What a week, huh? Yeah. Well, here we are, at the end of it, at the very least, and now looking toward the future. So how about some video games to take our minds off things for the weekend? This week we’ve got some fun shooters, some beat ‘em up action, and a digital spin on a classic trading card game.
What a week, huh? Yeah. Well, here we are, at the end of it, at the very least, and now looking toward the future. So how about some video games to take our minds off things for the weekend? This week we’ve got some fun shooters, some beat ‘em up action, and a digital spin on a classic trading card game.
Director Barry Jenkins shared a brand-new trailer for Mufasa: The Lion King at D23 Brazil. The upcoming prequel tells the origin of Mufasa, the lion who will one day become king of the Pride Lands.
“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.
Jenkins appeared at CinemaCon in Las Vegas earlier this year to promote Mufasa, explaining that he had seen the original Disney animated movie over 200 times and knew he had to take the job. “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. However, some have targeted Jenkins for taking the gig, saying he’s “too good and talented for [Bob] Iger’s soulless machine.” In response, Jenkins said, “There is nothing soulless about The Lion King. For decades children have sat in theaters all over the world experiencing collective grief for the first time, engaging Shakespeare for the first time, across aisles in myriad languages. A most potent vessel for communal empathy.“
What did you think of the new trailer for Mufasa: The Lion King? Will you be watching when it hits theaters on December 20th?
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Last month, 20th Century Studios president Steve Asbell confirmed that a sequel to director Fede Alvarez’s recently released Alien: Romulus is in the works – so when The Hollywood Reporter mentioned in an article that producer Ridley Scott “revealed he’s developing a new Alien movie for 20th in the wake of Romulus’ success,” they’re probably talking about that Romulus sequel… even though Scott thinks a better choice would be to make a follow-up to his 2017 film Alien: Covenant.
Scott told THR, “Covenant is the best one [for a sequel] because it leaves the girl in the [cryo pod] and [Michael Fassbender’s killer android] David has alien eggs and 2,000 colonists hanging around. It’s a perfect beginning.” Interviewer James Hibberd suggested that the next film could be a sequel to both Covenant and Romulus, since “both films ended with ships headed to a planet we’ve never been to; there’s no reason those characters couldn’t end up in the same place.”
Scott started the Alien franchise when he directed the 1979 film, then left the series behind for several years. Now, he has made it clear that he’s trying to take ownership of this franchise (and the Blade Runner franchise as well). He said, “I made Alien and Blade Runner, but then I moved on. I should have locked them up — as Spielberg would have with Jurassic Park, and everything he does, and Cameron has done. Studios paid for them, but there’s a way of locking yourself into [ownership] during the negotiation. I watched Alien 2, 3 and 4 and realized, ‘Oh, you just ran that firmly into the ground.’ Then I went back to [former 20th Century Fox chief Tom Rothman] and said, ‘Listen, there’s a way out. We should resurrect Alien with Prometheus.’ They made half a billion dollars — by now probably a billion with all the resales. It’s not what happens at the box office, it’s what happens after the box office. Then I went back with Alien: Covenant, and that was big and ambitious and maybe too intellectual to play as well. It still did $250 million, and I still stupidly didn’t lock it up. I don’t blame me, because I’m busy. I blame a couple other people, which is why we parted company.” Scott admitted that Aliens was fun, “and then three and four just evaporated.“
Justin Alvarado Brown, president and COO of Scott’s production company Scott Free, and the rest of the team at Scott Free now work to make sure that the company will stay involved with any continuations of Scott’s legacy titles, which is why Scott was a producer on Alien: Romulus and is producing the upcoming TV series Alien: Earth. Brown said, “It would make no sense that another (Alien or Blade Runner) movie is made without Ridley and us.” On the Blade Runner side of things, Scott Free is producing the Prime Video series Blade Runner 2099.
What do you think of Scott Free being involved with every Alien and Blade Runner project going forward, and do you agree with Ridley Scott that Alien: Covenant is the Alien film that should get a sequel? Let us know by leaving a comment below.
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Jesse Keighin liked to stream Nintendo Switch games online before they were officially released and then gloat about it right in Nintendo’s face, according to a new lawsuit filed by the Mario maker in Colorado District Court earlier this week. “[I] can do this all day,” he allegedly wrote in a letter to Nintendo. The…
Jesse Keighin liked to stream Nintendo Switch games online before they were officially released and then gloat about it right in Nintendo’s face, according to a new lawsuit filed by the Mario maker in Colorado District Court earlier this week. “[I] can do this all day,” he allegedly wrote in a letter to Nintendo. The…
Anytime Christopher Nolan announces a new project, you know it will become one of Hollywood’s most anticipated events. After blowing minds with last year’s Oppenheimer, Nolan shows no signs of slowing down as he barrels toward his next feature with an impressive cast of greats along for the ride. According to Deadline, Zendaya (Challengers, Dune: Part Two) and Anne Hathaway (The Dark Knight Rises, Alice in Wonderland) are joining Matt Damon and Tom Holland for Christopher Nolan’s next epic, releasing in theaters on July 17, 2026. Cameras should roll in early 2025, though plot details remain a mystery.
There have been plenty of rumors about this project, but only a few details. According to new reports, whispers of it being a “father-and-son” story are false. It will almost certainly be a big production, as the director has previously stated that he has no intention of returning to small-scale movies, not while he can still convince studios to give him whatever he wants.
“I’m drawn to working at a large scale because I know how fragile the opportunity to marshal those resources is,” Nolan said. “I know that there are so many filmmakers out there in the world who would give their eye teeth to have the resources I put together, and I feel I have the responsibility to use them in the most productive and interesting way.”
Nolan’s next film will be Anne Hathaway’s third collaboration with the enigmatic director after 2012’s The Dark Knight Rises and 2014’s Interstellar. Meanwhile, Zendaya’s star continues to rise after stealing hearts in Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers and adding extra spice to Dune: Part Two. Starring in one of Nolan’s films alongside her partner Tom Holland gives the young couple another chance to shine on the silver screen after leading Sony’s recent run of Spider-Man films.
What do you think Christopher Nolan’s next film is about? Are you excited for Anne Hathaway and Zendaya to join the cast? We’ll keep a close eye on this project as it develops. In the meantime, let’s see your hopes and theories about the movie in the comments section below.
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We’ve already very carefully been over the grimly insidious nature of Pokémon TCG Pocket’s unpleasant free-to-play model, but an aspect of this peculiar and enormously successful mobile spin-off from the long-established card game is just how many in-game currencies it has you juggle. So far, there are twelve, and…
We’ve already very carefully been over the grimly insidious nature of Pokémon TCG Pocket’s unpleasant free-to-play model, but an aspect of this peculiar and enormously successful mobile spin-off from the long-established card game is just how many in-game currencies it has you juggle. So far, there are twelve, and…
My favorite part about talking to other people who play choice-based RPGs is comparing choices. Whether it’s about the characters we make or the ways we nudge the story, I am always down to hear how people are playing games like Dragon Age: The Veilguard. We’re just a week out from launch, so a lot of people haven’t…