If Disney and Lucasfilm upheld a radio silence for The Force Awakens prior to the reveal of the sequel's first trailer, then both studios are taking it one step further for Gareth Edwards' anticipated standalone feature, Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One. Putting aside some plot and casting details - including the return of the galaxy's biggest menace in Darth Vader - there's been scant information released for eager fans to pour over.
While we wait in anticipation for this weekend's D23 event - one which will herald new footage for both Captain America: Civil War and Star Wars: The Force Awakens - an international TV spot for J.J. Abrams' galactic sequel has found its way online.
Bethesda has long trumpeted the sheer size and scope of its upcoming RPG sequel Fallout 4, even going so far as to that the open-world title will comprise a staggering 400 hours of content. Today, though, the esteemed studio when one step further to confirm that the game won't end when the core campaign, and that players will be free to wander the Wasteland in all of its desolate glory until their heart's content.
Square Enix may have held its hands up and admitted that Final Fantasy XV's presence at Gamescom was, despite what the hype would have had you believe, overly disappointing. Without a release date to call its own, there's still much mystery surrounding the studio's long-in-development RPG title, though today we've learned that Just Cause developer Avalanche is helping bring flying airships to the hotly-anticipated sequel.
For fans of David Simon's genre-defining work, it's often a case of feast or famine. As the creative behind The Wire, Simon is busy overseeing his upcoming HBO series Show Me a Hero with Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Oscar Isaac. Not one to rest on his laurels, the prolific scribe will then move on to helm a ‘70s porn drama that has been billed as a understudy of market capitalism.
Josh Trank's Fantastic Four once held so much promise. Riding high off the back of Chronicle's success, the director had assembled some of the most promising rising stars in the industry in Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara and Jamie Bell for a reboot that was designed to Nolanise Marvel's First Family. Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's indelible foursome have a long and storied history in the comics, but after much hullabaloo, alleged internal fallouts and reshoots, it's official: Trank's Fantastic Four is an unmitigated turkey.
As one of the more compelling tendrils of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Agent Carter has spawned a loyal following all invested in the covert operations of one Peggy Carter. And so, after a brief cameo in Peyton Reed's Ant-Man last month, fans are keeping one eye trained on 2016 in anticipation of season 2. We've long heard of Marvel's plans to introduce more villains with the show's sophomore outing, though during a recent interview with /Film, Executive Producers Tara Butters and Chris Dingess revealed how they are putting their own spin on the villainous Madame Masque.
Universal's Oscar-tipped Steve Jobs biopic may have had to persevere through numerous development setbacks - David Fincher and Christian Bale both exited the project early on - but finally Danny Boyle's rendition of the titular visionary is taking shape ahead of its debut this October.
Ahead of its release in a few weeks' time, Konami has detailed the framerate and resolution of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain across all platforms.
Boasting an eye-catching performance from Quvenzhané Wallis - one which propelled her Hushpuppy smack bang onto Hollywood's radar - and a beautiful yet mystical aesthetic, Benh Zeitlin's Beast of the Southern Wild proved to be one of the delightful sleeper hits of 2012, snagging the youngest ever Oscar nomination for Wallis in the process.
