underway, with filming taking place at Cinecittà Studios in Rome, where the movie is being shot entirely in a virtual production environment. Now, Deadline has revealed that Hale is being joined in the cast by Luke Newton, who is best known for playing the role of Colin Bridgerton on the hit Netflix series Bridgerton (his other credits include the Disney show The Lodge and Lake Placid: Legacy).
Martin Owen (The Loneliest Boy in the World), who just co-directed a survival thriller called Above the Below with Idris Elba, will be directing White Mars from a screenplay by Matt Mitchell, Vicki Sargent, and Roo Berry. Set in an isolated Aquila Research Facility, White Mars follows microbiologist Sammie (Hale) as she and Leo (Newton) fight to save their fellow crew members from a malevolent entity whose sole intention is to extinguish them all. Deadline says this will allow Hale to channel both Alien‘s Ellen Ripley and The Thing‘s RJ MacReady.
Future Artists Entertainment’s Matt Williams is producing the film with Neil Jones, as well as Steve Griffith and Steve Jelley from Singularity Entertainment. XYZ Films is co-financing with Singularity and is handling worldwide sales. This is the first feature for Singularity, “an entertainment company specializing in virtual production and streamlined processes for independent films.”
Hale had this to say about the project: “White Mars is an absolute psychological thrill ride, and I’m so excited to film this at the Cinecittà film stages in Rome. At the heart of this story is Sammie, a character I truly admire for her resilience and strength. I can’t wait to collaborate with Martin Owen, our incredible cast, and the entire team to bring this story to life.“
Matt Williams added, “I am excited for this to be the first of a multi-slate of films with the team at XYZ and Singularity. Together we will be bringing technologically advanced movie making to the independent market to compete visually with high end studio films. We are thrilled that Lucy is joining us on this action-packed sci-fi adventure as her character battles the sinister forces that threaten us all.“
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Something I love about Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero is the many layers of mechanics to dig into. Conversely, something I don’t like is that the training mode doesn’t cover all of said mechanics particularly well. Super Movement is a great example of this, but another is Sonic Sway, a fantastic technique that can put a…
Something I love about Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero is the many layers of mechanics to dig into. Conversely, something I don’t like is that the training mode doesn’t cover all of said mechanics particularly well. Super Movement is a great example of this, but another is Sonic Sway, a fantastic technique that can put a…
If you’re looking to roar alongside Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King, grab your advanced tickets from Fandango for the chance to enter into a sweepstakes for a destiny vacation! Today, tickets are available on Fandango for Mufasa: The Lion King, premiering in theaters on Friday, December 20. The film is Fandango’s 2024 Most Anticipated Holiday Movie, proving that fans are eager to return to the Pride Lands of Africa for the latest chapter of the beloved franchise.
In addition to launching advanced ticket sales, Fandango is launching an exciting sweepstakes. Fans who buy a ticket to Mufasa: The Lion King through Fandango can win a vacation to Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park!
“Exploring the unlikely rise of the beloved king of the Pride Lands, ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ enlists Rafiki to relay the legend of Mufasa to young lion cub Kiara, daughter of Simba and Nala, with Timon and Pumbaa lending their signature schtick,” reads the synopsis. “Told in flashbacks, the story introduces Mufasa as an orphaned cub, lost and alone until he meets a sympathetic lion named Taka—the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of an extraordinary group of misfits searching for their destiny—their bonds will be tested as they work together to evade a threatening and deadly foe.”
The film boasts quite the voice cast, with Aaron Pierre as Mufasa, Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Taka/Scar, Tiffany Boone as Sarabi, Kagiso Lediga as Young Rafiki, Preston Nyman as Zazu, Mads Mikkelsen as Kiros, Thandiwe Newton as Eshe, Lennie James as Obasi, Anika Noni Rose as Afia, Keith David as Masego, John Kani as Rafiki, Seth Rogen as Pumbaa, Billy Eichner as Timon, Donald Glover as Simba, Blue Ivy Carter as Kiara, Braelyn Rankins as Young Mufasa, Theo Somolu as Young Taka, and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter as Nala.
Earlier this year at CinemaCon, Mufasa: The Lion King director Barry Jenkins confessed to seeing the original Disney animated movie over 200 times. He could not turn down the opportunity to direct Mufasa’s origin story, saying, “When the script came to me I was fascinated by watching these complex people dealing with complex emotions…this film explores Mufasa rise to become the heroic king that we know,” Jenkins said.
I’ve been to Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park, and it’s a hell of a destination. If you want to see Mufasa: The Lion King in theaters, why not get your tickets through Fandango and enter the sweepstakes? Landing a sweet vacation in addition to seeing the movie would be killer.
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There isn’t a Hollywood director with a sense of scale, scope, and range quite like Ridley Scott.
There isn’t a Hollywood director with a sense of scale, scope, and range quite like Ridley Scott.
The year isn’t over yet, but if you follow any RPG fans online, then you know they’re calling Metaphor: ReFantazio game of the year material. Well, based on the Steam reviews, those people may be onto something. It’s a highly popular anime-style RPG from developer ATLUS, known for the phenomenal Persona franchise, in…
The year isn’t over yet, but if you follow any RPG fans online, then you know they’re calling Metaphor: ReFantazio game of the year material. Well, based on the Steam reviews, those people may be onto something. It’s a highly popular anime-style RPG from developer ATLUS, known for the phenomenal Persona franchise, in…