Before directing the film Predator, Dan Trachtenberg made a name for himself with the suspenseful thriller 10 Cloverfield Lane. While the first Cloverfield movie, released eight years earlier, used a found-footage style to show a monster attack, 10 Cloverfield Lane took a different approach. It confined the action to an underground bunker and focused on the darker side of human nature.
At last month’s New York Comic-Con, DC Comics gave fans a sneak peek at the upcoming bonus round of DC K.O., mentioning characters like Sub-Zero from Mortal Kombat. However, even with the latest announcements, it’s still unclear who will be battling which crossover character. Luckily, a variant cover for DC K.O. #3 by Dan Mora revealed the Elite Eight fighters, allowing us to make some informed predictions. Keep reading to find out which guest stars will appear in DC K.O.: Bonus Battle #1 and who they’ll likely face.
So, Nintendo of America tweeted that the update is coming on November 27th, but their website is still a little vague on what’s actually in it. Luckily, the Japanese Koei Tecmo site has a much more detailed list of changes. And this isn’t just a small bug-fixing patch like the one we got at launch – the Age of Imprisonment update looks huge, with a ton of new content and improvements!
The Flood haven’t been a major threat in recent Halo games, but they haven’t been completely eliminated either. The series has actually hinted at ways they could return in future storylines. This explains where the Flood came from, what happened to them in Halo 3, and how they might reappear to drive the plot of upcoming Halo games.
Many games faced delays or were cancelled this year, which is disappointing for everyone involved – especially the teams who worked hard on them. Some of these cancelled games had a lot of potential and could have been fantastic. Here are four that stood out as particularly promising.
Michael Moses, the head of marketing at Universal Pictures, has been talking to the media about the successful release of Wicked: For Good, and he’s strongly hinting that the studio wants to expand the film into a larger franchise with more stories and films.
While on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, director Edgar Wright discussed his ideas for a potential Barbarella movie. He said he’d aim for a closer adaptation of the original comic books, explaining his fondness for the 1968 film, which he saw at a young age. He praised the original script by Terry Southern, noting its distinctive style and moments of brilliance, and described both the film and the source material as visually stunning, playful, and forward-thinking.
Dastmalchian recently told Comicbook that his favorite projects to work on are ‘Count Crowley’ and ‘Knights vs. Samurai,’ mentioning they’re very close in his estimation. He jokingly compared it to a horse race, saying he often thinks about how to make ‘Knights vs. Samurai’ a reality. He envisions it as a unique blend of ‘Shogun,’ ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Dungeons & Dragons,’ and ‘Excalibur.’
Shonen Jump is a very competitive magazine, and many new series are cancelled quickly – often before they even reach 20 chapters. Even after that initial period, a series is still at risk of cancellation for its entire first year. While any series can be cut at any time, fans are particularly concerned that Harukaze Mound and Otr of the Flame might end soon, despite having already surpassed the 20-chapter milestone.
Despite the long wait for the next book, The Winds of Winter, and the mixed reactions to the Game of Thrones finale, the A Song of Ice and Fire franchise remains popular. This is partly due to new shows like House of the Dragon and the upcoming Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. But mostly, it’s because the best parts of Game of Thrones were truly exceptional – a testament to the quality of the original source material, one book of which recently celebrated an anniversary.