Electronic Arts has denied that Battlefield 2042’s development team is composed of a “skeleton crew” that is working to “meet the barebones of their obligations” for the military shooter.
A spokesperson told Jeff Grubb of GameSpot sister site Giant Bomb that, “This is untrue.” The statement went on to say: “There is a significant team across studios focused on evolving and improving the Battlefield 2042 experience for our players, and at that heart of that is our team at DICE.”
Jack Nicholson made his final movie appearance in the rom-com How Do You Know 13 years ago. In a recent interview on WTF With Marc Maron, his longtime friend Lou Adler revealed that Nicholson is perfectly content with that relatively forgettable film being his farewell to the big screen, and to tend to more important matters.
“A friend of mine wanted to put him in a movie,” Maron said after asking Adler how Nicholson was doing (via The Wrap). “And he had a conversation with him. But Jack says, ‘I don’t want to do it.’ He goes, ‘You know what I did today? I sat under a tree and I read a book.'”
Adler replied, “That sounds like Jack.” According to Adler, Nicholson now seeks a quieter existence, and this anecdote also aligns with identical reports that have emerged over the past decade, describing Nicholson’s leisurely pastime of reading under the shade of trees, and letting his legacy stand.
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Read moreAccording to Japanese publication Nikkan Gendai and spotted by Kotaku, Sega’s Judgment series of games may be getting a live-action TV adaptation for Asahi Television, the flagship station of the All-Nippon News Network. The show’s working title is Sabakarezaru, which means “The Unjudged” when translated, similar to how Lost Judgment’s full title in Japan is Lost Judgment: Sabakarezaru Kioku or “Unjudged Memory.”
The series will reportedly star Takuya Kimura, who lent his likeness and voice to Judgment and last year’s sequel. If you haven’t played the games, both of them center around former attorney Takayuki Yagami, who becomes a private investigator in Tokyo’s Kamurocho district. Both games feature heavy themes and deep mysteries, such as Lost Judgment’s plot that focused on bullying, high school suicide, and a murder mystery that threatened to topple the Japanese legal system.
Each game features an episodic structure and plenty of plot development between rounds of ac…
Read moreJoker director Todd Phillips created one of the most profitable films in Hollywood history and is following it up with Joker: Folie à Deux this coming Friday, October 4. Would Phillips ever come back for another Joker or DC movie? Don’t get your hopes up.
Asked by The Hollywood Reporter if he might make a standalone movie for Lady Gaga’s character, Harley, Phillips said he has no plans for that or any other DC movies.
“It’s not really where this movie is headed for me. I feel like my time in the DC Universe was these two films,” he said.
Before this, Phillips told Variety that he had fun making two Joker movies, but noted, “I think we’ve said what we wanted to say in this world.” As such, no one should expect Phillips to come back for Joker 3 or any other DC film, though of course plans can always change.
Joker: Folie à Deux is poised for a gigantic debut when it opens on October 4, but won’t be able to match the pace of the record-setting original film fro…
Read moreThe John Wick franchise took the world by surprise almost a decade ago, with the first installment becoming a sleeper hit and eventually grossing $1 billion worldwide. The latest entry, simply called John Wick 4, possibly saw the end of the assassin’s adventures, but the director and creator of the Keanu Reeves-led series has other plans.
Talking to Inverse, Chad Stahelski mentioned he has “notebooks and notebooks” of ideas he has for future John Wick sequels, outside of the FX prequel series The Continental, and what’s next for both him and Reeves as he addresses that particular final scene.
“As far as John Wick 4 goes and the ending, if you go back and you watched–God forbid–all four in a row, it’s supposed to be a bit of a fever dream,” he said laughing. “You can see how the first one starts fairly grounded. The second one’s a rock opera, and the third one’s a kung fu classic. The fourth one is this weird western samurai film. They get more ridiculous as you go. The…
Read moreWhile Seth Rogen is primarily known for being a stoner with a memorable laugh in Judd Apatow movies, these days he’s doing at least as much producing as he is acting, with five of his current and upcoming production projects being rooted in comic book origins. And so Rogen has opinions about the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which he spoke about in a new interview with Total Film Magazine.
“I think that Kevin Feige is a brilliant guy, and I think a lot of the filmmakers he’s hired to make these movies are great filmmakers,” Rogen said. “But as someone who doesn’t have children… it is [all] kind of geared toward kids, you know? There are times where I will forget. I’ll watch one of these things, as an adult with no kids, and be like, ‘Oh, this is just not for me.'”
Rogen’s assertion about the intended demographic for Marvel movies is perhaps painting with too broad a brush. Marvel movies are aimed at the largest possible audience, and kids just happen to be a part of that;…
Read moreMarvel has confirmed that Loki is the most-watched Marvel TV show on Disney+. Marvel boss Kevin Feige made the announcement during Disney’s upfronts this week, according to Deadline.
He said Loki was a “bold swing” for the company, adding that the “wild ride paid off.” Production on Season 2 will begin the next few weeks, Feige said. Loki is the first Marvel series on Disney+ to get picked up for a second season.
Tom Hiddleston, who plays Loki, is returning for Season 2 alongside the rest of the main cast. Feige confirmed that Loki is the most-watched Marvel series on Disney+ so far, but he did not share any specific viewership numbers or data points. We also don’t know what show was previously the most-watched.
Other Marvel TV series on Disney+ include WandaVision, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Hawkeye, Moon Knight, and What If…? The next one is Ms. Marvel, which premieres June 8.
Also at Disney’s upfronts presentation this week, the comp…
Read moreNew Zealand Post has announced a new collection of stamps themed around The Lord of the Rings to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the film series.
In a statement, NZ Post boss Antony Harris said the original run of stamps 20 years ago proved to be immensely popular, so the organization is circling back with a new run of stamps to celebrate the anniversary. “NZ Post was very proud to support the original film project by producing a set of stamps at the time. These sold across the globe like nothing we had ever seen before,” Harris said.
NZ Post collaborated with local artist Sacha Lees on the stamps. Lees worked on the Lord of the Rings movies and was commissioned to create the original run of stamps 20 years ago.
“Be it commercial or fine art, I’m driven by the process of creating–the discovery through research, the problem-solving journey to visually express complex narratives and ultimately the meditative practice in the realisation of an idea,” Lees said.
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Read moreMario Kart Tour’s gacha elements are getting removed, according to a tweet by the game’s official account. Starting in late September, all pipes that can be fired by rubies will receive the axe and will no longer be available.
Pipes are packages players can “fire” in order to receive karts, drivers, and other items. It’s essentially like a “pull,” and what comes out of each pipe fired is unknown. Players could earn rubies in-game or through spending real legal tender.
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Read moreLG’s latest TV revealed at CES 2023 isn’t just a slim 97-inch wide slab of OLED technology, it’s also a piece of hardware that is ditching cables behind for a wireless approach. The OLED screen retains all of LG’s excellent picture quality, but all the data and video that it displays is beamed directly to it from a wireless transmitter box. You’ll still need a power supply for the LG M3, but you won’t have to worry about a rat’s nest of cables behind your TV.
That box contains all the standard input ports that you’d find at the back of a typical TV, and sends video and audio signals wirelessly to the LG M3. The company says that the box is capable of real-time video and audio transmission at up to 4K 120Hz and is designed to create a cleaner and distraction-free viewing environment for users. To ensure zero lag, LG says that it has developed an algorithm that instantly identifies the optimal transmission path.
The box can be located up to 30 feet away from the TV, and co…
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