As one of the most enduring and mythic stories across any medium, the arc of mad-scientist-creates-monster within Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein should be common knowledge. But during his appearance at San Diego Comic-Con last weekend, Sherlock director Paul McGuigan touched upon how his adaptation of the dark source material - entitled Victor Frankenstein - differs from all that has come before.
Quentin Tarantino may have upcoming western The Hateful Eight firmly trained between his crosshairs, but that doesn't mean the director doesn't refer back to his beloved - and perhaps greatest - revenge story and tease a potential threequel. That's right, more than a decade after the acclaimed sequel, Kill Bill 3 continues to flirt with the limelight, and during Tarantino's appearance at Comic-Con, the esteemed filmmaker offered his own two cents on the long-rumored continuation.
As one would expect for a boxing drama about a sole riches-to-rags-to-redemption story, the majority of promotional material coming out of Antoine Fuqua's Southpaw has focused on Billy "The Great" Hope, as he looks to reverse his fortunes in a bid to fight for his family. But what's a good character arc without the right foundations? Allow the boxing drama's latest clip, starring Rachel McAdams and Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson to underline the importance of those we hold near and dear.
Hype is a phenomenon that is by no means exclusive to the video game industry, but it's one that burdens the most eye-catching titles that rear their head with each passing event. For Hello Games' upcoming space sim No Man's Sky, the studio's sprawling, near-unfathomable adventure has been teetered to nine kinds of expectations, with some claiming it to be the most anticipated games in decades.
Releasing today across retail outlets and the PlayStation Store, Sony has drummed up excitement for the arrival of God of War 3 Remastered on PlayStation 4 with the release of the game's launch trailer.
Long before Sony opted to broker a deal with Marvel over the rights for the webslinger, it looked to be that the company was going to emerge with another cinematic universe to join the Hollywood ranks. Alas, Marc Webb's rebooted series, for all of its initial promise, failed to live up to expectations, and poor box office returns meant that all of the plans for spinoffs such as Sinister Six were quickly disbanded.
Few characters from the original Star Wars trilogy struck a chord with the fanbase in the manner of Jabba the Hutt. Despite his comically grotesque appearance, the slug-like alien was effectively the Don Corleone of a galaxy far, far away, overseeing a tight ring of criminals, bounty hunters and bodyguards from his dark and sleazy palace.
At four films in, it's almost common knowledge that actor-slash-daredevil Tom Cruise tends to perform the majority of his own stunts as IMF super-spy Ethan Hunt. Whether it's hanging from the Grand Canyon without a care in the world, or scaling the Burj Khalifa, Cruise is about as bold as they come. And so, for Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, both he and director Christopher McQuarrie wanted to up the ante; a ploy that involved Cruise hanging from the side of an Airbus A400M at 5,000 feet.
As promised, DICE has took some time to address some of the more press concerns relating to Star Wars Battlefront through a recent Q&A - though not all answers will be met with open arms.
Japanese voice actor Akio Otsuka has seemingly confirmed what we have long feared: Kojima Productions has effectively been disbanded ahead of the release of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain in September.
