Author Gillian Flynn has already carved out a reputation in literature thanks a trio of pulse-pounding thrillers in the form of Sharp Objects, Dark Places and Gone Girl, but it was only when 20th Century Fox adapted the latter murder mystery that the acclaimed writer became a presence in the film industry, too.
International Business Times brings word that HBO is gearing up to launch its standalone streaming service, HBO Now, in tandem with the much-anticipated premiere of Game of Thrones in April.
Though The Creative Assembly's rendition of the beloved Alien IP proved to be divisive - not so much as Colonial Marines, but controversial nonetheless - from purely an aesthetic standpoint, the studio's first-person scarefest Alien: Isolation recreated the claustrophobic and yes, isolating feel that is synonymous with the franchise close to perfection.
Some may argue that Neill Blomkamp has been a director of diminishing returns, following the critical reception of Elysium and, more recently, Chappie. But take nothing away from the South African director's breakout hit, District 9, which wowed audiences back in 2009 with its astute social commentary and sci-fi aesthetic.
Marvel vs. DC, the age-old debate. In nerd culture, it's up there with Star Wars vs. Star Trek, but the argument has taken on a little more weight in recent years now that each company has set its respective sight on the cinema space. Undoubtedly, buoyed by the success of Iron Man and its likeminded Phase One standalone films, Marvel has hit the ground running, leaving DC to engineer hype for its ensemble Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice before spinning out solo movies.
It won't be long before we see the first gameplay footage for DICE's much-anticipated Star Wars Battlefront, it seems, after EA debuted the maiden sizzle reel at a private GameStop event just yesterday, where the vertical slice was met with a standing ovation.
Even before Evolve launched across PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC last month, the core, 4v1 dynamic of Turtle Rock's asymmetric shooter lent itself to the eSports scene. Now, the studio has went one step further by unveiling the all-new Observer Mode, which allows a sixth player to spectate that action from an array of different perspectives. Heck, there's even a Daisy cam.
Harmonix is bringing the band back together for an encore, it seems, after the studio confirmed that Rock Band 4 is indeed in development for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Three years ago, when Universal adapted Hasbro's Battleship to the screen, critics understandably turned their nose up at the concept of transforming a board game into a fully-fledged feature film -- and rightly so, given Peter Berg's underwhelming end product. But does one bad apple really spoil the bunch? That's the question Lionsgate will now ask of We're the Millers director Rawson Marshall, who has signed on to helm the studio's big-screen adaptation of strategy board game, Dust.
