Sony confirmed today that its PlayStation Now streaming service is no longer tethered to first-party devices after the Japanese giant confirmed plans to bring the Gakai-powered technology to Samsung Smart TVs in 2015.
When James Gunn took part in a Q&A only two days ago with Jeff Goldsmith, the director caused quite the kerfuffle -- inadvertently, mind you -- after he touched upon the Guardians of the Galaxy and their relationship with the wider MCU. Depending on how you interpreted his answers and indeed which outlet you viewed them on, it seemed as though Gunn either confirmed or outright denied any possibility of the cosmic heroes crossing paths with other Marvel characters and, in particular, Earth's Mightiest Heroes.
One of the more notable snubs for this year's Foreign Film Oscar category -- the Academy revealing its shortlist just recently -- was Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne's drama Two Days, One Night.
Throughout the course of his career, Johnny Depp often gets the label of playing the same eccentric character in many of his films -- Blow and Transcendence notwithstanding -- but for Mortdecai, that aberrant personality fits the bill quite nicely, as the new UK trailer attests.
By this stage, The Interview has almost reached a stage of notoriety among filmic circles. Following the fallout from the Sony hack that led to theaters cancelling screenings of the movie in light of terrorists threats, many had assumed the controversial satire would be shelved indefinitely. Now though, hot on the heels of yesterday's more positive news, CNN's Brian Stelter is reporting that YouTube has "tentatively" agreed a deal that would see the by-now infamous flick be available as a rental on the service.
EA has unveiled a reason to be cheerful as we get ever closer to Christmas with a huge Origin sale that discounts Dragon Age: Inquisition, Titanfall & more.
343 Industries has detailed the latest patch that is due to make its way into Halo: The Master Chief Collection, but this one in particular heralds much more than the usual incremental tweaks. Instead, fans of Halo 4 will be pleases to note that the episodic Spartan Ops mode will become available to players in this week's updates.
It's been a full five years since Avatar wowed audiences the world over with its incredible visuals and alien world -- a feat that helped spearhead James Cameron's sci-fi epic to the highest grossing film of all time. Now, all eyes are trained on the status of the film's series of sequels, after the esteemed director confirmed plans to spin out the lush world of Pandora with Avatar 2, 3 and 4 across 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively.
After much deliberation, Sony has opted to give The Interview its chance in the limelight after the company confirmed today that the controversial film will be screened in select theaters on Christmas Day as originally planned.
Few filmmakers in the industry have an astute visual eye like Robert Zemeckis. With the likes of Back to the Future, Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Flight cramming up his impressive and long-running résumé, the 62-year old director is one of the best in the business when it comes to special effects. So, it's no wonder he was eager to step up to the plate to helm The Walk, the ambitious tale of Philippe Petit daring, death-defying stunt that would see the French wire artist walk the tightrope between the Twin Towers.
